Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The
following discussion is intended to assist in an understanding of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for
the three months ended September 30, 2021. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the information included within
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2021, and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto
included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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 Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q 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 and on social media platforms linked
to our corporate 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:// netsoltech.com/about-us . The content of our websites is not intended to
be incorporated by reference into this 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.
Forward-Looking
Information
This
report contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to the Company that is based on the beliefs of its management
as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to its management. When used in this report, the words “anticipate”,
“believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan”, and similar expressions
as they relate to the Company or its management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s
current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should any
of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from
those described in this report as anticipated, estimated or expected. The Company’s realization of its business aims could be materially
and adversely affected by any technical or other problems in, or difficulties with, planned funding and technologies, third party technologies
which render the Company’s technologies obsolete, the unavailability of required third party technology licenses on commercially
reasonable terms, the loss of key research and development personnel, the inability or failure to recruit and retain qualified research
and development personnel, or the adoption of technology standards which are different from technologies around which the Company’s
business ultimately is built. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
Business
Overview
NetSol
Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqCM: 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.
Our
primary sources of revenues have been licensing, subscriptions, modification, enhancement and support of our suite of financial applications,
under the brand name NFS Ascent ® for leading businesses in the global finance and leasing space. With constant innovation
being a major part of NETSOL’s DNA, we have enabled NFS Ascent ® deployment on the cloud with several implementations
already live and some underway. This shift to the cloud will enable NETSOL’s new customers to opt for a subscription-based pricing
model rather than the traditional licensing model.
NETSOL’s
clients include blue chip organizations, Dow-Jones 30 Industrials, Fortune 500 manufacturers, financial institutions, global vehicle
manufacturers and enterprise technology providers, all of which are serviced by NETSOL’s strategically placed support and delivery
locations around the globe.
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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 and Horsham in the UK
●
Asia
Pacific
Lahore,
Karachi, Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta and Sydney
NETSOL
believes that our strong technology solutions offer our customers a return on their investment and allows us to thrive in a hyper competitive
and mature global marketplace. Our solutions are bolstered by our people. NETSOL believes that people are the drivers of success; therefore,
we invest heavily in our hiring, training and retention of 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 its proven and effective business model which is a combination
of careful cost arbitrage, subject matter expertise, domain experience, scalability and proximity with its global and regional customers.
Our
primary offerings include the following:
NFS
Ascent ®
NFS
Ascent ® , 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.
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. NFS Ascent ® 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. Our premier, next generation solution NFS Ascent ®
is now also available on the cloud via SaaS/subscription-based pricing. With swift, 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 without the need to pay any upfront license fees.
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. NFS Digital includes Self-Point of Sale, Mobile Account, Mobile Point of Sale, Mobile Dealer, Mobile Auditor, Mobile Collector
and Mobile Field Investigator.
Otoz
Otoz
Digital Auto Retail
Otoz
provides a white-labelled SaaS platform to OEMs, auto-captives, dealers and start-ups that helps them launch short and long-term on-demand
mobility models (car-share and car subscription) and digital retail in minimum time. Our white-label, turn-key platform helps dealers
to make the move into digital era by offering an end-to-end car buying experience completely online. Digital auto-retail is not a one-size-fits-all.
Otoz provides a flexible, configurable and scalable turn-key platform that helps define, launch and scale a variety of retail products
(finance, lease, buy, etc.). Otoz platform empowers dealers to compete in digital era by addressing a range of customer segments with
varied needs.
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Otoz
Ecosystem
The
Otoz powerful API-based architecture allows OEMs, auto-captives and dealerships to integrate with a plethora of providers to offer an
end-to-end Omni-channel digital car finance and lease experience. Out-of-the-box APIs by Otoz help dealers and auto-captives connect
with ecosystem partners which are crucial for running their auto retail business. It includes, finance and insurance products, trade-in
tools, fraud checks, CRM system, websites (Tier 1 – Tier 3), marketing toolkit, inventory feeds, KYCs, payment processors, vehicle
delivery providers etc. In addition, Otoz is equipped with smart lead generation and product analytics capabilities. It empowers dealers
with the capability to convert qualified leads and never lose contact with customers. The product analytics capability allows us to improve
the customer journey by addressing friction points, herein improving customer experience and conversions – a win-win scenario for
dealers and customers.
