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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

Form 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from                     to                     

 

Commission File No. 001-35724

 


 

Alteva, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York

 

14-1160510

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

401 Market Street, 1st Floor

 

 

Philadelphia, PA

 

19106

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone, including area code:  (877) 258-3722

 

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 o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES x NO o

 

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.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer x

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. YES o NO x

 

The number of shares of Alteva, Inc. common stock outstanding as of May 2, 2014 was 6,088,347.

 

 

 



Table of Contents

 

Index to Form 10-Q

 

Part I

Financial Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)

4

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013

5

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited)

6

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

16

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

19

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

19

 

 

 

Part II

Other Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

20

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

20

 

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Part I — Financial Information

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

ALTEVA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Unified Communications

 

$

4,211

 

$

3,956

 

Telephone

 

3,313

 

3,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

 

7,524

 

7,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services and products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense)

 

3,052

 

3,789

 

Selling, general and administration expenses

 

5,798

 

7,248

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

903

 

1,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

9,753

 

12,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating loss

 

(2,229

)

(4,299

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(139

)

(236

)

Income from equity method investment

 

2,040

 

3,250

 

Other income, net

 

21

 

108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other income

 

1,922

 

3,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(307

)

(1,177

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax benefit

 

(58

)

(506

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

(249

)

(671

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred dividends

 

6

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss applicable to common stock

 

$

(255

)

$

(677

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic loss per common share

 

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted loss per common share

 

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.12

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares of common stock used to calculate loss per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic (common)

 

6,161

 

5,751

 

Diluted (common)

 

6,161

 

5,751

 

 

Please see accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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ALTEVA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(249

)

$

(671

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

Defined benefit pension plans:

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service costs

 

(35

)

(69

)

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

183

 

213

 

Other comprehensive income

 

148

 

144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

 

$

(101

)

$

(527

)

 

Please see accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALTEVA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

259

 

$

1,636

 

Trade accounts receivable - net of allowance for uncollectibles - $406 and $378 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

 

3,126

 

2,836

 

Other accounts receivable

 

557

 

480

 

Equity method investment

 

2,040

 

 

Materials and supplies

 

225

 

237

 

Prepaid expenses

 

817

 

774

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

204

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

108

 

108

 

Total current assets

 

7,336

 

6,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

13,563

 

13,837

 

Intangibles, net

 

5,644

 

5,856

 

Seat licenses

 

1,736

 

1,749

 

Goodwill

 

9,006

 

9,006

 

Other assets

 

822

 

744

 

Total assets

 

$

38,107

 

$

37,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

$

10,898

 

$

10,126

 

Accounts payable

 

1,354

 

944

 

Advance billing and payments

 

334

 

341

 

Accrued taxes

 

1,203

 

1,692

 

Pension and post retirement benefit obligations

 

267

 

267

 

Other accrued expenses

 

4,200

 

3,934

 

Total current liabilities

 

18,256

 

17,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

404

 

297

 

Deferred income taxes

 

711

 

649

 

Pension and post retirement benefit obligations

 

5,929

 

6,007

 

Total liabilities

 

25,300

 

24,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares - $100 par value, authorized and issued shares of 5; $0.01 par value authorized and unissued shares of 10,000;

 

500

 

500

 

Common stock - $0.01 par value, authorized shares of 10,000 6,862 and 6,971 shares issued at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

 

69

 

70

 

Treasury stock - at cost, 875 and 830 common shares at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

 

(8,010

)

(7,612

)

Additional paid in capital

 

13,586

 

13,279

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(1,288

)

(1,436

)

Retained earnings

 

7,950

 

8,205

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

12,807

 

13,006

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

38,107

 

$

37,263

 

 

Please see accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALTEVA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(249

)

$

(671

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

903

 

1,002

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

306

 

218

 

Undistributed earnings from equity investment

 

(2,040

)

 

Distribution in excess of income from equity investments included in net loss

 

 

(1,424

)

Other non-cash operating activities

 

113

 

193

 

Changes in assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

(290

)

364

 

Other assets

 

(473

)

(597

)

Accounts payable

 

410

 

144

 

Other accruals and liabilities

 

(274

)

1,331

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(1,594

)

560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(48

)

(176

)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

33

 

 

Acquired intangibles

 

 

(58

)

Purchase of seat licenses

 

 

(194

)

Distribution in excess of income from equity investments

 

 

1,424

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(15

)

996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from debt

 

1,300

 

16,273

 

Repayment of debt and capital leases

 

(664

)

(15,845

)

Payment of fees for acquisition of debt

 

 

(119

)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(398

)

(62

)

Dividends (Common and Preferred)

 

(6

)

(1,670

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

232

 

(1,423

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,377

)

133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,636

 

1,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

259

 

$

1,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of equipment under capital leases

 

$

242

 

$

 

Seat licenses acquired but not paid

 

$

114

 

$

 

 

Please see the accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ALTEVA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NOTE 1:   NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

Nature of Operations

 

Alteva, Inc. (“Alteva” or the “Company”) is a cloud-based communications company that provides Unified Communications (“UC”) solutions, including enterprise hosted Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) and operates as a regional Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (“ILEC”) in southern Orange County, New York and northern New Jersey.  Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires, all references to the Company means the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  The Company delivers cloud-based UC solutions including VoIP hosted Microsoft Communication Services, fixed mobile convergence and advanced voice applications for a broad customer base including, medium and large-sized business customers.  The Company’s ILEC operations consist of providing local and toll telephone service to residential and business customers, Internet high-speed broadband service, and satellite television services provided by DIRECTV.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results and cash flows for the three month period ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.  The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2013 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.  The interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period.  Significant estimates include, but are not limited to, depreciation expense, allowance for doubtful accounts, long-lived assets, pension and postretirement expenses and income taxes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company derives its revenue from the sale of UC services as well as traditional telephone services.

