SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
F O R M 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION l3 OR l5(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF l934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 Commission file number 000-23901
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13
OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _________ to _________.
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GSV, INC.
(Formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com, Inc.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3979226
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
116 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (201) 234-5000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
(Title of Class)
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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___
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of
the registrant on March 9, 2000, was approximately $26,656,000. On such date,
the last sale price of registrant's common stock was $2.906 per share. Solely
for the purposes of this calculation, shares beneficially owned by directors,
officers and beneficial owners of in excess of 10% of the registrant's common
stock have been excluded, except shares with respect to which such persons
disclaim beneficial ownership. Such exclusion should not be deemed a
determination or admission by registrant that such persons are, in fact,
affiliates of registrant.
Indicate number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of March 9, 2000.
Class Outstanding on March 9, 2000
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Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 10,689,228
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Part of the Form 10-K into which
Document the Document is Incorporated
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Definitive Proxy Statement Part III, Items 10, 11, 12 and 13
For 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
PART I
This Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents incorporated herein by
reference of GSV, Inc. (referred to as the "Company") contain forward-looking
statements that have been made pursuant to the provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are
based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about the Company's
industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by the Company's
management. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans,"
"believes," "seeks," "estimates,", "may", "will", "should", or variations of
such words and similar expressions, are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that
are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from
those expressed or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. Such risks
and uncertainties include those set forth herein under " Risks Associated With
New Business Strategy and Newly Acquired Business", as well as those noted in
the documents incorporated herein by reference. Unless required by law, the
Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
However, readers should carefully review the statements set forth in other
reports or documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, particularly the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any
Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Item 1. Business.
General Development of Business
GSV, Inc. (formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com,
Inc.) and subsidiaries (the "Company") is an online consumer and direct response
retailer, and in February of 2000 began implementing its new Internet incubator
and investment operations. The Company was founded in 1994, and was incorporated
in October, 1997 in the state of Delaware. Operations began in September 1995
over the Internet at its online retail department store operation cybershop.com,
and, in November 1996 on AOL. Both stores operated as an online department store
offering housewares, electronics, jewelry watches, gifts, gourmet food and more.
In March of 1998 the Company completed its initial public offering ("IPO") of
3,220,000 shares of common stock, raising net proceeds of $18,749,000. During
the fourth quarter of 1998 the Company began operating two more online stores,
egift.com, a gift-oriented site, and electronics.net, a 51% owned joint venture
offering electronics and appliances. During the fourth quarter of 1999 the
remaining 49% interest in electronics.net was assigned to the Company by the
other party to the joint venture, as described more fully below. During the
second quarter of 1999, through the acquisition of The Magellan Group, Inc.
("Magellan"), the Company began operating its Tools for Living division. Tools
for Living offers high quality merchandise in the personal care, health and home
accessories categories as promoted through direct response print media campaigns
in national consumer magazines and through its website www.toolsforliving.com.
In February of 2000 the Company announced a change in its core strategy to an
Internet incubator and investment model, and simultaneously announced its
intention to discontinue the operations of its remaining operating divisions
with the exception of Tools for Living.
Through its Internet incubator and investment operations, the results
of which will be reflected in the Company's year 2000 operating results, the
Company aims to identify and develop attractive early stage Internet companies,
and to provide these companies, as needed, with management, marketing, financing
(including early stage seed capital), human resources, accounting resources, use
of its facilities and its extensive expertise in business development. In
exchange for these services the Company will seek equity positions in these
companies commensurate with the level and nature of services provided and the
stage of their development.
In order to more appropriately reflect its change in core strategy , in
March of 2000 the Company changed its name to GSV, Inc.
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 116 Newark
Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302.
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Financial information about segments
Through December 31, 1999, the Company operated in one business segment
only. As a result of the Company's decision, in February 2000, to discontinue
certain operations, and begin implementing its new Internet incubator and
investment operations, in February 2000 it began operating in more than one
business segment.
Narrative description of business
In February of 2000 the Company announced a change in its core strategy
to an Internet incubator and investment model, and simultaneously announced its
intention to discontinue the operations of its remaining operations with the
exception of Tools for Living.
Internet Incubator and Investment Strategy
Through its Internet incubator and investment operations, the results
of which will be reflected in the Company's year 2000 operating results, the
Company aims to identify and develop attractive early stage Internet companies,
and to provide these companies, as needed, with management, marketing, financing
(including early stage seed capital), human resources, accounting resources, use
of its facilities and its extensive expertise in business development. In
exchange for these services the Company will seek equity positions in these
companies commensurate with the level and nature of services provided and the
stage of their development.
Tools for Living
Effective June 1, 1999 the Company acquired all of the outstanding
common stock of Magellan, in exchange for 1,000,000 shares of the Company's
common stock and $5,000,000 in cash. Through its acquisition of Magellan, the
Company began operating its Tools for Living division.
Tools for Living sells high quality, branded and unique products
through traditional direct marketing channels and through its website
www.toolsforliving.com. Tools for Living's print advertising appears in many of
the nation's leading magazines and newspapers. Reaching about 275 million
readers each month, Tools for Living's advertising appears in Time, People,
Newsweek, U.S. News, Better Homes & Gardens, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science,
Smithsonian, Parade and USA Weekend to name a few. Customers may order products
via phone, mail or the Internet.
Tools for Living's advertisements usually contain between one and five
products and attempt to provide the consumer with a very informative and
detailed description of the products offered. The advertisements are developed
and designed internally and are subject to a multi-level review and approval
process. Each advertisement is market tested through a limited circulation, and
test results must indicate a sufficient level of projected demand to support the
products being offered. Tools for Living's web site offers a full range of
products conveniently organized under the categories of Health and Exercise,
Personal Care, Products for the Home, Watches, Gadgets and Gizmos, and Beauty.
Products chosen for promotion through direct marketing channels and through
toolsforliving.com, usually are not widely distributed in mass channels, and are
often unique and innovative in nature. Many of the products marketed by Tools
for Living are exclusive in the media chosen. Full commitments to market
products are made only after full consideration is given to the direct marketing
test results, margin contribution of the particular products or products and the
fulfillment characteristics of those products.
The profitability of Tools for Living's business is highly dependent on
its ability to actively monitor and manage controllable costs. To allow for
variations in order volume, fulfillment and warehouse demands, characteristic of
the business of Tools for Living, Tools for Living utilizes third party contract
fulfillment services providing complete customer service, pick pack and ship and
warehousing services. These services are provided by Stark Brothers Fulfillment
Services ("Stark"), a division of Foster and Gallagher, and are located in
Louisiana Missouri. Stark has the capacity to ship well in excess of 1,000,000
packages annually which is currently more than sufficient to accommodate Tools
for Living's current and near-term projected order volume.
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Through Stark's representatives, customer service representatives are
available 24-hours, seven days a week, throughout the entire year. Customer
service representatives are provided detailed product information, and samples
of the products offered, and have full access to the details of each customer's
individual order and their order history. All customer orders, either through
direct response or via the web site, are processed by Stark's representatives.
Stark utilizes Sigma Micro, a state of the art sales order processing,
fulfillment, warehousing and reporting application. Square footage of storage
capacity available to the Company is in excess of the Company's requirements.
Most packages are shipped within 48-hours of receipt of the customers orders.
Stark utilizes United States Postal Service ("USPS") and United Parcel Service
("UPS") as primary means of shipping packages to customers, and will utilize the
most efficient means to deliver the customer orders depending on the services
provided by either USPS or UPS.
Cybershop.com and electronics.net
Up until February 2000, the Company's operations had included its Cybershop.com
division and electronics.net, its joint venture with Tops Applicance City, Inc.
("TOPS"). The Cybershop.com division consisted of an online and direct market
retail operation, whose online operations consisted of the cybershop.com web
site, and, through the first quarter of 1999, the egift.com website, and the
cybershop.com store located in the Department store area of the AOL shopping
channel. The Cybershop.com division offered discounted, or "off-price", quality
brand-name apparel, appliances, gifts, home accessories, toys, games, and
watches. The web sites offered high quality color pictures and detailed
information and recommendations conveniently organized by brand and category.
The products offered through the Cybershop.com division were promoted in part
through strategic alliances with other online companies such as America Online,
MSN, Excite and Yahoo!, whereby marketing and promotional agreements would be
entered into to promote the Company's products on these companies web sites.
Additionally, the Company engaged in direct marketing techniques to promote
Cybershop.com's products, through advertisement in major print publications
containing pictures and detailed descriptions of the products offered. In
October of 1998, the Company launched electronics.net, which shifted the focus
of electronics from the Cybershop.com web site to the electronics.net site.
Historically, prior to this time, sales of electronics accounted for between 25%
and 35% of Cybershop.com's revenues. Electronics.net offered a wide selection of
brand name electronic merchandise, including television and video equipment,
home and car audio equipment, home appliances, home office equipment and related
accessories. electronics.net's products were promoted through strategic
alliances with other online companies such as Yahoo! and MSN, and the domain
name www.electronics.net would appear in advertisements placed by TOPS and was
imprinted on the TOPS trucks used to transport product.
Both the Cybershop.com and electronic.net operations utilized
proprietary technology developed for use in the online operations consisting of
a publishing system containing information about all items in the online stores,
including retail price, cost, color and size characteristics, which when the
products were available would be published to the web sites. In addition, both
third party and proprietary systems were utilized in the order taking and
fulfillment process functions.
As a result of the Company's decision to cease these operations, it
entered into negotiations to sell the majority of the operating assets of
electronics.net to two former executives of the Company, and in March 2000 sold
the cybershop.com domain name and customer lists in exchange for (i) $100,000 in
cash and (ii) equity in a privately owned company valued at approximately
$900,000.
Employees
As of December 31, 1999 the Company had thirty-seven full-time
employees (including management), including 17 in operations and development,
seven in merchandising and marketing, six in customer service and seven in
general and administrative. As of December 31, 1999, the Company also had three
part-time employees focused on customer service. The Company's employees are not
represented by any collective bargaining organization. The Company has never
experienced work stoppage and considers relations with its employees to be good.
Subsequent to the change of the Company's operations in February 2000, the
number of full-time employees (including management) was reduced to 11.
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Trademarks and Patents
GSV, and CyberShop (and its related logo) are United States service
marks of the Company. In addition, the Company has filed intent to use
applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the
following trademarks and/or service marks: the @home department store,
egift.com, electronics.net and Gifts Wrapped & Ready. Any other trade names,
trademarks or service marks appearing in this Annual Report are the property of
their respective owners and are not the property of the Company.
Risks Associated With New Business Strategy and Newly Acquired Business
Internet Incubator and Investment Strategy
The Company recently refocused the core business strategy to an
Internet incubator and investment model, from an online retailing model. The
Company doesn't know whether this strategy will be successful.
