Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations. These forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and we cannot assure you that the projections included in these forward-looking statements will come to pass. Our actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
Innovaro is The Innovation Solutions Company focused on delivering innovation solutions to our clients through a combination of software and associated services as well as information for strategic decision making. We offer a comprehensive set of software to ensure the success of any innovation project, regardless of the size or intent. Our unique combination of our LaunchPad software (an integrated innovation environment) and our trends and foresight services provide any business with the innovation support they need to drive success. Our offices are located in the United States.
We currently have one business segment: Intelligence and Insights Services. We envision the continued evolution of our business to include a second segment: Innovation Software and Services which is the ongoing development and sale of software products such as the innovation management software platform to support the innovation services business.
Our innovation management software platform, LaunchPad, is designed to be enhanced and complemented by innovation service offerings to clients. We have general release to market of LaunchPad Imagine, LaunchPad Design and LaunchPad Listen. Through LaunchPad we will provide software and associated services to enable our clients to become more efficient by finding new avenues to grow, fighting commoditization, improving return on investment, transforming the organization, and removing barriers to innovation.
Business value is delivered to clients through working with a team of seasoned and experienced professionals capable of unlocking an organization’s capacity by:
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Identifying and developing new segments and markets;
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Creating and acting on game-changing strategies;
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Building an enterprise-wide capability for innovation;
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Accelerating and improving new product development processes; and
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Assessing a company’s innovation capability.
Our Intelligence and Insights Services business provides information to assist clients in gaining insights and making decisions. We provide the insight and intelligence our clients require, applied to their markets today and into the future. From current market research to predictive intelligence, we help our clients find insights at the intersections affecting their business. Our research identifies and explains key consumer trends, including emerging trends not covered by other sources, and delivers insights about how these trends will shape the future operating environment. In all of our work, our end goal is to focus on what the changing technology landscape will mean to our clients’ business.
Innovaro LaunchPad
Our LaunchPad software product provides an integrated innovation environment which embodies our Leading Edge Innovation Practices to offer a process that is repeatable, reliable and scalable. LaunchPad helps innovation teams by making their jobs better, faster and easier. We introduced LaunchPad Imagine to the market in 2011, and have been working with select companies over 2012 in innovation journeys. We continued to expand the capabilities of Imagine during 2012 to include a number of new data sources. We introduced LaunchPad Design to provide customers with support in developing and validating business models to continue their innovation journey. We also introduced LaunchPad Listen in 2012 to allow clients to monitor social media and analyze sentiment as key input to their business and to the innovation process. We are continuing to incur costs related to the refinement of Imagine, Design and Listen while proceeding with the design of the next components of LaunchPad Accelerate.
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Discontinued Operations
During 2012, we made the strategic decision to divest of our Strategic Services division and a large portion of our Intelligence and Insights services including the Pharmalicensing, Global Licensing, Pharma Transfer and Knowledge Express operating divisions. The sale allows us to focus our investments on sales and marketing to promote the growth of our software and innovation solutions businesses, which we believe offer significant growth opportunities. Further, we expect the sale will strengthen our balance sheet and help provide us with the financial wherewithal to extend our software capabilities and deliver additional solutions. Except as explicitly described as discontinued operations, and unless otherwise noted, all discussions and amounts presented herein relate to our continuing operations. Presentation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 has been reclassified to conform to this new presentation.
Significant Developments
On January 1, 2013, we acquired 100% ownership of an entity as a result of an assignment and transfer of certain collateral shares held in the entity. We have consolidated this entity as of January 1, 2013. The entity has no operations, or any liabilities, and the only asset held by the entity relates to certain marketable securities. The securities have a readily determinable fair value, and the Company’s intent is to sell the securities in the near term to generate profits. We classified the securities as trading securities. As of June 30, 2013, all trading securities were sold.
The Company’s Board of Directors approved a reduction to the balance of the note receivable from IP Tech Ex in return for the acceleration of the payments on the note. IP Tech Ex agreed to make a $400,000 payment in May 2013 and a $300,000 in December 2014 in full satisfaction of the note. Accordingly, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $489,000 during the first quarter of 2013 related to the write-down of this note to its net realizable value of approximately $700,000. The outstanding balance will accrue interest at 5% per annum. During the quarter ended June 30, 2013, the Company received the first $400,000 payment on the note balance.
Financial Condition
Our total assets were $6.5 million and $8.5 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. As of June 30, 2013, we had $87,000 in cash, $99,000 in accounts receivable, $1.4 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses, and $4.9 million in total debt outstanding. As of December 31, 2012, we had $76,000 in cash, $250,000 in accounts receivable, $1.2 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses, and $5.2 million in total debt outstanding. As of June 30, 2013, we had a working capital deficit of $(3.6) million and an accumulated deficit of $(88.4) million.
