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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014

 

OR

 

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from           to          

 

Commission file number 1-32600

 

TUCOWS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Pennsylvania

  

23-2707366

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

  

Identification No.)

 

96 Mowat Avenue,

Toronto, Ontario M6K 3M1, Canada

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(416) 535-0123

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:  Yes   No 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically 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   No 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer 

  

Accelerated filer 

 

  

  

Non-accelerated filer 

  

Smaller reporting company 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

  

  

 

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

 

As of August 12, 2014, there were 11,328,147 outstanding shares of common stock, no par value, of the registrant. 

 

 
 

 

 
TUCOWS INC.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report

INDEX

 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   

  

Item 1.

Consolidated Financial Statements

1

   

  

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

1

   

  

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

2

   

  

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

3

   

  

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

4

   

  

Item 2.

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

17

   

  

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

35

   

  

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

36

   

  

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

   

  

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

37

   

  

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

37

   

  

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

37

   

  

Item 6.

Exhibits

38

   

  

Signatures

 

39

 

TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES AND SERVICE MARKS

 

 

Tucows®, EPAG®, Hover®, OpenSRS®, Platypus®, Ting® and YummyNames® are registered trademarks of Tucows Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other service marks, trademarks and trade names of Tucows Inc. or its subsidiaries may be used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”). All other service marks, trademarks and trade names referred to in this Quarterly Report are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, any trademarks referred to in this Quarterly Report may appear without the ® or TM symbol, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we or the owner of such trademark, as applicable, will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our or its rights, or the right of the applicable licensor, to these trademarks.

 


 

 
 

 

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

Tucows Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

(unaudited)

         

Assets

               
                 

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 14,164,518     $ 12,418,888  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $130,472 as of June 30, 2014 and $91,226 as of December 31, 2013

    6,919,130       5,305,403  

Inventory

    481,140       309,686  

Prepaid expenses and deposits

    4,935,573       4,309,039  

Prepaid domain name registry and ancillary services fees, current portion

    46,379,230       44,209,591  

Deferred tax asset, current portion (note 7)

    1,250,468       1,081,526  

Income taxes recoverable (note 7)

    631,632       475,889  

Total current assets

    74,761,691       68,110,022  
                 

Prepaid domain name registry and ancillary services fees, long-term portion

    12,090,838       11,838,579  

Property and equipment

    1,693,720       1,757,836  

Deferred tax asset, long-term portion (note 7)

    5,814,675       5,370,037  

Intangible assets (note 5)

    14,379,154       15,403,228  

Goodwill

    18,873,127       18,873,127  

Total assets

  $ 127,613,205     $ 121,352,829  
                 
                 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

               
                 

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 3,185,060     $ 2,361,481  

Accrued liabilities

    3,743,663       3,913,034  

Customer deposits

    4,487,871       4,500,946  

Derivative instrument liability, (note 4)

    59,077       491,098  

Loan payable (note 6)

    5,358,333       6,300,000  

Deferred revenue, current portion

    57,609,511       54,379,719  

Accreditation fees payable, current portion

    505,645       473,811  

Income taxes payable (note 7)

    194,303       1,024,004  

Total current liabilities

    75,143,463       73,444,093  
                 

Deferred revenue, long-term portion

    16,025,103       15,638,517  

Accreditation fees payable, long-term portion

    132,020       135,522  

Deferred rent, long-term portion

    88,359       75,979  

Deferred tax liability, long-term portion (note 7)

    5,108,500       5,141,500  
                 

Stockholders' equity (note 11)

               

Preferred stock - no par value, 1,250,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

    -       -  

Common stock - no par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized;11,240,992 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2014 and 10,907,063 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2013

    13,513,124       11,859,267  

Additional paid-in capital

    29,138,165       28,632,311  

Deficit

    (11,505,358 )     (13,329,379 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    (30,171 )     (244,981 )

Total stockholders' equity

    31,115,760       26,917,218  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 127,613,205     $ 121,352,829  
                 

Commitments and contingencies (note 10)

               

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

 
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Tucows Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

    Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 
                                 
                                 

Net revenues (note 9)

  $ 35,588,001     $ 31,173,357     $ 69,990,395     $ 61,158,379  
                                 

Cost of revenues (note 9):

                               

Cost of revenues

    24,736,004       23,007,506       49,052,643       45,085,405  

Network expenses (*)

    1,144,697       1,269,808       2,288,341       2,524,021  

Depreciation of property and equipment

    173,963       151,356       356,937       288,428  

Amortization of intangible assets

    -       35,910       -       71,820  

Total cost of revenues

    26,054,664       24,464,580       51,697,921       47,969,674  
                                 

Gross profit

    9,533,337       6,708,777       18,292,474       13,188,705  
                                 

Expenses:

                               

Sales and marketing (*)

    3,762,441       2,946,586       7,784,215       5,793,672  

Technical operations and development (*)

    1,107,532       748,137       2,197,430       1,881,967  

General and administrative (*)

    1,886,319       1,698,697       3,654,119       3,397,329  

Depreciation of property and equipment

    52,538       54,922       108,842       105,861  

Amortization of intangible assets

    219,030       219,030       438,060       438,060  

Impairment of indefinite life intangible assets (note 5)

    326,457       -       577,145       -  

Loss on currency forward contracts (note 4)

    96,545       146,639       647,916       381,277  

Total expenses

    7,450,862       5,814,011       15,407,727       11,998,166  
                                 

Income from operations

    2,082,475       894,766       2,884,747       1,190,539  
                                 

Other income (expense):

                               

Interest expense, net

    (69,348 )     (93,428 )     (143,181 )     (192,790 )

Total other income (expense)

    (69,348 )     (93,428 )     (143,181 )     (192,790 )
                                 

Income before provision for income taxes

    2,013,127       801,338       2,741,566       997,749  
                                 

Provision for income taxes (note 7)

    665,945       213,708       917,545       333,540  
                                 

Net income

    1,347,182       587,630       1,824,021       664,209  
                                 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

    370,868       (260,941 )     7,687       (446,726 )
Unrealized income (loss) on hedging activities                                

Net amount reclassified to earnings

    59,409       -       207,123       -  

Other comprehensive income (loss) net of tax of $111,897 and $133,761 for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013, and $224,137 and $230,538 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013

    430,277       (260,941 )     214,810       (446,726 )

Comprehensive income for the period

  $ 1,777,459     $ 326,689     $ 2,038,831     $ 217,483  
                                 
                                 

Basic earnings per common share (note 8)

  $ 0.12     $ 0.06     $ 0.16     $ 0.07  
                                 

Shares used in computing basic earnings per common share (note 8)

    11,219,101       10,080,815       11,124,357       10,081,831  
                                 

Diluted earnings per common share (note 8)

  $ 0.11     $ 0.05     $ 0.16     $ 0.06  
                                 

Shares used in computing diluted earnings per common share (note 8)

    11,729,547       11,069,713       11,684,529       11,073,504  
                                 

(*) Stock-based compensation has been included in operating expenses as follows:

                               

Network expenses

  $ 6,916     $ 7,932     $ 15,797     $ 14,058  

Sales and marketing

  $ 30,804     $ 33,909     $ 66,803     $ 60,319  

Technical operations and development

  $ 18,447     $ 20,370     $ 36,652     $ 35,617  

General and administrative

  $ 29,190     $ 29,044     $ 67,082     $ 56,103  

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

 
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Tucows Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollar amounts in U.S. dollars)

(unaudited)

 

    Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 

Cash provided by:

                               

Operating activities:

                               

Net income for the period

  $ 1,347,182     $ 587,630     $ 1,824,021     $ 664,209  

Items not involving cash:

                               

Depreciation of property and equipment

    226,501       206,278       465,779       394,289  

Amortization of intangible assets

    219,030       254,940       438,060       509,880  

Impairment of indefinite life intangible asset

    326,457       -       577,145       -  

Deferred income taxes (recovery)

    (415,246 )     113,748       (758,477 )     21,683  

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation expense

    594,899       -       (418,901 )     -  

Amortization of deferred rent

    9,168       4,372       12,380       9,876  

Disposal of domain names

    7,247       20,876       8,869       35,369  

Loss (gain) on change in the fair value of forward contracts

    (192,460 )     114,846       (105,314 )     565,987  

Stock-based compensation

    85,357       91,255       186,334       166,097  

Change in non-cash operating working capital:

                               

Accounts receivable

    (350,806 )     (665,972 )     (1,613,727 )     (1,214,290 )

Inventory

    28,293       121,380       (171,454 )     399,680  

Prepaid expenses and deposits

    (259,698 )     635,193       (626,534 )     296,895  

Prepaid domain name registry and ancillary services fees

    (606,215 )     (341,273 )     (2,421,898 )     (1,382,987 )

Income taxes recoverable

    (133,242 )     (2,789 )     (566,543 )     106,364  

Accounts payable

    (866,473 )     1,797       803,942       607,721  

Accrued liabilities

    253,027       1,025,886       (169,371 )     501,684  

Customer deposits

    16,054       273,851       (13,075 )     (287,570 )