The Company expects that its future Internet incubator partner
companies will be in the early stages of development and will have limited or no
revenues. Because these companies, even if successful, typically generate
significant losses while they grow, the Company does not expect its partner
companies to generate income for the foreseeable future, and they may never
generate income. Further, the income, if any, generated by partner companies
will be offset by the losses of other partner companies. Moreover, the Company's
continuing acquisitions of interests in, and establishment of, early stage
partner companies may further delay or prevent profitability. In addition, the
Company expects its expenses to increase significantly as it develops the
infrastructure necessary to implement its new business strategy.
The success of the Company's Internet incubator and investment
operation depends on its ability to identify opportunities to acquire interests
in and to successfully negotiate the terms of any investments it makes. The
Company is currently in active discussions with potential partner companies, but
does not have plans to acquire interests in or establish a specific number of
new partner companies or to commit a target amount of capital to these
transactions. Instead, it continuously seeks to identify opportunities suitable
for its business strategy. The Company's management may fail to properly
identify partner companies in which to acquire interests or to establish and
effectively complete these transactions.
The Company faces intense competition from traditional venture capital
firms, companies with business strategies similar to its own, corporate
strategic investors and other capital. Competitors with business strategies
similar to the Company's own include publicly-held CMGI, Internet Capital Group
and Safeguard Scientifics, Divine Interventures as well as Idealab! and other
private companies. Many of the Company's competitors have more experience
identifying and acquiring interests in businesses and have greater financial and
management resources, brand name recognition and industry contacts than it does.
This intense competition could limit the Company's opportunities to acquire
interests in partner companies or force the Company to pay higher prices to
acquire these interests, which would result in lower returns or losses on
acquisitions. In addition, some of the Company's competitors, including venture
capital firms, private companies with business strategies similar to the
Company's and corporate strategic investors, may have a competitive advantage
over the Company because they have more flexibility in structuring acquisitions
in partner companies as they do not need to acquire majority or controlling
interests in companies to avoid regulation under the Investment Company Act
(see below).
The Company may incur significant costs to avoid investment company
status and may suffer other adverse consequences if deemed to be an investment
company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company may incur
significant costs to avoid investment company status and may suffer adverse
consequences if deemed to be an investment company. Some equity investments in
other businesses made by the Company may constitute investment securities under
the 1940 Act.
The Company may issue shares of its common stock or other equity
securities convertible into our common stock, in the future to raise capital to
carry out its Internet incubator and investment strategy. The Company may also
issue these shares or convertible securities as consideration in acquisitions of
interests of partner companies. These issuances may cause further dilution to
the Company's stockholders.
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Tools for Living
A significant portion of the revenues associated with the Company's
Tools for Living division are derived through direct response print
advertisements placed in national consumer magazines. Each advertisement
identifies a limited number of products, from one to eight, depending on the
size of the advertisement. Accordingly, Tools for Living's revenues are
dependent upon, and may fluctuate materially, based upon, the Company's ability
to successfully obtain cost effective advertising in sufficient quantities, and
in appropriate channels, to support the Company's product offerings. Tools for
Living's revenues are dependent upon, and may fluctuate, based upon, the
Company's ability to successfully obtain appropriate merchandise, which can be
sold at margins sufficient to absorb the cost of promoting the product. During
fiscal 1999 sales of one product accounted for approximately 48% of consolidated
revenues.
From time to time Tools for Living may experience significant short
term cash constraints due to the timing of cash payments made in advance to
reserve advertising space before the advertisement is published, make cash
payments to purchase the applicable product, and the receipt of cash from
customers who elect to use the installment payment plan to purchase the
Company's products. These cash constraints may impair Tools for Livings ability
to secure advertising and merchandise at sufficient volumes and in a timely
manner, consequently impairing Tools for Livings ability to generate revenues.
Tools for Living operates in a highly competitive environment.
Competition comes a variety of sources including catalogers, other direct
marketers and Internet retailers, and department stores. Many competitors are
larger companies with greater financial resources, a wider selection of
merchandise and a greater inventory availability. Increased competition may
adversely affect Tools for Living's business and operating results.
Item 2. Properties.
The Company's corporate headquarters are located at 116 Newark Avenue,
Jersey City, New Jersey 07302. The Company leases approximately 6,800 square
feet of office space at these facilities at a cost of $10,483 per month. The
term of the lease expires in December 31, 2008. The Company believes that its
existing facilities are adequate for its current requirements and that
additional space can be obtained to meet its requirements for the foreseeable
future.
In the second quarter of 1999 the Company began storing and shipping
certain products at a third party warehouse facility in Louisiana, Missouri.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
In March 2000, eight purported class actions entitled Ames v.
Cybershop, Ezeir v. Cybershop, Fuechtman v. Cybershop, Kaufman v. Cybershop,
Goldenberg v. Cybershop, Marino v. Cybershop, Waldarman v. Cybershop and Page v.
Cybershop were filed in the United States District Court for the District of New
Jersey against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and
directors. The complaints in those actions allege that the Company violated
Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making or
causing the Company to make materially false and misleading statements about the
Company. The Company intends to vigorously defend these actions.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
Market Information.
The Company's Common Stock began trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market
(National Market) on March 23, 1998 under the symbol "CYSP." The following table
sets forth the range of high and low sales prices for shares of Common Stock for
each fiscal quarter during 1998 as reported by NASDAQ.
Fiscal Year 1999 1998
High Low High Low
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First Quarter (1) $15.750 $6.125 $12.625 $7.000
Second Quarter 17.500 6.125 28.250 9.000
Third Quarter 9.938 5.125 17.250 2.813
Fourth Quarter 14.750 5.125 30.000 2.750
(1) The first quarter of fiscal 1998 contained the trading days between March
23, 1998 through March 31, 1998.
Holders.
As of March 9, 2000, 10,689,228 shares of Common Stock were issued and
were held of record by 89 persons, including several holders who are nominees
for an undetermined number of beneficial owners. The Company believes that there
are approximately 14,100 beneficial owners of Common Stock.
Dividends.
The Company has not declared or paid any cash dividends on its shares
of capital stock and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the
foreseeable future. It is the present intention of the Board of Directors to
retain earnings, if any.
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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On September 30, 1999, the Company completed a private placement of
equity securities raising gross proceeds of $5.1 million. The financing involved
the issuance of 784,616 shares of common stock at $6.50 per share and warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 156,922 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $7.50 per share. As part of the financing another class of warrants was
issued ("September adjustable common stock warrants"). The September adjustable
common stock warrants provide the investors with the right to receive additional
shares if the price of the Company's stock trades below certain levels. In
November 1999, 43,668 shares of common stock were issued by the Company to the
investors upon exercise of all of the September adjustable common stock
warrants.
On December 8, 1999, the Company completed a private placement of
equity securities raising gross proceeds of $6.0 million. The financing involved
the issuance of 528,634 shares of common stock at $11.35 per share and warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 237,886 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $12.00 per share. As part of the financing another class of warrants was
issued ("December adjustable common stock warrants"). The December adjustable
common stock warrants provide the investors with the right to receive additional
shares if the price of the Company's stock trades below certain levels. In
February 2000, 613,486 shares of common stock were issued by the Company to the
investors upon exercise of all of the December adjustable common stock warrants.
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
The selected financial data set forth below should be read in
conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations" and the Consolidated Financial Statements of the
Company and the notes thereto included elsewhere herein.
For the year ended December 31, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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Revenues:
Product sales $ 7,019,000 $ 222,000 $ -- $ -- $ --
Advertising & set up fees -- 5,000 -- -- --
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Total revenues 7,019,000 227,000 -- -- --
Cost of revenues 3,796,000 233,000 -- -- --
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Gross profit 3,223,000 (6,000) -- -- --
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 2,432,000 314,000 -- -- --
General and administrative 4,240,000 2,236,000 456,000 171,000 49,000
Amortization of goodwill and other
merger and acquisition related costs (1) 1,733,000 -- -- -- --
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Total operating expenses 8,405,000 2,550,000 456,000 171,000 49,000
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Loss from continuing operations before
Interest income and minority interest (5,182,000) (2,556,000) (456,000) (171,000) (49,000)
Interest income, net 245,000 619,000 17,000 3,000 6,000
Minority interest 482,000 385,000 -- -- --
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Loss from continuing operations (4,455,000) (1,552,000) (439,000) (168,000) (43,000)
Discontinued operations: (2)
Loss from operations (5,379,000) (6,415,000) (1,367,000) (482,000) (598,000)
Estimated loss on disposal (435,000) -- -- -- --
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Total discontinued operations (5,814,000) (6,415,000) (1,367,000) (482,000) (598,000)
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Net loss (1) $ (10,269,000) $ (7,967,000) $(1,806,000) $ (650,000) $(641,000)
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Basic and diluted net loss per common
share: (3)
loss per common share from continuing
operations $ (0.53) $ (0.23) $ (0.12) $ (0.05) $ (0.01)
Effect of adjustable common stock warrants (0.05) -- -- -- --
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loss per common share from continuing
operations including effect of adjustable
common stock warrants (0.58) (0.23) (0.12) (0.05) (0.01)
loss per common share from discontinued
operations (0.64) (0.96) (0.36) (0.16) (0.21)
loss per common share from estimated loss
on discontinued operations (0.05) -- -- -- --
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Net loss per common share including effect of
adjustable common stock warrants $ (1.27) $ (1.19) $ (0.48) $ (0.21) $ (0.22)
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Weighted average common shares outstanding,
basic and diluted 8,393,000 6,676,000 3,781,000 3,096,000 2,873,000
(1) See note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(2) See notes 1 and 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(3) See note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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As of December 31, 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,471,000 $ 12,285,000 $ 787,000 $ 510,000 $ 111,000
Working capital (deficit) 5,492,000 8,793,000 (328,000) 143,000 (182,000)
Total assets 25,683,000 15,471,000 1,227,000 670,000 332,000
Stockholders' equity (deficit) 20,282,000 10,988,000 (5,000) 251,000 (99,000)
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
From time to time, the Company may publish statements which are not
historical fact, but are forward-looking statements relating to such matters as
anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological
developments, new products, research and development activities and similar
matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe
harbor for forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from historical and anticipated results or other expectations
expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements may be identified by the use of certain forward-looking terminology,
such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "believe,"
"goal," or "continue," or comparable terminology that involves risks or
uncertainties. Actual future results and trends may differ materially from
historical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors,
including, but not limited to, those set forth under "Overview" and "Liquidity
and Capital Resources" included in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Particular attention should be
paid to the cautionary statements involving the Company's limited operating
history, the unpredictability of its future revenues, the unpredictable and
evolving nature of its key markets, the intensely competitive on-line commerce
environment, the Company's dependence on its strategic alliances and key
suppliers and distributors, and the risks associated with capacity constraints,
systems development, the management of growth, the inherent risks and
uncertainties of litigation, the risks of new business areas, as well as such
risks (or others) that exist to any portfolio company in which the Company
invests. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to
update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. Readers, however, should carefully review the facts
set forth in other reports or documents that the Company has filed or files from
time to time with the SEC.
