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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

þ

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014

o

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

Commission File Number: 333-186684

 

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Goodman Networks Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Texas

 

74-2949460

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

6400 International Parkway, Suite 1000

 

 

Plano, TX

 

75093

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

972-406-9692

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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  þ    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 (§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  o    No  o

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

 

¨

 

Accelerated filer

 

¨

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

þ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company

 

¨

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

The number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding at May 15, 2014 was 912,754.

 

*

The registrant has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, but is not required to file such reports under such sections.

 

 

 

 


 

Goodman Networks Incorporated

Quarterly Report for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

  

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

  

3

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

  

4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

  

5

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  

7

 

 

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

  

19

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

  

32

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

  

32

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

 

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

  

35

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

  

35

 

 

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

  

36

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

  

36

 

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

  

36

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

  

36

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

  

36

 

 

Signatures

  

37

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

Goodman Networks Incorporated

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, Except Share Amounts and Par Value)

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

59,439

 

 

$

33,773

 

Accounts

receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $350

     and $521 at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, respectively

 

 

109,478

 

 

 

67,214

 

Unbilled revenue on completed projects

 

 

21,136

 

 

 

12,857

 

Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted projects

 

 

100,258

 

 

 

128,984

 

Inventories

 

 

22,909

 

 

 

28,979

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

8,980

 

 

 

13,870

 

Income tax receivable

 

 

16,772

 

 

 

3,718

 

Total current assets

 

 

338,972

 

 

 

289,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $25,062

     and $26,391 at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, respectively

 

 

19,647

 

 

 

20,206

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

 

18,156

 

 

 

17,562

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

18,443

 

 

 

17,297

 

Deposits and other assets

 

 

3,313

 

 

 

4,527

 

Insurance collateral

 

 

11,569

 

 

 

12,019

 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $4,744 and

     $6,120 at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, respectively

 

 

29,156

 

 

 

27,780

 

Goodwill

 

 

69,134

 

 

 

69,178

 

Total assets

 

$

508,390

 

 

$

457,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line of credit

 

$

 

 

$

3,418

 

Accounts payable

 

 

137,106

 

 

 

126,783

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

98,404

 

 

 

83,956

 

Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted projects

 

 

46,691

 

 

 

28,512

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

113

 

 

 

131

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

8,457

 

 

 

9,236

 

Current portion of capital lease and notes payable obligations

 

 

1,818

 

 

 

6,371

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

292,589

 

 

 

258,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

 

330,346

 

 

 

330,643

 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

1,542

 

 

 

1,366

 

Accrued liabilities, non-current

 

 

18,791

 

 

 

11,534

 

Deferred rent

 

 

446

 

 

 

591

 

Total liabilities

 

 

643,714

 

 

 

602,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized;

    985,714 issued and 869,396 outstanding at December 31, 2013

    and March 31, 2014

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

 

Treasury stock, at cost, 116,318 shares at December 31, 2013

    and March 31, 2014

 

 

(11,756

)

 

 

(11,756

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

13,314

 

 

 

14,349

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(136,892

)

 

 

(147,180

)

Total shareholders' deficit

 

 

(135,324

)

 

 

(144,577

)

Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit

 

$

508,390

 

 

$

457,964

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

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Goodman Networks Incorporated

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited, In Thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

151,200

 

 

$

256,591

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

125,961

 

 

 

223,204

 

Gross profit (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included

   in selling, general and administrative expense shown below)

 

 

25,239

 

 

 

33,387

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

24,854

 

 

 

32,070

 

Operating income

 

 

385

 

 

 

1,317

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

(31

)

Interest expense

 

 

7,911

 

 

 

11,687

 

Loss before income tax expense

 

 

(7,526

)

 

 

(10,339

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

(2,724

)

 

 

(51

)

Net loss

 

$

(4,802

)

 

$

(10,288

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

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Goodman Networks Incorporated

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, In Thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(4,802

)

 

$

(10,288

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in

   operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

 

 

886

 

 

 

1,492

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

241

 

 

 

1,376

 

Amortization of debt discounts and deferred financing costs

 

 

217

 

 

 

840

 

Provision of doubtful accounts

 

 

8

 

 

 

187

 

Deferred tax benefit

 

 

(2,853

)

 

 

(146

)

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

1,320

 

 

 

1,035

 

Accretion of contingent consideration

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

 

 

 

(294

)

Loss on sale of property and equipment

 

 

21

 

 

 

14

 

Changes in (net of acquisitions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

12,156

 

 

 

42,082

 

Unbilled revenue

 

 

7,009

 

 

 

8,279

 

Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted projects

 

 

(34,512

)

 

 

(28,726

)

Inventories

 

 

(5,718

)

 

 

(6,095

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

448

 

 

 

147

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

(23,099

)

 

 

(35,753

)

Income taxes payable / receivable

 

 

74

 

 

 

13,146

 

Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted projects

 

 

11,545

 

 

 

(18,179

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(37,059

)

 

 

(30,633

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(339

)

 

 

(2,024

)

Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

Purchase of assets of the Custom Solutions Group of Cellular Specialties, Inc.

 

 

(18,000

)

 

 

 

Change in due from shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(18,339

)

 

 

(2,002

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank overdrafts

 

 

 

 

 

5,977

 

Proceeds from lines of credit

 

 

 

 

 

225,225

 

Payments on lines of credit

 

 

 

 

 

(221,807

)

Payments on capital lease and notes payable obligations

 

 

(221

)

 

 

(1,911

)

Payments on contingent consideration arrangements

 

 

 

 

 

(141

)

Payments for deferred financing costs

 

 

 

 

 

(374

)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

 

(4,995

)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(5,216

)

 

 

6,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in cash

 

 

(60,614

)

 

 

(25,666

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, Beginning of Period

 

 

120,991

 

 

 

59,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, End of Period

 

$

60,377

 

 

$

33,773

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Goodman Networks Incorporated

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

(Unaudited, In Thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

14,755

 

 

$

21,088

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

53

 

 

$

356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Non-Cash Investing and Finance Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment financed through

   capital leases and other financing arrangements

 

$

69

 

 

$

106

 

Noncash exchange of liability awards for equity awards

 

$

712

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

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Goodman Networks Incorporated

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization and Business

Goodman Networks Incorporated, a Texas corporation, (“Goodman Networks” and collectively with its subsidiaries the “Company”), is a national provider of end-to-end network infrastructure and professional services to the wireless telecommunications industry. The Company’s wireless telecommunications services span the full network lifecycle, including the design, engineering, construction, deployment, integration, maintenance, and decommissioning of wireless networks. Goodman Networks performs these services across multiple network infrastructures, including traditional cell towers as well as next generation small cell and distributed antenna systems (“DAS”). The Company also serves the satellite television industry by providing onsite installation, upgrade and maintenance of satellite television systems to both the residential and commercial markets customers. These highly specialized and technical services are critical to the capability of the Company’s customers to deliver voice, data and video services to their end users.

Merger with Multiband

On May 21, 2013, Goodman Networks entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Manatee Merger Sub Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Goodman Networks (“MergerSub”), and Multiband Corporation (“Multiband”), pursuant to which on August 30, 2013, Multiband merged with and into MergerSub, with Multiband surviving the merger (the “Merger”). The aggregate purchase price, excluding merger-related fees and expenses, was approximately $101.1 million. Upon the closing of the Merger, Multiband became a wholly owned subsidiary of Goodman Networks, and Multiband and its subsidiaries became restricted subsidiaries and guarantors under the indenture (the “Indenture”) governing the Company’s 12.125% senior secured notes due 2018 (the “Notes”) and the Company’s amended and restated senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). To finance the Merger the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, sold an additional $100 million of Notes (the “Tack-On Notes”) under terms substantially identical to those of the $225 million aggregate principal amount of Notes issued in June 2011 (the “Original Notes”). The Company paid the remainder of the merger consideration from cash on hand. Upon completion of the Merger, the Company redeemed the Tack-On Notes in exchange for the issuance of an equivalent amount of Notes, which are classified as a long-term liability on the Company’s balance sheet upon the closing of the Merger because they mature in July 2018.

Sale of MDU Assets

On December 31, 2013, the Company sold certain assets (the “MDU Assets”) to DIRECTV MDU, LLC (“DIRECTV MDU”), and DIRECTV MDU assumed certain liabilities of the Company, related to the division of the Company’s business involved with the ownership and operation of subscription based video, high-speed internet and voice services and related call center functions to multiple dwelling unit customers, lodging and institution customers and commercial establishments, or, such assets, collectively, the MDU Assets. The operations of the MDU Assets were previously reported in the Company’s “Other Services” segment. In consideration for the MDU Assets, DIRECTV MDU paid the Company $12.5 million and additional non-cash consideration, and extended the existing Multiband/DIRECTV HSP Agreement, resulting in a four-year remaining term ending on December 31, 2017, as well as the assumption of certain liabilities.

 

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Because certain information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted, these unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013, which are included in the Company’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013 Annual Report”). In management’s opinion, all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented have been included. Management believes that the disclosures made in these unaudited consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information not misleading. Interim period operating results do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year.

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There have been no changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies from those that were disclosed in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Key estimates for the Company include: the recognition of revenue, in particular, estimated losses on long term construction contracts, allowance for doubtful accounts; inventory valuation; asset lives used in computing depreciation and amortization; valuation of intangible assets; valuation of contingent consideration; allowance for self-insurance health care claims incurred but not reported; accounting for stock options and other equity awards, particularly related to fair value estimates; accounting for income taxes; contingencies; and litigation. While management believes that such estimates are reasonable when considered in conjunction with the financial position and results of operations taken as a whole, actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when: (i) persuasive evidence of a customer arrangement exists; (ii) the price is fixed or determinable; (iii) collectability is reasonably assured and (iv) product delivery has occurred or services have been rendered. The Company recognizes revenue as services are performed and completed.

The Company enters into contracts that require the construction and/or installation of specific units within a network system. Revenue from construction and installation contracts is recorded using the completed contract method of accounting. Under the completed contract method, revenues and costs from construction and installation projects are recognized only upon substantial completion of the project. Project costs typically include direct materials, labor and subcontractor costs, and indirect costs related to contract performance, such as indirect labor, supplies, and tools. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are recognized when it has been determined that a loss is probable.

The Company also enters into contracts to provide engineering and integration services related to network architecture, transformation, reliability and performance. Revenues and costs from service contracts are generally recognized at the time the services are completed under the completed performance model. Services are generally performed under master or other services agreements and are billed on a contractually agreed price per unit of service on a work order basis. The total amount of progress payments netted against contract costs on uncompleted contracts as of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 was $197.9 million and $175.5 million, respectively.

 

Note 3. Business Combinations

Acquisition of the Custom Solutions Group of Cellular Specialties, Inc.

On February 28, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the assets of the Custom Solutions Group of Cellular Specialties, Inc. (“CSG”), which provides indoor and outdoor wireless DAS and Wi-Fi solutions, services, consultations and maintenance. The purchase price consists of $18.0 million in cash, earn-out payments of up to an aggregate of $17.0 million through December 31, 2015 and the assumption of certain liabilities related to the acquired business. The Company acquired CSG to expand its in-building DAS, small cell and Wi-Fi offload solutions.

