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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000
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 000-25661
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TenFold Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 83-0302610
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
180 West Election Road
Draper, Utah 84020
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(801) 495-1010
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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 [X] No [ ]
As of September 30, 2000, there were 35,712,204 shares of the registrant's
Common Stock outstanding.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999...............3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999.............................................4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2000 and September 30, 1999.............................................5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................................6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations........................................................................20
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk...........................40
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings....................................................................41
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds............................................43
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..................................44
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.....................................................44
SIGNATURES ......................................................................................45
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
TENFOLD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
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September 30, December 31,
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2000 1999
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Assets
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents................................................ $ 25,269 $ 58,247
Accounts receivable (net of allowances for doubtful accounts
of $2,950 and $725, respectively)............................... 12,515 10,713
Unbilled accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts
of $4,550 and $0, respectively) ................................ 6,236 4,377
Prepaid expenses and other assets........................................ 1,514 889
Deferred income taxes.................................................... - 2,650
Other assets............................................................. 881 1,080
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Total current assets............................................... 46,415 77,956
Restricted cash.......................................................... 2,951 111
Property and equipment, net.............................................. 22,377 9,810
Due from stockholders.................................................... 1,000 1,000
Deferred income taxes.................................................... 737 -
Other assets............................................................. 764 216
Goodwill and acquired intangibles, net................................... 20,088 23,539
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Total assets....................................................... $ 94,332 $ 112,632
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Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable......................................................... $ 4,921 $ 2,903
Income taxes payable..................................................... 553 1,142
Accrued liabilities...................................................... 14,309 16,836
Deferred revenue......................................................... 15,555 9,066
Current installments of obligations under capital leases................. 3,104 926
Current installments of notes payable.................................... 3,018 1,701
Promissory note.......................................................... - 12,000
Other current liabilities................................................ 113 -
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Total current liabilities.......................................... 41,573 44,574
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Long-term liabilities:
Deferred income taxes.................................................... - 2,754
Obligations under capital leases, excluding current installments......... 3,849 1,175
Notes payable, excluding current installments............................ 5,446 2,289
Other long-term liabilities.............................................. 1,602 -
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Total long-term liabilities........................................ 10,897 6,218
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Contingencies (Note 9)
Minority interest.......................................................... - -
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Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value:
Authorized: 120,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding shares: 35,712,204 shares at September 30,
2000 and 34,806,602 shares at December 31, 1999...................... 36 35
Additional paid-in capital............................................... 66,929 62,672
Notes receivable from stockholders....................................... (2,092) (1,155)
Deferred compensation.................................................... (3,200) (5,611)
Retained earnings and accumulated (deficit).............................. (19,629) 5,872
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)............................ (182) 27
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Total stockholders' equity......................................... 41,862 61,840
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity......................... $ 94,332 $ 112,632
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The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part
of these balance sheets
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TENFOLD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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Revenues:
License.............................................. $ 4,038 $ 10,261 $ 16,306 $ 23,428
Services............................................. 14,849 13,209 60,621 35,106
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Total revenues................................. 18,887 23,470 76,927 58,534
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Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues (exclusive of non-cash compensation
of $102, $150, $346, and $442, respectively)...... 18,053 7,365 46,073 19,950
Sales and marketing (exclusive of non-cash
compensation of $64, $102, $221, and $283,
respectively)...................................... 5,634 6,386 18,931 16,965
Research and development (exclusive of non-cash
Compensation of $80, $94, $281, and $259, 6,504 4,404 19,261 11,851
respectively).....................................
General and administrative (exclusive of non-cash
Compensation of $29, $30, $94, and $81, 8,329 1,217 16,329 2,902
respectively).....................................
Amortization of deferred compensation................ 275 376 942 1,065
Amortization of goodwill and acquired intangibles.... 1,150 - 3,452 -
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Total operating expenses....................... 39,945 19,748 104,988 52,733
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Income (loss) from operations........................... (21,058) 3,722 (28,061) 5,801
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Other income (expense):
Interest and other income............................ 662 416 2,503 824
Interest expense..................................... (220) (92) (848) (250)
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Total other income............................. 442 324 1,655 574
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Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest. (20,616) 4,046 (26,406) 6,375
Provision (benefit) for income taxes ................... 543 1,558 (905) 2,454
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Net income (loss) before minority interest.............. (21,159) 2,488 (25,501) 3,921
Minority interest....................................... - - - -
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Net income (loss)....................................... $ (21,159) $ 2,488 $ (25,501) $ 3,921
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Accretion of Series A and B preferred stock............. - - - (391)
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Net income (loss) available to common stockholders...... $ (21,159) $ 2,488 $ (25,501) $ 3,530
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Basic earnings (loss) per common share.................. $ (0.61) $ 0.08 $ (0.74) $ 0.14
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Diluted earnings (loss) per common share................ $ (0.61) $ 0.07 $ (0.74) $ 0.12
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Weighted average common and common equivalent shares
used to calculate earnings (loss) per share:
Basic................................................ 34,731 33,140 34,387 25,110
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Diluted.............................................. 34,731 37,484 34,387 29,266
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The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part
of these statements
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TENFOLD CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
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Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss).......................................................... $ (25,501) $ 3,921
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating
activities:
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options............................... - 2,023
Deferred income tax benefit.............................................. (841) -
Amortization of goodwill and acquired intangibles........................ 3,451 -
Depreciation and amortization............................................ 3,806 1,895
Allowances for doubtful accounts......................................... 7,314 -
Amortization of deferred compensation.................................... 942 1,065
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable.................................................... (4,559) (5,329)
Unbilled accounts receivable........................................... (6,416) (3,412)
Prepaid expenses and other assets...................................... (833) (1,153)
Accounts payable....................................................... 2,018 23
Income taxes payable................................................... (589) (2,269)
Accrued liabilities.................................................... (2,477) 6,854
Deferred revenues...................................................... 6,489 1,046
Other liabilities...................................................... 1,715 -
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Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities............. (15,481) 4,664
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment..................................... (10,513) (3,364)
Short-term investments.................................................. - (6,130)
Restricted cash ........................................................ (2,840) (10,000)
Net decrease (increase) in other assets ................................ (168) -
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Net cash used in investing activities........................... (13,521) (19,494)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan stock issuance............... 3,284 -
Proceeds from issuance of common stock.................................. - 38,385
Exercise of common stock options........................................ 1,483 807
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable................................. 6,047 1,910
Principal payments on notes payable..................................... (13,573) (720)
Notes receivable from stockholders...................................... - (1,827)
Principal payments on obligations under capital leases.................. (1,008) (454)
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities.................. (3,767) 38,101
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Effect of exchange rate changes............................................... (209) 74
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents.......................... (32,978) 23,345
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period.............................. 58,247 15,373
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.................................... $ 25,269 $ 38,718
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes $ 509 $ 673
Cash paid for interest $ 1,021 $ 274
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The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part
of these statements
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TENFOLD CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included
herein have been prepared by TenFold Corporation (the "Company") pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In management's
opinion, the interim financial data presented includes all adjustments necessary
for a fair presentation. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated. Certain information required by generally accepted accounting
principles has been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Operating results for the three and nine
month periods ended September 30, 2000 are not necessarily indicative of the
results that may be expected for any future period or for the year ended
December 31, 2000.
This report should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited
Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 1999 included
in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions, including for example, estimated project costs and profitability
and accounts receivable allowances, that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
The Company believes that its current cash and cash equivalent balances,
anticipated cash flows from operations, and anticipated future sources of
financing will be sufficient to meet its capital requirements through the end of
2000. The Company is in the process of negotiating transactions which, if
completed, will provide it with cash necessary to fund operations through the
end of 2000 and, depending on the size of the transactions, through 2001.
However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in
generating anticipated levels of cash from operations and from anticipated
future financing transactions, and any failure to generate required cash could
result in the Company's inability to continue operations during the fourth
quarter of 2000. If additional funds are raised through the sale of equity or
convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of the Company's
stockholders will be reduced, stockholders may experience additional dilution,
and these securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those
of its current stockholders. In addition, in view of the Company's cash
requirements, it may enter into transactions which involve the sale or licensing
of assets which would otherwise have been used to generate revenues in future
periods.
The Company expects to restructure operations during the three months ended
December 31, 2000, (See Note 15) which is intended to decrease the cash
requirements necessary to fund future operations. These cost savings are
anticipated to begin in the first quarter of 2001. The accompanying financial
statements do not include any adjustments resulting from these matters.
2. Revenue Recognition
The Company derives its revenues from license fees, application development
and implementation services, support, and training services. License revenues
consist of fees for licensing the Company's Universal Application and license
fees for the applications that the Company develops for its customers. The
Company also derives license revenues from the resale of vertical applications
products. Service revenues consist of fees for application development and
implementation, support, and training.
In October 1997, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
("AICPA") issued Statement of Position ("SOP") 97-2, Software Revenue
Recognition, which supersedes SOP 91-1, Software Revenue Recognition.
Additionally, in 1998, the AICPA issued SOP 98-9, Modification of SOP 97-2 with
Respect to Certain Transactions. Effective January 1, 1998, the Company adopted
the provisions of SOP 97-2 as modified by SOP 98-9.
SOP 97-2 generally requires revenue earned on software arrangements
involving multiple elements such as software products, enhancements,
post-contract customer support ("PCS"), installation and training to be
allocated to each element based on the relative fair values of the elements. The
fair values of an element must be based on vendor specific objective evidence
("VSOE"). The Company establishes VSOE based on the price charged when the same
element is sold separately. VSOE for services is based on standard rates for the
individuals providing services. These rates are the same rates charged when the
services are sold separately under time and materials contracts. The Company
bases VSOE for training on standard rates charged for each particular training
course. These rates are the rates charged when the training is sold separately
for supplemental training courses. For PCS, VSOE is determined by reference to
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the renewal rate the Company charges the customer in future periods. In
arrangements where VSOE exists for all but the delivered element, the fee is
allocated to the delivered element (generally the software product) using the
residual method described in SOP 98-9. The revenue allocated to software
products is generally recognized upon delivery of the products unless services
provided are considered essential to the functionality of the software.
The Company recognizes license revenues from vertical application product
sales and Universal Application development licenses that do not include
services or where the related services are not considered essential to the
functionality of the software, when the following criteria are met: the Company
has signed a noncancellable license agreement with nonrefundable fees; the
Company has shipped the software product; there are no uncertainties surrounding
product acceptance; the fees are fixed and determinable; and collection is
considered probable. This policy applies both when the vertical application
license or the Universal Application development licenses are sold separately or
when a Universal Application development license is sold with an application
development project. License fees recognized upon achieving these criteria, for
the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2000, were $1.0 million and
$5.8 million, respectively. License fees recognized upon achieving these
criteria, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1999 were
$7.0 million and $10.0 million respectively.
For software arrangements that include a service element that is considered
essential to the functionality of the software, the Company recognizes license
fees related to the application, and the application development service fees,
over time as the Company performs the services, using the
percentage-of-completion method of accounting. The Company determines its
proposed fixed price for a project using a formal estimation process that takes
into account the project's timetable, complexity, technical environment, risks
and other available alternatives. Members of the Company's senior management
team approve each fixed price proposal. The Company makes quarterly adjustments
to the estimates used in the percentage-of-completion method of accounting as
work progresses under the contract and as the Company gains experience. Fixed
price project revenues are split between license and service based upon the
relative fair value of the various components. On a limited basis, the Company
also provides application development and implementation services on a time and
materials basis. The Company recognizes revenue on its time and material
contracts as it performs the services.
For certain projects, the Company limits revenue recognition in the period
to the amount of costs it incurs in the current period, and postpones further
recognition of profit until the Company can more precisely estimate its total
project costs and its ability to complete the projects in a timely manner. The
Company is currently applying this methodology to two projects with total
project values of approximately $18.1 million. Revenue recognized from the two
projects during the three months ended September 30, 2000 were $858,000.
Revenues recognized from the two projects during the nine months ended September
30, 2000 were $8.9 million.
The timing and amount of cash received from customers can vary
significantly depending on specific contract terms and can therefore have a
significant impact on the amount of deferred revenue and unbilled accounts
receivable in any given period. The Company records billings and cash received
in excess of revenue earned as deferred revenue. The Company's deferred revenue
balance at September 30, 2000 was $15.6 million. The Company expects to
recognize most of this amount as revenue within the next twelve months. The
Company's deferred revenue balance generally results from contractual
commitments made by customers to pay amounts to the Company in advance of
revenues earned. The Company's unbilled accounts receivable represents revenue
that the Company has earned but which the Company has not yet billed. The
Company bills customers for this revenue as payments become due under the terms
of the customer's contract. The Company's net unbilled accounts receivable
balance at September 30, 2000 was $6.2 million and the Company expects to bill
and collect this amount within twelve months. The Company considers current
information and events regarding its customers and their contracts and
establishes allowances for doubtful accounts when it is probable that the
Company will be unable to collect all amounts due under the terms of existing
contracts.
The Company's projects have, over time, grown in size thereby requiring
larger development and implementation teams. The growth in team size has mainly
been in employees with lower daily billing rates. As a result, the Company's
average daily service billing rate for a team has decreased over time.
Additionally, the Company determined that its standard billing rates for
services were higher than some
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competitors' rates. The Company lowered these standard billing rates effective
July 1, 2000. The Company expects to offset this decrease with higher license
fees. Changes in these factors, team composition and lower standard billing
rates, will result in a change in the allocation of contract revenues for
contracts involving multiple elements signed after June 30, 2000. The Company
expects that revenue from software arrangements that include a service element
sold after June 30, 2000 will have lower service revenues as a percentage of
total contract revenues and higher license revenues as a percentage of total
contract revenues. The impact of these changes on the Company's overall revenues
is anticipated to result in a gradual mix change between license and services
revenues over time, with little or no impact on total revenue. The impact of
this change was insignificant for the three months ended September 30, 2000.
3. Income Taxes
The Company records income taxes using the asset and liability method.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement basis
amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax
bases. Future tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards and tax
credits, are recognized to the extent that realization of such benefits are more
likely than not.
During the three months ended September 30, 2000, management established an
additional valuation allowance of $15.4 million for the net deferred tax assets
related to temporary differences, foreign tax credit carryforwards and projected
net operating loss carryforwards. Of the $15.4 million valuation allowance, $6.8
million related to the expected benefit from the exercise of stock options in
the first quarter of 2000 and has been recorded as a reduction of additional
paid in capital in the equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The
remaining $8.6 million is primarily related to the net operating loss incurred
during the three months ended September 30, 2000.
Net income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2000, is
primarily attributed to foreign income tax expense. Net income tax benefit for
the nine months ended September 30, 2000, is primarily attributed to expected
federal and state tax refunds from net operating loss carrybacks and other
reductions to the income tax payable accounts. The Company did not record a
valuation allowance against $737,000 of deferred tax assets that it believes can
be recovered through net operating loss carrybacks. The valuation allowance was
recorded in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires that a valuation
allowance be established when there is significant uncertainty as to the
realizability of the deferred tax assets. Management believes, based on a number
of factors, including the size of the current operating losses, that the
currently available, objective evidence indicates that it is more likely than
not that the net deferred tax assets will not be realized. Given the currently
available, objective evidence, management is prohibited from using subjective
evidence to assess the realizability of the net deferred tax assets.
4. Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
earnings (loss) per share (in thousands except per share data):
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Numerator:
Numerator for basic earnings (loss) per share -
net income (loss) available to common
stockholders..................................... $ (21,159) $ 2,488 $ (25,501) $ 3,530
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Assumed dilution related to subsidiaries'
earnings (loss) applicable to minority
stockholders .................................... 66 - - -
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Numerator for diluted earnings (loss) per share... $ (21,093) $ 2,488 $ (25,501) $ 3,530
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Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per share -
weighted average shares.......................... 34,731 33,140 34,387 25,110
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Employee stock options............................ - 4,344 - 4,156
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Denominator for diluted earnings (loss) per share. 34,731 37,484 34,387 29,266
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Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic earnings (loss) per common share............ $ (0.61) $ 0.08 $ (0.74) $ 0.14
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Diluted earnings (loss) per common share.......... $ (0.61) $ 0.07 $ (0.74) $ 0.12
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Employee stock options of 10,915,186 and 9,818,479 outstanding during the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2000, respectively, that could
potentially dilute basic earnings (loss) per share in the future, were not
included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because to do
so would have been anti-dilutive for the period.
The computation of diluted earnings per common share for the nine months
ended September 30, 1999 excludes the assumed conversion of 6,261,000 shares of
Series A and B convertible preferred stock prior to its conversion to common
stock on May 21, 1999, because the impact of the conversion, including the
assumed elimination of the accretion on such preferred stock, would be
anti-dilutive. Warrants to purchase 590,800 shares of common stock in a
wholly-owned subsidiary outstanding during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 1999 that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share were
not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so
would have been anti-dilutive. Employee stock options to purchase 191,600 and
453,800 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding during the three and
nine months ended September 30, 1999, respectively, that could potentially
dilute basic earnings per share were not included in the computation of diluted
earnings per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive.
5. Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments purchased with
remaining maturities of three or fewer months. Cash equivalents are recorded at
cost, which approximates fair value, and consist primarily of investments in
money market mutual funds, commercial paper, auction rate money market preferred
stock investments, and taxable and non-taxable municipal bonds and notes.
6. Restricted Cash
Restricted cash relates to $2.5 million held in escrow to secure a lease on
office space in South Jordan, Utah; $111,000 held in the Company's accounts to
secure a lease on office space in Boston, Massachusetts; and $340,000 held in
the Company's accounts to secure letters of credit used to secure leases on
office space in Atlanta, Georgia and Dallas, Texas.
7. Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The Company has adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income ("SFAS No. 130"). SFAS No. 130
establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income and its components in
financial statements. Comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2000 and 1999, ignoring the insignificant impact of taxes on our
foreign currency translation, is as follows:
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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Net income (loss)....................................... $ (21,159) $ 2,488 $ (25,501) $ 3,921
Foreign currency translation............................ 67 94 (209) 74
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Comprehensive income (loss)............................. $ (21,092) $ 2,582 $ (25,710) $ 3,995
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8. Commitments
We have commitments under long-term operating leases, principally for
office space and computer equipment. Our future minimum lease payments under
non-cancelable operating lease obligations, in excess of one year, at September
30, 2000 are as follows:
Year Amount
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Q4 2000 $2,328,232
2001 9,701,265
2002 11,571,354
2003 10,210,414
2004 10,181,263
Thereafter 48,748,507
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Total minimum lease commitments $92,741,035
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The future minimum lease payments noted above include amounts related to a
10-year lease for approximately 170,000 square feet of office space in South
Jordan, Utah. This lease is part of a development project. The lease, without
any modification to the development project, will commence upon completion of
construction and the Company's subsequent occupancy of the office space, which
is estimated to occur in late 2001 or early 2002. It is expected that this lease
will be an operating lease. The Company is in the process of negotiating with
the developer of the project to reduce its commitments under this lease
obligation. These negotiations are in their early stages and their likely
outcome is currently unknown.
In addition to the above-noted operating leases, the Company also recorded
capital lease obligations totaling $5.9 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2000.
9. Legal Proceedings and Contingencies
Customer Matters
On September 17, 1999, Ohio Farmers Insurance Company doing business as
Westfield Companies ("Westfield"), filed a complaint in the United States
District Court for the District of Ohio seeking $5.8 million from the Company.
The complaint alleges that the Company failed to deliver on contractual
commitments under a license agreement with Westfield and includes specific
claims of anticipatory breach of contract, breach of express warranty, and
negligent misrepresentation. The $5.8 million being sought from the Company by
Westfield was paid to the Company by Westfield in the first half of 1999 and was
recognized as revenue by the Company during this period. On November 4, 1999,
the Company filed an Answer and Counterclaim denying these allegations and
seeking recovery of $3.9 million that Westfield owes the Company under the
license agreement together with claims for additional damages. The case is
currently in the discovery stage. On November 3, 2000, the Company filed a
motion for partial summary judgement seeking dismissal of Westfield's breach of
contract claim. Based on the information currently available, the Company
believes that it has valid defenses against Westfield's claims, and the Company
intends to vigorously defend the case. The Company also intends to vigorously
enforce its rights under the
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license agreement, including recovery of the $3.9 million due and owing under
the agreement.
The Company's outside legal counsel has commenced investigation of the
facts pertinent to the claims and counterclaims. Based on their analysis and
current assumptions, the Company's outside legal counsel has advised the Company
that there is a reasonable likelihood that the Company will successfully
prosecute the Company's claims and defenses. The Company's outside legal counsel
has advised the Company that, pending further investigation and discovery, the
prospect that the Company will incur a loss regarding monies already collected
is remote, and that it is too early in the litigation process to determine the
probability of a recovery or loss with respect to the remaining $3.9 million due
under the agreement. The $3.9 million due and owing under the agreement is
included in accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September
30, 2000. Due to the high degree of uncertainty associated with litigation, it
is possible that the Company will incur a loss with respect to the $3.9 million
currently due from Westfield. Such loss could range from zero to $3.9 million.
However, at the current time, the amount of any loss cannot be reasonably
estimated. An unfavorable outcome of this matter may have a material adverse
impact on the Company's results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
On June 14, 2000, Nielsen Media Research, Inc. ("Nielsen"), filed a
complaint in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois seeking $4.5 million,
plus out of pocket expenses paid by Nielsen to the Company. The complaint
alleges that the Company failed to deliver on contractual commitments under a
license and services agreement with Nielsen and includes specific claims of
breach of contract and violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive
Practices Act. The amount being sought from the Company by Nielsen is for fees
paid to the Company by Nielsen from the fourth quarter of 1997 through the first
quarter of 2000 and recognized as revenue by the Company during this period. In
addition, the Company has an unbilled accounts receivable, recorded under the
terms of the contract, totaling approximately $1.2 million, which is included in
unbilled accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30,
2000. On August 30, 2000, the Company filed an Answer and Counterclaim denying
Nielsen's claims and seeking recovery of at least $1.7 million that Nielsen owes
the Company under the license agreement, plus the Company's attorney fees and
costs. For the three months ended September 30, 2000, the Company recognized no
revenue from the Nielsen contract and recognized $877,000 from Nielsen during
the same period in 1999. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,
the Company recognized revenues of $298,000 and $2.0 million, respectively, from
Nielsen.
The case is in its preliminary stages and based on the information
currently available, the Company believes that it has valid defenses against
Nielsen's claims and the Company intends to vigorously defend against Nielsen's
claims and enforce its rights under the agreement. On August 3, 2000, the
Company filed a motion to dismiss Nielsen's claim under the Illinois Consumer
Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act on the grounds that Nielsen had failed to
state a claim under the Act. On October 19, 2000, the court granted the
Company's motion to dismiss; however, the court gave Nielsen leave to attempt to
replead a claim under such Act. The Company's legal counsel has commenced
investigation of the facts pertinent to the claims. Because the case is still in
its preliminary stages, the Company's legal counsel is not able to provide an
opinion on the likely or probable outcome of the case. An unfavorable outcome of
this matter may have a material adverse impact on the Company's results of
operations, financial position, or liquidity.
In the Company's 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 2000, the Company
disclosed four potentially material customer disputes related to insurance
application projects. Three of the four potential customer disputes (Trumbull,
Unitrin, and Utica) have developed into actual customer disputes.
On August 18, 2000, Trumbull Services, L.L.C. ("Trumbull"), filed a demand
for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association seeking a refund of at
least $2.8 million paid by Trumbull to the Company. The arbitration will be
conducted in Salt Lake City, Utah. The demand alleges that the Company failed to
deliver on contractual commitments under the Master Software License and Service
Agreement, (the "Trumbull Agreement"), as amended. The amount that Trumbull is
claiming is a refund of fees paid to the Company from the second quarter of 1999
through the second quarter of 2000. The Company recognized $2.7 million of these
fees as revenue during this period. The Company has accounts receivable,
recorded under the Trumbull Agreement, totaling approximately $2.0 million,
which is included in accounts receivable in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at
September 30, 2000. During the three months ended September 30, 2000 the Company
recognized no revenues from the Trumbull agreement and recognized $1.6 million
in revenues from Trumbull during the same period in 1999. During the nine months
ended
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September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company recognized revenues of $972,000 and
$1.7 million, respectively, from the Trumbull Agreement.
On September 13, 2000, the Company filed an Answer and Counterclaim denying
Trumbull's allegations and seeking recovery of more than $2.0 million in fees
that Trumbull owes the Company under the Trumbull Agreement. The arbitration is
in its preliminary stages and based on the information currently available, the
Company believes that it has valid defenses against Trumbull's claim and the
Company intends to vigorously defend the matter and enforce its rights under the
Trumbull Agreement, including recovery of the fees owed the Company by Trumbull
pursuant to the Trumbull Agreement. The Company's legal counsel has commenced
investigation of the facts pertinent to the claim. Because the demand has
recently been filed, the Company's legal counsel is not able to provide an
opinion on the likely or probable outcome of the arbitration, including
affirmative claims and defenses that the Company may assert. An unfavorable
outcome of this matter may have a material adverse impact on the Company's
results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
On October 4, 2000, Unitrin Services Company, Inc. ("Unitrin"), sent the
Company a notice of dispute letter requesting non-binding mediation. Unitrin is
seeking a refund of fees paid by Unitrin to the Company for the PowerPAC
application. Unitrin is seeking a refund of approximately $13.3 million. While
no complaint has been filed, Unitrin is apparently contending that the Company
has materially breached the PowerPAC contract. The amount Unitrin is seeking
from the Company is for fees paid to the Company by Unitrin from the fourth
quarter of 1997 through the third quarter of 2000 and recognized as revenue by
the Company during this period. In addition, the Company has an unbilled
accounts receivable, recorded under the terms of the contract, totaling
approximately $2.8 million, which is included in unbilled accounts receivable in
the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2000. During the three months
ended September 30, 2000, the Company recognized no revenue from the Unitrin
contract but recognized $1.5 million in revenue during the same period in 1999.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company recognized
revenues of $2.2 million and $4.4 million, respectively, from Unitrin.
The matter is in its preliminary stages and based on the information
currently available, the Company believes that it has valid defenses against
Unitrin's apparent claims and the Company intends to vigorously defend against
the matter and enforce its rights under the contract. The Company's legal
counsel has commenced investigation of the facts pertinent to the claim. Because
the notice of dispute letter has recently been received by the Company, the
Company's legal counsel is not able to provide an opinion on the likely or
probable outcome of the matter, including affirmative claims and defenses that
the Company may assert. An unfavorable outcome of this matter may have a
material adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, financial
position, or liquidity.
On November 9, 2000, Utica Mutual Insurance Company ("Utica"), notified the
Company of its intent to terminate the Software License and Services Agreement
("Utica Agreement") dated November 2, 1998. Although no formal complaint has
been filed, Utica is contending the Company has not performed under the Utica
Agreement, and Utica is asserting their rights of a guaranteed refund of all
fees paid to the Company under the Utica Agreement, including liquidated damages
of $2.8 million. Of the fees paid by Utica, $1.7 million has not been recognized
as revenue and is included in accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2000. The
total revenues recognized by the Company from November 2, 1998 through September
30, 2000, were $7.6 million. Of this amount, $3.9 million is not subject to the
rights of guarantee. The Company recognized revenues of a negative $(245,000)
and $1.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,
respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the
Company recognized revenues of a negative $(1.8) million and $4.6 million,
respectively, from Utica. The negative revenues for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2000 resulted from the Company's recognition of $2.7 million
of penalties as stipulated in the Utica Agreement and adjustments made during
the Company's quarterly reviews of its estimated percentage-of-completion.
Because the matter is in the preliminary stages, the Company has not had
sufficient time to evaluate its defenses. However, the Company will vigorously
assert its rights under the Utica Agreement and defend itself against Utica's
claims, including the payment of all outstanding fees due the Company under the
Utica Agreement. An unfavorable outcome of this matter may have a material
adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, financial position, or
liquidity.
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With regard to the fourth potential dispute, the customer has accepted the
delivered project and has paid the Company for all work performed under its
terminated contract. Although the customer has not contacted the Company since
their last payment in August 2000, this customer has indicated that it may
consider other actions in connection with their termination.
The total contract value of this potentially material customer dispute is
approximately $10.6 million, of which $10.0 million has been received by the
Company to date. Revenues recognized on this project for the three months ended
September 30, 2000 and 1999 total $0 and $134,000, respectively. Revenues
recognized on this project for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
total $403,000 and $1.9 million, respectively.
On November 2, 2000, the Company received notice of intent to terminate the
Master Software Licenses and Service Agreement (the "SCEM Agreement") between
the Company and Southern Company Energy Marketing L.P. ("SCEM") due to an
alleged material nonperformance by the Company. Although no formal complaint has
been filed, SCEM is requesting a return of all fees paid to the Company from the
second quarter of 1999 through the third quarter of 2000, as well as damages on
contract and tort claims. Total revenue recognized by the Company during this
period was $11.5 million. The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30,
2000, includes $846,000 in accounts receivable and $449,000 in unbilled accounts
receivable under the terms of the agreement. For the three months ended
September 30, 2000, the Company recognized no revenue from the SCEM Agreement
and recognized $2.0 million from SCEM during the same period in 1999. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, the Company recognized revenues
of $4.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively, from SCEM.
The Company denies that it has materially breached the SCEM Agreement and
is continuing to perform under the SCEM Agreement. Should SCEM persist in its
attempt to terminate the SCEM Agreement, the Company will vigorously assert its
rights under the SCEM Agreement and defend itself against SCEM's claims,
including payment of the amounts in billed and unbilled accounts receivable that
SCEM owes the Company and the remaining amounts due under the SCEM Agreement
totaling at least $6.6 million. An unfavorable outcome of this matter may have a
material adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, financial
position, or liquidity.
As a result of the above noted legal proceedings and contingencies, the
Company has provided an allowance for doubtful accounts related to billed
accounts receivable of $2.2 million and approximately $4.4 million related to
unbilled accounts receivable at September 30, 2000. The total $6.6 million
allowance was included in general and administrative expenses recorded for the
nine months ended September 30, 2000, of which $3.2 million was expensed during
the three months ended September 30, 2000.
The Company maintains errors or omissions and umbrella liability insurance
policies to protect itself in the event of claims for damages related to the
performance of or failure to perform computer related services. The Company
believes that this insurance covers the types of alleged damages (but not unpaid
or unbilled accounts receivable) that may be claimed in the legal cases and
customer disputes noted above, as well as covering the costs of legal defense,
subject to the policies' total limit of $50.0 million and deductible of $100,000
per occurrence, and the insurance carrier's standard reservation of rights under
which the carrier defers its final determination of the amount of claims that it
will cover until final disposition of a case. Although the total maximum
potential liability for these disputes exceeds the policies' total limit,
management believes that it is unlikely that the Company's losses will exceed
the policies' limits. Accordingly, aside from specific reserves against billed
and unbilled accounts receivable related to these disputed amounts, no
additional reserves have been established for any possible losses that may be
incurred. An unfavorable outcome or claim not covered by an insurance policy, on
one or more of these matters may have a material adverse impact on the Company's
results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Stockholder Matters
Since August 12, 2000, six complaints have been filed in the United States
District Court of Utah alleging that the Company and certain officers have
violated federal securities laws. All six complaints are virtually identical and
allege that 1) the Company improperly recognized revenues on some of its
projects;
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2) the Company failed to maintain sufficient accounting reserves to cover the
risk of contract disputes or cancellations; 3) the Company issued falsely
optimistic statements that did not disclose these accounting issues; and 4)
Company insiders sold stock in early calendar year 2000 while knowing about
these issues.