 

The Company recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement between the Company and the customer exists, (ii) the delivery of the product to the customer has occurred or service has been provided to the customer, (iii) the price to the customer is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability of the sales or service price is reasonably assured.  Revenue is reported net of all applicable sales tax.

 

UC

 

The Company’s UC services and solutions consist primarily of its hosted VoIP UC system, certain UC applications, and other professional services associated with the installation and activation. Additionally, the Company offers customers the ability to purchase telephone equipment from the Company directly or independently from external vendors.

 

Multiple element arrangements primarily include the sale of telephone equipment, along with professional services associated with installation, activation and implementation services, as well as follow on hosting services.  The Company has concluded that the separate units of accounting in these arrangements consist of (i) the telephone equipment sale and (ii) the professional services provided combined with the follow on hosting services.  The professional services provided do not constitute a separate unit of accounting as they do not have value to the customer on a stand-alone basis.  Arrangement consideration is allocated to the separate units of accounting based on the relative selling price.  The selling price for telephone equipment is based on third-party evidence representing list prices for similar equipment when sold a stand-alone basis.  The selling price for professional and hosting services is based on the Company’s best estimate of selling price (“BESP”).  The Company develops its BESP by considering pricing practices, margin, competition and overall market trends.

 

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The Company bills a portion of its monthly recurring hosted service revenue a month in advance. Any amounts billed and collected, but for which the service is not yet delivered, are included in deferred revenue. These amounts are recognized as revenues only when the service is delivered.

 

Equipment sales associated with the sale of telephone equipment is recognized upon delivery to the customer, as it is considered to be a separate earnings process. The sales are recognized on a gross basis, as the Company is considered the principal obligor in customer transactions among other considerations.  Other upfront fees, excluding equipment, along with associated costs, up to but not exceeding these fees, are deferred and recognized over the estimated life of the customer relationship.  The Company has estimated its customer relationship life at eight years and evaluates it periodically for continued appropriateness.

 

Telephone

 

Revenue is earned from monthly billings to customers for local voice services, long distance, DSL, Internet services, hardware and other services. Revenue is also derived from charges for network access to the local exchange telephone network from subscriber line charges and from contractual arrangements for services such as billing and collection and directory advertising. Revenue is recognized in the period in which service is provided to the customer. Directory advertising revenue is recorded ratably over the life of the directory. With multiple billing cycles, the Company accrues revenue earned but not yet billed at the end of a quarter. The Company also defers services billed in advance and recognizes them as income when earned.

 

The Telephone segment markets competitive service bundles which may include multiple deliverables. The base bundles consist of voice services (including a business or residential phone line), calling features and long distance services and customers may choose to add internet services to a base bundle package. Separate units of accounting within the bundled packages include voice services, long distance and Internet services. Revenue for all services included in bundles are recognized over the same service period, which is the time period in which the service is provided to the customer.

 

Certain revenue is realized under pooling arrangements with other service providers and is divided among the companies based on respective costs and investments to provide the services. The companies that take part in pooling arrangements may adjust their costs and investments for a period of two years, which causes the funds distributed by the pool to be adjusted retroactively. The Company believes that recorded amounts represent reasonable estimates of the final distribution from these pools. However, to the extent that the companies participating in these pools make adjustments, there will be corresponding adjustments to the Company’s recorded revenue in future periods.

 

Revenue from these pooling arrangements which includes Universal Service Funds (“USF”) and National Exchange Carrier Association (“NECA”) pool settlements, accounted for 2% and 7% of the Company’s consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

Materials and Supplies

 

The Company’s materials and supplies are carried at average cost, net of reserves for obsolescence, and consist principally of telephone equipment, telephone pole and wiring spare parts and other ancillary equipment for resale.

 

Fair Value

 

Fair value is the estimated price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company is required by accounting standards to provide the disclosure framework for measuring fair value and expanded disclosure about fair value measurements.  Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories:

 

Level 1:                                                    Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. The Company considers active markets as those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

 

Level 2:                                                    These are inputs, other than quoted prices that are included in Level 1, which are observable in the marketplace throughout the term of the assets or liabilities, can be derived from observable data, or supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.

 

Level 3:                                                   Measured based on prices or valuation models that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and less observable from objective sources (i.e. supported by little or no market activity). The Company does not have sufficient corroborating evidence to support classifying these assets and liabilities as Level 1 or Level 2.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

 

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Goodwill

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the net fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed.  Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is assessed for impairment at least annually.  The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually on October 1, or whenever events or circumstances indicate that there may be an impairment.  If it is determined that an impairment has occurred, the Company records a write down of the carrying value and records the charge for the impairment as an operating expense during the period in which the determination is made.

 

The UC reporting unit included $9.0 million of goodwill as of March 31, 2014. The Company recorded $9.1 million as a result of the acquisition of certain assets and certain liabilities of Alteva, LLC in 2011.  In the third quarter of 2013, as a result of the disposal and business restructuring of its Syracuse, New York operations, the Company allocated $0.1 million of its goodwill to the disposal group and wrote it off as part of the sale.  The Company is not aware of any events or circumstances that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 that would have more likely than not reduced the fair value of this reporting unit below its carrying value.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company records deferred taxes that arise from temporary differences between the financial statement and the tax basis of assets and liabilities.  Deferred taxes are classified as current or non-current, depending on the classification of the assets and liabilities to which they relate.  Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are adjusted for the effect of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.  The Company’s deferred taxes result principally from differences in the timing of depreciation and in the accounting for pensions and other postretirement benefits.

