UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 001-34391
LOGMEIN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 20-1515952 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
320 Summer Street, Suite 100 Boston, Massachusetts |
02210 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
781-638-9050
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(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 ¨
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 x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
As of October 19, 2015, there were 25,061,209 shares of the registrants Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.
LOGMEIN, INC.
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Item 1. | Financial Statements |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
December 31, 2014 |
September 30, 2015 |
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 100,960 | $ | 160,412 | ||||
Marketable securities |
100,209 | 85,280 | ||||||
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $301 and $295 as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, respectively) |
18,286 | 15,892 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
4,545 | 8,590 | ||||||
Restricted cash, current portion |
1,492 | | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets |
5,403 | 5,372 | ||||||
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Total current assets |
230,895 | 275,546 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
13,476 | 18,742 | ||||||
Restricted cash, net of current portion |
2,531 | 2,474 | ||||||
Intangibles, net |
18,983 | 17,622 | ||||||
Goodwill |
37,928 | 37,928 | ||||||
Other assets |
4,756 | 5,632 | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets |
9,280 | 9,218 | ||||||
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Total assets |
$ | 317,849 | $ | 367,162 | ||||
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 7,055 | $ | 10,977 | ||||
Accrued liabilities |
29,482 | 27,817 | ||||||
Deferred revenue, current portion |
101,672 | 133,815 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities |
138,209 | 172,609 | ||||||
Deferred revenue, net of current portion |
3,578 | 3,227 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
2,218 | 1,570 | ||||||
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Total liabilities |
144,005 | 177,406 | ||||||
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015 |
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Equity: |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value - 75,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015; 26,530,977 and 27,411,488 shares issued as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, respectively; 24,418,760 and 25,049,871 outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, respectively |
267 | 278 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
237,203 | 260,746 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
6,516 | 14,839 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(3,117 | ) | (4,350 | ) | ||||
Treasury stock, at cost - 2,112,217 and 2,361,617 shares as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, respectively |
(67,025 | ) | (81,757 | ) | ||||
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Total equity |
173,844 | 189,756 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 317,849 | $ | 367,162 | ||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | 58,062 | $ | 69,573 | $ | 162,057 | $ | 195,516 | ||||||||
Cost of revenue |
7,334 | 8,678 | 20,851 | 25,195 | ||||||||||||
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Gross profit |
50,728 | 60,895 | 141,206 | 170,321 | ||||||||||||
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Operating expenses |
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Research and development |
9,751 | 10,379 | 24,436 | 29,758 | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing |
30,091 | 33,929 | 88,854 | 102,919 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
7,887 | 8,457 | 22,012 | 23,771 | ||||||||||||
Legal settlements |
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Amortization of acquired intangibles |
228 | 286 | 753 | 844 | ||||||||||||
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Total operating expenses |
47,957 | 53,051 | 136,055 | 160,892 | ||||||||||||
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Income from operations |
2,771 | 7,844 | 5,151 | 9,429 | ||||||||||||
Interest income, net |
167 | 177 | 427 | 529 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense) |
6 | (649 | ) | 202 | 720 | |||||||||||
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Income before income taxes |
2,944 | 7,372 | 5,780 | 10,678 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
(636 | ) | (1,809 | ) | (1,138 | ) | (2,355 | ) | ||||||||
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Net income |
$ | 2,308 | $ | 5,563 | $ | 4,642 | $ | 8,323 | ||||||||
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Net income per share: |
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Basic |
$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.34 | ||||||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.32 | ||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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Basic |
24,592,053 | 24,954,935 | 24,381,859 | 24,733,126 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
25,203,594 | 25,768,488 | 25,105,164 | 25,678,198 |
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 2,308 | $ | 5,563 | $ | 4,642 | $ | 8,323 | ||||||||
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Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Net unrealized (losses) gains on marketable securities, (net of tax benefit of $43 and tax provision of $5 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015; and net of tax benefit of $40 and tax provision of $62 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015) |
(76 | ) | 10 | (70 | ) | 109 | ||||||||||
Net translation losses |
(939 | ) | (41 | ) | (1,055 | ) | (1,342 | ) | ||||||||
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Total other comprehensive loss |
(1,015 | ) | (31 | ) | (1,125 | ) | (1,233 | ) | ||||||||
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Comprehensive income |
$ | 1,293 | $ | 5,532 | $ | 3,517 | $ | 7,090 | ||||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net income |
$ | 4,642 | $ | 8,323 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities |
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Depreciation and amortization |
8,281 | 9,232 | ||||||
Amortization of premium on investments |
178 | 239 | ||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs |
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Provision for bad debts |
52 | 52 | ||||||
Provision for deferred income taxes |
516 | 14 | ||||||
Income tax benefit form the exercise of stock options |
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Stock-based compensation |
18,421 | 19,235 | ||||||
Other, net |
29 | 1 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
1,824 | 1,931 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
(1,429 | ) | (2,873 | ) | ||||
Other assets |
311 | (282 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable |
584 | 3,021 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities |
3,607 | (2,822 | ) | |||||
Deferred revenue |
20,745 | 34,850 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
1,125 | 1,177 | ||||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
58,886 | 72,014 | ||||||
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Purchases of marketable securities |
(49,973 | ) | (57,170 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale or disposal or maturity of marketable securities |
50,000 | 72,042 | ||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
(5,697 | ) | (10,922 | ) | ||||
Intangible asset additions |
(1,767 | ) | (2,435 | ) | ||||
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired |
(22,449 | ) | | |||||
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash and deposits |
(199 | ) | 1,488 | |||||
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Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
(30,085 | ) | 3,003 | |||||
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon option exercises |
12,987 | 15,251 | ||||||
Income tax benefit form the exercise of stock options |
6 | 216 | ||||||
Common stock withheld to satisfy income tax withholdings for restricted stock unit vesting |
(5,290 | ) | (11,148 | ) | ||||
Payment of debt issuance costs |
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Payment of contingent consideration |
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Purchase of treasury stock |
(26,042 | ) | (14,732 | ) | ||||
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Net cash used in financing activities |
(18,339 | ) | (11,616 | ) | ||||
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash |
(3,378 | ) | (3,949 | ) | ||||
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
7,084 | 59,452 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
89,257 | 100,960 | ||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ | 96,341 | $ | 160,412 | ||||
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
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Cash paid for interest |
$ | 2 | $ | 2 | ||||
Cash paid for income taxes |
$ | 887 | $ | 1,468 | ||||
Noncash investing and financing activities |
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Purchases of property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
$ | 1,026 | $ | 2,269 | ||||
Debt issuance costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
$ | | $ | 11 | ||||
Fair value of contingent consideration in connection with acquisition included in accrued liabilities and other long term liabilities |
$ | 242 | $ | 27 |
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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LogMeIn, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Nature of the Business
LogMeIn, Inc. (the Company) simplifies how people connect to each other and the world around them by providing a portfolio of cloud-based service offerings which makes it possible for people and businesses to simply and securely connect to their workplace, colleagues, customers and products. The Companys product line includes AppGuru, LogMeIn Backup®, BoldChat®, LogMeIn® Central, Cubby, LogMeIn Hamachi®, LogMeIn for iOS, join.me®, LastPass®, Meldium, LogMeIn Pro®, RemotelyAnywhere®, LogMeIn Rescue®, LogMeIn® Rescue+Mobile and Xively. The Company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with wholly-owned subsidiaries located in Hungary, The Netherlands, Australia, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Bermuda, Japan, Ireland, and India.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company has prepared the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and the related interim information contained within the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read along with the Companys audited financial statements included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2015. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Companys financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of future results. The Company considers events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued to provide additional evidence relative to certain estimates or to identify matters that require additional disclosure.
Use of Estimates The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. By their nature, estimates are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Marketable Securities The Companys marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in equity. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other than temporary are included as a component of earnings based on the specific identification method. Fair value is determined based on quoted market prices. At December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, marketable securities consisted of U.S. government agency securities and corporate bonds that have remaining maturities within two years and have an aggregate amortized cost of $100.3 million and $85.2 million, respectively. The marketable securities have an aggregate fair value of $100.2 million and $85.3 million, including $9,000 and $54,000 of unrealized gains and $138,000 and $12,000 of unrealized losses, respectively.
Revenue Recognition The Company derives revenue primarily from subscription fees related to its LogMeIn premium services and, to a lesser extent, the delivery of professional services, primarily related to its Xively business.
Revenue from the Companys LogMeIn premium services is recognized on a daily basis over the subscription term as the services are delivered, provided that there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectability is deemed reasonably assured. Subscription periods range from monthly to five years, but are generally one year in duration. The Companys software cannot be run on another entitys hardware nor do customers have the right to take possession of the software and use it on their own or another entitys hardware.
The Companys multi-element arrangements typically include subscription and professional services, which may include development services. The Company evaluates each element within the arrangement to determine if they can be accounted for as separate units of accounting. If the delivered item or items have value to the customer on a standalone basis, either because they are sold separately by any vendor or the customer could resell the delivered item or items on a standalone basis, the Company has determined that the deliverables within these arrangements qualify for treatment as separate units of accounting. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue for each delivered item or items as a separate earnings process commencing when all of the significant performance obligations have been performed and when all of the revenue recognition criteria have been met. Professional services revenue recognized as a separate earnings process under multi-element arrangements has been immaterial to date. In cases where the Company has determined that the delivered items within its multi-element arrangements do not have value to the customer on a stand-alone basis, the arrangement is accounted for as a single unit of accounting and the related consideration is recognized ratably over the estimated customer life, commencing when all of the significant performance obligations have been delivered and when all of the revenue recognition criteria have been met. Revenue from arrangements that are accounted for as a single unit of accounting has been immaterial to date.
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Revenues are reported net of applicable sales and use tax, value-added tax, and other transaction taxes imposed on the related transaction.
Concentrations of Credit Risk and Significant Customers The Companys principal credit risk relates to its cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, restricted cash, and accounts receivable. Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash are deposited primarily with financial institutions that management believes to be of high-credit quality and custody of its marketable securities is with an accredited financial institution. To manage accounts receivable credit risk, the Company regularly evaluates the creditworthiness of its customers and maintains allowances for potential credit losses. To date, losses resulting from uncollected receivables have not exceeded managements expectations.
As of December 31, 2014, one customer accounted for 15% of accounts receivable and there were no customers that represented 10% or more of revenue. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, no customers accounted for more than 10% of revenue. As of September 30, 2015, no customers accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable.
Goodwill Goodwill is the excess of the acquisition price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible net assets acquired. The Company does not amortize goodwill, but performs an impairment test of goodwill annually or whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill may exceed its fair value. The Company operates as a single operating segment with one reporting unit and consequently evaluates goodwill for impairment based on an evaluation of the fair value of the Company as a whole. As of December 31, 2014, the fair value of the Company as a whole significantly exceeded the carrying amount of the Company. Through September 30, 2015, no impairments have occurred.
Long-Lived Assets and Intangible Assets The Company records intangible assets at their respective estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Intangible assets are being amortized based upon the pattern in which their economic benefit will be realized, or if this pattern cannot be reliably determined, using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which range from four months to eight years.
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets, including intangible assets, may not be recoverable. When such events occur, the Company compares the carrying amounts of the assets to their undiscounted expected future cash flows. If this comparison indicates that there is impairment, the amount of the impairment is calculated as the difference between the carrying value and fair value. The Company did not record any impairments for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Foreign Currency Translation The functional currency of operations outside the United States of America is deemed to be the currency of the local country, unless otherwise determined that the United States dollar would serve as a more appropriate functional currency given the economic operations of the entity. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of the Companys foreign subsidiaries are translated into United States dollars using the period-end exchange rate, and income and expense items are translated using the average exchange rate during the period. Cumulative translation adjustments are reflected as a separate component of equity. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are charged to operations. The Company had foreign currency gains of $5,000 and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively, and foreign currency losses of $0.5 million and gains of $1.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, included in other income in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Stock-Based Compensation The Company values all stock-based compensation, including grants of stock options and restricted stock units, at fair value on the date of grant and recognizes the expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award for those awards expected to vest, on a straight-line basis. The Company uses the with-or-without method to determine when it will realize excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. Under this method, the Company will realize these excess tax benefits only after it realizes the tax benefits of net operating losses from operations.
Income Taxes Deferred income taxes are provided for the tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and operating loss carry-forwards and credits using enacted tax rates expected to be in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. At each balance sheet date, the Company assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be realized, and recognizes a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. This assessment requires judgment as to the likelihood and amounts of future taxable income by tax jurisdiction.
The Company evaluates its uncertain tax positions based on a determination of whether and how much of a tax benefit taken by the Company in its tax filings is more likely than not to be realized. Potential interest and penalties associated with any uncertain tax positions are recorded as a component of income tax expense. As of both December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, the Company has provided for a liability of $0.7 million for uncertain tax positions. These uncertain tax positions would impact the Companys effective tax rate if recognized.
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Segment Data Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation and reviewed regularly by the chief operating decision-maker, or decision making group, in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company, which uses consolidated financial information in determining how to allocate resources and assess performance, has determined that it operates in one segment.
The Companys revenue by geography (based on customer address) and by service cloud (product grouping) is as follows (in thousands):
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United States |
$ | 38,831 | $ | 48,721 | $ | 107,701 | $ | 137,194 | ||||||||
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5,028 | 5,683 | 14,353 | 15,692 | ||||||||||||
Internationalall other |
14,203 | 15,169 | 40,003 | 42,630 | ||||||||||||
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Total revenue |
$ | 58,062 | $ | 69,573 | $ | 162,057 | $ | 195,516 | ||||||||
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Collaboration cloud |
$ | 16,840 | $ | 22,930 | $ | 44,873 | $ | 63,148 | ||||||||
IT Management cloud |
19,501 | 23,718 | 54,193 | 65,718 | ||||||||||||
Customer Engagement cloud |
20,953 | 22,363 | 61,345 | 64,783 | ||||||||||||
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768 | 562 | 1,646 | 1,867 | ||||||||||||
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Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations As permitted under Delaware law, the Company has agreements whereby the Company indemnifies certain of its officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at the Companys request in such capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the officers or directors lifetime. As permitted under Delaware law, the Company also has similar indemnification obligations under its certificate of incorporation and by-laws. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, the Company has directors and officers insurance coverage that the Company believes limits its exposure and enables it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements with certain customers that contractually obligate the Company to provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms with respect to certain matters including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the breach of such agreements, from the services provided by the Company or claims alleging that the Companys products infringe third-party patents, copyrights, or trademarks. The term of these indemnification obligations is generally perpetual. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification obligations is, in many cases, unlimited. Through September 30, 2015, the Company has not experienced any losses related to these indemnification obligations.
