UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[ X ] |
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF |
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2008 |
OR
[ ] |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF |
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from |
to |
Commission file number: 0-22319
CAREGUIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
16-1476509 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
incorporation or organization)
4401 N.W. 124th Avenue, Coral Springs, FL 33065
(Address of principal executive offices)
(954) 796-3714
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer (do not check if a smaller reporting company)[ ] Smaller reporting company [ X ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [ X ]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: As of November 10, 2008, 67,538,976 shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding.
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CareGuide, Inc. and Subsidiaries | |||
Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||
(Dollars in thousands, except shares and par values) | |||
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
Assets |
2008 (unaudited) |
|
2007 |
Current assets: |
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ 1,395 |
|
$ 1,014 |
Restricted cash available for current liabilities |
200 |
|
868 |
Securities available for sale |
- |
|
42 |
Securities held for trading |
9 |
|
491 |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $129 and $712, respectively |
2,784 |
|
1,779 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
288 |
|
362 |
Current assets of discontinued operations |
197 |
|
334 |
Total current assets |
4,873 |
|
4,890 |
Property and equipment, net |
1,591 |
|
2,087 |
Intangibles and other assets, net |
3,993 |
|
4,451 |
Goodwill |
25,349 |
|
25,349 |
Restricted cash |
300 |
|
300 |
Total assets |
$ 36,106 |
|
$ 37,077 |
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|
|
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Liabilities and stockholders equity |
|
|
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Current liabilities: |
|
|
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Claims payable |
$ 52 |
|
$ 167 |
Line of credit |
8,493 |
|
500 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
5,229 |
|
5,679 |
Deferred revenue |
87 |
|
232 |
Current tax liability |
70 |
|
250 |
Current portion of lease obligations |
855 |
|
453 |
Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
129 |
|
360 |
Total current liabilities |
14,915 |
|
7,641 |
|
|
|
|
Long-term liabilities: |
|
|
|
Line of credit |
- |
|
8,000 |
Notes payable |
7,103 |
|
6,847 |
Lease obligations, net of current portion |
386 |
|
1,637 |
Deferred tax liability |
7 |
|
7 |
Total liabilities |
22,411 |
|
24,132 |
Stockholders equity: |
|
|
|
Series A convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value, 6,250,000 shares authorized; 6,250,000 and 1,562,500 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
3,915 |
|
938 |
Common stock, $.01 par value 100,000,000 shares authorized; 67,538,976 shares issued and outstanding |
675 |
|
675 |
Additional paid-in capital |
64,329 |
|
63,343 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
- |
|
(30) |
Accumulated deficit |
(55,224) |
|
(51,981) |
Total stockholders equity |
13,695 |
|
12,945 |
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ 36,106 |
|
$ 37,077 |
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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CareGuide, Inc. and Subsidiaries | ||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) | ||||||||
(Shares and dollars in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||
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|
2008 |
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2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitation revenue |
|
$ - |
|
$ - |
|
$ - |
|
$ 3,032 |
Administrative and fee revenue |
|
6,192 |
|
4,632 |
|
17,185 |
|
14,696 |
Total revenues |
|
6,192 |
|
4,632 |
|
17,185 |
|
17,728 |
Cost of services direct service costs, excluding depreciation and amortization of: $566, $578, $1,614 and $1,602, respectively |
|
3,900 |
|
1,620 |
|
11,286 |
|
11,893 |
Gross profit |
|
2,292 |
|
3,012 |
|
5,899 |
|
5,835 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
2,713 |
|
2,263 |
|
6,416 |
|
8,005 |
Restructuring costs |
|
(355) |
|
992 |
|
(355) |
|
1,692 |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
582 |
|
737 |
|
1,816 |
|
2,238 |
Total operating costs and expenses |
|
2,940 |
|
3,992 |
|
7,877 |
|
11,935 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss from continuing operations |
|
(648) |
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(980) |
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(1,978) |
|
(6,100) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other income |
|
8 |
|
20 |
|
37 |
|
153 |
(Loss) gain on sale of investments and trading portfolio |
|
(2) |
|
138 |
|
(196) |
|
101 |
Interest expense |
|
(394) |
|
(270) |
|
(1,025) |
|
(1,250) |
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and discontinued operations |
|
(1,036) |
|
(1,092) |
|
(3,162) |
|
(7,096) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
- |
|
(127) |
|
(12) |
|
(212) |
Loss from continuing operations |
|
(1,036) |
|
(1,219) |
|
(3,174) |
|
(7,308) |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
|
49 |
|
(2) |
|
95 |
|
55 |
Net loss |
|
(987) |
|
(1,221) |
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(3,079) |
|
(7,253) |
Accretion of preferred stock |
|
(75) |
|
- |
|
(165) |
|
- |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$(1,062) |
|
$(1,221) |
|
$(3,244) |
|
$(7,253) |
Net comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders |
|
$(1,062) |
|
$ (1,209) |
|
$(3,214) |
|
$(7,230) |
Net loss per common share-basic and diluted: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations |
|
$ (0.02) |
|
$ (0.02) |
|
$ (0.05) |
|
$ (0.11) |
Discontinued operations |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
Net loss |
|
$ (0.02) |
|
$ (0.02) |
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$ (0.05) |
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$ (0.11) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
Diluted |
|
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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CareGuide, Inc. and Subsidiaries | |||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) | |||
(Dollars in thousands) | |||
|
Nine months ended September 30, | ||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
Cash used in operations: |
|
|
|
Net loss |
$ (3,079) |
|
$ (7,253) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in continuing operations: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
1,816 |
|
2,238 |
Stock option compensation |
635 |
|
224 |
Amortization of warrants |
351 |
|
436 |
Change in value of trading portfolio |
225 |
|
(101) |
Loss on sale of available for sale portfolio |
50 |
|
- |
Increase in accrued interest expense on note payable |
256 |
|
243 |
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
(1,005) |
|
1,594 |
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets |
89 |
|
207 |
Decrease in claims payable |
(115) |
|
(6,981) |
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(450) |
|
3,140 |
Decrease in deferred revenue |
(145) |
|
(1,285) |
Decrease in current tax liability |
(180) |
|
(50) |
Accrual of (reduction of) lease obligation |
(578) |
|
482 |
Decrease in current assets of discontinued operations |
137 |
|
- |
Decrease in current liabilities of discontinued operations |
(231) |
|
(56) |
Net cash used in operating activities |
(2,224) |
|
(7,162) |
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by investing activities: |
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
(406) |
|
(769) |
Restricted deposits, net |
668 |
|
2,813 |
Collection of notes receivable |
- |
|
310 |
Cash used in acquisitions |
- |
|
(62) |
Proceeds from sale of investments |
279 |
|
- |
Net cash provided by investing activities |
541 |
|
2,292 |
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities: |
|
|
|
Preferred stock issuance |
2,813 |
|
- |
Principal payments of capital lease obligations |
(271) |
|
(3) |
Net borrowings/(payments) under line of credit facilities |
(7) |
|
- |
Payment of private financing costs |
(471) |
|
- |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
2,064 |
|
(3) |
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
381 |
|
(4,873) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
1,014 |
|
5,975 |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
$ 1,395 |
|
$ 1,102 |
Continued on next page.
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Supplemental cash flow information (dollars in thousands):
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2008 |
|
Nine months ended September 30, 2007 |
Cash paid for interest |
$ 437 |
|
$ 563 |
Cash paid for taxes |
192 |
|
261 |
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash operating and investing activities: |
|
|
|
Accretion of preferred stock dividends |
165 |
|
- |
Unrealized gain on securities held for sale |
- |
|
23 |
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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CAREGUIDE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008
1. Organization and Description of Business
The accompanying financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and operating results for these interim periods. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements, and notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 2007. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.
CareGuide, Inc. (the Company or CareGuide) is a population health management company that provides a full range of healthcare management services to health plans, work/life companies, government entities, and self-funded employers to help them to reduce health care costs while improving the quality of care for the members. The Company has approximately 80 customers across the United States.
The Companys services may be provided under a variety of contractual arrangements, including capitation, fee-for-service, and case rates. The Company terminated all capitated risk contracts as of January 31, 2007. CareGuide also provides case management and disease management for administrative fees only. Contracts may include performance bonuses and shared cost savings arrangements.
2. Business Operations
The Company realized a net loss of approximately $1.0 million and $3.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, and had a working capital deficit of $10.0 million at September 30, 2008. The Companys ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon achieving profitability from future operations sufficient to maintain adequate working capital. These financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. Until the Company has sufficient profitable operations or other revenue-generating activities to be self-sufficient, the Company will remain dependent on other sources of capital.
Currently, such capital has been obtained from the issuance of preferred stock and borrowings from a financial institution. Between December 2007 and May 2008, the Company issued preferred stock to certain of its primary investors, including certain of its directors, for gross proceeds of $3.75 million. The holders of the preferred stock have also guaranteed the majority of borrowings from the financial institution through January 1, 2009 (see Note 4) and certain of these investors have committed to provide additional funding of up to $1.0 million to the Company, if required, through January 1, 2009.
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2. Business Operations (continued)
As described in Note 4, the Company has an $8.0 million revolving line of credit (the "Line of Credit") with an outside lender for working capital purposes and a second credit facility (Revolving Line B) with the same lender under which the Company may borrow up to an additional amount equal to the lesser of a specified amount or a percentage of its eligible accounts receivable. A total of $8.5 million is due and payable to the Companys lender on January 1, 2009 under these facilities. The Company does not currently anticipate that it will be able to satisfy its obligations under the Line of Credit or Revolving Line B with operating cash. As a result, the Company expects that it will be necessary to restructure the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B or to find an alternative lender before maturity of these facilities. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to restructure the Line of Credit or Revolving Line B on terms favorable to it or at all prior to their current maturity dates. If the Company is successful in negotiating an extension and/or increase in the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B, the Company believes that all or a portion of its obligations will continue to be guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries as well as certain of its principal stockholders, which may be different from the stockholders that currently guarantee the Companys obligations under the Line of Credit. The Company also anticipates that it would be required to provide consideration, which the Company believes would likely be in the form of warrants to purchase shares of its common stock, to any guarantors of the extended credit facilities as compensation for their guarantees, and the Company's stockholders would experience dilution of their ownership to the extent that the Company issues any such warrants. Any such dilution could be substantial. The fair market value of any such warrants would be expensed over the life of the extension of the related credit facility.
Managements plans for dealing with the adverse effects of its current inability to generate sufficient revenues or profitable operations include entering into contracts with additional customers, achieving positive gross margins by renegotiating under-performing contracts, reducing operating expenses by challenging staffing levels at all of the Companys locations and considering strategic partnerships with other healthcare companies. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in any of these activities or in achieving positive financial results in the future.
