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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)  

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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004.

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Transition report under section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to                        to                         .

Commission file number 000-27941


IMERGENT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  87-0591719
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

754 East Technology Avenue,
Orem, Utah

(Address of principal executive office)

 

84097
(Zip Code)

(801) 227-0004
(Issuer's telephone number)

   
(Issuer's former name, if changed since last report)

Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

  Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
None   None

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.001

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) 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), Yes ý No o, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes ý    No o.

        Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).    Yes ý    No o.

        The aggregate market value of the common stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant as of December 31, 2003 was approximately $87.5 million. The number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding at August 31, 20004 was 11,645,008





DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

        Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for its 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which is expected to be filed within 120 days after the end of the registrant's fiscal year, are incorporated by reference in Part III (Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) of this Report.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
PART I

ITEM 1.

 

BUSINESS
ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES
ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

PART II

ITEM 5.

 

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
ITEM 9A.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION

PART III

ITEM 10.

 

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
ITEM 14.   PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

PART IV

ITEM 15.

 

EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

SIGNATURES

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PART I

        Throughout this report, we refer to Imergent, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, as "we," "us," "our company" or "the Company."

        Effective July 2, 2002, we effected a 1:10 reverse split of our shares of common stock. All of our historical share amounts stated herein have been adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split.

        THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE STATEMENTS RELATE TO FUTURE EVENTS OR OUR FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. IN SOME CASES, YOU CAN IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS BY TERMINOLOGY SUCH AS MAY, WILL, SHOULD, EXPECT, PLAN, INTEND, ANTICIPATE, BELIEVE, ESTIMATE, PREDICT, POTENTIAL OR CONTINUE, THE NEGATIVE OF SUCH TERMS OR OTHER COMPARABLE TERMINOLOGY. THESE STATEMENTS ARE ONLY PREDICTIONS. ACTUAL EVENTS OR RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY. IN EVALUATING THESE STATEMENTS, YOU SHOULD SPECIFICALLY CONSIDER VARIOUS FACTORS, INCLUDING THE RISKS OUTLINED BELOW. THESE FACTORS MAY CAUSE OUR ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT.

        ALTHOUGH WE BELIEVE THAT THE EXPECTATIONS REFLECTED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE REASONABLE, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS, LEVELS OF ACTIVITY, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS. MOREOVER, NEITHER WE NOR ANY OTHER PERSON ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. WE ARE UNDER NO DUTY TO UPDATE ANY OF THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT TO CONFORM SUCH STATEMENTS TO ACTUAL RESULTS OR TO CHANGES IN OUR EXPECTATIONS.


Item 1. Business.

General

        We are an e-Services company that offers eCommerce technology, training and a variety of web-based technology and resources to over 150,000 small businesses and entrepreneurs annually. Our affordably priced e-Services offerings leverage industry and client practices, and help increase the predictability of success for Internet merchants. Our services also help decrease the risks associated with e-commerce implementation by providing low-cost solutions with minimal lead-time, ongoing industry updates and support. Our strategic vision is to remain an eCommerce provider tightly focused on our target market.

        Imergent, Inc., was incorporated as a Nevada corporation on April 13, 1995. In November 1999, it was reincorporated under the laws of Delaware. Effective July 3, 2002, we changed our corporate name to "Imergent, Inc." to better reflect the scope and direction of our current business activities of assisting and providing web-based technology solutions to small companies and entrepreneurs who are seeking to establish a viable eCommerce presence on the Internet. Also effective July 2, 2002, we effected a 1:10 reverse split of our shares of common stock and reduced the authorized number of shares of common stock from 250,000,000 to 100,000,000.

        In June 2000, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Galaxy Enterprises, Inc., a Nevada corporation, in exchange for approximately 390,000 shares of our common stock. In August 2000, we announced that we would close our Long Beach headquarters and consolidate it with our Orem, Utah operations. After the relocation of our operations to Utah we dramatically slowed the development of our Internet Commerce Center, or ICC, stopped substantially all sales and marketing activity for business-to-business solutions based on the ICC and fully exited that business during fiscal

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year 2003. After the relocation of our operations to Utah, we also restructured our CableCommerce operations and during fiscal 2002 we completed the exit of the Internet cable mall business. In January 2001, we sold our IMI subsidiary to Capistrano Partners LLC. At the time of the original transaction, Capistrano Partners LLC was an unrelated third party, but the sole member of Capistrano is now an equity investor in us.

Industry Background

        The Internet economy has transformed the way business is conducted. To address this more competitive environment companies are now required to market dynamically, compete globally and communicate with a network of consumers and partners. Introducing a business to the Internet economy can unleash new opportunities for that business that can drive revenue growth, services opportunities, product innovation, and operational efficiencies. Companies must be able to offer and/or deliver their services and products through the Internet to capitalize on its potential.

        In July 2004, Nielsen/NetRatings, Inc. estimated yet another increase in USA Internet users to over 202.4 million, and the growth trend continues worldwide as well as reported by InternetWorldStats.com., to over 800.0 million Internet users worldwide as of September 2004.

        The continued growth of business-to-consumer eCommerce and the growing acceptance of eCommerce as a mainstream medium for commercial transactions, presents a significant opportunity for companies, including small businesses and entrepreneurs. To take advantage of this opportunity they must extend their marketing and sales efforts to the Internet, and existing businesses often must transform their business to be able to successfully conduct commerce by means of the Internet. A company seeking to effect such a transformation or launch a business on the Internet often needs outside technical expertise to assist in identifying viable Internet tools, and to develop and implement reasonable strategies all within the budget of the company or entrepreneur, especially if the company or entrepreneur believes that rapid transformation or launch will lead to a competitive advantage.

        We believe this environment has created a significant and growing demand for third-party Internet professional services and has resulted in a proliferation of companies (e-Service companies), each offering specialized solutions, such as order processing, transaction reporting, helpdesk, training, consulting, security, Website design and hosting. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce there are 24 million small businesses and entrepreneurs in the U.S. and one million new businesses start up each year. Furthermore, a Verizon study shows less then 30% of small business have a web presence and only 25% of those are eCommerce enabled. We believe that there is a very large, fragmented and under-served market for over 70% entrepreneurial companies searching for professional services firms that offer turnkey business-to-consumer eCommerce solutions coupled with training, consulting and continuing education.

        We believe that few of the existing e-Services providers targeting small businesses and entrepreneurs have the range of product and service offerings that focus on the peculiar needs of this market. We believe this market requires an easy to adopt platform of product and services offerings that assists in a coordinated transformation or launch of a business in a way that embraces the opportunities presented by the Internet. Accordingly, we believe these organizations are increasingly searching for a firm such as ours who offers turn-key business-to-consumer eCommerce solutions focused on their e-Services requirements, which include training, education, technology, creative design, transaction processing, data warehousing/hosting, transaction reporting, help desk support and consulting. Furthermore, we believe our target market will increasingly look to Internet solutions providers who leverage industry and client practices, increase predictability of success of their Internet initiative and decrease implementation risks by providing low-cost, scalable solutions with minimal lead-time.

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Our Business

        We offer a continuum of services and technology to the small business owner and entrepreneur. Our services start with a complimentary 90-minute informational Preview Training Session for those interested in extending their business to the Internet. These Training Sessions have proven to increase awareness of and excitement for the opportunities presented by the Internet. We typically conduct 30-45 sessions each week across the United States and internationally. At these Preview Training Sessions, our instructors preview the advantages of establishing a website on the Internet, answer in general terms many of the most common questions new or prospective Internet merchants have, and explain in general terms how to develop an effective marketing and advertising strategy and how to transform an existing "brick and mortar" company into a successful eCommerce enabled company.

        Approximately two weeks after each Preview Training Session, we return to conduct an intensive eight hour Internet training workshop which provides Internet eCommerce and website implementation training to a subset of the small business owners and entrepreneurs who attended the preview session. At the Internet training workshop, attendees learn more of the detail, tips, and techniques needed to transform an existing "brick and mortar" company into an eCommerce success. They learn how to open and promote a successful Internet business, including a plain English explanation of computer/Internet/technical requirements and eCommerce tools, specific details and tips on how to promote and drive traffic to a website and techniques to increase sales to a website.

        At the conclusion of the workshop, the attending small business owner or entrepreneur, is presented an opportunity to purchase a license to use our proprietary StoresOnline software and website development platform and thereby become an Internet merchant and client of the Company.

        The integrated package includes:


        The license to our StoresOnline software and website development platform permits the client to create up to three custom websites. Alternatively, if the client prefers, as part of their setup and first year hosting fee, the client can use our development team of employees and contractors to assist with the design and setup of the website. The client can choose to create either a static, standalone site hosted by a third party, or a dynamic website hosted by us for an additional fee. The dynamic websites hosted by us allow the client to take advantage of the dynamic website updating capabilities of the StoresOnline platform and other benefits provided by the hosting service.

        Following the initial sale to a client, we seek to provide additional technology and services to our clients. On the services side, we offer custom programming to create distinctive web page graphics and banners and to enhance websites with features such as streaming audio and video content, pages powered by Macromedia® Flash and Director programming techniques. We also offer commitments to deliver page view traffic to clients' websites and a ten week coaching and mentoring program. The

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coaching and mentoring program is provided by a third-party and involves a series of telephone training sessions with a tutor who provides specific assistance in a variety of areas, including Internet marketing. We continue to explore ideas, products and services to enhance ongoing customer training and assistance.

        We also continue to seek to increase sales to our existing client base by more aggressively imposing and collecting set-up and hosting fees, selling programming services to update existing client websites and an outsourced outbound telemarketing program through which we periodically contact persons who attended our Internet training workshops. In particular we are focusing on selling Internet training workshop attendees who did not purchase at the workshop our basic package and on selling additional product and service offerings (both ours and third parties) to persons who purchased at the workshop. Through this telemarketing program we also seek to increase the website activation rate of customers who purchase at our Internet training workshops but have not yet designed or activated their website and thereby establish a stronger relationship with these persons and offer them additional products and services. We may also, for a fee, allow third parties to market to our clients and Preview Training Session and Internet training workshop attendees, products and services that are complimentary with our product and service offerings. In some situations this could result in the client purchasing additional products and services.

        In addition to seeking to grow by increasing the number of Preview Training Sessions and Workshops in the United States, we continue the international expansion of our business, initially into selected English-speaking countries in the Asia Pacific region, South Africa, Canada and Europe and possibly thereafter to additional countries in Asia. Our experience indicates lower customer acquisition costs in these markets than we currently experience in the United States and our turnkey product and service offering for small businesses and entrepreneurs enjoys a first mover advantage in these markets. We are continuing to test, and grow our international market strategies based on our initial experiences.

        Revenues during the year for our workshop business can be subject to seasonal fluctuations. The first and second calendar quarters are generally stronger than the third and fourth calendar quarters. Customers seem less interested in attending our workshops during the period between June 15th through Labor day, and again during the holiday season from Thanksgiving Day through the first week of the following January.

        We believe that a key component of our success will be a number of new technologies we have developed. We believe that these technologies distinguish our services and products from those of our competitors and help substantially to reduce our operating costs and expenses. The most important of these are our StoresOnline software and hosting platform and our Dynamic Image Server technology.

        The StoresOnline platform is a web-based turnkey eCommerce development platform, which has been continuously improved over the past decade. The current version of the StoresOnline platform represents the culmination of over ten years of development effort on a platform that has hosted over 40,000 eCommerce-enabled websites and, in the past, has received broad acceptance in the fast growing market of small businesses and in the entrepreneurial community. The current StoresOnline platform version represents a continued stage of evolution towards an easier to use and more scalable application. The most recent additions and enhancements to the software include several new features, including the integration of UPS shipping tools, updated order tracking and abandoned order analysis, in addition to enhancements to existing features.

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        The integration of the UPS shipping tools allow our merchants to access real-time shipping rates directly from UPS to ensure the most accurate and cost effective rates are calculated for each order. The UPS integration also allows the merchant to create shipping documents from the computer with minimal re-entry of information for a shipment. These shipping documents contain all the barcodes and other information required to be processed directly by UPS. These tools significantly reduce the amount of time the merchant needs to spend to prepare their products for shipping.

        Our Dynamic Image Server allows images to be created dynamically rather than by uploading images or using stock photos or clip art. A user can create images dynamically through the manipulation of multiple image variables (such as background color, text, borders, sizing, drop shadows, etc.) in a simple "point and click" environment. This feature allows the automatic generation of image permutations, allowing a customer, for example, to view all of the different possible combinations of shirts, ties, sport coats, and slacks before purchase. The Dynamic Image Server allows for quick and easy creation of graphical and professional looking storefronts.

        Because most of our products are sold at the end of our workshop sessions and to persons who have attended our 90-minute preview sessions previously, we must make a significant investment before any sales are made to get the customers to workshops. Therefore, the cost of customer acquisition and sell-through percentages are critical components to the success of our business. We are continuously testing and implementing changes to our business model which are intended to further reduce the level of investment necessary to get a customer to attend our events and to increase our value proposition to that customer, thereby increasing overall sales.

        We advertise our preview sessions in direct mail and e-mail solicitations targeted to potential customers meeting established demographic criteria. The mailing lists we use are obtained from list brokers. The direct mail and e-mail pieces are sent several weeks prior to the date of the preview session. Announcements of upcoming preview sessions also appear occasionally in newspaper advertisements and radio spots in scheduled cities. Finally, we promote our preview and workshop sessions through other third-party training companies.

        We also use outsourced telemarketing programs to sell products and services to preview and workshop attendees and to our existing client database.

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        During the year ended June 30, 2004, we invested, on a consolidated basis, approximately $358,000 in the research and development of our technology almost all of which relates to our StoresOnline platform. Our research and development costs in fiscal 2004 focused on refinement and enhancement of Version 4.0 of our StoresOnline product, which was released in fiscal 2001. Our specific accomplishments during fiscal year 2004 were the addition of new features to our StoresOnline platform, including the support of additional credit card processing gateways, integration of the UPS Shipping Tools, and updated order tracking and processing. We have also implemented our largest upgrade in our infrastructure and data center to provide even high levels of service and security for our merchants. In general, our research and development efforts during fiscal years 2004 were:


Competition

        Our markets are becoming increasingly competitive. Our competitors include a few companies that sell through a workshop format like ours which have historically had varying rates of success and longevity, as well as portals, application service providers, software vendors, systems integrators and information technology consulting service providers who offer some or all of the same products as us to the small business and entrepreneur markets.

        Most of these competitors do not yet offer the full range of Internet professional services we believe our target market requires, but many are currently offering some of these services. These competitors at any time could elect to focus additional resources in our target markets, which could

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materially adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Many of our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories, larger customer bases, longer relationships with clients and significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and public relations resources than we do.

        Additionally, should we determine to pursue acquisition opportunities, we may compete with other companies with similar growth strategies. Some of these competitors may be larger and have greater financial and other resources than we do. Competition for these acquisition targets could also result in increased prices of acquisition targets and a diminished pool of companies available for acquisition.

        There are relatively low barriers to entry into our business. Our proprietary technology would not preclude or inhibit competitors from entering our markets. In particular, we anticipate that new entrants will try to develop competing products and services or new forums for conducting eCommerce that could be deemed competitors. We believe, however, that we presently have a competitive advantage due to our proven marketing strategies and the flexibility we have obtained through enhancements to our StoresOnline software. In 1995, certain of our principals were instrumental in creating an Internet marketing workshop industry. We believe that this experience with marketing workshops and our ongoing efforts to improve our offerings and sales and marketing techniques gives us an important competitive advantage.

        Anticipated and expected technology advances associated with the Internet, increasing use of the Internet and new software products are welcome advancements and are expected to attract more interest in the Internet and broaden its potential as a viable marketplace and industry. We anticipate that we can continue to compete successfully by relying on our infrastructure and existing marketing strategies and techniques, systems and procedures, by adding additional products and services in the future, by periodic revision of our methods of doing business and by continuing our expansion into international markets where we believe there is an overall lower level of competition.

Intellectual Property

        Our success depends in part upon our proprietary technology and other intellectual property and on our ability to protect our proprietary technology and other intellectual property rights. In addition, we must conduct our operations without infringing on the proprietary rights of third parties. We also rely upon un-patented trade secrets and the know-how and expertise of our employees. To protect our proprietary technology and other intellectual property, we rely primarily on a combination of the protections provided by applicable copyright, trademark and trade secret laws as well as on confidentiality procedures and licensing arrangements.

        Although we believe that we have taken appropriate steps to protect our intellectual property rights, including requiring that employees and third parties who are granted access to our intellectual property enter into confidentiality agreements, these measures may not be sufficient to protect our rights against third parties. Others may independently develop or otherwise acquire un-patented technologies or products similar or superior to ours.

        We license from third parties certain software and Internet tools that we include in our services and products. If any of these licenses were to be terminated, we could be required to seek licenses for similar software and Internet tools from other third parties or develop these tools internally. We may not be able to obtain such licenses or develop such tools in a timely fashion, on acceptable terms, or at all.

        Companies participating in the software and Internet technology industries are frequently involved in disputes relating to intellectual property. We may in the future be required to defend our intellectual property rights against infringement, duplication, discovery and misappropriation by third parties or to defend against third-party claims of infringement. Likewise, disputes may arise in the future with respect to ownership of technology developed by employees who were previously employed by other

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companies. Any such litigation or disputes could result in substantial costs to, and a diversion of effort by, us. An adverse determination could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties, require us to seek licenses from, or pay royalties to, third parties, or require us to develop appropriate alternative technology. Some or all of these licenses may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. In addition, we may be unable to develop alternate technology at an acceptable price, or at all. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

Employees

        As of August 31 2004, we had 149 full-time employees, including 5 executive personnel, 57 in sales and marketing, 8 in the development of our e-Commerce solutions, 10 in web site production, 31 in customer support and 38 in general administration and finance. We also draw from a pool of 21 independent contractors who speak at our preview and/or workshop training sessions, as required by our schedule of events.