 

The process of providing for income taxes and determining the related balance sheet accounts requires management to assess uncertainties, make judgments regarding outcomes and utilize estimates. Management must make judgments currently about such uncertainties and determine estimates of the Company’s tax assets and liabilities. To the extent the final outcome differs, future adjustments to the Company’s tax assets and liabilities may be necessary.

 

The Company assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets, taking into consideration future reversals of existing temporary differences, the Company’s forecast of future taxable income principally arising from its O-P put (see Note 5), and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the deferred tax assets. Based on this assessment, management must evaluate the need for, and the amount of, valuation allowances against the Company’s deferred tax assets. To the extent facts and circumstances change in the future, adjustments to the valuation allowances may be required.

 

Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes requires uncertain tax positions to be classified as non-current income tax liabilities unless they are expected to be paid within one year.  The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense.

 

Accounting Policies

 

There were no material changes to the Company’s other accounting policies as presented in Item 8 of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

NOTE 2:  NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

There were no new accounting pronouncements adopted during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

NOTE 3:  SEAT LICENSES AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual value. Identifiable intangible assets that are subject to amortization are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable.

 

The components of seat licenses are as follows:

 

 

 

Estimated

 

Gross

 

Accumulated

 

Net

 

($ in thousands)

 

Useful Lives

 

Value

 

Amortization

 

Value

 

As of March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seat licenses

 

5 years

 

$

2,721

 

$

(985

)

$

1,736

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

Gross

 

Accumulated

 

Net

 

($ in thousands)

 

Useful Lives

 

Value

 

Amortization

 

Value

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seat licenses

 

5 years

 

$

2,606

 

$

(857

)

$

1,749

 

 

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The components of other intangible assets are as follows:

 

 

 

Estimated

 

Gross

 

Accumulated

 

Net

 

($ in thousands)

 

Useful Lives

 

Value

 

Amortization

 

Value

 

As of March 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships

 

8 years

 

$

5,400

 

$

(1,800

)

$

3,600

 

Trade name

 

15 years

 

2,400

 

(427

)

1,973

 

Website

 

12 years

 

79

 

(8

)

71

 

Total

 

 

 

$

7,879

 

$

(2,235

)

$

5,644

 

 

 

 

Estimated

 

Gross

 

Accumulated

 

Net

 

($ in thousands)

 

Useful Lives

 

Value

 

Amortization

 

Value

 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer relationships

 

8 years

 

$

5,400

 

$

(1,631

)

$

3,769

 

Trade name

 

15 years

 

2,400

 

(387

)

2,013

 

Website

 

12 years

 

79

 

(5

)

74

 

Total

 

 

 

$

7,879

 

$

(2,023

)

$

5,856

 

 

NOTE 4: SEVERANCE

 

On March 31, 2014, David J. Cuthbert was terminated as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alteva.  The Company notified Mr. Cuthbert that his termination was for “cause” and, as such, Mr. Cuthbert was not entitled to any of the benefits provided for under his employment agreement dated March 5, 2013, including cash severance and the acceleration of vesting on any unvested equity instruments.

 

Mr. Cuthbert has disputed the Company’s basis for termination and claimed that he is due his full severance benefits.  The Company strongly believes the termination for “cause” was appropriate and intends to vigorously defend its position.

 

The maximum cash severance payments called for under Mr. Cuthbert’s employment agreement in the case of a termination not for cause total $0.8 million. At the time of his termination, Mr. Cuthbert held outstanding unvested restricted stock awards and unvested stock options of 101,235 and 6,175, respectively, previously granted under the long-term incentive plan (see Note 9).  These awards, which had unrecognized compensation cost of approximately $1.2 million, were cancelled as of his termination.

 

The Company accrued $100,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2014, in connection with the potential exposure for this matter based upon the current facts and circumstances. The Company will continually monitor the status of this matter to determine the potential impact and any required adjustment to the accrual.

 

On May 21, 2013, the Company announced a reduction in workforce of its Warwick, New York facility of approximately 17% due to the decline in work associated with the Telephone segment.  Total expense recognized in selling general and administrative expenses during the second quarter of 2013 related to this reduction was $0.3 million.  As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the liability associated with this workforce reduction was reported in other accrued expenses was $0.2 million, which the Company expects to pay-out through August 2014.

 

NOTE 5:  ORANGE COUNTY-POUGHKEEPSIE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

The Company is a limited partner in the Orange County-Poughkeepsie Limited Partnership (“O-P”) and has an 8.108% limited partnership interest as of March 31, 2014 and 2013, which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting.  The majority owner and general partner of the O-P is Verizon Wireless of the East LP (“Verizon”).

 

On May 26, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with Verizon and Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless), the other limited partner, in the O-P to make certain changes to the O-P partnership agreement which, among other things, specifies that the O-P will provide 4G cellular services (the “4G Agreement”).  The 4G Agreement provides that the O-P’s business will be converted from a wholesale business to a retail business.  The 4G Agreement provided for guaranteed annual cash distributions to the Company from the O-P through 2013.  For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company received annual cash distributions from the O-P of $13.0 million, $13.0 million and $13.6 million, respectively.  Starting in 2014, the agreement provides that the Company will receive cash distributions equal to its ownership share percentage of the approved total distributions by the O-P. The 4G Agreement also gives the Company the right (the “Put”) to require Verizon to purchase all of the Company’s ownership interest in the O-P during April 2013 or April 2014 for an amount equal to the greater of (a) $50.0 million or (b) the product of five (5) times 0.081081 times the O-P’s EBITDA, as defined in the 4G Agreement for the calendar year preceding the exercise of the Put.

