form10q_16827.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 10-Q
 

 
(Mark One)
 
x 
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
 
OR
 
o 
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File Number: 333-139298
 

 
Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Delaware
52-2263942
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
10 Sixth Road
 Woburn, MA
01801
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(781) 376-5555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 

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

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   o Yes    o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
         
Large accelerated filer
¨
 
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
 
Smaller reporting company
þ

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

The number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding as of May 12, 2010 was 11,188,208
 


 
 
 
Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
 
For the Quarterly Period ended March 31, 2010
 
Index
 
   
Page
 
Part I
Financial Information
   
       
Item 1.
Financial Statements
   
       
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of March 31, 2010 and September 30, 2009
4
 
       
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three and six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
5
 
       
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three and six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
6
 
       
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
7
 
       
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
12
 
       
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
21
 
       
Item 4T.
Controls and Procedures
21
 
       
Part II
Other Information
   
       
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
21
 
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
21
 
       
Item 5.
Other Information
22
 
       
Item 6.
Exhibits
24
 
       
Signatures
 
25
 
 



 
 
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Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
 
For the Quarterly Period ended March 31, 2010
 
 
Statements contained in this Report on Form 10-Q that are not based on historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “should,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “continue,” or similar terms or variations of those terms or the negative of those terms.  These statements appear in a number of places in this Form 10-Q and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Bridgeline Digital, Inc. Forward-looking statements are merely our current predictions of future events. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, are not guaranties of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from our predictions. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from our predictions include the impact of the global financial deterioration on our business, our inability to manage our future growth effectively or profitably, our license renewal rate, the impact of competition and our ability to maintain margins or market share, the performance of our products, our ability to protect our proprietary technology, the security of our software, our ability to maintain our listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market, our dependence on our management team and key personnel, or our ability to hire and retain future key personnel.  Although we have sought to identify the most significant risks to our business, we cannot predict whether, or to what extent, any of such risks may be realized, nor is there any assurance that we have identified all possible issues which we might face. We assume no obligation to update our forward-looking statements to reflect new information or developments. We urge readers to review carefully the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 as well as in the other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You can read these documents at www.sec.gov.
 
 
Where we say “we,” “us,” “our,” “Company” or “Bridgeline” we mean Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
 
 
 
 















 
 
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.                               
Financial Statements.

 
Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
   
March 31,
2010
   
September 30,
2009
 
Assets
           
Current assets:
           
    Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3,293     $ 3,060  
    Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables, net
    3,724       3,468  
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    367       320  
          Total current assets
    7,384       6,848  
Equipment and improvements, net
    1,210       1,448  
Intangible assets, net
    1,207       1,490  
Goodwill
    14,656       13,899  
Other assets
    921       570  
     Total assets
  $ 25,378     $ 24,255  
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
               
Current liabilities:
               
    Accounts payable
  $ 729     $ 714  
    Accrued liabilities
    756       786  
    Accrued earnouts
    287       408  
    Line of credit
    1,650       1,000  
    Capital lease obligations – current
    49       77  
    Deferred revenue
    1,139       890  
          Total current liabilities
    4,610       3,875  
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion
    48       62  
Other long term liabilities
    411       414  
          Total liabilities
    5,069       4,351  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Stockholders’ equity:
               
    Preferred stock - $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
           
    Common stock - $0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 11,188,208 and 11,182,209 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
    11       11  
    Additional paid-in capital
    35,798       35,620  
    Accumulated deficit
    (15,371 )     (15,611 )
    Accumulated other comprehensive income
    (129 )     (116 )
          Total stockholders’ equity
    20,309       19,904  
          Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 25,378     $ 24,255  
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
 
 
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Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
 
2009
 
 
 
2010
   
2009
 
Revenue:
                   
     Web application development services
 
$
4,525
 
$
5,126
 
$
9,138
   
$
10,674
 
     Managed service hosting
   
506
   
656
   
1,000
     
1,254
 
     Subscription and perpetual licenses
   
356
   
317
   
728
     
644
 
            Total revenue
   
5,387
   
6,099
   
10,866
     
12,572
 
Cost of revenue:
                           
     Web application development services
   
2,273
   
2,364
   
4,451
     
5,005
 
     Managed service hosting
   
159
   
171
   
288
     
305
 
     Subscription and perpetual licenses
   
167
   
147
   
300
     
270
 
           Total cost of revenue
   
2,599
   
2,682
   
5,039
     
5,580
 
           Gross profit
   
2,788
   
3,417
   
5,827
     
6,992
 
Operating expenses:
                           
     Sales and marketing
   
1,170
   
1,628
   
2,420
     
3,258
 
     General and administrative
   
1,032
   
1,027
   
2,201
     
2,069
 
     Research and development
   
250
   
284
   
325
     
635
 
     Depreciation and amortization
   
306
   
227
   
609
     
592
 
           Total operating expenses
   
2,758
   
3,166
   
5,555
     
6,554
 
Income from operations
   
30
   
251
   
272
     
438
 
     Interest income (expense), net
   
5
   
(13
)
 
(1
)
   
  (35
)
Income before income taxes
   
35
   
238
   
271
     
403
 
     Income taxes
   
15
 
 
20
   
31
     
20
 
Net income
 
$
20
 
$
218
 
$
240
   
$
383
 
                             
Net income per share:
                           
     Basic
 
$
 
$
0.02
 
$
0.02
   
$
0.04
 
     Diluted
 
$
 
$
0.02
 
$
0.02
   
$
0.04
 
                             
Number of weighted average shares:
                           
     Basic
   
11,186,145
   
11,012,808
   
11,184,156
     
10,891,537
 
     Diluted
   
11,755,919
   
11,058,933
   
11,650,060
     
   10,938,201
 

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


 
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Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
         
Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
         
2010
   
2009
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                 
     Net income
        $ 240     $ 383  
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                     
        Amortization of intangible assets
          283       234  
        Depreciation
          371       402  
        Other amortization
          117       108  
        Stock-based compensation
          173       282  
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquired assets and liabilities:
                     
Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables
          (256 )     1,003  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
          (140 )     37  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
          (73     (738
Deferred revenue
          249       44  
Other liabilities
          (3 )     96  
            Total adjustments
          721       1,468  
            Net cash provided by operating activities
          961       1,851  
Cash flows from investing activities:
                     
     Equipment and improvements
 
 
      (116 )     (376 )
     Software development
          (338 )      
     Contingent acquisition payments (earnouts)
    (       (878 )     (587 )
            Net cash used in investing activities
            (1,332 )     (963 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
     Proceeds from bank line of credit
            3,000       2,000  
     Principal payments on bank line of credit
            (2,350 )     (2,000 )
     Principal payments on capital leases
            (42 )     (69 )
     Proceeds from exercise of stock options
            5        
            Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
            613       (69 )
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
            242       819  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    1       (9 )     10  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
            3,060       1,911  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
          $ 3,293     $ 2,740  
                         
Supplemental cash flow information:
                       
 Cash paid for:
                       
     Interest
          $ 11     $ 35  
     Income taxes
          $ 87     $ 13  
 Non cash activities:
                       
     Equipment and other assets included in accounts payable
          $ 10     $  
     Other assets included in accrued expenses
          $ 87     $  
     Issuance of common stock for contingent acquisition payments (earnouts)
          $     $ 301  
     Accrued contingent consideration (earnouts)
          $ 287     $ 470  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
 
 
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BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC.
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
1.  
Description of Business

Overview
 
Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (“Bridgeline” or the “Company”), is a developer of award-winning web application management software and interactive technology solutions that help organizations optimize business processes.  Bridgeline’s iAPPS® software combined with its interactive development capabilities assist customers in maximizing revenue, improving customer service and loyalty, enhancing employee knowledge, and reducing operational costs by leveraging web based technologies.

Bridgeline’s iAPPS® product suite is a web based solution that unify web Content Management, web Analytics, eCommerce, and eMarketing capabilities deep within the website or web applications in which they reside; enabling business users to enhance and optimize the value of their web properties. Combined with award-winning interactive development capabilities, Bridgeline helps customers cost-effectively accommodate the changing needs of today’s websites, intranets, extranets, portals, and mission-critical web applications.  iAPPS Content Manager was the recipient of the 2010 CODiE Award for the Best Web Content Management Solution.

Locations

The Company’s corporate office is located north of Boston, Massachusetts.  The Company maintains regional offices serving the following geographical locations: Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Denver, CO; New York, NY; and Washington, DC.  The Company has a wholly-owned subsidiary, Bridgeline Digital Pvt. Ltd. located in Bangalore, India.

Company Name Change

On March 19, 2010, the Company changed its name to Bridgeline Digital, Inc. from Bridgeline Software, Inc.  On March 31, 2010, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary changed its name to Bridgeline Digital Pvt., Ltd from Bridgeline Software Pvt., Ltd.

Other Information

The Company’s stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol BLIN.  On March 23, 2010, the Company changed its NASDAQ trading symbol to BLIN from BLSW in connection with the Company name change. The Company maintains its website at www.bridgelinedigital.com.

2.  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
 
The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned Indian subsidiary. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Certain amounts from the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

These  Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Unless otherwise stated, references to particular years or quarters refer to the Company’s fiscal years ended in September and the associated quarters of those fiscal years.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying interim Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2010 and the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Cash Flows for the three and six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, are unaudited. The unaudited interim consolidated statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and in the opinion of the Company’s management have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended September 30, 2009. These financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position at March 31, 2010 and its results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and its cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending September 30, 2010. The accompanying September 30, 2009 Consolidated Balance Sheet has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements.

 
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BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC.
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
Accounting Standards Codifications

Effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification™ (the “Codification”) became the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP”).  The Company adopted the Codification during the quarter ending September 30, 2009. The adoption had no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
3.  
Accounts Receivable and Unbilled Receivables

Accounts receivable and unbilled receivables consists of the following:

   
March 31,
   
September 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
     Accounts receivable
  $ 3,596     $ $3,399  
     Unbilled receivables
    376       349  
     Subtotal
    3,972       3,748  
     Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (248 )     (280 )
     Accounts receivable, net
  $ 3,724     $ $3,468  

4.  
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
 
Intangible Assets

Changes in the carrying amount of intangible assets follows:
 
   
At March 31, 2010
 
   
Gross Asset
   
Accumulated
Amortization
   
Impairment
(a)
   
Net
Amount
 
                         
Domain and trade names
  $ 39     $ (26 )   $ (13 )   $  
Customer related
    2,676       (1,480 )     (63 )     1,133  
Acquired software
    362       (288 )           74  
                                 
Total intangible assets
  $ 3,077     $ (1,794 )   $ (76 )   $ 1,207  


(a)  
An impairment charge of $76 thousand was taken during fiscal year ended September 30, 2008


 
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BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC.
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
Total amortization expense related to intangible assets for the three and six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 follows:

   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Amortization expense charged to:
                       
Cost of revenue
 
23
   
22
   
$
45
   
$
45
 
Operating expense
   
119
     
168
     
238
     
189
 
      Total
 
$
142
   
$
190
   
 $
283
   
$
234
 

Goodwill

Changes in the balance of goodwill for the six months ended March 31, 2009 are as follows:

   
For the
 
   
Six Months
 
   
Ended
March 31, 
2010
 
       
Goodwill balance at beginning of period
 
$
13,899
 
Contingent acquisition payments (earnouts)
 
757
 
Goodwill balance at end of period
 
$
14,656
 
  

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually during the fourth quarter of every year and more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.  For the year ended September 30, 2009, the Company did not record a goodwill impairment charge.

