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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009
Commission File Number 0-25882
EZENIA! INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | | 04-3114212 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
or organization) | | |
14 Celina Avenue, Suite 17-18, Nashua, NH 03063
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(603) 589-7600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non- accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer o | | Accelerated Filer o |
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Non-Accelerated Filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | | Smaller Reporting Company x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock as of July 31, 2009 was 14,658,217.
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EZENIA! INC.
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Note: Ezenia!, the Ezenia! Logo, InfoWorkSpace, LaunchPad and Encounter are trademarks of Ezenia! Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective companies.
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EZENIA! INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except for share and per share related data)
(Unaudited)
| | June 30, | | December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Assets | | | | | |
Current assets | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 6,434 | | $ | 6,774 | |
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $28 at June 30, 2009 and at December 31, 2008 | | 341 | | 771 | |
Prepaid software licenses | | 910 | | 1,125 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | 160 | | 186 | |
Total current assets | | 7,845 | | 8,856 | |
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Deposits | | 15 | | 15 | |
Equipment and improvements, net | | 159 | | 243 | |
Total assets | | $ | 8,019 | | $ | 9,114 | |
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Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 271 | | $ | 257 | |
Accrued expenses | | 1,669 | | 1,674 | |
Accrued restructuring | | 215 | | 287 | |
Accrued employee compensation and benefits | | 215 | | 150 | |
Deferred revenue | | 1,760 | | 1,326 | |
Total current liabilities | | 4,130 | | 3,694 | |
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Stockholders’ equity | | | | | |
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding | | — | | — | |
Common stock, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized, 15,417,754 issued and 14,658,217 outstanding at June 30, 2009 and at December 31, 2008 | | 154 | | 154 | |
Capital in excess of par value | | 65,957 | | 65,586 | |
Accumulated deficit | | (59,277 | ) | (57,375 | ) |
Treasury stock at cost, 759,537 shares at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 | | (2,945 | ) | (2,945 | ) |
Total stockholders’ equity | | 3,889 | | 5,420 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 8,019 | | $ | 9,114 | |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EZENIA! INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except for share and per share related data)
(Unaudited)
| | Three Months Ended | | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | June 30, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Revenues | | | | | | | | | |
Product revenue | | $ | 888 | | $ | 1,739 | | $ | 1,862 | | $ | 3,532 | |
Product development revenue | | 19 | | — | | 34 | | 16 | |
| | 907 | | 1,739 | | 1,896 | | 3,548 | |
Cost of revenues | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of product revenue | | 391 | | 676 | | 851 | | 1,364 | |
Cost of product development revenue | | 8 | | — | | 14 | | — | |
| | 399 | | 676 | | 865 | | 1,364 | |
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Gross profit | | 508 | | 1,063 | | 1,031 | | 2,184 | |
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Operating expenses | | | | | | | | | |
Research and development | | 462 | | 557 | | 960 | | 1,065 | |
Sales and marketing | | 284 | | 574 | | 534 | | 1,093 | |
General and administrative | | 654 | | 712 | | 1,266 | | 1,251 | |
Depreciation | | 43 | | 61 | | 85 | | 120 | |
Occupancy and other facilities-related expenses | | 67 | | 79 | | 132 | | 162 | |
Total operating expenses | | 1,510 | | 1,983 | | 2,977 | | 3,691 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Loss from operations | | (1,002 | ) | (920 | ) | (1,946 | ) | (1,507 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | 14 | | 40 | | 30 | | 91 | |
Other expense | | 24 | | (3 | ) | 14 | | (21 | ) |
| | 38 | | 37 | | 44 | | 70 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (964 | ) | $ | (883 | ) | $ | (1,902 | ) | $ | (1,437 | ) |
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Basic and diluted loss per share: | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) |
Diluted | | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) |
Weighted average common shares: | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | 14,658,217 | | 14,608,696 | | 14,658,217 | | 14,553,189 | |
Diluted | | 14,658,217 | | 14,608,696 | | 14,658,217 | | 14,553,189 | |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EZENIA! INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
| | Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Operating activities | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (1,902 | ) | $ | (1437 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | | | | | |
Depreciation | | 85 | | 120 | |
Amortization of capitalized software | | — | | 18 | |
Share-based compensation | | 371 | | 337 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | 430 | | 1,292 | |
Prepaid software licenses | | 215 | | (399 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | 26 | | 108 | |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and employee and compensation benefits | | 2 | | (92 | ) |
