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31-Oct-2008
Quarterly Report
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. For example, words such as "may," "will," "should," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "strategy," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual results and trends may differ materially from historical results or those projected in any such forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, customer acceptance and demand for our VoIP products and services, the reliability of our services, the prices for our services, customer renewal rates, customer acquisition costs, actions by our competitors, including price reductions for their telephone services, potential federal and state regulatory actions, compliance costs, potential warranty claims and product defects, our needs for and the availability of adequate working capital, our ability to innovate technologically, the timely supply of products by our contract manufacturers, potential future intellectual property infringement claims that could adversely affect our business and operating results, and our ability to retain our listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The forward-looking statements may also be impacted by the additional risks faced by us as described in this Report, including those set forth under the section entitled "Factors that May Affect Future Results." All forward-looking statements included in this Report are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. In addition to those factors discussed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, see the Risk Factors discussion in Item 1A of our 2008 Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q are made only as of the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
We develop and market telecommunication technology for Internet protocol, or IP, telephony and video applications. We offer the Packet8 broadband voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, and video communications service, Packet8 Virtual Office service, Packet8 Trunking service, Packet8 Hosted Key System service, Packet8 MobileTalk and videophone equipment and services (collectively, Packet8). We shipped our first VoIP product in 1998, launched our Packet8 service in November 2002, launched the Packet8 Virtual Office business service offering in March 2004, and launched the Packet8 Virtual Trunking service offering in June 2008. Substantially all of our revenues are generated from the sale, license and provisioning of VoIP products, services and technologies.
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our critical accounting policies and estimates. 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 assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our critical accounting policies and estimates are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Please refer to Note 2 of Notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of Part I for a discussion of the expected impact of recently issued accounting standards.
KEY BUSINESS METRICS
We periodically review certain key business metrics, within the context of our articulated performance goals, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of our operational strategies, allocate resources and maximize the financial performance of our business. The key business metrics include the following:
Churn: Average monthly subscriber line churn for a particular period is calculated by dividing the number of lines that terminated during that period by the simple average number of lines during the period and dividing the result by the number of months in the period. The simple average number of lines during the period is the number of lines on the first day of the period, plus the number of lines on the last day of the period, divided by two. Terminations, as used in the calculation of churn statistics, do not include customers terminated during the period if termination occurred within the first 30 days after purchasing our service. Management reviews this metric to evaluate whether we are retaining our existing customers in accordance with our business plans. Churn approximated 4.2% for the second fiscal quarter of 2009 and 3.9% for the same period of fiscal 2008. During the second fiscal quarter of 2009, approximately 19,000 former customers of a failed competitor that subscribed to our service in the second fiscal quarter of 2008 were either up for renewal of our residential annual service plan or past their one year anniversary on our monthly service plan which allows for cancellation without penalty. Approximately 4,000 of these customers cancelled their service with us in the second fiscal quarter of 2009 and contributed to the increase in churn compared to the second fiscal quarter of 2008. If we are unable to compete effectively against our existing competitors as well as against potential new entrants into the VoIP telephone service business, in both retaining our existing customers and attracting new customers, or if an increasing percentage of our customers decide to drop our VoIP services for other reasons such as cost, lack of use, or our inability to meet their requirements for phone service, our churn will likely increase and our business will be adversely affected.
Subscriber acquisition cost: Subscriber acquisition cost is defined as the combined costs of advertising, marketing, promotions, commissions and equipment subsidies. Management reviews this metric to evaluate how effective our marketing programs are in acquiring new customers on an economical basis in the context of estimated subscriber lifetime value. Subscriber acquisition costs increased to $163 per service for the second fiscal quarter of 2009 from $99 per service for the comparable period in fiscal 2008 due to a shift in our marketing focus to small businesses from residential customers. Historically, the subscriber cost of acquisition for a business customer is greater than the cost to acquire a residential subscriber.
