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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X]

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2012

Or

[  ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Commission File Number: 0-54309

 

SMTP, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

05-0502529

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

One Broadway, 14th Floor
Cambridge, Massachusetts


02142

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

617-500-8635

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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


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


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):


Large accelerated filer

¨

Accelerated filer

¨

Non-accelerated filer

¨

 Smaller reporting company

x




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


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:  13,841,500 shares of common stock as of May 1, 2012.





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SMTP, INC.


Table of Contents


 

Page

 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1

Item 1. Financial Statements:.

2

Balance Sheets—December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 (unaudited)

2

Statements of Operations (unaudited)

3

Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

4

Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

5

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of  Operations

10

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

12

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

13

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

13

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

13

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

13

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

13

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

13

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

13

Item 5. Other Information.

13

Item 6. Exhibits

14

SIGNATURES

15





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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Forward-Looking Information

This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements about our plans, objectives, expectations, assumptions or future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “we believe,” “we intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “could” and similar expressions denoting uncertainty or an action that may, will or is expected to occur in the future. These statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Examples of forward-looking statements include:

·

the timing of the development of future products;

·

projections of costs, revenue, earnings, capital structure and other financial items;

·

statements of our plans and objectives;

·

statements regarding the capabilities of our business operations;

·

statements of expected future economic performance;

·

statements regarding competition in our market; and

·

assumptions underlying statements regarding us or our business.


The ultimate correctness of these forward-looking statements depends upon a number of known and unknown risks and events. We discuss our known material risks under Item 1.A “Risk Factors contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.


The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.




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Item 1.

Financial Statements.


SMTP, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,862,951

 

$

1,978,809

Accounts receivable

 

50,881

 

4,226

Deferred income taxes

 

153,320

 

206,283

Other current assets

 

35,129

 

26,042

 

Total current assets

 

2,102,281

 

2,215,360

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of

 

 

 

 

$13,390 and $11,608

 

147,533

 

149,315

Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of

 

 

 

 

$7,766 and $7,432

 

1,234

 

1,568

Deferred income taxes

 

2,741

 

2,214

Deposits

 

29,995

 

29,995

 

Total assets

 

$

2,283,784

 

$

2,398,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue

 

$

358,138

 

$

335,425

Income taxes payable

 

175,285

 

458,631

Allowance for refunds and chargebacks

 

8,291

 

7,202

Accrued expenses and other

 

83,610

 

173,587

 

Total current liabilities

 

625,324

 

974,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized,
       no shares issued or outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

 

-

 

-

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized,
       13,841,500 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012
       and December 31, 2011

 

13,842

 

13,842

Additional paid in capital

 

306,952

 

276,924

Retained earnings

 

1,337,666

 

1,132,841

Total shareholders' equity

 

1,658,460

 

1,423,607

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

2,283,784

 

$

2,398,452


See accompanying notes to the financial statements



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SMTP, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

$

1,247,414

 

$

932,258

Cost of services

306,347

 

195,847

Gross profit

941,067

 

736,411

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

226,775

 

70,805

 

General and administrative

278,657

 

318,370

 

Research and development

113,598

 

75,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

619,030

 

465,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income:

322,037

 

271,241

Other income:

 

 

 

 

Interest income

-

 

184

Total other income

-

 

184

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

322,037

 

271,425

Provision for income tax

117,212

 

114,064

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

204,825

 

$

157,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.01

 

$

0.01

 

Diluted

$

0.01

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common

 

 

 

   shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

Basic

13,841,500

 

13,567,222

 

Diluted

15,431,961

 

13,567,222



See accompanying notes to the financial statements




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SMTP, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2012

 

2011

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

204,825 

 

$

157,361 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to

 

 

 

 

net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

  Depreciation and amortization

 

2,116 

 

658 

  Stock-based compensation

 

30,028 

 

87,394 

  Allowance for refunds and chargebacks

 

1,089 

 

3,511 

  Deferred income taxes

 

52,436 

 

(17,992)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

  Accounts receivable

 

(46,655)

 

4,053 

  Other assets

 

(9,087)

 

(36,259)

  Income taxes payable

 

(283,346)

 

(100,306)

  Accrued expenses and other

 

(89,977)

 

(99,797)

  Deferred revenue

 

22,713 

 

21,425 

          Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

(115,858)

 

20,048 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs

 

96,816 

          Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

96,816 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(115,858)

 

116,864 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

1,978,809 

 

591,063 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

1,862,951 

 

$

707,927 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

348,122 

 

$

279,362 


See accompanying notes to the financial statements




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SMTP, INC.

