Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
x
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2009
OR
o
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the Transition Period From _________
to_________
Commission File Number: 001-32623
CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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20-0101495
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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100
Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover, New Jersey
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07936
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(973)
560-9400
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
x
No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See
definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated filer ¨
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Non-accelerated filer ¨
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Smaller Reporting Company x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o
No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o
No x
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
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Outstanding
at
May 7, 2009
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value per share
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119,855,907
shares
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CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
FORM
10-Q
For
the three months ended March 31, 2009
INDEX
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Page
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Part I.
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Financial Information
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Item
1.
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Financial Statements
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1
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a)
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December
31, 2008 (unaudited)
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2
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b)
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31,
2009 (unaudited) and 2008 (unaudited)
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3
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c)
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31,
2009 (unaudited) and 2008 (unaudited)
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4
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d)
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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6
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Item 2.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
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12
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Item
4T.
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Controls and Procedures
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19
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Part II.
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Other
Information
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Item
1.
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Legal Proceedings
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20
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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20
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Signature
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21
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements
CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
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March
31,
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December
31,
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2009
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2008
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
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$ |
104,333 |
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$ |
338,240 |
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Accounts
receivable, net
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3,141,875 |
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3,440,810 |
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Accounts
receivable from related parties, net
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509,670 |
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284,028 |
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Prepaid
expenses
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88,906 |
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140,493 |
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TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
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3,844,784 |
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4,203,571 |
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, at cost, net
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62,890 |
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68,536 |
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OTHER
ASSETS
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Other
assets
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156,055 |
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306,778 |
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Total
Assets
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$ |
4,063,729 |
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$ |
4,578,885 |
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Line
of credit
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$ |
2,736,932 |
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$ |
2,349,920 |
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Short
term notes payable
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1,490,714 |
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1,384,811 |
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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1,292,804 |
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1,503,145 |
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Deferred
revenue
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889,205 |
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159,177 |
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Related
party note payable
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104,838 |
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102,796 |
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TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
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6,514,493 |
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5,499,849 |
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Convertible
preferred stock, $0.001 par value, $100 stated value, 20,000,000 shares
authorized
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Series
A convertible preferred stock, 19,000 shares issued and outstanding at
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
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1,203,332 |
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1,108,332 |
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COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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- |
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- |
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STOCKHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized;
120,972,955
and 119,594,463 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008, respectively
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120,973 |
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119,594 |
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Series
B convertible preferred stock, 20,000 shares issued and outstanding at
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
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1,352,883 |
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1,352,883 |
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Additional
paid in capital
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68,536,396 |
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68,575,918 |
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Treasury
stock, at cost, 1,145,382 shares in treasury as of March 31, 2009 and
December 31, 2008, respectively
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(423,869 |
) |
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(423,869 |
) |
Accumulated
deficit
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(73,240,479 |
) |
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(71,653,822 |
) |
Total
Stockholders' Deficit
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(3,654,096 |
) |
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(2,029,296 |
) |
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
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$ |
4,063,729 |
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$ |
4,578,885 |
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See Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
(Unaudited)
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2009
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2008
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REVENUE:
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Services
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$ |
3,104,093 |
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$ |
3,959,588 |
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Related
party services
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542,768 |
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591,869 |
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Reimbursable
expenses
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146,578 |
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138,971 |
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Other
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17,000 |
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15,033 |
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3,810,439 |
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4,705,461 |
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COST
OF REVENUE:
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Services
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2,850,100 |
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2,896,423 |
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Related
party services
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498,865 |
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555,367 |
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Consultant
expenses
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189,608 |
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221,703 |
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3,538,573 |
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3,673,493 |
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GROSS
PROFIT
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271,866 |
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1,031,968 |
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OPERATING
EXPENSES
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Selling
and marketing
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802,688 |
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914,428 |
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General
and administrative
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643,577 |
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1,074,749 |
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Depreciation
and amortization
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27,125 |
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91,024 |
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1,473,390 |
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2,080,201 |
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LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
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(1,201,524 |
) |
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(1,048,233 |
) |
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OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
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Equity
in (losses) earnings from investments
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(103,298 |
) |
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7,929 |
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Loss
on extinguishment of debt
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- |
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(553,846 |
) |
Interest
income (expense), net
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(281,835 |
) |
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(150,273 |
) |
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(385,133 |
) |
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(696,190 |
) |
LOSS
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
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(1,586,657 |
) |
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(1,744,423 |
) |
INCOME
TAXES
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- |
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- |
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NET
LOSS
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(1,586,657 |
) |
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(1,744,423 |
) |
Accretion
of issuance costs associated with convertible preferred
stock
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(95,000 |
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(95,000 |
) |
Dividends
on convertible preferred stock
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(45,000 |
) |
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(59,705 |
) |
NET
LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
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$ |
(1,726,657 |
) |
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$ |
(1,899,128 |
) |
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Basic
and diluted loss per common share
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$ |
(0.01 |
) |
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$ |
(0.02 |
) |
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Basic
and diluted loss per common share attributable to common
stockholders
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$ |
(0.01 |
) |
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$ |
(0.02 |
) |
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Weighted
average shares used to compute net loss per common
share:
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Basic
and diluted
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119,692,762
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110,213,822
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See Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
(Unaudited)
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2009
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2008
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
loss
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$ |
(1,586,657 |
) |
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$ |
(1,744,423 |
) |
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Depreciation
of property and equipment and amortization of leasehold
improvements
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|
12,396 |
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|
28,773 |
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Amortizaton
of intangible assets
|
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|
- |
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37,251 |
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Amortization
of debt discounts
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41,447 |
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78,948 |
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Amortization
of relative fair value of warrants issued
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105,903 |
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20,625 |
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Amortization
of deferred financing costs
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|
14,729 |
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|
- |
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
33,107 |
|
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|
190,185 |
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
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|
- |
|
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|
553,846 |
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(Decrease)
increase in allowance for doubtful accounts
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(54,103 |
) |
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|
21,681 |
|
Losses
(income) from equity investments
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|
103,298 |
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|
(7,929 |
) |
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Decrease
in accounts receivable
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|
368,383 |
|
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|
638,733 |
|
Increase
in accounts receivable from related parties
|
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|
(240,987 |
) |
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|
(102,337 |
) |
Decrease
in prepaid expenses
|
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|
42,838 |
|
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|
34,254 |
|
(Decrease)
increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(184,553 |
) |
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|
275,838 |
|
(Decrease)
increase in deferred revenue
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|
730,027 |
|
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|
113,854 |
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
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(614,172 |
) |
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|
139,299 |
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
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Purchase
of property and equipment
|
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|
(6,747 |
) |
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|
(18,117 |
) |
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(6,747 |
) |
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|
(18,117 |
) |
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
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|
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Net
borrowings (repayments) under line of credit
|
|
|
387,012 |
|
|
|
(1,072,745 |
) |
Deferred
financing costs
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(20,000 |
) |
Principal
payments on capital lease obligations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(5,152 |
) |
Principal
payments on related party notes
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(3,629 |
) |
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
387,012 |
|
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|
(1,101,526 |
) |
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|
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NET
DECREASE IN CASH
|
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|
(233,907 |
) |
|
|
(980,344 |
) |
CASH,
beginning of period
|
|
|
338,240 |
|
|
|
1,506,866 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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CASH,
end of period
|
|
$ |
104,333 |
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|
$ |
526,522 |
|
See Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,
(Unaudited)
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2009
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2008
|
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
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Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$ |
112,186 |
|
|
$ |
37,286 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITIES:
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|
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Common
stock issued in conversion of long-term debt to equity
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
See Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note
1 - Accounting Policies
Organization
and Business
Conversion
Services International, Inc. (“CSI” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the
State of Delaware and has been conducting business since 1990. CSI and its
wholly owned subsidiaries (together the “Company”) are principally engaged in
the information technology services industry in the following areas: strategic
consulting, business intelligence/data warehousing and data management to its
customers principally located in the northeastern United States.