Otoz
Platform
A
fully digital, white label platform for lease, finance, and cash transactions that delivers a frictionless customer experience.
Otoz
platform consists of two components the Dealer Tool and the Customer App of a Dealer Tool which provides for a myriad of services including
account creation, order management work queue, user roles and rights, tax configurator, customer KYC reports, vehicle delivery scheduling,
payment gateways and inventory management, finance and insurance products feed and prioritization, dealer fee management and ecosystem
APIs. The Customer App permits the dealer to work with the customer to get a vehicle via cash, finance or lease, manage vehicle delivery
and pick-up scheduling, buy finance and insurance products, buy accessories, paperless license checks, personalized pricing, vehicle
options, trade-in valuation, credit application and decision, paperless contracts and e-signing, digital payments and a deal builder.
Other
Products
The
Company continues to support its North America and European legacy systems including LeasePak and LeaseSoft.
Highlights
Listed
below are a few of NetSol’s highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2021:
●
We
generated approximately $1,500,000 by successfully implementing change requests from various customers across multiple regions.
●
We
went live with NFS Ascent® and NFS Ascent Digital in New Zealand for a leading Japanese equipment manufacturer.
●
We
began the NFS Ascent® implementation process in India related to the DFS project.
●
We
continued to onboard new dealers on the Otoz TM digital retail platform.
●
We
were able to renegotiate certain annual support contracts resulting in additional support revenue of approximately $1,000,000 to
be recognized over the term of the contracts.
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Management
has identified the following material trends affecting NetSol.
Positive
trends:
●
NFS
Ascent ® SaaS offering is gaining traction in mid-size auto captives and financial institutions 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.
●
We
have up to 40% of employees working in person at our NetSol PK technology campus since the middle of September.
●
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 TM
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.
●
The
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) investment, initiated by China, has exceeded $62 billion investment from the originally planned
$46 billion on Pakistan energy and infrastructure sectors.
●
China’s
auto sector remains strong as our customers are constantly demanding ‘Change Requests’ or additional services and reflects
resilience.
Negative
trends:
●
The
degree to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our future business globally, results of operations and financial condition will depend
on future developments, which are uncertain, including but not limited to the duration, spread and severity of the pandemic, the
availability, adoption and efficacy of vaccines, government responses and other actions to mitigate the spread of and to treat COVID-19,
and when and to what extent normal business, economic and social activity and conditions resume.
●
We
are unable to predict the extent to which the pandemic impacts our customers and other partners and their financial conditions, but
adverse effects on these parties could also adversely affect us.
●
Most
OEMs and auto sectors are experiencing a major slowdown due to lockdowns, health concerns and component part supply chain issues.
●
The
C-level decision making to acquire new systems or even upgrade will be elongated due to uncertainty of the COVID-19 virus.
●
Due
to travel restrictions caused by COVID-19, it has been difficult to conduct face to face meetings for global clients and new prospects
removing the personal connection essential to some decision making.
●
The
COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected live industry conferences and events, such as those held by the Equipment Leasing and Finance
Association (ELFA), reducing leads and market exposure.
●
Working
from the office continues to pose its own risk of virus spread until it ameliorated.
●
Political
actions, including trade protection and national security policies of the U.S. and Chinese governments, such as tariffs or bans could
in the future limit or prevent companies from transacting business with China and aggravate the global business environment.
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CHANGES
IN FINANCIAL CONDITION
Quarter
Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to the Quarter Ended September 30, 2020
The
following table sets forth the items in our unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended September
30, 2021 and 2020 as a percentage of revenues.