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The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire CSG and the amounts of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

18,000

 

Contingent consideration

 

 

9,163

 

Total purchase price

 

 

27,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets (accounts receivable, inventory

   and other current assets)

 

 

13,568

 

Non-current assets

 

 

541

 

Intangible assets

 

 

11,720

 

Goodwill

 

 

8,648

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

34,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

7,276

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

38

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

 

7,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

27,163

 

The acquisition of CSG includes a contingent consideration arrangement that requires additional consideration to be paid by the Company to CSG’s former owners based upon the financial performance of CSG over a three-year period immediately following the close of the acquisition. Amounts payable under the contingent consideration arrangement are payable annually over a three-year period. The range of undiscounted amounts the Company could pay under the arrangement is between $0 and $17.0 million. The fair value of the contingent consideration recognized on the acquisition date of $9.2 million was estimated by applying the income approach. That measure is based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which is referred to as a Level 3 input. The liability for the contingent consideration is included within accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded $0.2 million of accretion expense which is recorded within interest expense on the consolidated statement of operations.

The Company acquired $7.4 million of gross contractual accounts receivable. The fair value of the acquired receivables was $7.4 million, as the Company expects the entire amount to be collectible.

The goodwill is attributable to the workforce of the acquired business and the synergies expected to arise after the Company’s acquisition of CSG. The goodwill has been assigned in its entirety to the Professional Services segment. Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.

As part of the purchase price, the Company determined that its separately identifiable intangible assets were its customer backlog, customer relationships, non-compete agreements and trade name. The intangible assets including goodwill were assigned to the Company’s Professional Services reporting unit. The Company used the income approach to value the identifiable intangibles, which is a Level 3 measurement. This approach calculates fair value by discounting the after-tax cash flow back to a present value. The baseline data for this analysis was the cash flow estimates used to price the transaction. Cash flows were forecasted and then discounted using a discount rate applicable to the intangible asset and reporting unit. Discount rates ranged from 18.5% to 23% and are based on the estimated weighted average cost of capital which employs an estimate of the required equity rate of return and after-tax cost of debt for the reporting unit.

The following table is a summary of the fair value estimates of the identifiable intangibles and their weighted-average useful lives:

 

 

 

Estimated Useful Life (Years)

 

 

Fair Value

 

Intangible asset – customer backlog

 

 

0.50

 

 

$

1,400

 

Intangible asset – customer relationships

 

 

12.00

 

 

 

6,610

 

Intangible asset – noncompete agreements

 

 

5.00

 

 

 

3,150

 

Intangible asset – trade name

 

 

1.25

 

 

 

560

 

Total intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

$

11,720

 

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The Company incurred approximately $0.7 million of acquisition related costs, $0.4 million of which was recorded in selling, general and administrative costs for the three months ended March 31, 2013. No expenses related to the acquisition have been capitalized.

 

Acquisition of Design Build Technologies

On August 8, 2013, the Company acquired 100% the assets of Design Build Technologies, LLC (“DBT”), a former subcontractor of the Company in the southeast region of the United States, for $1.3 million in cash. The Company received certain assets, tower crews, and a non-compete agreement from the owner of DBT, who became an employee of the Company upon the close of the transaction. The addition of DBT augments Goodman Networks’ existing workforce capabilities and reduces its dependence on subcontractors.

The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire DBT and the amounts of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

1,306

 

Contingent consideration

 

 

741

 

Total purchase price

 

 

2,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

8

 

Non-current assets

 

 

157

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,882

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

2,047

 

The acquisition of DBT includes a contingent consideration arrangement that requires additional consideration to be paid by the Company to DBT’s former owners based upon the retention of specified thresholds of tower crew personnel measured at the end of each of the six quarterly periods subsequent to the acquisition. Amounts payable under the contingent consideration arrangement are payable quarterly over an 18-month period. The range of undiscounted amounts the Company could pay under the arrangement is between $0 and $0.9 million. The fair value of the contingent consideration recognized on the acquisition date of $0.7 million was estimated by applying the income approach. That measure is based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which is referred to as a Level 3 input. The liability for the contingent consideration is included within accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

The goodwill is attributable to the workforce of the acquired business and the synergies expected to arise after the Company’s acquisition of DBT. The goodwill has been assigned in its entirety to the Infrastructure Services segment. Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.

Merger with Multiband

On August 30, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of Multiband. The aggregate purchase price, excluding merger-related fees and expenses, was approximately $101.1 million. The Merger provided the Company with customer diversification, a large and talented work force and new strategic capabilities. The Company believes the Merger will allow the combined company to continue to serve its current customers, while enabling it to support emerging wireless opportunities, such as the evolution toward small cell architectures currently occurring in the telecommunications industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The following table summarizes the consideration transferred to acquire Multiband and the amounts of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

101,092

 

Total purchase price

 

 

101,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

28,035

 

Inventory

 

 

9,984

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

1,665

 

Other current assets

 

 

9,367

 

Non-current assets

 

 

27,279

 

Intangible assets

 

 

33,640

 

Goodwill

 

 

58,648

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

168,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

23,358

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

22,902

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

5,291

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

15,975

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

 

67,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

101,092

 

The Company acquired $28.4 million of gross contractual accounts receivable. The fair value of the acquired receivables was $28.0 million, which is the amount the Company expects to be collectible.

The goodwill is attributable to the workforce of the acquired business and the synergies expected to arise after the Company’s acquisition of Multiband. The goodwill has been assigned primarily to the Field Services segment. The Company does not expect the goodwill to be deductible for tax purposes.

As part of the purchase price, the Company determined that its separately identifiable intangible assets were its customer contracts, customer relationships, customer backlog, trade name, software and right of entry contracts. The intangible assets including goodwill were assigned to two of the Company’s four reporting units, Field Services and Other. The Company used the income approach to value the identifiable intangibles, which is a Level 3 measurement. This approach calculates fair value by discounting the after-tax cash flow back to a present value. The baseline data for this analysis was the cash flow estimates used to price the transaction. Cash flows were forecasted and then discounted using a discount rate applicable to the intangible asset and reporting unit. Discount rates ranged from 9.5% to 11.5% and are based on the estimated weighted average cost of capital which employees an estimate of the required equity rate of return and after-tax cost of debt for each reporting unit.

Because the Merger was accounted for as a stock purchase, assets acquired cannot be revalued for tax purposes; accordingly, a deferred tax asset of $1.7 million was recorded at the date of the Merger for the book tax cost basis difference related to the assets.

The following table is a summary of the fair value estimates of the identifiable intangibles and their weighted-average useful lives (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Estimated Useful Life (Years)

 

 

Fair Value

 

Intangible asset – customer contracts

 

9.0 - 10.0

 

 

$

24,900

 

Intangible asset – customer relationships

 

 

12.0

 

 

 

1,100

 

Intangible asset – customer backlog

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

70

 

Intangible asset – trade name

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

3,700

 

Intangible asset – software

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

3,810

 

Intangible asset – right of entry contracts

 

 

2.0

 

 

 

60

 

Total intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

$

33,640

 

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As of December 31, 2012, Multiband had generated net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”), of approximately $47.5 million to reduce future federal taxable income and $46.0 million to reduce future state taxable income. Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), limits a corporation’s future ability to utilize any NOLs generated before a change in ownership, as well as certain subsequently recognized “built-in” losses and deductions, if any, existing as of the date of the change in ownership. As a result of the Merger, Multiband’s ability to utilize NOLs may be subject to additional limitations under Section 382 of the Code.

The amounts recorded for the acquired deferred taxes assets and liabilities are provisional pending receipt of the final valuations for those assets.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, all restricted stock and stock options held by directors and employees of Multiband as of the Merger date became fully vested. The Company recorded a charge of $1.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013 for the acceleration of these awards, which has been recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

The Company incurred approximately $3.8 million of acquisition related costs, $0 of which was recorded in selling, general and administrative costs for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014. No expenses related to the acquisition have been capitalized.

 

 

Note 4. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

Employee compensation and related costs

 

$

31,364

 

 

$

33,720

 

Sales and use tax payable

 

 

12,001

 

 

 

8,098

 

Accrued job loss

 

 

4,723

 

 

 

1,850

 

Accrued interest

 

 

20,826

 

 

 

9,931

 

Guarantee of indebtedness

 

 

4,000

 

 

 

4,000

 

Contingent consideration, current

 

 

3,248

 

 

 

6,904

 

Workers compensation, current

 

 

4,621

 

 

 

5,833

 

Other, current

 

 

17,621

 

 

 

13,620

 

Total accrued expenses, current

 

$

98,404

 

 

$

83,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent consideration, non-current

 

$

7,152

 

 

$

3,301

 

Unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

4,352

 

 

 

2,281

 

Workers compensation, non-current

 

 

7,287

 

 

 

5,484

 

Other, non-current

 

 

 

 

 

468

 

Total accrued expenses, non-current

 

$

18,791

 

 

$

11,534

 

 

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Note 5. Notes Payable and Line of Credit

Notes payable consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

Senior secured notes due July 1, 2018, net of discount of

   $2,496 and $2,360 as of December 31, 2013 and March 31,

   2014, respectively, with stated interest of 12.125%

 

$

222,504

 

 

$

222,640

 

Senior secured notes due July 1, 2018, including a premium of

   $4,642 and $4,378 as of December 31, 2013 and March 31,

   2014, respectively, with stated interest of 12.125%

 

 

104,642

 

 

 

104,378

 

Ford Credit, monthly installments of $1 comprised of principal

   and interest, at 6.6% , through July 2016

 

 

28

 

 

 

25

 

GMAC, monthly installments of $1 comprised of principal and

   interest, at 2.96%, through June 2015

 

 

10

 

 

 

9

 

GMAC, monthly installments of $1 comprised of principal and

   interest, at 2.96%, through August 2015

 

 

12

 

 

 

10

 

Commerce Bank, see terms in note below

 

 

 

 

 

3,750

 

American United Life Insurance Company, see terms in note

   below

 

 

3,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

330,604

 

 

 

330,812

 

Less: current portion

 

 

(258

)

 

 

(169

)

Notes payable, net of current portion

 

$

330,346

 

 

$

330,643

 

 

The terms of the Indenture require the Company to meet certain ratio tests giving effect to anticipated transactions, including borrowing debt and making restricted payments prior to entering these transactions. These ratio tests are, as defined per the Indenture, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00 (which was 0.58 to 1.00 at March 31, 2014) and a Total Leverage Ratio not greater than 2.50 to 1.00 (which was 13.91 to 1.00 at March 31, 2014). The holders of the Notes granted a waiver to these covenants in conjunction with the issuance of the Tack-On Notes, and the Company has not entered into any other transaction that requires it to meet these tests as of March 31, 2014. Had the Company been required to meet these ratio tests as of March 31, 2014, the Company would not have met the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or the Total Leverage Ratio.

Under the terms of the Credit Facility the Company must maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio equal to at least 1.25 to 1.00 (which ratio was 1.03 to 1.00 at March 31, 2014) and a Leverage Ratio no greater than 6.00 to 1.00 (which ratio was 8.45 to 1.00 at March 31, 2014) during such time as a Triggering Event is continuing. A “Triggering Event” occurs when the Company’s undrawn availability (measured as of the last date of each month) on the Credit Facility has failed to equal at least $10 million for two consecutive months and continues until undrawn availability equals $20 million for at least three consecutive months. The Company is only required to maintain such ratios at such time that a Triggering Event is in existence. Failure to comply with such ratios during the existence of a Triggering Event constitutes an Event of Default (as defined therein) under the Credit Facility. Had the Company been required to meet these ratio tests as of March 31, 2014, the Company would not have met the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or the Leverage Ratio (in each case with respect to the ratio required for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2014).