As described in Note 7 below, in July 2008, the Company announced its intent to go private upon the consummation of a reverse/forward stock split.
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Risks and Uncertainties
The Companys business could be impacted by continuing price pressure on new and renewal business, the Companys ability to effectively control provider costs, additional competitors entering the Companys markets and changes in federal and state legislation or governmental regulations. Changes in these areas could adversely impact the Companys financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows in the future.
Depreciation and Amortization
The Company reports all depreciation and amortization expense as an operating expense. For the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the reported amounts included $566,000 and $578,000, respectively, of depreciation and amortization expenses that were attributable to cost of services. For each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the reported amounts included $1.6 million of depreciation and amortization expenses that were attributable to cost of services.
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3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Restricted Cash
In connection with certain office leases, the Company is required to maintain letters of credit and has secured these letters of credit by establishing certificates of deposit and money market accounts totaling $500,000 at September 30, 2008. These accounts are included in restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets.
The portion of restricted cash that is available and that the Company intends to use to satisfy current liabilities is included in current assets. The fair value of restricted cash approximates its carrying value.
Long-Lived Assets
In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes SFAS No. 121 and the accounting and reporting provisions of Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of Operations, for a disposal of a segment of a business. The Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets to assess recoverability and impairment. The Company recorded no impairments during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
Fair Value Measurements
As discussed below, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, on January 1, 2008. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value. It also establishes a hierarchy for determining fair value measurement. The hierarchy includes three levels and is based upon the valuation techniques used to measure assets and liabilities. The three levels are as follows:
Level 1 Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in markets; |
Level 2 Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; and |
Level 3 Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement |
As of September 30, 2008, the Company has securities held for trading totaling $9,000 which are valued using quoted market pricing under the Level 1 methodology described above.
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3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Revenue and Major Customers
Administrative fees are recognized during the period in which case management, utilization management, and disease management services are provided. Fee-for-service revenues are recognized during the period in which the related services are provided to members. Fees received in advance are deferred and ultimately recognized in the period in which the Company is obligated to provide service to members.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, 33.2% and 31.0%, respectively, of the Companys total revenue was earned under contracts with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan compared to 25.4% and 19.8%, respectively, of the Companys total revenue earned under contracts with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, 18.5% and 17.8%, respectively, of the Companys total revenue was earned under contracts with Anthem. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, 9.7% and 6.8%, respectively, of the Companys total revenue was earned under contracts with Anthem. During the quarter ended June 30, 2008, the Company received notification from Anthem of its intention to terminate its contract with the Company in six months. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, 17.1% of the Companys total revenue was earned under contracts with Aetna Health Plans (Aetna). The Companys capitated risk contacts with Aetna were terminated effective January 31, 2007. Other than these customers, no single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Companys total revenue for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2008 or 2007.
Direct Service Costs
Direct service costs are comprised principally of expenses associated with providing the Companys services, including third-party network provider charges. The Companys direct service costs require pre-authorization and are recognized in the month in which services are rendered. Network provider charges for authorized services that have not been billed to the Company, known as incurred but not reported expenses, are estimated and accrued based on the Companys historical experience, current enrollment statistics, patient census data, adjudication decisions and other information. The liability for such costs is included in the caption Claims payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Income Taxes
The Company and its subsidiaries file federal tax returns on a consolidated basis, and certain of its subsidiaries file state income tax returns on a separate basis. The Companys provision for income taxes includes federal and state income taxes currently payable and changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities, excluding the establishment of deferred tax assets and liabilities related to acquisitions. Deferred income taxes are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, and represent the estimated future tax effects resulting from temporary differences between financial and tax reporting bases of certain assets and liabilities. In addition, future tax benefits, such as net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards, are required to be recognized to the extent that realization of such benefits is more likely than not. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of the management, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
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3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Stock-Based Compensation Plans
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 123(Revised), Share-Based Payment (SFAS No. 123(R)), which established accounting standards for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. SFAS No. 123(R) also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entitys equity instruments, or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. SFAS No. 123(R) covers a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including stock options, restricted stock plans, performance-based stock awards, stock appreciation rights, and employee stock purchase plans. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 the Company recorded $444,000 and $635,000, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense for stock options in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 the Company recorded $127,000 and $224,000, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense for stock options in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R).
Goodwill and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets
The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations (SFAS No. 141), and goodwill and other intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS No. 142). SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations. SFAS No. 141 also specifies criteria intangible assets acquired in a purchase method business combination must meet in order to be recognized and reported apart from goodwill, noting that any purchase price allocable to an assembled workforce may not be accounted for separately. SFAS No. 142 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indeterminable useful lives not be amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets with definite useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment.
The Company performed a goodwill and intangible asset impairment test as of December 31, 2007. Based on an independent valuation of the Companys goodwill on its balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, the Company recognized a loss from the impairment of its goodwill of approximately $7,523,000 during the year ended December 31, 2007. The fair value of the goodwill was estimated using a combination of valuation methods, including the expected present value of future cash flows, comparison to guideline companies and analysis of the Companys stock. The Company performs an annual goodwill and intangible asset impairment test as of March 31 each year. At March 31, 2008, the Company tested goodwill and intangible assets with indeterminable useful lives for impairment and determined that no further impairment had occurred.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 also emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and sets out a fair value hierarchy, with the highest priority being quoted prices in active markets. Under SFAS No. 157, fair value measurements are disclosed by level within that hierarchy. The requirements of SFAS No. 157 are effective for the Companys fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. However, in February 2008, the FASB decided that an entity need not apply SFAS No. 157 to nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis until the subsequent year. Accordingly, the Companys adoption of SFAS No. 157 on January 1, 2008 is limited to financial assets and liabilities, and any nonfinancial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 had no material effect on the Companys financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
In February 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 ("SFAS No. 159"). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with FASBs long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial instruments. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entitys first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 as of January 1, 2008 had no material effect on the Companys financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In May 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (SFAS No. 162). SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). The hierarchical guidance provided by SFAS No. 162 did not have a significant impact on the Companys financial statements.
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3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Net Loss Per Share
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the calculations of basic and diluted net loss per share were based on loss attributable to common stockholders of $1,062,000 and $3,244,000, respectively, and a basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding of 67,538,976 for each of these periods. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the calculations of basic and diluted net loss per share were based on loss attributable to common stockholders of $1,221,000 and $7,253,000, respectively, and a basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding of 67,538,976 for each of these periods. The computation of fully diluted loss per share for all periods presented excluded common stock equivalents, such as, options, warrants and convertible preferred stock, because the effect would have been anti-dilutive due to the net losses from continuing operations in those periods. The calculation of the Companys net loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 is as follows (shares and dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
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Three Months Ended September 30, |
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
Loss from continuing operations |
$ (1,036) |
|
$ (1,219) |
|
$ (3,174) |
|
$ (7,308) |
Dividends and accretion of preferred stock |
(75) |
|
- |
|
(165) |
|
- |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders from continuing operations |
(1,111) |
|
(1,219) |
|
(3,339) |
|
(7,308) |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
49 |
|
(2) |
|
95 |
|
55 |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
$ (1,062) |
|
$ (1,221) |
|
$ (3,244) |
|
$ (7,253) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common stock outstanding - basic |
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
Weighted average common stock outstanding - diluted |
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
|
67,539 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per share, basic and diluted, continuing operations |
$ (0.02) |
|
$ (0.02) |
|
$ (0.05) |
|
$ (0.11) |
Income per share, basic and diluted, discontinued operations |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
Net loss per share, basic and diluted |
$ (0.02) |
|
$ (0.02) |
|
$ (0.05) |
|
$ (0.11) |
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4. Long-Term Obligations
Line of Credit
The Company has an $8.0 million revolving line of credit (the "Line of Credit") with an outside lender for working capital purposes. The Line of Credit bears interest at the outside lenders prime rate plus 1.0%, which was 6.00% and 8.75% at September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and is scheduled to mature on January 1, 2009. The Line of Credit is collateralized by substantially all of the Companys assets, including its investment in all of its subsidiaries. In addition, the outside lender required that the Company obtain unconditional guarantees (the "Guarantees") from several of its primary investors (the Guarantors). Under the terms of the Guarantees, each participating Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees prompt and complete payment of its pro rata share of the amount the Company owes under the Line of Credit. At September 30, 2008, the full balance of $8.0 million was outstanding under the Line of Credit.
In September 2007, the Company obtained a second credit facility with the same lender (Revolving Line B), under which the Company may borrow up to an additional amount equal to the lesser of (a) $1.0 million or (b) 75% of its eligible accounts receivable. Revolving Line B is collateralized by certain accounts receivable of the Company. Any amounts borrowed under Revolving Line B bear interest at the lenders prime rate plus 2.0%, and all outstanding amounts under Revolving Line B are also due on January 1, 2009. As of September 30, 2008, $493,000 had been drawn on Revolving Line B, and the interest rate on this facility was 7.00%. As of September 30, 2008, an additional approximately $507,000 under Revolving Line B was available. Any additional amounts borrowed under Revolving Line B would be limited to the amount indicated by a borrowing base calculation completed at the time of the borrowing request.
The loan agreement underlying the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B contains representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for credit facilities of this type. The agreement also requires the Company to maintain certain EBITDA financial covenants, such that the Company is required to earn EBITDA (as defined in the loan agreement) of not less than the applicable amounts set forth in the agreement on a trailing six-month basis. The Line of Credit and Revolving Line B could restrict the Companys ability to, among other things, sell certain assets, change our business, engage in a merger or change in control transaction, incur debt, pay cash dividends, make investments and encumber assets. The loan agreement also contains events of default that are customary for credit facilities of this type, including payment defaults, covenant defaults, insolvency type defaults and events of default relating to liens, judgments, material misrepresentations and the occurrence of certain material adverse events.
During the fourth quarter of 2007 and through April 2008, the Company was in violation of certain of the loan covenants. In May 2008, the Company entered into an amendment to the loan agreement with the lender, as part of which the lender waived the Companys failure to comply with the loan covenants during this period.
