form10qsb.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC. 20549
FORM
10-QSB
(Mark
One)
T QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the quarterly period ended April 30, 2008
£ TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For
the transition period from _________ to _________
COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER 0-22636
RAPID
LINK, INCORPORATED
(Exact
name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
|
|
75-2461665
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
|
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
|
5408 N. 99th Street; Omaha,
NE 68134
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(402)
392-7561
(Issuer’s
telephone number)
Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
As of
June 9, 2008, there were 69,835,422 shares of registrant’s common stock, par
value $.001 per share, outstanding.
________________________________________________________
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No x
PART
I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
RAPID
LINK, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
|
|
April
30,
2008
|
|
|
October
31,
2007
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
505,559 |
|
|
$ |
496,306 |
|
Accounts
receivable, net of allowance of $47,555 and
$53,584, respectively
|
|
|
1,101,789 |
|
|
|
1,090,954 |
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
16,623 |
|
|
|
36,537 |
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
152,573 |
|
|
|
200,809 |
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
1,776,544 |
|
|
|
1,824,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
897,370 |
|
|
|
273,390 |
|
Customer
lists, net
|
|
|
2,179,751 |
|
|
|
2,536,400 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
3,517,740 |
|
|
|
3,107,062 |
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
161,986 |
|
|
|
98,032 |
|
Deferred
financing fees, net
|
|
|
365,339 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
8,898,730 |
|
|
$ |
7,839,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$ |
1,561,682 |
|
|
$ |
2,319,099 |
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
278,208 |
|
|
|
227,037 |
|
Other
accrued liabilities
|
|
|
568,903 |
|
|
|
617,454 |
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
199,033 |
|
|
|
66,113 |
|
Deposits
and other payables
|
|
|
77,896 |
|
|
|
77,106 |
|
Capital
lease obligations, current portion
|
|
|
291,793 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Convertible
notes payable, current portion, net of debt discount of $0 and $151,515,
respectively
|
|
|
42,500 |
|
|
|
1,690,985 |
|
Convertible
notes payable to related parties, current portion
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
Related
party notes payable, current portion
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Notes
payable, current portion
|
|
|
129,588 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net
current liabilities from discontinued operations
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,162,000 |
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
3,149,603 |
|
|
|
7,209,794 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
lease obligations, net of current portion
|
|
|
146,450 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Convertible
notes payable, net of current portion
|
|
|
2,401,277 |
|
|
|
1,201,277 |
|
Convertible
notes payable to related parties, net of current portion
|
|
|
3,240,000 |
|
|
|
2,240,000 |
|
Notes
payable, net of current portion, net of debt discount of $344,944 and $0,
respectively
|
|
|
1,758,548 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
10,695,878 |
|
|
|
10,651,071 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’
deficit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and
outstanding
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Common
stock, $.001 par value; 175,000,000 shares authorized; 69,847,444 and
65,161,544 shares issued and 69,835,422 and 65,149,522 shares outstanding
at April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007,
respectively
|
|
|
69,848 |
|
|
|
65,162 |
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
49,796,773 |
|
|
|
48,976,402 |
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(51,608,899 |
) |
|
|
(51,798,275 |
) |
Treasury
stock, at cost; 12,022 shares
|
|
|
(54,870 |
) |
|
|
(54,870 |
) |
Total
shareholders' deficit
|
|
|
(1,797,148 |
) |
|
|
(2,811,581 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' deficit
|
|
$ |
8,898,730 |
|
|
$ |
7,839,490 |
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
|
|
Three
Months
Ended
April 30,
|
|
|
Six
Months
Ended
April 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
3,450,350 |
|
|
$ |
3,720,098 |
|
|
$ |
7,463,829 |
|
|
$ |
8,173,075 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
of revenues
|
|
|
2,323,353 |
|
|
|
2,561,496 |
|
|
|
5,039,124 |
|
|
|
5,950,264 |
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
193,406 |
|
|
|
307,391 |
|
|
|
426,293 |
|
|
|
619,916 |
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
1,063,053 |
|
|
|
841,698 |
|
|
|
1,880,754 |
|
|
|
1,857,316 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
268,432 |
|
|
|
235,619 |
|
|
|
486,721 |
|
|
|
478,143 |
|
|
|
|
3,848,244 |
|
|
|
3,946,204 |
|
|
|
7,832,892 |
|
|
|
8,905,639 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(397,894 |
) |
|
|
(226,106 |
) |
|
|
(369,063 |
) |
|
|
(732,564 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncash
financing expense
|
|
|
(79,928 |
) |
|
|
(284,473 |
) |
|
|
(234,117 |
) |
|
|
(660,630 |
) |
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(74,418 |
) |
|
|
(70,669 |
) |
|
|
(138,903 |
) |
|
|
(141,893 |
) |
Related
party interest expense
|
|
|
(64,800 |
) |
|
|
(58,491 |
) |
|
|
(130,069 |
) |
|
|
(140,848 |
) |
Foreign
currency exchange gain (loss)
|
|
|
(2,796 |
) |
|
|
2,442 |
|
|
|
(472 |
) |
|
|
3,950 |
|
Other
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,103 |
|
|
|
|
(221,942 |
) |
|
|
(411,191 |
) |
|
|
(503,561 |
) |
|
|
(937,318 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
|
(619,836 |
) |
|
|
(637,297 |
) |
|
|
(872,624 |
) |
|
|
(1,669,882 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
|
|
|
1,062,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,062,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
442,164 |
|
|
$ |
(637,297 |
) |
|
$ |
189,376 |
|
|
$ |
(1,669,882 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted income (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
per share from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(.03 |
) |
Income
per share from discontinued operations
|
|
|
.02 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
.02 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net
income (loss) per share
|
|
$ |
.01 |
|
|
$ |
(.01 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(.03 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
|
66,987,044 |
|
|
|
51,750,419 |
|
|
|
66,058,187 |
|
|
|
51,455,385 |
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
|
|
Six
Months
Ended
April 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
189,376 |
|
|
$ |
(1,669,882 |
) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncash
financing expense
|
|
|
234,117 |
|
|
|
660,630 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
486,721 |
|
|
|
478,143 |
|
Bad
debt expense
|
|
|
7,726 |
|
|
|
60,000 |
|
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
10,061 |
|
Share-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
17,397 |
|
|
|
11,850 |
|
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
|
|
|
(1,062,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of
acquisition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
117,702 |
|
|
|
221,600 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
19,914 |
|
|
|
125,746 |
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
(1,285 |
) |
|
|
30,183 |
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
(1,052,458 |
) |
|
|
225,935 |
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
248,410 |
|
|
|
236,208 |
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
98,336 |
|
|
|
31,725 |
|
Deposits
and other payables
|
|
|
791 |
|
|
|
6,291 |
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
(695,253 |
) |
|
|
428,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(36,455 |
) |
|
|
(3,094 |
) |
Cash
received in acquisition
|
|
|
25,396 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Advances
to One Ring
|
|
|
(130,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds
from sale of property and equipment
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
300 |
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(141,059 |
) |
|
|
(2,794 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from notes payable
|
|
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Proceeds
from sale of common stock
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Payments
of financing fees
|
|
|
(375,778 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Payments
on convertible notes
|
|
|
(600,000 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Payment
on notes payable
|
|
|
(753 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Payments
on related party notes
|
|
|
(50,000 |
) |
|
|
(35,864 |
) |
Reduction
of bank overdrafts
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(101,097 |
) |
Payments
on capital leases
|
|
|
(47,904 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
845,565 |
|
|
|
(136,961 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
9,253 |
|
|
|
288,735 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
496,306 |
|
|
|
30,136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
505,559 |
|
|
$ |
318,871 |
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements
RAPID
LINK, INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
(unaudited)
NOTE
1 – NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Nature
of Business
Rapid
Link, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively
referred to as “Rapid Link” or the “Company”), have served as facilities-based,
communication companies providing various forms of voice and data services to
customers around the world. Rapid Link provides a multitude of
communication services targeted to small and medium sized businesses, as well as
individual consumers. These services include the transmission of
voice and data traffic over public and private networks. The Company
also sells foreign and domestic termination of voice traffic into the wholesale
market. To insure optimal quality and redundancy, the Company
utilizes a variety of transport technologies including the Public Switched
Telecommunications Network, the Internet, and wholly-owned network facilities to
transport communications services.
