Form 10-Q
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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 JUNE 30, 2010

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 000-24389

VASCO Data Security International, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

DELAWARE   36-4169320

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1901 South Meyers Road, Suite 210

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(630) 932-8844

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer    ¨

     Accelerated filer    x

Non-accelerated filer     ¨

   (do not check if 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

There were 37,639,635 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, outstanding at July 31, 2010.


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VASCO Data Security International, Inc.

Form 10-Q

For The Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2010

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   Page No.
Item 1.    Financial Statements   
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009      3
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009      4
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/(Loss) (Unaudited) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009      5
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009      6
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)      7
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    16
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    29
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures    29

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    31
Item 6.    Exhibits    32

SIGNATURES

   33

EXHIBIT INDEX

   34

 

 

 

This report may contain trademarks of VASCO Data Security International, Inc. and its subsidiaries, which include VASCO, the VASCO “V” design, DIGIPASS, VACMAN, aXsGUARD and IDENTIKEY.

 

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VASCO Data Security International, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 
     (unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current assets

    

Cash and equivalents

   $ 75,993      $ 67,601   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

     19,184        30,400   

Inventories

     8,261        9,015   

Prepaid expenses

     1,288        1,588   

Foreign sales tax receivable

     792        1,086   

Deferred income taxes

     442        563   

Other current assets

     280        632   
                

Total current assets

     106,240        110,885   

Property and equipment:

    

Furniture and fixtures

     3,944        4,368   

Office equipment

     6,871        6,928   
                
     10,815        11,296   

Accumulated depreciation

     (6,155     (6,107
                

Property and equipment, net

     4,660        5,189   

Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization

     11,765        13,813   

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization

     1,547        1,797   

Other assets, net of accumulated amortization

     1,032        1,040   
                

Total assets

   $ 125,244      $ 132,724   
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 3,744      $ 4,505   

Deferred revenue

     6,879        7,188   

Accrued wages and payroll taxes

     4,324        5,178   

Income taxes payable

     2,583        3,097   

Other accrued expenses

     4,666        3,285   
                

Total current liabilities

     22,196        23,253   

Deferred compensation

     892        490   

Deferred revenue

     93        277   

Deferred income taxes

     245        328   
                

Total liabilities

     23,426        24,348   
                

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock: $.001 par value per share, 75,000 shares authorized; 37,640 and 37,487 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

     37        37   

Preferred stock: 500 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009

     -        -   

Additional paid-in capital

     68,128        67,371   

Retained earnings

     38,687        36,718   

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

     (5,034     4,250   
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     101,818        108,376   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 125,244      $ 132,724   
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VASCO Data Security International, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
   Six months ended
June 30,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

Net revenue

   $ 24,742    $ 24,458    $ 48,656    $ 47,633

Cost of goods sold

     7,306      7,746      14,532      14,224
                           

Gross profit

     17,436      16,712      34,124      33,409

Operating costs:

           

Sales and marketing

     7,727      8,033      15,656      15,092

Research and development

     3,327      3,017      6,598      5,461

General and administrative

     4,698      4,200      9,347      6,565

Amortization of purchased intangible assets

     108      110      223      217
                           

Total operating costs

     15,860      15,360      31,824      27,335
                           

Operating income

     1,576      1,352      2,300      6,074

Interest income, net

     63      165      134      308

Other income (expense), net

     142      1,206      202      958
                           

Income before income taxes

     1,781      2,723      2,636      7,340

Provision for income taxes

     385      681      667      1,835
                           

Net income

   $ 1,396    $ 2,042    $ 1,969    $ 5,505
                           

Net income per share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.04    $ 0.05    $ 0.05    $ 0.15

Diluted

   $ 0.04    $ 0.05    $ 0.05    $ 0.14

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

           

Basic

     37,404      37,322      37,400      37,315
                           

Diluted

     38,201      38,091      38,242      38,056
                           

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
   Six months ended
June 30,
 
         2010             2009            2010             2009      

Net income

   $ 1,396      $ 2,042    $ 1,969      $ 5,505   

Other comprehensive income/(loss) -

         

Cumulative translation adjustment

     (5,759     3,310      (9,284     (145
                               

Comprehensive income/(loss)

   $ (4,363   $ 5,352    $ (7,315   $ 5,360   
                               

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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VASCO Data Security International, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30,
 
     2010     2009  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 1,969      $ 5,505   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     1,262        1,505   

Deferred tax expense (benefit)

     302        (116

Non-cash compensation

     1,160        (1,268

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     8,368        7,584   

Inventories

     753        1,089   

Foreign sales tax receivable

     290        6,251   

Other current assets

     297        460   

Accounts payable

     (535     (6,328

Income taxes payable

     (201     (430

Accrued expenses

     1,124        (1,097

Current deferred compensation

     -        (1,434

Deferred revenue

     (367     (750
                

Net cash provided by operations

     14,422        10,971   
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Additions to property and equipment

     (587     (962

Other assets

     2        (93
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (585     (1,055
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants

     -        119   
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     -        119   

Effect of exchange rates on cash

     (5,445     (160

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     8,392        9,875   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

     67,601        57,714   
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 75,993      $ 67,589   
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(All amounts are in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Unless otherwise noted, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “VASCO,” “company,” “we,” “our,” and “us,” refer to VASCO Data Security International, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

VASCO Data Security International, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries design, develop, market and support security products and services which manage and protect against unauthorized access to computer systems of corporate and government customers. VASCO has operations in Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom (U.K.), the United States (U.S.) and Switzerland.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of VASCO Data Security International, Inc. and its subsidiaries and have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements, and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for a full year.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of VASCO Data Security International, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions

The financial position and results of the operations of the majority of the company’s foreign subsidiaries are measured using the local currency as the functional currency. Accordingly, assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars using current exchange rates as of the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments arising from differences in exchange rates are charged or credited to other comprehensive income. Revenue and expenses are translated at average exchange rates prevailing during the year. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations in other income (expense).

 

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The financial position and results of operations of our operations in Singapore and Switzerland are measured in U.S. Dollars. For these subsidiaries, gains and losses that result from foreign currency transactions are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations in other income (expense).

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, losses resulting from foreign currency transactions were $118 and $267, respectively, compared to a gain of $856 and $335, for the same periods in 2009.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 985-605 that addresses the accounting for revenue transactions involving software, as well as Staff Accounting Bulletin 104. Revenue is recognized when there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection of the revenue is probable.

Hardware Revenue and License Fees: Revenue from the sale of computer security hardware or the license of software is generally recorded upon shipment or, if an acceptance period is allowed, at the later of shipment or customer acceptance. No significant obligations or contingencies exist with regard to delivery, customer acceptance or rights of return at the time revenue is recognized.

