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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2006
OR
o | TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 0-51838
Global Traffic Network, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 33-1117834 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
800 Second Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(212) 896-1255
(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (the Act) of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerate filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer o Accelerated Filer o Non-Accelerated Filer þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of February 9, 2007, the registrant had 12,870,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
Global Traffic Network, Inc.
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Part 1 Financial Information
Item 1 — Financial Statements
GLOBAL TRAFFIC NETWORK, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||
Current Assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 9,881 | $ | 14,649 | ||||
Accounts receivable net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $39 and $11 at December 31 and June 30, 2006 | 6,848 | 4,715 | ||||||
Prepaids and other current assets | 255 | 350 | ||||||
Income tax receivable | 28 | 26 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets | 159 | 134 | ||||||
Total current assets | 17,171 | 19,874 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 5,600 | 4,188 | ||||||
Intangibles | 30 | 29 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets | 120 | 87 | ||||||
Other assets | 170 | 110 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 23,091 | $ | 24,288 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY: | ||||||||
Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
Bank overdraft line of credit | $ | — | $ | 611 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 5,400 | 3,872 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 62 | — | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 560 | 132 | ||||||
Current portion of long term debt | 605 | 557 | ||||||
Current portion of shareholder notes payable | — | 2,000 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 6,627 | 7,172 | ||||||
Long term debt, less current portion | 1,060 | 1,286 | ||||||
Other liabilities | 371 | 222 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 8,058 | 8,680 | ||||||
Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||
Common stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 12,870,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31 and June 30, 2006 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 10,000,000 authorized; 0 issued and outstanding as of December 31 and June 30, 2006 | — | — | ||||||
Additional paid in capital | 18,296 | 18,169 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 383 | 314 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (3,659 | ) | (2,888 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 15,033 | 15,608 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 23,091 | $ | 24,288 | ||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
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GLOBAL TRAFFIC NETWORK, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands except per share amounts)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
December 31 | December 31 | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 8,222 | $ | 5,155 | $ | 14,330 | $ | 9,336 | ||||||||
Operating expenses | 5,070 | 3,346 | 9,790 | 6,638 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,485 | 1,598 | 4,543 | 3,033 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 242 | 130 | 427 | 257 | ||||||||||||
Net operating income (loss) | 425 | 81 | (430 | ) | (592 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest expense | 32 | 82 | 110 | 117 | ||||||||||||
Other (income) | (131 | ) | (33 | ) | (305 | ) | (27 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) before income taxes | 524 | 32 | (235 | ) | (682 | ) | ||||||||||
Income tax expense | 480 | 134 | 536 | 20 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 44 | $ | (102 | ) | $ | (771 | ) | $ | (702 | ) | |||||
Income (loss) per common share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | |||||
Diluted | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | |||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 12,870,000 | 8,500,000 | 12,870,000 | 8,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 12,870,406 | 8,500,000 | 12,870,203 | 8,500,000 |
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
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GLOBAL TRAFFIC NETWORK, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands)
Six Months | ||||||||
Ended | ||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (771 | ) | $ | (702 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 427 | 257 | ||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 28 | 15 | ||||||
Non-cash compensation expense | 127 | — | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (1,927 | ) | (325 | ) | ||||
Deferred taxes, net | (43 | ) | 8 | |||||
Prepaid and other current assets and other assets | 40 | (217 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities | 1,486 | 1,185 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 62 | (73 | ) | |||||
Income taxes payable | 409 | (387 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (162 | ) | (239 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (1,656 | ) | (851 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (1,656 | ) | (851 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Repayment of long term debt | (276 | ) | (314 | ) | ||||
Net (repayments) proceeds of bank overdraft line of credit | (629 | ) | 576 | |||||
Borrowings from shareholders | — | 2,000 | ||||||
Dividends paid | — | (104 | ) | |||||
Repayment of shareholder notes payable | (2,000 | ) | (22 | ) | ||||
Deferred offering costs | — | (379 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from issuance of stock | — | 3 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (2,905 | ) | 1,760 | |||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (45 | ) | (49 | ) | ||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (4,768 | ) | 621 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of fiscal period | 14,649 | 51 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of fiscal period | $ | 9,881 | $ | 672 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||
Cash paid during fiscal period for: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 110 | $ | 95 | ||||
Income taxes | $ | 171 | $ | 396 | ||||
Non-cash financing and investing activities: | ||||||||
Property acquired under long-term debt | $ | — | $ | 63 | ||||
Property acquired other than for cash | $ | 75 | $ | — | ||||
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements
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GLOBAL TRAFFIC NETWORK, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share and per share amounts)
Information as of December 31, 2006 and for the six months ended December 31, 2006 is unaudited
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands except share and per share amounts)
Information as of December 31, 2006 and for the six months ended December 31, 2006 is unaudited
NOTE 1 — Description of the Company’s Business
Global Traffic Network, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation that was formed on May 16, 2005 as a holding company for the purpose of becoming the ultimate parent company of Canadian Traffic Network, ULC (“CTN”) and The Australia Traffic Network Pty Limited (“ATN”). At the time of the Company’s formation, ATN was a separate entity controlled by the same shareholders as the Company. On December 13, 2005, the Company entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement with ATN and the holders of all of the outstanding shares of ATN pursuant to which the Company exchanged 4,000,000 shares of its common stock and issued $1,400 in promissory notes to the ATN shareholders for all of the outstanding ordinary shares of ATN. The share exchange became effective on March 23, 2006, the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”), at which time ATN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
NOTE 2 — Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, the consolidated statements of income for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 are unaudited, but in the opinion of management include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented and have been prepared in a manner consistent with the audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2006. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annual results. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes for the year ended June 30, 2006, included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (SEC File No. 333-130417) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The financial statements presented herein assume that the share exchange had occurred as of July 1, 2003 such that ATN had been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company for all periods presented. Any activity or balances prior to May 16, 2005 (the Company’s date of formation) pertain to ATN. Because GTN and ATN are presented on a consolidated basis, all material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidation.
The consolidated financial statements consist of the Company and its three wholly-owned subsidiaries, ATN, Global Traffic Canada, Inc. (“GTC”) including its wholly owned subsidiary, CTN, and Global Traffic Network (UK) Limited (“UK”). As of July 5, 2005 the consolidated financial statements consisted of the Company, ATN and GTC, as well as GTC’s wholly-owned subsidiary CTN. On October 19, 2006 the Company formed a wholly subsidiary Global Traffic Network (UK) Limited (“UK”) to operate the Company’s business in the United Kingdom. As of October 19, 2006, the consolidated financial statements consist of the Company, ATN, UK and GTC, as well as GTC’s wholly owned subsidiary CTN. As of December 31, 2006, UK had not contracted to provide services to any radio or television stations. GTC is a holding company and had no assets or liabilities at December 31, 2006 or June 30, 2006.
NOTE 3 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
a) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management continually evaluates its estimates and judgments including those related to allowances for doubtful accounts, useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, income taxes and other contingencies. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
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b) Revenue recognition
Revenue is earned and recognized at the time commercial advertisements are broadcast. Payments received or amounts invoiced in advance are deferred until earned and such amounts are included as a component of deferred revenue in the accompanying balance sheets. All revenue pertains to cash sales and the company recognized no revenue related to the bartering of goods and services.
c) Operating expenses
The cost of producing and distributing the radio and television traffic and news reports and services are considered operating expenses. These consist mainly of personnel, aviation costs, facility costs and station compensation. Operating expenses are recognized when incurred.
d) Station compensation and reimbursement
The Company generally enters into multi year contracts with radio and television stations. These contracts call for the provision of various levels of service (including, but not limited to providing professional broadcasters, gathering of information, communications costs and aviation services) and, in some cases, cash compensation or reimbursement of expenses. Station compensation and reimbursement is a component of operating expense and is recognized monthly per the contractual terms, which is not materially different than when the services are performed.
