UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2016

OR

For the Transition Period from              to              

Commission File Number 000-28275

 

PFSweb, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 881-2900

 

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

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer.

 

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

At May 6, 2016 there were 18,679,354 shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 

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PFSWEB, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Form 10-Q

March 31, 2016

INDEX

 

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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PFSWEB, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

PFSweb, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Company”; “Supplies Distributors” refers to Supplies Distributors, Inc. and its subsidiaries; “Retail Connect” refers to PFSweb Retail Connect, Inc.; “REV” collectively refers to REV Solutions, Inc. and REVTECH Solutions India Private Limited; “LAL” refers to LiveAreaLabs, Inc.; “Moda” refers to Moda Superbe Limited; “CrossView” refers to CrossView, Inc.; and “PFSweb” refers to PFSweb, Inc. and its subsidiaries, excluding Supplies Distributors and Retail Connect.

PFSweb Overview

PFSweb is a global provider of omni-channel commerce solutions, including a broad range of technology, infrastructure and professional services, to major brand name companies and others seeking to optimize their supply chain and to enhance their online and traditional business channels and initiatives in the United States, Canada, and Europe. PFSweb’s service offerings include website design, creation and integration, digital agency and marketing, eCommerce technologies, order management, customer care, logistics and fulfillment, financial management and professional consulting.

Supplies Distributors Overview

Supplies Distributors and PFSweb operate under distributor agreements with Ricoh Company Limited and Ricoh USA, Inc., a strategic business unit within the Ricoh Family Group of Companies, (collectively hereafter referred to as “Ricoh”), under which Supplies Distributors acts as a distributor of various Ricoh products. The majority of Supplies Distributors’ revenue is generated by its sale of product purchased from Ricoh.

Supplies Distributors has obtained financing to fund certain working capital requirements for the sale of primarily Ricoh products. Pursuant to the transaction management services agreements between PFSweb and Supplies Distributors, PFSweb provides to Supplies Distributors transaction management and fulfillment services, such as managed web hosting and maintenance, procurement support, web-enabled customer contact center services, customer relationship management, financial services including billing and collection services, information management, and international distribution services. Supplies Distributors does not have its own sales force and relies upon Ricoh’s sales force and product demand generation activities for its sale of Ricoh products. Supplies Distributors sells its products in the United States, Canada and Europe.

Supplies Distributors also maintains agreements with certain additional clients where it operates as an agent for the resale of product between the client and the customer, and records product revenue net of cost of product revenue as a component of service fee revenue.  PFSweb also provides various transaction management services to Supplies Distributors under these arrangements.

All of the agreements between PFSweb and Supplies Distributors were made in the context of an affiliate relationship and were negotiated in the overall context of PFSweb’s and Supplies Distributors’ arrangement with the client or vendor. Although management believes the terms of these agreements are generally consistent with fair market values, there can be no assurance that the prices charged to or by each company under these arrangements are not higher or lower than the prices that may be charged by, or to, unaffiliated third parties for similar services. All of these transactions are eliminated upon consolidation.

Basis of Presentation

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2016, and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and are unaudited. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC. In the opinion of management and subject to the foregoing, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2016, its results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. Results of the Company’s operations for interim periods may not be indicative of results for the full fiscal year.

 

 

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The recognition and allocation of certain revenues and selling, general and administrative expenses in these condensed consolidated financial statements also require management estimates and assumptions.

Estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be applicable and reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates may change as new events occur, as additional information is obtained and as the operating environment changes. These changes have been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements as soon as they became known. In addition, management is periodically faced with uncertainties, the outcomes of which are not within its control and will not be known for prolonged periods of time. These uncertainties are discussed in this report and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 in the section entitled “Risk Factors.” Based on a critical assessment of accounting policies and the underlying judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of those policies, management believes the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are fairly stated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and provide a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

Revenue and Cost Recognition

The Company derives revenue primarily from services provided under contractual arrangements with its clients or from the sale of products under its distributor agreements. The following revenue recognition policies define the manner in which the Company accounts for sales transactions.

The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, product shipment or delivery has occurred or services are rendered, the sales price or fee is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.

In instances where revenue is derived from sales of third-party vendor services, the Company records revenue on a gross basis when the Company is a principal to the transaction and net of costs when the Company is acting as an agent between the customer or client and the vendor.  The Company considers several factors to determine whether it is a principal or an agent, most notably whether the Company is the primary obligor to the vendor or customer, has established its own pricing and has inventory and credit risks, if applicable.

Service Fee Revenue Activity

The Company’s service fee revenue primarily relates to its distribution services, order management/customer care services, professional digital agency and technology services.  The Company typically charges its service fee revenue on either a cost-plus basis, a percent of shipped revenue basis, on a time and materials, project or retainer basis for professional services, or a per transaction basis, such as a per item basis for fulfillment services or a per labor hour basis for web-enabled customer contact center services. Additional fees are billed for other services.  

The Company evaluates its contractual arrangements to determine whether or not they include multiple service elements.  Revenue recognition is determined for the separate service elements of the contract in accordance with the requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605, “Revenue Recognition.” A deliverable constitutes a separate unit of accounting when it has standalone value and there are no return rights or other contingencies present for the delivered elements. The Company allocates revenue to each element based on estimated selling price. Each of the Company’s client contracts, and the related services, is unique, with individual needs and criteria customized for each client.  Each client engagement is scoped and priced separately and as such the Company is not able to establish vendor specific objective evidence of fair value for its services, nor is third-party evidence available to establish stand-alone selling prices. Accordingly the Company uses management’s best estimate of selling price for the deliverables. The Company establishes its estimates considering internal factors such as margin objectives, pricing practices and controls as well as market conditions such as competitor pricing strategies.

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Distribution services relate primarily to inventory management, product receiving, warehousing and fulfillment (i.e., picking, packing and shipping) and facilities and operations management. Service fee revenue for these activities is recognized as earned, which is either (i) on a per transaction basis or (ii) at the time of product fulfillment, which occurs at the completion of the distribution services.

Order management/customer care services relate primarily to taking customer orders for the Company’s clients’ products. These services also entail addressing customer questions related to orders, as well as cross-selling/up-selling activities. Service fee revenue for this activity is recognized as the services are rendered. Fees charged to the client are on a per transaction basis based on either (i) a pre-determined fee per order or fee per telephone minutes incurred, (ii) a per dedicated agent fee, or (iii) are included in the product fulfillment service fees that are recognized on product shipment.

Professional consulting and technology service revenues primarily relate to design, implementation, service and support of eCommerce platforms, website design and solutions and quality control for the Company’s clients.  Additionally, the Company provides digital agency services that enable client marketing programs to attract new customers, convert buyers and increase website value. These fees are typically charged on either a per labor hour basis, or transaction basis, a dedicated resource model, a fixed price arrangement, or a percent of merchandise shipped basis. Service fee revenue for this activity is generally recognized as the services are rendered.

