Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices | 3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices |
(a) Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation |
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and footnotes have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for the fair statement have been included. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries located in India, China and the United Kingdom. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015 or for other interim periods or future years. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 is derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 13, 2015. |
(b) Use of Estimates |
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying amount of intangibles and goodwill; valuation allowance for receivables and deferred income tax assets; revenue; capitalization of software costs; and valuation of share-based payments. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents |
We consider all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the balance sheet date to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consist of the following: |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 32,096,809 | | | $ | 41,241,784 | | | | | | | | | |
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Money market accounts | 485 | | | 416 | | | | | | | | | |
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| $ | 32,097,294 | | | $ | 41,242,200 | | | | | | | | | |
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(d) Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements |
Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses. Management believes that the carrying values of these instruments are representative of their fair value due to the relatively short-term nature of those instruments. |
We follow FASB accounting guidance on fair value measurements for financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis. ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, among other things, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires disclosure about such fair value measurements. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on one or more of three valuation techniques provided for in the standards. |
The three value techniques are as follows: |
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Market Approach | — Prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets and liabilities; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Income Approach | — Techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based on market expectations (including present value techniques and option pricing models); and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cost Approach | — Amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (often referred to as replacement cost). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The standards clarify that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset, based on the highest and best use of the asset, or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for evaluating such assumptions, the standards establish a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs in measuring fair value as follows: |
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
Level 2 — Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; or |
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions about what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
The following tables provide the financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014: |
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| Total | | Quoted | | Significant | | |
| Carrying | | Prices in | | Other | | Significant |
| Value | | Active | | Observable | | Unobservable |
| March 31, | | Markets | | Inputs | | Inputs |
| 2015 | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Cash equivalents: | | | | | | | |
Money market accounts | $ | 485 | | | $ | 485 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Restricted cash: | | | | | | | |
Money market accounts | 282,050 | | | 282,050 | | | — | | | — | |
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Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | $ | 282,535 | | | $ | 282,535 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Acquisition contingent consideration liability | $ | 2,251,000 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,251,000 | |
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Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | $ | 2,251,000 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,251,000 | |
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| | | Fair Value Measurements Using |
| Total | | Quoted | | Significant | | |
| Carrying | | Prices in | | Other | | Significant |
| Value | | Active | | Observable | | Unobservable |
| December 31, | | Markets | | Inputs | | Inputs |
| 2014 | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) |
Assets: | | | | | | | |
Cash equivalents: | | | | | | | |
Money market accounts | $ | 416 | | | $ | 416 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Restricted cash: | | | | | | | |
Money market accounts | 282,050 | | | 282,050 | | | — | | | — | |
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Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | $ | 282,466 | | | $ | 282,466 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Acquisition contingent consideration liability | $ | 287,441 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 287,441 | |
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Total liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | $ | 287,441 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 287,441 | |
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Acquisition contingent consideration liability is measured at fair value and is based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which represents a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The valuation of contingent consideration uses assumptions we believe would be made by a market participant. The reconciliation of the acquisition contingent consideration liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows: |
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Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 287,441 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Acquisition (Note 3) | 2,251,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Mark to estimated fair value recorded as general and administrative expense | (287,441 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at March 31, 2015 | $ | 2,251,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(e) Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in our existing accounts receivable. We determine the allowance based on historical write-off experience, the industry, and the economy. We review our allowance for doubtful accounts monthly. Past-due balances over 90 days and over a specified amount are reviewed individually for collectibility. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. We do not have any off-balance-sheet credit exposure related to our customers. We record unbilled receivables for contracts on which revenue has been recognized, but for which the customer has not yet been billed. |
(f) Major Customers and Concentrations of Credit Risk |
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and trade receivables. We invest our excess cash with a large high-credit-quality financial institution. Our customer base is principally comprised of enterprise and mid-market companies within the global trade industry. We do not require collateral from our customers. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, no customer accounted for greater than 10% of our total revenue. For the period ended March 31, 2015, no customer accounted for greater than 10% of our total accounts receivable. For the period ended December 31, 2014, one customer accounted for greater than 10% of our total accounts receivable. |
(g) Revenue |
We primarily generate revenue from the sale of subscriptions and subscription-related professional services. In instances involving subscriptions, revenue is generated under customer contracts with multiple elements, which are comprised of (1) subscription fees that provide the customers with access to our on-demand application and content, unspecified solution and content upgrades, and customer support, (2) professional services associated with consulting services (primarily implementation services) and (3) transaction-related fees (including publishing services). Our initial customer contracts have contract terms from, typically, three to five years in length. Typically, the customer does not take possession of the software nor does the customer have the right to take possession of the software supporting the on-demand application service. However, in certain instances, we have customers that take possession of the software whereby the application is installed on the customer’s premises. Our subscription service arrangements typically may only be terminated for cause and do not contain refund provisions. |