Deferred revenue

    867,445       557,152       3,616,378       1,976,736  

Accreditation fees payable

    (21,755 )     (28,082 )     28,332       15,917  

Net cash (used in) / provided by operating activities

    1,134,765       2,971,088       1,095,946       3,387,540  
                                 

Financing activities:

                               

Proceeds received on exercise of stock options

    130,782       279,685       1,041,863       318,194  

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation expense

    -       -       1,013,800       -  

Repurchase of common stock

    -       -       (82,286 )     (6,537,616 )

Proceeds received on loan payable

    -       -       -       5,200,000  

Repayment of loan payable

    (325,000 )     (600,000 )     (941,667 )     (1,400,000 )

Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities

    (194,218 )     (320,315 )     1,031,710       (2,419,422 )
                                 

Investing activities:

                               

Additions to property and equipment

    (313,281 )     (471,966 )     (382,026 )     (918,671 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (313,281 )     (471,966 )     (382,026 )     (918,671 )
                                 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    627,266       2,178,807       1,745,630       49,447  
                                 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    13,537,252       4,286,319       12,418,888       6,415,679  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 14,164,518     $ 6,465,126     $ 14,164,518     $ 6,465,126  
                                 
                                 
                                 

Supplemental cash flow information:

                               

Interest paid

  $ 69,437     $ 97,369     $ 143,386     $ 196,873  

Income taxes paid, net

  $ 588,916     $ 198,462     $ 1,258,540     $ 187,313  
                                 

Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

                               

Property and equipment acquired during the period not yet paid for

  $ 19,637     $ 4,864     $ 19,637     $ 4,864  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

 
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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY:

 

Tucows Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (referred to throughout this report as the “Company”, “Tucows”, “we”, “us” or through similar expressions), together with our consolidated subsidiaries, is a global distributor of Internet services, including domain name registration, security and identity products through digital certificates, email and mobile telephony services on both a wholesale and retail basis.

 

We were incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in November 1992 under the name Infonautics, Inc. In August 2001, we completed our acquisition of Tucows Inc., a Delaware corporation, and we changed our name from Infonautics, Inc. to Tucows Inc. Our principal executive office is located in Toronto, Ontario and we have other offices in the Netherlands, Germany and the United States. Our common stock is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol “TCX” and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “TC”.

 

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated balance sheets, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and cash flows reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position of Tucows and its subsidiaries as at June 30, 2014 and the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. The results of operations presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for future periods.

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Tucows in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in the Company's annual audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been condensed or omitted. These interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes follow the same accounting policies and methods of application used in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in Tucows' 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 18, 2014.

 

There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies during the three months ended June 30, 2014 as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

 

The Company recognizes the effects of events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued (“subsequent events”) if there is evidence that conditions related to the subsequent event existed at the date of the balance sheet date, including the impact of such events on management's estimates and assumptions used in preparing the financial statements. Other significant subsequent events that are not recognized in the financial statements, if any, are disclosed in the notes to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

 

3. NEW ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

 

On July 18, 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”). ASU 2013-11 requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, as a reduction of a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward except as follows: to the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable tax jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with a deferred tax asset. We adopted ASU 2013-11 in the quarter ending March 31, 2014 and the adoption did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

On May 28, 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09” or “new standard”). The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods beginning January 1, 2017, and early adoption is prohibited. ASU 2014-09 may be adopted by applying the provisions of the new standard on a retrospective basis to the periods included in the financial statements or on a modified retrospective basis which would result in the recognition of a cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2014-09 in the first quarter of 2017. We have not yet decided which implementation method we will adopt. The new standard replaces virtually all existing generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) on revenue recognition and replaces them with a principles-based approach for determining revenue recognition using a new five step model. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also includes new accounting principles related to the deferral and amortization of contract acquisition and fulfillment costs. We are studying the new standard and starting to evaluate and determine the impact the new standard will have on the timing of revenue recognition under our customer agreements and the amount of contract related costs that will be deferred. We cannot, however, provide any estimate of the impact of adopting the new standard at this time.

 

 
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4. Derivative instruments and hedging activities:

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

In October 2012, the Company entered into a hedging program with a Canadian chartered bank to limit the potential foreign exchange fluctuations in its future cash flows related to a portion of payroll, rent and payments to a Canadian domain name registry supplier that are denominated in Canadian dollars and are expected to be paid by its Canadian operating subsidiary. As part of its risk management strategy, the Company uses derivative instruments to hedge a portion of the foreign exchange risk associated with these costs. The Company does not use these forward contracts for trading or speculative purposes. These forward contracts typically mature between one and eighteen months from the acquisition date.