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
2021
%
2020
%
Net Revenues:
License fees
$ 10,716
0.1 %
$ 3,475
0.0 %
Subscription and support
6,230,389
46.4 %
5,171,863
40.9 %
Services
7,179,656
53.5 %
7,472,040
59.1 %
Total net revenues
13,420,761
100.0 %
12,647,378
100.0 %
Cost of revenues:
Salaries and consultants
5,662,410
42.2 %
4,526,649
35.8 %
Travel
214,132
1.6 %
103,752
0.8 %
Depreciation and amortization
765,735
5.7 %
707,249
5.6 %
Other
1,335,461
10.0 %
928,153
7.3 %
Total cost of revenues
7,977,738
59.4 %
6,265,803
49.5 %
Gross profit
5,443,023
40.6 %
6,381,575
50.5 %
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing
1,619,993
12.1 %
1,609,604
12.7 %
Depreciation and amortization
214,271
1.6 %
221,790
1.8 %
General and administrative
3,973,139
29.6 %
3,427,636
27.1 %
Research and development cost
275,230
2.1 %
85,989
0.7 %
Total operating expenses
6,082,633
45.3 %
5,345,019
42.3 %
Income (loss) from operations
(639,610 )
-4.8 %
1,036,556
8.2 %
Other income and (expenses)
Loss on sale of assets
(110,600 )
-0.8 %
(21,742 )
-0.2 %
Interest expense
(101,013 )
-0.8 %
(103,327 )
-0.8 %
Interest income
443,133
3.3 %
200,821
1.6 %
Gain on foreign currency exchange transactions
1,284,148
9.6 %
296,041
2.3 %
Share of net loss from equity investment
(160,965 )
-1.2 %
(107,850 )
-0.9 %
Other income
3,029
0.0 %
87,272
0.7 %
Total other income (expenses)
1,357,732
10.1 %
351,215
2.8 %
Net income before income taxes
718,122
5.4 %
1,387,771
11.0 %
Income tax provision
(167,627 )
-1.2 %
(264,294 )
-2.1 %
Net income
550,495
4.1 %
1,123,477
8.9 %
Non-controlling interest
(362,526 )
-2.7 %
(405,923 )
-3.2 %
Net income attributable to NetSol
$ 187,969
1.4 %
$ 717,554
5.7 %
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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 19 “Operating Segments” within the Notes to the Condensed 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 Three Months
Change in
Change due
(Unfavorable)
Ended September 30,
Constant
to Currency
Change as
2021
%
2020
%
Currency
Fluctuation
Reported
Net Revenues:
$ 13,420,761
100.0 %
$ 12,647,378
100.0 %
$ 480,537
$ 292,846
$ 773,383
Cost of revenues:
7,977,738
59.4 %
6,265,803
49.5 %
(1,519,306 )
(192,629 )
(1,711,935 )
Gross profit
5,443,023
40.6 %
6,381,575
50.5 %
(1,038,769 )
100,217
(938,552 )
Operating expenses:
6,082,633
45.3 %
5,345,019
42.3 %
(613,257 )
(124,357 )
(737,614 )
Income (loss) from operations
$ (639,610 )
-4.8 %
$ 1,036,556
8.2 %
$ (1,652,026 )
$ (24,140 )
$ (1,676,166 )
Net
revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are broken out among the segments as follows:
2021
2020
Revenue
%
Revenue
%
North America
$ 930,234
6.9 %
$ 812,878
6.4 %
Europe
3,272,899
24.4 %
3,151,891
24.9 %
Asia-Pacific
9,217,628
68.7 %
8,682,609
68.7 %
Total
$ 13,420,761
100.0 %
$ 12,647,378
100.0 %
Revenues
License
fees
License
fees for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $10,716 compared to $3,475 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 reflecting
an increase of $7,241 with a change in constant currency of $6,685.
Subscription
and support
Subscription
and support fees for the three months ended September 30, 2021 were $6,230,389 compared to $5,171,863 for the three months ended September
30, 2020 reflecting an increase of $1,058,526 with a change in constant currency of $903,486. Subscription and support fees begin once
a customer has “gone live” with our product. Subscription and support fees are recurring in nature, and we anticipate these
fees to gradually increase as we implement both our NFS legacy products and NFS Ascent ® .
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Services
Services
income for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $7,179,656 compared to $7,472,040 for the three months ended September 30, 2020
reflecting a decrease of $292,384 with a decrease in constant currency of $429,634. 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.
Gross
Profit
The
gross profit was $5,443,023, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared with $6,381,575 for the three months ended September
30, 2020. This is a decrease of $938,552 with a change in constant currency of $1,038,769. The gross profit percentage for the three
months ended September 30, 2021 also decreased to 40.6% from 50.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The cost of sales was
$7,977,738 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $6,265,803 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 for an
increase of $1,711,935 and on a constant currency basis an increase of $1,519,306. As a percentage of sales, cost of sales increased
from 49.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 to 59.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Salaries
and consultant fees increased by $1,135,761 from $4,526,649 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 to $5,662,410 for the three
months ended September 30, 2021 and on a constant currency basis increased by $1,001,144. The increase is due to increases in salaries
that had been decreased as part of our cost savings measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, annual salary raises, and new hirings.