The Company performs front-end set-up and integration services to support client eCommerce platforms and websites. When the Company determines these front-end set-up and integration services do not meet the criteria for recognition as a separate unit of accounting, the Company defers the start-up fees received and the related costs, and recognizes them over the expected performance period. When the Company determines these front-end set-up and integration services do meet the criteria for recognition as a separate unit of accounting, for time and material arrangements, the Company recognizes revenue as services are rendered and costs as they are incurred. For fixed-price arrangements, the Company uses the completed contract method to recognize revenues and costs if reasonable and reliable cost estimates for a project cannot be made. If reasonable and reliable costs estimates for a project can be made, the Company recognizes revenue over the expected performance period on a proportional performance basis, as determined by the relationship of actual costs incurred compared to the estimated total contract costs.  At the time a loss in a contract is expected, the entire amount of the estimated loss is accrued.

The Company’s billings for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, including travel and certain third-party vendor expenses such as shipping and handling costs and telecommunication charges, are included in pass-through revenue. The related reimbursable costs are reflected as cost of pass-through revenue.

The Company’s cost of service fee revenue, representing the cost to provide the services described above, is recognized as incurred. Cost of service fee revenue also includes certain costs associated with technology collaboration and ongoing technology support that include maintenance, web hosting and other ongoing programming activities. These activities are primarily performed to support the distribution and order management/customer care services and are recognized as incurred.

Product Revenue Activity

Depending on the terms of the customer arrangement, Supplies Distributors recognizes product revenue and product cost either upon the shipment of product to customers or when the customer receives the product. Supplies Distributors permits its customers to return product for credit against other purchases, which include returns for defective products (that Supplies Distributors then returns to the manufacturer) and incorrect shipments. Supplies Distributors provides a reserve for estimated returns and allowances and offers terms to its customers that it believes are standard for its industry.

Freight costs billed to customers are reflected as components of product revenue. Freight costs incurred are recorded as a component of cost of goods sold.

Under its distributor agreements, Supplies Distributors bills Ricoh for reimbursements of certain expenses, including: pass-through customer marketing programs, including rebates and co-op funds; certain freight costs; direct costs incurred in passing on any price decreases offered by Ricoh to Supplies Distributors or its customers to cover price protection and certain special bids; the cost of products provided to replace defective product returned by customers; and certain other expenses as defined. Supplies Distributors records these reimbursable amounts as they are incurred as other receivables in the condensed consolidated balance sheet with a corresponding reduction in either inventory or cost of product revenue. Supplies Distributors also records pass-through customer marketing programs as a reduction of both product revenue and cost of product revenue.

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Accounts Receivable

The Company recognizes revenue and records trade accounts receivable, pursuant to the methods described above, when collectability is reasonably assured. Collectability is evaluated in the aggregate and on an individual customer or client basis taking into consideration payment due date, historical payment trends, current financial position, results of independent credit evaluations and payment terms. Related reserves are determined by either using percentages applied to certain aged receivable categories based on historical results, reevaluated and adjusted as additional information is received, or a specific identification method. After all attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Deferred Revenues and Deferred Costs

The Company primarily performs its services under multiple-year contracts, certain of which include early termination provisions, and clients are obligated to pay for services performed. In conjunction with these long-term contracts, the Company sometimes receives start-up fees to cover its implementation costs, including certain technology infrastructure and development costs. When the Company determines that these start-up and integration activities do not meet the criteria for recognition as a separate unit of accounting, the Company defers the start-up fees received, and the related costs, and recognizes them over the expected performance period. The amortization of deferred revenue is included as a component of service fee revenue. The amortization of deferred implementation costs is included as a cost of service fee revenue. To the extent implementation costs for non-technology infrastructure and development exceed the corresponding fees received, the excess costs are expensed as incurred.

Investment in Affiliates

Priority Fulfillment Services, Inc. (“PFS”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of PFSweb, Inc. has made advances to Supplies Distributors that are evidenced by a Subordinated Demand Note (the “Subordinated Note”). Under the terms of certain of Supplies Distributors’ debt facilities, the outstanding balance of the Subordinated Note cannot be decreased to less than $2.5 million without prior approval of certain of Supplies Distributors’ lenders. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the outstanding balance of the Subordinated Note was $2.5 million. The Subordinated Note is eliminated in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Concentration of Business and Credit Risk

No service fee client relationship represented more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated total revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2016.  No customer or service fee client exceeded 10% of consolidated accounts receivable as of March 31, 2016.

A summary of the nonaffiliated customer and client concentrations as a percentage of product revenue and service fee revenue, respectively, is as follows:

 

 

The Company currently anticipates that its product revenue from the customers identified above will decline during the next twelve months.

The Company has provided certain collateralized guarantees of its subsidiaries’ financings and credit arrangements. These subsidiaries’ ability to obtain financing on similar terms would be significantly impacted without these guarantees.

The Company has multiple arrangements with International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) and Ricoh. These arrangements include Supplies Distributors’ distributor agreements and certain of Supplies Distributors’ working capital financing

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

agreements. The majority of Supplies Distributors’ revenue is generated by its sale of product purchased from Ricoh. Supplies Distributors also relies upon Ricoh’s sales force and product demand generation activities and the discontinuance of such services would have a material impact upon Supplies Distributors’ business. In addition, Supplies Distributors has product sales to IBM and Ricoh business affiliates.

As a result of certain operational restructuring of its business, Ricoh has implemented, and will continue to implement, certain changes in the sale and distribution of Ricoh products. The changes have resulted, and are expected to continue to result, in reduced revenues and profitability for Supplies Distributors.

Inventories

Inventories (all of which are finished goods) are stated at the lower of weighted average cost or market. The Company establishes inventory reserves based upon estimates of declines in values due to inventories that are slow moving or obsolete, excess levels of inventory or values assessed at lower than cost.

Supplies Distributors assumes responsibility for slow-moving inventory under its Ricoh distributor agreements, subject to certain termination rights, but has the right to return product rendered obsolete by engineering changes, as defined. In the event PFS, Supplies Distributors and Ricoh terminate the distributor agreements, the agreements provide for the parties to mutually agree on a plan of disposition of Supplies Distributors’ then existing inventory.