Governmental Regulation

        We are subject to regulations applicable to businesses generally. In addition, because of our workshop sales format, we are subject to laws and regulations concerning sales and marketing practices, and particularly those with regard to business opportunities, franchises and selling practices. We believe that we do not offer our customers a "business opportunity" or a "franchise" as those terms are defined in applicable statutes of the states in which we operate. We believe that we operate in compliance with laws concerning sales practices, which laws in some jurisdictions require us to offer the customer a three-day right of rescission (i.e. to cancel the sale) for workshop purchases. Although we do not believe we are required to offer such a right in most states, we voluntarly provide such a right in the United States.. The effect of such right could be that, our sales could decrease if a significant number of customers who purchase at our workshop elected to exercise that right.

        We are also subject to an increasing number of laws and regulations directly applicable to access to, and commerce on, the Internet. In addition, due to the increasing popularity and use of the Internet, it is probable that additional laws and regulations will be adopted with respect to the Internet in the future, including with respect to issues such as user privacy, pricing and characteristics and quality of products and services. The adoption of any such additional laws or regulations may decrease the growth of the Internet, which could in turn decrease the demand for our products or services, our cost of doing business or otherwise have an adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations. Moreover, the applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing issues such as property ownership, libel and personal privacy is uncertain. In particular, our initial contact with many of our customers is through e-mail. The use of e-mail for this purpose has become the subject of a number of recently adopted and proposed laws and regulations. Future federal or state legislation or regulation could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

Risk Factors

        You should carefully consider the following risks before making an investment in our Company. In addition, you should keep in mind that the risks described below are not the only risks that we face. The risks described below are the risks that we currently believe are material to our business. However, additional risks not presently known to us, or risks that we currently believe are not material, may also impair our business operations. You should also refer to the other information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the discussions set forth in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business," as well as our financial statements and the related notes.

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        Our business, financial condition, or results of operations could be adversely affected by any of the following risks. If we are adversely affected by such risks, then the trading of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

        Fluctuations in our operating results may affect our stock price and ability to raise capital.

        Our operating results for any given quarter or fiscal year should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Quarter to quarter comparisons of our results of operations may not be meaningful as a result of (i) our limited operating history and (ii) the emerging nature of the markets in which we compete. Our fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 was our first-ever profitable year. Our future results may fluctuate, causing our results of operations to fall below the expectations of investors and potentially causing the trading price of our common stock to fall, impairing our ability to raise capital should we seek to do so. Factors that could cause our quarterly results to fluctuate include the following factors, among others:


        Our net operating loss carryforward ("NOL"), which is approximately $23 million as of June 30, 2004 is subject to certain limitations. Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Section 382") imposes limitations on a corporation's ability to utilize its NOLs if it experiences an "ownership change". In general terms, an ownership change results from transactions increasing the ownership of certain stockholders in the stock of a corporation by more than 50 percentage points over a three-year period. Since our formation, we have issued a significant number of shares, and purchasers of those shares have sold some of them, with the result that two changes of control, as defined by Section 382, have occurred. As a result of the most recent ownership change, utilization of our NOLs is subject to an annual limitation under Section 382 determined by multiplying the value of our stock at the time of the ownership change by the applicable long-term tax-exempt rate resulting in an annual limitation amount of approximately $127,000. Any unused annual limitation may be carried over to later years, and the amount of the limitation may under certain circumstances be increased by the "recognized built-in gains" that occur during the five-year period after the ownership change (the "recognition period"). Based on an independent valuation of our company as of April 3, 2002, we have

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approximately $15 million of recognized built-in gains. Additionally, based on a valuation of our company as of June 25, 2000, which evaluation was completed during the quarter ended March 31, 2004, we also determined the earlier ownership change resulted in built-in gains that allow us to utilize our entire NOL.

        Future changes in ownership of more than 50% may limit the use of these carryforwards. Our earnings and cash resources will be materially and adversely affected by this limitation if future earnings exceed the benefit of the limited net operating loss carryforwards. A stock ownership change could occur as a result of circumstances that are not within our control.

        Throughout our history we have received inquiries from and have been made aware of investigations by the Federal Trade Commission and government officials and agencies in many of the states in which we operate. We have also received inquiries from counsel representing and have been sued by customers who are dissatisfied with our product. We believe that, to date, we have generally been successful in addressing the concerns raised by these matters through one or more of the following: the provision of a more complete explanation of our business, minor modifications of our sales and marketing practices, and direct dialogue with customers to resolve the customer's concerns on a mutually satisfactory basis. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution of the currently pending or possible future lawsuits, inquiries or investigations will not have a material adverse effect on our business or operations.

        We depend on the continued services of our key personnel, including but not limited to our president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief technical officer and vice-president of operations, as well as the speakers at our previews and workshops and other key personnel. Each of these individuals has acquired specialized knowledge and skills with respect to our operations. The loss of one or more of these executives could negatively impact our performance. In addition, we expect that we will need to hire additional personnel in all areas if we are able to continue to successfully execute our strategic plan, particularly if we are successful in expanding our operations internationally. Competition for the limited number of qualified personnel in our industry is intense. At times, we have experienced difficulties in hiring personnel with the necessary training or experience.

        From time to time, we have evaluated and in the future may evaluate potential acquisitions of businesses, services, products or technologies. These acquisitions may result in a potentially dilutive issuance of equity securities, the incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities, and amortization of expenses related to intangible assets. In addition, acquisitions involve numerous risks, including difficulties in the assimilation of the operations, technologies, services and products of the acquired companies, the diversion of management's attention from other business concerns, risks of entering markets in which we have no or limited direct prior experience and the potential loss of key employees of the acquired company. We have no present commitment or agreement with respect to any material acquisition of other businesses, services, products or technologies.

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        We offer our customers a choice of payment options at our Internet training workshops, including an installment payment plan. These installment contracts are either sold to one of several third party finance companies, with partial or full recourse, or are retained by the Company and the collection activity is serviced by a third party. Thereafter we sometimes seek to sell the serviced contracts to the servicer and other third parties. We have in the past experienced difficulties selling these installment contracts at levels that provide adequate cash flow for our business. Although we have not recently experienced difficulties selling our installment contracts at the levels our cash requirements dictate, a recurrence of those conditions would likely require us to raise additional working capital to allow us to carry these assets on our balance sheet. Beginning in May 2004, the Company no longer sells installment contracts with any recourse provision. All of our present installment contract sales arrangements are subject to termination at any time by notice to us.

        For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 approximately $30 million, or 37%, of our total revenue was received from customers through credit card payments. Each financial institution that issues merchant accounts establishes limits on the amount of payments which may be received through the account and requires that we keep reserves on deposit with it to protect the financial institution against losses it may incur with respect to the account. Although this had not recently been the case, we have in the past experienced difficulty in maintaining these merchant accounts in good standing due to changes in the reserve requirements imposed by the issuing banks with whom we have worked, changes in the transaction amount permitted and rate of charge-backs, among other reasons. If we were to experience a significant reduction in or loss of these accounts our business would be severely and negatively impacted.

        During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 we derived approximately $9.3 million, or 12% of our total revenues from the sale to our customers of a product which allows the customer to accept credit card payments for goods and services sold by them through their website. In the past, we have experienced difficulty in maintaining the arrangements that allow us to offer this product to our customers and have experienced difficulty in establishing such a product for resale at our workshops held outside the United States. In addition, from time to time, credit card issuing organizations make changes that affect this product which could negatively impact, or preclude, our offering this product for sale in the United States in its present form. We presently obtain this product for resale from an unrelated third party. Prior to October 1, 2002, this product was obtained from Electronic Commerce International, Inc. ("ECI") which was owned by John J. Poelman, our former chief executive officer who, effective that date, sold certain of ECI's assets and liabilities, including the use of its corporate name and its contractual relationship with us, to the third party. Our contract with the third party may be terminated by it at any time after August 1, 2005 on 120 days written notice to us. Were we to lose our access to this product or if its cost increased our business could be negatively impacted, and if we are not to be able to obtain a comparable product for resale outside the United States our ability to successfully execute our international expansion would be compromised.

        We intend to continue to make investments to support business growth and may require additional funds to respond to business opportunities and challenges, which include the opportunity to increase

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our revenue by increasing the number of customer installment contracts that we retain and carry rather than sell, the need to develop new products or enhance existing products, the need to enhance our operating infrastructure and the opportunity to acquire complementary businesses and technologies. Accordingly, we may elect or need to engage in equity or debt financing to secure additional funds. Equity and debt financing, however, might not be available when needed or, if available, might not be available on terms satisfactory to us. If we are unable to obtain financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited.

        We have periodically offered and sold our common stock to investors pursuant to certain exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as well as those of various state securities laws. The basis for relying on such exemptions is factual; that is, the applicability of such exemptions depends upon our conduct and that of those persons contacting prospective investors and making the offering. We have not received a legal opinion to the effect that any of our prior offerings were exempt from registration under any federal or state law. Instead, we have relied upon the operative facts as the basis for such exemptions, including information provided by investors themselves.

        If any prior offering did not qualify for such exemption, an investor would have the right to rescind its purchase of the securities if it so desired. It is possible that if an investor should seek rescission, such investor would succeed. A similar situation prevails under state law in those states where the securities may be offered without registration in reliance on the partial preemption from the registration or qualification provisions of such state statutes under the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996. If investors were successful in seeking rescission, we would face severe financial demands that could adversely affect our business and operations. Additionally, if we did not in fact qualify for the exemptions upon which we have relied, we may become subject to significant fines and penalties imposed by the SEC and state securities agencies.

        In particular, our private placement conducted January-April 2001 to a group of our then long-time stockholders who were accredited investors occurred in part while a dormant, i.e., not effective, registration statement was on file with the SEC with respect to a public offering of our common stock by a third party deemed by current SEC interpretations to be an offering by us. Although we believe that these unregistered securities were issued pursuant to an available exemption under applicable securities laws, we are aware of current interpretations of securities regulators that are inconsistent with our view. If our interpretation is proven incorrect then, among other consequences, the purchasers of such securities would be entitled to exercise rescission rights with respect to their investment in us. If such rights were exercised by these investors, we would be liable to them in an amount equal to the total proceeds of such offering, $2,076,500, plus interest at rates determined by state statutes from the date of such offering to the date of payment. We believe that, if such an offer of rescission was made to these investors at this time, it would not be accepted. If we were required to make such an offer and it was accepted, then the required payments would exceed our cash resources and would require us to seek additional financing, most likely in the form of additional issuances of common stock, to make such payments and would materially and adversely effect our financial condition.

        We are subject to the effects of general global economic and market conditions. The U.S. economy is weaker now than it has been in recent years and may continue to be weak for the foreseeable future. These economic conditions may cause businesses to curtail or eliminate spending on eCommerce

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services or to reduce demand for our products and services. A change in economic conditions may adversely effect our business.

        We rely on frequent presentations of our preview training sessions and Internet training workshops by a limited number of persons in various cities and these persons generally travel by air. In addition, these preview training sessions and Internet training workshops involve large groups of persons in upscale and sometimes marquis hotel facilities. Our business would be materially and adversely affected by air travel becoming less available due to significant cut backs in the frequency of service or significant increases in processing times at airports due to security or other factors or by air travel becoming unavailable due to governmental or other action as was the case during a brief period during September 2001. In addition, our business would be materially and adversely affected if our potential customers were to become fearful of attending large public meetings in large hotels.

        The markets for our products and services are continuing to evolve and are increasingly competitive. Demand and market acceptance for recently introduced and proposed new products and services and sales of them internationally are subject to a high level of uncertainty and risk. Our business may suffer if the market develops in an unexpected manner, develops more slowly than in the past or becomes saturated with competitors, if any new products and services do not sustain market acceptance or if our efforts to expand internationally do not sustain market acceptance.

        Although most of our direct competitors have not to date offered a range of Internet products and services comparable to those offered by us, many have announced their intention to do so. These competitors at any time could elect to focus additional resources in our target markets, which could materially and adversely affect us. Many of our current and potential competitors have stronger brand recognition, longer operating histories, larger customer bases, longer relationships with clients and significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and public relations resources than we do. We believe our competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to new technologies and customer needs, devote greater resources to the promotion or sale of their products and services, initiate or withstand substantial price competition, take advantage of acquisition or other opportunities more readily or develop and expand their product and service offerings more quickly.

        We are continuing to expand our operations into selected international markets. Although we continue to expand into these markets cautiously there are difficulties inherent in doing business in international markets such as:

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        Our current directors and executive officers beneficially own approximately 13% of our outstanding common stock. As a result, the directors and executive officers collectively may be able to substantially influence all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. Such concentration of ownership may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control.

        In order for us to attain success, the Internet must continue to achieve widespread acceptance as a business medium. In addition, the businesses and merchants to whom we market our products and services must be convinced of the need for an online eCommerce presence and must be willing to rely upon third parties to develop and manage their eCommerce offerings and marketing efforts. It remains uncertain whether sustained significant demand for our products and services as sold through our workshop format will exist and whether our distribution channel to our target markets will establish itself as the preferred channel. If we are not successful in responding to the evolution of the Internet and in tailoring our product and service offerings to respond to this evolution, our business will be materially and adversely affected.

        As eCommerce continues to evolve it is subject to increasing regulation by federal, state, or foreign agencies. Areas subject to regulation include but may not be limited to the use of e-mail, user privacy, pricing, content, quality of products and services, taxation, advertising, intellectual property rights, and information security. In particular, our initial contact with many of our customers is through e-mail. The use of e-mail for this purpose has become the subject of a number of recently adopted and proposed laws and regulations. In addition, laws and regulations applying to the solicitation, collection, or processing of personal or consumer information could negatively affect our activities. The perception of security and privacy concerns, whether or not valid, may indirectly inhibit market acceptance of our products. In addition, legislative or regulatory requirements may heighten these concerns if businesses must notify Web site users that the data captured after visiting Web sites may be used by marketing entities to unilaterally direct product promotion and advertising to that user. Moreover, the applicability to the Internet of existing laws governing issues such as intellectual property ownership and infringement, copyright, trademark, trade secret, obscenity and libel is uncertain and developing. Furthermore, any regulation imposing fees or assessing taxes for Internet use could result in a decline in the use of the Internet and the viability of eCommerce. Any new legislation or regulation, or the application or interpretation of existing laws or regulations, may decrease the growth in the use of the Internet, may impose additional burdens on eCommerce or may require us to alter how we conduct our business. This could decrease the demand for our products and services, increase our cost of doing business, increase the costs of products sold through the Internet or otherwise have a negative effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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        Security and privacy concerns may inhibit the growth of the Internet and other online services generally, especially as a means of conducting commercial transactions. Processing eCommerce transactions involves the transmission and analysis of confidential and proprietary information of the consumer, the merchant, or both, as well as our own confidential and proprietary information. Anyone able to circumvent security measures could misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruptions in our operations, as well as the operations of the merchant. We may be required to expend significant capital and other resources to protect against security breaches or to minimize problems caused by security breaches. To the extent that we experience breaches in the security of proprietary information which we store and transmit, our reputation could be damaged and we could be exposed to a risk of loss or litigation and possible liability.

        We rely upon copyright law, trade secret protection and confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, customers, business partners and others to protect our proprietary rights, but we cannot guarantee that the steps we have taken to protect our proprietary rights will be adequate. We do not currently have any patents or registered trademarks, and effective trademark, copyright and trade secret protection may not be available in every country in which our products are distributed or made available through the Internet. In addition, there can be no assurance that a patent will issue or a trademark will be referred based on our pending applications.

        From time to time, parties may assert patent infringement claims against us in the form of letters, lawsuits and other forms of communications. Third parties may also assert claims against us alleging infringement of copyrights, trademark rights, trade secret rights or other proprietary rights or alleging unfair competition. If there is a determination that we have infringed third-party proprietary rights, we could incur substantial monetary liability and be prevented from using the rights in the future.

        We are aware of lawsuits filed against certain of our competitors regarding the presentment of advertisements in response to search requests on "keywords" that may be trademarks of third parties. It is not clear what, if any, impact an adverse ruling in these recently filed lawsuits would have on us. Many parties are actively developing search, indexing, eCommerce and other Web-related technologies. We believe that these parties will continue to take steps to protect these technologies, including seeking patent protection. As a result, we believe that disputes regarding the ownership of these technologies are likely to arise in the future.

        We have no patented, and only a limited amount of other proprietary, technology that would preclude or inhibit competitors from entering our business. In addition, the costs to develop and provide eCommerce services are relatively low. Therefore, we expect that we will continually face additional competition from new entrants into the market in the future. There is also the risk that our employees may leave and start competing businesses. The emergence of these enterprises could have a material adverse effect on us. Existing or future competitors may better address new developments or react more favorably to changes within our industry and may develop or offer e-commerce services providing significant technological, creative, performance, price or other advantages over the services that we offer.

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        Substantially all of our network infrastructure is located in Utah, an area susceptible to earthquakes. We do not have multiple site capacity if any catastrophic event occurs and, although we do have a redundant network system, this system does not guarantee continued reliability if a catastrophic event occurs. Despite implementation of network security measures, our servers may be vulnerable to computer viruses, break-ins and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering with our computer systems. In addition, if there is a breach or alleged breach of security or privacy involving our services, or if any third party undertakes illegal or harmful actions using our communications or eCommerce services, our business and reputation could suffer substantial adverse publicity and impairment. We do not carry sufficient business interruption or other insurance at this time to compensate for losses that may occur as a result of any of these events.