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4. Long-Term Obligations (continued)
As compensation for the Guarantees, on July 1, 2008, the Company issued warrants to purchase common stock to the Guarantors. As compensation for the period from October 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008, the Guarantors were issued warrants (the Initial Warrants) to purchase an aggregate of 1,306,667 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share. As compensation for the period from May 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, the Guarantors were and are to be issued warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock for each calendar month (each, a Monthly Warrant and collectively, the Monthly Warrants). Each Monthly Warrant is exercisable for a number of shares of the Companys common stock equal to (i) 0.00583 times (ii) the principal balance outstanding under the Line of Credit as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding month, divided by (iii) the product of (x) the closing price of the Companys common stock as of the last day of the immediately preceding month (the Monthly Stock Price) times (y) 125%. The exercise price of each Monthly Warrant will be equal to 125% times the Monthly Stock Price. In no event, however, may the Monthly Stock Price be less than $0.01 per share for purposes of the Monthly Warrants.
On July 1, 2008, as compensation for the calendar months of May, June and July, the Company issued Monthly Warrants to the Guarantors to purchase an aggregate of 1,776,762 shares of Common Stock. Of these Monthly Warrants, warrants to purchase 1,243,734 shares have an exercise price of $0.075 per share and warrants to purchase 533,028 shares have an exercise price of $0.0875 per share. On August 1, 2008, as compensation for August, the Company issued Monthly Warrants to the Guarantors to purchase an aggregate of 327,298 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.1425 per share. On September 1, 2008, as compensation for September, Monthly Warrants to purchase 324,452 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.14375 per share were issued. On October 1, 2008, as compensation for October, Monthly Warrants to purchase 287,015 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.1625 per share were issued. On November 1, 2008, as compensation for November, Monthly Warrants to purchase 339,200 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.1375 per share were issued.
The Company will issue additional Monthly Warrants to the Guarantors on December 1, 2008, with the number of shares underlying such warrants and the exercise prices thereof to be determined in the manner described above. Each of the Initial Warrants and the Monthly Warrants are being apportioned among the Guarantors pro rata, based on the amount of each such Guarantors respective guaranty of the maximum amount under the Line of Credit. Each such warrant is fully exercisable upon issuance and is exercisable until the close of business on October 1, 2012.
The Company estimated the value of the warrants to be issued as compensation for the period through September 30, 2008 under the Black-Scholes model. The Company recognized interest expense of approximately $120,000 and $280,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, relating to these warrants. The Company estimates that it will record an additional $104,000 in interest expense related to the warrants issued in October, November and December related to these Guarantees.
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4. Long-Term Obligations (continued)
Convertible Notes Issued in Haelan Merger
In December 2006, the Company acquired its subsidiary Haelan Corporation (Haelan) by merger of a subsidiary of the Company with and into Haelan. The merger agreement relating to this transaction (the Haelan Merger Agreement) provided for the issuance of $6.5 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible promissory notes of CareGuide (the Convertible Notes). The Convertible Notes are subordinated to the rights to prior payment of the Company's senior lender under the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B. The Convertible Notes carry an interest rate of 5% per year, compounding annually, mature on December 8, 2009 and are convertible at maturity into shares of common stock of CareGuide, valued based upon the average closing price of the common stock for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the date prior to conversion. The maturity date of the Convertible Notes may be accelerated in the event of a sale transaction, as defined in the Convertible Notes, involving the Company.
In the event that the average closing price of the common stock of the Company for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the date prior to conversion is equal to or greater than $1.50 per share, the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Convertible Notes will automatically convert into shares of common stock at $1.50 per share. In the event that such average closing price at the time of conversion is less than $1.50 per share, the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Convertible Notes will convert into shares of common stock at such average closing price, but not less than $1.00 per share, and in such case each holder of a Convertible Note may elect to receive all or a portion of the amounts due under the note in cash in lieu of shares of common stock of CareGuide. The Company may elect to prepay the amounts then outstanding under the Convertible Notes in cash, subject to the prior approval of the Companys senior lender under the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B, but upon any such election by the Company, if the average closing price of the Companys common stock for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the date prior to conversion is at least $1.00 per share, each holder of a Convertible Note may elect to receive all or any portion of the amounts due under the Convertible Note in the form of shares of common stock valued at such average closing price.
5. Stockholders Equity
Capital Stock
The Company is authorized to issue up to 120,000,000 shares of capital stock, 100,000,000 designated as common stock, and 20,000,000 designated as preferred stock. As of September 30, 2008 and 2007, there were 67,538,976 shares of common stock outstanding. In July 2008, the Board of Directors and the Companys directors approved an amendment to the Companys certificate of incorporation that will have the effect of increasing the authorized number of shares of common stock from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000. Of the authorized shares of preferred stock, 6,250,000 shares have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock. As of September 30, 2008, there were 6,250,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. In July 2008, the Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Certificate of Designations for the Series A Preferred Stock that, when it becomes effective, will increase the number of shares designated as Series A Preferred Stock from 6,250,000 shares to 12,916,667 shares.
The Series A Preferred Stock (i) is entitled to cumulative dividends at the rate of 8% per year, payable in arrears semiannually; (ii) is entitled to a liquidation preference equal to its original purchase price plus all accrued and unpaid dividends; (iii) has a preference over the common stock with respect to dividends and distributions; (iv) votes on an as-converted basis with the common stock on matters submitted to common stockholders for approval; and (v) is initially convertible into common stock on a five-for-one basis (subject to adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits, recapitalizations, etc. and in the event of certain dilutive issuances by the Company). The consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Series A Preferred Stock is required for certain other specified actions including those that alter or change the voting or other powers, preferences, or other special rights, privileges or restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely.
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5. Stockholders Equity (continued)
The Series A Preferred Stock will be automatically converted into shares of common stock, at the then-effective conversion rate, at any time upon the affirmative election of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock or immediately upon the closing of certain public offerings of the Companys common stock. Upon such automatic conversion, any accrued and unpaid dividends will be paid in cash or, to the extent sufficient funds are not then legally available, in common stock (at the common stocks fair market value determined by the Board of Directors as of the date of such conversion).
On July 17, 2008, the Company entered into a Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement) with the Guarantors, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell to the Guarantors an aggregate of up to 6,666,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, at a price of $0.60 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $4.0 million. The additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be sold under the Purchase Agreement have rights substantially similar to the currently outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, including an initial conversion rate of five shares of common stock per share. The closing of the sale and issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock under the Purchase Agreement is subject to a number of conditions, including the completion of the Reverse/Forward Stock Split and the termination of the registration of the Companys common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission as further described in Note 7.
2005 Equity Incentive Plan
The Companys predecessor adopted the CCS Consolidated, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2005 Plan"). As of September 30, 2008, options to purchase an aggregate of 1,272,082 shares of the Companys common stock were outstanding under the 2005 Plan with a weighted average exercise price of $0.23 per share. All of the options outstanding under the 2005 Plan are fully vested. 254,416 of these options have a term that expires in June 2009. The remaining 1,017,666 options have a term that expires in July 2018. No options were granted under the 2005 Plan during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2008 or 2007. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recognized compensation expense related to options granted under the 2005 Plan of $65,000 and $97,000, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized compensation expense related to options granted under the 2005 Plan of $16,000 and $83,000, respectively.
Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Option Plan
The Company administers the Patient Infosystems 1995 Stock Option Plan (the PATY Plan). As of September 30, 2008, there are options outstanding under the PATY Plan to purchase an aggregate of 51,500 shares of the Company's common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $2.80 per share. The PATY Plan expired in 2005 and no further grants of options may be awarded under the PATY Plan.
2007 Equity Incentive Plan
In March 2007, the Companys board of directors approved a 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2007 Plan) subject to approval of the stockholders of the Company, and the 2007 Plan was adopted by the Companys stockholders in June 2007. In July 2008, the Companys Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2007 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2007 Plan from 7,000,000 shares to 15,000,000 shares. As of September 30, 2008, options to purchase an aggregate of 9,204,757 shares of the Companys common stock were outstanding at a weighted-average exercise price of $0.20 per share. Options granted under the 2007 Plan generally vest over a period of 4 years and have a term of ten years from the date of grant. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to options granted under the 2007 Plan of $380,000 and $539,000, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized $108,000 and $125,000, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense under SFAS No. 123(R) related to the options granted in June 2007.
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6. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
Employment Agreements
The Company has entered into employment agreements with certain management employees, which include, among other things, annual base salaries, non-competition provisions, salary continuation benefits, performance bonuses based upon the overall profitability of the Company and certain other non-cash benefits, including life, health and disability insurance. In July, 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Michael J. Condron under which Mr. Condron will serve as the Executive Vice Chairman and ultimately Chief Executive Officer of the Company. As part of this employment agreement, Mr. Condron was granted a stock option to acquire 6,315,789 shares of the Companys common stock. Employment agreements are generally automatically renewable for successive one-year terms.
Also in July, 2008, the Company entered into a transition letter agreement with Chris Paterson, its current Chief Executive Officer. Under the terms of the letter agreement, all of Mr. Patersons stock options will be fully vested and the terms extended when Mr. Patersons service with the Company ceases. In addition, in October 2008, Mr. Paterson was granted stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock in accordance with the terms of the transition letter agreement. He is also entitled to receive additional stock options upon his separation from the Company for a number of shares that allows Mr. Paterson to maintain his current fully-diluted ownership percentage of the Company as of June 30, 2008. Upon Mr. Patersons termination of employment with the Company, he will receive severance pay equal to one times his current annual salary. Due to the expectation of the transition occurring, the Company has recognized stock-based compensation expense of $305,000 and severance expense of approximately $288,000 related to the transition agreement, which is included in SG&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2008.
Provisions of Contractual Arrangements
The Company has entered into contracts in the ordinary course of business which include reconciliation or savings sharing provisions. In such contracts, savings achieved by the Company against contractual benchmarks are measured to determine a potential penalty or bonus to be paid by or to the Company. No additional revenue is recognized under the contractual provisions until the amount is estimable and realization is reasonably assured. The Company has not recorded any losses that appear to be probable of assertion and for which a reasonable estimate can be determined under any such arrangements.
Litigation
The Company is subject to claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Companys results of operations or financial position.
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6. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
Call Option Liability
As of September 30, 2008, the Company was party to call option agreements with an underwriter and its affiliates, which entitle the holders of the call options to purchase up to 999 shares of American Caresource Holdings, Inc. common stock (ACSH) from the Company for $6.00 per share at any time until October 31, 2010. The call options had been granted in connection with an offering of the Companys securities underwritten by the one of the holders. The ACSH shares held for trading are valued at their market price based on the closing price of the ACSH shares as of each balance sheet date, and the call options are considered derivative instruments and are carried at fair value. The fair value of each call option is determined using the Black-Scholes method using the following assumptions at September 30, 2008: volatility 54.17%, interest rate 2.08%, average life of 1.04 years. Changes in the fair market value of the trading portfolio and the call option obligation between each reporting date are recognized in the Companys consolidated statement of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recognized losses of $2,000 and $275,000, respectively, on the sale of available for sale shares and shares held in the trading portfolio. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized gains of $138,000 and $101,000, respectively, in the trading portfolio.