Net Income Per Share Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period and the dilutive effect, if any, of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding from the assumed exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock units.
The Company excluded the following options to purchase common shares and restricted stock units from the computation of diluted net income per share because they had an anti-dilutive impact (in thousands):
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Options to purchase common shares |
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Restricted stock units |
146 | 238 | 75 | 238 | ||||||||||||
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Total options and restricted stock units |
201 | 238 | 493 | 238 | ||||||||||||
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Basic and diluted net income per share was calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
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Net income |
$ | 2,308 | $ | 5,563 | $ | 4,642 | $ | 8,323 | ||||||||
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Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic |
24,592 | 24,955 | 24,382 | 24,733 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.34 | ||||||||
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09), its final standard on revenue from contracts with customers. ASU 2014-9 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle of the revenue model is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In applying the revenue model to contracts within its scope, an entity identifies the contract(s) with a customer, identifies the performance obligations in the contract, determines the transaction price, allocates the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and recognizes revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 applies to all contracts with customers that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Certain of ASU 2014-09s provisions also apply to transfers of nonfinancial assets, including in-substance nonfinancial assets that are not an output of an entitys ordinary activities (i.e., property plant and equipment; real estate; or intangible assets). Existing accounting guidance applicable to these transfers has been amended or superseded. ASU 2014-09 also requires significantly expanded disclosures about revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted, but not earlier than January 1, 2017. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
On June 19, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Stock Compensation (ASU 2014-12), providing guidance on accounting for share-based payment awards when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. The update clarifies that performance targets that can be achieved after the requisite service period of a share-based payment award be treated as performance conditions that affect vesting. These awards should be accounted for under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation Stock Compensation , and existing guidance should be applied as it relates to awards with performance conditions that affect vesting. The update is effective for the Company for the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard, if any, on its consolidated financial statements.
On August 27, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements Going Concern: Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (ASU 2014-15). The standard requires that the Company evaluates, at each interim and annual reporting period, whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued, and provide related disclosures. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual and interim periods thereafter, and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect to early adopt ASU 2014-15, which will be effective for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The Company does not believe the standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
On February 18, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation: Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (ASU 2015-02). The standard amends the consolidation requirements in ASC 810. ASU 2015-02 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2015 for public companies, and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect to early adopt ASU 2015-02, which will be effective for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The Company does not believe the standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest- Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (ASU 2015-03). The standard requires an entity to present debt issuance costs on the balance sheets as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset, and the amortization is reported as interest expense. ASU 2015-03 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (and interim periods therein). The Company does not believe the standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
On April 15, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, IntangiblesGoodwill and OtherInternal-Use Software: Customers Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (ASU 2015-05). The standard clarifies the circumstances under which a cloud computing customer would account for the arrangement as a license of internal-use software under ASC 350-40. ASU 2015-05 is effective for annual periods (and interim periods therein) beginning after December 15, 2015, and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect to early adopt ASU 2015-05, which will be effective for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The Company does not believe the standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
3. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of the Companys financial instruments, including cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, approximate their fair values due to their short maturities. The Companys financial assets and liabilities are measured using inputs from the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. A financial asset or liabilitys classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are as follows:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets accessible by the Company at the measurement date.
Level 2: Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The following table summarizes the basis used to measure certain of the Companys financial assets that are carried at fair value (in thousands):
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$ | 13,139 | $ | | $ | | $ | 13,139 | ||||||||
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59,903 | 19,950 | | 79,853 | ||||||||||||
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30,145 | 38,005 | | 68,150 | ||||||||||||
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Bank deposits, corporate bonds, and certain U.S. government agency securities are classified within the second level of the fair value hierarchy as the fair value of those assets are determined based upon quoted prices for similar assets.
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The Level 3 liability consists of contingent consideration related to the August 27, 2014 acquisition of BBA, Inc., d/b/a Meldium, and the September 5, 2014 acquisition of Zamurai Corporation, each described in Note 4 below. The fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated by applying a probability based model, which utilizes significant inputs that are unobservable in the market. Key assumptions include a 12% discount rate and an assumption that the earn-out will be achieved. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending Level 3 liability is as follows:
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4. Acquisitions
On March 7, 2014, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Ionia Corporation, or Ionia, a Boston, Massachusetts based systems integrator, for a cash purchase price of $7.5 million plus contingent retention-based bonuses totaling up to $4.0 million, which are expected to be paid over a two-year period from the date of acquisition. The Company paid $2.0 million in March 2015 and expects to pay the remainder in March 2016.
The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. The assets acquired and the liabilities assumed were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The Company retained an independent third party valuation firm to assist in the determination of the fair value of the intangible assets with estimates and assumptions provided by Company management. The excess of the purchase price over the tangible net assets and identifiable intangible assets was recorded as goodwill.
The purchase price was allocated as follows (in thousands):
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Cash |
$ | 67 | ||
Current assets |
296 | |||
Other assets |
26 | |||
Deferred revenue |
(70 | ) | ||
Other liabilities |
(864 | ) | ||
Customer backlog |
120 | |||
Trade name and trademark |
10 | |||
Customer relationships |
1,340 | |||
Documented know-how |
280 | |||
Goodwill |
6,295 | |||
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The stock purchase agreement included a contingent, retention-based bonus program provision requiring the Company to make additional payments to employees, including former Ionia stockholders now employed by the Company, on the first and second anniversaries of the acquisition, contingent upon their continued employment and achievement of certain bookings goals. The range of the contingent, retention-based bonus payments that the Company could pay is between $0 to $4.0 million. The Company has concluded that the arrangement is a compensation arrangement and is accruing the maximum payout ratably over the performance period, as it believes it is probable that the criteria will be met.
The goodwill recorded in connection with this transaction is primarily related to the expected synergies to be achieved related to the Companys ability to leverage its Xively platform, customer base, sales force and Internet of Things business plan with Ionias technical expertise and customer base. All goodwill and intangible assets acquired are not deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company recorded a long-term deferred tax liability of approximately $0.7 million related to the amortization of intangible assets which cannot be deducted for tax purposes and is included in the accompanying table above as other liabilities.
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On August 27, 2014, the Company acquired BBA, Inc., d/b/a Meldium, or Meldium, a San Francisco, California-based provider of single sign-on password management software, through a merger transaction for a cash purchase price of $10.6 million plus contingent bonuses totaling up to $4.6 million, which are expected to be paid over a two-year period from the date of acquisition. The Company paid approximately $2.0 million of contingent payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. The assets acquired and the liabilities assumed were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The Company retained an independent third party valuation firm to assist in the determination of the fair value of the intangible assets with estimates and assumptions provided by Company management. The excess of the purchase price over the tangible net assets and identifiable intangible assets was recorded as goodwill.
The following table summarizes the fair value (in thousands) of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
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$ | 120 | ||
Current assets |
90 | |||
Other assets |
436 | |||
Deferred revenue |
(5 | ) | ||
Other liabilities |
(935 | ) | ||
Completed technology |
1,580 | |||
Trade name and trademark |
30 | |||
Customer relationships |
100 | |||
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The merger agreement included a contingent, retention-based bonus program requiring the Company to make additional payments to employees, including former Meldium stockholders now employed by the Company, in the first quarter of 2015 and on the first and second anniversaries of the date of acquisition, contingent upon their continued employment and achievement of certain product integration goals. The range of the contingent, retention-based bonus payments that the Company could pay is between $0 to $4.3 million. The Company has concluded that the arrangement is a compensation arrangement and is accruing the maximum payout ratably over the performance period, as it believes it is probable that the criteria will be met. The contingent bonus program also includes payments to non-employee stockholders for an amount between $0 and $226,000, which the Company has concluded is contingent consideration and is part of the purchase price. This contingent liability was recorded at its fair value of $216,000 at the acquisition date. The Company re-measured the fair value of the contingent consideration at each subsequent reporting period and recognized any adjustments to fair value as part of earnings.
The goodwill recorded in connection with this transaction is primarily related to the expected synergies to be achieved related to the Companys ability to leverage its IT management offerings, customer base, sales force and IT management business plan with Meldiums product, technical expertise and customer base. All goodwill and intangible assets acquired are not deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company recorded both a current and a long-term deferred tax asset of $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, primarily related to net operating losses that were acquired as a part of the acquisition and are shown in the accompanying table above as current assets and other assets, respectively. The Company also recorded a long-term deferred tax liability of $0.7 million related to the amortization of intangible assets which cannot be deducted for tax purposes and are included in the accompanying table above as other liabilities.
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On September 5, 2014, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Zamurai Corporation, or Zamurai, a San Francisco, California-based collaboration software provider, for a cash purchase price of $4.5 million plus contingent bonuses totaling up to $1.5 million, which are expected to be paid two years from the date of acquisition.
This acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. The assets acquired and the liabilities assumed were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The Company retained an independent third party valuation firm to assist in the determination of the fair value of the intangible assets with estimates and assumptions provided by Company management. The excess of the purchase price over the tangible net assets and identifiable intangible assets was recorded as goodwill.
The following table summarizes the fair value (in thousands) of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:
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$ | 2 | ||
Current assets |
13 | |||
Other assets |
404 | |||
Other liabilities |
(439 | ) | ||
Completed technology |
960 | |||
Trade name and trademark |
100 | |||
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The stock purchase agreement included a contingent, retention-based bonus program provision requiring the Company to make additional payments to employees, including former stockholders now employed by the Company, on the second anniversary of the acquisition, contingent upon their continued employment and achievement of certain product integration goals. The range of the contingent, retention-based bonus payments that the Company could pay is between $0 to $1.5 million. The Company has concluded that the arrangement is a compensation arrangement and is accruing the maximum payout ratably over the performance period, as it believes it is probable that the criteria will be met. The contingent bonus program also includes payments to non-employee stockholders for an amount between $0 and $30,000, which the Company has concluded is contingent consideration and is part of the purchase price. This contingent liability was recorded at its fair value of $24,000 at the acquisition date. The Company continues to re-measure the fair value of the contingent consideration at each subsequent reporting period and recognizes any adjustments to fair value as part of earnings.
The goodwill recorded in connection with this transaction is primarily related to the expected synergies to be achieved related to the Companys ability to leverage its join.me product, customer base, sales force and join.me business plan with the collaboration software providers product, technical expertise and customer base. All goodwill and intangible assets acquired are not deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company recorded a long-term deferred tax asset of $0.4 million related to net operating losses that were acquired as a part of the acquisition, which is included in the accompanying table above as other assets. The Company also recorded a long-term deferred tax liability of $0.4 million related to the amortization of intangible assets which cannot be deducted for tax purposes and is included in the accompanying table above as other liabilities.
The Company incurred $0.3 million and $0.4 million of acquisition-related costs which are included in general and administrative expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.
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5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
There was no change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
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1-5 years | $ | 806 | $ | 682 | $ | 124 | $ | 806 | $ | 775 | $ | 31 | |||||||||||||
Customer relationships |
5-8 years | 5,229 | 2,546 | 2,683 | 5,229 | 3,120 | 2,109 | |||||||||||||||||||
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4 months | 120 | 120 | | 120 | 120 | | |||||||||||||||||||
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5 years | 907 | 507 | 400 | 915 | 632 | 283 | |||||||||||||||||||
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4 years | 299 | 299 | | 299 | 299 | | |||||||||||||||||||
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3-8 years | 16,903 | 3,981 | 12,922 | 17,104 | 6,072 | 11,032 | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 years | 3,176 | 3,176 | | 3,176 | 3,176 | | |||||||||||||||||||
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4 years | 280 | 57 | 223 | 280 | 110 | 170 | |||||||||||||||||||
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5 years | 162 | 71 | 91 | 162 | 104 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 years | 4,591 | 2,051 | 2,540 | 6,815 | 2,876 | 3,939 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Company is amortizing the intangible assets based upon the pattern in which their economic benefit will be realized, or if this pattern cannot be reliably determined, using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. The intangible assets have estimated useful lives which range from four months to eight years.
The Company capitalized $0.4 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively, and $1.3 million and $2.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively, of costs related to internally developed computer software to be sold as a service incurred during the application development stage and is amortizing these costs over the expected lives of the related services. The Company also acquired $0.2 million of intellectual property during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.
The Company is amortizing its intangible assets over the estimated lives noted above. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $1.2 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively, and $3.7 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. Amortization relating to software, technology and know-how, documented know-how, and internally developed software is recorded within cost of revenues and the amortization of trade name and trademark, customer base, customer backlog, domain names, and non-compete agreements is recorded within operating expenses. Future estimated amortization expense for intangible assets at September 30, 2015 is as follows (in thousands):
Amortization Expense (Years Ending December 31) |
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$ | 1,430 | ||
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5,388 | |||
2017 |
5,047 | |||
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4,069 | |||
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1,138 | |||
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Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
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7. Income Taxes
For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, the Companys effective tax rate was 22%, or $0.6 million, on pre-tax earnings of $2.9 million and 25%, or $1.8 million, on pre-tax earnings of $7.4 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, the effective tax rate was 20%, or $1.1 million, on pre-tax earnings of $5.8 million and 22%, or $2.4 million, on pre-tax earnings of $10.7 million, respectively. The effective income tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015 are lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to profits earned in certain foreign jurisdictions, primarily the Companys Irish subsidiaries, which are subject to significantly lower tax rates than the U.S. federal statutory rate.
As of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, the Company maintained a full valuation allowance related to the deferred tax assets of its Hungarian subsidiary. This entity has historical losses and the Company concluded it was not more likely than not that these deferred tax assets are realizable.