The
Company has shifted its product focus to provide a variety of voice and data
services over its own facilities using alternative access methods. These
services include local and long distance calling, internet access, and wholesale
services to carriers. Because of the advanced technology and
management expertise acquired in the acquisition of One Ring Networks during the
second quarter of fiscal 2008, the Company plans to build an extensive hybrid
fiber wireless (HFW) network allowing its customers to access services without
relying on the local exchange carrier (LEC). The Company’s strategy
includes providing service via its own facilities to insure reliable delivery of
its current and future services. Fixed wireless technology allows for
swift and cost efficient deployment of high speed networks. The
Company will utilize WiMAX and other carrier-grade equipment operating in
microwave and millimeter-wave spectrum bands. Through organic growth
and acquisitions in targeted areas, the Company believes it will possess a
strategic advantage over carriers that do not provide their own network
access. The Company believes that its strategy of “owning” the
customer by providing the service directly, rather than utilizing the networks
of others, is key to its success. This strategy insures that the
Company can provide its bundled products and communication services without the
threat of compromised service quality, and at significant cost savings when
compared with other technologies.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited financial data for the three and six months ended April
30, 2008 and 2007 have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules
and regulations. These unaudited consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the
notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the
year ended October 31, 2007. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present
fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the
three and six months ended April 30, 2008 and 2007 have been
made. The results of operations for the three and six months ended
April 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the expected operating results
for the full year. Certain reclassifications have been made to
conform prior year data to the current year presentation.
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated.
Estimates
and Assumptions
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of
the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Financial
Condition
The
Company is subject to various risks in connection with the operation of its
business including, among other things, (i) changes in external competitive
market factors, (ii) inability to satisfy anticipated working capital or other
cash requirements, (iii) changes in the availability of transmission facilities,
(iv) changes in the Company's business strategy or an inability to execute its
strategy due to unanticipated changes in the market, (v) various competitive
factors that may prevent the Company from competing successfully in the
marketplace, and (vi) the Company's lack of liquidity and limited ability or
inability to raise additional capital.
At April
30, 2008, the Company improved its working capital deficit approximately $4
million from October 31, 2007. The Company’s working capital deficit
at April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 were approximately $1.4 million and $5.4
million, respectively. For the three and six months ended April 30,
2008, the Company’s net income was approximately $442,164 and $189,376, on
revenues of $3.5 million and $7.5 million, respectively. Included in
net income for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2008 was a gain on disposal of
discontinued operations of approximately $1 million.
The
Company’s operating history makes it difficult to accurately assess its general
prospects in the broadband wireless internet sector of the Diversified
Communication Services industry and the effectiveness of its business
strategy. As of the date of this report, most of the Company’s
revenues are not derived from broadband internet services. Instead,
the Company generated most of its revenues from retail fixed-line and wholesale
communication services. In addition, the Company has limited
meaningful historical financial data upon which to forecast its future sales and
operating expenses. The Company’s future performance will also be
subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and other
factors. Accordingly, the Company cannot assure that it will
successfully implement its business strategy or that its actual future cash
flows from operations will be sufficient to satisfy debt obligations and working
capital needs.
NOTE
2 - ACQUISITION OF ONE RING NETWORKS, INC.
On March
28, 2008, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of One Ring
Networks, Inc. ("One Ring") for consideration of 3,885,448 common shares and
114,552 warrants valued at $319,393. Additional contingent
consideration can be attained with certain performance objectives being
achieved. The value of the issued stock was determined to be $306,986
and was calculated using the average quoted price of $0.08 per share, which
approximates the average trading value as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board for
the three days before and three days after March 28, 2008. In
addition, the Company issued 114,552 warrants to purchase common stock at $.12
per share valued at $12,407. The fair value of the warrants was
determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the
following assumptions: applicable risk-free interest rate based on the current
treasury-bill interest rate of 4.14%; volatility factor of the expected market
price of the Company's common stock of 1.65; and a life of the warrants of five
years.
Additional
contingent consideration consists of the issuance of Rapid Link common stock
(“Secondary Shares”), which shall be delivered to the One Ring stockholders
within five (5) days of the 1 year anniversary of the closing date provided that
One Ring’s gross monthly retail billed revenues from all sources are at least
$1,500,000 for the calendar year ending one year from the closing date (“Yearly
Revenues”). 1333 Secondary Shares will be issued for every $1,000 of
gross billed and collectable Yearly Revenues, up to a maximum of 4 million
shares.
The
Company acquired the following net assets from One Ring:
Tangible
assets acquired:
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment
|
|
$ |
213,868 |
|
Capital
lease equipment
|
|
|
379,765 |
|
Accounts
receivable and other
|
|
|
202,371 |
|
Cash
|
|
|
25,396 |
|
|
|
|
821,401 |
|
Customer
list
|
|
|
15,601 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
410,678 |
|
Total
assets acquired
|
|
|
1,247,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
assumed:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
(295,041 |
) |
Accrued
liabilities and other
|
|
|
(219,453 |
) |
Notes
payable
|
|
|
(34,028 |
) |
Capital
lease obligations
|
|
|
(379,765 |
) |
Total
liabilities assumed
|
|
|
(928,287 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
assets acquired
|
|
$ |
319,393 |
|
The
purpose of the One Ring acquisition was to acquire an existing carrier class
network, and an experienced management team. Through this effort, we
further evolve our goal of becoming a provider of communication services via
fixed wireless and fiber optic transport of voice and data. The
acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting. The customer list will be amortized over its useful life
of two years. The purchase price allocated to customer list was
determined by management's estimates of the value associated with each acquired
customer. Goodwill represents the excess of consideration given over
the fair value of assets acquired. The goodwill acquired may not be
amortized for federal income tax purposes. The results of operations
of One Ring are included in the Company’s results of operations from March 31,
2008, the effective date of the acquisition.
Unaudited Pro Forma Summary
Information
The
following unaudited pro forma summary approximates the consolidated results of
operations as if the One Ring acquisition had occurred as of November 1, 2006,
after giving effect to certain adjustments, including amortization of
specifically identifiable intangibles and interest expense. The pro
forma financial information does not purport to be indicative of the results of
operations that would have occurred had the transactions taken place at the
beginning of the period presented or of future results of
operations.
|
|
Three
Months
Ended
April
30, 2008
|
|
|
Three
Months
Ended
April
30, 2007
|
|
|
Six
Months
Ended
April
30, 2008
|
|
|
Six
Months
Ended
April
30, 2007
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
3,689,175 |
|
|
$ |
4,078,336 |
|
|
$ |
8,060,892 |
|
|
$ |
8,889,551 |
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
209,457 |
|
|
$ |
(986,357 |
) |
|
$ |
(392,391 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,368,003 |
) |
Basic
and diluted net loss per share
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
(.02 |
) |
|
$ |
(.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(.04 |
) |
Weighted-average
shares of common
stock outstanding (basic
and diluted)
|
|
|
66,987,044 |
|
|
|
55,636,319 |
|
|
|
69,303,554 |
|
|
|
55,341,285 |
|
NOTE
3 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company adopted SFAS No. 123R “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”) as of November
1, 2006. In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin
("SAB") 107, "Share-Based Payment”, which does not modify any of SFAS 123R's
conclusions or requirements, but rather includes recognition, measurement and
disclosure guidance for companies as they implement SFAS 123R.
All of
the Company's existing share-based compensation awards have been determined to
be equity awards. Under the modified prospective transition method,
the Company is required to recognize noncash compensation costs for the portion
of share-based awards that are outstanding as of November 1, 2006 for which the
requisite service has not been rendered (i.e. nonvested awards) as the requisite
service is rendered on or after that date. The compensation cost is
based on the grant date fair value of those awards, with grant date fair value
currently being estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, a
pricing model acceptable under SFAS 123R. The Company is recognizing
compensation cost relating to the nonvested portion of those awards in the
consolidated financial statements beginning with the date on which SFAS 123R is
adopted, through the end of the requisite service period. SFAS 123R
requires that forfeitures be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if
necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those
estimates. Under the modified prospective transition method, the
consolidated financial statements are unchanged for periods prior to adoption
and the pro forma disclosure previously required for those prior periods will
continue to be required to the extent those amounts differ from the amounts in
the consolidated statement of operations.
Effective
November 1, 2006, the Company accounts for equity instruments issued to
non-employees in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123R and Emerging Issues
Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 96-18, "Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are
Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling,
Goods or Services.” All transactions in which goods or services are
the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted
for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of
the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably
measurable. The measurement date of the fair value of the equity
instrument issued is the earlier of the date on which the counterparty's
performance is complete or the date on which it is probable that performance
will occur.
Noncash
share-based compensation costs recorded in general and administrative expenses
during the three and six months ended April 30, 2008 were $8,794 and $17,397,
respectively. Noncash share-based compensation costs recorded in
general and administrative expenses during the three and six months ended April
30, 2007 were $5,860 and $11,850, respectively.
During
the six months ended April 30, 2008, there were no stock options granted,
exercised or cancelled. The Company issues new shares of common stock
upon exercise of stock options.