The mortgage payable related to the Multiband headquarters building was refinanced with Commerce Bank on March 28, 2014, with an interest rate of 5.75% per annum and fifty-nine required monthly payments of principal and interest of $31,000 through March 2019.  A final payment of $2.9 million is also due in March 2019.  As additional collateral for the mortgage, Multiband Special Purpose, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“MBSP”), deposited $1.0 million in the lender’s favor, which is classified as deposits and other assets on the balance sheet at March 31, 2014.

The original mortgage related to the Multiband headquarters building from American United Life Insurance Company was paid in full on March 28, 2014.  The related letter of credit issued in the lender’s favor as collateral for the mortgage by MBSP, and fully backed by a certificate of deposit held by the lender of $1.4 million, was repaid to Multiband in April 2014.

 

 

 

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Note 6. Leases

The Company leases certain equipment under capital leases. The economic substance of these leases is that the Company is financing the acquisition of the equipment through the leases and accordingly, the equipment is recorded as an asset and the leases are recorded as liabilities.

Operating lease commitments relate primarily to rental of the facilities and equipment under non-cancellable operating lease agreements that expire at various dates through the year 2017. Rent expense for operating leases was approximately $1.9 million and $6.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

 

Note 7. Fair Value Measurements

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, costs in excess of billings on uncompleted projects, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are reflected in the consolidated balance sheet at historical cost, which is materially representative of their fair value due to the relatively short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities.

The carrying value of the capital lease obligations approximates fair value because they bear interest at rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.

The carrying value and fair value of the Notes as of March 31, 2014 were $327.0 million and $346.1 million, respectively. Fair value for the Notes is a Level 2 measurement and has been based on the over-the-counter market trading price as of March 31, 2014.

The Company has certain contingent liabilities related to the DBT and CSG acquisitions. The Company adjusts these liabilities to fair value at each reporting period. The Company values contingent consideration related to acquisitions on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs such as forecasted net revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and discount rates. The liability related to these contingent consideration arrangements was $10.2 million as of March 31, 2014.

 

Note 8. Share-Based Compensation and Warrants

Share-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes stock option activity under the 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Contractual

 

 

 

Options

 

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Life (Years)

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2013

 

 

548,566

 

 

$

58.22

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2014

 

 

548,566

 

 

$

58.22

 

 

 

7.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable at March 31, 2014

 

 

352,061

 

 

$

45.10

 

 

 

6.74

 

 

The fair values of option awards granted during the periods presented were estimated at the grant date using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: 

 

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

Expected volatility

 

54.06% - 55.44%

 

 

n/a

Risk-free interest rate

 

0.91% - 1.10%

 

 

n/a

Expected life (in years)

 

5.19 - 6.00

 

 

n/a

Expected dividend yield

 

 

0.00%

 

 

n/a

The weighted average grant date fair value for the options granted in the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was $41.75. The Company did not grant any stock options in the three months ended March 31, 2014.

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As of March 31, 2014, there were approximately $7.0 million of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options. These costs are expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted average vesting period of 0.9 years.

The compensation expense recognized for outstanding share-based awards for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 was $1.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

Warrants

In October 2010, the Company issued warrants to purchase 160,408 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, which expire in May 2020, in connection with (1) the issuance of subordinated notes payable to a shareholder in April and May of 2010 and (2) the execution of the First Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement, dated June 23, 2011, as amended. The fair value of the warrants was recorded as a discount on the subordinated notes payable. During June 2011, the shareholder and holder of the warrants sold 117,050 of those warrants to the Company for $7.5 million. The remaining warrant to purchase 43,358 shares was outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2014. In April 2014, all 43,358 outstanding warrants were exercised. In connection with the exercise of the warrants, the Company issued 43,358 shares of common stock and received proceeds of $43,358.

 

Note 9. Related Party Transactions

The Company had approximately $50,000 in a non-interest bearing advance due from a founding shareholder of the Company as of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014. Scheduled repayments are made through payroll deductions.

The Company uses a ranch owned by certain shareholders to entertain employees and customers. For the use of the ranch, the Company paid and expensed $13,000 per month during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014.

In February 2013, Multiband commenced business with Fowler Wind Energy LLC (Fowler), a company that is partially owned (70.0%) by J. Basil Mattingly, a Vice President of Multiband. The Company provides wind tower labor to Fowler. Revenue recognized under the Company’s contract with Fowler was $0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. At December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, Fowler owed the Company $1.0 million and $0.5 million, respectively, which is included in accounts receivable, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

The Company leases offices located at 2000 44th Street SW, Fargo, ND 58013. The base rate is $22,000 per month through March 31, 2014. The property is owned in part by David Ekman, Chief Information Officer of Multiband.

From time to time, the Company engages in transactions with executive officers, directors, shareholders or their immediate family members of these persons (subject to the terms and conditions of the Notes and the Credit Facility). These transactions are negotiated between related parties without arm’s length bargaining and, as a result, the terms of these transactions could be different than transactions negotiated between unrelated persons.

See Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies for other transactions among related parties.

 

Note 10. Employee Benefit Plan

The Company sponsors a 401(k) retirement savings plan for its employees. Eligible employees are allowed to contribute a portion of their compensation, not to exceed a specified contribution limit imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The Company provides for matching employee contributions equal to 50% on the first 8% of each participant’s compensation. Employer contributions during were $0.7 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

One of the Company’s 401(k) plans allows for a discretionary profit sharing contribution. The Company did not make a profit sharing contribution for the three months ended March 31, 2013 or 2014.

 

 

Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies

General Litigation

The Company is from time to time party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. These actions typically seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract and/or property damages, punitive damages, civil penalties or other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. Based upon information

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currently available, the Company believes that the ultimate outcome of all current litigation and other claims, individually and taken together, and except as described herein, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.

Concentration of Credit Risk

A significant portion of the Company’s revenue is derived from three significant customers. The following table reflects the percentage of total revenue from those customers for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

Subsidiaries of AT&T Inc.

 

85.7

%

 

 

61.2

%

DIRECTV

 

0.0

%

 

 

21.6

%

Alcatel-Lucent

 

8.0

%

 

 

4.2

%

Other

 

6.3

%

 

 

13.0

%

 

Amounts due from these significant customers at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

Subsidiaries of AT&T Inc.

$

70,426

 

 

$

45,162

 

DIRECTV

 

10,699

 

 

 

10,868

 

Alcatel-Lucent

 

8,211

 

 

 

4,351

 

 

$

89,336

 

 

$

60,381

 

 

A loss of any of these customers would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company.

Indemnities

The Company generally indemnifies its customers for services it provides under its contracts which may subject the Company to indemnity claims, liability and related litigations. As of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, the Company was not aware of any material asserted or unasserted claims in connection with these indemnity obligations.

Guarantees

In October 2011, the Company issued a letter of credit to a company owned by a relative of the Executive Chairman as a guarantee of a related party’s line of credit. The maximum available to be drawn on the line of credit is $4.0 million. In the event of default on the line of credit by the related party, the Company will have the option either to enter into a note purchase agreement with the lender or to permit a drawing on the letter of credit in an amount not to exceed the amount by which the outstanding obligation exceeds the value of the related party’s collateral securing the line of credit, but in no event more than $4.0 million. The Company’s letter of credit was originally due to expire in July 2012, then subsequently amended to expire in July 2013. Prior to the expiration, the letter of credit was amended to extend the guarantee of the related party’s line of credit until July 2014.

The Company’s exposure with respect to the letter of credit is supported by a reimbursement agreement from the related party, secured by a pledge of assets and stock of the related party. As of December 31, 2011, the Company concluded that it will likely be required to perform for the full exposure under the guarantee, and therefore, recorded a liability in the amount of $4.0 million as other operating expense and accrued liabilities in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fourth quarter of 2011. This guarantee liability for the full amount of $4.0 million remains in accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2014.

State Sales Tax

The Company is routinely subject to sales tax audits that could result in additional sales taxes and interest owed to various taxing authorities. Any additional sales taxes and interest assessed against the Company will be invoiced to the appropriate customer. However, no assurances can be made that such customers would be willing to pay the additional sales tax or interest.

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Legal proceedings involving the U.S. Department of Labor

In December 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor sued various individuals that are either stockholders, directors, trustees and/or advisors to DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc., or DTHC, and its Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Multiband was not named in this complaint. In May 2011, three of these individuals settled the complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor (upon information and belief, a portion of this settlement was funded by the individuals’ insurance carrier) in the approximate amount of $8.6 million and those same individuals have filed suit against Multiband for reimbursement of certain expenses. The basis for these reimbursement demands are certain corporate indemnification agreements that were entered into by the former DTHC operating subsidiaries and Multiband. Two of those defendants had their claims denied during the second quarter of 2012, in a summary arbitration proceeding. This denial was appealed and the summary judgment award was overturned by a federal court judge in February 2013. Multiband appealed the federal court’s decision to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In January 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision and reinstated the arbitration award granting summary judgment to Multiband. In April 2014, the individuals filed a writ to appeal the matter to the United States Supreme Court.

 

Note 12. Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 was 36.2% and 0.5%, respectively. In determining the quarterly provision for income taxes, management uses an actual year to date effective tax rate. The effect of significant discrete items is separately recognized in the quarter in which such items occur. Significant factors that could affect the annual effective tax rate include management’s assessment of certain tax matters, the location and amount of taxable earnings, changes in certain non-deductible expenses and expected credits.

In the first quarter of 2014, the Company received a “no change” notice from the Internal Revenue Service related to the tax period ended 2011 audit of Multiband and therefore released $2.1 million of related reserves for uncertain tax positions. The release of these reserves was recorded as a reduction of net operating losses. The statute of limitations will expire for $2.3 million of the Company’s reserves for uncertain tax positions within the next nine months.

 

Note 13. Segments

Prior to the merger with Multiband, the Company operated its business in two segments: Professional Services (PS) and Infrastructure Services (IS). Subsequent to the merger with Multiband, the Company began operating its business in two additional segments: Field Services (FS) and Other Services (Other). The Professional Services segment provides customers with highly technical services primarily related to installing, testing, and commissioning and decommissioning of core, or central office, equipment of wireless carrier networks from a variety of vendors. The Infrastructure Services segment provides program management services of field projects necessary for deploying, upgrading, and maintaining wireless networks. The Field Services segment generates revenue from the installation, upgrade and maintenance of DIRECTV satellite television systems. The Other Services segment was comprised of the Company’s multi-dwelling unit and energy, engineering and construction (“EE&C”) services lines of business.

On December 31, 2013, the Company sold certain assets to DIRECTV MDU, and DIRECTV MDU assumed certain liabilities of the Company, related to the division of the Company’s business involved with the ownership and operation of subscription based video, high-speed internet and voice services and related call center functions to multiple dwelling unit customers, lodging and institution customers and commercial establishments (such assets are collectively referred to as the “MDU Assets”). The operations of the MDU Assets were previously reported in the Company’s Other Services segment. In addition, in the first quarter of 2014, the Company integrated the EE&C line of business with the Infrastructure Services and Professional Services segments, and as a result the Company no longer has an Other Services segment.