The Company accounts for contingent consideration (“earnouts”) related to acquisitions completed before September 30, 2009 as an increase to goodwill at the time such earnouts are earned.  During the six month period ended March 31, 2010, goodwill increased by $757 thousand related to earnouts.  The Company is obligated to continue paying quarterly  earnouts to former owners of acquired companies in the amount of $2.3 million based on the achievement of certain predefined operating metrics. If such payments are earned they will be recorded as an increase to goodwill.  To the extent goodwill continues to increase as a result of such payments and to the extent there are unfavorable changes in assumptions used to determine the Company’s fair value (including a decline in the Company’s market capitalization) there can be no assurance that the Company will not have another impairment charge in the future.

5.                Indebtedness

Credit Facility Borrowings

On March 31, 2010, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank (the “Loan Agreement”). The Loan Agreement provides for up to $5 million of revolving credit advances, of which $3 million may be used for acquisitions and up to $5 million may be used for working capital purposes.  The Loan Agreement has a two year term which expires on March 31, 2012.  Borrowings are limited to the lesser of (i) $5 million or (ii) 80% of eligible receivables as defined. In the event that the borrowing base formula results in less than $5 million in available borrowings, the Company can borrow up to $2 million in out of formula borrowings (provided such amount does not exceed $5 million) for specified periods of time. Borrowings bear interest at prime plus 1.00% or 1.25%, depending on the level of the adjusted EBITDA, as defined.  The Company pays an annual commitment fee of .50% and an unused fee of .25%.  The Company is also required to comply with certain financial and other covenants.  Borrowings are secured by all of the Company’s assets and all of the Company’s intellectual property. The Loan Agreement replaced the Company’s prior credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank which expired on March 31, 2010.

At March 31, 2010, the Company had a balance outstanding under the credit line of $1.7 million which was repaid in April 2010.

 
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BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC.
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
6.               Stock Based Compensation

Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes option activity for all of the Company’s stock options. Options granted during the six months ended March 31, 2010 were issued at fair value:

   
Shares
Covered
By
Options
   
Exercise
Price per
Share
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
   
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
 
                               
Balance at September 30, 2009
    1,470,207       $0.003 to $3.590     $ 0.91              
   Granted
    518,500    
1.120 to 1.390
      1.17              
   Exercised
    ( 5,999 )     .90       0.90              
   Forfeited
    (4,000 )  
1.060 to 3.590
      2.96              
Balance at March 31, 2010
    1,978,708       $0.003 to $3.590     $ 0.97       9.00     $ 12  

On March 19, 2010, the Company amended the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance to 2,400,000 shares from 2,000,000 shares.

7.                Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income includes net income, as well as other changes in stockholders’ equity that result from transactions and economic events other than those with stockholders.

Comprehensive income was as follows:
 
   
For the Six
Months
 Ended
March 31,
 
    2010     2009  
Net income
 
$
       240
   
$
     383
 
Net change in foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax of $-0-
   
         (13)
     
      (27)
 
Balance at end of period
 
$
        227
   
$
     356
 

8.                Net Income per Share
 
Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus the dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and warrants using the “treasury stock” method.  The computation of diluted earnings per share does not include the effect of outstanding stock options and warrants that are anti-dilutive. The Company has excluded 288,750 and 2,026,455 of equity instruments from the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively with exercise prices less than market values because these securities were anti-dilutive. The Company has excluded 358,750 and 2,026,455 of equity investments from the calculation on diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively with exercise prices less than market values because these securities were anti-dilutive.
 
 
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BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC.
 
NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
9.                Income Taxes

The Company recorded income tax expense of $15 thousand and $31 thousand for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Income tax expense represents the estimated liability for Federal and state income taxes owed by the Company, including the alternative minimum tax.  Net operating loss carry forwards are estimated to be sufficient to offset additional taxable income for all periods presented.

The Company does not provide for U.S. income taxes on the undistributed earnings of its Indian subsidiary, which the Company considers to be a permanent investment.

10.              Subsequent Event

On May 11, 2010, the Company acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of TMX Interactive, Inc., a web development company located in Conshohocken, PA. The purchase price consisted of (i) cash of $100,000, (ii) the assumption of approximately $600,000 of deferred revenue, (iii) a note in the amount of $500,000 payable over three years beginning January 2011 with interest at 1% per annum (the note is unsecured and subordinated to the Companys primary lender), and (iv) contingent consideration of up to $500,000 payable quarterly beginning with the quarter ending December 31, 2010 based on the achievement of a certain defined operating metrics.

Effective October 1, 2010, the Company accounts for contingent acquisition payments for completed acquisitions at the acquisition date as additional purchase price which is allocated to goodwill and intangible assets. Effective October 1, 2010, all acquisition costs are expensed when incurred.














 
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Item 2.    
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
This section contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors and risks including risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 as well as in the other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You can read these documents at www.sec.gov.

This section should be read in combination with the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Overview

Bridgeline is a developer of award-winning web application management software and interactive technology solutions that help organizations optimize business processes.  Bridgeline’s  iAPPS® product suite combined with its interactive development capabilities assist customers in maximizing revenue, improving customer service and loyalty, enhancing employee knowledge, and reducing operational costs by leveraging web based technologies.