Notes to the Financial Statements

(unaudited)


Note 1:  Organization and Basis of Presentation


Background


The Company was incorporated in Massachusetts on October 14, 1998 as EMUmail, Inc. and changed its name on April 1, 2010 to SMTP.com, Inc.  The Company focuses on the execution of email delivery for marketing and enterprise application customers.  The Company has customers for both corporate and personal email delivery. The Company’s services are marketed directly by the Company and through reseller partners.


On November 23, 2010, the Company formed a Delaware corporation, SMTP, Inc. for the purpose of changing the structure of the Company from a Massachusetts corporation to a Delaware corporation and to increase the number of authorized shares outstanding.  Also on November 23, 2010, the Company entered into a Merger agreement between SMTP, Inc. and SMTP.com, Inc. whereby the surviving corporation would be SMTP, Inc. (the “Surviving Corporation”), the newly formed Delaware corporation.  The Surviving Corporation has an authorized capital structure of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.  Under the terms of the Merger agreement, the Company’s existing 100 shares of ownership (which are held by a sole shareholder) were exchanged for 13,440,000 shares of common stock in the Surviving Corporation.  All financial statements have been retroactively restated to show the effects of this recapitalization.  


Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. The accounting policies are described in the “Notes to Financial Statements” in the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and updated, as necessary, in this Form 10-Q. The year-end balance sheet data presented for comparative purposes was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year or for any other subsequent interim period.


Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period reported amounts to conform to current year presentation.


Fair Value of Financial Instruments

U.S. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy which has three levels based on the reliability of the inputs to determine the fair value. These levels include: Level 1, defined as inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for use when little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.


The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The carrying amount of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of these items.


Income Taxes


Provision for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred taxes on temporary differences between the amount of taxable income and pretax financial income and between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the



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deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled as prescribed in FASB ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes. A valuation allowance is established to reduce deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized.


The Company applies the authoritative guidance in accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements. This guidance prescribes a two-step process to determine the amount of tax benefit to be recognized. First, the tax position must be evaluated to determine the likelihood that it will be sustained upon external examination. If the tax position is deemed “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained, the tax position is then assessed to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The amount of the benefit that may be recognized is the largest amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. There are no uncertain tax positions taken by the Company on its tax returns. Tax years subsequent to 2006 remain open to examination by U.S. federal and state tax jurisdictions.  


In determining the quarterly provision for income taxes, the Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available to the Company in the jurisdictions in which it operates.  This includes recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns to the extent pervasive evidence exists that they will be realized in future periods. The deferred tax balances are adjusted to reflect tax rates by tax jurisdiction, based on currently enacted tax laws, which are expected to be in effect in the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. In accordance with the Company’s income tax policy, significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur.


Revenue Recognition


The Company recognizes revenue from its services when it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transactions will flow to the Company and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably. This is normally demonstrated when: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (ii) the fee is fixed or determinable; (iii) performance of service has been delivered; and (iv) collection is reasonably assured.


The Company provides Internet-based services to facilitate email deliverability, including bulk and transactional sending, reputation management, compliance auditing, abuse processing and diagnostics.  The Company’s services are offered over various contractual periods for a fixed fee that varies based on a maximum volume of transactions.  Revenues are typically paid by clients via credit card, check or wire payments at the inception of the contractual period.  Revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the contractual period.


The Company offers refunds on a pro-rata basis at any time during the contractual period.  The Company also experiences credit card chargebacks relating to cardholder disputes that are commonly experienced by businesses that accept credit cards.  The Company makes estimates for refunds and credit card chargebacks based on historical experience.


Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. For periods prior to March 31, 2011, the Company’s options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock were excluded from the calculation of net income per share because the average market price of the underlying shares during the period was not greater than the exercise price of the options.


Note 2:  Commitments and Contingencies


Litigation

The Company may from time to time be involved in legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business.  There are no pending or threatened legal proceedings as of March 31, 2012.