As a percentage of sales, salaries and consultant expense increased from 35.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 to 42.2%
for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Travel
expense was $214,132 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $103,752 for the three months ended September 30, 2020
for an increase of $110,380 with an increase in constant currency of $101,312. The increase in travel expense is due to the increase
in travel as countries begin lifting travel restrictions.
Depreciation
and amortization expense increased to $765,735 compared to $707,249 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 or an increase of $58,486
and on a constant currency basis an increase of $45,338.
Other
cost increased to $1,335,461 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $925,153 for the three months ended September
30, 2020 or an increase of $407,308 and on constant currency basis an increase of $371,512. The increase is mainly due to a one time
hosting cost of $302,000.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses were $6,082,633 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $5,345,019, for the three months ended September 30,
2020 for an increase of 13.8% or $737,614 and on a constant currency basis an increase of 11.5% or $613,257. As a percentage of sales,
it increased from 42.3% to 45.3%. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increases in general and administrative expenses
and research and development costs.
General
and administrative expenses were $3,973,139 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $3,427,636 at September 30, 2020
or an increase of $545,503 or 15.9% and on a constant currency basis an increase of $453,602 or 13.2%. During the three months ended
September 30, 2021, salaries increased by approximately $227,932 or $180,026 on a constant currency basis, other general and administrative
expenses increased approximately $199,536 or $164,639 on a constant currency basis, and professional services increased approximately
$118,035 or $108,937 on constant currency basis.
Income/Loss
from Operations
Loss
from operations was $639,610 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to income from operations of $1,036,556 for the three
months ended September 30, 2020. This represents a decrease of $1,676,166 with a decrease of $1,652,026 on a constant currency basis
for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2020. As a percentage of sales, loss
from operations was 4.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to income of 8.2% for the three months ended September
30, 2020.
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Other
Income and Expense
Other
income was $1,357,732 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $351,215 for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
This represents an increase of $1,006,517 with an increase of $958,918 on a constant currency basis. The increase 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 three months ended September 30, 2021, we recognized a gain of $1,284,148 in foreign currency exchange
transactions compared to a gain of $296,041for the three months ended September 30, 2020. During the three months ended September 30,
2021, the value of the U.S. dollar and the Euro increased 8.1% and 5.5%, respectively, compared to the PKR. During the three months ended
September 30, 2020, the value of the U.S. dollar decreased 1.4% and the value of the Euro increased 3.0%, respectively, compared to the
PKR.
Non-controlling
Interest
For
the three months ended September 30, 2021, the net income attributable to non-controlling interest was $362,526, compared to $405,923
for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in non-controlling interest is primarily due to the decrease in net income
of NetSol PK.
Net
Income attributable to NetSol
Net
income was $187,969 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $717,554 for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
This is a decrease of $529,585 with a decrease of $550,552 on a constant currency basis, compared to the prior year. For the three months
ended September 30, 2021, net income per share was $0.02 for basic and diluted shares compared to $0.06 for basic and diluted shares
for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
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 or loss 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 or loss 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.
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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.
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 three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
For the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
September 30, 2020
Net Income (loss) attributable to NetSol
$ 187,969
$ 717,554
Non-controlling interest
362,526
405,923
Income taxes
167,627
264,294
Depreciation and amortization
980,006
929,039
Interest expense
101,013
103,327
Interest (income)
(443,133 )
(200,821 )
EBITDA
$ 1,356,008
$ 2,219,316
Add back:
Non-cash stock-based compensation
3,003
90,995
Adjusted EBITDA, gross
$ 1,359,011
$ 2,310,311
Less non-controlling interest (a)
(588,879 )
(698,844 )
Adjusted EBITDA, net
$ 770,132
$ 1,611,467
Weighted Average number of shares outstanding
Basic
11,254,205
11,787,233
Diluted
11,254,205
11,787,233
Basic adjusted EBITDA
$ 0.07
$ 0.14
Diluted adjusted EBITDA
$ 0.07
$ 0.14
(a)The reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling interest to net income attributable to non-controlling interest is as follows
Net Income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
$ 362,526
$ 405,923
Income Taxes
52,666
48,649
Depreciation and amortization
287,631
264,565
Interest expense
29,400
31,520
Interest (income)
(143,344 )
(65,957 )
EBITDA
$ 588,879
$ 684,700
Add back:
Non-cash stock-based compensation
-
14,144
Adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling interest
$ 588,879
$ 698,844
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LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our
cash position was $26,999,876 at September 30, 2021, compared to $33,705,154 at June 30, 2021.
