U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2005
UCN, INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
0-26917
(Commission File No.)
Delaware | 87-0528557 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
14870
Pony Express Road, Bluffdale, Utah 8406
(Address of principal
executive offices)
(801) 320-3300
(Registrants
telephone number)
Not applicable
(Former name or
address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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In a report on Form 8-K dated May 1, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, UCN, Inc., reported that effective on that date it entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement with:
Telephone Electronics Corporation, a Mississippi corporation (TEC),
Transtel Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of TEC,
Tel-America of Salt Lake City, Inc., a Utah corporation and subsidiary of Transtel,
Extelcom, Inc., a Utah corporation and subsidiary of Transtel,
Communication Recovery Services, Inc., a Utah corporation and subsidiary of Transtel, and
National Network Corporation, a Colorado corporation and subsidiary of Transtel.
Under the Asset Purchase Agreement UCN agreed to purchase all of the operating assets and accounts receivable of Transtel and its subsidiaries. Completion of the acquisition was subject to obtaining certain regulatory approvals from the Federal Communications Commission and state public utility commissions for transfer of the long distance customer base of Transtel and its subsidiaries to UCN.
On June 30, 2005 all regulatory approvals for transfer of the customer base were obtained. In consideration for the assets acquired, UCN assumed liabilities of Transtel and its subsidiaries totaling approximately $2.26 million at April 30, 2005, and issued to Transtel and it subsidiaries a promissory note in the principal amount of $2.15 million dollars that accrues interest at the rate of eight percent per annum from June 30, 2005, and is payable in 36 equal installments of principal plus accrued interest beginning July 31, 2005. The note is secured by certain of the assets acquired.
UCN acquired the regional telecommunications carrier business conducted by Transtel through its subsidiaries under the names TelAmerica in Utah and Colorado and as ExpressTel in Arizona, California and Nevada.
Financial Statements. Included with this filing are the following financial statements of Transtel Communications, Inc. and subsidiaries, and pro forma financial information:
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Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2005 | 6 |
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2005 |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2005 |
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Condensed Notes to Financial Statements | 11 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2004 | 22 |
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Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2004 |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2004 |
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Condensed Notes to Financial Statements | 26 |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 |
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Independent Auditor's Report |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 |
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Pro forma Financial Information - Unaudited
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Unaudited Pro forma Combined Condensed Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2005 | 72 |
Unaudited Pro forma Combined Condensed Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2004 |
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Unaudited Pro forma Combined Condensed Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2004 |
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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Statements | 75 |
Exhibits: Copies of the following documents are included as exhibits to this Form 8-K pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit No. |
Title of Document |
10.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement, May 1, 2005, between UCN, Inc. and |
Telephone Electronics Corporation, a Mississippi corporation | |
Transtel Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation, | |
Tel-America of Salt Lake City, Inc., a Utah corporation, | |
Extelcom, Inc., a Utah corporation, | |
Communication Recovery Services, Inc., a Utah corporation, and | |
National Network Corporation, a Colorado corporation | |
Excluding: | |
Sellers Schedules | |
Exhibit A - Term Note | |
Exhibit B - Security Agreement | |
Exhibit C - General Assignment and Bill of Sale | |
Exhibit D - Assumption of Liabilities | |
Exhibit E - Management Agreement | |
Annex I - Allocation of Purchase Price | |
10.2 | Term Note for $2,150,000 dated May 1, 2005 |
10.3 | Security Agreement dated May 1, 2005 |
10.4 | General Assignment and Bill of Sale dated May 1, 2005, |
Excluding the Schedules thereto | |
10.5 | Assumption of Liabilities dated May 1, 2005, |
Excluding the Schedules thereto | |
10.6 | Management Agreement dated May 1, 2005 |
* These documents were included as exhibits to the current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2005, and are incorporated herein by this reference.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. |
UCN, INC. |
Date: September 15, 2005 | By: | /s/ Paul Jarman |
Paul Jarman, President |
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CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6,142,470 | |||
Accounts receivable | |||||
Customers, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $319,998 | 2,367,049 | ||||
Other | 15,534 | ||||
Deferred tax assets (Note 4) | 129,507 | ||||
Prepayments and other current assets | 306,678 | ||||
8,961,238 | |||||
NONCURRENT ASSETS | |||||
Deferred charges | 404,996 | ||||
Deferred tax assets (Note 4) | 464,196 | ||||
Other noncurrent assets | 103,673 | ||||
972,865 | |||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT | |||||
Communications system | 18,346,101 | ||||
Office furniture and equipment | 1,580,971 | ||||
19,927,072 | |||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (19,448,551 | ) | |||
478,521 | |||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 10,412,624 | |||
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CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||
Accounts payable | |||||
Trade | $ | 195,818 | |||
Circuit costs | 2,743,111 | ||||
Affiliates (Note 2) | 324,193 | ||||
Accrued taxes | 349,645 | ||||
Other accrued liabilities | 534,180 | ||||
4,146,947 | |||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Note 6) | 705,500 | ||||
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK (Note 5) | 6 | ||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Note 5) | |||||
Common stock | 4 | ||||
Paid-in capital | 2,435,090 | ||||
Retained earnings | 3,145,283 | ||||
Treasury stock | (20,206 | ) | |||
5,560,171 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 10,412,624 | |||
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COMMUNICATION SERVICES REVENUES | $ | 5,847,073 | |||
COST OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES | |||||
Circuit costs | 3,842,594 | ||||
Other direct costs | 189,045 | ||||
4,031,639 | |||||
Gross profit | 1,815,434 | ||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | |||||
General operating expenses | 3,053,030 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization (Note 1) | 95,557 | ||||
3,148,587 | |||||
Operating loss | (1,333,153 | ) | |||
NONOPERATING INCOME/(EXPENSE) | |||||
Interest expense | (3,124 | ) | |||
Interest income | 37,421 | ||||
Other income (expense) - net | (4,333 | ) | |||
29,964 | |||||
Loss before income taxes | (1,303,189 | ) | |||
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (Note 4) | (47,499 | ) | |||
Net Loss | $ | (1,255,690 | ) | ||
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||
Net loss | $ | (1,255,690 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | |||||
provided by (used) in operating activities: | |||||
Depreciation and amortization (Note 1) | 95,557 | ||||
Amortization included in circuit costs (Note 1) | 43,877 | ||||
Provision for uncollectible revenues | (79,086 | ) | |||
Provision for deferred income taxes (Note 4) | (47,499 | ) | |||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||
Accounts receivable - customers | 208,171 | ||||
Accounts receivable - other | 68,475 | ||||
Prepayments and other current assets | 184,040 | ||||
Other noncurrent assets | (11,700 | ) | |||
Accounts payable | 89,046 | ||||
Accrued taxes | (172,818 | ) | |||
Other accrued liabilities | (24,696 | ) | |||
Net cash used in operating activities | (902,323 | ) | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (19,901 | ) | |||
Payments for deferred circuit installations (Note 1) | (6,946 | ) | |||
Redemption of cash investments | 2,717,001 | ||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | 2,690,154 | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | -- | ||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 1,787,831 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 4,354,639 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 6,142,470 | |||
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the year for: | |||||
Interest | $ | 3,124 | |||
Income taxes | $ | -- | |||
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TRANSTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2005
Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements, which include the accounts of Transtel Communications, Inc. (Transtel) and all wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Company), have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. The Companys wholly-owned subsidiaries include Tel America of Salt Lake City, Inc., National Network Corporation, Extelcom, Inc., and Communication Recovery Services, Inc.
Except as otherwise disclosed, all significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
The financial information presented for the three months ended March 31, 2005 has not been audited by independent public accountants; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which included only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the three month period have been included therein. The results of operations for the first three months of 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations which might be expected for the entire fiscal year.
Nature of Operations
The Company is a diversified telecommunications enterprise. The Companys principal line of business is the provision of competitive communication and long distance services to individuals and businesses within the continental United States, primarily in the states of Utah, California, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. Transtel is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telephone Electronics Corporation (TEC).
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Revenue Recognition
All revenues are recognized in the period in which fees are fixed and determinable and the related products or services are provided to the end user regardless of the period in which they are subsequently billed.
Deferred revenue results from the billing of revenue or the receipt of cash in advance of when such revenues are recognized. The underlying revenue is recorded in subsequent periods as the services are provided.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Companys estimate of possible losses related to its trade accounts receivable. In establishing the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company considers a number of factors, including historical collection experience, aging of the accounts receivable balances, current economic conditions, and a specific customers ability to meet its financial obligations to the Company.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Maintenance and repairs to all classes of property, plant and equipment, as well as the replacement of minor items, are charged to maintenance expense as incurred, while renewals and major replacements are capitalized.
The Company generally provides depreciation on fixed assets using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows:
Estimated Useful Life | |
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Communications system | 3 - 10 Years |
Office furniture and equipment | 3 - 10 Years |
Depreciation and amortization for property, plant and equipment amounted to approximately $95,557 for the three months ended March 31, 2005.
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Income Taxes
The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of TEC and in certain TEC consolidated state income tax returns. For financial reporting purposes, income taxes are generally calculated and settled as though the Company had prepared a separate consolidated tax return. The federal income tax benefits of the Companys losses are credited to the Company in the year the losses occur, if they can be utilized on a TEC consolidated basis.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and capital loss and tax credit carryforwards.
Deferred Charges
Deferred installation costs, which are included within "Deferred charges" in the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet, represent the costs incurred to connect new circuits to long distance networks. Installation costs are amortized over their related benefit period of five years using the straight-line method. The Company deferred $6,946 of installation costs and amortization amounted to $43,877 for the three months ended March 31, 2005.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, the Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets and intangible assets subject to amortization whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. Recoverability of assets held for sale is measured by a comparison of the carrying value of such assets to their estimated fair market values. To the extent that the carrying value of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized.
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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Cash Investments
For purposes of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and statement of cash flows, the Company considers all demand deposits, time deposits and certificates of deposit purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Disclosures About Concentrations
The Company is subject to credit risk primarily through cash balances in excess of FDIC coverage, short-term cash investments, trade receivables, and notes receivable.
Cash balances on deposit and short-term cash investments are placed with high credit-quality financial institutions and in short-duration, high quality debt securities. Although cash balances on deposit exceed the FDIC limits of coverage, the Company believes the risk of loss is remote.
The Company extends credit to customers generally on an unsecured basis in the normal course of business. The Company believes that the concentration of credit risk with respect to its trade receivables is minimized because of the Companys large customer base and its geographic dispersion.
Advertising Costs
Costs incurred for producing and communicating advertising are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $56,601 for the three months ended March 31, 2005.
Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These estimates are reviewed periodically and, as adjustments become necessary, they are reported in the consolidated earnings of the Company in the period in which they become known.
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Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net earnings (loss) and other non-owner related changes in equity not included in the net earnings (loss) of the Company, such as unrealized gains and losses on marketable equity securities classified as available-for-sale.