Operating Leases

The Company leases certain real estate for its warehouse, call center, sales, professional services and corporate operations, as well as certain equipment, under non-cancelable operating leases that expire at various dates through 2024. Management expects that, in the normal course of business, leases that expire will be renewed or replaced by other similar leases. The Company recognizes escalating lease payments on a straight-line basis over the term of each respective lease with the difference between cash payments and rent expense recognized being recorded as deferred rent in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Property and Equipment

The Company’s property held under capital leases totaled approximately $5.5 million at both March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, net of accumulated amortization of approximately $5.4 million and $4.6 million, at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.  Depreciation and amortization expense related to capital leases during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $0.7 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

Income Taxes

The Company records a tax provision primarily associated with state income taxes and its foreign operations. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance for the majority of its domestic net deferred tax assets, which are primarily related to its net operating loss carryforwards and for certain foreign deferred tax assets.

Cash Paid for Interest and Taxes

The Company made payments for interest of approximately $0.4 million and $0.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Income taxes of approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million were paid by the Company in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”), to supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, it is possible more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than required under existing U.S. GAAP, including identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 is effective for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted for fiscal years

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

beginning January 1, 2017. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue Recognition - Principal versus Agent (“ASU 2016-08”) (reporting revenue gross versus net). ASU 2016-08 provides additional guidance on topics addressed in ASU 2014-09. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-15, “Interest—Imputation of Interest: Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements,” or ASU 2015-15. ASU 2015-15 adds clarity from the SEC’s perspective on the presentation and subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs associated with line-of-credit arrangements. The Company’s adoption of ASU 2015-15 did not have a material impact on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, “Leases”.  The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months.  Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement.  The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” The amendment in this ASU affects all organizations that issue share-based payment awards to employees and is intended to simplify several aspects of the accounting for these awards, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, classification on the statement of cash flows, and allowing an accounting policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur. This standard will be effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted, however an entity must adopt all of the amendments in the same period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes the interim period. Transition guidance is dependent on the individual amendment within the update. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of the new standard on its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

3. ACQUISITIONS

 

Acquisition of Moda

On June 11, 2015, PFSweb, Inc. acquired the outstanding capital stock of Moda, an eCommerce system integrator and consultancy that provides unique digital experiences for fashion brands and retailers.  Moda maintains primary operations in London.  Consideration paid for the shares included an initial £650,000 (approximately $1.0 million) cash payment and 16,116 unregistered shares of Company stock (approximately $0.2 million in value as of the acquisition date).  The purchase agreement provides for future earn-out payments (“Moda Earn-out Payments”) payable in 2016 and 2017 based on Moda’s achievement of certain 2015 and 2016 financial targets, with no guaranteed minimum and an aggregate maximum each year of £500,000 (approximately $0.8 million), in each case, subject to possible offsets for indemnification and other claims arising under the purchase agreement.  Based on Moda’s 2015 financial performance, no payments were due and payable for the 2015 Earn-out Payments.  As of March 31, 2016, the Company has recorded a liability of $0.1 million applicable to the estimated 2016 Earn-out Payments, which is included in other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The estimated performance-based contingent liability for the Moda 2016 Earn-out payments was reduced from $0.3 million as of December 31, 2015 to $0.1 million as of March 31, 2016 as a result of updated Moda financial projections for 2016.  At the Company’s election, up to 25% of the 2016 Moda Earn-out Payments are payable in restricted shares of common stock of the Company.  

The transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting for business combinations and, accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including a preliminary allocation of purchase price, and the results of operations of Moda have been included in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition which, for the three months ended March 31, 2016, includes $0.4 million of service fee revenue and $0.2 million of net loss. The Company determined fair value using a combination of the discounted cash flow, market multiple and market capitalization valuation methods.

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

 

 

Purchase price for Moda is as follows (in thousands, except share data and stock price):

 

 

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed was allocated to goodwill. Total goodwill of $1.3 million, none of which is deductible for tax purposes, is not being amortized but is subject to an annual impairment test using a fair-value-based approach.

The Company is amortizing the identifiable intangible assets acquired using a pattern in which the economic benefit of the assets are expected to be realized by the Company over their estimated remaining useful lives. There are no residual values for any of the intangible assets subject to amortization acquired during the Moda acquisition.

Definite lived intangible assets acquired in the Moda acquisition consist of (in thousands):

 

 

Acquisition of CrossView

On August 5, 2015, PFSweb, Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets, and assumed substantially all of the liabilities, in each case, other than certain specified assets and liabilities of CrossView, Inc., (“CrossView”) an ecommerce systems integrator and provider of a wide range of ecommerce services in the U.S. and Canada.    

Consideration paid by the Company included an initial cash payment of $30.7 million and 553,223 unregistered shares of Company common stock (approximately $6.3 million in value as of the acquisition date).  The initial cash payment was subject to adjustment based upon a post-closing balance sheet reconciliation.  In addition, the purchase agreement provides for future earn-out payments (“CrossView Earn-out Payments”) payable in 2016, 2017 and 2018 based on the achievement of certain 2015, 2016 and 2017 financial targets.  The CrossView Earn-out Payments have no guaranteed minimum and an aggregate maximum of $18.0 million and are subject to possible offsets for indemnification and other claims.  In April and May of 2016, the Company paid an aggregate of $7.9 million in payment of the 2015 CrossView Earn-out Payments, of which, $1.6 million was paid in Company stock.  The Company will pay 15% of both the 2016 and 2017 earn-outs in restricted shares of Company common stock, based on its then current market value at the time of issuance. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company had a receivable of $0.4 million

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

and $1.4 million, respectively, applicable to the post-closing balance sheet reconciliation adjustment.  As of March 31, 2016, the Company has recorded a total liability of $9.4 million applicable to the projected CrossView Earn-out Payments, which is included in performance-based contingent payments and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  This estimated performance-based liability was reduced from $10.2 million as of December 31, 2015 to $9.4 million as of March 31, 2016 as a result of updated CrossView financial projections for the 2016 and 2017 Earn-out periods.  

The transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting for business combinations and, accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including an allocation of purchase price, and the results of operations of CrossView have been included in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition which, for the three months ended March 31, 2016, includes $7.1 million of service fee revenue and $0.4 million of net loss. The Company determined fair value using a combination of the discounted cash flow, market multiple and market capitalization valuation methods.

The following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

 

 

Purchase price for CrossView is as follows (in thousands, except share data and stock price):

 

 

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed was allocated to goodwill. Total goodwill of $30.2 million, which, given the structure of the acquisition, is expected to be deductible for tax purposes over 15 years.

 

The Company is amortizing the identifiable intangible assets acquired using a pattern in which the economic benefit of the assets are expected to be realized by the Company over their estimated remaining useful lives. There are no residual values for any of the intangible assets subject to amortization acquired during the CrossView acquisition.

