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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
[X]
ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020
or
[ ]
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
File Number 0-22773
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant specified in its charter)
NEVADA
95-4627685
(State
or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S.
Employer
incorporation
or organization)
Identification
Number)
23975
Park Sorrento, Suite 250,
Calabasas,
CA 91302
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(818)
222-9195
(Issuer’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 exchange on which registered
Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share
NTWK
NASDAQ
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes
[ ] No [X]
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes [ ]
No [X]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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 (Check one):
Large
Accelerated Filer [ ]
Accelerated
Filer [ ]
Non-accelerated
Filer [ ]
Smaller
reporting company [X]
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
has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial
reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared
or issued its audit report. [ ]
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
The
aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $40,605,532 based upon the
closing price of the stock as reported on NASDAQ Capital Market ($4.0 per share) on December 31, 2019, the last business day of
the registrant’s second quarter. As of September 18, 2020, there were 11,727,594 shares of common stock outstanding and
no shares of its Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
(None)
ANNUAL
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
ACT OF 1934
TABLE
OF CONTENTS AND CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
PAGE
PART
I
Note
About Forward-Looking Statements
Item
1
Business
1
Item
1A
Risk
Factors
13
Item
1B
Unresolved
Staff Comments
13
Item
2
Properties
13
Item
3
Legal
Proceedings
13
Item
4
Mine
Safety Disclosures
13
PART
II
Item
5
Market
for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
14
Item
6
Selected
Financial Data
14
Item
7
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
15
Item
7A
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
31
Item
8
Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
31
Item
9
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
32
Item
9A
Controls
and Procedures
32
Item
9B
Other
Information
PART
III
Item
10
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
33
Item
11
Executive
Compensation
37
Item
12
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
52
Item
13
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
52
Item
14
Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
53
PART
IV
Item
15
Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
5 4
NOTE
ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 relating to the development of the Company’s products and services and future operation results, including statements
regarding the Company that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” variations
of such words, and similar expressions, identify forward looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the statement
is not forward looking. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties
and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect the Company’s actual results include the progress
and costs of the development of products and services and the timing of the market acceptance. Forward looking statements may
appear throughout this report, including without limitation, the following sections: Item 1 “Business,” and Item 7
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” We undertake no obligation
to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given
these risk and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
As
used herein, “NETSOL,” “we”, “our,” and similar terms include NetSol Technologies, Inc. and
its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
PART
1
ITEM
1 - BUSINESS
GENERAL
NetSol
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: NTWK) is a worldwide provider of IT and enterprise software solutions. We believe that our solutions
constitute mission critical applications for clients, as they encapsulate end-to-end business processes, facilitating faster processing
and increased transactions.
The
Company’s primary source of revenue is the licensing, customization, enhancement and maintenance of its suite of financial
applications under the brand name NFS Ascent ® for leading businesses in the global finance and leasing industry.
NETSOL’s
clients include blue chip organizations, Dow-Jones 30 Industrials, Fortune 500 manufacturers and financial institutions, global
vehicle manufacturers, and enterprise technology providers, all of which are serviced by NETSOL delivery locations around the
globe.
Founded
in 1997, NETSOL is headquartered in Calabasas, California. While the Company follows a global strategy for sales and delivery
of its portfolio of solutions and services, it continues to maintain regional offices in the following locations:
●
North
America
Los
Angeles Area
●
Europe
London
Metropolitan Area, Horsham
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Asia
Pacific
Lahore,
Karachi, Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta and Sydney
The
Company continues to maintain services, solutions and/or sales specific offices in the USA, England, Australia, Thailand, China,
Indonesia and Pakistan.
1
OUR
BUSINESS
Company
Business Model
NETSOL
believes that strong technology solutions with provable returns on investment are required to sell to its globally competitive
and mature marketplace. NETSOL believes that people are the drivers of success and we invest in hiring, training and retaining
top-notch staff to ensure not only successful selling but also the ongoing satisfaction of our clients. Taken together, this “selling
and attentive servicing” approach creates a distinctive advantage for NETSOL and a unique value for its customers. NETSOL
continues to underpin this effective business model with a combination of careful cost arbitrage, subject matter expertise, domain
experience, scalability and proximity with its global and regional customers.
Niche
Market Focus
By
specializing in leasing and financing solutions, we have gained footholds in several global locations and a market leading position
in the captive auto-finance segment and a growing presence in the general asset finance space.
Subject
Matter Expertise
Our
dual expertise in enterprise technology implementation and financial application development has helped us emerge as a global
contender in the lease and finance industry and secure a broad footprint throughout the major markets of North America, Asia Pacific
and Europe. The Asia Pacific operating region has particularly benefitted from the organic growth in the fast-developing leasing
automation industry, which is still nascent by Western standards.
Domain
Experience
NETSOL
has a strong presence in the captive auto-finance domain. With a collective experience of over two decades in Asia Pacific and
over three decades in North America and Europe, NETSOL is one of a few global competitors in this niche industry.
Proximity
with Global and Regional Customers
The
Company has offices across the world, located strategically to maintain close contact and proximity with its customers in various
key markets. This has helped in strengthening customer relationships and building a deeper understanding of local market dynamics.
Simultaneously, the Company is able to extend services and even support development through a combination of local/onsite and
central/off-site resources. This approach allows the Company to offer blended rates to its customers by employing a unique and
cost-effective global development model.
While
our business model is built around the development, implementation and maintenance of our suite of financial applications, NETSOL
has employed the same facilities and competencies to extend its offerings into related segments, including:
●
IT
consulting & services
●
business
intelligence
●
information
security
●
independent
system review
●
outsourcing
services and software process improvement consulting
●
maintenance
and support of existing systems
●
project
management
●
technology/start-up
incubation
Our
global operation is broken down into three regions: North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. All of the subsidiaries are seamlessly
integrated to function effectively with global delivery capabilities, cross selling to multinational asset finance companies,
leveraging a centralized marketing and pre-sales organization and, a network of employees connected across the globe to support
local and global customers and partners.
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OUR
SOLUTIONS
NFS
Ascent ®
Covering
the complete finance and leasing cycle starting from quotation origination through end of contract transactions, NFS Ascent ®
has been designed and developed for a highly flexible setting and is capable of dealing with multinational, multi-company,
multi-asset, multi-lingual, multi-distributor and multi-manufacturer environments. The solution fully automates the entire financing/leasing
cycle for companies of any size, including those with multi-billion-dollar portfolios.
NFS
Ascent ® is built on cutting-edge, modern technology that enables auto, equipment and big-ticket finance companies
to run their retail and wholesale finance business with ease. With comprehensive domain coverage and powerful configuration engines,
it is architected to empower finance and leasing companies with a platform that supports their growth in terms of business volume
and transactions.
The
Company’s next generation platform offers a technologically advanced solution for the auto and equipment finance and leasing
industry. NFS Ascent’s ® architecture and user interfaces were designed based on the Company’s collective
experience with global Fortune 500 companies over the past 40 years combined with UX design concepts. The platform’s framework
allows auto captive and asset finance companies to rapidly transform legacy driven technology into a state-of-the-art IT and business
process environment.
At
the core of the NFS Ascent ® platform is a lease accounting and contract processing engine, which allows for an
array of interest calculation methods, as well as robust accounting of multi-billion-dollar lease portfolios in compliance with
various regulatory standards. NFS Ascent ® , with its distributed and clustered deployment across parallel application
and high-volume data servers, enables finance companies to process voluminous data in a hyper speed environment.
The
Company’s premier solution has been developed using the latest tools and technologies and its n-tier SOA architecture allows
the system to greatly improve a myriad of areas including, but not limited to, scalability, performance, fault tolerance and security.
We believe NFS Ascent ® allows:
●
Improvement
in overall productivity throughout the delivery organization:
○
The
features of the integrated Business Process Manager, Workflow Engine and Business Rule Engine, will provide flexibility to
our clients allowing them to configure certain parts of the application themselves rather than requesting customization.
○
The
NFS Ascent ® platform and the SOA architecture allow us to develop portals and mobile applications quickly by
utilizing our existing services.
○
The
n-tier architecture allows us to intelligently distribute processing and eases application maintenance. The loose coupling
between various modules and layers reduces the risk of regression in other parts of the system as a result of changes made
in one part of the system and follows proven and accepted SOA principles.
●
Improvement
in talent acquisition and retention:
○
Because
NFS Ascent ® has been developed using the latest technologies and tools available in the market, it is helping
us in attracting and retaining top engineers.
●
Better
customer satisfaction:
○
As
a result of the powerful NFS Ascent ® platform and improvement in the talent pool, the quality of our deliverables
has increased.
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NFS
ASCENT ® CONSTITUENT APPLICATIONS
Omni
Point of Sale (Omni POS)
A
highly agile, easy-to-use, web-based application - also accessible through mobile devices - Ascent’s Omni POS system delivers
an intuitive user experience, with features that enable rapid data capture. Information captured at the point of sale can be made
available to anyone in an organization at any point in the lifecycle of each transaction.
Contract
Management System (CMS)
Ascent’s
Contract Management System (CMS) is a powerful, highly agile, functionally rich application for managing and maintaining detailed
credit contracts throughout their lifecycle – from pre-activation and activation through customer management, asset financial
management, billing and collections, finance and accounting, restructuring and maturity.
Wholesale
Finance System (WFS)
The
Ascent Wholesale Finance System (WFS) provides a powerful, seamless and efficient system for automating and managing the entire
lifecycle of wholesale finance. With floor planning, dealer and inventory financing, it is ideal for a culture of collaboration.
Dealers, distributors, partners and anyone in the supply chain are empowered to realize the benefits of financing – and
leverage the advantages of real-time business intelligence. The system also supports asset and non-asset-based financing.
Dealer
Auditor Access System (DAAS)
DAAS
is a web-based solution that can be used in conjunction with WFS or any third-party wholesale finance system. It addresses the
needs of dealer, distributor and auditor access in a wholesale financing arrangement.
NFS
Ascent ® On The Cloud
The
Company’s premier, next generation solution NFS Ascent ® is now also available on the Cloud at a SaaS/Subscription
based pricing. With quick, seamless deployments and easy scalability, it is an extremely adaptive retail and wholesale platform
for the global finance and leasing industry. This cloud-version of NFS Ascent ® is offered via flexible, value-driven
subscription-based pricing options.
NFS
Digital
NFS
Digital is a combination of our core strengths, domain and technology. Our insight into the evolving landscape along with our
valuable experience enables us to define sound digital transformation strategies and compliment them with smart digital solutions
so our customers always remain competitive and relevant to the dynamic environment. Our digital transformation solutions are extremely
robust and can be used with or without our core, next-gen solution (NFS Ascent ® ) to effectively augment and enhance
our customer’s ecosystem.
●
Self
Point of Sale
Our
self-service POS portal allows customers to go through the complete buying and financing process online and on their mobile
devices including car configuration, generating quotations, and filling out applications.
●
Mobile
Account
The
powerful mAccount is a self-service mobile solution. It empowers the dealer with a commanding backend system and allows the
customer to setup a secured account and view information 24/7 to keep track of contract status, reducing inbound calls for
customer queries and improving turnaround time for repayments.
●
Mobile
Point of Sale
The
application mPOS is a web and mobile enabled platform featuring a customizable home screen dashboard along with multiple quotation,
application submission, work queues and detailed reporting to empower dealer networks in making the right decisions at the
right time, in turn optimizing productivity.
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●
Mobile
Dealer
Mobile
Platform mDealer provides more visibility and control over inventories – with minimal effort. Dealers can view their
use of floor plan facility, stock status and financial conditions, while entering settlement requests or relocating assets.
●
Mobile
Auditor
The
mAuditor schedules visits, records audit exceptions and tracks assets for higher levels of transparency, in real time.
●
Mobile
Collector
mCollector
empowers collections teams to do more, with an easy-to-use interface and intelligent architecture. The tool exponentially
increases the productivity of field teams by enabling them to carry out all collection related tasks on the go.
●
Mobile
Field Investigator
By
using Mobile Field Investigator (mFI), the applicant has access to powerful features that permit detailed verification on
the go. The application features a reporting dashboard that displays progress stats, action items and latest notifications,
enabling the client to achieve daily goals while tracking performance.
OTOZ
INC.
Otoz
Mobility Orchestration System
Otoz
is a subsidiary of NetSol Technologies, Inc. and provides customer-friendly, business-to-business, white-label solutions for mobility.
Our suite of agile and configurable solutions includes a range of car-sharing and subscription products. With just over 16 months
since its inception, Otoz’s team of 40 individuals from 7 nationalities has developed a product which has been benchmarked
by a partner company of Google in the UK. Otoz has recorded strong interests from tier 1 auto-finance companies across the globe.
Otoz
is a digital platform that helps automotive asset-holders (auto-manufacturers, auto-captives and fleet owners) and start-ups to
launch, orchestrate and scale mobility businesses. Otoz platform is built on cutting-edge technology stack which comprises of
Cloud-Native Architecture, Microservices, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, DevOps and APIs. Otoz powerful
feature-set allows automotive asset-holders with the ability to orchestrate a range of car-share and vehicle subscription services.
The data-driven nature of platform empowers automotive asset-holders to maximize optimize and utilize mobility offerings. Otoz
enables customers to book car-share and subscribe to vehicles through its intuitive, digital, and easy to use interface. An API
driven architecture allows quick integration of ecosystem partners such as maintenance, roadside and offline jobs providers to
allow seamless operation of mobility services. Salient features are:
●
Otoz
provides white-label solutions to OEMs, captive finance companies and other fleet owners/operators to launch their own mobility
models.
●
Dynamic
and personalized pricing: Our suite of AI models can assess consumer price sensitivities and fuel data-driven models and maximize
conversion rates.
●
Optimal
customer targeting and personalization: Segmenting target customers and developing data-driven incentive structures will drive
growth.
●
Increased
Asset utilization: Assets can be deployed across different mobility solutions, such as car sharing and car subscription to
maximize utilization.
●
Telematics
(real-time tracking): Otoz is a connected platform and IoT data is tracked in real time offering security and optimal asset
management to operators.
●
Digital
twin: Accuracy of mileage, service data, accidents, trip data are efficiently tracked through blockchain, ensuring transparency
and supporting optimal asset management.
●
Blockchain:
The automotive value chain can be managed via blockchain, for example, by using smart contracts to manage vehicle operations
safely and efficiently.
●
The
platform is built on the latest cloud-native architecture comprising of microservices, DevOps, containerization and continuous
delivery to ensure quick time to market and global scalability (multitenancy and multicurrency).
●
An
AI-driven chatbot ensures 24-hour availability of customer services.
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Otoz
Mobility Orchestration System Applications :
Back
Office
Otoz
back-office consists of highly flexible and configurable modules that help manage and orchestrate mobility services. These modules
include: Fleet Management, Trip Management, Communications Management, Notification Management, Payment Management, Member Management,
Promotions and Discounts, WorkQueue and Template Management. In addition, Otoz back office provides insights related to market
intelligence, business KPIs and car-usage analytics. The back-office modules are configured according to client’s requirement
and the module is white-labelled as well.
Front
Office
Mobile
Apps
Otoz
offers its customers with native iOS and Android mobile apps. These apps serve as a channel to reach out to the end customers
and offer multi-services on a single app.
Web
Interface
Otoz
offers a complete digital platform on a web-based front-office application. End customers of Otoz clients can visit the website
to attain mobility services such as car-share, car subscription and rentals.
Chatbots
Otoz
offers its client an AI powered chatbot that offers customers the ability to book a vehicle for their mobility needs on the chatbot.
The chatbot is equipped with computer vision APIs that serve as a medium to verify customer’s documents. Customers can pay
through the chatbot and ultimately complete the booking. Otoz offers this chatbot as a white-label solution as well.
Artificial
Intelligence Models
Otoz
applications contain a suite of AI models that makes the digital platform truly data driven in nature. Otoz has intelligence around,
pricing, customer retention and lifetime value, vehicle recommendations and customer segmentation. These models work seamlessly
within the Otoz platform in harmony with other microservices. Team Otoz is working on packaging these AI models in a way to sell
it independently to clients that requires only AI capability.
Super
App
Otoz
is a multi-service, multi-product platform comprising of various customer journeys such as car-share, car subscription, rentals,
airport transfers, digital retail and more. Team Otoz has a product roadmap of building a Super App which will carry all services
and features in one package; allowing our B2B customers to subscribe to different products on the go.
REGIONAL
OFFERINGS
While
NFS Ascent ® is designed to be a truly global solution ready for customization in any market, the Company has historically
provided products tailored to various markets. As such, we offer the following additional regional products:
LeasePak
In
North America, NetSol Technologies Americas, Inc. (NTA) has and continues to develop the LeasePak CMS product which is now tailored
to be an offering on the Microsoft Azure™ cloud. LeasePak streamlines the lease and loan management lifecycle, enabling
superior portfolio management, flexible financial products (lease or loan terms) and sophisticated financial analysis and management
to reduce operating costs, simplify accounting and improve profits. It is scalable from a basic offering to a collection
of highly specialized add on modules for systems, portfolios and accounting methods for virtually all sizes and complexity of
operations. It is the centerpiece of vehicle leasing infrastructure at leading Fortune 500 banks and Automotive Captives, as well
as for some of the industry’s leading independent lessors. It handles every aspect of the lease or loan lifecycle, including
credit application origination, credit adjudication, pricing, documentation, booking, payments, customer service, collections,
midterm adjustments, and end-of-term options for asset disposition and remarketing.
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LeasePak
Cloud - SaaS
NTA
also offers the LeasePak Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) business line, which provides high performance with a reduced
total cost of ownership. SaaS offers a proven deployment option whereby customers only require access to the internet to use the
software. With an elastic cloud price, revenue stream predictability and improved return on investment for customers, management
believes that its SaaS customers will experience the performance, the reliability and the speed usually associated with a highly
scalable private cloud. LeasePak-SaaS targets small and mid-sized leasing and finance companies.
LeaseSoft
In
addition to offering NFS Ascent ® to the European market, NTE has some regional offerings, including:
●
LeaseSoft
– a full lifecycle asset lease and finance system aimed predominantly at the UK and European funder market, including
modules to support web portals and an electronic data interchange manager to facilitate integration between funders and introducers.
●
LoanSoft
– similar to LeaseSoft, but optimized for the consumer loan market.
IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS
The
implementation process of our products can span from three to eighteen months depending upon the complexity and scope. The implementation
process may also include related software services such as configuration, data migration, training, gaps development and any other
additional third-party interfaces. Even after implementation, customers seek enhancements and additions to improve their business
processes. NETSOL charges these efforts in a man-day rate.
Post
implementation, NETSOL consultants may remain at the client site to assist the customer in smooth operations. After this phase,
the regular maintenance and support services phase for the implemented software begins. In addition to the daily rate paid by
the customer for each consultant, the customer also pays for all the transportation related expenses, boarding of the consultants,
and a living allowance. NETSOL’s involvement in all the above steps is priced to bring value to our customers and increase
our profitability from our interactions.
Cloud-enabled
NFS Ascent ® solutions are offered via seamless and rapid deployments. The swift speed of implementations for our
cloud ready products enables businesses to be more responsive and attain a competitive advantage.
PRICING
AND REVENUE STREAMS
The
Company’s revenue streams occur through the following three main areas:
●
Product
licensing
●
Implementation
related services
●
Maintenance
and support related services
License
fees in a single market can vary based on relatively low cost for a simple SaaS arrangement to a multi-million-dollar fee for
multiple module implementations. There are various attributes which determine the level of complexity, a few of which are: number
of contracts; size of the portfolio; business strategy of the customer; internal business processes followed by the customer;
number of business users; amount of customization required; complexity of data migration and branch network of the customer.
The
Company recognizes revenue from license contracts when the software has been delivered to the customer. Implementation related
services, including configuration, data migration and third-party interfaces are recognized as the services are performed. Maintenance
and support related services are then provided on a continued basis. The annual maintenance fee, which typically is an agreed
upon percentage of overall monetary value of the license, then becomes an ongoing revenue stream realized on a yearly basis. Revenue
from software services includes fixed price and time and materials-based contracts and is recognized as the services are performed.
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Additionally,
in order to avoid lumpiness in its revenues and to ensure a predictable revenue base over coming years, the business has shifted
to a new pricing strategy whereby the business is now offering its cloud ready products at SaaS/subscription-based pricing models.
Rapid deployments coupled with affordable prices/payment schedules is expected to lead the business towards volume-based selling.
Moreover, this value-driven pricing plan is intended to decrease the initial buy-in cost for new customers by eliminating heavy
license fees and provides an alternative to current customers seeking lower software usage and maintenance costs.
ALLIANCES
Daimler
South East Asia Pte. Ltd. (“DSEA”), (through the regional office Daimler Financial Services (“DFS”) Africa
Asia Pacific), has established a “Centre of Competence” (“CoC”) in Singapore to facilitate the regional
companies in product related matters. The DSEA CoC is powered by highly qualified technical and business personnel. In conjunction
with our Asia Pacific region, the CoC supports DFS companies in twelve different countries in Asia and Africa and this list can
increase as more DFS companies from other countries opt for NFS Ascent ® . In July 2004, the Company entered into
a Frame Agreement with DFS for the Asia Pacific and Africa region. This agreement was renewed in 2008, 2010, 2013 and most recently
in January 2016. The agreement serves as a guideline for managing the business relationship with DFS and the use of licensed products
of the company by DFS and its affiliated companies.
NETSOL
has strategic partnerships with Microsoft and CGI pertaining to cloud-hosting activities for the Company’s cloud-based products.
NETSOL hosts its cloud version of Ascent, NFS Ascent ® on the Cloud and LeasePak Cloud - SaaS in the high performance
and cost-effective Microsoft Azure cloud environment. A quick start implementation program combined with hassle-free Microsoft
Azure™ cloud connectivity ensures new clients see a time-to-value faster than ever before.
NETSOL
and CGI agreed to promote each other for their respective products and services amongst their respective existing customers across
various regions. NETSOL also utilizes CGI for managed services and cloud hosting related activities for NETSOL’s engagements
with their customers in Europe particularly.
TECHNICAL
AFFILIATIONS
The
Company is a Microsoft Certified Silver Partner and an Oracle Certified Partner.
MARKETING
AND SELLING
NETSOL
management continues its optimism that the Company will experience ever increasing opportunities for its product and services
offerings in 2020 and beyond. The objective of the Company’s marketing program is to create and sustain preference and loyalty
for NETSOL. Marketing is performed at the corporate and business unit levels. The corporate marketing department has overall responsibility
for communications, advertising, public relations and the website. In addition, corporate marketing oversees central marketing
and communications programs for use by each of the business units.
Our
dedicated marketing personnel, within the regions, undertake a variety of marketing activities, including sponsoring focused client
events to demonstrate our skills and products, sponsoring and participating in targeted conferences and holding private briefings
with individual companies. We believe that the industry focus of our sales professionals and our business unit marketing personnel
enhances their knowledge and expertise in these industries and will generate additional client engagements.
THE
MARKETS
NETSOL
provides its services primarily to clients in global commercial industries. In the global commercial area, the Company’s
service offerings are marketed to clients in a wide array of industries including, automotive, software, banks, higher education
and financial services.
The
Asian continent, including Australia and New Zealand, from the perspective of marketing, are targeted by the Asia Pacific Region
from its Bangkok, Beijing, Jakarta, Lahore, Shanghai and Sydney facilities. The marketing for our core offerings in the Americas
and Europe is carried out from our Los Angeles Area and London Metropolitan Area offices, respectively.
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PEOPLE
AND CULTURE
The
Company believes it has developed a strong corporate culture that is critical to its success. Its key values are delivering world-class
quality software, client-focused timely delivery, leadership, long-term relationships, creativity, openness and transparency and
professional growth. The services provided by NETSOL require proficiency in many fields, such as software engineering, project
management, business analysis, technical writing, sales and marketing, and communication and presentation skills.
Due
to the growing demand for our core offerings and IT services, retention of technical and management personnel is essential. Our
employee turnover was under 10% in 2020 with a goal to maintain the turnover level under 10% during the 2021 fiscal year and onwards.
In addition, we are committed to improving key performance indicators such as efficiency, productivity and revenue per employee.
To
encourage all employees to build on our core values, we reward teamwork and promote individuals that demonstrate these values.
We believe that our growth and success are attributable in large part to the high caliber of our employees and our commitment
to maintain the values on which our success has been based. We support gender diversity on a global basis. NETSOL is an equal
opportunity employer with the largest concentration of female employees in Lahore, Pakistan and our U.S. headquarters.
NETSOL
believes it should give back to the community and employees as much as possible. Certain of our subsidiaries are located in regions
where basic services are not readily available. Where possible, NETSOL acts to not only improve the quality of life of its employees
but also the standard of living in these regions. Examples of such programs are:
●
Humanitarian
Relief: We are all aware of the devastation that can be wrought by natural disasters. NETSOL has historically supported earthquake
and flood relief where the need is the greatest.
●
Literacy
Program: Launched to educate our illiterate employees, the main objective of this program is to enable these employees to
acquire basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills.
●
Higher
Education and Science and Research Institutions: In order to support higher education in Pakistan, we have contributed endowments
to NUST, Forman Christian College, and a few other universities who are focused on science and engineering.
●
Noble
Cause Fund: A noble cause fund has been established to meet medical and education expenses of the children of low paid employees.
NETSOL employees voluntarily contribute a fixed amount every month to the fund and the Company matches the employee subscriptions
with an equivalent contribution amount. A portion of this fund is also utilized to support social needs of certain institutions
and individuals, outside NETSOL.
●
Day
Care Facility: NETSOL’s human resources are its key assets and thus the Company takes numerous steps to ensure the provision
of basic comforts to its employees. In Pakistan, the provision of outside pre-school childcare is a rarity. With this in mind,
a children’s day care facility has been created near NETSOL’s offices providing employees with peace of mind knowing
their children are nearby and being taken care of by qualified staff in a child friendly facility. Due to COVID-19 restrictions,
the facility is temporarily closed.
●
Preventative
Health Care Program: In addition to the comprehensive outpatient and in-patient medical benefits, preventive health care has
also been introduced. This phased program focuses on vaccination of our employees against such diseases as Hepatitis –
A/B, Tetanus, Typhoid and Flu on a routine basis.
There
is significant competition for employees with the skills required to perform the services we offer. The Company runs an elaborate
training program for different cadre of employees to cover technical skills and business domain knowledge, as well as communication,
management and leadership skills. The Company believes that it has been successful in its efforts to attract and retain the highest
level of talent available, in part because of the emphasis on core values, training and professional growth. We intend to continue
to recruit, hire and promote employees who share our vision.
As
of June 30, 2020, we had approximately 1,400 employees; comprised of 80% software engineers, programmers, project managers, quality
assurance, sales, pre-sales, business development, dedicated employees to core NFS and NFS Ascent ® and 20% non-IT
personnel, and 140 plus employees supporting the regional offerings as well as IT consulting and services. None of our employees
are subject to a collective bargaining agreement.
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COMPETITION
Neither
a single company, nor a small number of companies, dominate the IT market in the space in which the Company competes. A substantial
number of companies offer services that overlap and are competitive with those offered by NETSOL. Some of these are large computer
manufacturers and computer consulting firms that have greater financial resources than NETSOL and, in some cases, may have greater
capacity to perform services similar to those provided by NETSOL.
We
compete chiefly against leading suppliers of IT solutions to the global asset finance and leasing industry, including names such
as White Clarke Group, Alfa, Cassiopae, LineData, FIS, International Decision Systems (IDS) and Data Scan.
In
the IT based business services areas, we compete with both smaller local firms and many global IT services providers, including
names such as Wipro, InfoSys, Satyam Infoway, HCL and TCS (Tata Consulting).
Otoz
competes in a niche space which has seen growth in the competition recently. Mature players include RideCell, Invers and Vulog
that have been around for more than 7 years. These players dominate the market share in the US, Europe and India. Recently, new
players have emerged which includes Wunder Mobility and M-Tribes that are focused towards micromobility and delivery-based services.
Otoz competes with these companies over shared mobility offerings which includes P2P car-share, daily rentals, station-based car-share
and free-float car-share. Otoz does not compete with the aforementioned players on fleet management hardware. Lastly, Otoz also
offers vehicle subscription SaaS platform for which it competes with Clutch Technologies.
CUSTOMERS
NETSOL’s
solutions and services cater to a broad spectrum of finance and leasing businesses, from automotive captive finance companies
to equipment finance and leasing companies to large regional banks.
NETSOL
customers include world renowned auto manufacturers through their finance arms. NETSOL is a strategic business partner for Daimler
and BMW (which consists of a group of many companies in different countries), which accounts for approximately 26.4% and
15.8% of our revenue for our fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, respectively. Other globally renowned auto captives that are customers
of the Company include Toyota, Nissan, Ford, and FIAT.
Other
customers of the Company include equipment finance and leasing companies and banks worldwide.
GLOBAL
OPERATIONS AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA
The
Company divides its operations into three regions: the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. The regions consist of individual subsidiaries
which operate as autonomous companies and are strategically managed on a regional basis.
The
Americas
Mr.