 

On April 30, 2014, the Company exercised the Put option and sold all of its ownership interest in the O-P for gross proceeds of $50 million.  The Company will not receive any income from the O-P after April 30, 2014.  The Company used a portion of the proceeds to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under the TriState credit facility (see Note 6).  The Company expects the remaining gross proceeds to be used to pay taxes on the related gain, fund working capital needs and support growth initiatives.

 

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Pursuant to the equity method accounting of the Company’s investment income, the Company is required to record the income from the O-P as an increase to the Company’s investment account.  The Company is required to apply the cash payments made under the 4G Agreement as a return on its investment when received.   As a result of receiving the fixed guaranteed cash distributions from the O-P in excess of the Company’s proportionate share of the O-P income, the investment account was reduced to zero within the first six months of 2012. Thereafter, the Company recorded the fixed guaranteed cash distributions that were received from the O-P in excess of the proportionate share of the O-P income directly to the Company’s statement of operations as other income.

 

The following summarizes the income statement (unaudited) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 that O-P provided to the Company:

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

Net sales

 

$

84,441

 

$

79,892

 

Cellular service cost

 

37,610

 

35,980

 

Operating expenses

 

21,689

 

21,398

 

Operating income

 

25,142

 

22,514

 

Other income (expense)

 

19

 

3

 

Net income

 

$

25,161

 

$

22,517

 

Company’s share

 

$

2,040

 

$

1,826

 

 

The following summarizes the balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 (unaudited) and December 31, 2013 that O-P provided to the Company:

 

 

 

As of

 

($ in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

December 31, 2013

 

Current assets

 

$

47,835

 

$

23,351

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

41,485

 

41,646

 

Other assets

 

957

 

365

 

Total assets

 

$

90,277

 

$

65,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

$

17,641

 

$

17,887

 

Partners’ capital

 

72,636

 

47,475

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

 

$

90,277

 

$

65,362

 

 

NOTE 6: DEBT OBLIGATIONS

 

Debt obligations consisted of the following at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

 

 

 

As of

 

($ in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital leases and other borrowings, current portion

 

$

400

 

$

428

 

TriState credit line

 

10,498

 

9,698

 

 

 

10,898

 

10,126

 

Long-term debt:

 

 

 

 

 

Capital leases and other borrowings

 

404

 

297

 

Total debt obligations

 

$

11,302

 

$

10,423

 

 

On March 11, 2013, the Company entered into a new credit agreement with TriState Capital Bank (“TriState”) to provide for borrowings up to $17.0 million with the ability to increase the facility for borrowings up to $20.0 million with the participation of another lender (the “Credit Agreement”).  All borrowings become due and payable on June 30, 2014. The TriState borrowings incur interest at a variable rate based on either LIBOR or a Base Rate, as defined in the Credit Agreement, plus an applicable margin of 3.50% or 2.00%, respectively.   As of March 31 2014, the Company had $6.5 million available under the Credit Agreement.

 

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company is required to comply with certain loan covenants, which include, but are not limited to, the achievement of certain financial ratios and certain financial reporting requirements. The Company must maintain a consolidated liquidity ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, in excess of 1.0 to 1.0, including the value of the Put calculated in accordance with the 4G Agreement, until April 30, 2014.  The Company is required to obtain the consent of TriState prior to agreeing to any amendment to the agreements the Company has with the O-P. The Company’s obligations under the TriState credit facility are secured by all of the Company’s asset and guaranteed by all of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries except for the Company’s ILEC subsidiary.  The ILEC subsidiary entered into a negative pledge agreement with TriState whereby the ILEC subsidiary agreed not to pledge any of its assets as collateral or lien to be placed on any of its assets.

 

The Company sold its ownership interest in the O-P on April 30, 2014 (see Note 5) and a portion of the proceeds was used to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under the TriState credit facility, allowing $17.0 million to remain available under the credit facility.

 

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NOTE 7:  INCOME TAXES

 

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2014, and March 31, 2013 was 18.9% and 43.0%, respectively.  We determined our interim tax provision by developing an estimate of the annual effective tax rate and applying such rate to interim pre-tax results. The estimated rate includes projections of tax expense on the expected increase in our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.  The estimated effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the expected increase in the valuation allowance, which reduced the overall tax benefit recorded for the period ended March 31, 2014, and does not include the estimated tax effects of the O-P gain on the put exercise, which is being treated as a discrete item in the second quarter.

 

As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company carried a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets because management determined that it was not more likely than not that it would realize the benefits of such deferred tax assets. The Company maintains a deferred tax liability related to indefinite lived intangibles.

 

The accounting standard regarding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes requires uncertain tax positions to be classified as non-current income tax liabilities, unless expected to be paid within one year.  As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company has no liability for unrecognized tax benefits.  The Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, there was no interest expense relating to unrecognized tax benefits.

 

NOTE 8:  PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

 

The components of net periodic cost (benefit) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the three months ended

 

($ in thousands)

 

March 31, 2014

 

March 31, 2013

 

March 31, 2014

 

March 31, 2013

 

Service cost

 

$

 

$

 

$

3

 

$

4

 

Interest cost

 

212

 

190

 

32

 

56

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(225

)

(262

)

(8

)

(104

)

Amortization of transition asset

 

 

 

 

7

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

14

 

14

 

(49

)

(83

)

Recognized actuarial loss

 

177

 

198

 

6

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)

 

$

178

 

$

140

 

$

(16

)

$

(105

)

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, the Company has contributed $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, to its pension and postretirement benefits plans.  The amortization of prior service cost and recognized actuarial (gain) loss included in pension and postretirement expense represent reclassifications out of other comprehensive income (loss).