CSI was
formerly known as LCS Group, Inc. (“LCS”). In January 2004, CSI merged with and
into a wholly owned subsidiary of LCS. In connection with this transaction,
among other things, LCS changed its name to “Conversion Services International,
Inc.”
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by
the Company and are unaudited. The results of operations for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be
expected for any future period or for the full fiscal year. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments unless
otherwise indicated) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results
of operations and cash flows at March 31, 2009, and for all periods presented,
have been made. Footnote disclosure has been condensed or omitted as permitted
by Securities and Exchange Commission rules over interim financial
statements.
These
condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the annual audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto
included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2008 and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and
balances have been eliminated in the consolidation. Investments in business
entities in which the Company does not have control, but has the ability to
exercise significant influence (generally 20-50% ownership), are accounted for
by the equity method.
Revenue
recognition
Revenue
from consulting and professional services is recognized at the time the services
are performed on a project by project basis. For projects charged on a time and
materials basis, revenue is recognized based on the number of hours worked by
consultants at an agreed-upon rate per hour. For large services projects where
costs to complete the contract could reasonably be estimated, the Company
undertakes projects on a fixed-fee basis and recognizes revenue as activities
are performed by the Company over the estimated performance period. Revenue
recognized in excess of billings is recorded as cost in excess of billings.
Billings in excess of revenue recognized are recorded as deferred revenue until
revenue recognition criteria are met. Reimbursements, including those relating
to travel and other out-of-pocket expenses, are included in revenue, and an
equivalent amount of reimbursable expenses are included in cost of
services.
The
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104.
As a result, in the event that collectability from a client is not reasonably
assured, revenue is recognized on the cash basis. During the March 2009 quarter,
approximately $838,000 of billings to National Digital Medical Archives (“NDMA”)
has been deferred and will be recognized as revenue upon collection of the
receivable.
Extinguishment
of debt
In March
2008, the Company and TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. executed a Note Conversion
Agreement whereby certain investors represented by TAG Virgin Islands, Inc.
converted debt due to them under an Unsecured Convertible Line of Credit Note
dated June 7, 2004 into Company Common Stock. A loss of $553,846 on this
transaction was recorded as an early extinguishment of debt.
Fair
value of financial instruments
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company
adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”.
This standard defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair
value and requires certain disclosures. The standard utilizes a fair value
hierarchy which is categorized into three levels based on the inputs
to the valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The standard does not
require any new fair value measurements, but discusses valuation techniques,
such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach
(present value of future income or cash flows) and the cost approach (cost to
replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost).
The Company estimates that the carrying
value of its financial instruments which includes cash, line of credit and notes
payable approximates fair value, as all financial instruments are short term in
nature or bear interest at variable rates.
Concentrations
of credit risk
Financial
instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit
risk are cash and accounts receivable arising from its normal business
activities. The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its
customers, based upon factors surrounding their credit risk, establishes an
allowance for doubtful accounts, and as a consequence believes that its accounts
receivable credit risk exposure beyond such allowances is limited. At March 31,
2009, receivables related to National Digital Medical Archives (“NDMA”)
comprised approximately 23.0% of the Company’s accounts receivable balance,
services performed for Bank of America comprised approximately 17.5% of the
Company’s accounts receivable balance, which is comprised of receivables
directly from Bank of America (4.9%) and receivables from a vendor management
company that is issued invoices for the Company’s work at Bank of America,
ZeroChaos (12.6%). Additionally, receivables related to Church & Dwight
comprised approximately 17.2% of the Company’s accounts receivable balance and
receivables from LEC, a related party, comprised 14.1% of the accounts
receivable balance.
Cash
balances in banks are secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
subject to certain limitations.
Income
taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes, in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”
(“SFAS 109”) and related interpretations, under an asset and liability approach
that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the
expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the
Company’s financial statements or tax returns. In estimating future tax
consequences, the Company generally considers all expected future events other
than enactments of changes in the tax laws or rates.
The
Company records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the
amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The Company’s current
valuation allowance primarily relates to benefits from the Company’s net
operating losses.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures 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.
Note 2 - Going Concern
The
Company has incurred net losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and the
years ended December 31, 2004 through 2008, negative cash flows from operating
activities for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and the years ended December 31,
2004 through 2008, and had an accumulated deficit of $73.2 million at March 31,
2009. The Company has relied upon cash from its financing activities to fund its
ongoing operations as it has not been able to generate sufficient cash from its
operating activities in the past, and there is no assurance that it will be able
to do so in the future. Due to this history of losses and operating cash
consumption, the Company cannot predict how long it will continue
to incur further losses or whether it will become profitable again, or if
the Company’s business will improve. These factors raise substantial doubt as
to its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do
not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the
recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of
liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
As
of March 31, 2009, the Company had a cash balance of approximately $0.1 million,
compared to $0.3 million at December 31, 2008, and a working capital deficiency
of $2.7 million.
The
liquidity issues that have resulted from the Company’s history of losses have
been addressed in the past through the sale of Company common stock, preferred
stock and by entering into various debt instruments. During 2008, the Company
issued 10% Convertible Unsecured Notes and warrants to purchase Company common
stock in exchange for $450,000 cash. Additionally, in 2008 the Company and TAG
Virgin Islands, Inc. executed a Stock Purchase Agreement whereby an investor
represented by TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. purchased 2,500,000 shares of Company
common stock for a total investment of $200,000.