In the normal course of operations, the Company receives and provides certain services or engages in transactions with TEC and certain subsidiaries of TEC (the TEC Group). The significant services and transactions with affiliated companies for the three months ended March 31, 2005, not discussed elsewhere, are summarized as follows:
Amounts incurred for executive, managerial, | |||||
technical, accounting, insurance, and other | |||||
services provided by TEC | $ | 689,552 | |||
Assistance with tariff agreements, negotiations | |||||
and settlements with connecting companies | |||||
provided by a subsidiary of TEC | 108 | ||||
Amounts incurred for network transmission services | |||||
provided by other members of the TEC Group | 122 | ||||
The net balances due (to)/from affiliated companies at March 31, 2005 are reflected in the unaudited financial statements as follows:
Amounts included in: | |||||
Accounts receivable - other | $ | 30 | |||
Accounts payable trade | (29 | ) | |||
Accounts payable circuit costs | (40 | ) | |||
Accounts payable affiliates | (324,193 | ) | |||
$ | (324,232 | ) | |||
The Company engaged in transactions with certain related parties, the majority of which relate to network transmission services. The significant transactions with related parties for the three months ended March 31, 2005, not discussed elsewhere, are summarized as follows:
Rents paid to an officer and director of TEC | |||||
for the use of property | 5,400 | ||||
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Income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2005 were charged to operations as follows:
Current | |||||
Federal | $ | -- | |||
State | -- | ||||
-- | |||||
Deferred | |||||
Federal | (37,712 | ) | |||
State | (9,787 | ) | |||
(47,499 | ) | ||||
$ | (47,499 | ) | |||
The following is a summary of the items which cause the effective tax rate based on pretax loss to differ from the statutory federal income tax rate:
Amount |
% of Pretax Income | |||||||
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Computed "expected" federal | ||||||||
income tax benefit | $ | (456,116 | ) | 35.0 | % | |||
State income tax benefit, net of | ||||||||
federal income tax effect | (6,362 | ) | 0.5 | |||||
Items not deductible for tax purposes | 22,820 | (1.8 | ) | |||||
Valuation allowance, regular NOLs | 392,159 | (30. | 1) | |||||
Actual income tax benefit | $ | (47,499 | ) | 3.6 | % | |||
The tax effects of the temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities at March 31, 2005 are as follows:
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 2,339,479 | |||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 138,934 | ||||
Intangible assets | 29,123 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment | 466,448 | ||||
Other - net | (40,802 | ) | |||
Gross deferred tax assets | 2,933,182 | ||||
Valuation allowance | (2,339,479 | ) | |||
Total deferred tax assets | $ | 593,703 | |||
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the unaudited consolidated balance sheet as follows (for presentation purposes current deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented net as are noncurrent deferred tax assets and liabilities):
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Deferred tax assets - current | $ | 129,507 | |||
Deferred tax assets - noncurrent | 464,196 | ||||
Total net deferred tax assets | $ | 593,703 | |||
The Companys valuation allowance of $2,339,479 at March 31, 2005 reflects an estimated amount of unrealizable deferred tax assets principally due to net operating losses and the inability of the Company to utilize such losses in the foreseeable future.
At March 31, 2005, federal net operating loss carryforwards were approximately $5,130,438. The carryforwards expire in 2025.
Capital stock of the Company at March 31, 2005, is summarized as follows:
Common Stock | |||||
Class A, $.01 par value | |||||
Authorized shares | 400 | ||||
Issued shares | 397 | ||||
Outstanding shares | 397 | ||||
Preferred Stock | |||||
Class A, $.01 par value | |||||
Authorized shares | 600 | ||||
Issued shares | 590 | ||||
Outstanding shares | 590 | ||||
Treasury Stock | |||||
31 shares of Class A common, at cost | $ | (20,206 | ) | ||
The Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of 8% non-cumulative (non-voting) Class A preferred stock. Each share of the Class A preferred stock may be converted into shares of the Companys common stock on a one-for-one basis. In the event of liquidation, the preferred shareholders would receive $3,870.26 per share prior to any distributions to common shareholders. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, no shares of preferred were converted into shares of common stock and TEC owned 100% of the outstanding shares of preferred stock. Additionally, no dividends were declared by the Board of Directors during the period in question.
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6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The Company leases various types of equipment and facilities under operating leases. At March 31, 2005, future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases are as follows:
Nine Months Ending December 31, 2005 | $ | 425,814 | |||
2006 | 532,697 | ||||
2007 | 481,608 | ||||
2008 | 237,224 | ||||
2009 | 118,249 | ||||
Thereafter | -- | ||||
Total | $ | 1,795,592 | |||
Total rental expenses for cancelable and noncancelable operating leases amounted to $276,691 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. The majority of the future minimum annual rentals, for operating leases expiring in various years through 2009, relates to office space, telecommunications equipment and equipment facility space.
Certain operating leases provide for escalation clauses with respect to monthly rent. Each annual period rent may be adjusted by a proportionate share of the landlords operating and maintenance costs pertaining to the premises as compared to a pre-determined base. Also, certain operating leases provide for renewal options at the fair market rental rate at the time of the lessees exercising the option to renew. In the normal course of business, operating leases are generally renewed or replaced by other leases.
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various unspecified litigation matters primarily arising in the normal course of business. The outcome of the individual matters is not predictable. However, in the opinion of management, the final resolution of these legal matters, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position.
In connection with outstanding line cost agreements for long distance services, it is the Companys normal business practice to withhold payment on line usage until such time as disputed billings are resolved with the carrier. The ultimate resolution of such disputed charges, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company.
The Company is currently defending several claims relating to compensation to payphone service providers that have been filed by payphone service providers with the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC). The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that payphone service
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providers are fairly compensated for all completed intrastate and interstate calls originating from payphones in the U.S. In a series of orders, the FCC promulgated telephone service regulations to implement the payphone surcharge obligations and established the payphone compensation liabilities for interexchange carriers for both the Interim Period (November 7, 1996 through October 6, 1997) and the Intermediate Period (October 7, 1997 through April 20, 1999).
The Company intends to vigorously defend any and all claims brought by payphone service providers with respect to payphone compensation for both the Interim and Intermediate Period. Additionally, the Company has retained legal counsel to represent its interests before the FCC with respect to such matters. Furthermore, the Company believes that it has valid counterclaims, offsets and defenses which would potentially limit the Companys specific liability for such charges. As of the date of this report, the results of both asserted and unasserted claims cannot be predicted with certainty, and therefore no evaluation can be made as to the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome. Even though the outcome of the matters discussed above cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company has assessed its risk and has made accounting estimates as required under generally accepted accounting principles. Based on estimates prepared by management, the Company had an accrual of $705,500 at March 31, 2005 to cover potential future expenditures. Accruals recorded for such contingencies are included within the Commitments and contingent liabilities financial statement line item on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Depending on the results of future legislation, the outcome of future court cases involving similar claims and other related factors, it is reasonably possible that the Company could incur additional costs in excess of the amounts accrued at March 31, 2005 related to payphone compensation claims. The ultimate settlement amounts paid in the future, if any, could have a material effect on the Companys financial condition, results of operations and operating cash flows. However, such additional costs, if any, cannot be currently estimated. Management of the Company will revise its estimates of such liability prospectively as additional information is obtained.
The IRS is currently in the process of auditing TECs federal income tax returns for the years 2002 and 2003 (which include the Company). As the final outcome of such IRS related proceedings cannot be predicted at period end, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements do not contain any reserves or loss contingencies.
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7. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
TEC sponsors an ESOP that covers substantially all U.S. based employees with one year or more of service with a participating company, and accounts for its ESOP in accordance with Statement of Position 93-6, Employers Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Participating companies include TEC and its subsidiaries (including the Company). Participating company contributions determined annually by TECs Board of Directors fund this plan. There were no contributions by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2005.
Pension and Profit Sharing
The Company is included in the Telephone Electronics Corporation Pension and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the TEC Plan) which covers substantially all employees. Employer annual contributions, if any, are made from profits in an annual amount determined at the sole discretion of the employer, but not in excess of the amounts permitted under the Internal Revenue Code as a deductible expense. As of January 1, 2004 the TEC Plan was amended and restated to a 401(k) plan. Participating employees may contribute a portion of their compensation to the Plan, and the Company, at its discretion, makes matching contributions based on the employees contribution. Participation in the 401(k) Plan is open to employees who have attained the age of 21, completed one year of service (as defined under the 401(k) Plan), and are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Currently, the Company makes safe harbor matching contributions of 100% of the first 3% of employee compensation contributed to the 401(k) Plan and 50% of the next 2% of employee compensation contributed to the 401(k) Plan. Total matching contributions recognized by the Company were $35,133 for the three months ended March 31, 2005.
SFAS No. 107, Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized on the face of the balance sheet, for which it is practical to estimate such fair value. SFAS No. 107 defines fair value as the quoted market prices for those instruments that are actively traded in financial markets. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are estimated using present value or
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other valuation techniques. The fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument, such as estimates of timing and amount of expected future cash flows. Such estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Companys entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, nor do they consider the tax impact of the realization of unrealized gains or losses. In many cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets, nor can the disclosed value be realized in an immediate settlement of the underlying instrument.
The carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents, cash investments, receivables, accounts payable and short-term debt approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.
On May 2, 2005, TEC signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with UCN, Inc. (UCN) to sell certain telecommunications network equipment, customer lists, intangibles and other operating assets of the Company for $2.2 million. Additionally, under the terms of the agreement UCN has agreed to assume certain operating lease commitments of the Company relating to such assets, and will operate the day-to-day activities of the Company under a management agreement until the requisite regulatory approvals are obtained. UCN is a Salt Lake City based provider of on-demand contact center application services and business telecommunications services.
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CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 7,095,699 | |||
Cash investment | 2,677,491 | ||||
Accounts receivable - trade (net) | 3,145,424 | ||||
Accounts receivable - affiliates | 143,247 | ||||
Accounts receivable - other | 77,439 | ||||
Notes receivable | 24,224 | ||||
Prepayments | 523,882 | ||||
Deferred tax asset | 290,912 | ||||
Other current assets | 9,780 | ||||
13,988,098 | |||||
NONCURRENT ASSETS | |||||
Receivables from affiliates | 19,413,063 | ||||
Deferred charges | 534,442 | ||||
Deferred tax assets | 608,933 | ||||
Licenses and other assets | 72,425 | ||||
20,628,863 | |||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT | |||||
Communications system | 18,369,084 | ||||
Office furniture and equipment | 1,594,123 | ||||
9,963,207 | |||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (19,069,041 | ) | |||
894,166 | |||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 35,511,127 | |||
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CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||
Accounts payable - trade | $ | 372,027 | |||
Accounts payable - toll settlements | 2,903,617 | ||||
Accounts payable - other | 3,535 | ||||
Advance billings and deposits | 44,164 | ||||
Accrued taxes | 633,163 | ||||
Other accrued liabilities | 536,032 | ||||
4,492,538 | |||||
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK | 6 | ||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||
Common stock | 4 | ||||
Paid-in capital | 2,435,090 | ||||
Retained earnings | 28,603,695 | ||||
Treasury stock | (20,206 | ) | |||
31,018,583 | |||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 35,511,127 | |||
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SALES AND REVENUE | $ | 7,594,157 | |||
DIRECT COST | |||||
Circuit costs | 4,326,036 | ||||
Other direct costs | 126,957 | ||||
4,452,993 | |||||
Gross profit | 3,141,164 | ||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | |||||
Operating expenses | 3,422,318 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 237,288 | ||||
3,659,606 | |||||
Operating loss | (518,442 | ) | |||
NONOPERATING INCOME/(EXPENSE) | |||||
Interest expense | (1,530 | ) | |||
Gain (Loss) on sale of assets | 400 | ||||
Other income (expense) - net | 45,188 | ||||
44,058 | |||||
Loss before income taxes | (474,384 | ) | |||
INCOME TAXES | |||||
Income taxes - current | -- | ||||
Income taxes - deferred | (40,002 | ) | |||
(40,002 | ) | ||||
Net Loss | $ | (434,382 | ) | ||
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||
Net loss | $ | (434,382 | ) | ||
Depreciation and amortization (Note 1) | 184,948 | ||||
Amortization included in circuit costs (Note 1) | 52,340 | ||||
Provision for uncollectible revenues | (102,791 | ) | |||
Provision for deferred income taxes (Note 4) | (40,002 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | |||||
used in operating activities: | |||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||
Accounts receivable - customers | 38,881 | ||||
Accounts receivable - other | 2,240 | ||||
Accounts receivable - affiliates | 108,336 | ||||
Notes payable | (13,424 | ) | |||
Prepayments and other current assets | (153,427 | ) | |||
Accounts payable | 178,713 | ||||
Accrued taxes | 154,045 | ||||
Other accrued liabilities | (5,904 | ) | |||
Net cash used in operating activities | (30,427 | ) | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (721 | ) | |||
Payments for deferred circuit installations (Note 1) | (44,093 | ) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities | (44,814 | ) | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | -- | ||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (75,241 | ) | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 7,170,940 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 7,095,699 | |||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | |||||
Cash paid during the year for: | |||||
Interest | $ | -- | |||
Income taxes | $ | -- | |||
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TRANSTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2004
Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements, which include the accounts of Transtel Communications, Inc. (Transtel) and all wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Company), have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. The Companys wholly-owned subsidiaries include Tel America of Salt Lake City, Inc., National Network Corporation, Extelcom, Inc., and Communication Recovery Services, Inc.
