Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview of Cash Resources
At March 31, 2005, our cash and cash equivalents amounted to $2.6 million compared to $3.9 million at December 31, 2004. The sources and uses of cash during the first quarter of 2005 are described more fully in “— Analysis of Cash Flows” below. We have experienced repeated losses, with the result that our cash resources have declined. The Company’s focus is on positive cash generation. We have been taking measures to address our liquidity needs, including increasing our marketing and sales efforts, implementing further productivity improvements and seeking new sources of capital. To this end, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with Tak Investments, Inc., which closed on May 13, 2005, and which provided the Company with an additional source of liquidity as more fully described in “— Overview — Financing Transaction” above. Upon closing, the Company received $5.0 million in gross proceeds in exchange for 2,222,222 shares of the Company’s common stock. We believe that the Company will maintain sufficient liquidity to fund operations for at least the next 12 months.
Analysis of Cash Flows
Cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was approximately $1.0 million as compared to $577,000 for the same period in 2004. The reduced net loss in 2005 was offset by changes in various working capital accounts, primarily accounts receivable and prepaid expenses. Changes in working capital accounted for a $542,000 use of cash in the 2005 period as opposed to $391,000 cash generated for the comparable period in 2004.
Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $168,000 as compared to $149,000 for the same period in 2004. The Company’s investing activities continue to be primarily in the areas of developing software enhancements, contract start-up activities and acquisition of property, equipment and software.
Cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $158,000 as compared to $367,000 for the same period in 2004, for a decrease of $209,000. The decreased use of cash was due primarily to $223,000 payments on preferred stock dividends made in January of 2004. In June 2004, the terms of the preferred stock were amended and now contain only a nominal dividend aggregating to less than $1,000 per year. See “— Overview — Preferred Stock” above. Principle payments on our note payable to UICI were $158,000 during 2005 compared to $146,000 in the comparable period in 2004. See “— Note Payable to UICI” below.
Note Payable to UICI
On September 30, 2003, the Company purchased all Healthaxis securities held by UICI for $3.9 million. The UICI holdings included 2,585,769 shares of Healthaxis common stock, or 48.3% of the Company’s then outstanding common stock; 1,424 shares of Series A Convertible preferred stock, or 6.1% of the then outstanding preferred stock; and warrants to purchase 22,240 shares of common stock. The repurchased securities were retired. The total purchase price of $3.9 million included $500,000 cash at closing, and a $3.4 million promissory note, which is due over three years and bears interest at 6%. The promissory note will be paid through deductions from the monthly invoices for services provided by the Company to certain UICI subsidiaries. The amount of the monthly payment is equal to the greater of one half of the invoice amount for such services or $65,000. A balloon principal payment is due at the maturity of the note if the note has not been paid through the monthly payments. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, the Company paid UICI an aggregate of $197,000 under
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the promissory note, of which $158,000 was principal and $39,000 was interest. As of March 31, 2005, the balance due under the promissory note is $2.5 million (of which $646, 000 is classified as short-term).
Lease and Other Commitments
Healthaxis has certain capital and operating lease commitments over the next five years. These leases are primarily for office space and data processing equipment. In April 2005, the Company entered into a lease for approximately 20,000 square feet of office space located at 7301 North State Highway 161, Irving, Texas. The new lease was entered into with the intent of relocating the corporate headquarters from the present location at 5215 North O’Connor Blvd, Irving, Texas, where the Company occupies approximately 31,300 square feet. Lease payments on the new lease will start on January 1, 2006, which coincides with the termination of the North O’Connor Blvd. lease on December 31, 2005. The new lease also provides terms under which ownership of certain furniture and equipment will be conveyed to the Company in April 2007, providing that the Company has met its obligations under the lease at that time. While the Company plans to continue to make payments on the North O’Connor lease until its expiration in December 2005, the relocation of employees, equipment and related materials is scheduled to take place in the second quarter of 2005. As such, the Company anticipates accruing a loss on the abandonment of the North O’Connor Blvd. property, based upon the future lease payment obligation as of the cease-use date plus other relocation expenses. Based upon the reduced square footage and the lower rental rate per square foot of the new facility, the Company expects a cash savings of over $700,000 per year, including lease expenses, utilities, parking, and property taxes, commencing in January 2006.
Healthaxis has no other significant cash commitments other than those required by the normal day-to-day operation of its business.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
See Note B to the Consolidated Financial Statements herein for a discussion of the impact on the Company’s financial statements of new accounting standards.
Item 3. | | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
Exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relate primarily to short-term investments. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments. The primary objective of its investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing yields without significantly increasing risk. Due to the nature of the Company’s investments, we believe that there is no material risk exposure.
Our cash equivalents and other investment instruments are exposed to financial market risk due to fluctuation in interest rates, which may affect our interest income. These instruments are not entered into for trading purposes. We do not expect our interest income to be significantly affected by a sudden change in market interest rates.
The dividend rate on our preferred stock is fixed at a nominal rate of $0.0001 per share of the new preferred stock, payable semi-annually (aggregating less than $1,000 in dividend payments to all preferred shareholders annually). The interest rate on our note payable is fixed at 6%. The fair value of these instruments is therefore subject to market fluctuation as interest rates change.
Item 4. | | Controls and Procedures |
As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure
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controls and procedures pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | | Legal Proceedings |
The Company is involved in litigation arising in the ordinary course of its business. Management is of the opinion that no currently pending litigation will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial position.
Item 2. | | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
Not applicable
Item 3. | | Defaults Upon Senior Securities. |
Not applicable
Item 4. | | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Not applicable.
Item 5. | | Other Information. |
Not Applicable.
(10.1) | | | | Sublease Agreement effective April 1, 2005 between BearingPoint,Inc. and Registrant, filed herewith. |
(31.1) | | | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
(31.2) | | | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
(32.1) | | | | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, furnished herewith. |
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Signature
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.
Healthaxis Inc.
Date: May 16, 2005
By: /s/ James W. McLane
James W. McLane, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)By: /s/ Jimmy D. Taylor
Jimmy D. Taylor, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)19
Exhibit Index
(10.1) | | | | Sublease Agreement effective April 1, 2005 between BearingPoint,Inc. and Registrant, filed herewith. |
(31.1) | | | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
(31.2) | | | | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. |
(32.1) | | | | Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, furnished herewith. |
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