ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEX CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
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|
April 30, 2017
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|
|
July 31, 2016
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|
ASSETS
|
|
(unaudited)
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|
|
|
|
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
3,828
|
|
|
$
|
3,235
|
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $406 and $408
|
|
|
793
|
|
|
|
429
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
|
183
|
|
Loans and advances
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Deferred tax asset, net of allowance of $136
|
|
|
414
|
|
|
|
414
|
|
Notes receivable
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
|
283
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
5,418
|
|
|
|
4,552
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $304 and $353
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
1,441
|
|
|
|
1,441
|
|
Deferred tax asset, net of allowance of $730 and net of current portion
|
|
|
1,930
|
|
|
|
2,220
|
|
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $3,415 and $3,380
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
Notes receivable, net of current portion
|
|
|
354
|
|
|
|
592
|
|
Other long-term assets
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
Total assets
|
|
$
|
9,183
|
|
|
$
|
8,894
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts and other expenses payable
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
Commissions payable to brokers
|
|
|
408
|
|
|
|
233
|
|
Accrued commissions to brokers
|
|
|
474
|
|
|
|
654
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
270
|
|
|
|
254
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
Advance payments
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
|
114
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
1,335
|
|
|
|
1,317
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other long-term liabilities - deferred rent
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
1,374
|
|
|
|
1,317
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 9,000 shares authorized; 1,941 shares and 1,948 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
22,452
|
|
|
|
22,497
|
|
Stockholder notes receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(14,662
|
)
|
|
|
(14,937
|
)
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
|
|
7,809
|
|
|
|
7,577
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
|
$
|
9,183
|
|
|
$
|
8,894
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements.
ITEX CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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|
Three months Ended
April 30,
|
|
|
Nine months Ended
April 30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketplace revenue and other revenue
|
|
$
|
2,369
|
|
|
$
|
2,627
|
|
|
$
|
7,732
|
|
|
$
|
8,420
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of Marketplace revenue
|
|
|
1,444
|
|
|
|
1,590
|
|
|
|
4,794
|
|
|
|
5,192
|
|
Salaries, wages and employee benefits
|
|
|
404
|
|
|
|
447
|
|
|
|
1,289
|
|
|
|
1,388
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
|
849
|
|
|
|
918
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
|
|
2,102
|
|
|
|
2,265
|
|
|
|
6,980
|
|
|
|
7,561
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations
|
|
|
267
|
|
|
|
362
|
|
|
|
752
|
|
|
|
859
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest, net
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
276
|
|
|
|
376
|
|
|
|
786
|
|
|
|
904
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
303
|
|
|
|
301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
$
|
251
|
|
|
$
|
483
|
|
|
$
|
603
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
1,954
|
|
|
|
1,946
|
|
|
|
1,957
|
|
|
|
1,923
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
1,965
|
|
|
|
1,946
|
|
|
|
1,972
|
|
|
|
1,923
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
ITEX CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2017
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
|
|
Stockholder
Note
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Receivable
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at July 31, 2016
|
|
|
1,948
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
22,497
|
|
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
|
$
|
(14,937
|
)
|
|
$
|
7,577
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock repurchased and retired
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(98
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(99
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
payments on stockholder notes receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock based compensation expense
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend payment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(208
|
)
|
|
|
(208
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
483
|
|
|
|
483
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at April 30, 2017
|
|
|
1,941
|
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
$
|
22,452
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(14,662
|
)
|
|
$
|
7,809
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements.
ITEX CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
|
|
Nine months ended April 30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
483
|
|
|
$
|
603
|
|
Items to reconcile to net cash provided by operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
63
|
|
Stock based compensation
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
232
|
|
Bad debt expense
|
|
|
162
|
|
|
|
159
|
|
Change in deferred income taxes
|
|
|
290
|
|
|
|
307
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(526
|
)
|
|
|
(657
|
)
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
Loans and advances
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Other assets
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
Accounts payable and other expenses
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Commissions payable to brokers
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
|
164
|
|
Accrued commissions to brokers
|
|
|
(180
|
)
|
|
|
(125
|
)
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
41
|
|
Deferred revenue
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
Advance payments
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
17
|
|
Long-term liabilities
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
587
|
|
|
|
810
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Payments received from notes receivable
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
|
214
|
|
Advances on loans
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(60
|
)
|
Net cash provided by provided by investing activities
|
|
|
310
|
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal payments on Broker notes receivable
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
Repurchase of Common stock
|
|
|
(99
|
)
|
|
|
(106
|
)
|
Cash dividend paid to Common Shareholders
|
|
|
(208
|
)
|
|
|
(208
|
)
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(304
|
)
|
|
|
(312
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash
|
|
|
593
|
|
|
|
650
|
|
Cash at beginning of period
|
|
|
3,235
|
|
|
|
2,047
|
|
Cash at end of period
|
|
$
|
3,828
|
|
|
$
|
2,697
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for taxes
|
|
$
|
44
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements.