Except as otherwise disclosed, all significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
The financial information presented for the three months ended March 31, 2004 has not been audited by independent public accountants; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which included only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the three month period have been included therein. The results of operations for the first three months of 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations which might be expected for the entire fiscal year.
Nature of Operations
The Company is a diversified telecommunications enterprise. The Companys principal line of business is the provision of competitive communication and long distance services to individuals and businesses within the continental United States, primarily in the states of Utah, California, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. Transtel is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telephone Electronics Corporation (TEC).
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Revenue Recognition
All revenues are recognized in the period in which fees are fixed and determinable and the related products or services are provided to the end user regardless of the period in which they are subsequently billed.
Deferred revenue results from the billing of revenue or the receipt of cash in advance of when such revenues are recognized. The underlying revenue is recorded in subsequent periods as the services are provided.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Companys estimate of possible losses related to its trade accounts receivable. In establishing the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company considers a number of factors, including historical collection experience, aging of the accounts receivable balances, current economic conditions, and a specific customers ability to meet its financial obligations to the Company.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Maintenance and repairs to all classes of property, plant and equipment, as well as the replacement of minor items, are charged to maintenance expense as incurred, while renewals and major replacements are capitalized.
The Company generally provides depreciation on fixed assets using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows:
Estimated Useful Life | |
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Communications system | 3 - 10 Years |
Office furniture and equipment | 3 - 10 Years |
Depreciation and amortization for property, plant and equipment amounted to approximately $184,948 for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
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Income Taxes
The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of TEC and in certain TEC consolidated state income tax returns. For financial reporting purposes, income taxes are generally calculated and settled as though the Company had prepared a separate consolidated tax return. The federal income tax benefits of the Companys losses are credited to the Company in the year the losses occur, if they can be utilized on a TEC consolidated basis.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and capital loss and tax credit carryforwards.
Deferred Charges
Deferred installation costs, which are included within "Deferred charges" in the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet, represent the costs incurred to connect new circuits to long distance networks. Installation costs are amortized over their related benefit period of five years using the straight-line method. The Company deferred $44,093 of installation costs and amortization amounted to $52,340 for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, the Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets and intangible assets subject to amortization whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. Recoverability of assets held for sale is measured by a comparison of the carrying value of such assets to their estimated fair market values. To the extent that the carrying value of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized.
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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Cash Investments
For purposes of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and statement of cash flows, the Company considers all demand deposits, time deposits and certificates of deposit purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Disclosures About Concentrations
The Company is subject to credit risk primarily through cash balances in excess of FDIC coverage, short-term cash investments, trade receivables, and notes receivable.
Cash balances on deposit and short-term cash investments are placed with high credit-quality financial institutions and in short-duration, high quality debt securities. Although cash balances on deposit exceed the FDIC limits of coverage, the Company believes the risk of loss is remote.
The Company extends credit to customers generally on an unsecured basis in the normal course of business. The Company believes that the concentration of credit risk with respect to its trade receivables is minimized because of the Companys large customer base and its geographic dispersion.
Advertising Costs
Costs incurred for producing and communicating advertising are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $115,720 for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These estimates are reviewed periodically and, as adjustments become necessary, they are reported in the consolidated earnings of the Company in the period in which they become known.
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Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net earnings (loss) and other non-owner related changes in equity not included in the net earnings (loss) of the Company, such as unrealized gains and losses on marketable equity securities classified as available-for-sale.
In the normal course of operations, the Company receives and provides certain services or engages in transactions with TEC and certain subsidiaries of TEC (the TEC Group). The significant services and transactions with affiliated companies for the three months ended March 31, 2004, not discussed elsewhere, are summarized as follows:
Amounts incurred for executive, managerial, | ||||||||
technical, accounting, insurance, and other | ||||||||
services provided by TEC | $ | 650,178 | ||||||
The net balances due (to)/from affiliated companies at March 31, 2004 are reflected in the unaudited financial statements as follows:
Amounts included in: | |||||
Accounts receivable - affiliates | $ | 143,247 | |||
Noncurrent receivable from affiliates | 19,413,063 | ||||
Accounts payable - circuit costs | (60 | ) | |||
Accounts payable - affiliates | (130,097 | ) | |||
$ | 19,426,153 | ||||
The Company engaged in transactions with certain related parties, the majority of which relate to network transmission services. The significant transactions with related parties for the three months ended March 31, 2004, not discussed elsewhere, are summarized as follows:
Rents paid to an officer and director of TEC for the use of property |
5,400 |
Lease payments paid to an officer for rent of office space |
2,850 |
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4. INCOME TAXES
Income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2004 were charged to operations as follows:
Current | |||||
Federal | $ | -- | |||
State | -- | ||||
-- | |||||
Deferred | |||||
Federal | (29,964 | ) | |||
State | (10,038 | ) | |||
(40,002 | ) | ||||
$ | (40,002 | ) | |||
The following is a summary of the items which cause the effective tax rate based on pretax loss to differ from the statutory federal income tax rate:
Amount |
% of Pretax Income |
|||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Computed "expected" federal | ||||||||
income tax benefit | $ | (166,034 | ) | 35.0% | ||||
State income tax benefit, net of | ||||||||
federal income tax effect | (6,525 | ) | 1.4 | |||||
Items not deductible for tax purposes | 24,221 | (5.1 | ) | |||||
Valuation allowance, regular NOL's | 108,336 | (22.9 | ) | |||||
Actual income tax benefit | $ | (40,002 | ) | 8.4% | ||||
The tax effects of the temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities at March 31, 2004 are as follows:
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 259,948 | |||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 308,340 | ||||
Intangible assets | 35,121 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment | 453,132 | ||||
Other - net | (48,360 | ) | |||
Gross deferred tax assets | 1,008,181 | ||||
Valuation allowance | (108,336 | ) | |||
Total deferred tax assets | $ | 899,845 | |||
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the unaudited consolidated balance sheet as follows (for presentation purposes current deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented net as are noncurrent deferred tax assets and liabilities):
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Deferred tax assets - current | $ | 290,912 | |||
Deferred tax assets - noncurrent | 608,933 | ||||
Total net deferred tax assets | $ | 899,845 | |||
The Companys valuation allowance of $108,336 at March 31, 2004 reflects an estimated amount of unrealizable deferred tax assets principally due to net operating losses and the inability of the Company to utilize such losses in the foreseeable future.
At March 31, 2004, federal net operating loss carryforwards were approximately $742,909. The carryforwards expire in 2026.
Capital stock of the Company at March 31, 2004, is summarized as follows:
Common Stock | ||||||||
Class A, $.01 par value | ||||||||
Authorized shares | 400 | |||||||
Issued shares | 397 | |||||||
Outstanding shares | 397 | |||||||
Preferred Stock | ||||||||
Class A, $.01 par value | ||||||||
Authorized shares | 600 | |||||||
Issued shares | 590 | |||||||
Outstanding shares | 590 | |||||||
Treasury Stock | ||||||||
.31 shares of Class A common, at cost | $ | (20,206 | ) |
The Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of 8% non-cumulative (non-voting) Class A preferred stock. Each share of the Class A preferred stock may be converted into shares of the Companys common stock on a one-for-one basis. In the event of liquidation, the preferred shareholders would receive $3,870.26 per share prior to any distributions to common shareholders. For the three months ended March 31, 2004, no shares of preferred were converted into shares of common stock and TEC owned 100% of the outstanding shares of preferred stock. Additionally, no dividends were declared by the Board of Directors during the period in question.
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6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The Company leases various types of equipment and facilities under operating leases. At March 31, 2004, future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases are as follows:
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2004 | $ | 401,393 | |||
2005 | 607,035 | ||||
2006 | 532,697 | ||||
2007 | 481,608 | ||||
2008 | 237,224 | ||||
Thereafter | 118,249 | ||||
Total | $ | 2,378,206 |
Total rental expenses for cancelable and noncancelable operating leases amounted to $331,011 for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The majority of the future minimum annual rentals, for operating leases expiring in various years through 2009, relates to office space, telecommunications equipment and equipment facility space.
Certain operating leases provide for escalation clauses with respect to monthly rent. Each annual period rent may be adjusted by a proportionate share of the landlords operating and maintenance costs pertaining to the premises as compared to a pre-determined base. Also, certain operating leases provide for renewal options at the fair market rental rate at the time of the lessees exercising the option to renew. In the normal course of business, operating leases are generally renewed or replaced by other leases.
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various unspecified litigation matters primarily arising in the normal course of business. The outcome of the individual matters is not predictable. However, in the opinion of management, the final resolution of these legal matters, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position.
In connection with outstanding line cost agreements for long distance services, it is the Companys normal business practice to withhold payment on line usage until such time as disputed billings are resolved with the carrier. The ultimate resolution of such disputed charges, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company.
The Company is currently defending several claims relating to compensation to payphone service providers that have been filed by payphone service providers with the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC). The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires
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that payphone service providers are fairly compensated for all completed intrastate and interstate calls originating from payphones in the U.S. In a series of orders, the FCC promulgated telephone service regulations to implement the payphone surcharge obligations and established the payphone compensation liabilities for interexchange carriers for both the Interim Period (November 7, 1996 through October 6, 1997) and the Intermediate Period (October 7, 1997 through April 20, 1999).
The Company intends to vigorously defend any and all claims brought by payphone service providers with respect to payphone compensation for both the Interim and Intermediate Period. Additionally, the Company has retained legal counsel to represent its interests before the FCC with respect to such matters. Furthermore, the Company believes that it has valid counterclaims, offsets and defenses which would potentially limit the Companys specific liability for such charges.
The ultimate settlement amounts paid in the future, if any, could have a material effect on the Companys financial condition, results of operations and operating cash flows. However, such additional costs, if any, cannot be currently estimated. Management of the Company will revise its estimates of such liability prospectively as additional information is obtained.