Bridgeline’s iAPPS® suite of software products are solutions that unify web Content Management, web Analytics, eCommerce, and eMarketing capabilities deep within the website on web applications in which they reside; enabling business users to enhance and optimize the value of their web properties. Combined with award-winning interactive development capabilities, Bridgeline helps customers cost-effectively accommodate the changing needs of today’s websites, intranets, extranets, portals and mission-critical web applications. The iAPPS® suite of software products are delivered through a SaaS (“Software as a Service”) business model, in which we deliver our software over the Internet while providing maintenance, daily technical operation and support. iAPPS® provides a flexible architecture so traditional perpetual licensing of our software is also available. iAPPS Content Manager was the receipient of the 2010 CODiE Award for the Best Web Content Management Solution.

Bridgeline’s team of Microsoft® Gold Certified developers specialize in end-to-end interactive technology solutions which include web design and web application development, usability engineering, SharePoint development, rich media development, search engine optimization and web application hosting management.

Customer Information

We had approximately 636 customers at March 31, 2010 compared with approximately 589 customers at March 31, 2009, an increase of 8%.   Approximately 490 of the Company’s customers or 77% pay a monthly subscription fee or a monthly managed service hosting fee. Approximately 70% of our customers at March 31, 2009 continued to be revenue generating customers at March 31, 2010.

For the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company had two customers that each represented 5% of total revenue and one customer that represented 9% of total revenue.  For the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company had one customer that represented more than 5% of total revenue.

For the six months ended March 31, 2010 the Company had three customers that each represented 5%, 6%, and 9%, respectively, of its total revenue.  For the six months ended March 31, 2009, the Company did not have any customers that individually represented more than 5% of its total revenue.

 
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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our results of operations for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009, respectively.
 
     
Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
(dollars in thousands)
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
                           
Revenue
                         
   Web application development services
    $ 4,525     $ 5,126     $ 9,138     $ 10,674  
      % of total revenue
      84 %     84 %     84 %     85 %
   Managed service hosting
      506       656       1,000       1,254  
      % of total revenue
      9 %     11 %     9 %     10 %
   Subscription and perpetual licenses
      356       317       728       644  
      % of total revenue
      7 %     5 %     7 %     5 %
Total Revenue
      5,387       6,099       10,866       12,572  
                                   
Cost of revenue
                                 
   Web application development services
      2,273       2,364       4,451       5,005  
      % of web application development services revenue
      50 %     46 %     49 %     47 %
   Managed service hosting
      159       171       288       305  
      % of managed service hosting revenue
      31 %     26 %     29 %     25 %
   Subscription and perpetual licenses
      167       147       300       270  
      % of subscription and perpetual license revenue
      47 %     46 %     41 %     40 %
Total cost of revenue
      2,599       2,682       5,039       5,580  
Gross profit
      2,788       3,417       5,827       6,992  
Gross profit margin
      51.8 %     56.0 %     53.6 %     55.6 %
                                   
Operating expenses
                                 
   Sales and marketing
      1,170       1,628       2,420       3,258  
      % of total revenue
      22 %     27 %     22 %     26 %
   General and administrative
      1,032       1,027       2,201       2,069  
      % of total revenue
      19 %     17 %     20 %     16 %
   Research and development
      250       284       325       635  
      % of total revenue
      5 %     4 %     3 %     5 %
   Depreciation and amortization
      306       227       609       592  
      % of total revenue
      5 %     4 %     6 %     5 %
Total operating expenses
      2,758       3,166       5,555       6,554  
      % of total revenue
      51 %     52 %     51 %     52 %
Income from operations
      30       251       272       438  
      % of total revenue
      1 %     4 %     3 %     3 %
      Interest income (expense), net
      5       (13 )     (1 )     (35 )
Income before income taxes
      35       238       271       403  
      Income taxes
      15       20       31       20  
Net income
    $ 20     $ 218     $ 240     $ 383  
      % of total revenue
-
    %     4 %     2 %     3 %
                                   
Adjusted EBITDA
    $ 528     $ 699     $ 1,216     $ 1,464  
                                   
 
 
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Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to March 31, 2009.

Revenue

Our revenue is derived from three sources: (i) Web application development services (ii) managed service hosting and (iii) subscription and perpetual licenses.  Total revenue decreased $712 thousand or 12% to $5.387 million from $6.099 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.

Web Application Development Services

Revenue from web application development services decreased $601 thousand, or 12% to $4.525 million from $5.126 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period of 2009.  The decrease is attributable to the Company focusing its marketing and new business development towards more iAPPS® related opportunities.  In addition the decrease is attributable to general economic conditions which have resulted in a reduced level of spending from certain customers that generated revenue in the prior period.
 
Application development services revenue as a percentage of total revenue remained constant at 84% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of 2009.

Managed Service Hosting

Revenue from managed service hosting decreased $150 thousand, or 23% to $506 thousand from $656 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period in 2009.  The decrease is attributable to our focused marketing and new business development efforts in selling more iAPPS® related engagements.  Additionally, there has been some customer attrition as a result of our efforts to engage with larger organizations as opposed to some of our smaller customers obtained through previous acquisitions.

Managed services revenue as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 9% from 11% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of 2009 as a result of the decrease in revenue.

Subscription and Perpetual Licenses

Revenue from subscription and perpetual licenses increased $39 thousand, or 12% to $356 thousand from $317 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.  Subscription and perpetual license revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased to 7% from 5% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period in 2009.

Cost of Revenue

Total cost of revenue decreased $83 thousand, or 3% to $2.599 million from $2.682 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.

Cost of web application development services decreased $91 thousand, or 4% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.  The cost of application development services as a percentage of application development services revenue increased to 50% from 46%, for the same three month comparative periods.  This decrease in margin results from a combination of lower web application development services revenue and higher direct labor costs to deliver such revenue.