Overview
GSV, Inc. (formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com,
Inc.) and subsidiaries (the "Company") is a direct response and online consumer
retailer, and in February of 2000 began implementing its new Internet incubator
and investment operations. The Company was founded in 1994 and began operating
its online retail department store operation Cybershop.com in September 1995
through its store on the Internet and, in November 1996, on AOL. Both stores
operated as an online department store offering housewares, electronics, jewelry
watches, gifts, gourmet food and more. In March of 1998 the Company completed
its initial public offering ("IPO") of 3,220,000 shares of common stock, raising
net proceeds of $18,749,000. During the fourth quarter of 1998 the Company began
operating two more online stores, egift.com, a gift-oriented site, and
electronics.net, a 51% owned joint venture offering electronics and appliances.
During the fourth quarter of 1999 the remaining 49% interest in electronics.net
was assigned to the Company by the other party to the joint venture, as
described more fully below. During the second quarter of 1999, through the
acquisition of The Magellan Group, Inc. ("Magellan"), the Company began
operating its Tools for Living division. Tools for Living offers high quality
merchandise in the personal care, health and home accessories categories as
promoted through direct response print media campaigns in national consumer
magazines as well as through its web site. In February of 2000 the Company
announced a change in its core strategy to an Internet incubator and investment
model, and simultaneously announced its intention to discontinue the operations
of its remaining operating divisions with the exception of Tools for Living. The
discontinued operations are described more fully below.
Through its Internet incubator and investment operations, the results
of which will be reflected in the Company's year 2000 operating results, the
Company aims to identify and develop attractive early stage Internet
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companies, and to provide these companies, as needed, with management,
marketing, financing (including early stage seed capital), human resources,
accounting resources, use of its facilities and its extensive expertise in
business development. In exchange for these services the Company will seek
equity positions in these companies commensurate with the level and nature of
services provided and the stage of their development.
In order to more appropriately reflect its change in core strategy , in
March of 2000 the Company changed its name to GSV, Inc.
Results of Operations
As discussed below, under Discontinued Operations, the following
discussion of results of operations reflect the results of the Company's Tools
for Living division and electronics.net, as well as general corporate operations
as continuing operations, and the results of the Cybershop.com division have
been reflected as discontinued operations, for all periods presented.
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1999 compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
1998
Revenues. Revenue is primarily comprised of sales of products offered
through advertisements placed in major national print publications as well as
through the Company's online stores. Total revenues increased by 2992% or
$6,792,000, from $227,000 in 1998 to $7,019,000 in 1999. This increase was
primarily attributable to the acquisition of Magellan and the establishment of
the Tools for Living division which contributed $5,298,000 or 75% of total
revenues in 1999, and also to the growth of electronics.net which began
operations in the fourth quarter of 1998 and represented all of the revenues for
that year. Electronics.net contributed $1,721,000 or 25% of total revenues in
1999. During 1999 sales of one product accounted for approximately 48% of total
revenues.
Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues consists primarily of the cost of
products sold to customers, including shipping costs. Costs of revenues
increased by 1529%, or $3,563,000, from $233,000 in 1998 to $3,796,000 in 1999,
primarily due to the increased revenues associated with the Tools for Living
division as well as the growth in revenues of electronics.net. Gross profit
margins were 45.9% in 1999 compared to (2.6%) in 1998. The increase from 1998 to
1999 is primarily attributed to a more favorable product mix in the current year
as compared to the prior year which contained traditionally lower margin
consumer electronics.
Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses consist
primarily of advertising, fulfillment, promotional costs and related payroll
expenses. Sales and marketing increased 675%, or $2,118,000, from $314,000 in
1998 to $2,432,000 in 1999. The increase was primarily due to expenditures made
to drive revenues at the Tools for Living division and to sustain the growth of
electronics.net. As a percentage of total revenues, sales and marketing expenses
were 35% in 1999 as compared to 138% in 1998. The increased efficiencies in 1999
are due to the startup nature of electronics.net in 1998, as compared to 1999,
which contained the more mature business of Tools for Living and the later
maturing of electronics.net.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative
expenses consist primarily of payroll and payroll related expenses for
administrative, information technology, accounting, and management personnel,
legal fees and other general corporate expenses. General and administrative
expenses increased 90%, or $2,004,000 from $2,236,000 in 1998 to $4,240,000 in
1999. The increase was primarily due to increased general corporate overhead,
expenditures necessary to support the growth of electronics.net, and also
expenditures present in 1999 related to the Tools for Living division. As a
percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expenses were 60% in
1999 as compared to 985% in 1998. The increased efficiencies in 1999 are due to
increased revenues of electronics.net in 1999, as compared to the startup nature
of electronics.net in 1998, and the acquisition of the more mature business of
Tools for Living.
Amortization of goodwill and other merger and acquisition related
costs. Amortization of goodwill and other merger and acquisition related costs
of $1,733,000 in 1999 consists primarily of goodwill associated with the
purchase of Magellan which is being amortized on a straight line basis over five
years.
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Interest Income net. Interest income decreased $374,000 from $619,000
in 1998 to $245,000 in 1999. The decrease is primarily the result of a decrease
in average cash and cash equivalents to $6,132,000 in 1999 from $12,610,000 in
1998.
Minority Interest. Minority interest represents 49% of the net losses
of the joint venture, electronics.net. Minority interest increased $97,000, from
$385,000 in 1998, to $482,000 in 1999.
Net Losses. Loss from continuing operations increased by $2,903,000
from $1,552,000 in 1998, or ($0.23) per basic and diluted common share, to
$4,455,000 in 1999, or ($0.53) per basic and diluted common share. After the
effect of adjustable common stock warrants, as explained further below, loss per
common share from continuing operations was ($0.58) in 1999. Net loss increased
by $2,302,000 from $7,967,000 in 1998, or ($1.19) per basic and diluted common
share, to $10,269,000 in 1999, or ($1.22) per basic and diluted common share.
After the effect of adjustable common stock warrants net loss per common share
was ($1.27) in 1999.
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1998 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
1997
Revenues. Total revenues in 1998 were $222,000, which consisted solely
of the revenues associated with electronics.net which began operations in the
fourth quarter of 1998. Consequently 1997 did not have revenues.
Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues in 1998 were $233,000, which
consisted solely of the cost of product sold through electronics.net.
Consequently, 1997 did not have cost of revenues. Gross profit margins in 1998
were (2.6%) reflecting traditionally lower margin consumer electronics, higher
than anticipated shipping costs, and aggressive pricing as part of an overall
customer acquisition strategy.
Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses in 1998 were
$314,000, which reflect the startup of electronics.net.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative
expenses increased 390%, or $1,780,000 from $456,000 in 1997 to $2,236,000 in
1998. The increase was primarily due to increased general corporate overhead as
the Company began building infrastructure subsequent to its IPO in March of
1998, as well as expenditures necessary to support the startup of
electronics.net.
Interest Income, net. The increase from 1997 to 1998 is primarily due
to the interest income earned on the remaining net proceeds from the Company's
IPO in March 1998.
Minority Interest. Minority interest of $385,000 in 1998 represents 49%
of the net loss of the joint venture, electronics.net.
Net Losses. Loss from continuing operations increased by $1,113,000
from $439,000 in 1997, or ($0.12) per basic and diluted common share, to
$1,552,000 in 1998, or ($0.23) per basic and diluted common share. Net loss
increased by $6,161,000 from $1,806,000 in 1997, or ($0.48) per basic and
diluted common share, to $7,967,000 in 1998, or ($1.19) per basic and diluted
common share.
Selected Quarterly Results of Operations
The following table sets forth unaudited quarterly results of
operations for each of the Company's last eight fiscal quarters. In the opinion
of the Company's management, this unaudited quarterly information has been
prepared on a basis consistent with the Company's audited consolidated financial
statements and includes all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring
adjustments) that management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the
data. These quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of future results
of operations. This information should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Three Months Ended (Dollars in Thousands, except per share amounts)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mar. 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Mar. 31, June 30, Sept. Dec. 31,
1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1999 30, 1999 1999
-------- --------- --------- --------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Total revenues $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 227 $ 326 $ 1,529 $ 2,427 $ 2,737
Gross profit -- -- -- (6) (16) 849 1,279 1,111
Loss from continuing
operations (167) (108) (310) (967) (663) (478) (1,101) (2,213)
Loss from discontinued
operations (617) (1,539) (843) (3,416) (1,175) (1,395) (1,062) (1,747)
Estimated loss on disposal of
discontinued operations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (435)
Net loss (784) (1,647) (1,153) (4,383) (1,838) (1,873) (2,163) (4,395)
loss per basic and diluted
common share from continuing
operations before the effect
of adjustable common stock
warrants (0.04) (0.01) (0.04) (0.13) (0.09) (0.06) (0.13) (0.23)
loss per basic and diluted
common share from continuing
operations including effect
of adjustable common stock
warrants (0.04) (0.01) (0.04) (0.13) (0.09) (0.06) (0.13) (0.27)
loss per basic and diluted
common share from discontinued
operations (0.14) (0.21) (0.11) (0.46) (0.16) (0.18) (0.12) (0.18)
loss per basic and
diluted common share from
disposal of discontinued
operations -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (0.05)
Net loss per basic and
diluted common share before
the effect of adjustable
common stock warrants (0.18) (0.22) (0.15) (0.59) (0.25) (0.24) (0.25) (0.46)
Net loss per basic and
diluted common share
including the effect of
adjustable common stock
warrants (0.18) (0.22) (0.15) (0.59) (0.25) (0.24) (0.25) (0.50)
As a result of the acquisition of Dealaday, Inc, as discussed below,
which was accounted for as a pooling of interests, net losses for the three
months ended March 31, 1998, June 30, 1998, September 30, 1998 and December 31,
1998 include the net losses of Dealaday in loss from discontinued operations in
the amounts of $9,000, $27,000, $35,000 and $8,000, respectively.
In calculating the effect on the basic and diluted net loss per common
share calculation, of the common stock issued as a result of the adjustable
common stock warrants exercised by the parties to the September 30, 1999
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private placement, as described further below, the market value of the Company's
common stock on the last day of the first of the three adjustment periods, of
$9.19, was multiplied by the number of common shares issued upon exercise of
these warrants, resulting in a valuation for loss per common share purposes of
$401,000.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On March 26, 1998, the Company completed its initial public offering
("IPO") of 3,220,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $6.50 per share. Net
proceeds from the IPO, net of underwriting discounts and offering costs were
$18,749,000. Prior to the IPO, the Company had financed its operations primarily
from capital contributions from private investors.