Maintenance and Support Agreements: Maintenance and support agreements generally call for us to provide software updates and technical support, respectively, to customers. Revenue on maintenance and technical support is deferred and recognized ratably over the term of the applicable maintenance and support agreements.

Consulting and Education Services: We provide consulting and education services to our customers. Revenue from such services is recognized during the period in which the services are performed.

Multiple-Element Arrangements: We allocate revenue to the various elements of the arrangements based on the estimated fair value of each deliverable as required by ASC 605-25. The fair value for each element is based on the price charged when that element is sold separately, renewal rates and other methods, such as prices established by management. The estimated fair value of undelivered elements is deferred and recorded as revenue when services are performed or products are delivered.

When tokens and software licenses are included in multiple element arrangements, they are generally delivered elements in such arrangements. When tokens and software are delivered elements, we use the Residual Method (ASC 605-25) for determining the amount of revenue to recognize for token and software licenses if we have vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE) for all of the undelivered elements. Any discount provided to the customer is applied fully to the delivered elements in such an arrangement. We defer the revenue for tokens and software in any multiple element arrangement where we do not have VSOE for any undelivered element. VSOE of fair value of PCS agreements is based on separate sales transactions on a worldwide basis. In sales arrangements where VSOE of fair value has not been established, revenue for all elements is deferred and amortized over the life of the arrangement. We recognize revenue from sales to distributors and resellers on the same basis as sales made directly to customers. We recognize revenue when there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection of the revenue is probable.

 

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For large-volume transactions, we may negotiate a specific price that is based on the number of users of the software license or quantities of hardware supplied. The per unit prices for large-volume transactions are generally lower than transactions for smaller quantities and the price differences are commonly referred to as volume-purchase discounts.

All revenue is reported on a net basis, excluding any sales or value added taxes.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates fair value. Cash equivalents are high-quality short term money market instruments, with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are held by a number of U.S. and non-U.S. commercial banks and money market investment funds. Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2010 include $71,354 in money market investment funds or demand bank deposits for which fair value is equal to cost. These investments are valued using level one inputs, as defined in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. Cash and cash equivalents also include $4,639 in bank certificates of deposit for which fair value was $4,644 at June 30, 2010. Bank certificates of deposit are valued using level two inputs, as defined by ASC 820.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The credit-worthiness of customers (including distributors and resellers) is reviewed prior to shipment. A reasonable expectation of collection is a requirement for revenue recognition. Verification of credit and/or the establishment of credit limits are part of the customer contract administration process. Credit limit adjustments for existing customers may result from the periodic review of outstanding accounts receivable. The company records trade accounts receivable at invoice values, which are generally equal to fair value.

We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make payments for goods and services. We analyze accounts receivable balances, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in our customer payment timing when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance is based on a specific review of all significant past-due accounts. If the financial condition of our customers deteriorates, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

Inventories

Inventories, consisting principally of hardware and component parts, are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in-first-out (FIFO) method. We write down inventory when it appears that the carrying cost of the inventory may not be recovered through subsequent sale of the inventory. The company analyzes the quantity of inventory on hand, the quantity sold in the past year, the anticipated sales volume in the form of sales to new customers as well as sales to previous customers, the expected sales price and the cost of making the sale when evaluating the valuation of our inventory. If the sales volume or sales price of a specific model declines significantly, additional write downs may be required.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets ranging from three to seven years. Additions and improvements are capitalized, while expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Gains or losses resulting from sales or retirements are recorded as incurred, at which time related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts.

 

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Research and Development Costs

Costs for research and development, principally the design and development of hardware, and the design and development of software prior to the determination of technological feasibility, are expensed as incurred on a project-by-project basis.

Software Development Costs

We capitalize software development costs in accordance with ASC 985-20. Research costs and software development costs, prior to the establishment of technological feasibility, determined based upon the creation of a working model, are expensed as incurred. Our software capitalization policy defines technological feasibility as a functioning beta test prototype with confirmed manufacturability (a working model), within a reasonably predictable range of costs. Additional criteria include receptive customers, or potential customers, as evidenced by interest expressed in a beta test prototype, at some suggested selling price. Our policy is to amortize capitalized costs by the greater of (a) the ratio that current gross revenue for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenue for that product or (b) the straight-line method over the remaining estimated economic life of the product, generally two to five years, including the period being reported on.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. We recognize the effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities and in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

We monitor our potential income tax exposures as required by ASC 740-10.

We have significant net operating loss carryforwards in the U.S. and other countries which are available to reduce the liability on future taxable income. A valuation reserve has been provided for the U.S. operating loss carryforwards and certain foreign loss carryforwards to offset most of these future benefits because we have not determined that their realization is more likely than not.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, our financial instruments were cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The estimated fair value of our financial instruments has been determined by using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The fair values of the financial instruments were not materially different from their carrying amounts at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

Accounting for Leases

All of our leases are operating leases. Rent expense on facility leases is charged evenly over the life of the lease, regardless of the timing of actual payments.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

We account for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350-20. Indefinite-lived intangible assets include customer lists, proprietary technology and other intangible assets. Intangible assets other than patents with definite lives are amortized over the useful life, generally three to seven years for proprietary technology. Patents are amortized over the life of the patent, generally 20 years in the U.S.

 

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We assess the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives each year-end or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors considered important which could trigger an impairment review include significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business, and significant negative industry or economic trends. Once identified, the amount of the impairment is computed by comparing carrying value of the assets to fair value. Fair value for goodwill is determined using our stock price which is a level 1 valuation, as defined in ASC 820-10. Fair value for trademarks is based on discounted estimated future cash flows, which a level 3 valuation. We have not recognized any impairment for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as the fair value of our reporting unit substantially exceeds our carrying amount.

Warranty

Warranties are provided on the sale of certain of our products and an accrual for estimated future claims is recorded at the time revenue is recognized. Warranty reserves are based on past claims experience, sales history and other considerations. Our standard practice is to provide a warranty on our hardware products for either a one or two year period after the date of purchase. Customers may purchase extended warranties covering periods from one to four years after the standard warranty period. We defer the revenue associated with the extended warranty and recognize it into income on a straight-line basis over the extended warranty period. We have historically experienced minimal actual claims over the warranty period.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows have been reclassified to conform to the 2010 presentation, to present the details of the changes in assets and liabilities on a consistent basis.

Note 2 – Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable represents the balance due on credit sales made to customers. The allowance for doubtful accounts is an estimate of losses that may result from customers’ inability to make payment on their outstanding balances.

 

     June 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 

Accounts receivable

   $ 20,659      $ 31,601   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (1,475     (1,201
                

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 19,184      $ 30,400   
                

Note 3 – Inventories

Inventories, consisting principally of hardware and component parts, are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the FIFO method.

