UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
(Mark
one)
☒ QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024
or
☐ TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from to
Commission
File Number: 001-36529
CareCloud,
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
22-3832302
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
7
Clyde Road
Somerset ,
New Jersey
08873
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
(732)
873-5133
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share
CCLD
Nasdaq
Global Market
8.75%
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share
CCLDP
Nasdaq
Global Market
8.75%
Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share
CCLDO
Nasdaq
Global Market
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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated
filer ☐
Non-accelerated
filer ☒
Smaller
reporting company ☒
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
At
November 5, 2024, the registrant had 16,239,777 shares of common stock, par value $ 0.001 per share, outstanding.
INDEX
Page
Forward-Looking Statements
2
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
4
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
7
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
8
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
9
Item
2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
27
Item
3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
39
Item
4.
Controls and Procedures
39
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1.
Legal Proceedings
40
Item
1A.
Risk Factors
40
Item
2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
40
Item
3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
40
Item
4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
40
Item
5.
Other Information
40
Item
6.
Exhibits
40
Signatures
41
1
Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain
statements that we make from time to time, including statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, constitute “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained
in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to anticipated future events, future results
of operations or future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,”
“might,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “could,” “intends,” “expects,”
“plans,” “goals,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “seeks,”
“estimates,” “forecasts,” “predicts,” “possible,” “potential,” “target,”
or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Our operations involve risks and uncertainties,
many of which are outside of our control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect our results of operations
and whether the forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q include, without limitation, statements reflecting management’s expectations for future financial performance and operating
expenditures (including our ability to continue as a going concern, to raise additional capital and to succeed in our future operations),
expected growth, profitability and business outlook, increased sales and marketing expenses, and the expected results from the integration
of our acquisitions.
Forward-looking
statements are only predictions, are uncertain and involve substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that
may cause our (or our industry’s) actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially different from any future
results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other
things, the unknown risks and uncertainties that we believe could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements
as set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2024. New
risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of the risks and uncertainties that could
have an impact on the forward-looking statements, including without limitation, risks and uncertainties relating to:
● our
ability to manage our growth, including acquiring, partnering with, and effectively integrating
acquired businesses into our infrastructure and avoiding legal exposure and liabilities associated
with acquired companies and assets;
● our
ability to retain our clients and revenue levels, including effectively migrating new clients
and maintaining or growing the revenue levels of our new and existing clients;
● our
ability to maintain operations in Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Sri Lanka (together,
the “Offshore Offices”) in a manner that continues to enable us to offer competitively
priced products and services;
● our
ability to keep pace with a rapidly changing healthcare industry;
● our
ability to consistently achieve and maintain compliance with a myriad of federal, state,
foreign, local, payor and industry requirements, regulations, rules, laws and contracts;
● our
ability to maintain and protect the privacy of confidential and protected Company, client
and patient information;
● our
ability to develop new technologies, upgrade and adapt legacy and acquired technologies to
work with evolving industry standards and third-party software platforms and technologies,
and protect and enforce all of these and other intellectual property rights;
● our
ability to attract and retain key officers and employees, and the continued involvement of
Mahmud Haq as Executive Chairman and A. Hadi Chaudhry as Chief Executive Officer, all of
which are critical to our ongoing operations and growing our business;
● our
ability to realize the expected cost savings and benefits from our restructuring activities
and structural cost reductions;
● our
ability to comply with covenants contained in our credit agreement with our senior secured
lender, Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank, and other future debt facilities;
● our
ability to resume and then continue to pay our monthly dividends to the holders of our Series
A and Series B preferred stock;
● our
ability to incorporate AI into our products faster and more successfully than our competitors,
protecting the privacy of medical records and cybersecurity threats;
● our
ability to compete with other companies developing products and selling services competitive
with ours, and who may have greater resources and name recognition than we have;
2
● our
ability to effectively integrate, manage and keep our information systems secure and operational
in the event of a cyber-attack;
● our
ability to respond to the uncertainty resulting from pandemics, epidemics or other public
health emergencies and the impact they may have on our operations, the demand for our services,
our projected results of operations, financial performance or other financial metrics or
any of the foregoing risks and economic activity in general;
● our
ability to keep and increase market acceptance of our products and services;
● changes
in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; and
● other
factors disclosed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or our other filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The
forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based on our current expectations, beliefs and views as
of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q concerning future developments and their potential effects on our business. Although
we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are reasonable,
we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments
may cause our assessments to change. Except as required by law, we are under no duty to update or revise any of such forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
You
should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance
and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we currently expect. The forward-looking statements contained herein
should not be relied upon as representing our assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
3
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
CARECLOUD, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
September 30,
December 31,
2024
2023
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash
$ 2,782
$ 3,331
Accounts receivable - net
11,992
11,888
Contract asset
4,617
5,094
Inventory
514
465
Current assets - related party
16
16
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
2,741
2,449
Total current assets
22,662
23,243
Property and equipment - net
4,894
5,317
Operating lease right-of-use assets
3,310
4,365
Intangible assets - net
20,106
25,074
Goodwill
19,186
19,186
Other assets
536
641
TOTAL ASSETS
$ 70,694
$ 77,826
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 5,567
$ 5,798
Accrued compensation
2,545
3,444
Accrued expenses
5,138
5,065
Operating lease liability (current portion)
1,424
1,888
Deferred revenue (current portion)
1,312
1,380
Notes payable (current portion)
506
292
Dividend payable
5,438
5,433
Total current liabilities
21,930
23,300
Notes payable
29
37
Borrowings under line of credit
-
10,000
Operating lease liability
1,900
2,516
Deferred revenue
327
256
Total liabilities
24,186
36,109
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 7)
-
-
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $ 0.001 par value - authorized 7,000,000 shares. Series A, issued and outstanding 4,526,231 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Series B, issued and outstanding 1,482,792 and 1,468,792 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
6
6
Common stock, $ 0.001 par value - authorized 35,000,000 shares. Issued 16,962,619 and 16,620,891 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Outstanding 16,221,820 and 15,880,092 shares at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
17
17
Additional paid-in capital
121,033
120,706
Accumulated deficit
( 69,926 )
( 74,481 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 3,960 )
( 3,869 )
Less: 740,799 common shares held in treasury, at cost at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
( 662 )
( 662 )
Total shareholders’ equity
46,508
41,717
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 70,694
$ 77,826
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
CARECLOUD, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
($
in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
NET REVENUE
$ 28,546
$ 29,280
$ 82,598
$ 88,643
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Direct operating costs
15,420
18,260
45,839
53,843
Selling and marketing
1,375
2,337
4,809
7,529
General and administrative
4,378
5,482
12,127
16,518
Research and development
800
1,260
2,768
3,523
Depreciation and amortization
3,241
3,903
10,885
10,282
Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
67
8
505
430
Total operating expenses
25,281
31,250
76,933
92,125
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
3,265
( 1,970 )
5,665
( 3,482 )
OTHER:
Interest income
17
52
68
124
Interest expense
( 179 )
( 352 )
( 832 )
( 829 )
Other income (expense) - net
60
( 422 )
( 227 )
( 591 )
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
3,163
( 2,692 )
4,674
( 4,778 )
Income tax provision
41
57
119
204
NET INCOME (LOSS)
$ 3,122
$ ( 2,749 )
$ 4,555
$ ( 4,982 )
Preferred stock dividend
3,789
3,916
9,024
11,757
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
$ ( 667 )
$ ( 6,665 )
$ ( 4,469 )
$ ( 16,739 )
Net loss per common share: basic and diluted
$ ( 0.04 )
$ ( 0.42 )
$ ( 0.28 )
$ ( 1.07 )
Weighted-average common shares used to compute basic and diluted loss per share
16,195,363
15,760,499
16,114,330
15,600,361
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
5
CARECLOUD, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
($
in thousands)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
NET INCOME (LOSS)
$ 3,122
$ ( 2,749 )
$ 4,555
$ ( 4,982 )
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
Foreign currency translation adjustment (a)
( 51 )
362
( 91 )
( 1,255 )
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
$ 3,071
$ ( 2,387 )
$ 4,464
$ ( 6,237 )
(a) No tax effect has been recorded as the Company recorded a valuation allowance against the
tax benefit from its foreign currency translation adjustments.
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
6
CARECLOUD, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
($ in thousands, except for number of shares)
Preferred Stock Series A
Preferred Stock Series B
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in
Accumulated
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Treasury (Common)
Total
Shareholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Loss
Stock
Equity
Balance - January 1, 2024
4,526,231
$ 5
1,468,792
$ 1
16,620,891
$ 17
$ 120,706
$ ( 74,481 )
$ ( 3,869 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 41,717
Cumulative effect of adopting ASC 326
Balance - January 1, 2023 after adoption
Balance - January 1, 2023 after adoption, shares
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 241 )
-
-
( 241 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
28
-
28
Issuance of stock under the equity incentive plan
-
-
14,000
-
238,400
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stock-based compensation, net of cash settlements
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 79 )
-
-
-
( 79 )
Preferred stock dividends
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 5 )
-
-
-
( 5 )
Balance - March 31, 2024
4,526,231
$ 5
1,482,792
$ 1
16,859,291
$ 17
$ 120,622
$ ( 74,722 )
$ ( 3,841 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 41,420
Balance - April 1, 2024
4,526,231
$ 5
1,482,792
$ 1
16,859,291
$ 17
$ 120,622
$ ( 74,722 )
$ ( 3,841 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 41,420
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,674
-
-
1,674
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 68 )
-
( 68 )
Issuance of stock under the equity incentive plan
-
-
-
-
26,695
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stock-based compensation, net of cash settlements
-
-
-
-
-
-
218
-
-
-
218
Balance - June 30, 2024
4,526,231
$ 5
1,482,792
$ 1
16,885,986
$ 17
$ 120,840
$ ( 73,048 )
$ ( 3,909 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 43,244
Balance - July 1, 2024
4,526,231
$ 5
1,482,792
$ 1
16,885,986
$ 17
$ 120,840
$ ( 73,048 )
$ ( 3,909 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 43,244
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,122
-
-
3,122
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 51 )
-
( 51 )
Issuance of stock under the equity incentive plan
-
-
-
-
76,633
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stock-based compensation, net of cash settlements
-
-
-
-
-
-
193
-
-
-
193
Balance - September 30, 2024
4,526,231
$ 5
1,482,792
$ 1
16,962,619
$ 17
$ 121,033
$ ( 69,926 )
$ ( 3,960 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 46,508
Balance - January 1, 2023 before adoption of ASC 326
4,526,231
$ 5
1,344,128
$ 1
15,970,204
$ 16
$ 130,987
$ ( 25,621 )
$ ( 3,037 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 101,689
Cumulative effect of adopting ASC 326
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 186 )
-
-
( 186 )
Balance - January 1, 2023 after adoption
4,526,231
5
1,344,128
1
15,970,204
16
130,987
( 25,807 )
( 3,037 )
( 662 )
101,503
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 401 )
-
-
( 401 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,711 )
-
( 1,711 )
Issuance of stock under the equity incentive plan
-
-
41,491
-
343,203
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stock-based compensation, net of cash settlements
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,185
-
-
-
1,185
Shares issued for services
-
-
-
-
20,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock
-
-
59,773
-
-
-
1,437
-
-
-
1,437
Preferred stock dividends
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 3,931 )
-
-
-
( 3,931 )
Balance - March 31, 2023
4,526,231
$ 5
1,445,392
$ 1
16,333,407
$ 16
$ 129,678
$ ( 26,208 )
$ ( 4,748 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 98,082
Balance - April 1, 2023
4,526,231
$ 5
1,445,392
$ 1
16,333,407
$ 16
$ 129,678
$ ( 26,208 )
$ ( 4,748 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 98,082
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,832 )
-
-
( 1,832 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
94
-
94
Issuance of stock under the equity incentive plan
-
-
9,000
-
15,489
-
-
-
-
-
-
Stock-based compensation, net of cash settlements
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,089
-
-
-
1,089
Shares issued for services
-
-
-
-
20,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
Preferred stock dividends
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 3,910 )
-
-
-
( 3,910 )
Balance - June 30, 2023
4,526,231
$ 5
1,454,392
$ 1
16,368,896
$ 16
$ 126,857
$ ( 28,040 )
$ ( 4,654 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 93,523
Balance - July 1, 2023
4,526,231
$ 5
1,454,392
$ 1
16,368,896
$ 16
$ 126,857
$ ( 28,040 )
$ ( 4,654 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 93,523
Balance
4,526,231
$ 5
1,454,392
$ 1
16,368,896
$ 16
$ 126,857
$ ( 28,040 )
$ ( 4,654 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 93,523
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 2,749 )
-
-
( 2,749 )
Net income (loss)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 2,749 )
-
-
( 2,749 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
362
-
362
Issuance of stock under the equity incentive plan
-
-
9,000
-
229,553
1
-
-
-
-
1
Stock-based compensation, net of cash settlements
-
-
-
-
-
-
931
-
-
-
931
Preferred stock dividends
-
-
-
-
-
-
( 3,916 )
-
-
-
( 3,916 )
Balance - September 30, 2023
4,526,231
$ 5
1,463,392
$ 1
16,598,449
$ 17
$ 123,872
$ ( 30,789 )
$ ( 4,292 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 88,152
Balance
4,526,231
$ 5
1,463,392
$ 1
16,598,449
$ 17
$ 123,872
$ ( 30,789 )
$ ( 4,292 )
$ ( 662 )
$ 88,152
For the nine months ended
September 2023, the preferred stock dividends were paid monthly at the rate of $ 2.75
and $ 2.19
for Series A and Series B, respectively, per share per annum.