 

NOTE 9:    STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company has a shareholder approved long-term incentive plan (the “LTIP”) to assist the Company and its affiliates in attracting, motivating and retaining selected individuals to serve as employees, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and its affiliates by providing incentives to such individuals through the ownership and performance of the Company’s common stock. There are 1.1 million shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the LTIP.  Shares available for grant under the LTIP may be either authorized, but unissued shares or shares that have been reacquired by the Company and designated as treasury shares. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 246,511 and 57,923 shares of the Company’s common stock were available for grant under the LTIP. The LTIP permits the issuance by the Company of awards in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units and performance shares. The exercise price per share of the Company’s common stock purchasable under any stock option or stock appreciation right may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of one share of common stock on the date of grant. The term of any stock option or stock appreciation right may not exceed ten years. The LTIP also provides plan participants with a cashless mechanism to exercise their stock options. Issued restricted stock, stock options and restricted stock units are subject to vesting restrictions.

 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

Stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock awards was $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.  Restricted stock awards are amortized over their respective vesting periods of two or three years.  The Company records stock-based compensation for grants of restricted stock awards on a straight-line basis.

 

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The following table summarizes the restricted common stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

 

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average Fair
Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - nonvested at January 1, 2014

 

409,889

 

$

10.33

 

Granted

 

22,508

 

8.35

 

Vested

 

(140,176

)

10.36

 

Forfeited

 

(131,018

)

10.54

 

Balance - nonvested at March 31, 2014

 

161,203

 

$

9.69

 

 

The total fair value of restricted stock vested for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $1.5 million.  As of March 31, 2014, $1.5 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted common stock is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2 years.

 

Stock Options

 

The following tables summarize stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2014, along with stock options exercisable at the end of the period:

 

 

 

For the three months Ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

Options

 

Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

Weighted
Average
Contractual
Life (Years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding - Beginning of period

 

499,542

 

$

11.78

 

 

 

Forfeited or expired

 

(34,811

)

11.01

 

 

 

Outstanding - End of period

 

464,731

 

$

11.84

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested and Expected to Vest at March 31, 2014

 

446,142

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at March 31, 2014

 

333,571

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fair value of the stock-based awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes model.  No options were granted in the first quarter 2014. Effective the third quarter 2013, the Company’s dividend yield is zero as it has discontinued its dividends on common stock.

 

As of March 31, 2014, $0.1 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2 years.

 

The following table sets forth the total stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock options and restricted stock granted to employees that are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

($ in thousands)

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services and products

 

$

 

$

3

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

306

 

215

 

 

 

$

306

 

$

218

 

 

NOTE 10:  EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stock by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.  Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stock by the weighted average number of shares of common stock adjusted to include the effect of potentially dilutive securities.  Potentially dilutive securities include incremental shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and shares of unvested restricted stock.  Diluted earnings (loss) per share exclude all dilutive securities if their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

The Company’s restricted stock awards are considered “participating securities” because they contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends. Under the two-class method, earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. In applying the two-class method,

 

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earnings are allocated to both shares of common stock and participating securities based on their respective weighted-average shares outstanding for the period.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company experienced a net loss.  As a result, the effect of participating securities was excluded from the computation of basic and diluted EPS.  The net losses were not allocated because the restricted stockholders are not required to fund losses.

 

The weighted average number of shares of common stock used in basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

(amounts in thousands, except for per share)

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUMERATOR:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss applicable to common stock before participating securities

 

$

(255

)

$

(677

)

Less: income applicable to participating securities (1)

 

 

 

Net loss applicable to common stock

 

$

(255

)

$

(677

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

DENOMINATOR:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - Basic and Diluted (2)

 

6,161

 

5,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per share - Basic and Diluted

 

$

(0.04

)

$

(0.12

)

 


(1)         For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had 0.4 million and 0.4 million in nonvested participating securities, respectively.  As the participating securities do not participate in losses, there was no allocation of loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

(2)   For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, potentially dilutive shares related to out of the money common stock options that were excluded from EPS, as their effect was anti-dilutive, were nominal.

 

NOTE 11:  SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

A summary of the changes to shareholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is provided below:

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

($ in thousands)

 

2014

 

2013

 

Shareholders’ equity, beginning of period

 

$

13,006

 

$

13,098

 

Net loss

 

(249

)

(671

)

Dividends paid on common stock

 

 

(1,664

)

Dividends paid on preferred stock

 

(6

)

(6

)

Stock based compensation

 

306

 

218

 

Treasury stock purchases

 

(398

)

(62

)

Changes in pension and postretirement benefit plans

 

148

 

144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity, end of period

 

$

12,807

 

$

11,057

 

 

NOTE 12:  SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The Company’s two segments, UC and Telephone, are strategic business units that offer different products and services.  The Company evaluates the performance of its two segments based upon factors such as revenue growth, expense containment, market share and operating results.

 

The UC segment is a premier provider of hosted Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) including VoIP, hosted Microsoft communication services, fixed mobile convergence and advanced voice applications for a broad customer base including, medium and large-sized businesses and enterprise business customers.

 

The Telephone segment operates as an ILEC in southern Orange County, New York and northern New Jersey.  The Telephone segment consists of providing local and toll telephone service, high-speed broadband and fiber Internet access services and satellite video services to residential and business customers.  The ILEC service areas are primarily rural and have an estimated population of 50,000.  We also operate as a CLEC in in Middletown, New York, Scotchtown, New York and Vernon, New Jersey.