Contractual station commitments are as follows:
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Year 1 | $ | 12,918 | $ | 6,312 | ||||
Year 2 | 7,598 | 5,655 | ||||||
Year 3 | 394 | 883 | ||||||
Year 4 | — | — | ||||||
Year 5 | — | — | ||||||
Thereafter | — | — |
e) Cash and cash equivalents
The company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of less than three months to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount of cash equivalents approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.
f) Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoice amount and are not interest bearing. The Company performs credit evaluations of its new customers and generally requires no collateral. The Company provides for losses from uncollectible accounts based on analyzing historical data and current trends and such losses have historically been insignificant. Past due amounts are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when collection is deemed unlikely and all collection efforts have ceased. An allowance for doubtful accounts of $39 and $11 has been established for the periods ended December 31, 2006, and June 30, 2006.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Balance at | Balance at | |||||||||||||||
beginning of | Additions | Deductions | end of | |||||||||||||
period | Expense | Write-offs | period | |||||||||||||
Six months ended December 31, 2006 (unaudited) | $ | 11 | $ | 34 | $ | (6 | ) | $ | 39 | |||||||
Year ended June 30, 2006 | $ | — | $ | 63 | $ | (52 | ) | $ | 11 |
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g) Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:
Recording, broadcasting and studio equipment | 5 years | |||
Furniture, and equipment and other | 5 years | |||
Motor vehicles | 7 years | |||
Helicopters and fixed wing aircraft | 8 years | |||
Helicopter engine rebuilds | 3 years |
Leasehold improvements and leased assets are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the asset’s useful life. Depreciation expense was $427 and $257 for the six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. Maintenance, repairs and minor replacements are charged to operations as incurred. Major replacements and betterments are capitalized and amortized over their useful lives.
h) Intangible assets
Intangible assets reflected on the balance sheets primarily consist of costs relating to obtaining aircraft licenses. Due to the long term and indefinite nature of these assets, amortization expense is not reflected and the Company regularly reviews the assets for impairment. As of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, there was no impairment of the assets. Amortization expense was $0 for both six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
i) Income taxes
The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 (“SFAS 109”), “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under the asset and liability method of SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to net operating loss carry-forwards and to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under SFAS 109, the effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets or liabilities is recognized in the statement of income in the period that included the enactment. A valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets unless their realization is considered more likely than not.
j) Per share data
Basic and diluted earnings per share is calculated in accordance with FASB Statement No. 128, “Earnings per Share.” In calculating basic earnings per share, net income is divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the fiscal year. There were no common equivalent shares outstanding during the period ended December 31, 2005. For the year ended June 30, 2006 and the period ended December 31, 2006, there were common equivalent shares outstanding due to the issuance of stock options during the periods, none of which were vested or exercisable and a warrant issued to the underwriter of the Company’s IPO to purchase 380,000 common shares, which also was not exercisable. Based on the average share price of the Company’s common stock and the exercise price of certain stock options, a portion of the stock options are common stock equivalents for the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three month period ending December 31, 2006. Common stock equivalents are not taken into account for the calculation of diluted earnings per share for those periods with negative net income since they are anti-dilutive. Options and warrants with an exercise price greater than the average stock price for the period are also excluded from diluted shares since they would be anti-dilutive. For the three month period ended December 31, 2006, 450,000 stock options, with an exercise price of $4.66-$6.28 and 380,000 warrants with an exercise price of $6.00 were excluded from the calculation of diluted shares outstanding.
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||
December 31, 2006 | December 31, 2006 | |||||||
Basic Shares Outstanding | 12,870,000 | 12,870,000 | ||||||
Stock Options | 406 | 203 | ||||||
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 12,870,406 | 12,870,203 |
k) Fair value of financial instruments
FASB Statement No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments for which it is practical to estimate that value. The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate fair value because of their short-term maturities. The carrying amounts of the Company’s shareholder notes payable and long-term debt approximate fair value of these obligations based upon management’s best estimate of interest rates that would be available for similar debt obligations as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006.
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l) Foreign currency translation
ATN’s functional currency is Australian dollars, CTN’s functional currency is Canadian dollars and UK’s functional currency is British pounds while for reporting purposes the Company’s financial statements are presented in United States dollars. The financial statements have been translated into United States dollars in accordance with FASB Statement No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation.” Realized gains and losses resulting from currency transaction adjustments are recognized in the accompanying statements of income as a component of other expense (income). Foreign currency translation adjustments upon translation of the Company’s financial statements to United States dollars are recognized as other comprehensive income (loss).
m) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2006, FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, which is an interpretation of SFAS 109. FIN48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109 and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position is a two step process. First step is recognition, in which the company determines whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination based on the merits of the position. The second step is measurement in which a tax position which meets the more likely than not threshold of the first step is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in its financial statements. FIN48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company will adopt FIN48 on July 1, 2007. The Company is still evaluating the impact of FIN48 on its financial statements.
In September 2006, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 108 “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (SAB 108). SAB 108 requires that public companies utilize a “dual approach” to assessing the quantitative effects of financial misstatements. This dual approach includes both an income statement focused assessment and a balance sheet focused assessment. The guidance in SAB 108 must be applied to annual financial statements for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006. The Company will adopt SAB 108 effective July 1, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting SAB 108 but does not expect that it will have a material effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to US GAAP guidance requiring use of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company expects to adopt SFAS 157 on July 1, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting SFAS 157, but does not expect that it will have a material effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Prior to the IPO, the Company had no stock options issued.
n) Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company maintains cash balances with what management believes to be high credit quality financial institutions. Balances have and continue to exceed those amounts insured, and the majority of the Company’s cash is maintained in instruments not subject to FDIC or other insurance.
o) Major Supplier
A significant portion of the Company’s radio commercial airtime inventory in Australia (which, when sold to advertisers, generates a material amount of the Company’s Australian revenues) comes from a large broadcaster in Australia, which includes inventory received from this broadcaster under a two year agreement effective July 1, 2006 to provide radio traffic reporting services and a three year agreement dated July 1, 2005 to provide radio news reporting services.
As of December 31, 2006, the majority of the Canadian radio stations with which the Company has contracted to provide radio traffic reports are owned by one company. The sale of such inventory constitutes a majority of the Company’s Canadian revenue. The agreement between the Company and the owner of such stations governs the Company’s delivery of radio traffic reports in seven different Canadian markets for three year terms that commence on various dates between November 2005 and January 2006, depending on the market. However, either party may terminate the agreement after eighteen months by giving six months notice, effectively making the agreement a two year agreement if such notice is given.
p) Deferred offering costs
Deferred offering costs primarily consist of costs related to the IPO. As of the closing of the IPO, the deferred offering costs were offset against the proceeds of the IPO and the difference between the gross IPO proceeds less expenses related to the IPO (including the deferred offering costs) was credited to shareholders’ equity.
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NOTE 4 — Related Party Transactions
ATN had entered into a management agreement with Wisconsin Information Systems, Inc., an Ohio corporation doing business as Milwaukee Traffic Network (“MTN”), which is owned by certain shareholders of the Company. ATN has historically compensated MTN with an annual fee as determined by the board of directors. Additionally, the management agreement provided MTN the opportunity to earn an incentive bonus if ATN exceeded pre-determined targeted cash flows approved by the board of directors of ATN. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, ATN paid MTN $337 pursuant to this management agreement. For the six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, ATN paid MTN $0 and $226, respectively. The management agreement was terminated on March 31, 2006.
The Company employs and or contracts for services with certain stockholders, relatives of certain stockholders or entities controlled by such stockholders. For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company paid these stockholders $466. For the six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company paid these stockholders $280 and $169 respectively. The majority of these payments pertain to salaries paid to these stockholders and their relatives for their services to the Company.
In addition to the services described above, on November 9, 2005, CTN entered a mutual sales representation agreement with a stockholder under which both parties agree to market the others commercial spot inventory in their respective markets. For the year ended June 30, 2006, CTN recognized net revenues of $44 and incurred $1 of expense due to bad debt. For the six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, CTN recognized net revenues of $78 and $0, respectively.
The Company has also entered into note payable agreements with certain stockholders. (see Note 8)
NOTE 5 — Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net is as follows as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006:
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Helicopters and fixed wing aircraft | $ | 5,297 | $ | 3,588 | ||||
Recording, broadcasting and studio equipment | 1,395 | 1,304 | ||||||
Furniture and equipment and other | 786 | 666 | ||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization | 1,878 | 1,370 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | $ | 5,600 | $ | 4,188 | ||||
Plant and equipment held as security under specific loans: | $ | 1,786 | $ | 1,773 | ||||
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NOTE 6 — Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006:
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Trade payables | $ | 3,727 | $ | 2,936 | ||||
Accrued payroll expenses | 1,012 | 640 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 661 | 296 | ||||||
Total | $ | 5,400 | $ | 3,872 | ||||
NOTE 7 — Long Term Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following as of:
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Term loan with bank, bearing variable interest rate of ANZ Mortgage Index rate plus .33% (8.5% at December 31, 2006), monthly principal and interest payments of $13 secured by all Company assets, matures on June 30, 2008 | $ | 249 | 309 | |||||
Financial leases with financing company, bearing fixed interest of 7.67% and 6.99%, monthly principal and interest payments of $2 and $2, secured by automobiles, matures August 25, 2010 and April 16, 2008 | 95 | 108 | ||||||
Note payable to bank, bearing fixed interest of 8.43%, monthly principal and interest payments of $12, secured by a helicopter, matures November 6, 2008 | 245 | 288 | ||||||
Notes payable to bank bearing fixed interest of 6.97%, Monthly principal and interest payments of $27, secured by 2 helicopters, matures September 6, 2010 | 1,076 | 1,138 | ||||||
1,665 | 1,843 | |||||||
Less current portion | 605 | 557 | ||||||
Long term debt less current portion | 1,060 | 1,286 | ||||||
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On April 3, 2005, the Company increased its existing over draft line of credit facility from $1,525 to $2,287 (“new facility”) until September 9, 2005, at which time it reverted to its original amount. Interest on the new facility is variable at the ANZ Mortgage Index rate plus .83% (9.0% at December 31, 2006) and is secured by all ATN’s assets. The new facility contains covenants relating to dividends, liens, indebtedness, capital expenditures and interest coverage and leverage ratios. In connection with the closing of the new facility, the Company utilized $1,372 of the facility to purchase two new helicopters. The next review date for the over draft line of credit is May 12, 2007.
