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 MARCH 31, 2006

OR

o            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:      000-19960

 

DATAWATCH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

02-0405716

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

271 MILL ROAD
QUORUM OFFICE PARK
CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01824

(Address of principal executive office)

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:  (978) 441-2200

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x            No o

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

Large Accelerated o         Accelerated o         Non-accelerated x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes o  No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Class

 

 

Outstanding at April 28, 2006

 

Common Stock $.01 par value

 

5,505,907

 

 




DATAWATCH CORPORATION

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Page #

Item 1.

 

Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)

 

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets:

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2005

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

b)

 

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations:

 

 

 

 

Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

c)

 

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows:

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

d)

 

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A. 

 

Risk Factors

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4. 

 

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

30

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PART I. — Financial Information

Item 1:  Financial Statements

DATAWATCH CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

5,122,086

 

$

4,900,873

 

Restricted cash

 

 

268,299

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

3,657,919

 

4,097,283

 

Inventories

 

36,130

 

54,712

 

Prepaid expenses

 

559,533

 

541,108

 

Total current assets

 

9,375,668

 

9,862,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

1,163,879

 

516,412

 

Goodwill

 

1,630,646

 

1,630,646

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

1,040,074

 

1,250,825

 

Other long term assets

 

153,414

 

152,098

 

 

 

$

13,363,681

 

$

13,412,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,059,373

 

$

1,042,755

 

Accrued expenses

 

1,848,581

 

2,013,994

 

Deferred revenue

 

2,712,138

 

2,921,519

 

Escrow for Mergence shareholders

 

 

128,224

 

Total current liabilities

 

5,620,092

 

6,106,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 7)

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $.01— 20,000,000 shares authorized;

 

 

 

 

 

issued, 5,512,153 shares and 5,383,084 shares, respectively;

 

 

 

 

 

outstanding, 5,497,907 shares and 5,368,838 shares, respectively

 

55,122

 

53,831

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

22,127,070

 

21,957,409

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(13,896,273

)

(14,187,048

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(401,942

)

(378,040

)

 

 

7,883,977

 

7,446,152

 

Less treasury stock, at cost — 14,246 shares

 

(140,388

)

(140,388

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

7,743,589

 

7,305,764

 

 

 

$

13,363,681

 

$

13,412,256

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

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DATAWATCH CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

REVENUE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software licenses and subscriptions

 

$

3,444,402

 

$

3,307,340

 

$

6,599,119

 

$

6,524,278

 

Maintenance and services

 

1,949,201

 

1,801,407

 

3,542,041

 

3,671,797

 

Total Revenue

 

5,393,603

 

5,108,747

 

10,141,160

 

10,196,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of software licenses and subscriptions

 

590,975

 

566,311

 

1,163,865

 

1,160,226

 

Cost of maintenance and services

 

963,710

 

840,503

 

1,804,359

 

1,756,440

 

Sales and marketing

 

2,180,804

 

2,183,138

 

4,149,189

 

4,361,538

 

Engineering and product development

 

427,617

 

548,143

 

855,370

 

1,098,106

 

General and administrative

 

1,022,400

 

986,836

 

1,910,595

 

2,015,910

 

Total costs and expenses

 

5,185,506

 

5,124,931

 

9,883,378

 

10,392,220

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

 

208,097

 

(16,184

)

257,782

 

(196,145

)

Interest expense

 

(422

)

(752

)

(943

)

(1,465

)

Interest income and other income (expense), net

 

18,960

 

23,700

 

33,936

 

50,592

 

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

226,635

 

6,764

 

290,775

 

(147,018

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

226,635

 

$

6,764

 

$

290,775

 

$

(147,018

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share — Basic

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.05

 

$

(0.03

)

Net income (loss) per share — Diluted

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.05

 

$

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding — Basic

 

5,491,529

 

5,306,869

 

5,451,114

 

5,304,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding — Diluted

 

5,834,482

 

5,847,500

 

5,809,270

 

5,304,309

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

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DATAWATCH CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

290,775

 

$

(147,018

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

390,166

 

329,604

 

Allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns

 

(133,564

)

(33,673

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

21,695

 

 

Loss on disposition of equipment

 

6,935

 

20,502

 

Changes in current assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

576,161

 

(405,600

)

Inventories

 

18,341

 

(12,848

)

Prepaid expenses and other

 

(44,895

)

(150,124

)

Proceeds from tenant improvements, offset against deferred rent

 

139,489

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(320,085

)

(329,844

)

Deferred revenue

 

(187,074

)

90,646

 

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

757,944

 

(638,355

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(791,450

)

(146,110

)

Proceeds from sale of equipment

 

2,085

 

2,831

 

Restricted cash

 

140,075

 

1,417

 

Capitalized software development costs

 

 

(9,040

)

Other assets

 

(1,595

)

(2,179

)

Cash used in investing activities

 

(650,885

)

(153,081

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

149,255

 

10,323

 

Cash provided by financing activities

 

149,255

 

10,323

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND EQUIVALENTS

 

(35,101

)

60,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS

 

221,213

 

(720,368

)

CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

4,900,873

 

4,260,632

 

CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$

5,122,086

 

$

3,540,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

943

 

$

1,465

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated condensed financial statements.

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DATAWATCH CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements include the accounts of Datawatch Corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 September 30, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements, and include all adjustments necessary for fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. The operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and judgments, which are evaluated on an on-going basis, that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates and judgments. In particular, significant estimates and judgments include those related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, sales returns reserve, useful lives of property and equipment, valuation of net deferred tax assets, business combinations, valuation of goodwill and other intangible assets and valuation of share-based payments.

Revenue Recognition

The Company has two types of software product offerings: Enterprise Software and Desktop and Server Software. Enterprise Software products are generally sold directly to end-users. The Company sells its Desktop and Server Software products directly to end-users and through distributors and resellers. Sales to distributors and resellers accounted for approximately 32% and 31%, respectively, of total sales for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and 33% and 31%, respectively, of total sales for the six months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. Revenue from the sale of all software products is generally recognized at the time of shipment, provided there are no uncertainties surrounding product acceptance, the fee is fixed or determinable, collection is considered probable, persuasive evidence of the arrangement exists and there are no significant obligations remaining. Both types of the Company’s software product offerings are “off-the-shelf” as such term is defined by Statement of Position No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition.”  The Company’s software products can be installed and used by customers on their own with little or no customization required. Multi-user licenses marketed by the Company are sold as a right to use the number of licenses and license fee revenue is recognized upon delivery of all software required to satisfy the number of licenses sold. Upon delivery, the licensing fee is payable without further delivery obligations to the Company.

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Desktop and Server Software products are generally not sold in multiple element arrangements. Accordingly, the price paid by the customer is considered the vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value for those products. Enterprise Software sales are generally multiple element arrangements which include software license deliverables, professional services and post-contract customer support. In such multiple element arrangements, the Company applies the residual method in determining revenue to be allocated to a software license. In applying the residual method, the Company deducts from the sale proceeds the VSOE of fair value of the services and post-contract customer support in determining the residual fair value of the software license. The VSOE of fair value of the services and post-contract customer support is based on the amounts charged for these elements when sold separately. Professional services include implementation, integration, training and consulting services with revenue recognized as the services are performed. These services are generally delivered on a time and materials basis, are billed on a current basis as the work is performed, and do not involve modification or customization of the software or any other unusual acceptance clauses or terms. Post-contract customer support is typically provided under a maintenance agreement which provides technical support and rights to unspecified software maintenance updates and bug fixes on a when-and-if available basis. Revenue from post-contract customer support services is deferred and recognized ratably over the contract period (generally one year).