 

The segment results presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations these segments would have achieved had they operated as stand-alone entities during the periods presented.  All intersegment transactions are shown net of eliminations.

 

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Segment statement of operations information for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is set forth below:

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

UC

 

Telephone

 

Consolidated

 

UC

 

Telephone

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

$

4,211

 

$

3,313

 

$

7,524

 

$

3,956

 

$

3,784

 

$

7,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of services and products

 

2,026

 

1,026

 

3,052

 

2,570

 

1,219

 

3,789

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

3,717

 

2,081

 

5,798

 

4,689

 

2,559

 

7,248

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

521

 

382

 

903

 

618

 

384

 

1,002

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

6,264

 

3,489

 

9,753

 

7,877

 

4,162

 

12,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Loss

 

(2,053

)

(176

)

(2,229

)

(3,921

)

(378

)

(4,299

)

Interest income, (expense), net

 

 

 

 

 

(139

)

 

 

 

 

(236

)

Income from equity method investment

 

 

 

 

 

2,040

 

 

 

 

 

3,250

 

Other (expense) income, net

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

108

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

$

(307

)

 

 

 

 

$

(1,177

)

 

NOTE 13:    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company is party, from time to time, to various legal proceedings, including patent infringement claims, regulatory investigations and tax examinations incidental to its business.  The Company continually monitors these legal proceedings, regulatory investigations and tax examinations to determine the impact and any required accruals.

 

NOTE 14:    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the balance sheet date.  Based on this evaluation, the Company has determined that no subsequent events, except for the matter discussed below, have occurred which require disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

On April 30, 2014, the Company exercised the Put option and sold all of its ownership interest in the O-P for gross proceeds of $50 million.  The Company will not receive any income from the O-P after April 30, 2014.  The Company used a portion of the proceeds to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under the TriState credit facility (see Note 6).  The Company expects the remaining gross proceeds to be used to pay taxes on the related gain, fund working capital needs and support growth initiatives.

 

On May 5, 2014, Brian J. Kelley resigned as a member and Chairman of the Board’s Compensation Committee and as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee.  On May 7, 2014, the Company announced the appointment of Mr. Kelley as its Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

 

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, statements containing the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “expects” and words of similar import, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: general economic and business conditions, both nationally and in the geographic regions in which we operate; industry capacity; goodwill and long-lived asset impairment; demographic changes; management turnover; technological changes and changes in consumer demand; existing governmental regulations and changes in or our failure to comply with, governmental regulations; legislative proposals relating to the businesses in which we operate; changes to the USF; risks associated with our unfunded pension liability; competition; the loss of any significant ability to attract and retain highly skilled personnel and any other factors that are described in “Risk Factors.” Given these uncertainties, current and prospective investors should be cautioned regarding reliance on such forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update any such factors or to publicly announce the results of any revision to any of the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments. For a further discussion of the matters described above, see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

Overview

 

Alteva, Inc. (we, our or us) is a cloud-based communications company that provides Unified Communication (“UC”) solutions that unify an organization’s communications systems; enterprise hosted VoIP and we operate a regional Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (“ILEC”) in southern Orange County, New York and northern New Jersey. Our UC segment delivers cloud-based UC solutions including enterprise hosted VoIP, hosted Microsoft Communication Services, fixed mobile convergence and advanced voice applications for the desktop. By combining voice service with Microsoft Communications Services products, our customers receive a voice-enabled UC solution that integrates with existing business applications. Our Telephone segment consists of our ILEC operations that provide local and toll telephone service to residential and business customers, internet high-speed broadband service, and DIRECTV. Our cloud-based Unified Communication as a Service (“UCaaS”) solutions are focused on medium, large and enterprise markets, which are defined as 20-1,000 users per location. We meet our customers’ unique needs for a business communications solution that integrates multi-location, mobility, business productivity and analytics, into a single seamless experience.

 

This discussion and analysis provides information about the important aspects of our operations and investments, both at the consolidated and segment levels, and includes discussions of our results of operations, financial position and sources and uses of cash.

 

This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Executive Summary

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2014

 

Three months ended March 31, 2013

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

 

 

% of Total

 

Segment

 

Segment

 

 

 

Segment
Favorable

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Revenue

 

Loss

 

Margin

 

Revenue

 

Revenue

 

Loss

 

Margin

 

Revenue

 

(Unfavorable)

 

Unified Communications

 

$

4,211

 

56

%

$

(2,053

)

(49

)%

$

3,956

 

51

%

$

(3,921

)

(99

)%

$

255

 

$

1,868

 

Telephone

 

3,313

 

44

%

(176

)

(5

)%

3,784

 

49

%

(378

)

(10

)%

(471

)

202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

7,524

 

100

%

$

(2,229

)

(30

)%

$

7,740

 

100

%

$

(4,299

)

(56

)%

$

(216

)

$

2,070

 

 

Revenues decreased 2.8% to $7.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, in comparison to $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The decrease is primarily from a $0.5 million decrease in revenue due to our sale of operations in Syracuse, New York in August 2013 and a $0.4 million decrease in our USF revenues in our Telephone segment,  partially offset by a $0.7 million growth in our UC license and usage revenue. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we had an operating loss of $2.2 million, compared to an operating loss of $4.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The decrease in operating loss was attributable to higher selling, general and administrative expenses incurred in 2013 to support the growth of the UC segment and severance costs related to management changes and staff rationalization.  During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we had a net loss of $0.2 million, compared to a net loss of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

 

For the past several years, we have experienced declines in telephone access lines within our Telephone segment due to sustained competition and cellular substitution for landline telephone services in our regulated franchise area that has reduced revenue in this segment. We partially offset the decline in telephone access lines by focusing our efforts on identifying and pursuing growth opportunities to increase our ILEC broadband Internet business.