 

Estimated definite lived assets acquired in the CrossView acquisition consist of (in thousands):

 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Definite Lived Assets (in thousands)

 

Definite Lived Intangible Asset Amortization

The Company recognized $0.8 million and $0.2 million of amortization expense related to acquired definite lived intangible assets in selling, general and administrative expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Pro Forma Information

The following table presents selected pro forma information, for comparative purposes, assuming the acquisition of CrossView had occurred on January 1, 2015 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

 

 

The unaudited pro forma total revenues and pro forma net loss are not necessarily indicative of the consolidated results of operations for future periods or the results of operations that would have been realized had the Company consolidated CrossView during the periods noted.  Moda did not meet the significant test requirements and thus is not included in the pro forma presentation above.

 

Acquisition Related Expenses

The acquisitions are expected to enhance the Company’s overall product and service offering to its existing clients and customers as well as support anticipated growth opportunities.  The Company recorded $0.1 million and $0.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, of acquisition related costs in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

4. NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic and diluted net loss per common share are computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. The following equity awards have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive: 1.2 million and 1.5 million stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively; 0.6 million and 0.3 million performance shares and restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively; and 82,000 and 49,000 deferred stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

 

5. STOCK AND STOCK OPTIONS

On March 23, 2015, pursuant to the Company’s Employee Stock and Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (“the Plan”), the Company issued approximately 12,000 Other Stock-Based Awards and approximately 38,000 Restricted Stock Unit Awards (as such terms are defined in the Plan) to certain of the Company’s executive officers and senior management. The Restricted Stock Unit Awards are subject to three year vesting beginning in 2015 based on continued employment.  The Company also issued additional Restricted Stock Units and Performance-Based Share Awards (as such terms are defined in the Plan) to the Company’s executives and senior management.  Under the terms of these additional 2015 awards, the determination of the number of Restricted Stock Units and Performance Shares that each such individual received was subject to, and calculated by reference to, the achievement by the Company of a performance goal measured by a range of targeted financial performance, as defined, for 2015, as well as, for certain of the Restricted Stock Units, individual performance goals, as defined.  Based on the Company’s 2015 results, the Company issued an aggregate of approximately 283,000 Performance Shares and 84,000 Restricted Stock Units for 2015.  The Performance Shares are subject to annual vesting based upon continued employment and either the achievement of a defined annual financial target or for certain of the Performance Shares, the comparative performance (on an annual and cumulative basis) of the Company’s common stock on NASDAQ compared to the Russell Micro Cap Index.

Total stock-based compensation expense was $0.8 million in both the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and was included as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

On March 31, 2016, the Company issued additional Restricted Stock Units and Performance-Based Share Awards (as such terms are defined in the Plan) to certain of the Company’s executives and senior management.  Under the terms of these 2016 awards, the number of restricted stock units and performance shares that each such individual may receive is subject to, and calculated by reference to, the achievement by the Company of a performance goal measured by a range of targeted financial performance, as defined, for 2016, as well as, for certain of the restricted stock units, individual performance goals, as defined.  Assuming achievement of the highest financial and individual performance goal, the aggregate maximum number of restricted stock units is approximately 91,000 and the aggregate maximum number of performance shares is approximately 282,000, which performance shares are subject to annual vesting based upon continued employment and for certain of the performance shares, the achievement of a defined annual financial target or the comparative performance (on an annual and cumulative basis) of the Company’s common stock on NASDAQ compared to the Russell Micro Cap Index.  

 

 

6. VENDOR FINANCING

Supplies Distributors has a short-term credit facility with IBM Credit LLC to finance its distribution of Ricoh products in the United States, providing financing for eligible Ricoh inventory and certain receivables up to $13.0 million. The agreement has no stated maturity date and provides either party the ability to exit the facility following a 90-day notice. Given the structure of this facility and as outstanding balances, which represent inventory purchases, are repaid within twelve months, the Company has classified the outstanding amounts under this facility, which were $9.6 million and $8.2 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, as accounts payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2016, Supplies Distributors had $0.1 million of available credit under this facility. The credit facility contains cross default provisions, various restrictions upon the ability of Supplies Distributors to, among other things, merge, consolidate, sell assets, incur indebtedness, make loans and payments to related parties (including entities directly or indirectly owned by PFSweb, Inc.), provide guarantees, make investments and loans, pledge assets, make changes to capital stock ownership structure and pay dividends. The credit facility also contains financial covenants, such as annualized revenue to working capital, net profit after tax to revenue, and total liabilities to tangible net worth, as defined, and is secured by certain of the assets of Supplies Distributors, as well as a collateralized guaranty of PFSweb. Additionally, PFS is required to maintain a minimum Subordinated Note receivable balance from Supplies Distributors of $2.5 million.  Borrowings under the credit facility accrue interest, after a defined free financing period, at prime rate plus 0.5% (4.00% as of March 31, 2016). The facility also includes a monthly service fee.  As of March 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.

 

 

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7. DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS;

Outstanding debt and capital lease obligations consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

U.S. Credit Agreement

In August 2015, PFSweb, Inc. and its U.S. subsidiaries entered into a credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with Regions Bank, as agent for itself and one or more future lenders including Bank of America N.A. and HSBC Bank USA, National Association (“the Lenders”).  Under the Credit Agreement, and subject to the terms set forth therein, the Lenders have agreed to provide PFS with a revolving loan facility for up to $32.5 million and a term loan facility for up to $30 million through August 5, 2020.  Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, PFS has the ability to increase the total loan facilities to $75 million.  Availability under the revolving loan facility may not exceed a borrowing base of eligible accounts receivable (as defined).  As of March 31, 2016, the Company had $11.5 million and $20.0 million of available credit under the revolving loan facility and term loan facility, respectfully.  Advances under the revolving loan portion of the Credit Agreement are due and payable on August 5, 2020.  Term loan advances amortize during the five year term of the Credit Agreement based upon scheduled percentage payments with the then remaining outstanding balance (potentially up to 65% of the amount borrowed) due on August 5, 2020.  Borrowings under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a variable rate based on prime rate or Libor, plus an applicable margin.  As of March 31, 2016, the interest rate was 4.5% on $3.0 million of outstanding borrowings, 2.63% on $8.0 million of outstanding borrowings and 2.69% on $10.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the revolving loan facility.  As of March 31, 2016, the interest rate on borrowing under the term loan facility was 2.69%.  In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company paid $0.6 million of fees, which are being amortized through the life of the Credit Agreement and are reflected as a net reduction in debt. The Credit Agreement is secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of Company and its U.S. subsidiaries and a pledge of 65% of the shares of certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.  The Credit Agreement contains cross default provisions, various restrictions upon the Company’s ability to, among other things, merge, consolidate, sell assets, incur indebtedness, make loans and payments to subsidiaries, affiliates and related parties, make capital expenditures, make investments and loans, pledge assets, make changes to capital stock ownership structure, as well as financial covenants, as defined, of a minimum consolidated fixed charge ratio and a maximum consolidated leverage ratio.