The
Company executed a revolving line of credit agreement in March 2008 with Access
Capital, Inc. (“Access Capital” or “Access”). As of March 31, 2009, the Company
was in default of the Loan and Security Agreement. As a result of the default,
Access has increased the interest rate payable on borrowings under the line of
credit to 18% per annum, has notified the Company’s clients of their security
interest in the amounts due to the Company, and has provided instruction that
payments are to be made directly to Access Capital. Refer to footnote 4 of the
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on
the Line of Credit.
On June
7, 2004, the Company issued a five-year $2,000,000 Unsecured Convertible Line of
Credit Note. $950,000 of the original principal balance has previously been
converted to Company common stock and the remaining $1,050,000 balance which is
outstanding at March 31, 2009, matures on June 6, 2009. As of March 31, 2009,
the Company does not have the ability to repay this note upon
maturity.
The
Company needs additional capital in order to survive. Additional capital will be
needed to fund current working capital requirements, ongoing debt service and to
repay the obligations that are maturing over the upcoming 12 month period. Our
primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations, borrowings under
our revolving credit facility, and various short and long term financings. We
plan to continue to strive to increase revenues and to control operating
expenses in order to reduce, or eliminate, the operating losses. Additionally,
we will continue to seek equity and/or debt financing in order to enable us to
continue to meet our financial obligations until we achieve profitability. There
can be no assurance that any such funding will be available to us on favorable
terms, or at all. Failure to obtain sufficient financing would have substantial
negative ramifications to the Company.
Note 3 - Recently Issued Accounting
Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB No.
141(R), “Business
Combinations”. FASB 141(R) was issued to improve the relevance,
representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a
reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination
and its effects. This Statement applies to a transaction or other event that
meets the definition of a business combination. It does not apply to the
formation of a joint venture, the acquisition of an asset or a group of assets
that do not constitute a business, or the combination between entities or
businesses under common control. This Statement shall be applied prospectively
to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January
1, 2009. The Company does not anticipate that adoption of this Issue will have a
material affect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations,
cash flows or disclosures.
In June
2008, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued EITF 07-5, “Determining Whether an Instrument
(or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock”. EITF 07-5
clarifies how to determine whether certain instruments or features were indexed
to an entity’s own stock under EITF 01-6, “The Meaning of “Indexed to a
Company’s Own Stock”. It also resolves issues related to proposed
Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. C21, Scope Exceptions: “Whether Options (Including Embedded
Conversion Options) Are Indexed to both an Entity’s Own Stock and Currency
Exchange Rates”. EITF 07-5 will become effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. The consensus must be applied to all
instruments outstanding on the date of adoption and the cumulative effect of
applying the consensus must be recognized as an adjustment to the opening
balance of retained earnings at transition. Adoption of this Issue did not have
a material affect on the Company’s financial condition, results of
operations, cash flows or disclosures.
In
November 2008, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued EITF 08-6, “Equity Method Investment Accounting
Considerations”. EITF 08-6 clarifies the accounting for certain
transactions and impairment consideration involving equity method investments.
This Issue applies to all investments accounted for under the equity method and
is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. This Issue will only be applied
prospectively. Adoption of this Issue did not have a material affect on the
Company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or
disclosures.
Note
4 - Line of credit
The
Company executed a replacement revolving line of credit agreement in March 2008
with Access Capital. This line of credit provides for borrowing up to a maximum
of $3,500,000, based upon collateral availability, a 90% advance rate against
eligible accounts receivable, has a three year term, and an interest rate of
prime (which was 3.25% as of March 31, 2009) plus 2.75% prior to a default, but
18% upon default. The Company must comply with a minimum working capital
covenant which requires the Company to maintain minimum monthly working capital
of $400,000. The Company was not in compliance with this covenant as of March
31, 2009. Additionally, during the first year of the three year term the Company
must maintain an average minimum monthly borrowing of $2,000,000 which increases
to $2,250,000 in the second year and to $2,500,000 in the third year. The
Company must also pay an annual facility fee equal to 1% of the maximum
available under the facility and a $1,750 per month collateral management fee.
Further debt incurred by the Company may need to be subordinated to Access
Capital, Inc.
The
Company was in default of the Loan and Security Agreement as of March 31, 2009
since its working capital was below the minimum required working capital of
$400,000. In the event of a default under the Loan and Security Agreement,
Access Capital’s remedies include, but are not limited to, the
following:
|
·
|
Access
may perform or observe such covenant on behalf and in the name, place and
stead of the Company and may take actions which they deem necessary to
cure or correct such failure, including, but not limited to, payment of
taxes, satisfaction of liens, performance of obligations owed to debtors,
procurement of insurance, execution of assignments, security agreements
and financing statements and the endorsement of
instruments;
|
|
·
|
upon
the occurrence of, and for so long as any event of default exists, the
interest rate is increased to one and one-half percent (1.5%) per
month;
|
|
·
|
Access
may notify the Company’s account debtors of their security interest in the
accounts, collect them directly and charge the collection costs and
expenses to the Company’s account;
|
|
·
|
at
Access Capital’s election, following the occurrence of an event of
default, they may terminate the Loan and Security Agreement. In the event
of early termination after the occurrence of default, the Company would be
liable for various early payment fees, penalties and
interest;
|
|
·
|
Access
shall have the right to demand repayment in full of all obligations,
whether or not otherwise due, including required prepayment fees,
interest, and penalties.
|
As a
result of this default, to date, Access has increased the interest rate payable
on borrowings under the line of credit to 18% per annum, has notified the
Company’s clients of their security interest in the amounts due to the Company,
and has provided instruction that payments are to be made directly to Access
Capital.
As of
March 31, 2009, $2.7 million was outstanding under the line of credit and the
annual interest rate remained at 18%.
Note 5 - Stock Based
Compensation
The 2003
Incentive Plan (“2003 Plan”) authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares
of common stock for issuance upon exercise of options. It also authorizes the
issuance of stock appreciation rights, however, none have been issued. The
options granted may be a combination of both incentive and nonstatutory options,
generally vest over a three year period from the date of grant, and expire ten
years from the date of grant.
To the
extent that CSI derives a tax benefit from options exercised by employees, such
benefit will be credited to additional paid-in capital when realized on the
Company’s income tax return. There were no tax benefits realized by the Company
during the three months ended March 31, 2009 or during the years ended December
31, 2008 or 2007.