 

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Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

 

OPERATING REVENUES

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2013

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total

 

 

 

% of Total

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

Revenue

 

Revenue

 

Revenue

 

Revenue

 

Unified Communications

 

$

4,211

 

56

%

$

3,956

 

51

%

$

255

 

Telephone

 

3,313

 

44

%

3,784

 

49

%

(471

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

7,524

 

100

%

$

7,740

 

100

%

$

(216

)

 

Revenues for our UC segment increased 7% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.  This increase was primarily associated with a $0.7 million increase in license and usage revenue from the segment’s organic growth.  This increase was partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease due to our sale of operations in Syracuse, New York in August 2013.

 

Revenues for our Telephone segment decreased 12% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.  The decrease was primarily driven by a $0.4 million decline in USF revenues, due to lower reimbursable costs.

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

Unified Communications

 

Telephone

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

For the Three Month Ended March 31,

 

 

 

For the Three Month Ended March 31,

 

 

 

For the Three Month Ended March 31,

 

 

 

in thousands

 

2014

 

2013

 

Change

 

2014

 

2013

 

Change

 

2014

 

2013

 

Change

 

Cost of services and products

 

$

2,026

 

$

2,570

 

$

(544

)

$

1,026

 

$

1,219

 

$

(193

)

$

3,052

 

$

3,789

 

$

(737

)

Selling, general and administrative

 

3,717

 

4,689

 

(972

)

2,081

 

2,559

 

(478

)

5,798

 

7,248

 

(1,450

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

521

 

618

 

(97

)

382

 

384

 

(2

)

903

 

1,002

 

(99

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

$

6,264

 

$

7,877

 

$

(1,613

)

$

3,489

 

$

4,162

 

$

(673

)

$

9,753

 

$

12,039

 

$

(2,286

)

 

Operating expenses declined 19% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013 primarily due to selling, general and administrative expenses decreasing 21% associated with our UC segment.  In the first three months of 2013 we incurred $1.3 million in charges associated with the restructuring of management and staff rationalization, as well as $0.4 million in marketing expenses associated with the rebranding of the company, which were not incurred in 2014.

 

Cost of Services and Products

 

Cost of services and products for our UC segment decreased 21% for three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 and decreased as a percentage of revenue to 48% from 65% primarily due to leveraging the UC infrastructure over a larger revenue base.  The decrease was primarily due to a combined $0.6 million decrease from lower third-party carrier costs as a part of our cost reduction initiatives and cost savings from the sale of our operations in Syracuse, New York.

 

Cost of services and products for our Telephone segment decreased for three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 primarily due to a $0.2 million reduction in wages from the right sizing of the segment in 2013.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 20% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the same period primarily due to severance costs related to management changes and staff rationalization impacting both segments in 2013 of approximately $1.3 million.  In addition, both marketing and legal expenses decreased each by $0.2 million which was primarily driven by higher costs in 2013 from the rebranding to the Alteva name.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

 

Depreciation and amortization expense in the UC segment decreased 16% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013 primarily due to a lower depreciable base due to the sale of our operations in Syracuse, New York in August 2013.

 

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TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

For the Three Month Ended March 31,

 

in thousands

 

2014

 

2013

 

Change

 

Interest expense, net

 

$

(139

)

$

(236

)

$

97

 

Income from equity method investment

 

2,040

 

3,250

 

(1,210

)

Other income, net

 

21

 

108

 

(87

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other income

 

$

1,922

 

$

3,122

 

$

(1,200

)

 

Total other income decreased 38% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to same period in 2013 due to the decline in income from the O-P agreement.  In 2013 we received guaranteed annual distributions of $13 million ($3.25 million each quarter). In 2014, in accordance with to the O-P agreement, our guaranteed distribution levels stopped and we will receive income from the equity investment only for our ownership share of 8.108% of the O-P’s net income.

 

INCOME TAXES

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, we had an income tax benefit of $58,000, or 19% of loss before income taxes, as compared to an income tax benefit of $0.5 million, or 43% of loss before income taxes, for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The estimated effective tax rate for each period includes projections of tax expense on the expected change in our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. The estimated annual effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2014 excludes the estimated tax effects of the O-P gain on the put exercise, which is being treated as a discrete item in the Company’s second quarter of 2014. The decrease in the effective tax rate is due to the expected increase in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets reducing the overall tax benefit recorded for the period ended March 31, 2014.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

We had $0.3 million of cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2014 as compared with $1.6 million at December 31, 2013.  Our source of cash flows continue to be primarily generated from cash distributions from the O-P and borrowing under our credit facilities.  The O-P’s cash distributions are made to us on a quarterly basis.

 

We sold all of our ownership interest in the O-P on April 30, 2014 for gross proceeds of $50 million (see Note 5).  We will not receive any income from the O-P after April 30, 2014.  We used a portion of the proceeds to repay all of the outstanding borrowings under the TriState credit facility, allowing $17.0 million to remain available under the credit facility (see Note 6).  We expect the remaining gross proceeds to be used to pay taxes on the related gain, fund working capital needs and support growth initiatives.

 

In August 2013, we announced the discontinuation of dividends on our common stock to support future growth initiatives and strengthen our financial position.