On September 6, 2005, the helicopters were refinanced under $1,372 bank term loans (“Helicopter II Loan”). The Helicopter II Loan has a fixed interest rate of 6.97% with principal and interest payments due under a 60 month amortization schedule and is secured by the two helicopters. The balance of the bank overdraft was $611 at June 30, 2006 and, based on the rates of exchange on that date, $874 was available to the Company. The balance of the bank overdraft was $0 on December 31, 2006 and, based on the rates of exchange on that date, $1,571 was available to the Company.
The aggregate maturities of long term debt as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, are as follows (excluding market value adjustments, if any):
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Year 1 | $ | 605 | $ | 557 | ||||
Year 2 | 505 | 570 | ||||||
Year 3 | 326 | 343 | ||||||
Year 4 | 229 | 320 | ||||||
Year 5 | — | 53 |
NOTE 8 — Shareholder Notes Payable
On November 9, 2005, CTN entered into a $2 million note purchase agreement with a stockholder. The note bore interest at 10% and was payable quarterly. The note was due on March 29, 2007 (the first anniversary of the closing date of the IPO), was secured by substantially all the assets of CTN (subject to certain conditions) and was guaranteed by the Company, GTC and ATN.
For the year ended June 30, 2006 the Company incurred interest expense of $126 under the CTN shareholder note payable. For the six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 the Company incurred interest expense of $38 and $27 respectively under the CTN shareholder note payable.
On September 7, 2006 the Company repaid the CTN shareholder note payable in full.
ATN issued notes payable to shareholders in order to fund the start of its operations and later to fund its cash needs. These notes were issued between 1998 and 2004. Each note bore interest at 5% and the interest was due upon maturity of the notes as stipulated in the note payable agreements. During the year ended June 30, 2006, ATN incurred interest expense of $1 under shareholder notes payable. For the six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company incurred interest expense of $0 and $1, respectively, under shareholder notes payable.
The balance of notes payable in respect of directors at June 30, 2006 and at December 31, 2006 was $0 and $0, respectively. The interest expense in respect of notes held by directors during the year ended June 30, 2006 and the six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was: $0, $0 and $1, respectively.
During September 2005, ATN repaid all outstanding shareholder notes payable and the related interest in full.
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NOTE 9 — Income Taxes
Income tax expense consists of the following:
Six months | Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic | Foreign | Total | Domestic | Foreign | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision | $ | 142 | $ | 594 | $ | 736 | $ | — | $ | 128 | $ | 128 | ||||||||||||
Current deferred tax asset (liability), net | (40 | ) | (25 | ) | (65 | ) | (78 | ) | (58 | ) | (136 | ) | ||||||||||||
Non-current deferred tax asset (liability), net | (44 | ) | (62 | ) | (106 | ) | (24 | ) | (6 | ) | (30 | ) | ||||||||||||
Tax carried forward losses | 55 | (650 | ) | (595 | ) | (235 | ) | (864 | ) | (1,099 | ) | |||||||||||||
Valuation allowance | (113 | ) | 679 | 566 | 337 | 888 | 1,225 | |||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | $ | — | $ | 536 | $ | 536 | $ | — | $ | 88 | $ | 88 |
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities on the Company’s balance sheets and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
Period ended | Year ended | |||||||
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Depreciation | $ | 81 | $ | 43 | ||||
Deferred rent | 45 | 43 | ||||||
Capital losses | 4 | 4 | ||||||
Foreign tax credit | 132 | 132 | ||||||
Stock option expense | 62 | 18 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other | 208 | 161 | ||||||
Tax carried forward losses | 1,607 | 1,154 | ||||||
Total deferred tax assets | 2,139 | 1,555 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 14 | 54 | ||||||
Total deferred tax liabilities | 14 | 54 | ||||||
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 2,125 | 1,501 | ||||||
Valuation allowance | (1,846 | ) | (1,280 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax assets | $ | 279 | $ | 221 |
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Six months | Year | |||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Income tax expense consists of the following: | ||||||||
Domestic | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Foreign | 536 | 88 | ||||||
Income tax expense | $ | 536 | $ | 88 |
The reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is:
Six months | Year | |||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Federal statutory rate | 35.0 | % | 35.0 | % | ||||
State taxes net of federal benefit | 0.6 | 0.2 | ||||||
Differences between U.S. and foreign tax rates | (3.1 | ) | 1.1 | |||||
Permanent differences between book and tax income | (19.8 | ) | 2.8 | |||||
Impact of valuation allowance | (240.8 | ) | (42.1 | ) | ||||
Effective tax rate | (228.1 | )% | (3.0 | )% |
Management evaluates the recoverability of the deferred tax asset and the amount of the required valuation allowance. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the tax deductions in future tax returns, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax asset for Global Traffic Network, Inc. (unconsolidated) (“GTN”), CTN and UK at December 31 and GTN and CTN at June 30, 2006. At such time as it is determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized, the valuation allowance will be reduced. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets of ATN at December 31 and June 30, 2006 of $4 and $4, respectively.
NOTE 10 — Commitments
The Company has various non-cancelable, long-term operating leases for its facilities and office equipment. The facility leases have escalation clauses and provisions for payment of taxes, insurance, maintenance and repair expenses. Total rent expense under these leases is recognized ratably over the lease terms. Future minimum payments, by year and in the aggregate, under such non-cancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more, consist of the following as of December 31 and June 30, 2006:
December 31, | June 30, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Year 1 | $ | 276 | $ | 463 | ||||
Year 2 | 260 | 253 | ||||||
Year 3 | 269 | 256 | ||||||
Year 4 | 265 | 265 | ||||||
Year 5 | 204 | 223 | ||||||
Thereafter | 430 | 524 |
Total rent expense charged to operating expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 was $414. Total rent expense charged to operating expenses in the accompanying statements of income for the six months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $245 and $178, respectively.
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With respect to ATN’s leased office premises in Sydney, should ATN vacate the premises prior to the expiration of the lease term, ATN will be required to make the following payments to the lessor:
Vacation of premises prior to: | ||||
September 8, 2007 | $ | 96 | ||
September 8, 2008 | $ | 70 | ||
September 8, 2009 | $ | 43 | ||
September 8, 2010 | $ | 17 |
In December 2006, the Company made a $35 deposit on the purchase of a helicopter. The total purchase price is approximately $650. The Company is scheduled to take delivery of the helicopter in February 2007. The Company can cancel the purchase of the helicopter by forfeiting the deposit.
NOTE 11 — Capital Stock
On March 29, 2006, the Company consummated an initial public offering (the “IPO”) in which it sold 3,800,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $5.00 per share. Prior to the IPO, ATN was a separate entity which was controlled by the same shareholder base that controlled the Company. Pursuant to a Securities Exchange Agreement dated December 13, 2005, immediately prior to the effective time of the IPO, the Company exchanged 4,000,000 shares of its common stock and issued an aggregate of $1.4 million in promissory notes to ATN shareholders for all of the outstanding ordinary shares of ATN (the “Share Exchange”), at which time ATN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The promissory notes (the “Share Exchange Notes”), which were intended to cover the estimated tax consequences to such shareholders of the Share Exchange, were paid in their entirety on the closing date of the IPO out of the net proceeds from the IPO. The issuance of the Share Exchange Notes reduced the additional paid in capital of the Company from the IPO. The net proceeds to the Company of the IPO were approximately $16,494. Due to the identical voting control of the Company and ATN prior to the Share Exchange, the transaction was treated as a combination and the equity section of the balance sheet reflects the combination of ATN and the Company’s equity. On April 28, 2006, the underwriter for the IPO exercised its over-allotment option to acquire an additional 570,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for a purchase price of $4.65 per share (representing the IPO price to the public less underwriting discounts and commissions). On May 4, 2006, the purchase of the shares was completed, resulting in additional net proceeds to the Company of approximately $2,579 after deducting offering expenses.
NOTE 12 — Stock based compensation
On September 30, 2005, the Company’s board of directors adopted the Global Traffic Network, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, there are an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of common stock available for issuance, of which 460,000 and 325,000 were outstanding under previously issued incentive grants as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, respectively. Options granted under the Plan vest one third per year over three years and expire after ten years from the date of the grant.