Peter Minshall joined NetSol Technologies Americas, Inc. (NTA) as executive Vice President in August 2020 and is responsible for
the entire portion of NTA’s business operations. He brings over three decades of international experience in the financial
services industry holding various senior leadership roles with Daimler Financial Services. Peter continues to be supported by
Doug Jones as Vice President - Operations for NTA. Doug is a visionary, focused, and driven technology leader credited
with shaping team performance to deliver best-in-class, leading web-based and embedded software applications for the finance and
leasing industry.
Otoz
CEO and Founder, Mr. Naeem Ghauri is based out of NetSol Thai offices located in Bangkok, Thailand. Co-founder and Chief Product
Officer, Murad Baig is based out of NetSol London office. Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Heidi Bauer is based out of the
U.S. where she leads global business development and sales.
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Europe
Mr.
Asad Ghauri is the President of Asia Pacific (APAC) and Group Managing Director of Europe. Mr. Ghauri has a long history of experience
in the Company, including a tenure as a board of director member, and vast experience in leading our APAC unit. We believe this
experience will be utilized to lead growth in Europe.
Due
to the demand for the Company’s premier solution NFS Ascent’s ® Wholesale Platform in Europe, the Company
appointed Chris Mobley as Head of NFS Ascent ® Wholesale Operations in Europe. Mobley brings over two decades of
industry experience to NETSOL with an accomplished background and domain-specific knowledge and expertise within the wholesale
finance space.
At
the starting of the previous financial year, NETSOL acquired the remaining stake in Virtual Lease Services (VLS), a UK-based portfolio
and risk management servicing partner for business and consumer finance providers. By acquiring the remaining stake, NETSOL became
the outright owner of the organization.
VLS
is led by Ms. Louise Ikonomides. As Managing Director and founding shareholder of VLS, Ms. Ikonomides has been with VLS since
its inception in 1999.
Asia
Pacific Region
NETSOL
Technologies, Ltd., (“NETSOL PK”) a majority owned subsidiary of the parent company is located in Lahore, Pakistan
and is headed by Mr. Salim Ghauri as its CEO. Mr. Ghauri is a co-founder of NETSOL PK and has been with the Company since 1996.
NETSOL PK is the “Center of Excellence” and state of the art facility for programming, R&D, global implementations
and 24-hour support to our customers worldwide.
NETSOL
Beijing entity is headed by Mr. Hui Liang as President. A two-decade long veteran of the tech industry, Liang brings his vast
expertise to the Company. He has previously worked at Abeam Consulting, a Japanese consulting company specializing in enterprise
solutions in a vast range of industries as well as for IBM Japan.
The
Global Sales Division is headed by Mr. Asad Ghauri as President of Sales from the NETSOL Lahore office. Mr. Ghauri has been with
NETSOL since 2000 and has over 20 years of experience in business and IT.
The
Asia Pacific region including Australia/New Zealand and the Middle East, is supported and clients serviced from the APAC region
offices located in Sydney, Beijing, Shanghai, Bangkok, Indonesia, Lahore and Karachi. While Lahore, Pakistan continues to be a
nucleus of the Company’s delivery and research and development, Bangkok’s expanded sales operation and client relations
facility has grown into a back-up to the Lahore facility. With the continued growth of the Chinese market, our Beijing office
continues to expand as both a sales and support facility. Finally, the Asia Pacific region maintains and will establish offices
through the region as is necessary to support its customers and to explore potential new markets.
Our
APAC Region accounted for approximately 71% of our revenues in 2020. Information regarding financial data by geographic areas
is set forth in Item 7 and Item 8 of this Annual Report on form 10-K. See note 21 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
under Item 8.
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
The
Company relies upon a combination of nondisclosure and other contractual arrangements, as well as common law trade secret, copyright
and trademark laws to protect its proprietary rights. The Company enters into confidentiality agreements with its employees, generally
requires its consultants and clients to enter into these agreements, and limits access to and distribution of its proprietary
information. The NETSOL “N” logo and name, as well as the NFS logo and product name have been copyrighted and trademark
registered in Pakistan. The NETSOL “N” logo has been registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. NFS Ascent ®
has been registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.. The Company intends to trademark and copyright its intellectual
property as necessary and in the appropriate jurisdictions.
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GOVERNMENTAL
APPROVAL AND REGULATION
Current
Company operations do not require specific governmental approvals. Like all companies, including those with multinational subsidiaries,
we are subject to the laws of the countries in which the Company maintains subsidiaries and conducts operations. Pakistani law
allows a tax exemption on income from exports of IT services and products up to 2025. While foreign based companies may invest
in Pakistan, repatriation of their investment, in the form of dividends or other methods, requires approval of the State Bank
of Pakistan.
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
Our
website is located at www.netsoltech.com , and our investor relations website is located at http://ir.netsoltech.com .
The following filings are available through our investor relations website after we file with the SEC: Annual Reports on Form
10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and our Proxy Statements for our annual meetings of stockholders. These filings are also
available for download free of charge on our investor relations website. We also provide a link to the section of the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov that has all of our public filings, including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, all amendments to those reports, our Proxy Statements and other ownership related filings.
Further, a copy of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is located at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington
D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
We
webcast our earnings calls and certain events we participate in or host with members of the investment community on our investor
relations website. Additionally, we provide notifications of news or announcements regarding our financial performance, including
SEC filings, investor events, press and earnings releases, and blogs as part of our investor relations website. Investors and
others can receive notifications of new information posted on our investor relations website by signing up for e-mail alerts.
Further corporate governance information, including our committee charters and code of conduct, is also available on our investor
relations website at http://ir.netsoltech.com/governance-docs . The content of our websites is not intended to be incorporated
by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K or in any other report or document we file with the SEC, and any references
to our websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.
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ITEM
1A - RISK FACTORS
Not
Applicable
ITEM
1B – UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None
ITEM
2 - PROPERTIES
Our
corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, California where we lease 5,000 square feet of office space. We own our Lahore
Technology Campus which consists of approximately 140,000 square feet of computer and general office space. This includes two
adjacent five story buildings having a covered area of approximately 90,000 square feet with the capacity to house approximately
1,000 resources. In addition, we maintain leased office spaces in the UK, China, Australia, Thailand and a shared office in Indonesia.
Our NTA office has been consolidated with the corporate headquarters. We believe our existing facilities, both owned and leased,
are in good condition and suitable for the conduct of our business.
ITEM
3 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On
or about July 13, 2020, the Company was named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit based on an alleged breach of contract claim filed
by Royal News Corp. d/b/a Royal Media Group (“RMG”). The lawsuit is captioned Royal News Corp. d/b/a Royal Media
Group v. Netsol Techs., Inc. , U.S. District Court Case No. 1:20-cv-05381-PAE (S.D.N.Y.) (the “Lawsuit”). On or
about August 24, 2020, the Company and RMG reached an agreement to fully resolve the case and are in the process of documenting
the agreement, which includes a release of each other from all obligations, contractual or otherwise, claims, disputes or other
matters, in exchange for (i) a payment by the Company to RMG in the amount of $100,000; and (ii) RMG dismissing the Lawsuit, with
prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. On September 22, 2020, a notice of dismissal with
prejudice was filed with the United States District Court Southern District of New York.
ITEM
4 – MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not
applicable.
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PART
II
ITEM
5 - MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITY
(a)
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
MARKET
INFORMATION - Common stock of NetSol Technologies, Inc. is listed and traded on NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol
“NTWK”.
The
table shows the high and low intra-day prices of the Company’s common stock as reported on the composite tape of the NASDAQ
for each quarter during the last two fiscal years.
Fiscal
Year 2020
High
Low
First
Quarter
$ 6.45
$ 4.95
Second
Quarter
$ 5.85
$ 3.50
Third
Quarter
$ 4.50
$ 2.00
Fourth
Quarter
$ 3.65
$ 2.05
Fiscal
Year 2019
High
Low
First
Quarter
$ 6.95
$ 5.43
Second
Quarter
$ 10.53
$ 5.16
Third
Quarter
$ 8.27
$ 6.03
Fourth
Quarter
$ 7.63
$ 5.12
RECORD
HOLDERS - As of September 18, 2020, the number of holders of record of the Company’s common stock was 149.
DIVIDENDS
- The Company has not paid dividends on its Common Stock in the past two fiscal years.
SECURITIES
AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
The
table shows information related to our equity compensation plans as of June 30, 2020:
Number
of
securities to
be issued
upon
exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
Weighted
average
exercise price of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
Number
of securities
remaining
available for
future issuance
under equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
reflected in
column (a)
Equity
Compensation
Plans approved by
Security holders
None
None
425,004 (1)
Equity
Compensation
Plans not approved by
Security holders
None
None
None
Total
None
None
425,004
(1)
Represents
20,386 available for issuance under the 2005 Incentive and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, 98,196 under the 2013 Incentive
and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan and 306,422 under the 2015 Incentive and Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan.
As
of June 30, 2020, 66,421 shares of common stock that have been granted as compensation, but have not yet vested.
(b)
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
None.
(c)
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Effective
July 30, 2020, the Company’s, Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to two million dollars’ worth
of the Company’s issued and outstanding common shares. The repurchase plan is authorized commencing July 30, 2020,
and ending December 24, 2020, subject to an additional six-month extension at the discretion of management. Although no
shares were repurchased during fiscal year 2020, the Company purchased 147,052 shares at an average price of $3.16 per share subsequent
to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.
ITEM
6 – SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not
applicable.
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ITEM
7- MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
following discussion is intended to assist in understanding our financial position and results of operations for the year ended
June 30, 2020. It should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included under Item 8 of
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
A
few of our highlights for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 were:
●
NETSOL
acquired the remaining stake in Virtual Lease Services, a UK-based portfolio and risk management servicing partner for business
and consumer finance providers. By acquiring the remaining stake, NETSOL became the outright owner of the organization.
●
Due
to the demand for the Company’s premier solution NFS Ascent’s ® Wholesale Platform in Europe, NETSOL
appointed Chris Mobley as Head of NFS Ascent ® Wholesale Operations in Europe. Mr. Mobley brings over two decades
of industry experience to NETSOL with an accomplished background and domain-specific knowledge and expertise within the wholesale
finance space.
●
NETSOL
announced the SaaS or subscription-based pricing model for our global markets in addition to its existing license options.
All global contracts now provide NETSOL customers with the option for subscription-based pricing as an alternative to the
traditional license model. This Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) pricing option is now available for all cloud-based NETSOL products
and services, including NETSOL’s core, next-gen solution NFS Ascent ® .
●
NETSOL
signed a multi-million-dollar agreement with a large UK vehicle finance company to implement its NFS Ascent ®
Wholesale Platform. This agreement pertains to accessing NFS Ascent ® Wholesale Finance System (WFS) via subscription-based
pricing, the dynamic pricing model that NETSOL has introduced in all operating regions in response to growing demand for this
model. This monumental implementation marked the first roll-out of NFS Ascent ® in the United Kingdom.
●
NETSOL
signed an agreement with a bank in the United Kingdom for NFS Ascent ® on the cloud. This contract covers the
implementation of NFS Ascent’s ® Retail platform, including its Omni Point of Sale solution (Omni POS)
and Contract Management System (CMS). Similar to the previous contract with a large independent used vehicle finance company
in the United Kingdom, implementation is expected in less than six months, enabling the bank to gain value from Ascent’s
technology in the shortest possible timeframe and setting a new standard for time to deployment in the industry. This major
agreement not only validates increasing traction and demand for NFS Ascent ® in the United Kingdom, but also
its European market readiness.
●
NETSOL
announced its first North American customer for NFS Ascent ® . This was done as the company secured a contract
with SCI Lease Corp, a Canadian-based national automotive leasing company, for the deployment of its NFS Ascent ®
Contract Management System (CMS) on the cloud. This contract represented NETSOL’s first official sale of NFS Ascent ®
in the North American market and also the first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based agreement for Ascent in this region.
●
A
major American multinational automaker went live in China with NETSOL’s next-gen solution NFS Ascent’s ®
Retail Platform. This deployment covered the complete Ascent ® Retail Platform, which includes its Omni-Point
of Sale (Omni-POS) and Contract Management System (CMS). This multi-million-dollar contract marked the second successful implementation
of NETSOL’s next-gen product NFS Ascent ® in China.
●
NETSOL
went live with its NFS Ascent ® Wholesale Platform with BMW Automotive Finance in China. This second largest
customer has a strong presence in China as well as the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, and this deployment was part of a
previously announced $30 million contract in which NETSOL was selected as the vendor of choice after an extensive evaluation
process.
●
NETSOL
went live with its NFS Digital Mobile Collector application for a top tier multi-finance company in Indonesia. This mCollector
go-live, which was part of a larger contract originally signed in 2018, was carried out to improve the client’s existing
business practices through the use of new digital technology.
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●
As
part of the previously announced $100 million plus contract with Daimler Financial Services, the largest signing in NETSOL’s
history, for implementations in 12 countries, NFS Ascent ® went live in Hong Kong. NETSOL implemented its NFS
Ascent ® Retail Platform, consisting of its Omni Point of Sale (Omni POS) and Contract Management System (CMS),
for this existing customer.
●
As
part of the DFS contract, the Company’s next-gen solution NFS Ascent ® also went live in Malaysia. This
implementation consisted of the full suite of NFS Ascent ® , including its Omni Point of Sale (Omni POS) and
Contract Management System (CMS), as well as its Wholesale Finance System (WFS). Malaysia marked the ninth deployment to go
live following successful implementations in Japan, China, South Africa, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, and
Hong Kong. This series of deployments constitutes the largest and most prestigious contract signing in NETSOL’s history.
●
Pertaining
to NETSOL’s wholly-owned subsidiary Otoz, as the first in a number of planned rollouts, the new mobility technology
startup announced the creation of an Ai-powered chatbot that is intended to cater to renters and car owners, which will be
integrated into the current Drivemate chat application LINE. Otoz also provided further information regarding its ongoing
strategic partnership with Drivemate, the leading peer-to-peer car-sharing service in Thailand.
●
Otoz
also announced a pilot car-sharing program with an existing tier-one European auto captive finance customer in China. As part
of the program, thousands of the auto captive’s employees will be eligible to use flexible car-sharing products, all
of which will be deployed on the Otoz platform. Among the many use cases and trials being conducted, Otoz will enable options
for flexible car rentals as well as peer-to-peer car-sharing and other subscription-based programs.
Marketing
and Business Development Activities
Management
has developed a growth strategy aimed at increasing competitiveness, enhancing global delivery capabilities and increasing financial
strength to become a leading global IT institution in the leasing and finance space.
The
growth strategy contemplates the following enhanced activities and initiatives to accomplish these goals:
●
Build
strong C-level executive teams in each key location to execute our long-term strategy.
●
Develop,
groom and retain the next tier level management for leadership to navigate long term growth.
●
Upgraded
Bangkok and Beijing offices to support the growing and existing client relationships and new client acquisitions in the region.
●
Strengthen
the NETSOL brand in the Americas and Europe and further penetrate the APAC markets such as China, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan,
Australia and New Zealand.
●
Maintain
the quality of our delivery, after delivery support, and client relationships.
●
Further
penetration of NFS Ascent ® into the leasing and financing sectors in China, APAC, Europe and North America
by focusing on multi-national auto captive Fortune 500 companies.
●
Pursue
a well thought out strategy to diversify into complimentary verticals by way of organic expansion, partnerships and synergistic
M&A.
●
Continue
to implement new tools, systems and processes, such as JIRA, and the Agile framework to further enhance productivity, efficiencies
and operating margins.
●
Offer
a cloud enabled NFS Ascent ® at subscription-based pricing models to generate additional interest from prospects.
●
Continue
investing in Otoz and our innovation lab to generate new verticals for the business.
Growth
Prospects for NFS Ascent ®
Growth
prospects for NFS Ascent ® are linked to the maturing of the product portfolio and its growing customer base across
different geographic and product markets. We are eyeing key international markets for growth in sales. Our sales strategy now
carefully balances expansion into new geographic markets, including the Americas, Europe, and further penetration of our leading
position in Asia Pacific.
Growth
in North America is expected to come from the potential market for replacement of legacy systems. NFS Ascent ® is
aimed at providing a highly flexible and robust solution based on the latest technology and advanced architecture for the North
American customers looking to replace their legacy systems. We believe that NFS Ascent ® can provide substantial
competitive disruption to the market’s lagging technology provided by incumbent vendors. The existing customer base may
also represent latent demand for increased service and maintenance revenues by offering business process optimization, customization
and upgrade services.
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Growth
in Europe will come from the introduction of NFS Ascent ® , which will allow NTE to support larger organizations
than those typically selecting the existing LeaseSoft product set, and opens the door for European expansion. This is designed
to attract larger license and professional services revenues across a wider geography. In addition, leveraging the core strengths
of NFS Ascent ® will increasingly provide opportunities in the automotive sector where NTE is currently underrepresented.
Growth
in our traditionally strong base in Asia Pacific is expected through diversification across market segments to include new customers
in related banking and commercial lending areas. At the same time, the existing customer base is tapped for increased service
and maintenance revenues by offering enhanced features and new solutions to emerging customer needs. In addition, there is a potential
for NFS Ascent ® in Asia Pacific in the form of existing customers who are looking for replacement of their current
system.
In
China, we are a de facto leader in the leasing and finance enterprise solution domain. With this position, we continue to enjoy
demand for the current NFS™ solution, as well as NFS Ascent ® . We will continue strengthening our position
within existing multinational auto manufacturers, as well as, local Chinese captive finance and leasing companies. The Chinese
auto leasing market is young and low on consumer penetration in comparison with the giant U.S. market.
In
Thailand, we established a sales headquarters, client service center, as well as a headquarters for OTOZ. The NetSol Thai operation
is the hub for our global markets and directly supports all APAC markets including China, Indonesia and Australia. Our operation
in Bangkok serves a very robust and growing market for leasing companies and regional banks.
MATERIAL
TRENDS AFFECTING NETSOL
Management
has identified the following material trends affecting NetSol.
Positive
trends:
●
NFS
Ascent ® SaaS offering is gaining traction in mid-size auto captives in North American and European markets.
●
Mobility
and digital transformation is the new norm showing acceleration in every sector particularly in auto and banking.
●
On
Cloud demand for our solution is on the rise.
●
COVID-19 has created new dynamics for businesses and corporations with employees and executives working from home. Essentially,
the decreased office and maintenance costs, as well as the sharply reduced travel expenses, should positively impact our financials.
●
COVID-19
is creating new opportunities for our R&D teams to expand and monetize mobile and digital solutions in our space and complementary
sectors.
●
In
developing markets, new interests are emerging from existing clients for upgrades and mobility platforms.
●
Growing
opportunities and dynamics of shared car ownership either through ride hailing and car sharing encouraging our innovation
and development tools.
●
OTOZ
platform is showing positive trajectory of interest from existing and new auto leasing and Tier 1 companies in all of our
markets, including China, the US and Europe.
●
Improved
stability in US and Pakistan relationship boosting confidence and trade relations.
●
China’s
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) investment has exceeded $62 billion investment from the originally planned $46 billion
on Pakistan energy and infrastructure sectors.
●
China
auto sector remains strong as our customers are constantly demanding ‘Change Requests’ or additional services
and reflects resilience.
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Negative
trends:
●
COVID-19
has caused a global recession that will adversely impact every one of our business sectors.
●
Most
OEMs and auto sectors are experiencing major slowdown due to lockdowns and health concerns.
●
The
C-level decision making to acquire new systems or even upgrade will be elongated due to uncertainty of the COVID-19 virus.
●
The
steep drop of global oil prices reflects a sudden drop in transportation, air travels and road travels. The lockdowns worldwide
present layers of challenges for every business worldwide.
●
US
and China trade conflicts tend to further aggravate the global business environment.
●
Working
from office poses its own risk of virus spread until it vanishes completely.
●
Global
outlook for auto sector is uncertain if the recessionary impact worsens. This might cause delay or procrastination on decision
making by our customers.
●
Marketing
activities have been reduced dramatically particularly global and regional industry conferences. The indications it will be
quite some time before these marketing activities can resume.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our
financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States (“U.S. GAAP”). Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s
application of accounting policies. Critical accounting policies for us include revenue recognition and multiple element arrangements,
intangible assets, software development costs, and goodwill.
REVENUE
RECOGNITION
The
Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:
●
Identification
of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;
●
Identification
of the performance obligations in the contract;
●
Determination
of the transaction price;
●
Allocation
of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
●
Recognition
of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
The
Company records the amount of revenue and related costs by considering whether the entity is a principal (gross presentation)
or an agent (net presentation) by evaluating the nature of its promise to the customer. Revenue is presented net of sales, value-added
and other taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities.
The
Company has two primary revenue streams: core revenue and non-core revenue.
Core
Revenue
The
Company generates its core revenue from the following sources: (1) software licenses, (2) services, which include implementation
and consulting services, and (3) maintenance, which includes post contract support, of its enterprise software solutions for the
lease and finance industry. The Company offers its software using the same underlying technology via two models: a traditional
on-premises licensing model and a subscription model. The on-premises model involves the sale or license of software on a perpetual
basis to customers who take possession of the software and install and maintain the software on their own hardware. Under the
subscription delivery model, the Company provides access to its software on a hosted basis as a service and customers generally
do not have the contractual right to take possession of the software.
Non-Core
Revenue
The
Company generates its non-core revenue by providing business process outsourcing (“BPO”), other IT services and internet
services.
Performance
Obligations
A
performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account
under Topic 606. The transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or
as, the performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised good or service to the customer. The Company identifies
and tracks the performance obligations at contract inception so that the Company can monitor and account for the performance obligations
over the life of the contract.
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The
Company’s contracts which contain multiple performance obligations generally consist of the initial purchase of subscription
or licenses and a professional services engagement. License purchases generally have multiple performance obligations as customers
purchase maintenance and services in addition to the licenses. The Company’s single performance obligation arrangements
are typically maintenance renewals, subscription renewals and services engagements.
For
contracts with multiple performance obligations where the contracted price differs from the standalone selling price (“SSP”)
for any distinct good or service, the Company may be required to allocate the contract’s transaction price to each performance
obligation using its best estimate for the SSP.
Subscription
Subscription
revenue is recognized ratably over the initial subscription period committed to by the customer commencing when the product is
made available to the customer. The initial subscription period is typically 12 to 60 months. The Company generally invoices its
customers in advance in quarterly or annual installments and typical payment terms provide that customers make payment within
30 days of invoice.
Software
Licenses
Transfer
of control for software is considered to have occurred upon delivery of the product to the customer. The Company’s typical
payment terms tend to vary by region, but its standard payment terms are within 30 days of invoice.
Maintenance
Revenue
from support services and product updates, referred to as maintenance revenue, is recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance
period, which in most instances is one year. Software license updates provide customers with rights to unspecified software product
updates, maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period on a when-and-if available basis. The
Company’s customers purchase both product support and license updates when they acquire new software licenses. In addition,
a majority of customers renew their support services contracts annually and typical payment terms provide that customers make
payment within 30 days of invoice.
Professional
Services
Revenue
from professional services is typically comprised of implementation, development, data migration, training or other consulting
services. Consulting services are generally sold on a time-and-materials or fixed fee basis and can include services ranging from
software installation to data conversion and building non-complex interfaces to allow the software to operate in integrated environments.
The Company recognizes revenue for time-and-materials arrangements as the services are performed. In fixed fee arrangements, revenue
is recognized as services are performed as measured by costs incurred to date, compared to total estimated costs to complete the
services project. Management applies judgment when estimating project status and the costs necessary to complete the services
projects. A number of internal and external factors can affect these estimates, including labor rates, utilization and efficiency
variances and specification and testing requirement changes. Services are generally invoiced upon milestones in the contract or
upon consumption of the hourly resources and payments are typically due 30 days after invoice.
BPO
and Internet Services
Revenue
from BPO services is recognized based on the stage of completion which is measured by reference to labor hours incurred to date
as a percentage of total estimated labor hours for each contract. Internet services are invoiced either monthly, quarterly or
half yearly in advance to the customers and revenue is recognized ratably overtime on a monthly basis.
Significant
Judgments
More
judgments and estimates are required under Topic 606 than were required under Topic 605. Due to the complexity of certain contracts,
the actual revenue recognition treatment required under Topic 606 for the Company’s arrangements may be dependent on contract-specific
terms and may vary in some instances.
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Judgment
is required to determine the SSP for each distinct performance obligation. The Company rarely licenses or sells products on a
stand-alone basis, so the Company is required to estimate the range of SSPs for each performance obligation. In instances where
SSP is not directly observable because the Company does not sell the license, product or service separately, the Company determines
the SSP using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs. In making these judgments, the Company
analyzes various factors, including its pricing methodology and consistency, size of the arrangement, length of term, customer
demographics and overall market and economic conditions. Based on these results, the estimated SSP is set for each distinct product
or service delivered to customers.
The
most significant inputs involved in the Company’s revenue recognition policies are: The (1) stand-alone selling prices of
the Company’s software license, and the (2) the method of recognizing revenue for installation/customization, and other
services.
The
stand-alone selling price of the licenses was measured primarily through an analysis of pricing that management evaluated when
quoting prices to customers. Although the Company has no history of selling its software separately from maintenance and other
services, the Company does have historical experience with amending contracts with customers to provide additional modules of
its software or providing those modules at an optional price. This information guides the Company in assessing the stand-alone
selling price of the Company’s software, since the Company can observe instances where a customer had a particular component
of the Company’s software that was essentially priced separate from other goods and services that the Company delivered
to that customer.
The
Company recognized revenue from implementation and customization services using the percentage of estimated “man-days”
that the work requires. The Company believes the level of effort to complete the services is best measured by the amount of time
(measured as an employee working for one day on implementation/customization work) that is required to complete the implementation
or customization work. The Company reviews its estimate of man-days required to complete implementation and customization services
each reporting period.
Revenue
is recognized over time for the Company’s subscription, maintenance and fixed fee professional services that are separate
performance obligations. For the Company’s professional services, revenue is recognized over time, generally using costs
incurred or hours expended to measure progress. Judgment is required in estimating project status and the costs necessary to complete
projects. A number of internal and external factors can affect these estimates, including labor rates, utilization, specification
variances and testing requirement changes.
If
a group of agreements are entered at or near the same time and so closely related that they are, in effect, part of a single arrangement,
such agreements are deemed to be combined as one arrangement for revenue recognition purposes. The Company exercises significant
judgment to evaluate the relevant facts and circumstances in determining whether agreements should be accounted for separately
or as a single arrangement. The Company’s judgments about whether a group of contracts comprise a single arrangement can
affect the allocation of consideration to the distinct performance obligations, which could have an effect on results of operations
for the periods involved.
If
a contract includes variable consideration, the Company exercises judgment in estimating the amount of consideration to which
the entity will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to a customer. When estimating variable
consideration, the Company will consider all relevant facts and circumstances. Variable consideration will be estimated and included
in the contract price only when it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of revenue recognized will not occur.
Contract
Balances
The
timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers and these timing differences result in receivables,
contract assets (revenues in excess of billings), or contract liabilities (deferred revenue) on the Company’s Consolidated
Balance Sheets. The Company records revenues in excess of billings when the Company has transferred goods or services but does
not yet have the right to consideration. The Company records deferred revenue when the Company has received or has the right to
receive consideration but has not yet transferred goods or services to the customer.
Deferred
Revenue
The
Company typically invoices its customers for subscription and support fees in advance on a quarterly or annual basis, with payment
due at the start of the subscription or support term. Unpaid invoice amounts for non-cancelable license and services starting
in future periods are included in accounts receivable and deferred revenue.
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Practical
Expedients and Exemptions
There
are several practical expedients and exemptions allowed under Topic 606 that impact timing of revenue recognition and the Company’s
disclosures. Below is a list of practical expedients the Company applied in the adoption and application of Topic 606:
Application
● The
Company does not evaluate a contract for a significant financing component if payment is expected within one year or less from
the transfer of the promised items to the customer.
● The
Company generally expenses sales commissions and sales agent fees when incurred when the amortization period would have been one
year or less or the commissions are based on cashed received. These costs are recorded within sales and marketing expense in the
Consolidated Statement of Operations.
● The
Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue
at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed (applies to time-and-material engagements).
Modified
Retrospective Transition Adjustments
● For
contract modifications, the Company reflected the aggregate effect of all modifications that occurred prior to the adoption date
when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, determining the transaction price and allocating the transaction
price to satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations for the modified contract at transition.
Costs
to Obtain a Contract
The
Company does not have a material amount of costs to obtain a contract capitalized at any balance sheet date. In general, we incur
few direct incremental costs of obtaining new customer contracts. We rarely incur incremental costs to review or otherwise enter
into contractual arrangements with customers. In addition, our sales personnel receive fees that we refer to as commissions, but
that are based on more than simply signing up new customers. Our sales personnel are required to perform additional duties beyond
new customer contract inception dates, including fulfillment duties and collections efforts.
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS
Intangible
assets consist of product licenses, renewals, enhancements, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, and customer lists. Intangible
assets with finite lives are amortized over the estimated useful life and are evaluated for impairment at least on an annual basis
and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. We assess recoverability
by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through the undiscounted expected future cash flows.
