UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number 000-29609
ONVIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 91-1859172 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1260 Mercer Street
Seattle, Washington 98109
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (206) 282-5170
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.x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).¨ Yes x No
Common stock, par value $.0001 per share: 7,924,249 shares outstanding as of July 31, 2006.
ONVIA, INC.
INDEX
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ONVIA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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| | June 30, 2006 | | | December 31, 2005 | |
| | (Unaudited) | |
| | (In thousands, except per share data) | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
CURRENT ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 11,607 | | | $ | 12,087 | |
Short-term investments, available-for-sale | | | 6,569 | | | | 8,454 | |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $52 and $44 | | | 787 | | | | 789 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 1,046 | | | | 937 | |
Security deposits, current portion | | | 231 | | | | 231 | |
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Total current assets | | | 20,240 | | | | 22,498 | |
LONG TERM ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,215 and $3,805 | | | 2,006 | | | | 1,930 | |
Security deposits, net of current portion | | | 3,500 | | | | 3,500 | |
Other assets, net | | | 708 | | | | 707 | |
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Total long term assets | | | 6,214 | | | | 6,137 | |
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TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 26,454 | | | $ | 28,635 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 503 | | | $ | 827 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 998 | | | | 1,153 | |
Idle lease accrual, current portion | | | 2,897 | | | | 3,350 | |
Unearned revenue, current portion | | | 7,975 | | | | 6,101 | |
Deferred rent, current portion | | | 16 | | | | 4 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 12,389 | | | | 11,435 | |
LONG TERM LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Idle lease accrual, net of current portion | | | 2,563 | | | | 3,187 | |
Unearned revenue, net of current portion | | | 496 | | | | 160 | |
Deferred rent, net of current portion | | | 208 | | | | 219 | |
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Total long term liabilities | | | 3,267 | | | | 3,566 | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | 15,656 | | | | 15,001 | |
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10) | | | | | | | | |
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock; $.0001 par value: 2,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding | | | — | | | | — | |
Common stock; $.0001 par value: 11,000,000 shares authorized; 7,891,672 and 7,836,110 shares issued and outstanding | | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
Treasury stock, at cost: 32,369 and 45,000 shares | | | (159 | ) | | | (221 | ) |
Additional paid in capital | | | 348,486 | | | | 347,749 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | | (21 | ) | | | (23 | ) |
Accumulated deficit | | | (337,509 | ) | | | (333,872 | ) |
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Total stockholders’ equity | | | 10,798 | | | | 13,634 | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | $ | 26,454 | | | $ | 28,635 | |
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ONVIA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | |
| | (In thousands, except per share data) | | | (In thousands, except per share data) | |
Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Subscription | | $ | 3,469 | | | $ | 3,255 | | | $ | 6,798 | | | $ | 6,511 | |
Content license | | | 535 | | | | 385 | | | | 1,034 | | | | 710 | |
Other | | | 56 | | | | 66 | | | | 117 | | | | 134 | |
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Total revenue | | | 4,060 | | | | 3,706 | | | | 7,949 | | | | 7,355 | |
Cost of revenue (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $7 and $13 in 2006, and $0 and $0 in 2005) | | | 868 | | | | 784 | | | | 1,799 | | | | 1,452 | |
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Gross margin | | | 3,192 | | | | 2,922 | | | | 6,150 | | | | 5,903 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sales and marketing (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $130 and $264 in 2006, and $0 and $0 in 2005) | | | 2,998 | | | | 2,195 | | | | 5,965 | | | | 4,549 | |
Technology and development (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $27 and $54 in 2006, and $0 and $0 in 2005) | | | 940 | | | | 1,017 | | | | 2,058 | | | | 1,969 | |
General and administrative (including non-cash stock-based compensation of $155 and $324 in 2006, and $23 and $42 in 2005) | | | 1,037 | | | | 807 | | | | 2,220 | | | | 1,627 | |
Idle lease expense | | | — | | | | 519 | | | | — | | | | 519 | |
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Total operating expenses | | | 4,975 | | | | 4,538 | | | | 10,243 | | | | 8,664 | |
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Loss from operations | | | (1,783 | ) | | | (1,616 | ) | | | (4,093 | ) | | | (2,761 | ) |
Other income, net | | | 245 | | | | 189 | | | | 457 | | | | 290 | |
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Net loss | | $ | (1,538 | ) | | $ | (1,427 | ) | | $ | (3,636 | ) | | $ | (2,471 | ) |
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Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities | | | 2 | | | | 25 | | | | 2 | | | | 7 | |
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Other comprehensive loss | | $ | (1,536 | ) | | $ | (1,402 | ) | | $ | (3,634 | ) | | $ | (2,464 | ) |
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Basic and diluted net loss per common share | | $ | (0.20 | ) | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | (0.46 | ) | | $ | (0.32 | ) |
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding | | | 7,884 | | | | 7,837 | | | | 7,868 | | | | 7,832 | |
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ONVIA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | (Unaudited) | |
| | (In thousands) | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (3,636 | ) | | $ | (2,471 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 538 | | | | 382 | |
(Gain) / loss on sale of property and equipment | | | (2 | ) | | | 2 | |
Non-cash stock-based compensation | | | 655 | | | | 42 | |
Change in certain assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | 2 | | | | 156 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | (109 | ) | | | (69 | ) |
Other assets | | | 42 | | | | 134 | |
Accounts payable | | | (324 | ) | | | (516 | ) |
Accrued expenses | | | (144 | ) | | | (78 | ) |
Payments on idle lease accrual, net of sublease income | | | (1,077 | ) | | | (1,021 | ) |
Additions to idle lease accrual | | | — | | | | 519 | |
Unearned revenue | | | 2,210 | | | | 156 | |
Deferred rent | | | 1 | | | | 8 | |
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Net cash used in operating activities | | | (1,844 | ) | | | (2,756 | ) |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Additions to property and equipment | | | (496 | ) | | | (179 | ) |
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | | | 5 | | | | 3 | |
Additions to internally developed software | | | (165 | ) | | | (285 | ) |
Purchases of investments | | | (10,582 | ) | | | (8,927 | ) |
Sales of investments | | | — | | | | 12,825 | |
Maturities of investments | | | 12,469 | | | | 10,458 | |
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Net cash provided by investing activities | | | 1,231 | | | | 13,895 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and purchases under employee stock purchase plan | | | 133 | | | | 61 | |
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Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 133 | | | | 61 | |
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Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | (480 | ) | | | 11,200 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | | | 12,087 | | | | 5,718 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | | $ | 11,607 | | | $ | 16,918 | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale investments | | $ | (2 | ) | | $ | (7 | ) |
Issuance of treasury stock for 401K matching contribution | | | (62 | ) | | | — | |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ONVIA, INC.
Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Onvia, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, collectively referred to as “Onvia” or “the Company.” There was no business activity in the subsidiary in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 or 2005. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The information furnished is unaudited, but reflects, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring items, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the Company’s current presentation.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of commitments and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ significantly from our estimates. In addition, any significant unanticipated changes in any of our assumptions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
3. | Stock-Based Compensation and Stock Option Activity |
On January 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123R,Share Based Payment,(FAS 123R) which requires measurement of compensation cost for all stock-based awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of compensation over the service period for awards expected to vest. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which is consistent with our valuation techniques previously utilized for options in footnote disclosures required under SFAS No. 123,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (FAS 123), as amended by SFAS No. 148,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123(FAS 148). Such value is recognized as expense over the service period, net of estimated forfeitures, using the accelerated method under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 28,Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans (FIN 28). The estimation of stock awards that will ultimately vest requires judgment, and to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from our current estimates, such amounts will be recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period estimates are revised. We consider many
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factors when estimating expected forfeitures, including employee class and historical experience. Actual results, and future changes in estimates, may differ substantially from our current estimates.
We adopted FAS 123R using the modified prospective method. Under this transition method, our reported stock-based compensation expense includes: a) expense related to the remaining unvested portion of awards granted prior to January 1, 2006, which is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of FAS 123 using the Black-Scholes valuation model; and b) expense related to awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, which is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123R using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Our consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 reflect the impact of adopting FAS 123R. In accordance with the modified prospective method, the consolidated financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of FAS 123R.
Stock-Based Benefit Plans
1999 Stock Option Plan
In February 1999, Onvia adopted a stock option plan (the 1999 Plan) which provides for the issuance of incentive and nonqualified common stock options to employees, directors and consultants of Onvia. The options expire 10 years after the date of grant. The options vest in increments over time, but typically have either a four or five year vesting schedule, normally with 25% or 20%, respectively, vesting one year from the grant date and ratable monthly vesting thereafter. The number of shares reserved for issuance under this plan was increased by 200,000 shares on January 1, 2006 pursuant to an automatic evergreen provision in the 1999 Plan. Subsequent to the 200,000 share increase in January 2006, the Board of Directors eliminated the automatic evergreen provision. As such, there will no longer be any automatic increases to the stock option pool under the 1999 Plan. Future increases must be approved by the stockholders. The total number of shares reserved for issuance under the 1999 Plan as of June 30, 2006 was 3,239,550 shares.