 

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Inventories are comprised of the following:

 

     June 30,
2010
   December 31,
2009

Component parts

   $ 4,152    $ 5,810

Work-in-process and finished goods

     4,109      3,205
             

Total

   $ 8,261    $ 9,015
             

Note 4 – Goodwill and Other Intangibles

Intangible asset activity for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and the composition of the June 30, 2010 balance is detailed in the following table. Certain goodwill and intangibles are denominated in local currencies and are subject to currency fluctuations.

 

     Capitalized
Technology
    Patents &
Trademarks
    Total
Intangible
Assets
    Goodwill  

Net balance at December 31, 2009

   $ 1,034      $ 763      $ 1,797      $ 13,813   

Additions

     -        107        107        -   

Net translation loss

     (134     -        (134     (2,048

Amortization expense

     (209     (14     (223     -   
                                

Net balance at June 30, 2010

   $ 691      $ 856      $ 1,547      $ 11,765   
                                

Note 5 – Other Assets – Long Term

Other assets is primarily comprised of cash deposits.

Changes in deferred tax assets is charged to income tax expense. The following table summarizes other long-term assets for the six months ended June, 2010:

 

     Deferred
tax
assets
   Other
assets
    Total
other
assets
 

Net balance at December 31, 2009

   $ 670    $ 370      $ 1,040   

Additions/(reductions)

     32      (40     (8
                       

Net balance at June 30, 2010

   $ 702    $ 330      $ 1,032   
                       

Note 6 – Income Taxes

Our expected annual tax rate on 2010 earnings is 35%. The rate is equal to the U.S. statutory rate as reductions in the annual effective tax rate related to income earned in jurisdictions taxed at lower rates were offset by losses in jurisdictions where the benefit of such losses are fully reserved because we have not determined that their realization is more likely than not. As of June 30, 2009, the expected annual tax rate for 2009 was 25%. The expected annual tax rate in the first six months of 2009 benefited from income in foreign jurisdictions taxed at lower rates.

 

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The effective tax rate for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010 was 22% and 25%, respectively, which was lower than the expected annual rate due to $256 of discrete items related to the true-up of our provisions to prior year tax returns as filed and other tax adjustments.

At December 31, 2009, we had U.S. NOL carryforwards of $23,204. Of this amount, $16,643 is available to offset future taxable income. The remainder represents tax deductions for employee stock option gains which would be credited to paid-in capital. The U.S. NOL carryforwards expire in varying amounts beginning in 2018 and continuing through 2029. In addition, if certain substantial changes in the company’s ownership were deemed to have occurred, there would be an annual limitation on the amount of the U.S. NOL carryforwards that could be utilized. At December 31, 2009, we also had foreign NOL carryforwards of $5,391. The foreign NOL carryforwards have no expiration dates. A valuation reserve has been provided for the U.S. and certain foreign operating loss carryforwards to offset the future benefits because we have not determined that their realization is more likely than not.

Note 7 – Warranties

We provide for the estimated costs of hardware warranties at the time the related revenue is recognized. We estimate the costs based on historical and projected product failure rates, historical and projected repair costs as well as known specific product failures, if any. We regularly reassess the adequacy of our estimates and adjust the amounts as necessary. Our warranty reserve is included in other accrued expenses.

The activity in our warranty liability was as follows:

 

     Three months
ended June 30
    Six months
ended June 30
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  

Balance, beginning of the period

   $ 150      $ 507      $ 150      $ 475   

Provision for claims

     78        8        138        84   

Product or cash issued to settle claims

     (78     (31     (138     (75
                                

Balance, end of period

   $ 150      $ 484      $ 150      $ 484   
                                

Note 8 – Long Term Compensation Plan and Stock Based Compensation

In the first quarter of 2010, we awarded 294 shares of restricted stock under the VASCO Data Security International, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2009 Equity Incentive Plan”), consisting of 139 issued shares and 155 unissued shares subject to future performance criteria. The market value of the restricted shares was $1,867 at the date of grant and will be amortized over the respective vesting periods of one to four years.

In the second quarter of 2010, we awarded 38 shares of restricted stock under the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan to key employees, other than named executive officers, consisting of 13 issued shares and 25 unissued shares subject to future performance criteria. The market value of the restricted shares was $313 at the date of grant and will be amortized over the respective vesting periods of three or four years.

 

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In June 2010, we granted long-term incentive awards to key employees, other than named executive officers, under the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. The long-term incentive awards may be earned if VASCO achieves certain performance targets over the 2010-2012 three year period. The award amounts are designated as a specific dollar amount but, at the option of the company, may be paid in either VASCO common stock or cash. The June 2010 awards totaled $2,020 and will be amortized through December 2012.

In the first quarter 2009, we reversed $1,352 of long-term incentive award compensation expense and $650 of performance-based restricted stock award compensation expense accrued at December 31, 2008, related to awards granted in 2007 and 2008 under the Vasco Data Security International, Inc. 1997 Stock Compensation Plan, as amended and restated, which are not likely to be achieved.

The following table details the stock-based compensation expense (income) incurred in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
   Six months
ended June 30,
 
     2010    2009    2010    2009  

Stock options

   $ -    $ -    $ -    $ 11   

Restricted stock

     382      299      757      (56

Long-term compensation plan

     244      128      403      (1,223
                             

Total Non-Cash Compensation

   $ 626    $ 427    $ 1,160    $ (1,268
                             

 

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Note 9 – Common Stock and Earnings per Share

Pursuant to awards made under the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan described above, we issued 139 shares of restricted common shares during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and an additional 13 shares during the three months ended June 30, 2010.

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding and excludes the dilutive effect of unexercised common stock equivalents. Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding and includes the dilutive effect of unexercised common stock equivalents to the extent they are not anti-dilutive. The details of the earnings per share calculations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 follow:

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
   Six months
ended June 30,
     2010    2009    2010    2009

Net income

   $ 1,396    $ 2,042    $ 1,969    $ 5,505
                           

Weighted average common shares outstanding

           

Basic

     37,404      37,322      37,400      37,315

Incremental shares with dilutive effect:

           

Stock options

     755      769      788      741

Restricted stock awards

     42      -      54      -

Warrants

     -      -      -      -
                           

Diluted

     38,201      38,091      38,242      38,056
                           

Net income per share

           

Basic

   $ 0.04    $ 0.05    $ 0.05    $ 0.15

Diluted

   $ 0.04    $ 0.05    $ 0.05    $ 0.14

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (in thousands, except headcount, ratios, time periods and percents)