On October 30, 2000, the Company's motion to consolidate the six complaints
into one class action complaint was granted. Management and outside counsel
believe that the named defendants have highly meritorious defenses to the
allegations made in these lawsuits. The matter is in its preliminary stages and
the Company has retained outside counsel that has begun investigating the facts
concerning the claims. Because the matter is in its preliminary stages, the
Company's outside legal counsel is not able to provide an opinion on the
probable outcome of the claim and therefore, no provision for loss has been
recorded in the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements. Although the
Company carries directors and officers liability insurance that the Company
believes is sufficient for such class action claims, the Company intends to
vigorously defend itself and denies any wrongdoing. An unfavorable outcome of
this matter may have a material adverse impact on the Company's results of
operations, financial position, or liquidity.
10. Operating Segments
The Company has adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 131, Disclosure About Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information ("SFAS No. 131"). SFAS No. 131 establishes standards for the
reporting by public business enterprises of information about operating
segments, products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. The
method for determining what information to report is based on the way that
management organizes the operating segments within the Company for making
operating decisions and assessing financial performance. The Company's chief
operating decision-maker is considered to be the Company's CEO.
In the fourth quarter of 1999, the Company implemented a vertical business
strategy. This vertical business strategy involves segmenting the Company's
business along industry lines, through the creation of separate subsidiaries,
and having these subsidiaries evolve into separate operating companies. The
Company is still in the process of establishing intercompany agreements among
the Company and these subsidiaries and among the subsidiaries themselves.
Currently, the CEO reviews financial information presented on a consolidated
basis accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by Vertical
Business Group for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing
financial performance. The consolidated financial information reviewed by the
CEO is identical to the information presented in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations. Therefore, the Company operates in a single operating
segment, which is applications products and services. Once the Company finalizes
intercompany agreements and these subsidiaries begin to prepare meaningful,
comparable information for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing
financial performance, the Company will provide expanded segment information in
accordance with SFAS No. 131.
Revenues from operations outside of North America were approximately 22
percent of total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2000 as
compared to 10 percent of total revenues for the same period in the prior year,
while revenues from operations outside of North America were approximately 14
percent of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as
compared to 9 percent of total revenues for the same period in the prior year.
The Company's long-lived assets continue to be deployed predominantly in the
United States.
Two customers accounted for 19 percent and 12 percent of the Company's
total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared to two
customers accounting for 35 percent and 10 percent of the Company's total
revenues for the same period in 1999. No other single customer accounted for
more than 10 percent of the Company's total revenues for the three months ended
September 30, 2000 or the same period in 1999. Three customers accounted for 15
percent, 13 percent, and 10 percent of the Company's total revenues for the nine
months ended September 30, 2000, compared to three customers accounting for 15
percent, 14 percent, and 10 percent of the Company's total revenues for the same
period in 1999. No other single customer accounted for more than 10 percent of
the Company's total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 or the
same period in 1999.
During the three months ended September 30, 2000, the Company's investment
management subsidiary changed its name from TenFold Investment Management, Inc.
to Argenesis Corporation.
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Revenue from our Vertical Business Groups is as follows (in thousands):
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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2000 1999 2000 1999
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Argenesis: (formerly Investment Management)
License ............................................... $ 2,229 $ 17 $ 8,715 $ 1,024
Services .............................................. 2,697 467 6,931 2,997
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
$ 4,926 $ 484 $ 15,646 $ 4,021
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Banking:
License ............................................... $ - $ 699 $ 61 $ 1,517
Services .............................................. 2,211 1,653 7,316 3,630
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$ 2,211 $ 2,352 $ 7,377 $ 5,147
========== ========== ========== ==========
Communications:
License ............................................... $ 500 $ - $ 1,262 $ 8
Services .............................................. 3,960 20 9,412 49
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$ 4,460 $ 20 $ 10,674 $ 57
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e-Business and Other
License ............................................... $ 209 $ 510 $ 1,976 $ 1,020
Services .............................................. 1,259 2,005 3,417 3,762
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$ 1,468 $ 2,515 $ 5,393 $ 4,782
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Energy:
License ............................................... $ 888 $ 343 $ 2,418 $ 3,456
Services .............................................. 1,990 1,642 10,747 2,200
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$ 2,878 $ 1,985 $ 13,165 $ 5,656
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Healthcare:
License ............................................... $ 246 $ 428 $ 1,499 $ 765
Services .............................................. 870 1,622 3,434 3,079
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$ 1,116 $ 2,050 $ 4,933 $ 3,844
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Insurance:
License ............................................... $ (34) $ 8,264 375 $ 15,638
Services .............................................. 1,862 5,800 19,364 19,389
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$ 1,828 $ 14,064 $ 19,739 $ 35,027
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Total:
License ............................................... $ 4,038 $ 10,261 $ 16,306 $ 23,428
Services .............................................. 14,849 13,209 60,621 35,106
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$ 18,887 $ 23,470 $ 76,927 $ 58,534
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11. Acquisition
On September 30, 1999, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement
("Agreement") with Barclays California Corporation ("BarCal") whereby the
Company purchased the entire equity interest of BarCal in its wholly-owned
subsidiary, The LongView Group, Inc. ("LongView"). On October 7, 1999, the
acquisition was closed. Accordingly, the operations of LongView have been
included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the
Company since the acquisition was closed. The acquisition was accounted for
under the purchase method of accounting.
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Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company acquired from BarCal all of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of LongView for $22.0 million, comprised of
$10.0 million in cash and a $12.0 million note from the Company to BarCal. The
promissory note was due and payable in installments of $3.0 million on April 15,
2000 and $9.0 million on July 15, 2000 and bore interest at 6.5 percent. Both
installment payments were made in accordance with the Agreement. No additional
amounts remain outstanding on the $12.0 million.
BarCal has been a customer of LongView since 1998. BarCal has been a
customer of the Company since 1997 and, as such, has various software license
and service agreements with the Company. BarCal signed, on September 30, 1999,
an additional Master Software License and Services Agreement, purchasing from
the Company a multi-project license to the Universal Application and TenFold
ComponentWare products and related technical support services for $4.0 million.
The Company recorded approximately $3.7 million of license revenue in the fourth
quarter of 1999 and is recording the remaining $330,000 as support revenue,
ratably over the support period.
At the acquisition date, LongView was in the process of conducting research
and development on two products, 1) LongView 2000 and 2) TradeXpress. In
connection with the acquisition, the Company recorded a write-off of $2.0
million for acquired in-process research and development related to these two
products in the fourth quarter of 1999. The estimated costs to complete these
acquired in-process research and development products as of the date of
acquisition were $1.2 million. Management believed that the assumptions used in
the LongView in-process research and development analysis were reasonable at the
time of the acquisition. No assurance can be given, however, that the underlying
assumptions used to estimate expected revenues, development costs or
profitability, or the events associated with such products, will transpire as
estimated.
LongView 2000 is a trade order management software system for buy-side
financial institutions. The production version of this software was completed
and released during the first quarter of 2000. The Company has invested
approximately $1.3 million in research and development costs to date. Future
costs related to this product include only standard upgrades and maintenance
expense. Through September 30, 2000, $1.8 million in revenues have been
recognized from LongView 2000.
TradeXpress is an e-business, large-scale trade order management software
solution for internet-based deployment. The primary risks and uncertainties
associated with this project at September 30, 2000 related to the dependency on
new features being added to the Universal Application, such as support for
hierarchical transactions and drag-and-drop technology. Remaining development
activities include application testing and various product enhancements. This
product is expected to be completed and released sometime during the fourth
quarter of 2000. To date, the Company has invested approximately $1.1 million in
research and development costs in TradeXpress.
Expenses either incurred or anticipated which are associated with the
development and integration of the in-process research and development projects
are higher than previous estimates by $1.6 million. Additionally, other cash
outflows from maintenance and general and administrative activities are expected
to increase by $1.5 million. Management believes that projected revenues from
these projects will be higher than previous estimates by $7.0 million and that
revised estimates of net cash flows related to these projects are not materially
different than the original net cash flows used to calculate the in-process
research and development write-off.
The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the
combined results of operations of the Company and LongView for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 1999 as if the acquisition had occurred at the
beginning of calendar 1999, after giving effect to certain adjustments,
including, but not limited to, amortization of goodwill and other intangible
assets, and decreased interest expense. The $2.0 million write-off for acquired
in-process research and development has been excluded from the pro forma results
as it is a non-recurring charge. All amounts are in thousands except per share
data.
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Three Months Nine Months
Ended Ended
September 30, 1999 September 30, 1999
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<S> <C> <C>
Total revenues.............................. $ 24,263 $ 61,918
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Net income (loss)........................... (2,740) (3,493)
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Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic.............................. $ (0.08) $ (0.14)
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Diluted............................ $ (0.08) $ (0.14)
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The Company reviews its long-lived assets, including goodwill, for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets
held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to
future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are
considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the
amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the
assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of their carrying
amount or fair value less costs to sell. To date, no impairment charges have
been recognized.
Goodwill and other purchased intangibles represent the excess of the
purchase price over the fair value of the assets acquired in connection with the
acquisition of the LongView Group, Inc. on October 7, 1999. Goodwill and
substantially all other purchased intangibles are being amortized on a
straight-line basis over lives ranging from five to seven years. As of September
30, 2000 accumulated amortization of goodwill and other identifiable intangible
assets was $4.5 million.
12. Subsidiary Stock Plans
During 1999, the Company formed six subsidiaries in each of which the
Company holds 20,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of common stock. As of
September 30, 2000, we had formed one horizontal subsidiary, TenFold Technology,
Inc., from which we intend to license our Universal Application technology. As
part of the restructuring occurring during the three months ended December 31,
2000, (see Note 15) the Company is considering the consolidation of certain of
its subsidiaries. From an operating standpoint, these consolidations are
anticipated to be finalized during the three months ended December 31, 2000.
Each subsidiary formed during 1999, with approval of its respective Board
of Directors, adopted its own stock plan during 1999. The terms of the plans are
similar to the Company's 1999 Stock Plan. A total of 3,740,000 shares of common
stock of each subsidiary has been reserved under the Stock Plans for each of the
six subsidiaries. The Company accounts for the sale of common stock in the
Company's subsidiaries as an equity transaction. Outstanding stock options under
the various stock option plans as of September 30, 2000 range from 1.7 to 3.4
million common stock options.
The stock underlying each subsidiary option grant is Class A common stock
of the subsidiary. The Company currently holds 10,000,000 shares of Class A
common stock in each subsidiary. Each subsidiary also has a Class B common stock
which is similar to the Class A common stock, except that the Class B common
stockholders as a class are entitled to elect 80 percent of the subsidiary's
directors. The Company currently holds 100 percent of the Class B common stock
authorized and issued by each of the subsidiaries, or 10,000,0000 shares. The
Company has no current intent to dispose of its Class A and Class B ownership
interests in any subsidiary.
The subsidiary common stock is not convertible into Company stock.
Employees can sell or transfer the subsidiary common stock, subject to
applicable securities laws and the subsidiary's right of first refusal on any
bona-fide offer to purchase such stock that the employee receives from a
third-party. Exercise of the subsidiary's right of first refusal is at the
subsidiary's choice. The right of first refusal terminates upon the public
registration of the subsidiary's stock. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary
is required to purchase these shares if the employee terminates employment.
Each subsidiary's Board of Directors determines the fair market value for
its stock at the date of option
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grant based upon its knowledge of the subsidiary's financial condition,
prospects, success in the marketplace, counsel from their professional advisors
such as outside counsel or independent appraisers, and other factors. These
subsidiaries have from time to time, historically every six months, obtained
formal valuations from independent appraisers. The valuations provided by these
independent appraisers consider many factors, including for example, market
valuations of similar vertical software companies and system integrators, the
Company's market valuation, and the value of the subsidiary's discounted future
cash flows.
One employee exercised stock options for the purchase of 200,000 shares at
a purchase price of $4.80 per share in the Company's insurance subsidiary during
the three months ended March 31, 2000. The insurance subsidiary provides
large-scale e-business applications for leading customers in the insurance
industry. In connection with this option exercise, the Company loaned the
employee $960,000, which is included in stockholders' equity in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet under the caption Notes Receivable from Stockholders. This loan is
full recourse, secured by the related shares, and bears interest at 6.56 percent
per annum. As of September 30, 2000, the minority interest has been reduced to
zero due to net operating losses incurred subsequent to the exercise of the
stock options.
No compensation expense has been provided for this option exercise as the
exercise price was equivalent to the estimated fair market value of the
insurance subsidiary stock at the date of grant. Prior to this transaction, the
Company owned 100 percent of its insurance subsidiary. Subsequent to this
transaction, the Company owns 99 percent of its insurance subsidiary. No other
issuances of subsidiary stock occurred during the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2000.
13. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS No. 133"). SFAS No. 133 establishes
new accounting and reporting standards for companies to report information about
derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in
other contracts (collectively referred to as derivatives), and for hedging
activities. It requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either
assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measure those instruments at fair
value. For a derivative not designated as a hedging instrument, changes in the
fair value of the derivative are recognized in earnings in the period of change.
The Company must adopt SFAS No. 133 by January 1, 2001. Management does not
believe the adoption of SFAS No. 133 will have a material effect on the
Company's results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff released
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, Revenue Recognition ("SAB No. 101") to
provide guidance on the recognition, presentation, and disclosure of revenue in
financial statements; however, SAB No. 101 does not change existing literature
on revenue recognition. SAB No. 101 explains the staff's general framework for
revenue recognition, stating that four criteria need to be met in order to
recognize revenue. The four criteria, all of which must be met, are the
following:
. There must be persuasive evidence of an arrangement;
. Delivery must have occurred or services must have been rendered;
. The selling price must be fixed or determinable; and
. Collectibility must be reasonably assured.
Since releasing SAB No. 101, numerous implementation questions and concerns
have arisen in the financial reporting community. On June 26, 2000, the SEC
staff announced that they were delaying the required implementation date for SAB
No. 101. Accordingly, the Company is now required to adopt SAB No. 101 during
the fourth quarter of 2000. The Company continues to evaluate the impact, if
any, of SAB No. 101 and any possible, subsequent interpretations of SAB No. 101
on the Company's revenue recognition policies and procedures.
The FASB issued Interpretation No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions
Involving Stock Compensation--an Interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25 ("FIN No.
44") in March 2000. The interpretation clarifies the application of APB Opinion
No. 25 for certain issues such as the following: (a) the definition of employee
for purposes of applying APB Opinion No. 25, (b) the criteria for determining
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whether a plan qualifies as a noncompensatory plan, (c) the accounting
consequence of various modifications to the terms of a previously fixed stock
option or award, and (d) the accounting for an exchange of stock compensation
awards in a business combination. The Company adopted FIN No. 44 on July 1,
2000. Management does not believe that the interpretation had or will have a
material effect on the Company's results of operations, financial position, or
liquidity.
14. Perot Systems Corporation Alliance
In June 2000, the Company amended its strategic alliance and related
agreements with Perot Systems Corporation, a systems integrator and shareholder
of the Company. The Company also entered into a reseller agreement under which
Perot Systems may sublicense the Company's current applications and technology
products for five years. Perot Systems paid the Company for initial sublicense
fees and related support for these products. The Company recognized these
license fees upon shipment of these products to Perot during the three months
ended June 30, 2000, and is recognizing the related support revenues ratably
over the support period. After Perot Systems has sublicensed copies of these
products with sublicense fees equal to the initial license payment, Perot
Systems will pay the Company sublicense fees for additional copies at rates
specified in the reseller agreement.