On September 30, 1999 the Company completed a private placement of
equity securities raising gross proceeds of $5.1 million. The financing involved
the issuance of 784,616 shares of common stock at $6.50 per share and warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 156,922 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $7.50 per share with a term expiring on September 30, 2004. The sale price of
the Company's common stock and the exercise price of the warrants issued in the
private placement were both higher than the last reported sale price of $5.81 on
the Nasdaq National Market on September 30, 1999. As part of the financing
another class of warrants were issued ("September adjustable common stock
warrants"). These warrants provided the investors with the right to receive
additional shares at an exercise price of $.001 per share if the price of the
Company's stock traded below certain levels during 22 consecutive business days
("adjustment period"), after the effective date of a registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("the SEC"). A formula was
applied to one-third of the shares sold. That formula was based on determining
the average of the twelve lowest closing bid prices in the adjustment period.
This average lowest bid price was divided into a number equal to one-third of
the shares sold multiplied by the difference between $7.56 and the average
lowest bid price. In November 1999, 43,668 shares of common stock were issued by
the Company to the investors pursuant to the September adjustable common stock
warrants.
On December 8, 1999 the Company completed another private placement of
equity securities with the same investors raising gross proceeds of $6.0
million. The financing involved the issuance of 528,634 shares of common stock
at $11.35 per share and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 237,886 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $12.00 per share with a term expiring on
December 8, 2004. The sale price of the common stock and the exercise price of
the warrants issued in the private placement were both higher than the last
reported sale price of $9.063 on the Nasdaq National Market on December 8, 1999.
As part of the financing another class of warrants were issued ("December
adjustable common stock warrants"). These warrants provided the investors with
the right to receive additional shares at an exercise price of $.001 per share
if the price of the Company's stock traded below certain levels during the 40
trading day period following the effective date of a registration statement
filed with the SEC. A formula was applied to the 528,634 shares sold. That
formula was based on determining the average of the twenty lowest closing bid
prices in the 40 trading day period. This average lowest bid price was divided
into the number of the shares sold multiplied by the difference between $11.35
and the average lowest bid price. In February 2000, 613,486 shares of common
stock were issued by the Company to the investors upon exercise of the December
adjustable common stock warrants
Under the terms of each of the September 30, 1999 and December 8, 1999
private placements, the Company agreed to register with the SEC the resale of
the shares sold as well as the shares underlying the warrants. The Company is
obligated to use its best efforts to keep the registration statements effective
for up to two years. The Company will incur substantial penalties if it fails to
meet these obligations. None of the investors, together with any affiliate
thereof, may beneficially own shares in excess of 4.999% of the outstanding
shares of common stock of the Company. Such restrictions may be waived by each
selling stockholder as to itself upon not less than 61 days' notice to the
Company.
At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 3, 1999, the
Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company
is authorized to issue from 25,000,000 to 75,000,000.
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The sufficiency of the Company's capital resources is substantially
dependent upon the number of investments the Company funds. Accordingly, it is
difficult to project the Company's capital needs. The Company, however, believes
that its existing capital resources will enable it to maintain its current
operations for, at least, the next twelve months.
Net cash used in operations was $7,782,000, $5,630,000 and $1,177,000
in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively, primarily as a result of net losses
generated during those periods. From time to time the Company may experience
material increases in the level of customer accounts receivables, primarily as a
result of the installment payment plan available to customers who purchase one
of the Company's most significant products. This is reflected in the increase in
accounts receivable, net of $938,000 in 1999. Additionally, the Company may make
payments to vendors for print advertising in advance of the time the advertising
is published. This is reflected in the increase in prepaid expenses and other
current assets of $622,000 in 1999. These uses of cash were partially offset by
decreases in inventory of $144,000 and accounts payable and accrued liabilities
of $900,000 in 1999.
Net cash used in investing activities was $7,419,000, $2,016,000 and
$89,000 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Purchases of property and
equipment in those periods were $655,000, $2,016,000 and $89,000, respectively,
and were primarily for computer equipment and software to support the Company's
expansion and increased infrastructure, leasehold improvements, and furniture
and equipment relating to the Company's relocation to new office space in 1998.
Effective August 1998, the Company entered into a 10-year, five month lease for
space in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Company made capital expenditures for
leasehold improvements, furniture and equipment relating to this space of
approximately $587,000 in 1998. The Company moved into the new space in late
August, 1998. No other material commitments for capital expenditures are
currently outstanding or contemplated.
During 1999, the Company's changed the fulfillment operation of
Cybershop.com from a vendor drop ship model to maintaining inventory in a third
party warehouse for the majority of the merchandise offered on the cybershop.com
online store. As a result the Company implemented a new sales order processing
and warehouse system to accommodate this change in fulfillment strategy.
Additionally, the Company upgraded its existing financial and accounting
software. Primarily as a result of these changes, the Company recorded a charge
in the fourth quarter of 1999 of $517,000 for the loss on disposal of property
and equipment.
In the fourth quarter of 1998, the Company recorded a charge of
approximately $750,000 representing costs previously capitalized during 1998 in
connection with the development of an expanded front-end order entry system.
Based on the growth of its existing business and the projected growth of planned
business acquisitions, it had been determined that these requirements would be
more effectively handled through the combined use of an expansion of
pre-existing front-end systems offered by third parties supplemented by in-house
systems. The Company has not capitalized any internal costs as part of its
expansion.
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired of $6,764,000 in 1999,
was primarily related to the acquisition of Magellan, as described more fully
below.
Net cash provided from financing activities was $11,387,000,
$19,144,000 and $1,543,000 in 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The majority of
the net cash provided from financing activities in 1999 was the result of the
two private placement of the Company's common stock discussed above. The primary
source of cash from financing activities in 1998 was the Company's IPO, as
discussed above. Net cash provided by financing activities in 1997 was primarily
the result of capital contributions from private investors.
Acquisitions
Effective June 1, 1999 the Company acquired all of the
outstanding common stock of Magellan, a direct response and online retailer of
high quality personal care, home and health related products, in exchange for
1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock and $5,000,000 in cash. The
acquisition was accounted for as a purchase with essentially all of the
$14,870,000 purchase price allocated to goodwill. The results of Magellan are
included in the Company's consolidated financial results beginning on the date
of acquisition. In addition, the Company is required to pay the former
shareholders of Magellan earn-out payments based upon the profitability of a
particular product through May 31, 2001. As of December 31, 1999, $467,000 of
earn-out payments have been
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made, and accounted for as part of the purchase price. Concurrent with the
acquisition, one of these former shareholders of Magellan was appointed a member
of the Company's board of directors.
The pro forma unaudited combined consolidated financial
information for the 12 months ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, as though
Magellan had been acquired on January 1, 1998, would have resulted in net sales
of $9,790,000 and $5,277,000, net loss of $11,970,000 and $10,922,000, and basic
and diluted net loss per share including effect of adjustable common stock
warrants of ($1.40) and ($1.42), respectively. The pro forma unaudited net loss
includes amortization of goodwill of $2,933,000 and $2,881,000 for the 12 months
ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. This unaudited pro forma
combined consolidated financial information is presented for illustrative
purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the consolidated results of
operations in future periods or the results that actually would have been
realized had the Company and Magellan been a combined company during the
specified periods.
On March 24, 1999 the Company issued 250,000 shares of common
stock in exchange for all of the outstanding common stock of Dealaday, Inc
("Dealaday"). Dealaday, an Internet retailer targeting off-price branded women's
and children's apparel and accessory products, began operations in February
1998. The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests and, as a
result, the Company's financial statements have been restated for all periods
presented.
Separate results for Dealaday included in loss from
discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations for the periods prior to the acquisition consisted of net sales and
net losses for the 12-month period ending December 31, 1999 of $90,000 and
$42,000, respectively, and net sales and net losses for the 10-month period
ending December 31, 1998 of $240,000 and $78,000, respectively.
Discontinued Operations
As discussed above, in February of 2000 the Company announced
a change in its core strategy to an Internet incubator and investment model, and
simultaneously announced its intention to discontinue the operations of its
remaining operations with the exception of Tools for Living. As a result the
Company has entered into negotiations to sell the majority of the operating
assets of electronics.net to two former executives of the Company, as discussed
below, and in March 2000 sold the cybershop.com domain name and customer lists
in exchange for (i) $100,000 in cash and (ii) equity in a privately owned
company valued at approximately $900,000 (see Investment in ECS below).
Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes
reflect the operating results of Tools for Living and electronics.net as
continuing operations. The operating results of the Cybershop.com division are
reflected as discontinued operations and an estimated loss on disposal of
$435,000 has been recorded. Total revenues applicable to the Cybershop.com
division during 1999, 1998 and 1997 were $2,898,000, $4,827,000, and $1,495,000,
respectively.
Total revenues for the Cybershop.com division decreased in 1999 from
1998 as the result of several factors, including:
o the startup of the Company's new joint venture, electronics.net,
in the fourth quarter of 1998 which shifted the sales focus of
electronics products from the Cybershop.com stores to
electronics.net. Sales of electronics on the Cybershop.com stores
prior to the fourth quarter of 1998 had historically contributed
between 25% and 35% of Cybershop.com's revenues.
o the closing of the egift.com store, whose operations are reflected
within the Cybershop.com division, in the first quarter of 1999,
which contributed approximately 14% of the division's revenues in
1998 and 3% in 1999,
o the closing of the Cybershop "Rainman" AOL store in the first
quarter of 1999, due to AOL's decision to no longer offer this
proprietary platform. The Cybershop AOL store contributed
approximately 42% of the divisions revenues in 1998 and 11% in
1999.
Total losses generated by the Cybershop.com division during 1999, 1998
and 1997 were $5,379,000, $6,415,000 and $1,367,000, respectively.
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electronics.net
electronics.net, the Company's joint venture with Tops
Appliance City ("TOPS"), was formed in June 1998 and began operations in the
fourth quarter of 1998, as an online retail consumer website offering consumer
electronics, appliances, home office equipment and related accessories. At the
time of inception the joint venture was 51% owned by the Company and 49% by
TOPS. In September of 1999, TOPS, the joint venture's primary supplier of
merchandise, announced its intention to discontinue selling consumer
electronics. As a result, effective November 15, 1999, TOPS exited the joint
venture and assigned its membership interest without cost to the Company.
Additionally, in the event of any sale of the rights to the name and web site
address of the joint venture, the net proceeds therefrom shall be distributed
51% to the Company and 49% to TOPS. As a result of the above, electronics.net
has been accounted for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as
a 51% owned subsidiary from inception through November 15, 1999 and as a wholly
owned subsidiary thereafter. Accordingly, the net losses attributable to TOPS'
interest in electronics.net from inception through November 15, 1999 have been
reflected as minority interest in the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations.