As prescribed by SFAS 123(R), the Company is required to determine the fair value of the employee, contractor and director stock options issued under the Global Traffic Network, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. The fair value of these options was estimated at the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions (no options were issued during any period prior to January 1, 2006):
Issued Three | All grants | |||||||
Months ended | as of | |||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2006 | |||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 4.53-4.71 | % | 4.53-5.12 | % | ||||
Volatility factor | 65.79-65.89 | % | 65.89-32.52 | % | ||||
Dividend yield | — | — | ||||||
Option price | $ | 4.35-4.66 | $ | 6.28-4.35 | ||||
Weighted average expected life of options | 6 years | 6 years | ||||||
Weighted average grant date fair value | $ | 397 | $ | 1,099 |
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The Company’s outstanding stock options as of December 31, 2006 were as follows:
Weighted | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted | Average | |||||||||||||||
Average | Remaining | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
Exercise | Contractual | Fair | ||||||||||||||
Shares | Price | Term | Value | |||||||||||||
Balance, June 30, 2006 | 325,000 | $ | 5.22 | 9.79 years | $ | 702 | ||||||||||
Grants | 135,000 | 4.64 | 9.93 Years | 397 | ||||||||||||
Exercised | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Forfeitures/expirations | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2006 | 460,000 | $ | 5.05 | 9.47 years | $ | 1,099 | ||||||||||
Exercisable, December 31, 2006 | — | — | — | — |
Based on the following assumptions, the expense with regards to the options issued as of December 31, 2006 is $1,099, which will be expensed by the straight line method over the three year vesting period of the options. This expense is based on an assumption that there will be no forfeitures; this assumption is based on the positions of the grantees of the options and the lack of history with regards to forfeitures as of December 31, 2006. As of December 31, 2006, the only previous forfeiture was due to an outside director becoming an employee of the Company and the forfeited director stock options were simultaneously replaced with employee stock options. The expense for the year ended June 30, 2006 is $53. The expense for the six months ended December 31, 2006 is $127 and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the accompanying statements of income.
Black-Scholes was developed for estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions and are freely transferable. The options issued under the Global Traffic Network, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan provide for limited transferability by the employee, contractor or director, and become exercisable with respect to one third of their shares on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant. In addition, volatility is a subjective estimate that is further made difficult by the fact that, due to the very limited trading history of the Company’s stock, a proxy for the Company’s volatility initially must be used. Since the Company believes it is the only public company offering traffic services outside the United States, the Company initially chose a recent six year volatility of the largest provider of traffic information in the United States, which is a much larger and longer established company than the Company. The impact of volatility on the expense recognized is that, all things being equal, the greater the volatility, the larger the expense. Effective October 1, 2006, the Company commenced using an estimate of the Company’s stock’s volatility from the IPO date until the grant of the options, which is the largest sample size available. In addition, because the Company has no experience with regards to the expected life of the options granted with regards to both expected forfeiture rates and expected exercise dates, the Company elected to utilize the weighted mid-point between the vesting period of one third per year for three years and the maximum life of ten years, which is the point in time at which the options expire. The impact of weighted average life on the expense recognized is to the extent all other factors are the same, the expense increases as the time to exercise (life) increases. The risk free rate of interest was based on yields for five year United States Treasury bonds at the time of the grants, which most closely matched the expected life of the options.
Subsequent to December 31, 2006, 25,000 unvested stock options have been forfeited and 35,000 additional stock options have been granted to individuals in connection with the commencement of their employment.
NOTE 13 — Warrant
Pursuant to the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the IPO, the Company issued a warrant to the underwriter to purchase 380,000 shares of its common stock at a purchase price equal to $6.00 per share, which represents 120% of the $5.00 price to public in the IPO. The underwriter may exercise the warrant at any time commencing on March 24, 2007 and ending on March 23, 2011 (the fifth anniversary of the date of the final prospectus used in the IPO).
NOTE 14 — Segment Reporting
The Company operates in two geographic areas, Australia and Canada, through its wholly owned subsidiaries ATN and GTC, which operates through its wholly owned subsidiary CTN. Select income statement information and capital expenditures for the six months ended December 31, 2006 and the year ended June 30, 2006 and select balance sheet information as of December 31 and June 30, 2006 is provided below. Comparative information is not provided for the period ended December 31, 2005 since the Canadian segment did not exist prior to July 5, 2005 and did not begin operations until December 2005. The All Other category consists primarily of expense and assets of GTN and UK.
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December 31, 2006 (unaudited)
Australia | Canada | All Other | Total | |||||||||||||
Revenues | 12,886 | 1,444 | — | 14,330 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | 72 | 38 | — | 110 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation/amortization | 341 | 86 | — | 427 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 536 | — | — | 536 | ||||||||||||
Segment profit (loss) | 1,235 | (1,987 | ) | (19 | ) | (771 | ) | |||||||||
Segment assets | 10,995 | 3,704 | 8,392 | 23,091 | ||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 279 | — | — | 279 | ||||||||||||
Expenditure for segment assets | 233 | 1,423 | — | 1,656 |
June 30, 2006
Australia | Canada | All Other | Total | |||||||||||||
Revenues | 19,007 | 495 | — | 19,502 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | 193 | 126 | — | 319 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation/amortization | 530 | 57 | — | 587 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 88 | — | — | 88 | ||||||||||||
Segment profit (loss) | 165 | (2,601 | ) | (560 | ) | (2,996 | ) | |||||||||
Segment assets | 8,037 | 1,597 | 14,654 | 24,288 | ||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 221 | — | — | 221 | ||||||||||||
Expenditure for segment assets | 1,023 | 965 | — | 1,988 |
NOTE 15 — Contingencies
In October 2006, ATN received a draft lawsuit from a terminated employee alleging, among other things, misrepresentations by ATN and breach of contract. As of the date of the financial statements, it is not possible to estimate the Company’s liability, if any, should the lawsuit proceed.
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NOTE 16 — Subsequent Events
On February 2, 2007, a helicopter owned by Canadian Traffic Network ULC, but operated by a third party, crashed during a maintenance flight. None of our employees and no personnel of our network affiliates were in the helicopter at the time of the accident. The net book value of the helicopter at December 31, 2006 was $583 and the Company expects the majority of the cost of replacing the helicopter and any other expenses related to the accident, less applicable deductibles, will be covered by the third party insurance. The Company has made a $35 deposit on a replacement helicopter, with an expected purchase price of approximately $650. The Company can cancel the purchase by forfeiting the deposit.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and the annual audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (SEC File No. 333-130417), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We provide customized traffic and news reports to radio and television stations in Australia and began providing customized traffic reports to radio stations in Canada in December 2005. In exchange for providing these services and, in certain circumstances, additional cash consideration, television and radio stations provide us with commercial airtime inventory that we sell to advertisers. Although we are a Delaware corporation with principal offices located in New York, NY, we do not provide nor do we intend to provide traffic or news reports to radio or television stations in the United States.
On March 29, 2006, we consummated an initial public offering (the “IPO”) in which we sold 3,800,000 shares of our common stock at a price to the public of $5.00 per share. Our Australian operations are conducted by The Australia Traffic Network Pty Limited, an Australian proprietary company registered under the Corporations Act of Australia (“The Australia Traffic Network”). Prior to the IPO, The Australia Traffic Network was a separate entity which was controlled by the same shareholder base that controlled us. Immediately prior to the effective time of the IPO, we exchanged 4,000,000 shares of our common stock and issued an aggregate of $1.4 million in promissory notes to The Australia Traffic Network shareholders for all of the outstanding ordinary shares of The Australia Traffic Network (the “Share Exchange”), at which time The Australia Traffic Network became our wholly-owned subsidiary. The promissory notes (the “Share Exchange Notes”), which were intended to cover the estimated tax consequences to such shareholders of the Share Exchange, were paid in their entirety on the closing date of the IPO out of the net proceeds from the IPO. On May 4, 2006, the underwriter closed on its over allotment option to purchase an additional 570,000 shares at the price to public less underwriter commission and discounts.
Our Canadian operations are conducted by our wholly owned subsidiary, Global Traffic Canada, Inc., a Delaware corporation that operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Traffic Network ULC, an Alberta business corporation.
On October 19, 2006, we formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Global Traffic Network (UK) Limited (“UK Traffic Network”), for our operations in the United Kingdom. While we have entered into contracts with several employees, we have not yet contracted with any radio or television stations to provide our services in the United Kingdom.
We are a holding company and conduct no operations. Unless we indicate otherwise, the discussions below regarding our financial condition and results of operations presents information on a consolidated basis which assumes that the Share Exchange had been completed prior to the periods discussed such that The Australia Traffic Network and Global Traffic Canada, Inc. were each wholly-owned subsidiaries of ours throughout such periods. In that regard, our consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 reflect the Share
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Exchange and discussions regarding our financial information reflect such information on a consolidated basis giving effect to the Share Exchange. Balance sheet information for periods prior to the Share Exchange does not reflect the issuance of the Share Exchange Notes. In each case, all inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.
The Services We Provide — Radio Traffic Reports, Radio News Reports and TV Reports.