No
dividends were declared or paid during the nine months ended September 2024.
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
7
CARECLOUD, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023
($ in thousands)
2024
2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)
$ 4,555
$ ( 4,982 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
11,138
10,672
Lease amortization
1,502
1,618
Deferred revenue
3
221
Provision for expected credit losses
284
389
Provision for deferred income taxes
-
81
Foreign exchange (gain) loss
( 114 )
596
Interest accretion
465
493
Stock-based compensation expense (benefit)
( 191 )
3,783
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
( 388 )
1,889
Contract asset
477
( 549 )
Inventory
( 49 )
( 97 )
Other assets
( 63 )
( 117 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
( 2,206 )
( 2,276 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
15,413
11,721
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment
( 759 )
( 2,687 )
Capitalized software and other intangible assets
( 4,385 )
( 6,635 )
Net cash used in investing activities
( 5,144 )
( 9,322 )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Preferred stock dividends paid
-
( 11,691 )
Settlement of tax withholding obligations on stock issued to employees
( 200 )
( 1,425 )
Repayments of notes payable
( 478 )
( 717 )
Proceeds from issuance of Series B Preferred Stock, net of expenses
-
1,427
Proceeds from line of credit
-
14,700
Repayment of line of credit
( 10,000 )
( 10,700 )
Net cash used in financing activities
( 10,678 )
( 8,406 )
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
( 140 )
114
NET DECREASE IN CASH
( 549 )
( 5,893 )
CASH - Beginning of the period
3,331
12,299
CASH - End of the period
$ 2,782
$ 6,406
SUPPLEMENTAL NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Dividends declared, not paid
$ 5
$ 4,125
Purchase of prepaid insurance with assumption of note
$ 685
$ 620
Reclass of deposits for property and equipment placed in service
$ 296
$ -
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes
$ 145
$ 131
Interest
$ 642
$ 630
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CARECLOUD,
INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS
OF AND FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
AND
2023 (UNAUDITED)
1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
CareCloud,
Inc., (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “CareCloud,” the “Company,” “we,” “us”
and/or “our”) is a leading provider of technology-enabled services and solutions that redefine the healthcare revenue cycle.
We provide technology-enabled revenue cycle management and a full suite of proprietary cloud-based solutions to healthcare providers,
from small practices to enterprise medical groups, hospitals, and health systems throughout the United States. Healthcare organizations
today operate in highly complex and regulated environments. Our suite of technology-enabled solutions helps our clients increase financial
and operational performance, streamline clinical workflows, and improve the patient experience.
Our
portfolio of proprietary software and business services includes: technology-enabled business solutions that maximize revenue cycle management
and create efficiencies through platform agnostic AI-driven applications; cloud-based software that helps providers manage their practice
and patient engagement while leveraging analytics to improve provider performance; digital health services to address value-based care
and enable the delivery of remote patient care; healthcare IT professional services & staffing to address physician burnout, staffing
shortages and leverage consulting expertise to transition into the next generation of healthcare; and, medical practice management services
to assist medical providers with operating models and the tools needed to run their practice. Our high-value business services, such
as revenue cycle management, are often paired with our cloud-based software, premiere healthcare consulting and implementation services,
and on-demand workforce staffing capabilities for high-performance medical groups and health systems nationwide.
CareCloud
has its corporate office in Somerset, New Jersey and maintains client support teams throughout the U.S., and offshore offices in Pakistan
and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, a region administered by Pakistan (the “Pakistan Offices”), and in Sri Lanka. Effective February
1, 2024, MTBC Acquisition Corp. (“MAC”) and its wholly owned subsidiary were merged into CareCloud, Inc. (“CCI”).
There was no financial or operational impact as a result of the merger.
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and as required by Regulation S-X, Rule
8-03. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion
of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting
of items of a normal and recurring nature) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2024,
the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and cash flows for the nine months ended September
30, 2024 and 2023. When preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Company must make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed
with the SEC on March 21, 2024.
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Liquidity
and Going Concern — Primarily due to a decline in revenue associated with our Healthcare IT segment and a goodwill impairment
of $ 42.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company generated a net loss of $ 48.7 million and had a net decrease in cash
of $ 9.0 million compared to the year ended December 31, 2022. At December 31, 2023, the Company had negative working capital of $ 57,000
and cash of $ 3.3 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company had net income of $ 3.1 million and $ 4.6
million, respectively. At September 30, 2024, the Company had positive working capital of $ 732,000 and cash of $ 2.8 million. Absent any
other action as of December 31, 2023, the Company may have required additional liquidity to continue its operations over the next 12
months.
However,
management has considered its plans to continue the Company as a going concern and believes substantial doubt was alleviated by focusing
on cost-control. As discussed in Note 9, the Company approved a restructuring plan to reduce headcount and operating costs and generate
positive cash flow. In addition, in December 2023, the Company suspended the dividend on the Company’s Preferred Stock, which saved
approximately $ 1.3 million of cash each month through September 11, 2024 and saves approximately $ 1.1 million thereafter. The dividend
will continue to accumulate in arrears each month since it is cumulative, but would not be a legal obligation until the dividend is reinstated.
The dividend will not be recorded as a liability until it is declared by the Board of Directors. The Company projects that this restructuring
plan, which was implemented in 2023 and will be completed by the end of 2024, will reduce expenses, thereby reducing ongoing liquidity
needs to enable continuation of operations and compliance with the debt covenants for the foreseeable future. Although there are no guarantees
that the Company will be successful, it believes such initiatives will enable it to continue as a going concern through at least the
next twelve months.
Significant
Accounting Policies — During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no changes to the Company’s significant
accounting policies from its disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on
March 21, 2024.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements — From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”) and are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, we believe that the
impact of recently adopted and recently issued accounting pronouncements will not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated
financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.
The guidance in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology under current
GAAP. The new impairment model requires immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur for most financial assets
and certain other instruments. It will apply to all entities. For trade receivables, loans and held-to-maturity debt securities, entities
will be required to estimate lifetime expected credit losses. This may result in the earlier recognition of credit losses. In November
2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-10, which delayed this standard’s effective date for SEC smaller reporting companies to the
fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2022. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2023 using a modified retrospective
adoption methodology, whereby the cumulative impact of all prior periods is recorded in accumulated deficit or other impacted balance
sheet items upon adoption. The impact to the accumulated deficit as of January 1, 2023 was a charge of approximately $ 186,000 and a corresponding
increase to the allowance for expected credit losses.
In
March 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-01, Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements – Issue 2. The amendments in this
update require that leasehold improvements associated with common control leases be: (1) amortized by the lessee over the useful life
of the leasehold improvements to the common control group as long as the lessee controls the use of the underlying asset through a lease
and (2) accounted for as a transfer between entities under common control through an adjustment to equity if, and when, the lessee no
longer controls the use of the underlying asset. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2023. There was no impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of this standard.
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In
October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure
Update and Simplification Initiative. This update amends the disclosure or presentation requirements related to various subtopics
in the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”). The new guidance is intended to align U.S. GAAP requirements
with those of the SEC and to facilitate the application of U.S. GAAP for all entities. The effective date for each amendment will be
the date on which the SEC’s removal of that related disclosure requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective,
with early adoption prohibited. If by June 30, 2027 the SEC has not removed the applicable requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation
S-K, the pending content of the associated amendment will be removed from the Codification and will not become effective.
In
November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280), Improvements to Reportable Disclosures . The amendments
in this update improve segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The
amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The expected impact would only be to the financial statement disclosures.
In
December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The amendments in
this update enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures primarily related to rate reconciliation and income
taxes paid information. The update also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. The
amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect
this update to have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In
March 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-02, Codification Improvements – Amendments to Remove References to the Concepts Statements .
This update contains amendments to the Codification that remove references to various FASB Concepts Statements. These Codification updates
are for technical corrections such as conforming amendments, clarifications to guidance, simplifications to wording or the structure
of guidance and other minor improvements. The resulting amendments are referred to as Codification improvements. The amendments in this
update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The
Company does not expect this update to have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
3. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET
Goodwill
consists of the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. At September 30,
2024 and December 31, 2023, approximately $ 90,000 of goodwill was allocated to the Medical Practice Management segment and the balance
was allocated to the Healthcare IT segment.
The
Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level annually or more frequently if a change in circumstances or the occurrence
of events indicates that potential impairment exists. As a result of a triggering event in December 2023 resulting from the decreased
equity market value following the suspension of the Preferred Stock dividend, the Company updated its annual goodwill impairment test
that was performed as of October 31, 2023 for the Healthcare IT segment. It was determined that the fair value of the Healthcare IT reporting
unit was less than the carrying value at both October 31 and as of the date of the triggering event. Accordingly, impairment charges
of approximately $ 42.0 million were recorded during the fourth quarter of 2023. The conclusion was based upon the value determined using
the discounted cash flow method as supported by the guideline company transaction method and the guideline public company method. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company determined that there was no further impact on the valuation of goodwill.
The
following is the summary of the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the year ended December
31, 2023:
SCHEDULE
OF CHANGES TO THE CARRYING AMOUNT OF GOODWILL
Nine Months Ended
Year Ended
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)
Beginning gross balance
$ 19,186
$ 61,186
Impairment charges
-
( 42,000 )
Ending gross balance
$ 19,186
$ 19,186
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Intangible
assets – net as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consist of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)
Contracts and relationships acquired
$ 47,597
$ 47,597
Capitalized software
33,801
29,379
Non-compete agreements
1,236
1,236
Other intangible assets
8,417
8,417
Total intangible assets
91,051
86,629
Less: Accumulated amortization
70,945
61,555
Intangible assets - net
$ 20,106
$ 25,074
Capitalized
software represents payroll and development costs incurred for internally developed software. Other intangible assets primarily
represent purchased intangibles. Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was approximately $ 2.7
million and $ 3.4 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was approximately $ 9.4
million and $ 8.8
million, respectively. The weighted-average amortization period is
approximately two
years .
As
of September 30, 2024, future amortization is scheduled to be expensed as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF FINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, FUTURE AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
Years ending December 31,
($ in thousands)
2024 (three months)
$ 2,818
2025
9,855
2026
5,472
2027
1,211
2028
300
Thereafter
450
Total
$ 20,106
4. NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
The
following table reconciles the weighted-average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
SCHEDULE
OF RECONCILIATION OF WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING FOR BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
($ in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Basic and Diluted:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
$ ( 667 )
$ ( 6,665 )
$ ( 4,469 )
$ ( 16,739 )
Weighted-average common shares used to compute basic and diluted loss per share
16,195,363
15,760,499
16,114,330
15,600,361
Net loss attributable to common shareholders per share - basic and diluted
$ ( 0.04 )
$ ( 0.42 )
$ ( 0.28 )
$ ( 1.07 )
The
net loss attributable to common shareholders includes the preferred stock dividend amount earned, but not declared, for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2024 of approximately $ 3.8 million and $ 9.0 million, respectively. The dividend payable at September
30, 2024 in the condensed consolidated balance sheets represents dividends declared, but not paid, through February 29, 2024.
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At
September 30, 2024, the 265,699 unvested equity restricted stock units (“RSUs”), as discussed in Note 12, have been excluded
from the above calculations as they were anti-dilutive. All of the warrants previously outstanding expired unexercised in 2023 and are
excluded from the above calculations. At September 30, 2023, the 758,160 unvested equity RSUs have been excluded from the above calculations
as they were anti-dilutive. Vested RSUs, vested restricted shares and exercised warrants have been included in the above calculations.
5. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND DEBT
Accrued
expenses as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consist of the following:
SCHEDULE
OF ACCRUED EXPENSES
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)
Accrued expenses
$ 3,287
$ 4,030
Payable to managed practices
1,554
593
Taxes and other
297
442
Total
$ 5,138
$ 5,065
Bank
Debt —The Company has a revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”). The Company’s credit
facility is a secured revolving line of credit where borrowings are based on a formula of 200 %
of repeatable revenue adjusted by an annualized attrition rate as defined in the credit agreement. During February 2023, the line of
credit was increased to $ 25
million and the term was extended for two additional years maturing on October
12, 2025 . The financial covenants were also slightly modified for 2023 and subsequent years. Effective August 31, 2023, the
credit facility agreement was amended whereby the interest rate was temporarily increased from the prime rate plus 1.5 %
to the prime rate plus 2.0 %
and the requirement for the minimum liquidity ratio was slightly reduced. The amendments expired March
31, 2024 and the credit facility reverted to its previous terms. During October 2024, the credit line was reduced to $ 10 million, which is the current unused borrowing
base. (See Note 15).
As
of September 30, 2024, there were no borrowings under the credit facility, compared to $ 10 million in borrowings as of December 31, 2023.
Interest on the revolving line of credit was charged at the prime rate plus 2.0 % for the first quarter of 2024, but decreased to the
prime rate plus 1.5 % on April 1, 2024. There is also a fee of one-half of 1% annually for the unused portion of the credit line. The
debt is secured by all of the Company’s domestic assets and 65 % of the shares in its offshore subsidiaries. Future acquisitions
are subject to approval by SVB. Interest expense on the line of credit was approximately $ 106,000 and $ 624,000 for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2024, respectively. Interest expense on the line of credit was approximately $ 280,000 and $ 618,000 , for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
In
connection with the original SVB debt agreement, the Company paid SVB approximately $ 50,000
of fees upfront and issued warrants for SVB to purchase 125,000
shares of its common stock, and committed to pay an annual anniversary fee of $ 50,000
a year. Based on the terms in the original SVB credit agreement, these warrants had a strike price equal to $ 3.92 .
They had a five -year
exercise window and net exercise rights, and were valued at $ 3.12
per warrant. These warrants were exercised during 2022. As a result of the revision in the credit line in the third quarter of 2018,
the Company paid approximately $ 50,000
of fees upfront and issued an additional 28,489
warrants, with a strike price equal to $ 5.26 ,
a five -year
exercise window and net exercise rights. The additional warrants were valued at $ 3.58
per warrant and expired in September 2023. The credit agreement contains various covenants and conditions governing the revolving
line of credit including an annual fee of $ 110,000 .
These covenants include a minimum level of adjusted EBITDA and a minimum liquidity ratio. At September 30, 2024 and December 31,
2023, the Company was in compliance with all covenants. Due to the October 2024 modification, the anniversary fee was reduced to
$ 44,000 .
During
March 2023, SVB became a division of First Citizens Bank & Trust Company. The agreements that governed the former SVB relationship
remain in place. As a result, there was no change to the terms of the credit agreement.
The
Company maintains cash balances at SVB in excess of the FDIC insurance coverage limits. The Company performs periodic evaluations of
the relative credit standing of this financial institution to ensure its credit worthiness. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31,
2023, the Company held cash of approximately $ 100,000 and $ 255,000 , respectively, in the name of its subsidiaries at banks in Pakistan
and Sri Lanka. The banking systems in these countries do not provide deposit insurance coverage. The Company has not experienced any
losses on its cash accounts.
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6. LEASES
We
determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. We have operating leases for office and temporary living space as well as for some
office equipment. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, current operating lease liability
and non-current operating lease liability in our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
The Company does not have any finance leases.
As
most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rates, which are derived from information
available at the lease commencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. We give consideration to our bank financing
arrangements, geographical location and collateralization of assets when calculating our incremental borrowing rates. We review our incremental
borrowing rate on a quarterly basis.
Our
lease terms include options to extend the lease when we believe that we may want the right to exercise that option. Leases with a term
of less than 12 months are not recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our lease agreements do not contain any residual
value guarantees. For real estate leases, we account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. Some leases
include escalation clauses and termination options that are factored in the determination of the lease payments when appropriate.
If
a lease is modified after the effective date, the operating lease ROU asset and liability are re-measured using the current incremental
borrowing rate. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, there were approximately $ 5,000 and $ 168,000 , respectively,
of unoccupied lease charges for two of the Company’s facilities. There were no unoccupied lease charges for the nine months ended
September 30, 2024.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Miami office lease that we assumed in connection with an acquisition ended, and we entered
into a new lease arrangement with the landlord for significantly less office space. Charges of approximately $ 2,000 and $ 73,000 were
incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of vacating the former premises. During the year ended
December 31, 2022, a facility lease was terminated in conjunction with the Company ceasing its document storage services. This termination
resulted in additional costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 of approximately $ 1,000 and $ 162,000 , respectively.
In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company paid approximately $ 27,000 to settle a claim regarding a lease
termination in India. These amounts are included in loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Lease
expense is included in direct operating costs, general and administrative expense, selling and marketing expense and research and development
expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations based on the nature of the expense. Our lease terms are determined taking
into account lease renewal options, the Company’s anticipated operating plans and leases that are on a month-to-month basis. The
Company also has some related party leases – see Note 8.
The
components of lease expense were as follows:
SCHEDULE OF LEASE EXPENSE
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
($ in thousands)
Operating lease cost
$ 607
$ 599
$ 1,864
$ 1,998
Short-term lease cost
-
-
4
-
Variable lease cost
9
7
21
26
Total - net lease cost
$ 616
$ 606
$ 1,889
$ 2,024
Short-term
lease cost represents leases that were not capitalized as the lease term as of the later of January 1, 2024 or the beginning of the lease
was less than 12 months. Variable lease costs include utilities, real estate taxes and common area maintenance costs.
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Supplemental
balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)
Operating leases:
Operating lease ROU assets, net
$ 3,310
$ 4,365
Current operating lease liabilities
$ 1,424
$ 1,888
Non-current operating lease liabilities
1,900
2,516
Total operating lease liabilities
$ 3,324
$ 4,404
Operating leases:
ROU assets
$ 4,810
$ 6,571
Asset lease expense
( 1,502 )
( 2,152 )
Foreign exchange gain/(loss)
2
( 54 )
ROU assets, net
$ 3,310
$ 4,365
Operating lease right-of-use assets
$ 3,310
$ 4,365
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):
Operating leases
4.8
4.5
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases
14.5 %
13.3 %
Operating leases, Weighted average discount rate
14.5 %
13.3 %
Supplemental
cash flow and other information related to leases is as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASES
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
($ in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$ 596
$ 802
$ 1,873
$ 2,463
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
Operating leases, excluding terminations
$ 71
$ 532
$ 445
$ 1,252
Maturities
of lease liabilities are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF MATURITIES OF LEASE LIABILITIES
Operating leases - Years ending December 31,
($ in thousands)
2024 (three months)
$ 610
2025
1,446
2026
623
2027
469
2028
396
Thereafter
1,434
Total lease payments
4,978
Less: imputed interest
( 1,654 )
Total lease obligations
3,324
Less: current obligations
( 1,424 )
Long-term lease obligations
$ 1,900
The
Company leases certain apartments which are subleased to others. The sublease agreements are currently on a month-to-month basis and
are considered operating leases. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received sublease income of approximately
$ 19,000 and $ 75,000 , respectively. There was no sublease income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal
Proceedings — On December 22, 2023, an arbitrator rendered a decision in favor of Ramapo Anesthesiologists, PC (“Ramapo”)
and granted in part and denied in part certain claims brought against Origin Healthcare Solutions, LLC; Meridian Medical Management,
Inc.; and the Company for alleged breach of contract and other allegations. Ramapo was awarded mitigation related costs of $ 117,000 .
The payment for this award was made during the first quarter of 2024. The Company’s portion of the settlement was approximately
$ 32,000 and the insurance company paid the balance. The Company’s portion was recorded in accrued expenses at December 31, 2023
in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
A
former customer filed a complaint against the Company in New Jersey State Court to recover damages claimed to have been caused by the
mishandling of their account. Plaintiff alleged at least approximately $ 750,000 in damages which was disputed by the Company. The parties
participated in a one-day court-ordered, non-binding arbitration. At that time, the arbitrator awarded Plaintiff $ 288,750 on its contract
claims, and awarded the Company $ 21,698 on its cross-claim for unpaid fees. Plaintiff filed to reject this award. The Company previously
filed a partial motion for summary judgment on the alleged punitive damages, but the court denied that motion finding there is an issue
of fact as to whether those can be awarded at trial. The Company filed an offer of judgment for $ 200,000 during April 2024 which was
accepted and paid in July.
In
connection with a prior acquisition, the seller had alleged that the Company owed approximately $ 800,000 in transition related costs
to them. The parties agreed to settle the claim for approximately $ 316,000 , which was paid in September.
From
time to time, we may become involved in other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not presently
a party to any legal proceedings that, in the opinion of our management, would individually or taken together have a material adverse
effect on our business, consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows of the Company.
8. RELATED PARTIES
The
Company had sales to a related party, a physician who is the wife of the Executive Chairman. Revenues from this customer were approximately
$ 34,000 and $ 36,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and approximately $ 93,000 and $ 86,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the accounts receivable balance due from
this customer was approximately $ 8,000 and $ 18,000 , respectively, and is included in accounts receivable - net in the condensed consolidated
balance sheets.
The
Company leases its corporate office in New Jersey, temporary housing for its foreign visitors, a storage facility, its backup operations
center in Bagh, Pakistan and an apartment for temporary housing in Dubai, the UAE, from the Executive Chairman. The related party rent
expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $ 71,000 and $ 84,000 , respectively, and was approximately
$ 211,000 and $ 186,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and is included in direct operating costs,
general and administrative expense, selling and marketing expense and research and development expense in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company spent approximately $ 444,000 and $ 1.8
million, respectively, to upgrade the related party leased facilities. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company temporarily
advanced the Executive Chairman approximately $ 330,000 to purchase vacant land surrounding the Bagh facility for the sole use and benefit
of the Company in order to expedite the purchase on the Company’s behalf as only individuals with citizenship in Kashmir are allowed
to purchase land in this region. All advanced amounts were repaid shortly after the advance was made. Current assets-related party in
the condensed consolidated balance sheets includes security deposits related to the leases of the Company’s corporate offices in
the amount of approximately $ 16,000 as of both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company also leases two facilities used
for temporary housing from a management employee for approximately $ 6,500 per month.
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Included
in the ROU asset at September 30, 2024 is approximately $ 219,000 applicable to the related party leases. Included in the current and
non-current operating lease liability at September 30, 2024 is approximately $ 103,000 and $ 112,000 , respectively, applicable to the related
party leases.
Included
in the ROU asset at December 31, 2023 is approximately $ 331,000 applicable to the related party leases. Included in the current and non-current
operating lease liability at December 31, 2023 is approximately $ 182,000 and $ 142,000 , respectively, applicable to the related party
leases.
During
June 2022, the Company entered into a one-year consulting agreement with an entity owned and controlled by one of its former non-independent
directors whereby that director received 10,000 shares of the Company’s 8.75 % Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred
Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) in exchange for assisting the Company to identify and acquire additional companies, including
performing due diligence. In addition, the Company may make additional payments under the agreement for any successful acquisitions by
the Company based on the purchase price of the transaction. No such additional payments were made in 2022. During February 2023, the
agreement was amended and extended through December 2024 whereby the former director received 14,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock
in February 2023 and received an additional 14,000 shares in January 2024. All of the payments made were capitalized and are being amortized
over the service period. The amortization is recorded as stock compensation in general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated
statement of operations. All such shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are issued in accordance with the Company’s Amended and
Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. In addition to the extension of the consulting agreement, the amendment provides that any transaction
fees due will be offset against the last two above payments before any amounts are due to that former director. Effective February 1,
2024, the Company added an additional Statement of Work (“SOW”) to the consulting agreement with the same entity. As compensation
for the SOW, the entity will receive $ 25,000 per month. The SOW was cancellable with ten days’ notice. The Consulting agreement
and SOW, through mutual consent, were terminated as of April 30, 2024. There were no transaction fees paid through that date. Effective
May 1, 2024, the former non-independent director became President of the Company.
Effective
January 9, 2024, and as amended February 12, 2024, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with an entity owned and controlled
by a member of its Board of Directors to provide investor relations services for $ 8,000 per month (reduced to $ 2,000 per month effective
September 1, 2024) and other services as requested by the Company to be paid on an hourly basis. The consulting agreement is cancelable
with ten days’ notice. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the expense recorded under this agreement were approximately
$ 16,000 and $ 71,000 , respectively.