As of December 31, 1999 and 1998 amounts owed by TOPS to the Company,
representing TOPS' obligation under the joint venture operating agreement exist
in the amount of $622,000 and $140,000, respectively. These amounts have been
classified as other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As
of December 31, 1999 and 1998, amounts owed by the Company to TOPS,
representing, primarily, the cost of merchandise supplied to the joint venture
by TOPS, was $910,000 and $190,000, respectively. In February of 2000 TOPS filed
a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
As a result of the Company's decision in February 2000 to discontinue
certain online retailing operations including electronics.net, the Company has
entered into a letter of intent with two former executives of the Company for
the sale of the majority of the operating assets of electronics.net. In exchange
for these assets, the Company would receive 19.9% of the outstanding equity of a
company newly formed ("Newco") by the two former executives as well as a note
convertible into common stock of Newco, subject to certain conditions. The
Company expects to account for its investment in Newco using the equity method
of accounting.
Investment in ECS
As discussed above, in March 2000, the Company sold the Cybershop.com
domain name and customer lists to e-Commerce Solutions, LLC ("ECS") in exchange
for $100,000 cash and 150,000 shares of common stock of ECS. Based upon a recent
valuation, pursuant to a private placement by ECS, the value of the common stock
received is approximately $900,000. ECS is a developer and operator of
customized online marketplaces for merchants and major Internet portals and
destination sites, currently operating approximately 100 sites.
ECS, using its proprietary technology, enables client sites to
immediately offer e-commerce retail platforms by distributing merchants on the
clients' web sites. ECS aims to provide a full suite of services to its
merchants to enable them to be a part of the online marketplace at a reduced
cost, and in less time than if they established their own site. In addition, ECS
provides client sites with a private label turnkey e-commerce shopping system to
improve profitability at a lower cost and, and in less time than building and
implementing their own shopping site.
Litigation
In March 2000, eight purported class actions entitled Ames v.
Cybershop, Ezeir v. Cybershop, Fuechtman v. Cybershop, Kaufman v. Cybershop,
Goldenberg v. Cybershop, Marino v. Cybershop, Waldarman v. Cybershop and Page v.
Cybershop were filed in the United States District Court for the District of New
Jersey against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and
directors. The complaints in those actions allege that defendants violated
Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making or
causing the Company to make materially false and misleading statements about the
Company. The Company intends to vigorously defend these actions.
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Year 2000
Prior to December 31, 1999 the Company believed that its computer
system and software products were fully year 2000 compatible. The initial
rollover period was successful with no significant problems encountered. No
internal business interruption was experienced, and direct costs associated with
Year 2000 remedies were not material. The Company does not expect to experience
any material residual effects or costs related to the Year 2000 compliance issue
in the future.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 133, "Accounting
for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," establishes accounting and
reporting standards for derivatives and for hedging activities. As issued, SFAS
No. 133 was effective for all quarters of all years beginning after June 15,
1999. In June 1999, SFAS No. 137 was issued, effectively deferring the date of
required adoption of SFAS No. 133 to quarters of all years beginning after June
15, 2000. The Company is studying the statement to determine its effect on the
consolidated financial position or results of operations, if any. The Company
will adopt SFAS No. 133, as required, in fiscal year 2001.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The financial information required by Item 8 is included elsewhere in
this report. See Part IV, Item 14.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
The information required with respect to directors and executive
officers and the information required by Rule 405 of Regulation S-K is set forth
in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation
14A and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required is set forth under the captions "Executive
Compensation" and "Certain Transactions" in the Company's definitive Proxy
Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
The information required is set forth under the caption "Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners" in the Company's definitive Proxy
Statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
The information required is set forth under the caption "Certain
Transactions" in the Company's definitive Proxy Statement to be filed pursuant
to Regulation 14A and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item l4. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a)
(1) - (2)Financial statements and financial statement schedules.
The consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedules listed in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial
Statements and Financial Statement Schedules are filed as part of this
Annual Report.
(3) Exhibits.
The exhibits listed on the accompanying Index of Exhibits are
filed as part of this Annual Report.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last quarter of 1999.
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GSV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com, Inc.)
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Public Accountants F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended
December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
for the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To GSV, Inc. (Formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com, Inc.):
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of GSV,
Inc., a Delaware Corporation, (Formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and
Cybershop.com, Inc.) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity
(deficit) and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999. These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonably assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of GSV, Inc.
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Arthur Andersen LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
February 29, 2000
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GSV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND 1998
1999 1998
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ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,471,000 $12,285,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $106,000 and $5,000, respectively 1,119,000 181,000
Inventories 282,000 526,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 937,000 235,000
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Total current assets 10,809,000 13,227,000
Property and equipment, net 1,032,000 1,944,000
Goodwill, net 13,137,000 --
Other assets 705,000 300,000
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Total assets $25,683,000 $15,471,000
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 4,383,000 $ 2,407,000
Accrued liabilities 860,000 1,955,000
Current portion of capital lease obligation 74,000 --
Deferred revenues -- 72,000
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Total current liabilities 5,317,000 4,434,000
Deferred rent 84,000 49,000
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Total liabilities 5,401,000 4,483,000
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.001 par value; 75,000,000 shares
authorized; 10,033,961 and 7,493,350 shares issued and
outstanding, respectively 10,000 7,000
Additional paid-in capital 37,878,000 18,318,000
Accumulated deficit (17,606,000) (7,337,000)
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Total stockholders' equity 20,282,000 10,988,000
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $25,683,000 $15,471,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements
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GSV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended December 31, 1999 1998 1997
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Revenues:
Product sales $ 7,019,000 $ 222,000 $ --
Advertising & set up fees -- 5,000 --
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Total revenues 7,019,000 227,000 --
Cost of revenues 3,796,000 233,000 --
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Gross profit 3,223,000 (6,000) --
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing 2,432,000 314,000 --
General and administrative 4,240,000 2,236,000 456,000
Amortization of goodwill and other merger and
acquisition related costs 1,733,000 -- --
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Total operating expenses 8,405,000 2,550,000 456,000
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Loss from continuing operations before interest income
and minority interest (5,182,000) (2,556,000) (456,000)
Interest income, net 245,000 619,000 17,000
Minority interest 482,000 385,000 --
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Loss from continuing operations (4,455,000) (1,552,000) (439,000)
Discontinued operations:
Loss from operations (5,379,000) (6,415,000) (1,367,000)
Estimated loss on disposal (435,000) -- --
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Total discontinued operations (5,814,000) (6,415,000) (1,367,000)
------------ ------------ ------------
Net loss $(10,269,000) $ (7,967,000) $ (1,806,000)
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Basic and diluted net loss per common share (See Note 2):
loss per common share from continuing operations $ (0.53) $ (0.23) $ (0.12)
Effect of adjustable common stock warrants (0.05) -- --
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loss per common share from continuing operations including
effect of adjustable common stock warrants (0.58) (0.23) (0.12)
loss per common share from discontinued operations (0.64) (0.96) (0.36)
loss per common share from estimated loss on
discontinued operations (0.05) -- --
------------ ------------ ------------
Net loss per common share including effect of adjustable common
stock warrants $ (1.27) $ (1.19) $ (0.48)
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Weighted average common shares outstanding,
basic and diluted 8,393,000 6,676,000 3,781,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements
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GSV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Common Stock
--------------------------------
Members Additional
Par Capital Paid-in
Shares Value Interest Capital
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Balance at December 31, 1996 -- $ -- $ 1,589,000 $ --
Issuance members' capital interest -- -- 1,550,000 --
Net loss
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Balance at December 31, 1997 -- -- 3,139,000 --
Contribution of members' capital
Interest in exchange for the
Issuance of common stock 4,000,000 4,000 (3,139,000) (639,000)
Issuance of common stock 250,000 -- -- 139,000
Sale of common stock 3,220,000 3,000 -- 18,746,000
Non-cash compensation expense 33,000
Exercise of stock options 23,350 -- 39,000
Net loss
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Balance at December 31, 1998 7,493,350 7,000 -- 18,318,000
Issuance of common stock 1,000,000 1,000 -- 8,124,000
Sale of common stock 1,313,250 2,000 -- 10,664,000
Non-cash compensation expense -- -- -- 51,000
Exercise of stock options 155,025 -- 523,000
Exercise of stock warrants 72,336 -- -- 198,000
Net loss
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Balance at December 31, 1999 10,033,961 $ 10,000 $ -- $ 37,878,000
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Accumulated
Deficit Total
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Balance at December 31, 1996 $ (1,338,000) $ 251,000
Issuance members' capital interest 1,550,000
Net loss (1,806,000) (1,806,000)
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Balance at December 31, 1997 (3,144,000) (5,000)
Contribution of members' capital
Interest in exchange for the
Issuance of common stock 3,774,000 --
Issuance of common stock 139,000
Sale of common stock 18,749,000
Non-cash compensation expense 33,000
Exercise of stock options 39,000
Net loss (7,967,000) (7,967,000)
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Balance at December 31, 1998 (7,337,000) 10,988,000
Issuance of common stock 8,125,000
Sale of common stock 10,666,000
Non-cash compensation expense 51,000
Exercise of stock options 523,000
Exercise of stock warrants 198,000
Net loss (10,269,000) (10,269,000)
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Balance at December 31, 1999 $ (17,606,000) $ 20,282,000
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements
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GSV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended December 31, 1999 1998 1997
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss $ (10,269,000) $ (7,967,000) $ (1,806,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
Operating activities:
Depreciation 709,000 209,000 89,000
Amortization of goodwill 1,733,000 -- --
Non-cash compensation expense 51,000 33,000 --
Minority interest (482,000) (385,000) --
Estimated loss on disposal of discontinued
operations 435,000 -- --
Increase (decrease) in cash from changes in:
Accounts receivable, net (938,000) (110,000) (27,000)
Inventories 144,000 (495,000) (31,000)
Prepaid expenses and other (622,000) (235,000) --
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 517,000 -- --
Other assets 77,000 46,000 (206,000)
Accounts payable 1,976,000 1,663,000 590,000
Accrued liabilities (1,076,000) 1,630,000 222,000
Deferred revenues (72,000) (63,000) (12,000)
Deferred rent 35,000 44,000 4,000
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Net cash used in operating activities (7,782,000) (5,630,000) (1,177,000)
------------- ------------ ------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (655,000) (2,016,000) (89,000)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (6,764,000) -- --
------------- ------------ ------------
Net cash used in investing activities (7,419,000) (2,016,000) (89,000)
------------- ------------ ------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from sale of common stock 10,666,000 18,888,000 1,550,000
Minority capital contribution in joint venture -- 245,000 --
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 523,000 39,000 --
Proceeds from exercise of stock warrants 198,000 -- --
Proceeds of short-term loan -- 500,000 --
Repayment of short-term loan -- (500,000) --
Payments of capital lease obligations -- (28,000) (7,000)
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Net cash provided by financing activities 11,387,000 19,144,000 1,543,000
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Net increase (decrease) in cash (3,814,000) 11,498,000 277,000
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 12,285,000 787,000 510,000
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 8,471,000 $ 12,285,000 $ 787,000
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Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest $ -- $ 3,000 $ 4,000
Common stock issued in connection with acquisition $ 8,125,000 -- --
Assets acquired under capital lease obligation $ 71,000 -- $ 15,000
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GSV, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
GSV, Inc. (formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com,
Inc.) and subsidiaries (the "Company") is an online consumer and direct response
retailer, and in February of 2000 began implementing its Internet incubator and
investment operations. The Company was founded in 1994 and began operating its
online retail department store operation cybershop.com in September 1995 through
its store on the Internet and in November 1996 on AOL. Both stores offered
housewares, electronics, jewelry watches, gifts, gourmet food and more. In March
of 1998 the Company completed its initial public offering ("IPO") of 3,220,000
shares of common stock, raising net proceeds of $18,749,000. During the fourth
quarter of 1998 the Company began operating two more online stores, egift.com, a
gift-oriented site, and electronics.net, a joint venture offering electronics
and appliances as discussed further in note 5. In 1999 through the acquisition
of The Magellan Group, Inc. ("Magellan"), as discussed more fully in note 3, the
Company began operating its Tools for Living division ("Tools for Living").