Cost of managed service hosting decreased $12 thousand or 7% for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009. The cost of managed services as a percentage of managed services revenue increased to 31% from 26% for the same three month comparative periods. The decrease in the amount of managed service hosting costs is due to efforts initiated during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 to consolidate our network operation centers and reduce costs associated with having multiple hosting facilities. Since a portion of this cost is fixed cost related to our hosting environment, such costs will not decrease at the same rate as the related revenue.

Cost of subscription and perpetual licenses increased $20 thousand, or 14% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.  The cost of subscription and perpetual licenses as a percentage of subscription and perpetual license revenue increased to 47% from 46% for the same comparative three month periods.  The increase in the
 
 
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amount of subscription and perpetual license costs is primarily related to additional software development costs capitalized in prior periods which is now being amortized.  Additionally, since a portion of this cost is fixed cost related to our hosting environment, such costs will not always increase or decrease at the same rate as the related revenue.

Gross Profit

Gross profit decreased $629 thousand, or by 18%, for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of 2009.  Gross profit margin decreased to 51.8% from 56.0% for the same comparative three month periods.  The decrease in gross profit margin is attributable to a combination of lower revenue and lower utilization.

Operating Expenses

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses decreased $458 thousand, or 28% to $1.170 million from $1.628 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.  Sales and marketing expenses represented 22% of total revenue compared with 27% for the same comparative three month periods.  This decrease is primarily attributable to lower incentive compensation costs related to lower revenue for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 when compared with the same period of the prior year.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased $5 thousand, or 0% to $1.032 million from $1.027 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.  General and administrative expense represented 19% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with 17% of revenue for the same comparative three month periods.  The increase in the amount of general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue is related to the lower amount of comparable revenue.

Research and Development

Research and development expense decreased by $34 thousand, or 12% to $250 thousand from $284 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year, after capitalization of software development cost.  Capitalized software development costs were $95 thousand and $-0- for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Had such cost not been capitalized, research and development expense would have been $345 thousand and $284 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The increase in cost relates to additional personnel and related costs to continue development of our iAPPS® suite of software products.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increase by $79 thousand, or 35% to $306 thousand from $227 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year. Depreciation and amortization increased to 5% of revenue from 4% of revenue for the same comparable periods. This increase in the amount of depreciation and amortization was attributable to final purchase price allocation adjustments recorded in March 2009 related to the Indigo Group, Inc. acquisition competed in July of 2008.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was $15 thousand and $20 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Income tax expense represents the estimated liability for Federal and state income taxes owed by the Company, including the alternative minimum tax.  Net operating loss carry forwards are estimated to be sufficient to offset additional taxable income for all periods presented.

Income from Operations

Income from operations decreased to $30 thousand from $251 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.  The decrease in income from operations is principally the result of a lower revenue in the current period as compared with the same period of the prior year.
 
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Results of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared to March 31, 2009.

Revenue

Total revenue decreased $1.7 million, or 14% to $10.866 million from $12.572 million for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior.

Web Application Development Services

Revenue from web application development services decreased $1.536 million, or 14% to $9.138 million from $10.674 million for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period of 2009.  The decrease is attributable to the Company focusing its marketing and new business development towards more iAPPS® related opportunities.  In addition the decrease is attributable to general economic conditions which have resulted in a reduced level of spending from certain customers that generated revenue in the prior period.
 
Application development services revenue as a percentage of total revenue decreased to at 84% from 85% for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of 2009.

Managed Service Hosting

Revenue from managed service hosting decreased $254 thousand, or 20% to $1.000 million from $1.254 million for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period in 2009.  The decrease is attributable to our focused marketing and new business development efforts in selling more iAPPS® related engagements.  Additionally, there has been some customer attrition as a result of our efforts to engage with larger organizations as opposed to some of our smaller customers obtained through previous acquisitions.

Managed services revenue as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 9% from 10% for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of 2009 as a result of the decrease in revenue.

Subscription and Perpetual Licenses

Revenue from subscription and perpetual licenses increased $84 thousand, or 13% to $728 thousand from $644 thousand for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.  Subscription and perpetual license revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased to 7% from 5% for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period in 2009.

Cost of Revenue

Total cost of revenue decreased $541 thousand, or 11% to $5.039 million from $5.580 million for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.

Cost of web application development services decreased $554 thousand, or 11% for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.  The cost of application development services as a percentage of application development services revenue increased to 49% from 47%, for the same six month comparative periods.  This decrease in margin results from a combination of lower web application development services revenue and higher direct labor costs to deliver such revenue.

Cost of managed service hosting decreased $17 thousand or 6% for the six months ended March 31, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009. The cost of managed services as a percentage of managed services revenue increased to 29% from 25% for the same six month comparative periods. The decrease in the amount of managed service hosting costs is due to efforts initiated during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 to consolidate our network operation centers and reduce costs associated with having multiple hosting facilities. Since a portion of this cost is fixed cost related to our hosting environment, such costs will not decrease at the same rate as the related revenue.

Cost of subscription and perpetual licenses increased $30 thousand, or 11% for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.  The cost of subscription and perpetual licenses as a percentage of subscription and perpetual license revenue increased to 41% from 40% for the same comparative six month periods.  The increase in the amount of subscription and perpetual license costs is primarily related to additional software development costs capitalized in prior periods which is now being amortized.  Additionally, since a portion of this cost is fixed cost related to our hosting environment, such costs will not always increase or decrease at the same rate as the related revenue.
 
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Gross Profit

Gross profit decreased $1.165 million, or by 17%, for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of 2009.  Gross profit margin decreased to 53.6% from 55.6% for the same comparative six month periods.  The decrease in gross profit margin is attributable to a combination of lower revenue and lower utilization.