2000 Directors’ Stock Option Plan
In March 2000, Onvia adopted a Directors’ Stock Option Plan (the Directors’ Plan), which authorizes the grant of 60,000 shares of nonqualified stock options to members of the Board of Directors. Grants are made to each eligible board member on the date such person is first elected or appointed as a board member. At each annual stockholders’ meeting, each non-employee director will be granted an additional option to purchase 1,000 shares of common stock under the Directors’ Plan, provided such person has been a board member of Onvia for at least the prior six months. The initial option grant under the Directors’ Plan vests 25% each year for four years on the anniversary of the date of grant, has a term of ten years and an exercise price equal to the closing price of Onvia’s stock on the grant date. The annual grants vest in full one year from the date of grant, have a ten year life and an exercise price equal to the closing price on the date of grant.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In May 2000, Onvia adopted the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and initially reserved 60,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the ESPP. Each year, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP is increased by the lesser of 1% of the total number of shares of common stock then outstanding; 60,000 shares; or a lesser number of shares as determined by the Board of Directors. On January 1, 2006, 60,000 shares were added to the shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP. Under the ESPP, an eligible employee may purchase shares of common stock, based on certain limitations, at a price equal to the lesser of 85% of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning or end of the respective offering period. This plan is compensatory under the provisions of FAS 123R and the fair value of purchases under the ESPP is recognized as compensation expense over the term of the awards. The ESPP purchases shares on a semi-annual basis. The total number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP as of June 30, 2006 was 420,000 shares.
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Impact of the Adoption of FAS 123R
The impact on our results of operations of recording stock-based compensation for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 was as follows (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 |
Cost of Sales | | $ | 7 | | $ | 13 |
Sales and Marketing | | | 130 | | | 264 |
Technology and Development | | | 27 | | | 54 |
General and Administrative | | | 155 | | | 324 |
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Total stock-based compensation | | $ | 319 | | $ | 655 |
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No compensation cost was capitalized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 or 2005.
Since we are in a net loss position as of June 30, 2006 and have a full valuation allowance for our deferred tax assets, there was no impact to our cash flow related to excess tax benefits associated with the adoption of FAS 123R.
Valuation Assumptions
We calculated the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model.
The following weighted average assumptions were used for options granted in each respective period:
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Risk-free interest rate | | 4.97 | % | | 4.06 | % | | 4.21 | % | | 4.06 | % |
Expected volatility | | 65 | % | | 51 | % | | 56 | % | | 52 | % |
Dividends | | 0 | % | | 0 | % | | 0 | % | | 0 | % |
Expected life (in years) | | 4.6 | | | 7.7 | | | 5.2 | | | 8.1 | |
The fair value of each employee purchase under our ESPP is estimated on the first day of each purchase period using the Black-Scholes valuation model. Purchase periods begin on May 1 and November 1 of each year.
The following weighted average assumptions were used for purchase periods beginning during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 under our ESPP:
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| | Three and Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Risk-free interest rate | | 5.01 | % | | 2.80 | % |
Expected volatility | | 54 | % | | 44 | % |
Dividends | | 0 | % | | 0 | % |
Expected life (in years) | | 0.5 | | | 0.7 | |
Risk-Free Interest Rate
The average risk free interest rate was determined based on the market yield for U.S. Treasury securities for the expected term of the grant at the time of grant.
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Expected Volatility
FAS 123R requires us to estimate expected volatility over the expected term of the options granted. Management does not believe that our historical volatility for periods prior to July 2002 is representative of future expected volatility due to significant changes in our business model and market liquidity. In 2001, we changed from a business-to-business exchange to a business-to-government model, which significantly lowered our revenues and expenses. In addition, in July 2002, we implemented a one for ten reverse stock split, which significantly reduced the liquidity of our stock. Therefore, we have used our historical volatility, excluding historical volatility prior to July 2002, in arriving at estimated volatility for current option grants. We compared our calculated volatility, using historical experience subsequent to July 2002, with the historical volatility of similar companies for periods equal to the expected term of new option grants, and believe that our limited history offers a reasonable approximation of our expected future volatility. Prior to adoption of FAS 123R, our expected volatility was also based on historical volatility, excluding periods prior to July 2002.
Dividends
Management does not currently intend to pay dividends; therefore, this assumption is set at 0%.
Expected Life
Our computation of expected life was determined based on historical experience of similar awards, giving consideration to the contractual terms of the awards, vesting schedules and expectations of future employee behavior. Our historical experience is limited, because we do not have complete life-cycle information on any of our options; therefore, management was required to estimate future exercise and cancellation behavior, generally by assuming that remaining shares would be exercised or cancelled ratably over their remaining contractual term, adjusted for certain expectations of future employee behavior. We examined the behavior patterns separately for groups of employees that have similar historical experience.
Stock Option Activity
The following table summarizes activity under our equity incentive plans for the six months ended June 30, 2006:
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| | Options Outstanding | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)(1) |
Total options outstanding at December 31, 2005 | | 2,111,400 | | | $ | 7.94 | | | | | |
Options granted | | 85,000 | | | | 6.36 | | | | | |
Options exercised | | (23,287 | ) | | | 2.67 | | | | | |
Options forfeited and cancelled | | (43,547 | ) | | | 9.50 | | | | | |
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Total options outstanding at March 31, 2006 | | 2,129,566 | | | $ | 7.90 | | | | | |
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Options granted | | 16,000 | | | | 5.98 | | | | | |
Options exercised | | (8,959 | ) | | | 2.66 | | | | $ | 22 |
Options forfeited and cancelled | | (17,387 | ) | | | 6.34 | | | | | |
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Total options outstanding at June 30, 2006 | | 2,119,220 | | | $ | 7.92 | | 7.59 | | | 1,769 |
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Options exercisable at June 30, 2006 | | 958,621 | | | $ | 8.19 | | 6.32 | | $ | 1,554 |
| (1) | Aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted price of our common stock of $5.29 at June 30, 2006 for options that were in-the-money at June 30, 2006. The number of in-the-money options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2006 was 888,878 and 634,163, respectively. |
As of June 30, 2006, there was approximately $1.6 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and estimated purchases under our ESPP. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.86 years.
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the three month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was $2.87 and $2.74, respectively.
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Pro-Forma Information for Periods Prior to Adoption of FAS 123R
Prior to the adoption of FAS 123R, we elected to account for our employee and director stock-based awards and purchases under our ESPP under the provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25,Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and we provided the pro-forma disclosures required under FAS 123, as amended by FAS 148. Accordingly, employee stock-based compensation expense was not reflected in our results of operations because all of our employee and director grants were granted at or above the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Our ESPP was deemed non-compensatory under the provisions of APB No. 25. Forfeitures of awards were recognized as they occurred.
Pro-forma information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, 2005 | | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 | |
Net loss: | | | | | | | | |
As reported | | $ | (1,427 | ) | | $ | (2,471 | ) |
Add: Stock-based compensation included in reported net loss | | | 23 | | | | 42 | |
Deduct: Stock-based compensation determined under fair-value based method | | | (435 | ) | | | (827 | ) |
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Pro forma net loss | | $ | (1,839 | ) | | $ | (3,256 | ) |
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Net loss per share: | | | | | | | | |
As reported - basic and diluted | | $ | (0.18 | ) | | $ | (0.32 | ) |
Pro forma - basic and diluted | | $ | (0.23 | ) | | $ | (0.42 | ) |
Historical basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the period. As of June 30, 2006 and 2005, stock options and warrants totaling 2,169,161 and 2,005,363 shares, respectively, are excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share as they would be antidilutive.
We currently have approximately 47,000 square feet of idle office space in our current corporate headquarters building in Seattle, Washington as a result of the closure of our business-to-business exchange in 2001. We are actively pursuing opportunities to sublease this idle space and, based on information currently available, management estimates that it will take until the first quarter of 2007 before we are able to begin subleasing this space.
We also have approximately 19,000 square feet of office space in a former corporate facility in Seattle, Washington that has been subleased to another party. The sublease runs through the end of our contractual obligation on the space in August 2006. The rental rates in the sublease are below our contractually obligated rental rates, and the shortfall has been included in our idle lease accrual.
At June 30, 2006, the total accrual for idle lease costs was $5.5 million. Management is continually evaluating the reasonableness of our accrual based on current market conditions and other
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information available at the time of our analysis, and we make adjustments to our accrual when circumstances suggest that our previous estimates should be updated. We anticipate that our current accrual will cover our remaining contractual obligations, assuming that we will have the idle space sublet in periodic dates ranging from January 2007 through April 2007 at estimated current market rates, which are below our contractually obligated rates, through the remainder of the lease obligations. The lease on our current corporate headquarters expires in April 2010. The total obligation for office space under lease, inclusive of the lease payments included in our $5.5 million accrual, is approximately $9.7 million. Should it take longer to sublease the excess office space or should the sublease amounts be lower than our estimates, the actual cost could exceed the amount currently accrued.