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There were no material intersegment transfers or sales during the periods presented. Selected segment financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 are presented below (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

 

 

PS

 

 

IS

 

 

FS

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Revenues

 

$

20,084

 

 

$

131,116

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

151,200

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

16,989

 

 

 

108,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

125,961

 

Gross profit

 

$

3,095

 

 

$

22,144

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,239

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,854

 

 

 

24,854

 

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

385

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,911

 

 

 

7,911

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,526

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,724

)

 

 

(2,724

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(4,802

)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

 

 

PS

 

 

IS

 

 

FS

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Revenues

 

$

22,197

 

 

$

174,626

 

 

$

59,768

 

 

$

 

 

$

256,591

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

21,242

 

 

 

146,208

 

 

 

55,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

223,204

 

Gross profit

 

$

955

 

 

$

28,418

 

 

$

4,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,387

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,070

 

 

 

32,070

 

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,317

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(31

)

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,687

 

 

 

11,687

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10,339

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(51

)

 

 

(51

)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(10,288

)

Asset information is evaluated by management at the corporate level and is not available by reportable segment.

 

 

 

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

The terms “we,” “us” and “our” as used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) refer to Goodman Networks Incorporated and its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; references to “Goodman Networks” or our “Company” refer solely to Goodman Networks Incorporated and references to “Multiband” refer to our subsidiary, Multiband Corporation.

The following discussion and analysis summarizes the significant factors affecting our consolidated operating results, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows as of and for the periods presented below. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with (i) the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014, and with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2013 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2013 Annual Report”) and (ii) the discussion under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the 2013 Annual Report.  

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this Report are not statements of historical fact and are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are included throughout this Report, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” and this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and relate to matters such as our industry, business strategy, goals and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, revenues, margins, profitability, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources and other financial and operating information. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events.

Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Most of these factors are outside our control and difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

·

our reliance on three customers for substantially all of our revenues;

·

our ability to refinance existing indebtedness;

·

our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations and meet our obligations;

·

our ability to translate amounts included in our estimated backlog into revenue or profits;

·

our ability to maintain our certification as a minority business enterprise;

·

our reliance on subcontractors to perform certain types of services;

·

our ability to maintain proper and effective internal controls;

·

our reliance on a limited number of key personnel who would be difficult to replace;

·

our ability to effectively integrate acquisitions;

·

potential credit risk arising from unsecured credit extended to our customers;

·

economic downturns and the cyclical nature of the telecommunications industry;

·

competition in our industry;

·

rapid regulatory and technological changes in the telecommunications industry; and

·

our substantial level of indebtedness and our ability to generate sufficient cash to service our indebtedness.

For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors that may affect our business and that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in this  Report and the 2013 Annual Report. We caution that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive, and new factors may emerge, or changes to the foregoing factors may occur, that could impact our business. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning our business attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, relating to the matters discussed in this Report except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

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Overview

We are a leading national provider of end-to-end network infrastructure and professional services to the wireless telecommunications industry. Our wireless telecommunications services span the full network lifecycle, including the design, engineering, construction, deployment, integration, maintenance, and decommissioning of wireless networks. We perform these services across multiple network infrastructures, including traditional cell towers as well as next generation small cells and distributed antenna systems, or DAS. We also serve the satellite television industry by providing onsite installation, upgrade and maintenance of satellite television systems to both the residential and commercial markets customers. These highly specialized and technical services are critical to the capability of our customers to deliver voice, data and video services to their end users.

We operate from a broad footprint, having provided services during 2013 in all 50 states. As of March 31, 2014, we employed over 4,900 people, including approximately 2,500 technicians and 530 engineers, and operated 62 regional offices and warehouses. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we completed over 65,000 telecommunications projects and fulfilled over 1.5 million satellite television installations, upgrade or maintenance work orders. We have established strong, long-standing relationships with Tier-1 wireless carriers and original telecommunications equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, including AT&T Mobility, LLC, or AT&T, Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., or Alcatel-Lucent, Sprint/United Management Company, or Sprint, as well as DIRECTV. Over the last few years, we have diversified our customer base within the telecommunications industry by leveraging our long-term success and reputation for quality to win new customers such as Nokia Solutions and Networks B.V., or NSN, T-Mobile International AG, or T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless. We generated nearly all of our revenues over the past several years under master service agreements, or MSAs, that establish a framework, including pricing and other terms, for providing ongoing services. We believe our long-standing relationships with our largest customers, which are governed by MSAs that historically have been renewed or extended, provide us with high visibility to our future revenue. During 2013, we also provided small cell or DAS services to over 100 enterprises including higher education institutions, stadiums for professional and collegiate sports events, hotels and resorts, major retailers, hospitals and government agencies.  

Significant Transactions

Merger with Multiband Corporation

On August 30, 2013, we completed a merger with Multiband Corporation, or Multiband, pursuant to which Multiband became a wholly owned subsidiary of Goodman Networks. The aggregate purchase price, excluding merger-related fees and expenses, was approximately $101.1 million. Upon the closing of the merger, Multiband and its subsidiaries became restricted subsidiaries and guarantors under the indenture, or the Indenture, governing the Company’s 12.125% senior secured notes due 2018, or the notes, and the Company’s amended and restated senior secured revolving credit facility, or the Credit Facility. To fund the merger with Multiband, the Company sold an additional $100 million of senior secured notes due 2018, or the tack-on notes, under terms substantially identical to the $225 million in aggregate principal amount of notes issued in June 2011, or the original notes. The Company paid the remainder of the merger consideration from cash on hand.

Disposition of the MDU Assets

On December 31, 2013, the Company sold certain assets to DIRECTV MDU, LLC, or DIRECTV MDU, and DIRECTV MDU assumed certain liabilities of the Company, related to the division of the Company’s business involved with the ownership and operation of subscription based video, high-speed internet and voice services and related call center functions to multiple dwelling unit customers, lodging and institution customers and commercial establishments, or, such assets, collectively, the MDU Assets. The operations of the MDU Assets were previously reported in the Company’s Other Services segment. In consideration for the MDU Assets, DIRECTV MDU paid the Company $12.5 million and additional non-cash consideration, and extended the existing Multiband/DIRECTV HSP Agreement, resulting in a four-year remaining term ending on December 31, 2017, as well as the assumption of certain liabilities.

Acquisition of Design Build Technologies

On August 8, 2013, we acquired the assets of Design Build Technologies, LLC, or DBT, one of our former subcontractors in the southeast region of the United States, for $1.3 million in cash, together with earn-out payments of up to an aggregate of $0.9 million over a period of 18 months. We received certain assets, tower crews, and non-compete agreements from the owner of DBT, who became an employee of our Company upon the close of the transaction.

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Acquisition of the Custom Solutions Group of Cellular Specialties, Inc.

On February 28, 2013, we completed the acquisition of the Custom Solutions Group of Cellular Specialties, Inc., or CSG, which provides indoor and outdoor wireless distributed antenna system, or DAS, and carrier Wi-Fi solutions, services, consultations and maintenance. The purchase price consisted of $18.0 million in cash, earn-out payments of up to an aggregate of $17.0 million through December 31, 2015 and the assumption of certain liabilities related to the acquired business. We believe the acquisition will help better serve our customers’ evolving needs by addressing the increasingly used small cell and DAS offload solutions.

Operating Segments

Prior to the merger with Multiband, we operated our business in two segments: Professional Services and Infrastructure Services.

Professional Services. Our Professional Services segment provides customers with highly technical services primarily related to designing, engineering, integration and performance optimization of transport, or “backhaul,” and core, or “central office,” equipment of enterprise and wireless carrier networks. When a network operator integrates a new element into its live network or performs a network-wide upgrade, a team of in-house engineers from our Professional Services segment can administer the complete network design, equipment compatibility assessments and configuration guidelines, the migration of data traffic onto the new or modified network and the network activation.

In addition, we provide services related to the design, engineering, installation, integration and maintenance of small cell and DAS networks. Our acquisition of CSG was incorporated into our Professional Services segment, which has enhanced our ability to provide end-to-end in-building services from design and engineering to maintenance. Our enterprise small cell and DAS customers often require most or all of the services listed above and may also purchase consulting, post-deployment monitoring, performance optimization and maintenance services.

Infrastructure Services. Our Infrastructure Services segment provides program management services of field projects necessary to deploy, upgrade, maintain or decommission wireless outdoor networks. We support wireless carriers in their implementation of critical technologies such as long-term evolution, or 4G-LTE, the addition of new macro and small cell sites, increase of capacity at their existing cell sites through additional spectrum allocations, as well as other optimization and maintenance activities at cell sites. When a network provider requests our services to build or modify a cell site, our Infrastructure Services segment is able to: (i) handle the required pre-construction leasing, zoning, permitting and entitlement activities for the acquisition of the cell site, (ii) prepare site designs, structural analysis and certified drawings and (iii) manage the construction or modification of the site including tower-top and ground equipment installation. These services are managed by our wireless project and construction managers and are performed by a combination of scoping engineers, real estate specialists, ground crews, line and antenna crews and equipment technicians, either employed by us or retained by us as subcontractors.

Our Infrastructure Services segment also provides fiber and wireless backhaul services to carriers. Our fiber backhaul services, or Fiber to the Cell services, connect existing points in the fiber networks of wireline carriers to thousands of cell sites needing the bandwidth and ethernet capabilities for upgrading capacity. Our microwave backhaul services provide a turnkey solution offering site audit, site acquisition, microwave line of sight surveys, path design, installation, testing and activation services. This fiber and wireless backhaul work often involves planning, route engineering, right-of-way (for fiber work) and permitting, logistics, project management, construction inspection and optical fiber splicing services. Backhaul work is performed to extend an existing optical fiber network owned by a wireline carrier, typically between several hundred yards to a few miles, to the cell site.

Field Services. Our Field Services segment provides installation and maintenance services to DIRECTV, commercial customers and a provider of internet wireless service primarily to rural markets. Our wholly owned subsidiary Multiband, which we acquired in August 2013, fulfilled over 1.5 million satellite television installation, upgrade or maintenance work orders during 2013 for DIRECTV, which represented 27.6% of DIRECTV’s outsourced work orders for residents of single-family homes during 2013. We were the second largest DIRECTV in-home installation provider in the United States for the year ended December 31, 2013.

In the first quarter of 2014, we integrated our Engineering, Energy & Construction line of business with our Infrastructure Services and Professional Services segments, and as a result no longer have an Other Services segment.

Customers

For the year ended December 31, 2013, we provided services to customers across 47 states. Following our acquisition of Multiband, we began providing services to DIRECTV. The vast majority of our revenues were related to our MSAs with a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. and Alcatel-Lucent. For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the three months ended March 31,

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2014, subsidiaries of AT&T Inc., Alcatel-Lucent and DIRECTV combined to provide 99.1%, 96.3%, 87.3% and 87.0% of our revenues, respectively.

AT&T

We provide site acquisition, construction, technology upgrades, Fiber to the Cell and maintenance services for AT&T Mobility, LLC, or AT&T, at cell sites in 9 of 31 distinct AT&T markets, or Turf Markets, as the sole, primary or secondary vendor, pursuant to a multi-year MSA that we entered into with AT&T and have amended and replaced from time to time. We refer to our MSAs with AT&T related to its turf program collectively as the “Mobility Turf Contract.” We have generated an aggregate of approximately $2.56 billion of revenue from subsidiaries of AT&T Inc. collectively for the period from January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2014.