The IRS is currently in the process of auditing TECs federal income tax returns for the years 2002 and 2003 (which include the Company). As the final outcome of such IRS related proceedings cannot be predicted at period end, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements do not contain any reserves or loss contingencies.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
TEC sponsors an ESOP that covers substantially all U.S. based employees with one year or more of service with a participating company, and accounts for its ESOP in accordance with Statement of Position 93-6, Employers Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Participating companies include TEC and its subsidiaries (including the Company). Participating company contributions determined annually by TECs Board of Directors fund this plan. There were no contributions by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
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Pension and Profit Sharing
The Company is included in the Telephone Electronics Corporation Pension and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the TEC Plan) which covers substantially all employees. Employer annual contributions, if any, are made from profits in an annual amount determined at the sole discretion of the employer, but not in excess of the amounts permitted under the Internal Revenue Code as a deductible expense. As of January 1, 2004 the TEC Plan was amended and restated to a 401(k) plan. Participating employees may contribute a portion of their compensation to the Plan, and the Company, at its discretion, makes matching contributions based on the employees contribution. Participation in the 401(k) Plan is open to employees who have attained the age of 21, completed one year of service (as defined under the 401(k) Plan), and are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Currently, the Company makes safe harbor matching contributions of 100% of the first 3% of employee compensation contributed to the 401(k) Plan and 50% of the next 2% of employee compensation contributed to the 401(k) Plan. Total matching contributions recognized by the Company were $31,501 for the three months ended March 31, 2004.
SFAS No. 107, Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized on the face of the balance sheet, for which it is practical to estimate such fair value. SFAS No. 107 defines fair value as the quoted market prices for those instruments that are actively traded in financial markets. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are estimated using present value or other valuation techniques. The fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument, such as estimates of timing and amount of expected future cash flows. Such estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Companys entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, nor do they consider the tax impact of the realization of unrealized gains or losses. In many cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets, nor can the disclosed value be realized in an immediate settlement of the underlying instrument.
The carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents, cash investments, receivables, accounts payable and short-term debt approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.
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To the Board of Directors
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Transtel Communications, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telephone Electronics Corporation) and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of stockholders equity, operations, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
Except as discussed in the following paragraphs, we conducted our audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
The Company had recorded inter-company receivables of $19,413,063, which is included in receivables from affiliates, as of December 31, 2003, that, in our opinion, are more appropriately recorded as dividends in order to conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. If these receivables were recorded as dividends, both retained earnings and inter-company receivables would be decreased by $19,413,063 as of December 31, 2003.
In our opinion, except for the effects on the 2003 financial statements of the treatment of the inter-company receivables discussed in the preceding paragraph, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Transtel Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/ s / Mayer Hoffman McCann PC
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 18, 2005
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2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,354,639 | $ | 7,170,940 | ||||
Cash investments | 2,717,001 | 2,677,491 | ||||||
Accounts receivable | ||||||||
Customers, less allowance for doubtful accounts | ||||||||
of $237,300 and $658,047, respectively | 2,496,134 | 3,333,097 | ||||||
Other | 84,009 | 79,679 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets (Note 4) | 96,020 | 280,492 | ||||||
Prepayments and other current assets | 490,718 | 391,035 | ||||||
10,238,521 | 13,932,734 | |||||||
NONCURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Receivables from affiliates (Note 2) | -- | 19,413,063 | ||||||
Deferred charges | 441,927 | 542,689 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets (Note 4) | 450,184 | 579,351 | ||||||
Other noncurrent assets | 91,973 | 72,425 | ||||||
984,084 | 20,607,528 | |||||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT | ||||||||
Communications system | 18,343,863 | 18,368,363 | ||||||
Office furniture and equipment | 1,563,308 | 1,594,123 | ||||||
19,907,171 | 19,962,486 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (19,352,994 | ) | (18,884,093 | ) | ||||
554,177 | 1,078,393 | |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 11,776,782 | $ | 35,618,655 |
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2004 |
2003 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Accounts payable | ||||||||
Trade | $ | 365,836 | $ | 469,748 | ||||
Circuit costs | 2,403,477 | 2,249,149 | ||||||
Affiliates (Note 2) | 404,763 | -- | ||||||
Accrued taxes | 522,463 | 479,118 | ||||||
Other accrued liabilities | 558,876 | 591,369 | ||||||
4,255,415 | 3,789,384 | |||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Note 6) | 705,500 | 376,300 | ||||||
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK (Note 5) | 6 | 6 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Note 5) | ||||||||
Common stock | 4 | 4 | ||||||
Paid-in capital | 2,435,090 | 2,435,090 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 4,400,973 | 29,038,077 | ||||||
Treasury stock | (20,206 | ) | (20,206 | ) | ||||
6,815,861 | 31,452,965 | |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 11,776,782 | $ | 35,618,655 |
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Common Shares Outstanding |
Total Stockholders' Equity |
Common Stock |
Paid-In Capital |
Retained Earnings |
Treasury Stock | |||||||||||||||
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BALANCES, | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2002 | 397 | $ | 32,169,660 | $ | 4 | $ | 2,435,090 | $ | 29,754,772 | $ | (20,206 | ) | ||||||||
Net Loss | -- | (716,695 | ) | -- | -- | (716,695 | ) | -- | ||||||||||||
BALANCES, | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2003 | 397 | 31,452,965 | 4 | 2,435,090 | 29,038,077 | (20,206 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net Loss | -- | (3,702,360 | ) | -- | -- | (3,702,360 | ) | -- | ||||||||||||
Non-cash distribution to TEC (Note 2) | -- | (20,934,744 | ) | -- | -- | (20,934,744 | ) | -- | ||||||||||||
BALANCES, | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2004 | 397 | $ | 6,815,861 | $ | 4 | $ | 2,435,090 | $ | 4,400,973 | $ | (20,206 | ) |
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2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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COMMUNICATION SERVICES REVENUES | $ | 26,786,653 | $ | 34,370,278 | ||||
COST OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES | ||||||||
Circuit costs | 16,009,413 | 18,609,183 | ||||||
Other direct costs | 824,626 | 1,413,602 | ||||||
16,834,039 | 20,022,785 | |||||||
Gross profit | 9,952,614 | 14,347,493 | ||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
General operating expenses | 12,858,161 | 14,411,219 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization (Note 1) | 552,274 | 1,049,146 | ||||||
13,410,435 | 15,460,365 | |||||||
Operating loss | (3,457,821 | ) | (1,112,872 | ) | ||||
NONOPERATING INCOME/(EXPENSE) | ||||||||
Interest expense | (14,260 | ) | (6,061 | ) | ||||
Interest income | 156,145 | 171,240 | ||||||
Other income (expense) - net | (62,385 | ) | 1,918 | |||||
79,500 | 167,097 | |||||||
Loss before income taxes | (3,378,321 | ) | (945,775 | ) | ||||
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT) (Note 4) | 324,039 | (229,080 | ) | |||||
Net Loss | $ | (3,702,360 | ) | $ | (716,695 | ) |
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2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (3,702,360 | ) | (716,695 | ) | |||
Depreciation and amortization (Note 1) | 552,274 | 1,049,146 | ||||||
Amortization included in circuit costs (Note 1) | 193,988 | 196,490 | ||||||
Provision for uncollectible revenues | (194,026 | ) | (326,981 | ) | ||||
Provision for deferred income taxes (Note 4) | 313,639 | (264,074 | ) | |||||
(Gain) loss on sale of assets | (344 | ) | 743 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | ||||||||
(used in) provided by operating activities: | 180,978 | 865,021 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (2,655,851 | ) | 803,650 | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (29,188 | ) | (132,607 | ) | ||||
Payments for deferred circuit installations (Note 1) | (93,226 | ) | (300,699 | ) | ||||
Redemption of cash investments | 2,677,491 | 2,588,640 | ||||||
Purchase of cash investments | (2,717,001 | ) | (2,677,491 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | 1,474 | 300 | ||||||
Advances to affiliates | -- | 158,101 | ||||||
Net cash used for investing activities | (160,450 | ) | (363,756 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | -- | -- | ||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (2,816,301 | ) | 439,894 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 7,170,940 | 6,731,046 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 4,354,639 | 7,170,940 |
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2003 |
2004 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | ||||||||
provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable - customers | $ | 1,030,989 | $ | 1,218,933 | ||||
Accounts receivable - other | (4,330 | ) | 199,500 | |||||
Prepayments and other current assets | (99,683 | ) | (159,927 | ) | ||||
Receivables from affiliates | (271,681 | ) | -- | |||||
Advances to affiliates (Note 2) | (1,250,000 | ) | -- | |||||
Other noncurrent assets | (19,548 | ) | 2,601 | |||||
Accounts payable | 455,179 | (555,277 | ) | |||||
Accrued taxes | 43,345 | (99,261 | ) | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | (32,493 | ) | (117,848 | ) | ||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 6) | 329,200 | 376,300 | ||||||
Total adjustments | 180,978 | 865,021 | ||||||
Cash paid during the year for: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 14,260 | $ | 6,061 | ||||
Income taxes | $ | -- | $ | -- | ||||
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Reclass of Accounts receivable - affiliates to Receivables from | ||||||||
affiliates | $ | -- | $ | 414,439 | ||||
Non-cash distribution to TEC (Note 2) | $ | 20,934,744 | $ | -- | ||||
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Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Transtel Communications, Inc. (Transtel) and all wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Company). The Companys wholly-owned subsidiaries include Tel America of Salt Lake City, Inc., National Network Corporation, Extelcom, Inc., and Communication Recovery Services, Inc. |
Except as otherwise disclosed, all significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
Nature of Operations
The Company is a diversified telecommunications enterprise. The Companys principal line of business is the provision of competitive communication and long distance services to individuals and businesses within the continental United States, primarily in the states of Utah, California, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. Transtel is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telephone Electronics Corporation (TEC). |
Revenue Recognition
All revenues are recognized in the period in which fees are fixed and determinable and the related products or services are provided to the end user regardless of the period in which they are subsequently billed. |
Deferred revenue results from the billing of revenue or the receipt of cash in advance of when such revenues are recognized. The underlying revenue is recorded in subsequent periods as the services are provided. |
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Companys estimate of possible losses related to its trade accounts receivable. In establishing the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company considers a number of factors, including historical collection experience, aging of the accounts receivable balances, current economic conditions, and a specific customers ability to meet its financial obligations to the Company. |
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Maintenance and repairs to all classes of property, plant and equipment, as well as the replacement of minor items, are charged to maintenance expense as incurred, while renewals and major replacements are capitalized. |
The Company generally provides depreciation on fixed assets using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows: |
Estimated Useful Life | |
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Communications system | 3 - 10 Years |
Office furniture and equipment | 3 - 10 Years |
Depreciation and amortization for property, plant and equipment amounted to approximately $552,000 and $1.0 million for 2004 and 2003, respectively. |
Income Taxes
The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of TEC and in certain TEC consolidated state income tax returns. For financial reporting purposes, income taxes are generally calculated and settled as though the Company had prepared a separate consolidated tax return. The federal income tax benefits of the Companys losses are credited to the Company in the year the losses occur, if they can be utilized on a TEC consolidated basis. |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and capital loss and tax credit carryforwards. |
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. SFAS No. 150 establishes standards for classification and measurement of certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within the scope of SFAS No. 150 as a liability. On November 7, 2003, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 150-3 which deferred certain aspects of SFAS No. 150. The implementation of SFAS No. 150 during 2004 did not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated statement of operations or financial position. |
In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, and subsequently revised the accounting standard in December 2003 with the issuance of FIN 46-R. This interpretation requires certain variable interest entities to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entity if certain criteria are met, as outlined in the Interpretation. The adoption of this Statement in 2004 did not have a material impact on the consolidated results of operations or the financial position of the Company. |
Deferred Charges
Deferred installation costs, which are included within Deferred charges in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, represent the costs incurred to connect new circuits to long distance networks. Installation costs are amortized over their related benefit period of five years using the straight-line method. The Company deferred $93,226 and $300,699 of installation costs and amortization amounted to $193,988 and $196,490 for 2004 and 2003, respectively. |
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, the Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets and intangible assets subject to amortization whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. Recoverability of assets held for sale is measured by a comparison of the carrying value of such assets to their estimated fair market values. To the extent that the carrying value of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized. |
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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Cash Investments
For purposes of the consolidated balance sheets and statements of cash flows, the Company considers all demand deposits, time deposits and certificates of deposit purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. |
Disclosures About Concentrations
The Company is subject to credit risk primarily through cash balances in excess of FDIC coverage, short-term cash investments, trade receivables, and notes receivable. |
Cash balances on deposit and short-term cash investments are placed with high credit-quality financial institutions and in short-duration, high quality debt securities. Although cash balances on deposit exceed the FDIC limits of coverage, the Company believes the risk of loss is remote. |
The Company extends credit to customers generally on an unsecured basis in the normal course of business. The Company believes that the concentration of credit risk with respect to its trade receivables is minimized because of the Companys large customer base and its geographic dispersion. |
Advertising Costs
Costs incurred for producing and communicating advertising are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $297,708 and $624,108 for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. |
Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These estimates are reviewed periodically and, as adjustments become necessary, they are reported in the consolidated earnings of the Company in the period in which they become known. |
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Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net earnings (loss) and other non-owner related changes in equity not included in the net earnings (loss) of the Company, such as unrealized gains and losses on marketable equity securities classified as available-for-sale. There was no comprehensive income (loss) in 2004 or 2003. |
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to conform 2003 amounts to 2004 classifications, none of which had a material effect on these consolidated financial statements. |
In the normal course of operations, the Company receives and provides certain services or engages in transactions with TEC and certain subsidiaries of TEC (the TEC Group). The significant services and transactions with affiliated companies not discussed elsewhere are summarized as follows: |
2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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Amounts incurred for executive, managerial, | ||||||||
technical, accounting, insurance, and other | ||||||||
services provided by TEC | $ | 2,481,996 | $ | 2,155,173 | ||||
Assistance with tariff agreements, negotiations | ||||||||
and settlements with connecting companies | ||||||||
provided by a subsidiary of TEC | 18,650 | 33,085 | ||||||
Amounts incurred for network transmission services | ||||||||
provided by other members of the TEC Group | 179,872 | 793,786 |
During 2004 the Company made an intercompany cash distribution to TEC in the amount of $1,250,000. No formal note receivable or other legal documentation was executed among the parties with respect to such transaction. The cash distribution was recorded to the Companys intercompany accounts receivable due from TEC, and is included as a component of the non-cash distribution noted below. |
In addition to the above transactions, during 2004 the Company made a non-cash distribution to TEC of the Companys receivable from TEC in the amount of $20,934,744. |
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The net balances due (to)/from affiliated companies are reflected in the financial statements as follows:
2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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Receivables from affiliates | $ | -- | $ | 19,413,063 | ||||
Amounts included in: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable - trade | -- | 523 | ||||||
Accounts receivable - other | 9 | -- | ||||||
Accounts payable - trade | (706 | ) | -- | |||||
Accounts payable - circuit costs | -- | (335,560 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable - affiliates | (404,763 | ) | -- | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | -- | (8,151 | ) | |||||
$ | (405,460 | ) | $ | 19,069,875 |
The Company engaged in transactions with certain related parties, the majority of which relate to network transmission services. The significant transactions not discussed elsewhere are summarized as follows: |
2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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Amounts incurred for network transmission | ||||||||
services provided by companies owned or | ||||||||
controlled by officers and directors of TEC | $ | -- | $ | 151,447 | ||||
Lease payments paid to an officer for rent of | ||||||||
office space | 4,750 | 11,400 | ||||||
Rents paid to an officer and director of TEC | ||||||||
for the use of property | 21,600 | 21,600 |
Income taxes were charged to operations as follows:
2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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Current | ||||||||
Federal | $ | -- | $ | 25,394 | ||||
State | 10,400 | 9,600 | ||||||
10,400 | 34,994 | |||||||
Deferred | ||||||||
Federal | 292,288 | (250,755 | ) | |||||
State | 21,351 | (13,319 | ) | |||||
313,639 | (264,074 | ) | ||||||
$ | 324,039 | $ | (229,080 | ) |
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The following is a summary of the items which cause the effective tax rate based on pretax loss to differ from the statutory federal income tax rate: |
2004 |
2003 | |||||||||||||
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Amount |
% of Pretax Income |
Amount |
% of Pretax Income | |||||||||||
Computed "expected" federal | ||||||||||||||
income tax benefit | $ | (1,182,412 | ) | 35.0 | % | $ | (331,021 | ) | (35. | 0)% | ||||
State income tax expense (benefit), | ||||||||||||||
net of federal income tax effect | 20,638 | (0.6 | ) | (2,417 | ) | (0.3 | ) | |||||||
Items not deductible for tax purposes | 82,319 | (2.4 | ) | 97,133 | 10.3 | |||||||||
Valuation allowance, regular NOL's | 1,403,494 | (41. | 5) | -- | -- | |||||||||
Other - net | -- | .- | 7,225 | 0.8 | ||||||||||
Actual income tax expense (benefit) | $ | 324,039 | (9.5 | )% | $ | (229,080 | ) | (24. | 2)% |
The tax effects of the temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2004 and 2003 are as follows: |
2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 1,828,552 | $ | 151,613 | ||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 103,000 | 272,370 | ||||||
Intangible assets | 30,614 | 36,596 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment | 449,965 | 419,369 | ||||||
Other - net | (37,375 | ) | (20,105 | ) | ||||
Gross deferred tax assets | 2,374,756 | 859,843 | ||||||
Valuation allowance | (1,828,552 | ) | -- | |||||
Total deferred tax assets | $ | 546,204 | $ | 859,843 |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the consolidated balance sheets as follows (for presentation purposes current deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented net as are noncurrent deferred tax assets and liabilities): |
2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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Deferred tax assets - current | $ | 96,020 | $ | 280,492 | ||||
Deferred tax assets - noncurrent | 450,184 | 579,351 | ||||||
Total net deferred tax assets | $ | 546,204 | $ | 859,843 |
The Companys 2004 valuation allowance of $1,828,552 reflects an estimated amount of unrealizable deferred tax assets principally due to net operating losses and the inability of the Company to utilize such losses in the foreseeable future. |
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During 2004, the IRS completed its examination of TECs federal income tax returns for the years 1999, 2000 and 2001 (which included the Company) and proposed no adjustments that related to the Company. |
At December 31, 2004, federal net operating loss carryforwards were approximately $4,009,984. The carryforwards expire in 2024. |
Capital stock of the Company at December 31, 2004 and 2003, is summarized as follows:
2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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Common Stock | ||||||||
Class A, $.01 par value | ||||||||
Authorized shares | 400 | 400 | ||||||
Issued shares | 397 | 397 | ||||||
Outstanding shares | 397 | 397 | ||||||
Preferred Stock | ||||||||
Class A, $.01 par value | ||||||||
Authorized shares | 600 | 600 | ||||||
Issued shares | 590 | 590 | ||||||
Outstanding shares | 590 | 590 | ||||||
Treasury Stock | ||||||||
.31 shares of Class A common, at cost | $ | (20,206 | ) | $ | (20,206 | ) |
The Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of 8% non-cumulative (non-voting) Class A preferred stock. Each share of the Class A preferred stock may be converted into shares of the Companys common stock on a one-for-one basis. In the event of liquidation, the preferred shareholders would receive $3,870.26 per share prior to any distributions to common shareholders. For the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, no shares of preferred were converted into shares of common stock and TEC owned 100% of the outstanding shares of preferred stock. Additionally, no dividends were declared by the Board of Directors during the period in question. |
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The Company leases various types of equipment and facilities under operating leases. At December 31, 2004, future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases are as follows: |
2005 | $ | 607,035 | |||
2006 | 532,697 | ||||
2007 | 481,608 | ||||
2008 | 237,224 | ||||
2009 | 118,249 | ||||
Thereafter | -- | ||||
Total | $ | 1,976,813 |
Total rental expenses for cancelable and noncancelable operating leases amounted to $1,283,244 and $1,358,741 for 2004 and 2003, respectively. The majority of the future minimum annual rentals, for operating leases expiring in various years through 2009, relates to office space, telecommunications equipment and equipment facility space. |
Certain operating leases provide for escalation clauses with respect to monthly rent. Each annual period rent may be adjusted by a proportionate share of the landlords operating and maintenance costs pertaining to the premises as compared to a pre-determined base. Also, certain operating leases provide for renewal options at the fair market rental rate at the time of the lessees exercising the option to renew. In the normal course of business, operating leases are generally renewed or replaced by other leases. |
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various unspecified litigation matters primarily arising in the normal course of business. The outcome of the individual matters is not predictable. However, in the opinion of management, the final resolution of these legal matters, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position. |
In connection with outstanding line cost agreements for long distance services, it is the Companys normal business practice to withhold payment on line usage until such time as disputed billings are resolved with the carrier. The ultimate resolution of such disputed charges, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. |
The Company is currently defending several claims relating to compensation to payphone service providers that have been filed by payphone service providers with the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC). The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that payphone service providers are fairly compensated for all completed intrastate and interstate calls originating from payphones in the U.S. In a series of orders, the FCC promulgated telephone service regulations to implement the payphone surcharge obligations and established the payphone compensation liabilities for interexchange carriers for both the Interim Period (November 7, 1996 through October 6, 1997) and the Intermediate Period (October 7, 1997 through April 20, 1999). |
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The Company intends to vigorously defend any and all claims brought by payphone service providers with respect to payphone compensation for both the Interim and Intermediate Period. Additionally, the Company has retained legal counsel to represent its interests before the FCC with respect to such matters. Furthermore, the Company believes that it has valid counterclaims, offsets and defenses which would potentially limit the Companys specific liability for such charges. As of the date of the audit report, the results of both asserted and unasserted claims cannot be predicted with certainty, and therefore no evaluation can be made as to the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome. Even though the outcome of the matters discussed above cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company has assessed its risk and has made accounting estimates as required under generally accepted accounting principles. Based on estimates prepared by management, the Company had accruals of $705,500 and $376,300 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, to cover potential future expenditures. Accruals recorded for such contingencies are included within the Commitments and contingent liabilities financial statement line item on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. |
Depending on the results of future legislation, the outcome of future court cases involving similar claims and other related factors, it is reasonably possible that the Company could incur additional costs in excess of the amounts accrued at December 31, 2004 related to payphone compensation claims. The ultimate settlement amounts paid in the future, if any, could have a material effect on the Companys financial condition, results of operations and operating cash flows. However, such additional costs, if any, cannot be currently estimated. Management of the Company will revise its estimates of such liability prospectively as additional information is obtained. |
The IRS is currently in the process of auditing TECs federal income tax returns for the years 2002 and 2003 (which include the Company). As the final outcome of such IRS related proceedings cannot be predicted at year end, the accompanying consolidated financial statements do not contain any reserves or loss contingencies. |
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
TEC sponsors an ESOP that covers substantially all U.S. based employees with one year or more of service with a participating company, and accounts for its ESOP in accordance with Statement of Position 93-6, Employers Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Participating companies include TEC and its subsidiaries (including the Company). Participating company contributions determined annually by TECs Board of Directors fund this plan. The Company contributed $0 and $187,752 during 2004 and 2003, respectively, which is reflected as compensation expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. |
Pension and Profit Sharing
The Company is included in the Telephone Electronics Corporation Pension and Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (the TEC Plan) which covers substantially all employees. Employer annual contributions, if any, are made from profits in an annual amount determined at the sole discretion of the employer, but not in excess of the amounts permitted under the Internal Revenue Code as a deductible expense. There were no contributions to the TEC Plan during 2004 or 2003. |
As of January 1, 2004 the TEC Plan was amended and restated to a 401(k) plan. Participating employees may contribute a portion of their compensation to the Plan, and the Company, at its discretion, makes matching contributions based on the employees contribution. Participation in the 401(k) Plan is open to employees who have attained the age of 21, completed one year of service (as defined under the 401(k) Plan), and are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Currently, the Company makes safe harbor matching contributions of 100% of the first 3% of employee compensation contributed to the 401(k) Plan and 50% of the next 2% of employee compensation contributed to the 401(k) Plan. Total matching contributions recognized by the Company were $136,213 for the year ended December 31, 2004. |
During 2004 the Company liquidated the Transtel 401(k) Plan which had been established in prior years for the benefit of the Companys employees, and transferred the cash balances into the TEC 401(k) Plan. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company did not make any contributions to the Transtel 401(k) Plan. |
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SFAS No. 107, Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized on the face of the balance sheet, for which it is practical to estimate such fair value. SFAS No. 107 defines fair value as the quoted market prices for those instruments that are actively traded in financial markets. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are estimated using present value or other valuation techniques. The fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument, such as estimates of timing and amount of expected future cash flows. Such estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Companys entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, nor do they consider the tax impact of the realization of unrealized gains or losses. In many cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets, nor can the disclosed value be realized in an immediate settlement of the underlying instrument. |
The carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents, cash investments, receivables, accounts payable and short-term debt approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments. |
On May 2, 2005, TEC signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with UCN, Inc. (UCN) to sell certain telecommunications network equipment, customer lists, intangibles and other operating assets of the Company for $2.2 million. Additionally, under the terms of the agreement UCN has agreed to assume certain operating lease commitments of the Company relating to such assets, and will operate the day-to-day activities of the Company under a management agreement until the requisite regulatory approvals are obtained. UCN is a Salt Lake City based provider of on-demand contact center application services and business telecommunications services. |
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To the Board of Directors
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Transtel Communications, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telephone Electronics Corporation) and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of stockholders equity, operations, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
Except as discussed in the following paragraphs, we conducted our audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
The Company had recorded inter-company receivables of $19,413,063, which is included in receivables from affiliates, as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, that, in our opinion, are more appropriately recorded as dividends in order to conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. If these receivables were recorded as dividends, both retained earnings and inter-company receivables would be decreased by $19,413,063 as of December 31, 2003 adn 2002.