If the future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, we recognize an impairment loss based
on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Costs
incurred to internally develop computer software products or to enhance an existing product are recorded as research and development
costs and expensed when incurred until technological feasibility for the respective product is established. Thereafter, all software
development costs are capitalized and reported at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value. Capitalization ceases
when the product or enhancement is available for general release to customers.
The
Company makes on-going evaluations of the recoverability of its capitalized software projects by comparing the amount capitalized
for each product to the estimated net realizable value of the product. If such evaluations indicate that the unamortized software
development costs exceed the net realizable value, the Company writes off the amount which the unamortized software development
costs exceed net realizable value. Capitalized and purchased computer software development costs are being amortized ratably based
on the projected revenue associated with the related software or on a straight-line basis.
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STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
Our
stock-based compensation expense is estimated at the grant date based on the award’s fair value as calculated by the Black-Scholes-Merton
(BSM) option pricing model and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The BSM model requires various highly
judgmental assumptions including expected volatility and expected term. If any of the assumptions used in the BSM model changes
significantly, stock-based compensation expense may differ materially in the future from that recorded in the current period.
In addition, we are required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for those shares expected to
vest. We estimate the forfeiture rate based on historical experience and our expectations regarding future pre-vesting termination
behavior of employees. To the extent our actual forfeiture rate is different from our estimate; stock-based compensation expense
is adjusted accordingly.
GOODWILL
Goodwill
represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in a purchase businesses
combination. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired. The goodwill impairment test is a two-step test. Under the first
step, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying value (including goodwill). If the fair value of the
reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit and the enterprise
must perform step two of the impairment test (measurement). Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of
the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value
of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation.
The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. Fair value of the reporting
unit is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value,
step two does not need to be performed.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncement
See
Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item
8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected
dates of adoption.
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RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
THE
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 COMPARED TO THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019
The
following table sets forth the items in our consolidated statement of operations for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 as
a percentage of revenues.
For
the Years
Ended
June 30,
2020
%
2019
%
Net
Revenues:
License
fees
$ 4,564,560
8.1 %
$ 16,768,749
24.7 %
Maintenance
fees
18,951,248
33.6 %
15,521,413
22.9 %
Services
32,555,690
57.8 %
34,892,290
51.4 %
Services
- related party
300,821
0.5 %
636,731
0.9 %
Total
net revenues
56,372,319
100.0 %
67,819,183
100.0 %
Cost
of revenues:
Salaries
and consultants
18,821,738
33.4 %
19,253,364
28.4 %
Travel
4,181,742
7.4 %
6,527,868
9.6 %
Depreciation
and amortization
2,897,371
5.1 %
3,525,857
5.2 %
Other
3,508,098
6.2 %
3,625,478
5.3 %
Total
cost of revenues
29,408,949
52.2 %
32,932,567
48.6 %
Gross
profit
26,963,370
47.8 %
34,886,616
51.4 %
Operating
expenses:
Selling
and marketing
6,450,663
11.4 %
7,831,758
11.5 %
Depreciation
and amortization
834,583
1.5 %
897,800
1.3 %
General
and administrative
17,138,832
30.4 %
17,357,918
25.6 %
Research
and development cost
1,468,954
2.6 %
1,971,228
2.9 %
Total
operating expenses
25,893,032
45.9 %
28,058,704
41.4 %
Income
from operations
1,070,338
1.9 %
6,827,912
10.1 %
Other
income and (expenses)
Gain
on sale of assets
23,103
0.0 %
81,455
0.1 %
Interest
expense
(346,856 )
-0.6 %
(311,798 )
-0.5 %
Interest
income
1,569,536
2.8 %
955,061
1.4 %
Gain
on foreign currency exchange transactions
398,610
0.7 %
6,345,859
9.4 %
Share
of net loss from equity investment
(605,864 )
-1.1 %
(841,845 )
-1.2 %
Other
income
224,224
0.4 %
18,680
0.0 %
Total
other income (expenses)
1,262,753
2.2 %
6,247,412
9.2 %
Net
income before income taxes
2,333,091
4.1 %
13,075,324
19.3 %
Income
tax provision
(1,141,068 )
-2.0 %
(1,057,784 )
-1.6 %
Net
income
1,192,023
2.1 %
12,017,540
17.7 %
Non-controlling
interest
(254,942 )
-0.5 %
(3,434,141 )
-5.1 %
Net
income attributable to NetSol
$ 937,081
1.7 %
$ 8,583,399
12.7 %
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A
significant portion of our business is conducted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. We operate in several geographical
regions as described in Note 21 “Segment Information and Geographic Areas” within the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements. Weakening of the value of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currency exchange rates generally has the effect of
increasing our revenues but also increasing our expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Similarly, strengthening
of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currency exchange rates generally has the effect of reducing our revenues but also reducing
our expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. We plan our business accordingly by deploying additional resources
to areas of expansion, while continuing to monitor our overall expenditures given the economic uncertainties of our target markets.
In order to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of foreign currency
fluctuations, we compare the changes in results from one period to another period using constant currency. In order to calculate
our constant currency results, we apply the current period results to the prior period foreign currency exchange rates. In the
table below, we present the change based on actual results in reported currency and in constant currency.
Favorable
Favorable
Total
(Unfavorable)
(Unfavorable)
Favorable
For
the Year
Change
in
Change
due to
(Unfavorable)
Ended
June 30,
Constant
Currency
Change
as
2020
%
2019
%
Currency
Fluctuation
Reported
Net
Revenues:
$ 56,372,319
100.0 %
$ 67,819,183
100.0 %
$ (5,684,344 )
$ (5,762,520 )
$ (11,446,864 )
Cost
of revenues:
29,408,949
52.2 %
32,932,567
48.6 %
(90,133 )
3,613,751
3,523,618
Gross
profit
26,963,370
47.8 %
34,886,616
51.4 %
(5,774,477 )
(2,148,769 )
(7,923,246 )
Operating
expenses:
25,893,032
45.9 %
28,058,704
41.4 %
287,257
1,878,415
2,165,672
Income
(loss) from operations
$ 1,070,338
1.9 %
$ 6,827,912
10.1 %
$ (5,487,220 )
$ (270,354 )
$ (5,757,574 )
Net
revenues for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 by segment are as follows:
2020
2019
Revenue
%
Revenue
%
North
America
$ 4,444,862
7.9 %
$ 3,947,408
5.8 %
Europe
11,914,071
21.1 %
9,148,164
13.5 %
Asia-Pacific
40,013,386
71.0 %
54,723,611
80.7 %
Total
$ 56,372,319
100.0 %
$ 67,819,183
100.0 %
Revenues
License
fees
License
fees for the year ended June 30, 2020 were $4,564,560 compared to $16,768,749 for the year ended June 30, 2019 reflecting a decrease
of $12,204,189 with a change in constant currency of $11,493,282. The decrease in license revenue for the fiscal year ended June
30, 2020 compared to 2019 is primarily due to the decrease in license revenue recognized for the DFS and BMW contracts to implement
our NFS Ascent ® Retail Platform. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, we recorded $2,500,000 of license revenue
for the DFS, 12 country NFS Ascent ® contract, $470,000 for an NFS Ascent ® contract in the U.K.,
and $1,540,000 from license revenues through sales of our regional offerings in China, Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. In fiscal
year ended June 30, 2019, we recorded $6,600,000 of license revenue recognized for the DFS, 12 country NFS Ascent ®
contract, $8,000,000 related to the NFS Ascent ® contracts signed with a tier-one auto captive finance company and
a major American multinational automaker to implement our product in China, and $2,200,000 from license revenues through sales
of our regional offerings in China, Australia, the U.S. and the U.K.
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Maintenance
fees
Maintenance
fees for the year ended June 30, 2020, were $18,951,248 compared to $15,521,413 for the year ended June 30, 2019 reflecting an
increase of $3,429,835 with a change in constant currency of $5,286,321. Maintenance fees begin once a customer has “gone
live” with our product. The increase was due to the start of new maintenance agreements from customers who went live with
our product during the latter stages of fiscal year 2019 and into fiscal year 2020. We anticipate maintenance fees to gradually
increase as we implement both our NFS legacy product and NFS Ascent ® .
Services
Services
income for the year ended June 30, 2020, was $32,555,690 compared to $34,892,290 for the year ended June 30, 2019, reflecting
a decrease of $2,336,600 with an increase in constant currency of $751,124. The services revenue increase based on constant currency
was due to an increase in services revenue associated with new implementations and change requests. Services revenue is derived
from services provided to both current customers as well as services provided to new customers as part of the implementation process.
Services
– related party
Services
income from related party for the year ended June 30, 2020 was $300,821 compared to $636,731 for the year ended June 30, 2019
reflecting a decrease of $335,910 with a decrease in constant currency of $228,507. The decrease in related party service revenue
is due to a decrease in revenue due to less services performed for WRLD3D.
Gross
Profit
The
gross profit was $26,963,370, for the year ended June 30, 2020 as compared with $34,886,616 for the year ended June 30, 2019.
This is a decrease of $7,923,246 with a decrease in constant currency of $5,774,477. The gross profit percentage for the year
ended June 30, 2020 also decreased to 47.8% from 51.4% for the year ended June 30, 2019. The cost of sales was $29,408,949 for
the year ended June 30, 2020 compared to $32,932,567 for the year ended June 30, 2019 for a decrease of $3,523,618 and on a constant
currency basis a decrease of $90,133. As a percentage of sales, cost of sales increased from 48.6% for the year ended June 30,
2019 to 52.2% for the year ended June 30, 2020.
Salaries
and consultant fees decreased by $431,626 from $19,253,364 for the year ended June 30, 2019 to $18,821,738 for the year ended
June 30, 2020 and on a constant currency basis increased by $1,754,053. The decrease in salaries and consultant fees is due to
the devaluation of the Pakistan Rupee (“PKR”) compared to the U.S. Dollar. The increase in salaries on a constant
currency basis is due to the increase in the number of technical employees and the annual increase in salaries and wages. We had
976, 932, and 1,009 technical employees as of June 30, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. As a percentage of sales, salaries and
consultant expense increased from 28.4% for the year ended June 30, 2019 to 33.4% for the year ended June 30, 2020.
Travel
decreased by $2,346,126 from $6,527,868 for the year ended June 30, 2019 to $4,181,742 for the year ended June 30, 2020 and on
a constant currency basis decreased by $1,799,905. The decrease in travel is due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. As a percentage of
sales, travel expense decreased from 9.6% for year ended June 30, 2019 to 7.4% for the year ended June 30, 2020.
Depreciation
and amortization expense decreased to $2,897,371 compared to $3,525,857 for the year ended June 30, 2019 or a decrease of $628,486
and on a constant currency basis a decrease of $146,175. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased as some products became
fully amortized.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses were $25,893,032 for the year ended June 30, 2020 compared to $28,058,704, for the year ended June 30, 2019 for a decrease
of 7.7% or $2,165,672 and on a constant currency basis a decrease of 1.0% or $287,257. As a percentage of sales,
it increased from 41.4% to 45.9%. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily due to decreases in selling and marketing expenses,
salaries and wages and research and development cost offset by an increase in general and administrative expenses.
Selling
and marketing expenses decreased $1,381,095 or 17.6% and on a constant currency basis a decrease of $844,758 or 10.8%. The decrease
in selling and marketing expenses is due to decrease in our salaries and commissions, travel expenses, and business development
costs to market and sell NFS Ascent ® globally.
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General
and administrative expenses were $17,138,832 for the year ended June 30, 2020 compared to $17,357,918 at June 30, 2019 or a decrease
of $219,086 or 1.3% and on a constant currency basis an increase of $797,684 or 4.6%. During the year ended June 30, 2020, salaries
decreased by $1,112,184 or $512,629 on a constant currency basis due to reduction in salaries, and less share grants. Professional
services increased by $104,726 or $130,533 on a constant currency basis and other general and administrative expenses increased
by $1,077,944 or increased $1,466,481 on a constant currency basis. The increase on a constant currency basis is primarily due
to the increase in withholding taxes on payments from customers and funds transferred from China of approximately $850,000, a
new office lease in London of approximately $150,000, and software license and subscription fees of approximately $140,000.
Research
and development costs were $1,468,954 for the year ended June 30, 2020 compared to $1,971,228 at June 30, 2019 or a decrease of
$502,274 or 25.5% and on constant currency basis a decrease of $239,075 or 12.1%. The decrease in research and development costs
is due to less spending on our innovation initiatives with Blockchain, AI, and IoT.
Income/Loss
from Operations
Income
from operations was $1,070,338 for the year ended June 30, 2020 compared to $6,827,912 for the year ended June 30, 2019. This
represents a decrease of $5,757,574 with a decrease of $5,487,220 on a constant currency basis for the year ended June 30, 2020
compared with the year ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of sales, income from operations was 1.9% for the year ended June
30, 2020 compared to 10.1% for the year ended June 30, 2019.
Other
Income and Expense
Other
income was $1,262,753 for the year ended June 30, 2020 compared to $6,247,412 for the year ended June 30, 2019. This represents
a decrease of $4,984,659 with a decrease of $5,137,165 on a constant currency basis. The decrease is primarily due to the foreign
currency exchange transactions. The majority of the contracts with NetSol PK are either in U.S. dollars or Euros; therefore, the
currency fluctuations will lead to foreign currency exchange gains or losses depending on the value of the PKR compared to the
U.S. Dollar and the Euro. During the year ended June 30, 2020, we recognized a gain of $398,610 in foreign currency exchange transactions
compared to a gain of $6,345,859 for the year ended June 30, 2019. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the value of the U.S.
dollar and the Euro increased 3.1% and 1.8%, respectively, compared to the PKR. During year ended June 30, 2019, the value of
the U.S. dollar and the Euro increased 33.9% and 30.8%, respectively, compared to the PKR. Interest income was $1,569,536 for
the year ended June 30, 2020 compared to $955,061 for the period ended June 30, 2019. This represent an increase of $614,475 or
a change of $800,815 on constant currency basis. The increase is due to the increase in cash which is invested into short term
deposits and interest accrued on convertible note receivables.
Non-controlling
Interest
For
the year ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the net income attributable to non-controlling interest was $254,942 and $3,434,141, respectively.
The decrease in non-controlling interest is primarily due to the decrease in net income of NetSol PK.
Net
Income/Loss attributable to NetSol
Net
income was $937,081 for the year ended June 30, 2020 compared to $8,583,399 for the year ended June 30, 2019. This is a decrease
of $7,646,318 with a decrease of $7,622,678 on a constant currency basis, compared to the prior year. For the year ended June
30, 2020, net income per share was $0.08 for basic and diluted shares. For the year ended June 30, 2019, net income per share
was $0.74 for basic and diluted shares.
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Non-GAAP
Financial Measures
Regulation
S-K Item 10(e), “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Commission Filings,” defines and prescribes the conditions
for use of non-GAAP financial information. Our measures of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA per basic and diluted share meet
the definition of a non-GAAP financial measure.
We
define the non-GAAP measures as follows:
●
EBITDA
is GAAP net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization.
●
Non-GAAP
adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA plus stock-based compensation expense.
●
Adjusted
EBITDA per basic and diluted share – Adjusted EBITDA allocated to common stock divided by the weighted average shares
outstanding and diluted shares outstanding.
We
use non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate the business and believe that presenting non-GAAP measures provides useful information
to investors regarding the underlying business trends and performance of our ongoing operations as well as useful metrics for
monitoring our performance and evaluating it against industry peers. The non-GAAP financial measures presented should be used
in addition to, and in conjunction with, results presented in accordance with GAAP, and should not be relied upon to the exclusion
of GAAP financial measures. Management strongly encourages investors to review our consolidated financial statements in their
entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure in evaluating the Company.
The
non-GAAP measures reflect adjustments based on the following items:
EBITDA :
We report EBITDA as a non-GAAP metric by excluding the effect of net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization
from net income because doing so makes internal comparisons to our historical operating results more consistent. In addition,
we believe providing an EBITDA calculation is a more useful comparison of our operating results to the operating results of our
peers.
Stock-based
compensation expense : We have excluded the effect of stock-based compensation expense from the non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA and
non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA per basic and diluted share calculations. Although stock-based compensation expense is calculated in
accordance with current GAAP and constitutes an ongoing and recurring expense, such expense is excluded from non-GAAP results
because it is not an expense which generally requires cash settlement by NetSol, and therefore is not used by us to assess the
profitability of our operations. We also believe the exclusion of stock-based compensation expense provides a more useful comparison
of our operating results to the operating results of our peers.
Non-controlling
interest: We add back the non-controlling interest in calculating gross adjusted EBITDA and then subtract out the income taxes,
depreciation and amortization and net interest expense attributable to the non-controlling interest to arrive at a net adjusted
EBITDA.
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Our
reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share to the
most comparable GAAP measures for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
For
the Year Ended
For
the Year Ended
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
Net
Income (loss) attributable to NetSol
$ 937,081
$ 8,583,399
Non-controlling
interest
254,942
3,434,141
Income
taxes
1,141,068
1,057,784
Depreciation
and amortization
3,731,954
4,423,657
Interest
expense
346,856
311,798
Interest
(income)
(1,569,536 )
(955,061 )
EBITDA
$ 4,842,365
$ 16,855,718
Add
back:
Non-cash
stock-based compensation
808,616
1,174,625
Adjusted
EBITDA, gross
$ 5,650,981
$ 18,030,343
Less
non-controlling interest (a)
(1,330,352 )
(5,140,004 )
Adjusted
EBITDA, net
$ 4,320,629
$ 12,890,339
Weighted Average
number of shares outstanding
Basic
11,734,648
11,599,290
Diluted
11,784,414
11,621,990
Basic
adjusted EBITDA
$ 0.37
$ 1.11
Diluted
adjusted EBITDA
$ 0.37
$ 1.11
(a)
The reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling interest
to
net income attributable to non-controlling interest is as follows
Net
Income attributable to non-controlling interest
$ 254,942
$ 3,434,141
Income
Taxes
223,675
351,778
Depreciation
and amortization
1,060,605
1,397,613
Interest
expense
100,373
99,696
Interest
(income)
(391,644 )
(229,802 )
EBITDA
$ 1,247,951
$ 5,053,426
Add
back:
Non-cash
stock-based compensation
82,401
86,578
Adjusted
EBITDA of non-controlling interest
$ 1,330,352
$ 5,140,004
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LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our
cash position was $20,166,830 at June 30, 2020, compared to $17,366,364 at June 30, 2019.
Net
cash provided by operating activities was $3,972,426 for the year ended June 30, 2020 compared to $4,933,210 for the year ended
June 30, 2019. At June 30, 2020, we had current assets of $51,895,711 and current liabilities of $20,116,106. We had accounts
receivable of $11,414,257 at June 30, 2020 compared to $15,599,314 at June 30, 2019. We had revenues in excess of billings of
$18,506,733 at June 30, 2020 compared to $16,111,366 at June 30, 2019 of which $1,300,289 and $1,281,492 are shown as long term
as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The long-term portion was discounted by $41,286 and $99,139 at June 30, 2020 and 2019,
respectively, using the discounted cash flow method with an interest rate of 4.35%, during years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
During the year ended June 30, 2020, our revenues in excess of billings were reclassified to accounts receivable pursuant to billing
requirements detailed in each contract. The combined totals for accounts receivable and revenues in excess of billings decreased
by $1,789,690 from $31,710,680 at June 30, 2019 to $29,920,990 at June 30, 2020. Accounts payable and accrued expenses, and current
portions of loans and lease obligations amounted to $5,680,837 and $9,139,561, respectively at June 30, 2020. The average days
sales outstanding for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were 200 and 171 days respectively. The days sales outstanding have
been calculated by taking into consideration the average combined balances of accounts receivable and revenue in excess of billings.
Net
cash used by investing activities amounted to $2,054,890 for the year ended June 30, 2020, compared to $3,649,680 for the year
ended June 30, 2019. We had net purchases of property and equipment of $1,270,965 compared to $1,555,680 for the comparable period
last fiscal year. For the year ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we invested $600,000 and $1,526,500, respectively, in short-term
convertible notes. For the year ended June 30, 2019, we purchased the remaining 49% share of VLS for $927,100. We paid cash of
$317,500 at the closing date and accrued the remaining $609,600, which was subsequently paid during the fiscal year ended June
30, 2020.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $1,700,293 compared
to $17,167, for the years ended June 30, 2020, and 2019, respectively. The year ended June 30, 2020 included the cash inflow of
$Nil from the exercising of stock options compared to $85,000 for the year ended June 30, 2019. During the year ended June 30,
2020, we purchased zero shares of our common stock from the open market compared to 41,650 shares of common stock for $250,945
for the same period last year. The year ended June 30, 2020, included cash inflow of $4,221,203 from bank proceeds compared to
$1,227,158 for the same period last year. During the year ended June 30, 2020, we had net payments for bank loans and capital leases
of $611,913 compared to $480,231 for the year ended June 30, 2019. We are operating in various geographical regions of the world
through our various subsidiaries. Those subsidiaries have financial arrangements from various financial institutions to meet both
their short and long-term funding requirements. These loans will become due at different maturity dates as described in Note 15
of the financial statements. We are in compliance with the covenants of the financial arrangements and there is no default which
may lead to early payment of these obligations. We anticipate paying back all these obligations on their respective due dates.
We
typically fund the cash requirements for our operations in the U.S. through our license, services, and maintenance agreements,
intercompany charges for corporate services, and through the exercise of options. As of June 30, 2020, we had approximately $20.2
million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of which approximately $18.2 million is held by our foreign subsidiaries.
As of June 30, 2019, we have approximately $17.4 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of which approximately
$16.1 million is held by our foreign subsidiaries.
We
remain open to strategic relationships that would provide value added benefits. The focus will remain on continuously improving
cash reserves internally and reduced reliance on external capital raise.
As
a growing company, we have on-going capital expenditure needs based on our short term and long-term business plans. Although our
requirements for capital expenses vary from time to time, for the next 12 months, we anticipate needing working capital of $2
to $3 million for APAC, U.S. and European new business development activities and infrastructure enhancements.
While
there is no guarantee that any of these methods will result in raising sufficient funds to meet our capital needs or that even
if available will be on terms acceptable to us, we will be very cautious and prudent about any new capital raise given the global
market uncertainties. However, we are very conscious of the dilutive effect and price pressures in raising equity-based capital.
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Financial
Covenants
Our
UK based subsidiary, NTE, has an approved overdraft facility of £300,000 ($370,370) which requires that the aggregate amount
of invoiced trade debtors (net of provisions for bad and doubtful debts and excluding intra-group debtors) of NTE, not exceeding
90 days old, will not be less than an amount equal to 200% of the facility. The Pakistani subsidiary, NetSol PK has an approved
facility for export refinance from Askari Bank Limited amounting to Rupees 500 million ($2,975,482) and a running finance facility
of Rupees 75 million ($446,322). NetSol PK has an approved facility for export refinance from another Habib Metro Bank Limited
amounting to Rupees 900 million ($5,355,868). These facilities require NetSol PK to maintain a long-term debt equity ratio of
60:40 and the current ratio of 1:1. NetSol PK also has an approved export refinance facility of Rs. 380 million ($2,261,366) and
a running finance facility of Rs. 120 million ($714,116) from Samba Bank Limited. During the tenure of loan, these two facilities
require NetSol PK to maintain at a minimum a current ratio of 1:1, an interest coverage ratio of 4 times, a leverage ratio of
2 times, and a debt service coverage ratio of 4 times.
As
of the date of this report, we are in compliance with the financial covenants associated with our borrowings. The maturity dates
of the borrowings of respective subsidiaries may accelerate if they do not comply with these covenants. In case of any change
in control in subsidiaries, they may have to repay their respective credit facilities.
Dividends
and Redemption
It
has been our policy to invest earnings in growth rather than distribute earnings as common stock dividends. This policy, under
which common stock dividends have not been paid since our inception is expected to continue but is subject to regular review by
the Board of Directors.
Contractual
Obligations
Our
contractual obligations are as follows:
Payment
due by period
Contractual
Obligation
Total
0
- 1 year
1-3
Years
3-5
Years
More
than 5 years
Debt
Obligations
D&O
Insurance
$ 81,728
$ 81,728
$ -
$ -
$ -
Paycheck
Protection Program Loans
469,721
182,669
287,052
-
-
Term
Finance Facility
1,380,878
354,337
1,026,541
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Export Refinance
2,975,482
2,975,482
-
-
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Export Refinance II
2,261,365
2,261,365
-
-
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Export Refinance III
2,975,483
2,975,483
-
-
-
Term
Finance Facility
65,473
16,423
32,846
16,204
-
Subsidiary
Finance Leases
469,406
292,074
177,332
-
-
Operating
Lease Obligations
2,624,890
1,215,699
1,329,763
76,286
3,142
Total
$ 13,304,426
$ 10,355,260
$ 2,853,534
$ 92,490
$ 3,142
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
do not maintain any off-balance sheet arrangements, transactions, obligations or other relationships with unconsolidated entities
that would be expected to have a material current or future effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.
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ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We
are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates.
Foreign
Currency Exchange Risk
Economic
Exposure
We
transact business in various foreign currencies and have significant international revenues, as well as costs denominated in foreign
currencies. This exposes us to the risk of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Since the majority of the Company’s
operations are based in the Asia Pacific region where the Pakistan Rupee is continuously losing its value against the US Dollar
and we don’t have any imports; therefore, we believe it is counter-productive to hedge this exposure. The devaluation of
the Pakistan Rupee results in a foreign exchange gain to the Company.
Transaction
Exposure
Our
exposure to foreign currency transaction gains and losses is the result of certain net receivables due from our foreign subsidiaries
and customers being denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the subsidiary, primarily the Euro, Yuan,
Baht and the Pakistan Rupee. Our foreign subsidiaries conduct their businesses in local currency. Since the majority of the Company’s
operations are based in the Asia Pacific region where the Pakistan Rupee is continuously losing its value against the US Dollar
and we don’t have any imports; therefore, we believe it is counter-productive to hedge this exposure.
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The
Consolidated Financial Statements that constitute Item 8 are included at the end of this report on page F-1.
ITEM
9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
NetSol’s
financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer
of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
In
connection with the audit of NetSol’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, there were no disagreements,
disputes, or differences of opinion with BF Borgers CPA PC. (“BF Borgers”) on any matters of accounting principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope and procedures, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of
BF Borgers would have caused BF Borgers to make reference to the matter in its report.
In
connection with the audit of NetSol’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, there were no disagreements,
disputes, or differences of opinion with KSP Group, Inc. (“KSP”) on any matters of accounting principles or practices,
financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope and procedures, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KSP would have
caused KSP to make reference to the matter in its report.
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ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of
our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by
this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management’s
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management has the responsibility to establish and maintain adequate internal controls over our financial reporting, as defined
in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our external financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
Due
to inherent limitations of any internal control system, management acknowledges that there are limitations as to the effectiveness
of internal controls over financial reporting and therefore recognize that only reasonable assurance can be gained from any internal
control system. Accordingly, our internal control system may not detect or prevent material misstatements in our financial statements
and projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Under
the supervision and participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have performed
an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020. This assessment was
based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission. Based on the results of our assessment, the Company has determined that as of June 30, 2020, the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting are effective.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, that have
materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15(f) and 15d – 15(f)).
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
NONE
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PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires that the Company’s directors and executive officers and
persons owning more than 10% of the outstanding Common Stock, file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Executive officers, directors and beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Company’s
Common Stock are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based
solely on copies of such forms furnished as provided above, or written representations that no such forms were required, the Company
believes that during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its executive officers,
directors and beneficial owners of more than 10% of its Common Stock were complied with.
CHANGE
IN MANAGEMENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board
of Directors
At
the 2019 Annual Shareholders Meeting held in June 2020, a five-member board stood for election. The members were elected and,
according to the bylaws of the company shall retain their position as directors until the next meeting. The board of directors
is made up of Mr. Najeeb U. Ghauri (Chairman of the Board), Mr. Mark Caton, Ms. Malea Farsai, Mr. Kausar Kazmi and Mr. Henry Tolentino.
Committees
The
Audit Committee is made up of Mr. Kazmi, as Chairman, with Mr. Caton and Mr. Tolentino as members. The Compensation Committee
consists of Mr. Caton, as Chairman, with Mr. Kazmi and Mr. Tolentino as its members. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
consists of Mr. Tolentino, as Chairman, with Mr. Caton and Mr. Kazmi as its members.
The
table below provides the membership for each of the committees during Fiscal Year 2020.
Nominating
and
Corporate
Audit
Compensation
Governance
Director
Committee
Committee
Committee
Najeeb
Ghauri
Naeem
Ghauri *
Malea
Farsai
Shahid
J. Burki (I)*
X
(C)
X
X
Mark
Caton (I)
X
X
(C)
X
Kausar
Kazmi (I) (A)
X
X
X
Henry
Tolentino (I)
X
X
X
(C)
*
Mr.
Ghauri and Mr. Burki did not stand for reelection in June 2020.
(I)
Denotes
an Independent Director.
(C)
Denotes
the Chairperson of the Committee.