Debt Covenants

To the extent the Company or any of its subsidiaries fail to comply with its covenants applicable to its debt or vendor financing obligations, including the periodic financial covenant requirements, such as profitability and cash flow, and required level of shareholders’ equity or net worth, (as defined), the Company would be required to obtain a waiver from the lender or the lender would be entitled to accelerate the repayment of any outstanding credit facility obligations, and exercise all other rights and remedies, including sale of collateral and enforcement of payment under the Company parent guarantee. Any acceleration of the repayment of the credit facilities may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and no assurance can be given that the Company would have the financial ability to repay all of such obligations. As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

Master Lease Agreements

The Company has various agreements that provide for leasing or financing transactions of equipment and other assets and will continue to enter into such arrangements as needed to finance the purchasing or leasing of certain equipment or other assets. Borrowings under these agreements, which generally have terms of three to five years, are generally secured by the related equipment, and in certain cases, by a Company parent guarantee.

 

 

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

8. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company is currently organized into two primary operating segments, which generally align with its corporate organization structure. In the first segment, PFSweb is a global provider of various infrastructure, technology, and digital agency solutions and operates as a service fee business. In the second operating segment (“Business and Retail Connect”), subsidiaries of the Company purchase inventory from clients and resell the inventory to client customers. In this segment, the Company generally recognizes product revenue.  Goodwill acquired through acquisitions is recognized as part of the PFSweb segment.  

 

 

 

 

 

9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

In September 2014, the Company purchased all of the stock of REV Solutions, Inc. and REVTech Solutions India Private Limited from Mr. Steven Stephan, currently a Senior Vice President of the Company, and other shareholders in a transaction which, in addition to a closing payment, provided for earn-out payments based on the achievement of certain metrics for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015. Since January 1, 2015, the Company has paid Mr. Stephan an aggregate of $2.4 million and has issued 38,574 shares of common stock as the final purchase price earn-out payments associated with such transaction.

 

 

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company received municipal tax abatements in certain locations. In prior years, the Company received notice from a municipality that it did not satisfy certain criteria necessary to maintain the abatements and that the municipal authority planned to make an adjustment to the Company’s tax abatement. The Company disputed the adjustment and such dispute has been settled with the municipality. However, the amount of additional property taxes to be assessed against the Company and the timing of the related payments has not been finalized. As of March 31, 2016, the Company believes it has adequately accrued for the expected assessment.

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PFSweb, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

In connection with a client project, the Company has provided a $1.3 million performance bond which may be drawn upon in the event of a default by the Company of its obligations under the project, or, in the absence of a default, upon successful completion of the project, the bond will be returned.

The Company is subject to claims in the ordinary course of business, including claims of alleged infringement by the Company or its subsidiaries of the patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights of third parties. PFS is generally required to indemnify its service fee clients against any third party claims asserted against such clients alleging infringement by PFS of the patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights of third parties.

 

 

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

Forward-Looking Information

We have made forward-looking statements in this Report on Form 10-Q. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and there can be no guarantee that these statements will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements include assumptions as to how we may perform in the future. When we use words like “seek,” “strive,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “will,” “may,” “could,” “intend,” “plan,” “target” and “estimate” or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. You should understand that the following important factors, in addition to those set forth above or elsewhere in this Report on Form 10-Q and our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. These factors include:

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We have based these statements on our current expectations about future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee these expectations will actually be achieved. In addition, some forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expected or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.

Key Transactions and Events

During 2015, we were impacted by the following key transactions and events that also affect comparability of our results to prior periods and are discussed further in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015:

Overview

We are a global provider of omni-channel commerce solutions. Comprised of a broad range of technology, critical infrastructure and professional services, we provide our clients with best-of-breed capabilities offered as a complete end-to-end solution or on an à la carte basis. We provide these solutions and services to major brand name companies and others seeking to optimize their supply chain and to enhance their online and traditional business channels and initiatives. We derive our revenues from providing a broad range of services using three different seller services financial models: 1) the Service Fee model, 2) the Agent (or Flash) model and 3) the Retail model.

We refer to the standard PFSweb seller services financial model as the Service Fee model. In this model, our clients own the inventory and are the merchants of record and engage us to provide various infrastructure, technology and digital agency services in support of their business operations. We derive our service fee revenues from a broad range of service offerings that include digital agency and marketing, eCommerce technologies, system integration, order management, customer care, logistics and fulfillment, financial management and professional consulting. We offer our services as an integrated solution, which enables our clients to outsource their complete ecommerce needs to a single source and to focus on their core competencies though clients are also able to select individual or groupings of our various service offerings on an à la carte basis. We currently provide services to clients that operate in a range of vertical markets, including technology manufacturing, computer products, cosmetics, fragile goods, coins and collectibles, apparel, telecommunications, consumer electronics and consumer packaged goods, among others.

In the Service Fee model, we typically charge for our services on a cost-plus basis, a percent of shipped revenue basis, a time and materials, project or retainer basis for our professional services, or a per-transaction basis, such as a per-labor hour basis for web-enabled customer contact center services and a per-item basis for fulfillment services. Additional fees are billed for other services. We price our services based on a variety of factors, including the depth and complexity of the services provided, the amount of capital expenditures or systems customization required, the length of contract and other factors.

Many of our service fee contracts involve third-party vendors who provide additional services, such as package delivery. The costs we are charged by these third-party vendors for these services are often passed on to our clients. Our billings for reimbursements of these costs and other ‘out-of-pocket’ expenses include travel, shipping and handling costs and telecommunication charges and are included in pass-through revenue.

As an additional service, we offer the Agent, or Flash, financial model, in which our clients maintain ownership of the product inventory stored at our locations as in the Service Fee model. When a customer orders the product from our clients, a “flash” sale transaction passes product ownership to us for each order and we in turn immediately re-sell the product to the customer. The “flash” ownership exchange establishes us as the merchant of record, which enables us to use our existing merchant infrastructure to process sales to end customers, removing the need for the clients to establish these business processes internally, but permitting them to control the sales process to end customers. In this model, based on the terms of our current client arrangements, we record product revenue net of cost of product revenue as a component of service fee revenue in our consolidated statement of operations.

Finally, our Retail model allows us to purchase inventory from the client. In this model, we place the initial and replenishment purchase orders with the client and take ownership of the product upon delivery to our facility. In this model, depending on the terms of our client arrangements, we may own the inventory and the accounts receivable arising from our product sales. Under the Retail

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model, depending upon the product category and sales characteristics, we may require the client to provide product price protection as well as product purchase payment terms, right of return, and obsolescence protection appropriate to the product sales profile. Depending on the terms of our client arrangements in the Retail model, we record in our consolidated statement of operations either: 1) product revenue as a component of product revenue, or 2) product revenue net of cost of product revenue as a component of service fee revenue. In general, we seek to structure client relationships in our Retail model under the net revenue approach to more closely align with our service fee revenue financial presentation and mitigate inventory ownership, although we have one client still utilizing the gross revenue approach.  Freight costs billed to customers are reflected as components of product revenue. This business model generally requires significant working capital, for which we have credit available either through credit terms provided by our clients or under senior credit facilities.