        Significant additional dilution will result if outstanding options and warrants are exercised. As of June 30, 2004, we had outstanding stock options to purchase approximately 1.2 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase approximately 325,000 shares of common stock. To the extent that such options and warrants are exercised, there will be further dilution. In addition, in the event future financings should be in the form of, convertible into, or exchangeable for our equity securities, investors may experience additional dilution.

        Some of the provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so might be beneficial to our stockholders by providing them with the opportunity to sell their shares at a premium to the then market price. Our bylaws contain provisions regulating the introduction of business at annual stockholders' meetings by anyone other than the board of directors. These provisions may have the effect of making it more difficult, delaying, discouraging, preventing or rendering more costly an acquisition or a change in control of our company.

        In addition, our corporate charter provides for a staggered board of directors divided into two classes. Provided that we have at least four directors, it will take at least two annual meetings to effectuate a change in control of the board of directors because a majority of the directors cannot be elected at a single meeting. This extends the time required to effect a change in control of the board of directors and may discourage hostile takeover bids. We currently have five directors.

        Further, our certificate of incorporation authorizes the board of directors to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, which may be issued in one or more series, the terms of which may be determined at the time of issuance by the board of directors without further action by stockholders. Such terms may include voting rights, including the right to vote as a series on particular matters, preferences as to dividends and liquidation, conversion and redemption rights and sinking fund provisions. No shares of preferred stock are currently outstanding and we have no present plans for the issuance of any preferred stock. However, the issuance of any preferred stock could materially adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock, and therefore could reduce its value. In addition, specific rights granted to future holders of preferred stock could be used to restrict our ability to merge with, or sell assets to, a third party. The ability of the board of directors to issue preferred stock could make it more difficult, delay, discourage, prevent or make it more costly to acquire or effect a change in control, thereby preserving the current stockholders' control.

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        Our stock being listed on the American Stock Exchange may limit the scope of potential investors. We withdrew an application for listing on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market as we believed a listing on the American Stock Exchange was in the best interest of our shareholders and would be more expeditious; the withdrawal may be perceived as negative which could affect the value of our common stock. In addition, the market for our common stock may not always be an active market.

        Our stock price may fluctuate in response to a number of events and factors, such as quarterly variations in operating results, announcements of technological innovations or new products and services by us or our competitors, changes in financial estimates and recommendations by financial analysts covering other companies, the operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors may deem comparable, and news reports relating to trends in our markets. In addition, the stock market in general, and the market prices for Internet-related companies in particular, have experienced extreme volatility that often has been unrelated to the operating performance of such companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the price of our stock, regardless of our operating performance.

        The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market or the perception that these sales could occur, including as a result of our contractual obligation to register for public resale certain of our outstanding shares. These sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate. As of August 31, 2004, we had outstanding 11,645,008 shares of common stock. Shares issued upon the exercise of stock options granted under our stock option plans will be eligible for resale in the public market from time to time subject to vesting and, in the case of some options, the expiration of lock-up agreements.


Item 2. Properties.

        Our principal office is located at 754 East Technology Avenue, Orem, Utah 84097. The property consists of approximately 12,500 square feet leased from an unaffiliated third party. The lease terminates on May 31, 2005. The annual rent during our fiscal year ending June 30, 2005 will be approximately $271,250. We maintain tenant fire and casualty insurance on our properties located in these buildings in an amount that we deem adequate. We also rent on a daily basis hotel conference rooms and facilities from time to time in various cities throughout the United States, Canada and other countries throughout the world at which we host our preview sessions and Internet training workshops. We are under no long-term obligations to such hotels.


Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

        From time to time, we receive inquiries from, including subpoenas requesting documents and/or have been made aware of investigations by government officials in many of the states in which we operate. These inquiries and investigations generally concern compliance with various cities, county, state and/or federal regulations involving sales and marketing practices. We have and do respond to these inquiries and have generally been successful in addressing the concerns of these persons and entities, without a formal complaint or charge being made although there is often no formal closing of the inquiry or investigation.    There can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution of these or other inquiries and investigations will not have a material adverse effect on our business or operations, or that a formal complaint will not be initiated. We also receive complaints and inquiries in the ordinary

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course of our business from both customers and governmental and non-governmental bodies on behalf of customers, and in some cases these customer complaints have risen to the level of litigation. To date we have been able to resolve these matters on a mutually satisfactory basis and we believe that we will be successful in resolving the currently pending matters but there can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse affect on our business or operations.

        We are not currently involved in any material litigation; however, we are subject to various claims and legal proceedings covering matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. We believe that the resolution of these cases will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, or future results of operations.


Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

        Not applicable.


PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

Market Information

        Our common stock began trading on the American Stock Exchange on August 16, 2004 under the symbol "IIG." From July 3, 2002 to August 13, 2004, our common stock has traded on the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "IMGG." From January 10, 2001 to July 2, 2002, our common stock traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "NGWY." Between November 18, 1999 and January 9, 2001, our common stock traded on The Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "NGWY." The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid prices as reported on The Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board, as applicable, for the periods indicated, all of which reflect the 1:10 reverse stock split effected on July 2, 2002.

 
  High
  Low
Fiscal 2004            
  Fourth Quarter   $ 11.40   $ 6.43
  Third Quarter     12.95     8.25
  Second Quarter     9.10     5.73
  First Quarter     7.10     4.00
Fiscal 2003            
  Fourth Quarter   $ 4.45   $ 1.55
  Third Quarter     2.31     1.50
  Second Quarter     2.30     1.00
  First Quarter     1.45     1.10
Fiscal 2002            
  Fourth Quarter   $ 1.80   $ 0.85
  Third Quarter     3.70     0.90
  Second Quarter     5.50     2.70
  First Quarter     7.20     2.60

        These bid prices indicate the prices that a market maker is willing to pay. These quotations do not include retail markups, markdowns or other fees and commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

Security Holders

        There were 499 holders of record of our shares of common stock as of August 31, 2004.

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Dividends

        We have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock and we anticipate that we will retain future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business. Therefore, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our shares for the foreseeable future.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

        The following table presents information about the Company's common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants and rights under existing equity compensation plans at June 30, 2004.

Plan Category

  Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options

  Weighted-average exercise
price of outstanding options

  Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in
column (a))

 
  (a)

  (b)

  (c)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders   1,231,613   $ 7.57   1,768,387
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders        
Total   1,231,613   $ 7.57   1,768,387

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

        None.


Item 6. Selected Financial Data

        The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included in this Form 10-K. The statement of earnings data for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2004, and the consolidated balance sheet data at June 30, 2004 and 2003 are derived from our consolidated financial statements and are included elsewhere in this document. SFAS No. 145 relating to the accounting treatment for extinguishment of debt became effective for the Company during FY 2003. As a result a change in the reporting of our operations for FY 2001 became necessary. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 the Company had originally reported an extraordinary item related to gain on extinguishment of debt in its Statement of Operations of $1,688,956. Based on SFAS No. 145 the Company has reclassified $1,688,956 to income before

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discontinued operations in its statement of operations included in this annual report. Historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future.

 
  Year ended
 
 
  June 30,
2004

  June 30,
2003

  June 30,
2002

  June 30,
2001

  June 30,
2000

 
 
  (in thousands except per share amounts)

 
Consolidated Statement of Earnings Data:                                
Revenue   $ 81,028   $ 46,471   $ 33,188   $ 35,655   $ 18,356  

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

21,893

 

 

5,034

 

 

2,199

 

 

(2,626

)

 

(42,790

)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations                 (286 )   (1,319 )
Extraordinary items                 (727 )    
Net income (loss)     21,893     5,034     2,199     (3,639 )   (44,109 )

Basic income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Income (loss) from continuing operations     1.93     0.46     0.37     (1.18 )   (23.12 )
Loss from discontinued operations                 (0.12 )   (0.71 )
Extraordinary items                 (0.33 )    
Net income (loss) per common share     1.93     0.46     0.37     (1.63 )   (23.83 )

Diluted income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Income (loss) from continuing operations     1.80     0.44     0.37     (1.18 )   (23.12 )
Loss from discontinued operations                 (0.12 )   (0.71 )
Extraordinary items                 (0.33 )    
Net income (loss) per common share     1.80     0.44     0.37     (1.63 )   (23.83 )

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Basic     11,330     11,019     5,874     2,228     1,851  
  Diluted     12,181     11,553     5,878     2,228     1,851  
 
  As of June 30
 
 
  2004
  2003
  2002
  2001
  2000
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:                                
Cash   $ 4,957   $ 2,320   $ 520   $ 149   $ 2,607  
Working capital (deficit)     13,825     5,527     289     (11,352 )   (14,845 )
Total assets     40,426     12,037     7,377     6,055     11,851  
Short-term debt         121     242     3,759     409  
Long-term debt     400     436     421     442      
Capital lease obligations     258     28     109     38     135  
Stockholders' equity (accumulated deficit)     30,738     8,103     2,469     (9,307 )   (10,776 )

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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        This management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations and other portions of this report contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by this forward-looking information. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this report. This management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report.

General

        Our fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 ("FY 2004") was only the third year since the inception of the Company that we were profitable and the second year that we enjoyed positive cash flow from operating activities. As explained in previous annual reports we closed our Internet Commerce Center and the Cable Commerce division in order to concentrate on our StoresOnline business that services the small business and individual entrepreneur markets. We raised approximately $7.2 million in equity capital through the sale of our convertible notes and common stock in three private placements during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2001 and 2002. Using this cash to retire debt and promote our StoresOnline business has enabled us to increase revenues significantly, remain profitable and have positive cash flow from operations. The following discussion further expands on the effects of these changes.

        On June 28, 2002, our stockholders approved amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation to change our corporate name to "Imergent, Inc." and to effect a one-for-ten reverse split of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock and reduce the authorized number of shares of common stock from 250,000,000 to 100,000,000. These changes were effected July 2, 2002. As a result of the reverse stock split, every ten shares of our existing common stock was converted into one share of our new common stock under our new name, Imergent, Inc. Fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were settled by cash payment. Throughout this discussion references to numbers of shares and prices of shares have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.

        On March 6, 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") notified us that they had reviewed our annual report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. They sent a letter of comments pointing out areas of concern and requested we answer their questions and provide additional information. We exchanged correspondence with members of the SEC staff and provided them with additional information. On September 24, 2002 in a telephone conference call with the SEC staff, we resolved certain of the more material issues. On October 31, 2002 we responded to other comments from the staff in their letter dated August 5, 2002. On November 6, 2002 in a telephone conversation with the SEC staff we resolved the remaining issues without amending our previously filed financial statements. However, certain reclassifications of financial information and additional financial statement disclosures have been reflected in the accompanying financial statements.

        In view of the rapidly evolving nature of our business and the market we serve, we believe that period-to- period comparisons of our operating results, including our gross profit and operating expenses as a percentage of revenues and cash flow, are not necessarily meaningful and should not be

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relied upon as an indication of future performance. Our fiscal year ends each June 30 and we experience seasonality in our business. Revenues from our core business during the first and second fiscal quarters tend to be lower than revenues in our third and fourth quarters. We believe this to be attributable to summer vacations and the Thanksgiving and December holiday seasons that occur during our first and second quarters.

        The financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 have been reclassified to conform to fiscal year 2004 presentation.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") and form the basis for the following discussion and analysis on critical accounting policies and estimates. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On a regular basis we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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. Senior management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of these estimates with the Board of Directors and its Audit Committee. There are currently five members of the Board of Directors, three of whom make up the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Audit Committee qualifies as an independent director and that the chairman of the Audit Committee qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined under the rules adopted by the SEC.

        A summary of our significant accounting policies is set out in Note 2 to our Financial Statements. We believe the critical accounting policies described below reflect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. The impact and any associated risks on our business that are related to these policies are also discussed throughout this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations where such policies affect reported and expected financial results.

        On October 1, 2000, the Company started selling a license to use a new product called the StoresOnline Software ("SOS"). The SOS is a web based software product that enables the customer to develop their Internet website without additional assistance from the Company. When a customer purchases a SOS license at one of the Company's Internet workshops, he or she receives a CD-ROM containing programs to be used with their computer and a password and instructions that allow access to the Company's website where all the necessary tools are located to complete the construction of the customer's website. When completed, the website can be hosted with the Company or any other provider of such services. If they choose to host with the Company there is an additional setup and hosting fee (currently $150) for publishing and 12 months of hosting. This fee is deferred at the time it is paid and recognized during the subsequent 12 months. A separate file is available and can be used if the customer decides to create their website on their own completely without access to the Company website and host their site with another hosting service.

        The revenue from the sale of the SOS license is recognized when the product is delivered to the customer and the three-day rescission period expires. The Company accepts cash and credit cards as methods of payment and the Company offers 24-month installment contracts to customers who prefer an Extended Payment Term Arrangement (EPTA). The Company offers these contracts to all workshop

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attendees not wishing to use a check or credit card provided they complete a credit application, give permission for the Company to independently check their credit and are willing to make an appropriate down payment. EPTAs are either sold to third party financial institutions, generally with recourse, for cash on a discounted basis, or carried on the Company's books as a receivable. Beginning in May 2004 the Company no longer sells EPTA's with any recourse provisions.

        The EPTAs generally have a twenty-four month term. For more than five years the Company has offered its customers the payment option of a long-term installment contract and has a history of successfully collecting under the original payment terms without making concessions. During fiscal years ended June 30, 1999 through 2004, the Company has collected or is collecting approximately 70% of all EPTAs issued to customers. Not all customers live up to their obligations under the contracts. The Company makes every effort to collect on the EPTAs, including the engagement of professional collection services. Despite reasonable efforts, approximately 47% of all EPTAs not sold to third party financial institutions become uncollectible during the life of the contract. All uncollectible EPTAs are written off against an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance is established at the time of sale based on our five-year history of extending EPTAs and revised periodically based on current experience and information. The revenue generated by sales to EPTA customers is recognized when the product is delivered to the customer, the contract is signed and any rescission period lapses. At that same time an allowance for doubtful accounts is established. This procedure has been in effect for all of fiscal years 2004 and 2003.

        The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position 97-2 ("SOP 97-2") states that revenue from the sale of software should be recognized when the following four specific criteria are met: 1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, 2) delivery has occurred, 3) the fee is fixed and determinable and 4) collectibility is probable. All of these criteria are met when a customer purchases the SOS product and the three-day rescission period expires. The customer signs one of the Company's order forms, and a receipt acknowledging receipt and acceptance of the product. As is noted on the order and acceptance forms the customer has three days to rescind the order. Once the rescission period expires, all sales are final and all fees are fixed and determinable.

        The Company also offers its customers, through telemarketing sales following the workshop, certain products intended to assist the customer in being successful with their business. These products include a live chat capability for the customer's own website and web traffic building services. Revenues from these products are recognized when delivery of the product has occurred. The Company receives a commission and recognizes this revenue net of the selling and marketing costs.

        We record an allowance for doubtful accounts and disclose the associated expense as a separate line item in operating expenses. The allowance, which is netted against our current and long term accounts receivable balances on our consolidated balance sheets, totaled approximately $9.0 million and $6.6 million as of June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively. The amounts represent estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. The estimates are based on historical bad debt write-offs, specific identification of probable bad debts based on collection efforts, aging of accounts receivable and other known factors. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required.

        We review property, equipment, goodwill and purchased intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. This review is conducted as of December 31st of each year or more frequently if necessary. Our asset

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impairment review assesses the fair value of the assets based on the future cash flows the assets are expected to generate. An impairment loss is recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset plus net proceeds expected from the disposition of the asset (if any) are less than the carrying value of the asset. This approach uses our estimates of future market growth, forecasted revenue and costs, expected period the assets will be utilized and appropriate discount rates. When an impairment is identified, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its estimated fair value.

        In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating current tax liabilities together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and financial reporting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Our deferred tax assets consist primarily of the future benefit of net operating losses carried forward. We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. We have considered historical operations and current earnings trends, future market growth, forecasted earnings, estimated future taxable income, the mix of earnings in the jurisdictions in which we operate and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in determining the need for a valuation allowance. In the event we were to determine that we would not be able to realize all or part of our net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to earnings in the period such determination is made. Likewise, if we later determine that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets would be realized, the previously provided valuation allowance, if any, would be reversed.

        At June 30, 2003 we had recognized a tax valuation allowance of $19.3 million against our deferred tax assets. As of March 31, 2004, we determined that it was more likely than not that $16.7 million, or all but approximately $2.6 million of the deferred tax assets would be realized. This determination was based on current projections of future taxable income when taking into consideration limitations on the utilization of net operating loss carry forwards ("NOL") imposed by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Section 382"). Section 382 imposes limitations on a corporation's ability to utilize its NOLs if it experiences an "ownership change". In general terms, an ownership change results from transactions increasing the ownership of certain stockholders in the stock of a corporation by more than 50 percentage points over a three-year period. Since our formation, we have issued a significant number of shares, and purchasers of those shares have sold some of them, with the result that two changes of control, as defined by Section 382, have occurred. As a result of the most recent ownership change, utilization of our NOLs is subject to an annual limitation under Section 382 determined by multiplying the value of our stock at the time of the ownership change by the applicable long-term tax-exempt rate resulting in an annual limitation amount of approximately $127,000. Any unused annual limitation may be carried over to later years, and the amount of the limitation may under certain circumstances be increased by the "recognized built-in gains" that occur during the five-year period after the ownership change (the "recognition period"). Based on an independent valuation of our company as of April 3, 2002, we have approximately $15 million of recognized built-in gains. Additionally, based on a valuation of our company as of June 25, 2000, which evaluation was completed during the quarter ended March 31, 2004, we also determined the earlier ownership change resulted in built-in gains that allow us to utilize our entire NOL.