The information reports we provide to radio and television stations are divided into three categories based on the content of the report and the medium in which it is delivered.
• | Radio traffic reports:Through our information-gathering infrastructure and the use of external traffic information services, we provide daily scheduled customized traffic reports to radio stations that contract to receive our services. | ||
• | Radio news reports:In July 2005, we began building upon our radio traffic reports platform by providing general news reports to radio stations that complement our customized traffic reports. | ||
• | TV reports:In early 2005, we began providing regularly scheduled video traffic reports to television stations. In addition, because our aircraft are often already in the air covering traffic conditions, they are often first to arrive at the scene of a breaking news story. In a strategic effort to expand our reach into the television markets, we have been using this on-the-scene presence to compile video footage of such breaking news, which we provide to television stations that contract for our regularly scheduled TV reports. |
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The radio stations that contract to receive our radio traffic reports and radio news reports become members of our “Radio Network.” Likewise, the television stations that contract to receive our TV reports become members of our “TV Network.” Collectively, we refer to the members of these Networks as our “network affiliates.” We offer all three categories of information reports to our network affiliates in Australia, but currently only provide radio traffic reports and TV reports to our network affiliates in Canada. We have signed an agreement to provide television services to five television stations in five of our Canadian markets. We currently provide service under the contract to one of the television stations and expect to commence providing service to the remaining four shortly. We intend to add radio news reports and TV reports in our remaining Canadian markets as our Canadian operations expand and opportunities present themselves.
Our Sources of Revenue — Sale of Commercial Airtime Inventory
In exchange for providing our information reports and, in certain circumstances, additional cash consideration, our network affiliates provide us with commercial airtime inventory comprised of advertising spots that are broadcast immediately adjacent to an information report. We generate revenue by packaging and selling this commercial airtime inventory for cash to advertisers on a local, regional or national network basis.
The substantial majority of our revenues have been generated from the sale of commercial airtime inventory received in exchange for our radio traffic reports in Australia, including approximately 70% of our fiscal year 2007 revenue through December 31, 2006. We also currently generate revenue from commercial airtime inventory received in exchange for our radio news reports and TV reports in Australia. We expect to accumulate increasing amounts of commercial airtime inventory from our Australian operations as we continue to expand the provision of radio news reports and TV reports in Australia. We began accumulating commercial airtime inventory from our Canadian operations in December 2005 and began generating limited revenue in Canada in January 2006. As of December 31, 2006 we had operations in seven Canadian cities, (Calgary, Toronto, Hamilton, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton and Winnipeg). As commercial airtime inventory generated from our new Canadian operations and our expanded Australian operations increases, we expect to sell the increased commercial airtime inventory in the same manner as we have sold commercial airtime inventory generated from our provision of radio traffic reports in Australia. Our experience indicates, however, that there is generally a delay between acquiring commercial airtime inventory from new or expanded operations and the realization of increasing revenue from the sale of such inventory. We experienced such a delay when we added Austereo Pty Ltd, the largest radio broadcaster in Australia (“Austereo”), as a network affiliate of our Radio Network in fiscal year 2004. Although the additional commercial airtime inventory we acquired from Austereo led to increased revenues during fiscal year 2004, the full impact on revenues from the sale of such inventory was not realized until fiscal year 2005. We expect to experience similar delays in realizing revenues from the sale of commercial airtime inventory attributable to our provision of radio news reports and TV reports in Australia and our provision of radio traffic reports and TV reports in Canada.
Our Expenses
Our expenses are primarily comprised of three categories: operating expenses, selling expenses and general and administrative expenses. Operating expenses consists of all expenses related to the gathering, producing, and broadcasting of our information reports, including aviation costs and expenses, salaries and benefits for our on-air personalities who deliver the information reports and station compensation. Aviation costs relate to the costs of our airborne surveillance, an integral part of our information gathering, and consist both of payments to outside vendors to lease aircraft (currently four fixed wing aircraft in Australia and three helicopters and three fixed-wing aircraft in Canada), as well as the operating costs (including fuel, maintenance, and insurance costs) associated with the operation of our fleet of owned aircraft, which currently includes four helicopters and one fixed wing aircraft in Australia and three helicopters in Canada. In February 2007, we purchased an additional helicopter that will replace one of the leased fixed-wing aircraft. The purchase of this helicopter will allow the Company to better utilize its aviation assets enabling it to provide TV service under its new TV network affiliate agreement. As our Canadian operations expand, we intend to purchase three additional helicopters, which will replace our three leased helicopters in Canada. We currently have deposits on two helicopters in Canada which we expect to take delivery in February and May 2007. Until we are able to purchase the number of helicopters necessary to support our operations, we intend to continue to lease such helicopters. As discussed in the subsequent events footnote to our financial statements, one of our owned helicopters in Canada was destroyed in an accident during a maintenance flight. In addition to replacing leased aircraft, we anticipate using insurance proceeds to replace this helicopter, and one of the deposits discussed above is for a replacement helicopter. Station compensation consists of the reimbursement of expenses incurred by the stations that would otherwise be incurred by us as part of providing services to the station and the purchase of commercial airtime inventory. Selling expenses include salaries and benefits for our sales personnel and commissions paid on sales of our commercial airtime inventory. General and administrative expenses consists of corporate overhead, including administrative salaries, real property lease payments, salaries and benefits for our corporate executive officers, compensation expense related to stock options and legal and accounting fees. Expenses other than selling expenses are generally spread evenly over the applicable fiscal year.
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Although we incurred expenses in fiscal year 2005 related to our provision of TV reports in Australia and start-up costs for our Canadian operations, because our provision of radio traffic reports in Australia has comprised almost all of our historical operations, substantially all of our historical expenses prior to the year ending June 30, 2005 were associated with the provision of such services and sales efforts related to the resulting commercial airtime inventory. Commencing in July 2005, however, we began incurring additional expenses attributable to the introduction of radio news reports and the continued expansion of the provision of TV reports in Australia, as well as expenses related to our start-up Canadian operations. Recently, we have begun to incur expenses related to commencing operations in the United Kingdom.
Basis of Presentation
We have derived substantially all of our revenue to date from our Australian and Canadian operations. However, the financial information contained in this Form 10Q, including the financial statements, report our financial condition and results of operation in United States dollars and unless stated otherwise, all references to dollar amounts refer to United States dollars. Income statement amounts are converted from Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, or British pounds to United States dollars based on the average exchange rate for the period covered. Assets and liabilities are converted based on the exchange rate as of the applicable balance sheet date. Equity is converted based on the exchange rate in place at the time of the applicable investment. Foreign currency translation adjustments occur when the income statement and balance sheet are converted at different exchange rates and are recognized as other comprehensive income or loss in the financial statements. For reference, the exchange rates from United States dollars to Australian dollars, Canadian dollars and British pounds applicable to our income statement data for each of the three months periods ended September 30 and December 31, 2006 and 2005, and applicable to our balance sheet data as of December 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 are set forth below:
Australia
Income Statement Period | Exchange Rate | Balance Sheet Date | Exchange Rate | |||||||
Three month period ended December 31, 2006 | 0.7718 | December 31, 2006 | 0.7853 | |||||||
Three month period ended September 30, 2006 | 0.7541 | |||||||||
Three month period ended December 31, 2005 | 0.7437 | |||||||||
Three month period ended September 30, 2005 | 0.7593 | |||||||||
June 30, 2006 | 0.7423 |
Canada
Income Statement Period | Exchange Rate | Balance Sheet Date | Exchange Rate | |||||||
Three month period ended December 31, 2006 | 0.8776 | December 31, 2006 | 0.8577 | |||||||
Three month period ended September 30, 2006 | 0.8922 | |||||||||
Three month period ended December 31, 2005 | 0.8521 | |||||||||
Three month period ended September 30, 2005 | 0.8315 | |||||||||
June 30, 2006 | 0.8958 |
United Kingdom
Income Statement Period | Exchange Rate | Balance Sheet Date | Exchange Rate | |||||||
Three month period ended December 31, 2006 | 1.9174 | December 31, 2006 | 1.9589 |
Seasonality of Business
We believe that advertising revenues in general vary moderately over the calendar year, with the three month period ending December 31 generally resulting in the highest revenues and the three month period ending March 31 generally resulting in the lowest revenues. This industry trend is mainly attributable to increases in the level of advertiser demand, and resulting increases in average advertising spot rates and/or number of spots sold, during the months leading up to the Christmas holiday season and lower advertiser demand following the end of the holiday season which leads to lower average advertising spot rates and/or number of spots sold during that time. We believe that this general trend in advertising revenues is applicable to our business. Our expenses other than sales costs are generally spread evenly over the fiscal year. As a result, we generally experience seasonality in the amount of our net income absent growth due to the addition of new network affiliates.