In general, we provide the Service Fee model through our all of our subsidiaries, the Agent (or Flash) model through our PFS and Supplies Distributors subsidiaries and the Retail model through our Supplies Distributors subsidiary.

Growth is a key element to achieving our future goals, including achieving and maintaining sustainable profitability. Growth in our Service Fee and Agent models is driven by two main elements: new client relationships and organic growth from existing clients. We focus our sales efforts on larger contracts with brand-name companies within four primary target markets, health and beauty, home goods and collectibles, fashion and consumer packaged goods, which, by nature, require a longer duration to close but also have the potential to be higher quality and longer duration engagements. The acquisition of Moda in June 2015 and CrossView in August 2015 expanded our service offering capabilities and added new client relationships, which we currently expect to enhance our growth opportunities.

Currently, we are targeting any growth within our Retail model to be through relationships with clients under which we can record service fee revenue (product revenue net of product cost of revenue) in our consolidated statement of operations as opposed to product revenue as generated in the Agent or Flash model above.  These relationships are often driven by the sales and marketing efforts of the manufacturers and third party sales partners. In addition, as a result of certain operational restructuring of its business, our primary client relationship operating in the Retail model, Ricoh, has implemented, and will continue to implement, certain changes in the sale and distribution of Ricoh products. These changes have resulted, and are expected to continue to result, in reduced product revenues and profitability under our Retail model.

We continue to monitor and control our costs to focus on profitability. While we are targeting our new service fee contracts to yield incremental gross profit, we also expect to incur incremental investments in technology development, operational and support management and sales and marketing expenses to help generate growth.

Our expenses comprise primarily four categories: 1) cost of product revenue, 2) cost of service fee revenue, 3) cost of pass-through revenue and 4) selling, general and administrative expenses.

Cost of product revenue - consists of the purchase price of product sold and freight costs, which are reduced by certain reimbursable expenses. These reimbursable expenses include pass-through customer marketing programs, direct costs incurred in passing on any price decreases offered by vendors to cover price protection and certain special bids, the cost of products provided to replace defective product returned by customers and certain other expenses as defined under the distributor agreements.

Cost of service fee revenue - consists primarily of compensation and related expenses for our web-enabled customer contact center services, international fulfillment and distribution services and professional, digital agency and technology services, and other fixed and variable expenses directly related to providing services under the terms of fee based contracts, including certain occupancy and information technology costs and depreciation and amortization expenses.

Cost of pass-through revenue - the related reimbursable costs for pass-through expenditures are reflected as cost of pass-through revenue.

Selling, General and Administrative expenses - consist of expenses such as compensation and related expenses for sales and marketing staff, distribution costs (excluding freight) applicable to the Supplies Distributors business and the Retail model, executive, management and administrative personnel and other overhead costs, including certain occupancy and information technology costs and depreciation and amortization expenses.

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Results of Operations For the Interim Periods Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

The following table discloses certain financial information for the periods presented, expressed in terms of dollars, dollar change, percentage change and as a percentage of total revenue (in millions):

 

 

Service Fee Revenue. The increase in service fee revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to the same period of the prior year, was primarily due to the impact of expanded and new client relationships, including service fee revenues generated by our acquired subsidiaries Moda in June 2015 and CrossView in August 2015, partially offset by the conclusion or reduction of operations of several client programs that were in effect during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

The change in service fee revenue, excluding pass-through revenue, is shown below (millions):

 

 

When considering client relationships, we define an existing client to be a client from whom we earned revenue in both the current and prior year; we define a new client to be a client from whom we only earned revenue in the current year; and we define a terminated client as a client from whom we only earned revenue in the prior year.  The new service contract relationships include approximately $7.5 million of revenue earned by Moda and Crossview in the three months ended March 31, 2016, subsequent to their acquisition dates.   Service fee revenue for the three month ended March 31, 2016 includes approximately $0.5 million of service fee revenues from clients who concluded their relationship with us during 2016.  Based on current client projections, we expect the reduction in revenue from terminated client programs to be more than offset by service fee revenue generated in 2016 by new or expanded client opportunities and revenues generated by our newly acquired subsidiaries.  For calendar year 2016, we are currently targeting an increase in service fee revenues of approximately 20-25% as compared to calendar year 2015, including the impact of a full year of operations for our CrossView and Moda subsidiaries versus a partial year in 2015.

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Product Revenue, net. Product revenue was $13.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016, which represents a decrease of $3.1 million, or 18.3% as compared to the same quarter of the prior year. This reduction in revenue is primarily due to the operational restructuring by Ricoh of its business, including discontinuance of certain product lines, which has resulted, and is expected to continue to result, in lower product revenue from the sale of Ricoh products. We currently expect product revenue to continue to decline and be approximately $45 million to $50 million for calendar year 2016.

Cost of Service Fee Revenue. Gross profit as a percentage of service fees increased to 34.6% in three month period ended March 31, 2016 from 31.5% in the same period of 2015. The improved gross margin is primarily due to an increased percentage of our service fees being generated from our higher margin professional services activity, including our agency and technology services, which were further bolstered by our acquisitions of Moda and CrossView in mid-2015.  The gross profit percentage in each period included the benefit of higher margin project activity.

We target to earn an overall average gross profit on our service fee activity of 27-32% on existing and new service fee contracts, but we have accepted, and may continue to accept, lower gross margin percentages on certain contracts depending on contract scope and other factors, including projected volumes. We are focused on continuing to increase our level of higher margin service fee activity, including our professional and technology services, to help offset other lower margin activities. Based on our currently projected continued growth in the professional services area of our business, including the benefit of our acquisitions, we are projecting to be at the higher end of the targeted range for calendar year 2016. Our service fee gross profit will continue to be impacted by the relative-proportion of our infrastructure related services versus our professional services activity, as well as project work.

Cost of Product Revenue. Cost of product revenue decreased by $2.8 million, or 17.9%, to $12.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016. The resulting gross profit margin was $0.7 million, or 5.2% of product revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and $1.0 million, or 5.7% of product revenue, for the comparable 2015 period.  We currently expect our product revenue gross profit margin to be approximately 5% for calendar year 2016.