Results of Continuing Operations
Revenue
Intelligence and Insights Services
Our intelligence and insights services revenue is derived from foresight and trend research revenue. Our intelligence and insights services revenue decreased by $54,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 in comparison to the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decreased revenue results from a decrease in the number of custom projects completed in three months ended June 30, 2013. Our intelligence and insights services revenue increased by $19,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 in comparison to the six months ended June 30, 2012. The increased revenue results from an increase in the number of customers utilizing our online services and additional custom projects completed in the first quarter of 2013.
We expect that our intelligence and insights services revenue will remain consistent with the first half of 2013 for the remainder of 2013.
Direct Costs of Revenue
Direct costs of revenue - intelligence and insights services are comprised of certain salaries and related taxes, commissions, certain outside services and other direct costs related to our intelligence and insights services business. Direct costs of revenue - intelligence and insights services decreased by $88,000 and $152,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively in comparison to the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, due to a reduction in sales staff and the elimination of the sales manager position.
We expect that our direct costs of revenue - intelligence and insights services will remain consistent with the first half of 2013 for the remainder of 2013.
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Salaries and Wages
Salaries and wages include non-sales employee and officer salaries and related benefits, including bonuses and stock-based compensation that are not otherwise allocated to direct costs of revenue. Salaries and wages decreased by $8,000 and $35,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively in comparison to the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 The decrease is primarily related to a decrease in officer salaries and a decrease in stock compensation expense.
We expect that our salaries and wages will decrease over the first half of 2013 due to the resignation of our general counsel.
Professional Fees
Professional fees include accounting fees, legal fees and valuation expenses for our investments. Professional fees decreased by $72,000 and $88,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively in comparison to the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, primarily as a result of a reduction in audit and legal fees due to our limited operations.
We expect that our professional fees will remain consistent with the first half of 2013 for the remainder of 2013.
Research and Development
Research and development expense includes outside services and other costs related to the continued development of our LaunchPad software platform, which is designed to enhance and complement our innovation services offerings to clients. Research and development costs decreased by $104,000 and $130,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively in comparison to the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease is related to scaling back the amount of resources allocated to the development of LaunchPad.
We expect that our research and development expense will remain consistent with the first half of 2013 for the remainder of 2013.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expense includes advertising, marketing, commissions paid to outside service providers, certain travel and other business development expenses. Sales and marketing expense decreased by $14,000 and $15,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively in comparison to the three and months ended June 30, 2012 due to our limited ability to attend conferences.
We expect that our sales and marketing expense will remain consistent with the first half of 2013 for the remainder of 2013.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expense decreased by $194,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 in comparison to the three months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease primarily relates to a $169,000 reduction in outside services, a $13,000 reduction in insurance and other employee related costs due to having fewer employees, and a $10,000 reduction in rent expense. General and administrative expense decreased by $323,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 in comparison to the six months ended June 30, 2012. The decrease primarily relates to a $240,000 reduction in outside services, and a $23,000 reduction in bad debt expense, a $13,000 reduction in insurance and other employee related costs due to having fewer employees, and a $42,000 reduction in rent and building expenses.
We expect that our general and administrative expense will remain consistent with the first half of 2013 for the remainder of 2013.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $183,000 and $375,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. Amortization expense decreased by $176,000 and $364,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively as a result of the impairment charges related to our intangible assets that were incurred in 2012. Depreciation expense decreased by $7,000 and $11,000, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.
We expect that our depreciation and amortization will remain consistent with the first half of 2013 for the remainder of 2013.
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Impairment Loss
In the process of refinancing the mortgage on the Corporate Headquarters, the Company had a third party valuation of the property. As a result of the valuation, management determined that there was a decrease in the fair value of the property. Management determined that the decrease in the fair value of the property was other-than-temporary. Therefore, the Company recorded impairment of $450,000 during the second quarter of 2013. This impairment expense is included as a component of impairment loss in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.
Other (Income) Expense
Other (income) expense includes rental income, gains and losses related to adjusting our derivative liabilities to fair value, investment gains and losses and other miscellaneous income (losses). Other (income) expense decreased by $302,000 and $555,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively. The net other expense of $67,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 is comprised primarily of an investment net loss of $153,000 related to our notes receivable and investments partially offset by rental income of $76,000, and miscellaneous income of $11,000. The net other expense of $199,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 is comprised primarily of a loss on write down of a note receivable of $593,000, partially offset by rental income of $164,000, investment net income of $183,000, a gain of $23,000 related to adjusting our derivative liabilities and miscellaneous income of $24,000.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net decreased by $7,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 in comparison to the three months ended June 30, 2012. The net interest expense of $100,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 is primarily comprised of interest expense on debt of $94,000 and amortization of our debt discount of $6,000. The net interest expense of $107,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 is primarily comprised of interest expense on debt and other payables of $100,000 and amortization of our debt discount of $33,000, partially offset by interest income on our note receivable of $26,000.