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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended December 31, 2006 Compared With Three Months Ended December 31, 2005
During the three months ended December 31, 2005, in excess of 90% of our expenses resulted from our provision of radio traffic, radio news and television reports to network affiliates in Australia and all of our revenues were derived from sales of commercial airtime inventory acquired by us in exchange for such reports and, in some cases, cash consideration. Our operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2006 reflect our provision of radio traffic reports, radio news reports and TV reports in Australia, the provision of radio traffic reports and TV reports in Canada, corporate overhead and costs associated with our attempted expansion into the UK.
Revenue.Revenue increased from approximately $5.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $8.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006, an increase of approximately 57.7%. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by $2.2 million increase in revenue from our Australian operations. Additionally, revenue from the sale of inventory related to our Canadian operations increased to $0.85 million from $0 in the previous year quarter. Our Australian revenue increase consisted of approximately $1.7 million from our radio network and $0.5 million from our TV network in Australia. The increase in revenue from our Australian radio network was approximately $1.3 million from our traffic network and $0.4 million from our news network.
Operating expenses.Operating expenses increased from approximately $3.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $5.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006, an increase of approximately 54.5%. Approximately, $1.1 million of the increase pertains to our operations in Canada. During the three months ended December 31, 2005, we only broadcast traffic reports in one market for approximately two weeks. During the three months ended December 31, 2006, we provided traffic reports to 34 radio stations in seven Canadian markets (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Hamilton) and commenced providing TV reports to two television stations. Approximately $0.6 million of the increase pertained to our Australian operations. Of that amount approximately $0.3 million pertained to providing traffic reports, $0.2 million pertained to our news operations and $0.1 million pertained to our TV operations. The increase in traffic operations expenses were primarily a result of increases in station compensation. The majority of the increase from news operations pertained to increases in station compensation due to contractual increases and an additional news affiliate added subsequent to December 31, 2005. We had 10 news network affiliates during the quarter ended December 31, 2005 and 11 news network affiliates during the quarter ended December 31, 2006. The increase in TV operations expense pertained primarily to the cost of affiliating Channel 9 in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. If we are successful in procuring radio and television affiliates in the United Kingdom, we will incur significant additional operating costs. Such costs can not be reasonably estimated until such agreements are negotiated.
Selling, general and administrative expenses.Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from approximately $1.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $2.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006, an increase of approximately 56.3%. Approximately $0.3 million of the increase pertains to corporate overhead, including costs associated with the expansion of our corporate staff to hire an executive vice president /director of international sales, compensation expense relating to stock options and costs related to being a public company incurred during the three months ended December 31, 2006. During the three months ended December 31, 2005, we were not yet a public company. Expense from the granting of employee and director stock options was approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006 and $0 for the three months ended December 31, 2005. We expect that our corporate overhead costs will continue at current levels for the foreseeable future. Effective July 1, 2006, we began to allocate our corporate overhead costs to the Australian and Canadian operating companies. The amount allocated for the three month period ended December 31, 2006 was approximately $379,000 to The Australia Traffic Network and $82,000 to Canadian Traffic Network ULC. The net impact to The Australia Traffic Network as a result of this allocation, after factoring in the $0.1 million management fee charged to The Australia Traffic Network by the Milwaukee Traffic Network for the three month period ended December 31, 2005, was an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of approximately $0.3 million. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased approximately $0.3 million in Canada primarily due to $0.2 million increased sales costs associated with the increased staffing of our sales department and $0.1 million of increased administrative costs. As discussed in operating expenses, during the three months ended December 31, 2005, we had just begun to obtain inventory for sale. Selling, general and administrative expenses related to our expansion into the United Kingdom was approximately $0.2 million for three months ended December 31, 2006. These costs were primarily legal and travel costs associated with opening the market. If we are successful in procuring radio and television station contracts in the United Kingdom, we will incur significantly higher costs than were incurred in the three months ended December 31, 2006. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased approximately $0.2 million in Australia due to higher sales personnel costs primarily associated with increased sales during the period. Sales expense as a percentage of revenue in Australia decreased from approximately 15.1% for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately 13.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2006.
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Depreciation and amortization expenses.Depreciation and amortization expense increased from approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. The increase is mainly due to our acquisition of three helicopters since December 31, 2005, and two helicopters which were placed in service during the six months ended December 31, 2005, three of which are used in our Australian operations and two of which are used in Canada. We have taken delivery of one additional helicopter and expect to take delivery of an additional helicopter currently on order in Canada and to purchase three additional helicopters for use in our Canadian operations and, consequently, we anticipate that depreciation and amortization will continue to increase accordingly in future quarters.
Interest expense.Interest expense decreased from approximately $82,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $32,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2006. The increase was primarily due to Canadian Traffic Network, ULC’s $2.0 million shareholder note, which was incurred during the three months ended December 31, 2005 but was repaid prior to the three months ended December 31, 2006 and reduced interest expense in Australia due to the amounts outstanding under the line of credit being reduced in the current period.
Other income.Other income increased from approximately $33,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. The increase was primarily due to interest income on the unused proceeds of our IPO. As we use the proceeds from our IPO, we expect our cash balances to decrease and our interest income to decrease accordingly.
Income tax expense.Income tax expense increased from approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $0.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. The increase was primarily due to the increased net profit for Australia for the three months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2005. The effective tax rate in Australia was 30.2% for the three months ended December 31, 2006 and 30.6% for the three months ended December 31, 2005, compared to the statutory federal rate of 30.0%. There was no income tax expense or benefit for the United States, United Kingdom or Canada as a valuation allowance has been created for 100% of the tax loss carry forwards.
Net income (loss).Net income (loss) increased from a $(0.1) million net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to net income of approximately $44,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Net income for The Australia Traffic Network increased from $0.3 million net income for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to net income of approximately $1.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006, despite the $0.3 million net increase in corporate overhead that was allocated to The Australian Traffic Network, as discussed under selling, general and administrative expenses. Net loss for Canadian Traffic Network ULC increased from a net loss of approximately $(0.3) million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $(0.9) million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Canadian Traffic Network ULC had just begun commencing operations in its first market in December 2005. Global Traffic Network (UK) Limited incurred a net loss of approximately $(0.2) million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. Due primarily to the allocation of its corporate overhead to Australia and Canada and interest income on the unused IPO proceeds, Global Traffic Network, Inc. (the unconsolidated holding company) increased net income from a loss of approximately $(0.1) million for the three months ended December 31, 2005 to net income of approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006.
Changes in Key Operating Statistics in Local Currencies.The table below sets forth changes in certain of our key operating statistics for our Australian operations for the comparable periods presented without taking into account foreign currency exchange rates. Amounts are expressed in Australian dollars. The exchange rates from United States dollars to Australian dollars applicable to the three month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 were 0.7718 and 0.7437, respectively. Changes in key operating statistics for our Canadian and UK operations are not presented because our Canadian operations had not yet commenced during the majority of the three month period ended December 31, 2005 and we had no business activities in the United Kingdom at the end of such period.
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Ended | Ended | Percentage | ||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | Increase | ||||||||||
Key operating statistic | 2006 | 2005 | (Decrease) | |||||||||
(In thousands) | (In thousands) | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 9,552 | $ | 6,932 | 37.8 | % | ||||||
Operating expenses | 5,024 | 4,384 | 14.6 | % | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 2,189 | 1,713 | 27.8 | % | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 247 | 171 | 44.4 | % | ||||||||
Interest expense | 42 | 74 | (43.2 | )% | ||||||||
Other (income) expense | (12 | ) | — | 100.0 | % | |||||||
Income tax expense | 622 | 181 | 243.6 | % | ||||||||
Net income | 1,440 | 409 | 252.1 | % |
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Six Months Ended December 31, 2006 Compared With Six Months Ended December 31, 2005
During the six months ended December 31, 2005, in excess of 90% of our expenses resulted from our provision of radio traffic, radio news and television reports to network affiliates in Australia and all of our revenues were derived from sales of commercial airtime inventory acquired by us in exchange for such reports and, in some cases, cash consideration. Our operating results for the six months ended December 31, 2006 reflect our provision of radio traffic reports, radio news reports and TV reports in Australia, the provision of radio traffic reports and TV reports in Canada, corporate overhead and costs associated with our attempted expansion into the UK.
Revenue.Revenue increased from approximately $9.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $14.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006, an increase of approximately 53.8%. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by $3.6 million increase in revenue from our Australian operations. Additionally, revenue from the sale of inventory related to our Canadian operations increased to $1.4 million from $0 in the previous year six month period. Our Australian revenue increase consisted of approximately $2.7 million from our radio network and $0.9 million from our TV network in Australia. The increase in revenue from our radio network was approximately $2.0 million from our traffic network and $0.7 million from our news network.