OUTLOOK
Historically, the months of July and August are our slowest and most difficult months of the year for new business sales. In the past two years, we achieved record sales numbers during the month of September, which more than offset the slow sales performance in July and August. The second quarter of fiscal 2009 followed this pattern but, instead of the quarter-end ramp and acceleration that occurred in prior years, we saw linear growth throughout the month of September 2008. We attribute this change to the current macroeconomic environment. In addition, we actively monitor cancellations for non-payment. Historically, cancellations for non-payment represent approximately a third of our total business customer cancellations. We did not experience a significant change in customer cancellations for non-payment or customer cash collections in the second quarter of fiscal 2009, but management remains focused on monitoring these metrics in light of the current U.S. macroeconomic conditions.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.
September 30,
------------------------- Dollar Percent
Service revenues 2008 2007 Change Change
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
Three months ended $ 14,903 $ 13,272 $ 1,631 12.3%
Percentage of total revenues 90.7% 89.9%
Six months ended $ 29,922 $ 26,683 $ 3,239 12.1%
Percentage of total revenues 91.5% 90.4%
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Service revenues consist primarily of revenues attributable to the provision of our Packet8 service and royalties earned under our VoIP technology licenses. We expect that Packet8 service revenues will continue to comprise nearly all of our service revenues for the foreseeable future.
The increase for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year was primarily due to a $2.4 million increase in revenues attributable to the growth in the business customer base and a $0.2 million increase in revenue attributable to royalties earned. In fiscal 2007, we redirected most of our marketing efforts from targeting residential customers to marketing our business services to small businesses. The business customer base grew from serving approximately 9,000 businesses on September 30, 2007 to approximately 13,700 on September 30, 2008. The increase in service revenues from business customers during the second quarter of fiscal 2009 was partially offset by a net reduction of $1.0 million attributable to residential and videophone services.
The increase for the first six months of fiscal 2009 compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year resulted primarily from a $4.9 million increase in revenues attributable to the growth in the business customer base and a $0.1 million increase in revenue attributable to royalties earned. The increase in service revenues from business customers was partially offset by a net reduction of $1.2 million attributable to residential and videophone services in the six-month period. As well, compared with the same period last year, there was a $0.6 million reduction in the one time recognition of revenue due to a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in June 2007 that interconnected VoIP providers are not required to obtain pre-approval of traffic studies. As a result of the ruling, in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 we retroactively applied our traffic study contribution rate to the historical subscriber retail revenues which resulted in the recognition of revenue of $0.6 million from the reduction of the related accrued liability in the first fiscal quarter of 2008.
September 30,
----------------------- Dollar Percent
Product revenues 2008 2007 Change Change
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
Three months ended $ 1,522 $ 1,496 $ 26 1.7%
Percentage of total revenues 9.3% 10.1%
Six months ended $ 2,784 $ 2,827 $ (43) -1.5%
Percentage of total revenues 8.5% 9.6%
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Product revenues consist of revenues from sales of VoIP terminal adapters, telephones and videophones, primarily attributable to our Packet8 service. The increase in product revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 was primarily due to growth in the business customer base. This increase in product revenues was offset by a decrease in new residential customers. The decrease for the first six months of fiscal 2009 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year was lower primarily because of a decrease in new residential customers.
No customer represented greater than 10% of our total revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. Revenues from customers outside the United States were not material for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008 or 2007.
September 30,
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Cost of service revenues 2008 2007 Change Change
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
Three months ended $ 4,022 $ 4,430 $ (408) -9.2%
Percentage of service revenues 27.0% 33.4%
Six months ended $ 7,836 $ 8,416 $ (580) -6.9%
Percentage of service revenues 26.2% 31.5%
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The cost of service revenues primarily consists of costs associated with network operations and related personnel, telephony origination and termination services provided by third party carriers and technology license and royalty expenses. Cost of service revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008 decreased $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, over the comparable periods in the prior fiscal year due to a reduction in pricing by third party network service vendors and our use of multiple third party network provider vendors, which allows us to route call traffic to the third party network provider vendor with the most favorable pricing. The reduction in pricing by third party network service vendors was partially offset by an increase in personnel costs over the comparable periods in the prior fiscal year.