 

The Company has designated these transactions as cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions under ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC Topic 815”). As the critical terms of the hedging instrument, and of the entire hedged forecasted transaction, are the same, in accordance with ASC Topic 815, the Company has been able to conclude that changes in fair value or cash flows attributable to the risk of being hedged are expected to completely offset at inception and on an ongoing basis. Accordingly, quarterly unrealized gains or losses on the effective portion of these contracts have been included within other comprehensive income. The fair value of the contracts, as of June 30, 2014, is recorded as derivative instrument liabilities.

 

As of June 30, 2014, the notional amount of forward contracts that the Company held to sell U.S. dollars in exchange for Canadian dollars was $13.5 million, of which $10.5 million met the requirements of ASC Topic 815 and were designated as hedges (June 30, 2013 - $18.1 million of which $15.1 million were designated as hedges). As of June 30, 2014, the Company has forward contracts with a notional amount of $3.0 million, which are not accounted for as hedges. The change in fair value of $0.2 million for these contracts is recorded on the statement of operations.

 

Fair value of derivative instruments and effect of derivative instruments on financial performance

 

The effect of these derivative instruments on our consolidated financial statements as of, and for the six months ended June 30, 2014, were as follows (amounts presented do not include any income tax effects).

 

Fair value of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheets

 

       

As of

June 30, 2014

   

As of

December 31, 2013

 

Derivatives

 

Balance Sheet
Location

 

Fair Value

Asset

(Liability)

   

Fair Value

Asset

(Liability)

 
                     

Foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges

 

Derivative instruments

  $ (45,886

)

  $ (118,505

)

                     

Foreign currency forward contracts not designated as cash flow hedges

 

Derivative instruments

  $ (13,191

)

  $ (372,593

)

                     

Total foreign currency forward contracts

 

Derivative instruments

  $ (59,077

)

  $ (491,098

)

 

 
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Effects of derivative instruments on income and other comprehensive income (OCI) for the three months ended June 30, 2014and June 30, 2013 are as follows:

 

Derivatives in Cash Flow

Hedging Relationship

 

Amount of

Gain or (Loss)

Recognized in

OCI on

Derivative

(Effective

Portion)

 

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

Reclassified

from

Accumulated

OCI into

Income

(Effective

Portion)

 

Amount of

Gain or (Loss)

Reclassified

from

Accumulated

OCI into

Income

(Effective

Portion)

   

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

Recognized in

Income on

Derivative

(ineffective

Portion and

Amount

Excluded from

Effectiveness

Testing)

   

Amount of

Gain or (Loss)

Recognized in

Income on

Derivative

(ineffective

Portion and

Amount

Excluded from

Effectiveness

Testing)

 
                                   

Foreign currency forward contracts for the three months ended June 30, 2014

  $ 430,277  

Operating expenses

  $ (200,756

)

           
         

Cost of revenues

  $ (31,457

)

               

Foreign currency forward contracts for the three months ended June 30, 2013

  $ (260,941

)

Operating expenses

  $              
         

Cost of revenues

  $                  

 

Effects of derivative instruments on income and other comprehensive income (OCI) for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2013 are as follows:

 

Derivatives in Cash Flow

Hedging Relationship

 

Amount of

Gain or (Loss)

Recognized in

OCI on

Derivative

(Effective

Portion)

 

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

Reclassified

from

Accumulated

OCI into

Income

(Effective

Portion)

 

Amount of

Gain or (Loss)

Reclassified

from

Accumulated

OCI into

Income

(Effective

Portion)

   

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

Recognized in

Income on

Derivative

(ineffective

Portion and

Amount

Excluded from

Effectiveness

Testing)

   

Amount of

Gain or (Loss)

Recognized in

Income on

Derivative

(ineffective

Portion and

Amount

Excluded from

Effectiveness

Testing)

 
                                   

Foreign currency forward contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2014

  $ 214,810  

Operating expenses

  $ (506,138

)

           
         

Cost of revenues

  $ (72,101

)

               

Foreign currency forward contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2013

  $ (446,726

)

Operating expenses

  $              
         

Cost of revenues

  $                  

 

In addition to the above, for those foreign currency forward contracts not designated as hedges, the Company has recorded a loss of $0.1 million upon settlement and a gain of $0.2 million for the change in fair value of outstanding contracts for the three months ended June 30, 2014, in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. The Company has recorded a loss of $0.2 million upon settlement and a gain of $0.1 million for the change in fair value of outstanding contracts for the six months ended June 30, 2014, in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

 

 
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5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS:

 

Intangible assets consist of acquired technology, brand, customer relationships, surname domain names and our portfolio of domain names. As reflected in the table below, these balances are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the intangible assets, except for the surname domain names and portfolio domain names, which have been determined to have an indefinite life and which are tested annually for impairment.