Operating Expenses

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses decreased $838 thousand, or 26% to $2.420 million from $3.258 million for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.  Sales and marketing expenses represented 22% of total revenue compared with 26% for the same comparative three month periods.  This decrease is primarily attributable to lower incentive compensation costs related to lower revenue for the six month period ended March 31, 2010 when compared with the same period of the prior year.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased $132 thousand, or 6% to $2.201 million from $2.069 million for the six month period ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.  General and administrative expense represented 20% of revenue compared with 16% of revenue for the same comparative three month periods.  The increase in the amount of general and administrative expense is primarily due to increases in personnel. The increase in the amount of general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue is related to lower comparable revenue during the period ended March 31, 2010.

Research and Development

Research and development expense decreased by $310 thousand, or 49% to $325 thousand from $635 thousand for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year, after capitalization of software development cost.  Capitalized software development costs were $286 thousand and $-0- for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Had such cost not been capitalized, research and development expense would have been $611 thousand and $635 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The decrease in the amount of research and development costs relates to lower personnel costs in the period ended March 31, 2010.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $17 thousand, or 3% to $609 thousand from $592 thousand for the six months ended March 31, 20010 compared with the same period of the prior year. Depreciation and amortization increased to 6% of revenue from 5% of revenue for the same comparable periods. This increase in the amount of depreciation and amortization was attributable to final purchase price allocation adjustments recorded in March 2009 related to the Indigo Group, Inc. acquisition competed in July of 2008.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was $31 thousand and $20 thousand for the six month periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Income tax expense represents the estimated liability for Federal and state income taxes owed by the Company, including the alternative minimum tax.  Net operating loss carry forwards are estimated to be sufficient to offset additional taxable income for all periods presented.

Income from Operations

Income from operations decreased to $272 thousand from $438 thousand for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with the same period of the prior year.  The decrease in income from operations is principally the result of lower revenue in the current period as compared with the same period of the prior year.
 
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Adjusted EBITDA

We also measure our performance based on a non-GAAP measurement of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization and before stock compensation expense and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets (“Adjusted EBITDA”).  The following table reconciles net income (which is the most directly comparable GAAP operating performance measure) to EBITDA, and EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA:

     
Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Six Months Ended
March 31,
 
(in thousands)
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
                                   
Net income
    $ 20     $ 218     $ 240     $ 383  
Taxes
      15       20       31       20  
Interest (income) expense, net
      (5 )     13       1       35  
Amortization of intangible assets
      142       44       283       234  
Depreciation
      187       205       371       402  
EBITDA
    $ 359     $ 500     $ 926     $ 1,074  
Other amortization
      66       54       117       108  
Stock based compensation
      103       145       173       282  
Adjusted EBITDA
    $ 528     $ 699     $ 1,216     $ 1,464  


Adjusted EBITDA was $528 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared with $699 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2009, a decrease of $171 thousand, or 24%. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA results primarily from a lower amount of net income for the current period as compared with the prior period.

Adjusted EBITDA was $1.216 million for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with $1.464 million for the six months ended March 31, 2009, a decrease of $248 thousand, or 17%. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA results primarily from a lower amount of net income for the current period as compared with the prior period.

We believe this non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to management and investors in evaluating our operating performance for the periods presented and provide a tool for evaluating our ongoing operations.

Adjusted EBITDA, however, is not a measure of operating performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative or substitute for GAAP profitability measures such as (i) income from operations and net income, or (ii) cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, both as determined in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA as an operating performance measure has material limitations since it excludes the financial statement impact of income taxes, net interest expense, amortization of intangibles, depreciation, other amortization and stock based compensation, and therefore does not represent an accurate measure of profitability.  As a result, Adjusted EBITDA should be evaluated in conjunction with net income for a complete analysis of our profitability, as net income includes the financial statement impact of these items and is the most directly comparable GAAP operating performance measure to Adjusted EBITDA. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may also differ from and therefore may not be comparable with similarly titled measures used by other companies, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. Because of the limitations that Adjusted EBITDA has as an analytical tool, investors should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Cash provided from operating activities was $961 thousand for the six months ended March 31, 2010, compared to $1.851 million for the same period of the prior year.  This decrease in cash from operating activities is primarily attributable to lower net income in the March 31, 2010 period as compared with the corresponding period of the prior year and a larger amount of collections for accounts receivable and unbilled receivables in the March 31, 2009 period as compared with the March 31, 2010 period.  Cash from operating activities is anticipated to be sufficient to offset increases in working capital needs in the foreseeable future.

 
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Cash used in investing activities was $1.332 million for the six months ended March 31, 2010 as compared with $963 thousand for the same period of the prior year.  These amounts include capitalized software development cost of $338 in the March 31, 2010 period as compared with $-0- in the same period of the prior year and contingent acquisition payments of $878 thousand for the six month period ended March 31, 2010 compared with $587 thousand for the same period of the prior year.   Expenditures for equipment and improvements were $116 thousand for the March 31, 2010 period compared with $376 in the same period of the prior year.

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities was $613 thousand for the six months ended March 31, 2010 compared with $(69) thousand for the same period of the prior year.  The increase in cash provided by financing activities was attributable to borrowings under the bank line of credit of $3.0 million in excess of amounts repaid of $1.3 million.  At March 31, 2010, $1.7 million was outstanding under the bank credit line, which was repaid in April 2010.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, we generated net income.  Prior to this period we incurred annual losses since inception in 2000 and used significant amounts of cash to fund operations. As a result, at March 31, 2010, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $15.4 million.