Operating expenses.Operating expenses increased from approximately $6.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $9.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006, an increase of approximately 48.5%. Approximately, $2.2 million of the increase pertains to our operations in Canada. During the six months ended December 31, 2005, we only broadcast traffic reports in one market for approximately two weeks. During the six months ended December 31, 2006, we provided traffic reports to 34 radio stations in seven Canadian markets (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Hamilton) and commenced providing TV reports to two television stations. Approximately $1.0 million of the increase pertained to our Australian operations. Of that amount approximately $0.5 million pertained to providing traffic reports and $0.4 million pertained to our news operations. The increase in traffic operations expenses were primarily a result of increases in station compensation. Approximately $0.1 million of the news increase was due to the hiring of a news director and $0.3 million of the increase pertained to increases in station compensation due to contractual increases and an additional news affiliate added subsequent to December 31, 2005. We had 10 news network affiliates during the quarter ended December 31, 2005 and 11 news network affiliates during the quarter ended December 31, 2006. If we are successful in procuring radio and television affiliates in the United Kingdom, we will incur significant additional costs. Such costs can not be reasonably estimated until such agreements are negotiated.
Selling, general and administrative expenses.Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from approximately $3.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $4.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006, an increase of approximately 50.0%. Approximately $0.6 million of the increase pertains to corporate overhead, including costs associated with the expansion of our corporate staff to hire an executive vice president /director of international sales, compensation expense relating to stock options and costs related to being a public company incurred during the six months ended December 31, 2006. During the six months ended December 31, 2005, we were not yet a public company. Expense from the granting of employee and director stock options was approximately $0.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006 and $0 for the six months ended December 31, 2005. We expect that our corporate overhead costs will continue at current levels for the foreseeable future. Effective July 1, 2006, we began to allocate our corporate overhead costs to the Australian and Canadian operating companies. The amount allocated for the six month period ended December 31, 2006 was approximately $825,000 to The Australia Traffic Network and $131,000 to Canadian Traffic Network ULC. The net impact to The Australia Traffic Network as a result of this allocation, after factoring in the $0.2 million management fee charged to The Australia Traffic Network by the Milwaukee Traffic Network for the six month period ended December 31, 2005, was an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of approximately $0.6 million. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased approximately $0.5 million in Canada primarily due to $0.3 million increased sales costs associated with the increased staffing of our sales department and $0.1 million of increased administrative costs. As discussed in operating expenses, during the six months ended December 31, 2005, we had just begun to obtain inventory for sale. Selling, general and administrative expenses related to our expansion into the United Kingdom was approximately $0.2 million for six months ended December 31, 2006. These costs were primarily legal and travel costs associated with opening the market. If we are successful in procuring radio and television station contracts in the United Kingdom, we will incur significantly higher costs than were incurred in the six months ended December 31, 2006. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased approximately $0.2 million in Australia due to $0.3 million in higher sales personnel costs primarily associated with increased sales during the period, offset by approximately a $0.1 million reduction in administrative expenses. Sales expense as a percentage of revenue in Australia decreased from approximately 15.4% for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately 13.8% for the six months ended December 31, 2006.
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Depreciation and amortization expenses.Depreciation and amortization expense increased from approximately $0.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $0.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006. The increase is mainly due to our acquisition of three helicopters since December 31, 2005, and two helicopters which were placed in service during the six months ended December 31, 2005, three of which are used in our Australian operations and two of which are used in Canada. We have taken delivery of one additional helicopter and expect to take delivery of an additional helicopter currently on order in Canada and to purchase three additional helicopters for use in our Canadian operations and, consequently, we anticipate that depreciation and amortization will continue to increase accordingly in future quarters.
Interest expense.Interest expense was approximately $0.1 million dollars for the six month periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
Other income.Other income increased from approximately $27,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $0.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006. The increase was primarily due to interest income on the unused proceeds of our IPO. As we use the proceeds from our IPO, we expect our cash balances to decrease and our interest income to decrease accordingly.
Income tax expense.Income tax expense increased from approximately $20,000 for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $0.5 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006. The increase was primarily due to the increased net profit for Australia for the six months ended December 31, 2006 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2005. The effective tax rate in Australia was 30.3% for the six months ended December 31, 2006 and 39.2% for the six months ended December 31, 2005, compared to the statutory federal rate of 30.0%. The primary reason for the difference in the Australia tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2005 from the statutory rate was that minor non-deductible expenses had a significant impact on the effective rate due to the low amount of taxable income. There was no income tax expense or benefit for the United States, United Kingdom or Canada as a valuation allowance has been created for 100% of the tax loss carry forwards.
Net income (loss).Net income (loss) increased from approximately $(0.7) million net loss for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to a net loss of approximately $(0.8) million for the six months ended December 31, 2006. Net income for The Australia Traffic Network increased from approximately $31,000 net income for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to net income of approximately $1.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006, despite the $0.6 million net increase in corporate overhead that was allocated to The Australian Traffic Network, as discussed under selling, general and administrative expenses. Net loss for Canadian Traffic Network ULC increased from a net loss of approximately $(0.5) million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to approximately $(2.0) million for the six months ended December 31, 2006. Canadian Traffic Network ULC had just begun commencing operations in its first market in December 2005. Global Traffic Network (UK) Limited incurred a net loss of approximately $(0.2) million for the six months ended December 31, 2006. Due primarily to the allocation of its corporate overhead to Australia and Canada and interest income on the unused IPO proceeds, Global Traffic Network, Inc. (the unconsolidated holding company) increased net income from a loss of approximately $(0.2) million for the six months ended December 31, 2005 to net income of approximately $0.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006.
Changes in Key Operating Statistics in Local Currencies.The table below sets forth changes in certain of our key operating statistics for our Australian operations for the comparable periods presented without taking into account foreign currency exchange rates. Amounts are expressed in Australian dollars. The exchange rates from United States dollars to Australian dollars for each of the applicable periods is set forth in the Executive Overview section of Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the heading “Basis of Presentation”. Changes in key operating statistics for our Canadian and UK operations are not presented because our Canadian operations had not yet commenced during the majority of the six month period ended December 31, 2005 and we had no business operations in the United Kingdom as of the end of such period..
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Ended | Ended | Percentage | ||||||||||
December 31, | December 31, | Increase | ||||||||||
Key operating statistic | 2006 | 2005 | (Decrease) | |||||||||
(In thousands) | (In thousands) | |||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 16,864 | $ | 12,438 | 35.6 | % | ||||||
Operating expenses | 9,780 | 8,650 | 13.1 | % | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 4,262 | 3,249 | 31.2 | % | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 446 | 338 | 32.0 | % | ||||||||
Interest expense | 95 | 120 | (20.8 | )% | ||||||||
Other (income) expense | (21 | ) | 1 | (2,200.0 | )% | |||||||
Income tax expense | 697 | 31 | 2,148.4 | % | ||||||||
Net income | 1,605 | 49 | 3,175.5 | % |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
At December 31, 2006 the Company’s primary source of liquidity was cash and cash equivalents of approximately $9.9 million. At December 31, 2006 the Company also had approximately $1.5 million available under its overdraft credit line. The overdraft credit line is denominated in Australia dollars and has been translated into US dollars for purposes of this report. The Company’s excess cash has been mainly invested in short term bonds, short term agencies, short term commercial paper and money market accounts, all of which have maturities of 90 days or less.
Operating activities.Cash used in operating activities was approximately $0.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2006, due mainly to the net loss for the period adjusted for non-cash expenses. The loss is attributable to a loss of $2.0 million from our nascent operations in Canada, $0.2 million loss from our exploratory operations in the UK partially offset by a profit of approximately $0.2 million for the unconsolidated parent company (Global Traffic Network, Inc.) and a profit of approximately $1.2 million for our Australia operations.
Investing activities.Cash used in investing activities was approximately $1.7 million for the six month period ended December 31, 2006. The cash used for investing activities was for capital expenditures, mainly two helicopters purchased for our Canadian operations, one of which was put in service during the quarter ended December 31, 2006 and one of which we expect will be put in service during the quarter ending March 31, 2007. In addition we made deposits on two additional helicopters with an estimated purchase price of approximately $1.3 million, one of which will replace the recently destroyed Toronto helicopter. We expect that the purchase of this helicopter will be funded by our insurance claim. We expect to purchase two additional helicopters during 2007 for our Canadian operations at an aggregate estimated cost of approximately $0.8 to $1.3 million. The purchase price of the remaining helicopters will be determined by whether we purchase radio or television ships. Currently we do not have any agreements to provide television services to the markets in question.
Financing activities.Cash used in financing activities was approximately $2.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2006. The majority of the cash was used to prepay the $2.0 million shareholder note, the maturity date of which was accelerated upon the closing of our IPO and was due March 29, 2007. We chose to prepay the note because the interest rate (10%) significantly exceeded the interest income generated by our cash on hand. The remaining cash used for financing activities included $0.6 million to repay our overdraft line of credit and $0.3 million of scheduled principal repayments on our long term debt.
The Company believes its cash and cash equivalents on hand and its overdraft line of credit provide adequate resources to fund ongoing operations, including any net losses generated by the Company. However, our capital requirements depend on many factors, including without limitation the nature and pace of our contemplated expansion in the United Kingdom and the introduction of products in our existing and/or new markets. Our capital requirements will also depend on the factors identified under “Item 1A — Risk Factors” and in the “Risk Factor” section of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the event we require additional capital resources, we may seek debt or equity financing if available on terms acceptable to us.