The following table displays a rollforward of the idle lease accrual for the six months ended June 30, 2006 (in thousands):
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| | Accrual at December 31, 2005 | | Amounts Paid | | | Additional Accrual | | Accrual at June 30, 2006 |
Idle lease accrual | | $ | 6,537 | | (1,077 | ) | | — | | $ | 5,460 |
The idle lease accrual consists of required minimum lease payments on our idle leased office space, estimated operating expenses for our idle space, estimated broker fees, and estimated tenant incentives. The minimum lease payments and operating expenses are expected to be paid through 2010. Broker fees and tenant incentives, of which approximately $1.4 million is included in the $5.5 million accrual, are expected to be paid in 2006 and 2007. Management continues to evaluate these estimates on a quarterly basis.
Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):
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| | June 30, 2006 | | | December 31, 2005 | |
Internally developed software | | $ | 1,382 | | | $ | 1,217 | |
Intangible assets | | | 100 | | | | 100 | |
Long-term portion of prepaid software licenses | | | 35 | | | | 78 | |
Accumulated amortization of internally developed software | | | (716 | ) | | | (603 | ) |
Accumulated amortization of intangible assets | | | (93 | ) | | | (85 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 708 | | | $ | 707 | |
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Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
| | | | | | |
| | June 30, 2006 | | December 31, 2005 |
Payroll and related liabilities | | $ | 830 | | $ | 931 |
Income and other taxes payable | | | 63 | | | 62 |
Accrued professional fees | | | 105 | | | 160 |
| | | | | | |
| | $ | 998 | | $ | 1,153 |
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Net other income consists of the following (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30, 2006 | | June 30, 2005 | | June 30, 2006 | | | June 30, 2005 | |
Interest income | | $ | 242 | | $ | 186 | | $ | 470 | | | $ | 356 | |
Loss on promissory note | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | (50 | ) |
Line of credit fees | | | — | | | — | | | (18 | ) | | | (18 | ) |
Other | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 5 | | | | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 245 | | $ | 189 | | $ | 457 | | | $ | 290 | |
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9. | New Accounting Pronouncements |
In July 2006 the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48,Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48). The rule clarifies what criteria must be met prior to recognition of the financial statement benefit of a position taken in a tax return. The effective date for FIN 48 is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We are currently analyzing the impact, if any, the rule will have on our results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
In February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position 123(R)-4,Classification of Options and Similar Instruments Issued as Employee Compensation That Allow for Cash Settlement upon the Occurrence of a Contingent Event. This FASB Staff Position (FSP) addresses the classification of options and similar instruments issued as employee compensation that allow for cash settlement upon the occurrence of a contingent event. The guidance in this FSP amends certain guidance in FAS 123R related to the classification of equity instruments as either equity or as a liability. This FSP is effective upon initial adoption of FAS 123R, which we adopted on January 1, 2006. Adoption of this FSP did not have an impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
10. | Commitments and Contingencies |
Operating Leases
Onvia has noncancellable operating leases for our current and former office space. The leases expire in years ranging from 2006 to 2010. We have subleased certain office space at current market rates, which are lower than our rental obligations.
In January 2005, Onvia entered into a noncancellable operating lease for office equipment. The lease for office equipment expires in January 2010.
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As of June 30, 2006, remaining future minimum lease payments required on noncancellable operating leases are as follows for the years ending December 31:
| | | | | | | | | |
| | Real Estate Operating Leases | | Other Operating Leases | | Total Operating Leases |
2006 | | $ | 1,323 | | $ | 11 | | $ | 1,334 |
2007 | | | 2,507 | | | 20 | | | 2,527 |
2008 | | | 2,576 | | | 20 | | | 2,596 |
2009 | | | 2,655 | | | 19 | | | 2,674 |
2010 | | | 669 | | | — | | | 669 |
Thereafter | | | — | | | — | | | — |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 9,730 | | $ | 70 | | $ | 9,800 |
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Remaining future required payments under real estate operating leases shown above have not been reduced by future receipts under sublease contracts in the following amounts for the years ending December 31 as of June 30, 2006:
| | | |
| | Sublease Income on Operating Leases |
2006 | | $ | 91 |
2007 | | | — |
2008 | | | — |
2009 | | | — |
2010 | | | — |
Thereafter | | | — |
| | | |
| | $ | 91 |
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Purchase Obligations
Onvia has noncancellable purchase obligations for software licenses, third party content agreements and telecom contracts. The agreements expire in periods ranging from 2006 to 2007.
Remaining future required payments under these non-cancellable agreements are as follows for the years ending December 31:
| | | |
| | Purchase Obligations |
2006 | | | 419 |
2007 | | | 157 |
2008 | | | — |
2009 | | | — |
2010 | | | — |
Thereafter | | | — |
| | | |
| | $ | 576 |
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Employment Agreements
The Company has employment agreements with several of its named executive officers (the Officer). Each of the agreements provide that if the Officer is terminated by the Company without cause, or by the Officer for good reason (as defined in the agreements), the Company shall pay to the Officer a lump sum payment (amount defined in each individual agreement) and shall pay benefits for an extended period of time (time defined in each individual agreement). In addition, the Officer shall receive accelerated vesting (percent acceleration defined in each individual agreement) on all
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unvested options at the time of termination. The employment agreements also provide for accelerated vesting (percent acceleration defined in each individual agreement) on all unvested options upon a change in control transaction.
Legal Proceedings
Onvia is a party to a consolidated securities class action suit filed in 2001. A final settlement agreement in this suit has been negotiated and was preliminarily approved by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in February 2005, and we are awaiting final court approval. If the final settlement is approved, Onvia will be released from any future liability under this lawsuit; therefore, we have not made an accrual for a loss contingency related to this suit. We have a $30 million directors and officers liability policy that would cover any award up to $30 million, subject to a $250,000 deductible. Onvia has incurred approximately $131,000 for attorneys’ fees in defense of this suit as of June 30, 2006. According to the terms of the settlement agreement, defense fees incurred after June 1, 2003 will be refunded if the final settlement is approved. Approximately $23,000 of the defense fees incurred to date were incurred after June 1, 2003 and will be refunded to Onvia if the final settlement is approved. In the event that the final settlement agreement is not approved and Onvia is found liable for damages, which we believe is a remote possibility, the $131,000 in attorneys’ fees already incurred would be applied to our deductible and we would be liable for the balance of any additional fees and awards in excess of those already paid up to our $250,000 deductible, and any award in excess of our $30 million liability policy. At the hearing for final settlement approval in April 2006, the court rescheduled hearings for final approval for September 1, 2006.
In February 2005, a lawsuit was filed against Onvia in King County, Washington by Responsive Management Systems. The complaint alleged that Onvia had sent unsolicited facsimiles to recipients in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Washington’s facsimile law, and the Washington Consumer Protection Act. The complaint sought injunctive relief as well as incidental statutory damages allowed under the federal and Washington facsimile laws on behalf of the plaintiff and each member of the proposed class who received a facsimile in 2001-2004. We send facsimiles to clients with whom we have an existing business relationship, or to vendors with whom our agency partners have an existing relationship. On March 3, 2006, we received a settlement offer from the plaintiff, which proposed to release us from any liability if we assigned our claims under our commercial liability insurance policy to the plaintiff and proposed certified class. The parties reached a settlement in April 2006 based largely on the terms of the initial settlement offer. The settlement was preliminarily approved by the court in July 2006. We expect to receive final court approval in the next several months.
Subsequent Event
In July 2006, our commercial insurance company, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, filed a complaint for declaratory relief against Onvia and Responsive Management Systems in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. St. Paul is seeking determination that it owes no duty to defend Onvia in the lawsuit brought by Responsive Management Systems and that it has no coverage obligation under our commercial insurance policy. At this time, we cannot reasonably estimate how this declaratory action may impact the settlement reached by Onvia and Responsive Management Systems and preliminarily approved by King County Superior Court.
From time to time the Company is subject to various other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Although we cannot predict the outcomes of these proceedings with certainty, management does not believe that the disposition of any known matters, or of the matters specifically discussed above, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Contingencies
Onvia had an employee in the state of Texas from February 2004 through June 2006. Onvia considers its information products to be non-taxable based upon its interpretation of Texas sales and
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use tax regulations. The Company has been informed that the Texas Department of Revenue is evaluating our position that our products are non-taxable under the Texas Revenue Code. If Texas should rule that Onvia’s service is taxable after reviewing all the facts and circumstances, the Company believes its exposure on sales tax is less than $90,000 for transactions consummated in Texas since 2004. Onvia believes that its position is strong, therefore has not accrued any liability for this contingency on its balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 or December 31, 2005.
11. | Provision for Income Taxes |
We have incurred net operating losses since our inception through June 30, 2006, and therefore have recorded a valuation allowance for the full amount of our net deferred tax assets, as the future realization of the tax benefit is not currently likely.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
In addition to the historical information contained herein, the disclosure and analysis in this report contains forward-looking statements. When used in this discussion, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “intends” or the negative of these and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including, but not limited to, the factors described under “Part II - Item 1A - Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report, and under the heading “Business” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2006. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated events. Readers are urged, however, to review the factors and risks described in reports we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In this report, the words “we,” “our,” “us,” “Onvia,” or the “Company” refer to Onvia, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary.