As of September 30, 2008, the Company held 999 shares of ACSH common stock and has designated the shares as trading securities because these shares would be used to satisfy the remaining call options.
Haelan Earn-Out
The Haelan Merger Agreement also contains an earn-out provision under which CareGuide is required to pay additional amounts to the former Haelan securityholders in the event that Haelans revenues during the year ended December 31, 2007 exceeded certain threshold amounts. As of September 30, 2008, the Company calculated and accrued an estimated earn-out payable to the Haelan securityholders. The Companys calculation is currently under review by the representative of the Haelan securityholders and has not yet been approved.
7. Reverse/Forward Stock Split and Going Private Transaction
In July 2008, the Company received the written consent from a majority of its stockholders, acting by written consent, approving a reverse stock split (the Reverse Split) which is intended to take the Company private. Under the terms of the Reverse Split, each 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be converted into one share of common stock and holders of less than 100,000 shares of common stock prior to the Reverse Split will receive cash in the amount of $0.14 per pre-split share at a total estimated cost of approximately $2.0 million. The Reverse Split is expected to be financed by the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock described in Note 5 above.
Following the Reverse Split, the Company will effect a 100,000-for-one forward split (the Forward Split, and together with the Reverse Split, the Reverse/Forward Stock Split) so that the number of shares held by each holder of at least one share of common stock following the Reverse Split will ultimately be unchanged.
The Company obtained this approval of the holders of a majority of its shares of common stock and a majority of its shares entitled to vote as a class by written consent in accordance with Delaware law. The Company filed a preliminary Information Statement on Schedule 14C under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended in September 2008. In response to a review by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Company filed a revised preliminary Information Statement on Schedule 14C under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in October 2008. Once final approval is received from the SEC, the Company intends to distribute a definitive Information Statement to all holders of its common stock and to effect the Reverse/Forward Stock Split 20 days following distribution of the Information Statement to its stockholders.
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7. Reverse/Forward Stock Split and Going Private Transaction (continued)
The anticipated result of the Reverse Stock Split will be to reduce the number of the Companys stockholders of record to fewer than 300. Thereafter, the Company intends to cease filing periodic reports with the SEC following consummation of the Reverse/Forward Stock Split in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC.
The Board of Directors approved the Reverse/Forward Stock Split based on the recommendation of a Special Committee of the Board comprised of independent directors and its determination that the Company achieves few of the benefits of public ownership because, among other things, of a lack of an active trading market for its common stock while remaining burdened with the significant and increasing costs of being a publicly held company.
The special committee and the Board have retained the right to change the ratio of the Reverse/Forward Stock Split, or to abandon the Reverse/Forward Stock Split, if either the special committee or the Board believes that the Reverse/Forward Stock Split is no longer in the Companys best interests or the best interests of the Companys stockholders.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Managements discussion and analysis provides a review of our operating results and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and our financial condition at September 30, 2008. The focus of this discussion and analysis is on the underlying business reasons for significant changes and trends affecting our revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our accompanying consolidated unaudited financial statements and related notes thereto included in this quarterly report, as well as in conjunction with our consolidated audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, included with our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 9, 2008.
Our Business
We are a population health management company that provides a full range of healthcare management services to health plans, work/life companies, government entities and self-funded employers to help them to reduce healthcare costs while improving the quality of care for their members. Our strategic direction is to deliver the next generation of care management services, using our predictive modeling, health coaching, complex care management, and full range of health care interventions. We have approximately 80 customers across the United States.
We focus on population health management solutions, as we believe that the steadily rising cost of healthcare for employers and union groups, increasing demands on Medicare and Medicaid funding that are outpacing resources, and an increased interest in healthcare technology and population health management services by the federal government, employers, unions, and large insurers creates a fertile environment for our business model. Furthermore, we believe that our approach to population health management, as discussed below, yields significantly better results in comparison to traditional disease management programs, and positions us for growth.
We consider one of our greatest strengths to be our proprietary One Care Street product, which we believe has the ability to identify which health members in a covered population are most likely to utilize healthcare services in the next six to twelve months. Without relying on claims data like traditional predictive models, One Care Street is able to recognize individuals who will seek care before they have acute needs. In addition, our research has demonstrated that One Care Street can prospectively identify members who are most likely to generate the highest medical costs in each current year, absent intervention by a service provider such as us. Based upon our research in the health perception field, we believe that One Care Street exceeds the predictive power of traditional models.
Once we have identified which members will most likely need medical services in the near future, we can offer an array of services to members in need of health intervention. We match each member to what we believe to be the right intensity of service, which can vary from telephonic coaching and links to educational resources for symptoms or chronic condition-related issues.
The largest portion of our current revenue is derived from our complex care management (CCM) product. CCM is an intensive care management program aimed at reducing acute readmissions among the highest risk, medically fragile individuals in a health plans membership. CCM is a high-touch, highly individualized program focused on a relatively small percentage of the membership that addresses both medical and psychosocial factors. The care management interventions usually involve face-to-face contact with the member, frequent telephone contact and, in some cases, remote telemonitoring.
We also offer traditional programs, such as case and utilization management, to help employer groups ensure the appropriate usage of inpatient services and other high-cost medical procedures, and to reduce readmissions to the hospital. These programs include our disease management programs to assist members who have recently experienced certain cardiovascular events or who have been diagnosed with primary congestive heart failure, as well as patients suffering from asthma, diabetes or hypertension. In addition, a 24-hour, seven days a week nurse help line product is available.
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We historically had two types of revenue. We used to accept risk from a payor such as a health plan for providing post-acute services, in which case we would receive a Per Member Per Month fee that is categorized as capitation revenue. For risk contracts, the cost of our services included the cost of providing clinical care and the claims incurred. We now only provide services to health plans and other customers without accepting risk for medical claims incurred, on either a capitated Administrative Services Only (ASO) basis, where we receive a fee for every member eligible for the program, or a fee-for-service basis, where we are paid for just those members who are using the product.
Prior to January 1, 2007, we derived the majority of our revenues from risk-based contracts, but during the first quarter of 2007, we exited the capitated risk business. All of our contracts are now on the basis of ASO or fee-for-service.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, which requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of certain assets and liabilities. We believe that the accounting estimates employed and the resulting balances are reasonable; however, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
An accounting policy is deemed to be critical to us if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur could materially impact the financial statements. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect the significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Use of Estimates
In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we use estimates in determining the economic useful lives of our assets, provisions for doubtful accounts, claims liabilities, tax valuation allowances and various other recorded or disclosed amounts. Estimates require us to use our judgment. While we believe that our estimates for these matters are reasonable, if the actual amount is significantly different than the estimated amount, our assets, liabilities or results of operations may be overstated or understated.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize administrative and fee revenue for a variety of contracts. On certain contracts, we receive a fee for providing services without accepting risk for claims. Such contracts include those that pay a set fee each month. Other contracts include a per-member per-month fee which include a per-day per-member case rate based on the number of health plan members who receive services during the month. Such fees are negotiated with the health plan or employer group based on estimated costs and anticipated level of services. We recognize fee-for-service revenue for certain services provided for our customers and expenses paid on behalf of our customers for which we are generally reimbursed on a cost-plus basis during the period in which the services are provided.
Certain contracts provide that a portion of our fees may be refundable to the customer (performance-based) if our programs do not achieve, when compared to a baseline period, a targeted percentage reduction in the customers healthcare costs or other selected criteria that focuses on improving the health of the members. Such fees are recorded as a deferred revenue liability and we recognize the performance-based portion of our monthly fees as revenue based on the most recent assessment of the performance of the particular metric measured in the contract.
Intangibles and Other Assets
Intangible and other assets consist primarily of trade names, trade marks, covenants not to compete, and customer relationships and are generally derived upon acquisitions of subsidiaries. Such
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intangible assets are amortized to expense over the estimated life of the asset. We engage the services of an independent valuation firm to assist in identification of and valuation of the intangible assets at time of acquisition.
Goodwill
Goodwill is associated with acquisitions and is not amortized. In accordance with GAAP, goodwill is tested annually for impairment, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If the impairment test indicates impairment, the goodwill will be written down to the estimated fair value.
Summary
The above listing is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP, with no need for our judgment in its application. There are also areas in which our judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. Readers should refer to the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in this report and the notes to our audited financial statements included with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which contain additional accounting policies and other disclosures required by GAAP.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007
Capitation Revenue
We accepted capitated risk from Aetna through January 31, 2007 when all of our contracts with Aetna were terminated. Our capitated revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 was none and $3.0 million, respectively, compared to none for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Administrative and Fee Revenue
Administrative and fee revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $6.2 million and $17.2 million, respectively, as compared to $4.6 million and $14.7 million for the same respective periods of the prior year. The increases of $1.6 million and $2.5 million for the three and nine month periods, respectively, were attributable to increased business under our complex care management contracts.
Direct Service Costs
Direct service costs consist of incurred claims and the direct clinical costs of providing our services to customers and members of customers. For both the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, direct service costs exclude $0.6 million of depreciation and amortization cost attributable to direct service costs but that are reported as an operating cost. For both the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, direct service costs exclude $1.6 million of depreciation and amortization cost attributable to direct service costs but that are reported as an operating cost.
Direct service costs increased $2.3 million to $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Included in direct service costs for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was a benefit of $2.0 million related to the favorable settlement of claims for services in prior reporting periods related to the termination of the risk contracts. The remainder of the increase is attributable to increased clinical costs from the increased volume of complex care management cases as discussed above. Direct service costs decreased $0.6 million to $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $11.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease was primarily due to the termination of capitated risk contracts, partially offset by increased clinical costs from the increased volume of complex care management cases as discussed above.
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Gross Profit
Our gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2008 decreased by $0.7 million to $2.3 million from $3.0 million for the same period of the prior year. This decrease was the net result of the $2.3 million increase in direct service costs and the $1.6 million increase in revenues. Our gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 increased by $0.1 million to $5.9 million from $5.8 million for the same period of the prior year. This increase was primarily attributable to the increased fee revenue from the increased volume of complex care management contracts discussed above, as well as decreased direct service costs.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A)
SG&A increased by $0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2008, when compared to the same period of the prior year. SG&A decreased by $1.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, when compared to the same period of the prior year. SG&A for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 includes $0.6 million in expenses for severance and stock-based compensation related to the transition letter agreement entered into with our current Chief Executive Officer. The improvement in the SG&A for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 resulted from restructuring actions taken during 2007.