During
2020, a New Jersey corporation, talkMD Clinicians, PA (“talkMD”), was formed by the wife of the Executive Chairman, who is
a licensed physician, to provide telehealth services. talkMD was determined to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”) for
financial reporting purposes because the entity will be controlled by the Company. As of September 30, 2024, talkMD had not yet commenced
operations. Cumulatively, the Company has paid approximately $ 6,000 on behalf of talkMD for income taxes.
9. RESTRUCTURING COSTS
On
October 2, 2023, the Company committed to effectively align resources with business priorities and improve profitability through a reduction
in the workforce for the Healthcare IT segment. The Company identified opportunities for improvements in its workforce realignment, strategy
and staffing, and increased its focus on performance management, to ensure it has the right skillsets and number of employees to execute
its long-term vision. In addition, the Company instituted certain other expense reductions.
A
majority of the impacted employees exited in the fourth quarter of 2023. The Company estimates that it will incur expenses of approximately
$ 1.3 million related to the reduction in workforce of which approximately $ 645,000 was incurred in 2023, $ 67,000 and $ 505,000 was incurred
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 with the remaining expenses to be incurred during the remainder of 2024. These
restructuring expenses consisted of one-time termination benefits, including, but not limited to, severance payments and healthcare benefits.
Also as previously noted, the dividends on the Preferred Stock have been suspended in order to increase cash flow.
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The
expense associated with the restructuring is included in loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring cost
in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. This line also
includes loss on lease terminations and unoccupied lease charges. The liabilities associated with restructuring costs are
included in accrued expenses in the September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following
table summarizes activity related to liabilities associated with restructuring costs:
SCHEDULE OF LIABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH RESTRUCTURING COSTS
Severance and separation costs
Equity awards acceleration costs
Other exit related costs
Total restructuring and other costs
($ in thousands)
Balance as of January 1, 2024
$ 145
$ -
$ 26
$ 171
Additions
505
-
-
505
Payments and other adjustments
( 650 )
-
( 26 )
( 676 )
Balance as of September 30, 2024
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Balance as of January 1, 2023
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Beginning balance
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Additions
439
170
36
645
Payments and other adjustments
( 294 )
( 170 )
( 10 )
( 474 )
Balance as of December 31, 2023
$ 145
$ -
$ 26
$ 171
Ending balance
$ 145
$ -
$ 26
$ 171
10. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
On
September 11, 2024 a Certificate of Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights
of 11 % Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Existing Certificate”) became effective, amending certain provisions
of the 11 % Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”).
The
title of the Existing Certificate was amended to read “Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights
of 8.75 % Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.” Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will receive similar change
of control protections to those afforded to holders of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock. The dividend of Series A Preferred
Stock was amended from 11 % to 8.75 % per annum and the per annum dividend amount per share was amended from $ 2.75 to $ 2.1875 per share
per annum. Also, the Company now has the right to exchange the shares of Series A Preferred Stock for common stock at the liquidation
preference value of the $ 25 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
The
Company had the right to sell up to $ 35 million of its Series B Preferred Stock using its preferred stock at-the-market facility (“ATM”).
This right terminated when the Company suspended the Preferred Stock dividends in December 2023. The Company also had the right to sell
up to $ 50 million of its common stock using a common stock ATM facility. This right also terminated when the Company suspended the Preferred
Stock dividends. The underwriters of the ATMs receive 3 % of the gross proceeds actually received.
On
December 11, 2023, the Board of Directors suspended the monthly cash dividends for the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred
Stock beginning with the payment scheduled for December 15, 2023 together with the remaining dividends that were declared. The suspension
of these dividends deferred approximately $ 1.3 million in cash dividend payments each month. Due to the above Amendment, effective on
September 12, 2024, the monthly cash dividends were reduced to approximately $ 1.1 million per month. During this suspension, dividends
will continue to accumulate in arrears on the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors will regularly review and
consider when the suspension should be lifted.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2024, no dividends were declared by the Board of Directors. At September 30, 2024, the Company owed
approximately $ 5.4 million for dividends that had previously been declared through February 2024 (but whose payment has been suspended),
and also had total undeclared dividends of approximately $ 9.0 million, which represents the accumulated (but undeclared) dividends due
to preferred shareholders of record on September 30, 2024. Dividends in arrears that have not been declared by the Board of Directors
are not recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets but are reflected in the net loss attributable to common shareholders.
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11. REVENUE
Introduction
The
Company accounts for revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers . All revenue is recognized as our
performance obligations are satisfied. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to
a customer, and is the unit of account under ASC 606. The Company recognizes revenue when the revenue cycle management services begin
on the medical billing claims, which is generally upon receipt of the claim from the provider. For many services, the Company recognizes
revenue as a percentage of the amount the customer collects on the medical billing claims. The Company’s software is utilized at
the time the provider sees the patient, and the Company estimates the value of the consideration it will earn over the remaining contractual
period as our services are provided and recognizes the fees over the term; this estimation involves predicting the amounts our clients
will ultimately collect associated with the services they provided. Certain significant estimates, such as payment-to-charge ratios,
effective billing rates and the estimated contractual payment periods are required to measure revenue cycle management revenue under
the standard.
Most
of our current contracts with customers contain a single performance obligation. For contracts where we provide multiple services, such
as where we perform multiple ancillary services, each service represents its own performance obligation. The standalone selling prices
are based on the contractual price for the service.
We
apply the portfolio approach as permitted by ASC 606 as a practical expedient to contracts with similar characteristics and we use estimates
and assumptions when accounting for those portfolios. Our contracts generally include standard commercial payment terms. We have no significant
obligations for refunds, warranties or similar obligations and our revenue does not include taxes collected from our customers.
Disaggregation
of Revenue from Contracts with Customers
We
derive revenue from five primary sources: (1) technology-enabled business solutions, (2) professional services, (3) printing and mailing
services, (4) group purchasing services and (5) medical practice management services.
The
following table represents a disaggregation of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
SCHEDULE OF DISAGGREGATION OF REVENUE
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
($ in thousands)
Healthcare IT:
Technology-enabled business solutions
$ 17,871
$ 18,763
$ 54,188
$ 57,878
Professional services
4,854
5,691
13,767
17,755
Printing and mailing services
969
749
2,639
2,149
Group purchasing services
608
389
1,009
749
Medical Practice Management:
Medical practice management services
4,244
3,688
10,995
10,112
Total
$ 28,546
$ 29,280
$ 82,598
$ 88,643
Revenue
$ 28,546
$ 29,280
$ 82,598
$ 88,643
Technology-enabled
business solutions:
Revenue
derived on an on-going basis from our technology-enabled solutions, which typically include revenue cycle management services, is billed
as a percentage of payments collected by our customers. The fee for our services often includes the ability to use our electronic health
records (“EHR”) and practice management software as well as revenue cycle management (“RCM”) as part of the bundled
fee. The Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) component is not a material portion of the contract compared to the stand-alone value
of RCM.
Technology-assisted
revenue cycle management services are the recurring process of submitting and following up on claims with health insurance companies
in order for the healthcare providers to receive payment for the services they rendered. The Company typically invoices customers on
a monthly basis based on the actual collections received by its customers and the agreed-upon rate in the sales contract. The fee for
these services typically includes use of practice management software and related tools (on a SaaS basis), electronic health records
(on a SaaS basis), medical billing services and use of mobile health solutions. We consider the services to be one performance obligation
since the promises are not distinct in the context of the contract. The performance obligation consists of a series of distinct services
that are substantially the same and have the same periodic pattern of transfer to our customers.
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In
many cases, our clients may terminate their agreements with 90 days’ notice without cause, thereby limiting the term in which we
have enforceable rights and obligations, although this time period can vary between clients. Our payment terms are normally net 30 days.
Although our contracts typically have stated terms of one or more years, under ASC 606 our contracts are considered month-to-month and
accordingly, there is no financing component.
For
the majority of our revenue cycle management contracts, the total transaction price is variable because our obligation is to process
an unknown quantity of claims, as and when requested by our customers over the contract period. When a contract includes variable consideration,
we evaluate the estimate of the variable consideration to determine whether the estimate needs to be constrained; therefore, we include
variable consideration in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of the amount of cumulative
revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with variable consideration is subsequently resolved. Estimates to
determine variable consideration such as payment-to-charge ratios, effective billing rates, and the estimated contractual payment periods
are updated at each reporting date. Revenue is recognized over the performance period using the input method.
Our
proprietary, cloud-based practice management application automates the labor-intensive workflow of a medical office in a unified and
streamlined SaaS platform. The Company has a large number of clients who utilize the Company’s practice management software, electronic
health records software, patient experience management solutions, business intelligence software and/or robotic process automation software
on a SaaS basis, but who do not utilize the Company’s revenue cycle management services. SaaS fees may be fixed based on the number
of providers, or may be variable.
Our
digital health services, which began generating revenue in 2022, include chronic care management, where a care manager has remote visits
with patients with one or more chronic conditions under the supervision of a physician who is our client. The performance obligation
for chronic care management is satisfied at a point in time once the patient receives the remote visit. The digital health services also
include remote patient monitoring where our system monitors recordings from FDA approved internet connected devices. These devices record
patient trends and alert the physician to changes which might trigger the need for additional follow-up visits. The performance obligations
for remote patient monitoring are satisfied over time as the recordings are received and the patient receives the remote visit. The revenue
for chronic care management for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was approximately $ 929,000 and $ 440,000 , respectively
and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was approximately $ 2.2 million and $ 914,000 , respectively. The revenue for
remote patient monitoring for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was approximately $ 194,000 and $ 183,000 , respectively
and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was approximately $ 544,000 and $ 262,000 , respectively.
The
medical billing clearinghouse service takes claim information from customers, checks the claims for errors and sends this information
electronically to insurance companies. The Company invoices customers on a monthly basis based on the number of claims submitted and
the agreed-upon rate in the agreement. This service is provided to medical practices and providers to medical practices who are not revenue
cycle management customers. The performance obligation is satisfied once the relevant submissions are completed.
Additional
services such as coding and transcription are rendered in connection with the delivery of revenue cycle management and related medical
services. The Company invoices customers monthly, based on the actual amount of services performed at the agreed-upon rate in the contract.
These services are only offered to revenue cycle management customers. These services do not represent a material right because the services
are optional to the customer and customers electing these services are charged the same price for those services as if they were on a
standalone basis. Each individual coding or transcription transaction processed represents a performance obligation, which is satisfied
over time as that individual service is rendered.
Professional
services:
Our
professional services include an extensive set of services including EHR vendor-agnostic optimization and activation, project management,
IT transformation consulting, process improvement, training, education and staffing for large healthcare organizations including health
systems and hospitals. The performance obligation is satisfied over time using the input method. The revenue is recorded on a monthly
basis as the professional services are rendered. Unbilled revenue at September 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $ 88,000 and $ 243,000 ,
respectively.
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Printing
and mailing services:
The
Company provides printing and mailing services for both revenue cycle management customers and a non-revenue cycle management customer,
and invoices on a monthly basis based on the number of prints, the agreed-upon rate per print and the postage incurred. The performance
obligation is satisfied once the printing and mailing is completed.
Group
purchasing services:
The
Company provides group purchasing services which enable medical providers to purchase various vaccines directly from selected pharmaceutical
companies at a discounted price. Currently, there are approximately 4,000 medical providers who are members of the program. Revenue is
recognized as the vaccine shipments are made to the medical providers. Fees from the pharmaceutical companies are paid either quarterly
or annually and the Company adjusts its revenue accrual at the time of payment. The Company makes significant judgments regarding the
variable consideration which we expect to be entitled to for the group purchasing services which includes the anticipated shipments to
the members enrolled in the program, anticipated volumes of purchases made by the members, and the changes in the number of members.
The amounts recorded are constrained by estimates of decreases in shipments and loss of members to avoid a significant revenue reversal
in the subsequent period. The only performance obligation is to provide the pharmaceutical companies with the medical providers who want
to become members in order to purchase vaccines. The performance obligation is satisfied once the medical provider agrees to purchase
a specific quantity of vaccines and the medical provider’s information is forwarded to the vaccine suppliers. The Company records
a contract asset for revenue earned and not paid as the ultimate payment is conditioned on achieving certain volume thresholds.
For
all of the above revenue streams other than group purchasing services and chronic care management, revenue is recognized over time, which
is typically one month or less, which closely matches the point in time that the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits
provided by the Company. For the group purchasing services, revenue is recognized at a point in time. Each service is substantially the
same and has the same periodic pattern of transfer to the customer. Each of the services provided above is considered a separate performance
obligation.