 

On March 11, 2013, we entered into a new credit agreement with TriState to provide for borrowings up to $17.0 million with the ability to increase the facility for borrowings up to $20.0 million with the participation of another lender.  All borrowings become due and payable on June 30, 2014. The TriState borrowings incur interest at a variable rate based on either LIBOR or a Base Rate, as defined in the credit agreement, plus an applicable margin 3.50% or 2.00%, respectively.  For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the effective interest rate on the TriState credit facility was approximately 3.7%.  As of March 31, 2014, the Company had $6.5 million available under the Credit Agreement.

 

Under the terms of the TriState credit agreement, we are required to comply with certain loan covenants, which include, but are not limited to, the achievement of certain financial ratios as well as certain financial reporting requirements. We must maintain a Consolidated Liquidity Ratio, as defined in the TriState credit agreement, in excess of 1.0 to 1.0, including the value of the Put calculated in accordance with the 4G Agreement, until April 30, 2014.  We are required to obtain the consent of TriState prior to agreeing to any amendment to the agreements we have with the O-P. Our obligations under the TriState credit facility are secured by all of our assets and guaranteed by all of our wholly-owned subsidiaries except for the subsidiary that is operating as an ILEC.  The ILEC subsidiary entered into a negative pledge agreement with TriState whereby the ILEC subsidiary agreed not to pledge any of its assets as collateral or lien to be placed on any of its assets.  On March 11, 2013, we borrowed $15.2 million to repay all borrowings outstanding under the CoBank, Provident and prior TriState credit facilities and retired those facilities.

 

CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

The change from net cash provided by to cash used in operating activities from March 31, 2013 to March 31, 2014 was primarily due to the fact that although we recorded $2.0 million of income from O-P for the three months ended March 31, 2014, the distribution of this income is expected in May 2014.  We did not receive cash from the O-P during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2013, net cash provided by operating activities was $0.6 million.  Operating cash flows included $1.8 million of distributions from the O-P that represented our share of the O-P’s income.

 

CASH FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

Net cash provided by investing activities was nominal for the three months ended March 31, 2014. In the first quarter of 2014, we purchased $0.1 million of seat licenses; however, we still have a payable balance and therefore no cash outflows were incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2014.  Net cash provided by investing activities of $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was primarily due to distributions of $1.4 million we received from the O-P in excess of our share of the O-P’s income.

 

CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $0.2 million compared to cash used in financing activities of $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  We had net borrowings of $0.6 million primarily from our TriState credit facility to fund working capital needs of the Company offset by $0.4 million in purchases of treasury shares from employee restricted stock vestings.  Dividends declared on our common shares by the Board of Directors were $0.27 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The total amount of dividends paid on our common shares by us for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $1.7 million.  The additional financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were attributed to the repayment of debt of $15.1 million offset by $15.5 million proceeds from our new debt with TriState.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We are not subject to any material market risk. Our exposure to changes in interest rates results from our borrowing activities. There were no material changes to our quantitative disclosure about market risk as presented in item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Background

 

On March 14, 2014, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”), in consultation with management, determined that, due to an error in the application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for income taxes related to the determination of the valuation allowance needed to reflect its deferred tax assets at the amount that is more than likely than not realizable, our previously filed consolidated financial statements and related financial statement schedules as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2012, should be restated.  This conclusion was reached because the Company determined that it overstated its prepaid income taxes and deferred income taxes in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2012 by $0.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively, due to the need to increase its valuation allowance, which resulted in an understatement of the net loss reported for the year ended December 31, 2012 by $1.4 million.

 

In addition, the Audit Committee concluded that, due to similar errors in income tax accounting, the condensed interim financial statements as of March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013 included in our Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q for the respective fiscal quarters then ended should be restated.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of March 31, 2014, our management carried out an assessment, under the supervision of and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our internal disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b).  Based on this assessment, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2014, since the remediation of the previously identified material weaknesses remains in process.

 

Plan for Remediation of Material Weakness

 

We have already begun the remediation process for the material weakness identified at December 31, 2013.  We performed a multi-year evaluation of the recoverability of our deferred tax assets and we plan to enhance our quarterly and annual review process and related controls for income taxes through a combination of addition of incremental internal and/or external resources. The enhanced review process will include a more robust valuation allowance review process including a detailed analysis of the expected timing of the reversal of temporary differences.  Management believes that the new review process in addition to incremental internal and/or external resources will remediate the identified control deficiency.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Other than as discussed above under “Plan for Remediation of Material Weakness,” there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the first quarter

 

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ended March 31, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1A. - RISK FACTORS

 

Risks related to our business are detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation, as amended, are incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3(i) to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.

 

 

 

3.2

 

By-Laws, as amended, are incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

 

 

 

3.3

 

Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation filed with the New York Department of State on May 21, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Partnership Interest Purchase Agreement as of April 30, 2014 between Alteva, Inc. and Cellco Partnership.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification signed by Brian J. Kelley, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification signed by Brian H. Callahan, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by Brian J. Kelley, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by Brian H. Callahan, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document.

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

Alteva, Inc.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 12, 2014

 

/s/ Brian J. Kelley

 

 

Brian J. Kelley

 

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 12, 2014

 

/s/ Brian H. Callahan

 

 

Brian H. Callahan

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation, as amended, are incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3(i) to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003.

 

 

 

3.2

 

By-Laws, as amended, are incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

 

 

 

3.3

 

Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation filed with the New York Department of State on May 21, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Partnership Interest Purchase Agreement as of April 30, 2014 between Alteva, Inc. and Cellco Partnership.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification signed by Brian J. Kelley, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification signed by Brian H. Callahan, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by Brian J. Kelley, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 signed by Brian H. Callahan, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document.

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

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