In our opinion, except for the effects of the inter-company receivables discussed in the preceding paragraph, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Transtel Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and 2002, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/ s / Mayer Hoffman McCann PC
Salt Lake City, Utah
July 29, 2004
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2003 |
2002 | |||||||
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CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 7,170,940 | $ | 6,731,046 | ||||
Cash investments | 2,677,491 | 2,588,640 | ||||||
Accounts receivable | ||||||||
Customers, less allowance for doubtful accounts | ||||||||
of $658,047 and $615,816, respectively | 3,333,097 | 4,225,049 | ||||||
Other | 79,679 | 279,179 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets (Note 4) | 280,492 | 247,898 | ||||||
Prepayments and other current assets | 391,035 | 231,108 | ||||||
13,932,734 | 14,717,359 | |||||||
NONCURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Receivables from affiliates (Note 2) | 19,413,063 | 19,156,725 | ||||||
Deferred charges | 542,689 | 438,481 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets (Note 4) | 579,351 | 347,871 | ||||||
Other noncurrent assets | 72,425 | 75,026 | ||||||
20,607,528 | 20,018,103 | |||||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT | ||||||||
Communications system | 18,368,363 | 18,502,162 | ||||||
Office furniture and equipment | 1,594,123 | 1,605,035 | ||||||
19,962,486 | 20,107,197 | |||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (18,884,093 | ) | (18,111,223 | ) | ||||
1,078,393 | 1,995,974 | |||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 35,618,655 | $ | 36,731,436 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
2003 |
2002 | |||||||
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CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Accounts payable | ||||||||
Trade | $ | 469,748 | $ | 487,374 | ||||
Circuit costs | 2,625,449 | 2,786,800 | ||||||
Accrued taxes | 479,118 | 578,379 | ||||||
Other accrued liabilities | 591,369 | 709,217 | ||||||
4,165,684 | 4,561,770 | |||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 6) | -- | -- | ||||||
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK (Note 5) | 6 | 6 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Note 5) | ||||||||
Common stock | 4 | 4 | ||||||
Paid-in capital | 2,435,090 | 2,435,090 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 29,038,077 | 29,754,772 | ||||||
Treasury stock | (20,206 | ) | (20,206 | ) | ||||
31,452,965 | 32,169,660 | |||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 35,618,655 | $ | 36,731,436 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Common Shares Outstanding |
Total Stockholders' Equity |
Common Stock |
Paid-In Capital |
Retained Earnings |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Treasury Stock | |||||||||||||||||
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BALANCES, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
988.5 | December 31, 2001 | $ | 33,680,696 | $ | 4 | $ | 2,435,090 | $ | 31,255,951 | $ | 9,857 | $ | (20,206 | ) | |||||||||
-- | Net Loss | (1,501,179 | ) | -- | -- | (1,501,179 | ) | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||
Reversal of prior year unrealized gains | |||||||||||||||||||||||
on marketable equity securities (net of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
-- | federal taxes of $5,915) | (9,857 | ) | -- | -- | -- | (9,857 | ) | -- | ||||||||||||||
BALANCES, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
988.5 | December 31, 2002 | 32,169,660 | 4 | 2,435,090 | 29,754,772.0 | 0 | -- | (20,206 | ) | ||||||||||||||
-- | Net Loss | (716,695 | ) | -- | -- | (716,695 | ) | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||
BALANCES, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
988.5 | December 31, 2003 | $ | 31,452,965 | 4 | $ | 2,435,090 | $ | 29,038,077 | -- | $ | (20,206 | ) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
2003 |
2002 | |||||||
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COMMUNICATION SERVICES REVENUES | $ | 34,370,278 | $ | 38,312,855 | ||||
COST OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES | ||||||||
Circuit costs | 18,609,183 | 21,023,996 | ||||||
Other direct costs | 1,413,602 | 1,784,261 | ||||||
20,022,785 | 22,808,257 | |||||||
Gross profit | 14,347,493 | 15,504,598 | ||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
General operating expenses | 14,411,219 | 16,763,348 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,049,146 | 1,454,895 | ||||||
15,460,365 | 18,218,243 | |||||||
Operating loss | (1,112,872 | ) | (2,713,645 | ) | ||||
NONOPERATING INCOME/(EXPENSE) | ||||||||
Interest expense | (6,061 | ) | (107,357 | ) | ||||
Interest income | 171,240 | 272,780 | ||||||
Other income - net | 1,918 | 385,090 | ||||||
167,097 | 550,513 | |||||||
Loss before income taxes | (945,775 | ) | (2,163,132 | ) | ||||
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (Note 4) | (229,080 | ) | (661,953 | ) | ||||
Net Loss | $ | (716,695 | ) | $ | (1,501,179 | ) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
2003 |
2002 | |||||||
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (716,695 | ) | $ | (1,501,179 | ) | ||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,049,146 | 1,454,895 | ||||||
Amortization included in circuit costs (Note 1) | 196,490 | 173,040 | ||||||
Goodwill impairment loss | -- | 32,479 | ||||||
Provision for uncollectible revenues | (326,981 | ) | 376,112 | |||||
Provision for deferred income taxes (Note 4) | (264,074 | ) | (138,831 | ) | ||||
(Gain) loss on sale of assets | 743 | (4,494 | ) | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | ||||||||
provided by operating activities: | 865,021 | 847,939 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 803,650 | 1,239,961 | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment | (132,607 | ) | (690,184 | ) | ||||
Payments for deferred circuit installations (Note 1) | (300,699 | ) | (197,465 | ) | ||||
Redemption of cash investments | 3,588,640 | 2,513,339 | ||||||
Purchase of cash investments | (2,677,491 | ) | (2,588,640 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of investments | -- | 2,598,840 | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | 300 | 4,709 | ||||||
(Advances)/repayments to/from affiliates | 158,101 | (2,567,846 | ) | |||||
Net cash used for investing activities | (363,756 | ) | (927,247 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Payments and retirements of long-term debt | -- | (772,931 | ) | |||||
Net cash used for financing activities | -- | (772,931 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 439,894 | (460,217 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 6,731,046 | 7,191,263 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 7,170,940 | $ | 6,731,046 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
2003 |
2002 | |||||||
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | ||||||||
provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts receivable - customers | $ | 1,218,933 | $ | 350,364 | ||||
Accounts receivable - affiliates (Note 2) | -- | (414,439 | ) | |||||
Accounts receivable - other | 199,500 | 233,945 | ||||||
Prepayments and other current assets | (159,927 | ) | 1,240,134 | |||||
Other noncurrent assets | 2,601 | 3,361 | ||||||
Accounts payable | (178,977 | ) | (67,949 | ) | ||||
Accrued taxes | (99,261 | ) | (372,829 | ) | ||||
Other accrued liabilities | (117,848 | ) | (108,877 | ) | ||||
Other - net | -- | (15,771 | ) | |||||
Total adjustments | $ | 865,021 | $ | 847,939 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
Cash paid during the year for: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 6,061 | $ | 107,357 | ||||
Income taxes | $ | -- | $ | -- | ||||
NONCASH TRANSACTIONS: | ||||||||
Reclass of accounts receivable - affiliates to | ||||||||
Receivable from affiliates | $ | 414,439 | $ | -- |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Transtel Communications, Inc. (Transtel) and all wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Company). The Companys wholly-owned subsidiaries include Tel America of Salt Lake City, Inc., National Network Corporation, Extelcom, Inc., and Communication Recovery Services, Inc. |
Except as otherwise disclosed, all significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.