As of
April 30, 2008, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested
options was $39,348, and the weighted average over which it will be recognized
is 3.66 years.
NOTE 4 - CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURES, NOTES PAYABLE AND CAPITAL LEASES, INCLUDING RELATED PARTY
NOTES
The
Company has various debt and capital lease obligations as of April 30, 2008,
including amounts due to independent institutions and related
parties. The Company modified its debt structure in the second
quarter of fiscal 2008 by entering into a series of financing
agreements. Descriptions of the Company’s debt obligations are
included below. The following tables summarize outstanding debt as of
April 30, 2008:
Information
as of April 30, 2008
|
|
Brief
Description of Debt
|
|
Balance
|
|
|
Int.
Rate
|
|
Due
Date
|
|
Discount
|
|
|
Net
|
|
Notes payable,
current
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vehicles
|
|
$ |
9,588 |
|
|
|
7.02 |
% |
4/30/2009
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
9,588 |
|
Global
Telecom Solutions
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
5.00 |
% |
4/30/2009
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
Convertible notes,
current
|
|
|
42,500 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
2/28/2008
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
42,500 |
|
Capital lease
obligations, current
|
|
|
291,793 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
4/30/2009
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
291,793 |
|
Notes payable, less
current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
23,689 |
|
|
|
7.02 |
% |
11/1/2012
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
23,689 |
|
GTS-Orion
|
|
|
279,803 |
|
|
|
5.00 |
% |
4/30/2012
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
279,803 |
|
Valens
II Term A
|
|
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
3/31/2011
|
|
|
344,944 |
|
|
|
1,455,056 |
|
Convertible notes,
long-term
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GC-Conote
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
|
10.08 |
% |
6/30/2011
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
GCA-Debenture
|
|
|
630,333 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
6/30/2011
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
630,333 |
|
GCA-Debenture
|
|
|
570,944 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
6/30/2011
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
570,944 |
|
Trident-Debenture
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
6/30/2011
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
Convertible notes
payable to related parties, long-term
|
|
|
3,240,000 |
|
|
|
8.00 |
% |
6/30/2011
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,240,000 |
|
Capital
lease obligations, less current portion
|
|
|
146,450 |
|
|
|
8.00 |
% |
9/30/2010
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
146,450 |
|
Debt and
capital lease obligations as of April 30, 2008 are due as follows:
|
|
Within
1 year
|
|
|
1-4
years
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Debt
and capital lease obligations
|
|
$ |
463,881 |
|
|
$ |
7,291,219 |
|
|
$ |
7,755,100 |
|
Notes
Payable
On March
28, 2008, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of One Ring
Networks, Inc., which included the assumption of two notes for
vehicles. The principal balance of these two notes at April 30, 2008
was $17,272 and $16,005, respectively.
On April
30, 2008, the Company entered into a four-year financing agreement with Global
Telecom Solutions (“GTS-Orion”) in the principal amount of
$399,809. The agreement calls for monthly payments of $10,000 and
interest accrues at 5% per annum. Previously, the Company carried an
accrued liability for carrier costs payable to GTS-Orion and reclassified this
liability to notes payable per the agreement dated April 30, 2008.
Valens
II Term A Note
Effective
March 31, 2008, the Company modified its debt structure by entering into a
Security Agreement with L.V. Administrative Services, Inc. (“L.V.”) and certain
lenders (“Lenders”) including Valens U.S. SPV I (“Valens”), and Valens Offshore
SPV II Corp. (“Valens II”). LV acts as administrative and collateral
agent for the Lenders. Upon the signing of the Security Agreement,
Valens II provided the Company with $1,800,000 of gross financing, and the
Company issued Valens II a 10% Secured Term A Note (“Valens II Term A”) in the
principal amount of $1,800,000.
The
Company issued Valens II a Common Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase 5,625,000
common shares at $0.01 per share. These warrants were valued using
the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: applicable
risk-free interest rate based on the current treasury-bill interest rate of
4.14%; volatility factor of the expected market price of the Company's common
stock of 1.65; and a life of the warrants of five years. The relative
fair value of the warrants of $354,799 was recorded as a debt
discount. This debt discount is being amortized over the term of the
Valens Term A note. The Company recognized $9,855 of expense
associated with these warrants in the second quarter of fiscal year
2008. In addition, the Company incurred legal, professional, and
administrative costs associated with the Valens II Security Agreement, which
resulted in $375,778 of deferred financing fees, of which $10,438 was expensed
as noncash financing fees during the second quarter of fiscal 2008.
Interest
accrues under the Term A Note at 10% per annum and is payable monthly commencing
April 1, 2008. Amortizing payments of principal shall commence on
October 1, 2009 of $85,000 per month, plus accrued interest and any other fees
then due. The Valens II Term A Note matures on March 31,
2011. The Company may prepay the Valens Term A Note by paying 110% of
the outstanding principal and repaying all amounts owed under the Security
Agreement and all ancillary documents.
The
Lenders have also agreed to provide additional debt financings upon the
occurrence of subsequent events, including the Company’s asset purchase of
iBroadband Networks, Inc., a Texas corporation, and iBroadband of Texas, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“iBroadband Companies”). Valens II has agreed
to purchase from the Company a 10% Secured Term B Note in the principal amount
of $1.5 million and a Warrant to purchase common shares of the Company’s stock
at $0.01 per share for a total purchase price of $1.5 million. The
number of shares subject to the Warrant will equal 25% of the Term B Note,
divided by the then current stock trading price.
GC-Conote
During
the three and six months ended April 30, 2008, the Company amortized $37,879 and
$151,515, respectively, of the debt discount relating to the
GC-Conote. The unamortized debt discount at April 30, 2008 was
$0.
On March
31, 2008, Global Capital Funding Group, LP (“Global”), which is the holder of
the GC Conote, modified its debt structure with the Company by entering into a
Subordination Agreement with L.V., acting as agent for itself and the
Lenders. The agreement calls for the GC-Conote to become subordinate
to the Valens II Term A note. In addition, GCA extended the maturity
date of the two debentures to June 30, 2011. In consideration, the
Company made a principal payment of $600,000 on the GC-Conote and agreed to
pay Global the principal sum of $420,000 upon closing of the Valens II Term B
note; with the remainder of the outstanding principal amount of $180,000, which
shall not accrue interest after March 31, 2008, to be converted into the common
stock of the Company in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated as of November 8, 2002.
GCA
Debentures
As of
April 30, 2008, GCA Strategic Investment Fund Limited (“GCA”) held two Company
debentures having principal amounts of $630,333 and 570,944,
respectively. On March 31, 2008, GCA modified its debt structure with
the Company by entering into a Subordination Agreement with L.V., which acted as
agent for itself and for the Lenders. The agreement called for the
GCA debentures to become subordinate to the Valens II Term A note. In
addition, GCA extended the maturity date of the two debentures to June 30,
2011.
Trident
Debenture
During
the second quarter of fiscal 2007, Trident Growth Fund L.P. (“Trident”) extended
the $600,000 debenture with an original due date of March 8, 2007 maturity date
to March 8, 2008. In connection with extension, the Company issued
Trident additional warrants to purchase 60,000 shares of the Company’s stock at
$.10 per share during the second quarter of fiscal 2008. The
fair value of the warrants of $3,586 was determined on the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: applicable
risk-free interest rate based on the current treasury-bill interest rate of
4.5%; dividend yield of 0%; volatility factor of the expected market price of
the Company's common stock of 2.95, and an expected life of the warrants of four
years. The Company recognized $3,586 of expense associated with the
warrants during the second quarter of fiscal 2008.
On March
31, 2008, Trident Growth Fund L.P. (“Trident”) modified its debt structure with
the Company by entering into a Subordination Agreement with L.V., which acted as
agent for itself and for the Lenders. The agreement called for the
Trident Debenture to become subordinate to the Valens II Term A
note. In addition, Trident agreed to extend the maturity date of the
principal amount of the $600,000 debenture to June 30, 2011. In
consideration for the subordination and maturity date extension, the Company
issued Trident a Common Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase 60,000 common shares
of the Company’s stock at $0.07 per share. The fair value of the
warrants of $4,503 was determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes
pricing model with the following assumptions: applicable risk-free interest rate
based on the current treasury-bill interest rate of 4.14%; volatility factor of
the expected market price of the Company's common stock of 1.65; and an expected
life of the warrants of five years. The Company recognized $4,503 of
expense associated with the warrants during the second quarter of fiscal
2008.