ITEX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 –
DESCRIPTION OF OUR COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (In thousands, except per share amounts)
Description of our Company
ITEX Corporation (“ITEX”, “Company”,
“we” or “us”) was incorporated in October 1985 in the State of Nevada. Through our independent licensed
broker and franchise network (individually, “broker,” and together the “Broker Network”) in the United
States and Canada, we operate a “Marketplace” in which products and services are exchanged by Marketplace members utilizing
“ITEX dollars”. ITEX dollars are only usable in the Marketplace and allows thousands of member businesses (our “members”)
to acquire products and services without exchanging cash. We administer the Marketplace and provide record-keeping and payment
transaction processing services for our members.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
We have prepared the accompanying consolidated
financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for
interim financial reporting. These consolidated financial statements are unaudited and, in our opinion, include all adjustments,
consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated balance sheets, operating
results, and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) have
been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and
the disclosure of contingent liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated
financial statements and accompanying notes in Item 8 of Part II, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” of
our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on October 19, 2016.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include
the accounts of ITEX Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary BXI Exchange, Inc. All inter-company accounts and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
Management has made a number of estimates
and assumptions relating to the reporting of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities to prepare these consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Income Per Share
We prepare our financial statements using
both basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share excludes potential dilution and is computed by dividing income
available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per
share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or
converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. As of
April 30, 2017, we had no contracts to issue common stock. The Company also had 114 unvested shares of restricted stock of which
11 and 15 shares, were dilutive for the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2017, respectively.
The following table presents a reconciliation
of the denominators used in the computation of net income per common share basic and net income per common share – diluted
for the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited):
|
|
Three months Ended
April 30,
|
|
|
Nine months Ended
April 30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available for common shareholders
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
$
|
251
|
|
|
$
|
483
|
|
|
$
|
603
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted avg. outstanding shares of common stock
|
|
|
1,954
|
|
|
|
1,946
|
|
|
|
1,957
|
|
|
|
1,923
|
|
Dilutive effect of restricted shares
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Common stock and equivalents
|
|
|
1,965
|
|
|
|
1,946
|
|
|
|
1,972
|
|
|
|
1,923
|
|
Earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
Goodwill
We analyzed goodwill as of April 30, 2017
using the same discounted cash flow methodology and risk-adjusted weighted average cost of cost of capital (WACC) as our year end
assessment in addition to evaluating market capitalization and other relevant factors. Our evaluation determined that no indications
of impairment were present for goodwill at April 30, 2017.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting
Standards Update No. 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (ASU 2014-09)
, which amends the existing
accounting standards for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects
to be entitled when products or services are transferred to customers. In July 2015, the FASB voted to approve a one-year delay
of the effective date. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including
interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15,
2016, including interim reporting periods within those annual periods. ASU 2014-09 may be applied retrospectively to each prior
period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption. In 2016, the FASB issued
additional guidance to clarify the implementation guidance. The Company is evaluating the expected impact on its consolidated financial
statements. Based on our extensive historical data that is used in establishing our estimates of the ultimate amounts collectible
from our customers, we do not believe at this time there will be a material change to the amounts we would be entitled to receive
from our customers under the new revenue standard. Accordingly, adoption is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s
financial statements outside of expanded disclosure requirements.
In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting
Standards Update (ASU) 2015-17,
Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes
, intended to improve how deferred taxes are
classified on organizations’ balance sheets. The ASU eliminates the current requirement for organizations to present deferred
tax liabilities and assets as current and noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. Instead, organizations will now be required
to classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent. The pronouncement is effective for reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual period. The adoption of ASU 2015-17
is not expected to have any material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, which amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and creates Topic 842, “
Leases
.”
The new topic supersedes Topic 840, “
Leases
,” and increases transparency and comparability among organizations
by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and requires disclosures of key information about leasing
arrangements. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. ASU 2016-02 mandates
a modified retrospective transition method. The Company has one operating lease, see Note 2 - Commitments, and at the scheduled
adoption date of August 1, 2019 there will be only two and a half years left on the lease. At that time the Company will capitalize
the remaining lease balance on its balance sheet with an offsetting liability also recorded. The
Adoption is not expected
to have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.