The Company also sells its Enterprise Software using a subscription model. At the time a customer enters into a binding agreement to purchase a subscription, the customer is invoiced for an initial 90 day service period and an account receivable and deferred revenue are recorded. Beginning on the date the software is installed at the customer site and available for use by the customer, and provided that all other criteria for revenue recognition are met, the deferred revenue amount is recognized ratably over the period the service is provided. The customer is then invoiced every 90 days and revenue is recognized ratably over the period the service is provided. The subscription arrangement includes software, maintenance and unspecified future upgrades including major version upgrades. The initial subscription rate is the same as the renewal rate. Subscriptions can be cancelled by the customer at any time by providing 90 days written notice.

The Company’s software products are sold under warranty against certain defects in material and workmanship for a period of 30 to 90 days from the date of purchase. Certain software products, including desktop versions of Monarch, Monarch Data Pump and VorteXML sold directly to end-users, include a guarantee under which such customers may return products within 30 to 60 days for a full refund. Additionally, the Company provides its distributors with stock-balancing rights and applies the guidance found in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 48, “Revenue Recognition when Right of Return Exists.” Revenue from the sale of software products to distributors and resellers is recognized at the time of shipment providing all other criteria for revenue recognition as stated above are met and (i) the distributor or reseller is unconditionally obligated to pay for the products, including no contingency as to product resale, (ii) the distributor or reseller has independent economic substance apart from the Company, (iii) the Company is not obligated for future performance to bring about product resale, and (iv) the amount of future returns can be reasonably estimated. The Company’s experience and history with its distributors and resellers allows for reasonable estimates of future returns. Among other things, estimates of potential future returns are made based on the inventory levels at the various distributors and resellers, which the Company monitors frequently. Once the estimates of potential future returns from all sources are made, the Company determines if it has adequate returns reserves to cover anticipated returns and the returns reserve is adjusted as required. Adjustments are recorded as increases or decreases in revenue in the period of adjustment. Actual returns have historically been within the range estimated by management. The Company’s returns reserve was $89,376 and $123,315 as of March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2005, respectively.

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Stock-Based Compensation

On December 16, 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS 123 (revised 2004) (“SFAS 123(R)”), “Share-Based Payment”, which is a revision of SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation” and supersedes Accounting Principles Bulletin (“APB”) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and amends SFAS 95, “Statement of Cash Flows.”  SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. SFAS 123(R) eliminates the alternative to use the intrinsic value method of accounting that was provided in SFAS 123.

In November 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3 “Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards.” The Company is considering whether to adopt the alternative transition method provided in the FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation pursuant to SFAS 123(R). The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to establish the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the excess tax benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies recognized subsequent to the adoption of SFAS 123(R). The Company is currently evaluating which transition method it will use for calculating its APIC Pool. An entity may take up to one year from the later of its initial adoption of SFAS 123(R) or the effective date of this FSP to evaluate its available transition alternatives and make its one-time election. Until and unless the Company elects the transition method described in the FSP, the transition method provided in FAS123(R) is being followed. The Company expects to complete its evaluation by September 30, 2006.

On October 1, 2005 (the first day of the Company’s 2006 fiscal year), the Company adopted SFAS 123(R). The Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using a modified prospective application method, as permitted under SFAS 123(R). Accordingly, prior period amounts have not been restated. Under this approach, the Company is required to record compensation cost for all share-based awards granted after the date of adoption and for the unvested portion of previously granted stock-based awards at the date of adoption.

In September 2005, prior to the adoption SFAS 123(R), the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the full vesting of all outstanding options with vesting dates occurring after September 30, 2005. The vesting of approximately 169,040 options was accelerated, of which approximately 64,000 options had an exercise price greater than the closing stock price on the modification date. As the Company estimated that certain of these awards would not have vested absent the acceleration, the Company recognized stock-based compensation charge of approximately $47,000, which is included in the results for the year ended September 30, 2005. The purpose of this modification was to eliminate the future compensation expense of the outstanding awards. As all outstanding awards were fully vested, the adoption of FAS123(R) did not have any impact on the financial statements from awards outstanding as of the date of adoption.

Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company recognizes the fair value of stock compensation cost, over the requisite service period of the individual awards, which generally equals the vesting period. All of the Company’s stock compensation awards are accounted for as an equity instruments and there have been no liability awards granted.

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Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company applied APB 25 to account for stock-based awards. The following table illustrates the effect on earnings and earnings per share had compensation cost for the employee stock-based awards been recorded in the three and six months ended March 31, 2005 based on the fair value method under SFAS 123(R):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2005

 

March 31, 2005

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Net loss, as reported

 

$

6,764

 

$

(147,018

)

Add: Total stock-based employee compensation expense included in net income

 

 

 

Less: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards

 

(74,327

)

(141,540

)

Pro forma net loss

 

$

(67,563

)

$

(288,558

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic - as reported

 

$

0.00

 

$

(0.03

)

Basic - pro forma

 

$

(0.01

)

$

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted - as reported

 

$

0.00

 

$

(0.03

)

Diluted - pro forma

 

$

(0.01

)

$

(0.05

)

 

Beginning with the 2006 fiscal year, with the adoption of SFAS 123(R), the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense for the fair value of stock options. Stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended March 31, 2006 was $14,719 and $21,696, respectively, included in the following expense categories:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2006

 

March 31, 2006

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Sales and marketing

 

$

4,909

 

$

7,446

 

Engineering and product development

 

$

1,963

 

$

2,978

 

General and administrative

 

7,847

 

11,271

 

 

 

$

14,719

 

$

21,695

 

 

The Company’s stock compensation plans provide for the granting of restricted shares and either incentive or nonqualified stock options to employees and non-employee directors. Options are subject to terms and conditions determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, and generally vest over a three year period beginning three months from date of grant and expire ten years from date of grant.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to calculate the fair value of options. The key assumptions for this valuation method include the expected life of the option, stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, exercise price and forfeiture rate. The weighted-average fair values of the options granted under the stock options plans for the three and six months ended March 31, 2006 were $2.70 and $3.15, respectively.

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Many of these assumptions are judgmental and highly sensitive in the determination of compensation expense. The table below indicates the weighted-average key assumptions used in the option valuation calculations for options granted for the six months ended March 31, 2006:

Expected life

 

5 years

 

Expected volatility

 

95.91

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

4.77

%

Dividend Yield

 

0.0

%

Forfeiture rate

 

10

%

 

The dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash dividends. The Company uses an expected stock-price volatility assumption that is a combination of both historical and current implied volatilities of the underlying stock which are obtained from public data sources. The risk-free interest rate is the U.S. Treasury bill rate with constant maturities with a remaining term equal to the expected life of the option. The expected life is based on historical trends and data. With regard to the weighted-average option life assumption, the Company considers the exercise behavior of past grants and models the pattern of aggregate exercises. Patterns are determined on specific criteria of the aggregate pool of optionees including the reaction to vesting, realizable value and short-time-to-maturity effect. Based on the Company’s historical voluntary turnover rates, an annualized estimated forfeiture rate of 10% has been used in calculating the estimated cost. Additional expense will be recorded if the actual forfeiture rate is lower than estimated, and a recovery of prior expense will be recorded if the actual forfeiture is higher than estimated.