Interest expense, net increased by $8,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 in comparison to the six months ended June 30, 2012. The net interest expense of $223,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 is primarily comprised of interest expense on debt of $193,000 and amortization of our debt discount of $45,000, partially offset by interest income on our note receivable of $15,000. The net interest expense of $215,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 is primarily comprised of interest expense on debt and other payables of $201,000 and amortization of our debt discount of $66,000, partially offset by interest income on our note receivable of $52,000.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows
Cash flows from operating activities of ($412,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased $264,000 from ($676,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Total cash flows from operations of ($412,000) in the current period are primarily attributable to:
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$1.9 million net operating loss;
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$253,000 realized gain on trading securities;
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$39,000 decrease in deferred revenue; and
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$23,000 gain on derivative liabilities.
Partially offset by:
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$181,000 in non-cash depreciation and amortization;
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$593,000 in loss on write down of notes receivable;
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$70,000 loss on impairment of investment securities
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$450,000 loss on impairment of fixed assets
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$99,000 in non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to vesting options;
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$151,000 decrease in accounts receivable;
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$95,000 decrease in prepaid expense and other assets; and
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$180,000 increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
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Cash flows from investing activities of $779,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased $761,000 from $18,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Total cash flows from investing activities of $779,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 are primarily attributable to $475,000 in collection of notes receivable and $323,000 in proceeds from sale of securities.
Cash flows from financing activities of ($356,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2013 decreased $(302,000) from $(53,000) the six months ended June 30, 2012. Total cash flows from financing activities of $(356,000) for the six months ended June 30, 2013 are related to principal payments on long-term debt.
Software Development Costs
We are continuing the development of our LaunchPad software, which is designed to enhance and complement our innovation service offerings to clients. As of June 30, 2013, we had invested $2.7 million in this software platform. We expect to incur approximately $200,000 expenditures for the development and refinement of the software platform during 2013.
Liquidity
We incurred a net loss of $(1.9) million and $(10.0) million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively. In addition, we have a working capital deficit of $(3.6) million and an accumulated deficit of $(88.4) million as of June 30, 2013. These factors raise doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern Our primary cash requirements include working capital, research and development expenditures, principal and interest payments on indebtedness, and employee salaries and bonuses. Our primary sources of funds are cash received from collections of notes receivable, customers in connection with operations and, to a lesser extent, proceeds from the sale from time to time of our investments.
We currently intend to fund our liquidity needs, including our software development costs, with existing cash balances, cash generated from operations, collections of our existing receivables and the proceeds for the sales of our investments. Given our cash position, working capital deficit and expected revenues in the near term, we do not expect that we will be able to fund our scheduled debt service payments of $3.0 million and our operating requirements for the next twelve months. We are exploring opportunities for obtaining a credit facility, as well as selling equity securities and certain other assets. In addition, we have the capability to delay all cash intensive activities, including our software development costs, and will look to reduce costs further. However, if such measures prove inadequate, we could face liquidity problems and might be required to reduce or delay planned capital expenditures and other initiatives and sell assets, and we may be unable to take any of these actions on satisfactory terms or in a timely manner. Further, any of these actions may not be sufficient to allow us to service our debt obligations or may have an adverse impact on our business. Our failure to generate sufficient cash from our operations could have a material adverse effect on us. We have negotiated a one year extension of the debt on the corporate office building of approximately $2.7 million which is included in current maturities of long term debt at June 30, 2013.
Our future success depends on our ability to raise capital and ultimately generate revenue and attain profitability. We cannot be certain that additional capital, whether through selling additional debt or equity securities or obtaining a line of credit or other loan, will be available to us or, if available, will be on terms acceptable to us. If we issue additional securities to raise funds, these securities may have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to those of our common stock, and our current shareholders may experience dilution. If we are unable to obtain funds when needed or on acceptable terms, we may be required to curtail our current development programs, cut operating costs and forego future development and other opportunities. Without sufficient capital to fund our operations, we will be unable to continue as a going concern.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make assessments, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Critical accounting estimates are those that require management’s most difficult, complex, or subjective judgments and have the most potential to impact our financial position and operating results. We consider the following accounting policies and related estimates to be critical as they require the most subjective judgment or involve uncertainty that could have a material impact on our financial statements. For a detailed discussion of our critical accounting estimates, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates during the six months ended June 30, 2013.
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
Not applicable.
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