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Companys income tax returns from 2009 are open to examination by federal, state, and foreign tax authorities. In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are examined by various taxing authorities. The Company regularly assesses the likelihood of additional assessments by tax authorities and provide for these matters as appropriate. Audits by tax authorities typically involve examination of the deductibility of certain permanent items, limitations on net operating losses and tax credits. Although the Company believes its tax estimates are appropriate, the final determination of tax audits could result in material changes in its estimates. The Company has recorded a liability related to uncertain tax positions of $0.7 million as of both December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015. The Companys policy is to record estimated interest and penalties related to the underpayment of income taxes or unrecognized tax benefits as a component of its income tax provision. The Company recognized $1,000 and $0 of interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
8. Common Stock and Equity
On August 13, 2013, the Board of Directors approved a $50 million share repurchase program and approved an additional $75 million share repurchase program on October 20, 2014. Share repurchases are made from time-to-time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations. The timing and amount of any share repurchases are determined by the Companys management based on its evaluation of market conditions, the trading price of the stock, regulatory requirements and other factors. The share repurchase program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time at the Companys discretion without prior notice.
For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 432,832 shares of its common stock at an average price of $44.11 and per share for a total cost of $19.1 million. There were no shares repurchased during the three months ended September 30, 2015. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, the Company repurchased 627,843 and 249,400 shares of its common stock at an average price of $41.48 and $59.07 per share for a total cost of $26.0 million and $14.7 million, respectively. At September 30, 2015, approximately $59.7 million remained available under the Companys share repurchase program.
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9. Stock Incentive Plan
The Companys 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (2009 Plan) is administered by the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee, which have the authority to designate participants and determine the number and type of awards to be granted and any other terms or conditions of the awards. Options generally vest over a four-year period and expire ten years from the date of grant. Restricted stock units with time-based vesting conditions generally vest over a three-year period while restricted stock units with market-based vesting conditions generally vest over two or three-year periods. Certain stock-based awards provide for accelerated vesting if the Company experiences a change in control. On May 21, 2015, the Companys stockholders approved an amendment to the 2009 Plan that increased the shares available for grant under the plan by 1,300,000 shares. As of September 30, 2015, there were 2,569,555 shares available for grant under the 2009 Plan.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the grant date fair value of stock options. The Company estimates the expected volatility of its common stock at the date of grant based on the historical volatility of comparable public companies over the options expected term as well as its own stock price volatility since the Companys IPO. The Company estimates expected term based on historical exercise activity and giving consideration to the contractual term of the options, vesting schedules, employee turnover, and expectation of employee exercise behavior. The assumed dividend yield is based upon the Companys expectation of not paying dividends in the foreseeable future. The risk-free rate for periods within the estimated life of the stock option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Historical employee turnover data is used to estimate pre-vesting stock option forfeiture rates. The compensation expense is amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the stock option, which is generally four years.
The Company used the following assumptions to apply the Black-Scholes option-pricing model:
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(1) | There were no stock options granted during the three months ended September 30, 2014 |
(2) | There were no stock options granted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. |
The following table summarizes stock option activity (shares and intrinsic value in thousands):
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The aggregate intrinsic value was calculated based on the positive differences between the fair value of the Companys common stock of $49.34 per share on December 31, 2014 and $68.16 per share on September 30, 2015, or at time of exercise, and the exercise price of the options.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company granted 153,005 and 804,235 restricted stock units, which contained time-based vesting conditions. Restricted stock units with time-based vesting conditions are valued on the grant date using the grant date closing price of the underlying shares. The Company recognizes the expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the restricted stock unit, which is generally three years.
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In August 2013, May 2014 and May 2015, the Company granted to certain key executives restricted stock unit awards with market-based vesting conditions, which are tied to the individual executives continued employment with the Company throughout the applicable performance period and the level of the Companys achievement of a pre-established relative total shareholder return, or TSR, goal, as measured over an applicable performance period ranging from two to three years as compared to the TSR realized for that same period by the Russell 2000 Index (the TSR Units). The target number of shares underlying the August 2013, May 2014 and May 2015 TSR Units were a total of 74,000, 71,000 and 85,000 shares, respectively. The number of shares that may be earned under these TSR Units can range from 0% to 200% of the target number of shares awarded, or up to 148,000, 142,000 and 170,000 shares for the August 2013, May 2014 and May 2015 grants, respectively, based on the Companys level of achievement of its relative TSR goal for the applicable performance period. Compensation cost for TSR Units is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period and is recognized regardless of the actual number of awards that are earned based on the market condition. As of September 30, 2015, 20,000 shares from the August 2013 TSR Unit grant, 42,000 shares from the May 2014 TSR Unit grant, and 25,000 shares from the May 2015 TSR Unit grant have been forfeited or are expected to be forfeited.
All TSR Units granted by the Company are valued using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The number of awards expected to be earned is factored into the grant date Monte Carlo valuation for the TSR Unit. Expected volatility is based on the Companys historical volatility. The risk-free interest rate is based upon U.S. Treasury securities with a term similar to the vesting term of the TSR Units. The assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation model include (but are not limited to) the following:
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In August 2015, the first performance period for the August 2013 grant ended and, based on the Companys level of achievement of its relative TSR goal, 200% of the shares granted from the August 2013 grant were earned and 54,000 shares were issued as a result.
The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity, including performance-based TSR Units (shares in thousands):
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863 | 1,193 | 2,647 | 4,051 | ||||||||||||
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2,202 | 3,117 | 7,059 | 7,972 | ||||||||||||
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10. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases The Company has operating lease agreements for offices in the United States, Hungary, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland and India that expire through 2028.
In December 2014, the Company entered into a lease for new office space in Boston, Massachusetts. The landlord is obligated to rehabilitate the existing building and the Company expects that the lease term will begin in November 2015 and extend through April 2028. The aggregate amount of minimum lease payments to be made over the term of the lease is approximately $47 million. Pursuant to the terms of the lease, the landlord is responsible for making certain improvements to the leased space up to an agreed upon cost to the landlord. Any excess costs for these improvements will be billed by the landlord to the Company as additional rent. The Company estimates these excess costs to be approximately $7 million. The lease required a security deposit of approximately $3.3 million in the form of an irrevocable, unsecured standby letter of credit. The lease includes an option to extend the original term of the lease for two successive five year periods.
In May 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to sublease a portion of the office space it currently leases in its Dublin, Ireland office. The sublease term began in May 2015 and extends to August 2017 which aligns with the non-cancelable term of the Companys head lease. The tenant will pay $0.2 million per year, which recovers the Companys costs under the remaining term.
Rent expense under all leases was $1.8 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, and $5.2 million and $5.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The Company records rent expense on a straight-line basis for leases with scheduled escalation clauses or free rent periods.
The Company also enters into hosting services agreements with third-party data centers and internet service providers that are subject to annual renewal. Hosting fees incurred under these arrangements aggregated approximately $1.3 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively, and $3.7 million and $4.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments at September 30, 2015 under non-cancelable operating leases, including one year commitments associated with the Companys hosting services arrangements, are approximately as follows (in thousands):
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Litigation The Company routinely assesses its current litigation and/or threatened litigation as to the probability of ultimately incurring a liability, and records its best estimate of the ultimate loss in situations where the Company assesses the likelihood of loss as probable.
On April 24, 2015, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with Sensory Technologies, LLC, or Sensory, whereby Sensory agreed to assign its JOIN ® trademark to the Company and the parties agreed to mutually release each other from any and all claims related to the complaint filed by Sensory against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on August 26, 2014. In the second quarter of 2015, the Company paid Sensory a one-time fee of $8.3 million, $4.7 million of which was reimbursed by the Companys insurance provider, in connection with the Settlement Agreement. The Company believed that the JOIN ® trademark had de minimis value and therefore expensed $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2015 as legal settlement expense.
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On August 28, 2014, a putative class action complaint was filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (Case No. 1:14-cv-01355) by an individual on behalf of himself and purportedly on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals, or collectively, the Ignition Plaintiffs. The Ignition Plaintiffs have since amended their initial complaint on February 17, 2015, May 6, 2015 and September 18, 2015. The amended complaint includes claims made under Californias False Advertising Law and Unfair Competition Law relating to the Companys sale of its Ignition for iOS application, or the App, and the Ignition Plaintiffs continued use of the App and seeks restitution, damages in an unspecified amount, attorneys fees and costs, and unspecified equitable and injunctive relief. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to these claims and intends to defend the lawsuit vigorously. Given the inherent unpredictability of litigation and the fact that this litigation is still in its early stages, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of this litigation or reasonably estimate a possible loss or range of loss associated with this litigation at this time.
On June 29, 2015, a putative class action complaint was filed against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Case No. 5:15-cv-01258) by an individual on behalf of himself and purportedly on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals, or collectively, the Central Plaintiffs, under Californias Automatic Purchase Renewal Statute and Unfair Competition Law related to pricing changes and billing practices for subscriptions to the Companys LogMeIn Central service. On October 7, 2015, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement resolving the matter in exchange for a one-time settlement payment of $25,000. The Company expects the class action complaint to be dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in the fourth quarter of 2015.
The Company is from time to time subject to various other legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, which arise in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these other claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the outcome of any of these other legal matters will have a material adverse effect on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
11. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 consisted of the following (in thousands):
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12. Credit Facility
On February 18, 2015, the Company entered into a multi-currency credit agreement with a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other lending entities (the Credit Facility), pursuant to which a secured revolving credit facility up to $100 million in the aggregate shall be available to the Company. The Credit Facility may be increased by up to an additional $50 million if the existing or additional lenders are willing to make such increased commitments. The Credit Facility shall be available to the Company on a revolving basis during the period commencing on February 18, 2015 through February 18, 2020. The Company may prepay the loans or terminate or reduce the commitments in whole or in part at any time, without premium or penalty, subject to certain conditions and costs in the case of Eurodollar rate loans. The Company and its subsidiaries expect to use the Credit Facility for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, the potential acquisition of complementary products or businesses, share repurchases, as well as for working capital. As of September 30, 2015, no amounts had been drawn against the Credit Facility. On October 14, 2015, the Company borrowed $60 million under the Credit Facility in order to partially fund the acquisition described in Note 13 below.
The currencies that are currently available for borrowing under the Credit Facility are U.S Dollars, Euros, and British Pound Sterling. Additional currencies may be added with the approval of all lenders under the Credit Facility. The maximum amount of borrowings in currencies other than U.S. Dollars is $20 million. Interest rates for U.S. Dollar loans under the Credit Facility are determined, at the option of the Company, by reference to a Eurodollar rate or a base rate, and range from 1.50% to 2.00% above the Eurodollar rate for Eurodollar-based borrowings or from 0.50% to 1.00% above the defined base rate for base rate borrowings, in each case based upon the Companys total leverage ratio. Interest rates for loans in currencies other than U.S. Dollars range from 1.50% to 2.00% above the respective London Interbank Offered Rates, or LIBOR, for those currencies, also based on the Companys total leverage ratio. The quarterly commitment fee on the undrawn portion of the Credit Facility ranges from 0.20% to 0.30% per annum, based upon the Companys total leverage ratio.
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The Credit Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company and its subsidiaries ability to, among other things, incur indebtedness, grant liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, change the nature of its business, make investments and acquisitions, pay dividends or make distributions, or enter into certain transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to customary and other exceptions for a credit facility of this size and type, each as further described in the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility also imposes limits on capital expenditures of the Company and its subsidiaries and requires the Company to maintain a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio, each as further defined in the Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all financial and operating covenants of the Credit Facility.
13. Subsequent Events
On October 15, 2015, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated October 8, 2015, the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in Marvasol, Inc., a Delaware corporation d/b/a LastPass (LastPass), providers of an identity and password management service, for approximately $110 million in cash upon close. An additional $15 million in cash is payable in contingent payments which are expected to be paid to equity holders and key employees of LastPass upon their achievement of certain milestone and retention targets over the two-year period following the closing of the transaction. The Company funded the acquisition with a combination of existing cash on hand and with $60 million borrowed under its existing Credit Facility on October 14, 2015.
The Company acquired LastPass to bolster its position in the identity and access management market. At the time of the acquisition, LastPass had approximately 30 employees and calendar year 2014 revenue was $9.6 million. The Company has not yet completed its acquisition accounting for this transaction.
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Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and managements discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2014 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on February 20, 2015. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These statements are often identified by the use of words such as may, will, expect, believe, anticipate, intend, could, estimate, or continue, and similar expressions or variations. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section titled Risk Factors, set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and elsewhere in this Report. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q represent our views as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we have no current intention of doing so except to the extent required by applicable law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
LogMeIn simplifies how people connect to each other and the world around them by providing a portfolio of cloud-based service offerings which makes it possible for people and businesses to simply and securely connect to their workplace, colleagues, customers and products. Our services free millions of people to work from virtually anywhere on any Internet enabled device, empower IT professionals to securely embrace todays mobile and cloud-centric workplace, transform how companies engage and support their customers, and help businesses bring the next generation of connected products to market. These services range from free downloadable mobile and web-based collaboration apps to enterprise grade professional helpdesk solutions to a cloud-based platform for the Internet of Things, all of which are accessible from anywhere with an Internet connection.
We offer both free and fee-based, or premium, services. Sales of our premium services are generated through word-of-mouth referrals, web-based advertising, online search, off-line advertising, broadcast advertising, the conversion of free users and expiring free trials to paid subscriptions and direct marketing to new and existing customers. We complement our free services with our fee-based, or premium, services that can be easily accessed by users via time-bound free trials. The majority of these premium services are sold on an annual or monthly subscription basis.
We derive our revenue principally from subscription fees from SMBs, IT service providers, mobile carriers, customer service centers, original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, and consumers and, to a lesser extent, from the delivery of professional services primarily related to our Xively business. The majority of our customers subscribe to our services on an annual basis. Our revenue is driven primarily by the number and type of our premium services for which our paying customers subscribe. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we generated revenues of $162.1 million, compared to $195.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, an increase of 21%. In the fiscal year 2014, we generated revenues of $222.0 million.