The following table summarizes information about the Company’s stock option plans for the six months ended March 31, 2006.

 

 

Options

 

Weighted-Average

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, October 1, 2005

 

912,042

 

$

2.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

80,000

 

4.22

 

Canceled

 

(4,323

)

5.80

 

Exercised

 

(129,069

)

1.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, March 31, 2006

 

858,650

 

$

2.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable, March 31, 2006

 

783,237

 

$

2.59

 

 

Concentration of Credit Risks and Major Customers

The Company sells its products and services to U.S. and non-U.S. dealers and other software distributors, as well as to end users, under customary credit terms. Two customers, Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Product Management, individually accounted for 15% and 12%, respectively, of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 20% and 7%, respectively, of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2005.  Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Product Management, individually accounted for 15% and 12%, respectively, of total revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2006 and 21% and 6%, respectively, of total revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2005. Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Product Management accounted for 16% and 13%, respectively, of outstanding gross trade receivables as of March 31, 2006 and 17% and 13%, respectively, of outstanding gross trade receivables as of September 30, 2005. The Company sells to Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Product Management under a distribution agreement, which automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless terminated. Other than these two customers, no other customer constitutes a significant portion (more than 10%) of sales or accounts receivable. The Company performs ongoing credit

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evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral. Allowances are provided for anticipated doubtful accounts and sales returns.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets consist of capitalized software cost, acquired technology, patents, customer relationships, trademarks and trade names acquired through business combinations. The values allocated to these intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related asset and are recorded in cost of sales for software license and subscriptions. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable and an impairment loss is recognized when it is probable that the estimated cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset.

Goodwill and certain trademarks are not subject to amortization and are tested annually for impairment or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. Goodwill is tested for impairment using a two-step approach. The first step is to compare the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, goodwill is not considered impaired, but if the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the amount of the impairment loss, if any, must be measured. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset’s fair value.

Note 2.   Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

Other intangible assets, net were comprised of the following as of March 31, 2006 (unaudited) and September 30, 2005:

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2006

 

September 30, 2005

 

Identified
Intangible Asset

 

 

 

Weighted
Average
Useful Life
in Years

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net Carrying
Amount

 

Gross Carrying
Amount

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net Carrying
Amount

 

Capitalized software

 

3

 

$

1,665,895

 

$

(1,608,503

)

$

57,392

 

$

1,665,895

 

$

(1,483,015

)

$

182,880

 

Purchased software

 

5

 

520,000

 

(174,722

)

345,278

 

520,000

 

(119,722

)

400,278

 

Patents

 

20

 

159,967

 

(12,403

)

147,564

 

159,967

 

(8,389

)

151,578

 

Customer lists

 

4

 

130,000

 

(52,812

)

77,188

 

130,000

 

(36,563

)

93,437

 

Non-compete agreements

 

5

 

100,000

 

(32,500

)

67,500

 

100,000

 

(22,500

)

77,500

 

Trademarks

 

indefinite

 

345,152

 

 

345,152

 

345,152

 

 

345,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

2,921,014

 

$

(1,880,940

)

$

1,040,074

 

$

2,921,014

 

$

(1,670,189

)

$

1,250,825

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, amortization expense related to identified intangible assets was $97,252 and $114,552, respectively, and $210,751 and $229,993 for the six months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

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The estimated future amortization expense related to other intangible assets as of March 31, 2006 was as follows:

 

Fiscal Year

 

 

 

 

 

Remainder of fiscal 2006

 

$

124,820

 

2007

 

177,236

 

2008

 

121,204

 

2009

 

88,861

 

2010

 

71,363

 

2011

 

8,028

 

Thereafter

 

103,410

 

Total

 

$

694,922

 

 

The carrying amount of goodwill as of March 31, 2006 was $1,630,646.

Note 3.   Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following at March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2005:

 

 

March 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

$

12,953

 

$

28,406

 

Finished goods

 

23,177

 

26,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

36,130

 

$

54,712

 

 

Note 4.   Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue consisted of the following at March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2005:

 

 

March 31,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Maintenance

 

$

2,322,142

 

$

2,531,973

 

Other

 

389,996

 

389,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

2,712,138

 

$

2,921,519

 

 

Maintenance consists of the unearned portion of post-contract customer support services provided by the Company to customers who purchase maintenance agreements for the Company’s products. Maintenance revenues are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the maintenance period, generally 12 months.

Other consists of deferred license, subscription and professional services revenue generated from arrangements that are invoiced in accordance with the terms and conditions of the arrangement but do not meet all the criteria for revenue recognition, and are, therefore, deferred until all revenue recognition criteria are met.

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Note 5. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of net income (loss) to comprehensive income (loss):

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Six Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

226,635

 

$

6,764

 

$

290,775

 

$

(147,018

)

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

9,612

 

(46,230

)

(23,902

)

14,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

236,247

 

$

(39,466

)

$

266,873

 

$

(132,474

)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss reported in the consolidated condensed balance sheets consists only of foreign currency translation adjustments.

Note 6.   Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the quarter. Diluted net income (loss) per share reflects the impact, when dilutive, of the exercise of options and warrants using the treasury stock method.

Potential dilutive common stock options aggregating 197,608 and 105,870 shares for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and 207,608 and 659,533 shares for the six months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, have been excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share because their inclusion would be antidilutive.

Note 7.   Commitments and Contingencies

In May 2004, the Company was served with a charge of discrimination filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) by a then current employee. In addition to the Company, the employee named an executive of the Company as well as the employee’s former supervisor as defendants. The employee alleged that her former supervisor engaged in sexually harassing conduct. The employee accused the executive of engaging in retaliation upon learning of the employee’s complaint. The complaint was withdrawn from the MCAD in August 2004, with the stated intent of pursuing the claim in Superior Court in the state of Massachusetts. To date, the Company has not been notified of any further filing. Given the current status of the claim, the Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome. The Company intends to vigorously defend the claims.

From time to time, the Company receives other claims and may be party to other actions that arise in the normal course of business. The Company does not believe the eventual outcome of any pending matters will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Note 8.   Segment Information

The Company has determined that it has only one reportable segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, as defined, (determined to be the Chief Executive Officer) does not manage any part of the Company separately, and the allocation of resources and assessment of performance is based solely on the Company’s consolidated operations and operating results.

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The following table presents information about the Company’s revenue by product lines:

 

 

Three Months

 

Six Months 

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

Desktop and Server Software (primarily Monarch)

 

58

%

56

%

59

%

56

%

Report Management Solutions (including Datawatch|ES & iMergence)

 

18

%

15

%

16

%

15

%

Service Management Solutions (including Visual|QSM & Visual|HD)

 

24

%

29

%

25

%

29

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

100

%

100

%

100

%

100

%

 

The Company’s operations are conducted in the U.S. and internationally (principally in the United Kingdom). The following tables present information about the Company’s geographic operations:

 

 

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Principally

 

Intercompany

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

U.K.)