There
were no unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original duration greater than one year. The Company has elected to
utilize the practical expedient available with the guidance for contracts with an expected duration of one year or less.
Medical
practice management services:
The
Company also provides medical practice management services under long-term management service agreements to three medical practices.
We provide the medical practices with the nurses, administrative support, facilities, supplies, equipment, marketing, RCM, accounting,
and other non-clinical services needed to efficiently operate their practices. Revenue is recognized as the services are provided to
the medical practices. Revenue recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations represents the reimbursement of costs
paid by the Company for the practices and the management fee earned each month for managing the practice. The management fee is based
on either a fixed fee or a percentage of the net operating income.
The
Company assumes all financial risk for the performance of the managed medical practices. Revenue is impacted by the amount of the costs
incurred by the practices and their operating income. The gross billing of the practices is impacted by billing rates, changes in current
procedural terminology code reimbursement and collection trends which in turn impacts the management fee that the Company is entitled
to. Billing rates are reviewed at least annually and adjusted based on current insurer reimbursement practices. The performance obligation
is satisfied as the management services are provided.
Our
contracts for medical practice management services have approximately an additional 14 years remaining and are only cancellable under
very limited circumstances. The Company receives a management fee each month for managing the day-to-day business operations of each
medical group as a fixed fee or a percentage payment of the net operating income which is included in revenue in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations.
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Our
medical practice management services obligations consist of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the
same periodic pattern of transfer to our customers. Revenue is recognized over time, however for reporting and convenience purposes,
the management fee is computed at each month-end.
Information
about contract balances:
As
of September 30, 2024, the estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to the remaining revenue cycle management
performance obligations outstanding was approximately $ 3.8 million. We expect to recognize substantially all of the revenue for the remaining
performance obligations over the next three months. Approximately $ 543,000 and $ 294,000 of the contract asset represents revenue earned,
not paid, from the group purchasing services and referral fees, respectively.
Amounts
that we are entitled to collect under the applicable contract are recorded as accounts receivable. Invoicing is performed at the end
of each month when the services have been provided. The contract asset includes our right to payment for services already transferred
to a customer when the right to payment is conditional on something other than the passage of time. For example, contracts for revenue
cycle management services where we recognize revenue over time but do not have a contractual right to payment until the customer receives
payment of their claim from the insurance provider. The contract asset also includes the revenue accrued, not received, for the group
purchasing services and referral fees earned.
Changes
in the contract asset are recorded as adjustments to net revenue. The changes primarily result from providing services to revenue cycle
management customers that result in additional consideration and are offset by our right to payment for services becoming unconditional
and changes in the revenue accrued for the group purchasing services. The contract asset for our group purchasing services is reduced
when we receive payments from vaccine manufacturers and is increased for revenue earned, not received. The opening and closing balances
of the Company’s accounts receivable, contract asset and deferred revenue are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF CHANGES IN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, CONTRACT ASSET AND DEFERRED REVENUE
Accounts Receivable - Net
Contract Asset
Deferred Revenue (current)
Deferred Revenue (long term)
($ in thousands)
Balance as of January 1, 2024
$ 11,888
$ 5,094
$ 1,380
$ 256
Increase (decrease), net
104
( 477 )
( 68 )
71
Balance as of September 30, 2024
$ 11,992
$ 4,617
$ 1,312
$ 327
Balance as of January 1, 2023
$ 14,773
$ 4,399
$ 1,386
$ 342
(Decrease) increase, net
( 2,463 )
549
141
80
Balance as of September 30, 2023
$ 12,310
$ 4,948
$ 1,527
$ 422
Deferred
commissions:
Our
sales incentive plans include commissions payable to employees and third parties at the time of initial contract execution that are capitalized
as incremental costs to obtain a contract. The capitalized commissions are amortized over the period the related services are transferred.
As we do not offer commissions on contract renewals, we have determined the amortization period to be the estimated client life, which
is three years. Deferred commissions were approximately $ 443,000 and $ 543,000 at September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and are included
in the other assets amounts in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amortization of deferred sales commissions during the three
months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $ 79,000 and $ 105,000 , respectively, and approximately $ 252,000 and $ 389,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Trade
Accounts Receivable – Estimate of Credit Losses:
ASU
2016-13 requires the recognition of lifetime estimated credit losses expected to occur for trade accounts receivable. The guidance also
requires we pool assets with similar risk characteristics and consider current economic conditions when estimating losses. The adoption
of the ASU 2016-13 for trade accounts receivable was recorded as a charge to accumulated deficit of approximately $ 186,000 as of January
1, 2023.
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At
adoption, we segmented the accounts receivable population into pools based on their risk assessment. Risks related to trade accounts
receivable are a customer’s inability to pay or bankruptcy. Each pool was defined by their internal credit assessment and business
size. The pools are aligned with management’s review of financial performance. For the three and nine months ended September 30,
2024 and 2023, no adjustment to the pools was necessary.
We
utilize a loss-rate method to measure the expected credit loss for each pool. The loss rate is calculated using a three-year lookback
period of write-offs and adjustments, divided by the revenue for each pool by aging category, net of customer payments during that period.
We consider current and future economic conditions, internal forecasts, customer collection experience and credit memos issued during
the current period when assessing loss rates. We reviewed these factors and concluded that no adjustments should be made to the historical
loss rate data for the current quarter. In addition, the Company uses specific account identification in determining the total allowance
for expected credit losses. Trade receivables are written off only after the Company has exhausted all collection efforts.
Changes
in the allowance for expected credit losses for trade accounts receivable are presented in the table below:
SCHEDULE OF TRADE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS
Nine Months Ended
Year Ended
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)
Beginning balance
$ 879
$ 823
Adoption of ASC 326
-
186
Provision
284
454
Recoveries/adjustments
2
107
Write-offs
( 205 )
( 691 )
Ending balance
$ 960
$ 879
12. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
As
of September 30, 2024, 526,577
shares of common stock, 33,769 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 16,000
shares of Series B Preferred Stock are available for grant. Permissible awards include incentive stock options, non-statutory stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, RSUs, performance stock and cash-settled awards and other stock-based awards
in the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors including unrestricted stock grants.
Certain
equity-based RSU agreements contain a provision in which the units shall immediately vest and become converted into common shares at
the rate of one share per RSU, immediately after a change in control, as defined in the award agreement.
Common
and preferred stock RSUs
In
February 2023, the Compensation Committee approved executive bonuses to be paid in shares of Series B Preferred Stock, with the number
of shares and the amount based on specified criteria being achieved during the year 2023. During October 2023, the Compensation Committee
approved the issuance of 10,000 of the above shares to one of the executives who retired. The remaining 24,000 shares were forfeited
in 2024.
In
March 2024, the Compensation Committee approved executive bonuses to be paid in shares of Series B Preferred Stock with the number of
shares and the amount based on specified criteria being achieved during the year 2024. There were 34,000 shares awarded. These criteria
will be evaluated in early 2025. During May 2024, an additional executive bonus with similar terms was approved and 12,000 shares were
awarded. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, an expense of approximately $ 252,000 and a net benefit of approximately
$ 191,000 , respectively, was recorded. The stock-based compensation benefit was primarily related to prior year bonuses that had been
accrued but were not awarded, net of current year bonuses that have been accrued. Stock compensation expense recorded is based on the
value of the shares at the grant date and recognized over the service period. The portion of the stock compensation expense to be used
for the payment of withholding and payroll taxes is included in accrued compensation in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The
balance of the stock compensation expense has been recorded as additional paid-in capital.
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The
following table summarizes the RSU transactions related to the common and preferred stock under the Company’s equity incentive
Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
SCHEDULE
OF SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS BY SHARE-BASED PAYMENT AWARD
Common Stock
Series A Preferred Stock
Series B Preferred Stock
Outstanding and unvested shares at January 1, 2024
753,495
-
57,199
Granted
200,000
-
46,000
Vested
( 448,727 )
-
( 14,000 )
Forfeited
( 224,699 )
-
( 24,000 )
Outstanding and unvested shares at September 30, 2024
280,069
-
65,199
Outstanding and unvested shares at January 1, 2023
645,475
-
80,462
Granted
1,056,453
-
62,000
Vested
( 843,950 )
-
( 75,263 )
Forfeited
( 58,388 )
-
-
Outstanding and unvested shares at September 30, 2023
799,590
-
67,199
During the year, 30,000
shares of common stock were granted to each independent member of the Board of Directors, one quarter of which vests every six months
over a two year period. Additionally, 50,000
shares of common stock were granted to the Company’s sales management to pay sales commissions as earned.
The
liability for the 14,370 cash-settled awards outstanding and the liability for withheld taxes in connection with the equity awards was
approximately $ 116,000 and $ 767,000 at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and is included in accrued compensation
in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. No amounts were paid in connection with cash-settled awards during both the nine months
ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Stock-based
compensation expense
The
following table summarizes the components of share-based compensation expense (benefit) for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2024 and 2023:
SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION, ALLOCATION OF RECOGNIZED PERIOD COSTS
2024
2023
2024
2023
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
($ in thousands)
Direct operating costs
$ 3
$ 271
$ ( 40 )
$ 659
General and administrative
229
771
( 199 )
2,225
Research and development
4
26
( 10 )
105
Selling and marketing
16
141
58
794
Total stock-based compensation expense (benefit)
$ 252
$ 1,209
$ ( 191 )
$ 3,783
Stock-based compensation expense (benefit)
$ 252
$ 1,209
$ ( 191 )
$ 3,783
13. INCOME TAXES
The
income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $ 41,000 comprised of current state tax expense of
$ 30,000 and foreign tax expense of $ 11,000 . The income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $ 119,000
comprised of current state tax expense of $ 90,000 and foreign tax expense of $ 29,000 . There was no deferred income tax for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
The
income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was approximately $ 57,000 comprised of a current tax expense of $ 30,000 ,
a deferred tax expense of $ 17,000 and a foreign tax of $ 10,000 . The income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was
approximately $ 204,000 comprised of a current tax expense of $ 94,000 , a deferred tax expense of $ 81,000 and a foreign tax of $ 29,000 .
The
current income tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 primarily relates to state minimum taxes
and foreign income taxes. The deferred tax provision for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 relates to the book and tax
difference of amortization on indefinite-lived intangibles, primarily goodwill. To the extent allowable, prior to January 1, 2024, the
federal and state deferred tax provision had been offset by the indefinite life net operating loss. As a result of the goodwill impairment
charge recorded for the year ended December 31, 2023, no deferred tax liability is currently required.
The
Company has incurred cumulative losses, which make realization of a deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance with ASC 740.
Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been recorded against the federal and state deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2024 and December
31, 2023.
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14. SEGMENT REPORTING
The
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman jointly serve as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”),
organize the Company, manage resource allocations and measure performance among two operating and reportable segments: (i) Healthcare
IT and (ii) Medical Practice Management.