Nature of Operations
The Company is a diversified telecommunications enterprise. The Companys principal line of business is the provision of long distance communication services to individuals and businesses within the continental United States, primarily in the states of Utah, California, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. Transtel is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telephone Electronics Corporation (TEC). |
Revenue Recognition
All revenues are recognized in the period in which fees are fixed and determinable and the related products or services are provided to the end user regardless of the period in which they are subsequently billed. |
Deferred revenue results from the billing of revenue or the receipt of cash in advance of when. such revenues are recognized. |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Companys estimate of possible losses related to its trade accounts receivable. In establishing the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company considers a number of factors, including historical collection experience, aging of the accounts receivable balances, current economic conditions, and a specific customers ability to meet its financial obligations to the Company. |
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Maintenance and repairs, as well as the replacement of minor items, are charged against income as incurred, while renewals and major replacements are capitalized. |
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The Company generally provides depreciation on fixed assets using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows: |
Estimated Useful Life | |
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Communications system | 3 - 10 Years |
Office furniture and equipment | 3 - 10 Years |
Depreciation and amortization for property, plant and equipment amounted to approximately $1.0 million and $1.5 million for 2003 and 2002, respectively. |
Income Taxes
The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of TEC and in certain TEC consolidated state income tax returns. For financial reporting purposes, income taxes are generally calculated and settled as though the Company had prepared a separate consolidated tax return. The federal income tax benefits of the Companys losses are credited to the Company in the year the losses occur, if they can be utilized on a TEC consolidated basis. |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and capital loss and tax credit carryforwards. |
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. The statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. The Company implemented SFAS No. 143 effective January 1, 2003. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated results of operations or financial position, as the Company has not historically incurred any significant legal obligations associated with the retirement of its long-lived assets. |
In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized only when the liability is incurred, and is effective for all exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No. 146 by the Company on January 1, 2003 did not have a material impact on the consolidated results of operations or financial position. |
In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity SFAS No. 150 establishes standards for classification and measurement of certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within the scope of SFAS No. 150 as a liability. On November 7, 2003, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. 150-3 which deferred certain aspects of SFAS No. 150. The Company does not believe that the ultimate implementation of SFAS No. 150 in 2004 will have a material impact on the Companys consolidated statement of operations or financial position. |
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In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, and subsequently revised the accounting standard m December 2003 with the issuance of FIN 46-R. This interpretation requires certain variable interest entities to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entity if certain criteria are met, as outlined in the Interpretation, The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this Statement in 2004 will have a material impact on the consolidated results of operations or the financial position of the Company. |
Deferred Charges
Deferred installation costs, which are included within Deferred charges in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, represent the costs incurred to connect new circuits to long distance networks. Installation costs are amortized over their related benefit period of five years using the straight-line method. The Company deferred $300,699 and $197,465 of installation costs and amortization amounted to $196,490 and $173,040 for 2003 and 2002, respectively. |
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, the Company periodically reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets and intangible assets subject to amortization whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. To the extent that the carrying value of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized. |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Cash Investments
For purposes of the consolidated balance sheets and statements of cash flows, the Company considers all demand deposits, time deposits, and certificates of deposit purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. |
Disclosures About Concentrations
The Company is subject to credit risk primarily through cash balances in excess of FDIC coverage, short-term cash investments, trade receivables, and notes receivable. |
Cash balances on deposit and short-term cash investments are placed with high credit-quality financial institutions and in short-duration, high quality debt securities. Although cash balances on deposit exceed the FDIC limits of coverage, the Company believes the risk of loss is remote. |
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The Company extends credit to customers generally on an unsecured basis in the normal course of business. The Company believes that the concentration of credit risk with respect to its trade receivables is minimized because of the Companys large customer base and its geographic dispersion. |
Advertising Costs
Costs incurred for producing and communicating advertising are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $624,108 and $648,396 for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. |
Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. These estimates are reviewed periodically and, as adjustments become necessary, they are reported in the consolidated earnings of the Company in the period in which they become known. |
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net earnings (loss) and other non-owner related changes in equity not included in the net earnings (loss) of the Company, such as unrealized gains and losses on marketable equity securities classified as available-for-sale. |
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to conform 2002 amounts to 2003 classifications, none of which had a material effect on these consolidated financial statements. |
In the normal course of operations, the Company receives and provides certain services or engages in transactions with TEC and certain subsidiaries of TEC (the TEC Group). The significant services and transactions with affiliated companies not discussed elsewhere are summarized as follows: |
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2003 |
2002 | |||||||
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Amounts incurred for executive, managerial, | ||||||||
technical, accounting, insurance, and other | ||||||||
services provided by TEC | $ | 2,155,173 | $ | 2,506,546 | ||||
Assistance with tariff agreements, negotiations | ||||||||
and settlements with connecting companies | ||||||||
provided by a subsidiary of TEC | 33,805 | 26,160 | ||||||
Amounts incurred for network transmission services | ||||||||
provided by other members of the TEC Group | 793,786 | 781,324 |
In addition to the above transactions, the Company had a payable to TEC of $281,383 at December 31, 2003 for federal and state income taxes which is reflected in Receivables from affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, net of other affiliate receivables and payables. The Company did not make any 2003 tax payments to TEC for federal or state tax obligations. hi addition to the above transactions, the Company had a payable to TEC of $2.55,989 at December 31, 2002 for federal and state income taxes. The Company did not make any 2002 tax payments to TEC for federal or state tax obligations. |
The net balances due (to)/from affiliated companies are reflected in the financial statements as follows:
2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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Receivables from affiliates | $ | 19,413,063 | $ | 19,156,725 | ||||
Amounts included in: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable - trade | 523 | 1,041 | ||||||
Accounts receivable - affiliates | -- | 414,439 | ||||||
Accounts receivable - other | -- | 186,706 | ||||||
Accounts payable - circuit costs | (335,560 | ) | (349,224 | ) | ||||
Other accrued liabilities | (8,151 | ) | (6,297 | ) | ||||
$ | 19,069,875 | $ | 19,403,390 |
The Company engaged in transactions with certain related parties, the majority of which relate to network transmission services. The significant transactions not discussed elsewhere are summarized as follows: |
2003 |
2002 | |||||||
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Amounts incurred for network transmission services | ||||||||
provided by companies owned or controlled by officers |
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and directors of TEC |
$ | 151,447 | $ | 153,272 | ||||
| ||||||||
Lease payments paid to an officer for rent of office space | ||||||||
11,400 | 11,400 | |||||||
| ||||||||
Rents paid to an officer and director of TEC for the use of |
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property | 21,600 | 21,600 |
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The net balances due (to)/from officers, directors, companies owned or controlled by officers and directors, and investee companies of TEC and the Company are reflected in the financial statements as follows: |
2003 |
2002 | |||||||
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Amounts included in: | ||||||||
Accounts payable - circuit costs | $ | -- | $ | (19,538 | ) |
Income taxes are charged to operations as follows:
2004 |
2003 | |||||||
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Current | ||||||||
Federal | $ | 25,394 | $ | (523,182 | ) | |||
State | 9,600 | 60 | ||||||
34,994 | (523,122 | ) | ||||||
Deferred | ||||||||
Federal | (250,755 | ) | (108,773 | ) | ||||
State | (13,319 | ) | (30,058 | ) | ||||
(264,074 | ) | (138,831 | ) | |||||
$ | (229,080 | ) | $ | (661,953 | ) |
The following is a summary of the items which cause the effective tax rate based on pretax income to differ from the statutory federal income tax rate: |
2004 |
2003 | |||||||||||||
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Amount |
% of Pretax Income |
Amount |
% of Pretax Income | |||||||||||
Computed "expected" federal | ||||||||||||||
income tax benefit | $ | (331,021 | ) | (35. | 0)% | $ | (757,096 | ) | (35. | 0)% | ||||
State income tax expense (benefit), | ||||||||||||||
net of federal income tax effect | (2,417 | ) | (.3 | ) | (19,499 | ) | (.9 | ) | ||||||
Items not deductible for tax purposes | 94,133 | 10.3 | 95.05 | 4.4 | ||||||||||
Other - net | 7,225 | .8 | 19,637 | 0.9 | ||||||||||
Actual income tax expense (benefit) | $ | (229,080 | ) | (24.2 | )% | $ | (661,953 | ) | (30. | 6)% |
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The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2003 and 2002 were as follows: |
2003 |
2002 | |||||||
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Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 272,370 | $ | 264,903 | ||||
Intangible assets | 36,596 | 42,373 | ||||||
Net Operating Loss | 151,613 | -- | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, primarily due to depreciation | 419,369 | 328,675 | ||||||
Other - net | (20,105 | ) | (40,182 | ) | ||||
$ | 859,843 | $ | 595,769 |
During 2003, TEC reached a final settlement with the IRS Appeals Division for 1997 and 1998 federal income tax returns (which included the Company). This settlement had no effect on the Companys 2003 or 2002 consolidated results of operations. |
At December 31, 2003, federal net operating loss carryforwards were approximately $433,000. The carryforwards expire in 2023. |
The Company has not issued new stock certificates based on prior year amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, which reduced the aggregate number of shares of stock that the Company has the authority to issue. Had such certificates been issued, the capital stock of the Company at December 31, 2003 and 2002, would be summarized as follows: |
2003 |
2002 | |||||||
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Common Stock | ||||||||
Class A, $.01 par value | ||||||||
Authorized shares | 400.00 | 400.00 | ||||||
Issued shares | 398.41 | 398.41 | ||||||
Outstanding shares | 398.41 | 398.41 | ||||||
Preferred Stock | ||||||||
Class A, $.01 par value | ||||||||
Authorized shares | 600.00 | 600.00 | ||||||
Issued shares | 590.40 | 590.40 | ||||||
Outstanding shares | 590.40 | 590.40 | ||||||
Treasury Stock | ||||||||
.31 shares of Class A common, at cost | $ | (20,206 | ) | $ | (20,206 | ) |
The Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of 8% non-cumulative (non-voting) Class A preferred stocks Each share of the Class A preferred stock may be converted into shares of the Companys common stock on a one-for-one basis. In the event of liquidation, the preferred shareholders would receive $3,870.26 per share prior to any distributions to common shareholders. For the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, no shares of preferred were converted into shares of common stock and TEC owned 100% of the outstanding shares of preferred stock. Additionally, no dividends were declared by the Board of Directors during the period in question. |
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The Company leases various types of equipment and facilities under operating leases. At December 31, 2003, future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases are as follows: |
2004 | $ | 881,641 | |||
2005 | 211,211 | ||||
2006 | 63,465 | ||||
2007 | 49,110 | ||||
2008 | 40,925 | ||||
Thereafter | -- | ||||
Total | $ | 1,246,352 |
Total rental expenses for cancelable and noncancelable operating leases amounted to $1,358,741 and $1,342,398 for 2003 and 2002, respectively. The majority of the future minimum annual rentals, for operating leases expiring in various years through 2008, relates to office space, telecommunications equipment and equipment facility space. |
Certain operating leases provide for escalation clauses with respect to monthly rent. Each annual period rent may be adjusted by a proportionate share of the landlords operating and maintenance costs pertaining to the premises as compared to a pre-determined base. Also, certain operating leases provide for renewal options at the fair market rental rate at the time of the lessees exercising the option to renew. In the normal course of business, operating leases are generally renewed or replaced by other leases. |
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various unspecified litigation matters primarily arising in the normal course of business. The outcome of the individual matters is not predictable. However, in the opinion of management, the final resolution of these legal matters, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position. |