 

Eliminations

 

Total

 

Total Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2006

 

$

3,827,608

 

$

1,793,708

 

$

(227,713

)

$

5,393,603

 

Three months ended March 31, 2005

 

3,426,496

 

1,964,140

 

(281,889

)

5,108,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended March 31, 2006

 

$

7,158,060

 

$

3,464,721

 

$

(481,621

)

$

10,141,160

 

Six months ended March 31, 2005

 

6,578,567

 

4,158,330

 

(540,822

)

10,196,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2006

 

$

564,877

 

$

(356,780

)

 

 

$

208,097

 

Three months ended March 31, 2005

 

201,131

 

(217,315

)

 

 

(16,184

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended March 31, 2006

 

$

909,895

 

$

(652,113

)

 

 

$

257,782

 

Six months ended March 31, 2005

 

141,721

 

(337,866

)

 

 

(196,145

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At March 31, 2006

 

$

3,899,705

 

$

88,308

 

$

 

$

3,988,013

 

At September 30, 2005

 

3,456,146

 

93,835

 

 

3,549,981

 

 

Note 9.   Subsequent Events

On March 10, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets from ClearStory Systems, Inc. (the “Seller”), which comprise of the Seller’s Integrated Document Archiving and Retrieval Systems (“IDARS”) business. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement the Company will purchase the IDARS products and other intellectual property, be assigned certain customer contracts, and assume certain liabilities related to Seller’s IDARS business. The Company will pay a cash consideration of approximately $4.3 million and an estimate of direct costs of $200,000, plus an 18-month earn-out calculated by multiplying the net revenues derived from the IDARS product sales by 30%. The transaction currently is expected to be completed in May 2006 and will be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.

On April 20, 2006, the Company entered into a one-year Loan and Security Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with a Bank. The loan agreement establishes two revolving $1.5 million lines of credit, for a total of $3.0 million. The Company can borrow under the first line of credit based on a formula percentage of the Company’s accounts receivable balance. There is no borrowing base formula for the second

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line of credit. The first line of credit bears an interest rate equal to the prime rate plus 0.50% and the second line of credit bears an interest rate equal to the prime rate plus 1.00%. Amounts borrowed under the loan agreement are secured by all of the assets of the Company, including their intellectual property. Additionally, the loan agreement requires the Company to maintain certain specified cash flow and liquidity ratios.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

GENERAL

The Company does not provide forecasts of its future financial performance. However, from time to time, information provided by the Company or statements made by its employees may contain “forward looking” information that involves risks and uncertainties. In particular, statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts may constitute forward looking statements and are made under the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward looking-statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company disclaims any obligation, except as specifically required by law and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results of operations and financial condition have varied and may in the future vary significantly from those stated in any forward looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences include, without limitation, the risks, uncertainties and other information discussed in Part II, Item 1A and within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the accuracy of the Company’s internal estimates of revenue and operating expense levels. The following discussion of the Company’s risk factors should be read in conjunction with the financial statements contained herein and related notes thereto. Such factors, among others, may have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.

Datawatch is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and support of business computer software primarily for the Windows-based market. Its products address the enterprise content management and reporting, business intelligence, data replication, service management and help desk markets.

Datawatch’s principal products included in Desktop and Server Software, Report Management and Business Service Management Solutions are:  Monarch, a desktop report mining and business intelligence application that lets users extract and manipulate data from ASCII report files, PDF files or HTML files produced on any mainframe, midrange, client/server or PC system; Monarch Data Pump, a data replication and migration tool that offers a shortcut for populating and refreshing data marts and data warehouses, for migrating legacy data into new applications and for providing automated delivery of reports in a variety of formats via email; Monarch|RMS, a web-based report mining and analysis solution that integrates with any existing COLD/ERM, document or content management archiving solution; Datawatch|ES, a web-enabled business information portal, providing complete report management, business intelligence and content management, and the ability to analyze data within reports derived from existing reporting systems with no new programming or report writing; Datawatch|Researcher, a .NET based content and data aggregation solution that searches inter-related data, documents, and communications scattered over multiple and disparate repositories, then merges and analyzes the results into comprehensive actionable case records; Visual|QSM, a fully internet-enabled IT support solution that incorporates workflow and network management capabilities and provides web access to multiple databases via a standard browser; Visual|Help Desk or Visual|HD, a web-based help desk and call center solution operating on the IBM Lotus Domino platform; and VorteXML, a data transformation product for the emerging XML market that easily and quickly converts structured text output from any system into valid XML for web services and more using any DTD or XDR schema without programming.

The Company uses both a subscription sales model and a perpetual sales model for the sale of its enterprise products. The Company continues to offer its enterprise products through the sale of perpetual licenses and introduced the subscription pricing model to allow customers to begin using the Company’s products at a lower initial cost of software acquisition. Subscriptions automatically renew unless terminated with 90 days notice. During fiscal 2004, 2005 and the six months ended March 31, 2006, revenues under the subscription model were not significant, however, customer interest in the model and sales under the model have been increasing.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

In the preparation of financial statements and other financial data, management applies certain accounting policies to transactions that, depending on choices made by management, can result in different outcomes. In order for a reader to understand the following information regarding the financial performance and condition of the Company, an understanding

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of those accounting policies is important. Certain of those policies are comparatively more important to the Company’s financial results and condition than others. The policies that the Company believes are most important for a reader’s understanding of the financial information provided in this report are described below.

Revenue Recognition, Allowance for Bad Debts and Returns Reserve

The Company has two types of software product offerings: Enterprise Software and Desktop and Server Software. Enterprise Software products are generally sold directly to end-users. The Company sells its Desktop and Server Software products directly to end-users and through distributors and resellers. Sales to distributors and resellers accounted for approximately 32% and 31%, respectively, of total sales for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and 33% and 31%, respectively, of total sales for the six months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005. Revenue from the sale of all software products is generally recognized at the time of shipment, provided there are no uncertainties surrounding product acceptance, the fee is fixed or determinable, collection is considered probable, persuasive evidence of the arrangement exists and there are no significant obligations remaining. Both types of the Company’s software product offerings are “off-the-shelf” as such term is defined by Statement of Position No. 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition.”  The Company’s software products can be installed and used by customers on their own with little or no customization required. Multi-user licenses marketed by the Company are sold as a right to use the number of licenses and license fee revenue is recognized upon delivery of all software required to satisfy the number of licenses sold. Upon delivery, the licensing fee is payable without further delivery obligations of the Company.

Desktop and Server Software products are generally not sold in multiple element arrangements. Accordingly, the price paid by the customer is considered the vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value for those products.

Enterprise Software sales are generally multiple element arrangements which include software license deliverables, professional services and post-contract customer support. In such multiple element arrangements, the Company applies the residual method in determining revenue to be allocated to a software license. In applying the residual method, the Company deducts from the sale proceeds the VSOE of fair value of the services and post-contract customer support in determining the residual fair value of the software license. The VSOE of fair value of the services and post-contract customer support is based on the amounts charged for these elements when sold separately. Professional services include implementation, integration, training and consulting services with revenue recognized as the services are performed. These services are generally delivered on a time and materials basis, are billed on a current basis as the work is performed, and do not involve modification or customization of the software or any other unusual acceptance clauses or terms. Post-contract customer support is typically provided under a maintenance agreement which provides technical support and rights to unspecified software maintenance updates and bug fixes on a when-and-if available basis. Revenue from post-contract customer support services is deferred and recognized ratably over the contract period (generally one year). Such deferred amounts are recorded as part of deferred revenue in the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets included elsewhere herein.