Company Overview
Onvia is a primary research company and a leading provider of business intelligence to business professionals about actionable public sector revenue opportunities. Compiled over the last ten years, Onvia’s proprietary database of comprehensive, historical and real-time information provides businesses with insight and intelligence on relevant public sector revenue opportunities. Our database provides information on over 3.0 million procurement records from across 71,000 government agencies and connecting to over 225,000 companies nationwide, and thousands of records are added to our database each day. Information in our database has been collected, formatted and classified by our in-house team of researchers and third party providers so that clients are able to quickly find and analyze information relevant to their businesses.
Since 2001, Onvia’s strategy has been to provide business professionals with critical knowledge to explore and research opportunities and win new business by offering comprehensive, timely and standardized information on government procurement opportunities. In 2005 and 2006, we significantly enhanced the accessibility of the unique information contained in our database with the introduction of Onvia Business Builder and Onvia Navigator. Our business intelligence is classified and linked within four key hubs of data: project history, agency research, buyer research and competitive intelligence. Prior to the release of Onvia Business Builder, data integration at this level was only available to large companies with the resources to perform the research themselves, or companies that could afford to hire outside firms to perform the research for them. Advances in technology, broad use of the Internet by government agencies, and the diligent work of our research team to collect and classify this information have enabled Onvia to make the same high-value sales intelligence affordable for businesses of all sizes. Our database is made available to our clients via our online analysis tools, Onvia Business Builder and Onvia Navigator, or a daily email notification, The Onvia Guide. We plan to continue to expand our database and enhance the usability and features of our client interface over the next several years.
In April 2006, we launched Onvia Navigator, an online search tool allowing customized searches on our government business intelligence database providing clients with self-directed access to our proprietary database of government procurement information.
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Our revenues are currently generated from two main business channels: client subscriptions and content licenses. Contracts for our subscription based services are typically prepaid, typically have a minimum term of one year and revenues are recognized ratably over the term of the subscription. Subscriptions are priced based upon the geographic range, nature of content purchased and, in certain products, number of users.
Revenue from content licenses is generated from customers who resell Onvia’s business intelligence data to their customers. Content license contracts are generally multi-year arrangements that are invoiced on a monthly or quarterly basis. Revenue from content license agreements is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement, and these agreements generally have a higher annual contract value than our subscription based services. We also generate revenue from fees charged for document download services and list rental services, and these fees are recognized upon delivery of the service.
In 2005 we hired new senior management in our sales departments and they have implemented a new sales methodology that is focused on acquisition of high value clients. As a result of this change, we discontinued our low value county level product and began migrating our county clients into higher valued offerings. We expect this new targeted sales approach to reduce the number of county clients, while increasing annual contract value. At June 30, 2006, county clients represent approximately 33% of our total client base, but only 2% of our annual contract value, compared to 46% of our total client base and 4% of our annual contract value at June 30, 2005.
Onvia was incorporated in January 2000 in the state of Delaware. Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market System under the symbol ONVI.
Industry Background
Government agencies spend billions of dollars annually on the procurement of a large array of goods and services. These public sector projects can provide businesses with a significant source of new sales opportunities. Tracking these public sector projects can be difficult and companies spend a substantial amount of time and effort to locate and research these new opportunities to grow their businesses. The Internet provides short-term visibility into government contracting information for both government agencies and business suppliers but does not provide the on-demand intelligence required to guide strategic decisions.
Even after a new business opportunity is identified, many companies do not have enough information about the project to make informed and efficient decisions about whether or not to pursue the opportunity, such as decision maker information, the purchasing history of the government agency, and who competes for similar projects. This information is useful not only for companies contracting directly with a government agency, but also for subcontractors that would like to compete for work on awarded contracts. This information is rarely available in one location, and may not be available at all for historical projects.
Onvia’s comprehensive database contains much of this information on both a historical and real-time basis and we add thousands of records to our database each day. Much of the information in our database is linked, so companies can quickly research information relevant to a particular project in one centralized location. With the introduction of Onvia Navigator in April 2006, clients can now perform customized searches on the information contained in our database to quickly focus on specific information on any number of variables, such as publication date, geographic location and contract value, among others.
Products and Services
Our products and services provide access to our proprietary database of project specific information and provide clients specialized tools for analyzing information relevant to their business. We expect to continue to enhance our services and develop new services that make use of our comprehensive database to meet the needs of our existing clients as well as potential new categories of clients.
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We leverage technology, tools and business processes to research, classify and publish actionable public sector opportunities from public and private sources. Through an automated process, we link related records within our database, prequalify business opportunities for our clients based upon the client’s profile, and distribute the information in a timely manner, generally within 24 hours of their public release. A client can further research an opportunity by accessing our proprietary database using Onvia Business Builder. Our database contains information on the largest industry verticals, including:
| • | | Architecture and Engineering |
| • | | Construction and Building Supplies |
| • | | Operations and Maintenance Services |
| • | | Transportation Equipment |
| • | | Medical Equipment and Supplies |
Within these verticals we also provide hard to find premium content which enhances the value of our service to our clients and differentiates our product in the marketplace. These premium products include:
| • | | Advance Notice – alerts businesses of projects in the development process, before the bid is released in its final form; |
| • | | Awards Information – notifies businesses of awarded bids, providing valuable information for use in their own sales and marketing activities; |
| • | | Federal Plus – presents hard-to-find federal procurement opportunities under $25,000; and |
| • | | Grants – supplies federal and state grant information critical to anyone tracking or applying for publicly-funded projects. |
Our suite of information services is branded and marketed to our customers as described below:
Onvia’s Solutions for Business Suppliers
Onvia Navigator
In April 2006, we launched our database search tool, Onvia Navigator. Onvia Navigator allows user driven access to our proprietary database. Onvia Navigator enables users to focus their research in many ways, including by procurement types, settlement dates, contract locations, agencies, and contract values. Once the desired results are identified using Onvia Navigator, clients can employ Onvia Business Builder to provide detailed information on the search results.
Onvia Business Builder
Onvia Business Builder, launched in July 2005, is our most comprehensive product and is intended to enable businesses of all sizes to compete more effectively in the government procurement marketplace. This product leverages Onvia’s proprietary database of historical information gathered from local, state and federal government agencies and education entities to help clients evaluate and respond to new bid requests and requests for proposal (RFPs) with more competitive bids by allowing them to easily research competitor and buyer information.
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Subscribers to Onvia Business Builder receive customized daily email notifications about relevant business opportunities focused on the verticals described above and an online user interface that provides business intelligence oriented around four key hubs of data:
Project History
Project History tracks and provides information through a project’s life cycle, including advance notice information, planholder/bidder lists and bid results. This information offers competitive intelligence as well as leads on potential subcontracting opportunities.
Agency Research
Agency Research offers historical research into government agencies, including procurement archives, decision maker contact lists and purchasing contact lists. This intelligence provides insight into purchasing trends within each agency and allows clients to tailor bids and proposals for each sales opportunity.
Buyer Research
Buyer Research provides clients with a more comprehensive view of their potential client, including their areas of expertise and past relationships with other vendors. This information enables clients to effectively target their sales activity and manage relationships with government purchasers.
Competitor Research
Competitor Research is a public sector activity archive that informs clients about where their competitors have won work and provides detailed product and price information that enables clients to conduct competitive analysis prior to submitting bids and proposals.
Onvia Business Builder provides information necessary to qualify opportunities, improve decision making, prepare tailored bids, and manage agency relationships, all of which should improve the success rates of our clients.
The Onvia Guide
We also offer a product that delivers the same customized daily email notifications about relevant business opportunities that subscribers to the Onvia Business Builder product receive, without the user interface to research information in our database. This product is available at a lower price point and is published as The Onvia Guide.
Onvia’s Solutions for Government Agencies
Government agencies are faced with inefficient notification systems requiring significant paperwork and high costs associated with the procurement process. Although many government agencies maintain long-term supplier relationships, the agencies still must publicize contract opportunities to both existing and potential suppliers. The Onvia platform offers increased distribution of their RFPs and Request for Quotes (RFQs) to potential business suppliers. By using our solution, government agencies can reduce operating costs, increase administrative efficiency, heighten competition leading to more competitive pricing, and quickly and efficiently notify businesses of their requirements online.
Onvia’s agency tools automate the process of RFP and RFQ creation, posting, and document distribution. Our tools provide agencies with a variety of benefits: our online tools eliminate many manual steps traditionally found in the RFP and RFQ process; agencies save time and money by outsourcing the bid package production and distribution to us; and, by posting bids and quotes to a database of suppliers, agencies increase the number of businesses competing for their projects, which can drive contract prices down.
Onvia’s agency tools consist of BidWire and QuoteWire. BidWire is a web-based tool set that provides government agencies with a step-by-step template for creating and posting RFPs and other requests for bids. All posted bids are coded by the agency and distributed to subscribing business suppliers. Some of
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BidWire’s other features include bid document distribution services, and tools to update open RFPs and view a list of suppliers who have downloaded bid documents.
QuoteWire provides agencies requesting quotes with the same efficiencies as BidWire does for RFPs. Some of QuoteWire’s primary features include: tools that allow the agency to modify standard RFQ forms and create individual line items for each quote; a specialized version of the RFQ form, whereby business suppliers can input prices and other information; automatic tabulation of business supplier responses for comparison and award; and specific award notification to the selected business supplier.