Deferred revenue | | 434 | | (461 | ) |
Net cash (used in) operating activities | | (339 | ) | (514 | ) |
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Investing activities | | | | | |
Purchases of equipment and improvements | | (1 | ) | (43 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (1 | ) | (43 | ) |
| | | | | |
Financing activities | | | | | |
Proceeds from stock issued under employee benefit plans | | — | | 13 | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | — | | 13 | |
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Change in cash and cash equivalents | | (340 | ) | (544 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | 6,774 | | 9,395 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 6,434 | | $ | 8,851 | |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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EZENIA! INC
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
Ezenia! Inc. (“Ezenia”, “we”, “our”, “us”, or the “Company”) operates in one business segment, which is the design, development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of conferencing and real-time collaboration solutions for corporate and governmental networks and eBusiness. Founded in 1991, we develop and market products that enable organizations to provide high-quality group communication and collaboration capabilities to commercial, governmental, consumer and institutional users. Our products allow individuals and groups, regardless of proximity constraints, to interact and share information in a natural, spontaneous way — voice-to-voice, face-to-face, mouse-to-mouse, keyboard-to-keyboard, flexibly, securely and in real-time. Using our products, individuals can interact through a natural meeting experience, allowing groups to work together effectively and disseminate vital information quickly in a secure environment.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Ezenia and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of these interim periods. Certain footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted, although we believe the disclosures in these financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The results of operations for the interim periods shown are not necessarily indicative of the results for any future interim period or for the entire fiscal year.
The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenue and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. The accounting policies applied are consistent with those disclosed in Note 2 of our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
2. Revenue Recognition
Product revenue consists of sales of InfoWorkSpace (“IWS”) software licenses and maintenance agreements, IWS product related training, installation, and consulting. Revenue from sales of IWS software licenses and maintenance agreements is recognized ratably over the subscription software license contract periods, which are generally one year, pursuant to the guidance provided by Statement of Position (“SOP”) 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”). Revenue from IWS training, installation, and consulting services is recognized as the services are performed because we believe we have established vendor specific objective evidence of fair value based on the price charged when the services are sold separately.
Product development revenue relates to contracts involving customization of the IWS product according to customer specifications. We account for product development revenue in conformity with the guidance provided by SOP 81-1, “Accounting For Performance of Construction Type and Certain Production Type Contracts,” issued by the AICPA. When reliable estimates are available for the costs and efforts necessary to complete the product development and the contract does not include contractual milestones or other acceptance criteria, product development revenue is recognized under the percentage of completion contract method based upon input measures, such as hours. When such estimates are not available, we defer all revenue recognition until we have completed the contract and have no further obligations to the customer. Revenue associated with contracts for product development with milestone-based deliverables requiring a customer’s acceptance is recognized upon the customer’s acceptance in accordance with terms of the contract. The cost associated with these deliverables or milestones is deferred until the terms of acceptance are satisfied and revenue is recognized. Certain of our product development contracts are subject to government audit and retroactive adjustment of the direct and indirect costs used to determine the contract billings. Product development revenue and accounts receivable reported in the financial
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statements are recorded at the amount expected to be received. Product development revenue is adjusted to actual upon final audit and retroactive adjustment. Estimated contractual allowances are provided based on management’s evaluation of current contract terms.
Product and software licenses are sold without any contractual right of return by the customer. Deferred revenue represents amounts received from customers under subscription software licenses, and, maintenance agreements, or for product sales in advance of revenue recognition. Judgments are required in evaluating the creditworthiness of our customers. In all instances, revenue is not recognized until we have determined, at the outset of the arrangement that collectability is reasonably assured. Amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling charges are recorded upon shipment and the related costs are included in cost of goods sold.