The
following summarizes the stock option transactions under the 2003 Plan during
2009:
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options
outstanding at December 31, 2008
|
|
|
5,204,997 |
|
|
$ |
0.76 |
|
Options
granted
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Options
exercised
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Options
canceled
|
|
|
(191,668 |
) |
|
|
0.83 |
|
Options
outstanding at March 31, 2009
|
|
|
5,013,329 |
|
|
$ |
0.76 |
|
The
following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable
Company common stock options at March 31, 2009:
Range of exercise
prices
|
|
Options
outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise price
|
|
|
Weighted average
remaining
contractual life
|
|
|
Options
exercisable
|
|
|
Weighted
average
exercise price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0.25-$0.30
|
|
|
2,104,998 |
|
|
$ |
0.260 |
|
|
|
7.4 |
|
|
|
1,293,314 |
|
|
$ |
0.255 |
|
$0.46-$0.60
|
|
|
1,005,000 |
|
|
|
0.461 |
|
|
|
6.8 |
|
|
|
1,005,000 |
|
|
|
0.461 |
|
$0.83
|
|
|
1,269,000 |
|
|
|
0.830 |
|
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
|
1,269,000 |
|
|
|
0.830 |
|
$2.475-$3.45
|
|
|
634,331 |
|
|
|
2.758 |
|
|
|
4.9875 |
|
|
|
634,331 |
|
|
|
2.758 |
|
|
|
|
5,013,329 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,201,645 |
|
|
|
|
|
In
accordance with SFAS 123(R), the Company recorded approximately $33,100 and
$190,200 of expense related to stock options which vested during the three
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Note 6 - Loss Per
Share
Basic
loss per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding. Diluted loss per share is computed on the basis of the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of
outstanding stock options using the “treasury stock” method and the effect of
convertible debt instruments as if they had been converted at the beginning of
each period presented.
Basic and
diluted loss per share was determined as follows:
|
|
For
the three months ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss before income taxes (A)
|
|
$ |
(1,586,657 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,744,423 |
) |
Net
loss (B)
|
|
$ |
(1,586,657 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,744,423 |
) |
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders (C)
|
|
$ |
(1,726,657 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,899,128 |
) |
Weighted
average outstanding shares of common stock (D)
|
|
|
119,692,762 |
|
|
|
110,213,822 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted income (loss) per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Before
income taxes (A/D)
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
Net
loss per common share (B/D)
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
Net
loss per common share attributable to common stockholders
(C/D)
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, 5,013,329 and 5,740,830 shares
attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of
diluted loss per share because the effect was antidilutive, respectively.
Additionally, the effect of warrants to purchase 60,932,687 shares of common
stock which were issued between June 7, 2004 and March 31, 2008, and outstanding
as of March 31, 2009, were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per
share for the three months ended March 31, 2008, and the effect of 69,432,687
warrants which were issued between June 7, 2004 and March 31, 2009, and were
outstanding as of March 31, 2009, were excluded from the calculation of diluted
loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2009 because the effect was
antidilutive. Also excluded from the calculation of loss per share because their
effect was antidilutive were 666,667 shares of common stock underlying the
$1,050,000 convertible line of credit note to Taurus as of March 31, 2008 and
2009, 6,000,000 shares underlying the short-term notes to TAG Virgin Islands,
Inc. issued in 2008, 7,800,000 shares underlying the Series A and Series B
convertible preferred stock, and options to purchase 36,596 shares of common
stock outstanding to Laurus as of March 31, 2008 and 2009.
Note
7 - Major Customers
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company had sales relating to three
major customers, Bank of America, Church & Dwight and LEC, a related party,
comprising 22.0%, 19.9% and 14.2% of revenues, respectively, and totaling
approximately $838,200, 757,600 and $542,768, respectively. Amounts due from
services provided to these customers included in accounts receivable was
approximately $1,779,530 at March 31, 2009. As of March 31, 2009, receivables
related to services performed for Bank of America, Church & Dwight and LEC
accounted for approximately 17.5%, 17.2% and 14.1% of the Company’s accounts
receivable balance, respectively.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company had sales relating to two
major customers, Bank of America and LEC, a related party, comprising 18.3% and
12.6% of revenues, and totaling approximately $862,219 and $591,869,
respectively. Amounts due from services provided to these customers included in
accounts receivable was approximately $1,019,888 at March 31, 2008. As of March
31, 2008, receivables related to services performed for Bank of America and LEC
accounted for approximately 21.6% and 14.4% of the Company’s accounts receivable
balance, respectively.
Note
8 - Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
From time
to time, the Company is either a defendant or the plaintiff in various claims
and lawsuits. Although there can be no assurances, management believes that the
disposition of such matters will not have a material adverse impact on the
results or operations or financial position of the Company.
Lease
Commitments
Years Ending March 31
|
|
Office
|
|
|
Sublease
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
$ |
360,404 |
|
|
$ |
116,252 |
|
|
$ |
244,152 |
|
2011
|
|
|
280,366 |
|
|
|
107,310 |
|
|
|
173,056 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
640,770 |
|
|
$ |
223,562 |
|
|
$ |
417,208 |
|
Effective
February 2007, the Company subleased a portion of its East Hanover, New Jersey
corporate office space for the remainder of the lease term. 7,154 square feet of
the Company’s 16,604 square feet of rented office space were subleased from
February 15, 2007 to December 31, 2010. The sublease provides for three months
of free rent to the sublessee, monthly rent equal to $5,962 per month from May
15, 2007 to December 31, 2007, $8,942 per month from January 1, 2008 to December
31, 2009, and $11,923 per month from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.
Additionally, the Company will receive a fixed rental for electric of $10,731
per annum payable in equal monthly installments throughout the term of the
lease.
Note 9 - Related Party
Transactions
Refer to
footnote 7 for the related party transaction disclosure as a major
customer.
As of
March 31, 2009, the balance outstanding with respect to the loan from Glenn
Peipert, our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, to the
Company was approximately $0.1 million, which accrues interest at a simple rate
of 8% per annum.
Note
10 - Subsequent Events
Scott
Newman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, provided written
notice to the Company resigning from the positions of President and Chief
Executive Officer, effective April 10, 2009. Mr. Newman will continue to serve
the Company as Chairman of the Board of Directors, and will also serve as Chief
Strategy Officer, a newly created position that allows Mr. Newman to focus on
corporate strategy and identifying growth opportunities. Mr. Newman is the
brother of Ms. Cohen, our President and Chief Executive Officer.
Lori
Cohen has been appointed to be the President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. Over the past thirteen years, Ms. Cohen has been Vice
President of Technology for the Company and served on the Company’s technical
advisory committee. She has been instrumental in developing the best
practices for information management development currently in use at the
Company. Ms. Cohen is the sister of Mr. Newman, our Chief Strategy Officer. Ms.
Cohen holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from State University of New
York Oswego.
On July
28, 2008, the Company issued 10% Convertible Unsecured Notes (the “Notes”) to
certain investors represented by TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. for $200,000. These
notes were originally due on December 27, 2008 and are convertible into
2,500,000 shares of common stock at the option of the holders. The maturity
dates of the Notes have been extended to May 31, 2009.