Tools for Living offers high quality merchandise in the personal care, health
and home accessories categories as promoted through its web site and through
direct response print media campaigns in national consumer magazines. In
February of 2000 the Company announced a change in its core strategy to an
Internet incubator and investment model, and simultaneously announced its
intention to discontinue the operations of its remaining operating divisions
with the exception of Tools for Living, as more fully described in note 4.
Through its Internet incubator and investment operations, the results
of which will be reflected in the Company's year 2000 operating results, the
Company aims to identify and develop attractive early stage Internet companies,
and to provide these companies, as needed, with management, marketing, financing
(including early stage seed capital), human resources, accounting resources, use
of its facilities and its extensive expertise in business development. In
exchange for these services the Company will seek equity positions in these
companies commensurate with the level and nature of services provided and the
stage of their development.
In order to more appropriately reflect its change in core strategy , in
March of 2000 the Company changed its name to GSV, Inc.
(2) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
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 and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior period amounts have been
reclassified for comparative purposes.
Business Combinations
The acquisition of Magellan, as described more fully in note 3, has
been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the results of operations
of Magellan from the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price of
Magellan over the
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estimated fair value of net assets acquired is included in goodwill in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The acquisition of Dealaday, Inc. ("Dealaday"), as described more fully
in note 3, has been accounted for under the pooling of interests method of
accounting . Accordingly the accompanying consolidated financial statements
reflect the restatement of all prior periods presented to present the
combination as though it had occurred on the date of Dealaday's formation in
February of 1998. Consequently, the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows reflect the combined
results of the Company and Dealaday as though the combination had occurred on
the date of Dealaday's formation. Similarly, the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets present the combined assets, liabilities and stockholders' equity
of the Company and Dealaday at recorded values as of December 31, 1999 and 1998.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term marketable securities with a
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable, net
Accounts receivable consist primarily of bankcard receivables from
customers and customer installment payment plan receivables.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined on a first-in,
first-out basis) or market.
Advertising
The recognition of advertising costs is in accordance with the
provisions of the American Institute of Certified Public ("AICPA") Statement of
Position ("SOP") 93-7, Reporting of Advertising Costs. Advertising costs other
than direct-response are expensed at the time the initial advertising takes
place. Direct-response advertising consists primarily of the cost of print
advertisements placed in national magazines and newspapers which include unique
codes identifying each particular publication and the individual advertisement.
Direct-response advertising costs are amortized over the period during which
associated net revenues are expected, generally approximating three months or
less.
Advertising costs reported as prepaid expenses and other current assets
in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets were $569,000 and $63,000 as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. Advertising expense was $3,039,000,
$4,276,000 and $450,000 during 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed
using the straight-line method over the assets' estimated useful lives which
range from three to ten years.
Goodwill, net
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of Magellan, as
described further in note 3, over the fair value of assets acquired, and is
being amortized on a straight line basis over five years. Total goodwill in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet is stated net of total accumulated
amortization of $1,733,000.
Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews its long-lived assets and certain related
intangibles for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. As a result
of its review, the Company does not believe that any impairment currently exists
related to its long-lived assets.
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Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue on product sales when the goods are
shipped to the customer. At the time of sale, the Company provides a reserve
equal to the gross profit on projected merchandise returns, based on its prior
returns experience. The Company has entered into contracts with certain vendors
whereby the Company will be paid a "set up" fee for each vendor product offered
by the Company. The Company recognizes the set up fee revenue over the term of
the vendor agreement, which usually ranges from one to two years.
Warranty Reserves
Warranties on products offered by the Company are the responsibility of
the manufacturers. Accordingly, no warranty reserve has been recorded in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Deferred Revenues
Deferred revenues as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 relate to payments
from customers for products not yet shipped and unamortized set up fee revenues.
Stock Based Compensation
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued "Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation ("SFAS 123"). SFAS 123 requires that an entity account
for employee stock based compensation under a fair value base method. However,
SFAS 123 also allows an entity to continue to measure compensation cost for
employee stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value based method of
accounting prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees" ("Opinion 25"). Entities electing to remain with the accounting under
Opinion 25 are required to make pro forma disclosures of net loss and loss per
share as if the fair value based method of accounting under SFAS 123 had been
applied. The Company continues to account for employee stock-based compensation
under Opinion 25 and has included in note 13 the pro forma disclosures required
under SFAS 123.
Income Taxes
Prior to March 18, 1998 the Company was treated as a limited liability
company ("LLC") for both Federal and state income tax purposes. The net loss for
those periods was included in the individual income tax returns of the limited
liability company members. As a result of the events described in note 1, on
March 18, 1998, the Company became subject to Federal and state income taxes.
The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on
differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and
liabilities using the enacted federal, state and local income tax rates and laws
that are expected to be in effect when the differences reverse.
Net Loss Per Common Share
Basic and diluted net loss per common share is calculated by dividing
net loss per common share after effect of adjustable common stock warrants, as
explained below and in note 12, by the weighted average number of shares of
common stock outstanding during the period as follows:
1999 1998
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Per Per
Loss Shares Share Loss Shares Share
---- ------ ----- ---- ------ -----
Loss from continuing
operations $ (4,455,000) 8,393,000 $ (0.53) $ (1,552,000) 6,676,000 $ (0.23)
Effect of adjustable common
stock warrants (401,000) (0.05) -- --
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Loss from continuing
operations including effect
of adjustable common stock
warrants (4,856,000) 8,393,000 (0.58) (1,552,000) 6,676,000 (0.23)
Loss from discontinued
operations (5,379,000) (0.64) (6,415,000) (0.96)
Estimated loss on disposal
of discontinued operations (435,000) (0.05) -- --
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Net loss including effect of
adjustable common stock
warrants $ (10,670,000) 8,393,000 $ (1.27) $ (7,967,000) 6,676,000 $ (1.19)
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1997
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Per
Loss Shares Share
---- ------ -----
Loss from continuing
operations $ (439,000) 3,781,000 $ (0.12)
Effect of adjustable common
stock warrants -- --
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Loss from continuing
operations including effect
of adjustable common stock
warrants (439,000) 3,781,000 (0.12)
Loss from discontinued
operations (1,367,000) (0.36)
Estimated loss on disposal
of discontinued operations -- --
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Net loss including effect of
adjustable common stock
warrants $ (1,806,000) 3,781,000 $ (0.48)
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In calculating the effect on the basic and diluted net loss per common
share calculation, of the common stock issued as a result of the September
adjustable common stock warrants exercised by the parties to the September 30,
1999 private placement, as described further in note 12, the market value of the
Company's common stock on the last day of the first of the three adjustment
periods, of $9.19, was multiplied by the number of common shares issued upon
exercise of these warrants, resulting in a valuation for loss per common share
purposes of $401,000.
During the first quarter of 2000 adjustable common stock warrants were
exercised by the parties to the December 8, 1999 private placement, as described
further in note 12, resulting in 613,486 shares of common stock issued by the
Company. The market value of the Company's common stock on the last day of the
adjustment period was $5.16.
There were 540,850, 714,304 and 273,630 options outstanding as of
December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997. There were 230,000 and 593,688 common stock
warrants, other than adjustable common stock warrants, outstanding as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998 and none as of December 31, 1997. Both the options
and the warrants have been excluded from the above calculations as they would
be antidilutive.
(3) ACQUISITIONS:
Effective June 1, 1999 the Company acquired all of the
outstanding common stock of Magellan, an online and direct response retailer of
high quality personal care, home and health related products, in exchange for
1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock and $5,000,000 in cash. The
acquisition was accounted for as a purchase with all of the $14,870,000 purchase
price allocated to goodwill. The results of Magellan are included in the
Company's consolidated financial results beginning on the date of acquisition.
In addition, the Company is required to pay the former shareholders of Magellan
earn-out payments based upon the profitability of a particular product through
May 31, 2001. As of December 31, 1999, $467,000 of earn-out payments have been
made, and accounted for as part of the purchase price. Concurrent with the
acquisition, one of these former shareholders of
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Magellan was appointed a member of the Company's board of directors.
The unaudited pro forma combined consolidated financial information for
the 12 months ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, as though Magellan had been
acquired on January 1, 1998, would have resulted in net sales of $9,790,000 and
$5,277,000, net loss of $11,970,000 and $10,922,000, and basic and diluted net
loss per share including effect of adjustable common stock warrants of ($1.40)
and ($1.42), respectively. The unaudited pro forma net loss includes
amortization of goodwill of $2,933,000 and $2,881,000 for the 12 months ended
December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively. This unaudited pro forma combined
consolidated financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only
and is not necessarily indicative of the consolidated results of operations in
future periods or the results that actually would have been realized had the
Company and Magellan been a combined company during the specified periods.
On March 24, 1999 the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock in
exchange for all of the outstanding common stock of Dealaday, Inc ("Dealaday").
Dealaday, an Internet retailer targeting off-price branded women's and
children's apparel and accessory products, began operations in February 1998.
The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests and, as a result,
the Company's financial statements have been restated for all periods presented.