In connection with outstanding line cost agreements for long distance services, it is the Companys normal business practice to withhold payment on line usage until such time as disputed billings are resolved with the carrier. The ultimate resolution of such disputed charges, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company, |
The IRS is in the process of examining TECs federal income tax returns for the years 1999, 2000, and 2001 (which include the Company). As the final outcome of such IRS related proceedings cannot be predicted at year end, the accompanying consolidated financial statements do not contain any reserves or loss contingencies. |
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
TEC sponsors an ESOP that covers substantially all U.S. based employees with one year or more of service with a participating company, and accounts for its ESOP in accordance with Statement of Position 93-6, Employers Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Participating companies include TEC and its subsidiaries (including the Company). Participating company contributions determined annually by TECs Board of Directors fund this plan. The Company contributed $187,752 and $666,894 during 2003 and 200'7,, respectively, which is reflected as compensation expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. |
Pension and Profit Sharing
The Company is included in an employee profit sharing plan (the Plan) sponsored by TEC, which covers substantially all employees, Employer annual contributions have historically been made at the sole discretion of the employer, in amounts allowable as deductible expenses under the applicable Internal Revenue Code section, from the Companys earnings. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company did not make any contributions to the Plan and does not anticipate any such contributions to be made in the future. A final determination as to the ultimate disposition of the Plan and/or plan assets has not been made by TEC: during the period in question. |
In addition, the Company maintains a separate 401(k) Plan for the benefit of its employees which. provides for matching contributions to be made at its discretion based on the employee contributions as prescribed in the underlying plan documents. For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company did not make any contributions to the Plan and does not anticipate any such contributions to be made in the future. |
SFAS No. 107, Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized on the face of the balance sheet, for which it is practical to estimate such fair value. SFAS No. 107 defines fair value as the quoted market prices for those instruments that are actively traded in financial markets. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are estimated using present value or other valuation techniques. The fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument; such as estimates of timing and amount of expected future cash flows. Such estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Companys entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, nor do they consider the tax impact of the realization of unrealized gains or losses. In many cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets, nor can the disclosed value be realized in an immediate settlement of the underlying instrument. |
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The carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents, cash investments, receivables, accounts payable and short-term debt approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments. |
The carrying amount for Receivables from affiliates in the Companys consolidated financial statements does not approximate fair value at December 31, 2003 or 2002. This is primarily due to the fact that the underlying receivables represent amounts due from TEC affiliate entities which will generally not be settled in the normal course of business, and it is not practical to estimate the values for such noncurrent receivables, as there is no ready market with which to obtain fair values. |
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UCN, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO
FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
March 31, 2005
(in thousands)
UCN, Inc. |
Transtel, Inc. |
Pro forma adjustments |
Pro forma combined |
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ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,927 | $ | 6,142 | $ | (6,142 | ) a | $ | 3,927 | |||||
Restricted cash | 1,493 | -- | -- | 1,493 | ||||||||||
Accounts and other receivables, net | 7,746 | 2,383 | (2,383 | ) a | ||||||||||
2,388 | b | 10,134 | ||||||||||||
Other current assets | 618 | 436 | (436 | ) a | -- | |||||||||
32 | b | 650 | ||||||||||||
Total current assets | 13,784 | 8,961 | (6,541 | ) | 16,204 | |||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 3,302 | 479 | (479 | ) a | -- | |||||||||
270 | b | 3,572 | ||||||||||||
Intangible assets, net | 11,143 | -- | 3,650 | b | 14,793 | |||||||||
Other assets | 372 | 973 | (973 | ) a | -- | |||||||||
-- | -- | 101 | b | 473 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 28,601 | $ | 10,413 | $ | (3,972 | ) | $ | 35,042 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
Line of credit | $ | 2,604 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 2,604 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | ||||||||||||||
and capital lease obligations | 1,387 | -- | 519 | c | 1,906 | |||||||||
Accounts payable | 7,908 | 3,263 | (3,263 | ) a | -- | |||||||||
-- | -- | 2,108 | b | 10,016 | ||||||||||
Accrued liabilities | 2,317 | 884 | (884 | ) a | -- | |||||||||
-- | -- | 1,698 | b | 4,015 | ||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 14,216 | 4,147 | 178 | 18,541 | ||||||||||
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations | 3,943 | -- | 1,603 | c | 5,546 | |||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | -- | -- | 513 | b | 513 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 18,159 | 4,147 | 2,294 | 24,600 | ||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (notes 6 and 11) | -- | 706 | (706) | a | -- | |||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||||||||
Preferred stock | -- | -- | -- | a | -- | |||||||||
Common stock | 2 | -- | -- | a | 2 | |||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 40,621 | 2,435 | (2,435 | )a | 40,621 | |||||||||
Warrants and options outstanding | 370 | -- | -- | 370 | ||||||||||
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | (30,551 | ) | 3,145 | (3,145 | ) a | (30,551 | ) | |||||||
Treasury stock | -- | (20 | ) | 20 | a | -- | ||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 10,442 | 5,560 | (5,560 | ) | 10,442 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders'equity | $ | 28,601 | $ | 10,413 | $ | (3,972 | ) | $ | 35,042 | |||||
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UCN, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO
FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
(in thousands except per share data)
UCN, Inc. |
Transtel, Inc. |
Pro forma adjustments |
Pro forma combined | |||||||||||
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Revenues | $ | 15,974 | $ | 5,847 | $ | -- | $ | 21,821 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
Costs of revenues | 10,371 | 4,031 | -- | 14,402 | ||||||||||
General and administrative | 3,583 | 3,153 | (698 | ) d | -- | |||||||||
42 | e | |||||||||||||
304 | f | 6,384 | ||||||||||||
Selling and promotion | 3,836 | -- | -- | 3,836 | ||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 17,790 | 7,184 | (352 | ) | 24,622 | |||||||||
Loss from operations | (1,816 | ) | (1,337 | ) | 352 | (2,801 | ) | |||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||
Interest income | 20 | 37 | (37 | ) d | 20 | |||||||||
Interest expense | (183 | ) | (3 | ) | 3 | d | -- | |||||||
(43 | ) g | (226 | ) | |||||||||||
Total other expense, net | (163 | ) | 34 | (77 | ) | (206 | ) | |||||||
Loss before income taxes | (1,979 | ) | (1,303 | ) | 275 | (3,007 | ) | |||||||
Income tax benefit | -- | (47 | ) | 47 | d | -- | ||||||||
Net loss | (1,979 | ) | (1,256 | ) | 228 | (3,007 | ) | |||||||
Preferred stock dividends | (38 | ) | -- | -- | (38 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss applicable to common stockholders | $ | (2,017 | ) | $ | (1,256 | ) | $ | 228 | $ | (3,045 | ) | |||
Net loss per common share: | ||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.10 | ) | -- | -- | $ | (0.16 | ) | ||||||
Diluted (not presented due to antidilution) | $ | -- | -- | -- | $ | -- | ||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||
Basic | 19,502 | -- | -- | 19,502 | ||||||||||
Diluted (not presented due to antidilution) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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UCN, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO
FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2004
(in thousands except per share data)
UCN, Inc. |
Transtel, Inc. |
Pro forma adjustments |
Pro forma combined | |||||||||||
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Revenues | $ | 65,159 | $ | 26,787 | $ | -- | $ | 91,946 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
Costs of revenues | 36,803 | 16,834 | -- | 53,637 | ||||||||||
General and administrative | 15,070 | 13,473 | (2,921 | ) d | -- | |||||||||
-- | -- | 167 | e | -- | ||||||||||
-- | -- | 1,061 | f | 26,850 | ||||||||||
Selling and promotion | 14,734 | -- | -- | 14,734 | ||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 66,607 | 30,307 | (1,693 | ) | 95,221 | |||||||||
Loss from operations | (1,448 | ) | (3,520 | ) | 1,693 | (3,275 | ) | |||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||
Interest income | 38 | 156 | (156 | ) d | 38 | |||||||||
Interest expense | (812 | ) | (14 | ) | 14 | d | -- | |||||||
-- | -- | (155 | ) g | (967 | ) | |||||||||
Gain on early extinguishment of debt | 109 | -- | -- | 109 | ||||||||||
Total other expense, net | (665 | ) | 142 | (297 | ) | (820 | ) | |||||||
Loss before income taxes | (2,113 | ) | (3,378 | ) | 1,396 | (4,095 | ) | |||||||
Income tax expense | -- | 324 | (324 | ) d | -- | |||||||||
Net loss | (2,113 | ) | (3,702 | ) | 1,720 | (4,095 | ) | |||||||
Preferred stock dividends | (672 | ) | -- | -- | (672 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss applicable to common stockholders | $ | (2,785 | ) | $ | (3,702 | ) | $ | 1,720 | $ | (4,767 | ) | |||
Net loss per common share: | ||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.22 | ) | -- | -- | $ | (0.38 | ) | ||||||
Diluted (not presented due to antidilution) | $ | -- | -- | -- | $ | -- | ||||||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||
Basic | 12,621 | -- | -- | 12,621 | ||||||||||
Diluted (not presented due to antidilution) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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On May 1, 2005 UCN entered into an agreement with Telephone Electronics Corporation (TEC), and with Transtel Communications, Inc., a subsidiary of TEC, wherein UCN agreed to purchase all of the operating assets and certain of the liabilities of Transtel and its subsidiaries. UCN issued to Transtel an eight percent promissory note for the purchase price of $2.12 million, after imputing additional interest. The note is payable in 36 equal monthly installments of principal and interest. The note is secured by certain of the assets acquired, but is subordinate with respect to Transtel-related accounts receivable to the finance company with whom UCN has its line of credit arrangement. At the time of the acquisition, UCN anticipated incurring additional acquisition costs of approximately $2.1 million.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (in thousands):
Current assets | $ | 2,420 | |||
Property, plant and equipment | 270 | ||||
Intangible assets, including customer base | 3,650 | ||||
Other assets | 101 | ||||
Total assets acquired | 6,441 | ||||
Current liabilities | (3,806 | ) | |||
Other long-term liabilities | (513 | ) | |||
Total liabilities assumed | (4,319 | ) | |||
Net assets acquired | $ | 2,122 | |||
The accompanying unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements have been prepared to illustrate the estimated effect of this transaction. The pro forma financial statements do not reflect any anticipated cost savings inherent in the Company redirecting acquired resources, or synergies that are anticipated to result from the transaction, and there can be no assurance that any such cost savings or synergies will occur. The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2004 and three months ended March 31, 2005 give pro forma effect as if the transaction had occurred on January 1, 2004 and 2005, respectively. The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Balance Sheet gives pro forma effect as if the transaction had occurred on March 31, 2005.
The accompanying pro forma information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations which would actually have been reported had the transaction taken place on the assumed dates or during the periods presented, or which may be reported in the future. The pro forma adjustments are described in these accompanying notes and are based upon available information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable. This pro forma information should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes related thereto for UCN, Inc. and Transtel Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries.
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An allocation of the purchase price has been made to major categories of assets in the accompanying pro forma financial statements based on information currently available. Any final allocation of the purchase price and the resulting effect on income or loss from operations may differ from the pro forma amounts included herein. These pro forma adjustments represent the Companys initial determination of purchase accounting adjustments and are based on available information and certain assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable. Consequently, the amounts reflected in the pro forma financial statements are subject to change, and the final amounts may differ substantially.
The transaction was recorded using the purchase method of accounting. The allocation of the aggregate purchase price to the tangible and indentifiable assets and liabilities acquired and assumed in connection with this acquisition was based on the estimated fair values as estimated by the Company. The acquired customer base is expected to have an estimated useful life of four years, and is being amortized on an accelerated basis.
Pro forma adjustments for the unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements are as follows:
(a) | Represents adjustments to eliminate existing assets, liabilitites, and equity of Transtel, Inc. and Subsidiaries. |
(b) | Represents adjustments to reflect the assets specifically acquired, and liabilities assumed, by UCN, Inc. |
(c) | Represents the promissory note issued in connection with the asset purchase. |
(d) | Elimination of expense amounts unrelated to the acquired business operations. |
(e) | Represents depreciation expense on acquired equipment. |
(f) | Represents amortization expense of the acquired customer base over four years. |
(g) | Represents interest expense on the promissory note issued to Transtel, Inc. and Subsidiaries |
The net loss attributable to common shareholders and shares used in computing the net loss per share attributable to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004 and for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are based on the historical weighted average common shares outstanding. Common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants have been excluded from the computation of net loss per share attributable to common shareholders, as the effect would be anti-dilutive.
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