The Company also sells its Enterprise Software using a subscription model. At the time a customer enters into a binding agreement to purchase a subscription, the customer is invoiced for an initial 90 day service period and an account receivable and deferred revenue are recorded. Beginning on the date the software is installed at the customer site and available for use by the customer, and provided that all other criteria for revenue recognition are met, the deferred revenue amount is recognized ratably over the period the service is provided. The customer is then invoiced every 90 days and revenue is recognized ratably over the period the service is provided. The subscription arrangement includes software, maintenance and unspecified future upgrades including major version upgrades. The initial subscription rate is the same as the renewal rate. Subscriptions can be cancelled by the customer at any time by providing 90 days written notice.

The Company’s software products are sold under warranty against certain defects in material and workmanship for a period of 30 to 90 days from the date of purchase. Certain software products, including desktop versions of Monarch, Monarch Data Pump, and VorteXML sold directly to end-users, include a guarantee under which such customers may return products within 30 to 60 days for a full refund. Additionally, the Company provides its distributors with stock-balancing rights and applies the guidance found in SFAS No. 48, “Revenue Recognition when Right of Return Exists.”  Revenue from the sale of software products to distributors and resellers is recognized at the time of shipment providing all other criteria for revenue recognition as stated above are met and (i) the distributor or reseller is unconditionally obligated to pay for the products, including no contingency as to product resale, (ii) the distributor or reseller has independent economic substance

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apart from the Company, (iii) the Company is not obligated for future performance to bring about product resale, and (iv) the amount of future returns can be reasonably estimated. The Company’s experience and history with its distributors and resellers allows for reasonable estimates of future returns. Among other things, estimates of potential future returns are made based on the inventory levels at the various distributors and resellers, which the Company monitors frequently. Once the estimates of potential future returns from all sources are made, the Company determines if it has adequate returns reserves to cover anticipated returns and the returns reserve is adjusted as required. Adjustments are recorded as increases or decreases in revenue in the period of adjustment. Actual returns have historically been within the range estimated by the Company. The Company’s returns reserve was $89,376 and $123,315 as of March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2005, respectively.

The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. The Company analyzes accounts receivable and the composition of the accounts receivable aging, historical bad debts, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and changes in customer payment terms when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. Based upon the analysis and estimates of the uncollectibility of its accounts receivable, the Company records an increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts when the prospect of collecting a specific account receivable becomes doubtful. Actual results could differ from the allowances for doubtful accounts recorded, and this difference may have a material effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations. The Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts was $193,389 and $293,943 as of March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2005, respectively.

Deferred Tax Assets

The Company has deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits that expire at different times through and until 2020. Significant judgment is required in determining the Company’s provision for income taxes, the carrying value of deferred tax assets and liabilities and the valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. Factors such as future reversals of deferred tax assets and liabilities, projected future taxable income, changes in enacted tax rates and the period over which the Company’s deferred tax assets will be recoverable are considered in making these determinations. The Company’s domestic operations have been profitable during the past four years while international operations have continued to generate operating losses. Accordingly, management does not believe the deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realized and a full valuation allowance, previously provided against the deferred tax assets, continues to be provided. Management evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets quarterly and, if current economic conditions change or future results of operations are better than expected, future assessments may result in the Company concluding that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets are realizable. If this conclusion were reached, the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets would be reduced resulting in a tax benefit being recorded for financial reporting purposes. Total net deferred tax assets subject to a valuation allowance was approximately $4.7 million as of March 31, 2006.

Capitalized Software Development Costs

The Company capitalizes certain software development costs as well as purchased software upon achieving technological feasibility of the related products. Software development costs incurred and software purchased prior to achieving technological feasibility are charged to research and development expense as incurred. Commencing upon initial product release, capitalized costs are amortized to cost of software licenses using the straight-line method over the estimated life (which approximates the ratio that current gross revenues for a product bear to the total of current and anticipated future gross revenues for that product), generally 24 to 72 months.

Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets and Other Long-Lived Assets

The Company performs an evaluation of whether goodwill is impaired annually or when events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. Fair value is determined using market comparables for similar businesses or forecasts of discounted future cash flows. The Company also reviews other intangible assets and other long-lived assets when indication of potential impairment exists, such as a significant reduction in cash flows associated with the assets. Should the fair value of the Company’s long-lived assets decline because of reduced operating performance, market declines, or other indicators of impairment, a charge to operations for impairment may be necessary.

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Accounting for stock-based compensation

With the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) on October 1, 2005, the Company is required to record the grant date fair value of stock-based compensation awards as compensation costs. In order to determine the fair value of stock options on the date of grant, the Company applies the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Inherent in this model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, option life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. While the risk-free interest rate and dividend yield are less subjective assumptions, typically based on factual data derived from public sources, the expected stock-price volatility and option life assumptions require a greater level of judgment which makes them critical accounting estimates.

The Company uses an expected stock-price volatility assumption that is a combination of both current and historical implied volatilities of the underlying stock which are obtained from public data sources. The Company believes this approach results in a reasonable estimate of volatility. For stock option grants issued during the three ended March 31, 2006, The Company used a weighted-average expected stock-price volatility of 96% based upon the implied volatility at the time of issuance.

With regard to the weighted-average option life assumption, The Company considers the exercise behavior of past grants and models the pattern of aggregate exercises. Patterns are determined on specific criteria of the aggregate pool of optionees including the reaction to vesting, realizable value and short-time-to-maturity effect. For stock option grants issued during the three months ended March 31, 2006, The Company used a weighted-average expected option life assumption of 5 years.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005

The following table sets forth certain statements of operations data as a percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated. The data has been derived from the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The operating results for any period should not be considered indicative of the results expected for any future period. This information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005.

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Six Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

2006

 

2005

 

REVENUE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software licenses and subscriptions

 

63.9

%

64.7

%

65.1

%

64.0

%

Maintenance and services

 

36.1

%

35.3

%

34.9

%

36.0

%

Total Revenue

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of software licenses and subscriptions

 

11.0

%

11.1

%

11.5

%

11.4

%

Cost of maintenance and services

 

17.9

%

16.5

%

17.8

%

17.2

%

Sales and marketing

 

40.4

%

42.7

%

40.9

%

42.8

%

Engineering and product development

 

7.9

%

10.7

%

8.4

%

10.8

%

General and administrative

 

19.0

%

19.3

%

18.8

%

19.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

 

96.2

%

100.3

%

97.4

%

102.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

 

3.8

%

(0.3

)%

2.6

%

(2.0

)%

Interest expense

 

0.0

%

0.0

%

0.0

%

0.0

%

Interest income and other income (expense), net

 

0.3

%

0.4

%

0.3

%

0.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

4.1

%

0.1

%

2.9

%

(1.5

)%

Provision for income taxes

 

0.0

%

0.0

%

0.0

%

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

4.1

%

0.1

%

2.9

%

(1.5

)%

 

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005

Total Revenues

The following table presents total revenue, change in total revenue and total revenue growth for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

Increase

 

Increase

 

Software licenses and subscriptions

 