Separate results for Dealaday included in loss from discontinued
operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the
periods prior to the acquisition consisted of net sales and net losses for the
12-month period ending December 31, 1999 of $90,000 and $42,000, respectively,
and net sales and net losses for the 10-month period ending December 31, 1998 of
$240,000 and $78,000, respectively.
(4) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
As discussed above, in February of 2000 the Company announced a change
in its core strategy to an Internet incubator and investment model, and
simultaneously announced its intention to discontinue all operations with the
exception of Tools for Living. As a result the Company has entered into
negotiations to sell the majority of the operating assets of electronics.net to
two former executives of the Company, as discussed below, has sold the
cybershop.com domain name and customer lists, and is currently in the process of
selling, or otherwise disposing of, the remaining assets of its Cybershop.com
division. As a result, the consolidated financial statements and accompanying
notes reflect the operating results of Tools for Living and electronics.net as
continuing operations. The operating results of the Cybershop.com division are
reflected as discontinued operations and an estimated loss on disposal of
$435,000 has been recorded. Included in the loss on disposal are estimated
operating losses associated with Cybershop.com from the measurement date of
January 1, 2000 through the disposal date of February 9, 2000 of $660,000, a
reduction in the carrying amounts of current assets and fixed assets of $120,000
and $415,000, respectively, reserves for future obligations of $240,000 and a
gain on the sale of the cybershop.com domain name and customer lists, as
discussed further in note 14, of $1,000,000. Total revenues applicable to the
Cybershop.com division during 1999, 1998 and 1997 were $2,898,000, $4,827,000,
and $1,495,000, respectively. Total losses generated by the Cybershop.com
division during 1999, 1998 and 1997 were $5,379,000, $6,415,000 and $1,367,000,
respectively.
The carrying value of the assets and liabilities of the Cybershop.com
division as of December 31, 1999 are as follows:
Accounts receivable, net $ 422,000
Inventories 189,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 105,000
Property plant and equipment, net 331,000
Current liabilities (1,424,000)
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Net liabilities of discontinued operation $ (377,000)
===========
(5) electronics.net:
electronics.net, the Company's joint venture with Tops
Appliance City ("TOPS"), was formed in June 1998 and began operations in the
fourth quarter of 1998, as an online retail consumer web site offering consumer
electronics, appliances, home office equipment and related accessories. At the
time of inception the joint venture was 51% owned by the Company and 49% by
TOPS. In September of 1999, TOPS, the joint venture's
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primary supplier of merchandise, announced its intention to discontinue selling
consumer electronics. As a result, effective November 15, 1999, TOPS exited the
joint venture and assigned its membership interest without cost to the Company.
Additionally, in the event of any sale of the rights to the name and web site
address of the joint venture, the net proceeds therefrom shall be distributed
51% to the Company and 49% to TOPS. As a result of the above, electronics.net
has been accounted for in the accompanying consolidated financial statements as
a 51% owned subsidiary from inception through November 15, 1999 and as a wholly
owned subsidiary thereafter. Accordingly, the net losses attributable to TOPS'
interest in electronics.net from inception through November 15, 1999 have been
reflected as minority interest in the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations.
As of December 31, 1999 and 1998 amounts owed by TOPS to the Company,
representing TOPS' obligation under the joint venture operating agreement to
fund the operations of electronics.net in accordance with its non-controlling
49% interest, exist in the amount of $622,000 and $140,000, respectively. These
amounts have been classified as other assets in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets. As of December 31, 1999 and 1998, amounts owed by the Company to
TOPS, representing, primarily, the cost of merchandise supplied to the joint
venture by TOPS, was $910,000 and $190,000, respectively. In February of 2000
TOPS filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy
Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
As a result of the Company's decision in February 2000 to discontinue all
operating divisions, including electronics net but excluding Tools For Living,
the Company has entered into a letter of intent with two former executives of
the Company for the sale of the majority of the operating assets of
electronics.net. In exchange for these assets, the Company would receive 19.9%
of the outstanding equity of a company newly formed ("Newco") by the two former
executives, as well as a note convertible into common stock of Newco, subject to
certain conditions. Under the terms of the existing letter of intent, a
sufficient level of influence is expected to be maintained by the Company over
the operations of Newco, and as a result the Company expects to account for its
investment using the equity method of accounting, beginning on the effective
date of the sale, should the definitive agreement contain the same relevant
provisions as the current letter of intent.
(6) PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
December 31,
1999 1998
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Office equipment and software $ 781,000 $ 1,752,000
Furniture and fixtures 253,000 228,000
Leasehold improvements 353,000 353,000
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1,387,000 2,333,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation (355,000) (389,000)
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$ 1,032,000 $ 1,944,000
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(7) LEASES:
Assets under capital leases as of December 31, 1999 are $88,000 and
represent computer equipment classified within property and equipment in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The amount remaining under the lease
obligation as of December 31, 1999 of $74,000 is due within one year and is
classified as current portion of capital lease obligation in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets.
Future commitments for minimum rentals under non-cancellable operating
leases are as follows:
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2000....................... $140,000
2001....................... 140,000
2002....................... 133,000
2003....................... 126,000
2004....................... 126,000
Thereafter................. 504,000
Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
amounted to $124,000, $73,000 and $37,000, respectively.
(8) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
The Company entered into Internet marketing agreements under which the
Company is obligated to pay minimum fees totaling approximately $225,000 during
2000.
The Company has entered into employment agreements with certain key
executive officers. Commitments for base salary under these agreements amount to
$552,000, $263,000 and $9,000 during 2000, 2001 and 2002, respectively.
As discussed in note 3, contingent purchase payments may be made to the
former shareholders of Magellan based upon the profitability of a particular
product.
(9) INCOME TAXES:
Deferred taxes are recognized on the differences between the financial
reporting and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax
rates.
The tax effects of temporary differences and the net operating loss
carry-forwards that give rise to significant portions of the net deferred income
tax asset at December 31, 1999 and 1998 are as follows:
December 31,
1999 1998
------------ -----------
Net operating loss carryforwards $ 5,794,000 $ 2,903,000
Discontinued operation reserves 174,000 --
Operating reserves 275,000 92,000
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6,243,000 2,995,000
Valuation allowance (6,243,000) (2,995,000)
----------- -----------
$ -- $ --
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Due to the uncertain realization of the deferred tax asset, the Company
has provided a full valuation allowance. As of December 31, 1999, the Company
had net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $14,500,000, which begin
to expire in 2013.
(10) SHORT TERM LOAN:
On March 19, 1998, the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust
loaned the Company $500,000 at an interest rate of 15% per annum. The proceeds
of the loan were utilized by the Company for working capital purposes. The loan
was secured by common stock in the Company owned the Company's Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer. The loan was repaid on March 27, 1998.
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(11) ACCRUED LIABILITIES:
December 31,
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1999 1998
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Advertising and Promotions $ 200,000 $ 1,227,000
Systems Integration -- 220,000
Sales returns and allowances 280,000 190,000
Other 380,000 318,000
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$ 860,000 $ 1,955,000
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(12) STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
On March 18, 1998, the members of CyberShop L.L.C. contributed all of
their members capital interests in exchange for 4,000,000 shares of the
Company's common stock. Both entities were under common control, which resulted
in the transaction being accounted for comparable to a pooling of interests.
This contribution resulted in a transfer of the balances of members capital
interests and accumulated deficit to common stock and additional paid in capital
at the time of the contribution.
On March 26, 1998, the Company completed its IPO of 3,220,000 shares of
common stock at a price of $6.50 per share. Net proceeds from this offering, net
of underwriting discounts and offering costs, were $18,749,000.
On September 30, 1999 the Company completed a private placement of
equity securities raising gross proceeds of $5.1 million. The financing involved
the issuance of 784,616 shares of common stock at $6.50 per share and warrants
to purchase an aggregate of 156,922 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $7.50 per share with a term expiring on September 30, 2004. The sale price of
the Company's common stock and the exercise price of the warrants issued in the
private placement were both higher than the last reported sale price of $5.81 on
the Nasdaq National Market on September 30, 1999. As part of the financing
another class of warrants were issued ("September adjustable common stock
warrants"). These warrants provided the investors with the right to receive
additional shares at an exercise price of $.001 per share if the price of the
Company's stock traded below certain levels during 22 consecutive business days
("adjustment periods"), after the effective date of a registration statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("the SEC"). A formula was
applied to one-third of the shares sold. That formula was based on determining
the average of the twelve lowest closing bid prices in the adjustment period.
This average lowest bid price was divided into a number equal to one-third of
the shares sold multiplied by the difference between $7.56 and the average
lowest bid price. In November 1999, 43,668 shares of common stock were issued by
the Company to the investors pursuant to the September adjustable common stock
warrants.
On December 8, 1999 the Company completed another private placement of
equity securities with the same investors raising gross proceeds of $6.0
million. The financing involved the issuance of 528,634 shares of common stock
at $11.35 per share and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 237,886 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $12.00 per share with a term expiring on
December 8, 2004. The sale price of the common stock and the exercise price of
the warrants issued in the private placement were both higher than the last
reported sale price of $9.063 on the Nasdaq National Market on December 8, 1999.
As part of the financing another class of warrants were issued ("December
adjustable common stock warrants"). These warrants provided the investors with
the right to receive additional shares, at an exercise price of $.001 per share,
if the price of the Company's stock traded below certain levels during the 40
trading day period following the effective date of a registration statement
filed with the SEC. A formula was applied to the 528,634 shares sold. That
formula was based on determining the average of the twenty lowest closing bid
prices in the 40 trading day period. This average lowest bid price was divided
into the number of the shares sold multiplied by the difference between $11.35
and the average lowest bid price. In February 2000, 613,486 shares of common
stock were issued by the Company to the investors upon exercise of the December
adjustable common stock warrants
Under the terms of each of the September 30, 1999 and December 8, 1999
private placements, the Company agreed to register with the SEC the resale of
the shares sold as well as the shares underlying the warrants. The Company is
obligated to use its best efforts to keep the registration statements effective
for up to two years. The Company will incur substantial penalties if it fails to
meet these obligations. None of the investors, together
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with any affiliate thereof, may beneficially own shares in excess of 4.999% of
the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. Such restrictions may be
waived by each selling stockholder as to itself upon not less than 61 days'
notice to the Company.
At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 3, 1999, the
Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company
is authorized to issue from 25,000,000 to 75,000,000.
(13) STOCK OPTIONS:
Prior to 1998, the Company had issued non-qualified stock options to
officers, employees and consultants, which are summarized as follows:
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Shares Price
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Outstanding at December 31, 1996.................... 107,441 $ 1.67
Granted............................................. 166,189 3.00
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Outstanding at December 31, 1997.................... 273,630 2.48
Cancelled........................................... (5,076) 3.00
Exercised........................................... (23,350) 1.67
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Outstanding at December 31, 1998.................... 245,204 2.54
Cancelled........................................... (595) 3.00
Exercised........................................... (136,983) 2.31
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Outstanding at December 31, 1999.................... 107,626 $2.89
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As of December 31, 1999 all of the above options were
exercisable.