Related
Party Notes
On May 5,
2006, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Telenational
Communications, Inc. (“Telenational”) for $4,809,750, including acquisition
costs of $50,000. The purchase consideration included a contingent
cash payment in the amount of $500,000 and 19,175,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock valued at $3,259,750. On October 31, 2007, the
contingent purchase price consideration was converted to a convertible demand
note payable to Apex Acquisitions, Inc. ("Apex”) Apex in the amount of
$500,000. The Company President and Chief Financial Officer is the
majority stockholder of Apex.
On March
31, 2008, Apex entered into a Subordination Agreement with L.V., which acted as
agent for itself and for the Lenders. The agreement called for the
Apex demand note to become subordinate to the Valens II Term A
note. In addition, Apex agreed to amend the note by stipulating a
maturity date of June 30, 2011. The outstanding balance of the Apex
Note was $500,000 at April 30, 2008.
On
October 31, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement, which modified its debt
structure with Apex. The agreement calls for the outstanding note due
in November of 2007 payable to Apex to be extended to November 1,
2009. The note was also modified to allow for the balance to be
convertible to common stock at market pricing. The outstanding
balance of the Apex Note, including $120,000 of accrued interest that was rolled
into the note, was $1,120,000 at October 31, 2007 and April 30,
2008.
On March
31, 2008, Apex entered into a Subordination Agreement with L.V., which acted as
agent for itself and for the Lenders. The agreement called for the
Apex demand note to become subordinate to the Valens II Term A
note. In addition, Apex agreed to amend the note by stipulating a
maturity date of June 30, 2011. The outstanding balance of the Apex
Notes was $1,120,000 at April 30, 2008.
On
October 31, 2007, $50,000 of debentures including $65,889 of accrued interest
was transferred by the debenture holders to John Jenkins, the Company’s Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer. These amounts, along with a $300,000
related party demand note including accrued interest of $84,111, were rolled
into a $500,000 convertible demand note payable to Mr. Jenkins.
On March
31, 2008, Mr. Jenkins entered into a Subordination Agreement with L.V., which
acted as agent for itself and for the Lenders. The agreement called
for Mr. Jenkins’ demand note to become subordinate to the Valens II Term A
note. In addition, Mr. Jenkins agreed to amend the note by
stipulating a maturity date of June 30, 2011. The outstanding balance
of Mr. Jenkins debenture was $500,000 at April 30, 2008.
On
October 31, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement, which modified its debt
structure with the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John
Jenkins. The agreement calls for the outstanding note due in February
of 2008 payable to John Jenkins to be extended to November 1,
2009. The outstanding balance of these notes payable to Mr. Jenkins,
including $241,000 of accrued interest that was rolled into the note, was
$1,120,000 at October 31, 2007 and April 30, 2008.
On March
31, 2008, Mr. Jenkins entered into a Subordination Agreement with L.V., which
acted as agent for itself and for the Lenders. The agreement called
for Mr. Jenkins’ note to become subordinate to the Valens II Term A
note. In addition, Mr. Jenkins agreed to amend the note by
stipulating a maturity date of June 30, 2011. The outstanding balance
of Mr. Jenkins’ Notes was $1,120,000 at April 30, 2008.
Capital
Lease Obligations
On
November 1, 2007, the Company entered into a five-year lease agreement with
Graybar Financial Services (“Graybar”) and acquired equipment valued at
approximately $52,968. The agreement calls for monthly payments of
approximately $1,058. The lease contains a provision that entitles
the Company to purchase the equipment for $1 at the end of the lease
term.
On April
23, 2008, the Company entered into a four-year lease agreement with Graybar
Financial Services and acquired equipment valued at approximately
$53,514. The agreement calls for monthly payments of approximately
$1,289. The lease contains a provision that entitles the Company to
purchase the equipment for $1 at the end of the lease term.
On March
31, 2008, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of One Ring
Networks, Inc. ("One Ring"), which included all of One Ring’s capital lease
agreements with Farnam Street Financial, Inc. (“Farnam”) and NorCal Capital,
Inc. (“NorCal”). The Company accounts for these leases in accordance
with SFAS No. 13 “Accounting for Leases”. Descriptions of these lease
obligations, including the lease obligations with Graybay are included
below. The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding
capital lease obligations as of April 30, 2008:
Information
as of April 30, 2008
|
|
Brief
Description of Capital Lease
|
|
Equipment
Value
|
|
Lease
Term Ends
|
|
Monthly
Payment
|
|
|
Capital
Lease Obligations
|
|
|
Short-term
|
|
|
Long-term
|
|
Graybar-1
|
|
$ |
52,868 |
|
12/07/2012
|
|
$ |
1,058 |
|
|
$ |
9,262 |
|
|
$ |
38,902 |
|
Graybar-2
|
|
|
53,514 |
|
04/23/2012
|
|
|
1,289 |
|
|
|
11,904 |
|
|
|
39,371 |
|
Farnam-1
|
|
|
13,366 |
|
06/01/2008
|
|
|
6,705 |
|
|
|
6,705 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Farnam-2
|
|
|
101,152 |
|
09/01/2008
|
|
|
17,140 |
|
|
|
84,572 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Farnam-3
|
|
|
56,216 |
|
08/01/2008
|
|
|
3,691 |
|
|
|
41,874 |
|
|
|
11,001 |
|
Farnam-4
|
|
|
83,391 |
|
11/01/2008
|
|
|
4,899 |
|
|
|
54,842 |
|
|
|
24,173 |
|
Farnam-5
|
|
|
90,367 |
|
12/01/2008
|
|
|
4,809 |
|
|
|
53,126 |
|
|
|
33,003 |
|
NorCal-1
|
|
|
30,647 |
|
10/01/2008
|
|
|
5,022 |
|
|
|
25,795 |
|
|
|
- |
|
NorCal-2
|
|
|
4,626 |
|
09/01/2008
|
|
|
937 |
|
|
|
3,713 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
291,793 |
|
|
$ |
146,450 |
|
NOTE
5 – GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
During
fiscal 2004, the Company determined, based on final written communications with
the State of Texas, that it had a liability for sales taxes (including penalties
and interest) totaling $1.1 million. On August 5, 2005, the State of
Texas filed a lawsuit in the 53rd
Judicial District Court of Travis County, Austin, Texas
against the Company. The lawsuit requests payment of approximately
$1.162 million, including penalties and for state and local sales
tax. The sales tax amount due is attributable to audit findings of
the State of Texas for the years 1995 to 1999 associated with Canmax Retail
Systems (“Canmax”), a former operating subsidiary of ours, which provided retail
automation software and related services to the retail petroleum and convenience
store industries.
Effective
April 30, 2008, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and release with
the State of Texas (“State”) whereby the State released the Company, with the
exception of Canmax, from any and all claims related to the sales tax liability
with the State. In consideration for the release, the Company paid
the State $100,000 during the second quarter of fiscal 2008.
Effective
April 30, 2008, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to sell Canmax to
a third party for a nominal fee. The sale of Canmax resulted in a
gain of $1,062,000, which was classified as a gain on disposal of discontinued
operations in the accompanying statement of operations.
NOTE
6 – COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS
On June
15, 2007, the Company entered into a series of agreements with Westside Capital,
LLC whereby the Company sold 357,143 shares of the Company's common stock to
Westside Capital for a purchase price of $25,000 and issued to Westside Capital
Common Stock Purchase Warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase up to an additional
50,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock ("Warrant Shares") at exercise
prices as follows: 20,000,000 Warrant Shares exercisable at $0.10 per share
(Warrant "A"); 15,000,000 Warrant Shares exercisable at $0.20 per share (Warrant
"B"); and 15,000,000 Warrant Shares exercisable at $0.30 per share (Warrant
"C"). The Warrants vest in 4,000,000 share increments at such time as the
previous increment has been fully exercised with the exception of the first
4,000,000 increment which vested immediately, resulting in the recognition of
approximately $71,000 of expense. Should the Company not receive
cumulative gross proceeds of at least three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the
form of equity, debt, any other injection of capital into the Company, or any
combination thereof from Westside Capital or from sources introduced by Westside
Capital by February 24, 2008, then all outstanding Warrants shall
expire. On February 24, 2008, the 4,000,000 warrants issued to
Westside Capital expired. There are no other warrants that will be
issued now or in the future associated with this transaction.
During
the second quarter of fiscal 2008, the Company issued 800,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock for $120,000.
NOTE
7 - BUSINESS AND CREDIT CONCENTRATIONS
During
the second quarter of fiscal 2008, one customer in Europe accounted for revenues
of approximately $673,690, or 20% of the Company's total revenues of
$3,450,350. During the same period in fiscal 2008, two of the
Company's suppliers accounted for approximately 16% and 25%, respectively, of
the Company's total costs of revenues. At April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007,
one customer accounted for 12% and 10%, respectively, of the Company's trade
accounts receivable.