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”)Expenses. SG&A expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were $17.6 million and $13.6 million, respectively. As a percentage of total net revenue, SG&A expenses were 23.4% in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 21.3% in the corresponding prior year period. The three months ended March 31, 2016 include $3.5 million (including $0.6 million of amortization of acquisition related intangible assets) applicable to our new Moda and CrossView subsidiaries which were not yet acquired as of the March 31, 2015 period.  This increase was partially offset by a $0.6 million reduction in acquisition and restructuring related costs in the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the prior year.  In addition, the three months ended March 31, 2016 includes a $1.0 million offset resulting from revised estimates of certain performance-based contingent payments based on our current 2016 and 2017 projected financial results for Moda and CrossView.  Excluding the acquisition and restructuring related costs, performance-based contingent payment adjustments and amortization of acquired identifiable intangible assets in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, SG&A expenses were 23.4% and 19.7% of total revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  The remaining increase in percentage is primarily due to the increase in personnel related expenses as well as sales and marketing activities to support our growth.  We currently expect our SG&A expenses will continue to increase in 2016, as compared to 2015, as we include a full year of expenses for Moda and CrossView, incur additional expenditures related to our sales and marketing activities and incur a full year of amortization for identifiable intangible assets acquired in our Moda and Crossview acquisitions.  In addition, SG&A expense during calendar year 2016 may include further performance-based contingent payment adjustments arising from changes in our 2016 and 2017 financial projections for Moda and CrossView.

Income Taxes. We recorded a tax provision associated primarily with state income taxes and the majority of our international operations. A valuation allowance has been provided for the majority of our U.S. domestic net deferred tax assets, which are primarily related to our net operating loss carryforwards, and for certain foreign deferred tax assets.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we used $8.4 million of cash for operating activities, primarily due to a:

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The use of cash during the three months ended March 31, 2016 was partially offset by a:

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we used $4.4 million of cash for operating activities, primarily due to a:

The use of cash during the three months ended March 31, 2015 was partially offset by a:

Cash proceeds from debt, net of any debt and capital lease payments was $2.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and $2.7 million during the same period of 2015.

Net proceeds from the issuance of common stock were $0.7 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

We incurred capital expenditures of $1.4 million and $1.3 million in the three month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, exclusive of $0.8 million and $0.5 million in each period, respectively, of property and equipment acquired under debt and capital lease financing, which consisted primarily of capitalized software costs and equipment purchases.

Capital expenditures have historically consisted of additions to upgrade our management information systems, development of customized technology solutions to support and integrate with our service fee clients and general expansion and upgrades to our facilities, both domestic and foreign. We expect to incur capital expenditures to support new contracts and anticipated future growth opportunities. Based on our current client business activity and our targeted growth plans, we anticipate our total investment in upgrades and additions to facilities and information technology solutions and services for the upcoming twelve months, including costs to implement new clients, will be approximately $14 million to $17 million, although additional capital expenditures may be necessary to support the infrastructure requirements of new clients. To maintain our current operating cash position, a portion of these expenditures may be financed through client reimbursements, debt, operating or capital leases or additional equity. We may elect to modify or defer a portion of such anticipated investments in the event we do not obtain the financial results necessary to support such investments.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, our working capital decreased to $11.3 million from $12.4 million at December 31, 2015 due to utilization in the March 31, 2016 period of short-term financing under the Company’s senior bank facility to support a portion of its financing needs, including purchases of property and equipment, partially offset by proceeds from the issuance of common stock.

The 2014 purchase prices for REV and LAL included performance-based contingent payments for future earn-out payments payable in 2016 based on REV’s and LAL’s 2015 financial targets, which were paid in April 2016. The purchase price for Moda includes performance-based contingent payments for future earn-out payments payable in 2017 based on Moda’s 2016 financial targets, with no guaranteed minimum and a £500,000 maximum contractual earn-out.  The purchase price for CrossView includes performance-based contingent payments for future earn-out payments payable in 2016, 2017 and 2018 based on CrossView’s achievement of certain 2015, 2016 and 2017 financial targets, of which $18.0 million is the aggregate maximum contractual earn-out. As of March 31, 2016, we have accrued $13.0 million for future performance-based contingent payments applicable to all of these acquisitions (as compared to the aggregate maximum remaining contingent earn-out payment of $23.3 million), which is included in performance-based contingent payments and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, and of which an aggregate of $11.4 million was paid in April and May 2016, consisting of $9.3 million paid in cash and $2.1 million paid in PFSweb common stock.

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To obtain additional financing in the future, in addition to our current cash position, we plan to evaluate various financing alternatives including the sale of equity, utilizing capital or operating leases, borrowing under our credit facilities, expanding our current credit facilities or entering into new debt agreements. No assurances can be given we will be successful in obtaining any additional financing or the terms thereof. We currently believe our cash position, financing available under our credit facilities and funds generated from operations will satisfy our presently known operating cash needs, our working capital and capital expenditure requirements, our current debt and lease obligations, and additional loans to our subsidiaries, if necessary, for at least the next twelve months.

As of March 31, 2016, we have secured term and revolving loan facilities described below which contain both financial and non-financial covenants. To the extent we fail to comply with our debt covenants, including the financial covenant requirements and we are not able to obtain a waiver, the lenders would be entitled to accelerate the repayment of any outstanding credit facility obligations, and exercise all other rights and remedies, including sale of collateral.  An acceleration of the repayment of our credit facility obligations will have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations. We can provide no assurance we will have the financial ability to repay all such obligations. As of March 31, 2016, we were in compliance with all debt covenants. Further, non-renewal of any of our credit facilities may have a material adverse impact on our business and financial condition. Other than performance-based contingent payments applicable to our acquisitions, and our capital and operating lease commitments, we do not have any other material financial commitments, although future client contracts may require capital expenditures and lease commitments to support the services provided to such clients.

We receive municipal tax abatements in certain locations. In prior years, we received notice from a municipality that we did not satisfy certain criteria necessary to maintain the abatements and that the municipal authority planned to make an adjustment to our tax abatement. We disputed the adjustment and such dispute has been settled with the municipality. However, the amount of additional property taxes to be assessed against us and the timing of the related payments has not been finalized. As of March 31, 2016, we believe we have adequately accrued for the expected assessment.

Supplies Distributors Financing

To finance its distribution of Ricoh products in the U.S., Supplies Distributors has a short-term credit facility with IBM Credit LLC (“IBM Credit”) that provides financing for eligible inventory and certain receivables up to $13.0 million. We have provided a collateralized guarantee to secure the repayment of this credit facility. The IBM Credit facility does not have a stated maturity and both parties have the ability to exit the facility following a 90-day notice. The Company has direct vendor credit terms with Ricoh to finance Supplies Distributors European subsidiary’s inventory purchases.