 

A summary of acquired intangible assets for the three months ended June 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

   

Technology

2 – 7 years

   

Brand

7 years

   

Customer relationships

4 – 7 years

   

Surname

domain

names

indefinite

life

   

Direct

navigation

domain

names

indefinite

life

   

Total

 
                                                 

Net book value, March 31, 2014

  $     $ 181,240     $ 932,080     $ 11,856,948     $ 1,961,620     $ 14,931,888  

Sales of domain names

                      (973

)

    (6,274

)

    (7,247

)

Impairment of indefinite life intangible assets

                      (326,457

)

          (326,457

)

Amortization expense

          (43,410

)

    (175,620

)

                (219,030

)

Net book value, June 30, 2014

  $     $ 137,830     $ 756,460     $ 11,529,518     $ 1,955,346     $ 14,379,154  

 

A summary of acquired intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

   

Technology

2 – 7 years

   

Brand

7 years

   

Customer relationships

4 – 7 years

   

Surname

domain

names

indefinite

life

   

Direct

navigation

domain

names

indefinite

life

   

Total

 
                                                 

Net book value, December 31, 2013

  $     $ 224,650     $ 1,107,700     $ 12,096,712     $ 1,974,166     $ 15,403,228  

Sales of domain names

                      (2,595

)

    (6,274

)

    (8,869

)

Impairment of indefinite life intangible assets

                      (564,599

)

    (12,546

)

    (577,145

)

Amortization expense

          (86,820

)

    (351,240

)

                (438,060

)

Net book value, June 30, 2014

  $     $ 137,830     $ 756,460     $ 11,529,518     $ 1,955,346     $ 14,379,154  

 

As of June 30, 2014, the accumulated amortization for the definite life intangibles was $5.5 million.

 

With regard to indefinite life intangible assets, as part of our normal renewal process during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, we made an assessment that certain domain names acquired in the June 2006 acquisition of Mailbank.com Inc. should not be renewed and were allowed to expire. Accordingly, these domain names, with a book value of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, have been written off and recorded as impairment of indefinite life intangible assets during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, respectively. No impairment was recorded on indefinite-life intangible assets during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

6. LOAN PAYABLE:

 

The Company has credit agreements (collectively the “Amended Credit Facility”) with the Bank of Montreal (the “Bank”) that were amended on November 19, 2012, and which provide it with access to two revolving demand loan facilities (the “2012 Demand Loan Facilities”), a treasury risk management facility and an operating demand loan.

 

Two Revolving Demand Loan Facilities.

 

The 2012 Demand Loan Facilities are governed by the terms of the Offer Letter, dated as of November 19, 2012, by and between the Company and the Bank and filed with the SEC on November 21, 2012.

 

Under the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, our prior demand loan facilities have been amended to provide an aggregate of $14 million in funds available through the 2012 Demand Loan Facilities, which consist of a demand loan revolving facility (the “2012 DLR Loan”) and a demand loan revolving reducing facility (the “2012 DLRR Loan”). The 2012 DLR Loan accrues interest at the Bank’s U.S. Base Rate plus 1.25%. The Company may elect to pay interest on the 2012 DLRR Loan either at the Bank’s U.S. Base Rate plus 1.25% or LIBOR plus 2.50%. Aggregate advances under the 2012 Demand Loan Facilities may not exceed $14 million and no more than $2 million of such advances may be used to finance repurchases of Company common stock. The 2012 Demand Loan Facilities are subject to an undrawn aggregate standby fee of 0.20% following the first draw, which such fee is payable quarterly in arrears.

 

 
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Repayment of advances under the 2012 DLR Loan consist of interest only payments made monthly in arrears and prepayment is permitted without penalty. The outstanding balance under the 2012 DLR Loan as of December 31st of each year is to be fully repaid within 30 days of December 31st through an equivalent advance made under the 2012 DLRR Loan. Advances under the 2012 DLRR Loan will be made annually and solely for such purpose. Each advance under the 2012 DLRR Loan is to be repaid in equal monthly principal payments plus interest, over a period of four years from the date of such advance. At June 30, 2014, the 2012 DLR Loan was fully repaid. At June 30, 2014, the outstanding balance under the 2012 DLRR Loan was $5.4 million, bearing interest at 5% per annum.

 

Treasury Risk Management Facility

 

The Amended Credit Facility also provides for a $3.5 million settlement risk line to assist the Company with hedging Canadian dollar exposure through foreign exchange forward contracts and/or currency options. Under the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, the Company may enter into such agreements at market rates with terms not to exceed 18 months. As of June 30, 2014, the Company held contracts in the amount of $13.5 million to trade U.S. dollars in exchange for Canadian dollars.