Executive Summary of Operations and Financial Position
We believe the following four operating metrics, which we introduced in the fourth quarter of 2005, provide a means to evaluate our business in a method consistent with other businesses in the information industry:
Number of Clients
Number of clients represents the number of individual businesses subscribing to our products and replaces our legacy metric of clients and enterprise licensees. At June 30, 2006 we had approximately 14,300 clients, down 13% from approximately 16,400 at March 31, 2006 and 22% from approximately 18,400 at June 30, 2005. This decline in the number of clients is primarily the result of the discontinuation of our low value county products as discussed earlier. During the second quarter of 2006, we discontinued service to 1,800 county clients who did not upgrade their service and we expect the number of county clients to continue to decrease over the next few quarters. County clients represent only 2% of our annual contract value as of June 30, 2006.
Annual Contract Value
Annual contract value (ACV) is the aggregate annual subscription value of our entire client base. Growth in annual contract value demonstrates our success in increasing the number of high value clients and upgrading existing clients into new and higher valued products. At June 30, 2006, annual contract value was $14.7 million, up 3% compared to $14.2 million at March 31, 2006, and up 14% compared to $12.9 million at June 30, 2005.
Annual Contract Value per Client
Annual contract value per client (ACVC) is the annual contract value divided by the number of clients and indicates the average value of each of our subscriptions. At June 30, 2006, ACVC was $1,028, an increase of 18% compared to $869 at March 31, 2006, and an increase of 46% compared to $703 at June 30, 2005.
Quarterly Contract Value per Client
Quarterly contract value per client (QCVC) represents the average annual contract value of all new and renewing clients transacting during the quarter and is a leading indicator of future annual contract value per client. In the second quarter of 2006, QCVC was $1,555, an increase of 40% compared to $1,112 in the first quarter of 2006, and an increase of 125% compared to $692 in the second quarter of 2005.
In the second quarter of 2006, we increased revenue 10% to $4.1 million, compared to $3.7 million in the same period in 2005. Cost of revenue in the second quarter of 2006 increased 11% to $868,000, compared to $784,000 in the second quarter of 2005. Operating expenses increased 10% to $5.0 million in the second quarter of 2006, compared to $4.5 million in the same period in 2005, and net loss increased 8% to $1.5 million, compared to $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2006 and 2005, respectively. Unearned revenue increased to $8.5 million at June 30, 2006, up from $7.7 million at March 31, 2006 and $6.3 million at December 31, 2005. In anticipation of a price increase announced in April 2006, a number of clients, primarily with expiration dates within the second quarter of 2006, renewed their subscriptions early, which contributed to this increase along with the increase in ACV discussed above.
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As a result of the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123(R),Share-Based Payment, (FAS 123R) in the first quarter of 2006, we recorded $319,000 in stock-based compensation expense in the second quarter of 2006, compared to $23,000 of stock-based compensation expense in the second quarter of 2005.
The increases in cost of revenue, operating expenses and net loss were planned and are primarily related to increases in content costs to support our new database products, increases in our sales force, and the adoption of FAS 123R.
As of June 30, 2006, we have approximately $18.2 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and no debt. Working capital at June 30, 2006 was approximately $7.9 million.
Seasonality
Our customer acquisition business is subject to some seasonal fluctuations. The third quarter is generally our slowest quarter for customer acquisition. The construction industry is our single largest market and these prospects are typically engaged on projects during the summer months, not prospecting for new work, which causes customer acquisition to decline compared to the remaining quarters in the year. For this reason, it may not be possible to compare the performance of our business quarter to consecutive quarter, and our quarterly results should be considered on the basis of results for the whole year or by comparing results in a quarter with the results in the same quarter of the previous year.
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005
The following table provides selected consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 as a percentage of total revenue:
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Subscription | | 85 | % | | 88 | % | | 86 | % | | 88 | % |
Content license | | 13 | % | | 10 | % | | 13 | % | | 10 | % |
Other | | 2 | % | | 2 | % | | 1 | % | | 2 | % |
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Total Revenue | | 100 | % | | 100 | % | | 100 | % | | 100 | % |
Cost of revenue | | 21 | % | | 21 | % | | 23 | % | | 20 | % |
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Gross margin | | 79 | % | | 79 | % | | 77 | % | | 80 | % |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sales and marketing | | 74 | % | | 60 | % | | 75 | % | | 62 | % |
Technology and development | | 23 | % | | 27 | % | | 26 | % | | 27 | % |
General and administrative | | 26 | % | | 22 | % | | 28 | % | | 22 | % |
Idle lease accrual | | 0 | % | | 14 | % | | 0 | % | | 7 | % |
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Total operating expenses | | 123 | % | | 123 | % | | 129 | % | | 118 | % |
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Loss from operations | | -44 | % | | -44 | % | | -52 | % | | -38 | % |
Other income, net | | 6 | % | | 5 | % | | 6 | % | | 4 | % |
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Net loss | | -38 | % | | -39 | % | | -46 | % | | -34 | % |
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Revenue and Cost of Revenue
Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2006 increased 10% to $4.1 million, compared to $3.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005. Revenue increased as a result of an increase in our ACVC. We believe this increase in ACVC was driven primarily by the early adoption of our database products, Onvia Business Builder and Onvia Navigator, which have higher price-points than our Onvia Guide product. In
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the second quarter of 2006, 33% of our sales included our database products, up from 21% in the first quarter of 2006, which, along with our planned price increase in April 2006, contributed to a 40% increase over the prior quarter in QCVC as discussed above.
Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2006 increased 8% to $7.9 million, compared to $7.4 million for the same period in the prior year. The increase resulted from an increase in our ACVC.
Costs of revenues were consistent at 21% of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005. Costs of revenues were $868,000 and $784,000 for these respective periods, representing an increase of $84,000, or 11%, in the second quarter of 2006. Our costs of revenues primarily represent payroll-related expenses associated with the research and publication of our daily bid notification service and third party content fees, but also include credit card processing fees. The increase for the comparable three month periods was primarily due to an increase of $91,000 in payroll and contract labor related expenses as a result of an increase in full time and temporary headcount and annual compensation increases for our research team. Weighted average headcount in our research team was 53 during the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to 45 in the same period in 2005. The headcount increases resulted from increased data requirements from new product introductions. We expect our cost of revenues to be relatively consistent with the second quarter for the balance of 2006.
Costs of revenues of the six months ended June 30, 2006 increased slightly as a percentage of revenue to 23%, compared to 20% in the same period in 2005, primarily as a result of additional headcount to accommodate increased data requirements for new products. Cost of revenues were $1.8 million and $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, representing an increase of $347,000, or 24%. The increase is primarily related to an increase of $344,000 in payroll and contract labor expenses as discussed above. Weighted average headcount in our research team was 56 during the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to 40 in the same period in 2005.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses increased both as a percentage of revenue and in total for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, primarily related to an increase in headcount and the recognition of stock compensation expense upon adoption of FAS 123R.
Sales and marketing expenses were $3.0 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, representing an increase of $803,000, or 37%. Payroll-related expenses increased by $716,000 in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005, due to a planned increase in headcount across our sales and marketing teams, including executive management on our sales teams. Weighted average headcount in our sales and marketing teams was 95 during the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to 70 in the same period in 2005. We also saw increases of $130,000 in stock-based compensation related to the adoption of FAS 123R, $131,000 in allocated expenses due to growth in headcount, and $43,000 in telecom expenses primarily attributable to the increased use of web conferencing under our new sales methodology. Allocated expenses consist of depreciation, amortization and other allocated expenses, and they are allocated based on headcount in the respective departments. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $191,000 in marketing-related expenses as a result of the implementation of a new sales methodology that places less reliance on direct marketing than the sales methodology in effect during the second quarter of 2005.
Sales and marketing expenses were $6.0 million and $4.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, representing an increase of $1.4 million, or 31%. Payroll-related expenses increased $1.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 due to planned increases in headcount in our sales and marketing teams. Weighted average headcount on these teams was 92 during the first six months of 2006, compared to 69 in the first six months of 2005. We also saw an increase of $264,000 in stock-based compensation as a result of the adoption of FAS 123R, $220,000 in allocated expenses due to growth in headcount, and $79,000 in telecom expenses due to the increase in web conferencing discussed above. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $330,000 in marketing-related expenses for the reasons discussed above.
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Technology and Development
Technology and development expenses decreased in total and as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005, primarily due to a reduction in headcount and allocated expenses.
Technology and development expenses were $940,000 and $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, representing a decrease of $77,000, or 8%. Payroll-related expenses decreased by $51,000 in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005 due to a drop in weighted average headcount. Weighted average headcount in this group was 33 in the second quarter of 2006, compared to 34 in the second quarter of 2005. Allocated expenses for this group decreased by $62,000 as a result of decreased headcount in this group and growth in other departments. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $26,000 in stock-based compensation related to the adoption of FAS 123R.