On
October 2, 2008, the Company issued a 10% Convertible Unsecured Note (the
“Note”) to certain investors represented by TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. for
$50,000. This note was originally due on April 1, 2009 and is convertible into
1,000,000 shares of common stock at the option of the holders. The maturity date
of the Note has been extended to May 31, 2009.
Newman to
focus on corporate strategy and identifying growth opportunities.
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Special
Note About Forward-Looking Statements
Certain
statements in Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”), other than
purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements
relating to our business plans, objectives, and expected operating results, and
the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally
are identified by the words “believes,” “project,” “expects,” “anticipates,”
“estimates,” “intends,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “will be,”
“will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking
statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to
risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from
the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise
publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Overview
of our Business
Conversion
Services International, Inc. provides professional services to the Global 2000,
as well as mid-market clientele relating to strategic consulting, business
intelligence/data warehousing and data management and, through strategic
partners, the sale of software. The Company’s services based clients are
primarily in the financial services, pharmaceutical, healthcare and
telecommunications industries, although it has clients in other industries as
well. The Company’s clients are primarily located in the northeastern United
States.
The
Company began operations in 1990. Its services were originally focused on
e-business solutions and data warehousing. In the late 1990s, the Company
strategically repositioned itself to capitalize on its data warehousing
expertise in the fast growing business intelligence/data warehousing space. The
Company became a public company via its merger with a wholly owned subsidiary of
LCS Group, Inc., effective January 30, 2004.
The
Company’s core strategy includes capitalizing on the already established
in-house business intelligence/data warehousing (“BI/DW”) technical expertise
and its strategic consulting division. This is expected to result in organic
growth through the addition of new customers.
The
Company derives a majority of its revenue from professional services
engagements. Its revenue depends on the Company’s ability to generate new
business, in addition to preserving present client engagements. The general
domestic economic conditions in the industries the Company serves, the pace of
technological change, and the business requirements and practices of its clients
and potential clients directly affect our ability to accomplish these goals.
When economic conditions decline, companies generally decrease their technology
budgets and reduce the amount of spending on the type of information technology
(IT) consulting provided by the Company. The Company’s revenue is also impacted
by the rate per hour it is able to charge for its services and by the size and
chargeability, or utilization rate, of its professional workforce. If the
Company is unable to maintain its billing rates or sustain appropriate
utilization rates for its professionals, its overall profitability may decline.
Several large clients have changed their business practices with respect to
consulting services. Such clients now require that we contract with their vendor
management organizations in order to continue to perform services. These
organizations charge fees generally based upon the hourly rates being charged to
the end client. Our revenues and gross margins are being negatively affected by
this practice.
The
Company will continue to focus on a variety of growth initiatives in order to
improve its market share and increase revenue. Moreover, as the Company
endeavors to achieve top line growth, through entry on new approved vendor
lists, penetrating new vertical markets, and expanding its time and material
business, the Company will concentrate its efforts on improving margins and
driving earnings to the bottom line.
In
addition to the conditions described above for growing the Company’s current
business, the Company may continue to grow through acquisitions. One of
the Company’s objectives is to make acquisitions of companies offering services
complementary to the Company’s lines of business. This is expected to accelerate
the Company’s business plan at lower costs than it would generate internally and
also improve its competitive positioning and expand the Company’s offerings in a
larger geographic area. The service industry is very fragmented, with a handful
of large international firms having data warehousing and/or business
intelligence divisions, and hundreds of regional boutiques throughout the United
States. These smaller firms do not have the financial wherewithal to scale
their businesses or compete with the larger players.
The
Company’s most significant costs are personnel expenses, which consist of
consultant fees, benefits and payroll-related expenses.
Results
of Operations
The
following table sets forth selected financial data for the periods indicated:
|
|
Selected Statement of Operations Data for the three
|
|
|
|
months ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
revenue
|
|
$ |
3,810,439 |
|
|
$ |
4,705,461 |
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
271,866 |
|
|
|
1,031,968 |
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(1,586,657 |
) |
|
|
(1,744,423 |
) |
Net
loss attributable to common stockholders
|
|
|
(1,726,657 |
) |
|
|
(1,899,128 |
) |
Basic
and diluted loss per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per common share
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
Net
loss per common share attributable to common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
Selected
Statement of Financial Position Data as of
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2009
|
|
|
December 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Working
capital deficiency
|
|
$ |
(2,669,709 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,296,278 |
) |
Total
assets
|
|
|
4,063,729 |
|
|
|
4,578,885 |
|
Total
stockholders' deficit
|
|
|
(3,654,096 |
) |
|
|
(2,029,296 |
) |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2009 and
2008
Revenue
The
Company’s revenue is primarily comprised of billings to clients for consulting
hours worked on client projects. Revenue of $3.8 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 decreased by $0.9 million, or 19.0%, as compared to revenue
of $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Revenue
for the Company is categorized by strategic consulting, business intelligence,
data warehousing and data management. The chart below reflects revenue by line
of business for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:
|
|
For the three months ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
% of total revenues
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
% of total revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Strategic
Consulting
|
|
$ |
1,001,941 |
|
|
|
26.3 |
% |
|
$ |
1,129,715 |
|
|
|
24.0 |
% |
Business
Intelligence / Data Warehousing
|
|
|
2,102,152 |
|
|
|
55.2 |
% |
|
|
2,829,873 |
|
|
|
60.1 |
% |
Data
Management
|
|
|
542,768 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
% |
|
|
591,869 |
|
|
|
12.6 |
% |
Reimbursable
expenses
|
|
|
146,578 |
|
|
|
3.8 |
% |
|
|
138,971 |
|
|
|
3.0 |
% |
Other
|
|
|
17,000 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
|
15,033 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
% |
|
|
$ |
3,810,439 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
4,705,461 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Strategic
consulting
The
strategic consulting line of business includes work related to planning and
assessing both process and technology for clients, performing gap analysis,
making recommendations regarding technology and business process improvements to
assist clients to realize their business goals and maximize their investments in
both people and technology.
Strategic
consulting revenue of $1.0 million, or 26.3% of total revenue, for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 decreased by $0.1 million, or 11.3%, as compared to
revenue of $1.1 million, or 24.0% of total revenue, for the three months ended
March 31, 2008. This decrease is primarily due to a $0.1 million reduction in
revenue due to the continued decline in the Integrated Strategies revenue and a
decline in revenue from Bank of America as compared to the prior year. In the
strategic consulting line of business, there was a 13.8% decline in consultant
headcount, resulting in a 15.3% reduction in billable hours as compared to the
prior year period.
Business
intelligence / Data warehousing
The
business intelligence line of business includes work performed with various
applications and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing and providing
clients with access to data in order to allow enterprise users to make better
and quicker business decisions. The data warehousing line of business includes
work performed for client companies to provide a consolidated view of high
quality enterprise information. CSI provides services in the data warehouse and
data mart design, development and implementation, prepares proof of concepts,
implements data warehouse solutions and integrates enterprise information. Since
the business intelligence and data warehousing work overlap and the Company has
performed engagements which include both business intelligence and data
warehousing components, the Company tracks this work as a single line of
business and reports the results as a single line of business.