Restructuring costs
In 2007, we consolidated certain of our offices, including the ceasing of operations at our facility in Rochester, New York and reduced our headcount. We recognized expenses of approximately $1.0 million and $1.7 million related to restructuring initiatives undertaken during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. Since the operations ceased in Rochester, we have attempted to secure a subleasee or terminate the lease agreement. During the three months ended September 30, 2008, we reached a preliminary agreement to terminate our arrangement and in November 2008, we entered into a lease termination agreement that was consistent with our preliminary agreement. The terms of this agreement resulted in an ultimate payout that was more favorable to us than we had estimated. Accordingly, we recorded a reduction of restructuring charges of $0.4 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation and amortization expense related to fixed and intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2008 decreased by $0.1 million when compared to the same period of the prior year, and depreciation and amortization expense related to fixed and intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased by $0.4 million when compared to the same period of the prior year in each case due to the aging of the fixed assets and intangibles.
Other Income (Expense), net
Interest income decreased by $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 when compared to the same period of the prior year. This decrease is due to the lower average balance in our interest-bearing cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period of the prior year
Interest expense increased by $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2007 due to increased warrant amortization expense between the comparable periods. Certain of our principal stockholders have guaranteed our debt obligations and were issued warrants to purchase shares of our common stock. These warrants have been amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan. Interest expense decreased by $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease for the three months was due to the lower interest rate on our line of credit during 2008 compared to 2007.
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During the three months ended September 30, 2008, we recognized a loss of $2,000 in our trading portfolio compared to a gain of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we recognized a total of $0.2 million in losses related to these shares, compared to gains of $0.1 million for the same period of the prior year.
Net (Loss) Income
We recognized a net loss of $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The $0.2 million improvement in our results is due to the reductions in expense and increase in revenue described above. We recognized a net loss of $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The $4.2 million improvement in our results is due to the reductions in expenses and increase in revenue described above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Comerica Line of Credit
We have obtained an $8.0 million revolving line of credit with Comerica Bank (the "Line of Credit"). The Line of Credit bears interest at Comericas prime rate plus 1.0%, which was 6.00% and 8.75% at September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. We have fully borrowed against this facility, and the full amount is currently due and payable on January 1, 2009. The Line of Credit is collateralized by all of our tangible assets, including our investment in all of our subsidiaries. Our obligations to Comerica under the Line of Credit have been guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries as well as certain of our principal stockholders. Under the terms of the guarantees, each such stockholder unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees prompt and complete payment of its pro rata share of the amount owed by us under the Line of Credit. As compensation for their guarantees, the guarantors of the Line of Credit were issued warrants to purchase shares of common stock as described in Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements included with this report.
In September 2007, we obtained a second credit facility from Comerica (Revolving Line B) under which we may borrow up to an additional amount equal to the lesser of (a) $1.0 million or (b) 75% of our eligible accounts receivable. Revolving Line B is collateralized by certain of our accounts receivable. Any amounts borrowed under Revolving Line B will bear interest at the lenders prime rate plus 2.0%, and all outstanding amounts under Revolving Line B are also due on January 1, 2009. As of September 30, 2008, $493,000 had been drawn on Revolving Line B and the interest rate on this facility was 7.00%. As of September 30, 2008, an additional approximately $507,000 under Revolving Line B was available. Any additional amounts borrowed under Revolving Line B would be limited to the amount indicated by a borrowing base calculation completed at the time of the borrowing request.
The loan agreement underlying the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B contains representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for credit facilities of this type. The agreement also requires us to maintain certain EBITDA financial covenants, such that we are required to earn EBITDA (as defined in the loan agreement) of not less than the applicable amounts set forth in the agreement on a trailing six-month basis. The Line of Credit and Revolving Line B could restrict our ability to, among other things, sell certain assets, change our business, engage in a merger or change in control transaction, incur debt, pay cash dividends, make investments and encumber our assets. The credit facilities also contain events of default that are customary for credit facilities of this type, including payment defaults, covenant defaults, insolvency type defaults and events of default relating to liens, judgments, material misrepresentations and the occurrence of certain material adverse events.
During the fourth quarter of 2007 and through April 2008, we were in violation of certain of the loan covenants. In May 2008, we entered into an amendment to our loan agreement with Comerica, as part of which Comerica waived our failure to comply with the loan covenants during this period. As part of this amendment to the loan agreement, we also agreed to establish covenants relating to our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA for the period January 1, 2008 to September 30,
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2008. While we believe that we are currently in full compliance with the loan covenants, no assurance can be given that we will be able to comply with the EBITDA covenants.
As described above, the full balances of Revolving Line B and the Line of Credit are due and payable on January 1, 2009. We do not anticipate that we will be able to satisfy our obligations under Revolving Line B or the Line of Credit with operating cash. As a result, we expect that it will be necessary to restructure these facilities or to find an alternative lender before their maturity. We may also seek to raise capital through the offering of our equity securities. We cannot assure investors that we will be able to extend, replace or restructure our credit facility or procure alternate sources of financing on favorable terms prior to maturity of Revolving Line B or the Line of Credit, if at all. If we are successful in negotiating an extension and/or increase in the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B, we believe that all or a portion of our obligations will continue to be guaranteed by our subsidiaries as well as certain of our principal stockholders, which may be different from the stockholders that currently guarantee our obligations under the Line of Credit. We also anticipate that we would be required to provide consideration, which we believe would likely be in the form of additional warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, to any guarantors of the extended credit facilities as compensation for their guarantees. Our stockholders would experience dilution of their ownership to the extent that we issue any such additional warrants, and any such dilution could be substantial. Even if the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B are renewed, the Company will still having a working capital deficit and may need to obtain additional debt or equity financing to sustain normal operations.
Haelan Notes
In connection with our acquisition of our Haelan subsidiary in December 2006, we issued convertible promissory notes, or Haelan Notes, in the aggregate principal amount of $6.5 million to the former securityholders of Haelan. The Haelan Notes do not mature until December 2009, although this could be accelerated in the event that we consummate a sale transaction involving our company. We may also elect to prepay amounts due under the Haelan Notes. Under the terms of the Haelan Notes, we may satisfy our obligations to the holders of such notes through the issuance of shares of our common stock, but only in the event that the average closing price of our common stock exceeds certain thresholds. No assurance can be given that we will be allowed to issue shares of our common stock in satisfaction of this liability, and we may not have available capital on hand to satisfy such amounts due in cash. In such case, we may need to seek outside sources of funding.
Working Capital and Funding Letters
As of September 30, 2008, we had a deficit in working capital of $10.0 million. This deficit includes the $8.5 million due under the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B discussed above, which facilities mature on January 1, 2009.
We are dependent on the growth of our ASO and fee-for-service revenue contracts to generate cash flow. We have also sought to streamline and restructure our operations, thereby reducing our overall operating expenses. Even with these actions, our existing cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment balances and cash from operations may not be sufficient to fund our operations expenditures and growth initiatives, and we do not believe that such resources will be sufficient to repay the amounts due under the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B.
Certain of our significant stockholders, Psilos Group Partners, John Pappajohn and Derace Schaffer, have provided us with a letter (the Funding Letter), which provides that, in the event that we should require additional funding to continue our operations through January 1, 2009, these stockholders will provide the necessary additional funding, up to $1.0 million in aggregate, to us in amounts to be determined between and among this investor group. These investors collectively own approximately 37% of our common stock on an as-converted basis. Messrs. Pappajohn and Schaffer are members of our board of directors. Albert Waxman, the chairman of our board of directors, is the managing general partner of Psilos Group Partners.
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Series A Preferred Stock Financings
In December 2007, we entered into a Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement with each of the three stockholders that executed the Funding Letter, as well as Essex Woodlands Health Ventures and Hickory Venture Capital Corporation. All parties to this agreement are our directors or holders of greater than 10% of our common stock. Between December 2007 and May 2008, we issued and sold these investors an aggregate of 6,250,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a price of $0.60 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $3.75 million. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, at the holders election, into five shares of our common stock.
In July 2008, we entered into a second Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the Second Purchase Agreement) with the same group of investors from the December 2007 financing. Under the Second Purchase Agreement, we have agreed to sell and issue an aggregate of up to an additional 6,666,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a price of $0.60 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $4.0 million. The additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be sold under the Purchase Agreement have rights substantially similar to the currently outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, including an initial conversion rate of five shares of common stock per share. The closing of the sale and issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock under the Purchase Agreement is subject to a number of conditions, including the completion of the Reverse/Forward Stock Split and the termination of the registration of the Companys common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The proceeds of any issuance of Series A Preferred Stock under the Purchase Agreement is expected to be used primarily to effect a reverse stock split described below.
Cash Flows
We had $1.4 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2008.
Our net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $2.2 million, compared to net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 of $7.2 million. The $5.0 million improvement in the use of cash is primarily due to the $4.2 million improvement in the net loss over the two periods, as well as the timing of claim payments between the two periods.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, net cash of $0.5 million was provided by investing activities. This included $0.6 million from releases of restricted cash balances and total proceeds of $0.3 million from the sale of investments, partially offset by $0.4 million in purchases of equipment to upgrade our information systems. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we generated $2.3 million from investing activities, including releases of restricted cash balances of $2.8 million and the collection of a $0.3 million note receivable, partially offset by $0.7 million in fixed asset purchases and $0.1 million of cash for merger expenses.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we generated $2.1 million from financing activities comprised of $2.8 million from the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock described above, offset by $0.5 million in costs of the private financing and $0.2 million in payments under capital lease obligations.
Reverse/Forward Stock Split and Going Private Transaction
In July 2008, we received the written consent from a majority of our stockholders, acting by written consent, approving a reverse stock split (the Reverse Split) which is intended to take us private. Under the terms of the Reverse Split, each 100,000 shares of our common stock will be converted into one share of common stock and holders of less than 100,000 shares of common stock prior to the Reverse Split will receive cash in the amount of $0.14 per pre-split share at a total estimated cost, including fees and expenses, of approximately $3.0 million. The Reverse Split is expected to be financed by the issuance of additional Series A Preferred Stock described above.
Following the Reverse Split, we will effect a 100,000-for-one forward split (the Forward Split, and together with the Reverse Split, the Reverse/Forward Stock Split) so that the number of shares held
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by each holder of at least one share of common stock following the Reverse Split will ultimately be unchanged.