Capital Resources and Liquidity Outlook
 
On March 31, 2010, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank (the “Loan Agreement”). The Loan Agreement provides for up to $5 million of revolving credit advances, of which $3 million may be used for acquisitions and up to $5 million may be used for working capital purposes.  The Loan Agreement has a two year term which expires on March 31, 2012.  Borrowings are limited to the lesser of (i) $5 million or (ii) 80% of eligible receivables as defined. In the event that the borrowing base formula results in less than $5 million in available borrowings, the Company can borrow up to $2 million in out of formula borrowings (provided such amount does not exceed $5 million) for specified periods of time. Borrowings bear interest at prime plus 1.00% or 1.25%, depending on the level of the adjusted EBITDA, as defined.  The Company pays an annual commitment fee of .50% and an unused fee of .25%.  The Company is also required to comply with certain financial and other covenants.  Borrowings are secured by all of the Company’s assets and all of the Company’s intellectual property. The Loan Agreement replaced the Company’s prior credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank which expired on March 31, 2010.

The Company believes that cash generated from operations and proceeds from the bank line of credit will be sufficient to fund the company’s working capital and capital expenditure needs in the foreseeable future.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, financings or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons other than our operating leases and contingent acquisition payments.

We currently do not have any variable interest entities. We do not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. We are, therefore, not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.

Contractual Obligations

We lease our facilities in the United States and India.  Other contractual obligations include (i) certain equipment acquired under capitalized lease agreements totaling $97 thousand that have begun to expire and (ii) contingent acquisition payments.  We have no contractual obligations extending beyond five years and there were no material leases entered into during the quarter ended March 31, 2010.  As discussed in Note 10 to the March 31, 2010 financial statements, on May 11, 2010 in connection with the acquisition of TMX Interactive, Inc., we issued (i) a subordinated promissory note in the amount of $500,000 payable over three years beginning January 2011 with interest at 1% per annum and (ii) entered into an earnout in the amount of $500,000 payable quarterly beginning with the quarter ended December 31, 2010.  Payment of the earnout is contingent on the achievement of certain defined operating metrics.

Critical Accounting Policies

These critical accounting policies and estimates by our management should be read in conjunction with Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Consolidated Financial Statements that were prepared in accordance with
 
 
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accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 29, 2009.  The Company believes that at December 31, 2009, there has been no material change to this information.

Effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification™ (the “Codification”) became single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP).  The Company adopted the Codification during the quarter ending September 30, 2009. The adoption had no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance US GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses in the reporting period. We regularly make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. The most significant estimates included in our financial statements are the valuation of accounts receivable and long-term assets, including intangibles, goodwill and deferred tax assets, stock-based compensation, amounts of revenue to be recognized on service contracts in progress, unbilled receivables, and deferred revenue. We base our estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by us may differ materially and adversely from our estimates. To the extent there are material differences between our estimates and the actual results, our future results of operations will be affected.

We consider the following accounting policies to be both those most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and those that require the most subjective judgment:

Revenue recognition;
Allowance for doubtful accounts;
Accounting for cost of computer software to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed;
Accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets; and
Accounting for stock-based compensation.
 
 
Accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill is tested for impairment annually during the fourth quarter of every year and more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.  For the year ended September 30, 2009, the Company did not record a goodwill impairment charge.

At September 30, 2009 (the date of the most recent test), the fair value exceeded the carrying value by 1%.  This margin was based on a weighting applied to four different valuation methods which result in fair values ranging from $18.4 million to $36.5 million before the weightings were applied.  We did not expect a significant cushion to result from the current year valuation due to the impairment write down taken in the prior fiscal year.  Had the four methodologies been weighted differently, the percentage by which the fair value exceeded the carrying value may have been larger.

The factors the Company considers important that could indicate impairment include its stock price, significant under performance relative to prior operating results, change in projections, significant changes in the manner of the Company’s use of assets or the strategy for the Company’s overall business, and significant negative industry or economic trends.
 
In evaluating goodwill impairment, the Company considers a number of factors including discounted cash flow projections, guideline public company comparisons, acquisition transactions of comparable third party companies and capitalization value. Evaluating the potential impairment of goodwill is highly subjective and requires management to make significant estimates and judgment at many points during the analysis, especially with regard to the Company’s future cash flows.
 
Management places significant weighting (90%) on its evaluation on the fair value derived using the Direct Market Data Method - Market Approach – Publicly Traded Companies or market capitalization value. Management believes this Level 1 input to valuation should be afforded the highest consideration as it is based upon quoted prices of the Company’s common stock in the active market.  The key assumption included in Direct Data Method - Market Approach – Publicly Traded Companies valuation was a control premium of 36.5%. This control premium was the median premium offered for 294 M&A transactions included in a study of majority ownership premiums for 2008, the most current year reported. The average control premium in this study was 56.5%.

 
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While there are inherent limitations in any valuation, we believe that placing a significant weighting of 90% on the Direct Market Data Method reduced the uncertainty associated with other methods, which are more assumption based.  We believe the most significant change in circumstances that could affect the key assumptions in our valuation is a significant reduction in our stock price.

During the three month period ended March 31, 2010, the Company accrued $287 thousand of contingent acquisition payments in connection with previously completed acquisitions.  The Company is obligated to continue paying quarterly contingent acquisition payments to former owners of acquired companies in the amount of $2.3 million, based on the achievement of certain predefined operating metrics. If such payments are earned they will be recorded as an increase to goodwill.  To the extent goodwill continues to increase as a result of such payments and to the extent there are unfavorable changes in assumptions used to determine the Company’s fair value (including a decline in the Company’s market capitalization), there can be no assurance that the Company will not have another impairment charge in the future.

Item 3.       Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
 
Not required
 
Item 4T.    Controls and Procedures.
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, as ours are designed to do, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
 
As of March 31, 2010 we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in enabling us to record, process, summarize and report information required to be included in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission within the required time period.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

 
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.                                   
 Legal Proceedings.
 
From time to time we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations. We are not currently involved in any legal proceedings that we believe are material.
 