3. Share-Based Compensation
We account for share-based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payments” (“SFAS No. 123R”). SFAS No. 123R requires compensation cost to be recognized for equity or liability instruments based on the fair value on the grant date, with expense recognized over the periods that an employee provides service in exchange for the award and requires us to estimate forfeitures at the grant date. Total share-based compensation cost was $187,000 and $189,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $371,000 and $337,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
A summary of stock option activity under all of our stock option plans for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was as follows:
| | | | Weighted Average | |
| | Number | | Exercise Price | |
| | of Shares | | Fair Value | |
Options outstanding, December 31, 2008 | | 3,239,157 | | $ | 2.52 | |
Granted | | 875,050 | | 0.09 | |
Exercised | | — | | — | |
Canceled | | (396,532 | ) | 5.09 | |
Options outstanding, March 31, 2009 | | | | | |
Granted | | 42,000 | | 0.16 | |
Exercised | | — | | — | |
Canceled | | (154,975 | ) | 1.63 | |
Options outstanding, June 30, 2009 | | 3,604,700 | | $ | 1.66 | |
Options exercisable, June 30, 2009 | | 1,787,684 | | 2.72 | |
We estimate the fair value of each option award issued under our stock option plans on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes-based option-pricing model that uses the assumptions noted in the below table. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of our common stock. We base the expected term of the options on our historical option exercise data with a minimum life expectancy equal to the vesting period of the option. We base the risk-free interest rate on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at the time of the grant for a term closest to the expected life of the options.
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Expected volatility | | 97%-112% | | 91%-93% | |
Risk-free interest rate | | 1.28%-1.76% | | 1.52%-3.35% | |
Expected life in years | | 4.0 | | 4.0 | |
Expected dividend yield | | None | | None | |
Based on the above assumptions, the weighted average estimated fair value of options granted for the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $0.13 and $0.36 per share, respectively. The weighted average estimated fair value of options granted for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $0.07 and $0.44 per share, respectively. We estimated forfeitures related to option grants at an annual rate of 29% for both the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.
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Other reasonable assumptions about these factors could provide different estimates of fair value. Future changes in stock price volatility, life of options, interest rates, forfeitures and dividend practices, if any, may require changes in our assumptions, which could materially affect the calculation of fair value.
Total unrecognized equity-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options, expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.58 years, amounted to $0.9 million at June 30, 2009.
4. Research and Development Costs
We account for research and development costs in accordance with several accounting pronouncements, including SFAS No. 2, “Accounting for Research and Development Costs,” and SFAS No. 86, “Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed” (“SFAS No. 86”). SFAS No. 86 specifies that costs incurred internally in researching and developing a computer software product should be charged to expense until technological feasibility has been established for the product. Once technological feasibility is established, all software costs should be capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. During the quarter ended June 30, 2006, we released version 3.0 of our IWS software product. In connection with this development effort, a total of $140,000 of costs were capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated economic life of the product, which we determined to be two years. The carrying value at June 30, 2009 was $0.
Judgment is required in determining when technological feasibility of a product is established. In most cases, we have determined that technological feasibility for our software products/updates is reached shortly before the products are released to manufacturing. Prior to IWS version 3.0, costs incurred after technological feasibility had historically not been material, and accordingly, were expensed when incurred in these instances.
5. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan and Fair Value Measurements
In connection with the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan, eligible employees may elect to defer payment of a portion of their compensation. The Company holds these funds in a rabbi trust managed by a third-party trustee and is consolidated within the accompanying financial statements. As of June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the fair value of the short-term investments was approximately $148,000 and $133,000, respectively, and was classified as cash and cash equivalents. The corresponding liability is recorded in accrued employee compensation and benefits and is equal to the fair value of the short-term investments.
The short-term investments held in the rabbi trust are reported at fair value using Level 1 inputs (quoted market values), in accordance with SFAS No. 157 “Fair Value Measurements”. The unrealized losses related to the short-term investments held at June 30, 2009 and 2008 are reported as other expense, and changes in the corresponding liability are recorded in general and administrative expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
6. Earnings Per Share
We report earnings per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share.” Diluted earnings per share include the effect of dilutive stock options.
Shares used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | |
| | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2009 | | 2008 | |
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding | | 14,658,217 | | 14,608,696 | | 14,658,217 | | 14,553,189 | |
Dilutive impact from outstanding stock options | | — | | — | | — | | — | |
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding | | 14,658,217 | | 14,608,696 | | 14,658,217 | | 14,553,189 | |
Outstanding options excluded as impact is anti-dilutive | | 3,604,700 | | 3,473,177 | | 3,604,7000 | | 3,473,177 | |
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7. Commitments and Contingencies
In December 2007, we completed the closure of our Colorado Springs facility. We recorded a restructuring charge of $215,000 to cover the expected lease payments of the abandoned facility, net of expected sublease proceeds. In 2008, we recorded an additional $219,000 charge based on management’s estimates that the facility will remain vacant for several months beyond the point at which it was initially estimated to be subleased due to the weak real estate market. The space is currently available for subleasing. We estimate that we will have to pay $215,000 net of expected sublease rental over the remaining lease term. Our gross remaining lease obligation, including estimated operating expense, is approximately $375,000.