For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, technology and development expenses were relatively flat as a percentage of revenue as a result of growth in revenue, but increased by $89,000, or 5% in total. Technology and development expenses were $2.1 million and $2.0 million for the six month periods in 2006 and 2005, respectively. Software license and maintenance fees increased by $83,000 in the first six months of 2006, compared to the same period in 2005, as a result of new software purchases associated with the introduction of new products and tools. We also saw an increase of $54,000 in stock-based compensation, an increase of $24,000 in payroll related expenses and an increase of $18,000 in recruiting fees. Weighted average headcount in this group decreased fractionally during the first six months of 2006 compared to 2005; however, normal performance-based salary increases resulted in an overall increase in these expenses.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased both as a percentage of revenue and in total for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 compared to 2005, primarily as a result of the adoption of FAS 123R and increases in payroll-related expenses.
General and administrative expenses were $1.0 million and $807,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, representing an increase of $230,000, or 29%. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $113,000 in stock-based compensation as a result of the adoption of FAS 123R. In addition, we saw an increase of $60,000 in payroll-related expenses associated with normal performance-based salary increases and the addition of a vice president of human resources to our management team, and $55,000 in allocated and other expenses. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $26,000 in recruiting fees.
For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, general and administrative expenses were $2.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively, representing an increase of $593,000, or 36%. The increase was primarily attributable to increases of $282,000 in stock-based compensation, $149,000 in payroll-related expenses due to a fractional increase in weighted average headcount and the addition of a vice president of human resources to our management team, $90,000 in professional fees as a result of an increase in legal fees in defense of the faxing lawsuit discussed under Legal Proceedings, and $24,000 in allocated and other expenses.
Noncash Stock-Based Compensation
We adopted FAS 123R using the modified prospective method beginning January 1, 2006. Under this transition method, our reported stock-based compensation expense includes: a) expense related to the remaining unvested portion of awards granted prior to January 1, 2006, which is based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123 using the Black-Scholes valuation model; and b) expense related to awards granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, which is based
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on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123R using the Black-Scholes valuation model. We recognize compensation expense for all grants using the accelerated amortization method under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 28,Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans (FIN 28).
FAS 123R requires that stock-based compensation expense be based on awards that are ultimately expected to vest, therefore, stock-based compensation for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. When estimating forfeitures, we consider trends of actual option forfeitures as well as expected future activity. The impact on our results of operations of recording stock-based compensation for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006 was as follows (in thousands):
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Cost of Sales | | $ | 7 | | $ | 13 |
Sales and Marketing | | | 130 | | | 264 |
Technology and Development | | | 27 | | | 54 |
General and Administrative | | | 155 | | | 324 |
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Total stock-based compensation | | $ | 319 | | $ | 655 |
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In January 2005, Onvia’s Savings and Retirement Plan (the Retirement Plan) was amended to add a discretionary matching contribution, made in Onvia common stock, equivalent to 25% of every dollar up to 6% of all eligible employee contributions. Matching contributions are made in the first quarter following each plan year, and employees must be employed on the last day of the plan year to be eligible to receive the matching contribution. Stock compensation of $27,000 in the second quarter of 2006 associated with this match was estimated at June 30, 2006 based on employee contributions to the Retirement Plan during the six months ended June 30, 2006. Compensation expense associated with this match is remeasured each quarter and amortized evenly over the fiscal plan year.
Other Income, Net
Net other income was $245,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $189,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2005, representing an increase of $56,000, or 30%. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in short-term interest rates compared to the same period in 2005.
Net other income was $457,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $290,000 for the same period in 2005, representing an increase of $167,000, or 58%. The increase is primarily attributable to an increase in short-term interest rates compared to the same period in 2006. In addition, other income in the six months ended June 30, 2005 was partially offset by a $50,000 loss on the settlement of a note receivable from our former Chief Strategy Officer.
Net Loss, Net Loss per Share and Other Comprehensive Loss
For the three months ended June 30, 2006, net loss increased to $1.5 million, compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2005, representing an increase of $111,000, or 8%. The increase in net loss is primarily related to increases in content costs to support our new database products, increases in our sales force, and the adoption of FAS 123R as discussed above, offset by the increase in revenue as discussed above. On a per share basis, net losses were $0.20 and $0.18 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Other comprehensive loss was $1.5 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Other comprehensive losses for the three and six month periods represent unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities.
For the six months ended June 30, 2006, net loss increased to $3.6 million, compared to $2.5 million for the same period in 2005, representing an increase of $1.2 million, or 47%. The increase in the six month
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period is primarily related to the adoption of FAS 123R, increases in content costs and increases in our sales force, partially offset by increased revenue. On a per share basis, net losses were $0.46 and $0.32 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Other comprehensive loss was $3.6 million and $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.
Critical Accounting Policies and Management Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of commitments and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ significantly from our estimates. In addition, any significant unanticipated changes in any of our assumptions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Revenue Recognition
Subscription revenues are generally prepaid at the beginning of the annual subscription term. We also offer, on a limited basis, extended multi-year contracts to our clients. The subscription fee is recognized ratably over the term of the subscription. Unearned revenue consists of payments received for prepaid subscriptions from our non-enterprise clients whose terms extend into periods beyond the balance sheet date, as well as the invoiced portion of enterprise contracts whose terms extend into periods beyond the balance sheet date.
Content licenses are generally multi-year arrangements that are invoiced on a monthly or quarterly basis. Revenue from content licenses is recognized over the term of the agreement. Unbilled content licenses are not included in unearned revenue.
Lease Obligations
As a result of the closure of our business-to-business exchange in 2001, we have recorded charges to accrue rental payments on our idle office space leases through the remainder of the lease obligations in April 2010. We currently have approximately 47,000 square feet of idle office space in our current corporate headquarters building, and approximately 19,000 square feet in our former corporate headquarters, both in Seattle, Washington. The 19,000 square feet in our former corporate headquarters is currently under sublease by a third party through the remainder of our lease obligation in August 2006. The lease on our current corporate headquarters runs through April 2010.
At June 30, 2006, the total accrual related to idle lease costs was approximately $5.5 million. Our total obligation for office space under lease, inclusive of the lease payments included in our $5.5 million accrual, is approximately $9.7 million. We anticipate that our existing accrual will be sufficient to cover our remaining contractual obligations, as well as our estimates for operating expenses, broker fees and tenant incentives for this idle space, assuming that we will have the space sublet in periods ranging from January 2007 through April 2007 at estimated current market rates, which are below our contractually obligated rates, through the remainder of the lease obligations. Should it take longer to sublease the excess office space or should the sublease amounts be lower than our estimates, the actual cost could exceed the amount currently accrued and we may be required to make an additional accrual.
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Stock-Based Compensation
On January 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of FAS 123R, which requires measurement of compensation cost for all stock-based awards at fair value on the date of grant and recognition of stock-based compensation cost over the requisite service period for awards expected to vest. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which is consistent with our valuation techniques previously utilized for options in footnote disclosures required under SFAS No. 123,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation , as amended by SFAS No. 148,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123 (FAS 148). Such value is recognized as expense over the service period, net of estimated forfeitures, using the accelerated method under FASB Interpretation No. 28,Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans (FIN 28). The estimation of stock awards that will ultimately vest requires judgment, and to the extent actual results or updated estimates differ from our current estimates, such amounts will be recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period estimates are revised. We consider many factors when estimating expected forfeitures, including employee class, and historical experience. There is also significant judgment required in the estimation of the valuation assumptions used to determine the fair value of options granted. Please refer to the discussion of valuation assumptions in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on the estimation of these variables. Actual results, and future changes in estimates, may differ substantially from our current estimates.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We record accounts receivable for the invoiced portion of our enterprise contracts and content license agreements once we have a signed agreement and amounts are billable under the contract. We do not record an asset for the unbilled or unearned portion of our enterprise contracts or content licenses. As of June 30, 2006, the unbilled portion of enterprise contracts and content licenses was approximately $3.8 million. Accounts receivable are recorded at their net realizable value, after deducting an allowance for doubtful accounts. Such allowances are determined based on a review of an aging of accounts and reflect either specific accounts or estimates based on historical incurred losses. If the financial condition of our clients were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required, and our ability to recognize sales to certain clients may be affected.
Recent Events
In July 2006, our commercial insurance company, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, filed a complaint for declaratory relief against Onvia and Responsive Management Systems in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. St. Paul is seeking determination that it owes no duty to defend Onvia in the lawsuit brought by Responsive Management Systems and that it has no coverage obligation under our commercial insurance policy. At this time, we cannot reasonably estimate how this declaratory action may impact the settlement reached by Onvia and Responsive Management Systems and preliminarily approved by King County Superior Court.
In June 2006, we executed a non-binding letter of intent with a potential tenant to lease approximately 49,000 square feet of office space in our current corporate headquarters. The agreement would result in a direct lease with the potential tenant and our landlord and would reduce our leased office space in this building by 49,000 square feet. The shortfall between the lease rates negotiated in this agreement and the rates in our master lease for the 49,000 square feet would be included in our remaining contractual obligation. If the agreement is consummated, we will adjust our accrual to match the shortfall between our contractual rates and the rates negotiated in the tenant’s direct lease, which would result in a positive impact to income.