This credit facility contains various restrictions upon the ability of Supplies Distributors and its subsidiaries to, among other things, merge, consolidate, sell assets, incur indebtedness, make loans, investments and payments to related parties (including entities directly or indirectly owned by PFSweb, Inc.), provide guarantees, make investments and loans, pledge assets, make changes to capital stock ownership structure and pay dividends, as well as financial covenants, such as annualized revenue to working capital, net profit after tax to revenue and total liabilities to tangible net worth, as defined, and are secured by all of the assets of Supplies Distributors, as well as a collateralized guaranty of PFSweb. Additionally, we are required to maintain a subordinated loan to Supplies Distributors of no less than $2.5 million, not maintain restricted cash of more than $5.0 million, are restricted with regard to transactions with related parties, indebtedness and changes to capital stock ownership. Furthermore, we are obligated to repay any over-advance made to Supplies Distributors or its subsidiaries under these facilities if they are unable to do so. We have also provided a guarantee of substantially all of the obligations of Supplies Distributors and its subsidiaries to IBM and Ricoh.

PFS Financing

We have a credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with Regions Bank, as agent for itself, Bank of America N.A., HSBC Bank USA, National Association and one or more future lenders (the “Lenders”). Under this Credit Agreement, and subject to the terms set forth therein, the Lenders have agreed to provide a revolving loan facility for up to $32.5 million and a term loan facility for up to $30 million. Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, we have the ability to increase the total loan facilities to $75 million.  Availability under the revolving loan facility may not exceed a borrowing base of eligible accounts receivable (as defined). Advances under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a variable rate, plus an applicable margin, and have a five year maturity, with scheduled amortization payments for term loan advances. The Credit Agreement is secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries and a pledge of 65% of the shares of certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries.  The Credit Agreement contains cross default provisions, various restrictions upon our ability to, among other things, merge, consolidate, sell assets, incur indebtedness, make loans and payments to subsidiaries, affiliates and related parties, make capital expenditures, make investments and loans, pledge assets, make changes to capital stock ownership structure, as well as financial covenants, as defined, of a minimum fixed charge ratio and a maximum leverage ratio.

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Seasonality

The seasonality of our service fee business is dependent upon the seasonality of our clients’ business and sales of their products. Accordingly, we must rely upon the projections of our clients in assessing quarterly variability. We believe that with our current client mix and their current business volumes, our run rate service fee business activity will generally be highest in the quarter ended December 31. We believe our historical revenue pattern makes it difficult to predict the effect of seasonality on our future revenues and results of operations.

We believe results of operations for a quarterly period may not be indicative of the results for any other quarter or for the full year.

Inflation

Management believes that inflation has not had a material effect on our operations.

Critical Accounting Policies

A description of our critical accounting policies is included in Note 2 of the condensed consolidated financial statements in our December 31, 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Note 2 of this report.

 

 

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain a comprehensive set of disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). As of March 31, 2016, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the period that ended on March 31, 2016, there was no change in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

None

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, our business, financial condition and operating results could be adversely affected by any or all of the following factors.

Risks Related to Our Business

We operate with significant levels of indebtedness and are required to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants; we are required to maintain a minimum level of subordinated loans to our subsidiary Supplies Distributors; and we have guaranteed certain indebtedness and obligations of our subsidiaries.

As of March 31, 2016, our total credit facilities outstanding, including debt, capital lease obligations and our vendor accounts payable related to financing of Ricoh product inventory, was approximately $47 million. We cannot provide assurance that our credit facilities will be renewed by the lending parties. Additionally, these credit facilities include both financial and non-financial covenants, many of which also include cross default provisions applicable to other agreements. These covenants also restrict our ability to transfer funds among our various subsidiaries, which may adversely affect the ability of our subsidiaries to operate their businesses or comply with their respective loan covenants. We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to maintain compliance with these covenants. A non-renewal, default under or acceleration of any of our credit facilities may have a material adverse impact upon our business and financial condition. We have guaranteed most of the indebtedness of Supplies Distributors. Furthermore, we are obligated to repay any over-advance made to Supplies Distributors by its lenders to the extent Supplies Distributors is unable to do so.

Our business is subject to the risk of customer and supplier concentration.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016, one client represented more than 10% of our service fee revenue and we currently expect this client to represent approximately 10% of our service fee revenue for calendar year 2016. Most of our client agreements state a contract expiration date, but many also include an early termination clause permitting the client to terminate the contract for convenience prior to its stated expiration date or to reduce the scope of services or delay the commencement of services to be provided under the contract.  Termination, reduction, or delay of our services under a contract could result from factors unrelated to our work product or the progress of the project, such as factors related to business or financial conditions of the client, changes in client strategies or the domestic or global economy generally. The early termination, reduction or substantial delay of services with any significant client, or nonrenewal of any significant client contract, or the nonpayment of a material amount of our service fees by a significant client, could have a material adverse effect upon our business, results of operation and financial condition.

The majority of our Supplies Distributors product revenue is generated by sales of product purchased under distributor agreements with Ricoh. These agreements are terminable at will and no assurance can be given that Ricoh will continue the distributor agreements with Supplies Distributors. Supplies Distributors does not have its own sales force and relies upon Ricoh’s sales force and product demand generation activities for its sale of Ricoh product. As a result of certain operational restructuring of its business and its discontinuance of certain product lines, Ricoh has implemented, and will continue to implement, certain changes in the sale and distribution of Ricoh products. The changes have resulted, and are expected to continue to result, in reduced revenues and profitability for Supplies Distributors. Further reduction in the Ricoh business may have a material adverse effect on Supplies Distributors’ business and may adversely affect our overall financial condition.

Sales by Supplies Distributors to two customers in the aggregate accounted for approximately 29% of Supplies Distributors’ total product revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 5% of consolidated net revenue. The loss of one or both of such customers, or non-payment of any material amount by these or any other customer, would have a material adverse effect upon Supplies Distributors’ business, results of operations and financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Stock

Our stock price could decline if a significant number of shares become available for sale.

As of March 31, 2016, we have issued an aggregate of (i) 1.2 million stock options outstanding to employees, directors and others with a weighted average exercise price of $7.21 per share (ii) 509,000 performance shares of common stock, of which 177,000

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are vested and the remainder of which may vest, subject to satisfaction of vesting conditions, over the next one to three years, (iii) 105,000 restricted stock units, of which 72,000 are vested and the remainder of which may vest subject to satisfaction of vesting conditions, over the next two years, and (iv) 82,000 deferred stock units to the non-employee members of our Board of Directors under which the underlying shares will be issued upon the termination of service of the holder.  The current and future issuance and/or vesting of shares of our common stock under the foregoing stock awards, performance shares and deferred stock units, sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market following the issuance and/or vesting of such shares, and/or the perception that future sales of these shares could occur, could reduce the market price of our common stock and make it more difficult to sell equity securities in the future.

 

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

 

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

 

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

Not applicable

 

ITEM 5. Other Information

None

 

 

 

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ITEM 6. Exhibits

a) Exhibits:

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 10, 2016

 

 

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