Our Mobility Turf Contract provides for a term expiring on November 30, 2015, and AT&T has the option to renew the contract on a yearly basis thereafter. In connection therewith, AT&T reassigned certain of its Turf Markets, including the assignment to us of two additional Turf Markets, Missouri/Kansas and San Diego, and the assignment of the Pacific Northwest region, which was previously assigned to us, to another company effective December 31, 2011.

We provide other services to AT&T in addition to those provided under the Mobility Turf Contract. Those services include the deployment of indoor small cell systems, DAS systems and microwave transmission facilities and central office services. We recently entered into a DAS Installation Services Agreement and Subordinate Material and Services Agreement with a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. to provide these services.  We continually seek to expand our service offerings to AT&T.

DIRECTV

With the acquisition of Multiband, DIRECTV became our second largest customer. The relationship between Multiband and DIRECTV has lasted for over 17 years and is essential to the success of our Field Services segment. We are one of three in-home installation providers that DIRECTV utilizes in the United States, and during the year ended December 31, 2013, Multiband performed 27.6% of all DIRECTV’s outsourced installation, upgrade and maintenance activities. Our contract with DIRECTV has a term expiring on December 31, 2017, and contains an automatic one-year renewal. Until December 31, 2013, we also provided customer support and billing services to certain of DIRECTV’s customers through our Other Services segment pursuant to a separate arrangement.

Alcatel-Lucent

In November 2009, we entered into a five-year MSA with Alcatel-Lucent, or the Alcatel-Lucent Contract. Pursuant to the Alcatel-Lucent Contract, 461 of Alcatel-Lucent’s domestic engineering and integration specialists became employees of Goodman Networks. The Alcatel-Lucent Contract grants us the right to perform, subject to certain conditions, certain deployment engineering, integration engineering and radio frequency engineering services for Alcatel-Lucent in the United States. The outsourcing agreement expires on December 31, 2014, and renews on an annual basis thereafter for up to two additional one-year terms unless notice of non-renewal is first provided by either party. Under the terms of the Alcatel-Lucent Contract, Alcatel-Lucent is required to purchase a minimum level of services from us, which amount corresponds to the number of employees we are required to commit to Alcatel-Lucent’s projects under the Alcatel-Lucent Contract, and is subject to decline at a predetermined rate that accelerates in the event of attrition of certain of our employees that were formerly employed by Alcatel-Lucent. Although these contractual minimum levels of work decline over time, the amount of work we have performed for Alcatel-Lucent has consistently exceeded these contractual minimum levels.

During 2014, we anticipate that our revenues under the Alcatel-Lucent Contract will continue to decrease compared to the amount that we have historically realized thereunder, correlative with the decline in contractual minimum levels of services described above. In addition, Alcatel-Lucent may elect not to renew the Alcatel-Lucent Contract, which may cause Alcatel-Lucent to ramp down the services that we currently provide to it prior to the December 31, 2014 expiration date. We are currently in negotiations with Alcatel-Lucent to secure additional work; however, if we are unable to come to terms with Alcatel-Lucent regarding such additional work and Alcatel-Lucent decides not to extend the term of the Alcatel-Lucent Contract beyond the expiration date, Alcatel-Lucent may no longer remain a material customer.

Sprint

In May 2012 we entered into an MSA with Sprint to provide decommissioning services for Sprint’s iDEN (push-to-talk) network. We are removing equipment from Sprint’s network that is no longer in use and restoring sites to their original condition. For

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the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 and for the three months ended March 31, 2014, we recognized $11.9 million, $34.0 million and $15.4 million of revenue, respectively, related to the services we provide for Sprint.

Enterprise Customers

We provide services to enterprise customers through our Professional Services segment. These service offerings consist of the design, installation and maintenance of DAS systems to customers such as Fortune 500 companies, hotels, hospitals, college campuses, airports and sports stadiums.

Key Components of Operating Results

The following is a discussion of key line items included in our financial statements for the periods presented below under the heading “Results of Operations.” We utilize revenues, gross profit, net income and earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, as significant performance indicators.

Estimated Backlog

We refer to the amount of revenue we expect to recognize over the next 18 months from future work on uncompleted contracts, including MSAs and work we expect to be assigned to us under MSAs, and based on historical levels of work under such MSAs and new contractual agreements on which work has not begun, as our “estimated backlog.” We determine the amount of estimated backlog for work under MSAs based on historical trends, anticipated seasonal impacts and estimates of customer demand based upon communications with our customers. Our 18-month estimated backlog as of March 31, 2014 was $1.8 billion, including $0.4 billion of estimated backlog from DIRECTV. We expect to recognize approximately $0.9 billion of our estimated backlog in the nine months ended December 31, 2014. The vast majority of estimated backlog as of March 31, 2014 originated from multi-year customer relationships, primarily with AT&T, DIRECTV and Alcatel-Lucent.

Because we use the completed contract method of accounting for revenues and expenses from our long-term construction contracts, our estimated backlog includes revenue related to projects that we have begun but not completed performance. Therefore, our estimated backlog contains amounts related to work that we have already performed but not completed.

While our estimated backlog includes amounts under MSA and other service agreements, our customers are generally not contractually committed to purchase a minimum amount of services under these agreements, most of which can be cancelled on short or no advance notice. Therefore, our estimates concerning customers’ requirements may not be accurate. The timing of revenues for construction and installation projects included in our estimated backlog can be subject to change as a result of customer delays, regulatory requirements and other project related factors that may delay completion. Changes in timing could cause estimated revenues to be realized in periods later than originally expected or unrealized. Consequently, our estimated backlog as of any date is not a reliable indicator of our future revenues and earnings.

Revenues

Our revenues are generated primarily from projects performed under MSAs including the design, engineering, construction, deployment, integration, maintenance, and decommissioning of wireless networks. Our MSAs generally contain customer-specified service requirements, such as discrete pricing for individual tasks as well as various other terms depending on the nature of the services provided, and typically provide for termination upon short or no advance notice.

Our revenues fluctuate as a result of the timing of the completion of our projects and changes in the capital expenditure and maintenance budgets of our customers, which may be affected by overall economic conditions, consumer demands on telecommunications and satellite television providers, the introduction of new technologies, the physical maintenance needs of our customers’ infrastructure and the actions of the government, including the Federal Communications Commission and state agencies. A significant portion of our revenues and costs in our Infrastructure Services segment are recognized during the fourth quarter of each year as we complete the most contracts in that segment during such time. See “Seasonality,” herein.

Our Professional Services segment revenues are derived from wireless and wireline services through engineers who specialize in network architecture, transformation, reliability and performance. Until our acquisition of CSG in February 2013, the vast majority of our revenues for the Professional Services segment were attributable to work performed pursuant to the Alcatel-Lucent Contract. The acquisition of the assets of CSG expanded our revenues from enterprise, small cell and DAS customers.

Our Infrastructure Services segment revenues are derived from project management, site acquisition, architecture and engineering, construction management, equipment installation and drive-testing verification services. The vast majority of the revenues

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we earn in our Infrastructure Services segment are from subsidiaries of AT&T Inc. and are primarily comprised of work performed under the Mobility Turf Contract. Substantially all of our revenues are earned under fixed-unit price contracts. We have historically had success in certain circumstances seeking price adjustments from customers to avoid losses on projects undertaken pursuant to these contracts.

Our Field Services segment revenues are derived from the installation and service of DIRECTV video programming systems for residents of single family homes through work order fulfillment under a contract with DIRECTV.

The following table presents our gross deferred revenue and deferred cost balances as of December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, which have been presented net on a project basis in the accompanying financial statements (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

Deferred revenue (gross)

 

$

(197,854

)

 

$

(175,477

)

Deferred cost (gross)

 

 

251,421

 

 

 

275,949

 

Net deferred cost / (deferred revenue)

 

$

53,567

 

 

$

100,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted projects

 

$

100,258

 

 

$

128,984

 

Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted projects

 

 

(46,691

)

 

 

(28,512

)

Net deferred cost / (deferred revenue)

 

$

53,567

 

 

$

100,472

 

Cost of Revenues

Our costs of revenues include the costs of providing services or completing the projects under our MSAs, including operations payroll and benefits, subcontractor costs, equipment rental, fuel, materials not provided by our customers and insurance. Profitability will be reduced or eliminated if actual costs to complete a project exceed original estimates on fixed-unit price projects under our MSAs. Estimated losses on projects under our MSAs are recognized immediately when estimated costs to complete a project exceed the expected revenue to be received for a project.

For our Professional Services segment, cost of revenues consists primarily of salaries and benefits paid to our employees. In addition to salaried employees, we hire a relatively small amount of temporary subcontractors to perform work within our Professional Services segment. An additional small percentage of cost of revenues includes materials and supplies.

For our Infrastructure Services segment, cost of revenues consists primarily of operating expenses such as salaries and related headcount expenses, subcontractor expenses and cost of materials used in the projects. The majority of these costs have historically consisted of payments made to subcontractors hired to perform work for us, typically on a fixed-unit price basis tied to completion of the given project. During periods of increased demand, subcontractors may charge more for their services. In addition, we typically bill our customers for raw materials used in the performance of services plus a certain percentage of our costs. Additional costs to us that are not included in this billing primarily include storage and shipping of materials.

For our Field Services segment, cost of revenues consists primarily of salaries for technicians, fleet expenses, cost of installation materials used in the field projects and subcontractor expenses.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of salaries and related headcount expenses, sales commissions and bonuses, professional fees, travel, facilities, communication expenses, depreciation and amortization and other corporate overhead. Corporate overhead costs include costs associated with corporate staff, corporate management, human resources, information technology, finance and other corporate support services.

Our selling, general and administrative expenses are not allocated to a reporting segment. We expect our selling, general and administrative expenses to increase as a result of additional expenses associated with recently becoming a voluntary filer, including increased personnel costs, legal costs, accounting costs, board compensation expense, director and officer insurance premiums, share-based compensation and costs associated with our compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and other applicable Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, regulations.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

The following table sets forth information concerning our operating results by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 (in thousands).