$

3,444,402

 

$

3,307,340

 

137,062

 

4.1

%

Maintenance and services

 

1,949,201

 

1,801,407

 

147,794

 

8.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

5,393,603

 

$

5,108,747

 

$

284,856

 

5.6

%

 

Software license and subscription revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $3,444,402 or approximately 64% of total revenue, as compared to $3,307,340 or approximately 65% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2005. This represents an increase of $137,062 or approximately 4% from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006. The overall increase in license revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006 consists of a $218,000 increase in Desktop and server license revenue, a $90,000 increase in the Report Management license and subscription revenue, offset by a $(170,000) decrease in Business Service Management license revenue. The Company also attributes the overall decrease in Business Service Management license revenue to foreign exchange variances as the US dollar continued to strengthen against most European currencies, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Maintenance and services revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $1,949,201 or approximately 36% of total revenue, as compared to $1,801,407 or approximately 35% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2005. This represents an increase of $147,794 or approximately 8% from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006. The overall increase in maintenance and service revenue consists of a $58,000 increase in Desktop and server revenue, a $97,000 increase in Report Management revenue (which includes maintenance for Datawatch|ES, Monarch|RMS, Datawatch|Researcher and iMergence iStore) and a decrease in Business Service Management maintenance and services revenues of $(7,000). The increase in maintenance and services revenue was the result of an improvement in billable hours for consultant services for work performed during the quarter. Overall service revenue increased approximately $144,000. The Company also attributes the overall revenue increase was offset by unfavorable exchange rates during the quarter as the US dollar continued to strengthen against most European currencies, as compared to the same period in the prior year.

Costs and Operating Expenses

The following table presents costs and operating expenses, changes in costs and operating expenses and costs and operating expenses growth for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

March 31,

 

Increase /

 

Increase /

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

(Decrease)

 

(Decrease)

 

Costs of software licenses and subscriptions

 

$

590,975

 

$

566,311

 

24,664

 

4.4

%

Costs of maintenance and services

 

963,710

 

840,503

 

123,207

 

14.7

%

Sales and marketing expenses

 

2,180,804

 

2,183,138

 

(2,334

)

(0.1

)%

Engineering and product development expenses

 

427,617

 

548,143

 

(120,526

)

(22.0

)%

General and administrative expenses

 

1,022,400

 

986,836

 

35,564

 

3.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and operating expenses

 

$

5,185,506

 

$

5,124,931

 

$

60,575

 

1.2

%

 

Cost of software licenses and subscriptions for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $590,975 or

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approximately 17% of software license and subscription revenues, as compared to $566,311 or approximately 17% of software license revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2005. Costs of software licenses and subscriptions as a percentage of software licenses and subscription revenue remained consistent quarter over quarter.

Cost of maintenance and services for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $963,710 or approximately 49% of maintenance and service revenues, as compared to $840,503 or approximately 47% of maintenance and service revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2005. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, gross margins on maintenance and services decreased as compared the three months ended March 31, 2005, primarily due to the increase in turnover within the professional services group during the quarter ended March 31, 2005. The headcount of the professional services group for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 increased approximately 23% as compared to the headcount as of March 31, 2005.

Sales and marketing expenses were $2,180,804 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, which is relatively consistent with $2,183,138 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. For the remainder of fiscal 2006, the Company will continue to pursue additional investments within the sales and marketing programs to improve upon the Company’s top-line revenue growth initiatives.

Engineering and product development expenses were $427,617 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, which represents a decrease of $(120,526) or approximately 22% from $548,143 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. This decrease is primarily attributable to the continued transitioning of existing outsourced development activities in-house. The Company will continue to use third-party development activities, in conjunction with its own in-house development team in the foreseeable future, but will rely more on the Company’s in-house engineering and product development capabilities, which will translate to an increase in product development output at a reduction in overall costs.

General and administrative expenses were $1,022,400 for the three months ended March 31, 2006, which is relatively consistent as compared to $986,836 for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was $226,635 as compared to a net income of $6,764 for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

Comparison of the Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005

Total Revenues

The following table presents total revenue, change in total revenue and total revenue growth for the six months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

March 31,

 

Increase /

 

Increase /

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

(Decrease)

 

(Decrease)

 

Software licenses and subscriptions

 

$

6,599,119

 

$

6,524,278

 

74,841

 

1.1

%

Maintenance and services

 

3,542,041

 

3,671,797

 

(129,756

)

(3.5

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

10,141,160

 

$

10,196,075

 

$

(54,915

)

(0.5

)%

 

Software license and subscription revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2006 increased by $74,841 or 1% as compared to the six months ended March 31, 2005. The overall increase in license revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2006 consists of a $211,000 increase in Desktop and server license revenue, a $9,000 increase in the Report Management license and subscription revenue, offset by a $(144,000) decrease in Business Service Management license revenue. The Company also attributes this overall revenue decrease in Business Service Management license and subscription revenue to foreign exchange variances as the US dollar continued to strengthen against most European currencies, as compared to the same period in prior year.

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Maintenance and services revenue for the six months ended March 31, 2006 decrease of $(129,756) or approximately 4% compared to the six months ended March 31, 2005. The overall decrease in maintenance and service revenue consists of a $109,000 increase in Desktop and server revenue, a $43,000 increase in Report Management revenue (which includes maintenance for Datawatch|ES, Monarch|RMS, Datawatch|Researcher and iMergence iStore) and a decrease in Business Service Management maintenance and services revenues of $(283,000). The Company also attributes the overall revenue decrease to unfavorable exchange rates during the quarter as the US dollar continued to strengthen against most European currencies, as compared to the same period in prior year.

Costs and Operating Expenses

The following table presents costs and operating expenses, changes in costs and operating expenses and costs and operating expenses growth for the six months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

Percentage

 

 

 

March 31,

 

Increase /

 

Increase /

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

(Decrease)

 

(Decrease)

 

Costs of software licenses and subscriptions

 

$

1,163,865

 

$

1,160,226

 

3,639

 

0.3

%

Costs of maintenance and services

 

1,804,359

 

1,756,440

 

47,919

 

2.7

%

Sales and marketing expenses

 

4,149,189

 

4,361,538

 

(212,349

)

(4.9

)%

Engineering and product development expenses 

 

855,370

 

1,098,106

 

(242,736

)

(22.1

)%

General and administrative expenses

 

1,910,595

 

2,015,910

 

(105,315

)

(5.2

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and operating expenses

 

$

9,883,378

 

$

10,392,220

 

$

(508,842

)

(4.9

)%

 

Cost of software licenses and subscriptions for the six months ended March 31, 2006 was 18% of software license and subscription revenues, as compared to 18% of software license revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2005. Costs of software licenses and subscriptions as a percentage of software licenses and subscription revenue have remained consistent year over year.

Cost of maintenance and services for the six months ended March 31, 2006 was 51% of maintenance and service revenues, as compared to 48% for the six months ended March 31, 2005. Cost of maintenance and services as a percentage of maintenance and service revenues increased for the six months ended March 31, 2006 when compared to the six months ended March 31, 2005, primarily due to the increase in headcount of consulting and training staff. During fiscal year 2005, the Company has experienced turnover within the consulting professional services group. The Company has also changed its sales model to sell products via a subscription term. The Company is continuing to see a slight shift in selling more subscription term licenses, which results in revenues that are recognized over future periods rather than at the point of sale, while the extra professional services expenses and systems installation costs, are incurred during the period for the project work associated with the implementation of the systems for these customers.