The adjustments to the accrued restructuring liability related to the shutdown of the Colorado Springs facility for the six months ended June 30, 2009 were as follows (in thousands):
Restructuring balance as of January 1, 2009 | | $ | 287 | |
Cash payments | | (39 | ) |
Restructuring liability at March 31, 2009 | | $ | 248 | |
Cash payments | | (33 | ) |
Restructuring liability at June 30, 2009 | | $ | 215 | |
We lease our primary facility in Nashua, New Hampshire, under an operating lease which will expire in August 2010. We also have office space in Sterling, Virginia for our sales force under a lease that was recently extended to June 2013. Future minimum lease obligations at June 30, 2009, under all of these non-cancelable operating leases are approximately $109,000 for the remainder of 2009, $175,000 in 2010, $132,000 in 2011, $35,000 in 2012 and $18,000 in 2013. We estimate sublease rental income for the Colorado Springs facility in the amounts of $13,000 for the remainder of 2009, $83,000 in 2010, and $64,000 in 2011.
In December 2008, our software distribution license agreement with Microsoft was amended to extend the term through June 2011 and reduce the remaining purchase commitment to $2.75 million, $154,000 of which was satisfied during 2008. The amended agreement requires that we make minimum payments of $1.0 million, $1.1 million and $0.5 million during 2009, 2010, and 2011, respectively. As of June 30, 2009, we reviewed our forecast for license sales through the amended term (June 2011) and believe that the $1.45 million excess purchase commitment reserve that was established during the year ended December 31, 2007 remains appropriate. The computation of the excess purchase commitment reserve requires management to make certain assumptions regarding future license renewals and sales growth. Actual results may differ materially from management’s estimates.
8. Related-Party Transactions
During 2007, we engaged the Carmen Group, Inc. (the “Carmen Group” as consultants to assist in the development and implementation of a strategy for marketing our products to Federal purchasers within the Department of Defense and appropriate adjacent markets. The President of the Carmen Group is the son of a member of our Board of Directors. We terminated the agreement with the Carmen Group during the fourth quarter of 2008. For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company paid the Carmen Group $75,000 and $150,000, respectively, for consulting services. The consulting service expense is included as a component of sales and marketing expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-Q, and other information provided by us or statements made by our directors, officers or employees from time to time, may contain “forward-looking” statements and information, which involve risks and uncertainties. Statements indicating that we “expect,” “estimate,” “believe,” “are planning,” or “plan to,” are forward-looking, as are other statements concerning our business focus, expansion of our sales, service, engineering and marketing organizations, product development initiatives, changes in the competitive landscape, future financial results, expense control initiatives, changes in and maintenance of our customer base and the potential development of new business, changes in our relationship with
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Microsoft and related purchase commitment reserve, our ability to generate cash and to meet our working capital needs, and other events that have not yet occurred. These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, our ability to maintain or accurately forecast revenue growth or to anticipate and accurately forecast a decline in revenue from any of our products or services, customer acceptance of our IWS version 3.0, our ability to compete in an intensely competitive market, our ability to develop and introduce new products or product enhancements on schedule and that respond to customer requirements and rapid technological change, our dependence on the U.S. government as our largest customer, budgetary constraints within the defense and intelligence communities or the redirection of such budgeted funds, new product introductions and product enhancements by competitors, our ability to select and implement appropriate business models, plans and strategies and to execute on them, our ability to identify, hire, train, motivate, and retain highly qualified management/other key personnel and our ability to manage changes and transitions in management/other key personnel, the impact of global economic and political conditions on our business, and unauthorized use or misappropriation of our intellectual property, as well as the risk factors discussed in Part I-Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, Part II-Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statement to reflect any change in our expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Overview
For the quarter ended June 30, 2009, revenue declined approximately 48% as compared to the same period in 2008, operating loss was approximately $1,002,000, and basic loss per share was ($0.07), down $0.01 per share, when compared to the ($0.06) loss per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Revenue relating to our IWS product declined approximately 49% for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008, while our product development revenue increased to $19,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 with no product development revenue in the same period in 2008. We continue to feel the negative impact of the budgetary constraints within the Department of Defense along with increased competitive pressures, most of which are the direct result of the Defense Information System Agency (“DISA”) sponsored procurement agendas in prior years. Even with this decline in revenue, we only experienced a modest decrease (approximately 5%) in cash on hand from $6.8 million at December 31, 2008 to approximately $6.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The preservation of cash was accomplished through our efforts to collect accounts receivables and vigilance over expenses. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue increased to approximately 166% for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 as compared to approximately 114% for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. While the expense ratios were unfavorable due to the decline of revenue, we continued to focus on expense control, with operating expenses decreasing to approximately $1.5 million (including approximately $230,000 in share-based compensation and depreciation expenses) for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 as compared to approximately $2.0 million (including approximately $250,000 in share-based compensation and depreciation expenses) for the same quarter in 2008.