The
Company provided services to one customer who accounted for 29% of overall
revenues during the first quarter of fiscal 2007. During the first
quarter of fiscal 2007, 29% of the Company's revenues were generated from
customers in the Netherlands. During the same period in fiscal 2007,
two of the Company's suppliers accounted for approximately 33% and 19%,
respectively, of the Company's total costs of revenues.
Due to
the highly competitive nature of the telecommunications business, the Company
believes that the loss of any carrier would not have a long-term material impact
on its business.
NOTE
8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The
Company, from time to time, may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in
the ordinary course of business, including claims of alleged infringement of
trademarks and other intellectual property of third parties by the
Company. Such claims, even if not meritorious, could result in the
expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources.
Cygnus
Telecommunications Technology, LLC. On June 12, 2001, Cygnus
Telecommunications Technology, LLC ("Cygnus"), filed a patent infringement suit
(case no. 01-6052) in the United States District Court, Central District of
California, with respect to the Company's "international re-origination"
technology. On March 29, 2007 the United States District Court in San Jose,
California ruled that all Cygnus “international re-origination” patents are
invalid, and dismissed all cases against Rapid Link (fka Dial Thru International
Corporation) and related parties. Cygnus is appealing to a higher
court.
State of
Texas. During
fiscal 2004, the Company determined, based on final written communications with
the State of Texas, that it had a liability for sales taxes (including penalties
and interest) totaling $1.1 million. On August 5, 2005, the State of
Texas filed a lawsuit in the 53rd
Judicial District Court of Travis County, Austin, Texas
against the Company. The lawsuit requests payment of approximately
$1.162 million, including penalties and for state and local sales
tax. The sales tax amount due is attributable to audit findings of
the State of Texas for the years 1995 to 1999 associated with Canmax Retail
Systems, a former operating subsidiary of ours, which provided retail automation
software and related services to the retail petroleum and convenience store
industries.
Effective
April 30, 2008, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and release with
the State of Texas (“State”) whereby the State released the Company and its
subsidiaries, with the exception of Canmax, from any and all claims related to
the sales tax liability with the State. In consideration for the
release, the Company paid the State $100,000 during the second quarter of fiscal
2008. Additionally, effective April 30, 2008, the Company sold
Canmax.
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF
OPERATION.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
report includes forward-looking statements, which are statements other than
historical information or statements of current condition. Some forward-looking
statements may be identified by the use of such terms as "expects,” "will,”
"anticipates,” "estimates,” "believes,” "plans" and words of similar meaning.
These forward-looking statements relate to business plans, programs, trends,
results of future operations, satisfaction of future cash requirements, funding
of future growth, acquisition plans and other matters. In light of the risks and
uncertainties inherent in all such projected matters, the inclusion of
forward-looking statements in this report should not be regarded as a
representation by us or any other person that our objectives or plans will be
achieved or that our operating expectations will be realized. Revenues and
results of operations are difficult to forecast and could differ materially from
those projected in forward-looking statements contained herein, including
without limitation statements regarding our belief of the sufficiency of capital
resources and our ability to compete in the telecommunications industry. Actual
results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements for,
among others, the following reasons: (a) increased competition from existing and
new competitors using fixed wireless broadband technology to deliver internet
and telecommunications services, (b) the relatively low barriers to entry for
start-up companies using fixed wireless broadband technology to provide internet
and telecommunications services, (c) the price-sensitive nature of consumer
demand, (d) the relative lack of customer loyalty to any particular provider of
voice and data services, (e) our dependence upon favorable pricing from our
suppliers to compete in the diversified communication services industry, (f)
increased consolidation in the telecommunications industry, which may result in
larger competitors being able to compete more effectively, (g) failure to
attract or retain key employees, (h) continuing changes in governmental
regulations affecting the telecommunications industry and the Internet and (i)
changing consumer demand, technological developments and industry standards that
characterize the industry. For a discussion of these factors and others, please
see "Risk Factors" below in this section of this report. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements made in this
report or in any document or statement referring to this report. In
addition, we are not obligated, and do not intend, to update any forward-looking
statements at any time unless an update is required by applicable securities
laws.
Overview
We are a
facilities-based, Diversified Communication Services company providing various
forms of voice, internet and data services to wholesale and retail customers
throughout the world. We offer a wide array of communication services
targeted to individuals, enterprises and wholesale customers. We
continue to seek opportunities to grow our business through strategic
acquisitions of fixed wireless, fiber and other diversified communication
operators that complement our business model. In order to support
this growth, we will add key personnel who have demonstrated a proven track
record of success in sales, marketing, and operations.
The
Diversified Communication Services industry continues to evolve towards an
increased emphasis on Ethernet based products and services. We have
focused our business towards these types of products and services for the last
couple of years. Furthermore, we believe the use of our networks,
either as a stand alone solution or bundled with other IP products, provide our
customers with the best possible communications experience.
During
the second quarter of fiscal 2008, we acquired One Ring Networks, which operates
one of the largest hybrid fiber optic and fixed wireless networks in the United
States, and is one of the few carriers offering end-to-end communications and
networking services. This acquisition allows us to provide services
to high average revenue per user customers via fixed wireless and fiber optic
transport. Typically, these customers are small to medium size
businesses, enterprises, and carriers. We recognize that these
customers require a reliable and cost-effective voice
solution. Additionally, we offer an integrated product that includes
local and long distance calling with internet access in order to satisfy this
demand. Concurrently, we remain focused on the growth of our internet
offerings to residential customers in underserved areas.
Critical
Accounting Policies
This
disclosure is based upon the Company’s consolidated financial statements, which
have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements
requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on
historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be proper and
reasonable under the circumstances. We continually evaluate the appropriateness
of estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of its consolidated
financial statements. Actual results could differ from those
estimates. The following key accounting policies are impacted
significantly by judgments, assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of
the consolidated financial statements.
Revenue
Recognition
Long
distance revenue
Revenues
generated by international re-origination, domestic residential and enterprise
long distance service, and international wholesale termination, which represent
the primary sources of the Company’s revenues, are based on minutes of customer
usage. The Company records payments received in advance as deferred
revenue until such services are provided.
Alternative
access revenues
The
acquisition of One Ring Networks further enhances the Company’s ability to
provide services via fixed wireless and fiber optic
transport. Revenues generated through the sale of voice and data
services via fixed wireless and fiber optic transport, which are an increasingly
significant component of the Company’s revenues, are based on set capacity
limits, and generally carry recurring monthly charges for up to three year
contracted terms. The Company records payments received in advance as
deferred revenue until such services are provided.
Allowance
for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
We
regularly monitor credit risk exposures in our accounts receivable and maintain
a general allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical
experience. Our receivables are due from commercial enterprises and
residential users in both domestic and international markets. In
estimating the necessary level of our allowance for doubtful accounts, we
consider the aging of our customers’ accounts receivable and our estimation of
each customer’s willingness and ability to pay amounts due, among other
factors. Should any of these factors change, the estimates made by
management would also change, which in turn would impact the level of the
Company's future provision for doubtful accounts. Specifically, if
the financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate,
affecting their ability to make payments, additional customer-specific
provisions for doubtful accounts may be required. We review our
credit policies on a regular basis and analyze the risk of each prospective
customer individually in order to minimize our risk.
We
account for our acquisitions using the purchase method of
accounting. This method requires that the acquisition cost be
allocated to the assets and liabilities we acquired based on their fair
values. We make estimates and judgments in determining the fair value
of the acquired assets and liabilities. We base our determination on
independent appraisal reports as well as our internal judgments based on the
existing facts and circumstances. We record goodwill when the
consideration paid for an acquisition exceeds the fair value of net tangible and
identifiable intangible assets acquired. If we were to use different
judgments or assumptions, the amounts assigned to the individual assets or
liabilities could be materially different.
Long-lived
assets, including the Company’s customer lists, are reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of
the assets might not be recoverable. We assess our goodwill for
impairment annually or more frequently if impairment indicators
arise. In order to properly complete these assessments, we rely on a
number of factors, including operating results, business plans, and anticipated
future cash flows. Actual results that vary from these factors could
have an impact on the amount of impairment, if any, which actually
occurs.
Stock-Based
Compensation
We have
used stock grants and stock options to attract and retain directors and key
executives and intend to use stock options in the future to attract, retain and
reward employees for long-term service.