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Certain Trends and Uncertainties
The following represents a summary of certain trends and uncertainties, which could have a significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations. This summary is not intended to be a complete list of potential trends and uncertainties that could impact our business in the long or short term. The summary, however, should be considered along with the factors identified in the section titled Risk Factors of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and elsewhere in this report.
| There is frequent litigation in the software and technology industries based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. We have been, and may in the future be, subject to third party patent infringement or other intellectual property-related lawsuits as we face increasing competition and become increasingly visible. Any adverse determination related to intellectual property claims or litigation could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. |
| The risk of a data security breach or service disruption caused by computer hackers and cyber criminals has increased as the frequency, intensity and sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased. Our services and systems have been, and may in the future be, the target of various forms of cyber-attacks. While we make significant efforts to maintain the security and integrity of our services and computer systems, our cybersecurity measures and the cybersecurity measures taken by our third-party data center facilities may be unable to anticipate, detect or prevent all attempts to compromise our systems. Any security breach, whether successful or not, could harm our reputation, subject us to lawsuits and other potential liabilities and ultimately could result in the loss of customers. |
| We believe that competition will continue to increase. Increased competition could result from existing competitors or new competitors that enter the market because of the potential opportunity. We will continue to closely monitor competitive activity and respond accordingly. Increased competition could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. |
| We believe that as we continue to grow revenue at expected rates, our cost of revenue and operating expenses, including sales and marketing, research and development and general and administrative expenses will increase in absolute dollar amounts. For a description of the general trends we anticipate in various expense categories, see Cost of Revenue and Operating Expenses below. |
Sources of Revenue
We derive our revenue primarily from subscription fees for our premium services from SMBs, IT service providers, mobile carriers, customer service centers, original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, and consumers and to a lesser extent, from the delivery of professional services primarily related to our Xively business. The majority of our customers subscribe to our services on an annual basis and pay in advance, typically with a credit card, for their subscription. A smaller percentage of our customers subscribe to our services on a monthly basis through either month-to-month commitments or annual commitments that are then paid monthly with a credit card. We initially record a subscription fee as deferred revenue and then recognize it ratably, on a daily basis, over the life of the subscription period. Typically, a subscription automatically renews at the end of a subscription period unless the customer specifically terminates it prior to the end of the period. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, our gross annualized renewal rate was approximately 80%. We calculate our gross renewal rate on an annualized dollar basis across all product lines as of the end of each period. We expect our gross renewal rate to remain relatively consistent as we continue to invest in our products, customer support organization, and related retention programs.
Our revenue by service cloud (product grouping) is as follows (in thousands):
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We have increased our number of full-time employees to 964 at September 30, 2015 as compared to 804 at December 31, 2014 and 774 at September 30, 2014.
Cost of Revenue and Operating Expenses
We allocate certain overhead expenses, such as rent and utilities, to expense categories based on the headcount in or office space occupied by personnel in that expense category as a percentage of our total headcount or office space. As a result, an overhead allocation associated with these costs is reflected in the cost of revenue and each operating expense category.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue consists primarily of costs associated with our data center operations, customer support centers and our Xively professional services team. Included in these costs are wages and benefits for personnel, telecommunications, hosting fees, hardware and software maintenance costs and depreciation associated with our data centers, and contingent bonus expense related to the Ionia acquisition (see Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). Additionally, amortization expense associated with the acquired software, technology and documented know-how, as well as internally developed software is included in cost of revenue. The expenses related to hosting our services and supporting our free and premium customers are dependent on the number of customers who subscribe to our services and the complexity and redundancy of our services and hosting infrastructure. The expenses related to our professional services team are driven by our investment and efforts to support the growth of our Xively business. We expect cost of revenue expenses to increase in absolute dollars but remain relatively constant as a percentage of revenue as we continue to invest in our data center and customer support operations and as we expand our professional services team.
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Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist primarily of wages and benefits for development personnel, rent expense primarily related to our offices in Hungary, consulting fees associated with outsourced development projects, travel-related costs, and depreciation of assets. Our research and development efforts are focused on both improving ease of use and functionality of our existing services, as well as developing new offerings. The majority of our research and development employees are located in our development centers in Hungary. Therefore, a majority of research and development expense is subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. We capitalized costs of $1.3 million and $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively, related to internally developed computer software to be sold as a service, which were incurred during the application development stage. The majority of research and development costs have been expensed as incurred. We expect that research and development expenses will increase in absolute dollars as we continue to enhance and expand our services but will remain relatively constant as a percentage of revenue.
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of online search and advertising costs, wages, commissions and benefits for sales and marketing personnel, offline marketing costs such as media advertising and trade shows, consulting fees and credit card processing fees. Online search and advertising costs consist primarily of pay-per-click payments to search engines and other online advertising media such as banner ads. Offline marketing costs include radio and print advertisements as well as the costs to create and produce these advertisements, and tradeshows, including the costs of space at tradeshows and costs to design and construct tradeshow booths. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. In order to continue to grow our business and awareness of our services, we expect that we will continue to invest in our sales and marketing efforts. We expect that sales and marketing expenses will increase in absolute dollars but remain relatively constant as a percentage of revenue.
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of wages and benefits for management, human resources, internal IT support, legal, finance and accounting personnel, professional fees, insurance and other corporate expenses. We expect general and administrative expenses related to personnel, recruiting, internal information systems, audit, accounting and insurance costs will increase as we continue to support the growth of our business and remain relatively constant as a percentage of revenue. Additionally, general and administrative expenses related to litigation may increase in connection with our defense against the legal claims described in Part II, Item 1 and Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. The preparation of our financial statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience and other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. Our most critical accounting policies are listed below:
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Results of Consolidated Operations
The following table sets forth selected consolidated statements of operations data for each of the periods indicated as a percentage of total revenue.
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Revenue. Revenue increased $11.5 million, or 20%, from $58.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $69.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. This increase was primarily attributable to new customer purchases of join.me, existing customers who previously purchased LogMeIn Pro at introductory prices and subsequently have renewed at higher price points, and from new customers who purchased, and existing customers who upgraded to, our improved LogMeIn Central offering.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased $1.4 million, or 18%, from $7.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue was 13% and 12% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to a $1.3 million increase in hosting costs associated with managing our data centers and hosting our services as a result of an increase in both the number of customers using our services and the total number of devices that connected to our services. The total increase was also due to a $0.2 million increase in consulting fees, a $0.1 million increase in personnel-related costs, including salary, wages, bonus and benefits and taxes, recruiting and relocation expense, a $0.1 million increase in rent expense, and a $0.1 million increase in depreciation expense. These costs were partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in contingent retention-based bonuses incurred in connection with the Ionia acquisition.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses increased $0.6 million, or 6%, from $9.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $10.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. As a percentage of revenue, research and development expenses were 17% and 15% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to a $0.8 million increase in personnel-related costs including salary, wages, bonus, recruiting and relocation costs, and benefits and taxes, as we increased the number of research and development employees to support our overall growth. The total increase was also due to a $0.3 million increase in consulting fees, a $0.1 million increase in contingent bonus expense, primarily related to the Zamurai and Meldium acquisitions, and a $0.1 million increase in hardware and software maintenance costs. These costs were partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease in travel-related and department meetings costs and a $0.2 million increase in costs related to internally developed computer software to be sold as a service which were incurred during the application development stage and therefore capitalized rather than expensed. Included in the increase in personnel-related costs is a $0.3 million increase in stock-based compensation expense.
Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses increased $3.8 million, or 13%, from $30.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $33.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. As a percentage of revenue, sales and marketing expenses were 52% and 49% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to a $2.9 million increase in personnel-related and recruiting costs, including salary, wages, commissions, bonus, and benefits and taxes, from the hiring of additional employees to support our growth in sales and to expand our marketing efforts. The total increase was also due to a $0.4 million increase in hardware and software maintenance costs, a $0.3 million increase in credit card transaction fees related to an increase in e-commerce sales, a $0.2 million increase in depreciation expense, a $0.1 million increase in sales consulting costs, and a $0.1 million increase in contingent bonus expense, primarily related to the Meldium and Zamurai acquisitions. These costs were partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in travel-related and department meetings costs. Included in the increase in personnel-related costs is a $0.9 million increase in stock-based compensation expense.
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General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased $0.6 million, or 7%, from $7.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $8.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses were 14% and 12% for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to a $0.5 million increase in personnel-related and recruiting costs, including salary, wages, bonus, and benefits and taxes, as we increased the number of general and administrative employees to support our overall growth. The total increase was also due to a $0.4 million increase in legal fees, a $0.1 million increase in consulting fees, a $0.1 million increase in travel-related and department meetings costs, and a $0.1 million increase in hardware and software maintenance costs. These increases were partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense. In connection with the CEO succession plan previously announced on September 2, 2015, we entered into a Transition Agreement (the Transition Agreement) during the quarter with Mr. Michael K. Simon, pursuant to which any outstanding stock-based awards that are unvested as of December 15, 2016 will be forfeited. As a result, we reversed $0.8 million of stock-based compensation expense related to performance-based restricted stock-units granted in May 2014 and May 2015 which are not expected to vest.
Amortization of Acquired Intangibles. Amortization of acquired intangibles was $0.2 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively, primarily related to the intangible assets acquired in the Ionia and Bold acquisitions.
Interest and Other Income, Net. Interest and other income, net was income of $0.2 million and expense of $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The increase in expense was primarily due to a $0.6 million increase in realized and unrealized foreign currency losses resulting from multi-currency settlements occurring during the period, and a $0.1 million increase in charges related to our Credit Facility.
Income Taxes. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, our effective tax rate was 22%, or $0.6 million, on pre-tax earnings of $2.9 million and 25%, or $1.8 million, on pre-tax earnings of $7.4 million, respectively. Our effective income tax rates are lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to profits earned in certain foreign jurisdictions, primarily our Irish subsidiaries, which are subject to significantly lower tax rates than the U.S. federal statutory rate. At each balance sheet date, we assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be realized, and recognize a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. This assessment requires judgment as to the likelihood and amounts of future taxable income by tax jurisdiction. As of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, we maintained a full valuation allowance related to the deferred tax assets of our Hungarian subsidiary. This entity has historical losses and we concluded it was not more likely than not that these deferred tax assets are realizable.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2015
Revenue. Revenue increased $33.4 million, or 21%, from $162.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to $195.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. This increase was primarily attributable to new customer purchases of join.me, existing customers who previously purchased LogMeIn Pro at introductory prices and subsequently have renewed at higher price points, and from new customers who purchased, and existing customers who upgraded to, our improved LogMeIn Central offering.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased $4.3 million, or 21%, from $20.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to $25.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue was 13% for both the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to a $2.6 million increase in hosting costs associated with managing our data centers and hosting our services as a result of an increase in both the number of customers using our services and the total number of devices that connected to our services. The increase was also due to a $0.9 million increase in personnel-related costs, including salary, wages, bonus and benefits and taxes, recruiting and relocation expense, as we retained professional services employees from the Ionia acquisition and increased the number of customer support employees to support our overall growth, a $0.7 million increase in consulting fees, a $0.2 million increase in rent expense, a $0.2 million increase in depreciation expense, and a $0.1 million increase in travel and department meeting costs. These costs were partially offset by a $0.6 million decrease in contingent retention-based bonuses incurred in connection with the Ionia acquisition. Included in the increase in personnel-related costs is a $0.3 million increase in stock-based compensation expense.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses increased $5.4 million, or 22%, from $24.4 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to $29.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. As a percentage of revenue, research and development expenses were 15% for both the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to a $4.2 million increase in personnel-related costs including salary, wages, bonus, recruiting and relocation costs, and benefits and taxes, as we increased the number of research and development employees to support our overall growth. The increase was also due to a $1.1 million increase in contingent bonus expense, primarily related to the Meldium acquisition, a $0.6 million increase in consulting fees, a $0.2 million increase in hardware and software maintenance costs, and a $0.2 million increase in rent expense. These costs were partially offset by a $0.9 million increase in costs related to internally developed computer software to be sold as a service which were incurred during the application development stage and therefore capitalized rather than expensed, and a $0.1 million decrease in travel-related and department meetings costs. Included in the increase in personnel-related costs is a $1.4 million increase in stock-based compensation expense.
Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses increased $14.0 million, or 16%, from $88.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to $102.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. As a percentage of revenue, sales and marketing expenses were 55% and 53% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to a $7.2 million increase in personnel-related and recruiting costs, including salary, wages, commissions, bonus, and benefits and taxes, from the hiring of additional employees to support our growth in sales and to expand our marketing efforts. The total increase in sales and marketing expense was also due to a $2.2 million increase in marketing programs and consulting costs, a $1.5 million increase in credit card transaction fees related to an increase in e-commerce sales, a $1.2 million increase in hardware and software maintenance costs, a $0.8 million increase in contingent bonus expense, primarily related to the Meldium and Zamurai acquisitions, a $0.6 million increase in sales consulting costs, a $0.3 million increase in depreciation expense, and a $0.2 million increase in rent expense. Included in the increase in personnel-related costs is a $0.9 million increase in stock-based compensation expense.
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General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses increased $1.8 million, or 8%, from $22.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to $23.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses were 14% and 12% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The increase in absolute dollars was primarily due to a $1.5 million increase in personnel-related and recruiting costs, including salary, wages, bonus, and benefits and taxes, as we increased the number of general and administrative employees to support our overall growth. The total increase in general and administrative expense was also due to a $1.0 million increase in legal fees, a $0.3 million increase in consulting fees, a $0.3 million increase in travel-related and department meetings costs, a $0.2 million increase in hardware and software maintenance costs, a $0.1 million increase in corporate insurance costs, and a $0.1 million increase in depreciation expense. These increases were partially offset by a $1.8 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense, primarily due to the departure of a key executive in the first quarter of 2015 and the Transition Agreement entered into with Mr. Michael K. Simon in the third quarter of 2015.
Legal Settlement Expenses. Legal settlement expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $3.6 million and were associated with the Sensory Settlement Agreement (see Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Part II, Item 1 entitled Legal Proceedings).