We continue to concentrate on enhancing our existing collaborative situational awareness product and service offerings. We plan to continue to vigorously defend and reestablish our customer base within the military and intelligence community, by pursuing new opportunities with various agencies and first responders. We also continue our pursuit of opportunities in emerging commercial markets and applications. Our sales organization is focusing on new sales activities in adjacent markets, re-energizing existing partnerships and fostering new relationships with strategic resellers and system integrators. This focus is subject to change as the driving influence in our future direction is based on the needs and requirements of our customer base, both current and future, and may be adversely affected by current economic and market conditions. In particular, competition for the market for multi-media collaboration products, for military and commercial applications, remains highly competitive.
We continue our efforts to return to profitability as expeditiously as possible. We are pursuing new business partnerships while also attempting to balance prudent investments against expense control. However, despite these efforts, we anticipate continued downward pressure on revenue due to current adverse economic conditions which lengthen the business development and sales activities on both the federal and commercial segment of our business.
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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
Revenue: Revenue declined 48% to approximately $907,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $1.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. We believe that the decline in IWS revenue is primarily attributable to the challenges we face by the delays and redirections of IT budgets of purchases due to the Net-Centric Enterprise Services (the “NCES”) programs, administered by DISA. Product development revenue amounted to $19,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 as compared to $0 for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. Product development revenue is revenue related to customization work performed for customers seeking enhancements to our current product.
Gross Profit: Cost of revenue includes material costs, costs of third-party software licenses, assembly labor and overhead, customer support costs, and engineering and development costs associated with product development revenue. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was approximately 56% for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 as compared to approximately 61% for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. This decline was due to the decline in IWS revenue, which carries certain costs of third-party software that are fixed.
Research and Development: Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, other headcount-related costs, and miscellaneous costs associated with product development. Research and development expenses declined by 17% to approximately $462,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $557,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. This decrease is primarily attributable to decreased spending on supplies, consulting expenses and recruiting.
Sales and Marketing: Sales and marketing expenses include payroll, employee benefits, and other headcount-related costs associated with sales and marketing personnel, advertising, tradeshows, seminars, and other marketing-related programs. Sales and marketing expenses declined by 51% to approximately $284,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $574,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. The decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in sales and marketing headcount resulting in a decrease in employee-related compensation costs and consultant expenses.
General and Administrative: General and administrative expenses include payroll, employee benefits, other headcount-related costs associated with the finance, human resources, management information systems, other administrative headcount, legal and investor relations costs, and other administrative fees. General and administrative expenses declined by 8% to approximately $654,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 as compared to approximately $712,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, primarily due to an increase in compensation costs offset by lower consulting and legal expenses.
Occupancy and Other Facilities-Related Expenses: Occupancy and other facilities-related expenses include rent expense and other operating costs associated with our headquarters facility located in Nashua, New Hampshire, and sales office located in Sterling, Virginia. Occupancy costs decreased by 15% to approximately $67,000 during the three-month period ended June 30, 2009 as compared to approximately $79,000 for the corresponding period of the previous year. The decrease in spending was primarily due to a reduction in telephone and insurance expenses.
Interest Income: Interest income consists of interest income on cash and cash equivalents. Interest income decreased to approximately $14,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $40,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008. This decrease is due to a decline in interest rates and a lower average cash balance on hand.
Other Expense: For the quarter ended June 30, 2009, we had other income of $24,000 compared to other expense of $3,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. This difference results from unrealized gains on short-term investments.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
Revenue: Revenue declined 47% to approximately $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. IWS revenue has declined
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due to what we believe is the result of budgetary constraints and uncertainties within the DOD, as well as the redirection of IT purchases due to the NCES programs administrated by DISA. Product development revenue was approximately $34,000 in the first six months of 2009 as compared to approximately $16,000 in the first six months of 2008.