The
Healthcare IT segment includes revenue cycle management, SaaS solutions and other services. The Medical Practice Management segment includes
the management of three medical practices. Each segment is considered a reporting unit. The CODM evaluates the financial performance
of the business units on the basis of revenue and direct operating costs excluding unallocated amounts that are mainly corporate overhead
costs. Our CODM does not evaluate operating segments using asset or liability information. The accounting policies of the segments are
the same as those disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC
on March 21, 2024. The following table presents revenues, operating expenses and operating income (loss) by reportable segment:
SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, OPERATING EXPENSES AND OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) BY REPORTABLE SEGMENT
Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2024
($
in thousands)
Healthcare
IT
Medical
Practice Management
Unallocated
Corporate Expenses
Total
Net revenue
$ 71,603
$ 10,995
$ -
$ 82,598
Operating expenses:
Direct operating costs
37,699
8,140
-
45,839
Selling and marketing
4,785
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-
4,809
General and administrative
6,923
1,392
3,812
12,127
Research and development
2,768
-
-
2,768
Depreciation and amortization
10,638
247
-
10,885
Loss
on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
505
-
-
505
Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
505
-
-
505
Total
operating expenses
63,318
9,803
3,812
76,933
Operating income (loss)
$ 8,285
$ 1,192
$ ( 3,812 )
$ 5,665
Three Months
Ended September 30, 2024
($
in thousands)
Healthcare
IT
Medical
Practice Management
Unallocated
Corporate Expenses
Total
Net revenue
$ 24,302
$ 4,244
$ -
$ 28,546
Operating expenses:
Direct operating costs
12,445
2,975
-
15,420
Selling and marketing
1,368
7
-
1,375
General and administrative
2,321
481
1,576
4,378
Research and development
800
-
-
800
Depreciation and amortization
3,159
82
-
3,241
Loss
on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
67
-
-
67
Loss
on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
67
-
-
67
Total
operating expenses
20,160
3,545
1,576
25,281
Operating income (loss)
$ 4,142
$ 699
$ ( 1,576 )
$ 3,265
25
Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2023
($
in thousands)
Healthcare
IT
Medical
Practice Management
Unallocated
Corporate Expenses
Total
Net revenue
$ 78,531
$ 10,112
$ -
$ 88,643
Operating expenses:
Direct operating costs
46,003
7,840
-
53,843
Selling and marketing
7,503
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-
7,529
General and administrative
8,466
1,362
6,690
16,518
Research and development
3,523
-
-
3,523
Depreciation and amortization
10,013
269
-
10,282
Loss on lease terminations and unoccupied lease charges
430
-
-
430
Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
430
-
-
430
Total
operating expenses
75,938
9,497
6,690
92,125
Operating income (loss)
$ 2,593
$ 615
$ ( 6,690 )
$ ( 3,482 )
Three Months
Ended September 30, 2023
($
in thousands)
Healthcare
IT
Medical
Practice Management
Unallocated
Corporate Expenses
Total
Net revenue
$ 25,592
$ 3,688
$ -
$ 29,280
Operating expenses:
Direct operating costs
15,369
2,891
-
18,260
Selling and marketing
2,329
8
-
2,337
General and administrative
2,719
466
2,297
5,482
Research and development
1,260
-
-
1,260
Depreciation and amortization
3,814
89
-
3,903
Loss on lease terminations and unoccupied lease charges
8
-
-
8
Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
8
-
-
8
Total
operating expenses
25,499
3,454
2,297
31,250
Operating income (loss)
$ 93
$ 234
$ ( 2,297 )
$ ( 1,970 )
15. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
During
October 2024, the Company entered into a Ninth Loan Modification agreement with Silicon Valley Bank whereby the Company decreased the
amount available on its revolving line of credit from $ 25 million to $ 10 million which proportionally reduced the anniversary fee and
the fee on the unused portion of the credit line. As a result of the modification, one covenant was slightly modified.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The
following is a discussion of our condensed consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2024 and 2023, and other factors that are expected to affect our prospective financial condition. The following discussion
and analysis should be read together with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes beginning on page 4 of this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2023, filed with the SEC on March 21, 2024 .
Some
of the statements set forth in this section are forward-looking statements relating to our future results of operations. Our actual results
may vary from the results anticipated by these statements. Please see “ Forward-Looking Statements ” on page 2 of this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Financial
Risks
The
Company maintains cash balances at Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), a division of First Citizens Bank & Trust Company in
excess of the FDIC insurance coverage limits. The Company performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of this financial
institution to ensure its credit worthiness. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company held cash of approximately $100,000
and $255,000, respectively, in the name of its subsidiaries at banks in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The banking systems in these countries
do not provide deposit insurance coverage. The Company has not experienced any losses on its cash accounts.
During
December 2023, the Company suspended its Preferred Stock dividend and experienced a decline in its market capitalization as a result
of a sustained decrease in the Company’s stock price for its common and preferred shares. This was considered a triggering event
and resulted in a goodwill impairment charge. As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s stock price for its common and preferred
shares increased from their year-end values. Accordingly, the Company determined there was no impact on the valuation of goodwill. If
the stock prices were to decline, it could result in another triggering event that could impact the valuation of goodwill.
Overview
The
Company is a healthcare information technology company that provides technology-enabled revenue cycle management and a full suite of
proprietary cloud-based solutions to healthcare providers, from small practices to enterprise medical groups, hospitals, and health systems
throughout the United States. Our integrated Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) platform includes revenue cycle management (“RCM”),
practice management (“PM”), electronic health records (“EHR”), business intelligence, telehealth, patient experience
management (“PXM”) solutions and complementary software tools and business services for high-performance medical groups and
health systems. The Company also offers printing and mailing and group purchasing services.
Our
technology-enabled business solutions can be categorized as follows:
● Technology-enabled
revenue cycle management:
○ Revenue
Cycle Management services including end-to-end medical billing, eligibility, analytics, and
related services, all of which can be provided utilizing our technology platform and robotic
process automation tools or leveraging a third-party system;
○ Medical
coding and credentialing services to improve provider collections, back-end cost containment,
and drive total revenue realization for our healthcare clients; and
○ Healthcare
claims clearinghouse which enables our clients to electronically scrub and submit claims
and process payments from insurance companies.
● Cloud-based
software :
○ Electronic
Health Records, which are easy to use and sometimes integrated with our business services,
and enable our healthcare provider clients to deliver better patient care, streamline their
clinical workflows, decrease documentation errors, and potentially qualify for government
incentives;
○ Practice
Management software and related capabilities, which support our clients’ day-to-day
business operations and financial workflows, including automated insurance eligibility software,
a robust billing and claims rules engine, and other automated tools designed to maximize
reimbursement;
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○ Artificial
intelligence (“AI”):
● CareCloud
cirrusAI is designed to serve as a digital healthcare assistant, helping to enhance clinical
decision-making, streamline workflows, reduce administrative burdens, optimize revenue management,
and promote patient-centered care. The functions include:
● AI-Powered
Clinical Decision Support: CareCloud cirrusAI Guide automates clinical data input, and assists
clinicians in workflow tasks, providing real-time, evidence-based recommendations and personalized
suggestions via Vertex AI’s generative AI tools for providers to consider. This innovation
can lead to enhanced diagnosis accuracy and treatment planning.
● AI-Powered
Virtual Support Assistant: CareCloud cirrusAI Chat facilitates natural language conversations
with practice staff members, offering valuable assistance in navigating CareCloud Electronic
Health Records workflows. This tool streamlines post-training and onboarding for new staff,
reducing response times and providing real-time assistance, ultimately saving time.
● AI-Driven
Appeals: CareCloud cirrusAI Appeals generates customized appeal letters by analyzing patient
claim details, the appeal’s reason, and the specific payor involved for healthcare
workers to review, edit, and send. This functionality supports CareCloud’s RCM teams
in optimizing providers’ RCM and securing proper reimbursement.
● CareCloud
cirrusAI integrates with CareCloud’s EHR solution, talkEHR, making it easily accessible
to providers of all sizes.
○ Patient
Experience Management solutions designed to transform interactions between patients and their
clinicians, including smartphone applications that assist patients and healthcare providers
in the provision of healthcare services, contactless digital check-in solutions, messaging,
and online appointment scheduling tools;
○ Business
Intelligence (“BI”) and healthcare analytics platforms that allow our clients
to derive actionable insights from their vast amount of data; and
○ Customized
applications, interfaces, and a variety of other technology solutions that support our healthcare
clients.
● Digital
health:
o Chronic
care management is a program that supports care for patients with chronic conditions by certified
care managers that operate under the supervision of the patient’s regular physician;
o Remote
patient monitoring enables patient data collected outside the clinical setting through remote
devices to be fed into their provider’s EHR to enable proactive patient care; and
o Telemedicine
solutions which allow healthcare providers to conduct remote patient visits and extend the
timely delivery of care to patients unable to travel to a provider’s office.
● Healthcare
IT professional services & staffing:
o Professional
services consisting of a broad range of consulting services including full software implementations
and activation, revenue cycle optimization, data analytic services, and educational training
services;
o Strategic
advisory services to manage system evaluations and selection, provide interim management,
and operational assessments; and
o Workforce
augmentation and on-demand staffing to support our clients as they expand their businesses,
seek highly trained personnel, or struggle to address staffing shortages.
Our
medical practice management solutions include:
● Medical
practice management:
o Medical
practice management services for medical providers, including facilities, equipment, supplies,
support services, nurses, and administrative support staff.
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We
are able to deliver our industry-leading solutions at very competitive prices because we leverage a combination of our proprietary software,
which automates our workflows and increases efficiency, together with our team of approximately 330 experienced health industry experts
throughout the United States. These experts are supported by our highly educated and specialized offshore workforce of approximately
3,300 team members that are approximately 15% of the cost of comparably educated and skilled workers in the U.S. Our unique business
model also allowed us to become a leading consolidator in our industry sector, gaining us a reputation for acquiring and positively transforming
distressed competitors into profitable operations of CareCloud.
Our
offshore operations in the Pakistan Offices and Sri Lanka together accounted for approximately 15% and 13% of total expenses for the
nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. A significant portion of those foreign expenses were personnel-related costs
(approximately 75% and 77% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively). Because personnel-related costs are
significantly lower in Pakistan and Sri Lanka than in the U.S. and many other offshore locations, we believe our offshore operations
give us a competitive advantage over many industry participants. We are able to achieve significant cost reductions and leverage technology
to reduce manual work and strategically transition a portion of the remaining manual tasks to our highly-specialized, cost-efficient
team in the U.S., the Pakistan Offices and Sri Lanka.
Key
Performance Measures
We
consider numerous factors in assessing our performance. Key performance measures used by management, including adjusted EBITDA, adjusted
operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share, are non-GAAP financial measures,
which we believe better enable management and investors to analyze and compare the underlying business results from period to period.
These
non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures calculated
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Moreover, these non-GAAP
financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all the items associated with the operations of our business as determined
in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by analyzing current and future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP
basis, and we provide reconciliations from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures. Our
non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Other companies, including companies
in our industry, may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of those
measures for comparative purposes.
Adjusted
EBITDA, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share provide an alternative
view of performance used by management and we believe that an investor’s understanding of our performance is enhanced by disclosing
these adjusted performance measures.
Adjusted
EBITDA excludes the following elements which are included in GAAP net income (loss):
● Income
tax provision or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
● Interest
expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest on principal payments, on
our debt;
● Foreign
currency gains and losses and other non-operating expenditures;
● Stock-based
compensation expense (benefit) includes cash-settled awards and the related taxes, based
on changes in the stock price;
● Depreciation
and amortization charges;
● Integration
costs, such as severance amounts paid to employees from acquired businesses, and transaction
costs, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition accounting costs and legal fees and exit costs
related to contractual agreements; and
● Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs.
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Set
forth below is a presentation of our adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
($ in thousands)
Net revenue
$ 28,546
$ 29,280
$ 82,598
$ 88,643
GAAP net income (loss)
3,122
(2,749 )
4,555
(4,982 )
Provision for income taxes
41
57
119
204
Net interest expense
162
300
764
705
Foreign exchange (gain)
loss / other expense
(57 )
426
244
609
Stock-based compensation
expense (benefit), net of restructuring costs
252
1,209
(191 )
3,783
Depreciation and amortization
3,241
3,903
10,885
10,282
Transaction and integration
costs
12
91
35
270
Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
67
8
505
430
Adjusted EBITDA
$ 6,840
$ 3,245
$ 16,916
$ 11,301
Adjusted
operating income and adjusted operating margin exclude the following elements that are included in GAAP operating income (loss):
● Stock-based
compensation expense (benefit) includes cash-settled awards and the related taxes, based
on changes in the stock price;
● Amortization
of purchased intangible assets;
● Integration
costs, such as severance amounts paid to employees from acquired businesses, and transaction
costs, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition accounting costs and legal fees and exit costs
related to contractual agreements; and
● Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs.
Set
forth below is a presentation of our adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin, which represents adjusted operating income
as a percentage of net revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
($ in thousands)
Net revenue
$ 28,546
$ 29,280
$ 82,598
$ 88,643
GAAP net income (loss)
3,122
(2,749 )
4,555
(4,982 )
Provision for income taxes
41
57
119
204
Net interest expense
162
300
764
705
Other
(income) expense - net
(60 )
422
227
591
GAAP operating income (loss)
3,265
(1,970 )
5,665
(3,482 )
GAAP operating margin
11.4 %
(6.7 %)
6.9 %
(3.9 %)
Stock-based compensation
expense (benefit), net of restructuring costs
252
1,209
(191 )
3,783
Amortization of purchased
intangible assets
75
1,201
1,501
3,775
Transaction and integration
costs
12
91
35
270
Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
67
8
505
430
Non-GAAP adjusted operating
income
$ 3,671
$ 539
$ 7,515
$ 4,776
Non-GAAP adjusted operating
margin
12.9 %
1.8 %
9.1 %
5.4 %
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Adjusted
net income and adjusted net income per share exclude the following elements which are included in GAAP net income (loss):
● Foreign
currency gains and losses and other non-operating expenditures;
● Stock-based
compensation expense (benefit) includes cash-settled awards and the related taxes, based
on changes in the stock price;
● Amortization
of purchased intangible assets;
● Integration
costs, such as severance amounts paid to employees from acquired businesses, and transaction
costs, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition accounting costs and legal fees and exit costs
related to contractual agreements;
● Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs; and
● Income
tax provision resulting from the amortization of goodwill related to our acquisitions.