In March 2016, the FASB amended the existing
accounting standards for stock-based compensation, with Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-09,
Compensation-Stock Compensation
(Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (ASU 2016-09)
. The amendments impact several aspects of
accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, forfeitures, classification of awards as
either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The ASU is effective for reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. If early adoption is elected, all amendments must be adopted in the
same period. The manner of application varies by each of the provisions of the guidance, with certain provisions applied on a retrospective
or modified retrospective approach, while others are applied prospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these
amendments and the transition alternatives on its consolidated financial statements, although adoption is not expected to have
a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting
Standards Update No. 2016-13,
Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on
Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13)
, an ASU amending the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments.
The ASU is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted after December 15,
2018. The ASU must be adopted using a modified-retrospective approach. The primary impact this pronouncement will have is on our
notes receivable. At the time of adoption on August 1, 2020 we anticipate that the majority of the existing $564 balance of notes
receivable will be collected in full. Therefore, the Company does not expect adoption to have a material impact on its consolidated
financial statements.
NOTE 2 –
COMMITMENTS
We lease office
space in Bellevue, Washington for our corporate headquarters. The Company recognizes rent expense under the agreement on a straight-line
basis over the lease term. The lease incentive that was part of this lease is reflected as other liabilities – rent expense
and amortized as a reduction of rent expense over the lease term. The lease expiration date is March 31, 2022.
The lease expense for our executive office
space for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 was $30 and $23, respectively. For the nine months ended April 30, 2017
and 2016 lease expense was $90 and $65, respectively.
NOTE 3 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND LITIGATION CONTINGENCIES
From time to time we are subject to a variety
of claims and litigation incurred in the ordinary course of business. In our opinion, the outcome of our pending legal proceedings,
individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our business operations, results of operations, cash
flows or financial condition.
Management has regular litigation reviews,
including updates from outside counsel, to assess the need for accounting recognition or disclosure of contingencies relating to
pending lawsuits. The Company accrues an undiscounted liability for those contingencies where the incurrence of a loss is probable
and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not record liabilities when the likelihood that the liability has
been incurred is probable but the amount cannot be reasonably estimated or when the liability is believed to be only reasonably
possible or remote. For contingencies where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and which are significant, the Company
discloses the nature of the contingency and, where feasible, an estimate of the possible loss. For purposes of our litigation contingency
disclosures, “significant” includes material matters as well as other items which management believes should be disclosed.
Management
judgment is required related to contingent liabilities and the outcome of litigation because both are difficult to predict. Litigation
is subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable rulings could occur. Although management currently does not believe resolving
any pending proceeding will have a material adverse impact on our financial statements, management’s view of these matters
may change in the future.
A material adverse impact on our financial statements could occur
in the future if the effect of an unfavorable final outcome becomes probable and reasonably estimable.
NOTE 4 –
INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense during interim periods
is based on applying an estimated annual effective income tax rate to year-to-date income, plus any significant unusual or infrequently
occurring items which are recorded in the interim period.
The effective Federal and State tax rate
related to our provision for income taxes in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017 is 38% and 39%, respectively compared
to 33% for the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2016. The higher rate used in the periods ended April 30, 2017 is due
to the prior year permanent differences from the goodwill impairment.
The computation of the annual estimated
effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and significant judgment including, but not limited to, the
expected operating income for the year, projections of the proportion of income earned and taxed in various jurisdictions, permanent
and temporary differences, and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting
estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, more experience is obtained, additional
information becomes known or as the tax environment changes.
For the three and nine-month periods ended
April 30, 2017, we have recognized income tax expense of $106 and $303, respectively, for our estimated federal and state
income tax provision including both current and deferred income taxes. Realization of our deferred tax asset is dependent upon
future earnings in specific tax jurisdictions, the timing and amount of which are uncertain. As of April 30, 2017, our
net deferred tax asset was $2,344
.
We account for any uncertainty in income
taxes by recognizing the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will
be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. We measure the tax benefits
recognized in the financial statements from such a position based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood
of being realized upon ultimate resolution. The application of income tax law is inherently complex. As such, we are required to
make subjective assumptions and judgments regarding income tax exposures. The result of the assessment of our tax positions did
not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 5 –
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (in thousands, except per share amounts)
The Company has
5,000 shares of preferred stock authorized at $0.01 par value. No preferred shares were issued or outstanding as of April 30, 2017.