The Company also amended two of its existing service agreements with Perot
Systems and its healthcare affiliate. The Company committed to use a minimum
number of Perot Systems staff on TenFold projects for a one-year period
beginning July 1, 2000. Perot Systems agreed to reduce the standard rate that it
charges the Company for Perot Systems staff working on TenFold projects during
this same one-year period. The Company has determined that its obligations to
use a minimum number of Perot System's staff is similar to a purchase commitment
which will be accounted for as those individuals provide services to the
Company. Although Perot Systems reduced the standard rate that it will charge
the Company for Perot Systems staff, the Company believes that these reduced
rates represent fair value given the volume of staff hours to be provided to the
Company. Additionally, as part of these changes, Perot Systems committed to
dedicate two salespeople to sell Company products and services through June
2001.
The Company also amended the existing alliance agreement such that it no
longer requires that if Perot Systems fails to provide the Company with
opportunities to contract for revenue of at least $15.0 million in the year
following May 1, 2000, Perot Systems shall pay the Company 20 percent of the
shortfall.
15. Subsequent Events
The Company expects to incur a restructuring charge during the three months
ended December 31, 2000. This charge would be part of a plan to improve the
Company's operating results by reducing headcount by approximately 200 regular
employees, by closing duplicative Company facilities in Chicago, Dallas, and San
Francisco, and by implementing other measures. This charge is part of a plan to
streamline the Company's efforts to focus on a return to profitability and to
better match expenses with revenues. The Company anticipates annual cost savings
associated with these actions to be approximately $38.0 million, starting in the
first quarter of 2001. The headcount reduction is not expected to inhibit the
Company's ability to support and complete its current contractual obligations.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future events or results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
Words such as "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "should," "believes," "will,"
"plans," "estimates," "may," variations of such words and similar expressions
are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. We disclaim any
intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a
result of new information, future developments or otherwise. There are many
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contained in the forward-looking statements. These factors include: future cash
needs; future customer revenue; limited operating history; ability to achieve
cost reductions; recent customer complaints concerning our products and
services, and the possibility of future additional complaints; attraction,
training and retention of employees; variability of quarterly operating results;
dependence on a small number of customers; customer's fulfillment of various
responsibilities; fixed-time, fixed-price contracts; risks associated with the
functionality and timing of new product releases; project delays; longer than
expected sales cycles; ability to accurately estimate resources required for new
and existing projects; changes in industry accounting guidance; competitive
factors; uncertainty and volatility associated with Internet and
e-Business-related activities; increasing dependency on large dollar licensing
transactions; the mix of revenues derived from license sales as compared to
services; a significant percentage of each quarter's sales are consummated in
the last few days of the quarter making financial predictions especially
difficult and raising substantial risk of variance in actual results; protection
of intellectual property; successful development of vertical businesses;
maintaining strategic partnerships; and risks associated with the integration of
LongView into TenFold's operations. These are representative of factors which
could affect the outcome of the forward-looking statements. In addition, such
statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and
growth rates, general domestic and international economic conditions including
interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations and other factors.
Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from
time to time in documents filed by TenFold Corporation with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, the most recent reports on
Form 10-Q, 10-K, and S-1. Some of these factors are described below under the
section entitled "Factors That May Affect Future Results and Market Price of
Stock."
Overview
TenFold is a leading provider of large-scale e-business applications for
market-leading customers in banking, communications, energy, healthcare,
insurance, investment management, and other industries. From 1993 through 1995,
we engaged primarily in the development of our Universal Application technology
and derived revenue primarily from technology development and consulting
projects, generally on a time and materials basis. In 1996, we began using our
Universal Application to develop large-scale, complex applications. In 1997, and
in subsequent years, we derived the majority of our license and service revenues
from fixed-price, fixed-time applications development projects. Starting in
1998, we also began reselling vertical applications products that we had
previously developed for other customers.
We derive our revenues from license fees, application development and
implementation services, support, and training services. License revenues
consist of fees for licensing our Universal Application and license fees for the
applications that we develop for our customers. We also derive license revenues
from the resale of our vertical applications products. Service revenues consist
of fees for application development and implementation, support and training.
In October 1997, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
("AICPA") issued Statement of Position ("SOP") 97-2, Software Revenue
Recognition, which supersedes SOP 91-1, Software Revenue Recognition.
Additionally, in 1998, the AICPA issued SOP 98-9, Modification of SOP 97-2 with
Respect to
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Certain Transactions. Effective January 1, 1998, we adopted the provisions of
SOP 97-2 as modified by SOP 98-9.
SOP 97-2 generally requires revenue earned on software arrangements
involving multiple elements such as software products, enhancements,
post-contract customer support ("PCS"), installation and training to be
allocated to each element based on the relative fair values of the elements. The
fair values of an element must be based on vendor specific objective evidence
("VSOE"). We establish VSOE based on the price charged when the same element is
sold separately. VSOE for services is based on standard rates for the
individuals providing services. These rates are the same rates charged when the
services are sold separately under time and materials contracts. We base VSOE
for training on standard rates charged for each particular training course.
These rates are the rates charged when the training is sold separately for
supplemental training courses. For PCS, VSOE is determined by reference to the
renewal rate that we charge the customer in future periods. In arrangements
where VSOE exists for all but the delivered element, the fee is allocated to the
delivered element (generally the software product) using the residual method
described in SOP 98-9. The revenue allocated to software products is generally
recognized upon delivery of the products unless services provided are considered
essential to the functionality of the software.
We recognize license revenues from vertical application product sales and
Universal Application development licenses that do not include services or where
the related services are not considered essential to the functionality of the
software, when the following criteria are met: we have signed a noncancellable
license agreement with nonrefundable fees; we have shipped the software product;
there are no uncertainties surrounding product acceptance; the fees are fixed
and determinable; and collection is considered probable. This policy applies
both when the vertical application license or the Universal Application
development licenses are sold separately or when a Universal Application
development license is sold with an application development project. License
fees recognized upon achieving these criteria, for the three and nine month
periods ended September 30, 2000, were $1.0 million and $5.8 million,
respectively. License fees recognized upon achieving these criteria, for the
three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1999 were $7.0 million and
$10.0 million, respectively.
For software arrangements that include a service element that is considered
essential to the functionality of the software, we recognize license fees
related to the application, and the application development service fees, over
time as we perform the services, using the percentage-of-completion method of
accounting. We determine our proposed fixed price for a project using a formal
estimation process that takes into account the project's timetable, complexity,
technical environment, risks and other available alternatives. Members of our
senior management team approve each fixed price proposal. We make quarterly
adjustments to the estimates used in the percentage-of-completion method of
accounting as work progresses under the contract and as we gain experience.
Fixed price project revenues are split between license and service based upon
the relative fair value of the various components. On a limited basis, we also
provide application development and implementation services on a time and
materials basis. We recognize revenue on our time and material contracts as we
perform the services.
For certain projects, we limit revenue recognition in the period to the
amount of costs incurred in the current period, and postpone further recognition
of profit until we can more precisely estimate our total project costs and our
ability to complete the projects in a timely manner. We are currently applying
this methodology to two projects with total project values of approximately
$18.1 million. Revenue recognized from the two projects during the three and
nine month periods ended September 30, 2000 were $858,000 and $8.9 million,
respectively.
In mid-1998, we began offering the TenFold Guarantee, the industry's first
money-back guarantee for large scale software applications. As a result, in some
of our contracts we have guaranteed that we will complete our projects within a
fixed-time period or we will refund the fees paid. This guarantee also requires
the customer to fulfill various responsibilities within a specified time period,
including reviewing and approving requirements, providing timely feedback, and
providing adequate staffing, or the guarantee is voided. Accordingly, we treat
this guarantee as a conditional guarantee. However, we no longer offer the
TenFold Guarantee as a standard part of our contracts. We recognize revenue
under contracts we guarantee using the percentage-of-completion method of
accounting. If necessary, we make provisions for estimated refunds or losses on
uncompleted contracts on a contract by contract basis and recognize the refunds
or losses in the period in which the refunds or losses become probable and we
can reasonably estimate them.
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The timing and amount of cash received from customers can vary
significantly depending on specific contract terms and can therefore have a
significant impact on the amount of deferred revenue and unbilled accounts
receivable in any given period. We record billings and cash received in excess
of revenue earned as deferred revenue. Our deferred revenue balance at September
30, 2000 was $15.6 million. We expect to recognize most of this amount as
revenue within the next twelve months. Our deferred revenue balance generally
results from contractual commitments made by customers to pay amounts to us in
advance of revenues earned. Our unbilled accounts receivable represents revenue
that we have earned but which we have not yet billed. We bill customers for this
revenue as payments become due under the terms of the customer's contract. Our
net unbilled accounts receivable balance at September 30, 2000 was $6.2 million
and we expect to bill and collect this amount within twelve months. We consider
current information and events regarding our customers and their contracts and
establish allowances for doubtful accounts when it is probable that we will be
unable to collect all amounts due under the terms of existing contracts.
Our projects have, over time, grown in size thereby requiring larger
development and implementation teams. The growth in team size has mainly been in
employees with lower daily billing rates. As a result, our average daily service
billing rate for a team has decreased over time. Additionally, we determined
that our standard billing rates for services were higher than some competitors'
rates. We lowered these standard billing rates effective July 1, 2000. We expect
to offset this decrease with higher license fees. Changes in these factors, team
composition and lower standard billing rates, will result in a change in the
allocation of contract revenues for contracts involving multiple elements signed
after June 30, 2000. We expect that revenue from software arrangements that
include a service element sold after June 30, 2000 will have lower service
revenues as a percentage of total contract revenues and higher license revenues
as a percentage of total contract revenues. The impact of these changes on our
overall revenues is anticipated to result in a gradual mix change between
license and services revenues over time, with little or no impact on total
revenues. The impact of this change was insignificant for the three months ended
September 30, 2000.
We are organized into discrete Vertical Business Groups to tailor
marketing, selling, product development, and business strategies for our target
vertical industries. As each Vertical Business Group grows in size, gains
multiple customers, and develops multiple resalable applications products, it
achieves increasing autonomy. We offer employee incentives tied to the
performance of these Vertical Business Groups. We have granted to employees, and
plan to continue to grant options to acquire capital stock of these
subsidiaries. We expect these grants over time to total approximately 15 percent
to 20 percent of each subsidiary. We have offered and may offer in the future,
Vertical Business Group equity to strategic industry partners. These
subsidiaries may raise capital independently through an initial public offering,
private placement or other means, or be spun off from TenFold.
As of September 30, 2000, we had formed six subsidiaries from which we are
conducting or expect to conduct our vertical business operations in the banking,
communications, energy, healthcare, insurance, and investment management
industries. During the three months ended September 30, 2000, our investment
management subsidiary changed its name from TenFold Investment Management, Inc.
to Argenesis Corporation. We anticipate the banking subsidiary will be merged
with the Argenesis subsidiary and the combined company will be called Argenesis
Corporation and reported as a segment of TenFold. As of September 30, 2000, we
had formed one horizontal subsidiary, TenFold Technology, Inc., from which we
intend to license our Universal Application technology. We are in the process of
preparing intercompany agreements to cover technology licensing and shared
services among TenFold and these subsidiaries, and among the subsidiaries
themselves. We have transferred many of our employees to these subsidiaries.
As part of a Corporate restructuring, discussed below, we are considering
the consolidation of certain of these subsidiaries. From an operating
standpoint, these consolidations are anticipated to be finalized during the
three months ended December 31, 2000.
On September 30, 1999, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
The LongView Group, Inc. ("LongView"). The closing of the transaction occurred
on October 7, 1999. TenFold's acquisition of LongView was reported in a Form 8-K
filed on October 14, 1999, as amended.
On June 5, 2000 we announced that Midwest Independent Transmission System
Operator ("MISO") selected our SettelmentNow! product, a billing and settlement
system for wholesale customers who
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purchase power capacity, energy, and transmission services. We were to partner
with Alstom ESCA Corporation to implement this system. Effective October 5,
2000, Alstom ESCA terminated this partnering agreement for their convenience.
The termination for convenience clause of the partnering agreement requires
Alstom ESCA to pay us fees based upon the percentage-of-completion of the
project. On November 1, 2000, we negotiated a settlement with Alstom ESCA and
determined the exact amount for these fees. This settlement did not have a
material effect on our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Our normal revenue recognition policy requires us to make quarterly
adjustments to our project estimate used in the percentage-of-completion method
of accounting as work progresses under the contract and as we gain experience.
In early July 2000, we initiated a detailed review of our significant projects
in process to reassess the status of each project and to verify the related
completion percentage. Upon completion of this review, we reduced revenues on
certain projects in process and increased the allowance for doubtful accounts
related to unbilled accounts receivable. We updated this review as part of our
normal, quarterly adjustment process for the three months ended September 30,
2000, and made adjustments, which resulted in further reductions to revenue.
Although we believe that we made all appropriate adjustments to properly reflect
the completion percentage and status of contracts in process at September 30,
2000, we cannot be certain that similar future adjustments will not be required.
See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information about
litigation and disputes related to some of our projects.
The majority of our revenue adjustments as well as most of the customer
disputes noted in Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are
related to projects within our insurance vertical business group. Our insurance
group has, historically, been one of our fastest growing groups, and in a
relatively short period of time has taken on some particularly large
applications projects. We have asked Jeffrey L. Walker, our Chairman, Executive
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, to directly manage our insurance
applications development and product development areas until we are more
confident of completion of our insurance projects in process. We have also asked
Nancy M. Harvey, our Chief Operating Officer, to spend the majority of her time
overseeing our other vertical groups' application development projects.
We are in the early stages of six customer disputes or litigation, and one
class action claim involving securities law. The circumstances of these
disputes, litigation, and class action are detailed in Note 9 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
We expect to incur a restructuring charge during the three months ended
December 31, 2000. This charge would be part of a plan to improve our operating
results by reducing headcount by approximately 200 regular employees, by closing
duplicative facilities in Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco, and by
implementing other measures. This charge is part of a plan to streamline our
efforts to focus on a return to profitability and better match expenses with
revenues. We anticipate annual cost savings associated with these actions to be
approximately $38.0 million starting the first quarter of 2001. The headcount
reduction is not expected to inhibit our ability to support and complete our
current contractual obligations.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the percentage
relationship of selected items from TenFold's statements of operations to total
net revenues.
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Three Months Nine Months
Ended September 30, Ended September 30,
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2000 1999 2000 1999
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Revenues:
License............................................ 21% 44% 21% 40%
Services........................................... 79% 56% 79% 60%
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Total revenues................................. 100% 100% 100% 100%
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Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues................................... 96% 31% 60% 34%
Sales and marketing................................ 30% 27% 25% 29%
Research and development........................... 34% 19% 25% 20%
General and administrative......................... 44% 5% 21% 5%
Amortization of deferred compensation.............. 1% 2% 1% 2%
Amortization of goodwill and acquired intangibles. 6% - 4% -
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Total operating expenses....................... 211% 84% 136% 90%
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Income (loss) from operations........................... -111% 16% -36% 10%
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Other income, net....................................... 2% 1% 2% 1%
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Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest. -109% 17% -34% 11%
Provision (benefit) for income taxes.................... 3% 7% -1% 4%
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Net income (loss) before minority interest.............. -112% 11% -33% 7%
Minority interest....................................... - - - -
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Net income (loss)....................................... -112% 11% -33% 7%
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Revenues
Total revenues decreased $(4.6) million, or (20) percent, to $18.9 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2000, as compared to $23.5 million for
the same period in 1999, while total revenues increased $18.4 million, or 31
percent, to $76. 9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2000, as
compared to $58.5 million for the same period in 1999. The decrease in revenues
for the three months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to the same period in
the prior year is primarily due to lower than anticipated sales during the
second and third quarters of 2000 and project delays on certain projects which
resulted in downward revenue adjustments to the previously calculated
percentage-of-completion. Additionally, we did not recognize any revenue during
the three months ended September 30, 2000 on the contracts in dispute or
litigation. The increase in total revenues for the nine months ended September
30, 2000 compared to the same period in 1999 is due to an increase in the number
and size of our customer projects.
Revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 were lower
than we expected primarily due to longer than expected sales cycles as some of
our customer prospects moved more slowly than we anticipated to authorize and
fund new technology initiatives and delays encountered on some of our existing
projects. We believe prospective customers are delaying purchase decisions as a
result of the litigation and customer disputes against us, the decline in our
stock price, and our financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2000.
The existing project delays were primarily attributable to difficulties we
experienced in delivering certain build-for-hire applications where the service
element of the software is considered essential to the functionality of the
software. We also believe that some insurance project delays and related revenue
recognition adjustments occurred when we recently reorganized several similar
insurance application projects to avoid creating unnecessarily unique, and
non-product applications for each customer. By reorganizing and working on these
projects as a group, we believe that it keeps these customer applications
consistent with our overall product strategy and that in turn, these customers
benefit from enhanced functionality and ongoing product support. Despite the
additional short-term work, costs, and revenue adjustments required, we believe
that this approach will improve our customer relationships and our ability to
sell these products in the future, reduce our long-term costs of supporting
these customers, and improve the quality of our support.
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License revenues decreased $(6.2) million, or (61) percent, to $4.0 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to $10.3 million for
the same period in 1999, while license revenues decreased $(7.1) million, or
(30) percent, to $16.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as
compared to $23.4 million for the same period in 1999. License revenues
represented 21 percent of total revenues during the three months ended September
30, 2000 as compared to 44 percent for the same period in 1999, and 21 percent
of total revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to
40 percent for the same period in 1999. We recognize license revenues from
vertical application product sales and some Universal Application development
license sales when we have a signed noncancellable license agreement with
determinable nonrefundable fees, we have shipped the product, and there are no
uncertainties surrounding acceptance of the product or collection of the stated
fees. Due in part to the difficulties and delays currently being experienced on
certain projects, license sales for these products were lower for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2000 than in the previous year.
Service revenues increased $1.6 million, or 12 percent, to $14.8 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to $13.2 million for
the same period in 1999, while service revenues increased $25.5 million, or 73
percent, to $60.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as
compared to $35.1 million for the same period in 1999. Service revenues
increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2000 compared to the
same periods in 1999 due to an increase in the number, and size of our customer
projects.
Revenues from international customers were approximately 22 percent of
total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to 10
percent for the same period in 1999. Revenues from international customers were
approximately 14 percent of total revenues for the nine months ended September
30, 2000 as compared to 9 percent for the same period in 1999.
Two customers accounted for 19 percent and 12 percent of our total revenues
for the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared to two customers
accounting for 35 percent and 10 percent of our total revenues for the same
period in 1999. No other single customer accounted for more than 10 percent of
our total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2000 or the same
period in 1999. Three customers accounted for 15 percent, 13 percent, and 10
percent of our total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2000,
compared to three customers accounting for 15 percent, 14 percent, and 10
percent of our total revenues for the same period in 1999. No other single
customer accounted for more than 10 percent of our total revenues for the nine
months ended June 30, 2000 or the same period in 1999.
We believe that period to period comparisons between license and services
revenues are not necessarily indicative of future performance given the nature
of our product and services offerings and the relative emphasis we apply to
these offerings in any given quarter.
Operating Expenses
Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues consists primarily of compensation and
other related costs of personnel to provide application development and
implementation, support, and training services. Cost of revenues increased $10.7
million, or 145 percent, to $18.1 million for the three months ended September
30, 2000 compared to $7.4 million for the same period in 1999, while cost of
revenues increased $26.1 million, or 131 percent, to $46.1 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2000 compared to $20.0 million for the same period in
1999. Cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues was 96 percent for the
three months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to 31 percent for the same
period in 1999, while cost of revenues as a percentage of total revenues was 60
percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to 34 percent
for the same period in 1999. The increase in absolute dollars between periods
was mainly due to an increase in compensation and other related costs associated
with the number of employees hired to complete customer projects and in
anticipation of future growth. Cost of revenues as a percentage of total
revenues increased primarily because we increased employment levels and our use
of outside consultants under our Perot services agreement (see Note 14 of Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information) to assist in
the completion of certain fixed-price projects and in anticipation of future
sales. The percentage also increased as project delays resulted in downward
revenue adjustments to the previously calculated percentage-of-completion and
certain projects being placed on zero margin. Additionally, cost of revenues as
a percentage of total revenues increased for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2000 compared to the same periods in 1999 as service revenues
comprised a
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higher percentage of total revenues for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2000 compared to the same periods in 1999.
Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of
compensation, travel, and other related expenses for sales and marketing
personnel, as well as advertising and other marketing expenses. Sales and
marketing expenses decreased $(752,000), or (12) percent, to $5.6 million for
the three months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to $6.4 million for the
same period in 1999, while sales and marketing expenses increased $2.0 million,
or 12 percent, to $18.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as
compared to $17.0 million for the same period in 1999. Sales and marketing
expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 30 percent for the three months
ended September 30, 2000 as compared to 27 percent for the same period in 1999,
while sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 25
percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to 29 percent
for the same period in 1999. The decrease in sales and marketing absolute dollar
expense for the quarter was primarily due to the Company's allocation of its
resources towards completion of its more complex projects rather than to
advertising. The increase in sales and marketing expenses in absolute dollars
for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 was primarily the result of hiring
additional sales and marketing personnel and expanding advertising and other
marketing programs in connection with the anticipated growth of our customer
base. The decrease in expenses as a percentage of total revenues for the nine
months ended September 30, 2000, was due to a decrease in sales commissions from
lower than expected revenues as well as the timing of advertising expenses.
Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist
primarily of compensation and other related costs of personnel dedicated to
research and development activities. Research and development expenses increased
$2.1 million, or 48 percent, to $6.5 million for the three months ended Sept 30,
2000 as compared to $4.4 million for the same period in 1999, while research and
development expenses increased $7.4 million, or 63 percent, to $19.3 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to $11.9 million for the
same period in 1999. Research and development expenses as a percentage of total
revenues were 34 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2000 as
compared to 19 percent for the same period in 1999, while research and
development expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 25 percent for the
nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to 20 percent for the same
period in 1999. Research and development expenses grew in absolute dollars due
primarily to the addition of personnel and consultants to support expanded
development efforts and to facilitate better product delivery to customers.
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of allowances for doubtful accounts, the costs of executive
management, finance and administrative staff, recruiting, business insurance,
and professional fees. General and administrative expenses increased $7.1
million, or 584 percent, to $8.3 million for the three months ended September
30, 2000 as compared to $1.2 million for the same period in 1999, while general
and administrative expenses increased $13.4 million, or 463 percent, to $16.3
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to $2.9 million
for the same period in 1999. General and administrative expenses as a percentage
of total revenues were 44 percent for the three months ended September 30, 2000
as compared to 5 percent for the same period in 1999, while general and
administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues were 21 percent for
the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to 5 percent for the same
period in 1999. The increase in absolute dollars during the three months ended
September 30, 2000 was primarily the result of an increase in the allowances for
doubtful accounts of approximately $3.2 million and additional legal and
accounting fees associated with the increase in legal proceedings described in
Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The increase in absolute
dollars during the nine months ended September 30, 2000 was primarily the result
of an increase of $7.3 million in allowances for doubtful accounts over the last
two quarters and the additional legal and accounting fees associated with the
legal proceedings. We also incurred additional general and administrative
expenses as a result of hiring additional finance and administrative personnel
to manage and support the increased complexity and scale of our operations.
Amortization of Deferred Compensation. Deferred compensation, along with
the associated amortization, results from the granting of stock options when
there is a difference between the exercise price of certain stock option grants
and the deemed fair value of the common stock at the time of such grants.
Certain grants during 1997, 1998, and 1999 were issued at a price that differed
from the deemed fair value at the grant date. We are amortizing these amounts
over the vesting periods of the applicable options,
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resulting in amortization expense of $275,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2000 as compared to $376,000 for the same period in 1999, and
amortization expense of $942,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as
compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 1999.
Amortization of Goodwill and Acquired Intangibles. Amortization of goodwill
and acquired intangibles resulted from the acquisition of the LongView Group,
Inc. ("LongView"). The remaining intangible assets after the write-off of
in-process research and development, totaled $24.6 million and are being
amortized over the expected lives of the goodwill and intangibles (see Note 11
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). These lives range from five to
seven years. We recorded amortization expense of goodwill and acquired
intangibles of $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2000, and
amortization expense of goodwill and acquired intangibles of $3.5 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2000. We did not incur any amortization of
goodwill and acquired intangibles for the same periods in 1999 because the
LongView acquisition did not occur until October 7, 1999.
Total Other Income, net. Net other income increased $118,000, or 36
percent, to $442,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2000 compared to
$324,000 for the same period in 1999, while net other income increased $1.1
million, or 188 percent, to $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2000 compared to $574,000 for the same period in 1999. The increase in the nine
months ended September 30, 2000 primarily resulted from the recognition of
$540,000 of other income from a fee paid to us by Perot Systems during the three
months ended June 30, 2000. Under their alliance agreement with TenFold, Perot
Systems was obligated to provide us with opportunities to contract for revenue
of at least $15.0 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2000 or pay us 20
percent of the shortfall. This $540,000 payment fulfilled their remaining
obligation to us for the year ended April 30, 2000. This arrangement was amended
such that the Company does not expect to receive similar payments in the future.
Additionally, we realized an increase in interest and other income resulting
from higher cash and cash equivalent balances in the first nine months of 2000
as compared to the similar period in 1999. These balances mainly increased due
to invested proceeds from our initial public offering in May 1999. Interest
income in both years was partially offset by interest expense resulting from
notes payable and capital leases. Additionally, during the nine months ended
September 30, 2000, interest and other income was negatively affected by a
decrease in the British Pound to U.S. dollar exchange rate. This resulted in a
realized loss from foreign currency transactions of $(301,000).
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes was
$543,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to a
provision of $1.6 million for the same period of 1999. The benefit for income
taxes was $(905,000) for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to
a provision of $2.5 million in the same period for 1999.
During the three months ended September 30, 2000, management established an
additional valuation allowance of $15.4 million for the net deferred tax assets
related to temporary differences, foreign tax credit carryforwards and projected
net operating loss carryforwards. Of the $15.4 million valuation allowance, $6.8
million related to the expected benefit from the exercise of stock options in
the first quarter of 2000 and has been recorded as a reduction of additional
paid in capital in the equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The
remaining $8.6 million is primarily related to the net operating loss incurred
during the three months ended September 30, 2000.
Net income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2000, is
primarily attributed to foreign income tax expense. Net income tax benefit for
the nine months ended September 30, 2000, is primarily attributed to expected
federal and state tax refunds from net operating loss carrybacks and other
reductions to the income tax payable accounts. We did not record a valuation
allowance against $737,000 of deferred tax asset that we believe can be
recovered through net operation loss carrybacks. The valuation allowance was
recorded in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires that a valuation
allowance be established when there is significant uncertainty as to the
realizability of the deferred tax assets. We believe, based on a number of
factors, including the size of the current operating losses, that the currently
available, objective evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the
net deferred tax assets will not be realized. Given the currently available,
objective evidence, management is prohibited from using subjective evidence to
assess the realizablility of the net deferred tax assets.
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Minority Interest. Minority interest was $0 for the three months ended
September 30, 2000 as compared to $0 in the same period in 1999, while minority
interest was $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to $0
in the same period in 1999. This amount represents the minority stockholders'
proportionate interest in the net income (loss) of the Company's subsidiaries.
We account for the sale of common stock in our subsidiaries as an equity
transaction.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Prior to our initial public offering in May 1999, we financed our
operations primarily through cash flows from operations, private sales of
capital stock totaling $13.4 million, and, to a lesser extent, various types of
equipment loans and lease lines of credit. Effective May 20, 1999, we completed
an initial public offering of our common stock, resulting in net cash proceeds
to TenFold of $34.2 million.
On January 18, 1999, we entered into a Revolving Line of Credit (the
"Credit Facility") providing for borrowings of up to $5.0 million. The Credit
Facility included covenants relating to the maintenance of certain financial
ratios, cash balances and limits the payment of dividends. Borrowings under the
Credit Facility bear interest at rates that vary from prime rate to prime rate
less 1 percent or LIBOR plus 100 to 250 basis points. The actual interest is
determined quarterly by certain financial ratios. On December 29, 1999 we
modified and extended the Credit Facility to provide for borrowings of up to
$15.0 million. Borrowing availability under the Credit Facility is calculated
monthly using an agreed upon annualized EBIDA rate. Availability under the
Credit Facility is limited to $15.0 million with a minimum availability of $10.0
million. On April 26, 2000, we further modified the Credit Facility to issue
Letters of Credit against the Revolving Line of Credit. On April 28, 2000 and
July 11, 2000, we obtained Letters of Credit in the amounts of $3.0 million and
$547,000 related to our San Francisco, California and Chicago, Illinois office
leases, respectively. On September 7, 2000, we further modified the Credit
Facility to amend the effective date of the increased minimum tangible net worth
covenant to March 31, 2000, to amend borrowing availability to be net of
outstanding letters of credit. We agreed to cash secure outstanding letters of
credit with compensating cash balances upon default or expiration of the Credit
Facility. In addition, on September 8, 2000, we obtained a Letter of Credit in
the amount of $2.0 million to secure a performance bond. On October 27, 2000, we
obtained a waiver to the Credit Facility with respect to its financial covenants
for the period ended September 30, 2000 through the expiration of the facility,
on November 15, 2000. As of September 30, 2000, we had no outstanding borrowings
on this Credit Facility and total availability, net of $5.5 million outstanding
letters of credit, was approximately $4.5 million.
Net cash used in operating activities was $(15.5) million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to $4.7 million net cash provided by
operating activities in the same period of 1999. The increase in cash flows used
in operating activities was due primarily to lower than expected revenues and an
increase in overall expenses associated with the increase in employees and
consultants during the nine months ended September 30, 2000. Cash flows also
increased due to the increase in accounts receivable, the increase in prepaid
expenses and the decrease in accrued liabilities.
Net cash used in investing activities was $(13.5) million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to $(19.5) million in the same
period of 1999. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was due
primarily to the downpayment of $10.0 million associated with the acquisition of
LongView that was included in restricted cash as of September 30, 1999. During
the nine months ended September 30, 2000 we paid $10.5 million for additional
office space, including the purchase of two office buildings in San Rafael,
California, as well as equipment and furniture for additional office space in
San Francisco, California, Chicago, Illinois. and Irving, Texas. The additions
to restricted cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2000, are for
deposits on real property of $2.5 million held in escrow to secure a lease on
office space in South Jordan, Utah; and $340,000 held in the Company's accounts
to secure letters of credit used to secure leases on office space in Atlanta,
Georgia and Dallas, Texas.
Net cash used by financing activities was $(3.8) million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2000 as compared to $38.1 million net cash provided
from financing in the same period of 1999. Net cash used by financing activities
for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 resulted from principal payments on
notes and capital leases of $14.6 million which was partially offset by $1.5
million of proceeds from exercise of stock options, proceeds of $3.3 million
from the issuance of shares under the employee stock
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purchase plan and $6.0 million proceeds from the issuance of notes payable. Net
cash provided by financing activities in 1999 resulted primarily from the
proceeds of the initial public offering.