Amortization of Acquired Intangibles. Amortization of acquired intangibles was $0.8 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, primarily related to the intangible assets acquired in the Ionia and Bold acquisitions.
Interest and Other Income, Net. Interest and other income, net was $0.6 million and $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively. The increase was primarily due to an increase in realized and unrealized foreign currency gains resulting from multi-currency settlements occurring during the period, and, to a lesser extent, an increase in interest income earned on marketable securities. These increases were offset by the amortization of financing fees related to our Credit Facility.
Income Taxes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, our effective tax rate was 20%, or $1.1 million, on pre-tax earnings of $5.8 million and 22%, or $ 2.4 million, on pre-tax earnings of $10.7 million, respectively. Our effective income tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015 are lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to profits earned in certain foreign jurisdictions, primarily our Irish subsidiaries, which are subject to significantly lower tax rates than the U.S. federal statutory rate. At each balance sheet date, we assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be realized, and recognize a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. This assessment requires judgment as to the likelihood and amounts of future taxable income by tax jurisdiction. As of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2015, we maintained a full valuation allowance related to the deferred tax assets of our Hungarian subsidiary. This entity has historical losses and we concluded it was not more likely than not that these deferred tax assets are realizable.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table sets forth the major sources and uses of cash for each of the periods below (in thousands):
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$ | 58,886 | $ | 72,014 | ||||
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(30,085 | ) | 3,003 | |||||
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(18,339 | ) | (11,616 | ) | ||||
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(3,378 | ) | (3,949 | ) | ||||
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At September 30, 2015, our principal source of liquidity was cash and cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities totaling $245.7 million, of which $170.7 million was in the United States and $75.0 million was held by our international subsidiaries.
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net cash inflows from operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were attributable to a $20.8 million increase in deferred revenue associated with upfront payments primarily received from our customers. The increase in net cash inflows from operating activities was also attributable to a $3.6 million increase in accrued expenses, a $1.8 million decrease in accounts receivable, a $1.1 million increase in other long-term liabilities, a $0.6 million increase in accounts payable, and a $0.3 million decrease in other assets. Included in the increase in accrued expenses is a $1.7 million increase in accrued marketing spend, a $1.0 million increase in contingent bonus payments associated with the Ionia and Meldium acquisitions, as well as a $0.3 million increase in accrued vacation. Also included in cash inflows from operating activities are add-backs of non-cash expense items, including $18.4 million for stock compensation and $8.3 million for depreciation and amortization.
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Net cash inflows from operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were mainly attributable to a $34.9 million increase in deferred revenue associated with upfront payments received from our customers, net income of $8.3 million, a $3.0 million increase in accounts payable, a $1.9 million decrease in accounts receivable and a $1.2 million increase in other long-term liabilities. These cash inflows are partially offset by a $2.9 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets and a $2.8 million decrease in accrued liabilities. The decrease in accrued liabilities is primarily driven by bonus payments made in January 2015, which were accrued at December 31, 2014. The increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets is primarily driven by a $1.0 million increase in prepaid software subscription and maintenance fees, and a $0.7 million increase in prepaid marketing costs. Additionally, included in net cash inflows from operating activities are add-backs of non-cash charges, including $19.2 million for stock-based compensation expense and $9.2 million for depreciation and amortization. We expect that our future cash flows from operating activities will be impacted by the contingent payments associated with the acquisitions of Ionia, Meldium and Zamurai. Future cash flows from operating activities may also be impacted by the payment of litigation related costs associated with our defense against the claims described in Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Part II, Item 1 entitled Legal Proceedings.
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily related to a $7.4 million payment to acquire Ionia in March 2014, a $10.5 million payment to acquire Meldium in August 2014, and a $4.5 million payment to acquire Zamurai in September 2014. Net cash used in investing was also related to $5.7 million of payments to purchase property and equipment primarily related to the expansion and upgrade of our data center capacity, expansion of our offices and the expansion and upgrade of our internal IT infrastructure.
Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily attributable to $9.8 million in net proceeds from maturities of marketable securities, $5.0 million in proceeds from the sale of marketable securities, and a $1.5 million decrease in restricted cash due to a planned decrease in the security deposit obligation under our Boston office lease. These cash inflows were partially offset by purchases of $10.9 million in property and equipment related to the expansion and upgrade of our data center capacity, the expansion and upgrade of our internal IT infrastructure, and the expansion of our offices. Net cash used in investing activities also related to $2.2 million in intangible asset additions for capitalized costs related to internally developed computer software to be sold as a service which were incurred during the application development stage.
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was primarily related to the $26.0 million purchase of treasury stock and payment of $5.3 million for payroll taxes related to vesting of restricted stock units, partially offset by $13.0 million in proceeds received from the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options.
Net cash used by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily related to $14.7 million for the purchase of treasury stock pursuant to our share repurchase program, the payment of $11.1 million for payroll taxes related to vesting of restricted stock units, and the payment of $1.0 million in deferred financing costs. These payments were offset by $15.3 million in proceeds received from the issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options.
We also have available a multi-currency Credit Facility with a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other lending entities that provides for a secured revolving line of credit of up to $100 million, and may be increased by an additional $50 million subject to further commitment from the lenders. The Credit Facility matures on February 18, 2020 and includes certain financial covenants with which we must comply. We expect to use the Credit Facility for general corporate purposes, including the potential acquisition of complementary products or businesses, share repurchases, as well as for working capital. See Note 12 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details. As of September 30, 2015, we did not have outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. On October 14, 2015, we borrowed $60 million under the Credit Facility to partially fund the acquisition of LastPass as described in Note 13 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Future Expectations
While we believe that our current cash and cash equivalents, together with cash generated from operations, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months, we may elect to raise additional capital through the sale of additional equity or debt securities or expand our Credit Facility to develop or enhance our services, to fund expansion, to respond to competitive pressures or to acquire complementary products, businesses or technologies. If we elect, additional financing may not be available in amounts or on terms that are favorable to us, if at all. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of holders of our common stock.
During the last three years, inflation and changing prices have not had a material effect on our business and we do not expect that inflation or changing prices will materially affect our business in the foreseeable future.
On October 15, 2015, we completed the acquisition of LastPass for approximately $110 million in cash upon close and an additional $15 million in cash payable in contingent payments over the two-year period following the closing of transaction. We funded the acquisition with a combination of existing cash on hand and with $60 million borrowed under our existing Credit Facility.
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Key Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Regulations S-K Item 10(e), Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Commission Filings, defines and prescribes the condition for use of non-GAAP financial information. We have presented the following non-GAAP measures in accordance with this standard. We believe that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare our performance to that of prior periods and uses these measures in financial reports prepared for management and our board of directors. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial measures with other software-as-a-service companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.
In addition to our condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, to date, we have considered the following non-GAAP financial measures to be key indicators of our financial performance:
| Non-GAAP operating income, which we define as GAAP income (loss) from operations less acquisition related costs and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, and litigation related expenses; |
| Adjusted EBITDA, which we define as GAAP net income, less interest income and other expense (net), provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization expenses, acquisition related costs, stock-based compensation expense, and litigation related expenses; |
| Non-GAAP net income, which we define as GAAP net income excluding stock-based compensation expense, litigation related expense, and acquisition related costs and amortization, less the tax effect of the non-GAAP items; and |
| Non-GAAP earnings per share, which we define as non-GAAP net income divided by diluted average weighted shares outstanding. |
The expenses described below have been excluded from our GAAP results to arrive at our non-GAAP measures, as outlined above:
Acquisition related costs and amortization relate to costs associated with acquisitions of intellectual property and businesses and include legal costs, audit and accounting fees, contingent retention bonuses and the amortization of acquired intangible assets.
Acquisition related costs relate to costs associated with the acquisitions of intellectual property and businesses and include legal costs, audit and accounting fees and contingent retention bonuses.
Stock-based compensation expense relates to stock-based compensation awards granted to our executive officers, employees, and outside directors.
Litigation related expenses relate to costs associated with the defense and settlement of claims brought against us including intellectual property infringement claims and other material litigation (see Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).
Depreciation and amortization expenses relate to costs associated with the depreciation and amortization of fixed and intangible assets.
Interest income and other income(expense), net relates to the interest earned on outstanding cash balances and marketable securities as well as realized and unrealized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from multi-currency settlements occurring during the period and period end translation adjustments.
Income tax expense relates to the total income tax levied based on GAAP income during the period.
We consider our non-GAAP financial measures and these certain financial and operating metrics important to understanding our historical results, improving our business, benchmarking our performance against peer companies, and identifying current and future trends impacting our business.
The exclusion of certain expenses in the calculation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual or infrequent. We anticipate excluding these expenses in future presentations of our non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends related to our financial condition and results of operations.
We do not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant elements that are required to be recorded in our financial statements pursuant to GAAP. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by management in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. In order to compensate for these limitations, management presents our non-GAAP financial measures in connection with our GAAP results. We urge investors to review the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which we have included in this Form 10-Q and in our press releases announcing our quarterly financial results, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
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Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP measures are presented as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
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$ | 2,771 | $ | 7,844 | $ | 5,151 | $ | 9,429 | ||||||||
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6,270 | 6,668 | 18,421 | 19,235 | ||||||||||||
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57 | 291 | 301 | 4,876 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 11,494 | $ | 17,103 | $ | 29,421 | $ | 40,344 | ||||||||
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$ | 2,308 | $ | 5,563 | $ | 4,642 | $ | 8,323 | ||||||||
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6,270 | 6,668 | 18,421 | 19,235 | ||||||||||||
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57 | 291 | 301 | 4,876 | ||||||||||||
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1,438 | 1,304 | 2,493 | 3,833 | ||||||||||||
Interest income and other income (expense), net |
(173 | ) | 472 | (629 | ) | (1,249 | ) | |||||||||
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636 | 1,809 | 1,138 | 2,355 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 2,308 | $ | 5,563 | $ | 4,642 | $ | 8,323 | ||||||||
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6,270 | 6,668 | 18,421 | 19,235 | ||||||||||||
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57 | 291 | 301 | 4,876 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 8,133 | $ | 11,883 | $ | 20,942 | $ | 29,457 | ||||||||
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$ | 0.09 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.32 | ||||||||
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0.25 | 0.26 | 0.74 | 0.75 | ||||||||||||
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not engage in any off-balance sheet financing activities, nor do we have any interest in entities referred to as variable interest entities.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at September 30, 2015 and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods.
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$ | 94,456 | $ | 8,385 | $ | 20,299 | $ | 19,335 | $ | 46,437 | ||||||||||
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(1) | Excluded from the table above is $0.7 million related to uncertain tax positions as we are uncertain as to when a cash settlement for these liabilities will occur. |
The commitments under our operating leases shown above consist primarily of lease payments for our corporate headquarters located in Boston, Massachusetts (see Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements), our research and development offices in Hungary, our international sales and marketing offices located in Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and India, and contractual obligations related to our data centers.
In December 2014, we entered into a lease for new office space in Boston, Massachusetts. The landlord is obligated to rehabilitate the existing building and we expect that the lease term will begin in November 2015 and extend through April 2028. The aggregate amount of minimum lease payments to be made over the term of the lease is approximately $47 million. Pursuant to the terms of the lease, the landlord is responsible for making certain improvements to the leased space up to an agreed upon cost to the landlord. Any excess costs for these improvements will be billed by the landlord to us as additional rent. We estimate these excess costs to be approximately $7 million. The lease required a security deposit of approximately $3.3 million in the form of an irrevocable, unsecured standby letter of credit. The lease includes an option to extend the original term of the lease for two successive five year periods.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09), its final standard on revenue from contracts with customers. ASU 2014-9 outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle of the revenue model is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. In applying the revenue model to contracts within its scope, an entity identifies the contract(s) with a customer, identifies the performance obligations in the contract, determines the transaction price, allocates the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and recognizes revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 applies to all contracts with customers that are within the scope of other topics in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Certain of ASU 2014-09s provisions also apply to transfers of nonfinancial assets, including in-substance nonfinancial assets that are not an output of an entitys ordinary activities (i.e., property plant and equipment; real estate; or intangible assets). Existing accounting guidance applicable to these transfers has been amended or superseded. ASU 2014-09 also requires significantly expanded disclosures about revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is effective for us on January 1, 2018 with early adoption permitted, but not earlier than January 1, 2017. We are currently assessing the potential impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
On June 19, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Stock Compensation (ASU 2014-12), providing guidance on accounting for share-based payment awards when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. The update clarifies that performance targets that can be achieved after the requisite service period of a share-based payment award be treated as performance conditions that affect vesting. These awards should be accounted for under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation Stock Compensation , and existing guidance should be applied as it relates to awards with performance conditions that affect vesting. The update is effective for us for the interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard, if any, on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
On August 27, 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements Going Concern: Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (ASU 2014-15). The standard requires that we evaluate, at each interim and annual reporting period, whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued, and provide related disclosures. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual and interim periods thereafter, and early adoption is permitted. We do not expect to early adopt ASU 2014-15, which will be effective for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. We do not believe the standard will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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On February 18, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation: Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (ASU 2015-02). The standard amends the consolidation requirements in ASC 810. ASU 2015-02 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2015 for public companies, and early adoption is permitted. We do not expect to early adopt ASU 2015-02, which will be effective for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. We do not believe the standard will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest-Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (ASU 2015-03). The standard requires an entity to present debt issuance costs on the balance sheets as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset, and the amortization is reported as interest expense. ASU 2015-03 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2015 (and interim periods therein). We do not believe the standard will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
On April 15, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, IntangiblesGoodwill and OtherInternal-Use Software: Customers Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (ASU 2015-05). The standard clarifies the circumstances under which a cloud computing customer would account for the arrangement as a license of internal-use software under ASC 350-40. ASU 2015-05 is effective for annual periods (and interim periods therein) beginning after December 15, 2015 and early adoption is permitted. We do not expect to early adopt ASU 2015-05, which will be effective for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. We do not believe the standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk. Our results of operations and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates as a majority of our non-U.S. sales are recorded by our Irish subsidiary and as we incur significant operating expenses in our foreign subsidiaries including our Hungarian research and development facilities and our sales and marketing operations in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and India. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, approximately 33% and 30%, respectively, of our revenues were generated by our Irish subsidiary and approximately 30% and 25%, respectively, of our operating expenses occurred in our international operations in Hungary, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, India and Brazil.