On March 9, 2010, the
Company announced a $2,000 stock repurchase program. The program authorizes the repurchase of shares in open market purchases or
privately negotiated transactions, has no expiration date, and may be modified or discontinued by the Board of Directors at any
time. During the nine-month period ended April 30, 2017, the Company repurchased 26 shares of common stock for $99. During the
nine-month period ended April 30, 2016, the Company repurchased 28 shares of common stock for $106.
NOTE 6 –
STOCK-BASED PAYMENTS (in thousands, except per share amounts)
We account for stock-based compensation
in accordance with the related guidance. Under the fair value recognition provisions, we estimate stock-based compensation cost
at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. We recognize that expense ratably over the requisite service period of
the award. We recognized $18 and $38 of stock based compensation expense for the three-month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016,
respectively and $53 and $232 of stock-based compensation expense for the nine-month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
At April 30, 2017, 114
shares of restricted common stock granted under the 2004 Plan remained unvested and no unvested shares under the 2014 plan existed.
At April 30, 2017, 293 shares remained available for future grants under the 2014 plan and the Company had $380 of unrecognized
compensation expense, expected to be recognized in the future over a weighted-average period of approximately five years.
NOTE 7 –
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 6, 2017, the Board of Directors
of ITEX Corporation declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable on June 14, 2017, to stockholders of record as of the
close of business on June 1, 2017.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share amounts)
In addition to current and historical information,
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to our future operations, prospects,
potential products, services, developments, business strategies or our future financial performance. Forward-looking statements
reflect our expectations and assumptions only as of the date of this report and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual
events or results may differ materially. We have included a detailed discussion of certain risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results and events to differ materially from our forward-looking statements in the section titled “Risk Factors”
in Item 1A of our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 19, 2016. We undertake
no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement after the date of this report, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
ITEX operates a marketplace (the “Marketplace”)
in which products and services are exchanged by Marketplace members utilizing ITEX dollars. ITEX dollars are only usable in the
Marketplace and allow thousands of member businesses (our “members”) to acquire products and services without exchanging
cash. We service our member businesses through our independent licensed brokers and franchise network (individually, “broker”
and together, the “Broker Network”) in the United States and Canada. We administer the Marketplace and provide record-keeping
and payment transaction processing services for our members. We generate revenue by charging members percentage-based transaction
fees, association fees, and other fees assessed in United States dollars and Canadian dollars where applicable (collectively and
as reported on our financial statements, “USD” or “Cash”).
For each calendar year, we divide our operations
into 13 four-week billing and commission cycles always ending on a Thursday (“operating cycle”). For financial statement
purposes, our fiscal year is from August 1 to July 31 (“year” or “2017” for August 1, 2016 to July 31,
2017, “2016” for August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016). Our third quarter is the three-month period from February 1, 2017
to April 30, 2017 (“three-month period ended April 30”). Our first nine months is from August 1, 2016 to April 30,
2017. We report our results as of the last day of each calendar month (“accounting cycle”). The timing of billing and
collection activities after the end of the billing cycle does not correspond with the end of the accounting period, therefore this
timing difference results in the fluctuations of the balances of cash, accounts receivable, commissions payable and accrued commissions
on the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows.
Each operating cycle, we generally charge
our members association fees of $20 USD ($260 USD annually) and $10 ITEX dollars ($130 ITEX dollars annually). We also charge transaction
fees in USD from both the buyer and seller computed as a percentage of the ITEX dollar value of the transaction.
The following summarizes our operational
and financial highlights for the quarter and our outlook (in thousands except per share data):
Comparative Results
. For the
three months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the three months ended April 30, 2016, our revenue decreased by $258 or 10%,
from $2,627 to $2,369, our income from operations decreased by $95 or 26%, from $362 to $267, and our net income decreased by $81
or 32% from $251 to $170. For the nine month period ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the nine-month period ended April 30,
2016, our revenue decreased by $688 or 8%, from $8,420 to $7,732, income from operations decreased by $107 or 12%, from $859 to
$752 and our net income decreased by $120 or 20% from $603 to $483.
|
·
|
Revenue Sources
. Our decrease in revenues for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017 reflects a reduction
in our transaction volume and a reduction in our membership base. For the three months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the
three months ended April 30, 2016 association revenue decreased $57 or 6% from $889 to $832 and our transaction revenue decreased
$178 or 11% from $1,645 to $1,467. For the nine months ended
April 30, 2017, as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2016 association revenue decreased $166 or 6% from $2,799 to $2,633
and our transaction revenue decreased $405 or 8% from $5,308 to $4,903.