Item 2.                                   
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
The following summarizes all sales of our unregistered securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The securities in each of the below-referenced transactions were (i) issued without registration and (ii) were subject to restrictions under the Securities Act and the securities laws of certain states, in reliance on the private offering exemptions contained in Sections 4(2), 4(6) and/or 3(b) of the Securities Act and on Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws as transactions not involving a public offering. Unless stated otherwise, no placement or underwriting fees were paid in connection with these transactions.

 
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Contingent Consideration

No shares were issued in connection with contingent acquisition payments during the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Other

During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company granted 48,500 stock options under its Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan at a weighted average exercise price of $1.30 per share.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company issued 5,999 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of outstanding stock options.

The securities were issued exclusively to our directors, executive officers and employees. The issuance of options and the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of such options as described above were issued pursuant to written compensatory plans or arrangements with our employees, directors and consultants, in reliance on the exemptions from the registration provisions of the Securities Act set forth in Section 4(2) thereof relative to sales by an issuer not involving any public offering, to the extent an exemption from such registration was required. 
 
Item 5.                                   
Other Information.
 
On May 11, 2010, Bridgeline entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with TMX Interactive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TMX”) and completed the acquisition of certain assets and the assumption of certain liabilities of TMX.

The Purchase Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Bridgeline acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of TMX.  The assets acquired by Bridgeline include substantially all the assets of TMX with the exception of certain intellectual property of TMX identified in the Purchase Agreement.  The purchase price consisted of (i) cash of $100,000, (ii) the assumption of approximately $600,000 of deferred revenue, (iii) the issuance of a note in the amount of $500,000 payable over three years beginning January 2011 with interest at a rate of 1% per annum, and (iv) contingent consideration of up to $500,000, payable in cash quarterly over the 12 consecutive calendar quarters beginning with the quarter ending December 31, 2010, contingent upon the achievement of certain defined operating metrics.  The note is unsecured and subordinated to Silicon Valley Bank.

The parties to the Purchase Agreement made customary representations, warranties and covenants therein, and the completion of the acquisition was subject to customary conditions described therein.  In addition, the Purchase Agreement prohibits TMX from competing with Bridgeline for a period of three years ending on the third anniversary of the closing of the acquisition.

In connection with the acquisition, Bridgeline has employed three former executives of TMX.  Specifically, Debra Brown has joined Bridgeline Digital as Sr. Vice President of Business Development for the Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York regions, Eric Smith has joined Bridgeline as a Vice President of Business Development, and David McMillan has joined Bridgeline as a Vice President of Delivery.  Bridgeline has entered into an employment agreement with each of Ms. Brown, Mr. Smith and Mr. McMillan containing terms consistent with employment agreements in place with other executives of Bridgeline.  Such employment agreements include an agreement not to compete with Bridgeline for a period of up to 12 months after ceasing to be an employee of Bridgeline.

In connection with the acquisition, Bridgeline entered into a four year lease of the former offices of TMX located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.  Annual rent for the first year under the lease is approximately $104,000.

The foregoing description of the acquisition, the Purchase Agreement, the note and the lease does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of each such agreement, copies of which are filed as exhibits to this Report on Form 10-Q and are incorporated herein by reference.

Investors should not rely on or assume the accuracy of representations and warranties in negotiated agreements that have been publicly filed because such representations and warranties may be subject to exceptions and qualifications contained in separate disclosure schedules, because such representations may represent the parties’ risk allocation in the particular transaction, because such representations may be qualified by materiality standards that differ from what may be viewed as material for securities law purposes or because such representations may no longer continue to be true as of any given date.

 
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Press Release

On May 11, 2010, Bridgeline issued a press release announcing the completion of the acquisition of TMX.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  The press release is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section.  The information in this paragraph (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Financial Statements of Business Acquired

In accordance with Item 9.01(a)(4) of Form 8-K, the financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K will be filed on a Form 8-K within 71 calendar days after May 17, 2010.

In accordance with Item 9.01(b)(2) of Form 8-K, the financial information required by Item 9.01(b) will be filed on a Form 8-K within 71 calendar days after May 17, 2010.

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Item 6.                                   
Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Document
     
2.1
 
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2010, by and between Bridgeline Digital, Inc. and TMXInteractive, Inc.
     
2.2
 
Subordinated Promissory Note dated May 11, 2010, issued by Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
     
10.1
 
Agreement of Lease Between IMD Eleven Hundred East Hector Street LP and Spring Mill Conshohocken LP Collectively, as Landlord and Bridgeline Digital, Inc. as Tenant, dated May 11, 2010.
     
31.1
 
CEO Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
     
31.2
 
CFO Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
     
32.1
 
CEO Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §1350).
     
32.2
 
CFO Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §1350).
     
99.1
 
Press release issued by Bridgeline Digital, Inc., dated May 11, 2010.



























 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
   
Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
   
(Registrant)
     
 May 17, 2010
 
/s/    Thomas L. Massie
Date
 
Thomas L. Massie
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
     
May 17 , 2010
 
/s/    Ronald M. Levenson
Date
 
Ronald M. Levenson
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS


 Exhibit No.
 
Description of Document
     
2.1
 
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2010, by and between Bridgeline Digital, Inc. and TMX Interactive, Inc.
     
2.2
 
Subordinated Promissory Note dated May 11, 2010, issued by Bridgeline Digital, Inc.
     
10.1
 
Agreement of Lease Between IMD Eleven Hundred East Hector Street LP and Spring Mill Conshohocken LP Collectively, as Landlord and Bridgeline Digital, Inc. as Tenant, dated May 11, 2010.
     
31.1
 
CEO Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
     
31.2
 
CFO Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).
     
32.1
 
CEO Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §1350).
     
32.2
 
CFO Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. §1350).
     
99.1
 
Press release issued by Bridgeline Digital, Inc., dated May 11, 2010.





















 
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