Business
intelligence/data warehousing (“BI/DW”) revenue of $2.1 million, or 55.2% of
total revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2009 decreased by $0.7
million, or 25.7%, as compared to revenue of $2.8 million, or 60.1% of total
revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The decrease in BI/DW
revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2009 is primarily due to $0.9
million of current quarter revenue relating to new projects, partially offset by
$1.4 million of prior period revenue relating to projects that were completed in
the prior year and $0.2 million of reduced revenue relating to projects that
were in process in the prior period and continuing in the current quarter.
Additionally, $0.8 million of billings to NDMA for work performed during the
March 2009 quarter were deferred and will be recognized in revenue upon cash
receipt. Overall, the BI/DW line of business had a 9.7% increase in its average
bill rate and a 11.5% decrease in consultant headcount, resulting in a 14.4%
decrease in billable hours as compared to the prior year period.
Data management
The
data management line of business includes such activities as Enterprise
Information Architecture, Metadata Management, Data Quality/Cleansing/
Profiling. The Company performs these activities through its exclusive
subcontractor agreement with its related party, LEC.
Data
management revenues of $0.5 million, or 14.2% of total revenue, for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 decreased by $0.1 million, or 8.3%, as compared to
revenue of $0.6 million, or 12.6% of total revenue, for the three months ended
March 31, 2008. This reduction in revenue was due to a 13.3% reduction in
headcount, which resulted in a 27.7% reduction in billable hours as compared to
the prior period. Partially offsetting the revenue decline was a 27.1% increase
in the average bill rate as compared to the prior year.
Cost
of revenue
Cost
of revenue includes payroll and benefit and other direct costs for the Company’s
consultants. Cost of revenue was $3.5 million, or 92.9% of revenue, for the
three months ended March 31, 2009, representing a decrease of $0.2 million, or
3.7%, as compared to $3.7 million, or 78.1% of revenue for the three months
ended March 31, 2008.
Cost of services was $2.8
million, or 91.8% of services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2009,
representing a decrease of $0.1 million, or 1.6%, as compared to $2.9 million,
or 73.1% of services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Cost of services declined during
the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the prior year due to a
decline in services revenue in the current period as well as a reduction in
stock compensation expense recorded in the current period as compared to the
prior year. The increase in cost of services as a percent of services revenue is
due to $0.8 million of revenue which was invoiced for work performed during the
March 2009 quarter, however, the revenue is deferred until cash is received.
Billable consultant headcount declined 12.2% in the current period as compared
to the prior year. The Company had an average of 79 consultants in
the current period and 90 in the prior year period. This decline in headcount is
consistent with the decrease in services revenue during the current period as
compared to the prior year period.
Cost of
related party services was $0.5 million, or 91.9% of related party services
revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2009, representing a decrease of
$0.1 million, or 10.2%, as compared to $0.6 million, or 93.8% of related party
services revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Cost of related
party services decreased for the three month period due to a corresponding
decrease in related party consulting revenue during the three months ended March
31, 2009 as compared to the prior year.
Gross
profit
Gross
profit was $0.3 million, or 7.1% of revenue for the three months ended March 31,
2009, representing a decrease of $0.8 million, or 73.7%, as compared to $1.0
million, or 21.9% of revenue for the three months ended March 31,
2008.
Gross
profit from services was $0.3 million, or 8.2% of services revenue for the three
months ended March 31, 2009, representing a decrease of $0.8 million, or 76.1%,
as compared to $1.1 million, or 26.9% of services revenue for the three months
ended March 31, 2008. The decrease in the gross profit from services as a
percentage of services revenue has been outlined previously in the revenue and
cost of revenue discussions.
Gross
profit from related party services was $43,900, or 8.1% of related party
services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the
prior year’s gross profit of $36,500, or 6.2% of related party services revenue
for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Selling
and marketing
Selling
and marketing expenses include payroll, employee benefits and other
headcount-related costs associated with sales and marketing personnel and
advertising, promotions, tradeshows, seminars and other programs. Selling and
marketing expenses were $0.8 million, or 21.1% of revenue for the three months
ended March 31, 2009, compared to $0.9 million, or 19.4% of revenue for the
three months ended March 31, 2008.
Selling
and marketing expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 decreased by
$0.1 million as compared to the prior year, and increased as a percentage of
total revenue by 1.7% points. The decrease in expense is primarily due to a $0.1
million decrease in payroll and stock compensation expense in the current period
as compared to the prior year. The increase as a percent of revenue is due to
the deferral of $0.8 million of NDMA revenues during the March 2009
quarter.
General
and administrative
General
and administrative costs include payroll, employee benefits and other
headcount-related costs associated with the finance, legal, facilities, certain
human resources and other administrative headcount, and legal and other
professional and administrative fees. General and administrative costs were $0.6
million, or 16.9% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared
to $1.1 million, or 22.8% of revenue for the three months ended March 31,
2008.
General
and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 decreased
by $0.5 million as compared to the prior year, and also decreased as a
percentage of total revenue by 5.9% points. The decrease in expense is primarily
due to a $0.3 million reduction in payroll and stock compensation expense due to
both a reduction in headcount and a reduction in executive salary expense as
compared to the prior year. Bad debt expense declined by $0.1 million as
compared to the prior year and utilities, investor relations expense and stock
exchange listing fees also declined by $0.1 million as compared to the prior
year.
Depreciation
and amortization
Depreciation
expense is recorded on the Company’s property and equipment which is generally
depreciated over a period between three to seven years. Amortization of
leasehold improvements is taken over the shorter of the estimated useful life of
the asset or the remaining term of the lease. The Company amortizes deferred
financing costs utilizing the effective interest method over the term of the
related debt instrument. Acquired software is amortized on a straight-line basis
over an estimated useful life of three years. Acquired contracts are amortized
over a period of time that approximates the estimated life of the contracts,
based upon the estimated annual cash flows obtained from those contracts,
generally five to six years. Depreciation and amortization expenses were $27,000
for the three months ended March 31, 2009 representing a $64,000 decline from
$91,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Other
income (expense)
The
Company performed an impairment analysis with respect to its investment in LEC,
a related party, and determined that the investment was impaired at March 31,
2009. As a result, a charge for the impairment of the equity investment in the
amount of $103,580, was recorded in March 2009. There were no impairment charges
recorded in the prior period.
In March
2008, the Company restructured its debt with TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. and issued
Company common stock in repayment of $0.6 million of the Unsecured Convertible
Note dated June 7, 2004. A $0.6 million loss on the extinguishment of this debt
was recorded in March 2008.