Currently, our largest exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk relates to the Euro, British Pound and the Hungarian Forint. To date, changes in foreign currency exchange rates have not had a material impact on our operations, and we estimate that a change of 20% or less in foreign currency exchange rates would not materially affect our operations. At this time we do not, but may in the future, enter into any foreign currency hedging programs or instruments that would hedge or help offset such foreign currency exchange rate risk.
At September 30, 2015, cash and cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities totaled $245.7 million, of which $170.7 million was held in the United States and $75.0 million was held by our international subsidiaries.
Interest Rate Sensitivity. Interest income is sensitive to changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. However, based on the nature and current level of our cash and cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities, which primarily consist of cash, money market instruments, government securities, and corporate and agency bonds with maturities of two years or less, we believe there is no material risk of exposure to changes in the fair value of our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities as a result of changes in interest rates.
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2015. The term disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company 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 SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the companys management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2015, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Controls. No changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
On August 28, 2014, a putative class action complaint was filed against us in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (Case No. 1:14-cv-01355) by an individual on behalf of himself and purportedly on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals, or collectively, the Ignition Plaintiffs. The Ignition Plaintiffs have since amended their initial complaint on February 17, 2015, May 6, 2015 and September 18, 2015. The amended complaint includes claims made under Californias False Advertising Law and Unfair Competition Law relating to our sale of our Ignition for iOS application, or the App, and the Ignition Plaintiffs continued use of the App and seeks restitution, damages in an unspecified amount, attorneys fees and costs, and unspecified equitable and injunctive relief. We believe we have meritorious defenses to these claims and intend to defend the lawsuit vigorously.
On June 29, 2015, a putative class action complaint was filed against us in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Case No. 5:15-cv-01258) by an individual on behalf of himself and purportedly on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals, or collectively, the Central Plaintiffs, under Californias Automatic Purchase Renewal Statute and Unfair Competition Law related to pricing changes and billing practices for subscriptions to our LogMeIn Central service. On October 7, 2015, we entered into a Settlement Agreement resolving the matter in exchange for a one-time settlement payment of $25,000. We expect the class action complaint to be dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in the fourth quarter of 2015.
We are from time to time subject to various legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, which arise in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these other claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the outcome of any of these other legal matters will have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.
Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
Our business is subject to numerous risks. We caution you that the following important factors, among others, could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf in filings with the SEC, press releases, communications with investors and oral statements. Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in any other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors mentioned in the discussion below will be important in determining future results. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Actual future results may differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosure we make in our reports filed with the SEC.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
We may be unable to maintain profitability.
We reported a net loss of $7.7 million for fiscal 2013, primarily due to patent litigation related expenses, and we reported net income of $8.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 we reported net income of $8.3 million. However, given our operating history, we cannot be certain that we will be able to maintain this profitability in the future. Our growth in revenue and customer base may not be sustainable, and we may not achieve sufficient revenue to achieve or maintain profitability. We may incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, unforeseen expenses, operating difficulties, complications and delays or due to the other risks described in this report. Accordingly, we may not be able to maintain our profitability, and we may incur significant losses for the foreseeable future.
Assertions by a third party that our services and solutions infringe its intellectual property, whether or not correct, could subject us to costly and time-consuming litigation or expensive licenses.
There is frequent litigation in the software and technology industries based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. We have been, and may in the future be, subject to third party patent infringement or other intellectual property-related lawsuits as we face increasing competition and become increasingly visible. Regardless of the merit of these claims, they can be time-consuming, result in costly litigation and diversion of technical and management personnel or require us to develop a non-infringing technology or enter into license agreements. There can be no assurance that such licenses will be available on acceptable terms and conditions, if at all, and although we have previously licensed proprietary technology, we cannot be certain that the owners rights in such technology will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. For these reasons and because of the potential for court awards that are difficult to predict, it is not unusual to find even arguably unmeritorious claims settled for significant amounts. In addition, many of our service agreements require us to indemnify our customers from certain third-party intellectual property infringement claims, which could increase our costs as a result of defending such claims and may require that we pay damages if there were an adverse ruling related to any such claims. These types of claims could harm our relationships with our customers, deter future customers from subscribing to our services or expose us to further litigation. These costs, monetary or otherwise, associated with defending against third party allegations of infringement could have negative effects on our business, financial condition and operating results.
For additional information please refer to Part II, Item 1 entitled Legal Proceedings and Note 10 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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If the security of our customers confidential information stored in our systems is breached or otherwise subjected to unauthorized access, our reputation may be harmed, and we may be exposed to liability and a loss of customers.
Our systems store our customers confidential information, which may include credit card information, account and device information, passwords and other critical data. Any accidental or willful security breaches or other unauthorized access could expose us to liability for the loss of such information, time consuming and expensive litigation and other potential liabilities, as well as negative publicity. Many states have also enacted laws requiring companies to notify individuals of data security breaches involving their personal data. These mandatory disclosures regarding a security breach often lead to widespread negative publicity, which may cause our customers to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our data security measures.
Additionally, techniques used by computer hackers and cyber criminals to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and generally are difficult to recognize and react to. Our services and systems, including the systems of our outsourced service providers, have been and may in the future continue to be the target of various forms of cyber-attacks such as DNS attacks, wireless network attacks, viruses and worms, malicious software, application centric attacks, peer-to-peer attacks, phishing attempts, backdoor trojans and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. While we make significant efforts to maintain the security and integrity of our services and computer systems, our cybersecurity measures and the cybersecurity measures taken by our third-party data center facilities may be unable to anticipate, detect or prevent all attempts to compromise our systems. Any security breach, whether successful or not, could harm our reputation, subject us to lawsuits and other potential liabilities and ultimately could result in the loss of customers.
If our services are used to commit fraud or other similar intentional or illegal acts, we may incur significant liabilities, our services may be perceived as not secure and customers may curtail or stop using our services.
Certain services we provide enable direct remote access to third-party computer systems. We do not control the use or content of information accessed by our customers through our services. If our services are used to commit fraud or other bad or illegal acts, including, but not limited to, posting, distributing or transmitting any software or other computer files that contain a virus or other harmful component, interfering or disrupting third-party networks, infringing any third partys copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy, transmitting any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, vulgar or otherwise objectionable material, or accessing unauthorized third-party data, we may become subject to claims for defamation, negligence or intellectual property infringement and subject to other potential liabilities. As a result, defending such claims could be expensive and time-consuming, and we could incur significant liability to our customers and to individuals or businesses who were the targets of such acts. As a result, our business may suffer and our reputation may be damaged.
We depend on search engines to attract a significant percentage of our customers, and if those search engines change their listings or increase their pricing, it would limit our ability to attract new customers.
Many of our customers locate our website through search engines, such as Google. Search engines typically provide two types of search results, algorithmic and purchased listings, and we rely on both types. Algorithmic listings cannot be purchased and are determined and displayed solely by a set of formulas designed by the search engine. Search engines revise their algorithms from time to time in an attempt to optimize search result listings. If the search engines on which we rely for algorithmic listings modify their algorithms in a manner that reduces the prominence of our listing, fewer potential customers may click through to our website, requiring us to resort to other costly resources to replace this traffic. Any failure to replace this traffic could reduce our revenue and increase our costs. In addition, costs for purchased listings have increased in the past and may increase in the future, and further increases could have negative effects on our financial condition.
If we are unable to attract new customers to our services on a cost-effective basis, our revenue and results of operations will be adversely affected.
We must continue to attract a large number of customers on a cost-effective basis, many of whom have not previously used cloud-based, remote-connectivity solutions. We rely on a variety of marketing methods to attract new customers to our services, such as paying providers of online services and search engines for advertising space and priority placement of our website in response to Internet searches. Our ability to attract new customers also depends on the competitiveness of the pricing of our services. If our current marketing initiatives are not successful or become unavailable, if the cost of such initiatives were to significantly increase, or if our competitors offer similar services at lower prices, we may not be able to attract new customers on a cost-effective basis and, as a result, our revenue and results of operations would be adversely affected.
If we are unable to retain our existing customers, our revenue and results of operations would be adversely affected.
We sell our services pursuant to agreements that are generally one year in duration. Our customers have no obligation to renew their subscriptions after their subscription period expires, and these subscriptions may not be renewed on the same or on more profitable terms. As a result, our ability to grow depends in part on subscription renewals. We may not be able to accurately predict future trends in customer renewals, and our customers renewal rates may decline or fluctuate because of several factors, including their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with our services, the prices of our services, the prices of services offered by our competitors or reductions in our customers spending levels. If our customers do not renew their subscriptions for our services, renew on less favorable terms, or do not purchase additional functionality or subscriptions, our revenue may grow more slowly than expected or decline, and our profitability and gross margins may be harmed.
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If we fail to convert our free users to paying customers, our revenue and financial results will be harmed.
A significant portion of our user base utilizes our services free of charge through our free services or free trials of our premium services. We seek to convert these free and trial users to paying customers of our premium services. If our rate of conversion suffers for any reason, our revenue may decline and our business may suffer.
If our efforts to build a strong brand identity are not successful, we may not be able to attract or retain subscribers and our operating results may be adversely affected.
We believe that building and maintaining a strong brand identity plays an important role in attracting and retaining subscribers to our services, who may have other options from which to obtain their remote connectivity services. In order to build a strong brand, we believe that we must continue to offer innovative remote connectivity services that our subscribers value and enjoy using, and also market and promote those services through effective marketing campaigns, promotions and communications with our user base. From time-to-time, subscribers may express dissatisfaction with our services or react negatively to our strategic business decisions, such as changes that we make in pricing, features or service offerings, including the discontinuance of our free services. To the extent that user dissatisfaction with our services or strategic business decisions is widespread or not adequately addressed, our overall brand identity may suffer and as a result our ability to attract and retain subscribers may be adversely affected, which could adversely affect our operating results.
Our business strategy includes acquiring or investing in other companies, which may divert our managements attention, result in additional dilution to our stockholders and consume resources that are necessary to sustain our business.
Our business strategy includes acquiring complementary services, technologies or businesses. We also may enter into relationships with other businesses to expand our portfolio of services or our ability to provide our services in foreign jurisdictions, which could involve preferred or exclusive licenses, additional channels of distribution, discount pricing or investments in other companies. Negotiating these transactions can be time-consuming, difficult and expensive, and our ability to close these transactions may often be subject to conditions or approvals that are beyond our control. Consequently, these transactions, even if undertaken and announced, may not close.
An acquisition, investment or new business relationship may result in unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures. In particular, we may encounter difficulties assimilating or integrating the businesses, technologies, products, personnel or operations of the acquired companies, particularly if the key personnel of the acquired company choose not to work for us, the companys software is not easily adapted to work with ours or we have difficulty retaining the customers of any acquired business due to changes in management or otherwise. Acquisitions may also disrupt our business, divert our resources and require significant management attention that would otherwise be available for development of our business. Moreover, the anticipated benefits of any acquisition, investment or business relationship may not be realized or we may be exposed to unknown liabilities. For one or more of those transactions, we may:
| issue additional equity securities that would dilute our stockholders; |
| use cash that we may need in the future to operate our business; |
| incur debt on terms unfavorable to us or that we are unable to repay; |
| incur large charges or substantial liabilities; |
| encounter difficulties retaining key employees of the acquired company or integrating diverse software codes or business cultures; and |
| become subject to adverse tax consequences, substantial depreciation or deferred compensation charges. |
Any of these risks could harm our business and operating results.
We expect that integrating an acquired companys operations may present challenges.
The integration of an acquired company requires, among other things, coordination of administrative, sales and marketing, accounting and finance functions and expansion of information and management systems. Integration may prove to be difficult initially due to the necessity of coordinating geographically separate organizations and integrating personnel with disparate business backgrounds and corporate cultures. We may not be able to retain key employees of an acquired company. Additionally, the process of integrating a new product or service may require a disproportionate amount of time and attention of our management and financial and other resources. Any difficulties or problems encountered in the integration of a new product or service could have a material adverse effect on our business.
The integration of an acquired company may cost more than we anticipate, and it is possible that we will incur significant additional unforeseen costs in connection with the integration that may negatively impact our earnings.
In addition, we may only be able to conduct limited due diligence on an acquired companys operations and potential liabilities. Following an acquisition, we may be subject to unforeseen liabilities arising from an acquired companys past or present operations. These liabilities may be greater than the warranty and indemnity limitations we are able to negotiate in connection with the acquisition. Any unforeseen liability that is greater than these negotiated warranty and indemnity limitations could have a negative impact on our financial condition.
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Even if successfully integrated, there can be no assurance that our operating performance after an acquisition will be successful or will fulfill managements objectives.
We may not be able to respond to rapid technological changes in time to address the needs of our customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our sales and profitability.
The cloud-based, remote-connectivity services market is characterized by rapid technological change, the frequent introduction of new services and evolving industry standards. Our ability to remain competitive will depend in large part on our ability to continue to enhance our existing services and develop new service offerings that keep pace with the markets rapid technological developments. Additionally, to achieve market acceptance for our services, we must effectively anticipate and offer services that meet changing customer demands in a timely manner. Customers may require features and capabilities that our current services do not have. If we fail to develop services that satisfy customer requirements in a timely and cost-effective manner, our ability to renew our services with existing customers and our ability to create or increase demand for our services will be harmed and our revenue and results of operations would be adversely affected.
We may not be able to capitalize on potential emerging market opportunities and new services that we introduce may not generate the revenue and earnings we anticipated, which may adversely affect our business.
Our business strategy involves identifying emerging market opportunities which we can capitalize on by successfully developing and introducing new services designed to address those market opportunities. We have made and expect to continue to make significant investments in research and development in order to capitalize on potential emerging market opportunities that we have identified. If, despite our research and development efforts, we are not able to successfully develop new services or if we are not able to fully penetrate the emerging markets we have targeted, we may not be able to generate the revenue and earnings we anticipated and our business and results of operations would be adversely affected.