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Total Revenue

 

 

Amount

 

Total Revenue

 

 

Change ($)

 

 

Change (%)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Professional Services

$

20,084

 

 

13.3

%

 

$

22,197

 

 

8.7

%

 

$

2,113

 

 

 

10.5

%

    Infrastructure Services

 

131,116

 

 

86.7

%

 

 

174,626

 

 

68.1

%

 

 

43,510

 

 

 

33.2

%

    Field Services

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

59,768

 

 

23.3

%

 

 

59,768

 

 

n/a

 

        Total revenues

 

151,200

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

256,591

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

105,391

 

 

 

69.7

%

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Professional Services

 

16,989

 

 

11.2

%

 

 

21,242

 

 

8.3

%

 

 

4,253

 

 

 

25.0

%

    Infrastructure Services

 

108,972

 

 

72.1

%

 

 

146,208

 

 

57.0

%

 

 

37,236

 

 

 

34.2

%

    Field Services

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

55,754

 

 

21.7

%

 

 

55,754

 

 

n/a

 

        Total cost of revenues

 

125,961

 

 

83.3

%

 

 

223,204

 

 

87.0

%

 

 

97,243

 

 

 

77.2

%

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Professional Services

 

3,095

 

 

 

 

 

 

955

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,140

)

 

 

(69.1

)%

    Infrastructure Services

 

22,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,274

 

 

 

28.3

%

    Field Services

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,014

 

 

n/a

 

        Total gross profit

 

25,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,148

 

 

 

32.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin as percent of segment revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Professional Services

 

15.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Infrastructure Services

 

16.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

16.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Field Services

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total gross margin

 

16.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

13.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

24,854

 

 

16.4

%

 

 

32,070

 

 

12.5

%

 

 

7,216

 

 

 

29.0

%

    Operating income

 

385

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

1,317

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

932

 

 

 

242.1

%

Other income

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

(31

)

 

(0.0

)%

 

 

(31

)

 

n/a

 

Interest expense

 

7,911

 

 

5.2

%

 

 

11,687

 

 

4.6

%

 

 

3,776

 

 

 

47.7

%

Loss before income taxes

 

(7,526

)

 

(5.0

)%

 

 

(10,339

)

 

(4.0

)%

 

 

(2,813

)

 

 

37.4

%

Income tax benefit

 

(2,724

)

 

(1.8

)%

 

 

(51

)

 

(0.0

)%

 

 

2,673

 

 

 

(98.1

)%

    Net loss

$

(4,802

)

 

(3.2

)%

 

$

(10,288

)

 

(4.0

)%

 

$

(5,486

)

 

 

114.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

We recognized total revenues of $256.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $151.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, representing an increase of $105.4 million, or 69.7%. Our aggregate revenue from subsidiaries of AT&T Inc., a majority of which was earned through our Infrastructure Services segment, was $156.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to $129.5 million in the same period of 2013. In addition to the Multiband revenues of $61.1 million which were not included in our results for the first quarter of 2013 and CSG revenues of $9.7 million which were only included in our results for the first quarter of 2013 beginning February 28, 2013, a significant amount of our revenue increase was due to increased volume of services provided to subsidiaries of AT&T Inc.

Revenues for the Professional Services segment increased $2.1 million, or 10.5%, to $22.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014 from $20.1 million in the same period of 2013. The acquisition of CSG contributed revenues of $9.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to $5.2 million for the comparable period in 2013. Excluding the CSG revenues, our Professional Services revenues declined $2.4 million, or 16.1%. This decrease was primarily due to decreased volume of services provided to Alcatel-Lucent. Our aggregate revenue from Alcatel-Lucent for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $10.8 million compared to $12.1 million in the same period of 2013. We expect our aggregate revenues from the Alcatel-Lucent Contract to continue to decline in future periods, correlative with the decline in contractual minimum levels of services described above.

Revenues for the Infrastructure Services segment increased by $43.5 million, or 33.2%, to $174.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from $131.1 million in the same period of 2013. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the scope and volume of services provided to AT&T under the Mobility Turf Contract.  While we expect continued growth in our

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Infrastructure Services segment, it is unlikely that it will continue to grow at the rate it did in the three months ended March 31, 2014 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2013.

The Field Services segment did not exist prior to the merger with Multiband. The Field Services segment contributed revenues of $59.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Cost of Revenues

Our cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2014, of $223.2 million increased $97.2 million, or 77.2%, as compared to $126.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, and occurred during a period when revenues increased 69.7% from the comparative period. Cost of revenues represented 83.3% and 87.0% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

Cost of revenues for the Professional Services segment increased $4.2 million to $21.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from $17.0 million for the same period of 2013. The operation of the assets acquired in the acquisition of CSG contributed cost of revenues of $8.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to $4.1 million for the comparable period in 2013. Excluding CSG cost of revenues, our Professional Services cost of revenues declined $0.3 million, or 2.3%. This decrease was primarily related to a reduction of project workload under the Alcatel-Lucent Contract. Cost of revenues for the Professional Services segment increased 25.0% due to revenue mix changes, schedule changes from Alcatel-Lucent and also the operational integration costs of CSG. During this period, revenues for the Professional Services segment increased by 10.5% from the comparative period.

Cost of revenues for the Infrastructure Services segment increased $37.2 million to $146.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 from $109.0 million for the same period of 2013 or 34.1%.  This is primarily related to the 33.2% increase in revenue for the Infrastructure Services segment compared to same quarter prior year.

The Field Services segment did not exist prior to the merger with Multiband. Cost of revenues for the Field Services segment was of $55.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were $32.0 million as compared to $24.9 million for the same period of 2013, representing an overall increase of $7.2 million, or 29.0%. The increase during the period is primarily attributable to (i) $1.1 million of amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired in the CSG and Multiband acquisitions, (ii) an increase of $4.5 million in employee related costs primarily due to increased headcount of 59 employees (excluding Multiband employees) and (iii) $4.6 million of other selling, general and administrative charges related to Multiband that were not included in our results prior to the merger with Multiband, all of which was partially offset by a $4.1 million reduction in professional services primarily related to restatement related charges incurred in the first quarter of 2013 that did not recur in 2014.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, was $11.7 million and $7.9 million, respectively. This increase is primarily attributable to the issuance of the tack-on notes on June 13, 2013.

Income Tax Expense

As a result of the loss before taxes and a decrease in our effective tax rate, we recorded income tax benefit of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, compared to a benefit of $2.7 million for the same period of 2013. During the first quarter of 2014 we recorded a valuation allowance against net operating losses generated from our results of operations.  Our effective income tax rate was 0.5% and 36.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

In the first quarter of 2014, we received a “no change” notice from the Internal Revenue Service related to the tax period ended 2011 audit of Multiband and therefore released $2.1 million of related reserves for uncertain tax positions. The release of these reserves was recorded as a reduction of net operating losses. The statute of limitations will expire for $2.3 million of our reserves for uncertain tax positions within the next nine months.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, our primary resources of liquidity have been borrowings under credit facilities and the proceeds of bond offerings. In 2011, we completed a $225 million private offering of the original notes. We used the proceeds of this debt offering to pay the balances remaining on notes payable to stockholders, to purchase a portion of our outstanding warrants and common stock, including all outstanding Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock, and to pay off our prior credit facility. In 2013, to fund the merger with Multiband, we issued $100 million aggregate principal amount of the tack-on notes, and collectively with the original notes, the notes, in exchange for an equal aggregate principal amount of notes issued by our wholly owned subsidiary, GNET Escrow Corp.

Our primary sources of liquidity are currently cash flows from continuing operations, funds available under our Credit Facility with PNC Bank, National Association, or PNC Bank, and our cash balances. We had $59.4 million and $33.8 million of cash on hand at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, respectively. The Credit Facility permits us to borrow up to $50.0 million, subject to a borrowing base calculation and the compliance with certain covenants described below. As of March 31, 2014, our borrowing base amount under the Credit Facility was $50.0 million. We had $45.5 million and $42.1 million of borrowing capacity available under our Credit Facility as of March 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

We anticipate that our future primary liquidity needs will be for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service and any strategic acquisitions or investments that we make. We evaluate opportunities for strategic acquisitions and investments from time to time that may require cash and may consider opportunities to either repurchase outstanding debt or repurchase outstanding shares of our common stock in the future. We may also fund strategic acquisitions or investments with the proceeds from equity or debt issuances. In addition, during 2013 and the three months ended March 31, 2014 we spent approximately $1.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, in contributions to charitable and religious organizations. We intend to make similar contributions in the future as we believe such contributions reflect our core values.  We believe that, based on our cash balance, the availability we expect under the Credit Facility and our expected cash flow from operations, we will be able to meet all of our financial obligations for the next twelve months.

Should we be unable to comply with the terms and conditions of the Credit Facility, we would be required to obtain modifications to the Credit Facility or another source of financing to continue to operate as we anticipate, and we may not be able to obtain any such modifications or find another source of financing on acceptable terms or at all.

Working Capital

We bill our Professional Services customers for a portion of our services in advance, and the remainder as the work is performed in accordance with the billing milestones contained in the contract. Revenues from the Professional Services segment are recognized on a completed performance method for our non-construction activities and on the completed contract method of accounting for construction projects.

Our Infrastructure Services revenues are primarily from fixed-unit price projects and are recognized under the completed contract method of accounting, and we bill for our services as we complete certain billing milestones contained in the contract. Our collection terms are generally one percent if paid in twenty days, net sixty days for AT&T and net sixty days for Alcatel-Lucent. Our Mobility Turf Contract allows AT&T to retain 10% of the amount due, on a per site basis, until the job is completed. For certain customers, including AT&T, we maintain inventory to meet the requirements for materials under the contracts. Occasionally, certain customers pay us in advance for a portion of the materials we purchase for their projects, or allow us to pre-bill them for materials purchases up to specified amounts. Our agreements with material providers usually allow us to pay them within 45 days of delivery. Our agreements with subcontractors usually have terms of 60 days. As of March 31, 2014, we had $(2.8) million in working capital, defined as current assets (excluding cash) less current liabilities, as compared to $(13.1) million in working capital at December 31, 2013.

In May 2014, we entered into an AT&T-sponsored vendor finance program with Citibank, N.A. that we expect will reduce the collection cycle time on AT&T invoices. This program eliminates the one percent discount offered to AT&T for twenty-day payment terms. We expect this change to have a positive effect on working capital as well as a favorable change to gross profit for the Infrastructure Services segment. Our election to move to this program does, however, cause AT&T receivables to be removed from the borrowing base calculation under the Credit Facility. While the stated credit limit on the Credit Facility remains at $50 million, we expect the net availability under the Credit Facility to decline compared to historical levels as a result of the elimination of the AT&T receivables from the borrowing base calculation.

Our Field Services segment earns revenue through installations and maintenance services provided to DirecTV. A large portion of the inventory for Field Services is purchased from DirecTV under thirty day payment terms. The FS segment is paid by Direct TV for its services on a weekly basis approximately two weeks after the work is completed.  The weekly payment received includes a reimbursement for certain inventory used during the installation process.

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The following table presents selected cash flow data for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2014 (in thousands).

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$

(37,059

)

 

$

(30,633

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(18,339

)

 

 

(2,002

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(5,216

)

 

 

6,969

 

Decrease in cash

 

$

(60,614

)

 

$

(25,666

)

Operating activities

Cash flow provided by or used in operations is primarily influenced by demand for our services, operating income and the type of services we provide, but can also be influenced by working capital needs such as the timing of customer billing, collection of receivables and the settlement of payables and other obligations. Working capital needs historically have been higher from April through October due to the seasonality of our business. Conversely, a portion of working capital assets has historically been converted to cash in the first quarter. In the first quarter of 2014 we experienced an accelerated level of activity due to an increase of projects starting.

Net cash used in operating activities decreased by $6.5 million to $30.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013. This change is primarily related to collections on accounts receivables and the receipt of an income tax receivable of $13.0 million, partially offset by an increase in interest paid of $6.2 million. In the first quarter of 2014, our cash flow used in operating activities included our semi-annual interest payment on the Notes which amounted to $19.7 million and an increase in our costs in excess of billings on uncompleted projects of $28.7 million from $100.3 million at December 31, 2013 to $129.0 million at March 31, 2014 of which we expect to invoice and collect a substantial portion in the second quarter of 2014.

Investing activities

Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $16.3 million to $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013 primarily related to our acquisition of CSG in the first quarter of 2013.