Related Party Transactions

        On July 1, 2003 John J. (Jay) Poelman, retired and in connection therewith resigned as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company. Transactions with Electronic Commerce International, Inc. ("ECI"), Electronic Marketing Services, LLC. ("EMS") and Simply

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Splendid, LLC ("Simply Splendid") which prior to July 1, 2003 were considered related party transactions, but are not considered related party transactions for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 since Mr. Poelman was not an affiliate of the Company after July 1, 2003.

        John J. Poelman was the sole owner of ECI during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 and during the three months ended September 30, 2002. During this period, the Company purchased a merchant account solutions product from ECI that provided on-line, real-time processing of credit card transactions and resold this product to its customers. The Company also formerly utilized the services of ECI to provide a leasing opportunity to customers who purchased its products at its Internet training workshops. Effective October 1, 2002, Mr. Poelman sold certain assets and liabilities of ECI, including ECI's corporate name and its relationship with the Company, to an unrelated third party. Total revenue generated by the Company from the sale of ECI's merchant account solutions product, while ECI's business was owned by Mr. Poelman, was $1,453,612 and $5,106,494 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The cost to the Company for these products and services totaled $223,716 and $994,043 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. During the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 the Company processed leasing transactions for its customers through ECI in the amounts of $0 and $1,090,520, respectively. As of June 30, 2004 and 2003 the Company had no receivable balance due from ECI for leases in process. In addition, the Company had no payable balance due to ECI as of June 30, 2003 for the purchase of the merchant account software while owned by Mr. Poelman.

        The Company offers its customers at its Internet training workshops, and through telemarketing sales following the workshop certain products intended to assist its customers to become successful with their business. These products include a live chat capability for the customer's own website and web traffic building services. The Company purchases some of these services from EMS. In addition, EMS provides us telemarketing services, selling some of the Company's products and services to contacts provided to EMS by us. Ryan Poelman, owner of EMS, is the son of John J. Poelman our former Chief Executive Officer and a former director who retired effective July 1, 2003 and, in connection therewith, resigned as an officer and director of the Company. The Company's revenues generated from the above products and services were $6,330,343 and $4,806,497 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The Company paid EMS $994,827 and $479,984 to purchase these services during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In addition, the Company had $92,094 as of June 30, 2003 recorded in accounts payable relating to the amounts owed to EMS for products and services.

        The Company sends complimentary gift packages to its customers who register for the Company's Workshop training sessions. An additional gift is sent to Workshop attendees who purchase our products at the conclusion of the Workshop. The Company utilizes Simply Splendid, LLC ("Simply Splendid") to provide some of these gift packages to the Company's customers. Aftyn Morrison, owner of Simply Splendid, is the daughter of John J. Poelman our former Chief Executive Officer and a former director. We paid Simply Splendid $421,265 and $0 to fulfill these services during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In addition, the Company had $22,831 as of June 30, 2003 recorded in accounts payable relating to the amounts owed to Simply Splendid for gift packages.

        We engaged vFinance Investments, Inc. ("vFinance") as a financial advisor and placement agent for our private placement of unregistered securities that closed during May 2002. Shelly Singhal, a former member of our Board of Directors, was a principal of vFinance at the time of the private placement. During the year ended June 30, 2002 we paid vFinance $61,500 in fees and commissions for their services. The offering was successful with adjusted gross proceeds to us of $2,185,995.

        We engaged SBI-E2 Capital USA Ltd. ("SBI") as a financial consultant to provide us with various financial services. Shelly Singhal a former member of our Board of Directors is a managing director of

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SBI. During the year ended June 30, 2002 SBI provided us with a Fairness Opinion relating to our proposed merger with Category 5 Technologies, for which we paid $67,437.

        We also paid SBI $58,679 for expenses and commissions relating to our private placement of unregistered securities that closed during November 2001. The offering was successful with adjusted gross proceeds to us of $2,898,455.

        Pursuant to an agreement dated February 15, 2002, SBI also rendered certain financial advisory services to us in connection with our private placement that closed in May 2002, including delivery of a fairness opinion with respect to such private placement. Pursuant to this agreement, we paid SBI a total of $40,000 and issued to SBI and various of its designees an aggregate of 112,500 shares of our common stock.

        In each of the above-described transactions and business relationships, we believe that the terms under which business is transacted with all related parties are at least as favorable to us as would be available from an independent third party providing the same goods or services.

Results of Operations

        Our fiscal year ends on June 30 of each year. Revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 ("FY 2004") increased to $81,027,517 from $46,470,678 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 ("FY 2003"), an increase of 74%. Revenues generated at our Internet training workshops in both fiscal years were from the sale of the SOS product as described in Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates above. Revenues also include fees charged to attend the workshop, web traffic building products, mentoring, consulting services, access to credit card transaction processing interfaces and sales of banner advertising. We expect future operating revenues to be generated principally following a business model similar to the one used in fiscal year 2004. The Internet environment continues to evolve, and we intend to offer future customers new products as they are developed. We anticipate that our offering of products and services will evolve as some products are dropped and are replaced by new and sometimes innovative products intended to assist our customers achieve success with their Internet-related businesses. We also intend to expand our product offerings to locations outside the United States of America.

        The increase in revenues from FY 2004 compared to FY 2003 can be attributed to various factors. There was an increase in the number of Internet training workshops conducted during the current fiscal years. The number increased to 544 including 58 that were held outside the United States of America, for the current fiscal year from 336 in FY 2003, 11 of which were held outside the United States. In addition, the average number of persons attending each workshop increased and the average number of "buying units" in attendance at our workshops during the period increased to 89, compared to 84 in the prior fiscal year. Persons who pay an enrollment fee to attend our workshops are allowed to bring a guest at no additional charge, and that individual and his/her guest constitute one buying unit. If the person attends alone that single person also counts as one buying unit. Approximately 35% of the buying units made a purchase at the workshop in FY 2004 compared to 32% FY 2003. The average revenue per workshop purchase decreased in the current fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 to approximately $4,300 compared to approximately $4,500 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. We contact all persons who attend our workshops beginning approximately two weeks after the event was held in an attempt to sell them a mentoring program and products that will drive traffic to their web site. These contacts are made through telemarketing companies that we engage as subcontractors. The Company receives a commission and recognizes this revenue net of the selling and marketing costs.

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Telemarketing sales, included in total revenue described above, increased during FY 2004 to approximately $6.5 million from $3.7 million in FY 2003, an increase of 73%.

        Gross profit is calculated as revenue less the cost of revenue, which consists of the cost to conduct Internet training workshops, to provide customer technical support, credit card fees and the cost of tangible products sold. Gross profit for FY 2004 increased to $62,281,247 from $35,568,308 during FY 2003. The increase in gross profit primarily reflects the increased revenue during the period. Gross profit as a percent of revenue for FY 2004 was 76.9% compared to 76.5% for FY 2003.

        Cost of revenues includes related party transactions of $1,118,002 in FY 2003. These are more fully described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements as Note 13. We have determined, based on competitive bidding and experience with independent vendors offering similar products and services, that the terms under which business is transacted with these related parties is at least as favorable to us as would be available from an independent third party.

        Selling and marketing expenses consist of payroll and related expenses for sales and marketing, the cost of advertising, promotional and public relations expenditures, related expenses for personnel engaged in sales and marketing activities, and commissions paid to telemarketing companies. Selling and marketing expenses for FY 2004 increased to $20,964,701 from $11,632,209 in FY 2003. The increase in selling and marketing expenses is primarily attributable to the increase in the number of workshops held during FY 2004. Expenses were higher because of the greater number of attendees at our preview sessions and the associated expenses including advertising and promotional expenses necessary to attract the attendees. Total selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues were 25.9% for FY 2004 and 25.0% FY 2003.

        Selling and marketing expenses include related party transactions of $349,680 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. These are more fully described in note 13 to the consolidated financial statements. We have determined, based on competitive bidding and experience with independent vendors offering similar products and services, that the terms under which business is transacted with this related party are at least as favorable to us as would be available from an independent third party.

        General and administrative expenses consist of payroll and related expenses for executive, accounting and administrative personnel, professional fees, finance company discounts and service fees and other general corporate expenses. General and administrative expenses in FY 2004 increased to $8,855,459 from $5,081,353 in FY 2003. The general increase in sales volume contributed to an increase in salaries and wages to $2.9 million in FY 2004 from $2.1 million in FY 2003. The increase in salaries and wages occurred primarily in customer service as a result of the execution of several customer service initiatives.

        Finance company discounts and service fees increased to $2.3 million in FY 2004 compared to $1.6 million in FY 2003 as a result of the general increase in sales volume. We accept twenty-four month installment contracts from our customers as one of several methods of payment. Some of these contracts are subsequently sold to finance companies at a discount. The discounts range between 15% and 25% depending upon the credit worthiness of our customer. Contracts that are not sold are carried by the Company and the servicing and collection activity is outsourced to independent collection companies. Fees for servicing are approximately 8% of the funds collected and fees for collection are approximately 33% of the funds collected. These discounts and service fees are included in general and administrative expenses.

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        Legal expenses increased to $1.5 million during FY 2004 as a result of the resolution of various legal proceedings during the year as more fully described in Legal Proceedings in Part I, Item 3 of this Form 10-K. The change in legal expenses during the year is also the result of a settlement agreement with Category 5 Technologies, Inc. ("Cat 5") during FY 2003. In April 2002 Cat 5 demanded that we reimburse them for $260,000 of their expenses associated with merger negotiations between our companies. As a result we accrued that amount as a contingent liability during FY 2002. A settlement agreement was signed and the lawsuit dismissed eliminating the contingent liability and therefore the accrual was reversed during FY 2003, reducing legal expenses for the year. We anticipate that legal expenses will decrease in future periods as various legal proceedings have been resolved during fiscal year 2004.

        Accounting and other professional fees increased $653,000 during FY 2004 as a result of consulting and legal services incurred as a result of our international expansion and consulting fees incurred for compliance with the rules and regulations of Sarbanes-Oxley.consulting. The Audit fees also increased as a result of a general increase in sales volume.

        Bad debt expense consists mostly of actual and anticipated losses resulting from the extension of credit terms to our customers when they purchase products from us. We encourage customers to pay for their purchases by check or credit card since these are the least expensive methods of payment for our customers, but we also offer installment contracts with payment terms up to 24 months. We offer these contracts to all workshop attendees not wishing to use a check or credit card provided they complete a credit application, give us permission to independently check their credit and are willing to make an appropriate down payment of from 5% to 10% of the purchase price. These installment contracts are sometimes sold to finance companies, with partial or full recourse, if our customer has a credit history that meets the finance company's criteria. Beginning in May 2004, we no longer sell installment contracts with any recourse provisions. If not sold, we carry the contract and out-source the collection activity. Our collection experience with these 24-month contracts is satisfactory given the low marginal cost associated with these sales and that the down payment received by us at the time the contract is entered into exceeds the cost of the delivered products. Since all other expenses relating to the sale, such as salaries, advertising, meeting room expense, travel, etc., have already been incurred, we believe there is a good business reason for extending credit on these terms.

        Bad debt expense was $24,144,800 in FY 2004 compared to $14,255,877 in the prior fiscal year. The increase is due to an increase in the number of installment contracts entered into, an increase in the number of contracts carried by us and our recent collection experience. We have begun to have access to much more detailed information from the finance companies that service the installment contracts, and we have also had more historical data with which to estimate the appropriate bad debt reserve. We believe that bad debt expense in future years will decline as a percentage of revenues since we have resolved all known contract losses during FY 2004. We believe the allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $9.0 million at June 30, 2004 is adequate to cover all future losses associated with the contracts in our accounts receivable as of June 30, 2004.

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        During FY 2004 workshop sales financed by installment contracts were approximately $44.1 million compared to $22.6 million in the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of workshop sales, installment contracts were 61% in FY 2004 compared to 55% in FY 2003. The table below shows the activity in our total allowance for doubtful accounts during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004.

Allowance balance June 30, 2003   $ 6,603,260  
Plus provision for doubtful accounts     24,144,800  
Less accounts written off     (21,796,731 )
   
 
Allowance balance June 30, 2004   $ 8,951,329  
   
 

        Interest income is derived from the installment contracts. Our contracts have an 18% simple interest rate and interest income for FY 2004 was $1,725,776 compared to $813,136 in FY 2003. In the future as our cash position strengthens we may be able to carry more installment contracts rather than selling them at a discount to finance companies. If we were able to carry more of these contracts it would increase interest income and reduce these discounts which are recorded as administrative expenses.

        At June 30, 2003 we had recognized a tax valuation allowance of $19.3 million against our deferred tax assets. As of March 31, 2004, we determined that it was more likely than not that $16.7 million, or all but $2.6 million of the deferred tax assets would be realized. This determination was based on current projections of future taxable income when taking into consideration limitations on the utilization of net operating loss carry forwards ("NOL") imposed by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Section 382"). Section 382 imposes limitations on a corporation's ability to utilize its NOLs if it experiences an "ownership change". In general terms, an ownership change results from transactions increasing the ownership of certain stockholders in the stock of a corporation by more than 50 percentage points over a three-year period. Since our formation, we have issued a significant number of shares, and purchasers of those shares have sold some of them, with the result that two changes of control, as defined by Section 382, have occurred. As a result of the most recent ownership change, utilization of our NOLs is subject to an annual limitation under Section 382 determined by multiplying the value of our stock at the time of the ownership change by the applicable long-term tax-exempt rate resulting in an annual limitation amount of approximately $127,000. Any unused annual limitation may be carried over to later years, and the amount of the limitation may under certain circumstances be increased by the "recognized built-in gains" that occur during the five-year period after the ownership change (the "recognition period"). Based on an independent valuation of our company as of April 3, 2002, we have approximately $15 million of recognized built-in gains. Additionally, based on a valuation of our company as of June 25, 2000, which evaluation was completed during the quarter ended March 31, 2004, we also determined the earlier ownership change resulted in built-in gains that allow us to utilize our entire NOL.

        The $16.7 million benefit recorded upon the removal of the valuation allowance during FY 2004 was offset by the utilization of $4.6 million of the NOL during the period and by approximately $200,000 in effective tax rate changes and income tax true-ups as a result of the expansion of international operations, resulting in an overall tax benefit of $12.3 million for the year. We have recorded deferred tax assets of approximately $13.1 million as of June 30, 2004. As the Company continues to realize earnings and generate deferred tax provision, the tax asset will decrease in amount.

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        Our fiscal year ends on June 30 of each year. Revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 ("FY 2003") increased to $46,470,678 from $33,188,263 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 ("FY 2002"), an increase of 40%. Revenues generated at our Internet training workshops in both fiscal years were from the sale of the SOS product as described in Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates above. Revenues also include fees charged to attend the workshop, web traffic building products, mentoring, consulting services, access to credit card transaction processing interfaces and sales of banner advertising. We expect future operating revenues to be generated principally following a business model similar to the one used in fiscal year 2003. The Internet environment continues to evolve, and we intend to offer future customers new products as they are developed. We anticipate that our offering of products and services will evolve as some products are dropped and are replaced by new and sometimes innovative products intended to assist our customers achieve success with their Internet-related businesses.

        The increase in revenues from FY 2003 compared to FY 2002 can be attributed to various factors. There was an increase in the number of Internet training workshops conducted during the current fiscal years. The number increased to 336 including 11 that were held outside the United States of America, for FY 2003 from 253 in FY 2002, nine of which were held outside the United States. In addition, the average number of persons attending each workshop increased and the average number of "buying units" in attendance at our workshops during the period increased to 84, compared to 80 in the prior fiscal year. Persons who pay an enrollment fee to attend our workshops are allowed to bring a guest at no additional charge, and that individual and his/her guest constitute one buying unit. If the person attends alone that single person also counts as one buying unit. Approximately 32% of the buying units made a purchase at the workshop in FY 2003 compared to 29% FY 2002. The average revenue per workshop purchase also increased in the current fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 to approximately $4,500 compared to approximately $4,100 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002. We will seek to continue to hold workshops with a larger number of attendees in future periods and we will seek to increase the number of these larger workshops as well.

        Revenue during FY 2003 compared to FY 2002 was higher in spite of the loss of a benefit relating to the recognition of revenue deferred from historical workshop sales at rates greater than the level at which revenue is required to be deferred from the current period. During FY 2003, we recognized only $248,150 in net revenue from sales made in prior periods compared to $5,328,034 recognized from sales made in prior periods during FY 2002. This benefit experienced during FY 2002 resulted from a change in the business model and product offering at the workshops. This benefit has now been fully realized and we do not expect it to reoccur. We anticipate that in the future the amount of revenue recognized from earlier periods will be approximately equal to that deferred into future periods.

        Effective October 1, 2000, we began making our product offerings through our StoresOnline subsidiary rather than our Galaxy Mall subsidiary. This culminated an eighteen month long plan to fully incorporate the SOS throughout the engineering and programming departments, servers and infrastructure and to move away from a mall-based hosting environment. Our services have been used for several years by non-mall based merchants, and we believe that the marketing principles taught by us are equally effective for stand-alone websites and websites hosted on an Internet "mall." Although Galaxy Mall remains an active website, all new customers are sold the SOS through our StoresOnline previews and workshops.