Cost of service revenues as a percentage of service revenues decreased from 33.4% and 31.5% of service revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2007 to 27.0% and 26.2% of service revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008. The cost of service revenues as a percentage of service revenues decreased from the three and six months ended September 30, 2007 to the three and six months ended September 30, 2008 due to a reduction in pricing by third party network service vendors and an increase in the percentage of total revenue from business customers. The cost of service revenues as a percentage of service revenues is less for business customers than for residential customers.
September 30,
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Cost of product revenues 2008 2007 Change Change
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
Three months ended $ 1,673 $ 2,652 $ (979) -36.9%
Percentage of product revenues 109.9% 177.3%
Six months ended $ 3,105 $ 4,035 $ (930) -23.0%
Percentage of product revenues 111.5% 142.7%
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The cost of product revenues consists of costs associated with systems, components, system manufacturing, assembly and testing performed by third-party vendors, estimated warranty obligations and direct and indirect costs associated with product purchasing, scheduling, quality assurance, shipping and handling.
The decrease in the cost of product revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008 compared with the same periods in the prior fiscal year was primarily due to a decrease in shipments of equipment to residential subscribers who had switched to our service when one of our competitors shut down and terminated its service offering in the second fiscal quarter of 2008. The decrease in cost of product revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008 was partially offset by an increase in shipments of business service equipment.
We generally do not separately charge Packet8 residential subscribers for the terminal adapters or telephone equipment used to provide our service when they subscribe on our website. We have offered incentives to customers who purchase terminal adapters in our retail channels to offset the cost of the equipment purchased from a retailer, and generally these incentives are recorded as reductions of revenue. In accordance with FASB Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-21, a portion of Packet8 services revenues is allocated to product revenues, but these revenues are less than the cost of the terminal adapters at the time of purchase.
Cost of product revenues as a percentage of product revenues decreased from 177.3% and 142.7% of product revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2007 to 109.9% and 111.5% of product revenues for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008. The cost of product revenues as a percentage of product revenues decreased due to decreased discounting of product sales by our sales force in the three and six months ended September 30, 2008.
September 30,
----------------------- Dollar Percent
Research and development 2008 2007 Change Change
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
Three months ended $ 1,299 $ 1,026 $ 273 26.6%
Percentage of total revenues 7.9% 6.9%
Six months ended $ 2,491 $ 2,083 $ 408 19.6%
Percentage of total revenues 7.6% 7.1%
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Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel, system prototype, software and equipment costs necessary for us to conduct our engineering and development efforts. The increase in research and development expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 and the first six months of fiscal 2009 compared with the same periods in the prior fiscal year was primarily attributable to an increase in personnel expenses.
September 30,
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Selling, general and administrative 2008 2007 Change Change
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
Three months ended $ 9,667 $ 10,050 $ (383) -3.8%
Percentage of total revenues 58.9% 68.1%
Six months ended $ 18,418 $ 18,969 $ (551) -2.9%
Percentage of total revenues 56.3% 64.3%
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Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costs for sales, marketing, customer support, finance, human resources and general management. Such costs also include sales commissions, trade show, advertising and other marketing and promotional expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 decreased over the same quarter in the prior fiscal year primarily because of a $0.6 million reduction in sales agent and retailer commissions, a $0.3 reduction in sales and use tax expense as we began collecting such taxes directly from customers in fiscal 2008, and a $0.1 million reduction in credit card processing fees. The decrease in expenses was partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in personnel and temporary personnel costs, a $0.2 million increase in advertising, public relations and other marketing and promotional expenses and $0.1 million increase in legal expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first six months of fiscal 2009 decreased over the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily because of a $1.1 million reduction in sales and use tax expense as we began collecting such taxes directly from customers in fiscal 2008, a $0.9 million reduction in sales agent and retailer commissions and a $0.2 million reduction in accounting and tax expenses. The decrease in expenses was partially offset by a $1.0 million increase in personnel and temporary personnel costs and a $0.7 million increase in advertising, public relations and other marketing and promotional expenses.