Unless otherwise noted, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “VASCO,” “company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to VASCO Data Security International, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 concerning, among other things, the prospects of, and developments and business strategies for, VASCO and our operations, including the development and marketing of certain new products and the anticipated future growth in certain markets in which we currently market and sell our products or anticipate selling and marketing our products in the future. These forward-looking statements (1) are identified by use of terms and phrases such as “expect”, “believe”, “will”, “anticipate”, “emerging”, “intend”, “plan”, “could”, “may”, “estimate”, “should”, “objective”, “goal”, “possible”, “potential” and similar words and expressions, but such words and phrases are not the exclusive means of identifying them, and (2) are subject to risks and uncertainties and represent our present expectations or beliefs concerning future events. VASCO cautions that the forward-looking statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors have been described in greater detail in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include, but are not limited to, (a) risks of general market conditions, including currency fluctuations and the unprecedented uncertainties resulting from the current turmoil in world economic and financial markets, (b) risks inherent to the computer and network security industry, including rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards, increasing numbers of patent infringement claims, changes in customer requirements, price competitive bidding, and changing government regulations, and (c) risks specific to VASCO, including, demand for our products and services, competition from more established firms and others, pressures on price levels and our historical dependence on relatively few products, certain suppliers and certain key customers. Thus, the results that we actually achieve may differ materially from any anticipated results included in, or implied by these statements.

General

The following discussion is based upon our consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (percentages in the discussion may be rounded to the closest full percentage point) and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We design, develop, market and support open standards-based hardware and software security systems that manage and secure access to information assets. We also design, develop, market and support patented strong user authentication products and services for e-business and e-commerce. Our products enable secure financial transactions to be made over private enterprise networks and public networks, such as the Internet. Our strong user authentication is delivered via our hardware and software DIGIPASS security products (collectively DIGIPASSES), most of which incorporate an electronic signature capability, which further protects the integrity of electronic transactions and data transmissions. Some of our DIGIPASSES are compliant with the Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) standard and are compatible with MasterCard’s and VISA’s Chip Authentication Program (CAP). Some of our DIGIPASS units comply with the Initiative for Open Authentication (OATH). As evidenced by our current customer base, our products are purchased by companies and, depending on the business application, are distributed to either their employees or their customers. Those customers may be other businesses or, as an example in the case of Internet banking, our customer banks’ corporate and retail customers.

 

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Our target market is any business process that uses some form of electronic interface, particularly the Internet, where the owner of that process is at risk if unauthorized users can gain access to its process and either obtain proprietary information or execute transactions that are not authorized. Our products can not only increase the security associated with accessing the business process, thereby reducing the losses from unauthorized access, but also, in many cases, can reduce the cost of the process itself by automating activities that were previously performed manually.

Comparison of Results for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009

Industry Growth: We do not believe that there are any accurate measurements of the total industry’s size or the industry’s growth rate. Also, given the current economic conditions, we expect that the industry will grow slowly in 2010, but may, in fact, decline if the economic conditions do not improve. We do believe, however, that over the longer term, the industry will grow at a significant rate. We expect that growth will be driven by new government regulations, growing awareness of the impact of identity theft, and the growth in commerce that is transacted electronically. The issues driving the growth are global issues and the rate of adoption in each country is a function of that country’s culture, the competitive position of businesses operating in those countries, the country’s overall economic conditions and the degree to which businesses and consumers within the country use technology.

Economic Conditions: Our revenue may vary significantly with changes in the economic conditions in the countries in which we sell products. With our current concentration of revenue in Europe and specifically in the banking/finance vertical market, significant changes in the economic outlook for the European banking market may have a significant effect on our revenue. As a result of the difficult economy in 2009 and the first half of 2010, our customers delayed the rollout of existing applications and deferred purchase decisions related to the implementation of our products in new applications. In 2009, we responded to the difficult economic conditions by focusing our sales efforts on markets that we believed to have the most near-term opportunity and by implementing cost containment initiatives, which included, but were not limited to, a hiring freeze. With the apparent abatement of the difficult economic conditions in the fourth quarter of 2009 in many of the countries in which we operate, we began to hire staff to support new product development and sales initiatives as well as hiring staff to mitigate risk and strengthen our position in existing markets. Although growth in the banking market in Europe through the first half of 2010 has been slower than anticipated, we continue to participate in a larger number of customer requests for proposals that we believe we are well positioned to win and therefore, we have continued to invest in new staff. While these actions are expected to result in lower operating income as a percentage of revenue in 2010, we believe that they will allow us to strengthen our overall market position and result in higher revenue in future years.

Currency Fluctuations: In the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, approximately 89% and 94%, respectively, of our revenue was generated outside the United States. For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, approximately 90% and 95%, respectively, of our revenue was generated outside of the United States.

In addition, in the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, approximately 80% and 82%, respectively, of our operating expenses were incurred outside the United States. For the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, approximately 81% and 88%, of our operating expenses were incurred outside of the United States. Excluding the benefit derived in the first quarter of 2009 from the reversal of accruals for performance-based equity incentive awards of $2,002, approximately 82% of our operating expenses were incurred outside of the United States for the six months ended June 30, 2009.

 

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In general, to minimize the net impact of currency fluctuations, we attempt to denominate our billings in a currency such that it would provide a hedge against the operating expenses being incurred in that currency. We expect that changes in currency rates may also impact our future results if we are unable to match amounts of revenue with our operating expenses in the same currency. In periods in which the U.S. Dollar is weakening, we expect that our operating earnings will increase as a result of the change in currency exchange rates. Conversely, in periods in which the U.S. Dollar is strengthening, we expect that our operating earnings will decrease as a result of the change in currency exchange rates. Changes in currency exchange rates, especially the Euro to U.S. Dollar rate, can have a significant impact on our revenue and expenses.

The U.S. Dollar strengthened by approximately 4% against the Euro for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 and weakened approximately 1% against the Euro for the six months ended June 30, 2010 as compared to the same periods in 2009. The U.S. Dollar weakened 19% and 23% against the Australian Dollar for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2009. We estimate that the changes in the exchange rate of the U.S. Dollar to these two currencies in 2010 compared to 2009 resulted in a decrease in revenue and operating expenses of approximately $365 and $332, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 and an increase in revenue and operating expenses of approximately $459 and $488, respectively for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009.

The financial position and results of operations of most of our foreign subsidiaries, with the exception of our subsidiaries in Switzerland and Singapore (in which the functional currency is the U.S. Dollar), are generally measured using the local currency as the functional currency. Accordingly, assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars using current exchange rates as of the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments arising from differences in exchange rates are included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Revenue and expenses are translated at average exchange rates prevailing during the period. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the consolidated statements of operations in other non-operating income (expense). Foreign exchange transaction losses aggregating $118 and $267 in the second quarter and first six months of 2010, respectively, compared to gains aggregating $856 and $335 in the second quarter and first six months of 2009.