        We contact all persons who attend our workshops beginning approximately two weeks after the event was held in an attempt to sell them a mentoring program and products that will drive traffic to their web site. These contacts are made through telemarketing companies that we engage as subcontractors. Revenues from these products are recognized when delivery of the product has

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occurred. The Company receives a commission and recognizes this revenue net of the selling and marketing costs. Telemarketing sales, included in total revenue described above, decreased during FY 2003 to approximately $3.7 million from $5.0 million in FY 2003, an decrease of 26%.

        Gross profit is calculated as revenue less the cost of revenue, which consists of the cost to conduct Internet training workshops, to provide customer technical support, credit card fees and the cost of tangible products sold. Gross profit for FY 2003 increased to $35,568,308 from $26,662,463 during FY 2002. The increase in gross profit primarily reflects the increased revenue during the period.

        Gross profit as a percent of revenue for FY 2003 was 77% compared to 80% for FY 2002. The reduction in the gross margin percentage was primarily attributable to the recognition of $5,328,034 in deferred revenue during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002, as compared to only $398,912 in deferred revenue that was recognized during FY 2003. These deferred revenue amounts had no costs associated with them because those costs were recognized at the time the sales were made and the products delivered in the relevant prior periods.

        Cost of revenues includes related party transactions of $1,118,002 in FY 2003 and $994,043 in the prior fiscal year. These are more fully described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements as Note 13. We have determined, based on competitive bidding and experience with independent vendors offering similar products and services, that the terms under which business is transacted with these related parties is at least as favorable to us as would be available from an independent third party.

        Selling and marketing expenses consist of payroll and related expenses for sales and marketing, the cost of advertising, promotional and public relations expenditures, related expenses for personnel engaged in sales and marketing activities, and commissions paid to telemarketing companies. Selling and marketing expenses for FY 2003 increased to $11,632,209 from $9,474,733 in FY 2002. The increase in selling and marketing expenses is primarily attributable to the increase in the number of workshops held during FY 2003. Expenses were higher because of the greater number of attendees at our preview sessions and the associated expenses including advertising and promotional expenses necessary to attract the attendees. Advertising expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 were approximately $7.6 million compared to $5.3 million in the prior fiscal year. Total selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenues were 25% for FY 2003 and, including the non-recurring benefit of deferred revenue mentioned above in total revenue, selling and marketing expenses were 30% of total revenue for FY 2002.

        Selling and marketing expenses include related party transactions of $349,680 and $355,106 in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. These are more fully described in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements. We have determined, based on competitive bidding and experience with independent vendors offering similar products and services, that the terms under which business is transacted with this related party are at least as favorable to us as would be available from an independent third party.

        General and administrative expenses consist of payroll and related expenses for executive, accounting and administrative personnel, professional fees, finance company discounts and other general corporate expenses. We accept twenty-four month installment contracts from our customers as one of several methods of payment. Some of these contracts are subsequently sold to finance companies at a discount. The discounts range between 15% and 25% depending upon the credit

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worthiness of our customer. These discounts, which amounted to approximately $1.6 million in FY 2003 and $1.5 in FY 2002, are included in general and administrative expenses.

        General and administrative expenses in FY 2003 decreased to $5,081,353 from $6,388,309 in FY 2002. This decrease is partially attributable to the fact that during FY 2002 we incurred $555,201 in debt issuance costs associated with a convertible debenture owned by King William, LLC. Since King William converted the debenture into common stock, the debt issuance costs were written off rather than being amortized over the life of the debenture. Other items contributing to the reduction were a decrease in the FY 2003 payroll and related expenses that resulted from reducing the size of our workforce which was partially offset by increases in compensation to our executive officers, elimination of certain consulting fees associated with financial public relations firms, and a reduction in legal and other professional expenses. In addition, during FY 2003 we resolved a lawsuit brought by Category 5 Technologies, Inc. ("Cat 5").

        In April 2002 Cat 5 demanded that we reimburse them for $260,000 of their expenses associated with merger negotiations between our companies. As a result we accrued that amount as a contingent liability during FY 2002. A settlement agreement was signed and the lawsuit dismissed in fiscal year 2003 eliminating the contingent liability and therefore the accrual was reversed during FY 2003, reducing general and administrative expenses for the year. Further reductions in general and administrative expenses from current revenue levels are unlikely and we anticipate that general and administrative expenses will increase in future years as our business grows, as we work to improve the quality and effectiveness of our customer support and we resolve the litigation and administrative proceedings brought against us.

        Bad debt expense consists mostly of actual and anticipated losses resulting from the extension of credit terms to our customers when they purchase products from us. We encourage customers to pay for their purchases by check or credit card since these are the least expensive methods of payment for our customers, but we also offer installment contracts with payment terms up to 24 months. We offer these contracts to all workshop attendees not wishing to use a check or credit card provided they complete a credit application, give us permission to independently check their credit and are willing to make an appropriate down payment of from 5% to 10% of the purchase price. These installment contracts are sometimes sold to finance companies, with partial or full recourse, if our customer has a credit history that meets the finance company's criteria. If not sold, we carry the contract and out-source the collection activity. Our collection experience with these 24-month contracts is satisfactory given the low marginal cost associated with theses sales and that the down payment received by us at the time the contract is entered into exceeds the cost of the delivered products. Since all other expenses relating to the sale, such as salaries, advertising, meeting room expense, travel, etc., have already been incurred, we believe there is a good business reason for extending credit on these terms.

        Bad debt expense was $14,225,877 in FY 2003 compared to $6,675,238 in the prior fiscal year. The increase is due to an increase in the number of installment contracts entered into, an increase in the number of contracts carried by us and our recent collection experience. During FY 2003 we wrote off approximately $2.4 million of installment contracts that originated in FY 2002 and 2001. We provided for bad debts as of June 30, 2002 based on the best information available at the time, including historical write-off patterns. We have begun to have access to much more detailed information from the finance companies that service the installment contracts, and we have also had more historical data with which to estimate the appropriate bad debt reserve.

        During FY 2003 workshop sales financed by installment contracts were approximately $22.6 million compared to $12.3 million in the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of workshop sales, installment contracts were 55% in FY 2003 compared to 47% in FY 2002. During FY 2003 contracts carried by us,

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before any adjustment for an allowance for doubtful accounts, increased by approximately $5.7 million to approximately $12.9 million. The balance carried at June 30, 2002 net of the allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $7.2 million. The allowance for doubtful accounts as of June 30, 2003 related to installment contracts was 45% of gross accounts receivable compared to 46% at June 30, 2002, reflecting a modest improvement in the credit quality of our customers electing this method of payment. These factors and other non-installment contract receivables required us to increase our total allowance for doubtful accounts by approximately $3.4 million.

        Interest income is derived from the installment contracts. Our contracts have an 18% simple interest rate and interest income for FY 2003 was $813,136 compared to $390,371 in FY 2002.

        Interest expenses for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 decreased to $40,611 from $1,950,687 in FY 2002. Included in interest expense in FY 2002 are $212,463 relating to the conversion of an 8% convertible debenture issued to King William, LLC into common stock and $1,666,957 relating to the conversion into common stock of convertible long term notes held by investors who participated in a private placement of the notes in January and April 2001. Upon conversion of these items the debt discount previously recorded was written off in FY 2002 instead of being amortized over the life of the notes.

        Fiscal year 2002 was our first profitable year since our inception. However, differences in generally accepted accounting principals ("US GAAP") and accounting for tax purposes caused us to have a tax loss for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 we have estimated our taxable income to be approximately $8.2 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        At June 30, 2004 we had working capital of $13,825,075 compared to $5,526,926 at June 30, 2003. Our shareholders equity was $30,737,883 at June 30, 2004 compared to $8,103,047 at June 30, 2003. We generated revenues of $81.0 million during FY 2004 compared to $46.5 million during FY 2003. For the year ended June 30, 2004 we generated earnings before taxes of $9.6 million compared to $5.0 million for the prior year.

        Although we had historically incurred losses during our first several years of operations, we became profitable in fiscal year 2002 and continued our profitability through fiscal year 2004. Our historical losses, however, have resulted in a cumulative net loss of $42,593,240 through June 30, 2004. We have historically relied upon private placements of our stock and the issuance of debt to generate funds to meet our operating needs. We may in the future seek to raise additional debt or equity capital to further increase our growth potential and take advantage of strategic opportunities. However, there can be no assurance that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all.

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  Payments Due by Period(1)
 
  Total
  Less than 1 year
  2-3 years
  4 years and after
Contractual Obligations as of June 30, 2004                        
Operating Leases(2)   $ 269,404   $ 247,724   $ 21,680   $
Long-term debt(3)     400,000             400,000
Capital lease obligations(4)     257,735     95,572     162,163    
Line of credit(5)     1,377,715     1,377,715        
   
 
 
 
  Total contractual cash obligations   $ 2,304,854   $ 1,721,011   $ 183,843   $ 400,000
   
 
 
 

(1)
Payments are included in the period by which they are contractually required to be made. Actual payments may be made prior to the contractually required date.

(2)
Represents our commitments associated with operating leases and includes contracts that expire in various years through 2007. Payments due reflect fixed rent expense.

(3)
Amounts are equal to the annual maturities of our long-term debt outstanding. See Note 6 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

(4)
Represents our obligation associated with various capital leases. See Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

(5)
Amount represents our obligation on the line of credit with Zion's First National Bank. See Note 7 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

        At June 30, 2004, we had $4,956,512 cash on hand compared to $2,319,618 at June 30, 2003. During FY 2004, we recorded positive cash flows from operating activities of $1,304,519 compared to positive cash flows of $2,080,778 in the prior fiscal year. Net cash provided by operations resulted mainly from net earnings of $21,893,149 and a provision for bad debts of $23,489,924 but partially offset by an increase in trade receivables of $35,016,413 and the establishment of deferred tax assets of $13,121,255. The increase in trade receivables occurred because our increase in revenues generated additional installment contracts. See the discussion of Bad Debt Expense in the Results of Operations above for a detailed discussion.

        Trade receivables, carried as a current asset, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, were $12,427,366 at June 30, 2004 compared to $5,161,010 at June 30, 2003. Trade receivables, carried as a long-term asset, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, were $6,515,102 at June 30, 2004 compared to $2,254,969 at June 30, 2003. We offer our customers a 24-month installment contract as one of several payment options. The payments that become due more than 12 months after the end of the fiscal period are carried as long-term trade receivables. During FY 2004 workshop sales financed by installment contracts were approximately $44.1 million compared to approximately $22.8 million in prior year.

        Historically we have sold, on a discounted basis, generally with recourse, a portion of these installment contracts to third party financial institutions for cash. These installment contracts were sold to various separate financial institutions with different recourse rights. When contracts are sold the discount varies between 15% and 25% depending on the credit quality of the customer involved. Beginning in May 2004, we no longer sell installment contracts with recourse rights. During FY 2004

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our cash position was strong enough to retain some of the contracts we otherwise would have sold. Contracts with customers whose credit rating would have allowed us to sell them and having an original principal balance of approximately $2,723,378 were retained by the Company. The savings in discount by not selling the contracts was approximately $545,000. We expect to retain additional contracts in the future.

        Accounts payable at June 30, 2004, totaled $2,849,632, compared to $1,528,037 at June 30, 2003. Our accounts payable as of June 30, 2004 were generally within our vendor's terms of payment.

        Stockholders' equity at March 31, 2004 was $30,737,883 compared to $8,103,047 at June 30, 2003. The increase was mainly due to profitable operations for fiscal year 2004. Net earnings during the year were $21,893,149.

        We accept payment for the sales made at our Internet training workshops by cash, credit card, or installment contract. As part of our cash flow management and in order to generate liquidity, we have historically sold on a discounted basis, generally with recourse, a portion of the installment contracts generated by us to third party financial institutions for cash. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources—Trade Receivables," for further information.

        In April 2004, we opened a $3 million revolving loan agreement with Zions First National Bank. The agreement allows us to borrow up to 80% of qualifying receivables up to $3 million at prime plus 3% for a term of three years. We entered into the revolving loan agreement to provide additional liquidity so that we would not be required to sell all of our installment contracts to third party financial institutions at the discounts described above.

        In August 2004, we opened a $5 million line of credit agreement with Bank One and closed the $3 million revolving loan agreement with Zions First National Bank. The agreement with Bank One allows us to borrow funds for a term of two years at LIBOR plus 2%. The Bank One agreement provides additional liquidity at more favorable terms than the Zions First National Bank agreement and will be used for the same purposes described above.

        On August 16, 2004 the American Stock Exchange listed our common stock under the ticker symbol IIG.

        In December 2003, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 ("SAB 104"), "Revenue Recognition", which supercedes Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB 101"), "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements." The primary purpose of SAB 104 is to rescind accounting guidance contained in SAB 101 related to multiple element revenue arrangements, which was superceded as a result of the issuance of Emerging Issues Task Force 00-21 ("EITF 00-21"), "Accounting for Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements—Frequently Asked Questions and Answers" document. While the wording of SAB 104 has changed to reflect the issuance of EITF 00-21, the revenue recognition principles of SAB

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101 remain largely unchanged by the issuance of SAB 104. The adoption of SAB 104 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

        We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest and foreign exchange rates. We have minimal fair value exposure related to interest rate changes associated with our long-term, fixed-rate debt. We do not believe we have material market risk exposure and have not entered into any market risk sensitive instruments to mitigate these risks or for trading or speculative purposes.

        We currently have outstanding $3.4 million of extended payment term arrangements denominated in foreign currencies with maturity dates between 2004 and 2006. These extended payment term arrangements are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates as of each balance sheet date and the resulting gains or losses are recorded in other income (expense). During the year ended June 30, 2004 we recognized approximately $40,000 in related foreign exchange losses. The fluctuations of exchange rates may adversely affect our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.


Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

        See Item 15(a) for an index to the consolidated financial statements and supplementary financial information that are attached hereto.


Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

        None


Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

        Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after conducting an evaluation, together with other members of the Company's management, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. There were no significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to that evaluation, and there were no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in such controls requiring corrective actions.


Item 9B. Other Information

        None.


PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

        The information required by this Item 10 is hereby incorporated by reference to the information in our definitive proxy statement to be filed within 120 days after the close of our fiscal year.


Item 11. Executive Compensation

        The information required by this Item 11 is hereby incorporated by reference to the information in our definitive proxy statement to be filed within 120 days after the close of our fiscal year. Such

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incorporation by reference shall not be deemed to specifically incorporate by reference the information referred to in Item 402(a)(8) of Regulation S-K.


Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

        The information required by this Item 12 is hereby incorporated by reference to the information in our definitive proxy statement to be filed within 120 days after the close of our fiscal year.


Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

        The information required by this Item 13 is hereby incorporated by reference to the information in our definitive proxy statement to be filed within 120 days after the close of our fiscal year.


Item 14. Principle Accounting Fees and Services

        The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the sections of the Company's Proxy Statement filed in connections with its 2004 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders entitled "Audit Fees."


PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

        The following financial statements of Imergent, Inc., and related notes thereto and auditors' report thereon are filed as part of this Form 10-K:

 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated August 27, 2004

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2004 and 2003

Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the years ended June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Accumulated Deficit) for the years ended June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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        The following financial statement schedule of Imergent, Inc. is filed as part of this Form 10-K. All other schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, not required, or the information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

 
Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

        The exhibits listed on the accompanying index to exhibits immediately following the financial statements are filed as part of, or hereby incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-K.

        On May 5, 2004, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to our earnings release concerning the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2004.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Imergent, Inc.

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Imergent, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of June 30, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity (accumulated deficit), and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2004. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we have audited the financial statement schedule for the years ended June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002. These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Imergent, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2004 and 2003, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 have been restated as discussed in Note 2.