The anticipated result of the Reverse/Forward Stock Split is to reduce the number of our stockholders of record to fewer than 300. Thereafter, we intend to cease filing periodic reports with the SEC following consummation of the Reverse/Forward Stock Split in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Our Board of Directors approved the Reverse/Forward Stock Split based on the recommendation of a special committee of the Board comprised of independent directors and its determination that we achieve few of the benefits of public ownership because, among other things, of a lack of an active trading market for our common stock while remaining burdened with the significant and increasing costs of being a publicly held company.
The special committee and the Board have retained the right to change the ratio of the Reverse/Forward Stock Split, or to abandon the Reverse/Forward Stock Split, if either the special committee or the Board believes that the Reverse/Forward Stock Split is no longer in our best interests or the best interests of our stockholders.
Inflation
Inflation did not have a significant impact on our operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. We continue to monitor the impact of inflation in order to minimize its effects through pricing strategies, productivity improvements and cost reductions.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 also emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, and sets out a fair value hierarchy, with the highest priority being quoted prices in active markets. Under SFAS No. 157, fair value measurements are disclosed by level within that hierarchy. The requirements of SFAS No. 157 are first effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008. However, in February 2008, the FASB decided that an entity need not apply this standard to nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a nonrecurring basis until the subsequent year. Accordingly, our adoption of SFAS No. 157 on January 1, 2008 is limited to financial assets and liabilities, and any nonfinancial assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 had no material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In February 2007, FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 ("SFAS No. 159"). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS No. 159 is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement, which is consistent with FASBs long-term measurement objectives for accounting for financial instruments. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entitys first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 as of January 1, 2008 had no material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In May 2008, FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (SFAS No. 162). SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). The hierarchical guidance provided by SFAS No. 162 did not have a significant impact on our financial statements.
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report, and other filings by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the information incorporated by reference herein, contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on our beliefs and assumptions, as well as information currently available to us. From time to time, we and our officers, directors or employees may make other oral or written statements (including statements in press releases or other announcements) that contain forward-looking statements and information. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the words believe, anticipate, estimate, expect, intend, plan, seek, will result, will continue, project and similar expressions (or the negative of such words and expressions), when used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in such other filings and statements, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although some statements may use other phrasing. All statements that express expectations and projections with respect to future matters, including, without limitation, statements relating to growth, changes in our management, our ability to finance our ongoing operations, expectations of the business environment in which we operate, perceived opportunities in the market, our mission and strategy, and our contemplated going private and financing transactions, are forward-looking statements and speak only as of the date made. All forward-looking statements and information in this Quarterly Report are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, without limitation, the risk factors set forth in Part II, Item 1A below of this Quarterly Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2008. These factors are not intended to be an all-encompassing list of risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance, development and results of our business. Many of such factors are beyond our ability to control or predict, and readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In providing forward-looking statements, we expressly disclaim any obligation to update publicly or otherwise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except to the extent required by law.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are subject to market risk related to interest rate changes, primarily as a result of the Line of Credit and Revolving Line B, which bear interest based on floating rates. Advances under the Line of Credit bear interest at our lenders prime rate plus 1.0%, and borrowings under Revolving Line B bear interest at our lenders prime rate plus 2.0%. A one-point interest rate change would have resulted in interest expense fluctuating by approximately $21,000 and $64,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively.
We do not execute transactions or hold derivative financial instruments for hedging or speculative purposes.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and our Vice President, Secretary and Controller (our principal financial officer), as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and
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management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. In addition, the design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer (principal executive officer) and vice president and controller (principal financial officer), we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as such term is defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), as of September 30, 2008, the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Secretary and Controller have concluded that as of such date our disclosure controls and procedures are effective for the recording, processing, summarizing and reporting the information that we are required to disclose in the reports we file under the Exchange Act.
Changes in Internal Controls
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer also evaluated whether any change in our internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined under Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act, occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Based on their evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We are subject to various legal claims and actions incidental to our business, including professional liability claims. We maintain insurance, including insurance covering professional liability claims, with customary deductible amounts. There can be no assurance that (i) claims will not be filed against us in the future, (ii) prior experience with respect to the disposition of litigation is representative of the results that will occur in future cases or (iii) adequate insurance coverage will be available at acceptable prices for incidents arising or claims made in the future. There are no pending legal or governmental claims to which we are a party that we believe would, if adversely resolved, have a material adverse effect on our operations.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors. |
Risks Related to Our Business
We have experienced a history of losses and may continue to do so in the future.
We have incurred losses from continuing operations in the last several fiscal years. We incurred losses from continuing operations of $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and $16.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Our accumulated deficit as of September 30, 2008 was $55.2 million. Our ability to operate profitably is dependent upon our ability to develop and market our products in an economically successful manner. To date, we have not consistently done so. Despite measures taken to reduce our expenses, no assurances can be given that we will be able to operate profitably in the future.
We cannot provide assurances that our existing cash balances will be sufficient to fund our operations in the near term, and our ability to continue as a going concern will depend upon the successful execution of our business initiatives and our ability to become profitable. In addition, as described elsewhere in this report, we have outstanding indebtedness that will mature on January 1, 2009, and we do not believe that we will be able to satisfy our obligations under these debt facilities from operating cash. As a result, we expect that we will need to restructure or refinance these facilities, or extend their maturity dates, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.
We may be unable to repay our credit facilities upon their maturities.
We have a line of credit with a bank that is fully borrowed against in the principal amount of $8.0 million. We have also borrowed an additional $493,000 from the same lender under another credit facility. These amounts are due on January 1, 2009. We anticipate that these loans will not be able to be repaid out of our current operating cash flows. We will need to extend or restructure these credit facilities or raise additional capital through sales of securities or additional borrowings in order to satisfy our obligations.
Our current liabilities exceed our current assets.
As of September 30, 2008, our current assets were $4.9 million compared to current liabilities of $14.9 million, which includes the $8.5 million owed to a bank under our credit facilities. No assurance can be given that we will be able to raise working capital through the sale of our securities or by borrowing any additional amounts needed. If we are unable to identify additional sources of capital, we would likely be forced to curtail our operations. Moreover, if we raise additional financing through additional sales of our equity securities, such as the Series A Preferred Stock to be issued to certain of our existing investors to finance our contemplated reverse stock split, any stock that we issue would be dilutive to our existing stockholders and could result in material adverse changes to our earnings per share. In addition, in the event that we are successful in obtaining alternative debt financing, any such debt could impose significant financial and operating restrictions on us.
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We have recently taken action to deregister our common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. If the deregistration is completed, we will no longer be subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the SEC and our common stock will no longer be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board.
In July 2008, our board of directors and stockholders approved a reverse stock split of our common stock by which each 100,000 shares of our common stock will be combined into one share of common stock, and stockholders owning fewer than 100,000 shares of our common stock will receive, in lieu of fractional shares, a cash payment of $0.14 for each share owned prior to the reverse split. In effecting this transaction, we intend to reduce the number of record holders of our common stock below 300 so that we may terminate the public registration of our common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. We are considering this going private transaction in order to reduce the costs of our compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the potential additional costs of complying with the internal control provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In the event that we proceed with the reverse stock split and the contemplated deregistration is consummated, we will no longer be subject to public reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, including any requirements to file annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, or current reports on Form 8-K. Consequently, following any such deregistration, there will not be made available to the public current financial or other information concerning our company, except such information, if any, as we may choose to voluntarily disclose or be required to disclose pursuant to applicable legal or contractual requirements. In addition, we expect that our common stock will cease to be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, in which case there would likely be no public market for our common stock, and stockholders may be unable to sell shares of our common stock as a result.
We may not be able to raise the necessary funds to complete the repurchase of fractional shares as part of the reverse stock split, which could cause us to abandon the contemplated deregistration of our common stock.
As we do not have sufficient cash, we intend to finance the purchase of fractional shares from stockholders who will cease to hold shares of our common stock after the reverse stock split through the sale and issuance of shares of preferred stock to certain of our existing investors. We have entered into a stock purchase agreement with these investors contemplating the issuance of preferred stock for gross proceeds of up to $4.0 million. However, the closing of the share issuance is subject to a number of conditions, including the filing of the necessary materials with the SEC to effect the deregistration of our common stock, the receipt of a fairness opinion in effect as of the closing date, the execution of a stockholders agreement by holders of a specified percentage of the remaining shares of capital stock following the reverse stock split, and no event or circumstance having occurred since the date of the stock purchase agreement that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business.
We have filed a preliminary information statement with the SEC under the Exchange Act that describes the reverse stock split and our reasons for the going private transaction, and following completion of review by the SEC we intend to distribute a definitive information statement to our stockholders and to effect the reverse stock split 20 days following this distribution. We may not be able to complete the deregistration of our common stock in a timely manner due to SEC filing requirements or for other reasons, which could cause us to abandon the reverse stock split. In the event that our deregistration is delayed or we are not otherwise able to effect the contemplated reverse stock split or satisfy any of the other closing conditions to the preferred stock purchase agreement, we may not receive the necessary funds from our investors to effect the going private transaction and we would remain as a public company. We have also incurred costs to date in connection with the going private transaction that we do not expect to be able pay in the event that the transaction is not consummated.
We do not currently have a chief financial officer or chief marketing officer, our expected transition to a new chief executive officer could be disruptive to our business, and our inability to hire or retain other key personnel would also slow our growth.
During June 2008, our former Chief Financial Officer terminated his employment with us, and we do not currently have a Chief Financial Officer. Kim Braxl, our Vice President of Finance and Controller, is serving as our principal accounting and financial officer on an interim basis until we hire a new Chief Financial Officer. Furthermore, in September 2008, our Chief Marketing Officer terminated his employment, and we have not yet filled
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this position. Although we are currently engaged in a search for a new Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, we do not know if or when we will hire a qualified candidate for either position. The continuing absence of a Chief Financial Officer could adversely affect our ability to fulfill our public company financial reporting and disclosure obligations until such time as our contemplated going private transaction is completed, while the continuing absence of a Chief Marketing Officer or high level sales associates could impair our ability to secure additional customers associated with revenue growth.
Also, in July 2008, we announced that we had appointed Michael J. Condron as our Executive Vice Chairman. We also announced that Chris E. Paterson, our current Chief Executive Officer, would continue to serve as our Chief Executive Officer during a transition period that will continue until December 31, 2008 or, if earlier, upon the termination of the our status as a public company or such other time as mutually agreed upon by Dr. Paterson and Mr. Condron. There can be no assurances that the transition to a new Chief Executive Officer will be smooth. Any failure to implement an effective transition from Dr. Paterson to Mr. Condron could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
In addition to the transition of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer positions, our business is also dependent on our ability to hire, retain and motivate highly qualified personnel, including other senior management, marketing and technical professionals. Many of these individuals have developed specialized knowledge and skills relating to our technology and lines of business. We might not be able to execute on our business model if we were to lose the services of any of our key personnel. If these or any other individuals were to leave our company unexpectedly, we could face substantial difficulty in hiring qualified successors and could experience additional losses in productivity while any such successor develops the necessary training and experience.