|
|
·
|
Revenue Trends
. Our reduction in revenue this quarter was due to a reduction in members and a corresponding reduction
in transaction and association fees generated from our members. Based on reported revenues and informal market information available
to us, trade exchanges overall are faced with a general decline in year-over-year revenue. We believe this reflects, in part, the
effect of enhanced competition. Trade exchanges currently compete with a wide variety of online and offline companies providing
products and services to consumers and merchants, including big box stores. There are numerous avenues to move excess inventory
or products and services. We have approximately 33% recurring revenues from association fees. Approximately two-thirds of our revenues
each year come from transactions fees assessed during that year. We continue to seek to increase our revenue by:
|
|
o
|
enhancing our internet applications;
|
|
o
|
offering expanded tools and features with ITEX Mobile
SM
;
|
|
o
|
marketing the benefits of participation in the Marketplace;
|
|
o
|
expanding Marketplace offerings of goods and services;
|
|
o
|
adding and retaining qualified brokers.
|
In order to add new brokers we are sustaining our
broker recruiting incentives. Through our Broker Mentor program, existing brokers recruit prospective brokers and provide ongoing
training to the prospective broker until certain performance thresholds are met. Upon meeting the performance thresholds, the prospective
broker is offered a franchise for a reduced fee.
Financial Position
. At April
30, 2017, we had a cash balance of $3,828, compared to a balance of $3,235 at July 31, 2016. Our net cash flows provided by operating
activities were $587 for the nine-month period ended April 30, 2017, compared to $810 for the corresponding period the previous
year.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Unaudited Condensed Results (in thousands, except per
share data):
|
|
Three months ended
April 30,
|
|
|
Nine months ended
April 30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
Marketplace revenue and other revenue
|
|
$
|
2,369
|
|
|
$
|
2,627
|
|
|
$
|
7,732
|
|
|
$
|
8,420
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of Marketplace revenue
|
|
$
|
1,444
|
|
|
$
|
1,590
|
|
|
$
|
4,794
|
|
|
$
|
5,192
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
658
|
|
|
|
675
|
|
|
|
2,186
|
|
|
|
2,369
|
|
Income from operations
|
|
|
267
|
|
|
|
362
|
|
|
|
752
|
|
|
|
859
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
45
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
276
|
|
|
|
376
|
|
|
|
786
|
|
|
|
904
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
303
|
|
|
|
301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
$
|
251
|
|
|
$
|
483
|
|
|
$
|
603
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
|
$
|
0.13
|
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
$
|
0.31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average common and equivalent shares:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
1,954
|
|
|
|
1,946
|
|
|
|
1,957
|
|
|
|
1,923
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
1,965
|
|
|
|
1,946
|
|
|
|
1,972
|
|
|
|
1,923
|
|
Revenue for the three months ended April
30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016 decreased by $258 or 10%. Revenue for the nine-month period ended
April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding nine-month period of fiscal 2016, decreased by $688 or 8%. The decrease in revenues
for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017 was from a reduction in transaction and association fees generated from our
members.
Cost of Marketplace revenue consisting of
commissions paid to brokers, payment of processing fees, and other expenses directly correlated to Marketplace revenue, decreased
by $146 or 9% for the three-month period ended April 30, 2017, compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016. Cost of Marketplace
revenue decreased by $398 or 8% for the nine-month period ended April 30, 2017, compared to the corresponding period of fiscal
2016. The cost of Marketplace revenue decreases for both periods were in line with the corresponding decrease in revenue.
Operating expenses which include corporate
salaries, wages and employee benefits, selling, general and administrative, depreciation and amortization decreased by $17 or 3%
for the three months ended April 30, 2017, compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2017. Operating expenses decreased by
$183 or 8% for the nine-month period ended April 30, 2017, compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016.
The decrease in operating expenses in the
three months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year, resulted primarily from a
$43 decrease in salaries and benefits, offset somewhat by a $31 increase in selling and G&A. The decrease in operating expenses
in the nine months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016, resulted primarily from a $99
decrease in salaries and benefits and a $69 decrease in selling and G&A.
Income from operations for the three months
ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016, decreased by $95 or 26%. Income from operations for
the nine month period ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016, decreased by $107 or 12%.
Net income for the three months ended April
30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016, decreased by $81 or 32%. Net income for the nine month period
ended April 30, 2017 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016, decreased by $120 or 20%.
Earnings per share, both basic and diluted,
decreased by $0.04 or 31% to $0.09 per share in the three months ended April 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended April
30, 2016. Earnings per share, on a fully diluted basis, decreased $0.07 or 23% to $0.24 per share for the nine-month period ended
April 30, 2017 compared to the nine-month period ended April 30, 2016.