Interest
expense, which includes amortization of the discount on debt of $41,000 and
$79,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, was
$0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and
2008, respectively. The increase in interest expense in the current period, as
compared to the prior year, was primarily due to a $0.1 million increase in
interest expense on the Company’s revolving line of credit as compared to the
prior year. Since the Company has been in default of its working capital
covenant during the current period, interest on the outstanding balance on the
line of credit has been charged at annual rate of 18%. Additionally, interest
expense increased due to the accretion of expense related to warrants which were
issued to TAG Virgin Islands, Inc.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company has incurred net losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and the
years ended December 31, 2004 through 2008, negative cash flows from operating
activities for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and the years ended December 31,
2004 through 2008, and had an accumulated deficit of $73.2 million at March 31,
2009. The Company has relied upon cash from its financing activities to fund its
ongoing operations as it has not been able to generate sufficient cash from its
operating activities in the past, and there is no assurance that it will be able
to do so in the future. Due to this history of losses and operating cash
consumption, we cannot predict how long we will continue to incur further losses
or whether we will become profitable again, or if the Company’s business will
improve. These factors raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as
a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to
reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of
assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the
outcome of this uncertainty.
As
of March 31, 2009, the Company had a cash balance of approximately $0.1 million,
compared to $0.3 million at December 31, 2008, and a working capital deficiency
of $2.7 million.
The
liquidity issues that have resulted from the Company’s history of losses have
been addressed in the past through the sale of Company common stock, preferred
stock and by entering into various debt instruments. During 2008, the Company
issued 10% Convertible Unsecured Notes and warrants to purchase Company common
stock in exchange for $450,000 cash. Additionally, the Company and TAG Virgin
Islands, Inc. executed a Stock Purchase Agreement whereby an investor
represented by TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. purchased 2,500,000 shares of Company
common stock for a total investment of $200,000.
The
Company executed a revolving line of credit agreement in March 2008 with Access
Capital, Inc. (“Access Capital” or “Access”). As of March 31, 2009, the Company
was in default of the Loan and Security Agreement. As a result of the default,
Access has increased the interest rate payable on borrowings under the line of
credit to 18% per annum, has notified the Company’s clients of their security
interest in the amounts due to the Company, and has provided instruction that
payments are to be made directly to Access Capital. Refer to footnote 4 of the
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on
the Line of Credit.
On June
7, 2004, the Company issued a five-year $2,000,000 Unsecured Convertible Line of
Credit Note. $950,000 of the original principal balance has previously been
converted to Company common stock and the remaining $1,050,000 balance which is
outstanding at March 31, 2009, matures on June 6, 2009. As of March 31, 2009,
the Company does not have the ability to repay this note upon
maturity.
The
Company needs additional capital in order to survive. Additional capital will be
needed to fund current working capital requirements, ongoing debt service and to
repay the obligations that are maturing over the upcoming 12 month period. Our
primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations, borrowings under
our revolving credit facility, and various short and long term financings. We
plan to continue to strive to increase revenues and to control operating
expenses in order to reduce, or eliminate, the operating losses. Additionally,
we will continue to seek equity and/or debt financing in order to enable us to
continue to meet our financial obligations until we achieve profitability. There
can be no assurance that any such funding will be available to us on favorable
terms, or at all. Failure to obtain sufficient financing would have substantial
negative ramifications to the Company.
The
Company’s working capital deficit was $2.7 million as of March 31, 2009 which
represented a $1.4 million increase in the working capital deficit when compared
to the working capital deficit of $1.3 million as of December 31, 2008. The
primary reason for the decline in working capital is a $0.2 million reduction in
cash, a $0.1 million reduction accounts receivable due to a decline in revenues,
a $0.1 million decrease in prepaid expenses, a $0.4 million increase in the line
of credit balance, a $0.1 million increase in short term notes payable and a
$0.7 million increase in deferred revenue due to the deferral of $0.8 million of
revenue related to work performed at NDMA until payment is received for the
services provided. These reductions in working capital were partially offset by
a $0.2 million reduction in accounts payable and accrued expenses primarily due
to the timing of payments.
Cash used
in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2009 was
approximately $0.6 million compared to cash provided by operating activities of
$0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase in cash
used in operations was primarily the result of the $1.6 million loss for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 which includes $0.3 million of non-cash
charges for items including depreciation, amortization, stock based compensation
and bad debt expense, resulting in a $1.3 million “cash based” loss.
Additionally, changes in operating assets and liabilities reflect $0.7 million
of cash provided by operations.
Cash used
in investing activities was $6,700 in the current period compared to $18,000
during the three months ended March 31, 2008. The Company purchased computer
equipment during both the current period and the comparable prior year
period.
Cash
provided by financing activities was $0.4 million during the three months ended
March 31, 2009 and cash used by financing activities was $1.1 million during the
three months ended March 31, 2008. The cash provided by financing activities
during the current period was primarily the result of additional borrowings
under the Company’s revolving line of credit agreement with Access Capital. The cash used in
financing activities during the prior period was primarily the result of the
Company’s effort to reduce the balance outstanding under its former line of
credit arrangement.
The
Company executed a replacement revolving line of credit agreement in March 2008
with Access Capital, Inc. The Access Capital line of credit provides for
borrowing up to a maximum of $3,500,000, based upon collateral availability, a
90% advance rate against eligible accounts receivable, has a three year term,
and an interest rate of prime (which was 3.25% as of March 31, 2009) plus 2.75%
prior to a default, but 18% upon default. The Company must comply with a minimum
working capital covenant which requires the Company to maintain minimum monthly
working capital of $400,000. Additionally, during the first year of the three
year term the Company must maintain an average minimum monthly borrowing of
$2,000,000 which increases the $2,250,000 in the second year and to $2,500,000
in the third year. The Company must also pay an annual facility fee equal to 1%
of the maximum available under the facility and a $1,750 per month collateral
management fee. Further debt incurred by the Company may need to be subordinated
to Access Capital, Inc.
On July
28, 2008, the Company issued 10% Convertible Unsecured Notes (the “Notes”) to
certain investors represented by TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. for $200,000. These
notes were originally due on December 27, 2008 and are convertible into
2,500,000 shares of common stock at the option of the holders. The maturity
dates of the Notes have been extended to May 31, 2009.
On
October 2, 2008, the Company issued a 10% Convertible Unsecured Note (the
“Note”) to certain investors represented by TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. for
$50,000. This note was originally due on April 1, 2009 and is convertible into
1,000,000 shares of common stock at the option of the holders. The maturity date
of the Note has been extended to May 31, 2009.
There are
currently no material commitments for capital expenditures.