Revenue

Revenue by Geographic Regions: We classify our sales by customers’ location in four geographic regions: 1) EMEA, which includes Europe, the Middle East and Africa; 2) the United States, which for our purposes includes sales in Canada; 3) Asia Pacific; and 4) Other Countries, including Australia, Latin America and Central Asia. The breakdown of revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 in each of our major geographic regions was as follows:

 

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     EMEA     United
States
    Asia
Pacific
    Other
Countries
    Total  

Three months ended June 30:

          

Total Revenue:

          

2010

   $ 16,319      $ 2,657      $ 2,452      $ 3,314      $ 24,742   

2009

   $ 17,085      $ 1,429      $ 2,245      $ 3,699        24,458   

Percent of Total:

          

2010

     66     11     10     13     100

2009

     70     6     9     15     100

Six months ended June 30:

          

Total Revenue:

          

2010

   $ 32,528      $ 4,782      $ 3,736      $ 7,610      $ 48,656   

2009

   $ 33,596      $ 2,567      $ 5,097      $ 6,373        47,633   

Percent of Total:

          

2010

     67     10     8     15     100

2009

     71     5     11     13     100

Total revenue in the second quarter of 2010 increased $284, or 1%, from the second quarter of 2009. Including the impact of changes in currency exchange rates, the increase was primarily attributable to a 6% increase in revenues from the enterprise and application security market partially offset by a 1% decline in revenues from the banking market. As noted above, for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, we estimate that the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar as compared to the Euro resulted in a decrease in revenue of $365.

Revenue generated in EMEA during the second quarter 2010 was $766, or 4%, lower than the second quarter of 2009. The decline in revenues reflected a decrease in revenues from the enterprise and application security market partially offset by a small increase in revenues from the banking market. The decline in revenues from the enterprise and application security market reflected the fact that revenues in the second quarter of 2009 included several large transactions that did not represent recurring revenue.

Revenue generated in the United States during the second quarter of 2010 was $1,228, or 86%, higher than the second quarter of 2009. The increase in revenues reflected an increase in products sold to both the banking and enterprise and application security markets.

Revenue generated in the Asia Pacific region during the second quarter of 2010 was $207, or 9%, higher than the second quarter of 2009. The increase in revenues reflected growth in both the banking and the enterprise and application security markets.

Revenue generated from other countries during the second quarter of 2010 was $385, or 10%, lower than the second quarter of 2009. The decrease in other countries was primarily due to declines in South American markets. We expect that revenues from other countries will be more volatile than from our other markets given their earlier stage of development. We plan to continue to invest in new markets based on our estimates of the market’s demand for strong user authentication.

 

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Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2010 increased $1,023, or 2%, from the first six months of 2009. Including the impact of changes in currency exchange rates, the increase was primarily attributable to a 6% increase in revenues from the enterprise and application security market and a 1% increase in revenues from the banking market. As noted above, for the six months ended June 30, 2010, we estimate that the weakening of the U.S. Dollar as compared to the Euro resulted in an increase in revenue of $459.

Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2010 generated in EMEA was $1,068, or 3%, lower than the same period in 2009. Revenue from the banking market for the first six months of 2010 was approximately 5% lower than in the same period of 2009 while revenues from the enterprise and application security market were generally flat.

Revenue generated in the United States for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $2,215, or 86%, higher than the same period of 2009. Revenues from the U.S. for the first six months of 2010 reflected solid growth in both the banking and enterprise and application security markets.

Revenue from Asia Pacific for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $1,361, or 27%, lower than the same period of 2009. Revenue from the banking market for the first six months of 2010 was approximately 13% lower than in the same period of 2009 while revenues from the enterprise and application security market were 53% lower than in the same period of 2009. The decline in revenues from the enterprise and application security market reflected the fact that revenues for the first six months of 2009 included several large transactions that did not represent recurring revenue.

Revenue generated from other countries for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $1,237, or 19%, higher than the same period in 2009, reflecting growth in revenue from both the banking and enterprise and application security markets.

Revenue by Target Market: Revenue is generated currently from two primary markets, banking/finance (banking) and enterprise and application security, through the use of both direct and indirect sales channels. The enterprise and application security market includes products used by employees of corporations to secure their internal networks (i.e., enterprise security market) and business-to-business, business-to-consumer, e-commerce, e-government, e-gaming and other vertical applications (i.e., the application security market) that are not related to banking or finance. Management currently views the enterprise and application security market as one market because the same products are sold through the same channels to both customer groups. Sales to the enterprise security and application market are generally for smaller quantities and higher prices than sales made to the banking market. The breakdown of revenue between the two primary markets was as follows:

 

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     Banking     Enterprise &
Application
    Total  

Three months ended June 30:

  

   

Total Revenue:

      

2010

   $ 16,561      $ 8,181      $ 24,742   

2009

   $ 16,724      $ 7,734        24,458   

Percent of Total:

      

2010

     67     33     100

2009

     68     32     100

Six months ended June 30:

      

Total Revenue:

      

2010

   $ 34,231      $ 14,425      $ 48,656   

2009

   $ 34,013      $ 13,620        47,633   

Percent of Total:

      

2010

     70     30     100

2009

     71     29     100

Revenue in the second quarter of 2010 from the banking market decreased $163, or 1%, from the second quarter of 2009 and revenue from the enterprise and application security market increased $447, or 6%, in the same period.

The decline in the banking market in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009 primarily reflects the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar as compared to the Euro, as previously noted. Revenue from the banking market has been below management’s expectations in the EMEA and Asia Pacific markets for the second quarter and first six months of 2010 due to delays in banks placing orders for new projects. While a large number of banks in those markets have issued requests for proposals, the banks are progressing more slowly than expected in awarding contracts. We believe that we are well positioned to compete for the new business and expect that revenue growth from the banking business will be more robust in 2011.

The increase in the enterprise and application security market was primarily attributable to an increase in non-hardware revenue. Non-hardware revenue from the enterprise and application security market increased approximately 18% in the second quarter of 2010 over the same period in 2009.

Revenue for the first six months of 2010 from the banking market increased $218, or 1%, compared to the first six months of 2009 and revenue from the enterprise and application security market increased $805 or 6% in the same period. The increase in banking revenue for the first six months of 2010 was primarily attributable to the change in currency exchange rates. The increase in enterprise and application security revenue for the first six months of 2010 was primarily attributable to an increase in non-hardware revenue and the change in currency exchange rates.