Pursuant to the Agreement relating to the LongView acquisition, we entered
into a $12 million promissory note agreement with BarCal. Under the terms of
this agreement, we were required to pay installments of $3.0 million on April
15, 2000 and $9.0 million on July 15, 2000 plus interest at the rate of 6.5
percent per annum. We made both payments in accordance with the agreement. These
payments are included in the $14.6 million in principal payments indicated
above.
We believe that our current cash and cash equivalent balances, anticipated
cash flows from operations, and anticipated future sources of financing will be
sufficient to meet our capital requirements through the end of 2000. We are in
the process of negotiating transactions which, if completed, will provide us
with cash necessary to fund operations through the end of 2000 and, depending on
the size of the transactions, through 2001. However, there can be no assurance
that we will be successful in generating anticipated levels of cash from
operations and from anticipated future financing transactions, and any failure
to generate required cash could result in our inability to continue operations
during the fourth quarter of 2000. If additional funds are raised through the
sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our
stockholders will be reduced, our stockholders may experience additional
dilution, and these securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior
to those of our current stockholders. In addition, in view of our cash
requirements, we may enter into transactions which involve the sale or licensing
of assets which would otherwise have been used to generate revenues in future
periods.
In-Process Research and Development
In connection with the LongView acquisition, the Company recorded a
write-off of $2.0 million for in-process research and development in the fourth
quarter of 1999. The fair value assigned to purchased in-process research and
development was determined by estimating the costs to develop the purchased
in-process research and development into commercially viable products and
discounting the resulting net cash flows related to these products. At the date
of the acquisition, the acquired in-process research and development had not yet
reached technological feasibility and had no alternative future uses.
In developing these cash flow projections, revenues were forecasted based
on estimates of relevant market sizes and growth factors, expected trends in
technology, and the nature and expected timing of new product introductions by
LongView and it competitors. LongView's projected revenues are dependent upon
successful introduction of the in-process research and development products.
Operating expenses and resulting profit margins were forecasted based on the
characteristics and cash flow generating potential of the acquired in-process
research and development. Appropriate adjustments were made to operating income
to derive net cash flow.
In determining the operating cash flows related exclusively to in-process
research and development, management has considered the contribution of both
prior technologies (as demonstrated by prior products) and existing technology
or know-how that is generic among most or all products. Where appropriate, the
operating income estimates for each product have been apportioned between
in-process research and development and the appropriate intangible asset (i.e.,
existing technology). The operating income apportionment factor was determined
on the basis of an analysis of the specific contribution of each element to
existing technology to the subject in-process research and development, the
estimated effect of this contribution on the profitability of the subject
in-process product, and the relative importance of the existing technology to
the product's ultimate customer.
The discount rate for in-process research and development considers the
following risk elements (in addition to the baseline business and market risks
considered as part of the current product discount rate); risk of successfully
completing the in-process research and development product, risk that market
demand will exist in the future for the in-process research and development
product, risk that the forecasted cost structure will be possible, and the risk
that as yet unknown competitive products will emerge. An after-tax rate of 27.5
percent was applied to the in-process research and development products.
The revenues earned by the in-process research and development products
represent the return on all of the assets acquired under the agreement. The cash
flows generated by the new products must provide a
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return on each asset purchased that is consistent with the value and the
relative risk of the asset. To separately value in-process research and
development, the value and required rate of return for other identifiable assets
must be determined. The required return on these other assets is charged to
(deducted from) the cash flows generated by the products shown in the in-process
research and development model to determine the incremental cash flows
specifically attributable to the in-process research and development product.
At the acquisition date, LongView was in the process of conducting research
and development on two products, 1) LongView 2000 and 2) TradeXpress. In
connection with the acquisition, we recorded a write-off of $2.0 million for
acquired in-process research and development related to these two products in
the fourth quarter of 1999. The estimated costs to complete these acquired
in-process research and development products as of the date of acquisition were
$1.2 million. We believed that the assumptions used in the LongView in-process
research and development analysis were reasonable at the time of the
acquisition. However, no assurance can be given that the underlying assumptions
used to estimate expected revenues, development costs or profitability, or the
events associated with such products, will occur as estimated.
LongView 2000 is a trade order management software system for buy-side
financial institutions. The production version of this software was completed
and released during the first quarter of 2000. We have invested approximately
$1.3 million in research and development costs to date. Future costs related to
this product include only standard upgrades and maintenance expense. Through
September 30, 2000, $1.8 million in revenues have been recognized from LongView
2000.
TradeXpress is an e-business, large-scale trade order management software
solution for internet-based deployment. The primary risks and uncertainties
associated with this project at September 30, 2000 related to the dependency on
new features being added to the Universal Application, such as support for
hierarchical transactions and drag-and-drop technology. Remaining development
activities include application testing and various product enhancements. This
project is expected to be completed and released sometime during the fourth
quarter of 2000. To date, we have invested approximately $1.1 million in
research and development costs in TradeXpress.
Expenses either incurred or anticipated which are associated with the
development and integration of the in-process research and development projects
are higher than previous estimates by $1.6 million. Additionally, other cash
outflows from maintenance and general and administrative activities are expected
to increase by $1.5 million. We believe that projected revenues from these
projects will be higher than previous estimates by $7.0 million and that revised
estimates of net cash flows related to these projects are not materially
different than the original net cash flows used to calculate the in-process
research and development write-off.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS No. 133"). SFAS No. 133 establishes
new accounting and reporting standards for companies to report information about
derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in
other contracts (collectively referred to as derivatives), and for hedging
activities. It requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either
assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measure those instruments at fair
value. For a derivative not designated as a hedging instrument, changes in the
fair value of the derivative are recognized in earnings in the period of change.
We must adopt SFAS No. 133 by January 1, 2001. We do not believe the adoption of
SFAS No. 133 will have a material effect on our results of operations, financial
position, or liquidity.
In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff released
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, Revenue Recognition ("SAB No. 101") to
provide guidance on the recognition, presentation, and disclosure of revenue in
financial statements; however, SAB No. 101 does not change existing literature
on revenue recognition. SAB No. 101 explains the staff's general framework for
revenue recognition, stating that four criteria need to be met in order to
recognize revenue. The four criteria, all of which must be met, are the
following:
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. There must be persuasive evidence of an arrangement;
. Delivery must have occurred or services must have been rendered;
. The selling price must be fixed or determinable; and
. Collectibility must be reasonably assured.
Since releasing SAB No. 101, numerous implementation questions and concerns
have arisen in the financial reporting community. On June 26, 2000, the SEC
staff announced that they were delaying the required implementation date for SAB
No. 101. Accordingly, we are now required to adopt SAB No. 101 during the fourth
quarter of 2000. We continue to evaluate the impact, if any, of SAB No. 101 and
any possible, subsequent interpretations of SAB No. 101 on our revenue
recognition policies and procedures.
The FASB issued Interpretation No. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions
Involving Stock Compensation--an Interpretation of APB Opinion No. 25 ("FIN No.
44") in March 2000. The interpretation clarifies the application of APB Opinion
No. 25 for certain issues such as the following: (a) the definition of employee
for purposes of applying APB Opinion No. 25, (b) the criteria for determining
whether a plan qualifies as a noncompensatory plan, (c) the accounting
consequence of various modifications to the terms of a previously fixed stock
option or award, and (d) the accounting for an exchange of stock compensation
awards in a business combination. We adopted FIN No. 44 on July 1, 2000. We do
not believe that the interpretation had or will have a material effect on our
results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Factors That May Affect Future Results and Market Price of Stock
We operate in a rapidly changing environment that involves numerous risks,
some of which are beyond our control. The following discussion highlights some
of these risks.
We may not be able to secure additional sources of financing when needed.
We believe that our current cash and cash equivalent balances, anticipated
cash flows from operations, and anticipated future sources of financing will be
sufficient to meet our capital requirements through the end of 2000. We are in
the process of negotiating transactions which, if completed, will provide us
with cash necessary to fund operations through the end of 2000 and, depending on
the size of the transactions, through 2001. However, there can be no assurance
that we will be successful in generating anticipated levels of cash from
operations and from anticipated future financing transactions, and any failure
to generate required cash could result in our inability to continue operations
during the fourth quarter of 2000. If additional funds are raised through the
sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our
stockholders will be reduced, our stockholders may experience additional
dilution, and these securities may have rights, preferences, or privileges
senior to those of our current stockholders. In addition, in view of our cash
requirements, we may enter into transactions which involve the sale or licensing
of assets which would otherwise have been used to generate revenues in future
periods. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations -- Liquidity and Capital Resources."
We may continue to experience increased difficulty in securing future
customer revenue.
We believe that some prospective customers may be delaying purchase
decisions as a result of the litigation and customer disputes against the
Company, the decline in our stock price, and our financial results for the three
months ended June 30, 2000. There is no assurance that we will be able to
convince prospective customers to purchase products or services from us or that
any customer revenue that is achieved can be sustained. If we are unable to
obtain future customer revenue, our operations, financial condition, liquidity,
and prospects could be materially and adversely affected, and we could be forced
to curtail operations or sell part or all of our assets, including our core
technologies. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations".
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We may continue to incur increased employee and consulting costs due to
project delays.
We have experienced delays on some of our fixed-price customer projects. In
an effort to complete these projects, we have added additional employee and
consulting personnel to the projects. Each of these resources creates an
increased cost on the project. To the extent that the cost of such additions in
personnel are not contemplated in the contract price, the profit, if any, for
the projects would be adversely affected. There is no assurance that we will
complete these fixed-price customer contracts or that the projects will not
require additional personnel. If we cannot complete these customer projects or
if these customer projects continue to require additional personnel, the
Company's business, results of operations and financial condition would be
materially affected. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations".
Our failure to achieve cost reductions would negatively impact quarterly
operating results.
On November 14, 2000, we announced plans to implement headcount reductions,
to consolidate facilities, and to implement other measures in order to
streamline our efforts to focus on a return to profitability and to better match
expenses with revenues. We expect that the planned reduction of headcount, the
consolidation of facilities, and the other measures will reduce total operating
expenses during calendar 2001 and in future periods. Our success in realizing
the benefits intended by such organizational change is impacted by the timing of
our execution of these measures. However, there can be no assurance that we will
be successful in our efforts to reduce operating expenses in future periods.
Our existing errors or omissions coverage and reserves may not cover all
existing claims.
While we believe that our current errors or omission insurance coverage and
existing reserves are adequate to cover current claims related to customer
disputes, given the nature and complexity of the factors affecting the estimated
liability, the actual liabilities may exceed our current errors or omissions
coverage and existing reserves. In addition, no assurance can be given that we
will not be subject to material additional liabilities and significant
additional litigation relating to errors or omissions for existing claims and
future claims. In the event that liabilities from existing claims exceed the
reserves we have recorded and our errors and omissions coverage, our results of
operations, business, liquidity, financial condition, and prospects could be
materially and adversely affected. Because we have made significant claims under
our existing errors and omission policies, there can be no assurance that we can
maintain or secure coverage for future claims. If we are unable to maintain or
secure coverage for future claims, our results of operations, business,
liquidity, financial condition and prospects could be materially and adversely
affected. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations."
We are involved in litigation and may in the future be involved in further
litigation or disputes which may be costly and time-consuming, and if we suffer
adverse judgements our operating results could suffer.
We are currently involved in significant litigation and customer disputes.
Additionally, one consolidated complaint has been filed alleging that the
Company and certain officers have violated federal securities laws. See Note 9
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information concerning
these matters. We may in the future face other litigation or disputes with
customers, employees, partners, stockholders, or other third parties. Such
litigation or disputes could result in substantial costs and diversion of
resources that would harm our business. An unfavorable outcome of these matters
may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial
position, or liquidity.
We have a limited operating history and consequently our future prospects
are difficult to evaluate.
We were founded in 1993 and have a limited operating history. As a result,
it is difficult to evaluate our future prospects. We have only a limited number
of applications completed and currently in use and there can be no assurance
that we will be able to successfully complete any current or new projects. We
recently have received customer complaints concerning some of our projects. We
cannot be certain that we will not receive more customer complaints in the
future. Additionally, our failure to successfully complete
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any current or new projects may have a material adverse impact on our financial
position and results of operations. We cannot be certain that our business
strategy will succeed.
There are many factors that may cause fluctuations in our quarterly
financial results, and if results are below the expectations of securities
market analysts, our stock price will likely decline.
In the past, the software industry has experienced significant downturns,
particularly when general economic conditions decline and spending on management
information systems decreases. Our business, financial condition, and operating
results may continue to fluctuate substantially from quarter-to-quarter as a
consequence of general economic conditions in the software industry. In
addition, our revenues and operating results may continue to vary significantly
from quarter-to-quarter due to a number of factors that affect our business and
the software industry, including:
. the number, size, and scope of projects in which we are engaged;
. the contractual terms and degree of completion of our projects;
. any delays or changes in customer requirements incurred in connection
with new or existing projects;
. the accuracy of our estimates of the resources required to complete
ongoing, as well as new, projects;
. the adequacy of provisions for losses associated with fixed-price
contracts;
. the adequacy of allowances for doubtful billed and unbilled accounts
receivable;
. the timing of sales of our products and services; and
. delays in introducing new applications.
Due to these factors, some of which are discussed in more detail below, we
believe that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our operating results are not a
good indication of our future performance. In future quarters, our operating
results may continue to be below the expectations of securities market analysts
and investors. In this event, the price of our common stock will likely fall.
Our historical quarterly operating results have varied significantly and
future adverse quarterly operating results could cause our stock price to fall.
Historically, our quarterly operating results have varied significantly.
For example, during some years, we have had quarterly losses followed by profits
in a subsequent quarter and then returned again to a loss in a later quarter.
Our future quarterly operating results may continue to vary significantly.
Furthermore, there can be no assurance that we will not continue to suffer
losses in future periods.
If we fail to accurately estimate the resources required for a new project,
or the resources required to complete existing projects, quarterly operating
results could suffer and our stock price could fall.
Our failure to accurately estimate the resources required for a project or
our failure to complete our contractual obligations in a manner consistent with
the project plan would likely cause us to have lower margins or to suffer a loss
on the project, which would negatively impact our operating results. Our normal
revenue recognition policy requires us to make quarterly adjustments to our
project estimate used in the percentage-of-completion method of accounting as
work progresses under the contract and as we gain experience. In early July
2000, we initiated a detailed review of our significant projects in process to
reassess the status of each project and to verify the related completion
percentage. Upon completion of this review, we reduced revenues on certain
projects in process and increased the allowance for doubtful accounts related to
unbilled accounts receivable. We updated this review as part of our normal,
quarterly adjustment process for the three months ended September 30, 2000, and
made adjustments, which resulted
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in further reductions to revenue. Although we believe that we made all
appropriate adjustments to properly reflect the completion percentage and status
of contracts in process at September 30, 2000, we cannot be certain that similar
future adjustments will not be required. See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements for information about litigation and disputes related to
some of our projects.
If we fail to adequately anticipate employee and resource utilization
rates, quarterly operating results could suffer and our stock price could fall.
Our operating expenses are largely based on anticipated revenue trends and
a high percentage of our operating expenses, particularly personnel and rent,
are relatively fixed in advance of any particular quarter. As a result,
unanticipated variations in the number, or progress toward completion, of our
projects or in employee utilization rates may cause significant variations in
operating results in any particular quarter and could result in quarterly
losses. An unanticipated termination of a major project, the delay of a project,
or the completion during a quarter of several major projects could result in
under-utilized employees and could, therefore, cause us to suffer quarterly
losses or adverse results of operations.
If we experience project delays, quarterly operating results could suffer
and our stock price could fall.