Salt Lake City, Utah
August 27, 2004

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IMERGENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

June 30, 2004 and 2003

 
  2004
  2003
 
Assets              

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Cash   $ 4,956,512   $ 2,319,618  
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,784,113 at June 30, 2004 and $4,471,667 at June 30, 2003     12,427,366     5,161,010  
Inventories     71,416     34,194  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     1,145,632     737,983  
Deferred tax assets—current     3,714,732      
Credit card reserves     596,556     770,011  
   
 
 
  Total current assets     22,912,214     9,022,816  

Property and equipment, net

 

 

524,427

 

 

200,174

 
Goodwill, net     455,177     455,177  
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,167,216 at June 30, 2004 and $2,131,593 at June 30, 2003     6,515,102     2,254,969  
Deferred tax assets     9,406,523      
Other assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 at June 30, 2004, and $100,783 at June 30, 2003     612,632     103,460  
   
 
 
  Total Assets   $ 40,426,075   $ 12,036,596  
   
 
 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Accounts payable   $ 2,849,632   $ 1,413,112  
Accounts payable—related party         114,925  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     3,367,799     1,166,648  
Income taxes payable     873,235      
Deferred revenue     562,076     653,463  
Line of credit     1,377,715      
Current portion of capital lease obligations     56,682     26,536  
Current portion of notes payable         121,206  
   
 
 
  Total current liabilities     9,087,139     3,495,890  

Capital lease obligations, net of current portion

 

 

201,053

 

 

1,802

 
Notes payable, net of current portion     400,000     435,857  
   
 
 
  Total liabilities     9,688,192     3,933,549  
   
 
 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 


 

 


 

Stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Capital stock, par value $.001 per share              
  Preferred stock—authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued          
  Common stock—authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 11,536,258 and 11,062,290 shares, at June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively     11,537     11,063  
  Additional paid-in capital     73,330,600     72,605,749  
  Deferred compensation     (6,112 )   (22,474 )
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (4,902 )   (4,902 )
  Accumulated deficit     (42,593,240 )   (64,486,389 )
   
 
 
    Total stockholders' equity     30,737,883     8,103,047  
   
 
 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

$

40,426,075

 

$

12,036,596

 
   
 
 

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

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Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Years Ended June 30, 2004, 2003, and 2002

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
 
   
  (restated)

  (restated)

 
Revenue   $ 81,027,517   $ 46,470,678   $ 33,188,263  

Cost of revenue

 

 

(18,746,270

)

 

(9,784,368

)

 

(5,531,757

)
Cost of revenue—related party         (1,118,002 )   (994,043 )
   
 
 
 
    Total cost of revenue     (18,746,270 )   (10,902,370 )   (6,525,800 )
   
 
 
 
   
Gross profit

 

 

62,281,247

 

 

35,568,308

 

 

26,662,463

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Research and development

 

 

358,391

 

 


 

 

51,805

 
  Selling and marketing     20,964,701     11,632,209     9,474,733  
  Selling and marketing—related party         349,680     355,106  
  General and administrative     8,855,459     5,081,353     6,388,309  
  Bad debt expense     24,144,800     14,255,877     6,675,238  
   
 
 
 
    Total operating expenses     54,323,351     31,319,119     22,945,191  
   
 
 
 

Operating earnings before income taxes

 

 

7,957,896

 

 

4,249,189

 

 

3,717,272

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Other income (expense)     (40,035 )   12,358     41,813  
  Interest income     1,725,776     813,136     390,371  
  Interest expense     (43,359 )   (40,611 )   (1,950,687 )
   
 
 
 
    Total other income (expense)     1,642,382     784,883     (1,518,503 )
   
 
 
 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

9,600,278

 

 

5,034,072

 

 

2,198,769

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

12,292,871

 

 


 

 


 
   
 
 
 

Net earnings

 

$

21,893,149

 

$

5,034,072

 

$

2,198,769

 
   
 
 
 

Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Basic   $ 1.93   $ 0.46   $ 0.37  
  Diluted   $ 1.80   $ 0.44   $ 0.37  

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Basic     11,329,699     11,019,094     5,873,654  
  Diluted     12,180,714     11,552,621     5,878,404  

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

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IMERGENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Accumulated Deficit)

Years Ended June 30, 2004, 2003, and 2002

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Total
Stockholders'
Equity/
(Accumulated
Deficit)

 
 
  Common Stock
   
   
  Accumulated
Other
Deferred
Compensation

   
   
 
 
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital

  Common
Stock
Subscribed

  Comprehensive
Loss

  Accumulated
Deficit

 
 
  Shares
  Amount
 
Balance July 1, 2001   2,446,018   $ 2,446   $ 62,069,306   $ 398,200   $ (52,649 ) $ (4,902 ) $ (71,719,230 ) $ (9,306,829 )
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options exercised   691     1     1,726                     1,727  
Amortization of deferred compensation                   16,145             16,145  
Forfeiture of deferred compensation           (1,517 )       1,517              
Imputed interest on officer/director notes payable           12,639                     12,639  
Stock options issued to consultants           6,400                     6,400  
Common stock issued for loan restructuring   10,000     10     12,990                     13,000  
Conversion of convertible debenture   280,000     280     2,115,604                     2,115,884  
Conversion of long term notes   859,279     859     2,146,436                     2,147,295  
Private placement of common stock   7,164,094     7,164     5,103,748     (398,200 )               4,712,712  
Common stock issued for outstanding liabilities   83,192     83     449,148                     449,231  
Common stock issued for services   132,500     133     15,468                     15,601  
Common stock issued for settlement agreements   20,000     20     85,980                     86,000  
  Net earnings                           2,198,769     2,198,769  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance June 30, 2002   10,995,774     10,996     72,017,928         (34,987 )   (4,902 )   (69,520,461 )   2,468,574  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of deferred compensation                   12,513             12,513  
Private placement of common stock   5,000     5     14,995                     15,000  
Reconciliation of common stock following reverse stock split   (1,254 )   (1 )   1                      
Common stock issued pursuant to finder's agreement   26,675     27     25,315                     25,342  
Conversion of exchangeable shares   9,472     9     355,150                     355,159  
Expense for options and warrants granted to consultants           140,200                     140,200  
Common stock issued upon exercise of options and warrants   26,623     27     52,160                     52,187  
  Net earnings                           5,034,072     5,034,072  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance June 30, 2003   11,062,290     11,063     72,605,749         (22,474 )   (4,902 )   (64,486,389 )   8,103,047  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of deferred compensation                   16,362             16,362  
Expense for options and warrants granted to consultants           336,546                     336,546  
Common stock issued for payment of interest   9,853     10     61,272                     61,282  
Common stock issued upon exercise of options and warrants   464,115     464     327,033                     327,497  
  Net earnings                           21,893,149     21,893,149  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance June 30, 2004   11,536,258   $ 11,537   $ 73,330,600   $   $ (6,112 ) $ (4,902 ) $ (42,593,240 ) $ 30,737,883  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

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IMERGENT, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended June 30, 2004, 2003, and 2002

Increase (decrease) in cash

  2004
  2003
  2002
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                    
Net earnings   $ 21,893,149   $ 5,034,072   $ 2,198,769  
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                    
  Depreciation and amortization     120,918     338,285     668,730  
  Amortization of deferred compensation     16,362     12,513     16,145  
  Common stock issued for services         25,342     15,601  
  Expense for stock options and warrants issued to consultants     336,546     140,200     6,400  
  Provision for bad debts     23,489,924     14,255,877     6,675,238  
  Imputed interest expense on notes payable             12,639  
  Loss on issue of common stock below market value             199,657  
  Common stock issued for loan restructuring             13,000  
  Amortization of debt issue costs             437,478  
  Amortization of beneficial conversion feature & debt discount             1,956,600  
 
Changes in assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Increase in accounts receivables     (35,016,413 )   (16,662,707 )   (8,250,722 )
    Increase/Decrease in inventories     (37,222 )   (10,778 )   21,310  
    Increase in prepaid expenses     (407,649 )   (39,050 )   (381,702 )
    Increase in deferred tax asset     (13,121,255 )        
    Increase/Decrease in other assets     (335,717 )   313,924     (65,415 )
    Decrease in deferred revenue     (91,387 )   (52,095 )   (5,328,034 )
    Increase/Decrease in accounts payable—related party     (114,925 )   3,223     (405,156 )
    Increase/Decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses & other liabilities     3,698,953     (1,278,028 )   (1,339,469 )
    Increase/Decrease in income taxes payable     873,235          
   
 
 
 
  Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     1,304,519     2,080,778     (3,548,931 )

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Acquisition of equipment     (173,037 )   (129,000 )   (99,579 )
  Proceeds from disposition of equipment             660  
   
 
 
 
    Net cash used in investing activities     (173,037 )   (129,000 )   (98,919 )
   
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                    
  Net borrowings under line-of-credit agreements     1,377,715          
  Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants     327,497     67,187     4,714,439  
  Repayment of capital lease obligations     (42,737 )   (80,506 )    
  Repayment of notes payable     (157,063 )   (163,868 )   (118,121 )
  Repayment of note to related party             (380,000 )
  Bank overdraft borrowings         (135,651 )   (516,347 )
  Repayment of convertible debenture             (100,000 )
  Proceeds from issuance of convertible long-term notes             273,976  
  Proceeds from financing of insurance premium         160,930     144,486  
   
 
 
 
    Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     1,505,412     (151,908 )   4,018,433  
   
 
 
 
NET INCREASE IN CASH     2,636,894     1,799,870     370,583  

CASH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

 

 

2,319,618

 

 

519,748

 

 

149,165

 
   
 
 
 
CASH AT THE END OF THE YEAR   $ 4,956,512   $ 2,319,618   $ 519,748  
   
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash transactions                    
  Common stock issued for outstanding liabilities   $ 61,282   $   $ 449,231  
  Accrued interest added to note payable balance             30,087  
  Conversion of exchangeable shares for minority interest         355,159      
  Property and equipment acquired through capital lease     272,134         71,042  
  Subscribed stock issued             398,200  
  Conversion of debenture to common stock             2,115,884  
  Conversion of long term notes to common stock             2,147,295  
  Common stock issued for settlement agreements             86,000  
  Convertible debenture settled for note payable             400,000  

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Cash Paid during the year for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    Interest     43,359         3,359  
    Income Taxes     318,593          

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

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IMERGENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002

(1)   Description of Business

        Imergent, Inc. (the "Company", "Imergent" or "our"), was incorporated as a Nevada corporation on April 13, 1995. In November 1999, it was reincorporated under the laws of Delaware. Effective July 3, 2002, a Certificate of Amendment was filed to its Certificate of Incorporation to change its name to Imergent, Inc. from Netgateway, Inc. Imergent is an e-Services company that provides eCommerce technology, training and a variety of web-based technology and resources to nearly 150,000 small businesses and entrepreneurs annually. The Company's affordably priced e-Services offerings leverage industry and client practices, and help increase the predictability of success for Internet merchants. The Company's services also help decrease the risks associated with e-commerce implementation by providing low-cost, scalable solutions with minimal lead-time, ongoing industry updates and support. The Company's strategic vision is to remain an eCommerce provider tightly focused on its target market.

        The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for annual financial statements. These consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated results of operations, financial position, and cash flows for each period presented. These consolidated financial statements reflect the results of operations, financial position, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows of Imergent, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

(2)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

        The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, which include Galaxy Enterprises, Inc., Galaxy Mall, Inc., StoresOnline.com Ltd., StoresOnline Inc., and StoresOnline International, Inc. All significant intercomany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

        On June 28, 2002 the shareholders of the Company approved a one-for-ten reverse split of the Company's outstanding common stock, which became effective July 3, 2002. All data for common stock, options and warrants have been adjusted to reflect the one-for-ten reverse split for all periods presented. In addition, all common stock prices and per share data for all periods presented have been adjusted to reflect the one-for-ten reverse stock split.

        Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments, which have an original maturity not greater than three months at the time of purchase.

        The Company offers to its customers the option to finance, through Extended Payment Term Arrangements (EPTAs), purchases made at the Internet training workshops. A portion of these EPTAs, are then sold, on a discounted basis, to third party financial institutions for cash. The remainder of the EPTAs (those not sold to third parties) is retained as short term and long term Accounts Receivable on the Company's Balance Sheet.

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        The Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts, at the time the EPTA contract is perfected, for all EPTA contracts. The allowances represent estimated losses resulting from the customers' failure to make required payments. The allowances for doubtful accounts for EPTAs retained by the Company are netted against the current and long-term accounts receivable balances on the consolidated balance sheets, and the associated expense is recorded as a bad debt expense in operating expenses.

        EPTAs retained by the Company are charged off against the allowance when the customers involved are no longer making required payments and the EPTAs are determined to be uncollectible. Interest accrued is discontinued when an EPTA becomes delinquent.

        EPTAs sold to third party financial institutions are generally subject to recourse to the purchasing finance company after an EPTA is determined to be uncollectible. The Company also provides an allowance for EPTAs estimated to be recoursed back to the Company. Beginning in May 2004, the Company no longer sells EPTAs subject to recourse.

        All allowance estimates are based on historical bad debt write-offs, specific identification of probable bad debts based on collection efforts, aging of accounts receivable and other known factors. If allowances become inadequate, additional allowances may be required.

        The Company determines its allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, the Company's previous loss history, the customer's current ability to pay its obligation to the Company, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. The Company writes-off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to the allowance for doubtful accounts.

        Interest income is derived from the installment contracts. Contracts and have an 18% simple interest rate. Interest income is subsequently recognized on these accounts only to the extent cash is received, or when the future collection of interest and the receivable balance is considered probable by management.

        Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as having been transferred, when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company (2) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of the right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.

        Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Inventory consists mainly of products provided in conjunction with the Internet training workshops.

        Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation expense is computed on the straight-line method in amounts sufficient to allocate the cost of depreciable assets, including assets held under capital leases, over their estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 5 years. The cost of leasehold improvements is being amortized using the straight-line

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method over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the terms of the related leases. Depreciable lives by asset group are as follows:

Computer and office equipment   3 to 5 years
Furniture and fixtures   4 years
Computer software   3 years
Leasehold improvements   term of lease

        Normal maintenance and repair items are charged to costs and expenses as incurred. The cost and accumulated depreciation of property and equipment sold or otherwise retired are removed from the accounts and any related gain or loss on disposition is reflected in net earnings for the period. The Company capitalizes assets with a cost in excess of $1,000 dollars

        As required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 142, beginning on July 1, 2002 goodwill is no longer amortized but is tested on an annual basis for impairment by comparing its fair value to its carrying value. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

        Product and development costs are expensed as incurred. Costs related to internally developed software are expensed until technological feasibility has been achieved, after which the costs are capitalized.

        The Company reviews long-lived assets and intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted operating cash flows projected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

        The carrying values of cash, trade-receivables, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, capital lease obligations, and notes payable approximated fair value due to either the short maturity of the instruments or the recent date of the initial transaction.

        The Company utilizes the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are provided based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the currently enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which these differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax expense or benefit is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities. An allowance against deferred tax assets is recorded in whole or in part when it is more likely than not that such tax benefits will not be realized.

        Deferred tax assets are recognized for temporary differences that will result in tax-deductible amounts in future years and for tax carryforwards if, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. Deferred tax assets consist primarily of net operating losses carried forward. The Company has released its valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets as of June 30, 2004. As of June 30, 2003, the Company had provided a full valuation

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allowance against all of its net deferred tax assets. Fiscal year 2002 was the first profitable year for the Company since its inception. However, differences between accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") and accounting for tax purposes caused the Company to have a tax loss for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002. For the year ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 the Company had taxable income of approximately $9.6 million and $5.0 million, respectively.

        The Company applies the intrinsic value-based method of accounting prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees," and related interpretations, in accounting for its fixed plan employee stock options. As such, compensation expense would be recorded on the date of grant only if the current market price of the underlying stock exceeded the exercise price. Compensation expense related to stock options granted to non-employees is accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," whereby compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period based on the fair value of the options on the date of grant. The Company had options outstanding of 1,231,613 and 1,193,528 as of June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, with varying exercise prices between $1.50 and $113.10. (Note 11).

        The Company had 325,336 and 631,460 warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, with varying strike prices between $.40 and $115.50 and expiration dates between September 24, 2004 and April 9, 2008.

        The Company has applied the disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure—An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123," for the years ended 2004, 2003 and 2002. Issued in December 2002, SFAS No. 148 amends SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based compensation. In addition, this Statement amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. As permitted by SFAS No. 148, the Company continues to account for stock options under APB Opinion No. 25, under which no compensation has been recognized. The following table illustrates the effect on net earnings and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148 to stock-based compensation:

 
  Year Ended June 30,
 
 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Net earnings as reported   $ 21,893,149   $ 5,034,072   $ 2,198,769  
Stock-based compensation expense     (468,642 )   (106,042 )   (359,760 )
   
 
 
 
Net earnings—proforma   $ 21,424,507   $ 4,928,030   $ 1,839,009  
   
 
 
 

Net earnings per share as reported:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Basic   $ 1.93   $ 0.46   $ 0.37  
Diluted   $ 1.80   $ 0.44   $ 0.37  

Net earnings per share—proforma:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Basic   $ 1.89   $ 0.45   $ 0.31  
Diluted   $ 1.76   $ 0.43   $ 0.31  

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        The Company estimates the fair value of each option granted on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Also, the Company's employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options including long-vesting schedules and changes in the subjective input assumptions that can materially affect the fair value estimate. The Company used the historical volatility of common stock, as well as other relevant factors in accordance with SFAS 123, to estimate the expected volatility assumptions. Management believes the best assumptions available were used to value the options and the resulting option values were reasonable as of the date of the grant. Pro forma information should be read in conjunction with the related historical information and is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been attained had the transaction actually taken place.

        On October 1, 2000, the Company started selling a license to use a new product called the StoresOnline Software ("SOS"). The SOS is a web based software product that enables the customer to develop their Internet website without additional assistance from the Company. When a customer purchases a SOS license at one of the Company's Internet workshops, he or she receives a CD-ROM containing programs to be used with their computer and a password and instructions that allow access to the Company's website where all the necessary tools are located to complete the construction of the customer's website. When completed, the website can be hosted with the Company or any other provider of such services. If they choose to host with the Company there is an additional setup and hosting fee (currently $150) for publishing and 12 months of hosting. This fee is deferred at the time it is paid and recognized during the subsequent 12 months. A separate file is available and can be used if the customer decides to create their website on their own completely without access to the Company website and host their site with another hosting service.

        The revenue from the sale of the SOS license is recognized when the product is delivered to the customer and the three-day rescission period expires. The Company accepts cash and credit cards as methods of payment and the Company offers 24-month installment contracts to customers who prefer an Extended Payment Term Arrangement (EPTA). The Company offers these contracts to all workshop attendees not wishing to use a check or credit card provided they complete a credit application, give permission for the Company to independently check their credit and are willing to make an appropriate down payment. EPTAs were either sold to third party financial institutions, generally with recourse, for cash on a discounted basis, or carried on the Company's books as a receivable. Beginning in May 2004, the Company no longer sells EPTAs with recourse.