Gross Profit and Operating Expenses

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain consolidated financial data as a percentage of revenue for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009:

 

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     Three months ended
June 30,
    Six months ended
June 30,
 
         2010             2009             2010             2009      

Net revenues

   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0

Cost of goods sold

   29.5   31.7   29.9   29.9
                        

Gross profit

   70.5   68.3   70.1   70.1

Operating costs:

        

Sales and marketing

   31.2   32.8   32.2   31.7

Research and development

   13.5   12.3   13.6   11.4

General and administrative

   19.0   17.2   19.2   13.8

Amortization of purchased intangible assets

   0.4   0.5   0.4   0.4
                        

Total operating costs

   64.1   62.8   65.4   57.3
                        

Operating income

   6.4   5.5   4.7   12.8

Interest income

   0.2   0.7   0.3   0.6

Other income (expense)

   0.6   4.9   0.4   2.0
                        

Income before income taxes

   7.2   11.1   5.4   15.4

Provision for income taxes

   1.6   2.8   1.4   3.8
                        

Net income

   5.6   8.3   4.0   11.6
                        

Gross Profit

Consolidated gross profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 was $17,436, an increase of $724, or 4%, from the quarter ended June 30, 2009. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue (gross profit margin) was 70.5% for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, as compared to 68.3% for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the second quarter of 2010 compared to 2009 primarily reflects:

 

   

an increase in non-hardware revenue as a percentage of total revenue,

   

an increase in sales to the enterprise and application security market, and

   

a decrease in card readers sold as a percentage of total revenue,

partially offset by the negative impact on revenue and gross profit margin of changes in foreign currency rates.

Consolidated gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $34,124, an increase of $715, or 2%, from the comparable period in 2009. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 70.1% for the first six months of both 2010 and 2009.

Non-hardware revenue, which can have a gross profit margin that is approximately 20 to 30 percentage points higher than hardware-related revenue, depending on the model and quantity of the hardware units sold, was 27% and 26% of revenue for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. Non-hardware revenue was approximately 24% and 22% of total revenue for the second quarter and first six months of 2009, respectively. We plan to continue to focus on sales of our non-hardware revenue items and expect that they will increase as a percentage of our total revenue in future periods.

 

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As noted above, revenues from our enterprise and application security markets were 33% and 30% of total revenue for the second quarter and first six months of 2010, respectively, compared to 32% and 29% for the same periods in 2009. The gross profit margin from our enterprise and application security business is approximately 20 to 25 percentage points higher than in the banking market as sales in the enterprise and application security market are for lower quantities and higher prices than in the banking market. We plan to continue to invest in both the banking and enterprise and application security markets and the overall mix between the two markets will vary in the future based on the growth rates in each of the markets.

Card readers, which can have a lower gross profit margin that is approximately 25 to 35 percentage points lower than other hardware-related margins, due to competitive pricing pressures, were 13% and 14% of our revenue for the second quarter and first six months of 2010, respectively, compared to 22% and 18% for the same periods in 2009. We expect that there will be continued pressure on the pricing of card readers as there are a number of competitors in the EMV market that produce products with fewer features than our products at a lower cost.

The majority of our inventory purchases are denominated in U.S. Dollars. Also, as previously noted, our sales are denominated in various currencies including the Euro and Australian Dollar. As the U.S. Dollar has strengthened, when compared to the Euro and Australian Dollar in the same periods in the prior year, revenue from sales made in Euros and Australian Dollars decreased, as measured in U.S. Dollars, without the corresponding decrease in cost of goods sold. The impact from changes in currency rates, as noted above, are estimated to have decreased revenue by approximately $365 for the quarter and increased revenue by $459 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Had the currency rates in 2010 been equal to the rates in 2009, the gross profit rate would have been approximately 0.4 percentage points higher for the quarter and 0.3 percentage points lower for the six months ended June 30, 2010.

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses are generally based on anticipated revenue levels and the majority of such expenses are fixed over short periods of time. As a result, small variations in the amount of revenue recognized in any given quarter could cause significant variations in the quarter-to-quarter comparisons of either the absolute amounts of operating income or operating income as a percentage of revenue.

The most significant factor driving our operating expenses is our headcount. Direct compensation and benefit plan expenses generally represent between 55% and 60% of our operating expenses. In addition, a number of other expense categories are directly related to headcount.

As a result of the cost containment actions initiated at the end of 2008 and into the first quarter of 2009, average headcount decreased throughout 2009 falling from 310 in the first quarter to 294 in the fourth quarter. During the first quarter of 2010, in anticipation of strong growth, we began an aggressive hiring program whereby we expect to increase headcount by 60 persons in 2010. As a result of these two different programs, average headcount for the second quarter of 2010 was 316, an increase of 12 persons, or 4% higher than the second quarter of 2009 and, for the first six months of 2010, average headcount was 3 persons, or 1%, higher than for the first six months of 2009.

In addition to headcount, the comparison of operating expenses for the first six months of 2010 to the first six months of 2009 was impacted significantly by our non-cash compensation expenses. Non-cash compensation expenses generally relate to stock-based, long-term performance incentives. In the first quarter of 2009, we reversed approximately $2,002 of accruals that had been established in prior years for long-term, incentive-based compensation plans where it was no longer likely that the performance targets would be met. For the first six months of 2009, including the adjustment, we reported a net benefit (reversal of accruals in prior periods partially offset by the current period expense) of $1,268 related to equity incentive plans in the first six months of 2009. For the first six months of 2010, we recorded $1,160 of expense related to awards under our equity incentive plans.

 

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Sales and Marketing Expenses

Consolidated sales and marketing expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 were $7,727, a decrease of $306, or 4%, from the second quarter of 2009. This decrease in sales and marketing expenses is primarily related to the benefit of a stronger U.S. Dollar compared to the Euro.

Consolidated sales and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2010, were $15,656, an increase of $564, or 4%, from the same period of 2009. The increase in expense reflected:

 

   

an increase in long-term, performance-based, incentive awards in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter of 2009, primarily resulting from the reversal of $684 of long-term incentive award accruals in the first quarter of 2009, and

   

the impact of a weaker U.S. Dollar compared to the Euro and Australian Dollar.

Average full-time sales and marketing employee headcount in the first six months of 2010 was 161, compared to 165 in the first six months of 2009.

Research and Development Expenses

Consolidated research and development expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, were $3,327, an increase of $310, or 10%, from the second quarter of 2009. This increase was primarily due to increased compensation expense and increased purchased services.

Consolidated research and development costs for the six months ended June 30, 2010, were $6,598, an increase of $1,137, or 21%, from the same period of 2009. In addition to the factors noted above, the increase in expense included:

 

   

the reversal, in the first quarter of 2009, of accruals for long-term, performance-based, incentive awards, where the targeted performance is not likely to be achieved, of $371, and

   

the impact of a weaker U.S. Dollar compared to the Euro and Australian dollar

Average full-time research and development employee headcount for the first six months of 2010 was 96, compared to 93 in the same period of 2009.