Gross Profit: Cost of revenue includes material costs, costs of third-party software licenses, assembly labor and overhead, customer support costs, and engineering and development costs associated with product development revenue. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was approximately 55% for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to approximately 62% for the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decline was due to the decline in IWS revenue, which carries certain costs of third-party software that are fixed.
Research and Development: Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, other headcount-related costs, and miscellaneous costs associated with product development. Research and development expenses declined by 10% to approximately $960,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $1,065,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008. This decline was a result of decreased spending on supplies, recruiting and consulting and was offset by increases in headcount-related costs.
Sales and Marketing: Sales and marketing expenses include payroll, employee benefits, and other headcount-related costs associated with sales and marketing personnel, advertising, tradeshows, seminars, and other marketing-related programs. Sales and marketing expenses declined by 51%, to approximately $534,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $1,093,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008, due to a decline in employee-related compensation costs and consulting costs.
General and Administrative: General and administrative expenses include payroll, employee benefits, other headcount-related costs associated with the finance, human resources, management information systems, other administrative headcount, legal and investor relations costs, and other administrative fees. General and administrative expenses remained essentially unchanged for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008, with expenses of approximately $1,266,000 during the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 as compared to approximately $1,251,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008. The slight increase in expenses was due to increases in employee-related compensation costs offset by reductions in consulting and IT-related expenses.
Occupancy and Other Facilities-Related Expenses: Occupancy and other facilities-related expenses include rent expense and other operating costs associated with our headquarters facility in Nashua, New Hampshire, and our sales and development office in Sterling, Virginia. Occupancy costs declined by 19% to approximately $132,000 during the six-month period ended June 30, 2009 as compared to approximately $162,000 for the corresponding period in 2008. The decline in spending was primarily due to a reduction in telephone and insurance expenses.
Interest Income, net: Interest income, net consists of interest income on cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. Interest income, net, declined to approximately $30,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 from approximately $91,000 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2008. The decline was due to a reduction in the interest rate during the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2008, along with a lower cash balance.
Other Income (Expense): Other income (expense) consists primarily of unrealized gains (losses) on short-term investments. For the six months ended June 30, 2008, we recorded a $21,000 expense while we recorded a gain of $14,000 in the same period of 2009.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At June 30, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents on hand of approximately $6.4 million. We incurred a loss from operations of approximately $1,002,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, and a net loss for the quarter of approximately $964,000. We incurred an operating loss of approximately $1,946,000 and a net loss of approximately $1,902,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009, as compared to an operating loss of approximately $1,507,000 and a net loss of approximately $1,437,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
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In the six-month period ended June 30, 2009, we used cash from operations of approximately $339,000 compared to using cash of approximately $514,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Cash was generated by decreases in accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and in prepaid software licenses, and increases in accounts payable and deferred revenue. Cash used by operating activities in the six-months ended June 30, 2008 was primarily the result of decreases in accounts receivable and prepaid expenses more than offset by an increase in prepaid software licenses, and decreases in accounts payable and deferred revenue.
We invested approximately $1,000 in property and equipment during the first six months of 2009 and $43,000 in 2008. We did not generate cash from financing activities during the first six months of 2009, compared with $13,000 during the first six months of 2008, due to proceeds from sales of our common stock via exercise of employee stock options pursuant to our various stock option plans.
Our contractual obligations relate primarily to our facilities leases and a contractual purchase commitment. We lease our primary facility in Nashua, New Hampshire, under an operating lease, which expires in August 2010. We also have a lease for office space in Sterling, Virginia, for sales and technical support operations, which was recently extended to June 2013. The lease on our Colorado Springs facility is currently being offered for sublease as we ceased operations there in the fourth quarter of 2007.
In December 2008, our software distribution license agreement with Microsoft was amended to extend the term through June 2011 and reduce the remaining purchase commitment to $2.75 million, $154,000 of which was satisfied during 2008. The amended agreement requires that we make minimum payments of $1.0 million, $1.1 million and $0.5 million during 2009, 2010, and 2011, respectively. As of June 30, 2009, we reviewed our forecast for license sales through the amended term (June 2011) and believe that the $1.45 million excess purchase commitment reserve established during 2007 remains appropriate. The computation of the excess purchase commitment reserve requires management to make certain assumptions regarding future license renewals and sales growth. Actual results may differ materially from management’s estimates.