September 30,
----------------------- Dollar Percent
Other income, net 2008 2007 Change Change
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
Three months ended $ 107 $ 161 $ (54) -33.5%
Percentage of total revenues 0.7% 1.1%
Six months ended $ 192 $ 293 $ (101) -34.5%
Percentage of total revenues 0.6% 1.0%
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In the second fiscal quarter of 2009 and the first six months of fiscal 2009, other income, net primarily consisted of interest and investment income earned on our cash, cash equivalents and investment balances. The decrease in other income, net for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 and the first six months of fiscal 2009 from the same periods in fiscal 2008 was primarily due to lower average interest rates and a reduction in investments.
September 30,
Income (loss) on change in fair ---------------------- Dollar Percent
value of warrant liability 2008 2007 Change Change
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
Three months ended $ 190 $ 671 $ (481) -71.7%
Percentage of total revenues 1.2% 4.5%
Six months ended $ 259 $ 1,650 $ (1,391) -84.3%
Percentage of total revenues 0.8% 5.6%
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In connection with the sale of shares of our common stock in fiscal 2005 and 2006, we issued warrants in three different equity financings. The warrants included a provision that we must deliver freely tradable shares upon exercise of the warrant. Because there are circumstances that may not be within our control that could prevent delivery of registered shares, EITF 00-19 requires the warrants be recorded as a liability at fair value with subsequent changes in fair value recorded as a gain or loss. The fair value of the warrant is determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, and is affected by changes in inputs to that model including our stock price, expected stock price volatility and contractual term. To the extent that the fair value of the warrant liability increases or decreases, we record a loss or income in our statement of operations. The decrease in the income from change in fair value of warrants in the second fiscal quarter of 2009 and the first six months of fiscal 2009 compared with the same periods in fiscal 2008 was due to the reclassification of amended warrants for 3,659,624 shares of common stock from a liability to equity in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 and a reduction in the fair value of the remaining warrants due to a reduction in the expected stock price, volatility, interest rates and contractual life of the warrants which are the primary assumptions applied to the Black-Scholes model which we have used to calculate the fair value of the warrants.
September 30,
----------------------- Dollar Percent
Provision for income tax 2008 2007 Change Change
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(dollar amounts in thousands)
Three months ended $ 17 $ - $ 17 100.0%
Percentage of total revenues 0.1% 0.0%
Six months ended $ 75 $ - $ 75 100.0%
Percentage of total revenues 0.2% 0.0%
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No income tax provision was recorded during the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2008, due to year to date net losses incurred. We recorded a provision for the three and six month periods of fiscal 2009 for foreign withholding tax on royalty revenue. We believe that, based on the history of our operating losses and other factors, the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that we will not be able to realize the entire benefit of our net operating losses. Accordingly, a valuation reserve has been recorded against our net deferred tax assets.
As of September 30, 2008, we had approximately $15.8 million in cash and cash equivalents.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended September 30, 2008 was $1.4 million, compared with $1.0 million provided by operating activities for the six months ended September 30, 2007. The net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended September 30, 2008 resulted primarily from net income of $1.2 million, a $1.3 million adjustment for depreciation and stock compensation, a $1.0 million reduction in accounts receivable primarily related to the payment by a national retailer and payments from licensing and royalty revenue, a $0.2 million reduction in deferred cost of goods sold related to retailer returns, and a $0.5 million increase in deferred revenue related to cash collections of $3.0 million from annual plan subscription renewals offset by a $2.4 million recognition of annual plan revenue. This was reduced by a $0.3 million increase in inventory due to the procurement of the new business IP phones launched in July 2008, a $1.2 million reduction in accounts payable, a reduction of $0.9 million due to payment of accrued sales tax and a net $0.2 million reduction in accrued taxes.
The net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended September 30, 2007 resulted primarily from a $2.1 million increase in deferred revenue related to cash collections of $3.6 million from annual plan subscriptions . . .
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