General and Administrative Expenses

Consolidated general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 were $4,698, an increase of $498, or 12%, from the second quarter of 2009. This increase was primarily due to:

 

   

higher recruiting costs associated with our planned increase in headcount,

   

increased purchased services from consultants, and

   

increased legal costs associated with various operational initiatives and defense of the company in patent-related litigation

partially offset by:

 

   

lower compensation expenses, and

   

the benefit from the stronger U.S. Dollar

Consolidated general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2010, were $9,347, an increase of $2,782 or 42%, from the same period of 2009. In addition to the factors noted above, the increase in expense included:

 

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the reversal, in the first quarter of 2009, of accruals for long-term, performance-based, incentive awards, where the targeted performance is not likely to be achieved, of $947, and

   

an increase in the provision for uncollectible accounts of $652. In the first quarter of 2010, we recorded approximately $340 of incremental reserves for bad debts, which compares to a net recovery of previously reserved amounts of approximately $340 in the first quarter of 2009.

Average full-time general and administrative employee headcount for the first six months in 2009 was 51 compared to 47 in the same period of 2009.

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Amortization of intangible assets for the second quarter and first six months of 2010 was $108 and $223, respectively. There were no material changes in amortization expense compared to the same periods in 2009.

Interest Income

Consolidated net interest income was $63 in the second quarter of 2010 as compared to income of $165 in the second quarter of 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, interest income was $134 compared to $308 for the same period of 2009. The decline in interest income reflects the lower interest rates paid on invested cash balances, partially offset by higher average cash balances. Our average cash balance in the second quarter and first six months of 2010 of $75,628 and $73,170 was 21% and 22%, higher, respectively, than in the second quarter and first six months of 2009.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense) primarily includes exchange gains (losses) on transactions that are denominated in currencies other than our subsidiaries’ functional currencies, subsidies received from foreign governments in support of our export business in those countries and other miscellaneous non-operational, non-recurring expenses.

Other income for the second quarter of 2010 was $142 and compares to other income of $1,206 for the second quarter of 2009. The decrease in other income primarily reflects exchange losses of $118 in the second quarter of 2010 compared to exchange gains of $856 in the second quarter of 2009.

Other income for the first six months of 2010 was $202 and compares to $958 for the first six months of 2009. The decrease in other income (expense) primarily reflects exchange losses of $267 in the first six months of 2010 compared to exchange gains of $335 in the first six months of 2009.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the second quarter of 2010 was $385, a decrease of $296 from the second quarter of 2009. The decrease in tax expense is attributable to lower pre-tax earnings and a lower effective tax rate. The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2010 was 22% and compares to 25% for the second quarter of 2009.

Income tax expense for the first six months of 2010 was $667, a decrease of $1,168 from the same period in 2009. The decrease in tax expense primarily reflects lower pre-tax income. The effective tax rate for the first six months of both 2010 and 2009 was 25%.

The effective tax rate for each period reflects our estimate of our full-year tax rate at the end of each respective period adjusted to reflect discrete items related to the true-up of prior period estimates. The expected full year tax rate was 35% at June 30, 2010 and 25% at June 30, 2009. The increase in the estimated annual tax rate is primarily attributable to a reduction in pretax profits in tax jurisdictions that either have a lower statutory tax rate or have tax loss carryforwards that have been reserved. We believe that our effective tax rate may vary significantly quarter to quarter as actual earnings or losses are realized in countries with lower tax rates or with loss carryforwards that have been reserved.

 

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At December 31, 2009, we had U.S. NOL carryforwards of $23,204. Of this amount, $16,643 is available to offset future taxable income. The remainder represents tax deductions for employee stock option gains which would be credited to paid-in capital. The U.S. NOL carryforwards expire in varying amounts beginning in 2018 and continuing through 2029. In addition, if certain substantial changes in the company’s ownership were deemed to have occurred, there would be an annual limitation on the amount of the U.S. NOL carryforwards that could be utilized. At December 31, 2009, we also had foreign NOL carryforwards of $5,391. The foreign NOL carryforwards have no expiration dates. A valuation reserve has been provided for the U.S. and certain foreign operating loss carryforwards to offset the future benefits because we have not determined that their realization is more likely than not.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our net cash balance was $75,993 at June 30, 2010, a decrease of $127, or less than 1%, from $76,120 at March 31, 2010, and an increase of $8,392, or 12%, from $67,601 at December 31, 2009. The decrease in cash from March 31, 2010, was attributable to the negative impact of change in exchange rates, partially offset by positive cash flow from operations. The negative impact of changes in exchange rates primarily reflected the fact that the Euro weakened against the U.S. Dollar. At June 30, 2010, the exchange rate for the Euro to U.S. Dollar was at 1.22 and compares to 1.35 at March 31, 2010 and 1.43 at December 31, 2009. We believe that our cash resources will be sufficient to meet our operating needs for the next twelve months.

At June 30, 2010 we had working capital of $84,044, a decrease of $2,275, or 3%, from $86,319 at March 31, 2010 and a decrease of $3,588, or 4% from $87,632 reported at December 31, 2009. The decrease in working capital was primarily related to the weakening of the Euro compared to the U.S. Dollar.

Days sales outstanding (DSO) in net accounts receivable decreased to 71 days as of June 30, 2010 from 83 days at March 31, 2010, and from 88 days at December 31, 2009.

EBITDA from continuing operations for the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2010 were $2,248 and $3,764, a decrease of $987 and 4,773, respectively, over the same periods in the prior year. A reconciliation of EBITDA to net income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009 follows:

 

     Three months
ended June 30,
    Six months
ended June 30,
 
     2010     2009     2010     2009  
     (in thousands,
unaudited)
    (in thousands,
unaudited)
 

EBITDA

   $ 2,248      $ 3,235      $ 3,764      $ 8,537   

Interest income, net

     63        165        134        308   

Provision for income taxes

     (385     (681     (667     (1,835

Depreciation and amortization

     (530     (677     (1,262     (1,505
                                

Net income

   $ 1,396      $ 2,042      $ 1,969      $ 5,505   
                                

 

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EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure within the meaning of applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. We use EBITDA as a measure of performance, a simplified tool for use in communicating our performance to investors and analysts and for comparisons to other companies within our industry. As a performance measure, we believe that EBITDA presents a view of our operating results that is most closely related to serving our customers. By excluding interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization we are able to evaluate performance without considering decisions that, in most cases, are not directly related to meeting our customers’ requirements and were either made in prior periods (e.g., depreciation and amortization), or deal with the structure or financing of the business (e.g., interest) or reflect the application of regulations that are outside of the control of our management team (e.g., taxes). Similarly, we find that the comparison of our results to those of our competitors is facilitated when we do not need to consider the impact of those items on our competitors’ results.