Financing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities increased by $12.2 million to $7.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013. The change was driven primarily by net borrowings on our line of credit of $3.4 million in the first quarter of 2014, compared to our repurchase of common stock for $5.0 million in the first quarter of 2013.   

Material Covenants under our Indenture and Credit Facility

We are subject to certain incurrence and maintenance covenants under the Indenture and the Credit Facility, as described below.

 

 

 

Applicable Test

Applicable Ratio

 

Indenture

 

Credit Facility

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

 

At least 2.00 to 1.00

 

At least 1.25 to 1.00 beginning 4/1/14

Leverage Ratio

 

No more than 2.50 to 1.00

 

No more than:
6.
00 to 1.00 on and after 1/1/14
5.50 to 1.00 on and after 7/1/14
5.00 to 1.00 on and after 1/1/15

Definitions

Under the Indenture, “Consolidated EBITDA”, “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” and “Total Leverage Ratio” are defined as follows:

“Consolidated EBITDA” means EBITDA, as adjusted to eliminate the impact of certain items, including: (i) share-based compensation (non-cash portion), (ii) certain professional and consulting fees identified in the Indenture, (iii) severance expense (paid to certain senior level employees) and (iv) amortization of debt issuance costs.

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“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to (b) the Fixed Charges (as defined in the Indenture) for the applicable period.

“Total Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) total indebtedness of the Company to (b) the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters.

Under the Credit Facility, “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” and “Leverage Ratio” are defined as follows:

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) EBITDA plus fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Recapitalization minus unfinanced capital expenditures made during such period but only to the extent made after the occurrence of the most recent Triggering Event; to (b) all senior debt payments made during such period plus cash taxes paid during such period plus all cash dividends paid during such period, but only to the extent paid after the occurrence of the most recent Triggering Event. We are not required to comply with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio until the occurrence of a Triggering Event that is continuing.

“Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (a) funded debt of the Company to (b) EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ending as of the last day of such fiscal period. We are not required to comply with the Leverage Ratio until the occurrence of a Triggering Event that is continuing.

We previously referred to Consolidated EBITDA as “Adjusted EBITDA” throughout our external communications, however in this Quarterly Report and our external communications we now refer to Consolidated EBITDA as “Consolidated EBITDA.” These financial measures and the related ratios described above are not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and are presented below for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with our debt covenants.

Applicability of Covenants

As described in more detail below, compliance with such ratios is only required upon the incurrence of debt or the making of a restricted payment, as applicable. If we are permitted to incur any debt or make any restricted payment under the Indenture, we will be permitted to incur such debt or make such restricted payment under the Credit Facility.

Under the Indenture, if we do not meet a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00, we may not consummate any of the following transactions:

·

Restricted payments, including the payment of dividends (other than the enumerated permitted payment categories);  

·

Mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, or sale of all assets, consolidations (other than sales, assignments, transfers, conveyances, leases, or other dispositions of assets between or among the Company and the guarantors);  

·

Incurrence of additional indebtedness (other than the enumerated permitted debt categories); or  

·

Issuance of preferred stock (other than pay-in-kind preferred stock);  

Under the terms of the Credit Facility, we must maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio equal to at least 1.25 to 1.00 (which ratio was 1.03 to 1.00 at March 31, 2014) and a Leverage Ratio no greater than as described in the table above (which ratio was 8.45 to 1.00 at March 31, 2014) during such time as a Triggering Event is continuing. A “Triggering Event” occurs when our undrawn availability (measured as of the last date of each month) on the Credit Facility has failed to equal at least $10 million for two consecutive months and continues until our undrawn availability equals $20 million for at least three consecutive months. We are only required to maintain such ratios at such time that a Triggering Event is in existence. Failure to comply with such ratios during the existence of a Triggering Event constitutes an Event of Default (as defined therein) under the Credit Facility. Had we been required to meet these ratio tests as of March 31, 2014, we would have met the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or the Leverage Ratio (in each case with respect to the ratio required for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2014).

Under the terms of the Indenture, we are required to meet certain ratio tests giving effect to anticipated transactions, including borrowing debt and making restricted payments prior to entering these transactions. Under the Indenture, these ratio tests include a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00 (which ratio was 0.58 to 1.00 at March 31, 2014) and a Total Leverage Ratio not greater than 2.50 to 1.00 (which ratio was 13.91 to 1.00 at March 31, 2014). Excluding the merger with Multiband, with respect to which holders of the notes waived compliance with both ratios pursuant to the Consent Letter, we have not entered into any transaction that requires us to meet these tests as of March 31, 2014. Had we been required to meet these ratio tests as of March 31, 2014, we would not have met the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or the Total Leverage Ratio.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA represents net income before income tax expense, interest, depreciation and amortization. We present EBITDA because we consider it to be an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and we believe that such information will be used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of high yield issuers, many of which present EBITDA when reporting their results. We consider EBITDA to be an operating performance measure, and not a liquidity measure, that provides a measure of operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures, capital investment cycles and ages of related assets among otherwise comparable companies.

We present Consolidated EBITDA because certain covenants in the Indenture that affect our ability to incur additional indebtedness as well as to enter into certain other transactions are calculated based on Consolidated EBITDA. Consolidated EBITDA adjusts EBITDA to eliminate the impact of certain items, including: (i) share-based compensation (non-cash portion); (ii) certain professional and consultant fees identified in the Indenture; (iii) severance expense (paid to certain senior level employees); (iv) amortization of debt issuance costs; (v) restatement fees and expenses; (vi) a tax gross-up payment made to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer to cover his tax obligation for an award of common stock and (vii) transaction fees and expenses related to acquisitions, the making of certain permitted investments, the issuance of equity or the incurrence of permitted debt.

Because EBITDA and Consolidated EBITDA are not recognized measurements under U.S. GAAP, they have limitations as analytical tools. Because of these limitations, when analyzing our operating performance, investors should use EBITDA and Consolidated EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative for, net income, operating income or any other performance measure presented in accordance with GAAP. Similarly, investors should not use EBITDA or Consolidated EBITDA as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of our liquidity.

The following table reconciles our net income to EBITDA and EBITDA to Consolidated EBITDA (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

EBITDA and Consolidated EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(4,802

)

 

$

(10,288

)

Income tax benefit

 

 

(2,724

)

 

 

(51

)

Interest expense

 

 

7,911

 

 

 

11,687

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,127

 

 

 

2,868

 

EBITDA

 

 

1,512

 

 

 

4,216

 

Share-based compensation (a)

 

 

1,320

 

 

 

1,035

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs (b)

 

 

(295

)

 

 

(870

)

Restatement fees and expenses (c)

 

 

2,921

 

 

 

 

Acquisition related transaction expenses (d)

 

 

360

 

 

 

 

Consolidated EBITDA

 

$

5,818

 

 

$

4,381

 

(a)

Represents non-cash expense related to equity-based compensation.

(b)

Amortization of debt issuance costs is included in Interest expense but excluded in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA per the Indenture.

(c)

Represents accounting advisory and audit fees incurred in connection with completing restatement of our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, and preparing our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, on the completed contract method and modifying our business processes to account for construction projects under the completed contract method going forward.

(d)

Represents fees and expenses incurred relating to our business acquisitions.

Mortgage

In March 2014, our wholly owned subsidiary, Multiband Special Purpose, LLC (“MBSP”), refinanced the mortgage payable related to the Multiband headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota with Commerce Bank, for the amount of $3.8 million with an interest rate of 5.75% per annum. The loan is payable in monthly installments, with the final payment due in March 2019, and is secured by a lien on Multiband’s headquarters. As additional collateral for the mortgage, MBSP deposited $1.0 million in the lender’s favor.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have entered into certain off-balance sheet arrangements in the ordinary course of business that result in risks not directly reflected in our balance sheets. Our significant off-balance sheet transactions include liabilities associated with non-cancellable operating leases,

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letter of credit obligations, and performance and payment bonds entered into in the normal course of business. We have not engaged in any off-balance sheet financing arrangements through special purpose entities.

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Leases

We enter into non-cancellable operating leases for certain of our facility, vehicle and equipment needs. These leases allow us to conserve cash by paying a monthly lease rental fee for use of facilities, vehicles and equipment rather than purchasing them. We may decide to cancel or terminate a lease before the end of its term, in which case we are typically liable to the lessor for the remaining lease payments under the term of the lease.

Guarantees

In October 2011, we issued a letter of credit as a guarantee of a related party’s line of credit. The maximum available to be drawn on the line of credit is $4.0 million. In the event of default on the line of credit by the related party, we will have the option to enter into a note purchase agreement with the lender or to permit a drawing on the letter of credit in an amount not to exceed the amount by which the outstanding obligation exceeds the value of the related party’s collateral securing the line of credit, but in no event more than $4.0 million. Our letter of credit was originally due to expire in July 2012, then subsequently amended to expire in July 2013. Prior to the expiration, the letter of credit was amended to extend the guarantee of the related party’s line of credit until July 2014.

Our exposure with respect to the letter of credit is supported by a reimbursement agreement from the related party, secured by a first priority pledge of assets and stock of the related party. As of December 31, 2011, we concluded that we will likely be required to perform for the full exposure under the guarantee and therefore recorded a liability in the amount of $4.0 million included in accrued liabilities in our consolidated financial statements in the fourth quarter of 2011. This guarantee liability for the full amount of $4.0 million remains in accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2014.

Other Guarantees

We generally indemnify our customers for the services we provide under our contracts, as well as other specified liabilities, which may subject us to indemnity claims, liabilities and related litigation. As of March 31, 2014, we are not aware of any asserted claims for material amounts in connection with these indemnity obligations.

Seasonality

Historically we have experienced seasonal variations in our business, primarily due to the capital planning cycles of certain of our customers. Generally, AT&T’s annual capital plans are not finalized to the project level until sometime during the first three months of the year, resulting in reduced capital spending in the first quarter relative to the rest of the year. This results in a significant portion of contracts related to our Infrastructure Services segment being completed during the fourth quarter of each year. Because we have adopted the completed contract method, we do not recognize revenue or expenses on contracts until we have substantially completed the contract. Accordingly, a significant portion of our revenues and costs are recognized during the fourth quarter of each year. The recognition of revenue and expenses on contracts that span quarters may also cause our reported results of operations to experience significant fluctuations. In the first quarter of 2014 we experienced an accelerated level of activity due to an increase of projects starting.

Our Field Services segment’s results of operations may also fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter. Variations in the Field Services segment’s revenues and operating results occur quarterly as a result of a number of factors, including the number of customer engagements, employee utilization rates, the size and scope of assignments and general economic conditions. Because a significant portion of the Field Services segment’s expenses are relatively fixed, a variation in the number of customer engagements or the timing of the initiation or completion of those engagements can cause significant fluctuations in operating results from quarter to quarter.

As a result, we have historically experienced, and may continue to experience significant differences in operations results from quarter to quarter. As a result of these seasonal variations and our methodology for the recognition of revenue and expenses on projects, comparisons of operating measures between quarters may not be as meaningful as comparisons between longer reporting periods.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires our management to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. We base estimates on our experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions

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or other matters had been different, it is possible that different accounting would have been applied, resulting in a different presentation of our consolidated financial statements. From time to time, we re-evaluate our estimates and assumptions. In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in subsequent periods to reflect more current estimates and assumptions about matters that are inherently uncertain. We have reviewed and approved these significant accounting policies, which are further described under “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2013 Annual Report.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our primary exposure to market risk relates to unfavorable changes in concentration of credit risk and interest rates.