We provide our software as a service and follow the provisions of ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition (ASC 605) and ASC Topic 985, Software (ASC 985). We commence revenue recognition when all of the following conditions are met: |
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• | There is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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• | The service has been or is being provided to the customer; | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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• | The collection of the fees is probable; and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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• | The amount of fees to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The subscription fees typically begin the first month following contract execution, whether or not we have completed the solution’s implementation. In addition, typically, any services performed by us for our customers are not essential to the functionality of our products. |
Subscription Revenue |
Subscription revenue is recognized ratably over contract terms beginning on the commencement date of each contract, which is the date our service is made available to customers. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and in deferred revenue or revenue, depending on whether the revenue recognition criteria have been met. Transaction-related revenue is recognized as the transactions occur. |
Professional Services Revenue |
The majority of professional services contracts are on a time and material basis. When these services are not combined with subscription revenue as a single unit of accounting, as discussed below, this revenue is recognized as the services are rendered for time and material contracts, and when the milestones are achieved and accepted by the customer for fixed price contracts. |
Multiple-Deliverable Arrangements |
We enter into arrangements with multiple deliverables that generally include subscription, professional services (primarily implementation) as well as transaction-related fees. |
We allocate revenue to each element in an arrangement based on a selling price hierarchy. The selling price for a deliverable is based on its vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE), if available, third party evidence (TPE), if VSOE is not available, or estimated selling prices (ESP), if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. As we have been unable to establish VSOE or TPE for the elements of its arrangements, we establish the ESP for each element primarily by considering the weighted average of actual sales prices of professional services sold on a standalone basis and subscription including various add-on modules if and when sold together without professional services, and other factors such as gross margin objectives, pricing practice and growth strategy. We have established processes to determine ESP and allocate revenue in multiple arrangements using ESP. |
For those contracts in which the customer accesses our software via an on-demand application, we account for these contracts in accordance with ASC 605-25, Revenue Recognition—Multiple- Element Arrangements. The majority of these agreements represent multiple-element arrangements, and we evaluate each element to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. The consideration allocated to subscription is recognized as revenue ratably over the contract period. The consideration allocated to professional services is recognized as the services are performed, which is typically over the first three to six months of an arrangement. |
For those contracts in which the customer takes possession of the software, we account for such transactions in accordance with ASC 985, Software. We account for these contracts as subscriptions and recognize the entire arrangement fee (subscription and services) ratably over the term of the agreement. In addition, as we do not have VSOE for services, any add-on services entered into during the term of the subscription are recognized over the remaining term of the agreement. |
Other Revenue Items |
Sales tax collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities is accounted for on a net basis and, therefore, is not included in revenue and cost of revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. We classify customer reimbursements received for direct costs paid to third parties and related expenses as revenue, in accordance with ASC 605. The amounts included in professional services revenue and cost of professional services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $104,467 and $133,116, respectively. |
(h) Cost of Revenue |
Cost of subscription revenue. Cost of subscription revenue consists primarily of personnel and related costs of our hosting, support, and content teams, including salaries, benefits, bonuses, payroll taxes, stock-based compensation and allocated overhead, as well as software license fees, hosting costs, Internet connectivity, and depreciation expenses directly related to delivering solutions, as well as amortization of capitalized software development costs. As we add data center capacity and personnel in advance of anticipated growth, our cost of subscription revenue may increase. Our cost of subscription revenue is generally expensed as the costs are incurred. |
Cost of professional services revenue. Cost of professional services revenue consists primarily of personnel and related costs, including salaries, benefits, bonuses, payroll taxes, stock-based compensation, the costs of contracted third-party vendors, reimbursable expenses and allocated overhead. As our personnel are employed on a full-time basis, our cost of professional services is largely fixed in the short term, while our professional services revenue may fluctuate, leading to fluctuations in professional services gross profit. Cost of professional services revenue is generally expensed as costs are incurred. |
(i) Deferred Commissions |
We defer commission costs that are incremental and directly related to the acquisition of customer contracts. Commission costs are accrued and deferred upon execution of the sales contract by the customer. Payments to sales personnel are made shortly after the receipt of the related customer payment. Deferred commissions are amortized over the term of the related noncancelable customer contract and are recoverable through the related future revenue streams. Our commission costs deferred for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $663,606 and $777,914, respectively. Amortization of deferred commissions for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $733,796 and $1,048,390, respectively. |
(j) Stock-Based Compensation |
We recognize stock-based compensation as an expense in the consolidated financial statements and measure that cost based on the estimated grant-date fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. |
(k) Geographic Information |
Revenue by geographic area is as follows: |
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Country | 2015 | | 2014 | | | | | | | | |
United States | $ | 12,456,150 | | | $ | 13,147,592 | | | | | | | | | |
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International | 2,737,975 | | | 1,841,416 | | | | | | | | | |
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Total revenue | $ | 15,194,125 | | | $ | 14,989,008 | | | | | | | | | |
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Approximately 8% of long-lived assets are located outside of the United States. |
(l) Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The accounting guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be reported on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. The guidance is effective for us beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. |
In May of 2014, the FASB issued a new revenue recognition standard entitled “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The objective of the standard is to establish the principles that an entity shall apply to report useful information to users of financial statements about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows from a contract with a customer. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, which for us is January 1, 2018. Earlier application is not permitted. The standard allows for either “full retrospective” adoption, meaning the standard is applied to all periods presented, or “modified retrospective” adoption, meaning the standard is applied only to the most current period presented in the financial statements. We are currently assessing which method we will choose for adoption, and are evaluating the impact of the adoption on our consolidated results of operations and financial position. |
In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. The new guidance was effective for fiscal years and interim periods after December 15, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 in 2014 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. |