We use a limited number of data centers to deliver our services. Any disruption of service at these facilities could harm our business.
We host our services and serve all of our customers from seven third-party data center facilities located throughout the world. We do not control the operation of these facilities. The owners of our data center facilities have no obligation to renew their agreements with us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we are unable to renew these agreements on commercially reasonable terms, we may be required to transfer to new data center facilities, and we may incur significant costs and possible service interruption in connection with doing so.
Any changes in third-party service levels at our data centers or any errors, defects, disruptions or other performance problems with our services could harm our reputation and may damage our customers businesses. Interruptions in our services might reduce our revenue, cause us to issue credits to customers, subject us to potential liability, cause customers to terminate their subscriptions or harm our renewal rates.
Our data centers are vulnerable to damage or interruption from human error, intentional bad acts, pandemics, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, war, terrorist attacks, power losses, hardware failures, systems failures, telecommunications failures and similar events. At least one of our data facilities is located in an area known for seismic activity, increasing our susceptibility to the risk that an earthquake could significantly harm the operations of these facilities. The occurrence of a natural disaster or an act of terrorism, or vandalism or other misconduct, a decision to close the facilities without adequate notice or other unanticipated problems could result in lengthy interruptions in our services.
Failure to comply with data protection standards may cause us to lose the ability to offer our customers a credit card payment option which would increase our costs of processing customer orders and make our services less attractive to our customers, the majority of which purchase our services with a credit card.
Major credit card issuers have adopted data protection standards and have incorporated these standards into their contracts with us. If we fail to maintain our compliance with the data protection and documentation standards adopted by the major credit card issuers and applicable to us, these issuers could terminate their agreements with us, and we could lose our ability to offer our customers a credit card payment option. Most of our individual and SMB customers purchase our services online with a credit card, and our business depends substantially upon our ability to offer the credit card payment option. Any loss of our ability to offer our customers a credit card payment option would make our services less attractive to them and hurt our business. Our administrative costs related to customer payment processing would also increase significantly if we were not able to accept credit card payments for our services.
We are required to comply with certain financial and operating covenants under our credit facility; any failure to comply with those covenants could cause amounts borrowed under the facility to become immediately due and payable or prevent us from borrowing under the facility.
Our credit facility, which consists of a $100 million secured revolving loan (and which may be increased by an additional $50 million if the existing or additional lenders are willing to make such increased commitments) which is available through February 18, 2020, at which time any amounts outstanding will be due and payable in full. As of October 24, 2015, we had drawn $60 million under the credit facility. We may wish to borrow additional amounts under the facility in the future for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, the potential acquisition of complementary products or businesses, share repurchases, as well as for working capital.
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We are required to comply with certain financial and operating covenants which limit our ability to operate our business as we otherwise might operate it. Our failure to comply with any of these covenants or to meet any payment obligations under the facility could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, would result in any amounts outstanding, including any accrued interest and unpaid fees, becoming immediately due and payable. We might not have sufficient working capital or liquidity to satisfy any repayment obligations in the event of an acceleration of those obligations. In addition, if we are not in compliance with the financial and operating covenants at the time we wish to borrow additional funds, we will be unable to borrow such funds.
Failure to effectively and efficiently service SMBs would adversely affect our ability to increase our revenue.
We market and sell a significant amount of our services to SMBs. SMBs are challenging to reach, acquire and retain in a cost-effective manner. To grow our revenue quickly, we must add new customers, sell additional services to existing customers and encourage existing customers to renew their subscriptions. Selling to and retaining SMBs is more difficult than selling to and retaining large enterprise customers because SMB customers generally:
| have high failure rates; |
| are price sensitive; |
| are difficult to reach with targeted sales campaigns; |
| have high churn rates in part because of the scale of their businesses and the ease of switching services; and |
| generate less revenues per customer and per transaction. |
In addition, SMBs frequently have limited budgets and may choose to spend funds on items other than our services. Moreover, SMBs are more likely to be significantly affected by economic downturns than larger, more established companies, and if these organizations experience economic hardship, they may be unwilling or unable to expend resources on IT.
If we are unable to market and sell our services to SMBs with competitive pricing and in a cost-effective manner, our ability to grow our revenue quickly and become profitable will be harmed.
The markets in which we participate are competitive, with low barriers to entry, and if we do not compete effectively, our operating results may be harmed.
The markets for remote-connectivity solutions are competitive and rapidly changing, with relatively low barriers to entry. With the introduction of new technologies and market entrants, we expect competition to intensify in the future. In addition, pricing pressures and increased competition generally could result in reduced sales, reduced margins or the failure of our services to achieve or maintain widespread market acceptance. Often we compete against existing services that our potential customers have already made significant expenditures to acquire and implement.
Certain of our competitors offer, or may in the future offer, lower priced, or free, products or services that compete with our services. This competition may result in reduced prices and a substantial loss of customers for our services or a reduction in our revenue.
We compete with larger, more established competitors like Citrix Systems, WebEx (a division of Cisco Systems), Microsoft, IBM, Apple, Google and Adobe. Certain of our services also compete directly with competitors such as GFI, TeamViewer, Splashtop, OKTA, BlueJeans, LivePerson, Dropbox, BOX, SugarSync and PTC. Many of our actual and potential competitors enjoy competitive advantages over us, such as greater name recognition, longer operating histories, more varied services and larger marketing budgets, as well as greater financial, technical and other resources. In addition, many of our competitors have established marketing relationships and access to larger customer bases, and have major distribution agreements with consultants, system integrators and resellers. If we are not able to compete effectively, our operating results will be harmed.
Industry consolidation may result in increased competition.
Some of our competitors have made or may make acquisitions or may enter into partnerships or other strategic relationships to offer a more comprehensive service than they individually had offered. In addition, new entrants not currently considered to be competitors may enter the market through acquisitions, partnerships or strategic relationships. We expect these trends to continue as companies attempt to strengthen or maintain their market positions. Many of the companies driving this trend have significantly greater financial, technical and other resources than we do and may be better positioned to acquire and offer complementary services and technologies. The companies resulting from such combinations may create more compelling service offerings and may offer greater pricing flexibility than we can or may engage in business practices that make it more difficult for us to compete effectively, including on the basis of price, sales and marketing programs, technology or service functionality. These pressures could result in a substantial loss of customers or a reduction in our revenues.
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Original equipment manufacturers may adopt solutions provided by our competitors.
Original equipment manufacturers may in the future seek to build the capability for remote-connectivity solutions into their products. We may compete with our competitors to sell our services to, or partner with, these manufacturers. Our ability to attract and partner with these manufacturers will, in large part, depend on the competitiveness of our services. If we fail to attract or partner with, or our competitors are successful in attracting or partnering with, these manufacturers, our revenue and results of operations would be affected adversely.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate in the future. As a result, we may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of research analysts or investors, which could cause our stock price to decline.
Our quarterly operating results may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control. If our quarterly operating results or guidance fall below the expectations of research analysts or investors, the price of our common stock could decline substantially. Fluctuations in our quarterly operating results or guidance may be due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to, those listed below:
| our ability to renew existing customers, increase sales to existing customers and attract new customers; |
| the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures related to the operation, maintenance and expansion of our business; |
| service outages or security breaches; |
| whether we meet the service level commitments in our agreements with our customers; |
| changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors; |
| our ability to successfully implement strategic business model changes; |
| the timing and success of new application and service introductions and upgrades by us or our competitors; |
| changes in sales compensation plans or organizational structure; |
| the timing of costs related to the development or acquisition of technologies, services or businesses; |
| seasonal variations or other cyclicality in the demand for our services; |
| general economic, industry and market conditions and those conditions specific to Internet usage and online businesses; |
| litigation, including class action litigation, involving our company, our services, or our general industry; |
| the purchasing and budgeting cycles of our customers; |
| the financial condition of our customers; and |
| geopolitical events such as war, threat of war or terrorist acts. |
We believe that our quarterly revenue and operating results may vary significantly in the future and that period-to-period comparisons of our operating results may not be meaningful. You should not rely on past results as an indication of future performance.
If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate and timely financial statements could be impaired, which could harm our operating results, our ability to operate our business and investors views of us.
Ensuring that we have adequate internal financial and accounting controls and procedures in place so that we can produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis is a costly and time-consuming effort. Our internal controls over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. In addition, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, requires an annual management assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and a report from our independent registered public accounting firm addressing the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. We have documented, tested and improved, to the extent necessary, our internal controls over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2014. If in the future we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a timely manner, or if as part of our process of documenting and testing our internal controls over financial reporting, we or our independent registered public accounting firm identify deficiencies or areas for further attention and improvement, implementing appropriate changes to our internal controls may distract our officers and employees, entail substantial costs to modify our existing processes and take significant time to complete. These changes may not, however, be effective in maintaining the adequacy of our internal controls, and any failure to maintain that adequacy, or consequent inability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, could increase our operating costs and harm our business. In addition, investors perceptions that our internal controls are inadequate or that we are unable to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis may harm our stock price and make it more difficult for us to effectively market and sell our services to new and existing customers.
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We provide minimum service level commitments to some of our customers, the failure of which to meet could cause us to issue credits for future services or pay penalties, which could significantly harm our revenue.
Some of our customer agreements now, and may in the future, provide minimum service level commitments regarding items such as uptime, functionality or performance. If we are unable to meet the stated service level commitments for these customers or our services suffer extended periods of unavailability, we are or may be contractually obligated to provide these customers with credits for future services or pay other penalties. Our revenue could be significantly impacted if we are unable to meet our service level commitments and are required to provide a significant amount of our services at no cost or pay other penalties. We do not currently have any reserves on our balance sheet for these commitments.
If we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan, maintain high levels of service or address competitive challenges adequately.
For the last three fiscal years, our revenue has grown from $138.8 million in 2012 to $166.3 million in 2013 and to $222.0 million in 2014. Our growth has placed, and may continue to place, a significant strain on our managerial, administrative, operational, financial and other resources. We intend to further expand our overall business, customer base, headcount and operations both domestically and internationally. Creating a global organization and managing a geographically dispersed workforce will require substantial management effort and significant additional investment in our infrastructure. We will be required to continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls and our reporting procedures and we may not be able to do so effectively. As such, we may be unable to manage our expenses effectively in the future, which may negatively impact our gross profit or operating expenses in any particular quarter.
If we do not effectively expand and train our work force, our future operating results will suffer.
We plan to continue to expand our work force both domestically and internationally to increase our customer base and revenue. We believe that there is significant competition for qualified personnel with the skills and technical knowledge that we require. Our ability to achieve significant revenue growth will depend, in large part, on our success in recruiting, training and retaining sufficient numbers of personnel to support our growth. New hires require significant training and, in most cases, take significant time before they achieve full productivity. Our recent hires and planned hires may not become as productive as we expect, and we may be unable to hire or retain sufficient numbers of qualified individuals. If our recruiting, training and retention efforts are not successful or do not generate a corresponding increase in revenue, our business will be harmed.
Our sales cycles for enterprise customers can be long, unpredictable and require considerable time and expense, which may cause our operating results to fluctuate.
The timing of our revenue from sales to enterprise customers is difficult to predict. These efforts require us to educate our customers about the use and benefit of our services, including the technical capabilities and potential cost savings to an organization. Enterprise customers typically undertake a significant evaluation process that has in the past resulted in a lengthy sales cycle, typically several months. We spend substantial time, effort and money on our enterprise sales efforts without any assurance that our efforts will produce any sales. In addition, service subscriptions are frequently subject to budget constraints and unplanned administrative, processing and other delays. If sales expected from a specific customer for a particular quarter are not realized in that quarter or at all, our results could fall short of public expectations and our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Our long-term success depends, in part, on our ability to expand the sales of our services to customers located outside of the United States, and thus our business is susceptible to risks associated with international sales and operations.
We currently maintain offices and have sales personnel outside of the United States and are expanding our international operations. Our international expansion efforts may not be successful. In addition, conducting international operations subjects us to new risks that we have not generally faced in the United States. These risks include:
| localization of our services, including translation into foreign languages and adaptation for local practices and regulatory requirements; |
| lack of familiarity with and unexpected changes in foreign regulatory requirements; |
| longer accounts receivable payment cycles and difficulties in collecting accounts receivable; |
| difficulties in managing and staffing international operations; |
| fluctuations in currency exchange rates; |
| potentially adverse tax consequences, including the complexities of foreign value added or other tax systems and restrictions on the repatriation of earnings; |
| dependence on certain third parties, including channel partners with whom we do not have extensive experience; |
| the burdens of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws and legal standards; |
| increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities; |
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| political, social and economic instability abroad, terrorist attacks and security concerns in general; and |
| reduced or varied protection for intellectual property rights in some countries. |
Operating in international markets also requires significant management attention and financial resources. The investment and additional resources required to establish operations and manage growth in other countries may not produce desired levels of revenue or profitability.
Adverse economic conditions or reduced IT spending may adversely impact our revenues and profitability.
Our business depends on the overall demand for IT and on the economic health of our current and prospective customers. The use of our service is often discretionary and may involve a commitment of capital and other resources. Weak economic conditions in the United States, European Union and other key international economies may affect the rate of IT spending and could adversely impact our customers ability or willingness to purchase our services, delay prospective customers purchasing decisions, reduce the value or duration of their subscription contracts, or affect renewal rates, all of which could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
Our success depends in large part on our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights.
We rely on a combination of copyright, service mark, trademark and trade secret laws, as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual restrictions, to establish and protect our proprietary rights, all of which provide only limited protection. In addition, we have twelve issued patents and eleven patents pending, and we are in the process of filing additional patents. We cannot assure you that any patents will issue from our currently pending patent applications in a manner that gives us the protection that we seek, if at all, or that any future patents issued to us will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. Any patents that may issue in the future from pending or future patent applications may not provide sufficiently broad protection or they may not prove to be enforceable in actions against alleged infringers. Also, we cannot assure you that any future service mark or trademark registrations will be issued for pending or future applications or that any registered service marks or trademarks will be enforceable or provide adequate protection of our proprietary rights.