        The EPTAs generally have a twenty-four month term. For more than five years the Company has offered its customers the payment option of a long-term installment contract and has a history of successfully collecting under the original payment terms without making concessions. During fiscal years ended June 30, 1999 through 2004, the Company has collected or is collecting approximately 70% of all EPTAs issued to customers. Not all customers live up to their obligations under the contracts. The Company makes every effort to collect on the EPTAs, including the engagement of professional collection services. Despite reasonable efforts, approximately 47% of all EPTAs not sold to third party financial institutions become uncollectible during the life of the contract. All uncollectible EPTAs are written off against an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance is established at the time of sale based on our five-year history of extending EPTAs and revised periodically based on current experience and information. The revenue generated by sales to EPTA customers is recognized when the product is delivered to the customer, the contract is signed and the rescission period expires. At that same time an allowance for doubtful accounts is established. This procedure has been in effect for all years presented.

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        The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position 97-2 ("SOP 97-2") states that revenue from the sale of software should be recognized when the following four specific criteria are met: 1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, 2) delivery has occurred, 3) the fee is fixed and determinable and 4) collectibility is probable. All of these criteria are met when a customer purchases the SOS product and the three-day rescission period expires. The customer signs one of the Company's order forms and a receipt acknowledging receipt and acceptance of the product. As is noted on the order and acceptance forms the customer has three days to rescind the order. Once the rescission period expires, all sales are final and all fees are fixed and final.

        The Company also offers its customers, through telemarketing sales following a workshop, certain products intended to assist the customer in being successful with their business. These products include a live chat capability for the customer's own website and web traffic building services. Revenues from these products are recognized when delivery of the product has occurred. The Company receives a commission and recognizes this revenue net of the selling and marketing costs.

        During the quarter ended March 31, 2004, the Company implemented EITF 99-19, "Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent". The Company has restated certain items within its statements of earnings for each quarter since the quarter ended June 30, 2001. The change required the Company to net certain sales and marketing expenses against revenue. The change had no effect on the Company's net earnings, earnings per share, financial position or cash flows for any period. The

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impact to revenue and sales and marketing expense for each period is reflected in the reported results herein and is reconciled within the following financial tables:


IMERGENT, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliation of EITF 99-19 Reclassification

 
  Three Months Ended
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2004

  September 30, 2003
  December 31, 2003
  March 31, 2004
  June 30, 2004
Revenue before adjustment   $ 20,545,136   $ 19,827,058   $ 19,564,954   $ 24,966,966
Reclassification adjustment     (1,705,453 )   (2,171,144 )      
   
 
 
 
Revenue as adjusted   $ 18,839,683   $ 17,655,914   $ 19,564,954   $ 24,966,966
   
 
 
 
Selling and marketing before adjustment   $ 6,146,437   $ 6,704,292   $ 5,580,894   $ 6,409,675
Reclassification adjustment     (1,705,453 )   (2,171,144 )      
   
 
 
 
Selling and marketing as adjusted   $ 4,440,984   $ 4,533,148   $ 5,580,894   $ 6,409,675
   
 
 
 

Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2003


 

September 30, 2002


 

December 31, 2002


 

March 31, 2003


 

June 30, 2003


 
Revenue before adjustment   $ 11,283,849   $ 10,588,681   $ 15,786,458   $ 15,566,095  
Reclassification adjustment     (2,070,240 )   (1,397,131 )   (1,458,419 )   (1,828,615 )
   
 
 
 
 
Revenue as adjusted   $ 9,213,609   $ 9,191,550   $ 14,328,039   $ 13,737,480  
   
 
 
 
 
Selling and marketing before adjustment   $ 4,331,945   $ 3,666,949   $ 4,856,941   $ 5,530,779  
Reclassification adjustment     (2,070,240 )   (1,397,131 )   (1,458,419 )   (1,828,615 )
   
 
 
 
 
Selling and marketing as adjusted   $ 2,261,705   $ 2,269,818   $ 3,398,522   $ 3,702,164  
   
 
 
 
 

Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2002


 

September 30, 2001


 

December 31, 2001


 

March 31, 2002


 

June 30, 2002


 
Revenue before adjustment   $ 11,634,043   $ 7,455,746   $ 7,296,696   $ 10,964,365  
Reclassification adjustment     (938,742 )   (790,785 )   (971,417 )   (1,461,643 )
   
 
 
 
 
Revenue as adjusted   $ 10,695,301   $ 6,664,961   $ 6,325,279   $ 9,502,722  
   
 
 
 
 
Selling and marketing before adjustment   $ 3,611,796   $ 2,764,178   $ 3,105,078   $ 4,511,374  
Reclassification adjustment     (938,742 )   (790,785 )   (971,417 )   (1,461,643 )
   
 
 
 
 
Selling and marketing as adjusted   $ 2,673,054   $ 1,973,393   $ 2,133,661   $ 3,049,731  
   
 
 
 
 

        Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income" establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income (loss) and its components in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. This statement requires that an enterprise classify items of other comprehensive income (loss) by their nature in a financial statement and display the accumulated balance of other comprehensive income (loss) separately from retained earnings and additional paid-in capital in the equity section of a balance sheet. The Company's only item of comprehensive income (loss) was foreign currency translation adjustments related to its Canadian subsidiary, StoresOnline.com, Ltd.

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        SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" establishes standards for the way public business enterprises are to report information about operating segments in annual financial statements and requires enterprises to report selected information about operating segments in interim financial reports issued to shareholders. It also establishes standards for related disclosure about products and services, geographic areas and major customers. The Company currently operates in only one business segment.

        The financial statements of the Company's Canadian subsidiary, StoresOnline.com, Ltd. have been translated into U.S. dollars from its functional currency in the accompanying consolidated financial statements in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation." Balance sheet accounts of StoresOnline.com, Ltd. are translated at period-end exchange rates while income and expenses are translated at the average of the exchange rates in effect during the period. Translation gains or losses that related to the net assets of StoresOnline.com Ltd. are shown as a separate component of stockholders' equity (accumulated deficit) and comprehensive income (loss). There were no significant gains or losses resulting from realized foreign currency transactions (transactions denominated in a currency other than the entities' functional currency) during the years ended June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002.

        Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted net earnings (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for each of the past three fiscal years:

Year Ended June 30,

  2004
  2003
  2002
Numerator:                  
  Net earnings   $ 21,893,149   $ 5,034,072   $ 2,198,769
   
 
 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Weighted average shares outstanding                  
  Basic     11,329,699     11,019,094     5,873,654
  Employee stock options and other     851,015     533,527     4,750
   
 
 
  Diluted     12,180,714     11,552,621     5,878,404
   
 
 

Earnings per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Basic   $ 1.93   $ 0.46   $ 0.37
  Diluted   $ 1.80   $ 0.44   $ 0.37

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        In the preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, estimates and assumptions must be made that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities, at the date of the balance sheet, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company has estimated that allowances for doubtful accounts for trade receivables should be $8,951,329 as of June 30, 2004 and $6,603,260 as of June 30, 2003. In addition, the Company has recorded a liability of $450,481 as of June 30, 2004 and $319,812 as of June 30, 2003, for estimated credit card charge-backs and customer returns within accrued liabilities.

        Certain amounts reported in 2003 and 2002 have been reclassified to conform to the 2004 presentation.

        The Company expenses costs of advertising and promotions as incurred, with the exception of direct-response advertising costs. SOP 97-3 provides that direct-response advertising costs that meet specified criteria should be reported as assets and amortized over the estimated benefit period. The conditions for reporting the direct-response advertising costs as assets include evidence that customers have responded specifically to the advertising, and that the advertising results in probable future benefits. The Company uses direct-response marketing to register customers for its workshops. The Company is able to document the responses of each customer to the advertising that elicited the response. Advertising expenses included in selling and marketing expenses for the years ended June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were approximately $9.8 million, $7.6 million and $5.3 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2004 the Company recorded $767,935 of direct response advertising related to future workshops as a prepaid expense as compared to $434,886 as of June 30, 2003.

        In December 2003, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104 ("SAB 104"), "Revenue Recognition", which supercedes Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB 101"), "Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements." The primary purpose of SAB 104 is to rescind accounting guidance contained in SAB 101 related to multiple element revenue arrangements, which was superceded as a result of the issuance of Emerging Issues Task Force 00-21 ("EITF 00-21"), "Accounting for Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements—Frequently Asked Questions and Answers" document. While the wording of SAB 104 has changed to reflect the issuance of EITF 00-21, the revenue recognition principles of SAB 101 remain largely unchanged by the issuance of SAB 104. The adoption of SAB 104 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

        The Company is self-insured for health and dental costs during the year. The Company has purchased stop-loss coverage in order to limit the exposure to any significant levels of medical benefit liability claims. Self-insurance losses are accrued based upon claims filed and the Company's estimate of the aggregate liability for uninsured claims incurred but not reported using the Company's historical experience.

(3)   Selling of Accounts Receivable With Recourse—Direct Guarantee

        The Company offers to customers the option to finance, through Extended Payment Term Arrangements (EPTAs), purchases made at the Internet training workshops. A portion of these EPTAs, are then sold, on a discounted basis, to third party financial institutions for cash. The Company has guaranteed contracts sold to some of its finance companies in connection with certain sales of the

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EPTAs. The Company allocates the total proceeds received in these transactions between sales and the estimated loss under the guarantees at their inception. At June 30, 2004, these contracts had an aggregate principal amount of approximately $3.5 million and an average remaining term of approximately two years or less. Should the customers fail to pay amounts required under these contracts, the maximum future payments the Company could be required to make under the guarantees is approximately 80% of the outstanding aggregate principal balance of the contracts. The Company has recognized a liability of $525,000 at June 30, 2004 for the estimated liability under the guarantees. Beginning in May 2004 the Company no longer sells EPTAs with recourse or any guarantee.

(4)   Property and Equipment

        Property and equipment balances at June 30, 2004 and 2003 are summarized as follows:

 
  2004
  2003
 
Computers and office equipment   $ 1,366,446   $ 1,281,191  
Furniture and fixtures     11,552     10,406  
Leasehold improvements     51,555     49,316  
Software     1,218,314     861,783  
Automobiles     31,000     31,000  
Less accumulated depreciation     (2,154,440 )   (2,033,522 )
   
 
 
    $ 524,427   $ 200,174  
   
 
 

        Amounts included in property and equipment for assets capitalized under capital lease obligations as of June 30, 2004 and 2003 are $472,651 and $179,469 respectively. Capital leases at June 30, 2004 are at interest rates between 7% and 10%, and mature through January 2007. Accumulated depreciation for the items under capitalized leases was $214,916 and $151,131 as of June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

(5)   Goodwill and Intangible Assets

        As required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 142, beginning on July 1, 2002 goodwill is no longer amortized but is tested on an annual basis for impairment by comparing its fair value to its carrying value. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized in an amount equal to that excess. Prior to July 1, 2002 goodwill was being amortized over a ten-year period. During the quarter ended December 31, 2002 the Company engaged an independent consulting firm to test the Company's goodwill for impairment. Based on the appraisal made by the independent consulting firm management has concluded that the fair market value of the Company's assets exceeded the carrying value at July 1, 2002 and determined that there was no goodwill impairment as of that date. As a result, no change to the carrying value of the goodwill was necessary as of July 1, 2002. As of June 30, 2004 management continues to believe that the fair market value of the Company's assets exceeded the carrying value and therefore have determined that there is no goodwill impairment as of that date. There have been no transactions impacting goodwill for the period from June 30, 2003 to June 30, 2004.

        SFAS 142 requires disclosure of what reported income before extraordinary items and net income would have been exclusive of amortization expense recognized in periods presented relating to goodwill

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and intangible assets that are no longer being amortized. The amortization expense and net earnings for the years ending 2004 and 2003 (the year of initial application) and the prior year follow:

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
Reported net earnings   $ 21,893,149   $ 5,034,072   $ 2,198,769
Add back: goodwill amortization                 133,368
   
 
 
Adjusted net earnings   $ 21,893,149   $ 5,034,072   $ 2,332,137
   
 
 

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Reported net earnings   $ 1.93   $ 0.46   $ 0.37
  Goodwill amortization             0.02
   
 
 
  Adjusted net earnings   $ 1.93   $ 0.46   $ 0.39

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Reported net earnings   $ 1.80   $ 0.44   $ 0.37
  Goodwill amortization             0.02
   
 
 
  Adjusted net earnings   $ 1.80   $ 0.44   $ 0.39
   
 
 

(6)   Notes Payable

        Uncollateralized notes payable at June 30, 2004 consist of $400,000 of principal to King William LLC. Interest on the note payable to King William is recorded at an annual interest rate of 8.0%. Notes payable at June 30, 2003 consist of $435,857of principal and interest payable to King William (and $121,206 due to Imperial Premium Finance Company.) Maturities of the notes payable are as follows:

Year ending June 30,

   
  2005   $
  2006    
  2007    
  2008     400,000
  Thereafter    
   
    $ 400,000
   

(7)   Line of Credit

        In April 2004 the Company entered into a $3.0 million revolving loan agreement with a bank. The agreement allows the Company to borrow up to 80% of qualifying receivables up to $3.0 million at prime plus 3% for a term of three years, (7% at June 30, 2004) At June 30, 2004 the Company had drawn $1,377,715 on the line of credit. The assets of the Company secure the line of credit. The line of credit covenants restrict the declaration or payment of dividends on any capital sock, capital expenditures to $1,000,000, and debt with another lender to $1,000,000 and operating lease obligations to $600,000. The line of credit requires the Company to maintain certain financial ratios. At June 30, 2004 the Company was in compliance with the bank covenants.

(8)   Self Insurance

        Beginning January 1, 2004 the Company has elected to self-insure employee medical benefits. The Company is liable for claims up to an individual maximum of $30,000 per covered participant, per claim year. The Company also maintains a stop loss policy to cover medical claims in excess of 100 percent of budgeted premiums ($153 per employee per month and $436 per family per month for

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2004). Accruals for claims are recorded on a claim-incurred basis. The estimated liability for claims incurred but not reported included in accrued liabilities at June 30, 2004 was $33,342. The Company's portion of claims charged to operations totaled approximately $65,199 in 2004.

(9)   Income Taxes

        Income taxes (benefit) attributable to earnings before taxes for the years ended June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002 differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 34 percent as a result of the following:

 
  2004
  2003
  2002
 
Computed "expected" tax (benefit) expense   $ 3,294,160   $ 1,711,585   $ 747,580  
Increase (decrease) in income tax resulting from:                    
  State and local income tax benefit, net of federal effect     383,673     163,532     101,583  
  Change in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets     (16,055,951 )   (1,236,581 )   (5,634,171 )
 
All other, net

 

 

85,247

 

 

(638,536

)

 

4,785,008

 

Income tax benefit

 

$

(12,292,871

)

$


 

$


 

 

 

2004


 

2003


 

2002


 
Provision for income taxes current:                    
  Federal   $ 218,106   $   $  
  State and local     295,261          
  Foreign     315,017          
      828,384          

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Federal     (12,068,253 )        
  State and local     (1,053,002 )        
      (13,121,255 )        

Provision benefit for income taxes

 

$

(12,292,871

)

$


 

$


 

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        The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at June 30, 2004 and 2003 are presented below:

 
  2004
  2003
 
Deferred tax assets:              
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ 8,166,033   $ 13,434,568  
Stock option expense         2,131,625  
Deferred compensation         468,406  
Accounts receivable principally due to allowance for doubtful accounts and other bad debts     3,873,836     2,619,897  
Accrued expenses     375,345     101,278  
Other     47,204      
Deferred revenue     224,831     243,742  
Legal fees     460,524     429,439  
Property and equipment     25,613     52,475  

Foreign tax credit

 

 

315,017

 

 


 
AMT Credit     389,992      
Debt issuance costs         22,787  
   
 
 
    Total gross deferred tax assets     13,878,395     19,504,217  
    Less valuation allowance         (19,269,470 )

Deferred tax liability:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  Capitalized expenses and other     (757,140 )   (234,747 )
   
 
 

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

13,121,255

 

$


 
   
 
 

        In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become includable. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

        The Company's net operating loss ("NOL") carry forward, which is approximately $23 million, represents the losses reported for income tax purposes from the inception of the Company through June 30, 2004. FY 2003 was the first year in the Company's history that generated taxable income.

        At June 30, 2003 the Company had recognized a tax valuation allowance of $19.3 million against its net deferred tax assets. As of March 31, 2004, the Company determined that it was more likely than not that $16.7 million, or all but approximately $2.6 million of the deferred tax assets would be realized. This determination was based on current projections of future taxable income when taking into consideration limitations on the utilization of NOL carry forwards imposed by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Section 382"). Section 382 imposes limitations on a corporation's ability to utilize its NOLs if it experiences an "ownership change". In general terms, an ownership change results from transactions increasing the ownership of certain stockholders in the stock of a corporation by more than 50 percentage points over a three-year period. Since our formation, we have issued a significant number of shares, and purchasers of those shares have sold some of them, with the result that two changes of control, as defined by Section 382, have occurred. As a result of the most recent ownership change, utilization of our NOLs is subject to an annual limitation under Section 382 determined by multiplying the value of the Company at the time of the ownership change by the applicable long-term tax-exempt rate resulting in an annual limitation amount of approximately $127,000. Any unused annual limitation may be carried over to later years, and the amount of the

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limitation may under certain circumstances be increased by the "recognized built-in gains" that occur during the five-year period after the ownership change (the "recognition period"). Based on an independent valuation of our company as of April 3, 2002, we have approximately $15 million of recognized built-in gains. Additionally, based on a valuation of the Company as of June 25, 2000, which valuation was completed during the quarter ended March 31, 2004, it was also determined that the earlier ownership change resulted in built-in gains that would allow us to utilize our entire NOL carryforwards.

        The NOL carryforwards expire in various years through 2022.