Credit Risk

We are subject to concentrations of credit risk related primarily to our cash and cash equivalents and our accounts receivable, including amounts related to costs in excess of billings on uncompleted projects. Substantially all of our cash investments are managed by what we believe to be high credit quality financial institutions. In accordance with our investment policies, these institutions are authorized to invest this cash in a diversified portfolio of what we believe to be high-quality investments, which primarily include short-term dollar denominated bank deposits to provide Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation backing of the deposits. We do not currently believe the principal amounts of these investments are subject to any material risk of loss. In addition, as we grant credit under normal payment terms, generally without collateral, we are subject to potential credit risk related to our customers’ ability to pay for services provided. This risk may be heightened as a result of the depressed economic and financial market conditions that have existed in recent years. However, we believe the concentration of credit risk related to trade accounts receivable and costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts is limited because of the financial strength of our customers. We perform ongoing credit risk assessments of our customers and financial institutions.

Interest Rate Risk

The interest on outstanding balances under our Credit Facility accrues at variable rates based, at our option, on the agent bank’s base rate (as defined in the Credit Facility) plus a margin of between 1.50% and 2.00%, or at LIBOR (not subject to a floor) plus a margin of between 2.50% and 3.00%, depending on certain financial thresholds. We had $3.4 million of outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility as of March 31, 2014. Our notes payable balance at March 31, 2014 is comprised of our notes due in 2018, which bear a fixed rate of interest of 12.125%. Due to the fixed rate of interest on the notes, changes in interest rates would not have an impact on the related interest expense.

The mortgage payable related to the Multiband headquarters building was refinanced with Commerce Bank on March 28, 2014, with a fixed interest rate of 5.75% per annum. Due to the fixed rate of interest on the mortgage, changes in interest rates would not have an impact on the related interest expense.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our senior management, including our Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The purpose of disclosure controls and procedures is to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

As previously disclosed under “Item 9A – Controls and Procedures” in our 2013 Annual Report, we concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on the material weakness identified. Based on that material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, which we view as an integral part of our disclosure controls and procedures, our Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the quarter ended March 31, 2014, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. Nevertheless, based on a number of factors, including the performance of additional procedures by management designed to ensure the reliability of our financial reporting, we believe that the consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. GAAP.

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Management’s Remediation Initiatives and Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We continue to make progress towards achieving the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Remediation generally requires making changes to how controls are designed and then adhering to those changes for a sufficient period of time such that the effectiveness of those changes is demonstrated with an appropriate amount of consistency. We believe that we have made significant improvements in our internal control over financial reporting and are committed to remediating our material weakness. Our remediation initiatives are intended to further address our specific material weakness and to continue to enhance our internal control over financial reporting. The Company has developed processes and procedures necessary to remediate its internal control weakness and as of March 31, 2014 these enhanced procedures have been fully implemented. However, enhanced processes and procedures have not been in place for a sufficient period of time subsequent to implementation to conclude that they are operating effectively and therefore we are not able to conclude that the material weakness has been remediated. There have been no material changes to our remediation initiatives since the issuance of our 2013 Annual Report on March 31, 2014.

There were no material changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are from time to time party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. These actions typically seek, among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, breach of contract and/or property damages, punitive damages, civil penalties or other losses, or injunctive or declaratory relief. Based upon information currently available, we believe that the ultimate outcome of all current litigation and other claims, including settlements, in the aggregate will not have a material adverse effect on our overall financial condition for purposes of financial reporting.

In December 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor sued various individuals that are either stockholders, directors, trustees and/or advisors to DirecTECH Holding Company, Inc., or DTHC, and its Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Multiband was not named in this complaint. In May 2011, three of these individuals settled the complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor (upon information and belief, a portion of this settlement was funded by the individuals’ insurance carrier) in the approximate amount of $8.6 million and those same individuals have filed suit against Multiband for reimbursement of certain expenses. The basis for these reimbursement demands are certain corporate indemnification agreements that were entered into by the former DTHC operating subsidiaries and Multiband. Two of those defendants had their claims denied during the second quarter of 2012, in a summary arbitration proceeding. This denial was appealed and the summary judgment award was overturned by a federal court judge in February 2013. Multiband appealed the federal court’s decision to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. In January 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision and reinstated the arbitration award granting summary judgment to Multiband. In April 2014, the individuals filed a writ to appeal the matter to the United States Supreme Court.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the 2013 Annual Report. For additional information concerning our risk factors, please refer to “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the 2013 Annual Report.

We derive substantially all of our revenues from subsidiaries of AT&T Inc., DIRECTV and Alcatel-Lucent. The loss of any of these customers or a reduction in their demand for our services would impair our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We derive substantially all of our revenues from subsidiaries of AT&T Inc., DIRECTV and Alcatel-Lucent. We derived our revenue from the following sources over the past two fiscal years and the three months ended March 31, 2014 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

 

2013

 

 

2013, on a pro forma basis for the merger with Multiband (1)

 

 

2013

 

 

2013, on a pro forma basis for the merger with Multiband (1)

 

 

2014

 

Revenue From:

Revenue

 

 

Percent of Total

 

 

Revenue

 

 

Percent of Total

 

 

Revenue

 

 

Percent of Total

 

 

Revenue

 

 

Percent of Total

 

 

Revenue

 

 

Percent of Total

 

 

Revenue

 

 

Percent of Total

 

 

Subsidiaries of AT&T Inc.

$

532,082

 

 

 

87.3

%

 

$

662,758

 

 

 

71.1

%

 

$

662,758

 

 

 

58.4

%

 

$

129,514

 

 

 

85.7

%

 

$

129,514

 

 

 

58.4

%

 

$

156,913

 

 

 

61.2

%

 

DIRECTV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,425

 

 

 

9.9

%

 

 

270,329

 

 

 

23.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,450

 

 

 

27.7

%

 

 

55,447

 

 

 

21.6

%

 

Alcatel-Lucent

 

55,022

 

 

 

9.0

%

 

 

57,940

 

 

 

6.2

%

 

 

57,940

 

 

 

5.1

%

 

 

12,088

 

 

 

8.0

%

 

 

12,088

 

 

 

5.5

%

 

 

10,800

 

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

$

587,104

 

 

 

96.3

%

 

$

813,123

 

 

 

87.3

%

 

$

991,027

 

 

 

87.3

%

 

$

141,602

 

 

 

93.7

%

 

$

203,052

 

 

 

91.6

%

 

$

223,160

 

 

 

87.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)  Giving effect to the merger with Multiband as if it occurred on January 1, 2013.

 

Because we derive substantially all of our revenues from these customers, and certain of our services for AT&T are provided on a territory basis, with no required commitment for AT&T to spend a specified amount in such territory with us, we could experience a material adverse effect to our business, financial condition or results of operations if the amount of business we obtain from these customers is reduced. There have recently been reports that AT&T Inc. has approached DIRECTV concerning a potential business combination transaction. If such transaction were to occur, our revenues could become more concentrated and dependent on our relationship with AT&T Inc. Additionally, we have recently experienced declining revenues under the Alcatel-Lucent Contract, and Alcatel Lucent may elect not to renew the Alcatel-Lucent Contract following its expiration on December 31, 2014. To the extent that our performance does not meet customer expectations, or our reputation or relationships with our key customers are impaired, we

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may lose future business with such customers, which would materially adversely affect our ability to generate revenue. Any of these factors could negatively impact our business, financial condition or results of operations.

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

 During April 2014, we issued 43,358 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant held by an accredited investor. The issuance of these shares was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

A list of exhibits filed herewith is contained in the Exhibit Index that immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

 

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Signatures

The Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOODMAN NETWORKS INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 15, 2014

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ RON B. HILL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Ron B. Hill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

(Duly authorized officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 15, 2014

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ RANDAL S. DUMAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Randal S. Dumas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

(Principal financial officer)

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorporated by Reference

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

Form

 

File No.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Filing Date

 

Filed
Herewith

2.1#

 

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 28, 2013, by and among Goodman Networks Incorporated, Cellular Specialties, Inc., and certain voting trustees and voting shareholders party thereto.

 

S-4

 

333-186684

 

2.1

 

April 26, 2013

 

 

2.2#

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 21, 2013, by and among Goodman Networks Incorporated, Manatee Merger Sub Corporation and Multiband Corporation.

 

S-4

 

333-186684

 

2.2

 

June 11, 2013

 

 

2.3#

 

Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2013, by and among Goodman Networks Incorporated, Multiband Corporation, Minnesota Digital Universe, Inc., Multiband Subscriber Services, Inc. and Multiband MDU Incorporated.

 

8-K

 

333-186684

 

2.1

 

January 7, 2014

 

 

3.2

 

Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Goodman Networks Incorporated, effective as of April 11, 2014.

 

10-K

 

333-195212

 

3.2

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.1 †

 

Fifth Amendment to that 2012 Home Services Provider Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2014, by and between DIRECTV, LLC and Multiband Field Services, Inc.

 

10-K

 

333-186684

 

10.69

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

10.2

 

Sixth Amendment to that 2012 Home Services Provider Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2014, by and between DIRECTV, LLC and Multiband Field Services, Inc.

 

10-K

 

333-186684

 

10.70

 

March 31, 2014

 

 

10.3

 

Goodman Networks Incorporated 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated April 8, 2014.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.70

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.4

 

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the Goodman Networks Incorporated 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.71

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.5

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Goodman Networks Incorporated 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.72

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.6

 

Second Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated April 11, 2014, by and between John A. Goodman and Goodman Networks Incorporated.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.73

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.7

 

Second Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated April 11, 2014, by and between Ron B. Hill and Goodman Networks Incorporated.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.74

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.8

 

Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 11, 2014, by and between Jason A. Goodman and Goodman Networks Incorporated.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.75

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.9

 

Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 11, 2014, by and between Joseph M. Goodman and Goodman Networks Incorporated.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.76

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.10

 

Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 11, 2014, by and between Jonathan E. Goodman and Goodman Networks Incorporated.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.77

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

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10.11

 

Amendment No. 1 to Executive Employment Agreement, dated April 11, 2014, by and between Cari T. Shyiak and Goodman Networks Incorporated.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.78

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.12

 

Letter Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, entered into on April 11, 2014 by dated effective as of April 9, 2014, by and between Goodman Networks Incorporated, as Borrower, and PNC Bank, as Agent.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.79

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.13

 

First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated April 9, 2014, by and between Randal S. Dumas and Goodman Networks Incorporated.

 

S-1

 

333-195212

 

10.80

 

April 11, 2014

 

 

10.14

 

Fifth Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2014, by and among Goodman Networks Incorporated and shareholders party thereto from time to time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

10.15

 

Promissory Note, dated March 28, 2014, made by Multiband Special Purpose, LLC in favor of Commerce Bank.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

31.1

 

Certification, dated May 15, 2014, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Principal Executive Officer of Goodman Networks Incorporated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

31.2

 

Certification, dated May 15, 2014, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Principal Financial Officer of Goodman Networks Incorporated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

32.1

 

Certification, dated May 15, 2014, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Goodman Networks Incorporated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

Confidential treatment has been granted with respect to certain portions of this Exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

#

Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Goodman Networks Incorporated hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  

 

 

 

 

 

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