Sales and marketing expenses decreased $(212,349), or 5%. This decrease is primarily attributable to lower spending during the first quarter 2006 on certain marketing programs such as lead generation, show expenses and outside marketing and public relation consultants. For the remainder of fiscal 2006, the Company will continue to pursue additional investments within the sales and marketing programs to improve upon the Company’s top-line revenue growth initiatives.

Engineering and product development expenses decreased $(242,736) or 22%. This decrease is primarily attributable to the transitioning of existing outsourced development activities in-house. The Company will continue to use third-party development activities, in conjunction with in-house development in the foreseeable future, but will rely more on the Company’s in-house engineering and product development capabilities.

General and administrative expenses decreased $(105,315) or 5%. This decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction in certain costs incurred during the six months ended March 31, 2006 in relation to accounting costs for its Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 internal control documentation and preparation (“SOX 404”), lower investor relation costs and a reduction in the allowance for doubtful accounts, due to the improvement in overall collection efforts. Also there was a

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small reduction in headcount in the general and administrative departments during the six month period ended March 31, 2006.

Net income for the six months ended March 31, 2006 was $290,775 as compared to a net loss of $(147,018) for the six months ended March 31, 2005.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS, CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS

The Company leases various facilities, equipment and automobiles in the U.S. and overseas under noncancelable operating leases that expire through 2011. The lease agreements generally provide for the payment of minimum annual rentals, pro rata share of taxes, and maintenance expenses. Rental expense for all operating leases was approximately $127,304 and $167,786 for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $321,117 and $330,190 for the six months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

As of March 31, 2006, minimum rental commitments under noncancelable operating leases are as follows:

Contractual Obligations:

 

 

 

Total

 

Less than
1 Year

 

1-3 Years

 

3-5 Years

 

More than
5 Years

 

Operating Lease Obligations

 

$

874,129

 

87,577

 

315,612

 

337,875

 

133,065

 

 

The Company is also obligated to pay royalties ranging from 7% to 50% on revenue generated by the sale of certain licensed software products. Royalty expense included in cost of software licenses was approximately $407,431 and $375,255, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and $783,196 and $747,166 for the six months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company is not obligated to pay any minimum amounts for royalties.

On August 11, 2004, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Mergence Technologies Corporation. The purchase agreement includes a provision for quarterly cash payments to the former Mergence shareholders equal to 10% of revenue, as defined, of the Datawatch|Researcher product until September 30, 2010. The Company expensed approximately $1,628 and $2,551 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2006, respectively.

On March 10, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets from ClearStory Systems, Inc. (the “Seller”), which comprise of the Seller’s Integrated Document Archiving and Retrieval Systems (“IDARS”) business. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement the Company will purchase the IDARS products and other intellectual property, be assigned certain customer contracts, and assume certain liabilities related to Seller’s IDARS business. The Company will pay a cash consideration of approximately $4.3 million and an estimate of direct costs of $200,000, plus an 18-month earn-out calculated by multiplying the net revenues derived from the IDARS product sales by 30%. The transaction currently is expected to be completed in May 2006 and will be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.

On April 20, 2006, the Company entered into a one-year Loan and Security Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with a Bank. The loan agreement establishes two revolving $1.5 million lines of credit, for a total of $3.0 million. The Company can borrow under the first line of credit based on a formula percentage of the Company’s accounts receivable balance. There is no borrowing base formula for the second line of credit. The first line of credit bears an interest rate equal to the prime rate plus 0.50% and the second line of credit bears an interest rate equal to the prime rate plus 1.00%. Amounts borrowed under the loan agreement are secured by all of the assets of the Company, including their intellectual property. Additionally, the loan agreement requires the Company to maintain certain specified cash flow and liquidity ratios.

The Company’s software products are sold under warranty against certain defects in material and workmanship for a period of 30 to 90 days from the date of purchase. If necessary, the Company would provide for the estimated cost of warranties based on specific warranty claims and claim history. However, the Company has never incurred significant

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expense under its product or service warranties. As a result, the Company believes the estimated fair value of these warranty agreements is minimal. Accordingly, there are no liabilities recorded for warranty claims as of March 31, 2006.

The Company is also required by its sublease agreement for its Chelmsford, Massachusetts facility to provide a letter of credit in the amount of approximately $125,000 as a security deposit to the landlord of amounts due under the lease. Cash on deposit providing security in the amount of this letter of credit is classified as part of restricted cash in Other Long Term Assets in the Company’s consolidated condensed balance sheets as of March 31, 2006 and September 30, 2005.

The Company enters into indemnification agreements in the ordinary course of business. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, generally its customers, in connection with any patent, copyright or other intellectual property infringement claim by any third party with respect to the Company’s products. The term of these indemnification agreements is generally perpetual. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. The Company has never incurred costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. As a result, the Company believes the estimated fair value of these agreements is minimal. Accordingly, the Company has no liabilities recorded for these agreements as of March 31, 2006.

Certain of the Company’s agreements also provide for the performance of services at customer sites. These agreements may contain indemnification clauses, whereby the Company will indemnify the customer from any and all damages, losses, judgments, costs and expenses for acts of its employees or subcontractors resulting in bodily injury or property damage. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, the Company has general and umbrella insurance policies that would enable us to recover a portion of any amounts paid. The Company has never incurred costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. As a result, the Company believes the estimated fair value of these agreements is minimal. Accordingly, the Company has no liabilities recorded for these agreements as of March 31, 2006.

As permitted under Delaware law, the Company has agreements with its directors whereby the Company will indemnify them for certain events or occurrences while the director is, or was, serving at the Company’s request in such capacity. The term of the director indemnification period is for the later of ten years after the date that the director ceases to serve in such capacity or the final termination of proceedings against the director as outlined in the indemnification agreement. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, the Company’s director and officer insurance policy limits the Company’s exposure and enables it to recover a portion of any future amounts paid. As a result of its insurance policy coverage, the Company believes the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. The Company has no liabilities recorded for these agreements as of March 31, 2006.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company had net income of $290,775 for the six months ended March 31, 2006 as compared to net loss of $(147,018) for the six months ended March 31, 2005. During the six months ended March 31, 2006, $757,944 of cash was provided by the Company’s operations. During the six months ended March 31, 2006, the main source of cash from operations was net income before depreciation and amortization and a decrease in accounts receivable as a result of an increase in cash collections during the period. The Company also received proceeds of $139,489 from its landlord for tenant improvements related to its Chelmsford facility which is classified as cash provided by operations.

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended March 31, 2006 of $790,960 is primarily the result of the purchase of fixed assets such as leasehold improvements, furniture and fixtures and computer equipment and software related to the new US facility and upgrading its IT infrastructure.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the six months ended March 31, 2006 of $289,330 is related to cash received from the exercise of employee stock options and the security deposit released during the period that related to the Company’s former lease obligation for the Lowell, Massachusetts facility that expired in January 2006.