No
tax effect has been provided in computing non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted net income per share as the Company has
sufficient carry forward net operating losses to offset the applicable income taxes. The
following table shows our reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to non-GAAP adjusted net income for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
($ in thousands)
GAAP net income (loss)
$ 3,122
$ (2,749 )
$ 4,555
$ (4,982 )
Foreign exchange (gain) loss / other expense
(57 )
426
244
609
Stock-based compensation expense (benefit),
net of restructuring costs
252
1,209
(191 )
3,783
Amortization of purchased intangible assets
75
1,201
1,501
3,775
Transaction and integration costs
12
91
35
270
Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied
lease charges and restructuring costs
67
8
505
430
Income tax provision related
to goodwill
-
17
-
81
Non-GAAP adjusted net
income
$ 3,471
$ 203
$ 6,649
$ 3,966
Set
forth below is a reconciliation of our GAAP net loss attributable to common shareholders, per share to our non-GAAP adjusted net income
per share:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP net loss attributable to common
shareholders, per share
$ (0.04 )
$ (0.42 )
$ (0.28 )
$ (1.07 )
Impact
of preferred stock dividend
0.23
0.25
0.56
0.76
Net income (loss) per end-of-period share
0.19
(0.17 )
0.28
(0.31 )
Foreign exchange (gain)
loss / other expense
0.00
0.02
0.02
0.04
Stock-based compensation
expense (benefit), net of restructuring costs
0.02
0.08
(0.01 )
0.24
Amortization of purchased
intangible assets
0.00
0.07
0.09
0.23
Transaction and integration
costs
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.02
Loss on lease terminations,
unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
0.00
0.00
0.03
0.03
Income
tax provision related to goodwill
-
0.00
-
0.00
Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share
$ 0.21
$ 0.01
$ 0.41
$ 0.25
End-of-period common shares
16,221,820
15,857,650
16,221,820
15,857,650
Outstanding unvested RSUs
265,699
758,160
265,699
758,160
Total fully diluted
shares
16,487,519
16,615,810
16,487,519
16,615,810
Non-GAAP adjusted diluted
earnings per share
$ 0.21
$ 0.01
$ 0.40
$ 0.24
For
purposes of determining non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share, the Company used the number of common shares outstanding at the end of
September 30, 2024 and 2023. Non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share was computed using an as-converted method and includes outstanding
unvested RSUs. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share and non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share does not take into account dividends
paid on preferred stock. No tax effect has been provided in computing non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share and non-GAAP adjusted diluted
earnings per share as the Company has sufficient carry forward net operating losses to offset the applicable income taxes.
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Key
Metrics
In
addition to the line items in our condensed consolidated financial statements, we regularly review the following metrics. We believe
information on these metrics is useful for investors to understand the underlying trends in our business.
Providers
and Practices Served: As of both September 30, 2024 and 2023, we provided services to an estimated universe of approximately 40,000
providers (which we define as physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other clinical staff that render bills
for their services), representing approximately 2,600 independent medical practices and hospitals. In addition, we served approximately
150 clients who were not medical practices, but are service organizations who serve the healthcare community. The foregoing numbers include
clients leveraging any of our products or services and are based in part upon estimates in cases where the precise number of practices
or providers is unknown.
Sources
of Revenue
Revenue:
We primarily derive our revenues from subscription-based technology-enabled business solutions, reported in our Healthcare IT segment,
which are typically billed as a percentage of payments collected by our customers. This fee includes technology-enabled RCM, as well
as the ability to use our EHR, practice management system and other software as part of the bundled fee. These solutions accounted for
approximately 63% and 64% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and 66% and 65% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Other healthcare IT services, including printing and mailing operations, group purchasing
and professional services, represented approximately 22% and 23% of revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023,
respectively, and 21% and 23% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
We
earned approximately 15% and 13% of our revenue from medical practice management services during the three and nine months ended September
30, 2024, respectively, and approximately 13% and 12% during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. This revenue
represents fees based on our actual costs plus a percentage of the operating profit and is reported in our Medical Practice Management
segment.
Operating
Expenses
Direct
Operating Costs. Direct operating cost consists primarily of salaries and benefits related to personnel who provide services to our
customers, claims processing costs, costs to operate the three managed practices, including facility lease costs, supplies, insurance
and other direct costs related to our services. Costs associated with the implementation of new customers are expensed as incurred. The
reported amounts of direct operating costs do not include depreciation and amortization, which are broken out separately in the condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
Selling
and Marketing Expense. Selling and marketing expense consists primarily of compensation and benefits, commissions, travel and advertising
expenses.
General
and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense consists primarily of personnel-related expense for administrative
employees, including compensation, benefits, travel, facility lease costs and insurance, software license fees and outside professional
fees.
Research
and Development Expense. Research and development expense consists primarily of personnel-related costs, software expense and third-party
contractor costs.
Depreciation
and Amortization Expense. Depreciation expense is charged using the straight-line method over the estimated lives of the assets ranging
from three to five years. Amortization expense is charged on either an accelerated or on a straight-line basis over a period of three
or four years for most intangible assets acquired in connection with acquisitions including those intangibles related to the group purchasing
services. Amortization expense related to the value of our medical practice management clients is amortized on a straight-line basis
over a period of twelve years.
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Loss on Lease Terminations, Unoccupied Lease Charges and Restructuring Costs. Loss on lease terminations represents the write-off
of leasehold improvements and gains or losses as the result of lease terminations. Unoccupied lease charges represent the portion of
the lease and related costs for that portion of the space that is vacant and not being utilized by the Company. Two of the leases that
had unoccupied space ended in February 2023. Restructuring costs consists of severance and separation costs associated with the optimization
of the Company’s operations and profitability improvements.
Interest
and Other Income (Expense) - net. Interest income represents interest earned on temporary cash investments and late fees from customers.
Interest expense consists primarily of interest costs related to our line of credit, term loans and the amortization of deferred financing
costs. Other income (expense) - net results primarily from foreign currency transaction gains/(losses).
Income
Taxes. In preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements, we estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which
we operate. This process involves estimating actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from
differing treatment of items for tax and financial reporting purposes. These differences result in deferred income tax assets and liabilities.
Although the Company is forecasting a return to profitability, it incurred losses historically and there is uncertainty regarding future
U.S. taxable income, which makes realization of a deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance with ASC 740. Accordingly, a
valuation allowance has been recorded against all deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
critical accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements that we believe
affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements presented
in this Report are described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in the
Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Capitalized
Software Costs :
As
of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the carrying amounts of internally-developed capitalized software in use was $13.7 million
and $17.1 million, respectively. The decrease was due to the current year amortization exceeding the amounts being capitalized.
There
have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates from those described in the Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 21, 2024.
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Results
of Operations
The
following table sets forth our consolidated results of operations as a percentage of total revenue for the periods shown:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net revenue
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
Operating expenses:
Direct operating costs
54.0 %
62.4 %
55.5 %
60.7 %
Selling and marketing
4.8 %
8.0 %
5.8 %
8.5 %
General and administrative
15.3 %
18.7 %
14.7 %
18.6 %
Research and development
2.8 %
4.3 %
3.4 %
4.0 %
Depreciation and amortization
11.4 %
13.3 %
13.2 %
11.6 %
Loss on lease terminations, unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
0.2 %
0.0 %
0.6 %
0.5 %
Total
operating expenses
88.5 %
106.7 %
93.2 %
103.9 %
Operating income (loss)
11.5 %
(6.7 %)
6.8 %
(3.9 %)
Net interest expense
(0.6 %)
1.0 %
(0.9 % )
0.8 %
Other income (expense)
- net
0.2 %
(1.4 %)
(0.3 %)
(0.7 %)
Income (loss) before provision
for income taxes
11.1 %
(9.1 % )
5.6 %
(5.4 % )
Income tax provision
0.1 %
0.2 %
0.1 %
0.2 %
Net
income (loss)
11.0 %
(9.3 %)
5.5 %
(5.6 %)
Comparison
of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
Change
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
Change
2024
2023
Amount
Percent
2024
2023
Amount
Percent
($ in thousands)
Net revenue
$ 28,546
$ 29,280
$ (734 )
(3 %)
$ 82,598
$ 88,643
$ (6,045 )
(7 %)
Net
Revenue. Net revenue of $28.5 million and $82.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, decreased
by $734,000 or 3% and $6.0 million or 7% from net revenue of $29.3 million and $88.6 million for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2023, respectively. Revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 includes $17.9 million and $54.2 million relating
to technology-enabled business solutions, $4.9 million and $13.8 million related to professional services and $4.2 million and $11.0
million for medical practice management services, respectively.
There
was an $800,000 and $4.0 million decrease in project-based professional services revenue for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2024 compared to the same periods in the prior year. The 2024 revenue was also negatively impacted by two large accounts that had
each been previously acquired prior to our beginning to serve them after a 2020 acquisition. The services provided to them were each
winding down at the time of our acquisition and they both transitioned to the systems of their acquirers during 2022. There was no revenue
from these two customers for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $700,000 for the same period in 2023. Revenue from
these customers for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $300,000 and $2.7 million, respectively, accounting for approximately
$2.4 million of the decline in revenue.
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Three
Months Ended
September
30,
Change
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
Change
2024
2023
Amount
Percent
2024
2023
Amount
Percent
($ in thousands)
Direct operating costs
$ 15,420
$ 18,260
$ (2,840 )
(16 % )
$ 45,839
$ 53,843
$ (8,004 )
(15 % )
Selling and marketing
1,375
2,337
(962 )
(41 % )
4,809
7,529
(2,720 )
(36 % )
General and administrative
4,378
5,482
(1,104 )
(20 % )
12,127
16,518
(4,391 )
(27 % )
Research and development
800
1,260
(460 )
(37 % )
2,768
3,523
(755 )
(21 %)
Depreciation
504
493
11
2 %
1,510
1,496
14
1 %
Amortization
2,737
3,410
(673 )
(20 %)
9,375
8,786
589
7 %
Loss on lease terminations,
unoccupied lease charges and restructuring costs
67
8
59
738 %
505
430
75
17 %
Total operating expenses
$ 25,281
$ 31,250
$ (5,969 )
(19 %)
$ 76,933
$ 92,125
$ (15,192 )
(16 %)
Direct
Operating Costs. Direct operating costs of $15.4 million and $45.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024,
respectively, decreased by $2.8 million or 16% and $8.0 million or 15% compared to direct operating costs of $18.3 million and $53.8
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024,
salary costs decreased by $1.7 million and $5.1 million, outsourcing and processing costs decreased by $813,000 and $1.7 million and
billable expenses decreased by $400,000 and $1.1 million, respectively. The decrease in the salary costs was due to a decrease in the
U.S. and Pakistan headcount, lower revenue and the redeployment of employees performing functions that were previously classified as
direct operating costs to functions classified as research and development expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
Selling
and Marketing Expense. Selling and marketing expense of $1.4 million and $4.8 million for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2024, respectively, decreased by $962,000 or 41% and $2.7 million or 36% from selling and marketing expense of $2.3 million and $7.5
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The decrease for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2024 was due to a reduction in headcount and lower spending on selling and marketing activities.
General
and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense of $4.4 million and $12.1 million for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2024, respectively, decreased by $1.1 million or 20% and $4.4 million or 27% compared to general and administrative expense
of $5.5 million and $16.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. During the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2024, salary costs decreased by $823,000 and $3.0 million, respectively and legal and professional fees decreased
by $105,000 and $564,000, respectively. The decrease in salary costs was due to lower headcount. Also, there was a decrease in the Company’s
contributions to community-based projects in Pakistan.
Research
and Development Expense. Research and development expense of $800,000 and $2.8 million for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2024, respectively, decreased by $460,000 or 37% and $755,000 or 21% from research and development expense of $1.3 million and $3.5
million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023,
the Company capitalized approximately $4.4 million and $6.6 million, respectively, of development costs in connection with its internal-use
software.
Depreciation
Expense. Depreciation expense of $504,000 and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively,
increased by $11,000 and $14,000 from depreciation of $493,000 and $1.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023,
respectively.
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Amortization
Expense. Amortization expense of $2.7 million and $9.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively,
decreased by $673,000 or 20% and increased by $589,000 or 7% from amortization expense of $3.4 million and $8.8 million for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was due to the placement
of additional internal-use software into production and beginning the related amortization. The decrease for the quarter was due to previously
acquired customer relationships becoming fully amortized.