EBITDA should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. While we believe that EBITDA, as defined above, is useful within the context described above, it is in fact incomplete and not a measure that should be used to evaluate our full performance or our prospects. Such an evaluation needs to consider all of the complexities associated with our business including, but not limited to, how past actions are affecting current results and how they may affect future results, how we have chosen to finance the business and how regulations and the other aforementioned items affect the final amounts that are or will be available to shareholders as a return on their investment. Net income determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP is the most complete measure available today to evaluate all elements of our performance. Similarly, our Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, which will be filed as part of our annual report on Form 10-K, provides the full accounting for how we have decided to use resources provided to us from our customers, lenders and shareholders.

We maintain a line of credit with Fortis Bank, SA/NV, Brussels, Zurich Branch. Under terms of the agreement, we can borrow an amount equal to 80% of our Belgium subsidiary’s defined accounts receivable up to a maximum of 5,000 Euros. Borrowing under the line of credit may be denominated in Euros, U.S. Dollars or Swiss Francs. If the borrowings are denominated in Euros, we are obligated to pay interest at the monthly average of the EONIA (Euro Over Night Index Average) plus 2.5% per year. If the borrowings are denominated in U.S. Dollars, we are obligated to pay interest at the U.S. Dollar Fed Fund Rate plus 2.5% per year. If the borrowings are denominated in Swiss Francs, we are obligated to pay interest at the Swiss National Bank Repo rate plus 2.5% per year. Either party can terminate the credit line with 14 days notice without penalty. If terminated, all borrowings under the line then outstanding would be due and payable. Fortis can also terminate the credit line immediately if VASCO fails to observe the specific terms of the credit line, becomes insolvent, ceases operation or experiences a change in control. We had no borrowings under the credit line at June 30, 2010.

While we believe that our financial resources and current borrowing arrangements are adequate to meet our operating needs, we anticipate that the difficult current economic conditions that exist on a worldwide basis today may require us to modify our business plans. In the current economic environment there is an increased risk that customers may delay their orders until the economic conditions stabilize or improve. If a significant number of orders are delayed for an indefinite period of time, our revenue and cash receipts may not be sufficient to meet the operating needs of the business. If this is the case, we may need to borrow against our credit line, significantly reduce our workforce, sell certain of our assets, enter into strategic relationships or business combinations, discontinue some or all of our operations, or take other similar restructuring actions. While we expect that these actions would result in a reduction of recurring costs, they also may result in a reduction of recurring revenue and cash receipts. It is also likely that we would incur substantial non-recurring costs to implement one or more of these restructuring actions. For additional information related to risks, refer to Certain Factors noted in Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Software

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-14, Software, Certain Revenue Arrangements that Include Software Elements. ASU 2009-14 provides guidance to enable companies to determine if the products they sell should be accounted for as software under ASC 985-605. Arrangements that are no longer defined as software will be accounted for under ASC 605-25, for separating consideration in multiple-deliverable arrangements. Under ASU 2009-14, tangible products containing software components and non-software components that function together to deliver the tangible product’s essential functionality will no longer fall within the scope of ASC 985-605. ASU 2009-14, however, also indicates that the non-software elements of the tangible product must substantively contribute to the tangible product’s essential functionality and should not simply provide a mechanism to deliver the software to the customer. Companies that are affected by ASU 2009-14 are required to provide disclosures that are included within the amendments in ASU 2009-13, a discussion of which follows in this Form 10-Q.

Revenue Recognition

In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, Revenue Recognition, Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements. ASU 2009-13 amends the criteria in ASC 605-25 for separating consideration in multiple-deliverable arrangements and is expected to provide companies with the ability to separate deliverables in more circumstances than is allowed under current U.S. GAAP. In addition, the amendments in ASU 2009-13 establish a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable. The selling price used for each deliverable will be based on vendor-specific objective evidence if available, third-party evidence if vendor-specific objective evidence is not available, or estimated selling price if neither vendor-specific objective evidence or third-party evidence is available. Under this update, the term fair value will be replaced with selling price to clarify that the allocation of revenue is based on entity-specific assumptions rather than assumptions of a marketplace participant.

ASU 2009-13 also eliminates the residual method of allocation and requires that arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method. The relative selling price method allocates any discount in the arrangement proportionally to each deliverable on the basis of each deliverable’s selling price.

Both ASU 2009-13 and ASU 2009-14 will be effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted and VASCO intends to adopt both Updates effective January 1, 2011. As a result of adoption of the Updates, we expect that:

 

  1. The sales of some of our products will be defined as software sales and we will continue to account for those transactions using ASC 985-605. Sales of some of our other products, however, will no longer qualify as sales of software and will be accounted for under ASC 605-25.

 

  2. For items continuing to be classified as software, we do not expect that the allocation of consideration will be significantly different than is currently the case as we have vendor-specific objective evidence for the most common types of undelivered items, such as maintenance and support. Further, we will continue to use the Residual Method to determine the value of delivered items with any discounts provided under these arrangements being fully allocated to the delivered items.

 

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  3. For sales of product that no longer qualify as software sales, we will allocate the arrangement consideration among each of the accounting units based on relative selling price of each of the units with any discount on the transaction being split proportionately between delivered and undelivered accounting units. We do not expect that the values determined from the allocation of purchase price among delivered and undelivered elements will be significantly different than those derived under our current accounting practices because, as noted above, we have vendor-specific objective evidence for the most common types of undelivered items and generally do not provide discounts that would significantly impact the value determined using VSOE.

 

  4. As a result, we do not presently expect that the impact of adopting ASU 2009-13 and ASU 2009-14 will have a material impact on the amount, pattern or timing of revenue recognized.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standards setting bodies that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, our management believes that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes in our market risk during the three months ended June 30, 2010. For additional information, refer to “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk”, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who, respectively, are our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that (i) the information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and (ii) information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. However, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company are detected. The inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls’ effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On Wednesday, June 16, 2010, the company held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The purpose of the meeting was to elect five directors and ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. Five candidates nominated by the Board of Directors were elected by the stockholders to serve as directors of the company at the meeting.

The following sets forth the results of the voting with respect to each candidate:

 

              Director               

               For                         Abstain        

T. Kendall Hunt

   24,483,409    613,714

Michael P. Cullinane

   22,001,115    3,096,008

John N. Fox, Jr.

   22,000,163    3,096,960

John R. Walter

   19,248,113    5,849,010

Jean K. Holley

   22,005,022    3,092,101

The stockholders voted as follows to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditor:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

30,054,378    1,216,957    108,075    -

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit 31.1 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principle Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.

Exhibit 31.2 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principle Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.

Exhibit 32.1 – Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.

Exhibit 32.2 – Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on August 6, 2010.

 

VASCO Data Security International, Inc.

/s/ T. Kendall Hunt

T. Kendall Hunt

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of

the Board of Directors (Principal Executive

Officer)

 

 

/s/ Clifford K. Bown

Clifford K. Bown

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal

Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 31.1 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principle Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.

Exhibit 31.2 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principle Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.

Exhibit 32.1 – Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.

Exhibit 32.2 – Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.

 

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