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Contractual Obligations
Future required payments under operating leases, excluding operating expenses, and other purchase obligations as of June 30, 2006 are as follows for the periods specified:
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| | Payments due by period |
| | Total | | Less than 1 year | | 1 - 3 years | | 3 - 5 years | | More than 5 years |
Real estate operating lease obligations | | $ | 9,730 | | $ | 2,571 | | $ | 7,159 | | $ | — | | $ | — |
Other operating lease obligations(1) | | | 70 | | | 20 | | | 50 | | | — | | | — |
Purchase obligations(2) | | | 576 | | | 419 | | | 157 | | | — | | | — |
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Total | | $ | 10,376 | | $ | 3,010 | | $ | 7,366 | | $ | — | | $ | — |
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(1) | Other operating lease obligations relate to office equipment leases. |
(2) | Purchase obligations relate to installments for software licenses, third party content agreements and telecom contracts. |
Future required payments under real estate operating lease obligations shown above have not been reduced by future receipts under sublease contracts in the following amounts for the periods specified:
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| | Receipts due by period |
| | Total | | Less than 1 year | | 1 - 3 years | | 3 - 5 years | | More than 5 years |
Sublease income on operating leases | | $ | 91 | | $ | 91 | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | — |
Provision for Income Taxes
Onvia has incurred net operating losses since inception through June 30, 2006, and therefore has recorded a valuation allowance for the full amount of its net deferred tax assets, as the future realization of the tax benefit is not currently likely.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity are cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. Our combined cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $18.2 million at June 30, 2006, and our working capital was $7.9 million. From December 31, 2005 to June 30, 2006, our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments decreased $2.4 million, primarily due to planned increases in our sales force and the development of new products. We also used approximately $1.1 million on net payments for our idle office space leases. We expect to see a decrease in cash used for our idle leased office space beginning in the third quarter of 2006 upon the expiration of our lease on our former corporate headquarters, and a further reduction beginning in the first quarter of 2007 when we expect to begin subleasing our current idle space. Upon initial signing of a sublease, we expect to have a cash outflow for broker fees and tenant incentives, of which approximately $1.4 million is included in our $5.5 million accrual. We estimate that we will have our remaining idle space sublet by April 2007, although there can be no assurance that this will occur. Should it take longer to sublease the idle office space, or should the sublease rates be lower than our estimates, the expected reduction in our cash used for idle lease payments may be delayed or diminished.
As discussed under Recent Events above, in June 2006 we signed a non-binding letter of intent with a potential tenant to lease 49,000 square feet of office space in our current corporate headquarters. Under the terms of the letter of intent, our cash outflow upon signing of a final agreement for broker fees and tenant incentives would be lower than the $1.4 million included in our accrual, however, the reduction in future cash outflows for the remainder of our lease will be less significant than originally estimated. Under the terms of the letter of intent, our cash flow would be positively impacted by approximately $2.7 million over the remaining term of our obligation.
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We currently have no debt and, under current operating plans, do not expect to incur any debt in the near-term. We expect to begin generating positive cash flows from operations before we would be required to seek additional financing to fund operations by increasing client retention and acquisition, increasing our ACVC, and reducing our cash used for idle leased office space. Until such time as we begin generating positive cash flows from operations, we will utilize our current cash and cash equivalents and current revenues to fund operations.
We expect to increase revenue from current operations by increasing our ACVC through a combination of expansion of our product offering, growth in our sales team, and scheduled price increases. ACVC at June 30, 2006 was $1,028, compared to $703 at June 30, 2005, representing an increase of 46%. The increase over the previous year is primarily attributable to sales of our new Onvia Business Builder and Onvia Navigator products, which have a higher price-point than our entry-level Onvia Guide product, combined with a scheduled price increase that occurred in April 2006.
Our contractual obligation on our real estate operating leases is approximately $9.7 million, not including operating expenses, at June 30, 2006. We have accrued approximately $5.5 million at June 30, 2006, which includes our contractual obligations on our idle leases, estimated operating expenses related to the idle space, estimated tenant incentives and estimated broker fees to sublease the space, assuming that we will be able to sublease this space in periods ranging from January 2007 to April 2007. While we anticipate that we will be able to sublease our idle space by April 2007, our ability to sublease or dispose of this space within our estimated timeline will also affect our future liquidity.
If we engage in merger or acquisition transactions or our overall operating plans change, we may require additional equity or debt financing to meet future working capital needs, which may have a dilutive effect on existing stockholders or may include securities that have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the rights of our common stock. We cannot make assurances that if additional financing is required, it will be available, or that such financing can be obtained on satisfactory terms.
Operating Activities
Net cash used by operating activities was $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $2.8 million in the same period in the prior year, representing a decrease in cash used of $912,000, or 33% in 2006. The decrease in net cash used was primarily attributable to an increase in cash collected for unearned revenue in 2006 compared to 2005, and a reduction in the payment of accounts payable related to timing of payments. These increases were partially offset by planned increases in operating expenses due to the implementation of our growth strategy related to additional headcount and new product introductions.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities was $1.2 million and $13.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, representing a decrease in cash provided of $12.7 million, or 91%. The decrease is primarily the result of a reduction of $12.8 million in the sale of investments in 2006 compared to 2005, as well as an increase in new equipment purchases in 2006 compared to 2005.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $133,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $61,000 in the same period in the prior year. Net cash provided by financing activities in both respective periods was entirely related to employee option exercises and purchases under our ESPP.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2006 the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48,Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109 (FIN 48). The rule clarifies what criteria must be met prior to
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recognition of the financial statement benefit of a position taken in a tax return. The effective date for FIN 48 is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We are currently analyzing the impact, if any, the rule will have on our results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
In February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position 123(R)-4, Classification of Options and Similar Instruments Issued as Employee Compensation That Allow for Cash Settlement upon the Occurrence of a Contingent Event. This FASB Staff Position (FSP) addresses the classification of options and similar instruments issued as employee compensation that allow for cash settlement upon the occurrence of a contingent event. The guidance in this FSP amends certain guidance in FAS 123R related to the classification of equity instruments as either equity or as a liability. This FSP is effective upon initial adoption of FAS 123R, which we adopted on January 1, 2006. Adoption of this FSP did not have an impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. |
Onvia is exposed to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and equity prices; however, we consider our exposure to these risks to be insignificant.
Interest Rate Risk
We have assessed our susceptibility to certain market risks, including interest rate risk associated with financial instruments. We manage our interest rate risk by purchasing investment-grade securities and diversifying our investment portfolio among issuers and maturities. Due to the fact that we carry no debt as of June 30, 2006, and due to our investment policies and the short-term nature of our investments, we believe that our risk associated with interest rate fluctuations is negligible.
Our investment portfolio consists of any or all of the following (U.S. denominated only): money market funds, commercial paper, municipal securities, auction rate securities and corporate debt securities with remaining maturities of thirteen months or less (except auction rate securities). Our primary investment objectives are preservation of principal, a high degree of liquidity and a maximum total return consistent with the investment objectives. Investments in U.S. government and agency securities (and money market funds investing in them) are exempt from size limitations; all other securities are limited to 10% of the portfolio at the time of purchase, per issuer. In addition, the cumulative investments in an individual corporation, financial institution or financial institution’s security are limited to $10 million. We consider the reported amounts of these investments to be reasonable approximations of their fair values.
Foreign Currency Risk
Our foreign currency risk exposure is insignificant, because all of our sales are currently denominated in U.S. currency. A portion of our net operating losses (NOLs) are denominated in Canadian dollars. We have recorded a full valuation allowance for the net deferred tax asset associated with theses NOLs, because realization of the future tax benefit is not currently likely; therefore, we believe our foreign currency risk exposure associated with these NOLs is insignificant.
Equity Price Risk
We do not own any equity instruments and we do not currently have plans to raise additional capital in the equity markets; therefore, our equity price risk is insignificant.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
(a) Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on
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this evaluation, the Company’s management, including our principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in the timely recording, processing, summarizing and reporting of material financial and non-financial information.
(b) There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Onvia is a party to a consolidated securities class action suit filed in 2001. A final settlement agreement in this suit has been negotiated and was preliminarily approved by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in February 2005, and we are awaiting final court approval. If the final settlement is approved, Onvia will be released from any future liability under this lawsuit; therefore, we have not made an accrual for a loss contingency related to this suit. We have a $30 million directors and officers liability policy that would cover any award up to $30 million, subject to a $250,000 deductible. Onvia has incurred approximately $131,000 for attorneys’ fees in defense of this suit as of June 30, 2006. According to the terms of the settlement agreement, defense fees incurred after June 1, 2003 will be refunded if the final settlement is approved. Approximately $23,000 of the defense fees incurred to date were incurred after June 1, 2003 and will be refunded to Onvia if the final settlement is approved. In the event that the final settlement agreement is not approved and Onvia is found liable for damages, which we believe is a remote possibility, the $131,000 in attorneys’ fees already incurred would be applied to our deductible and we would be liable for the balance of any additional fees and awards in excess of those already paid up to our $250,000 deductible, and any award in excess of our $30 million liability policy. At the hearing for final settlement approval in April 2006, the court rescheduled hearings for final approval for September 1, 2006.