We
account for these stock options under SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment”
(“SFAS 123R”). In accordance with SFAS 123R, compensation cost is
recognized for all share-based payments granted. We have used the
Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate fair value of our stock-based awards
which requires various judgmental assumptions including estimating stock price
volatility, forfeiture rates and expected life. Our computation of
expected volatility is based on a combination of historical and market-based
implied volatility. If any of the assumptions used in the
Black-Scholes model change significantly, stock-based compensation expense may
differ materially in the future from that recorded in the current
period.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In July
2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” which prescribes a recognition threshold and
measurement process for recording in the financial statements uncertain tax
positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax
return. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on derecognition,
classification, accounting in interim periods and disclosure requirements for
uncertain tax positions. The Company adopted FIN 48 on November 1,
2007, and has determined that FIN 48 does not significantly affect its
consolidated financial condition or statement of operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS
157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, established a framework for
measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is generally
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS
157 to significantly affect its consolidated financial condition or consolidated
results of operations.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option
for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”, which allows companies the
option to measure financial assets or liabilities at fair value and include
unrealized gains and losses in net income rather than equity. This
becomes available when the Company adopts SFAS 157, which will be fiscal
year 2009. The Company is analyzing the expected impact from adopting
this statement on its financial statements, but currently does not believe its
adoption will have a significant impact on the financial position or results of
operations of the Company.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(revised 2007), “Business
Combinations” (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R will significantly
change the accounting for business combinations in a number of areas including
the treatment of contingent consideration, contingencies, acquisition costs,
IPR&D and restructuring costs. In addition, under SFAS 141R,
changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax
uncertainties in a business combination after the measurement period will impact
income tax expense. SFAS 141R is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008 and, as such, we will adopt this standard
in fiscal 2010. The Company has not yet determined the impact, if
any, of SFAS 141R on its consolidated financial statements.
Results
of Operations
The
following table set forth certain financial data and the percentage of total
revenues of the Company for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three
Months Ended April 30,
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended April 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of
Rev.
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of
Rev.
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of
Rev.
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
%
of
Rev.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
3,450,350 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
3,720,098 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
7,463,829 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
8,173,075 |
|
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
of revenues
|
|
|
2,323,353 |
|
|
|
67.3 |
|
|
|
2,561,496 |
|
|
|
68.9 |
|
|
|
5,039,124 |
|
|
|
67.5 |
|
|
|
5,950,264 |
|
|
|
72.8 |
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
|
193,406 |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
307,391 |
|
|
|
8.3 |
|
|
|
426,293 |
|
|
|
5.7 |
|
|
|
619,916 |
|
|
|
7.6 |
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
1,063,053 |
|
|
|
30.8 |
|
|
|
841,698 |
|
|
|
22.6 |
|
|
|
1,880,754 |
|
|
|
25.2 |
|
|
|
1,857,316 |
|
|
|
22.7 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
268,432 |
|
|
|
7.8 |
|
|
|
235,619 |
|
|
|
6.3 |
|
|
|
486,721 |
|
|
|
6.5 |
|
|
|
478,143 |
|
|
|
5.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
3,848,244 |
|
|
|
111.5 |
|
|
|
3,946,204 |
|
|
|
106.1 |
|
|
|
7,832,892 |
|
|
|
104.9 |
|
|
|
8,905,639 |
|
|
|
109.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
income (loss)
|
|
|
(397,894 |
) |
|
|
(11.5 |
) |
|
|
(226,106 |
) |
|
|
(6.1 |
) |
|
|
(369,063 |
) |
|
|
(4.9 |
) |
|
|
(732,564 |
) |
|
|
(9.0 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncash
financing expense
|
|
|
(79,928 |
) |
|
|
(2.3 |
) |
|
|
(284,473 |
) |
|
|
(7.6 |
) |
|
|
(234,117 |
) |
|
|
(3.1 |
) |
|
|
(660,630 |
) |
|
|
(8.1 |
) |
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(74,418 |
) |
|
|
(2.2 |
) |
|
|
(70,669 |
) |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
|
(138,903 |
) |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
|
(141,893 |
) |
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
Related
party interest expense
|
|
|
(64,800 |
) |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
|
(58,491 |
) |
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
|
(130,069 |
) |
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
|
|
(140,848 |
) |
|
|
(1.7 |
) |
Other
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,103 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Foreign
currency exchange gain (loss)
|
|
|
(2,796 |
) |
|
|
(0.1 |
) |
|
|
2,442 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
(472 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,950 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other income (expense), net
|
|
|
(221,942 |
) |
|
|
(6.5 |
) |
|
|
(411,191 |
) |
|
|
(11.0 |
) |
|
|
(503,561 |
) |
|
|
(6.7 |
) |
|
|
(937,318 |
) |
|
|
(11.5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(619,836 |
) |
|
|
(18.0 |
) |
|
$ |
(637,297 |
) |
|
|
(17.1 |
) |
|
$ |
(872,624 |
) |
|
|
(11.6 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,669,882 |
) |
|
|
(20.4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on disposal of discontinued operations
|
|
$ |
1,062,000 |
|
|
|
30.8 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
1,062,000 |
|
|
|
14.2 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$ |
442,164 |
|
|
|
12.8 |
% |
|
$ |
(637,297 |
) |
|
|
(17.1 |
)% |
|
$ |
189,376 |
|
|
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Operating
Revenues
Revenues
for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 decreased $270 thousand, or 7%, as
compared to the same period of fiscal year 2007. This decrease is
primarily attributable to the expected variable nature of the retail revenue
component, which decreased $240 thousand. Revenues for the first six
months of fiscal 2008 decreased approximately $700 thousand, or 9%, as compared
to the same period of fiscal 2007. The decrease is primarily
attributable to a decrease in the retail revenue component of $500 thousand and
the wholesale revenue component of $200 thousand.
Costs
of Revenues
Costs of
revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 decreased $100 thousand, or 2%,
as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2007. The decrease in
costs of revenues is primarily attributable to decreased capacity requirements
resulting from lower call volume, and is directly proportional to the decrease
in revenues over the same period. This decrease is a standard
acceptable variance in this industry. As a majority of our costs of
revenues are variable, based on per minute transportation costs, costs of
revenues as a percentage of revenues will fluctuate, from quarter to quarter and
year to year, depending on the traffic mix between our wholesale and retail
products and total revenue for each year.
Costs of
revenues as a percentage of revenues for the first six months of fiscal 2008
decreased approximately $1.1 million, or 12%, compared to the same six month
period of fiscal 2007. The decrease in costs of revenues is primarily
attributable to decreased revenues, newly negotiated contracts with carriers,
and the expected variable nature of cost of revenues; all of which resulted in a
higher gross profit percentage, and lower cost of revenues.
Sales
and Marketing Expenses
A
significant component of our revenue is generated by outside agents, a small
in-house sales force, and marketing through web portals and magazine
advertising, which is managed by an in-house sales and marketing
organization.
Sales and
marketing costs for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 decreased $113 thousand,
or 37%, as compared to the same period of fiscal 2007. This decrease
is attributable to lower agent commissions directly associated with decreased
revenues in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 as compared to the same period of
fiscal 2007. In addition, this decrease is attributable to higher
marketing costs and agent commissions incurred during the second quarter of
fiscal 2007. During the second quarter of fiscal 2008, comparable
expenses were not incurred. We will continue to focus our sales and
marketing efforts on web portal and magazine advertising, the establishment of
distribution networks to facilitate the introduction and growth of new products
and services, and agent related expenses to generate additional
revenues.
Sales and
marketing costs for six month period ending April 30, 2008 decreased $194
thousand, or 31%, as compared to the same period of fiscal 2007. The
decrease is primarily associated with lower agent commissions resulting from
decreased revenues for the six month period ending April 30, 2008.
General
and Administrative Expenses
General
and administrative expenses increased $221 thousand for the second quarter of
fiscal 2008 as compared to the same period of fiscal year 2007. This
increase is primarily attributable with the acquisition of Communications
Advantage in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007, and the acquisition of One
Ring during the second quarter of fiscal 2008. Because these entities
were not acquired until after the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, their
general and administrative expenses were not included in the Company’s general
and administrative expenses during the second quarter of fiscal year
2007. For the six month period ending April 30, 2008, general and
administrative expenses increased $23 thousand as compared to the same six month
period ending in fiscal 2007. We review our general and
administrative expenses regularly and continue to manage the costs accordingly
to support our current and anticipated future business; however, it may be
difficult to achieve significant reductions in future periods due to the
relatively fixed nature of our general and administrative expenses.
Depreciation
and Amortization
Depreciation
and amortization expense increased $30 thousand, or 12%, during the second
quarter of fiscal 2008 as compared to the same period of fiscal
2007. This increase is primarily attributable to additional expenses
associated with the One Ring acquisition including depreciation of equipment and
amortization of capital leases. Depreciation and amortization expense
for the first six months of fiscal 2008 increased $8 thousand, or 2%, as
compared to the same six month period of fiscal 2007. The increase is
due to additional depreciation expense associated with the One Ring acquisition,
partially offset by decreased depreciation expense associated with other
equipment, and decreased amortization of intangible assets.