We include standard intellectual property indemnification provisions in our licensing agreements in the ordinary course of business. Pursuant to our product license agreements, we will indemnify, hold harmless, and agree to reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, generally business partners or customers, in connection with certain patent, copyright, or other intellectual property infringement claims by third parties with respect to our products. Other agreements with our customers provide indemnification for claims relating to property damage or personal injury resulting from the performance of services by us or our subcontractors. Historically, our costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims relating to such indemnification provisions have been insignificant. Accordingly, the estimated fair value of these indemnification provisions is immaterial.
In May 2003, after failing to comply with certain continued listing standards for the NASDAQ SmallCap Market, including maintaining a minimum bid price of at least $1.00 per share, and the requirement to have a minimum of $2.5 million in stockholders’ equity, we received a delisting notification from NASDAQ. After exercising our right for an appeal of this determination to a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel, the Panel determined to delist our securities from The NASDAQ Stock Market in August 2003. Since then, our common stock has been quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board. The market value and liquidity of our common stock, as well as our ability to raise additional capital, has been and may continue to be materially adversely affected by this delisting decision.
Operating costs were in line with our expectations for the six months ended June 30, 2009. Operating costs declined 19% to approximately $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009 as compared to approximately $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008. Expenses were lower in all-areas except for a slight increase in general and administrative expenses, with the largest decline in sales and marketing. The sales and marketing decline was the result of reducing our use of consultants and a reduction in employee related compensation costs.
Order bookings, which are purchase orders placed by customers, are not recognized as revenue until all requirements of that order are satisfied, although the cash flow received from these orders may more closely follow the receipt date of the order. Our cash balance decreased approximately $340,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2009 with cash on hand at the end of the period of approximately $6.4 million. Management believes that its existing cash resources will be sufficient to fund its anticipated working capital and capital expenditure needs for at least the next twelve months.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
To date, we have not utilized derivative financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments. We invest cash in highly liquid investments, consisting of highly rated U.S. and state government securities, commercial paper, mutual funds and short-term money market funds. These investments are subject to minimal credit and market risk and we have no debt other than our contractual lease obligations. A 10% change in interest rates would not have a material impact on our financial position, operating results or cash flows. We have closed our foreign offices, and sales to foreign customers are in U.S. dollars. Therefore, we have no significant foreign currency risk.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of June 30, 2009, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the requisite time periods, including ensuring that such material information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2009 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are subject to a variety of claims and suits that arise in the ordinary course of business. While we cannot predict the outcome of these matters, we believe that the outcome will not materially affect our business, financial position or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
For factors that could affect our business, results of operation and financial condition, see the discussion of risk factors contained in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. There were no material changes in these risk factors for the period ended June 30, 2009.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 26, 2009, at our 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders met to consider and vote upon one proposal. The proposal was to elect two Class II Directors, Ronald L. Breland and John A. McMullen to hold office for a three-year term and until each such Director’s respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. Results with respect to the voting on this proposal were as follows:
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Nominee Ronald L. Breland | | | |
Votes for | | 8,954,230 | |
Withheld | | 4,218,240 | |
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Nominee John A. McMullen | | | |
Votes for | | 8,865,213 | |
Withheld | | 4,307,257 | |
The terms of office of Gerald P. Carmen, Khoa D. Nguyen and Robert N. McFarland, the other members of our Board of Directors, continued after the Annual Meeting. In addition, George Q. Stevens was appointed a Class III Director on June 17, 2009.
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit Number | | Description of Exhibit |
| 31.1* | | Certification of Khoa D. Nguyen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) |
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| 31.2* | | Certification of Kevin M. Hackett, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) |
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| 32.1** | | Certification of Khoa D. Nguyen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) |
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| 32.2** | | Certification of Kevin M. Hackett, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) |
* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
Copies of any of these exhibits are available without charge upon written request to Investor Relations, Ezenia! Inc., 14 Celina Avenue, Suite 17-18, Nashua, NH 03063.
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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.
| EZENIA! INC. |
| (Registrant) |
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Date: August 10, 2009 | By: | /s/ Khoa D. Nguyen |
| | Khoa D. Nguyen |
| | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President |
| | (principal executive officer) |
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Date: August 10, 2009 | By: | /s/ Kevin M. Hackett |
| | Kevin M. Hackett |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
| | (principal financial and accounting officer) |
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