Because we recognize service revenues over the period we develop an
application, project delays could have a significant negative impact on
operating results. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations--Overview" for a discussion of our revenue
recognition policies. These delays could be caused by a number of factors that
are outside of our control. For example, because our development methodology
requires significant involvement by customer personnel during several key phases
of the development cycle, delays could be caused by customers failing to meet
their contractual obligations, including reviewing and approving requirements,
providing timely feedback, and providing adequate staffing. Delays could also be
caused by customers being distracted by information technology issues they face,
by corporate reorganizations or business combinations in which they are
involved, or other factors. Furthermore, delays could be caused by
misinterpretations of, or changes in, customer requirements, or by a loss of
personnel or members of a particular project team. We have recently and in the
past experienced delays for these and other reasons. See "Management Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Revenues" for
more information concerning our customers and revenues. There can be no
assurance that we will not experience project delays in the future.
Our sales cycle is lengthy and subject to delays and these delays could
cause our quarterly operating results to suffer and our stock price to fall.
We believe that a customer's decision to purchase our software involves a
significant commitment of resources and is influenced by customer budget cycles.
To successfully sell our products, we generally must educate our potential
customers regarding the use and benefit of our products, which can require
significant time and resources. Consequently, the period between initial contact
and the purchase of our products is often long and subject to delays associated
with the lengthy budgeting, approval, and competitive evaluation processes that
typically accompany significant capital expenditures. Our sales cycles are
lengthy and variable, typically ranging between three to twelve months from
initial contact with a potential customer to the signing of a contract. Sales
delays could cause our operating results to vary widely. We have recently
experienced sales delays due to longer than expected sales cycles, which we
believe contributed to lower than expected revenues. See "Management Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Revenues" for
more information concerning our customers and revenues. There can be no
assurance that we will not experience sales delays in the future.
We are dependent on a small number of large customers and the loss of one
or more of these customers may cause revenues to decline.
Although we plan to expand and diversify our customer base, as a result of
our limited operating history, we have derived, and over the near term we expect
to continue to derive, a significant portion of our revenues from a limited
number of large customers. The loss of any of these large customers, without
their replacement by new large customers, would have an adverse effect on our
revenues. In the future, revenues from a single customer or a few large
customers may constitute a significant portion of our total revenues in
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a particular quarter. The volume of work performed for specific customers is
likely to vary from year to year, and a major customer in one year may not hire
us to develop applications in a subsequent year. In addition, if a customer is
involved in a corporate reorganization or business combination, it may delay a
decision to hire us or cause the customer to choose not to hire us to develop
applications in a given year. See "Management Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Revenues" for more information
concerning our customers and revenues.
If our current losses continue or increase, we may record additional
valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets
During the three months ended September 30, 2000, we recorded a valuation
allowance against the net deferred tax assets we could not recover through net
operating loss carrybacks. If our losses continue or increase, we will increase
the valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets. We will reduce or
eliminate the valuation allowance when our earnings support a net deferred tax
asset position.
We have historically derived a significant portion of our revenues from
customers in the insurance industry.
Software applications we developed for companies in the insurance industry
represented 26 percent of our total revenues during the nine months ended
September 30, 2000. We have recently received customer complaints about a number
of our insurance projects. See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements for more information concerning these matters. Our reliance on
customers from a particular industry subjects our business to the economic
conditions impacting that industry, including the industry's demand for
information technology resources. If we continue to rely on the insurance
industry, or any one industry as a major source of revenues, and that industry
suffers adverse economic conditions, there will likely be a significant
reduction in the demand for our products, causing revenues to suffer. Although
we intend to continue to diversify our customer base, there can be no assurance
that we will be able to completely do so in the near term or at all.
We offer fixed-price, fixed-time contracts.
An important element of our strategy is to enter into fixed-price,
fixed-time contracts, rather than time and materials contracts. These contracts
involve risk because they require us to absorb possible cost overruns and, if we
fail to meet our performance obligations, may require us to satisfy our
performance guarantee. Historically, we guaranteed that we would complete our
projects within a fixed time or the customer had the option to return the
software and receive a refund of any fees paid under the contract; however, we
no longer offer the TenFold guarantee as a standard part of our contracts. For
fixed-price contracts, we recognize license fees related to the application and
the application development service fees over time as we perform the services,
using the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Our failure to
accurately estimate the resources required for a project or our failure to
complete our contractual obligations in a manner consistent with the project
plan would likely cause us to have lower margins or to suffer a loss on the
project, which would negatively impact our operating results. In specific
circumstances, we have been required to commit unanticipated additional
resources to complete projects. We will likely experience similar situations in
the future. In addition, for specific projects, we may fix the price before the
requirements are finalized. This could result in a fixed price that turns out to
be too low, which would cause us to suffer a loss on the project and would
negatively impact our operating results.
If our software contains defects or other limitations, we could face
product liability exposure and our reputation could be damaged.
Because of our limited operating history and our small number of customers,
we have completed a limited number of projects that are now in production. As a
result, there may be undiscovered material defects in our products or
technology. Furthermore, complex software products often contain errors or
defects, particularly when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements
are released. Despite internal testing and testing by current and potential
customers, our current and future products may contain serious defects. Serious
defects or errors could result in lost revenues or a delay in market acceptance,
which would damage our reputation and business.
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Our products have not been extensively tested to determine the extent to
which they are scaleable - capable of being used effectively by large numbers of
users simultaneously. Because customers may require that our products be capable
of simultaneous use by large numbers of users, if it turns out that our products
are not scaleable to the required extent, our growth and market share would be
materially adversely affected.
Because our customers may use our products for mission-critical
applications, errors, defects, or other performance problems could result in
financial or other damages to customers. Our customers could seek damages for
these losses. Any successful claims for these losses, to the extent not covered
by insurance, could result in us being obligated to pay substantial damages,
which would cause operating results to suffer. Although our license agreements
typically contain provisions designed to limit our exposure to product liability
claims, existing or future laws or unfavorable judicial decisions could negate
these limitations of liability provisions. A product liability claim brought
against us, even if not successful, would likely be time consuming and costly.
Our failure to manage growth and organizational structure could impair our
business.
Our growth and new projects have placed significant demands on our
management and other resources. If we are unable to manage our growth and
projects effectively, this inability could have a material adverse effect on the
quality of our services and products, our ability to retain key personnel, our
business, our financial condition, and our results of operations. Our revenues
for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 increased approximately 31 percent
when compared with the same period in 1999. Our staff increased from 439
full-time employees at September 30, 1999 to 765 full-time employees at
September 30, 2000. Our ability to manage this growth effectively will require
us to continue to develop and improve our operational, financial, and other
internal systems, as well as our business development capabilities, to train,
motivate, and manage our employees, and to maintain project quality.
An element of our business strategy involves organizing our business along
industry lines, and evolving these business units into separate operating
companies. Our success in executing this strategy will depend to a large extent
on our ability to create and manage this complex organizational structure,
including our ability to establish and implement the appropriate management
structure, compensation programs, and financial reporting systems. Our
management has limited experience in managing an organization of this nature,
and our failure to meet the managerial challenges posed by the development and
operation of such an organization would harm our business.
A loss of Gary D. Kennedy, Jeffrey L. Walker, or any other key employee
could impair our business.
Our industry is competitive and we are substantially dependent upon the
continued service of our existing executive personnel, especially Gary D.
Kennedy, President and Chief Executive Officer; and Nancy D. Harvey, Group Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer. Furthermore, our products and
technologies are complex and we are substantially dependent upon the continued
service of our senior technical staff, including Jeffrey L. Walker, Chairman,
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer; Sameer Shalaby, President
and Chief Operations Officer of TenFold Technology, Inc.; and Adam Slovik,
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Applications Development. If a key employee
resigns to join a competitor or to form a competing company, the loss of the
employee and any resulting loss of existing or potential customers to the
competing company would harm our business. We do not carry key man life
insurance on any of our key employees. None of our key employees, other than Mr.
Kennedy, has signed an employment agreement or an agreement not to compete with
TenFold upon termination of employment. Even in the case of Mr. Kennedy, his
employment agreement does not assure his continued service to TenFold. In the
event of the loss of key personnel, there can be no assurance that we would be
able to prevent their unauthorized disclosure or use of our technical knowledge,
practices, or procedures.
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Our failure to attract and retain highly-skilled employees, particularly
project managers and other senior technical personnel, could impair our ability
to complete projects and expand our business.
Our business is labor intensive. Our success will depend in large part upon
our ability to attract, retain, train, and motivate highly-skilled employees,
particularly project managers and other senior technical personnel. Any failure
on our part to do so would impair our ability to adequately manage and complete
existing projects, bid for and obtain new projects, and expand business. There
exists significant competition for employees with the skills required to perform
the services we offer. Qualified project managers and senior technical staff are
in great demand and are likely to remain a limited resource for the foreseeable
future. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in attracting a
sufficient number of highly-skilled employees in the future, or that we will be
successful in retaining, training, and motivating the employees we are able to
attract. If our employees are unable to achieve expected performance levels, our
business will be harmed. Although we expect to incur a restructuring charge,
including a headcount reduction and closure of duplicative facilities, we do not
believe the restructuring will effect our ability to support and complete our
current contractual obligations.
Our growth and success depends on our ability to resell applications
products; however, we have limited experience reselling applications products to
date and our current and future agreements with our customers may limit our
ability to resell applications products in the future.
The success of our business is dependent upon our ability to develop
software applications for customers that we can resell to other customers in the
same industry without significant modification. If we are unable to develop and
license these applications successfully or within the time frames anticipated,
our revenues, growth, and operating results will suffer. Some customers have
prohibited us from marketing the applications developed for them generally or
for specified periods of time or to specified third parties, or have required
that we pay them a royalty on licenses of the application to third parties.
Customers may continue to make similar demands in the future. Furthermore, there
can be no assurance that we will be able to develop software applications that
can be marketed generally within a particular industry without the need for
significant modification. Our current product plans include the introduction of
multiple resellable products in the near term. In addition, we have agreed with
Perot Systems Corporation, a systems integrator with whom we have a strategic
relationship, that in some cases Perot Systems or its customers will own
applications that we develop under our relationship with them.
We may not be able to successfully develop applications for new vertical
industries in which we have limited experience.
We intend to expand our business into new vertical industries. If we are
unsuccessful in developing applications that meet the needs of companies in
these markets or if our applications are not competitive, our operating results
will suffer. We have limited experience in developing software applications for
companies outside of the industries we have targeted to date and there can be no
assurance that we will be able to successfully develop these applications in the
future. In addition, we will face competition from companies that have
significantly greater experience in developing applications for the industries
we intend to target and that have greater name recognition than we do.
If we are unsuccessful in implementing our vertical business strategy, our
ability to grow our business will be impaired.
Our vertical business strategy involves segmenting our business along
industry lines, through the creation of separate subsidiaries, and having these
subsidiaries evolve into separate operating companies. We offer employee
incentives, including stock options in the subsidiaries, to attract, motivate,
and retain quality staff. We have offered and may offer in the future, equity in
the subsidiaries to strategic industry partners. These subsidiaries may raise
capital independently through an initial public offering, private placement or
other means, or be spun off from TenFold. We believe that the successful
implementation of this strategy will be important in order for us to achieve
significant growth. We may face significant challenges in implementing this
strategy, including the segmentation and valuation of the various subsidiaries,
the selection of strategic industry partners, issues relating to conflicts of
interest among the subsidiaries, their stockholders, and TenFold, and potential
charges and expenses resulting from any
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repurchases of equity interests in the subsidiaries. Our failure to successfully
address these challenges could cause this business strategy to fail, which would
impair our ability to grow our business.
Future events could affect previous valuations of subsidiaries.
Our subsidiaries grant options to certain employees. The exercise price for
all option grants is equal to the fair market value of the subsidiaries' common
stock, as determined by the subsidiary's Board of Directors. As none of the
subsidiaries are publicly traded, the determination of fair market value is made
by the subsidiaries' boards of directors based upon the board's knowledge of the
subsidiaries' financial condition, prospects, success in the marketplace,
counsel from its professional advisors such as outside counsel or independent
appraisers, and other factors.
Before TenFold Corporation was publicly traded, we recognized deferred
compensation, along with the associated amortization, from the granting of
certain stock options when there was a difference between the exercise price of
certain stock option grants and the deemed fair value of the common stock at the
time of such grants. Future events could occur that could challenge the board of
directors' previous determination of fair value. As a result, certain of the
subsidiaries' stock option grants could be deemed to have been granted at less
than fair market value. Such a determination would create deferred compensation
and associated amortization expense and change our reported financial results.
If we fail to generate substantial revenues from our relationship with
Perot Systems Corporation, our operating results may suffer.
We entered into a strategic relationship with Perot Systems Corporation, a
systems integrator, to develop and deliver applications, products, and services
to TenFold and Perot Systems customers. This relationship was modified in June
2000 when we entered into a reseller agreement with Perot Systems. We plan to
devote significant resources to the continued development of this relationship.
As a result, if we fail to generate substantial revenues from this relationship,
whether due to the failure of the relationship or our inability to staff the
opportunities presented, our operating results may suffer.
If we are unable to expand our international operations, our growth will
suffer.
Although we currently have limited international operations, our ability to
achieve revenue growth in the future will depend in part on our ability to
develop international sales. Although we may invest significant resources to
establish additional sales and service operations outside the United States and
to enter additional international markets, there can be no assurance that these
efforts will be successful. In order to successfully establish international
sales, we must establish foreign operations, add an international sales and
support organization, hire additional personnel, and recruit international
distributors. To the extent that we are unable to do so in a cost-effective
manner, our growth and operating results could be materially and adversely
affected.
If we cannot protect or enforce our intellectual property rights, our
competitive position would be impaired and we may become involved in costly and
time-consuming litigation.
Our success is dependent, in part, upon our proprietary Universal
Application technology and other intellectual property rights. If we are unable
to protect and enforce these intellectual property rights, our competitors will
have the ability to introduce competing products that are similar to ours, and
our revenues, market share, and operating results will suffer. To date, we have
relied primarily on a combination of patent, copyright, trade secret, and
trademark laws, and nondisclosure and other contractual restrictions on copying
and distribution to protect our proprietary technology. We have been granted two
patents and applied for one additional patent in the United States and intend to
continue to seek patents on our technology where appropriate. There can be no
assurance that the steps we have taken in this regard will be adequate to deter
misappropriation of our proprietary information or that we will be able to
detect unauthorized use and take appropriate steps to enforce our intellectual
property rights. The laws of some foreign countries may not protect our
intellectual property rights to the same extent, as do the laws of the United
States. Furthermore, litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual
property rights, to protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and
scope of the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against
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claims of infringement or invalidity. This litigation could result in
substantial costs and diversion of resources that would harm our business.
To date, we have not been notified that our products infringe the
proprietary rights of third parties, but there can be no assurance that third
parties will not claim infringement by us with respect to current or future
products. We expect software developers will increasingly be subject to
infringement claims as the number of products and competitors in our industry
segment grows and the functionality of products in different industry segments
overlaps. Any of these claims, with or without merit, could be time-consuming to
defend, result in costly litigation, divert management's attention and
resources, cause product shipment delays, or require us to enter into royalty or
licensing agreements. These royalty or licensing agreements, if required, may
not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all. A successful claim
against us of product infringement and our failure or inability to license the
infringed or similar technology on favorable terms would harm our business.
If we fail to successfully compete, our growth and market share will be
adversely affected.
The market for our products and services is highly competitive, and if we
are not successful in competing in this market, our growth and market share will
suffer. We believe that we currently compete principally with consulting and
software integration firms, application software vendors, and internal
information systems groups. Many of these competitors have significantly greater
financial, technical and marketing resources, generate greater revenues, and
have greater name recognition than we do. In addition, there are relatively low
barriers to entry into our markets and we have faced, and expect to continue to
face, additional competition from new entrants into our markets.