We endeavor to enter into agreements with our employees and contractors and agreements with parties with whom we do business to limit access to and disclosure of our proprietary information. The steps we have taken, however, may not prevent unauthorized use or the reverse engineering of our technology. Moreover, others may independently develop technologies that are competitive to ours or infringe our intellectual property. Enforcement of our intellectual property rights also depends on our successful legal actions against these infringers, but these actions may not be successful, even when our rights have been infringed.
Furthermore, effective patent, trademark, service mark, copyright and trade secret protection may not be available in every country in which our services are available. In addition, the legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property rights in Internet-related industries are uncertain and still evolving.
Our use of open source software could negatively affect our ability to sell our services and subject us to possible litigation.
A portion of the technologies we license incorporate so-called open source software, and we may incorporate additional open source software in the future. Open source software is generally licensed by its authors or other third parties under open source licenses. If we fail to comply with these licenses, we may be subject to certain conditions, including requirements that we offer our services that incorporate the open source software for no cost, that we make available source code for modifications or derivative works we create based upon, incorporating or using the open source software and/or that we license such modifications or derivative works under the terms of the particular open source license. If an author or other third party that distributes such open source software were to allege that we had not complied with the conditions of one or more of these licenses, we could be required to incur significant legal expenses defending against such allegations and could be subject to significant damages, enjoined from the sale of our services that contained the open source software and required to comply with the foregoing conditions, which could disrupt the distribution and sale of some of our services.
We rely on third-party software, including server software and licenses from third parties to use patented intellectual property that is required for the development of our services, which may be difficult to obtain or which could cause errors or failures of our services.
We rely on software licensed from third parties to offer our services, including server software from Microsoft and patented third-party technology. In addition, we may need to obtain future licenses from third parties to use intellectual property associated with the development of our services, which might not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Any loss of the right to use any software required for the development and maintenance of our services could result in delays in the provision of our services until equivalent technology is either developed by us, or, if available, is identified, obtained and integrated, which could harm our business. Any errors or defects in third-party software could result in errors or a failure of our services which could harm our business.
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Material defects or errors in the software we use to deliver our services could harm our reputation, result in significant costs to us and impair our ability to sell our services.
The software applications underlying our services are inherently complex and may contain material defects or errors, particularly when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements are released. We have from time to time found defects in our services, and new errors in our existing services may be detected in the future. Any defects that cause interruptions to the availability of our services could result in:
| a reduction in sales or delay in market acceptance of our services; |
| sales credits or refunds to our customers; |
| loss of existing customers and difficulty in attracting new customers; |
| diversion of development resources; |
| harm to our reputation; and |
| increased insurance costs. |
After the release of our services, defects or errors may also be identified from time to time by our internal team and by our customers. The costs incurred in correcting any material defects or errors in our services may be substantial and could harm our operating results.
Government regulation of the Internet and e-commerce and of the international exchange of certain technologies is subject to possible unfavorable changes, and our failure to comply with applicable regulations could harm our business and operating results.
As Internet commerce continues to evolve, increasing regulation by federal, state or foreign governments becomes more likely. For example, we believe increased regulation is likely in the area of data privacy, and laws and regulations applying to the solicitation, collection, processing or use of personal or consumer information could affect our customers ability to use and share data, potentially reducing demand for our products and services. In addition, taxation of products and services provided over the Internet or other charges imposed by government agencies or by private organizations for accessing the Internet may also be imposed. Any regulation imposing greater fees for Internet use or restricting the exchange of information over the Internet could result in reduced growth or a decline in the use of the Internet and could diminish the viability of our Internet-based services, which could harm our business and operating results.
Our software products contain encryption technologies, certain types of which are subject to U.S. and foreign export control regulations and, in some foreign countries, restrictions on importation and/or use. We have submitted our encryption products for technical review under U.S. export regulations and have received the necessary approvals. Any failure on our part to comply with encryption or other applicable export control requirements could result in financial penalties or other sanctions under the U.S. export regulations, which could harm our business and operating results. Foreign regulatory restrictions could impair our access to technologies that we seek for improving our products and services and may also limit or reduce the demand for our products and services outside of the United States.
Our operating results may be harmed if we are required to collect sales or other related taxes for our subscription services in jurisdictions where we have not historically done so.
Primarily due to the nature of our services in certain states and countries, we do not believe we are required to collect sales or other related taxes from our customers in certain states or countries. However, one or more other states or countries may seek to impose sales or other tax collection obligations on us, including for past sales by us or our resellers and other partners. A successful assertion that we should be collecting sales or other related taxes on our services could result in substantial tax liabilities for past sales, discourage customers from purchasing our services or otherwise harm our business and operating results.
The loss of key employees or an inability to attract and retain additional personnel may impair our ability to grow our business.
We are highly dependent upon the continued service and performance of our executive management team as well as other key technical and sales employees. These key employees are not party to an employment agreement with us, and they may terminate employment with us at any time with no advance notice. The replacement of these key employees likely would involve significant time and costs, and the loss of these key employees may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives.
We face intense competition for qualified individuals from numerous technology, software and manufacturing companies. For example, our competitors may be able attract and retain a more qualified engineering team by offering more competitive compensation packages. If we are unable to attract new engineers and retain our current engineers, we may not be able to develop and maintain our services at the same levels as our competitors and we may, therefore, lose potential customers and sales penetration in certain markets. Our failure to attract and retain suitably qualified individuals could have an adverse effect on our ability to implement our business plan and, as a result, our ability to compete would decrease, our operating results would suffer and our revenues would decrease.
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Our business is substantially dependent on market demand for, and acceptance of, the cloud-based model for the use of software.
We derive, and expect to continue to derive, substantially all of our revenue from the sale of cloud-based services. As a result, widespread acceptance and use of the cloud-based business model is critical to our future growth and success. Under the perpetual or periodic license model for software procurement, users of the software typically run applications on their hardware. Because companies are generally predisposed to maintaining control of their IT systems and infrastructure, there may be resistance to the concept of accessing the functionality that software provides as a service through a third party. If the market for cloud-based, software solutions ceases to grow or grows more slowly than we currently anticipate, demand for our services could be negatively affected.
Growth of our business may be adversely affected if businesses, IT support providers or consumers do not adopt remote access, support and collaboration solutions more widely.
Our services employ new and emerging technologies for remote access, support and collaboration. Our target customers may hesitate to accept the risks inherent in applying and relying on new technologies or methodologies to supplant traditional methods of remote connectivity. Our business will not be successful if our target customers do not accept the use of our remote access and remote support technologies.
Our success depends on our customers continued high-speed access to the Internet and the continued reliability of the Internet infrastructure.
Because our services are designed to work over the Internet, our revenue growth depends on our customers high-speed access to the Internet, as well as the continued maintenance and development of the Internet infrastructure. The future delivery of our services will depend on third-party Internet service providers to expand high-speed Internet access, to maintain a reliable network with the necessary speed, data capacity and security, and to develop complementary products and services, including high-speed modems, for providing reliable and timely Internet access and services. The success of our business depends directly on the continued accessibility, maintenance and improvement of the Internet as a convenient means of customer interaction, as well as an efficient medium for the delivery and distribution of information by businesses to their employees. All of these factors are out of our control.
To the extent that the Internet continues to experience increased numbers of users, frequency of use or bandwidth requirements, the Internet may become congested and be unable to support the demands placed on it, and its performance or reliability may decline. Any future Internet outages or delays could adversely affect our ability to provide services to our customers.
RISKS RELATED TO OWNERSHIP OF OUR COMMON STOCK
Our failure to raise additional capital or generate the cash flows necessary to expand our operations and invest in our services could reduce our ability to compete successfully.
We may need to raise additional funds, and we may not be able to obtain additional debt or equity financing on favorable terms, if at all. If we raise additional equity financing, our stockholders may experience significant dilution of their ownership interests, and the per share value of our common stock could decline. If we engage in debt financing, we may be required to accept terms that restrict our ability to pay dividends or make distributions, incur additional indebtedness and force us to maintain specified liquidity or other ratios. If we need additional capital and cannot raise it on acceptable terms, we may not be able to, among other things:
| develop or enhance our services; |
| continue to expand our development, sales and marketing organizations; |
| acquire complementary technologies, products or businesses; |
| expand our operations, in the United States or internationally; |
| hire, train and retain employees; or |
| respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated working capital requirements. |
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Our stock price may be volatile, and the market price of our common stock may drop in the future
Prior to the completion of our initial public offering, or IPO, in July 2009, there was no public market for shares of our common stock. During the period from our IPO until October 22, 2015, our common stock has traded as high as $75.42 and as low as $15.15. An active, liquid and orderly market for our common stock may not be sustained, which could depress the trading price of our common stock. Some of the factors that may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate include:
| fluctuations in our quarterly financial results or the quarterly financial results of companies perceived to be similar to us; |
| fluctuations in our recorded revenue, even during periods of significant sales order activity; |
| changes in estimates of our financial results or recommendations by securities analysts; |
| failure of any of our services to achieve or maintain market acceptance; |
| changes in market valuations of similar companies; |
| announcements regarding changes to our current or planned products or services; |
| success of competitive products or services; |
| changes in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of debt; |
| announcements by us or our competitors of significant services, contracts, acquisitions or strategic alliances; |
| regulatory developments in the United States, foreign countries or both; |
| litigation, including class action litigation, involving our company, our services, or our general industry, including announcements regarding developments in on-going litigation matters; |
| additions or departures of key personnel; |
| general perception of the future of the remote-connectivity market or our services; |
| investors general perception of us; and |
| changes in general economic, industry and market conditions. |
In addition, if the market for technology stocks or the stock market in general experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition or results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may expose us to class action lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, could be costly to defend and a distraction to management.
A significant portion of our total outstanding shares may be sold into the public market at any time, which could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well.
If our existing stockholders sell a large number of shares of our common stock or the public market perceives that such existing stockholders might sell shares of common stock, the trading price of our common stock could decline significantly.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if they publish a negative report or change their recommendations regarding our stock adversely, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock is influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If any of the analysts who cover us or may cover us in the future publish a negative report or change their recommendation regarding our stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, our stock price would likely decline. If any analyst who covers us or may cover us in the future were to cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.
Our management has broad discretion over the use of our existing cash resources and might not use such funds in ways that increase the value of our common stock.
Our management will continue to have broad discretion to use our cash resources. Our management might not apply these cash resources in ways that increase the value of our common stock.
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We do not expect to declare any dividends in the foreseeable future.
We do not anticipate declaring any cash dividends to holders of our common stock in the foreseeable future. Consequently, stockholders must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on the value of their shares of our common stock.
As a public company, we incur significant additional costs which could harm our operating results.
As a public company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses, including costs associated with public company reporting requirements. We also have incurred and will continue to incur costs associated with current corporate governance requirements, including requirements under Section 404 and other provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and The NASDAQ Global Select Market. The expenses incurred by public companies for reporting and corporate governance purposes have increased dramatically. We expect these rules and regulations to substantially increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. We also expect these new rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to maintain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage previously available. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as our executive officers.
Certain stockholders could attempt to influence changes within the Company which could adversely affect the Companys operations, financial condition and the value of our common stock.
Our stockholders may from time-to-time seek to acquire a controlling stake in our company, engage in proxy solicitations, advance shareholder proposals or otherwise attempt to effect changes. Campaigns by stockholders to effect changes at publicly traded companies are sometimes led by investors seeking to increase short-term stockholder value through actions such as financial restructuring, increased debt, special dividends, stock repurchases or sales of assets or the entire company. Responding to proxy contests and other actions by activist stockholders can be costly and time-consuming, disrupting our operations and diverting the attention of our Board of Directors and senior management from the pursuit of business strategies. These actions could adversely affect our operations, financial condition and the value of our common stock.
Anti-takeover provisions contained in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as provisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt.
Our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Delaware law contain provisions that could have the effect of rendering more difficult or discouraging an acquisition deemed undesirable by our board of directors. Our corporate governance documents include provisions:
| authorizing blank check preferred stock, which could be issued with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to our common stock; |
| limiting the liability of, and providing indemnification to, our directors and officers; |
| limiting the ability of our stockholders to call and bring business before special meetings and to take action by written consent in lieu of a meeting; |
| requiring advance notice of stockholder proposals for business to be conducted at meetings of our stockholders and for nominations of candidates for election to our board of directors; |
| controlling the procedures for the conduct and scheduling of board of directors and stockholder meetings; |
| providing the board of directors with the express power to postpone previously scheduled annual meetings and to cancel previously scheduled special meetings; |
| limiting the determination of the number of directors on our board of directors and the filling of vacancies or newly created seats on the board to our board of directors then in office; and |
| providing that directors may be removed by stockholders only for cause. |
These provisions, alone or together, could delay hostile takeovers and changes in control of our company or changes in our management.
As a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Delaware law, including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation law, which prevents some stockholders holding more than 15% of our outstanding common stock from engaging in certain business combinations without approval of the holders of substantially all of our outstanding common stock. Any provision of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock.
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Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
(a) | Sales of Unregistered Securities |
We did not sell any unregistered securities in the three months ended September 30, 2015.
(b) | Use of Proceeds |
We did not receive any proceeds from the sale of unregistered securities in the three months ended September 30, 2015.
(c) | Purchases of Equity Securities |
We did not purchase any equity securities under our share repurchase program during the three months ended September 30, 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we have repurchased 249,400 shares of our common stock.
Item 6. | Exhibits |
The exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits are filed (other than exhibits 32.1 and 32.2) as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and such Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
LOGMEIN, INC. | ||||||
Date: October 23, 2015 | By: | /s/ Michael K. Simon | ||||
Michael K. Simon | ||||||
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||||
Date: October 23, 2015 | By: | /s/ Edward K. Herdiech | ||||
Edward K. Herdiech | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Listed and indexed below are all Exhibits filed as part of this report.
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
10.1 | Transition Agreement, dated September 30, 2015, by and between the Registrant and Michael K. Simon. | |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Executive Officer. | |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Chief Financial Officer. | |
32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Chief Executive Officer. | |
32.2 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Chief Financial Officer. | |
101 | The following materials from LogMeIn, Inc.s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. |