As
of March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company had accounts receivable due
from LEC of approximately $0.5 million and $0.3 million,
respectively. There are no known collection problems with respect to
LEC.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, we invoiced LEC $0.5 million and
$0.6 million, respectively, for the services of consultants subcontracted to LEC
by us. The majority of its billing is derived from Fortune 100
clients.
The
following is a summary of the debt instruments outstanding as of April 30,
2009:
Lender
|
|
Type of facility
|
|
Outstanding as of April
30, 2009 (not including
interest) (all numbers
approximate)
|
|
|
Remaining
Availability (if
applicable)
|
|
Access
Capital, Inc.
|
|
Line of Credit
|
|
$ |
3,191,000 |
|
|
$ |
104,000 |
|
Taurus
Advisory Group, LLC / TAG Virgin Islands, Inc. Investors
|
|
Convertible Promissory Notes
|
|
$ |
1,500,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Glenn
Peipert
|
|
Promissory Note
|
|
$ |
104,000 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,795,000 |
|
|
$ |
104,000 |
|
Additionally,
the Company has two series of preferred stock outstanding as
follows:
Holder
|
|
Type of Instrument
|
|
Principal amount
outstanding as of
April 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taurus
Advisory Group, LLC Investors
|
|
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
|
$
|
1,900,000
|
|
Matthew
J. Szulik
|
|
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
|
$
|
2,000,000
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,900,000
|
|
Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB No.
141(R), “Business
Combinations”. FASB 141(R) was issued to improve the relevance,
representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a
reporting entity provides in its financial reports about a business combination
and its effects. This Statement applies to a transaction or other event that
meets the definition of a business combination. It does not apply to the
formation of a joint venture, the acquisition of an asset or a group of assets
that do not constitute a business, or the combination between entities or
businesses under common control. This Statement shall be applied prospectively
to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January
1, 2009. The Company does not anticipate that adoption of this Issue will have a
material affect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations,
cash flows or disclosures.
In June
2008, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued EITF 07-5, “Determining Whether an Instrument
(or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock”. EITF 07-5
clarifies how to determine whether certain instruments or features were indexed
to an entity’s own stock under EITF 01-6, “The Meaning of “Indexed to a
Company’s Own Stock”. It also resolves issues related to proposed
Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. C21, Scope Exceptions: “Whether Options (Including Embedded
Conversion Options) Are Indexed to both an Entity’s Own Stock and Currency
Exchange Rates”. EITF 07-5 will become effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. The consensus must be applied to all
instruments outstanding on the date of adoption and the cumulative effect of
applying the consensus must be recognized as an adjustment to the opening
balance of retained earnings at transition. Adoption of this Issue did
not have a material affect on the Company’s financial condition, results of
operations, cash flows or disclosures.
In
November 2008, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issued EITF 08-6, “Equity Method Investment Accounting
Considerations”. EITF 08-6 clarifies the accounting for certain
transactions and impairment consideration involving equity method investments.
This Issue applies to all investments accounted for under the equity method and
is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and
interim periods within those fiscal years. This Issue will only be applied
prospectively. Adoption of this Issue did not have a material affect on the
Company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or
disclosures.
Application of
Critical Accounting Policies
Revenue
recognition
Our
revenue recognition policy is significant because revenues are a key component
of our results from operations. In addition, revenue recognition determines the
timing of certain expenses, such as incentive compensation. We follow very
specific and detailed guidelines in measuring revenue; however, certain
judgments and estimates affect the application of the revenue policy. Revenue
results are difficult to predict and any shortfall in revenue or delay in
recognizing revenue could cause operating results to vary significantly from
quarter to quarter and could result in future operating losses or reduced net
income.
Revenue
from consulting and professional services is recognized at the time the services
are performed on a project by project basis. For projects charged on a time and
materials basis, revenue is recognized based on the number of hours worked by
consultants at an agreed-upon rate per hour. For large services projects where
costs to complete the contract could reasonably be estimated, the Company
undertakes projects on a fixed-fee basis and recognizes revenue on the
percentage of completion method of accounting based on the evaluation of actual
costs incurred to date compared to total estimated costs. Revenue recognized in
excess of billings is recorded as cost in excess of billings. Billings in excess
of revenue recognized are recorded as deferred revenue until revenue recognition
criteria are met. Reimbursements, including those relating to travel and other
out-of-pocket expenses, are included in revenue, and an equivalent amount of
reimbursable expenses are included in cost of services.
The
Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104.
As a result, in the event that collectability from a client is not reasonably
assured, revenue is recognized on the cash basis.
Deferred
Income Taxes
Determining
the consolidated provision for income tax expense, income tax liabilities and
deferred tax assets and liabilities involves judgment. We record a
valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount of future
tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized. We have considered
future taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in
determining the need for a valuation allowance. A valuation allowance is
maintained by the Company due to the impact of the current years net operating
loss (NOL). In the event that we determine that we would not be able to realize
all or part of our net deferred tax assets, an adjustment to the deferred tax
assets would be charged to net income in the period such determination is made.
Likewise, if we later determine that it is more likely than not that the net
deferred tax assets would be realized, the previously provided valuation
allowance would be reversed. Our current valuation allowance relates
predominately to benefits derived from the utilization of our
NOL’s.
Item 4T. Controls and
Procedures
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures.
As of the
end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, the Company’s management,
with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer (“the Certifying Officers”), conducted evaluations of the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. As defined under Sections
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), the term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls
and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within
the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure
controls and procedures include without limitation, controls and procedures
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to the issuer’s management, including the Certifying Officers, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on this evaluation,
the Certifying Officers have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls
and procedures were not effective to ensure that material information is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported by management of the Company on a
timely basis in order to comply with the Company’s disclosure obligations under
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
The Chief
Executive Officer’s and Chief Financial Officer’s conclusion regarding the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures is based solely on management’s
conclusion that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as
identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008 continues to be ineffective as of March 31, 2009. In connection
with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008,
our management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting was not effective based on management’s identification of a
lack of segregation of duties due to the small number of employees dealing with
general administrative and financial matters and general controls over
information security and user access. Also, the Company’s Chief Financial
Officer is the only person with an appropriate level of accounting knowledge,
experience and training in the selection, application and implementation of
generally accepted accounting principles as it relates to complex transactions
and financial reporting requirements.
Changes
in internal control over financial reporting.
No
significant changes were made in our internal control over financial reporting
during the Company’s first quarter of 2009 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
From time
to time, the Company is either a defendant or the plaintiff in various claims
and lawsuits. Although there can be no assurances, management believes that the
disposition of such matters will not have a material adverse impact on the
results or operations or financial position of the Company.
Item 6.
Exhibits
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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Conversion
Services International, Inc.
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Date:
May 20, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Lori
Cohen
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Lori
Cohen
President
and Chief Executive
Officer
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