Revenue, Costs and Expenses
The following table sets forth our selected
consolidated financial information for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, with amounts expressed as a percentage
of total revenues (in thousands) (unaudited):
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|
Three months ended April
30,
|
|
|
Nine months ended April
30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketplace revenue and other revenue
|
|
$
|
2,369
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
2,627
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
7,732
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
8,420
|
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of Marketplace revenue
|
|
|
1,444
|
|
|
|
61
|
%
|
|
|
1,590
|
|
|
|
60
|
%
|
|
|
4,794
|
|
|
|
62
|
%
|
|
|
5,192
|
|
|
|
61
|
%
|
Salaries, wages and employee benefits
|
|
|
404
|
|
|
|
17
|
%
|
|
|
447
|
|
|
|
17
|
%
|
|
|
1,289
|
|
|
|
16
|
%
|
|
|
1,388
|
|
|
|
16
|
%
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
|
849
|
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
|
918
|
|
|
|
12
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
|
2,102
|
|
|
|
89
|
%
|
|
|
2,265
|
|
|
|
86
|
%
|
|
|
6,980
|
|
|
|
90
|
%
|
|
|
7,561
|
|
|
|
90
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations
|
|
|
267
|
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
|
362
|
|
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
|
752
|
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
|
859
|
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income, net
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
|
|
276
|
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
|
376
|
|
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
|
786
|
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
|
904
|
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
125
|
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
|
303
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
301
|
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
$
|
251
|
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
$
|
483
|
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
$
|
603
|
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
Marketplace revenue
Marketplace revenue consists of transaction
fees, association fees and other revenues net. Revenue also includes a nominal amount of ITEX dollars (non-cash). The following
are the components of Marketplace revenue that are included in the consolidated statements of income (in thousands) (unaudited):
|
|
Three months ended
April 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
Nine months ended
April 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
(decrease)
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
(decrease)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transaction fees
|
|
$
|
1,467
|
|
|
$
|
1,645
|
|
|
|
-11
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,903
|
|
|
$
|
5,308
|
|
|
|
-8
|
%
|
Association fees
|
|
|
832
|
|
|
|
889
|
|
|
|
-6
|
%
|
|
|
2,633
|
|
|
|
2,799
|
|
|
|
-6
|
%
|
Other revenue
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
|
-25
|
%
|
|
|
196
|
|
|
|
313
|
|
|
|
-37
|
%
|
|
|
$
|
2,369
|
|
|
$
|
2,627
|
|
|
|
-10
|
%
|
|
$
|
7,732
|
|
|
$
|
8,420
|
|
|
|
-8
|
%
|
Marketplace revenue decreased by $258 or
10%, for the three months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period ended April 30, 2016. Marketplace revenue
decreased by $688 or 8% for the nine-month period ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the nine-month period ended April 30, 2016.
Transaction fee revenue for the three months
ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016, decreased by $178 or 11%. Transaction fee revenue
for the nine-month period ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016 decreased by $405 or 8%.
The decrease for both the three and the nine month periods is the result of lower transaction volume.
Association fee revenue for the three months
ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding three months of fiscal 2016, decreased by $57, or 6%. Association fee revenue
for the nine months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016, decreased by $166, or 6%. The
decrease for both the three and nine-month periods is due to a decrease in the net active membership accounts.
Other revenue for the three months ended
April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding three months of fiscal 2016, decreased by $23 or 25%. Other revenue for the nine
months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding nine months of fiscal 2016, decreased by $117 or 37%.
ITEX Dollar Revenue
As described in the notes to our consolidated
financial statements, we receive ITEX dollars from members’ transaction and association fees, and, to a lesser extent, from
other member fees. ITEX dollars earned from members are later used by us in revenue sharing and incentive arrangements with our
Broker Network, including co-op advertising for members, as well as for certain general corporate expenses. ITEX dollars are only
usable in our Marketplace.
Occasionally, we spend ITEX dollars in the
Marketplace for our corporate needs. As discussed in the notes to our consolidated financial statements in our most recent Form
10-K filed with the SEC on October 19, 2016, we record ITEX dollar revenue in the amounts ultimately equal to expenses we incurred
and paid for in ITEX dollars, resulting in an overall net effect of $0 on the operating and net income lines. We recorded $22 and
$16 as ITEX dollar revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We recorded $64 and $119 as ITEX dollar
revenue for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The corresponding ITEX dollar expenses in
the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2017 were for legal services, printing, outside services, and miscellaneous expenses.