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Contractual Commitments
The table below sets forth our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2006:
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Contractual Obligations | Total | 1 Year | 1-3 Years | 4-5 Years | 5 Years | |||||||||||||||
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Long-Term Debt Obligations | 3,843 | 2,557 | 913 | 373 | — | |||||||||||||||
Interest on Long-Term Debt Obligations | 392 | 265 | 110 | 17 | — | |||||||||||||||
Operating Lease Obligations | 1,984 | 463 | 509 | 488 | 524 | |||||||||||||||
Station Obligations | 12,850 | 6,312 | 6,538 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 19,069 | $ | 9,597 | $ | 8,070 | $ | 878 | $ | 524 |
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements and Factors Affecting Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements made in this report are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and projections about future events. When used in this report, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect” and similar expressions, or the negative of such words and expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words or expressions. The forward-looking statements in this report are primarily located in the material set forth under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” but are found in other locations as well. These forward-looking statements generally relate to our plans, objectives and expectations for future operations and are based upon management’s current estimates and projections of future results or trends. Although we believe that our plans and objectives reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we may not achieve these plans or objectives. You should read this report completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We will not update forward-looking statements even though our situation may change in the future.
Specific factors that might cause actual results to differ from our expectations or may affect the value of the common stock, include, but are not limited to:
• | our inability to compete successfully with current or future competitors within our industry; | ||
• | our inability to retain members of our executive management or other key employees; | ||
• | the termination or impairment of our relationships with key network affiliates; | ||
• | the termination or impairment of our advertiser relationships; | ||
• | our inability to manage our growth effectively; | ||
• | our expansion into international markets is unsuccessful; | ||
• | fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and results of hedging transactions, if any; | ||
• | additional financing, if required, is unavailable; and | ||
• | unforeseen litigation. |
Other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements in this report are more fully described in “Item 1A — Risk Factors” and in the “Risk Factors” section of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to market risks. Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We do not enter into derivative or other financial instruments for speculative purposes.
Interest Rate Risk
We are subject to market risk exposure related to changes in interest rates. Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and long-term debt. We consider all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of less than 90 days to be cash equivalents. Our cash and cash equivalents are not subject to significant interest rate risk due to the short maturities of these instruments. However, due to the large cash and cash equivalents balances, a one percent decrease in the interest rates we earn on these balances would reduce interest income approximately $0.1 million on annual basis based on the balances at December 31, 2006. We have no derivative financial instruments in our cash and cash equivalents. Our total outstanding long-term debt as December 31, 2006 was approximately $1.7 million. Of the outstanding long-term debt, only approximately $0.2 million consists of a variable interest rate while the remainder was subject to a fixed interest rate. In addition, we had no money outstanding under our bank overdraft line of credit that bears interest at a variable rate. We do not see the variable interest rate long-term debt as a significant interest rate risk. Assuming our level of borrowings (including the bank overdraft line of credit) as of December 31, 2006, a one percentage point increase in interest rates under these borrowings would have increased our interest expense approximately $2,000 annually.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
We have significant foreign subsidiaries located in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. The assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are denominated in Australian dollars, Canadian dollars and British pounds, respectively, and as such are translated into United States dollars. Income statement amounts are translated from Australian dollars, Canadian dollars or British pounds to United States dollars based on the average exchange rate for the period covered. Assets and liabilities are converted based on the exchange rate as of the applicable balance sheet date. Foreign currency translation adjustments occur when the income statement and balance sheet are converted at different exchange rates and are recognized as other comprehensive income or loss in the financial statements. We do not currently hedge for currency fluctuations with our foreign subsidiaries.
Accounts receivable
The Company’s receivables do not represent a significant concentration of credit risk due to the large number of customers and the fact that no one customer represents more than 5% of our annual revenue.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 promulgated under the Exchange Act that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item A. Risk Factors
In addition to those factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of our annual report of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Comission, the following risks could materially harm our business, financial condition or future results.
We have incurred operating losses in connection with our expansion of operations into the United Kingdom and may be unable to operate profitably in the United Kingdom.
On October 19, 2006, we formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Global Traffic Network (UK) Limited (“UK Traffic Network”), in anticipation of launching business operations in the United Kingdom. To date, we have generated no revenue from our activities in the United Kingdom and in the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006, we incurred approximately $0.2 million of expenses in connection with our expansion efforts in the United Kingdom. Assuming we continue to pursue our expansion efforts in the United Kingdom, we expect that expenses related to such expansion will continue for the foreseeable future and will increase substantially in connection with commencing and developing our service offerings, building our infrastructure and developing a base of advertisers. In addition, commencing business operations in the United Kingdom will require significant management attention and financial resources that could otherwise be devoted to expanding operations in our existing markets. Although UK Traffic Network has entered into contracts with several employees, we have not yet contracted with any radio or television stations to provide our services in the United Kingdom. If we fail to contract with radio and/or television affiliates in the United Kingdom or fail to sell advertising inventory we obtain from such network affiliates, we will be unable to generate revenues in the United Kingdom. Even if we are able to generate revenue from United Kingdom operations, if such revenue grows more slowly than we anticipate, or if our operating expenses are higher than we expect, we may not be able to achieve, sustain or increase profitability from such operations. Although our provision of radio traffic reports in Australia has historically been profitable, we may be unable to replicate such profitable operations in the Untied Kingdom or in any other country in which we may introduce operations, due to cultural differences, regulatory restrictions, economic instability, or otherwise. If we are unable to operate profitably in the United Kingdom, we may be forced to abandon our operations there without recovering the up-front costs incurred in our expansion efforts, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations, negatively impact our business prospects, and the price of our stock could decline as a result.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None
Use of Proceeds
The SEC declared the Company’s registration statement filed on Form S—1 under the Securities Act (File No. 333—130417) effective on March 23, 2006, in connection with the IPO. The underwriter for the IPO was Feltl and Company. The aggregate net proceeds of the offering was approximately $19.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
As of September 30, 2006, the Company had remaining proceeds from the IPO of approximately $11.4 million. During the quarter ended December 31, 2006, the Company used approximately $1.6 million of the proceeds from the IPO, primarily for capital expenditures, the majority of which pertained to the Company’s purchase of two helicopter for its Canadian operations.. Except for employee salaries paid in the ordinary course, none of the IPO proceeds used during the quarter ended December 31, 2006 were directly or indirectly paid to any of the Company’s directors, officers, their respective associates, 10% shareholders or affiliates. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had remaining proceeds from the IPO of approximately $9.8 million.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
We held our annual meeting of stockholders at KCSA Worldwide, 800 Second Avenue, 5th Floor, in New York, New York on December 8, 2006. At the meeting, our stockholders took the following actions:
(i) The stockholders elected five directors to serve as members of our Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. The stockholders present in person or by proxy cast the following numbers of votes in connection with the election of directors, resulting in the election of all nominees:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||||||
William L. Yde III | 10,322,331 | 0 | ||||||
Dale C. Arfman | 10,322,331 | 0 | ||||||
Robert L. Johander | 10,322,331 | 0 | ||||||
Gary O. Benson | 10,322,331 | 0 | ||||||
Shane E. Coppola | 10,322,231 | 100 |
(ii) The stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. There were 10,322,331 votes cast for the proposal; no votes were cast against the proposal; no votes abstained; and there were no broker non-votes.
Item 5 Other Information.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information in this Item 5 is furnished to, but not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission in lieu of furnishing such information pursuant to a separate Form 8-K, Item 2.02 “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”
On February 13, 2007, Global Traffic Network, Inc. issued a press release reporting the financial results for its second quarter ended December 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
10.1 | Severance Agreement and General Release dated January 16, 2007 by and between Global Traffic Network, Inc and Kenneth A. Casseri. | |
10.2 | Amendment No. 1 to Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreement dated January 16, 2007 between Global Taffic Network, Inc. and Kenneth A. Casseri. | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
99.1 | Press Release of Global Traffic Network, Inc. dated February 13, 2007. |
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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.
GLOBAL TRAFFIC NETWORK, INC. | ||||
By: | /S/ William L. Yde III | |||
Name: | William L. Yde III | |||
Title: | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
By: | /S/ Scott E. Cody | |||
Name: | Scott E. Cody | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||
Dated: February 14, 2007 | ||||
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Exhibit Index
10.1 | Severance Agreement and General Release dated January 16, 2007 by and between Global Traffic Network, Inc and Kenneth A. Casseri. | |
10.2 | Amendment No. 1 to Non-Compete and Confidentiality Agreement dated January 16, 2007 between Global Taffic Network, Inc. and Kenneth A. Casseri. | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
99.1 | Press Release of Global Traffic Network, Inc. dated February 13, 2007. |
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