(A)
Mr.
Kazmi became the Audit Committee Chairman in July 2020.
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DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The
following table sets forth the names and ages of the current directors and executive officers of the Company, the principal offices
and positions with the Company held by each person and the date such person became a director or executive officer of the Company.
The Board of Directors elects the executive officers of the Company annually. Each year the stockholders elect the Board of Directors.
The executive officers serve varying terms until their death, resignation or removal by the Board of Directors. In addition, there
was no arrangement or understanding between any executive officer and any other person pursuant to which any person was selected
as an executive officer.
The
directors and executive officers of the Company are as follows:
Name
Year
First Elected as an Officer or Director
Age
Position
Held with the Registrant
Family
Relationship
Najeeb
Ghauri
1997
66
Chief
Executive Officer, Chairman and Director
None
Roger
Almond
2013
55
Chief
Financial Officer
None
Patti
L. W. McGlasson
2004
55
Sr.
V.P., Legal and Corporate Affairs; Secretary, General Counsel
None
Mark
Caton
2002
71
Director
None
Malea
Farsai
2018
51
Director;
Corporate Counsel
None
Henry
Tolentino
2018
71
Director
None
Syed
Kausar Kazmi
2019
67
Director
None
Business
Experience of Officers and Directors:
NAJEEB
U. GHAURI is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of NetSol. He has been a Director of the Company since 1997, Chairman
since 2003 and Chief Executive Officer from January 1998 to September 2002 and from October 2006 to present. Mr. Ghauri is a co-founder
of NetSol Technologies, Inc. He was responsible for NetSol listing on NASDAQ in 1999, the NetSol subsidiary listing on KSE (Karachi
Stock Exchange) in 2005, and the NetSol listing on the NASDAQ Dubai exchange in 2008. Mr. Ghauri served as the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2001 and as the Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2005. As CEO, Mr. Ghauri is responsible
for managing the day-to-day operations of the Company, as well as the Company’s overall growth and expansion plan. In 2017,
Mr. Najeeb Ghauri as the CEO, implemented a Company-wide initiative cutting costs which saved the Company in excess of $7,000,000.
Mr. Ghauri was also instrumental in the substantial increase in revenue for fiscal year end 2015. In addition, Mr. Ghauri traveled
overseas multiple times to execute the largest contract for the Company, worth over $100 million, in December 2015. Prior to joining
the Company, Mr. Ghauri was part of the marketing team of Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) (now acquired by BP), a Fortune 500
company, from 1987-1997. Prior to ARCO, he spent nearly five years with Unilever as brand and sales managers. Mr. Ghauri attended
Eastern Illinois University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Management/Economics in 1978. He also received an
M.B.A. in Marketing Management from Claremont Graduate School in California in 1981. Mr. Ghauri was elected Vice Chairman of US
Pakistan Business Council in 2006, a Washington D.C. based council of US Chamber of Commerce. He is also very active in several
philanthropic activities in emerging markets and is a founding director of Pakistan Human Development Fund, a non-profit organization,
a partnership with UNDP to promote literacy, health services and poverty alleviation in Pakistan. Mr. Ghauri has participated
in NASDAQ opening and/or closing bell ceremonies in 2006, 2008,2009 and 2020.
Skills
and Qualifications : Mr. Ghauri has an extensive executive, operational and strategic leadership experience in a global setting.
Substantial experience in establishing management performance objective and establishing goals.
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ROGER
ALMOND was appointed Chief Financial Officer on September 9, 2013. Since 2007, Roger Almond held the position of Senior Manager
at Pickard & Green Certified Public Accountants where he and his team were responsible for assisting national and international
companies with their financial reporting requirements to the SEC. Roger Almond’s duties also included overseeing multiple
entity consolidations, converting financial data to US GAAP, preparing financials statements, footnotes and MD&A. Prior to
his current position, Roger Almond held the position of Assurance Manager at Grant Thornton LLP, in Los Angeles, California from
2003-2006. From November 1999 to August 2003, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Keysor Century Corporation located in Saugus,
California.
Roger
Almond received his BS in Accounting from Brigham Young University in 1991 and he is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in
California. He has also completed executive management courses at UCLA in 2001.
PATTI
L. W. MCGLASSON joined NetSol as General Counsel in January 2004 and was elected to the position of Secretary in March 2004.
She was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate and Legal Affairs in 2013.
In
the role of General Counsel, Ms. McGlasson is responsible for leading NetSol’s legal department company-wide. She is also
responsible for the implementation of the Company’s internal corporate governance and policy plans, ethics and business
conduct. She oversees all board meetings in her executive position as corporate secretary.
Ms.
McGlasson has nearly 28 years of experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, business and cross-border transactions
and securities law. Immediately prior to joining NetSol, Patti practiced at Vogt & Resnick, law corporation. She was admitted
to practice in California in 1991.
She
received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1987 from the University of California, San Diego and, her Juris Doctor
and Masters in Law in Transnational Business from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in 1991 and 1993, respectively.
As part of her Masters in Law in Transnational Business, she interned at the law firm of Loeff Claeys Verbeke in Rotterdam, the
Netherlands in 1991.
MARK
CATON joined the Board of Directors in 2007. Mr. Caton is currently President of Ciena Financial, Inc. a diversified financial
services company, a position he has held since 2006. Prior to joining Ciena, Mr. Caton was President of NetSol Technologies USA,
responsible for US sales, from June 2002 to December 2003. Mr. Caton was employed by ePlus from 1994 to 2002 as Senior Vice President-Business
Development. He was a member of the UCLA Alumni Association Board of Directors and served on the Board of Directors of NetSol
from 2002-2003. Mr. Caton is a Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committees. Mr. Caton received his BA from UCLA in psychology in 1971.
Skills
and Qualifications : Mr. Caton has over 25 years of experience in marketing and management.
MALEA
FARSAI joined the Board of Directors for the first time in 2018 and is currently the Company’s Corporate Counsel. Before
joining NetSol in March 2000, Ms. Farsai was an associate at the law firm of Horowitz and Beam where she represented both domestic
and international private and public clients from technology to apparel in various transactions. She has also worked on the formation
of business startups and IPOs. Ms. Farsai was on the team that took the Company public and is the one who listed NetSol on NASDAQ
in 1999 and has maintained its listing since then to current. After nearly two decades with NetSol, Ms. Farsai continues to work
part-time as the Company’s Corporate Counsel overseeing the Company’s insurance needs as well as day to day corporate
legal needs. She has also obtained many of NetSol’s various trademarks for the Company.
During her tenure as a Board member this past year, Ms. Farsai has been actively updating and overseeing the Company’s
Corporate and Social Responsibilities (CSR) globally. Prior to joining NetSol, she practiced law with the law firm of Horowitz
and Beam in Irvine, California from 1996-2000. Ms. Farsai received her B.A. degree from University of California, Irvine and her
J.D. in 1996, and has been a member of the California State Bar since 1996. She sits on the board of various charitable organizations
in Los Angeles.
Skills
and Qualifications: Ms. Farsai has served the Company and its legal department since its inception and has a breadth of knowledge
and understanding about NetSol’s business through her role as Corporate Counsel. She also has an understanding of Public
Company corporate governance as well as the management and retention of a diverse group of employees.
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HENRY
TOLENTINO joined the Board of Directors in 2018. Mr. Tolentino brings more than 30 years of experience in the auto finance
industry working with global manufacturers such as Toyota and General Motors. Prior to joining NetSol’s advisory board,
Mr. Tolentino has held several executive positions at Toyota Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., including most recently as president
from 2006 to 2014 and then served as an advisor from 2015 to 2016. Prior to Toyota Leasing, Mr. Tolentino spent more than 10 years
with Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, USA. He began his career in the auto finance industry with General Motors Acceptance Corporation.
Mr. Tolentino joined the advisory board of NetSol in September 2017 where he provided strategic advice to the senior management
of the Company. Mr. Tolentino is the Chairman of the Nomination and Corporate Governance
Committee and member of the Audit and Compensation Committees.
Skills
and Qualifications : Mr. Tolentino has significant knowledge in international automobile manufacturing, business strategy and
managing growth in the automotive industry.
SYED
KAUSAR KAZMI joined the Board of Directors in 2019. Mr. Kazmi brings over 40 years of expertise in the banking industry and
is currently the Head of Commercial Banking and Business Development at Habib Bank Zurich PLC, located in London where he has
served in this capacity since 2016. Prior to this position, Mr. Kazmi served as the Head of Business Development for UK and Europe
at Habib Bank AG Zurich in London from 2012-2016, before which Mr. Kazmi was the CEO of the UK operations of Habib Bank AG Zurich
from 2009-2012. In 2018, Mr. Kazmi was awarded by Power 100, Parliamentary Review in association with The British Publishing Company
a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his significant and lasting impact on the banking sector. In addition, Mr. Kazmi
has been awarded by the Asian Media Group the “GG2 Power List” celebrating Britain’s 101 most influential Asians
from 2016-2018.
Mr.
Kazmi received his BSc in Chemical Engineering with II Class Honors from Habib Institute of Technology in 1974. He sits on the
board of many charitable organizations, with a focus on helping raise funds. Mr. Kazmi will
succeed Mr. Burki as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation
Committees.
Skills
and Qualifications : Mr. Kazmi has strong financial services and management expertise. He directs the operations of a financial
services business, expending its focus on business development.
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CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Code
of Business Conduct & Ethics
The
Company adopted its Code of Business Conduct & Ethics, as amended and restated on September 9, 2013, applicable to every officer,
director and employee of the Company, including, but not limited to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal
financial officer, and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. Our Code of Business
Conduct & Ethics has been posted on our website and may be viewed at http://ir.netsoltech.com/governance-docs.
Audit
Committee
The
Company has an Audit Committee whose members are the independent directors of the Company, specifically, Mr. Kazmi, Mr. Caton,
and Mr. Tolentino. Mr. Kazmi is the current Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Audit
Committee Financial Expert
The
Company has identified its audit chairperson, Mr. Kausar Kazmi as its Audit Committee financial expert. Mr. Kazmi is an independent
board member as the term is defined in the Nasdaq Listing Rules. Mr. Kazmi’s over 40 years of experience in the banking
industry including his current tenure as Head of Commercial Banking and Business Development for UK and Europe for Habib Bank
AG Zurich as well as his service as a board member on various charities as the board member responsible for fundraising, provides
him with an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting. Additionally, this experience provides
an ability to assess the general application of accounting principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals
and reserves; experience analyzing financial statements that were comparable in the breadth and complexity of issues that can
be reasonably expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements; an understanding of internal control over financial
reporting; and an understanding of audit committee functions.
ITEM
11-EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Introduction
Our
Compensation Committee is responsible for establishing and overseeing compensation programs that comply with NetSol’s executive
compensation philosophy. As described in this Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”), the Compensation
Committee follows a disciplined process for setting executive compensation. This process involves analyzing factors such as company
performance, individual performance, strategic goals and competitive market data to arrive at each element of compensation. The
Compensation Committee approves compensation decisions for all executive officers. An independent compensation consultant helps
the Compensation Committee by providing advice, information, and an objective opinion. This CD&A will focus on the compensation
awarded to NetSol’s “named executive officers”—the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary. You can find more complete information about all elements of compensation for the named
executive officers in the following discussion and in the Summary Compensation table that appears on page 45.
Fiscal
2020 Executive Compensation Highlights and Governance
This
section identifies the most significant decisions and changes made regarding NetSol’s executive compensation in fiscal year
2020.
Shareholder
Approval of Compensation
At
the last annual general meeting held on June 26, 2020, shareholders expressed support for our executive compensation programs,
with 80.40% of votes cast at the meeting voting to ratify the compensation of our named executive officers. Although the advisory
shareholder vote on executive compensation is non-binding, the Compensation Committee has considered, and will continue to consider,
the outcome of the vote and the sentiments of our shareholders when making future compensation decisions for the named executive
officers. Based on the results from our last annual general meeting, the Compensation Committee believes shareholders support
the Company’s executive compensation philosophy and the compensation paid to the named executive officers.
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Taking
into account the marked increase in support of this plan at the June 26, 2020 Annual Shareholders Meeting, the Compensation Committee
believes the compensation program meaningfully explains the Compensation Committee’s compensation decisions and its determination
to tie long term incentives of the Chief Executive Officer to performance criteria. The Compensation Committee continues to reach
out to its shareholders regarding their positions on the Company’s compensation program. In connection with the proxy solicitations,
the executive compensation was discussed with certain of our top shareholders and their general acceptance of the compensation
structure is reflected in the proxy vote results. Accordingly, the Compensation Committee will continue to provide the CEO with
a bonus criterion that is based on total revenues and income from operations on a graduated basis. Bonuses would be paid 60% in
cash and 40% in stock valued at the share price on June 30 th of the fiscal year in which it was earned.
Based
on the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders vote on the Frequency of Say on Pay voting, we will continue to provide our stockholders
with an annual opportunity to cast an advisory vote on the compensation programs for our named executive officers and as always,
the stockholders are welcome to contact Investor Relations with any questions.
Governance
and Evolving Compensation Practices
The
Compensation Committee and the Board are aware of evolving practices in executive compensation and corporate governance. In response,
we have adopted and/or maintained certain policies and practices that are in keeping with “best practices” in many
areas. For example:
●
The Compensation Committee engages an independent compensation consultant to evaluate our chief executive officer’s
executive compensation practices in comparison to a peer group.
●
We do not provide excessive executive perquisites to our named executive officers.
●
Our incentive plans expressly prohibit repricing of options (directly or indirectly) without prior shareholder approval.
●
Our policy on the prevention of insider trading prohibits various types of transactions involving Company stock or securities,
including short sales, options trading, hedging, margin purchases and pledges.
●
Our stock ownership guidelines require our executive officers to align their long-term interests with those of our stockholders.
●
Our policy prohibits the named executive officers from selling any newly issued shares for a period of three months, in an
open market transaction.
●
Beginning with our fiscal year 2018 to current, we modified our compensation practices for our CEO to tie a significant portion
to financial results both on a top line and bottom-line basis.
General
Compensation Overview
For
2020, compensation designed for our executive officers consisted of:
●
Base
Salary
●
Cash
awards at the discretion of the Compensation Committee
●
Long
term equity in the form of time-based restricted stock; and
●
Ability
to participate generally in all group health and welfare benefit programs and tax-qualified retirement plans on the same basis
as applicable to all of our employees.
In
response to discussions we have had with certain shareholders and given the percentage voting in favor of our executive compensation,
beginning with the 2019 fiscal year, Chief Executive Officer compensation shall consist of:
●
Base
Salary
●
Short-term
cash awards conditioned upon achieving objective performance targets
●
Long-term
equity in the form of time and objective performance targets; and
●
Ability
to participate generally in all group health and welfare benefit programs and tax-qualified retirement plans on the same basis
as applicable to all of our employees.
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The
Compensation Committee administers the cash and non-cash compensation programs applicable to our executive officers. The Compensation
Committee makes all decisions about executive officer compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and the remaining named executives
after discussion with our Chief Executive Officer about his direct reports. The Compensation Committee has often refined the direct
reports’ compensation recommendations made by the Chief Executive Officer. Our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation
is determined solely by the Compensation Committee, which, consistent with NASDAQ requirements, is comprised exclusively of independent
directors, and the Chief Executive Officer does not participate in Committee decisions surrounding his compensation.
Independent
Compensation Consultant
The
Compensation Committee retained Compensation Resources, Inc. as its independent compensation consultant. Compensation Resources
provided chief executive officer and director compensation consulting services to the Compensation Committee, including a competitive
market analysis of peers and the base salary, total cash compensation and total direct compensation. Interactions with Compensation
Resources was limited to the Compensation Committee Chair and interaction with executives was generally limited to discussions
as required to compile information at the Compensation Committee’s direction. During fiscal year 2020, Compensation Resources
did not provide services to the Company. Based on these factors and its own evaluation of Compensation Resources independence
pursuant to the requirements approved and adopted by the SEC, the Compensation Committee has determined that the work performed
by Compensation Resources does not raise any conflicts of interest.
Compensation
Philosophy and Objectives
Our
executive compensation philosophy calls for competitive total compensation that will reward executives for achieving individual
and corporate performance objectives and will attract, motivate and retain leaders who will drive the creation of shareholder
value. It incorporates elements that create shareholder value by driving financial performance, retaining a high-performing and
talented executive team, and aligning the interests of the executive team with the interests of shareholders. The Compensation
Committee reviews the compensation and benefit programs for executive officers, including the named executive officers, and performs
an annual assessment of the Company’s executive compensation policy. In determining total compensation, the Compensation
Committee considers the objectives and attributes described below.
Executive
Compensation Principles
Shareholder
Alignment
●
Our
executive compensation programs are designed to create shareholder value.
●
Long-term
incentive awards, delivered in the form of equity, make up a portion of our executives’ total compensation and closely
align the interests of executives with the long-term interests of our shareholders. Our policy prohibits the named executive
officers from selling any newly issued shares for a period of three months, on an open market transaction.
Performance
based
●
Long-term
incentive awards are designed to reward our executive officers for creating long-term shareholder value. Long-term incentive
awards are granted primarily in the form of stock options and/or shares.
Appropriate
Risk
●
Our
executive compensation programs are designed to encourage executive officers to take appropriate risks in managing their businesses
to achieve optimal performance.
Competitive
with external talent markets
●
Our
executive compensation programs are designed to be competitive within the relevant markets.
Simple
and transparent
●
Our
executive compensation programs are designed to be readily understood by our executives, and transparent to our investors.
Compensation
Analysis Peer Group
After
consideration of business models, company revenue and market capitalization of other companies in the Company’s technology
industry segment, and with the input from Compensation Resources, Inc., the compensation consultant used by the Company at the
time the study was last conducted, the Compensation Committee established the following list of peer companies to provide a comparative
framework for use in setting executive compensation:
Amber
Road, Inc.
B
Square Corp.
Cass
Information Systems
Data
Watch Corp.
Digital
Turbine, Inc.
Everbridge,
Inc.
Mitek
Systems, Inc.
SPS
Commerce Inc.
USA
Technologies, Inc.
Zix
Corp.
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Executive
Officer Base Salaries and Compensation Comparisons
Compensation
plans are developed by utilizing publicly available compensation data in the information technology and software services industries.
We believe that the practices of these groups of companies provide us with appropriate compensation benchmarks, because these
groups of companies are in similar businesses and tend to compete with us for executives and other employees. For benchmarking
executive compensation, we typically review the compensation data we have collected from these groups of companies, as well as
a subset of the data from those companies that have a similar number of employees as the Company. The Compensation Committee has
determined to utilize the services of a consultant for purposes of comparing our compensation program with similarly situated
companies in like industries. The recommendations of these consultants will be utilized by the Compensation Committee in determining
the appropriate compensation packages in addition to taking into account the unique global scale of the Company’s business.
While these consultants may make general recommendations about the size and components of compensation, we anticipate our philosophy
to continue on the basis of a pay-for-performance philosophy.
In
establishing the compensation of our named Chief Executive Officer, we based the amounts primarily on the market data and advice
provided by Compensation Resources, Inc. with respect to the compensation paid to individuals who perform substantially similar
functions within the peer group companies. In connection with the other named executive officers, we also relied on the recommendations
of the Chief Executive Officer’s analysis relative to those individuals’ performance and compensation. We also examined
the outstanding stock options and equity grants held by the executive officers for the purpose of considering the retention value
of any additional equity awards.
As
a general guideline, for our named executive officers, we aim to set base salary, cash compensation and total compensation at
approximately the mean market range. Our analysis determined that the base salary of our Chief Executive officer was slightly
above the mean, cash compensation was generally within the mean, but the total direct compensation was below the mean. As such,
it was determined to develop a long-term, performance-based element of the compensation that brought the total direct compensation
within the mean.
2020
Executive Compensation Components
Base
Salary
An
executive’s base salary is a fixed element of the executive’s compensation intended to attract and retain executives.
It is evaluated together with components of the executive’s other compensation to ensure that the executive’s total
compensation is consistent with our overall compensation philosophy. Base salaries are adjusted annually by the Compensation Committee.
The
base salaries were established in arms-length negotiations between the executive and the Company, considering their extensive
experience, knowledge of the industry, track record, and achievements on behalf of the Company. The Company expects each named
executive officer to contribute to the Company’s overall success as a member of the executive team rather than focus solely
on specific objectives within the officer’s area of responsibility.
We
provided a 3% increase in base salary for Ms. McGlasson in fiscal 2020. Due to the effects of COVID-19, the Company reduced her
base salary by 13%. We provided a 4% increase in base salary for Mr. Almond in fiscal 2020. Due to the effects of COVID-19, the
Company reduced his salary by 13%. In fiscal year 2020, Mr. Ghauri’s base salary did not increase. Due to the effects of
COVID-19, Mr. Ghauri’s base salary was reduced by 4.7%. Mr. Ghauri’s perquisites were reduced by 8% for a total compensation
reduction of 5.4%. The Compensation Committee determined that salary alone was an adequate basis for short term compensation,
and that equity incentives would be used for the long-term elements of incentive programs for Ms. McGlasson and Mr. Almond.
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Annual
Bonus
Our
compensation program includes eligibility for bonuses as rewarded by the Compensation Committee. All executives are eligible for
annual performance-based cash bonuses in accordance with Company policies. The Compensation Committee takes into consideration
the executive’s performance during the previous year to determine eligibility for discretionary bonuses. Further, the compensation
committee will review, if applicable, the performance criteria set forth in an executive’s previous year’s agreement
and will determine if the executive has met such criteria in order to achieve the bonus. The Company’s bonus criteria at
the executive management level, is typically based on a gross revenue and income from operations targets. Cash bonuses, if any
for 2020 are reflected in the summary of compensation discussed below starting on page 48. For 2020, based on structured KPI’s
by the compensation committee, Mr. Ghauri did not earn a bonus. See bonus structure as discussed below on page 46. The Compensation
Committee determined that Gross Revenue and Income from Operations structure used in fiscal 2020 continues to be a proper measure
for measuring Mr. Ghauri’s performance in that it encourages his participation in revenue generating activities and continues
to incentivize him to monitor and maximize cost efficiency.
Long-Term
Equity Incentive Compensation
We
believe that long-term performance is achieved through an ownership culture that encourages long-term participation by our executives
in equity-based awards. Because base salary and equity awards are such basic elements of compensation within our industry, as
well as the high technology and software industries in general, and are generally expected by employees, we believe that these
components must be included in our compensation mix in order for us to compete effectively for talented executives. We award time
based vested stock from our Equity Incentive Plans for several reasons. First, such awards facilitate retention of our executives.
Restricted stock generally vests only if the executive remains employed by the Company. Second, time-based stock awards align
executive compensation with the interests of our shareholders and thereby focuses executives on increasing value for the shareholders.
Time vested stock generally only provides a superior return if the stock price appreciates, and results in materially less dilution
to the shareholders than options while frequently providing equivalent value to the employee at less cost to the Company than
options. In determining the number of shares to be granted to executives, we take into account the individual’s position,
scope of responsibility, ability to affect profits and shareholder value, past and recent performance, and the estimated value
of shares at the time of grant. Assuming individual performance at a level satisfactory to the Compensation Committee, the size
of total equity compensation is generally targeted at the 50th percentile for the peer group. As indicated above, market data,
including compensation percentiles, were among several factors the committee reviewed in determining compensation.
Equity
incentives provided to executives are determined by the Fair Market Value of our common stock on the grant date. Each executive’s
stock award was based on an analysis of the Compensation Committee of an appropriate overall cash compensation for each individual
taking into account their position and compensation at similarly situated companies. Each executive’s stock award was based
on a desired overall compensation cash value less the base salary as approved by the Compensation Committee.
In
fiscal year 2020, Ms. McGlasson and Mr. Almond received a grant of 7,500 and 10,000 shares of common stock, respectively, vesting
quarterly over a two-year period.
Mr.
Ghauri is eligible to receive grants of shares based on the performance criteria connected to gross revenues and net income from
operations as discussed below. The total compensation including equity grants is designed to bring the Chief Executive Officer
to the mean market average.
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Mr.
Ghauri’s bonus for fiscal year 2020 is based on the total revenues and income from operations on a graduated basis. The
following table demonstrates the graduated percentage of bonus that Mr. Ghauri will be eligible to earn based on the percentage
of the goal achieved. Bonuses will be paid 60% in cash and 40% in shares of common stock valued on June 30, 2020. Total net revenues
and income from operations are based on those values reported for the year ending June 30, 2020 excluding any adjustments relating
to changes in revenue recognition policy.
Allocated
Bonus
%
%
of Bonus
25 %
50 %
100 %
125 %
150 %
175 %
200 %
Net
revenues
55 %
Increase
in revenues
5 %
10 %
15 %
20 %
25 %
30 %
35 %
Bonus
Earned
82,500
165,000
330,000
412,500
495,000
577,500
660,000
%
of Bonus
25 %
50 %
100 %
125 %
150 %
175 %
200 %
Income
from Operations
45 %
Income
from Operations %
5.0 %
7.5 %
10.0 %
12.5 %
15.0 %
17.5 %
20.0 %
Bonus
Earned
67,500
135,000
270,000
337,500
405,000
472,500
540,000
Total
Bonus
150,000
300,000
600,000
750,000
900,000
1,050,000
1,200,000
Mr.
Ghauri’s bonus for the fiscal year 2021 will be based on the same criteria stated above.
Perquisites
and Other Personal Benefits
We
provide named executive officers with perquisites and other personal benefits that we believe are reasonable and consistent with
our overall compensation program to better enable the Company to attract and retain superior employees for key positions. The
Compensation Committee periodically reviews the level of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to NetSol’s executive
officers.
We
maintain benefits and perquisites that are offered to all employees, including health and dental insurance. Benefits and perquisites
may vary in different country locations and are consistent with local practices and regulations.
Termination
Based Compensation
Upon
termination of employment, all executive officers with a written employment agreement are entitled to receive severance payments
under their employment agreements. In determining whether to approve, and as part of the process of setting the terms of, such
severance arrangements, the Compensation Committee recognizes that executives and officers often face challenges securing new
employment following termination. Further, the Committee recognizes that many of the named executives and officers have participated
in the Company since its founding and that this participation has not resulted in a return on their investments. Termination and
Change in Control Payments considered both the risk and the dedication of these executives’ service to the Company.
Our
Chief Executive Officer has an employment agreement that provides, if his employment is terminated without cause or if the executive
terminates the agreement with Good Reason, he is entitled to (a) all remaining salary to the end of the date of termination, plus
salary from the end of the employment term through the end of the fourth anniversary of the date of termination, and (b) the continuation
by the Company of medical and dental insurance coverage for him and his family until the end of the employment term and through
the end of the fourth anniversary of the date of termination. Provided, however, if such benefits cannot be continued for this
extended period, the Executive shall receive cash (including a tax-equivalency payment for Federal, state and local income and
payroll taxes assuming Executive is in the maximum tax bracket for all such purposes) where such benefits may not be continued.
These agreements further provide for vesting of all options and restrictive stock grants, if any.
Our
Chief Financial Officer has an employment agreement that provides, if his employment is terminated without cause or if the executive
terminates the agreement with Good Reason, he is entitled to (a) all remaining salary to the end of the date of termination, plus
salary from the end of the employment term through the end of the first anniversary of the date of termination, and (b) the continuation
by the Company of medical and dental insurance coverage for him and his family until the end of the employment term and through
the end of the first anniversary from the date of termination. Provided, however, if such benefits cannot be continued for this
extended period, the Executive shall receive cash (including a tax-equivalency payment for Federal, state and local income and
payroll taxes assuming Executive is in the maximum tax bracket for all such purposes) where such benefits may not be continued.
These agreements further provide for vesting of all options and restrictive stock grants, if any.
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The
Secretary of the Company has an employment agreement that provides, if she is terminated without cause or if the executive terminates
the agreement with Good Reason, she is entitled to (a) all remaining salary to the end of the date of termination, plus salary
from the end of the employment term through the end of the second anniversary of the date of termination, and (b) the continuation
by the Company of medical and dental insurance coverage for her and her family until the end of the employment term and through
the end of the second anniversary of the date of termination. Provided, however, if such benefits cannot be continued for this
extended period, the Executive shall receive cash (including a tax-equivalency payment for Federal, state and local income and
payroll taxes assuming Executive is in the maximum tax bracket for all such purposes) where such benefits may not be continued.
These agreements further provide for vesting of all options and restrictive stock grants, if any.
These
agreements were designed to assist in the retention of the services of our named executives and to determine in advance the rights
and remedies of the parties in connection with any termination. The types and amounts of compensation and the triggering events
set forth in these agreements were based on a review of the terms and conditions of normal and customary agreements in our competitive
marketplace.
Tax
and Accounting Implications
Deductibility
of Executive Compensation
As
part of its role, the Compensation Committee reviews and considers the deductibility of executive compensation under Section 162(m)
of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides that we may not deduct compensation of more than $1,000,000 that is paid to certain
individuals. The Compensation Committee is aware of the limitations imposed by Section 162(m) and considers the issue of deductibility
when and if circumstances warrant. The committee reviews proposed compensation plans in light of applicable tax deductions, and
generally seeks to maximize the deductibility for tax purposes of all elements of compensation. However, the committee may approve
compensation that does not qualify for deductibility, including stock option and time-based restricted stock awards, if and when
the committee deems it to be in the best interests of the Company and our shareholders.
Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation
Commencing
on July 1, 2006, we began accounting for stock-based payments, including awards under our Employee Stock Option Plans, in accordance
with the of Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation –
Stock Compensation .
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Summary
Compensation
The
following table shows the compensation for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, 2018, and 2017, earned by our Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer who is our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, and others considered to
be executive officers of the Company.
Name
and Principle Position
Fiscal
Year Ended
Salary
($)
Bonus
($)
Stock
Awards ($) (1)
Option
Awards ($)
All
Other Compensation ($)
Total
($)
Najeeb
Ghauri
2020
$ 689,000
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 156,586 (4)
$ 845,586
CEO
& Chairman
2019
$ 675,000
$ 432,488
$ -
$ 21,598 (3)
$ 200,000 (4)
$ 1,329,086
2018
$ 600,000
$ 300,000 (2)
$ -
$ -
$ 200,000 (4)
$ 1,100,000
Roger
K Almond
2020
$ 217,111
$ 20,000
$ 56,900
$ -
$ 10,639 (5)
$ 304,650
Chief
Financial Officer
2019
$ 221,520
$ 20,000
$ 55,500
$ -
$ 10,191 (5)
$ 307,211
2018
$ 213,000
$ 10,000
$ -
$ -
$ 9,952 (5)
$ 232,952
Patti
L. W. McGlasson
2020
$ 219,481
$ -
$ 42,675
$ -
$ 10,019 (6)
$ 272,175
Secretary,
General Counsel
2019
$ 226,113
$ -
$ 55,500
$ -
$ 10,378 (6)
$ 291,991
2018
$ 217,420
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 9,935 (6)
$ 227,355
(1)
The stock was awarded as compensation to the officers. See also Grants of Plan Based Awards. These amounts do not reflect compensation
actually received by the named executive officer. These amounts represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock awards
granted during the relevant time period, computed in accordance with FASB ASC 718, excluding the effect of any estimated forfeitures
based on vesting conditions. A summary of the assumptions we applied in calculating these estimates is set forth in the Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Note 18. The awards for which the aggregate grant date fair value is shown in
this column include awards described under the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table and in the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal
Year-End Table.
(2)
Bonus was awarded by the Compensation Committee in late September 2018 for the results of his cost saving initiatives in fiscal
2018. The expense was accounted for in fiscal year 2019.
(3)
The life of 20,000 outstanding options, granted in February 2009, was extended for one year for the year ended June 30, 2019.
(4)
Per Mr. Najeeb Ghauri’s compensation agreement, he received $156,586, $200,000 and $200,000 in allowances, perquisites and
benefits such as car allowance, insurance premiums, and home office allowance for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and
2018, respectively.
(5)
Consists of $10,639, $10,191 and $9,952 paid for medical and dental insurance premiums for participation in the health insurance
program for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
(6)
Consists of $10,019, $9,935 and $9,795 paid for medical and dental insurance premiums for participation in the health insurance
program for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Grants
of Plan-Based Awards
In
September 2016, Mr. Najeeb Ghauri was granted 82,644 shares of the Company’s common stock which 50% vested immediately and
the remaining 50% will vest annually from June 2017 to June 2021. The shares were approved by the Compensation Committee as an
incentive for the named officer.
In
July 2018, Mr. Roger Almond was granted 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which vest quarterly over the period
of three years. The shares were approved by the Compensation Committee as an incentive for the named officer.
In
August 2019, Mr. Roger Almond was granted 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which vest quarterly over the period
of two years. The shares were approved by the Compensation Committee as an incentive for the named officer.
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In
July 2018, Ms. Patti McGlasson was granted 7,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, which vest quarterly over
the period of two years. The shares were approved by the Compensation Committee as an incentive for the named officer.
In
August 2019, Ms. Patti McGlasson was granted 7,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, which vest quarterly over
the period of two years. The shares were approved by the Compensation Committee as an incentive for the named officer.
Discussion
of Summary Compensation Table
The
terms of our executive officers’ compensation are derived from our employment agreements with them and the annual performance
review by our Compensation Committee. The terms of Mr. Najeeb Ghauri’s employment agreement with the Company were the result
of negotiations between the Company and the executive and were approved by our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors.
The terms of Ms. McGlasson’s and Mr. Almond’s employment agreement with the Company were the result of negotiations
between our Chief Executive Officer and the employees and were approved by our Compensation Committee.
Employment
Agreement with Najeeb Ghauri
Effective
January 1, 2007, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with our Chief Executive Officer, Najeeb Ghauri (the “CEO
Agreement”). The CEO Agreement was amended effective January 1, 2008, January 1, 2010, July 25, 2013 and again on June 30,
2014. Changes made in the June 30, 2014 amendment are effective July 1, 2014. Pursuant to the CEO Agreement, as amended, between
Mr. Ghauri and the Company (the “CEO Agreement”), the Company agreed to employ Mr. Ghauri as its Chief Executive Officer
for a five-year term. The term of employment automatically renews for 12 additional months unless notice of intent to terminate
is received by either party at least 6 months prior to the end of the term. For the fiscal year 2020, Mr. Ghauri is entitled to
an annualized compensation of $900,000 consisting of salary, allowances, perquisites and benefits, and is eligible for annual
bonuses based on the bonus structure adopted by the Compensation Committee as described in Item 11 under Executive Compensation
beginning on page 38. As previously discussed, the $900,000 was temporarily reduced to $851,000 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr. Ghauri is entitled to six weeks of paid vacation per calendar year.
The
CEO Agreement also includes provisions respecting severance, non-solicitation, non-competition, and confidentiality obligations.
Pursuant to the CEO Agreement, if he terminates his employment for Good Reason (as described below), or, is terminated prior to
the end of the employment term by the Company other than for Cause (as described below) or death, he shall be entitled to all
remaining salary from the termination date until 48 months thereafter, at the rate of salary in effect on the date of termination,
immediate vesting of all options and continuation of all health related plan benefits for a period of 48 months. He shall have
no obligation to seek other employment and any income so earned shall not reduce the foregoing amounts. If he is terminated by
the Company for Cause (as described below), or at the end of the employment term, he shall not be entitled to further compensation.
Under the CEO Agreement, Good Reason includes the assignment of duties inconsistent with his title, a material reduction in salary
and perquisites, the relocation of the Company’s principal office by 30 miles, if the Company asks him to perform any act
which is illegal, including the commission of a crime or act of moral turpitude, or a material breach of the CEO Agreement by
the Company. Under the CEO Agreement, Cause includes conviction of crime involving moral turpitude, failure to perform his duties
to the Company, engaging in activities which are directly competitive to or intentionally injurious to the Company, or any material
breach of the CEO Agreement by Mr. Ghauri.
The
above summary of the CEO Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the CEO Agreement, a copy of
which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. The above summary of the
First Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which was filed as an exhibit
to the Company’s 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. The above summary of the Second Amendment is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s
10-Q for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The above summary of the Third Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s 8-K filed on July 26, 2013.
The above summary of the Fourth Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy
of which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s 8-K filed on July 3, 2014.
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Employment
Agreement with Roger K. Almond
Effective
March 1, 2015, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with our Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Roger K. Almond. Pursuant
to the Employment Agreement, between Mr. Almond and the Company (the “CFO Agreement”), the Company agreed to employ
Mr. Almond as its Chief Financial Officer from the date of the CFO Agreement through February 28, 2017. According to the terms
of the CFO Agreement, the term of the agreement automatically extends for an additional one-year period unless notice of intent
to terminate is received by either party at least 6 months prior to the end of the term. For the fiscal year 2020, Mr. Almond
is entitled to an annualized base salary of $230,381 per annum, a $2,000 per month car allowance, 10,000 shares of common stock
to be granted equally on a quarterly basis over 2 years issued after each quarter of service through June 30, 2021 and is eligible
for annual bonuses at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer. As previously discussed, the $230,381 base salary was temporarily
reduced to $186,515 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Mr. Almond is entitled to participate in the Company’s
equity incentive plans and is entitled to four weeks of paid vacation per calendar year.
The
CFO Agreement also includes provisions respecting severance, non-solicitation, non-competition, and confidentiality obligations.
Pursuant to the CFO Agreement, if he terminates his employment for Good Reason (as described below), or, is terminated prior to
the end of the employment term by the Company other than for Cause (as described below) or death, he shall be entitled to all
remaining salary from the termination date until 12 months thereafter, at the rate of salary in effect on the date of termination,
immediate vesting of all options and continuation of all health related plan benefits for a period of 12 months. He shall have
no obligation to seek other employment and any income so earned shall not reduce the foregoing amounts. If he is terminated by
the Company for Cause (as described below), or at the end of the employment term, he shall not be entitled to further compensation.
Under the CFO Agreement, Good Reason includes the assignment of duties inconsistent with his title, a material reduction in salary
and perquisites, the relocation of the Company’s principal office by 60 miles, if the Company asks him to perform any act
which is illegal, including the commission of a crime or act of moral turpitude, or a material breach of the CFO Agreement by
the Company. Under the CFO Agreement, Cause includes conviction of crime involving moral turpitude, failure to perform his duties
to the Company, engaging in activities which are directly competitive to or intentionally injurious to the Company, or any material
breach of the CFO Agreement by Mr. Almond.
The
above summary of the CFO Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the CFO Agreement, a copy of
which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s 8-K filed on March 4, 2015.
Employment
Agreement with Patti L. W. McGlasson
Effective
May 1, 2006, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with our Secretary, General Counsel and Sr. Vice President, Legal
and Corporate Affairs, Ms. Patti L. W. McGlasson. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement and its related amendments, between Ms.
McGlasson and the Company (the “General Counsel Agreement”), the Company agreed to employ Ms. McGlasson as its Secretary
and General Counsel from the date of the General Counsel Agreement through June 30, 2017. According to the terms of the General
Counsel Agreement, the term of the agreement automatically extends for an additional one-year period unless notice of intent to
terminate is received by either party at least 6 months prior to the end of the term. The General Counsel Agreement was amended
on July 25, 2013 and again on June 30, 2014 (the General Counsel Agreement and all amendments referred to as the “GC Agreement”).
Changes made in the June 30, 2014 amendment are effective July 1, 2014. Under the GC Agreement, Ms. McGlasson is entitled to an
annualized base salary of $232,896 per annum, 7,500 shares of common stock to be granted equally on a quarterly basis over 2 years
issued after each quarter of service through June 30, 2021 and is eligible for annual bonuses at the discretion of the Chief Executive
Officer. As previously discussed, the $232,896 was temporarily reduced to $188,552 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition,
Ms. McGlasson is entitled to participate in the Company’s equity incentive plans and, is entitled to six weeks of paid vacation
per calendar year.
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The
General Counsel Agreement also includes provisions respecting severance, non-solicitation, non-competition, and confidentiality
obligations. Pursuant to the General Counsel Agreement, if she terminates her employment for Good Reason (as described below),
or, is terminated prior to the end of the employment term by the Company other than for Cause (as described below) or death, she
shall be entitled to all remaining salary from the termination date until 24 months thereafter, at the rate of salary in effect
on the date of termination, immediate vesting of all options and continuation of all health related plan benefits for a period
of 24 months. She shall have no obligation to seek other employment and any income so earned shall not reduce the foregoing amounts.
If she is terminated by the Company for Cause (as described below), or at the end of the employment term, she shall not be entitled
to further compensation. Under the General Counsel Agreement, Good Reason includes the assignment of duties inconsistent with
her title, a material reduction in salary and perquisites, the relocation of the Company’s principal office by 60 miles,
if the Company asks her to perform any act which is illegal, including the commission of a crime or act of moral turpitude, or
a material breach of the General Counsel Agreement by the Company. Under the General Counsel Agreement, Cause includes conviction
of crime involving moral turpitude, failure to perform her duties to the Company, engaging in activities which are directly competitive
to or intentionally injurious to the Company, or any material breach of the General Counsel Agreement by Ms. McGlasson.
The
above summary of the General Counsel Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the General Counsel
Agreement, a copy of which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 on September
27, 2006. The above summary is also qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment to the General Counsel
Agreement, a copy of which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The above
summary is also qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment to the General Counsel Agreement,
a copy of which was filed as an exhibit to the Company’s 8-K filed on July 26, 2013. The above summary is also qualified
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Amendment to the General Counsel Agreement, a copy of which was filed
as an exhibit to the Company’s 8-K filed on July 3, 2014.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The
following table shows grants of stock options and grants of unvested stock awards outstanding on June 30, 2020, the last day of
our fiscal year, to each of the individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table.
OPTION
AWARDS
STOCK
AWARDS
NAME
NUMBER
OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING OPTIONS (#) EXERCISABLE
NUMBER
OF SECURITIES UNDERLYING OPTIONS (#) UNEXERCISABLE
OPTION
EXERCISE PRICE ($)
OPTION
EXPIRATION DATE
NUMBER
OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK THAT HAVE NOT VESTED
MARKET
VALUE OF SHARES THAT HAVE NOT VESTED ($)
EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS:
NUMBER OF UNEARNED SHARES THAT HAVE NOT VESTED
EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS:
MARKET OR PAYOUT VALUE OF SHARES THAT HAVE NOT VESTED ($)
Najeeb
Ghauri
-
-
-
8,265
50,000
-
-
Roger
K Almond
-
-
-
8,336
46,964
-
-
Patti
L. W. McGlasson
-
-
-
3,752
21,349
-
-
Pension
Benefits
We
do not have any qualified or non-qualified defined benefit plans.
Potential
Payments upon Termination or Change of Control
Generally,
regardless of the manner in which a named executive officer’s employment terminates, the executive officer is entitled to
receive amounts earned during the term of employment. Such amounts include the portion of the executive’s base salary that
has accrued prior to any termination and not yet been paid, and unused vacation pay.
In
addition, we are required to make the additional payments and/or provide additional benefits to the individuals named in the Summary
Compensation Table in the event of a termination of employment or a change of control, as set forth below.
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Change-in-Control
Payments
Najeeb
Ghauri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
In
the event that Mr. Ghauri is terminated as a result of a change in control, he is entitled to all payments due in the event of
a termination for Cause or Good Reason and: (a) a onetime payment equal to the product of 2.99 and his salary during the preceding
12 months; (b) a one-time payment equal to the higher of (i) Executive’s bonus for the previous year and (ii) one percent
of the Company’s consolidated gross revenues for the previous twelve (12) months; and at the election of the Executive,
(c) a one-time cash payment equal to the cash value of all shares eligible for exercise upon the exercise of Executive’s
Options then currently outstanding and exercisable as if they had been exercised in full (the “Change of Control Termination
Payment”). In the event Executive elects to receive the cash value of the shares underlying Executive’s options, he
shall so notify the Company of his intent.
The
following table summarizes the potential payments to Mr. Ghauri assuming his employment with us was terminated or a change of
control occurred on June 30, 2020, the last day of our most recently completed fiscal year.
BENEFITS
AND PAYMENTS
TERMINATION
AFTER CHANGE OF CONTROL
TERMINATION
UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY
TERMINATION
BY US WITHOUT CAUSE OR BY EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON
Base
Salary Continuance
$ 2,756,000
$ 114,833
$ 2,756,000
Health
Related Benefits
63,168
-
63,168
Bonus
-
-
-
Salary
Multiple Pay-out
2,060,110
-
-
Bonus
or Revenue One-time Pay-Out
563,723
-
-
Net
Cash Value of Options
-
-
-
Total
$ 5,443,001
$ 114,833
$ 2,819,168
Roger
Almond, Chief Financial Officer
In
the event that Mr. Almond is terminated as a result of a change in control, he is entitled to all payments due in the event of
a termination for Cause or Good Reason and: (a) a onetime payment equal to the product of 2.99 and his salary during the preceding
12 months; (b) a one-time payment equal to the higher of (i) Executive’s bonus for the previous year and (ii) one-half of
one percent of the Company’s consolidated gross revenues for the previous twelve (12) months (the “Change of Control
Termination Payment”).
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The
following table summarizes the potential payments to Mr. Almond assuming his employment with us was terminated or a change of
control occurred on June 30, 2020, the last day of our most recently completed fiscal year.
BENEFITS
AND PAYMENTS
TERMINATION
AFTER CHANGE OF CONTROL
TERMINATION
UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY
TERMINATION
BY US WITHOUT CAUSE OR BY EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON
Base
Salary Continuance
$ 217,111
$ 36,185
$ 217,111
Health
related benefits
10,644
-
10,644
Bonus
-
-
-
Salary
Multiple Pay-out
649,162
-
-
Bonus
or Revenue One-time Pay-Out
281,862
-
-
Net
Cash Value of Options
-
-
-
Total
$ 1,158,778
$ 36,185
$ 227,755
Patti
L. W. McGlasson, Senior V.P. of Legal and Corporate Affairs, Secretary and General Counsel
In
the event that Ms. McGlasson is terminated as a result of a change in control, she is entitled to all payments due in the event
of a termination for Cause or Good Reason and: (a) a onetime payment equal to the product of 2.99 and her salary during the preceding
12 months; (b) a one-time payment equal to the higher of (i) Executive’s bonus for the previous year and (ii) one-half of
one percent of the Company’s consolidated gross revenues for the previous twelve (12) months (the “Change of Control
Termination Payment”).
The
following table summarizes the potential payments to Ms. McGlasson assuming her employment with us was terminated or a change
of control occurred on June 30, 2020, the last day of our most recently completed fiscal year.
BENEFITS
AND PAYMENTS
TERMINATION
AFTER CHANGE OF CONTROL
TERMINATION
UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY
TERMINATION
BY US WITHOUT CAUSE OR BY EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON
Base
Salary Continuance
$ 445,822
$ 37,152
$ 445,822
Health
related benefits
20,040
-
20,040
Bonus
-
-
-
Salary
Multiple Pay-out
666,504
-
-
Bonus
or Revenue One-time Pay-Out
281,862
-
-
Net
Cash Value of Options
-
-
-
Total
$ 1,414,227
$ 37,152
$ 465,862
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Director
Compensation
Director
Compensation Table
The
following table sets forth a summary of the compensation earned by our Directors and/or paid to certain of our Directors pursuant
to the Company’s compensation policies for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, other than Najeeb Ghauri, Naeem Ghauri and
Malea Farsai who were paid as part of their employment agreements with the Company or its subsidiaries and not as directors.
NAME
FEES
EARNED OR PAID IN CASH ($)
SHARE
AWARDS ($) (1)
TOTAL
($)
Shahid
Javed Burki
59,197
55,845
115,042
Mark
Caton
57,240
54,396
111,636
Henry
Tolentino
55,287
40,952
96,239
Kausar
Kazmi
51,376
38,057
89,433
223,100
189,250
412,350
(1)
In
fiscal 2020, the Directors’ fee structure was 60% cash and 40% common stock. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020,
there were 15,171 shares issued to Mr. Shahid Javed Burki, 14,734 shares issued to Mr. Mark Caton, 12,317 shares issued to
Mr. Henry Tolentino and 11,445 shares issued to Mr. Kausar Kazmi.
Director
Compensation Policy
Messrs.
Najeeb and Naeem Ghauri and Ms. Farsai are not paid any fees or other compensation for services as members of our Board of Directors.
The
Committee relied on a survey conducted by Compensation Resources, Inc. in setting the compensation for the non-employee members
of our Board of Directors. As with named executives, the aim is to compensate the Board of Directors at the mean of peer companies.
Any additional cash and/or equity compensation for the fiscal year beginning was designed to maintain this mean.
The
non-employee members of our Board of Directors received as compensation for services as directors as well as reimbursement for
documented reasonable expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our Board of Directors and the committees
thereof. The Company paid the following amounts to members of the Board of Directors for the activities shown during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2020.
BOARD
ACTIVITY
CASH
PAYMENTS
Board
Member Fee
$ 205,506
Chairperson
for Audit Committee
$ 7,820
Chairperson
for Compensation Committee
$ 5,864
Chairperson
for Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
$ 3,910
$ 223,100
Independent
members of our Board of Directors are also eligible to receive stock option or stock award grants both upon joining the Board
of Directors and on an annual basis in line with recommendations by the Compensation Committee, which grants are non-qualified
stock options under our Employee Stock Option Plans. Further, from time to time, the non-employee members of the Board of Directors
are eligible to receive stock grants that may be granted if and only if approved by the shareholders of the Company.
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On
September 12, 2016, the Compensation Committee granted independent board members 19,834 shares of common stock vesting at 50%
immediately and rest at the completion of each year served commencing with the period ended September 30, 2017 and ending
September 30, 2021.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The
current members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Caton (Chairman), Mr. Kazmi, and Mr. Tolentino. All current members of the
Compensation Committee are “independent directors” as defined under the NASDAQ Listing Rules. None of these individuals
were at any time during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, or at any other relevant time, an officer or employee of the Company.
No
executive officer of the Company serves as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has
one or more executive officers serving as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.
Employee
Equity Plans
OPTIONS:
Number
of Options Authorized
Options
Grants Issued
Options
Grants Cancelled / Expired
Available
for Issue
Options
Issued
but Outstanding
The
2003 stock option plan
200,000
200,000
-
-
-
The
2005 stock option plan
500,000
500,000
(40,386 )
40,386
-
The
2011 stock option plan
500,000
500,000
-
-
-
The
2013 stock option plan
1,250,000
1,151,804
-
98,196
-
The
2015 stock option plan
1,250,000
947,546
(3,968 )
306,422
-
3,700,000
3,299,350
(44,354 )
445,004
-
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ITEM
12- SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock, its only
class of outstanding voting securities as of September 18, 2020, by (i) each person who is known to the Company to own beneficially
more than 5% of the outstanding common Stock with the address of each such person, (ii) each of the Company’s present directors
and officers, and (iii) all officers and directors as a group:
Number
of Shares
Name
of Beneficial Owner (1)
Beneficially
Owned (2)
Percentage
(4)
Najeeb
Ghauri
(3)
748,901
6.39 %
Naeem
Ghauri
(3)
406,689
3.47 %
Shahid
Javed Burki
(3)
159,611
1.36 %
Mark
Caton
(3)
99,597
*
Henry
Tolentino
(3)
27,313
*
Patti
McGlasson
(3)
78,235
*
Roger
Almond
(3)
33,747
*
Kausar
Kazmi
(3)
11,445
*
Malea
Farsai
(3)
39,811
*
Moab
Capital Partners LLC
(5)
877,213
7.48 %
All
officers and directors as a group (nine persons)
1,605,349
13.69 %
*
Less than one percent
(1)
Except as otherwise indicated, the Company believes that the beneficial owners of the common stock listed below, based on information
furnished by such owners, have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws
where applicable. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.
(2)
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Commission and generally includes voting or investment
power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock relating to share grants that will vest or options currently exercisable
or exercisable within 60 days of September 18, 2020, are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding
such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Except as indicated by footnote,
and subject to community property laws where applicable, the persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment
power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them.
(3)
Address c/o NetSol Technologies, Inc. at 23975 Park Sorrento, Suite 250, Calabasas, CA 91302.
(4)
Shares issued and outstanding as of September 18, 2020 were 11,727,594.
(5)
5% or greater shareholder based on Schedule 13G filing on February 14, 2020.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
On
May 31, 2017, Faizaan Ghauri, son of CEO Najeeb Ghauri, and an employee of the Company, was appointed CEO of WRLD3D by the Board
of WRLD3D which does not include Najeeb Ghauri.
The
Company entered into an agreement with WRLD3D, whereby the Company was issued a Convertible Promissory Note (the “Convertible
Note”) which was fully executed on May 25, 2017. The maximum principal amount of the Convertible Note is $750,000, and as
of June 30, 2018, the Company had disbursed $750,000. The Convertible Note bears interest at 5% per annum and all unpaid interest
and principal is due and payable upon the Company’s request on or after February 1, 2018.
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The
Company entered into an agreement with WRLD3D, whereby NetSol Thai was issued a Convertible Promissory Note (the “Thai Convertible
Note”) which was fully executed on February 9, 2018. The maximum principal amount of the Convertible Note is $2,500,000,
and as of June 30, 2019, NetSol Thai had disbursed $2,500,000. The Thai Convertible Note bears interest at 10% per annum and all
unpaid interest and principal is due and payable upon NetSol Thai’s request on or after March 31, 2019.
The
Company entered into an agreement with WRLD3D, whereby the Company was issued a Convertible Promissory Note (the “April
1, 2019 Note”) which was fully executed on April 1, 2019. The maximum principal amount of the April 1, 2019 Note is $600,000,
and as of June 30, 2020, the Company had disbursed $600,000. The April 1, 2019 Note bears interest at 10% per annum and all unpaid
interest and principal is due and payable upon the Company’s request on or after March 31, 2020.
The
Company entered into an agreement with WRLD3D, whereby the Company was issued a Convertible Promissory Note (the “August
2019 Note”) which was fully executed on August 19, 2019. The maximum principal amount of $400,000 was paid on September
9, 2019. The August 2019 Note bears interest at 10% per annum and all unpaid interest and principal is due and payable upon the
Company’s request on or after March 31, 2020.
Najeeb
Ghauri, CEO and Chairman of the Board, and Naeem Ghauri, Director, have a financial interest in G-Force, LLC which purchased a
4.9% investment in WRLD3D for $1,111,111.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Audit
Fees
BF
Borgers audited the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 and KSP audited the Company’s
financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. The aggregate fees billed by principal accountants for the annual
audit and review of financial statements included in the Company’s Form 10-K, services related to providing an opinion in
connection with our public offering of shares of common stock and/or services that are normally provided by the accountant in
connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the year ended June 30, 2020 was $250,000 and for the year
ended June 30, 2019 was $280,000.
Tax
Fees
Tax
fees for fiscal year 2020 were $15,000 and consisted of the preparation of the Company’s federal and state tax returns for
the fiscal years 2019. Tax fees for fiscal year 2019 were $15,000 and consisted of the preparation of the Company’s federal
and state tax returns for the fiscal year 2018.
All
Other Fees
No
other fees were paid to principal accountant during the fiscal year 2020 and 2019.
Pre-Approval
Procedures
The
Audit Committee and the Board of Directors are responsible for the engagement of the independent auditors and for approving, in
advance, all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors. The Audit Committee
maintains a policy for the engagement of the independent auditors that is intended to maintain the independent auditor’s
independence from NetSol. In adopting the policy, the Audit Committee considered the various services that the independent auditors
have historically performed or may be needed to perform in the future. The policy, which is to be reviewed and re-adopted at least
annually by the Audit Committee:
(i)
Approves the performance by the independent auditors of certain types of service (principally audit-related and tax), subject
to restrictions in some cases, based on the Committee’s determination that this would not be likely to impair the independent
auditors’ independence from NetSol;
(ii)
Requires that management obtain the specific prior approval of the Audit Committee for each engagement of the independent auditors
to perform other types of permitted services; and
(iii)
Prohibits the performance by the independent auditors of certain types of services due to the likelihood that their independence
would be impaired.
Any
approval required under the policy must be given by the Audit Committee, by the Chairman of the Committee in office at the time,
or by any other Committee member to whom the Committee has delegated that authority. The Audit Committee does not delegate its
responsibilities to approve services performed by the independent auditors to any member of management.
The
standard applied by the Audit Committee in determining whether to grant approval of an engagement of the independent auditors
is whether the services to be performed, the compensation to be paid therefore and other related factors are consistent with the
independent auditors’ independence under guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable professional
standards. Relevant considerations include, but are not limited to, whether the work product is likely to be subject to, or implicated
in, audit procedures during the audit of NetSol’s financial statements; whether the independent auditors would be functioning
in the role of management or in an advocacy role; whether performance of the service by the independent auditors would enhance
NetSol’s ability to manage or control risk or improve audit quality; whether performance of the service by the independent
auditors would increase efficiency because of their familiarity with NetSol’s business, personnel, culture, systems, risk
profile and other factors; and whether the amount of fees involved, or the proportion of the total fees payable to the independent
auditors in the period that is for tax and other non-audit services, would tend to reduce the independent auditors’ ability
to exercise independent judgment in performing the audit.
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PART
IV
ITEM
15 – EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a)
Exhibits
3.1
Articles
of Incorporation of Mirage Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation, dated March 18, 1997, incorporated by reference as Exhibit
3.1 to NETSOL’s Registration Statement No. 333-28861 filed on Form SB-2 filed June 10, 1997. *
3.2
Amendment
to Articles of Incorporation dated May 21, 1999, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.2 to NETSOL’s Annual Report
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999 on Form 10K-SB filed September 28, 1999. *
3.3
Amendment
to the Articles of Incorporation of NETSOL International, Inc. dated March 20, 2002 incorporated by reference as Exhibit 3.3
to NETSOL’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A filed on February 2, 2001. *
3.4
Amendment
to the Articles of Incorporation of NetSol Technologies, Inc. dated August 20, 2003 filed as Exhibit A to NETSOL’s Definitive
Proxy Statement filed June 27, 2003. *
3.5
Amendment
to the Articles of Incorporation of NetSol Technologies, Inc. dated March 14, 2005 filed as Exhibit 3.0 to NETSOL’s
quarterly report filed on Form 10-QSB for the period ended March 31, 2005. *
3.6
Amendment
to the Articles of Incorporation dated October 18, 2006 filed as Exhibit 3.5 to NETSOL’s Annual Report for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2007 on Form 10-KSB. *
3.7
Amendment
to Articles of Incorporation dated May 12, 2008. *
3.8
Amendment
to the Articles of Incorporation dated August 6, 2012, filed as Appendix A to NETSOL’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed
June 14, 2012. *
3.9
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of NetSol Technologies, Inc. dated February 9, 2018*.