We plan to continue to utilize ITEX dollars for our corporate purposes in future periods.
Costs of Marketplace Revenue
Cost of Marketplace revenue consists of
commissions paid to brokers, payment of processing fees and other expenses directly correlated to Marketplace revenue. The following
are the main components of cost of Marketplace revenue that are included in the consolidated statements of income (in thousands)
(unaudited):
|
|
Three months ended
April 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
Nine months ended
April 30,
|
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
(decrease)
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
(decrease)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transaction fee commissions
|
|
$
|
1,108
|
|
|
$
|
1,221
|
|
|
|
-9
|
%
|
|
$
|
3,693
|
|
|
$
|
3,984
|
|
|
|
-7
|
%
|
Association fee commissions
|
|
|
285
|
|
|
|
316
|
|
|
|
-10
|
%
|
|
|
933
|
|
|
|
1,012
|
|
|
|
-8
|
%
|
Other costs of revenue
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
|
-4
|
%
|
|
|
168
|
|
|
|
196
|
|
|
|
-14
|
%
|
|
|
$
|
1,444
|
|
|
$
|
1,590
|
|
|
|
-9
|
%
|
|
$
|
4,794
|
|
|
$
|
5,192
|
|
|
|
-8
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of Marketplace revenue as percentage of total revenue
|
|
|
61
|
%
|
|
|
61
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62
|
%
|
|
|
62
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Costs of Marketplace revenue for the three
months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the three months ended April 30, 2016, decreased by $146 or 9%. Costs of Marketplace
revenue for the nine months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to nine months ended April 30, 2016, decreased by $398 or 8%. The
overall decrease in costs of Marketplace revenue corresponds to the decrease in total Marketplace revenue for the same periods.
Transaction fee commissions decreased by
$113 or 9% for the three months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding three months of fiscal 2016. Transaction
fee commissions decreased by $291 or 7% for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal
2016. The decrease in transaction fee commissions for both the three and nine month periods is due to similar decreases in the
transaction fee revenue.
Association fee commissions decreased by
$31 and $79 or 10% and 8%, respectively for the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2017 as compared to the corresponding
periods of fiscal 2016. The decrease in association commissions was primarily due to the decrease in association fee revenue for
the same periods.
Other costs of revenue consist of miscellaneous
Marketplace-related expenses such as marketing and credit card processing fees and other commissions not associated with association
or transaction revenue. Other costs of revenue decreased by $2 and $28 or 4% and 14%, respectively for the three and nine months
ended April 30, 2017 as compared to the corresponding periods of fiscal 2016.
Salaries, Wages and Employee Benefits
Salaries, wages and employee benefits include
expenses for employee salaries and wages, payroll taxes, payroll related insurance, healthcare benefits, stock-based compensation,
recruiting costs and other personnel related items.
Salaries, wages and employee benefits decreased
by $43 or 10%, for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and decreased by $99 or 7%, for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 as
compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016. The decrease in both periods is primarily related to a reduction in stock
based compensation.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(“SG&A) include consulting, legal and professional services, as well as expenses for rent and utilities, marketing, business
travel, insurance, bad debts, business taxes, and other expenses. As discussed above in “ITEX Dollar Revenue”, certain
ITEX dollar expenses are also included.
SG&A expenses increased by $31, or 15%
for the three months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the three months ended April 30, 2016. SG&A expenses decreased by
$69 or 8% for the nine months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2016.
For the three months ended
April 30, 2017 the increase is primarily due to an increase in rent of $7 and an increase in travel and meals of $13 for a regional
conference we hosted for franchisees. For the nine months ended April 30, 2017, the decrease is due primarily to a decrease in
supplies and legal fees offset somewhat by an increase in rents. Legal fees for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 decreased
by $18 or 14%, compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2016. Rent for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 increased by $25
or 38%, as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2016. Supplies for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 decreased by $56
or 43%.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses include
depreciation on our fixed assets and amortization of our intangible assets.
Depreciation and amortization decreased
by $5 and $15 or 25% and 24%, respectively for the three and the nine months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the three and
the nine months ended April 30, 2016. The decrease is primarily related to the completion of the amortization of a non-compete
agreement and membership lists associated with acquisition of certain assets.
Other income
Other income includes interest received
on notes receivable and promissory notes. Interest income is derived primarily from our notes receivable from corporate-owned office
sales and general loans to brokers.