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Consulting Services

On July 15, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with a third party to provide various consulting services for the Company in connection with an anticipated filing of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Under the terms of the agreement, which was amended in November 2010 to clarify certain provisions, the consultant is to receive $40,000 cash and 800,000 warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.625 per share with a contractual term of 5 years.  The warrants are contingently issuable upon the earlier (a) twenty business days after notification by the SEC that any registration statement filed on behalf of the Company has been declared effective or (b) upon a change of control of the Company or (c) upon notification by the Company that it decided not to continue retaining the services of the consultant.  The warrants are fully vested upon issuance. 


On March 23, 2011, in relation to the agreement entered into with a third party to provide various consulting services for the Company, the Company issued 800,000 warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $0.625 per share with a term of 5 years.  The warrants were fully vested at the date of grant and the Company recognized an expense of $73,768 equal to the grant date fair value of the warrants using the following assumptions: volatility of 68%; risk-free interest rate of 2.07%; and expected term of 5 years.  The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The warrants expire on March 23, 2016 and have a remaining contractual life of four years as of March 31, 2012.  There are no other warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2012.


During fiscal year December 31, 2011, the Company paid $40,000 for the consulting services under the contract.


Operating Leases and Service Contracts

The Company rents its facilities on a month-to-month basis. Most of its service contracts are also on a month-to-month basis. Future minimum payments under noncancelable service contracts are as follows for the years ended December 31:


2012

 

13,815

2013

 

18,420

2014

 

6,905

2015

 

-

2016

 

-

Thereafter

 

-

Total

 

$

39,140


Change in Officers and Employment Agreements

On May 1, 2012, Mr. William Morrison resigned as the Vice President of Engineering of the Company. As a result of his departure, Mr. Morrison also resigned as an officer of the Company. Mr. Morrison did not receive any severance as part of his resignation. Of the 100,000 options granted on January 26, 2011, 25,000 vested and 75,000 remained unvested and were forfeited.


Note 3:  Shareholders’ Equity


During February and March of 2011, the Company issued and sold 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.25 per share.  The sale of the common stock resulted in gross proceeds of $100,000 and net proceeds of $96,816 to the Company after deducting offering costs of $3,184.  




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Note 4: Net Income Per Share


Computation of net income per share is as follows:

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to SMTP.com

$

204,825

 

$

157,361

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

13,841,500

 

13,567,222

Add incremental shares for:

 

 

 

   Warrants

516,688

 

 

   Stock options

1,073,773

 

-

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

15,431,961

 

13,567,222

 

 

 

 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.01

 

$

0.01

Diluted

$

0.01

 

$

0.01


Note 5:  Stock-Based Compensation


The Company has historically granted stock options to certain vendors and employees.  On January 26, 2011, the Company granted 384,000 stock options at a strike price of $0.25 that vest equally over a four year period.  The grant date fair value of the awards was $54,736 (net of estimated forfeitures of 10%) which was determined using a Black Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:  volatility of 68%, risk-free rate of return of 2.4%, stock price of $0.25 and expected term of 6.25 years.  The options expire in 2021.


On January 23, 2012, the Company granted 533,000 stock options at a strike price of $1.59 that vest equally over a four year period.  The grant date fair value of the awards was $394,625 (net of estimated forfeitures of 10%) which was determined using a Black Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:  volatility of 54%, risk-free rate of return of 1.2%, stock price of $1.59 and expected term of 6.25 years.  The options expire in 2022.


The volatility used was based on historical volatility of similar sized companies due to lack of historical data of the Company’s stock price.  The risk free interest rate was determined based on treasury securities with maturities equal to the expected term of the underlying award.  The expected term was determined based on the simplified method outlined in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110.