4.1
Form
of Common Stock Certificate. *
10.1
Stock
Purchase Agreement dated May 6, 2006 by and between the Company, McCue Systems, Inc. and the shareholders of McCue Systems,
Inc. incorporated by reference as Exhibit 2.1 to NETSOL’s Current Report filed on form 8-K on May 8, 2006. *
10.3
Employment
Agreement by and between NetSol Technologies, Inc. and Patti L. W. McGlasson dated May 1, 2006 incorporated by reference as
Exhibit 10.20 to NETSOL’s Annual Report on form 10-KSB dated September 18, 2006. *
10.4
Employment
Agreement by and between the Company and Najeeb Ghauri dated January 1, 2007 filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s
Annual Report filed on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2007. *
10.5
Employment
Agreement by and between the Company and Naeem Ghauri dated January 1, 2007 filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s
Annual Report filed on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2007. *
10.6
Amendment
to Employment Agreement by and between Company and Najeeb Ghauri dated effective January 1, 2007. *
10.7
Amendment
to Employment Agreement by and between Company and Naeem Ghauri dated effective January 1, 2007. *
10.8
Company
2005 Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference as Exhibit 1.1 to NETSOL’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March
3, 2006. *
10.9
Amendment
to Employment Agreement by and between Company and Najeeb Ghauri dated effective January 1, 2010. *
10.10
Amendment
to Employment Agreement by and between Company and Naeem Ghauri dated effective January 1, 2010. *
10.11
Amendment
to Employment Agreement by and between Company and Patti L. W. McGlasson dated effective April 1, 2010. *
10.12
Company’s
2011 Equity Incentive and Nonstatutory Plan incorporated by reference as Appendix A to NETSOL’s Proxy Statement filed
on April 11, 2011. *
10.13
Company’s
2013 Equity Incentive Plan incorporated by reference as Appendix A to NETSOL’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on May
29, 2013. *
10.14
Amendment
to Employment Agreement between NetSol Technologies, Inc. and Najeeb Ghauri dated effective July 25, 2013. *
10.15
Amendment
to Employment Agreement between NetSol Technologies, Inc. and Patti L.W. McGlasson dated effective July 25, 2013. *
10.16
Restated
Charter of the Compensation Committee dated effective September 10, 2013. *
10.17
Restated
Charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee dated effective September 10, 2013. *
10.18
Restated
Charter of the Audit Committee dated effective September 10, 2013. *
10.19
Restated
Code of Business Conduct & Ethics dated effective September 10, 2013. *
10.20
Company’s
2015 Equity Incentive Plan incorporated by reference as Appendix A to NETSOL’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April
15, 2015. *
21.1
A
list of all subsidiaries of the Company (1)
31.1
Certification
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (CEO) (1)
31.2
Certification
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (CFO) (1)
32.1
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (CEO) (1)
32.2
Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 (CFO) (1)
*Previously
Filed
(1)
Filed Herewith
54
SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this amended report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
NetSol
Technologies, Inc.
Date:
September 28, 2020
BY:
/S/
NAJEEB GHAURI
Najeeb
Ghauri
Chief
Executive Officer
Date:
September 28, 2020
BY:
/S/
ROGER K. ALMOND
Roger
K. Almond
Chief
Financial Officer
Principal
Financial Officer
55
In
accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date:
September 28, 2020
BY:
/S/
NAJEEB U. GHAURI
Najeeb
U. Ghauri
Chief
Executive Officer
Director,
Chairman
Date:
September 28, 2020
BY:
/S/
ROGER K. ALMOND
Roger
K. Almond
Chief
Financial Officer
Principal
Accounting Officer
Date:
September 28, 2020
BY:
/S/
MARK CATON
Mark
Caton
Director
Date:
September 28, 2020
BY:
/S/
MALEA FARSAI
Malea
Farsai
Director
Date:
September 28, 2020
BY:
/S/
HENRY TOLENTINO
Henry
Tolentino
Director
Date:
September 28, 2020
BY:
/S/
KAUSAR KAZMI
Kausar
Kazmi
Director
56
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Description
Page
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-2
Financial
Statements
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020 and 2019
F-4
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
F-5
Consolidated
Statement of Equity for the Years Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
F-7
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
F-9
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-11
F- 1
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board
of Directors
NetSol
Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries
Calabasas,
California
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of NetSol Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”)
as of June 30, 2019, and the related consolidated statement of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity
and cash flow for the period then ended. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial positions of NetSol Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2019 and the results
of their operations and their cash flows for the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.
Basis
for Opinion
These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance
with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
PCAOB.
We
conducted our audit of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is
not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our
audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such
opinion.
Our
audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/
KSP Group, Inc.
CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.
Los
Angeles, CA
September
23, 2019
F- 2
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board
of Directors
NetSol
Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries
Calabasas,
California
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of NetSol Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”)
as of June 30, 2020, and the related consolidated statement of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity
and cash flow for the period then ended. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the consolidated financial positions of NetSol Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2020 and the results
of their operations and their cash flows for the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.
Basis
for Opinion
These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance
with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
PCAOB.
We
conducted our audit of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is
not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our
audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such
opinion.
Our
audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/
BF Borgers CPA PC.
CERTIFIED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.
Lakewood,
CO
September
28, 2020
F- 3
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
As
of
As
of
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
ASSETS
Current
assets:
Cash
and cash equivalents
$ 20,166,830
$ 17,366,364
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance of $435,611 and $192,786
10,131,752
12,332,714
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance of $90,594 and $166,075 - related party
1,282,505
3,266,600
Revenues
in excess of billings, net of allowance of $188,914 and $194,684
17,198,281
14,719,047
Revenues
in excess of billings - related party
8,163
110,827
Other
current assets
3,108,180
3,146,264
Total
current assets
51,895,711
50,941,816
Revenues
in excess of billings, net - long term
1,300,289
1,281,492
Convertible note receivable - related party
4,250,000
3,650,000
Property
and equipment, net
11,329,631
12,096,855
Right
of use of assets - operating leases
2,360,129
-
Long
term investment
2,387,692
2,653,769
Other
assets
41,992
23,569
Intangible
assets, net
5,391,077
7,332,950
Goodwill
9,516,568
9,516,568
Total
assets
$ 88,473,089
$ 87,497,019
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current
liabilities:
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
$ 5,680,837
$ 7,476,560
Current
portion of loans and obligations under finance leases
9,139,561
6,905,597
Current
portion of operating lease obligations
1,111,912
-
Unearned
revenues
4,095,472
5,977,736
Common
stock to be issued
88,324
88,324
Total
current liabilities
20,116,106
20,448,217
Loans
and obligations under finance leases; less current maturities
1,539,975
564,572
Operating
lease obligations; less current maturities
1,339,965
-
Total
liabilities
22,996,046
21,012,789
Commitments
and contingencies
Stockholders’
equity:
Preferred
stock, $.01 par value; 500,000 shares authorized;
-
-
Common
stock, $.01 par value; 14,500,000 shares authorized; 12,122,149 shares issued and 11,874,646 outstanding as of June 30, 2020
and 11,911,742 shares issued and 11,664,239 outstanding as of June 30, 2019
121,222
119,117
Additional
paid-in-capital
128,677,754
127,737,999
Treasury
stock (at cost, 247,503 shares as of June 30, 2020 and 2019)
(1,455,969 )
(1,455,969 )
Accumulated
deficit
(34,269,817 )
(35,206,898 )
Other
comprehensive loss
(34,085,047 )
(33,125,006 )
Total
NetSol stockholders’ equity
58,988,143
58,069,243
Non-controlling
interest
6,488,900
8,414,987
Total
stockholders’ equity
65,477,043
66,484,230
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 88,473,089
$ 87,497,019
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 4
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
For
the Years
Ended
June 30,
2020
2019
Net
Revenues:
License
fees
$ 4,564,560
$ 16,768,749
Maintenance
fees
18,951,248
15,521,413
Services
32,555,690
34,892,290
Services
- related party
300,821
636,731
Total
net revenues
56,372,319
67,819,183
Cost
of revenues:
Salaries
and consultants
18,821,738
19,253,364
Travel
4,181,742
6,527,868
Depreciation
and amortization
2,897,371
3,525,857
Other
3,508,098
3,625,478
Total
cost of revenues
29,408,949
32,932,567
Gross
profit
26,963,370
34,886,616
Operating
expenses:
Selling
and marketing
6,450,663
7,831,758
Depreciation
and amortization
834,583
897,800
General
and administrative
17,138,832
17,357,918
Research
and development cost
1,468,954
1,971,228
Total
operating expenses
25,893,032
28,058,704
Income
(loss) from operations
1,070,338
6,827,912
Other
income and (expenses)
Gain
on sale of assets
23,103
81,455
Interest
expense
(346,856 )
(311,798 )
Interest
income
1,569,536
955,061
Gain
on foreign currency exchange transactions
398,610
6,345,859
Share
of net loss from equity investment
(605,864 )
(841,845 )
Other
income
224,224
18,680
Total
other income (expenses)
1,262,753
6,247,412
Net
income before income taxes
2,333,091
13,075,324
Income
tax provision
(1,141,068 )
(1,057,784 )
Net
income
1,192,023
12,017,540
Non-controlling
interest
(254,942 )
(3,434,141 )
Net
income attributable to NetSol
$ 937,081
$ 8,583,399
Net
income per share:
Net
income per common share
Basic
$ 0.08
$ 0.74
Diluted
$ 0.08
$ 0.74
Weighted average
number of shares outstanding
Basic
11,734,648
11,599,290
Diluted
11,784,414
11,621,990
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 5
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For
the Years
Ended
June 30,
2020
2019
Net
income
$ 937,081
$ 8,583,399
Other
comprehensive income (loss):
Translation
adjustment
(1,229,927 )
(13,463,469 )
Translation
adjustment attributable to non-controlling interest
269,886
4,724,534
Net
translation adjustment
(960,041 )
(8,738,935 )
Comprehensive
income (loss) attributable to NetSol
$ (22,960 )
$ (155,536 )
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 6
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
For
the Years Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
Stock
Other
Additional
Sub-
Compre-
Non
Total
Common
Stock
Paid-in
Treasury
Accumulated
scriptions
Shares to
hensive
Controlling
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Shares
Deficit
Receivable
be Issued
Loss
Interest
Equity
Balance
at June 30, 2018
11,708,469
$ 117,085
$ 126,479,147
$ (1,205,024 )
$ (37,994,502 )
$ (221,000 )
$ -
$ (24,386,071 )
$ 14,146,417
$ 76,936,052
Adjustment
in retained earnings on adoption of ASC 606
(5,795,795 )
(2,957,860 )
(8,753,655 )
Exercise
of common stock options
13,076
131
84,869
-
-
-
-
-
-
85,000
Exercise
of subsidiary common stock options
-
-
(6,629 )
-
-
-
-
-
9,279
2,650
Common
stock issued for:
Services
190,197
1,901
1,138,109
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,140,010
Purchase
of treasury shares
-
-
-
(250,945 )
-
-
-
-
-
(250,945 )
Equity
component shown as current liability at
June
30, 2018
-
-
-
-
-
-
88,324
-
-
88,324
June
30, 2019
-
-
-
-
-
-
(88,324 )
-
-
(88,324 )
Fair
value of options extended
-
-
43,612
-
-
-
-
-
-
43,612
Acquisition
of non-controlling interest in subsidiary
-
-
(1,109 )
-
-
-
-
-
(925,991 )
(927,100 )
Dividend
to non-controlling interest
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(566,465 )
(566,465 )
Adjustment
in subscription receivable
-
-
-
-
-
221,000
-
-
-
221,000
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(8,738,935 )
(4,724,534 )
(13,463,469
)
Net
income for the year
-
-
-
-
8,583,399
-
-
-
3,434,141
12,017,540
Balance
at June 30, 2019
11,911,742
$ 119,117
$ 127,737,999
$ (1,455,969 )
$ (35,206,898
)
$ -
$ -
$ (33,125,006
)
$ 8,414,987
$ 66,484,230
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 7
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
For
the Years Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
Other
Additional
Compre-
Non
Total
Common
Stock
Paid-in
Treasury
Accumulated
hensive
Controlling
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Capital
Shares
Deficit
Loss
Interest
Equity
Balance
at June 30, 2019
11,911,742
$ 119,117
$ 127,737,999
$ (1,455,969 )
$ (35,206,898 )
$ (33,125,006 )
$ 8,414,987
$ 66,484,230
Exercise
of subsidiary common stock options
-
-
(28,097 )
-
-
-
39,718
11,621
Subsidiary
common stock issued for:
-Services
-
-
-
-
-
-
158
158
Common
stock issued for:
Services
210,407
2,105
988,345
-
-
-
-
990,450
Equity
component shown as current liability at
June
30, 2019
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
88,324
June
30, 2020
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(88,324 )
Acquisition
of non-controlling interest in subsidiary
-
-
(20,493 )
-
-
-
(30,401 )
(50,894 )
Dividend
to non-controlling interest
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1,920,618 )
(1,920,618 )
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
-
-
-
-
-
(960,041 )
(269,886 )
(1,229,927 )
Net
income for the year
-
-
-
-
937,081
-
254,942
1,192,023
Balance
at June 30, 2020
12,122,149
$ 121,222
$ 128,677,754
$ (1,455,969 )
$ (34,269,817 )
$ (34,085,047 )
$ 6,488,900
$ 65,477,043
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
F- 8
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
For
the Years
Ended
June 30,
2020
2019
Cash
flows from operating activities:
Net
income
$ 1,192,023
$ 12,017,540
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
and amortization
3,731,954
4,423,657
Provision
for bad debts
184,944
474,516
Share
of net loss from investment under equity method
605,864
841,845
Gain
on sale of assets
(23,103 )
(80,470 )
Stock
based compensation
808,616
1,131,013
Fair
market value of stock options
-
43,612
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts
receivable
2,035,843
(1,836,962 )
Accounts
receivable - related party
1,957,864
(977,445 )
Revenues
in excess of billing
(3,252,704 )
(10,764,428 )
Revenues
in excess of billing - related party
105,441
(122,810 )
Other
current assets
(132,175 )
(861,128 )
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
(1,399,828 )
(47,819 )
Unearned
revenue
(1,842,313 )
692,089
Net
cash provided by operating activities
3,972,426
4,933,210
Cash
flows from investing activities:
Purchases
of property and equipment
(1,377,145 )
(2,726,558 )
Sales
of property and equipment
106,180
1,170,878
Convertible
note receivable - related party
(600,000 )
(1,526,500 )
Investment
in associates
(94,500 )
(250,000 )
Purchase
of subsidiary shares
(89,425 )
(317,500 )
Net
cash used in investing activities
(2,054,890 )
(3,649,680 )
Cash
flows from financing activities:
Proceeds
from the exercise of stock options and warrants
-
85,000
Proceeds
from exercise of subsidiary options
11,621
2,650
Purchase
of treasury stock
-
(250,945 )
Dividend
paid by subsidiary to non-controlling interest
(1,920,618 )
(566,465 )
Proceeds
from bank loans
4,221,203
1,227,158
Payments
on finance lease obligations and loans - net
(611,913 )
(480,231 )
Net
cash provided by financing activities
1,700,293
17,167
Effect
of exchange rate changes
(817,363 )
(6,023,186 )
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
2,800,466
(4,722,489 )
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
17,366,364
22,088,853
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
$ 20,166,830
$ 17,366,364
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F- 9
NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)
For
the Years
Ended
June 30,
2020
2019
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES:
Cash
paid during the period for:
Interest
$ 355,927
$ 293,969
Taxes
$ 1,027,950
$ 848,497
NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Assets
acquired under finance lease
$ -
$ 268,276
Amount
accrued for the purchase of VLS
$ -
$ 609,600
Assets
recognized under operating lease
$ 3,474,583
$ -
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
NOTE
1 - ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
NetSol
Technologies, Inc., was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on March 18, 1997. (NetSol Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries
collectively referred to as the “Company”)
The
Company designs, develops, markets, and exports proprietary software products to customers in the automobile financing and leasing,
banking, and financial services industries worldwide. The Company also provides system integration, consulting, and IT products
and services in exchange for fees from customers.
NOTE
2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company as follows:
Wholly
owned Subsidiaries
NetSol
Technologies Americas, Inc. (“NTA”)
NetSol
Connect (Private), Ltd. (“Connect”)
NetSol
Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. (“Australia”)
NetSol
Technologies Europe Limited (“NTE”)
NTPK
(Thailand) Co. Limited (“NTPK Thailand”)
NetSol
Technologies (Beijing) Co. Ltd. (“NetSol Beijing”)
Ascent
Europe Ltd. (“AEL”)
Virtual
Lease Services Holdings Limited (“VLSH”)
Virtual
Lease Services Limited (“VLS”)
Virtual
Lease Services (Ireland) Limited (“VLSIL”)
Majority-owned
Subsidiaries
NetSol
Technologies, Ltd. (“NetSol PK”)
NetSol
Innovation (Private) Limited (“NetSol Innovation”)
NetSol
Technologies Thailand Limited (“NetSol Thai”)
OTOZ,
Inc. (“OTOZ”)
OTOZ
(Thailand) Limited (“OTOZ Thai”)
The
Company consolidates any variable interest entities of which it is the primary beneficiary. Equity investments through which the
Company exercises significant influence over but does not control the investee and is not the primary beneficiary of the investee’s
activities are accounted for using the equity method. Investments through which the Company is not able to exercise significant
influence over the investee and which do not have readily determinable fair values are accounted for under the cost method. All
material inter-company accounts have been eliminated in the consolidation.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
For
comparative purposes, prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to report classifications
of the current period. Below is the table of reclassified amounts:
For
the Year ended
June
30, 2019
Originally
reported
Reclassified
REVENUES
License
fees
$ 16,768,749
$ 16,768,749
Maintenance
fees
15,010,171
15,521,413
Services
34,185,992
34,892,290
Maintenance
fees - related party
511,242
-
Services
- related party
1,343,029
636,731
Total
net revenues
$ 67,819,183
$ 67,819,183
Cost of revenues:
Other
$ 4,066,443
$ 3,625,478
Operating
expenses:
General
and administrative
$ 16,916,953
$ 17,357,918
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”).
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. The areas requiring significant estimates are provision for doubtful accounts, provision
for taxation, useful life of depreciable assets, useful life of intangible assets, contingencies, and estimated contract costs.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash
and cash equivalents include all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less which are not
securing any corporate obligations.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Cash
includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained within the United States as well as in foreign countries. Certain
financial instruments, which subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist of cash and restricted cash. The Company
maintains balances at financial institutions which, from time to time, may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured
limits for the banks located in the United States. Balances at financial institutions within certain foreign countries are not
covered by insurance, except balances maintained in China are insured for RMB500,000 ($70,721) in each bank. The Company maintains
two bank accounts in China. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company had uninsured deposits related to cash deposits
in accounts maintained within foreign entities of approximately $18,210,378 and $16,124,339, respectively. The Company has not
experienced any losses in such accounts.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
Company’s operations are carried out globally. Accordingly, the Company’s business, financial condition and results
of operations may be influenced by the political, economic and legal environments of each country and by the general state of
the country’s economy. The Company’s operations in each foreign country are subject to specific considerations and
significant risks not typically associated with companies in economically developed nations. These include risks associated with,
among others, the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Company’s results may be
adversely affected by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency
conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
Accounts
Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts
receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and are non-interest bearing. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts
for estimated losses inherent in its accounts receivable portfolio. In establishing the required allowance, management regularly
reviews the composition of accounts receivable and analyzes customer credit worthiness, customer concentrations, current economic
trends and changes in customer payment patterns. Reserves are recorded primarily on a specific identification basis. Account balances
are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered
remote.
Notes
Receivable
Notes
Receivable that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are reported
at the principal balance outstanding, net of purchase premiums and discounts, deferred loan fees and costs, and an allowance for
loan losses. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance. Loan origination fees, net of certain direct origination
costs, are deferred and recognized in interest income.
Revenues
in Excess of Billings
Revenues
in excess of billings represent the total of the project to be billed to the customer for revenues recognized per US GAAP. As
the customers are billed under the terms of their contract, the corresponding amount is transferred from this account to “Accounts
Receivable.”
Investments
The
Company uses the equity investment without readily determinable fair value method to account for investments in businesses
that are not publicly traded and for which the Company does not control or have the ability to exercise significant influence
over operating and financial policies. In accordance with this method, these investments are recorded at lower of cost
or fair value, as appropriate, and are classified as long-term.
Investments
held by the Company in businesses that are not publicly traded and for which the Company has the ability to exercise significant
influence over operating and financial management are accounted for under the equity method. In accordance with the equity method,
these investments are originally recorded at cost and are adjusted for the Company’s proportionate share of earnings, losses
and distributions. These investments are classified as long-term.
The
Company assesses and records impairment losses when events and circumstances indicate the investments might be impaired. Gains
and losses are recognized when realized and recorded in other income (expense) in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of
Operations.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred; additions, renewals
and betterments are capitalized. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated
depreciation are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is included in operations. Depreciation is computed
using various methods over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from three to twenty years. Following is the summary
of estimated useful lives of the assets:
Category
Estimated
Useful Life
Computer
equipment & software
3
to 5 Years
Office
furniture and equipment
5
to 10 Years
Building
20
Years
Autos
5
Years
Assets
under capital leases
3
to 10 Years
Improvements
5
to 10 Years
The
Company capitalizes costs of materials, consultants, and payroll and payroll-related costs for employees incurred in developing
internal-use computer software. These costs are included with “Computer equipment and software.”
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
The
Company tests long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
an asset may not be recoverable through the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition
of the assets. Whenever any such impairment exists, an impairment loss will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying
value exceeds the fair value.
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets consist of product licenses, renewals, enhancements, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, and customer lists. Intangible
assets with finite lives are amortized over the estimated useful life and are evaluated for impairment at least on an annual basis
and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company assesses
recoverability by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through the discounted expected future
cash flows. If the future discounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, the Company recognizes an impairment
loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets.
Software
Development Costs
Costs
incurred to internally develop computer software products or to enhance an existing product are recorded as research and development
costs and expensed when incurred until technological feasibility for the respective product is established. Thereafter, all software
development costs are capitalized and reported at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value. Capitalization ceases
when the product or enhancement is available for general release to customers.
The
Company makes on-going evaluations of the recoverability of its capitalized software projects by comparing the amount capitalized
for each product to the estimated present value of expected future net income from the product. If such evaluations indicate that
the unamortized software development costs exceed the present value of expected future net income, the Company writes off the
amount which the unamortized software development costs exceed such present value. Capitalized and purchased computer software
development costs are being amortized ratably based on the projected revenue associated with the related software or on a straight-line
basis.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Research
and Development Costs
Research
and development expenses are comprised of salaries, benefits and overhead expenses of employees involved in software product enhancement
and development, cost of outside contractors engaged to perform quality assurance, software product enhancement and development
(if any). Development costs are expensed as incurred.
Goodwill
Goodwill
represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in a purchase business combination.
Goodwill is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired. The goodwill impairment test is a two-step test. Under the first step, the fair
value of the reporting unit is compared with its carrying value including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds
its carrying value, step two does not need to be performed. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying
value, an indication of goodwill impairment exists for the reporting unit and the enterprise must perform step two of the impairment
test. Under step two, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill
over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the fair value of
the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied
fair value of the reporting unit goodwill.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Company applies the provisions of ASC 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” ASC 820-10 defines
fair value and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure
requirements for fair value measures. For certain financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash,
accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term debt, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their relatively
short maturities. The carrying amounts of the convertible notes receivable and long-term debt approximate their fair values based
on current interest rates for instruments with similar characteristics.
The
three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:
Level
1:
Valuations
consist of unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and has the highest priority.
Level
2:
Valuations
rely on quoted prices in markets that are not active or observable inputs over the full term of the asset or liability.
Level
3:
Valuations
are based on prices or third party or internal valuation models that require inputs that are significant to the fair value
measurement and are less observable and thus have the lowest priority.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Our
financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2020 are as follows:
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Assets
Revenues
in excess of billings - long term
$ -
$ -
$ 1,300,289
$ 1,300,289
Total
$ -
$ -
$ 1,300,289
$ 1,300,289
Our
financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2019, are as follows:
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Assets
Revenues
in excess of billing - long term
$ -
$ -
$ 1,281,492
$ 1,281,492
Total
$ -
$ -
$ 1,281,492
$ 1,281,492
The
reconciliation for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:
Revenues
in excess of billings - long term
Fair
value discount
Total
Balance
at June 30, 2018
$ 1,445,245
$ (238,576 )
$ 1,206,669
Effect
of ASC 606 adoption
(1,445,245 )
238,576
(1,206,669 )
Additions
1,380,631
(99,139 )
1,281,492
Balance at
June 30, 2019
$ 1,380,631
$ (99,139 )
$ 1,281,492
Amortization
during the period
-
55,344
55,344
Effect
of Translation Adjustment
(39,056 )
2,509
(36,547 )
Balance
at June 30, 2020
$ 1,341,575
$ (41,286 )
$ 1,300,289
The
Company used the discounted cash flow method with an interest rate of 4.35% during the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
Management
analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities
From Equity” and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” Derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect
fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as adjustments
to fair value of derivatives. The effects of interactions between embedded derivatives are calculated and accounted for in arriving
at the overall fair value of the financial instruments. In addition, the fair values of freestanding derivative instruments such
as warrants and option derivatives are valued using the Black-Scholes model.
Unearned
Revenue
Unearned
revenue represents billings in excess of revenue earned on contracts and are recognized on a pro-rata basis over the life of the
contract. Unearned revenue was $4,095,472 and $5,977,736 as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Cost
of Revenues
Cost
of revenues includes salaries and benefits for technical employees, consultant costs, amortization of capitalized computer software
development costs, depreciation of computer and equipment, travel costs, and indirect costs such as rent and insurance.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Advertising
Costs
The
Company expenses the cost of advertising as incurred. Advertising costs for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $285,964
and $282,354, respectively.
Share-Based
Compensation
The
Company records stock compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation . ASC 718 requires
companies to measure compensation cost for stock employee compensation at fair value at the grant date and recognize the expense
over the employee’s requisite service period. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur. The Company recognizes in
the statement of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees
and non-employees.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future
tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities
and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to
be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in
the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than
not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future deductibility is uncertain.
When
tax returns are filed, it is highly certain that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities,
while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately
sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available
evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution
of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions
that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50
percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated
with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax
benefits in the balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities
upon examination. Applicable interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as additional income
taxes in the statements of operations.
Foreign
Currency Translation
The
Company transacts business in various foreign currencies. The accounts of NetSol UK, NTE, AEL, VLSH and VLS use the British Pound;
VLSIL uses the Euro; NetSol PK, Connect, Omni and NetSol Innovation use Pakistan Rupees; NTPK Thailand, NetSol Thai and OTOZ Thai
use Thai Baht; NetSol Australia uses the Australian dollar; and NetSol Beijing uses the Chinese Yuan as the functional currencies.
NetSol Technologies, Inc., and its subsidiaries, NTA and OTOZ, use the U.S. dollar as the functional currency. Consequently, revenues
and expenses of operations outside the United States are translated into U.S. Dollars using average exchange rates while assets
and liabilities of operations outside the United States are translated into U.S. Dollars using exchange rates at the balance sheet
date. The effects of foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded to other comprehensive income.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Statement
of Cash Flows
The
Company’s cash flows from operations are calculated based upon the local currencies. As a result, amounts related to assets
and liabilities reported on the statement of cash flows will not necessarily agree with changes in the corresponding balances
on the consolidated balance sheet.
Segment
Reporting
The
Company defines operating segments as components about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly
by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performances. The Company allocates
its resources and assesses the performance of its sales activities based on the geographic locations of its subsidiaries. (See
Note 21 “Segment Information and Geographic Areas”)
Recent
Accounting Standards Adopted by the Company:
In
February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This pronouncement requires lessees to recognize a liability for lease obligations, which represents
the discounted obligation to make future lease payments, and a corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) asset on the balance
sheet. The Company adopted ASU 2016-02, along with related clarifications and improvements, as of July 1, 2019, using the modified
retrospective approach, which allows the Company to apply ASC 840, Leases, in the comparative periods presented in the year of
adoption. Accordingly, the comparative periods and disclosures have not been restated.