Income Taxes
We recognized a $106 and $303 provision
for income taxes, in the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2017, respectively, as compared to the $125 and $301 provision
for income taxes in the three and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2016. Provision for income taxes increased by $2 for the nine
months ended April 30, 2017, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2016. The increase in income taxes in 2017 as a
percentage of pre-tax income was due to a slight increase in tax rate used in the comparable periods as a result of the expected
blended rate.
The effective federal tax rate related to
our provision for income taxes in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017 is higher to that used in the same periods ended
April 30, 2016 due to timing differences in deferred tax treatment. The effective state tax rate related to our provision for income
taxes in the three and nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 is lower than statutory rates due to the resolution of certain
state tax positions.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We finance our ongoing operations primarily
from existing cash, investing activities, and cash flows from operations. As of April 30, 2017, and July 31, 2016, we had $3,828
and $3,235, respectively, in cash.
The following table
presents a summary of our cash flows for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands) (unaudited):
|
|
Nine months ended April 30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
587
|
|
|
$
|
810
|
|
Cash provided by investing activities
|
|
|
310
|
|
|
|
152
|
|
Cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(304
|
)
|
|
|
(312
|
)
|
Increase in cash
|
|
$
|
593
|
|
|
$
|
650
|
|
We believe that our financial condition
is stable and that our cash balances, other liquid assets, and cash flows from operating activities provide adequate resources
to fund ongoing operating requirements.
Inflation has not had a material impact
on our business. Inflation affecting the U.S. dollar is not expected to have a material effect on our operations in the foreseeable
future.
Operating Activities
For the nine months ended April 30, 2017
net cash provided by operating activities was $587 compared with $810 in the nine months ended April 30, 2016 a decrease of $223
or 28%. The decrease in net cash provided by the operating activities is a result of the decrease in net income and the net change
in operating assets and liabilities.
The difference
between our net income and our net cash provided by operating activities was attributable to non-cash expenses included in net
income, and changes in the operating assets and liabilities, as presented below (in thousands) (unaudited):
|
|
Nine months ended April 30,
|
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
483
|
|
|
$
|
603
|
|
Add: non-cash expenses
|
|
|
553
|
|
|
|
761
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
|
(449
|
)
|
|
|
(554
|
)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$
|
587
|
|
|
$
|
810
|
|
Non-cash expenses
are primarily associated with the amortization of intangible assets, depreciation and amortization of property and equipment, stock-based
compensation expense, and the changes in the deferred portion of the provision for income taxes and bad debt.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities
was primarily the result of the collections on notes receivable from corporate office sales and broker loans.
For the nine months ended April 30, 2017,
net cash provided by investing activities was $310 compared with $152 provided by investing activities in the nine months ended
April 30, 2016, an increase of $158 or 103%. In the nine months ended April 30, 2017, the net cash provided by investing activities
was related to $311 in note receivable principal collections.
Financing Activities
Our net cash used in financing activities
consists of cash dividends to stockholders, discretionary repurchases of our common stock and principal payments on stockholders’
notes receivable.
For the nine months ended April 30, 2017,
net cash used in financing activities was $304 compared with $312 used in financing activities in the nine months ended April 30,
2016, a decrease of cash used in financing activities of $8 or 3%.
In the nine months ended April 30, 2017,
we declared and paid $208 in cash dividends to our stockholders and paid $99 to repurchase 26 shares of our common stock through
our stock repurchase program offset by $3 received in principal payments on stockholder notes receivable.
In the nine months ended April 30, 2016,
we declared and paid $208 in cash dividends to our stockholders and $106 to repurchase 28 shares of our common stock through our
stock repurchase program offset by $2 received in principal payments on stockholder notes receivable.
Commitments
The Company leases office space for the
Company’s corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Washington. The lease expiration date is March 31, 2022.
The lease expense for our executive office
space for the nine months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 was $90 and $65, respectively.
Critical Accounting Policies and
Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate significant estimates used in preparing our financial statements,
including those related to:
|
·
|
revenue recognition, including allowances for uncollectible accounts;
|
|
·
|
accounting for ITEX dollar activities;
|
|
·
|
the allocation of purchase price in business combinations;
|
|
·
|
valuation of notes receivable;
|
|
·
|
accounting for goodwill and other long-lived intangible assets;
|
|
·
|
accounting for income taxes;
|
|
·
|
share-based compensation; and
|
We base our estimates
on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results
of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent
from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates if our assumptions change or if actual circumstances differ
from those in our assumptions.
For a summary of all of our significant
accounting policies, including the critical accounting policies discussed above, see Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies, to our consolidated financial statements filed with our 2016 annual report on Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of new accounting pronouncements
and their impact on the Company, see
Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in this Form 10-Q.