Stock option awards are expensed on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period.  During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized expense of $30,028 and $13,626, respectively. At March 31, 2012, future stock compensation expense (net of estimated forfeitures) not yet recognized was $492,238 and will be recognized over a weighted average remaining vesting period of 2.03 years.  The following summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2012:


 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Average

 

Average

 

 

Number of

 

Exercise

 

Fair

 

Remaining

 

 

Shares

 

Price

 

Value

 

Contractual Life

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

 

1,318,000

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.16

 

 

Granted at market price

 

533,000

 

1.59

 

0.82

 

 

Exercised

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2012

 

1,851,000

 

0.64

 

0.35

 

8.8

Exercisable

 

422,833

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.16

 

8.4



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The following table summarizes information about the Company’s stock options at March 31, 2012:


 

 

Exercisable

 

Unexercisable

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Number

 

Average

 

Number

 

Average

 

Number

 

Average

Range of Exercise Prices

 

Outstanding

 

Exercise Price

 

Outstanding

 

Exercise Price

 

Outstanding

 

Exercise Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$.25 per share

 

422,833

 

$

0.25

 

895,167

 

0.25

 

1,318,000

 

$

0.25

$1.59 per share

 

-

 

-

 

533,000

 

1.59

 

533,000

 

$

1.59


Note 6: Income Taxes


During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $117,212, which was comprised of a current provision of $64,776 and a deferred provision of $52,436.


Note 7: Subsequent Events


On April 26, 2012, the Company announced it would distribute up to $1.9 million in cash to its shareholders in the form of a Special Dividend on May 31, 2012 for shareholders of record as of May 21, 2012. Additionally, the Company intends to commence the payment of a regular quarterly dividend to its common stockholders, initially in the amount of $200,000 per quarter, which will be included with the special dividend payment and will be paid on May 31, 2012 to the same special dividend Record Date shareholders. The initial quarterly dividend represents approximately 90% of one fiscal quarter of the Company’s 2011 net after tax earnings.


On April 30, 2012 William Heath Morrison resigned as the registrant’s VP of Engineering. Mr. Morrison did not serve on the registrant’s board of directors.


On May 8, 2012 the Company filed with the Securities Exchange Commission form S-1 for the registration of their Common Stock, $.001 par value.  The amount of shares to be registered was 800,000. On May 9, 2012, the warrant to purchase 800,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $.625 per share was exercised with total proceeds to the Company of $500,000.




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Item 2.

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


Except for the historical information contained in this report on Form 10-Q, the matters discussed herein are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “future,” and “intends,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements. These and other statements regarding matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements. These matters involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include without limitation those discussed below as well as those discussed elsewhere in this report. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in factors or assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements.  This information should also be read in conjunction with our audited historical financial statements which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012.


Background Overview

 

We provide Internet-based services to facilitate email delivery.  Our services provide customers with the ability to increase the deliverability of email with less time, cost and complexity than handling it themselves. We believe our growth since inception has been driven by the compelling value proposition for our services. Our stock is publicly traded on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, under the trading symbol SMTP (OTCBB:SMTP).


Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011


Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Net
Revenues

 

Change from
Prior Year

 

Percent Change
from Prior Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 $    1,247,414

 

$       315,156

 

33.8 %

2011

 

 $       932,258

 

 

 

 


Revenues increased for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011, due to increased sales of our email service products to consumers.  Revenue growth is attributable primarily to an increase in our number of subscribers of these products.  Most of this growth is by organic growth in our customer base, specifically our larger business users who require dedicated computer and software systems and typically pay a higher average monthly fee.  


Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Cost of Services

 

Change from
Prior Year

 

Percent Change
from Prior Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 $       306,347

 

$      110,500

 

56.4 %

2011

 

 $       195,847

 

 

 

 


Cost of services increased for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 primarily due to increased revenues.  As a percentage of revenues, cost of services were 25% and 21% of net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  This increase in cost of services as a percentage of revenues is due to increased use of subcontractors in network operations and support offset by decreased reseller partner share commissions.


Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Sales and Marketing

 

Change from
Prior Year

 

Percent Change
from Prior Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 $       226,775

 

$         155,970

 

220.3 %

2011

 

 $          70,805

 

 

 

 



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Sales and marketing expenses increased for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011.  We spent more on online advertising and marketing and website support to fuel additional growth, but there was no direct correlation between revenues and marketing expenses.  Additionally, we increased our sales and marketing workforce through increased employees and subcontractors.


Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

General and Administrative

 

Change from
Prior Year

 

Percent Change
from Prior Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 $       278,657

 

$          (39,713)

 

(12.5)%

2011

 

 $       318,370

 

 

 

 


General and administrative expenses decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 based on the following:

 

·

A decrease of approximately $87,000 of professional services due to the filing of our registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2011;

·

An increase in stock compensation expense of approximately $16,000 related to stock options issued;

·

An increase payroll and benefits of approximately $11,000; and

·

An increase in other general and administrative expense of approximately $20,000.


Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Research and Development

 

Change from
Prior Year

 

Percent Change
from Prior Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 $       113,598

 

$            37,603

 

49.5 %

2011

 

 $          75,995

 

 

 

 


Research and development expenses increased for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 as we utilized more subcontractors devoted to research and development.  Our research and development efforts are focused around expanding our service offerings and improving the functionality of our products.  


Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)

 

Change from
Prior Year

 

Percent Change
from Prior Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 $     (117,212)

 

$              3,148

 

(2.8)%

2011

 

 $     (114,064)

 

 

 

 


Changes in our income tax expense related primarily to an increase in pretax income during the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011, and the effects of temporary differences that vary from year to year.   


Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

Change from
Prior Year

 

Percent Change
from Prior Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 $       204,825

 

$            47,464

 

30.2 %

2011

 

 $       157,361

 

 

 

 



Net income increased for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 primarily due to revenue growth partially offset by increases in cost of services and operating expenses related to the growth in our business, each of which is described above.




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Liquidity and Capital Resources


Sources and Uses of Cash


Our primary source of cash inflows are net remittances from customers for email services.  Such payments are typically received in advance of providing the services, yielding a deferred revenue liability on our balance sheet.  


Our primary sources of cash outflows include payroll, income tax payments and payments to vendors and third party service providers.  With the exception of income taxes, which occur on a periodic basis, cash outflows typically occur in close proximity of expense recognition.  


Analysis of Cash Flows


Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011


Net cash generated by operating activities decreased by $135,906, or 678%, to $(115,858) for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $20,048 for the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The decrease of cash generated by operating activities was primarily attributable to changes in working capital and other adjustments, the most significant of which was the decrease in 2012 in income taxes payable of approximately $183,040 meaning that cash spent was more than the expense recognition by those amounts.  The change in working capital was offset by an increase in net income of approximately $47,464.

  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities was $0 and $96,816 during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  During February and March of 2011, we issued and sold 400,000 shares of our common stock and received net proceeds of $96,816 after deducting offering costs of $3,184.  

We had net working capital of $1,476,957 and $1,240,515 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.  Our net working capital as of March 31, 2012 was primarily attributable to a decrease in income tax payable, which decreased to $175,285 at March 31, 2012 compared to $458,631 at December 31, 2011.


Significant Accounting Policies


Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates based upon historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ materially from these estimates.


We do not believe that our operations to date have involved uncertainty of accounting treatment, subjective judgment, or estimates, to any significant degree.  Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 contains a discussion of these significant accounting policies. There have been no significant changes in our significant accounting policies since December 31, 2011.  See our Note 1 in our unaudited financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as set forth herein.


Off-balance sheet arrangements


We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements at March 31, 2012.


Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk


Not applicable.




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Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.  


Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of March 31, 2012. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2012 the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, in that they provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



PART II – OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.


Not applicable.


Item 1A. Risk Factors.


Not Applicable.


Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.


Securities issued for services


Date

 

Security/Value

January 23, 2012

 

Stock options – 533,000 shares of common stock at $1.59 per share.  The options were valued at $394,625 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Formula.


No underwriters were utilized and no commissions were paid with respect to any of the above transactions.  We relied on Section 4(2) and Regulation S of the Securities Act since the transactions did not involve any public offering.


Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.


Not Applicable.


Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.


Not Applicable.


Item 5.

Other Information.

.




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Item 6.

Exhibits.



INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

 

SEC Reference
Number

Title of Document

Location

 

 

 

3.1

Articles of Incorporation

*

3.2

Bylaws

*

3.3

Plan of Merger

*

10.1

2010 Stock Incentive Plan

*

31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Filed herewith

31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Filed herewith

32.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Filed herewith

32.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Filed herewith


* Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on December 2, 2010.


All other Exhibits called for by Rule 601 of Regulation S-K are not applicable to this filing. Information pertaining to our common stock is contained in our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws.






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SIGNATURES


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


SMTP, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/ Semyon Dukach

 

Semyon Dukach

 

Principal Executive Officer

Date: May 15, 2012



SMTP, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/ Semyon Dukach

 

Semyon Dukach

 

Principal Financial Officer

Date: May 15, 2012







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