Noncash
Financing Expense, Related Party Non-Cash Financing Expense, Interest Expense
and Related Party Interest Expense
Noncash
interest expense, related party non-cash interest expense, interest expense, and
related party interest expense decreased $190 thousand, or 46% during the second
quarter of fiscal 2008 as compared to the same quarter in fiscal
2007. The decrease was primarily due to certain debt discounts
becoming fully amortized in the second quarter of fiscal
2008. Noncash interest expense, related party non-cash interest
expense, interest expense, and related party interest expense decreased
approximately $430 thousand, or 46% during the second quarter of fiscal 2008 as
compared to the same quarter in fiscal 2007. The decrease was
primarily due to certain debt discounts becoming fully amortized during the
first six months of fiscal 2008.
Noncash
financing expense results from the amortization of deferred financing fees and
debt discounts on our debts to third party lenders and related
parties. The decrease in noncash interest expense was partially
offset by increased interest expense associated with convertible
notes.
Discontinued
Operations
During
fiscal 2004, the Company determined, based on final written communications with
the State of Texas, that it had a liability for sales taxes (including penalties
and interest) totaling $1.1 million. On August 5, 2005, the State of
Texas filed a lawsuit in the 53rd
Judicial District Court of Travis County, Austin, Texas
against the Company. The lawsuit requests payment of approximately
$1.162 million, including penalties and for state and local sales
tax. The sales tax amount due is attributable to audit findings of
the State of Texas for the years 1995 to 1999 associated with Canmax Retail
Systems (“Canmax”), a former operating subsidiary of ours, which provided retail
automation software and related services to the retail petroleum and convenience
store industries.
Effective
April 30, 2008, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and release with
the State of Texas (“State”) whereby the State released the Company, with the
exception of Canmax, from any and all claims related to the sales tax liability
with the State. In consideration for the release, the Company paid
the State $100,000 during the second quarter of fiscal 2008.
Effective
April 30, 2008, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to sell Canmax to
a third party for a nominal fee. The sale of Canmax resulted in a
gain of $1,062,000, which was classified as a gain on disposal of discontinued
operations in the accompanying statement of operations.
Liquidity
and Sources of Capital
During
fiscal 2007, we generated approximately $659,000 of positive operating cash
flow. Prior to fiscal 2007, we generally were unable to achieve
positive cash flow on a quarterly basis primarily due to the fact that our
previous lines of business did not generate a volume of business sufficient to
cover our overhead costs.
Our major
growth areas are anticipated to include the establishment of additional
wholesale points of termination to offer our existing wholesale and retail
customers, and the expansion of our fixed wireless and fiber optic broadband
internet and voice. Our future operating success is dependent on our
ability to generate positive cash flow from our fixed wireless and fiber optic
broadband carrier services.
During
the second quarter of fiscal 2008, we successfully modified our debt
structure. These financing transactions, as discussed more fully in
Note 4 to the financial statements, significantly improved our working capital
position, and helped fund our expansion plans. In addition, we are
actively pursuing additional debt financing, which will allow us to take
advantage of additional strategic growth opportunities. Any failure
of our business plan, including the risk and timing involved in rolling out
retail products to end users, could result in a significant cash flow crisis,
and could force us to seek alternative sources of financing as discussed, or to
greatly reduce or discontinue operations. Any additional financing we
may obtain may involve material and substantial dilution to existing
stockholders. In such event, the percentage ownership of our current
stockholders will be materially reduced, and any new equity securities sold by
us may have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to our current common
stockholders.
At April
30, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents balance of $505,559 an increase in
cash and cash equivalents of $9,253 from the balance at October 31,
2007. At April 30, 2008, our working capital deficit improved
approximately $4 million from October 31, 2007. We had working
capital deficits at April 30, 2008 and October 31, 2007 of $1.4 million and $5.4
million, respectively.
Net cash
used by operating activities during the first six months of fiscal 2008 was
$695,000 as compared to cash provided by operating activities of $428,000 during
the same period of fiscal 2007. During the first six months of fiscal
2008, to compute operating cash flows, our net income of $189,000 was positively
adjusted for noncash interest expense of $234,000, depreciation, and
amortization of $487,000, share-based compensation expense of $17,000, bad debts
expense of $8,000, offset by the non-cash gain on disposal of discontinued
operations of $1,062,000 and decreases in operating assets and liabilities of
$569,000. During the first six months of fiscal 2007, to compute
operating cash flows, our net loss of $1,670,000 was positively adjusted for
noncash interest expense of $661,000, depreciation and amortization of $478,000,
bad debt expense of $60,000, share-based compensation expense of $12,000, loss
on disposal of fixed assets of $10,000, and net changes in operating assets and
liabilities of $878,000.
Net cash
used in investing activities during the first six months of fiscal 2008 resulted
from net purchases of property and equipment of $36,000 and cash advanced to One
Ring of $130,000, partially offset by cash received in the One Ring acquisition
of $25,396. Net cash used in investing activities during the first
six months of fiscal 2007 resulted from net purchases of property and equipment
of $3,000.
Net cash
provided by financing activities during the first six months of fiscal 2008 was
$846,000, resulting proceeds net of the cash received from the sale of common
stock of $120,000, and proceeds from the issuance of convertible debentures of
$1,800,000, partially offset by payment of financing fees of $376,000, payment
on convertible notes of $600,000, payment on related party notes of $50,000, and
payment on capital leases of $48,000. Net cash used in financing
activities during the first six months of fiscal 2007 was $137,000, resulting
from the reduction of bank overdrafts that existed at October 31, 2006, and
payment of $36,000 on a related party note.
We have
an accumulated deficit of approximately $52.0 million as of April 30, 2008 as
well as a working capital deficit. Funding of our working capital
deficit, current and future operating losses, and expansion will require
continuing capital investment, which may not be available to
us. Although to date we have been able to arrange the debt facilities
and equity financing described below, there can be no assurance that sufficient
debt or equity financing will continue to be available in the future or that it
will be available on terms acceptable to us. Our current capital
expenditure requirements are not significant, primarily due to the equipment
acquired from Telenational and One Ring, which resulted in the subsequent
consolidation of operating facilities into one operational
facility. We do not plan significant capital expenditures during
fiscal 2008.
Risk
Factors
Our
cash flow may not be sufficient to satisfy our cost of operations. If
not, we must obtain equity or debt instruments.
For the
fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, we recorded net losses from continuing
operations of approximately $2 million on revenues from continuing operations of
approximately $17.3 million. For the quarter ended April 30, 2008, we
recorded a loss from continuing operations of approximately $620,000, on
revenues from continuing operations of approximately $3.5
million. For fiscal year 2007, our net loss from continuing
operations included approximately $2 million in non-cash expenses, primarily
depreciation expense and non-cash interest expense. In addition, we
generated approximately $659,000 of positive cash flow from operations during
fiscal year 2007. As a result of historical losses, we currently have
a working capital deficit. To
be able to service our debt obligations over the course of the 2008 fiscal year,
we must either finalize the Valens II Term Note B transaction, or we must
generate cash flow through organic growth. If we are unable to do so
or are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to make required payments on
our trade debt and other indebtedness, our ability to continue operations may be
jeopardized.
Our
independent auditors have included a going concern paragraph in their audit
opinion on our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2007, which states “The Company has suffered recurring losses from
continuing operations during each of the last two fiscal
years. Additionally, at October 31, 2007, the Company's current
liabilities exceeded its current assets by $5.4 million and the Company had a
shareholders' deficit totaling $2.8 million. These conditions raise
substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going
concern.” The Company significantly improved its working capital
position during the second quarter of fiscal 2008. For the fiscal
quarter ending April 30, 2008, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded its
current assets by $1.97 million, which represents a $4 million improvement since
October 31, 2007.
Our
operating history makes it difficult to accurately assess our general prospects
in the broadband wireless internet sector of the Diversified Communications
Service industry and the effectiveness of our business strategy. As
of the date of this report, most of our revenues are not derived from broadband
internet services. Instead, we generated most of our revenues from
retail fixed-line and wholesale communication services. In addition,
we have limited meaningful historical financial data upon which to forecast our
future sales and operating expenses. Our future performance will also
be subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and
other factors. Accordingly, we cannot assure that we will
successfully implement our business strategy or that our actual future cash
flows from operations will be sufficient to satisfy our debt obligations and
working capital needs.
Potential
for substantial dilution to our existing stockholders exists.
The
issuance of shares of common stock upon conversion of secured convertible notes
or upon exercise of outstanding warrants and/or stock options may cause
immediate and substantial dilution to our existing stockholders. In
addition, any additional financing may result in significant dilution to our
existing stockholders.