In 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Stock Option Plan (the
"1988 Option Plan"). Under the 1998 Option Plan, stock options may be granted to
directors, officers, employees, and consultants of the Company. At the
Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in June 1999 the Company's
stockholders approved an amendment to the 1998 Stock Option Plan increasing the
number of shares available for issuance from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000.
The 1998 Option PLan is summarized as follows:
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Shares Price
------ -----
Granted............................................. 487,100 $ 5.53
Cancelled........................................... (18,000) 7.54
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Outstanding at December 31, 1998.................... 469,100 5.46
Granted............................................. 757,750 7.29
Cancelled........................................... (733,823) 6.45
Exercised........................................... (59,803) 4.92
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Outstanding at December 31, 1999.................... 433,224 $7.12
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As of December 31, 1999, there were 145,029 options
exercisable under the 1998 Option Plan, and no options exercisable as of
December 31, 1998. All outstanding options vest one-third annually over three
years and expire five years from the date of grant.
In 1998, the Company adopted the 1998 Directors' Stock Option
Plan (the "Directors' Plan"). Pursuant to the Directors' Plan, each member of
the Board of Directors who is not an employee of the Company who is elected or
continues as a member of the Board of Directors is entitled to receive options
to purchase 3,000
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shares of common stock annually at an exercise price equal to fair market value
on the date of the grant. The maximum number of shares of common stock reserved
for issuance under the Directors' Plan is 70,000 shares.
As of December 31, 1998, there were 9,000 options granted and
outstanding under the Directors' Plan with a weighted average exercise price of
$7.38, all of which were exercisable. All options issued under the Directors'
Plan vest after the first anniversary of the date of grant and expire three
years thereafter.
Effective January 1, 1996, the Company adopted the provisions
of SFAS 123. As permitted by the statement, the Company has elected to account
for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method. Accordingly, no
compensation cost has been recognized for stock options granted at or above
value. Had the fair value method of accounting been applied to all of the
Company's stock option grants, which requires recognition of compensation cost
ratably over the vesting period of the underlying equity instruments, the net
loss would have been increased by approximately $44,000 or $0.05 per share in
1999, $287,000 or $0.04 per share in 1998 and $19,000 or $0.00 per share in
1997. This pro forma impact takes into account options granted since January 1,
1996 and is likely to increase in future years as additional options are granted
and amortized ratably over the vesting period. The average fair value of options
granted during the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 was $5.62, $2.93
and $0.36, respectively. The fair value was estimated using the Black-Sholes
option pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions: risk
free interest rate of 6.5% in 1997, 1998 and 1999, no volatility in 1997, 75%
volatility in 1998, and 131% volatility in 1999, no assumed dividends and an
expected life of two years in 1997, and three years in 1998 and 1999.
(14) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Sale of cybershop.com web site address
In conjunction with the sale of the operating assets of the
discontinued Cybershop.com operating division, in March of 2000, the Company
completed the sale of its cybershop.com domain name and customer lists. In
exchange, the Company received (i) $100,000 in cash and (ii) equity in a
privately owned company valued at approximately $900,000.
Change of name
During March 2000 the Company changed its name from Cybershop.com, Inc.
(for which it had been previously changed during June of 1999 from Cybershop
International, Inc.) to GSV, Inc.
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(15) LITIGATION
In March 2000, eight purported class actions entitled Ames v.
Cybershop, Ezeir v. Cybershop, Fuechtman v. Cybershop, Kaufman v. Cybershop,
Goldenberg v. Cybershop, Marino v. Cybershop, Waldarman v. Cybershop and Page v.
Cybershop were filed in the United States District Court for the District of New
Jersey against the Company and certain of its current and former officers and
directors. The complaints in those actions allege that the Company violated
Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by making or
causing the Company to make materially false and misleading statements about the
Company. The Company intends to vigorously defend these actions.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To GSV, Inc. (formerly Cybershop International, Inc. and Cybershop.com, Inc.):
We have audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards, the 1999, 1998 and 1997 consolidated financial statements of GSV,
Inc. and subsidiaries included on pages F-3 through F-17 of this annual report
on Form 10-K and have issued our report thereon dated February 29, 2000. Our
audits were made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole. The schedule listed in Item 16(b) of this
registration statement is the responsibility of the Company's management and is
presented for purposes of complying with the Securities and Exchange
Commission's rules and is not part of the basic financial statements as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999 and in our opinion, fairly states in all material respects the
financial data required to be set forth therein in relation to the basic
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.
Arthur Andersen LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
February 29, 2000
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GSV, INC.
By /s/ Jeffrey S. Tauber
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Jeffrey S. Tauber
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 30, 2000
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Company and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Jeffrey S. Tauber March 30, 2000
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Jeffrey S. Tauber
Chairman; Chief Executive Officer,
(Principal Executive Officer) and Director
/s/ Jeffrey Leist March 30, 2000
- - --------------------------------------------
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Michael Kempner March 30, 2000
- - --------------------------------------------
Michael Kempner
Director
/s/ Warren Struhl March 30, 2000
- - --------------------------------------------
Warren Struhl
Director
/s/ Ian S. Phillips March 30, 2000
- - --------------------------------------------
Ian S. Phillips
Director
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Item
No. Item Title
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2. Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or
succession: None
3. Articles of Incorporation:
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1.
File No. 333-42707).
3.2 Certificate of Amendment of The Certificate of Incorporation of
Cybershop International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.2 of the Registrant's Report on Form 10Q for the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 1999. File No. 000-23901)
3.5 Certificate of Merger of GSV, Inc into Cybershop.com, Inc. (Filed
herewith.)
By-Laws:
3.4 By-Laws as currently in effect (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-42707).
4. Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including debentures:
4.1 Specimen of Certificate for Common Stock (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1.
File No. 333-42707)
4.2 Form of Warrant dated September 30, 1999 issued to Strong River
Investments, Inc. and Montrose Investments L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 D to the Company's Registration Statement on
Post Effective Amendment on Form S-3. File No. 333-75507).
4.3 Form of Warrant dated September 30, 1999 issued to Strong River
Investments, Inc. and Montrose Investments L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 E to the Company's Registration Statement on
Post Effective Amendment on Form S-3. File No. 333-75507).
4.4 Form of Warrant dated December 8, 1999 issued to Strong River
Investments, Inc. and Montrose Investments L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 D to the Company's Registration Statement on
Post Effective Amendment on Form S-3. File No. 333-92861).
4.5 Form of Warrant dated December 8, 1999 issued to Strong River
Investments, Inc. and Montrose Investments L.P. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4 E to the Company's Registration Statement on
Post Effective Amendment on Form S-3. File No. 333-92861).
9. Voting Trust Agreements: None
10. Material Contracts:
10.1 Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 24, 1999, by and between Edward
Mufson and Cybershop International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Report on Form 10Q for the
fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1999. File No. 000-23901)
10.2 Employment Agreement dated March 24, 1999, by and between Edward
Mufson and Cybershop International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Report on Form 10Q for the
fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1999. File No. 000-23901)
10.3 Employment Agreement dated February 7, 1999, by and between Jeffrey
Leist and Cybershop International, Inc.(Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant's Report on Form 10Q for the fiscal
quarter ended March 31, 1999. File No. 000-23901)
10.4 Form of Officer and Director Indemnification Agreement (Filed as
exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
effective March 20, 1998. File No. 333-42707)
10.5 1998 Stock Option Plan of the Company (Filed a exhibit 10.5 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, effective March 20,
1998. File No. 333-42707)
10.6 1998 Directors' Stock Option Plan (Filed as exhibit 10.6 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, effective March 20,
1998. File No. 333-42707)
10.7 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Cybershop International,
Inc., MG Acquisition Corp., The Magellan Group, Inc., Ian S.
Phillips and Howard J. Kuntz III dated as of June 1, 1999
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K. File No. 0-23901)
10.8 Employment Agreement dated June 1, 1999, by and between Ian S.
Phillips and MG Acquisition Corp which is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Cybershop International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Report on Form 10Q for the fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 1999. File No. 000-23901)
10.9 Warrant Agreement dated as of March, 1998 between the Company and
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin and Fahnstock & Co., Inc., including Warrant
Certificate of the Company (Filed as exhibit 10.9 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, effective March 20, 1998. File
No. 333-42707)
10.10 Employment Agreement dated June 1, 1999, by and between Howard J.
Kuntz III and MG Acquisition Corp which is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Cybershop International, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant's Report on Form 10Q for the fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 1999. File No. 000-23901)
10.11 Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 1999 among
Cybershop.com, Inc., Strong River Investments, Inc. and Montrose
Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the
Registrant's Report on Form 10Q for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 1999. File No. 000-23901)
10.12 Registration Rights Agreement dated September 30, 1999 among
Cybershop.com, Inc., Strong River Investments, Inc. and Montrose
Investments, L.P. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the
Registrant's Report on Form 10Q for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 1999. File No. 000-23901)
10.13 Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 8, 1999 among
Cybershop.com, Inc., Strong River Investments, Inc. and Montrose
Investments, L.P. (Filed herewith)
10.14 Registration Rights Agreement dated December 8, 1999 among
Cybershop.com, Inc., Strong River Investments, Inc. and Montrose
Investments, L.P. (Filed herewith.)
10.15 General release dated February 14, 2000, by and between Jeffrey
Leist and Cybershop.com, Inc. (Filed herewith.)
10.16 Modification to Employment Agreement dated February 7, 1999, by and
between Jeffrey Leist and Cybershop.com, Inc., dated March 29, 2000
(Filed herewith.)
10.17 Severance Agreement and General release dated January 20, 2000, by
and between Edward Mufson and Cybershop.com, Inc. (Filed herewith.)
10.18 Employment Agreement dated February 7, 2000, by and between Kevin S.
Miller and Cybershop.com, Inc.(Filed herwith.)
10.19 Agreement dated January 12th, 2000, by and between Tops Appliance
City, Inc. and Cybershop Holding Corp, which is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Cybershop.com, Inc. (Filed Herewith.)
11. Statement re computation of per share earnings: Statement regarding
computation of per share earnings is not required because the computation
can be readily determined from the material contained in the financial
statements included herein.
13 Annual report to security holders: None
16. Letter re change in certifying accountant: None
18. Letter re change in accounting principles: None
21. Subsidiaries of the registrant: Filed herewith.
22. Published report regarding matters submitted to vote of security holders:
None
23. Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP: Not applicable.
24. Power of Attorney: None
27. Financial Data Schedule, which is submitted electronically to the
Securities and Exchange Commission for information only (Filed herewith).
99. Additional Exhibits: None