Net
cash used in operating activities was $3,391,653 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 compared to cash provided by operating
activities $4,711,604 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. At September 30, 2021, we had current assets of $52,145,259 and
current liabilities of $21,009,866. We had accounts receivable of $6,043,444 at September 30, 2021 compared to $4,184,096 at June 30,
2021. We had revenues in excess of billings of $17,133,468 at September 30, 2021 compared to $15,637,734 at June 30, 2021 of which $969,456
and $957,603 is shown as long term as of September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively. The long-term portion was discounted by
$57,378 and $66,779 at September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively, using the discounted cash flow method with interest rates
ranging from 4.65% to 6.25%. During the three months ended September 30, 2021, 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 increased by $3,355,082 from $19,821,830 at June 30, 2021 to $23,176,912 at September 30, 2021. Accounts payable
and accrued expenses, and current portions of loans and lease obligations amounted to $6,369,870 and $10,423,215, respectively at September
30, 2021. Accounts payable and accrued expenses, and current portions of loans and lease obligations amounted to $6,696,035 and $11,366,171,
respectively at June 30, 2021.
The
average days sales outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were 147 and 200 days, respectively, for each period.
The days sales outstanding have been calculated by taking into consideration the average combined balances of accounts receivable and
revenues in excess of billings.
Net
cash used in investing activities was $196,407 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $517,116 for the three months
ended September 30, 2020. We had purchases of property and equipment of $216,112 compared to $489,289 for the three months ended September
30, 2020. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we invested $60,500, in DriveMate.
Net
cash used in financing activities was $463,570 for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to cash provided by financing
activities of $89,113 for the three months ended September 30, 2020. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we purchased 22,510
shares of our own stock for $100,106 compared to the purchase of 147,052 shares for $464,676 for the same period last year. The three
months ended September 30, 2021 included the cash inflow of $Nil from bank proceeds compared to $697,295 for the same period last year.
During the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had net payments for bank loans and finance leases of $363,464 compared to $143,506
for the three months ended September 30, 2020. 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 from its own sources.
We
typically fund the cash requirements for our operations in the U.S. through our license, services, and subscription and support agreements,
intercompany charges for corporate services, and through the exercise of options and warrants. As of September 30, 2021, we had approximately
$27.0 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of which approximately $25.2 million is held by our foreign subsidiaries.
As of June 30, 2021, we had approximately $33.7 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of which approximately $31.7
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 $2 million for APAC, U.S. and Europe new business
development activities and infrastructure enhancements, which we expect to provide from current operations.
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 ($405,405) 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 ($2,924,661) and a running finance facility of Rupees 75 million
($438,699). NetSol PK has an approved facility for export refinance from another Habib Metro Bank Limited amounting to Rupees 900 million
($5,264,389). 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 ($2,222,742) and a running finance facility of Rs. 120 million ($701,919)
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.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our
condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared applying certain critical accounting policies. The SEC defines “critical
accounting policies” as those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments.
Critical accounting policies require numerous estimates and strategic or economic assumptions that may prove inaccurate or subject to
variations and may significantly affect our reported results and financial position for the period or in future periods. Changes in underlying
factors, assumptions, or estimates in any of these areas could have a material impact on our future financial condition and results of
operations. Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and they conform to general practices in our industry.
We apply critical accounting policies consistently from period to period and intend that any change in methodology occur in an appropriate
manner. There have been no significant changes to our accounting policies and estimates as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.
RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
For
information with respect to recent accounting pronouncements and the impact of these pronouncements on our consolidated financial statements,
see Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures about Market Risks .
None.
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