We
face competition from numerous, mostly well-capitalized sources.
The
market for our products and services is highly competitive. We face
competition from multiple sources, many of which have greater financial
resources and a substantial presence in our markets and offer products or
services similar to our services. Therefore, we may not be able to
successfully compete in our markets, which could result in a failure to
implement our business strategy, adversely affecting our ability to attract and
retain new customers. In addition, competition within the industries
in which we operate is characterized by, among other factors, price, and the
ability to offer enhanced services. Significant price competition
would reduce the margins realized by us in our telecommunications
operations. Many of our competitors have greater financial resources
to devote to research, development, and marketing, and may be able to respond
more quickly to new or merging technologies and changes in customer
requirements.
We
have pledged our assets to existing creditors.
Our
secured convertible notes are secured by a lien on substantially all of our
assets. A default by us under the secured convertible notes would
enable the holders of the notes to take control of substantially all of our
assets. The holders of the secured convertible notes have no
operating experience in our industry and if we were to default and the note
holders were to take over control of our Company, they could force us to
substantially curtail or cease our operations. If this happens, you
could lose your entire investment in our common stock.
In
addition, the existence of our asset pledges to the holders of the secured
convertible notes will make it more difficult for us to obtain additional
financing required to repay monies borrowed by us, continue our business
operations, and pursue our growth strategy.
The
regulatory environment in our industry is very uncertain.
The legal
and regulatory environment pertaining to the Internet and Diversified
Communication Services industry is uncertain and changing rapidly as the use of
the Internet increases. For example, in the United States, the FCC
had been considering whether to impose surcharges or additional regulations upon
certain providers of Internet telephony, and indeed the FCC has confirmed that
providers must begin charging Universal Service access charges of roughly
6.5%.
New
regulations could increase the cost of doing business over the Internet or
restrict or prohibit the delivery of our products or services using the
Internet. In addition to new regulations being adopted, existing laws may be
applied to the Internet. Newly enacted laws may cover issues that
include sales and other taxes, access charges, user privacy, pricing controls,
characteristics and quality of products and services, consumer protection,
contributions to the Universal Service Fund, an FCC-administered fund for the
support of local telephone service in rural and high-cost areas, cross-border
commerce, copyright, trademark and patent infringement, and other claims based
on the nature and content of Internet materials.
Changes
in the technology relating to Broadband Wireless Internet could threaten our
operations.
The
industries in which we compete are characterized, in part, by rapid growth,
evolving industry standards, significant technological changes, and frequent
product enhancements. These characteristics could render existing
systems and strategies obsolete and require us to continue to develop and
implement new products and services, anticipate changing consumer demands and
respond to emerging industry standards and technological changes. No
assurance can be given that we will be able to keep pace with the rapidly
changing consumer demands, technological trends, and evolving industry
standards.
We
need to develop and maintain strategic relationships around the world to be
successful.
Our
international business, in part, is dependent upon relationships with
distributors, governments, or providers of telecommunications services in
foreign markets. The failure to develop or maintain these
relationships could have an adverse impact on our business.
We
rely on four key senior executives.
We rely
heavily on our senior management team of John Jenkins, Christopher Canfield,
Michael Prachar, and Matt Liotta, and our future success may depend, in large
part, upon our ability to retain our senior executives. In addition
to the industry experience and technical expertise they provide to the Company,
senior management has been the source of significant amounts of funding that
have helped to allow us to meet our financial obligations.
Any
natural disaster or other occurrence that renders our operations center
inoperable could significantly hinder the delivery of our services to our
customers because we lack an off-site back-up communications
system.
Currently,
our disaster recovery systems focus on internal redundancy and diverse routing
within our operations center. We currently do not have an off-site
communications system that would enable us to continue to provide communications
services to our customers in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist attack
or other occurrence that rendered our operations center
inoperable. Accordingly, our business is subject to the risk that
such a disaster or other occurrence could hinder or prevent us from providing
services to some or all of our customers. The delay in the delivery
of our services could cause some of our customers to discontinue business with
us, which could have a material adverse effect financial condition, and results
of operations.
We
may be unable to manage our growth.
We intend
to expand our fixed wireless and fiber optic carrier services network and the
range of enhanced communication services that we provide. Our
expansion prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and
difficulties frequently encountered by companies in new and rapidly evolving
markets. Our revenues will suffer if we are unable to manage this
expansion properly.
Our
OTC Bulletin Board listing negatively affects the liquidity of our common stock
as compared with other trading boards.
Our
common stock currently trades on the OTC Bulletin Board. Therefore,
no assurances can be given that a liquid trading market will exist at the time
any stockholder desires to dispose of any shares of our common
stock. In addition, our common stock is subject to the so-called
"penny stock" rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on
broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established
customers and accredited investors (generally defined as an investor with a net
worth in excess of $1 million or annual income exceeding $200,000, or $300,000
together with a spouse). For transactions covered by the penny stock
rules, a broker-dealer must make a suitability determination for the purchaser
and must have received the purchaser's written consent to the transaction prior
to sale. Consequently, both the ability of a broker-dealer to sell
our common stock and the ability of holders of our common stock to sell their
securities in the secondary market may be adversely affected. The
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has adopted regulations that
define a "penny stock" to be an equity security that has a market price of less
than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any
transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require the
delivery, prior to the transaction, of a disclosure schedule relating to the
penny stock market. The broker-dealer must disclose the commissions
payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current
quotations for the securities and, if the broker-dealer is to sell the
securities as a market maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the
broker-dealer's presumed control over the market. Finally, monthly
statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock
held in the account and information on the limited market in penny
stocks.
Our
executive officers, directors and major shareholders have significant
shareholdings, which may lead to conflicts with other shareholders over
corporate governance matters.
Our
current directors, officers and more than 5% shareholders, as a group,
beneficially own approximately 75% of our outstanding common
stock. Acting together, these shareholders would be able to
significantly influence all matters that our shareholders vote upon, including
the election of directors and mergers or other business
combinations. As a result, they have the ability to control our
affairs and business, including the election of directors and subject to certain
limitations, approval or preclusion of fundamental corporate
transactions. This concentration of ownership of our common stock may
delay or prevent a change in the control, impede a merger, consolidation,
takeover or other transaction involving us, or discourage a potential acquirer
from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our
Company.
We
will be subject to the requirements of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If
we are unable to timely comply with section 404 or if the costs related to
compliance are significant, our profitability, stock price and results of
operations and financial condition could be materially adversely
affected.
We will
be required to comply with the provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, which requires that we document and test our internal controls and
certify that we are responsible for maintaining an adequate system of internal
control procedures. This section also requires that our independent
registered public accounting firm opine on those internal controls and
management’s assessment of those controls. We are currently
evaluating our existing controls against the standards adopted by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. During the
course of our ongoing evaluation and integration of the internal controls of our
business, we may identify areas requiring improvement, and we may have to design
enhanced processes and controls to address issues identified through this
review.
We intend
to implement the requisite changes to become compliant with existing and new
requirements that apply to our Company.
We
believe that the out-of-pocket costs, the diversion of management’s attention
from running the day-to-day operations and operational changes caused by the
need to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
could be significant. If the time and costs associated with such
compliance exceed our current expectations, our results of operations could be
adversely affected. We cannot be certain at this time that we will be
able to successfully complete the procedures, certification and attestation
requirements of Section 404 or that our auditors will not have to report a
material weakness in connection with the presentation of our financial
statements. If we fail to comply with the requirements of Section 404
or if our auditors report such material weakness, the accuracy and timeliness of
the filing of our annual report may be materially adversely affected and could
cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which
could have a negative effect on the trading price of our common
stock. In addition, a material weakness in the effectiveness of our
internal controls over financial reporting could result in an increased chance
of fraud and the loss of customers, reduce our ability to obtain financing and
require additional expenditures to comply with these requirements, each of which
could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and
financial condition.
ITEM
3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the
fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2008, we carried out an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our
Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e)
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end
of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required
to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified
in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred
during the second quarter of fiscal 2008 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION.
ITEMS
1-5.
Not
applicable.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS.
(a) Exhibits.
31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed
herewith)
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31.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed
herewith)
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32.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished
herewith)
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32.2
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished
herewith)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
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RAPID
LINK, INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
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/s/
John A. Jenkins
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John
A. Jenkins
Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
(Principle
Executive Officer)
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/s/
Christopher J. Canfield
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Christopher
J. Canfield
President,
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director
(Principle
Financial and
Accounting
Officer)
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Date:
June 15, 2008
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed
herewith)
|
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed
herewith)
|
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished
herewith)
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Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (furnished
herewith)
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