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The Company has introduced a subscription sales model for the sale of its enterprise products. This new pricing model allows customers to begin using the Company’s products at a lower initial cost of software acquisition when compared to the more traditional perpetual license sale. While this initiative is designed to increase the number of enterprise solutions sold and also reduce dependency on short-term sales by building a recurring revenue stream, it introduces increased risks for the Company primarily associated with the timing of revenue recognition and reduced cash flows. The subscription model delays revenue recognition when compared to the typical perpetual license sale and also, as the Company allows termination of certain subscriptions with 90 days notice, could result in decreased revenue for solutions sold under the model if the Company experiences a high percentage of subscription cancellations during the first two years of the subscription. Further, as amounts due from customers are invoiced over the life of the subscription, there are delayed cash flows from subscription sales when compared to perpetual license sales.

The Mergence purchase agreement includes a provision for quarterly cash payments to the former Mergence shareholders equal to 10% of revenue, as defined, of the Datawatch|Researcher product for a period of six years. As the cash payments are based on recognized revenue and no minimum payments are required, they are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s liquidity or cash flows. See the section titled OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS, CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS included elsewhere herein for a more complete disclosure of the Company’s commitments and contingent liabilities.

An existing agreement between Datawatch and Math Strategies grants the Company exclusive worldwide rights to use and distribute certain intellectual property owned by Math Strategies and incorporated by the Company in its Monarch, Monarch Data Pump, VorteXML and certain other products. In February 2006, the Company entered into an amendment to the agreement dated January 19, 1989. Pursuant to the license amendment, the term of the license agreement has been extended to April 30, 2015. In conjunction with the license amendment, the Company also entered into an amendment to the Option Purchase Agreement dated as of April 29, 2004. Under the option agreement, the Company held an option to purchase the Math Strategies intellectual property subject to the license agreement at any time prior to April 30, 2006 for $8,000,000. Under the option purchase amendment, the option has been extended until April 30, 2015. Also, the option purchase amendment changes the purchase price for the option to a formula price based on a multiple of the aggregate royalties paid to Math Strategies by the Company for the four fiscal quarters preceding the exercise of the option.

On April 20, 2006, the Company entered into a one-year Loan and Security Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with a Bank. The loan agreement establishes two revolving $1.5 million lines of credit, for a total of $3.0 million. The Company can borrow under the first line of credit based on a formula percentage of the Company’s accounts receivable balance. There is no borrowing base formula for the second line of credit. The first line of credit bears an interest rate equal to the prime rate plus 0.50% and the second line of credit bears an interest rate equal to the prime rate plus 1.00%. Additionally, the loan agreement requires the Company to maintain certain specified cash flow and liquidity ratios.

Management believes that its current cash balances, the short term financing facility and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to meet the Company’s cash needs for working capital, acquisitions and anticipated capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months.  The Company anticipates cash requirements of approximately $4.5 million to purchase the recently announced acquisition of the IDARS business from Clearstory Systems.

Management believes that the Company’s current operations have not been materially impacted by the effects of inflation.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Derivative Financial Instruments, Other Financial Instruments, and Derivative Commodity Instruments

At March 31, 2006, the Company did not participate in any derivative financial instruments, or other financial and commodity instruments. The Company holds no investment securities that possess significant market risk.

Primary Market Risk Exposures

The Company’s primary market risk exposure is in the area of foreign currency exchange rate risk. The Company’s exposure to currency exchange rate fluctuations has been and is expected to continue to be modest due to the fact that the operations of its international subsidiaries are almost exclusively conducted in their respective local currencies, and dollar advances to the Company’s international subsidiaries, if any, are usually considered to be of a long-term investment nature. Therefore, the majority of currency movements are reflected in the Company’s other comprehensive loss. There are, however, certain situations where the Company will invoice customers in currencies other than its own. Such gains or losses from operating activity, whether realized or unrealized, are reflected in interest income and other income (expense), net in the consolidated condensed statement of operations. These have not been material in the past nor does management believe that they will be material in the future. Currently the Company does not engage in foreign currency hedging activities.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The principal executive officer and principal financial officer, with the participation of the Company’s management, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13(a)-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, they have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are operating in an effective manner and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s filings and submissions under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. It should be noted that any system of controls is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurances that the system will achieve its stated goals under all reasonably foreseeable circumstances. The Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective at a level that provides such reasonable assurances.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

In May 2004, the Company was served with a charge of discrimination filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) by a then current employee. In addition to the Company, the employee named an executive of the Company as well as the employee’s former supervisor as defendants. The employee alleged that her former supervisor engaged in sexually harassing conduct. The employee accused the executive of engaging in retaliation upon learning of the employee’s complaint. The complaint was withdrawn from the MCAD in August 2004, with the stated intent of pursuing the claim in Superior Court in the state of Massachusetts. To date, the Company has not been notified of any further filing. Given the early stage and current status of the claim, the Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome. The Company intends to vigorously defend the claims.

From time to time, the Company receives other claims and may be party to other actions that arise in the normal course of business. The Company does not believe the eventual outcome of any pending matters will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated condensed financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part II, Item 7. under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2005, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. The information presented below updates and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and information disclosed in that Form 10-K.

Acquisition Strategy

As evidenced by its May 2006 acquisition of the IDARS product line from Clearstory Systems, the August 2004 acquisition of Mergence Technologies Corporation and its October 2002 acquisition of Auxilor Inc., the Company continues to address the need to develop new products, in part, through the acquisition of other companies. Acquisitions involve numerous risks including difficulties in the assimilation of the operations, technologies and products of the acquired companies, the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns, risks of entering markets in which the Company has no or limited direct prior experience and where competitors in such markets have stronger market positions, and the potential loss of key employees of the acquired company. Achieving and maintaining the anticipated benefits of an acquisition will depend in part upon whether the integration of the companies’ business is accomplished in an efficient and effective manner, and there can be no assurance that this will occur. The successful combination of companies in the high technology industry may be more difficult to accomplish than in other industries.

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

A.                                   The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Datawatch Corporation was held on March 10, 2006.

B.                                     The directors elected at the meeting are Robert W. Hagger, Thomas H. Kelly, Richard de J. Osborne, Terry W. Potter, David T. Riddiford and James Wood, which constitute all of the directors of the Company.

C.                                     A vote was proposed to elect the following nominees to the Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing year or until their respective successor are duly elected and qualified and to approve the adoption of the Company’s 2006 Equity and Compensation Incentive Plan and:

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Nominee

 

Total Vote For:

 

Total Votes Against:

 

Total Vote Abstaining:

 

Robert W. Hagger

 

4,643,151

 

0

 

285,857

 

Thomas H. Kelly

 

4,642,195

 

0

 

286,813

 

Richard de J. Osborne

 

4,640,551

 

0

 

288,457

 

Terry W. Potter

 

4,640,195

 

0

 

288,813

 

David T. Riddiford

 

4,622,098

 

0

 

306,910

 

James Wood

 

4,621,898

 

0

 

307,110

 

2006 Equity and Compensation Incentive Plan

 

1,723,155

 

514,172

 

7,201

 

 

D.                                    No information provided due to inapplicability of item.

Item 6. Exhibits

31.1                     Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2                     Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1                     Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2                     Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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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 May 9, 2006.

 

DATAWATCH CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ ROBERT W. HAGGER

 

 

Robert W. Hagger.

 

 

President, Chief Executive Officer, and

 

 

Director (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ JOHN J. HULBURT

 

 

John J. Hulburt

 

 

Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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