Loss on Lease Terminations, Unoccupied Lease Charges and Restructuring Costs. Loss on lease terminations represents the write-off
of leasehold improvements and gains or losses as the result of lease terminations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the
Miami office lease that we assumed in connection with an acquisition ended and we entered into a new lease arrangement with the landlord
for significantly less space. Charges of $2,000 and $73,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, were
incurred as a result of vacating the former premises. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company paid
approximately $27,000 to settle a claim regarding a lease termination in India. During the year ended December 31, 2022, a facility lease
was terminated in conjunction with the Company ceasing its document storage services resulting in additional costs for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2023, of approximately $1,000 and $162,000, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September
30, 2023, there were $5,000 and $168,000 of unoccupied lease charges, respectively. There were $67,000 and $505,000 of restructuring
costs being recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, whereas in the same periods for 2023, there
were no restructuring costs. Restructuring costs consists of severance and separation costs associated with the optimization of the Company’s
operations and profitability improvements. There were no losses on lease terminations or unoccupied lease charges during the nine
months ended September 30, 2024.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Change
Nine
Months Ended
September 30,
Change
2024
2023
Amount
Percent
2024
2023
Amount
Percent
($ in thousands)
Interest income
$ 17
$ 52
$ (35 )
(67 % )
$ 68
$ 124
$ (56 )
(45 %)
Interest expense
(179 )
(352 )
173
49 %
(832 )
(829 )
(3 )
0 %
Other income (expense) - net
60
(422 )
482
114 %
(227 )
(591 )
364
62 %
Income tax provision
41
57
(16 )
(28 %)
119
204
(85 )
(42 % )
Interest
Income. Interest income of $17,000 and $68,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, decreased by
$35,000 and $56,000 from interest income of $52,000 and $124,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
The interest income represents late fees from customers and interest earned on temporary cash investments, which decreased due to less
funds being temporarily invested.
Interest
Expense. Interest expense of $179,000 and $832,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, decreased
by $173,000 and increased by $3,000 from interest expense of $352,000 and $829,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2023, respectively. Interest expense on the line of credit was $624,000 and $618,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024
and 2023, respectively.
Other
Income (Expense) – net. Other income – net was $60,000 and other expense – net was $227,000 for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, compared to other expense – net of $422,000 and $591,000 for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Other expense or income primarily represents foreign currency transaction losses or gains.
These transaction losses or gains result from revaluing intercompany accounts which are denominated in U.S. dollars that represent amounts
payable/receivable between the entities. Whenever the exchange rate varies, the losses or gains are recorded in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations.
Income
Tax Provision. The provision for income taxes was $41,000 and $119,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively,
compared to the provision for income taxes of $57,000 and $204,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
As a result of the Company having certain net operating losses with an indefinite life under the federal and state tax rules, the federal
and state deferred tax liability was offset against the net operating loss to the extent allowable in 2023. There were no deferred income
taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
The
current income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $41,000 and $119,000, respectively,
which represents state minimum taxes and foreign income taxes. The Company has incurred cumulative losses historically and there is uncertainty
regarding future U.S. taxable income, which makes realization of a deferred tax losses difficult to support in accordance with ASC 740.
Accordingly, a valuation allowance was recorded against all deferred tax assets at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of September 30, 2024, the Company had total cash of $2.8 million and net working capital of $732,000. For the nine months ended September
30, 2024, cash provided by operations was $15.4 million offset by cash used in investing and financing activities of $15.8 million resulting
in a decrease in cash of $549,000 after accounting for the effect of $140,000 of exchange rate changes. As of September 30, 2024, there
were no borrowings under the credit facility as the Company fully repaid the outstanding $10.0 million balance during the nine months
ended September 30, 2024.
In
fiscal year 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of $48.7 million compared to $5.4 million of net income in fiscal year 2022, and at
December 31, 2023, had cash of $3.3 million and a working capital deficit of $57,000. The decrease in cash for fiscal 2023 was $9.0 million
compared to an increase in cash of $2.0 million in fiscal 2022. The Company also had $10.0 million drawn on its line of credit. Together,
at December 31, 2023 these factors raised substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
However,
management has considered its plans to continue the Company as a going concern and believes substantial doubt was alleviated by focusing
on cost-control. Management developed a plan that was substantially implemented during fiscal 2023 to improve liquidity in its operations
through reductions in payroll and operating expenses. After the reductions are implemented and through employee attrition, the Company
expects an improvement of approximately $22.0 million in annualized cost savings, of which approximately $16.0 million will be realized
during 2024. The Company also suspended its Preferred Stock dividends in December 2023 resulting in cash savings of $1.3 million per
month through September 11, 2024 and approximately $1.1 million per month thereafter. Additional headcount reductions occurred in 2024
and further cost reductions will continue throughout the year. As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s outstanding line of credit
was fully repaid. The Company continues to be focused on reducing costs, returning to profitability, generating positive cash flow and
maintaining compliance with its debt covenants. Although there are no guarantees that the Company will be successful, it believes that
such initiatives will enable it to continue as a going concern through at least the next twelve months.
The
Company has begun realizing the effect of these plans and expects continued effects to be realized during the remainder of 2024 and beyond,
including further decrease in the Company’s operating costs and an improvement in the Company’s monthly cash flow from operations.
Management
continues to focus on the Company’s overall profitability, including managing expenses, and to the extent possible growing revenue,
and expects that these efforts will continue to enhance our liquidity and financial position. Based on management’s forecasts,
the Company will have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations as they become due for the next twelve months from the date of the
financial statements’ issuance.
Change
Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, experienced an incident on February 21, 2024, in which a cybersecurity threat actor gained
access to some of its information technology systems (“Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident”). The Company used Change
Healthcare to submit patient claims to Medicare and other payors for reimbursement. Since the time of the system disruption, the Company
found alternative processes to maintain overall operations.
As
of September 30, 2024, the Company has not identified any compromise or unauthorized access of its systems or networks due to this
third party incident. As of the end of the third quarter of 2024, the Company reconnected to many of the applications previously
maintained by Change Healthcare. The Company resumed claims submission to payors and utilized alternative platforms for its
claims.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company did not experience a material financial impact from the Change Healthcare Cybersecurity
Incident on the financial results as reported. The impact to the first quarter financial results was primarily related to decreased cash
flows from operations, which were recognized during the second and third quarters. The Company resumed submission of claims to payors
and determined that the Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Incident did not materially impact the Company, including its business operations,
financial condition or results of operations.
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We
have not been adversely affected by inflation as typically we receive a percentage of the fees our clients collect from our revenue cycle
management services. Additionally, our medical practice management contracts are based on our costs plus a percentage of the medical
practice’s operating income. We continue to monitor the impact of inflation in order to minimize its effects through pricing strategies,
productivity improvements and cost reductions. In the event of inflation, we believe that we will be able to pass on any price increases
for fixed rate contracts to our customers, as the prices that we charge are not governed by long-term contracts. The interest rate on
our line of credit is based on the prime rate which had been increasing through 2023 but has decreased slightly in 2024.
The
Company has a revolving line of credit, and as of September 30, 2024, there were no borrowings under the credit facility. During October
2024, the credit line was reduced to $10 million, which is the current unused borrowing base.
The
following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:
Three
Months Ended September 30,
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
Change
2024
2023
2024
2023
Amount
Percent
($ in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating
activities
$ 7,068
$ 4,313
$ 15,413
$ 11,721
$ 3,692
31 %
Net cash used in investing activities
(1,673 )
(3,245 )
(5,144 )
(9,322 )
4,178
45 %
Net cash used in financing activities
(5,166 )
(2,581 )
(10,678 )
(8,406 )
(2,272 )
(27 %)
Effect of exchange rate
changes on cash
(64 )
253
(140 )
114
(254 )
223 %
Net increase (decrease)
in cash
$ 165
$ (1,260 )
$ (549 )
$ (5,893 )
$ 5,344
91 %
The
income before income taxes was $3.2 million and $4.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, which
included $3.2 million and $10.9 million of non-cash depreciation and amortization, respectively. The loss before income taxes was $2.7
million and $4.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, which included $3.9 million and $10.3
million of non-cash depreciation and amortization, respectively.
Operating
Activities
Net
cash provided by operating activities was $15.4 million and $11.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
This increase was primarily the result of the decrease in the net loss of $9.5 million which included the following changes in non-cash
items: an increase in depreciation and amortization of $466,000 offset by a net decrease in stock-based compensation of $4.0 million.
Accounts receivable increased $388,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared with a decrease of $1.9 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2023. Accounts payable, accrued compensation and accrued expenses decreased by $2.2 million and $2.3
million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The contract asset decreased by $477,000 during the nine
months ended September 30, 2024 compared to an increase of $549,000 in the prior period.
Investing
Activities
Net
cash used in investing activities was $5.1 million and $9.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Capital expenditures were $759,000 and $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The capital
expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 primarily represented computer equipment purchased and leasehold improvements
for the Pakistan Offices. Software development costs of $4.4 million and $6.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and
2023, respectively, were capitalized in connection with the development of software for providing technology-enabled business solutions.
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Financing
Activities
Net
cash used in financing activities was $10.7 million and $8.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 included $478,000 of repayments for debt obligations
and $200,000 of tax withholding obligations paid in connection with stock awards issued to employees. Cash used in financing activities
during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 included $11.7 million of preferred stock dividends, $717,000 of repayments for debt
obligations and $1.4 million of tax withholding obligations paid in connection with stock awards issued to employees offset by $1.4 million
of proceeds from the issuance of Series B Preferred Stock. Repayments and net proceeds on the line of credit were $10.0 million and $4.0
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Contractual
Obligations and Commitments
We
have contractual obligations under our line of credit. We were in compliance with all covenants as of September 30, 2024. We also maintain
operating leases for property and certain office equipment. For additional information, see Contractual Obligations and Commitments under
Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 21, 2024.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As
of September 30, 2024, and 2023, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities
often referred to as structured finance or special-purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating
off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We
are a smaller reporting company as defined by 17 C.F.R. 229.10(f)(1) and are not required to provide information under this item, pursuant
to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, based on the Internal Control-Integrated
Framework (2013 framework) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), evaluated
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2024 as required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of
the Exchange Act. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange
Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company
in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods
specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Disclosure
controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management,
including its principal executive and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management
recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving
their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and
procedures.
Based
on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as of September 30, 2024, our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief
Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. We will continue to improve
the controls to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files under the Exchange Act is reported
within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and l5d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that
occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting other than a process improvement to our disclosure controls and procedures.
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Part
II. Other Information
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
See
discussion of legal proceedings in “Note 7, Commitments And Contingencies” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements in this Quarterly Report, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
In
addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed
in Part I—Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 21, 2024, which could
materially affect our business, financial condition and/or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are
not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial
may also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flows and/or future results.
We
Maintain Our Cash at Financial Institutions, Often in Balances That Exceed Federally Insured Limits.
The
financial markets recently have encountered volatility associated with concerns about the balance sheets of banks, especially small and
regional banks who may have significant losses associated with investments that make it difficult to fund demands to withdraw deposits
and other liquidity needs. Although the federal government has announced measures to assist these banks and protect depositors, some
banks have already been impacted and others may be materially and adversely impacted. Our business is dependent on bank relationships
and we are proactively monitoring the financial health of such bank relationships. Continued strain on the banking system may adversely
impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not
applicable.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
On
December 11, 2023, the Board of Directors suspended the monthly cash dividends for Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock
beginning with the payment scheduled for December 15, 2023 together with the remaining dividends that were declared. The suspension of
these dividends deferred approximately $1.3 million in cash dividend payments each month. Effective in September 2024, due to a change
in the dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Stock, the monthly cash dividends were reduced to approximately $1.1 million per month.
As a result of such suspension, as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report, the Company has approximately $10.6 million of dividends
in arrears. During this suspension, dividends will continue to accumulate in arrears on the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock. The
Board of Directors will regularly review and consider when the suspension should be lifted. See discussion of preferred stock dividend
suspension in “Note 10, Shareholders’ Equity” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly
Report.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not
applicable.
Item
5. Other Information
Not
applicable.
Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
Description
31.1
Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2
Certification of the Company’s Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1*
Certification of the Company’s 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 Company’s Interim 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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*The
certifications on Exhibit 32 hereto are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into
any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
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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.
CareCloud, Inc.
By:
/s/ A.
Hadi Chaudhry
A. Hadi Chaudhry
Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 12, 2024
By:
/s/ Norman
S. Roth
Norman S. Roth
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate
Controller
Date: November 12,
2024
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