(10) Commitments and Contingencies

        The Company leases certain of its equipment and corporate offices under long-term operating lease agreements expiring at various dates through 2006. Future aggregate minimum obligations under operating leases as of June 30, 2004, exclusive of taxes and insurance, are as follows:

Year ending June 30,      
2005   $ 247,724
2006     21,680
Thereafter    
   
Total   $ 269,404
   

        The Company purchases certain fixed assets under capital lease agreements with obligations expiring at various dates through 2007. The aggregate minimum obligations under the capital leases as of June 30, 2004, are as follows:

Year ending June 30,      
2005   $ 95,572
2006     89,630
2007     72,533
Thereafter    
   
Total   $ 257,735
   

        Rental expense for the years ended June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002 was approximately $300,000, $260,000, and $270,000, respectively.

        From time to time, we receive inquiries from, including subpoenas requesting documents and/or have been made aware of investigations by government officials in many of the states in which we operate. These inquiries and investigations generally concern compliance with various cities, county, state and/or federal regulations involving sales and marketing practices. We have and do respond to these inquiries and have generally been successful in addressing the concerns of these persons and entities, without a formal complaint or charge being made although there is often no formal closing of the inquiry or investigation.    There can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution of these or other inquiries and investigations will not have a material adverse effect on our business or operations, or that a formal complaint will not be initiated. We also receive complaints and inquiries in the ordinary course of our business from both customers and governmental and non-governmental bodies on behalf

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of customers, and in some cases these customer complaints have risen to the level of litigation. To date we have been able to resolve these matters on a mutually satisfactory basis and we believe that we will be successful in resolving the currently pending matters but there can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse affect on our business or operations.

        We are not currently involved in any material litigation; however, we are subject to various claims and legal proceedings covering matters that arise in the ordinary course of business. We believe that the resolution of these cases will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, or future results of operations.

(11) Stock Option Plan

        At June 30, 2004 the Company had the following stock incentive plans; the 1998 Stock Compensation Plan for Senior Executives, the 1999 Stock Option Plan for Non-Executives, and the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan for employees, directors, and consultants. The Company authorized and reserved 1,000,000 shares of common stock for issuance under each of the plans respectively. The purchase price for the shares under the Plans is equal to the fair value of the common stock at the date the options are granted as determined by the closing price listed on the American Stock Exchange. A table of stock option activity is shown below:

        The following is a summary of stock option activity under the Company's stock incentive plans:

 
  Number of Shares
  Weighted average
exercise price

Balance at July 1, 2001   374,038   $ 21.10
  Granted   6,000     5.20
  Exercised   (691 )   2.50
  Canceled or expired   (66,082 )   8.70
   
 
Balance at June 30, 2002   313,265     23.30
  Granted   913,000     1.70
  Exercised   (25,375 )   2.04
  Canceled or expired   (7,362 )   52.87
   
 
Balance at June 30, 2003   1,193,528     7.04
  Granted   363,000     5.14
  Exercised   (97,755 )   2.41
  Canceled or expired   (227,160 )   3.15
Balance at June 30, 2004   1,231,613   $ 7.57
   
 

Options exercisable at June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were 689,586, 415,476, and 219,052, respectively. Options vest over a one to ten year period and are generally exercisable over ten-years.

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        The following table summarizes the combined information about shares under option incentive plans as of June 30, 2004:

Outstanding
  Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices

  Number of Options
  Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life
  Weighted-Average Price
  Number of Options
  Weighted-Average Price
$.00 - $4.99   882,798   5.92   $ 2.42   463,911   $ 2.41
$5.00 - $7.49   165,404   4.09     5.98   48,467     5.59
$7.50 - $10.00   60,750   6.51     8.82   60,625     8.81
$10.01 - $29.99   60,270   4.58     18.89   54,192     18.28
$30.00 - $59.99   16,329   5.57     37.73   16,329     37.73
$60.00 - $89.99   32,753   5.05     76.55   32,753     76.55
$90.00 - $113.10   13,309   5.14     105.26   13,309     105.26
   
           
     
    1,231,613   5.60   $ 7.57   689,586   $ 10.78
   
 
 
 
 

        The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Sholes options-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions used for grants. Over the past three years the expected volatility and risk free interest rates have ranged from 74% to 181% and 0.97% to 4.0% respectively for the Company. The weighted average fair value per share of options outstanding during the years ended June 30, 2004, 2003, and 2002 were $7.57, $7.04 and $23.26 respectively. The weighted average fair value per share of options exercisable during the years ended June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were $10.78, $16.37, and $27.74, respectively.

(12) Stockholders' Equity

        During the year ended June 30, 2004 the Company issued 464,115 shares of common stock, upon the exercise of options and warrants for $327,497. The Company also issued 9,853 shares as payment of $61,282 of interest due King William LLC, a note holder.

        During the year ended June 30, 2004 the Company recorded an expense totaling $336,546 related to options granted to consultants that became exercisable during the year.

        On December 6, 2002, the Company issued 26,675 shares of common stock at a price of $1.75 per share, in settlement of a finder's fee earned in connection with our private placement of common stock that closed in May 2002.

        On February 14, 2003 the Company issued 9,472 shares of common stock in exchange for 9,472 Exchangeable Shares of StoresOnline.com, Ltd. held by a former employee. The shares of common stock were issued pursuant to the provisions of a Stock Purchase Agreement dated November 1, 1998, which was entered into in connection with our acquisition of StoresOnline.com Ltd

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(13) Related Party Transactions

        On July 1, 2003 John J. (Jay) Poelman, retired and in connection therewith resigned as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company. The Company had transactions with Electronic Commerce International, Inc. ("ECI"), Electronic Marketing Services, LLC. ("EMS") and Simply Splendid, LLC ("Simply Splendid") which prior to July 1, 2003 were considered related party transactions, but are not considered related party transactions for the year ended June 30, 2004 since Mr. Poelman was no longer an affiliate of the Company after July 1, 2003.

        Mr. Poelman was the sole owner of ECI during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002 and through September 30, 2002. During this period, the Company purchased a merchant account solutions product from ECI that provided on-line, real-time processing of credit card transactions and resold this product to its customers. The Company also formerly utilized the services of ECI to provide a leasing opportunity to customers who purchased its products at its Internet training workshops. Effective October 1, 2002, Mr. Poelman sold certain assets and liabilities of ECI, including ECI's corporate name and its relationship with the Company, to an unrelated third party. Total revenue generated by the Company from the sale of ECI's merchant account solutions product, while ECI's business was owned by Mr. Poelman, was $1,453,612 and $5,106,494 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The cost to the Company for these products and services totaled $223,716 and $994,043 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. During the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 the Company processed leasing transactions for its customers through ECI in the amounts of $0 and $1,090,520, respectively. As of June 30, 2004 and 2003 the Company had no receivable balance due from ECI for leases in process. In addition, the Company had no payable balance due to ECI as of June 30, 2003 for the purchase of the merchant account software while owned by Mr. Poelman.

        The Company offers its customers at its Internet training workshops, and through telemarketing sales following the workshop certain products intended to assist its customers to become successful with their business. These products include a live chat capability for the customer's own website and web traffic building services. The Company purchases some of these services from EMS. In addition, EMS provides us telemarketing services, selling some of the Company's products and services to contacts provided to EMS by us. Ryan Poelman, owner of EMS, is the son of John J. Poelman our former Chief Executive Officer and a former director. The Company's revenues generated from the above products and services were $6,330,343 and $4,806,497 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The Company paid EMS $994,827 and $479,984 to purchase these services during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In addition, the Company had $92,094 as of June 30, 2003 recorded in accounts payable relating to the amounts owed to EMS for products and services.

        The Company sends complimentary gift packages to its customers who register for the Company's Workshop training sessions. An additional gift is sent to Workshop attendees who purchase our products at the conclusion of the Workshop. The Company utilizes Simply Splendid to provide some of these gift packages to the Company's customers. Aftyn Morrison, owner of Simply Splendid, is the daughter of John J. Poelman our former Chief Executive Officer and a former director. We paid Simply Splendid $421,265 and $0 to fulfill these services during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In addition, the Company had $22,831as of June 30, 2003 recorded in accounts payable relating to the amounts owed to Simply Splendid for gift packages.

        We engaged vFinance Investments, Inc. ("vFinance") as a financial advisor and placement agent for our private placement of unregistered securities that closed during May 2002. Shelly Singhal, a former member of our Board of Directors, was a principal of vFinance at the time of the private placement. During the year ended June 30, 2002 we paid vFinance $61,500 in fees and commissions for their services. The offering was successful with adjusted gross proceeds to us of $2,185,995.

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        We engaged SBI-E2 Capital USA Ltd. ("SBI") as a financial consultant to provide us with various financial services. Shelly Singhal a former member of our Board of Directors is a managing director of SBI. During the year ended June 30, 2002 SBI provided us with a Fairness Opinion relating to our proposed merger with Category 5 Technologies, for which we paid $67,437.

        We also paid SBI $58,679 for expenses and commissions relating to our private placement of unregistered securities that closed during November 2001. The offering was successful with adjusted gross proceeds to us of $2,898,455.

        Pursuant to an agreement dated February 15, 2002, SBI also rendered certain financial advisory services to us in connection with our private placement that closed in May 2002, including delivery of a fairness opinion with respect to such private placement. Pursuant to this agreement, we paid SBI a total of $40,000 and issued to SBI and various of its designees an aggregate of 112,500 shares of our common stock.

        In each of the above-described transactions and business relationships, we believe that the terms under which business is transacted with all related parties are at least as favorable to us as would be available from an independent third party providing the same goods or services.

(14) Segment Information

        The Company has operated under two principal business segments (Internet services and multimedia products). The primary business segment (Internet services) is engaged in the business of providing its customers the ability to (i) acquire a presence on the Internet and (ii) to advertise and sell their products or services on the Internet. A secondary business segment (multimedia services) has been engaged in providing assistance in the design, manufacture and marketing of multimedia brochure kits, shaped compact discs and similar products and services intended to facilitate conducting business over the Internet. This second segment was sold on January 11, 2001 and accordingly is in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As a result, the Company now operates in one business segment. Reportable segment data includes international sales of $4.0 million in Australia and New Zealand, $1.8 million in Canada and $1.6 million in the United Kingdom.

(15) Subsequent Event

        On August 19, 2004, the Company entered into a two year, $5.0 million line of credit with Bank One. The new line of credit replaces the Company's previous $3 million credit facility with Zions First National Bank. The agreement allows the Company to borrow up to $5 million at LIBOR plus 2 percent.

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(16) Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited)

 
  Year ended June 30, 2004
Quarter Ended

 
  09/30/03
  12/31/03
  03/31/04
  06/30/04
Revenue   $ 18,839,683   $ 17,655,914   $ 19,564,954   $ 24,966,966
Gross profit     14,477,981     13,110,134     15,505,664     19,187,468
Operating earnings before income taxes     1,877,679     1,066,661     1,840,553     3,173,003
Net earnings   $ 2,152,084   $ 1,465,737   $ 15,822,219     2,453,109

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Income (loss) from continuing operations   $ 0.19   $ 0.13   $ 1.39   $ 0.21
Net earnings   $ 0.19   $ 0.13   $ 1.39   $ 0.21

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Income (loss) from continuing operations   $ 0.18   $ 0.12   $ 1.28   $ 0.20
Net earnings   $ 0.18   $ 0.12   $ 1.28   $ 0.20

Weighted average Common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Basic     11,152,998     11,306,384     11,368,868     11,493,258
Diluted(1)     11,966,483     12,275,356     12,353,626     12,398,913

 


 

Year ended June 30, 2003
Quarter Ended

 
  09/30/02
  12/31/02
  03/31/03
  06/30/03
Revenue   $ 9,213,609   $ 9,191,550   $ 14,328,039   $ 13,737,480
Gross profit     6,755,177     6,888,593     11,265,810     10,658,728
Operating earnings before income taxes     933,501     573,726     1,840,556     901,406
Net earnings   $ 1,083,150   $ 740,340   $ 1,596,941   $ 1,613,642

Basic earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Income (loss) from continuing operations   $ 0.10   $ 0.07   $ 0.14   $ 0.15
Net earnings   $ 0.10   $ 0.07   $ 0.14   $ 0.15

Diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Income (loss) from continuing operations   $ 0.11   $ 0.07   $ 0.14   $ 0.14
Net earnings   $ 0.11   $ 0.07   $ 0.14   $ 0.14

Weighted average Common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Basic     10,999,478     11,007,226     11,030,931     11,043,340
Diluted(1)     10,035,459     11,208,171     11,290,240     11,943,142

(1)
Includes the dilutive effect of options, warrants and convertible securities.

        Income (loss) per share is computed independently for each of the quarters presented. Therefore, the sum of quarterly income (loss) per share amounts do not necessarily equal the total for the year due to rounding.

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IMERGENT, INC.

Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Years ended June 30, 2004, 2003 and 2002

 
  Balance at
Beginning
of Period

  Charged to
Costs and
Expenses

  Deductions/
Write-offs
Net of Recoveries

  Balance at
End of
Period

Year ended June 30, 2004                        
  Deducted from accounts receivable:                        
    Allowance for doubtful accounts sales returns, credit card chargebacks, and other assets   $ 7,023,855   $ 23,489,924   $ 20,949,570   $ 9,564,209
Year ended June 30, 2003                        
  Deducted from accounts receivable:                        
    Allowance for doubtful accounts sales returns, credit card chargebacks, and other assets   $ 3,413,981   $ 14,255,877   $ 10,646,003   $ 7,023,855
Year ended June 30, 2002                        
  Deducted from accounts receivable:                        
    Allowance for doubtful accounts sales returns, credit card chargebacks and other assets   $ 3,679,017   $ 6,675,238   $ 6,940274   $ 3,413,981

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
   
  Incorporated by Reference
   
Exhibit
No.

   
  Filed
Herewith

  Exhibit Description
  Form
  Date
  Number

2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 10, 2000 by and among Netgateway, Inc., Galaxy Acquisition Corp. and Galaxy Enterprises, Inc.

 

8-K

 

3/21/00

 

10.1

 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation

 

S-1

 

6/1/99

 

3.1

 

 

3.2

 

Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation

 

S-1

 

9/7/00

 

3.1

 

 

3.3

 

Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation

 

10-K

 

10/15/02

 

3.3

 

 

3.4

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws

 

10-Q

 

11/20/01

 

3.2

 

 

3.5

 

Certificate of Ownership and Merger (4)

 

S-1/A

 

11/12/99

 

3.3

 

 

3.6

 

Articles of Merger

 

S-1/A

 

11/12/99

 

3.4

 

 

4.1

 

Form of Common Stock Certificate

 

10-K

 

10/15/02

 

4.1

 

 

4.2

 

Form of Representatives' Warrant

 

S-1

 

6/1/99

 

4.1

 

 

10.1

 

1998 Stock Compensation Program

 

S-1

 

6/1/99

 

10.6

 

 

10.2

 

Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Option Plan for Senior Executives

 

10-K

 

9/29/03

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan for Non-Executives

 

10-K

 

9/29/03

 

 

 

 

10.4

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger among Netgateway, Inc., Category 5 Technologies, Inc., and C5T Acquisition Corp., dated October 23, 2001

 

10-Q

 

11/20/01

 

2.1

 

 

10.5

 

Engagement Agreement dated October 10, 2001 between Netgateway, Inc. and SBI E2-Capital (USA) Ltd.

 

10-Q

 

11/20/01

 

10.124

 

 

10.6

 

Termination and Release Agreement dated January 14, 2002 among Netgateway, Inc., Category 5 Technologies, Inc. and C5T Acquisition Corp.

 

8-K

 

1/18/02

 

2.1

 

 

10.7

 

Rescission Agreement dated February 1, 2002 between Netgateway, Inc and SBI-E2 Capital (USA) Ltd. et al.

 

10-Q

 

2/14/02

 

10.125

 

 

10.8

 

Letter Agreement re: Modification of August Restructuring Agreement as of February 13, 2002 between Netgateway, Inc. and King William LLC

 

10-Q

 

5/8/02

 

10.126

 

 

10.9

 

Agreement dated February 15, 2002 between SBI E2-Capital (USA) Ltd. and Netgateway, Inc.

 

10-K

 

10/15/02

 

10.36

 

 

10.10

 

Agreement dated March 22, 2002 between vFinance Investments, Inc. and Netgateway, Inc.

 

10-K

 

10/15/02

 

10.37

 

 

10.11

 

2003 Equity Incentive Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

18.1

 

Letter dated February 9, 2000 from KPMG LLP

 

10-Q

 

2/15/00

 

18.1

 

 

21.1

 

Subsidiaries of Netgateway

 

10-K

 

10/15/02

 

21.1

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Grant Thornton LLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    Imergent, Inc.

September 9, 2004

 

By:

 

/s/ Donald L. Danks

Donald L. Danks
Chief Executive Officer

September 9, 2004

 

 

 

/s/ Robert M. Lewis

Robert M. Lewis
Chief Financial Officer

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

September 9, 2004   /s/  Donald L. Danks
      Donald L. Danks
      Chairman of the Board of Directors
      and Chief Executive Officer

September 9, 2004

 

/s/  Robert M. Lewis

      Robert M. Lewis
      Chief Financial Officer

September 9, 2004

 

/s/  Brandon Lewis

      Brandon Lewis
      President, Chief Operating Officer and Director

September 9, 2004

 

/s/  Peter Fredericks

      Peter Fredericks
      Director

September 9, 2004

 

/s/  Thomas Scheiner

      Thomas Scheiner
      Director

September 9, 2004

 

/s/  Gary Gladstein

      Gary Gladstein
      Director

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