 

Operating Demand Loan

 

The Amended Credit Facility also provides the Company with a $1.0 million operating demand loan facility to assist in meeting its operational needs (the “Operating Demand Loan”). The Operating Demand Loan accrues interest at the Bank’s U.S. Base Rate plus 1.25%. Interest is payable monthly in arrears with any borrowing under the Operating Demand Loan fluctuating widely with periodic clean-up, at a minimum on an annual basis. The Company has also agreed to pay to the Bank a monthly monitoring fee of US$500 with respect to this loan. The Operating Demand Loan is payable on demand at any time, at the sole discretion of the Bank, with or without cause, and the Bank may terminate the Operating Demand Loan at any time. As of June 30, 2014, the Company had no amounts outstanding under its Operating Demand Loan.

 

General Terms

 

The Company’s Amended Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and events of default. The Company’s obligations under the Amended Credit Facility are guaranteed and secured by a security interest in substantially all of its assets. The Amended Credit Facility also requires that the Company comply with certain customary non-financial covenants and restrictions. In addition, the Company has agreed to comply with the following financial covenants at all times, which are to be calculated on a rolling four quarter basis: (i) Maximum Total Funded Debt to EBITDA of 2.00:1; and (ii) Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage of 1.20:1. Further, its Maximum Annual Capital Expenditures cannot exceed $3.6 million per year, which limit will be reviewed on an annual basis. As of June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with these covenants, and expects to be in compliance for the next twelve months.

 

Scheduled principal loan repayments are as follows:

 

Remainder of 2014

  $ 1,200,000  

2015

    1,558,333  

2016

    1,300,000  

2017

    1,300,000  

 

7. INCOME TAXES

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.9 million on income before income taxes of $2.7 million, using an estimated effective tax rate for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 (“fiscal 2014”) adjusted for certain minimum state taxes. Comparatively, for the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $0.3 million on income before taxes of $1.0 million, using an estimated effective tax rate for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2013 (“fiscal 2013”).

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the years in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company considers projected future taxable income, uncertainties related to the industry in which we operate, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

 

 
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The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes to account for income tax exposures. The application of this interpretation requires a two-step process that separates recognition of uncertain tax benefits from measurement thereof.

 

The Company had approximately $0.1 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefit as of June 30, 2014 and $0.3 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefit as of June 30, 2013, which if recognized would favorably affect its income tax rate in future periods. The unrecognized tax benefit relates primarily to prior year Pennsylvania state franchise taxes. The decrease of $0.2 million from June 30, 2013 primarily relates to the finalization of prior year German income tax returns. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to income taxes in income tax expense. The Company did not have significant interest and penalties accrued at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

8. BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

 

Basic earnings per common share has been calculated by dividing net income for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share has been calculated by dividing net income for the period by the weighted average number of common shares and potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period. In computing diluted earnings per share, the treasury stock method is used to determine the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the conversion of common shares equivalents or the proceeds of option exercises.

 

The following table is a summary of the basic and diluted earnings per common share:

 

   

Three months

ended

June 30, 2014

   

Three months

ended

June 30, 2013

   

Six months

ended

June 30, 2014

   

Six months

ended

June 30, 2013

 

Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share:

                               

Net income for the period

  $ 1,347,182     $ 587,630     $ 1,824,021     $ 664,209  

Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per common share:

                               

Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding

    11,219,101       10,080,815       11,124,357       10,081,831  

Effect of outstanding stock options

    510,446       988,898       560,172       991,673  

Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding

    11,729,547       11,069,713       11,684,529       11,073,504  

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 0.12     $ 0.06     $ 0.16     $ 0.07  

Diluted earnings per common share

  $ 0.11     $ 0.05     $ 0.16     $ 0.06  

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2014, outstanding options to purchase 38,000 common shares were not included in the computation of diluted income per common share because all such options had exercise prices greater than the average market price of the common shares.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, outstanding options to purchase 39,000 common shares were not included in the computation of diluted income per common share because all such options had exercise prices greater than the average market price of the common shares.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, 6,092 common shares were repurchased and cancelled under the terms of our stock repurchase program announced in March 2014, non of which occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, 1,028,530 common shares were repurchased and cancelled under the terms of a modified Dutch auction tender offer announced in December 2012.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, 35,768 common shares were repurchased and cancelled under the terms of our stock repurchase program announced in March 2013.

 

The computation of earnings per share and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 include reductions in the number of shares outstanding due to these repurchases.