Our operating results have fluctuated in the past and could fluctuate in the future.
Our operating results have varied in the past and may fluctuate significantly in the future due to a variety of factors, many of which are outside of our control. These factors include:
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impacts of substantial divestitures and acquisitions; |
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loss or addition of customers and referral sources; |
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seasonal fluctuations in healthcare utilization; |
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changes in the mix of products and customers; |
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changes in healthcare reimbursement policies and amounts; |
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Any of the above could have a material adverse impact on our business, prospects, results of operations or financial condition.
Our current product and service offerings may not be accepted in the marketplace.
We have developed an integrated product offering designed to be the next generation of care and disease management. Our integrated product and service offerings incorporate a number of features, such as predictive modeling, health coaching, technology, and customized service levels to deliver care management services while attempting to reduce healthcare costs for our customers. At this time, we believe that integrated services of the type we are offering have not gained general acceptance from our customers and potential customers. This is still perceived to be a new business concept in an industry characterized by an increasing number of market entrants who have introduced or are developing an array of new services. As is typical in the case of a new business concept, demand and market acceptance for newly introduced services are subject to a high level of uncertainty, and there can
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be no assurance as to the ultimate level of market acceptance for our system, especially in the healthcare industry, in which the containment of costs is emphasized. Because of the subjective nature of patient compliance, we may be unable, for an extensive period of time, to develop a significant amount of data to demonstrate to potential customers the effectiveness of our services. Even after such time, no assurances can be given that our data and results will be convincing or determinative as to the success of our system. There can be no assurance that our marketing efforts and the effective implementation of our strategies will result in market acceptance for our services or that a market for our services will develop or not be limited.
Our agreements with our customers may be terminated by our customers on relatively short notice.
Our current services agreements with our customers generally automatically renew but may be terminated by those customers without cause upon notice of between 30 and 90 days. In general, customer contracts may include significant performance criteria and implementation schedules for us. Failure to satisfy such criteria or meet such schedules could also result in termination of the agreements.
Our contract with one of our largest customers was recently terminated.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2008, we received notice from one of our customers, the health plan Anthem, that it was electing to terminate our contract with them after a six month notice period. Our contract with Anthem represented approximately 18% of our total revenues for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. As a result of this termination, there will be additional pressure on our ability to generate sufficient revenues and cash flow to maintain or grow our operations. If we cannot generate sufficient revenues and cash flows, we may be forced to curtail operations to some extent. No assurances can be given that we will be able to generate sufficient revenues and cash flows to maintain our current level of operations.
The success of our programs is highly dependent on the accuracy of information provided by members.
Our ability to monitor and modify patient behavior and to provide information to healthcare providers and payors, and consequently the success of our disease and care management systems, is dependent upon the accuracy of information received from patients. We have not taken, and do not expect to take, specific measures to determine the accuracy of information provided to us by patients regarding their medical histories. No assurance can be given that the information our patients provide us will be accurate. To the extent that patients have chosen not to comply with prescribed treatments, such patients might provide inaccurate information to avoid detection. Because of the subjective nature of medical treatment, it will be difficult for us to validate or confirm any such information. In the event that patients enrolled in our programs provide inaccurate information to a significant degree, we would be materially and adversely affected. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that our patient interventions will be successful in modifying patient behavior, improving patient health or reducing costs in any given case. Many potential customers may seek data from us with respect to the results of its programs prior to retaining us to develop new disease management or other health information programs. Our ability to market our system to new customers may be limited if we are unable to demonstrate successful results for our programs.
Our business is dependent on our technological capabilities.
Our business is dependent upon our ability to store, retrieve, process and manage data and to maintain and upgrade our data processing capabilities. Interruption of data processing capabilities for any extended length of time, loss of stored data, programming errors, other computer problems or interruptions of telephone service could have a material adverse effect on our business. Also, there is no guarantee that One Care Street or our other software applications will be scalable in a timely fashion in order to keep pace with customer demand. In the event that our data processing and other technological capabilities become limited, it would adversely affect our revenue growth.
Any inability to adequately protect our intellectual property could harm our competitive position.
We consider our methodologies, processes and know how to be proprietary. We seek to protect our proprietary information through confidentiality agreements with our employees. Our policy is to have employees enter into confidentiality agreements that contain provisions prohibiting the disclosure of confidential information to anyone outside of the company. In addition, the policy requires employees to acknowledge, and, if requested, assist in confirming our ownership of any new ideas, developments, discoveries or inventions conceived during
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employment, and requires assignment to us of proprietary rights to such matters that are related to our business. There can be no assurance that the steps we take to protect our intellectual property will be successful. If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, competitors may be able to use our technologies and erode or negate our competitive advantage.
We depend on payments from our customers, and pressures on these entities to reduce costs may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
The healthcare industry in which we operate currently faces significant cost reduction pressures as a result of constrained revenues from governmental and private revenue sources and increasing underlying medical care costs. We believe that these pressures will continue and possibly intensify.
Our services are intended specifically to assist our customers in controlling the high costs associated with the treatment of chronic diseases; however, the pressures to reduce costs in the short term may negatively affect our ability to sign and/or retain contracts with our customers. In addition, this focus on cost reduction could cause our customers to focus on contract restructurings that would reduce the fees paid to us for our services. As a result, these financial pressures could have a negative impact on our operations.
Our inability to perform well under our contracts could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Our growth strategy focuses on developing health and care support programs to address chronic diseases and medical conditions as well as the overall health of all enrollees of a payor. While we have considerable experience in health and care support programs with a broad range of medical conditions, any new or modified programs will involve inherent risks of execution. If we do not perform well under our contracts, or if one or more of our customers perceive that we do not perform adequately, our business reputation and results of operations could be materially adversely impacted.
The profitability of certain of our contracts is dependent upon the type and number of cases that we process.
We have entered into service agreements with certain health plans under which we assist the plans with complex care management services for its customers in exchange for a fee. The profitability of these contracts is dependent upon the number of cases that meet certain criteria for referral to us and agree to receive the service. Although these contracts do not always generate a sufficient volume of cases to make the contracts profitable, if the contracts consistently fail to do so in the future, the fixed costs incurred to service these contracts could exceed the revenue generated from the caseload. There can be no assurance that these contracts will continue to generate the required level of revenue to make the contracts profitable and, if they fail to do so, this could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
Our revenues may be subject to seasonal pressure from the disenrollment processes of its contracted health plans.
Employers typically make decisions on which health insurance carriers they will offer to their employees and also may allow employees to switch between health plans on an annual basis. These annual membership disenrollment and re-enrollment processes of employers (whose employees are the health plan members) from health plans can result in a seasonal reduction in actual lives under management in January, during our fourth fiscal quarter.
Historically, a majority of employers and employees make these decisions effective December 31 of each year. An employers change in health plans or employees changes in health plan elections may cause a decrease in actual lives under management for existing contracts as of January 1. Although these decisions may also cause a gain in enrollees as new employers sign on with customers, the identification of new members eligible to participate in our programs, in some products, is based on the submission of healthcare claims, which lags enrollment by an indeterminate period.
Another seasonal impact on actual lives could occur if a health plan decided to withdraw coverage altogether for a specific line of business, such as Medicare, or in a specific geographic area, thereby automatically disenrolling previously covered members. Historically, we have experienced minimal covered life disenrollment from such a decision.
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Risks Related to the Healthcare Industry
We are subject to extensive changes in the healthcare industry.
The healthcare industry is subject to changing political, economic and regulatory influences that may affect the procurement practices and operations of healthcare industry participants. Several lawmakers have announced that they intend to propose programs to reform the U.S. healthcare system. These programs may contain proposals to increase governmental involvement in health care, lower reimbursement rates and otherwise change the operating environment for us and our targeted customers. Healthcare industry participants may react to these proposals and the uncertainty surrounding such proposals by curtailing or deferring certain expenditures, including those for our programs. We cannot predict what impact, if any, such changes in the healthcare industry might have on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, many healthcare providers are consolidating to create larger healthcare delivery enterprises with greater regional market power. As a result, the remaining enterprises could have greater bargaining power, which may lead to price erosion of our programs. Our failure to maintain adequate price levels could have a material adverse effect on our business.
In recent years, the healthcare industry has undergone significant change driven by various efforts to reduce costs, including potential national healthcare reform, trends toward managed care, cuts in Medicare reimbursements, and horizontal and vertical consolidation within the healthcare industry. Our inability to react effectively to these and other changes in the healthcare industry could adversely affect our operating results. We cannot predict whether any healthcare reform efforts will be enacted and what effect any such reforms may have on us or our customers. Our inability to react effectively to changes in the healthcare industry could result in a material adverse effect on our business.
Our business is subject to extensive government regulation.
The healthcare industry, including our current business, is subject to extensive regulation by both the Federal and state governments. A number of states have extensive licensing and other regulatory requirements applicable to companies that provide healthcare services. Additionally, services provided to health benefit plans in certain cases are subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and may be affected by other state and Federal statutes. Generally, state laws prohibit the practice of medicine and nursing without a license. Many states interpret the practice of nursing to include health teaching, health counseling, the provision of care supportive to, or restorative of, life and well being and the execution of medical regimens prescribed by a physician. Accordingly, to the extent that we assist providers in improving patient compliance by publishing educational materials or providing behavior modification training to patients, such activities could be deemed by a state to be the practice of medicine or nursing. Although we have not conducted a survey of the applicable law in all 50 states, we believe that we are not engaged in the practice of medicine or nursing. There can be no assurance, however, that our operations will not be challenged as constituting the unlicensed practice of medicine or nursing. If such a challenge were made successfully in any state, we could be subject to civil and criminal penalties under such states law and could be required to restructure its contractual arrangements in that state. Such results, or the inability to successfully restructure our contractual arrangements, could have a material adverse effect on our operations.
We and our customers may also be subject to Federal and state laws and regulations that govern financial and other arrangements among healthcare providers. These laws prohibit certain fee splitting arrangements among healthcare providers, as well as direct and indirect payments, referrals or other financial arrangements that are designed to induce or encourage the referral of patients to, or the recommendation of, a particular provider for medical products and services. Possible sanctions for violation of these restrictions include civil and criminal penalties. Further, criminal violations may result in permanent mandatory exclusions and additional permissive exclusions from participation in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Regulation in the healthcare field is constantly evolving. We are unable to predict what government regulations, if any, affecting our business may be promulgated in the future. Our business could be materially adversely affected by the failure to obtain required licenses and governmental approvals, comply with applicable regulations or comply with existing or future laws, rules or regulations or their interpretations.