The
Company elected the package of practical expedients to not reassess:
●
whether
a contract is or contains a lease
●
lease
classification
●
initial
direct costs
Additionally,
the Company adopted the policy election to not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases for all asset
classes.
Adoption
of the new standard resulted in the recording of a non-cash transitional adjustment to ROU assets and lease liabilities of approximately
$3,011,814 and $3,091,236, respectively, as of July 1, 2019. The difference between the ROU assets and lease liabilities represented
existing deferred rent expense and prepaid rent that were derecognized and adjusted ROU assets in the Consolidated Balance
Sheets. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not materially impact the results of operations or cash flows.
In
July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480);
Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): (Part I) Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features, (Part II)
Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain
Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception . The ASU was issued to address the complexity associated
with applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities
and equity. The ASU, among other things, eliminates the need to consider the effects of down round features when analyzing convertible
debt, warrants and other financing instruments. As a result, a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded conversion
option) no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down round
feature. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and should be applied retrospectively.
Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The adoption of this standard did not materially impact
the results of operations or cash flows.
Accounting
Standards Recently Issued but Not Yet Adopted by the Company:
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment . Under the new standard, goodwill
impairment would be measured as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed
the carrying value of goodwill. This ASU eliminates existing guidance that requires an entity to determine goodwill impairment
by calculating the implied fair value of goodwill by hypothetically assigning the fair value of a reporting unit to all of its
assets and liabilities as if that reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination. This update is effective for annual
periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those periods. Early adoption is permitted for interim or
annual goodwill impairment test performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company will apply this guidance to applicable
impairment tests after the adoption date.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”) . This
accounting standard update changes the accounting for recognizing impairments of financial assets. Under the update, credit losses
for certain types of financial instruments will be estimated based on expected losses. The update also modifies the impairment
models for available-for-sale debt securities and for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination.
This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
The Company is currently in the process of evaluating
the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.
All
other newly issued accounting pronouncements not yet effective have been deemed either immaterial or not applicable.
NOTE
3 – REVENUE RECOGNITION
The
Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:
●
Identification
of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;
●
Identification
of the performance obligations in the contract;
●
Determination
of the transaction price;
●
Allocation
of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
●
Recognition
of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
The
Company records the amount of revenue and related costs by considering whether the entity is a principal (gross presentation)
or an agent (net presentation) by evaluating the nature of its promise to the customer. Revenue is presented net of sales, value-added
and other taxes collected from customers and remitted to government authorities.
The
Company has two primary revenue streams: core revenue and non-core revenue.
Core
Revenue
The
Company generates its core revenue from the following sources: (1) software licenses, (2) services, which include implementation
and consulting services, and (3) maintenance, which includes post contract support, of its enterprise software solutions for the
lease and finance industry. The Company offers its software using the same underlying technology via two models: a traditional
on-premises licensing model and a subscription model. The on-premises model involves the sale or license of software on a perpetual
basis to customers who take possession of the software and install and maintain the software on their own hardware. Under the
subscription delivery model, the Company provides access to its software on a hosted basis as a service and customers generally
do not have the contractual right to take possession of the software.
Non-Core
Revenue
The
Company generates its non-core revenue by providing business process outsourcing (“BPO”), other IT services and internet
services.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Performance
Obligations
A
performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account
under Topic 606. The transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or
as, the performance obligation is satisfied by transferring the promised good or service to the customer. The Company identifies
and tracks the performance obligations at contract inception so that the Company can monitor and account for the performance obligations
over the life of the contract.
The
Company’s contracts which contain multiple performance obligations generally consist of the initial purchase of subscription
or licenses and a professional services engagement. License purchases generally have multiple performance obligations as customers
purchase maintenance and services in addition to the licenses. The Company’s single performance obligation arrangements
are typically maintenance renewals, subscription renewals and services engagements.
For
contracts with multiple performance obligations where the contracted price differs from the standalone selling price (“SSP”)
for any distinct good or service, the Company may be required to allocate the contract’s transaction price to each performance
obligation using its best estimate for the SSP.
Subscription
Subscription
revenue is recognized ratably over the initial subscription period committed to by the customer commencing when the product is
made available to the customer. The initial subscription period is typically 12 to 60 months. The Company generally invoices its
customers in advance in quarterly or annual installments and typical payment terms provide that customers make payment within
30 days of invoice.
Software
Licenses
Transfer
of control for software is considered to have occurred upon delivery of the product to the customer. The Company’s typical
payment terms tend to vary by region, but its standard payment terms are within 30 days of invoice.
Maintenance
Revenue
from support services and product updates, referred to as maintenance revenue, is recognized ratably over the term of the maintenance
period, which in most instances is one year. Software license updates provide customers with rights to unspecified software product
updates, maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period on a when-and-if available basis. The
Company’s customers purchase both product support and license updates when they acquire new software licenses. In addition,
a majority of customers renew their support services contracts annually and typical payment terms provide that customers make
payment within 30 days of invoice.
Professional
Services
Revenue
from professional services is typically comprised of implementation, development, data migration, training or other consulting
services. Consulting services are generally sold on a time-and-materials or fixed fee basis and can include services ranging from
software installation to data conversion and building non-complex interfaces to allow the software to operate in integrated environments.
The Company recognizes revenue for time-and-materials arrangements as the services are performed. In fixed fee arrangements, revenue
is recognized as services are performed as measured by costs incurred to date, compared to total estimated costs to complete the
services project. Management applies judgment when estimating project status and the costs necessary to complete the services
projects. A number of internal and external factors can affect these estimates, including labor rates, utilization and efficiency
variances and specification and testing requirement changes. Services are generally invoiced upon milestones in the contract or
upon consumption of the hourly resources and payments are typically due 30 days after invoice.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
BPO
and Internet Services
Revenue
from BPO services is recognized based on the stage of completion which is measured by reference to labor hours incurred to date
as a percentage of total estimated labor hours for each contract. Internet services are invoiced either monthly, quarterly or
half yearly in advance to the customers and revenue is recognized ratably overtime on a monthly basis.
Disaggregated
Revenue
The
Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by category — core and non-core, as it believes it best depicts
how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.
The
Company’s disaggregated revenue by category is as follows:
For
the Years
Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Core:
License
$ 4,564,560
$ 16,768,749
Maintenance
18,951,248
15,521,413
Services
25,713,554
28,683,468
Services
- related party
300,821
636,731
Total
core revenue, net
49,530,183
61,610,361
Non-Core:
Services
6,842,136
6,208,822
Total
non-core revenue, net
6,842,136
6,208,822
Total
net revenue
$ 56,372,319
$ 67,819,183
Significant
Judgments
More
judgments and estimates are required under Topic 606 than were required under Topic 605. Due to the complexity of certain contracts,
the actual revenue recognition treatment required under Topic 606 for the Company’s arrangements may be dependent on contract-specific
terms and may vary in some instances.
Judgment
is required to determine the SSP for each distinct performance obligation. The Company rarely licenses or sells products on a
stand-alone basis, so the Company is required to estimate the range of SSPs for each performance obligation. In instances where
SSP is not directly observable because the Company does not sell the license, product or service separately, the Company determines
the SSP using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs. In making these judgments, the Company
analyzes various factors, including its pricing methodology and consistency, size of the arrangement, length of term, customer
demographics and overall market and economic conditions. Based on these results, the estimated SSP is set for each distinct product
or service delivered to customers.
The
most significant inputs involved in the Company’s revenue recognition policies are: The (1) stand-alone selling prices of
the Company’s software license, and the (2) the method of recognizing revenue for installation/customization, and other
services.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
stand-alone selling price of the licenses was measured primarily through an analysis of pricing that management evaluated when
quoting prices to customers. Although the Company has no history of selling its software separately from maintenance and other
services, the Company does have historical experience with amending contracts with customers to provide additional modules of
its software or providing those modules at an optional price. This information guides the Company in assessing the stand-alone
selling price of the Company’s software, since the Company can observe instances where a customer had a particular component
of the Company’s software that was essentially priced separate from other goods and services that the Company delivered
to that customer.
The
Company recognized revenue from implementation and customization services using the percentage of estimated “man-days”
that the work requires. The Company believes the level of effort to complete the services is best measured by the amount of time
(measured as an employee working for one day on implementation/customization work) that is required to complete the implementation
or customization work. The Company reviews its estimate of man-days required to complete implementation and customization services
each reporting period.
Revenue
is recognized over time for the Company’s subscription, maintenance and fixed fee professional services that are separate
performance obligations. For the Company’s professional services, revenue is recognized over time, generally using costs
incurred or hours expended to measure progress. Judgment is required in estimating project status and the costs necessary to complete
projects. A number of internal and external factors can affect these estimates, including labor rates, utilization, specification
variances and testing requirement changes.
If
a group of agreements are entered at or near the same time and so closely related that they are, in effect, part of a single arrangement,
such agreements are deemed to be combined as one arrangement for revenue recognition purposes. The Company exercises significant
judgment to evaluate the relevant facts and circumstances in determining whether agreements should be accounted for separately
or as a single arrangement. The Company’s judgments about whether a group of contracts comprise a single arrangement can
affect the allocation of consideration to the distinct performance obligations, which could have an effect on results of operations
for the periods involved.
If
a contract includes variable consideration, the Company exercises judgment in estimating the amount of consideration to which
the entity will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to a customer. When estimating variable
consideration, the Company will consider all relevant facts and circumstances. Variable consideration will be estimated and included
in the contract price only when it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of revenue recognized will not occur.
Contract
Balances
The
timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers and these timing differences result in receivables,
contract assets (revenues in excess of billings), or contract liabilities (deferred revenue) on the Company’s Consolidated
Balance Sheets. The Company records revenues in excess of billings when the Company has transferred goods or services but does
not yet have the right to consideration. The Company records deferred revenue when the Company has received or has the right to
receive consideration but has not yet transferred goods or services to the customer.
The
revenues in excess of billings are transferred to receivables when the rights to consideration become unconditional, usually upon
completion of a milestone.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
Company’s revenues in excess of billings and deferred revenue are as follows:
As
of
June 30, 2020
As
of
June 30, 2019
Revenues
in excess of billings
$ 18,506,733
$ 16,111,366
Deferred
Revenue
$ 4,095,472
$ 5,977,736
During
the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized revenue of $5,977,736, which was included in the deferred revenue balance
at the beginning of the period. All other activity in deferred revenue is due to the timing of invoicing in relation to the timing
of revenue recognition.
Revenue
allocated to remaining performance obligations represents the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that
are unsatisfied, or partially unsatisfied, which includes unearned revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as
revenue in future periods. Contracted but unsatisfied performance obligations were approximately $62,919,547 as of June 30, 2020,
of which the Company estimates to recognize approximately $13,818,077 in revenue over the next 12 months and the remainder over
an estimated 6 years thereafter. Actual revenue recognition depends in part on the timing of software modules installed at various
customer sites. Accordingly, some factors that affect the Company’s revenue, such as the availability and demand for modules
within customer geographic locations, is not entirely within the Company’s control. In instances where the timing of revenue
recognition differs from the timing of invoicing, the Company has determined that its contracts generally do not include a significant
financing component. The primary purpose of invoicing terms is to provide customers with simplified and predictable ways of purchasing
the Company’s products and services, and not to facilitate financing arrangements.
Deferred
Revenue
The
Company typically invoices its customers for subscription and support fees in advance on a quarterly or annual basis, with payment
due at the start of the subscription or support term. Unpaid invoice amounts for non-cancelable license and services starting
in future periods are included in accounts receivable and deferred revenue.
Practical
Expedients and Exemptions
There
are several practical expedients and exemptions allowed under Topic 606 that impact timing of revenue recognition and the Company’s
disclosures. Below is a list of practical expedients the Company applied in the adoption and application of Topic 606:
Application
●
The Company does not evaluate a contract for a significant financing component if payment is expected within one year or less
from the transfer of the promised items to the customer.
●
The Company generally expenses sales commissions and sales agent fees when incurred when the amortization period would have been
one year or less or the commissions are based on cashed received. These costs are recorded within sales and marketing expense
in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
●
The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts for which the Company recognizes
revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed (applies to time-and-material engagements).
Modified
Retrospective Transition Adjustments
●
For contract modifications, the Company reflected the aggregate effect of all modifications that occurred prior to the adoption
date when identifying the satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations, determining the transaction price and allocating
the transaction price to satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations for the modified contract at transition.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Costs
to Obtain a Contract
The
Company does not have a material amount of costs to obtain a contract capitalized at any balance sheet date. In general, the Company
incurs few direct incremental costs of obtaining new customer contracts. The Company rarely incurs incremental costs to review
or otherwise enter into contractual arrangements with customers. In addition, the Company’s sales personnel receive fees
that are referred to as commissions, but that are based on more than simply signing up new customers. The Company’s sales
personnel are required to perform additional duties beyond new customer contract inception dates, including fulfillment
duties and collections efforts.
NOTE
4 – EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic
earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
Diluted earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the effect of dilutive
potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include
outstanding stock options and stock awards.
The
components of basic and diluted earnings per share were as follows:
For
the year ended June 30, 2020
Net
Income
Shares
Per
Share
Basic income
per share:
Net
income available to common shareholders
$ 937,081
11,734,648
$ 0.08
Effect
of dilutive securities
Share
grants
-
49,766
-
Diluted
income per share
$ 937,081
11,784,414
$ 0.08
For
the year ended June 30, 2019
Net
Income
Shares
Per
Share
Basic income
per share:
Net
income available to common shareholders
$ 8,583,399
11,599,290
$ 0.74
Effect
of dilutive securities
Stock
options
-
4,418
-
Share
grants
-
18,282
-
Diluted
income per share
$ 8,583,399
11,621,990
$ 0.74
NOTE
5 – MAJOR CUSTOMERS
During
the year ended June 30, 2020, revenues from Daimler Financial Services (“DFS”) and BMW Financial (“BMW”)
were $14,869,030 and $8,904,809, respectively representing 26.4% and 15.8%, respectively of revenues. During the year ended June
30, 2019, revenues from DFS and BMW were $23,912,605 and $12,522,867 representing 35.3% and 18.5%, respectively of revenues. The
revenue from these customers are shown in the Asia – Pacific segment.
Accounts
receivable from DFS and BMW at June 30, 2020, were $4,821,468 and $474,271, respectively. Accounts receivable at June 30, 2019,
were $7,917,814 and $159,322, respectively. Revenues in excess of billings at June 30, 2020 were $5,709,226 and $6,977,375, respectively.
Revenues in excess of billings at June 30, 2019, were $4,371,081 and $5,472,043, respectively. Included in this amount was $1,300,289
and $1,281,492 shown as long term at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
NOTE
6 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY
Convertible
Note Receivable - May 25, 2017
The
Company entered into an agreement with WRLD3D, whereby the Company was issued a Convertible Promissory Note (the “Convertible
Note”) which was fully executed on May 25, 2017. The maximum principal amount of the Convertible Note is $750,000, and as
of June 30, 2020, the Company had disbursed $750,000. The Convertible Note bears interest at 5% per annum and all unpaid interest
and principal is due and payable upon the Company’s request on or after February 1, 2019. The Company has a security interest
in all of WRLD3D’s personal property, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, financial assets, investment property,
securities, deposit accounts, and the proceeds thereof.
The
Convertible Note is convertible upon the occurrence of the following events:
1.
Upon
a qualified financing which is an equity financing of at least $2,000,000.
2.
Optionally,
upon an equity financing less than $2,000,000.
3.
Optionally
after the maturity date.
4.
Upon
a change of control.
The
Convertible Note is convertible into Series BB Preferred shares at the lesser of (i) the price paid per share for the equity security
by the investors in the qualified financing and (ii) $0.6788 per share (adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits,
recapitalizations or the like with respect to WRLD3D’s Series BB Preferred Stock after the date of the Convertible Note.
Convertible
Note Receivable – February 9, 2018
The
Company’s subsidiary NetSol Thai entered into an agreement with WRLD3D, whereby NetSol Thai was issued a Convertible Promissory
Note (the “Thai Convertible Note”) which was fully executed on February 9, 2018. The maximum principal amount
of the Thai Convertible Note is $2,500,000, and as of June 30, 2020, NetSol Thai had disbursed $2,500,000. The Thai Convertible
Note bears interest at 10% per annum and all unpaid interest and principal is due and payable upon request on or after March 31,
2020. The Company has a security interest in all of WRLD3D’s personal property, inventory, equipment, general intangibles,
financial assets, investment property, securities, deposit accounts, and the proceeds thereof.
The
Thai Convertible Note is convertible upon the occurrence of the following events:
1.
Conversion
upon a qualified financing which is an equity financing of at least $1,000,000.
2.
Optional
conversion upon an equity financing less than $1,000,000.
3.
Optional
conversion after the maturity date.
4.
Change
of control.
If
the Company converts the Thai Convertible Note upon the occurrence of a financing, then the conversion price will be equal to
the product of: (A) the price paid per share for the equity securities by the investors multiplied by (B) 70%.
If
the Company converts the Thai Convertible Note either as an optional conversion after the maturity date or due to a change of
control, then the conversion price is equal to $0.6788 per share (adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations
or the like with respect to WRLD3D’s Series BB Preferred Stock after the date of the Thai Convertible Note.
Convertible
Note Receivable – April 1, 2019
The
Company entered into an agreement with WRLD3D, whereby the Company was issued a Convertible Promissory Note (the “April
1, 2019 Note”) which was fully executed on April 1, 2019. The maximum principal amount is $600,000, and as of June 30, 2020,
the Company had disbursed $600,000. The April 1, 2019 Note bears interest at 10% per annum and all unpaid interest and principal
is due and payable upon request on or after March 31, 2020. The Company has a security interest in all of WRLD3D’s personal
property, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, financial assets, investment property, securities, deposit accounts, and
the proceeds thereof.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
April 1, 2019 Note is convertible upon the occurrence of the following events:
1.
Conversion
upon a qualified financing which is an equity financing of at least $1,000,000.
2.
Optional
conversion upon an equity financing less than $1,000,000.
3.
Optional
conversion after the maturity date.
4.
Change
of control.
If
the Company converts the April 1, 2019 Note upon the occurrence of a financing, then the conversion price will be equal to the
product of: (A) the price paid per share for the equity securities by the investors multiplied by (B) a calculated conversion
rate which is determined based on the amount of the principal and interest outstanding and the Company’s ownership percentage.
If
the Company converts the April 1, 2019 Note either as an optional conversion after the maturity date or due to a change of control,
then the conversion price is equal to $0.6788 per share (adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations
or the like with respect to WRLD3D’s Series BB Preferred Stock after the date of the April 1, 2019 Note.
Convertible
Note Receivable – August 19, 2019
The
Company entered into an agreement with WRLD3D, whereby the Company was issued a Convertible Promissory Note (the “August
19, 2019 Note”) which was fully executed on August 19, 2019. The maximum principal amount is $400,000, and as of June
30, 2020, the Company had disbursed $400,000. The August 19, 2019 Note bears interest at 10% per annum and all unpaid interest
and principal is due and payable upon request on or after March 31, 2020. The Company has a security interest in all of WRLD3D’s
personal property, inventory, equipment, general intangibles, financial assets, investment property, securities, deposit accounts,
and the proceeds thereof.
The
August 19, 2019 Note is convertible upon the occurrence of the following events:
1.
Conversion
upon a qualified financing which is an equity financing of at least $1,000,000.
2.
Optional
conversion upon an equity financing less than $1,000,000.
3.
Optional
conversion after the maturity date.
4.
Change
of control.
If
the Company converts the August 19, 2019 Note upon the occurrence of a financing, then the conversion price will be equal to the
product of: (A) the price paid per share for the equity securities by the investors multiplied by (B) a calculated conversion
rate which is determined based on the amount of the principal and interest outstanding and the Company’s ownership percentage.
If
the Company converts the August 19, 2019 Note either as an optional conversion after the maturity date or due to a change of control,
then the conversion price is equal to $0.6788 per share (adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations
or the like with respect to WRLD3D’s Series BB Preferred Stock after the date of the August 19, 2019 Note.
The
following table summarizes the convertible notes receivable from WRLD3D.
Convertible
Agreement
Interest
Maturity
Note
Date
Rate
Date
Amount
May
25, 2017
5%
On
Demand
$ 750,000
February 9,
2018
10%
On
Demand
2,500,000
April 1, 2019
10%
On
Demand
600,000
August
19, 2019
10%
On
Demand
400,000
$ 4,250,000
The
Company has accrued interest of $701,062 and $328,748 at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which is included in “Other
current assets”.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
NOTE
7 - OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Other
current assets consisted of the following:
As
of
As
of
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
Prepaid
Expenses
$ 1,035,415
$ 991,528
Advance
Income Tax
355,482
800,798
Employee
Advances
44,415
33,778
Security
Deposits
270,403
147,668
Other
Receivables
1,239,221
733,826
Other
Assets
163,244
438,666
Total
$ 3,108,180
$ 3,146,264
NOTE
8 – REVENUES IN EXCESS OF BILLINGS – LONG TERM
Revenues
in excess of billings, net consisted of the following:
As
of
As
of
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
Revenues
in excess of billings - long term
$ 1,341,575
$ 1,380,631
Present
value discount
(41,286 )
(99,139 )
Net
Balance
$ 1,300,289
$ 1,281,492
Pursuant
to revenue recognition for contract accounting, the Company had recorded revenues in excess of billings long-term for amounts
billable after one year. During the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company accreted $55,344 and $Nil, respectively, which
was recorded in interest income for that period. The Company used the discounted cash flow method with an interest rate of 4.35%
during the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
NOTE
9 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property
and equipment consisted of the following:
As
of
As
of
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
Office
Furniture and Equipment
$ 3,143,833
$ 3,125,382
Computer
Equipment
19,256,543
18,905,603
Assets
Under Capital Leases
1,443,423
1,720,490
Building
5,848,813
6,021,939
Land
1,512,905
1,559,111
Capital
Work In Progress
27,648
-
Autos
1,348,405
1,024,754
Improvements
36,929
111,165
Subtotal
32,618,499
32,468,444
Accumulated
Depreciation
(21,288,868 )
(20,371,589 )
Property
and Equipment, Net
$ 11,329,631
$ 12,096,855
For
the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, depreciation expense totaled $1,903,640 and $2,285,225, respectively. Of these amounts,
$1,069,057 and $1,387,425, respectively, are reflected in cost of revenues.
Following
is a summary of fixed assets held under capital leases as of June 30, 2020 and 2019:
As
of
As
of
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
Computers
and Other Equipment
$ 328,621
$ 324,466
Furniture
and Fixtures
51,119
65,084
Vehicles
1,063,683
1,330,940
Total
1,443,423
1,720,490
Less:
Accumulated Depreciation - Net
(667,096 )
(538,564 )
$ 776,327
$ 1,181,926
NOTE
10 - LEASES
The
Company leases certain office space, office equipment and autos with remaining lease terms of one year to 10 years under leases
classified as financing and operating. For certain leases, the Company has options to extend the lease term for additional periods
ranging from one year to 10 years.
The
Company treats a contract as a lease when the contract conveys the right to use a physically distinct asset for a period of time
in exchange for consideration, or the Company directs the use of the asset and obtains substantially all the economic benefits
of the asset. These leases are recorded as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease obligation liabilities for leases
with terms greater than 12 months. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the entirety
of the lease term. Lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make payments over the life of the lease. A ROU
asset and a lease liability are recognized at commencement of the lease based on the present value of the lease payments over
the life of the lease. Initial direct costs are included as part of the ROU asset upon commencement of the lease. Since the interest
rate implicit in a lease is generally not readily determinable for the operating leases, the Company uses an incremental borrowing
rate to determine the present value of the lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate represents the rate of interest the
Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar lease term to obtain an asset of similar value. The
Company used the incremental borrowing rate on July 1, 2019 for all leases that commenced prior to that date. For finance leases,
the Company used the incremental borrowing rate implicit in the lease.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
Company reviews the impairment of ROU assets consistent with the approach applied for the Company’s other long-lived assets.
The Company reviews the recoverability of long-lived assets when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the
carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on the Company’s ability
to recover the carrying value of the asset from the expected undiscounted future pre-tax cash flows of the related operations.
The
Company elected the practical expedient to exclude short-term leases (leases with original terms of 12 months or less) from ROU
asset and lease liability accounts.
Lease
expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, while variable lease payments are expensed as incurred. Variable
payments change due to facts or circumstances occurring after the commencement date, other than the passage of time, and do not
result in a re-measurement of lease liabilities. The Company’s variable lease payments include payments for finance leases
that are adjusted based on a change in the Karachi Inter Bank Offer Rate. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain
any significant residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.
Supplemental
balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
As
of
June
30, 2020
Assets
Operating
lease assets, net
$ 2,360,129
Liabilities
Current
Operating
$ 1,111,912
Non-current
Operating
1,339,965
Total
Lease Liabilities
$ 2,451,877
The
components of lease cost were as follows:
For
the Year
Ended
June 30, 2020
Amortization
of finance lease assets
$ 253,071
Interest
on finance lease obligation
81,907
Operating
lease cost
1,258,102
Short
term lease cost
282,806
Sub
lease income
(33,426 )
Total
lease cost
$ 1,842,460
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Lease
term and discount rate were as follows:
As
of
June
30, 2020
Weighted
average remaining lease term - Operating leases
2.45
Years
Weighted
average discount rate - Operating leases
5.6 %
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information related to leases were as follows:
For
the Year
Ended
June 30, 2020
Cash
flows related to lease liabilities
Operating
cash flows related to operating leases
$ 1,263,089
Maturities
of operating lease liabilities were as follows as of June 30, 2020:
Amount
Within
year 1
$ 1,215,699
Within
year 2
855,582
Within
year 3
474,181
Within
year 4
75,500
Within
year 5
786
Thereafter
3,142
Total
Lease Payments
2,624,890
Less:
Imputed interest
(173,013 )
Present Value
of lease liabilities
2,451,877
Less:
Current portion
(1,111,912 )
Non-Current
portion
$ 1,339,965
As
of June 30, 2020, future minimum lease payments, as defined under the previous lease accounting guidance of ASC Topic 840,
under non-cancelable operating leases for the following five fiscal years and thereafter were as follows:
Within year 1
$
1,575,573
Within year 2
917,556
Within year 3
530,632
Within year 4
105,665
Within year 5
35,154
Total
$
3,164,580
The
Company is a lessor for certain office space leased by the Company and sub-leased to others under non-cancelable leases. These
lease agreements provide for a fixed base rent and terminate by July 2021. All leases are considered operating leases. There are
no rights to purchase the premises and no residual value guarantees. For the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company received $33,426
of lease income.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
NOTE
11 – LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
Drivemate
The
Company and Drivemate Co., Ltd. (“Drivemate”) entered into a subscription agreement on April 25, 2019, (“Drivemate
Agreement”) whereby the Company will purchase an equity interest of 30% in Drivemate. Per the Drivemate Agreement, the Company
will purchase 5,469 preferred shares for $1,800,000 consisting of $500,000 cash and $1,300,000 in services. The Company paid $250,000
on May 2, 2019 and received 760 shares for a 5.27% holding in Drivemate. The remaining $250,000 will be paid in $62,500 increments
beginning 15 months from the date of the Drivemate Agreement signing with the final payment due 24 months from the date of the
Drivemate Agreement signing. During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company paid $94,500 leaving a balance of $155,500 to be
paid. As of June 30, 2020, the Company owns 5.05% of Drivemate. Per the Drivemate Agreement, the Company appointed two directors
to the Drivemate board. The Company determined that it met the significant influence criteria since two of the four directors
are appointed by the Company and the Company is to own 30% of Drivemate at the final payment date; therefore, the Company accounts
for the investment using the equity method of accounting.
During
the year ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company performed $1,054,372 and $245,280 of services, respectively.
Under
the equity method of accounting, the Company recorded its share of net loss of $16,714 and $3,235 for the years ended June 30,
2020 and 2019, respectively.
WRLD3D-Related
Party
On
March 2, 2017, the Company purchased a 4.9% interest in WRLD3D, a non-public company, for $1,111,111. The Company paid $555,556
at the initial closing and $555,555 on September 1, 2017. NetSol PK, the subsidiary of the Company, purchased a 12.2% investment
in WRLD3D, for $2,777,778 which was earned by providing IT and enterprise software solutions. As of June 30, 2020, the investment
earned by NetSol PK was $2,777,778. As of June 30, 2020, NTI and NTPK own 1,636,876 and 4,092,189, respectively, of Series
BB Preferred Stock.
In
connection with the investment, the Company and NetSol PK received a warrant to purchase preferred stock of WRLD3D which included
the following key terms and features:
●
The
warrants are exercisable into shares of the “Next Round Preferred”, only if and when the Next Round Preferred
is issued by WRLD3D in a “Qualified Financing”.
●
The
warrants expired on March 2, 2020.
●
“Next
Round Preferred” is defined as occurring if WRLD3D’s preferred stock (or securities convertible into preferred
stock) are issued in a Qualified Financing that occurs after March 2, 2016.
●
“Qualified
Financing” is defined as financing with total proceeds of at least $2 million.