 

 
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9. SEGMENT REPORTING:

 

(a)           We are organized and managed based on two segments, which are differentiated primarily by their services, the markets they serve and the regulatory environments in which they operate. The two segments are Domain Services and Network Access Services and are described as follows:

 

 

1.

Domain Services – This segment includes wholesale and retail domain name registration services, value added services and portfolio services. The Company primarily earns revenues from the registration fees charged to resellers in connection with new, renewed and transferred domain name registrations; the sale of retail Internet domain name registration and email services to individuals and small businesses; and by making its portfolio of domain names available for sale or lease. Domain Services revenues are attributed to the country in which the contract originates, primarily Canada.

 

 

2.

Network Access Services - This segment derives revenue from the sale of retail mobile phones and services to individuals and small businesses through the Ting website. Revenues are generated in the United States.

 

The Chief Executive Officer is the chief operating decision maker and regularly reviews the operations and performance by segment. The chief operating decision maker reviews gross margin as a key measure of performance for each segment and to make decisions about the allocation of resources. Sales and marketing expenses, technical operations and development expenses, general and administrative expenses, depreciation of property and equipment, loss on disposition of property and equipment, amortization of intangibles, loss (gain) on currency forward contracts, other income (expense), and provision for income taxes, are organized along functional lines and are not included in the measurement of segment profitability. Total assets and total liabilities are centrally managed and are not reviewed at the segment level by the chief operating decision maker.

 

Information by reportable segments, which is regularly reported to the chief operating decision maker is as follows:

 

Three months ended June 30, 2014

 

Domain Name

Services

   

Network

Access

Services

   

Consolidated

Totals

 

Net Revenues

  $ 27,328,156     $ 8,259,845     $ 35,588,001  

Cost of Revenues

    19,696,030       5,039,974       24,736,004  

Gross Profit before network expenses

    7,632,126       3,219,871       10,851,997  
                         

Network expenses

                    1,318,660  

Gross Profit

                    9,533,337  
                         

Expenses:

                       

Sales and marketing

                    3,762,441  

Technical operations and development

                    1,107,532  

General and administrative

                    1,886,319  

Depreciation of property and equipment

                    52,538  

Amortization of intangibles

                    219,030  

Write-off / impairment of indefinite life intangible assets

                    326,457  

Loss on currency forward contracts

                    96,545  

Income from operations

                    2,082,475  

Other expenses, net

                    69,348  

Income before provision for income taxes

                  $ 2,013,127  

 

 
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Six months ended June 30, 2014

 

Domain Name

Services

   

Network

Access

Services

   

Consolidated

Totals

 

Net Revenues

  $ 55,018,398     $ 14,971,997     $ 69,990,395  

Cost of Revenues

    39,731,238       9,321,405       49,052,643  

Gross Profit before network expenses

    15,287,160       5,650,592       20,937,752  
                         

Network expenses

                    2,645,278  

Gross Profit

                    18,292,474  
                         

Expenses:

                       

Sales and marketing

                    7,784,215  

Technical operations and development

                    2,197,430  

General and administrative

                    3,654,119  

Depreciation of property and equipment

                    108,842  

Amortization of intangibles

                    438,060  

Write-off / impairment of indefinite life intangible assets

                    577,145  

Loss on currency forward contracts

                    647,916  

Income from operations

                    2,884,747  

Other expenses, net

                    143,181  

Income before provision for income taxes

                  $ 2,741,566  

 

Three months ended June 30, 2013

 

Domain Name Services

   

Network Access Services

   

Consolidated Totals

 

Net Revenues

  $ 27,439,382     $ 3,733,975     $ 31,173,357  

Cost of Revenues

    20,067,878       2,939,628       23,007,506  

Gross Profit before network expenses

    7,371,504       794,347       8,165,851  
                         

Network expenses

                    1,457,074  

Gross Profit

                    6,708,777  
                         

Expenses:

                       

Sales and marketing

                    2,946,586  

Technical operations and development

                    748,137  

General and administrative

                    1,698,697  

Depreciation of property and equipment

                    54,922  

Amortization of intangibles

                    219,030  

Loss on currency forward contracts

                    146,639  

Income from operations

                    894,766  

Other expenses, net

                    93,428  

Income before provision for income taxes

                  $ 801,338  

 

Six months ended June 30, 2013

 

Domain Name Services

   

Network Access Services

   

Consolidated Totals

 

Net Revenues

  $ 55,076,140     $ 6,082,239     $ 61,158,379  

Cost of Revenues

    40,035,792       5,049,613       45,085,405  

Gross Profit before network expenses

    15,040,348       1,032,626       16,072,974  
                         

Network expenses

                    2,884,269  

Gross Profit

                    13,188,705  
                         

Expenses:

                       

Sales and marketing

                    5,793,672  

Technical operations and development

                    1,881,967  

General and administrative

                    3,397,329  

Depreciation of property and equipment

                    105,861  

Amortization of intangibles

                    438,060  

Loss on currency forward contracts

                    381,277  

Income from operations

                    1,190,539  

Other expenses, net

                    192,790  

Income before provision for income taxes

                  $ 997,749  

 

 
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(b)           The following is a summary of the Company’s revenue earned from each significant revenue stream: 

 

      Three months ended June 30,       Six months ended June 30,  
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 

Domain Services:

                               

Wholesale

                               

Domain Services

  $ 21,503,086     $ 21,800,101     $ 43,152,040     $ 43,696,001  

Value Added Services

    2,395,726       2,559,427       4,999,331       5,248,117  

Total Wholesale

    23,898,812       24,359,528       48,151,371       48,944,118  
                                 

Retail

    2,540,538       2,001,354       4,924,601       3,919,798  

Portfolio

    888,806       1,078,500       1,942,446       2,212,224  

Total Domain Services

    27,328,156       27,439,382       55,018,418       55,076,140  
                                 

Network Access Services:

                               

Ting

    8,259,845       3,733,975       14,971,977       6,082,239  

Total Network Access Services

    8,259,845       3,733,975       14,971,977       6,082,239  
                                 
    $ 35,588,001     $ 31,173,357     $ 69,990,395     $ 61,158,379  

 

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, no customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenue. As at June 30, 2014, one customer accounted for 12% of accounts receivable, while as at June 30, 2013, no customer accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable.

 

(c)           The following is a summary of the Company’s cost of revenues from each significant revenue stream:

 

      Three months ended June 30,       Six months ended June 30,  
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 

Domain Services:

                               

Wholesale

                               

Domain Services

  $ 17,809,325     $ 18,484,667     $ 36,044,540     $ 36,938,969  

Value Added Services

    563,011       520,456       1,103,733       1,082,494  

Total Wholesale

    18,372,336       19,005,123       37,148,273       38,021,463  
                                 

Retail

    1,110,659       833,327       2,126,075       1,583,923  

Portfolio

    213,035       229,428       456,890       430,406  

Total Domain Services

    19,696,030       20,067,878       39,731,238       40,035,792  
                                 

Network Access Services:

                               

Ting

    5,039,974       2,939,628       9,321,405       5,049,613  

Total Network Access Services

    5,039,974       2,939,628       9,321,405       5,049,613  
                                 

Network Expenses:

                               

Network, other costs

    1,144,697       1,269,808       2,288,341       2,524,021  

Network, depreciation and amortization costs

    173,963       187,266       356,937       360,248  

Total Network Expenses

    1,318,660       1,457,074       2,645,278       2,884,269  
                                 
    $ 26,054,664     $ 24,464,580     $ 51,697,921     $ 47,969,674  

 

 

(d)           The following is a summary of the Company’s property and equipment by geographic region:

 

   

June 30, 2014

   

December 31, 2013

 

Canada

  $ 1,184,101     $ 1,292,425  

United States

    464,442       453,223  

Germany

    45,177       12,188  
    $ 1,693,720     $ 1,757,836  

 

(e)           The following is a summary of the Company’s amortizable intangible assets by geographic region:

 

   

June 30, 2014

   

December 31, 2013

 

Canada

  $ 55,900     $ 271,300  

Germany

    838,390       1,061,050  
    $ 894,290     $ 1,332,350  

 

 
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(f)           The following is a summary of the Company’s deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance, by geographic region:

 

   

June 30, 2014

   

December 31, 2013

 

Canada

  $ 7,065,143     $ 6,451,563  
    $ 7,065,143     $ 6,451,563  

 

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

 

The Company is involved in various legal claims and lawsuits in connection with its ordinary business operations. The Company intends to vigorously defend these claims. While the final outcome with respect to any actions or claims outstanding or pending as of June 30, 2014 cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that the resolution of these claims, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position.

 

11. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

 

The following unaudited table summarizes stockholders' equity transactions for the three month period ended June 30, 2014: 

 

   

Common stock

   

Additional

paid in

           

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

   

Total

stockholders'

 
   

Number

   

Amount

   

capital

   

Deficit

   

Income

   

equity

 
                                                 

Balances, March 31, 2014

    11,192,884     $ 13,301,296     $ 29,133,854     $ (12,852,540

)

  $ (460,448

)

  $ 29,122,162  
                                                 

Exercise of stock options

    48,108       211,828       (81,046

)

                130,782  

Stock-based compensation

                85,357                   85,357  

Net income for the period