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Compliance with new federal and state legislative and regulatory initiatives could adversely affect our results of operations or may require us to spend substantial amounts acquiring and implementing new information systems or modifying existing systems.
We and our customers are subject to considerable state and federal government regulation. Many of these regulations are vaguely written and subject to differing interpretations that may, in certain cases, result in unintended consequences that could impact our ability to effectively deliver services. The current focus on regulatory and legislative efforts to protect the confidentiality and security of individually-identifiable health information, as evidenced by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, is one such example.
We believe that federal regulations governing the confidentiality of individually-identifiable health information permit us to obtain individually-identifiable health information for health and care support purposes from a health plan customer; however, state legislation or regulation could preempt federal legislation if it is more restrictive. Federal regulations governing the security of electronic individually-identifiable health information became mandatory for customers in April 2005. We are contractually required to comply with certain aspects of these confidentiality and security regulations.
Although we continually monitor the extent to which specific state legislation or regulations may govern our operations, new federal or state legislation or regulation in this area that restricts our ability to obtain individually-identifiable health information would have a material negative impact on our operations.
Government regulators may interpret current regulations governing our operations in a manner that negatively impacts our ability to provide services.
Broadly written Medicare fraud and abuse laws and regulations that are subject to varying interpretations may expose us to potential civil and criminal litigation regarding the structure of current and past contracts entered into with our customers. We believe that our operations have not violated and do not violate the provisions of the fraud and abuse statutes and regulations; however, private individuals acting on behalf of the United States government, or government enforcement agencies themselves, could pursue a claim against us under a new or differing interpretation of these statutes and regulations.
Our participation in federal programs may result in our being subject directly to various federal laws and regulations, including provisions related to fraud and abuse, false claims and billing and reimbursement for services, and the False Claims Act. Violations of the False Claims Act are punishable by treble damages and penalties of up to $11,000 per false claim. Actions may be brought under the False Claims Act by the government as well as by private individuals, known as whistleblowers, who are permitted to share in any settlement or judgment. Also, federal law contains various prohibitions related to false statements and false claims, some of which apply to private payors as well as federal programs.
We face competition for staffing, which may increase our labor costs and reduce profitability.
We compete with other healthcare and services providers in recruiting qualified management and staff personnel for the day-to-day operations of our business, including nurses and other healthcare professionals. In some markets, the scarcity of nurses and other medical support personnel has become a significant operating issue to healthcare businesses. This shortage may require us to enhance wages and benefits to recruit and retain qualified nurses and other healthcare professionals. A failure to recruit and retain qualified management, nurses and other healthcare professionals, or to control labor costs, could have a material adverse effect on our profitability.
We may face costly litigation that could force us to pay damages and harm our reputation.
Like other participants in the healthcare market, we are subject to lawsuits alleging negligence, product liability or other similar legal theories, many of which involve large claims and significant defense costs. Any of these claims, whether with or without merit, could result in costly litigation, and divert the time, attention, and resources of management. Although we currently maintain liability insurance intended to cover such claims, there can be no assurance that the coverage limits of such insurance policies will be adequate or that all such claims will be covered by the insurance. In addition, these insurance policies must be renewed annually. Although we have been able to obtain liability insurance, such insurance may not be available in the future on acceptable terms, or at all. A successful claim in excess of the insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.
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We could share in potential liability resulting from adverse medical consequences of patients.
We provide information to healthcare providers and managed care organizations upon which determinations affecting medical care are made. As a result, we could share in potential liabilities for resulting adverse medical consequences to patients. In addition, we could have potential legal liability in the event we fail to correctly record or disseminate patient information. We maintain an errors and omissions insurance policy with coverage of $5 million in the aggregate and per occurrence. Although we do not believe that we will directly engage in the practice of medicine or direct delivery of medical services and have not been a party to any such litigation, we maintain a professional liability policy with coverage of $5 million in the aggregate and per occurrence. There can be no assurance that our procedures for limiting liability have been or will be effective, that we will not be subject to litigation that may adversely affect our results of operations, that appropriate insurance will be available to us in the future at acceptable cost or at all, or that any insurance we maintain will cover, as to scope or amount, any claims that may be made against us.
Risks Related to our Common Stock
Stockholders affiliated with our directors and a limited number of other stockholders own a significant percentage of our outstanding voting stock and are able to exercise significant influence over our operations.
Our directors, funds affiliated with our directors, and other holders of at least 10% of our common stock currently own approximately 73% of our voting stock in aggregate, excluding shares subject to outstanding options and warrants and outstanding preferred stock. These stockholders are able to determine the composition of our board of directors, retain the voting power to approve all matters requiring stockholder approval and will continue to have significant influence over our operations. This concentration of ownership could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the company, preventing or frustrating any attempt by our stockholders to replace or remove the current management, or otherwise discouraging a potential acquirer from attempting to obtain control of the company, which in turn could limit the market value of our common stock.
In addition, between December 2007 and May 6, 2008 we have issued 6,250,000 shares of preferred stock to certain of our existing investors, all of whom are directors or funds affiliated with our directors or holders of greater than 10% of our common stock. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into five shares of common stock, and the terms of the preferred stock provide these investors with additional rights and impact the rights of the holders of our common stock in that we are prohibited from issuing dividends or making distributions to the holders of our common stock for so long as any shares of preferred stock are outstanding, unless all accrued and unpaid dividends with respect to the preferred stock have been paid or are declared and set apart, and the holders of the preferred have the right to a liquidation preference with respect to such shares equal to their original purchase price plus all accrued but unpaid dividends in the event of an dissolution, liquidation or winding up of our company or certain acquisition or change of control transactions involving our company. In addition, the holders of the preferred stock generally vote together with the holders of common stock on an as-converted to common stock basis. As a result of this issuance of preferred stock, our significant stockholders have even greater control over our operations. If we issue additional shares of preferred stock to these investors, it would have a further dilutive effect on our shares, which could have an adverse effect on the price of our common stock.
As described elsewhere in this report, we have entered into a stock purchase agreement with the same group of investors that contemplates the issuance of additional shares of preferred stock for gross proceeds of up to $4.0 million. Also as described in this report, in connection with the preferred stock financing, we intend to effect a going private transaction that will result in our ceasing to be a public company. As part of the going private transaction, our directors, executive officers and key stockholders will enter into a stockholders agreement which will provide them additional rights, such as rights to information, preemptive rights to acquire securities, rights of first refusal and co-sale rights, that will allow them to exercise even greater control over our operations if and when we cease to be a public company.
Our common stock qualifies as a penny stock under SEC rules which may make it more difficult for stockholders to resell their shares of common stock.
Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, although as described in this report, we expect that it will no longer be quoted following the contemplated deregistration of our common stock with the SEC. Stockholders may experience greater difficulties in attempting to sell our stock than if it were listed on a stock exchange. Because our common stock does not trade on a stock exchange and the market price of the common stock
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is less than $5.00 per share, our common stock qualifies as a penny stock. SEC Rule 15g-9 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers that recommend the purchase or sale of penny stocks to persons other than those who qualify as an established customer or an accredited investor. This includes the requirement that a broker-dealer must make a determination on the appropriateness of investments in penny stocks for the customer and must make special disclosures to the customer concerning the risks of penny stocks. Application of the penny stock rules to our common stock could adversely affect the market liquidity of the shares, which in turn may affect the ability of holders of the common stock to resell the stock.
As a result of our acquisition of Haelan, we may be obligated to issue additional shares of our common stock, which could dilute the ownership of existing stockholders.
As part of our acquisition of our subsidiary Haelan Corporation, we have certain obligations to the former Haelan shareholders. There is the possibility that the payment of such obligations may be made by the issuance of shares of our common stock. In the event that we issue shares of our common stock in satisfaction of our obligations to the former Haelan shareholders, any such issuance would be dilutive to our stockholders and could have a material adverse effect on our earnings per share.
The majority of our assets is comprised of goodwill acquired in acquisitions, which goodwill could become further impaired.
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (SFAS 142), we test goodwill annually for impairment each March 31 or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Due to certain conditions present during 2007 (including our 2007 net operating loss, a net decrease in our cash balance and the decline in the market price for our common stock), we performed a goodwill and intangible asset impairment test as of December 31, 2007. As a result of the assessment, an impairment of approximately $7.5 million was recorded as of that date, as our stockholders equity was determined to be in excess of our fair value. No assurances can be given that our goodwill as currently recorded will remain unimpaired in the future. SFAS 142 requires that goodwill be tested for impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce our fair value below the amount of our stockholders equity. Each quarter we will assess whether an impairment test is necessary based on pertinent facts and circumstances. As of March 31, 2008, we performed additional impairment tests and determined that no further adjustments were necessary. If, however, as a result of a future annual or interim impairment assessment, we determine that total stockholders equity exceeds our fair value we would be required to further write down the value of such goodwill on our balance sheet such that the resulting total stockholders equity will not exceed our fair value. If we recognize an impairment of goodwill, this could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 17, 2008, we received the written consent of stockholders holding sufficient shares to approve amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date, to (a) effect a reverse split of our common stock (the "Reverse Split") pursuant to which each 100,000 shares of Common Stock registered in the name of a stockholder holding at least 100,000 shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the effective time of the Reverse Split will be
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converted and combined into one share of Common Stock, followed immediately thereafter by a forward split of the Common Stock pursuant to which each share of Common Stock registered in the name of a stockholder holding at least one share of Common Stock immediately after the effective time of the Reverse Split, including fractions thereof for holders holding in excess of one whole share following the Reverse Split, will be converted and subdivided into 100,000 shares of Common Stock and (b) increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 100,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares. The stockholder consents were executed by stockholders representing approximately 73.2% of our voting stock on an as-converted to Common Stock basis.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
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Certificate of Incorporation |
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Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation |
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Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation |
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Amended Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Relative, Participating, Optional or Other Special Rights, and the Qualifications, Limitations or Restrictions Thereof of the Series A Preferred Stock |
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By-Laws |
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Form of Common Stock Certificate |
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Amendment to 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. |
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Letter agreement with Chris E. Paterson, dated July 17, 2008. |
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Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated July 17, 2008. |
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Computation of Per Share Earnings (included in the notes to the audited financial statements contained in this report). |
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Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification of the Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on July 3, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Schedule 13E-3 Transaction Statement filed on September 5, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed on March 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed on November 14, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 3, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on June 15, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference. |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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