In February 2005, a lawsuit was filed against Onvia in King County, Washington by Responsive Management Systems. The complaint alleged that Onvia had sent unsolicited facsimiles to recipients in violation of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Washington’s facsimile law, and the Washington Consumer Protection Act. The complaint sought injunctive relief as well as incidental statutory damages allowed under the federal and Washington facsimile laws on behalf of the plaintiff and each member of the proposed class who received a facsimile in 2001-2004. We send facsimiles to clients with whom we have an existing business relationship, or to vendors with whom our agency partners have an existing relationship. In March 2006, we received a settlement offer from the plaintiff, which proposed to release us from any liability if we assigned our claims under our commercial liability insurance policy to the plaintiff and proposed certified class. The parties reached a settlement in April 2006 based largely on the terms of the initial settlement offer. The settlement was preliminarily approved by the court in July 2006. We expect to receive final court approval in the next several months. Please refer to the “Recent Events” section of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included under Item 2 in this report for additional information on this lawsuit.
From time to time the Company is subject to various other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Although we cannot predict the outcomes of these proceedings with certainty, management does not believe that the disposition of any known matters, or of the matters specifically discussed above, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
| • | | Risks related to our growth strategy |
| • | | We may not be able to meet our projected renewal rates |
| • | | The change in our sales methodology may not be successful and we may be required to increase our sales and marketing expenses in order to achieve our revenue goals |
| • | | We may not achieve the desired improvements in new client acquisition and retention from the change in our sales methodology from a telemarketing organization to a consultative sales organization |
| • | | We may not achieve our projections for adoption of our products by targeted enterprise clients |
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| • | | We may not achieve our projections for adoption of our Onvia Business Builder and Onvia Navigator products by new and existing clients |
| • | | We may lose clients as a result of the discontinuation of our low value county product |
| • | | We may fail to hire, train and retain sales associates who can effectively communicate the benefits of our products to our clients, and they may be unable to achieve expected sales targets |
| • | | Our ability to grow our business depends in part on government agencies and businesses increasing their use of the Internet to conduct commerce |
| • | | We may lose the right to the content that we distribute, which we collect from governmental entities and other third parties |
| • | | If we cannot effectively satisfy our clients across all our industry verticals, we may decide to target fewer industries and, as a result, may lose clients |
| • | | Intense competition could impede our ability to gain market share |
| • | | Risks related to our new product strategy |
| • | | We may fail to introduce new products that are broadly accepted by our clients, and there may be delays in the introduction of these tools and products |
| • | | We have invested significant capital into the development of new products, such as Onvia Business Builder and Onvia Navigator, and if new products fail to meet expectations we may not achieve our anticipated return on these investments |
| • | | Our clients may be dissatisfied with the accuracy, coverage and timeliness of our content and performance of our new products |
| • | | We may improperly price our new product offerings for broad client acceptance |
| • | | We may overestimate the value of sales intelligence to companies doing business with the government |
| • | | Our competitors may develop similar technologies that are more broadly accepted in the marketplace |
| • | | Risks related to our ability to eliminate or reduce our idle lease obligations |
| • | | Uncertainty in the commercial real estate market in Seattle, our open floor plan, the location of our offices and the remaining term on our lease may harm our chances of eliminating or reducing the monthly lease payments on our idle office space |
| • | | Our estimates on the timing and terms of potential subleases on our idle leased office space may be inaccurate, which could have a negative impact on our future operating results and cash flows |
| • | | Financial, economic and market risks |
| • | | We have a limited operating history, making it difficult to evaluate our business and future prospects |
| • | | We have incurred negative cash flows from operations in each quarter since inception, and under our current operating plan we expect to continue to incur negative cash flows in the near term |
| • | | Our quarterly financial results are subject to fluctuations that may make it difficult to forecast our future performance |
| • | | We may require significant additional capital in the future, which may not be available on suitable terms, or at all |
| • | | Our stock price has fluctuated significantly in the past and could continue to fluctuate significantly in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control |
| • | | We have implemented anti-takeover provisions that may discourage takeover attempts and depress the market price of our stock |
| • | | Changes in accounting and reporting policies or practices, such as the adoption of FAS 123R, may affect our financial results or presentation of results, which may affect our stock price |
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| • | | Risks related to integrating future mergers, acquisitions or other corporate transactions |
| • | | We may fail to successfully evaluate, execute and integrate future mergers, acquisitions or other corporate transactions |
| • | | If a merger, acquisition or other corporate transaction does not meet the expectations of financial or industry analysts or Onvia’s investors, the market price of our common stock may decline |
| • | | Our current technology infrastructure and network software systems may be unable to accommodate our anticipated growth, and we may require a significant investment in these systems to accommodate performance and storage requirements of new and planned products |
| • | | We may be unable to retain the services of our executive officers, directors, senior managers and other key employees, which would harm our business |
| • | | Our network and software may be vulnerable to security breaches and similar threats that could result in our liability for damages and harm our business |
| • | | We may be unable to effectively combat unauthorized redistribution of our published information |
| • | | System failures could cause an interruption in the service of our network and impact our ability to compile information and deliver our product to our clients |
| • | | Our services and products depend upon the continued availability of licensed technology from third parties and we may not be able to obtain those licenses on commercially reasonable terms, or at all |
| • | | Increased blocking of our emails could negatively impact client satisfaction with our product and could inhibit the effectiveness of our marketing efforts |
| • | | Regulatory, judicial or legislative risks |
| • | | Any settlement or claim awarded against Onvia in our ongoing litigation matters discussed in Item 1 of Part II in this Report could negatively impact our operating results |
| • | | Future regulations could be enacted that either directly restrict our business or indirectly impact our business by limiting the growth of e-commerce |
| • | | If legal restrictions are imposed upon bid aggregation on the Internet or upon charging a fee for publicly available bid information, our business will be materially harmed |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
None.
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
None.
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
| a) | Onvia’s annual stockholders meeting was held on May 5, 2006 in Seattle, Washington. |
| b) | Onvia’s Class III Directors, Jeffrey C. Ballowe and Robert G. Brown, were elected to continue their terms for an additional 3 year period (until 2009) and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The existing terms of our Class I Directors, Steven D. Smith, James L. |
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| Brill, and D. Van Skilling, and our Class II Directors, Michael D. Pickett and Roger L. Feldman, continued after the annual meeting. |
| c) | The matter voted upon at the annual stockholders meeting and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld are as follows: |
To elect two members of the Board of Directors to hold office for a three year term and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.
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Name | | Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Withheld |
Jeffrey C. Ballowe | | 7,328,017 | | 0 | | 39,873 |
Robert G. Brown | | 7,363,760 | | 0 | | 4,130 |
None.
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3.1 | | | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i).1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2004) |
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3.2 | | | Bylaws of Onvia (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2001) |
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4.1 | | | Form of Onvia’s Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated December 21, 1999, as amended (File No. 333-93273)) |
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4.2 | | | Form of Rights Agreement between the Company and U.S. Stock Transfer Corp. as a Rights Agent (including as Exhibit A the form of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Terms of the Series RP Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B the form of the Right Certificate, and as Exhibit C the Summary of Terms of Rights Agreement) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 from the Registrant’s Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2002) |
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10.1 | * | | Amended Onvia, Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 from the Registrant’s Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2005) |
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10.2 | * | | Form of Indemnification Agreement between Onvia and each of its officers and directors (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated December 21, 1999, as amended (File No. 333-93273)) |
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10.3 | | | Mercer Yale Building Amended and Restated Office Lease Agreement between Onvia and Blume Yale Limited Partnership dated February 8, 2000 (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated December 21, 1999, as amended (File No. 333-93273)) |
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10.4 | * | | Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10-K dated March 31, 2006) |
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Number | | | Description |
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10.5 | * | | 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated December 21, 1999, as amended (File No. 333-93273)) |
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10.6 | * | | 2000 Directors’ Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated December 21, 1999, as amended (File No. 333-93273)) |
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10.7 | * | | Third amendment to Employment and Noncompetition Agreement with Michael D. Pickett dated September 27, 2002 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2002) |
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10.8 | * | | Employment Agreement with Irvine N. Alpert dated February 22, 2002 and Commission and Bonus Plan with Irvine N. Alpert dated September 11, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2002) |
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10.9 | * | | Employment Agreement with Matthew S. Rowley dated September 24, 2001 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2002) |
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31.1 | | | Certification of Michael D. Pickett, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Onvia, Inc., Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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31.2 | | | Certification of Cameron S. Way, Chief Accounting Officer of Onvia, Inc., Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.1 | | | Certification of Michael D. Pickett, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Onvia, Inc., Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.2 | | | Certification of Cameron S. Way, Chief Accounting Officer of Onvia, Inc., Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
* | Executive Compensation Plan or Agreement |
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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.
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ONVIA, INC. |
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By: | | /s/ Michael D. Pickett |
| | Michael D. Pickett |
| | Chairman of the Board, President and |
| | Chief Executive Officer |
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By: | | /s/ Cameron S. Way |
| | Cameron S. Way |
| | Chief Accounting Officer |
Date: August 10, 2006
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