We believe that the principal competitive factors in our markets include
quality of services and products, speed of development and implementation,
price, project management capability, and technical and business expertise. We
believe that our ability to compete also depends in part on a number of
competitive factors outside our control, including the ability of our
competitors to hire, retain, and motivate project managers and other senior
technical staff, the development by others of software and services that are
competitive with our products and services, and the extent of our responsiveness
to customer needs. There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete
successfully with our competitors.
If we fail to release new versions of our products or product enhancements
in a timely manner to accommodate technological change, our ability to grow our
business will suffer.
The market in which we compete is characterized by rapid technological
change, including new versions of operating systems, relational databases or new
hardware technologies. We may need to modify our products to accommodate these
changes. Our revenues and market share will decline if we fail to release new
versions of our products or product enhancements in a timely manner or if these
products and product enhancements fail to achieve market acceptance when
released. In addition, customers may defer or forego purchases of our products
if our competitors or major hardware, systems, or software vendors introduce or
announce new products or product enhancements.
We may fail to properly integrate our LongView acquisition, which could
cause our business to suffer.
While we analyzed carefully the LongView acquisition, we cannot ensure that
it will result in long-term benefits to us or our stockholders, or that our
management will be able to manage the acquired businesses effectively. In
addition, growth through acquisition involves a number of risks. If any of the
following events occur with the LongView acquisition, it could seriously harm
our business, operating results, and financial condition:
. we have difficulty combining previously separate businesses into a
single unit;
. we fail to realize anticipated benefits, such as cost savings and
revenue enhancements;
. we discover unknown liabilities after the acquisition;
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. we do not properly train LongView employees on our technology and our
culture;
. we are unable to retain key personnel;
. we have difficulty assimilating LongView's products; and
. we fail to retain LongView's customers
No corporate actions requiring stockholder approval can take place without
the approval of our controlling stockholders.
The executive officers, directors, and entities affiliated with them, in
the aggregate, beneficially own approximately 61% of our outstanding common
stock. Jeffrey L. Walker, Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer, and the Walker Children's Trust, in the aggregate, currently
beneficially own approximately 50% of our outstanding common stock. Mr. Walker,
acting alone or with others, would be able to decide or significantly influence
all matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of
directors and the approval of mergers or other business combination
transactions. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or
preventing a merger or other business combination transaction, even if the
transaction would be beneficial to our other stockholders.
The anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware
law could discourage a takeover that stockholders may consider favorable.
Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, stock incentive
plans and Delaware law may discourage, delay, or prevent a merger or acquisition
that a stockholder may consider favorable.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Interest Rate Risk. As of September 30, 2000, we had cash and cash
equivalents of $25.3 million. All of the cash equivalents consist of
highly-liquid investments with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of
less than ninety days. These investments are subject to interest rate risk and
will decrease in value if market interest rates increase. A hypothetical
increase or decrease in market interest rates by 10 percent from the September
30, 2000 rates would cause the fair value of these cash investments to change by
an insignificant amount. Risk is mitigated through limits regarding investment
concentration in particular securities and institutions, and investments in
varying maturities. We do not invest in any financial derivatives or any other
complex financial instruments. TenFold does not own any equity investments.
Therefore, we do not currently have any direct equity price risk.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk. A portion of our operations
consists of applications development and sales activities in the United Kingdom.
These transactions are primarily denominated in British pounds. As a result, our
financial results could be affected by factors such as a change in the foreign
currency exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the British pound, or by weak
economic conditions in the United Kingdom. When the U.S. dollar strengthens
against the British pound, the value of revenues in the United Kingdom
decreases. When the U.S. dollar weakens against the British pound, the value of
revenues in the United Kingdom increases. The monetary assets and liabilities in
our foreign subsidiary which are impacted by foreign currency fluctuations are
cash, accounts receivable, fixed assets, accounts payable, deferred revenue, and
certain accrued liabilities. A hypothetical 10 percent increase or decrease in
the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the British pound from the
September 30, 2000 rate would cause the fair value of such monetary assets and
liabilities in the United Kingdom to change by approximately $825,000. We
recognize the risk related to this foreign currency exchange and we are
currently evaluating several foreign currency hedging strategies to mitigate
this risk; however, we are not currently engaged in any foreign currency hedging
activities.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Customer Matters
On June 14, 2000, Nielsen Media Research, Inc. ("Nielsen"), filed a
complaint in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois seeking $4.5 million,
plus out of pocket expenses paid by Nielsen to us. The complaint alleges that
we failed to deliver on contractual commitments under a license and services
agreement with Nielsen and includes specific claims of breach of contract and
violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act. The amount
being sought from us by Nielsen is for fees paid to us by Nielsen from the
fourth quarter of 1997 through the first quarter of 2000 and recognized as
revenue by us during this period. In addition, we have an unbilled accounts
receivable, recorded under the terms of the contract, totaling approximately
$1.2 million, which is included in unbilled accounts receivable in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2000. On August 30, 2000, we filed
an Answer and Counterclaim denying Nielsen's claim and seeking recovery of at
least $1.7 million that Nielsen owes us under the license agreement, plus our
attorney fees and costs.
The case is in its preliminary stages and based on the information
currently available, we believe that we have valid defenses against Nielsen's
claims and we intend to vigorously defend against Nielsen's claims and enforce
our rights under the agreement. On August 3, 2000, we filed a motion to dismiss
Nielsen's claim under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Practices Act on
the grounds that Nielsen had failed to state a claim under the Act. On October
19, 2000, the court granted our motion to dismiss, however, the court gave
Nielsen leave to attempt to replead a claim under such Act. Our legal counsel
has commenced investigation of the facts pertinent to the claims. Because the
case is still in its preliminary stages, our legal counsel is not able to
provide an opinion on the likely or probable outcome of the case. An unfavorable
outcome of this matter may have a material adverse impact on our financial
position, results of operations, or liquidity.
In our 10Q for the six months ended June 30, 2000, we disclosed four
potentially material customer disputes related to insurance application
products. Three of the four potential disputes (Trumbull, Unitrin, and Utica)
have developed into actual customer disputes.
On August 18, 2000, Trumbull Services, L.L.C. ("Trumbull"), filed a demand
for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association seeking a refund of at
least $2.8 million paid by Trumbull to us. The arbitration will be conducted in
Salt Lake City, Utah. The demand alleges that we failed to deliver on
contractual commitments under the Master Software License and Service Agreement,
(the "Trumbull Agreement,") as amended. The amount that Trumbull is claiming is
a refund of fees paid to us from the second quarter of 1999 through the second
quarter of 2000. We recognized $2.7 million of these fees as revenue during this
period. We have accounts receivable, recorded under the Trumbull Agreement,
totaling approximately $2.0 million, which is included in accounts receivable in
the Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2000.
On September 13, 2000, we filed an Answer and Counterclaims denying
Trumbull's allegations and seeking recovery of more than $2.0 million in fees
that Trumbull owes us under the Trumbull Agreement. The arbitration is in its
preliminary stages and based on the information currently available, we believe
that we have valid defenses against Trumbull's claim and we intend to
vigorously defend the matter and enforce our rights under the Trumbull
Agreement, including recovery of the fees owed by Trumbull pursuant to the
Trumbull Agreement. Our legal counsel has commenced investigation of the facts
pertinent to the claim. Because the demand has recently been filed, our legal
counsel is not able to provide an opinion on the likely or probable outcome of
the arbitration, including affirmative claims and defenses that we may assert.
An unfavorable outcome of this matter may have a material adverse impact on our
financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.
On October 4, 2000, Unitrin Services Company, Inc. ("Unitrin"), sent us a
notice of dispute letter requesting non-binding mediation. Unitrin is seeking a
refund of fees paid by Unitrin to us for the PowerPAC application. Unitrin is
seeking a refund of approximately $13.3 million. While no complaint has been
filed, Unitrin is apparently contending that we have materially breached the
PowerPAC contract. The
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amount Unitrin is seeking from us is for fees paid to us by Unitrin from the
fourth quarter of 1997 through the third quarter of 2000 and recognized as
revenue by us during this period. In addition, we have an unbilled accounts
receivable, recorded under the terms of the contract, totaling approximately
$2.8 million, which is included in unbilled accounts receivable in the
Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2000.
The matter is in its preliminary stages and based on the information
currently available, we believe that we have valid defenses against Unitrin's
apparent claims and we intend to vigorously defend against the matter and
enforce our rights under the contract. Our legal counsel has commenced
investigation of the facts pertinent to the claim. Because the notice of dispute
letter has recently been received by us, our legal counsel is not able to
provide an opinion on the likely or probable outcome of the matter, including
affirmative claims and defenses that we may assert. An unfavorable outcome of
this matter may have a material adverse impact on our financial position,
results of operations, or liquidity.
On November 9, 2000, Utica Mutual Insurance Company ("Utica"), notified us
of its intent to terminate the Software License and Services Agreement ("Utica
Agreement") dated November 2, 1998. Although no formal complaint has been filed,
Utica is contending that we have not performed under the Utica Agreement, and
Utica is asserting their rights of a guaranteed refund of all fees paid to us
under the Utica Agreement, including liquidated damages of $2.8 million. Of the
fees paid by Utica, $1.7 million has not been recognized as revenue and is
included in accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2000. The total revenues
recognized by us from November 2, 1998, through September 30, 2000, were $7.6
million. Of this amount, $3.9 million is not subject to the rights of guarantee.
Because the matter is in the preliminary stages, we have not had sufficient
time to evaluate its defenses. However, we will vigorously assert its rights
under the Utica Agreement and defend ourselves against Utica's claims, including
the payment of all outstanding fees due us under the Utica Agreement. An
unfavorable outcome of this matter may have a material adverse impact on the
Company's results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
With regard to the fourth potential dispute, the customer has accepted the
delivered project and has paid us for all work performed under its terminated
contract. Although the customer has not contacted us since their last payment in
August 2000, this customer has indicated that it may consider other actions in
connection with their termination.
The total contract value of this potentially material customer dispute is
approximately $10.6 million, of which $10.0 million has been received by us to
date.
On November 2, 2000, we received notice of intent to terminate the Master
Software Licenses and Service Agreement (the "SCEM Agreement") between us and
Southern Company Energy Marketing L.P. ("SCEM") due to an alleged material
nonperformance by us. Although no formal complaint has been filed, SCEM is
requesting a return of all fees paid to us from the second quarter of 1999
through the third quarter of 2000, as well as damages on contract and tort
claims. Total revenue recognized by us during this period was $11.5 million. The
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2000 includes $846,000 in
accounts receivable and $449,000 in unbilled accounts receivable under the terms
of the agreement.
We deny that we have materially breached the SCEM Agreement and have
continued to perform under the SCEM Agreement. Should SCEM persist in its
attempt to terminate the SCEM Agreement, we will vigorously assert our rights
under the SCEM Agreement and defend ourselves against SCEM's claims, including
payment of the amounts in billed and unbilled accounts receivable that SCEM owes
us and the remaining amounts due under the SCEM Agreement totaling at least $6.6
million. An unfavorable outcome of this matter may have a material adverse
impact on our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
As a result of the above noted legal proceedings and contingencies, we have
provided an allowance for doubtful accounts related to billed accounts
receivable of $2.2 million and approximately $4.4 million related to unbilled
accounts receivable at September 30, 2000. The total $6.6 million allowance was
included in general and administrative expenses recorded for the nine months
ended September 30, 2000, of which $3.2 million was expensed during the three
months ended September 30, 2000.
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We maintain errors or omissions and umbrella liability insurance policies
to protect ourselves in the event of claims for damages related to the
performance of or failure to perform computer related services. We believe that
this insurance covers the types of alleged damages (but not unpaid or unbilled
accounts receivable) that may be claimed in the legal cases, and customer
disputes noted above, as well as covering the costs of legal defense, subject to
the policies' total limit of $50.0 million and deductible of $100,000 per
occurrence, and the insurance carrier's standard reservation of rights under
which the carrier defers its final determination of the amount of claims that it
will cover until final disposition of a case. Although the total maximum
potential liability for these disputes exceeds the policies' total limit,
management believes that it is unlikely that our losses will exceed the
policies' limits. Accordingly, aside from specific reserves against billed and
unbilled accounts receivable related to these disputed amounts, no additional
reserves have been established for any possible losses that may be incurred. An
unfavorable outcome or claim not covered by an insurance policy, on one or more
of these matters may have a material adverse impact on our results of
operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Stockholder Matters
Since August 12, 2000, six complaints have been filed in the United States
District Court of Utah alleging that the Company and certain officers have
violated federal securities laws. All six complaints are virtually identical and
allege that 1) we improperly recognized revenues on some of our projects; 2) we
failed to maintain sufficient accounting reserves to cover the risk of contract
disputes or cancellations; 3) we issued falsely optimistic statements that did
not disclose these accounting issues; and 4) our officers sold stock in early
calendar year 2000 while knowing about these issues.
On October 30, 2000, our motion to consolidate the six complaints into one
class action complaint was granted. Management and outside counsel believe that
the named defendants have highly meritorious defenses to the allegations made in
these lawsuits. The matter is in its preliminary stages and we have retained
outside counsel that has begun investigating the facts concerning the claims.
Because the matter is in its preliminary stages, our outside legal counsel is
not able to provide an opinion on the probable outcome of the claim and
therefore, no provision for loss has been recorded on our Consolidated Financial
Statements. Although we carry directors and officers liability insurance that we
believe is sufficient for such class action claims, we intend to vigorously
defend ourselves and deny any wrongdoing. An unfavorable outcome of this matter
may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial
position, or liquidity.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Our registration statement (Registration No. 333-74057) under the
Securities Act of 1933, for our initial public offering, became effective on May
20, 1999. Our offering proceeds, net of aggregate expenses of approximately $4.7
million, were $34.2 million. As of September 30, 2000, we used approximately
$34.2 million of those proceeds as follows (in millions):
Construction of plant, building and facilities $ -
Purchase and installation of machinery and equipment -
Purchases of real estate -
Acquisition of The LongView Group, Inc. 22.0
Repayment of indebtedness -
Working capital -
Purchase of temporary investments 12.2
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$ 34.2
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See Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a more
detailed discussion of our acquisition of The LongView Group, Inc. and payments
made or to be made in connection with this acquisition. The foregoing amounts
represent our best estimate of our use of the proceeds for the period indicated.
We invested the net proceeds used for the purchase of temporary investments in
cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments. None of our net offering
proceeds were paid directly or indirectly to our directors, officers, general
partners, holders of 10 percent or more of any class of equity securities, or
any of our affiliates.
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company's annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on July 20, 2000 in
Salt Lake City, Utah. A total of 28,291,307 shares (approximately 80.2% of all
shares entitled to vote at the meeting) were represented by proxy or ballot at
the meeting. The matters voted upon at the meeting, and the votes cast with
respect to each were:
(1) Election of three directors to hold office until the 2002 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders: Robert W. Felton - 28,221,932 shares cast for
election and 69,375 shares withheld; Ralph W. Hardy, Jr. - 28,283,706
shares cast for election and 7,601 shares withheld; Gary D. Kennedy -
28,281,276 shares cast for election and 10,031 shares withheld. The
terms of the following directors continued after the meeting: Jeffery
L. Walker, Raymond H. Bingham, and Kay R. Whitmore.
(2) Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of
the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 - 28,279,178
shares voted for ratification, 3,309 shares voted against
ratification, and 8,820 abstained.
There were no broker non-votes for the matters voted upon.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits
Number Description
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11* Computation of Shares used in Computing Basic and Diluted Net
Income Per Share
27 Financial Data Schedule
* Incorporated by reference to "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements"
herein
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
None
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
TenFold Corporation
By: /s/ Martin F. Petersen
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Martin F. Petersen
Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 14, 2000
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