●
The
total number of common stock shares to be issued is equal to $1,250,000 divided by the per share price of the Next Round Preferred.
●
The
exercise price of the warrants is equal to the greater of
a)
70%
of the per share price of the Next Round Preferred sold in a Qualified Financing, or
b)
25,000,000
divided by the total number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Qualified Financing (on a fully-diluted
basis, excluding the number of common stock shares issuable upon the exercise of any given warrant).
The
Company determined that it met the significant influence criteria since the CEO of WRLD3D is the son of the CEO, Najeeb Ghauri,
and also an employee of the Company; therefore, the Company accounts for the investment using equity method of accounting.
During
the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, NetSol PK provided services valued at $300,821 and $636,731, respectively, which is recorded
as services-related party. Accounts receivable at June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $1,373,099 and $1,020,589, respectively.
Revenue in excess of billing at June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $8,163 and $110,827, respectively. Under the equity method of accounting,
the Company recorded its share of net loss of $589,150 and $838,610 for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
following table reflects the above investments at June 30, 2020.
Drivemate
WRLD3D
Total
Gross
investment
$ 344,500
$ 3,888,889
$ 4,233,389
Cumulative
net loss on investment
(19,940 )
(1,401,142 )
(1,421,082 )
Cumulative
other comprehensive income (loss)
-
(424,615 )
(424,615 )
Net
investment
$ 324,560
$ 2,063,132
$ 2,387,692
NOTE
12 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible
assets consisted of the following:
As
of
As
of
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
Product
Licenses - Cost
$ 47,244,997
$ 47,244,997
Effect
of Translation Adjustment
(16,045,322 )
(15,343,727 )
Accumulated
Amortization
(25,808,598 )
(24,568,320 )
Net
Balance
$ 5,391,077
$ 7,332,950
(A)
Product Licenses
Product
licenses include internally-developed original license issues, renewals, enhancements, copyrights, trademarks, and trade names.
Product licenses are amortized on a straight-line basis over their respective lives, and the unamortized amount of $5,391,077
will be amortized over the next 3.25 years. Amortization expense for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $1,828,314 and
$2,138,432, respectively.
(B)
Future Amortization
Estimated
amortization expense of intangible assets over the next five years is as follows:
Year
ended:
June
30, 2021
$ 1,730,911
June 30, 2022
1,730,911
June 30, 2023
1,730,911
June
30, 2024
198,344
$ 5,391,077
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
NOTE
13 – GOODWILL
Goodwill
represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in prior period business
combinations. Goodwill was comprised of the following amounts:
As
of June 30,
As
of June 30,
2020
2019
NetSol
PK (Asia - Pacific)
$ 1,166,610
$ 1,166,610
NTE
(Europe)
3,471,814
3,471,814
VLS
(Europe)
214,044
214,044
NTA
(North America)
4,664,100
4,664,100
Total
$ 9,516,568
$ 9,516,568
NOTE
14 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:
As
of
As
of
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
Accounts
Payable
$ 1,351,158
$ 1,156,498
Accrued
Liabilities
3,349,624
5,055,358
Accrued
Payroll & Taxes
537,888
793,503
Taxes
Payable
303,996
326,386
Other
Payable
138,171
144,815
Total
$ 5,680,837
$ 7,476,560
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
NOTE
15 – DEBTS
Notes
payable and capital leases consisted of the following:
As
of June 30, 2020
Current
Long-Term
Name
Total
Maturities
Maturities
D&O
Insurance
(1 )
$ 81,728
$ 81,728
$ -
Paycheck
Protection Program Loans
(2 )
469,721
182,669
287,052
Bank
Overdraft Facility
(3 )
-
-
-
Term
Finance Facility
(4 )
1,380,878
354,337
1,026,541
Loan
Payable Bank - Export Refinance
(5 )
2,975,482
2,975,482
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Running Finance
(6 )
-
-
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Export Refinance II
(7 )
2,261,365
2,261,365
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Running Finance II
(8 )
-
-
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Export Refinance III
(9 )
2,975,483
2,975,483
-
Term
Finance Facility
(10 )
65,473
16,423
49,050
10,210,130
8,847,487
1,362,643
Subsidiary
Finance Leases
(11 )
469,406
292,074
177,332
$ 10,679,536
$ 9,139,561
$ 1,539,975
As
of June 30, 2019
Current
Long-Term
Name
Total
Maturities
Maturities
D&O
Insurance
(1 )
$ 67,671
$ 67,671
$ -
Paycheck
Protection Program Loans
(2 )
-
-
-
Bank
Overdraft Facility
(3 )
-
-
-
Term
Finance Facility
(4 )
-
-
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Export Refinance
(5 )
3,066,355
3,066,355
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Running Finance
(6 )
325,034
325,034
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Export Refinance II
(7 )
2,330,431
2,330,431
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Running Finance II
(8 )
735,925
735,925
-
Loan
Payable Bank - Export Refinance III
(9 )
-
-
-
Term
Finance Facility
(10 )
82,969
15,838
67,131
6,608,385
6,541,254
67,131
Subsidiary
Finance Leases
(11 )
861,784
364,343
497,441
$ 7,470,169
$ 6,905,597
$ 564,572
(1)
The Company finances Directors’ and Officers’ (“D&O”) liability insurance and Errors and Omissions
(“E&O”) liability insurance, for which the D&O and E&O balances are renewed on an annual basis and, as
such, are recorded in current maturities. The interest rate on these financings range from 5.0% to 7.0% as of June 30, 2020 and
6.0% and 7.0% as of June 30, 2019.
(2)
The Company and its subsidiary, NTA, received Paycheck Protection Program loans of $469,721 introduced by the U.S. Government
during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This loan is forgivable if the Company meets the criteria set by the U.S. Government. The loans
carry an interest rate of 1% and have a maturity date of two years from the date of the disbursement of the loan. As of June 30,
2020, the Company has not applied for the loan forgiveness.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
(3)
The Company’s subsidiary, NTE, has an overdraft facility with HSBC Bank plc whereby the bank would cover any overdrafts
up to £300,000, or approximately $370,370. The annual interest rate was 5.1% as of June 30, 2020. Total outstanding balance
as of June 30, 2020 and 2019 was £nil.
This
overdraft facility requires that the aggregate amount of invoiced trade debtors (net of provisions for bad and doubtful debts
and excluding intra-group debtors) of NTE, not exceeding 90 days old, will not be less than an amount equal to 200% of the facility.
As of June 30, 2020, NTE was in compliance with this covenant.
(4)
The Company’s subsidiary, NetSol PK, has a term finance facility from Askari Bank Limited, approved by the Government
of Pakistan to protect the employment situation during Pandemic COVID-19. This is a term loan payable in three years. The availed
facility amount is Rs. 232,042,664 or $1,380,878, at June 30, 2020, of which $354,337 is show as current and the remaining $1,026,541
is shown as long term. The interest rate for the loan was 3% at June 30, 2020.
(5)
The Company’s subsidiary, NetSol PK, has an export refinance facility with Askari Bank Limited, secured by NetSol PK’s
assets. This is a revolving loan that matures every six months. Total facility amount is Rs. 500,000,000 or $2,975,482 and Rs.
500,000,000 or $3,066,355 at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The interest rate for the loan was 3% at June 30, 2020 and
2019.
(6)
The Company’s subsidiary, NetSol PK, has a running finance facility with Askari Bank Limited, secured by NetSol PK’s
assets. Total facility amount is Rs. 75,000,000 or $446,322 and Rs. 75,000,000 or $459,953, at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
NetSol PK used Rs. 53,000,000 or $325,034, at June 30, 2019. The interest rate for the loan was 7.2% and 13.0% at June 30, 2020
and 2019, respectively.
These
facilities require NetSol PK to maintain a long-term debt equity ratio of 60:40 and the current ratio of 1:1. As of June 30, 2020,
NetSol PK was in compliance with this covenant.
(7)
The Company’s subsidiary, NetSol PK, has an export refinance facility with Samba Bank Limited, secured by NetSol PK’s
assets. This is a revolving loan that matures every six months. Total facility amount is Rs. 380,000,000 or $2,261,366 and Rs.
380,000,000 or $2,330,431, at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The interest rate for the loan was 3% at June 30, 2020 and
2019.
(8)
The Company’s subsidiary, NetSol PK, has a running finance facility with Samba Bank Limited, secured by NetSol PK’s
assets. Total facility amount is Rs. 120,000,000 or $714,116 and Rs. 120,000,000 or $735,925, at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The interest rate for the loan was 7.7% and 14.3% at June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
During
the loan tenure, the facilities from Samba Bank Limited require NetSol PK to maintain at a minimum a current ratio of 1:1, an
interest coverage ratio of 4 times, a leverage ratio of 2 times, and a debt service coverage ratio of 4 times. As of June 30,
2020, NetSol PK was in compliance with these covenants.
(9)
The Company’s subsidiary, NetSol PK, has an export refinance facility with Habib Metro Bank Limited, secured by NetSol PK’s
assets. This is a revolving loan that matures every nine months. Total facility amount is Rs. 900,000,000 or $5,355,868 and NetSol
PK used Rs. 500,000,000 or $2,975,482 at June 30, 2020. The interest rate for the loan was 3% at June 30, 2020.
(10)
In March 2020, the Company’s subsidiary, VLS, entered into a loan agreement with Investec Bank PLC. The loan amount was
£69,549, or $85,863, for a period of 5 years with monthly payments of £1,349, or $1,665. As of June 30, 2020, the
subsidiary has used this facility up to $65,473, of which $49,050 was shown as long-term and $16,311 as current. The interest
rate was 6.14% at June 30, 2020.
(11)
The Company leases various fixed assets under capital lease arrangements expiring in various years through 2024. The assets and
liabilities under capital leases are recorded at the lower of the present value of the minimum lease payments or the fair value
of the asset. The assets are secured by the assets themselves. Depreciation of assets under capital leases is included in depreciation
expense for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Following
is the aggregate minimum future lease payments under capital leases as of June 30, 2020:
Amount
Minimum
Lease Payments
Within
year 1
$ 326,556
Within
year 2
152,975
Within
year 3
19,852
Within
year 4
13,235
Total
Minimum Lease Payments
512,618
Interest
Expense relating to future periods
(43,212 )
Present
Value of minimum lease payments
469,406
Less:
Current portion
(292,074 )
Non-Current
portion
$ 177,332
Following
is the aggregate future long term debt payments as of June 30, 2020:
Amount
Loan
Payments
Within
year 1
$ 553,429
Within
year 2
988,874
Within
year 3
360,745
Within
year 4
13,024
Total
Loan Payments
1,916,072
Less:
Current portion
(553,429 )
Non-Current
portion
$ 1,362,643
NOTE
16 – INCOME TAXES
The
Company is incorporated in the State of Nevada and registered to do business in the State of California. The following is a breakdown
of income before the provision for income taxes:
Consolidated
pre-tax income (loss) consists of the following:
Years
Ended June 30,
2020
2019
US
operations
$ 417,885
$ (1,941,611 )
Foreign
operations
1,915,206
15,016,935
$ 2,333,091
$ 13,075,324
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
Years
Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Current:
Federal
$ -
$ -
State
and Local
2,275
-
Foreign
1,138,793
1,057,784
Deferred:
Federal
-
-
State
and Local
-
-
Foreign
-
-
Provision
for income taxes
$ 1,141,068
$ 1,057,784
A
reconciliation of taxes computed at the statutory federal income tax rate to income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:
Reconciliation
of effective income tax rate
Years
Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Income
tax (benefit) provision at statutory rate
$ 489,949
21.0 %
$ 2,745,818
21.0 %
State
income (benefit) taxes, net of federal tax benefit
162,850
7.0 %
912,658
7.0 %
Foreign
earnings taxed at different rates
602,918
25.8 %
(3,143,954 )
-24.0 %
Change
in valuation allowance for deferred tax assets
(120,739 )
-5 %
356,905
2.7 %
Other
6,090
0.3 %
186,357
1.4 %
Provision
for income taxes
$ 1,141,068
48.9 %
$ 1,057,784
8.1 %
Deferred
income tax assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2020 and 2019 consist of tax effects of temporary differences related to the
following:
Components
of deferred tax asset
Years
Ended June 30,
2020
2019
Net
operating loss carry forwards
$ 7,318,282
$ 6,994,268
Other
115,253
257,337
Net
deferred tax assets
7,433,535
7,251,605
Valuation
allowance for deferred tax assets
(7,433,535 )
(7,251,605 )
Net
deferred tax assets
$ -
$ -
The
Company has established a full valuation allowance as management believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not
be realized in the future. The valuation allowance decreased by $181,930 for the year ended June 30, 2020.
At
June 30, 2020, federal and state net operating loss carry forwards in the United States of America were $30,196,241 and $7,347,063,
respectively. Federal net operating loss carry forwards begin to expire in 2028, while state net operating loss carry forwards
are expiring each year. Due to both historical and recent changes in the capitalization structure of the Company, the utilization
of net operating losses may be limited pursuant to section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Net operating losses related to foreign
entities were $1,330,673 at June 30, 2020.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
As
of June 30, 2020, the Company does not have any unrecognized tax benefits related to various federal and state income tax matters.
The Company will recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.
The
Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax, as well as various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is currently open
to audit under the statute of limitations by the federal and state jurisdictions for the years ending June 30, 2017 through 2019.
The Company does not anticipate any material amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months.
The
cumulative amount of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries that the Company intends to permanently invest and upon which
no deferred US income taxes have been provided is $31,046,118 as of June 30, 2020. The additional US income tax on unremitted
foreign earnings, if repatriated, would be offset in part by foreign tax credits. The extent of this offset would depend on many
factors, including the method of distribution, and specific earnings distributed. The Company determined that it is not practicable
to determine unrecognized deferred tax liability associated with the unremitted earnings attributable to the foreign subsidiaries.
Income from the export of computer software
and its related services developed in Pakistan is exempt from tax through June 30, 2025. The aggregate effect of the tax holiday
for June 30, 2020 and 2019 is $47,477 and $2,771,078, respectively. The effect on basic and diluted earnings per share is $0.004,
for June 30, 2020 and $0.19 and $0.18 for June 30, 2019.
NOTE
17 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
During
the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company issued 55,044 and 41,482 shares of common stock, respectively, for services
rendered by officers of the Company. These shares were valued at the fair market value of $312,090 and $252,655, respectively,
and recorded as compensation expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
During
the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company issued 73,667 and 35,723 shares of common stock respectively, for services
rendered by the independent members of the Board of Directors as part of their board compensation. These shares were valued at
the fair market value of $261,622 and $201,246, respectively, and recorded as compensation expense in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements.
During
the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company issued 81,696 and 112,992 shares of common stock, respectively, to employees
pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements. These shares were valued at the fair market value of $416,738 and $686,109,
respectively, and recorded as compensation expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
During
the years ended June 30, 2019, the Company received $85,000 pursuant to a stock option agreement for the exercise of 13,076 shares
of common stock at $6.50 per share.
During
the years ended June 30, 2019, the Company purchased 41,650 shares of its common stock from the open market at an average price
of $6.03 per share pursuant to the Company’s stock buy-back plan.
NOTE
18 - INCENTIVE AND NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN
The
Company maintains several Incentive and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plans (“Plans”) for its employees and consultants.
Options granted under these Plans to an employee of the Company become exercisable over a period of no longer than ten (10) years
and no less than twenty percent (20%) of the shares are exercisable annually. Options are not exercisable, in whole or in part,
prior to one (1) year from the date of grant unless the Board of Directors specifically determines otherwise, as provided.
Two
types of options may be granted under these Plans: (1) Incentive Stock Options (also known as Qualified Stock Options) which may
only be issued to employees of the Company and whereby the exercise price of the option is not less than the fair market value
of the common stock on the date it was reserved for issuance under the Plan; and (2) Non-statutory Stock Options which may be
issued to either employees or consultants of the Company and whereby the exercise price of the option is less than the fair market
value of the common stock on the date it was reserved for issuance under the plan. Grants of options may be made to employees
and consultants without regard to any performance measures. All options issued pursuant to the Plan are nontransferable and subject
to forfeiture.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
Plans provide for the grant of equity-based awards, including options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards or performance
share awards or any other right or interest relating to shares or cash, to eligible participants. The Plans contemplate the issuance
of common stock upon exercise of options or other awards granted to eligible persons under the Plans. Shares issued under the
Plans may be both authorized and unissued shares or previously issued shares acquired by the Company. Upon termination or expiration
of an unexercised option, stock appreciation right or other stock-based award under the Plans, in whole or in part, the number
of shares of common stock subject to such award again becomes available for grant under the Plans. Any shares of restricted stock
forfeited as described below will become available for grant. The maximum number of shares that may be granted to any one participant
in any calendar year may not exceed 50,000 shares. All options issued pursuant to the Plan are nontransferable and subject to
forfeiture.
Options
granted under the Plans are not generally transferable and must be exercised within 10 years, subject to earlier termination upon
termination of the option holder’s employment, but in no event later than the expiration of the option’s term. The
exercise price of each option may not be less than the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the
date of grant (except in connection with the assumption or substitution for another option in a manner qualifying under Section
424(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Incentive
stock options granted to any participant who owns 10% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock (a “Ten Percent
Shareholder”) must have an exercise price equal to or exceeding 110% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock
on the date of the grant and must not be exercisable for longer than five years. Options become vested and exercisable at such
times or upon such events and subject to such terms, conditions, performance criteria or restrictions as specified by the Board
of Directors. The maximum term of any option granted under the 2015 Plan is ten years, provided that an incentive stock option
granted to a Ten Percent Shareholder must have a term not exceeding five years.
Under
the Plans, a participant may also be awarded a “performance award,” which means that the participant may receive cash,
stock or other awards contingent upon achieving performance goals established by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors
may also make “deferred share” awards, which entitle the participant to receive the Company’s stock in the future
for services performed between the date of the award and the date the participant may receive the stock. The vesting of deferred
share awards may be based on performance criteria and/or continued service with the Company. A participant who is granted a “stock
appreciation right” under the Plan has the right to receive all or a percentage of the fair market value of a share of stock
on the date of exercise of the stock appreciation right minus the grant price of the stock appreciation right determined by the
Board of Directors (but in no event less than the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant). Finally, the Board of
Directors may make “restricted stock” awards under the Plans, which are subject to such terms and conditions as the
Board of Directors determines and as are set forth in the award agreement related to the restricted stock. As of June 30, 2020,
the remaining shares to be granted are 40,386 under 2005 Plan, 98,196 under the 2013 Plan and 306,422 under the 2015 Plan.
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Options
and Warrants
A
summary of option and warrant activity for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 is presented below:
OPTIONS:
#
of shares
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)
Aggregated
Intrinsic Value
Outstanding
and exercisable, June 30, 2018
53,462
$ 6.50
0.61
$ -
Granted
-
-
Exercised
(13,076 )
$ 6.50
Expired
/ Cancelled
-
-
Outstanding
and exercisable, June 30, 2019
40,386
$ 6.50
0.61
$ -
Granted
-
-
Exercised
-
-
Expired
/ Cancelled
(40,386 )
$ 6.50
Outstanding
and exercisable, June 30, 2020
-
-
-
$ -
During
the year ended June 30, 2019, the Company extended the life of 40,386 options with an exercise price of $6.50, for a period of
one year. The Company recorded $43,612 in compensation expense for the extension of these options in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements. The fair market value was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
June
30, 2019
Risk-free
interest rate
2.56 %
Expected
life
1
year
Expected
volatility
45 %
Expected
dividend
0 %
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Stock
Grants
The
following table summarizes stock grants awarded as compensation:
#
of shares
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair Value ($)
Unvested,
June 30, 2018
155,648
$ 6.07
Granted
122,277
$ 5.71
Vested
(191,450 )
$ 5.99
Forfeited
/ Cancelled
(4,960 )
$ 6.05
Unvested,
June 30, 2019
81,515
$ 5.88
Granted
200,273
$ 4.61
Vested
(210,408 )
$ 4.71
Forfeited
/ Cancelled
(4,959 )
$ 6.05
Unvested,
June 30, 2020
66,421
$ 5.75
For
the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded compensation expense of $808,458 and $1,131,013, respectively. The
compensation expense related to the unvested stock grants as of June 30, 2020 was $373,129 which will be recognized during the
fiscal years 2021 through 2022.
NOTE
19 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On
or about July 13, 2020, the Company was named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit based on an alleged breach of contract claim filed
by Royal News Corp. d/b/a Royal Media Group (“RMG”). The lawsuit is captioned Royal News Corp. d/b/a Royal Media
Group v. Netsol Techs., Inc. , U.S. District Court Case No. 1:20-cv-05381-PAE (S.D.N.Y.) (the “Lawsuit”). On or
about August 24, 2020, the Company and RMG reached an agreement to fully resolve the case and are in the process of documenting
the agreement, which includes a release of each other from all obligations, contractual or otherwise, claims, disputes or other
matters, in exchange for (i) a payment by the Company to RMG in the amount of $100,000; and (ii) RMG dismissing the Lawsuit, with
prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. On September 22, 2020, a notice of dismissal with
prejudice was filed with the United States District Court Southern District of New York.
NOTE
20 – RETIREMENT PLANS
The
Company and its subsidiaries have varying defined contribution plans based on country specific laws. Employer contributions vary
by subsidiary from 0% up to 8% taking the form in some jurisdictions of employee matching contributions and in others direct employer
contributions mandated by local law. During the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company contributed $1,135,233 and $1,072,106,
respectively, to these plans.
NOTE
21 – SEGMENT INFORMATION AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
The
Company has identified three segments for its products and services; North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The reportable segments
are business units located in different global regions. Each business unit provides similar products and services; license fees
for leasing and asset-based software, related maintenance fees, and implementation and IT consulting services. Separate management
of each segment is required because each business unit is subject to different operational issues and strategies due to their
particular regional location. The Company accounts for intra-company sales and expenses as if the sales or expenses were to third
parties and eliminates them in the consolidation.
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
following table presents a summary of identifiable assets as of June 30, 2020 and 2019:
As
of
As
of
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
Identifiable
assets:
Corporate
headquarters
$ 4,508,724
$ 2,947,727
North
America
5,949,653
5,730,928
Europe
10,856,814
8,399,033
Asia
- Pacific
67,157,898
70,419,331
Consolidated
$ 88,473,089
$ 87,497,019
The
following table presents a summary of investments under the equity method as of June 30, 2020 and 2019:
As
of
As
of
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
Investment
in associates under equity method:
Corporate
headquarters
$ 473,692
$ 686,504
Asia
- Pacific
1,914,000
1,967,265
Consolidated
$ 2,387,692
$ 2,653,769
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
following table presents a summary of operating information for the years ended June 30:
For
the Years
Ended
June 30,
2020
2019
Revenues
from unaffiliated customers:
North
America
$ 4,444,862
$ 3,947,407
Europe
11,914,071
9,148,165
Asia
- Pacific
39,712,565
54,019,594
56,071,498
67,115,166
Revenue
from affiliated customers
Asia
- Pacific
300,821
704,017
300,821
704,017
Consolidated
$ 56,372,319
$ 67,819,183
Intercompany
revenue
Europe
$ 585,250
$ 574,517
Asia
- Pacific
7,045,640
7,511,236
Eliminated
$ 7,630,890
$ 8,085,753
Net
income (loss) after taxes and before non-controlling interest:
Corporate
headquarters
$ (408,016 )
$ (2,296,409 )
North
America
(241,444 )
(756,510 )
Europe
1,766,434
1,473,274
Asia
- Pacific
75,049
13,597,185
Consolidated
$ 1,192,023
$ 12,017,540
Depreciation
and amortization:
North
America
$ 11,828
$ 26,275
Europe
353,862
329,671
Asia
- Pacific
3,366,264
4,067,711
Consolidated
$ 3,731,954
$ 4,423,657
Interest
expense:
Corporate
headquarters
$ 33,710
$ 14,074
Europe
9,905
6,876
Asia
- Pacific
303,241
290,848
Consolidated
$ 346,856
$ 311,798
Income
tax expense:
Corporate
headquarters
$ 1,075
$ 1,837
North
America
1,200
-
Europe
326,524
320,263
Asia
- Pacific
812,269
735,684
Consolidated
$ 1,141,068
$ 1,057,784
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
The
following table presents a summary of capital expenditures for the years ended June 30:
For
the Years
Ended
June 30,
2020
2019
Capital
expenditures:
North
America
$ 3,904
$ 1,384
Europe
763,308
502,823
Asia
- Pacific
609,933
2,222,351
Consolidated
$ 1,377,145
$ 2,726,558
Geographic
Information
Disclosed
in the table below is the geographic information of total revenues by country for the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
June
30, 2020
June
30, 2019
Revenue
Long-lived
Assets
Revenue
Long-lived
Assets
China
$ 20,065,572
$ 843,694
$ 31,622,024
$ 58,058
Thailand
3,807,648
900,514
3,304,119
771,992
USA
3,457,676
5,689,067
2,911,195
5,385,230
UK
12,275,903
5,528,801
9,852,180
4,549,676
Pakistan
& India
2,008,907
19,103,687
2,006,934
22,125,464
Australia
& New Zealand
3,149,715
261,615
5,684,487
14,783
Mexico
987,190
-
1,036,213
-
Indonesia
5,611,454
-
3,909,304
-
South
Africa
496,480
-
2,135,027
-
Other
Countries
4,511,774
-
5,357,700
-
Total
$ 56,372,319
$ 32,327,378
$ 67,819,183
$ 32,905,203
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TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
Disclosed
in the table below is the reconciliation of revenue by each entity and country disclosed above for the years ended June 30, 2020
and 2019.
Revenues
2020
Total
China
Thailand
USA
UK
Pakistan
& India
Australia
& New Zealand
Mexico
Indonesia
South
Africa
Other
Countries
North
America:
$ 4,444,863
$ -
$ -
$ 3,457,673
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 987,190
$ -
$ -
$ -
Europe:
11,914,070
-
-
-
11,914,070
-
-
-
-
-
-
Asia-Pacific:
40,013,386
20,065,572
3,807,648
-
361,833
2,008,910
3,149,715
-
5,611,454
496,480
4,511,774
Total
$ 56,372,319
$ 20,065,572
$ 3,807,648
$ 3,457,673
$ 12,275,903
$ 2,008,910
$ 3,149,715
$ 987,190
$ 5,611,454
$ 496,480
$ 4,511,774
Revenues
2019
Total
China
Thailand
USA
UK
Pakistan
& India
Australia
& New Zealand
Mexico
Indonesia
South
Africa
Other
Countries
North
America:
$ 3,947,408
$ -
$ -
$ 2,911,195
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ 1,036,213
$ -
$ -
$ -
Europe:
9,148,164
-
-
-
9,148,164
-
-
-
-
-
-
Asia-Pacific:
54,723,611
31,622,024
3,304,119
-
704,016
2,006,934
5,684,487
-
3,909,304
2,135,027
5,357,700
Total
$ 67,819,183
$ 31,622,024
$ 3,304,119
$ 2,911,195
$ 9,852,180
$ 2,006,934
$ 5,684,487
$ 1,036,213
$ 3,909,304
$ 2,135,027
$ 5,357,700
NOTE
22 – NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY
The
Company had non-controlling interests in several of its subsidiaries. The balance of non-controlling interest was as follows:
SUBSIDIARY
Non-Controlling
Interest %
Non-Controlling
Interest at
June
30, 2020
NetSol
PK
33.88 %
$ 6,361,747
NetSol-Innovation
33.88 %
128,514
NetSol
Thai
0.006 %
(39 )
OTOZ
Thai
0.006 %
4
OTOZ
5.00 %
(1,326 )
Total
$ 6,488,900
SUBSIDIARY
Non-Controlling
Interest %
Non-Controlling
Interest at
June
30, 2019
NetSol
PK
33.80 %
$ 6,993,491
NetSol-Innovation
49.90 %
1,421,528
NetSol
Thai
0.006 %
(32 )
Total
$ 8,414,987
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NETSOL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
June
30, 2020 and 2019
NetSol
PK
During
the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, employees of NetSol PK exercised 114,000 and 20,000 options of common stock and NetSol
PK received cash of $11,261 and $2,650, respectively. Due to the exercise of options, the non-controlling interest increased from
33.80% at June 30, 2019 to 33.88% at June 30, 2020.
During
the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, NetSol PK paid a cash dividend of $1,610,909 and $1,675,936, respectively.
NetSol
Innovation
During
the year ended June, 30, 2020, the Company’s subsidiary NetSol PK purchased NetSol Innovation, from 1insurer for
$89,425. Due to this purchase, the non-controlling interest decreased from 49.90% at June 30, 2019 to 33.88% at June 30, 2020.
During
the year ended June 30, 2020, NetSol Innovation paid a cash dividend of $2,778,453.
NOTE
23 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Effective
July 30, the Company’s, Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to two million dollars’ worth of the Company’s
issued and outstanding common shares. The repurchase plan is authorized commencing July 30, 2020, and ending December 24,
2020, subject to an additional six-month extension at the discretion of management. Although no shares were repurchased
during fiscal year 2020, the Company purchased 147,052 shares at an average price of $3.16 per share subsequent to the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2020.
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