Stockgroup Information Systems Inc. | Form 10-QSB June 30, 2006 |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30,
2006.
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________
Commission file number: 0-23687
STOCKGROUP INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. |
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) |
Colorado | 84-1379282 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
Suite 500-750 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2T7 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | ||
(604) 331-0995 | ||
(Issuer's telephone number) | ||
n/a | ||
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes: _X_
No: ___
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes [ ] No [X]
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
Check whether the registrant filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by court.
Yes ___ No ___
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE
ISSUERS
State the number of shares outstanding of
each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable
date:
33,561,861 common shares at August 2, 2006 (no par value)
Transitional Small Business Disclosure
Format (check one):
Yes: ___ No: _X_
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FORM 10-QSB
INDEX
PART I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
Item 1 | Financial Statements (unaudited) | |
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS as of June 30, 2006
and December 31, 2005 |
3 |
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS for the Three
and Six Months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 |
4 |
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS for the
Six Months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 |
5 |
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 6 | |
Item 2 | Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation | 11 |
Item 3 | Controls and Procedures | 19 |
PART II | OTHER INFORMATION | |
Item 1 | Legal Proceedings | 20 |
Item 2 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 20 |
Item 3 | Defaults upon Senior Securities | 20 |
Item 4 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 21 |
Item 5 | Other Information | 21 |
Item 6 | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K | 21 |
SIGNATURES | 23 |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||
Stockgroup Information Systems Inc. | ||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||
As at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 | ||||
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars, | ||||
except number of common shares) | ||||
(unaudited) | ||||
June 30, | December 31, | |||
2006 | 2005 (1) | |||
ASSETS | ||||
CURRENT | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,164,028 | $ | 2,056,761 |
Accounts receivable [net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $92,158, December 31, 2005 $79,982 ] | 673,753 | 760,294 | ||
Prepaid and other current assets | 112,781 | 134,183 | ||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 2,950,562 | 2,951,238 | ||
Property and equipment |
464,911 | 338,686 | ||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ | 3,415,473 | $ | 3,289,924 |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||
CURRENT | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 1,023,223 | $ | 788,618 |
Accrued payroll liabilities | 214,709 | 157,570 | ||
Deferred revenues | 955,638 | 656,805 | ||
Capital lease obligations | 112,778 | 63,647 | ||
Income tax payable | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 2,316,348 | 1,676,640 | ||
Capital lease obligations | 125,399 | 75,233 | ||
Long-term deferred revenues | 86,092 | 89,113 | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 2,527,839 | 1,840,986 | ||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (note 6) |
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (note 3) |
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Authorized shares - 75,000,000 common shares, no par value | ||||
- 5,000,000 preferred shares, no par value | ||||
Issued and outstanding - 33,561,821 common shares at | ||||
June 30, 2006; 33,522,296 common shares at December 31, 2005 | 13,357,646 | 13,359,341 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 3,276,475 | 3,202,417 | ||
Accumulated deficit | (15,746,487) | (15,112,820) | ||
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
887,634 | 1,448,938 | ||
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$ | 3,415,473 | $ | 3,289,924 |
(1) The balance sheet at December 31,
2005 has been derived from the audited condensed consolidated
financial
statements at that date.
See accompanying
notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Stockgroup Information Systems
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
For the three and six months period
ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
(Expressed in
U.S. Dollars,
except number of common
shares)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended | |||||||
June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||
REVENUES | ||||||||
Revenues | $ | 1,780,650 | $ | 1,477,937 | $ | 3,585,088 | $ | 2,934,612 |
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES |
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Cost of revenues (exclusive of amortization) | 594,623 | 294,069 | 1,114,997 | 565,052 | ||||
Sales and marketing | 892,224 | 451,185 | 1,668,425 | 927,998 | ||||
General and administrative | 822,640 | 654,853 | 1,455,822 | 1,354,717 | ||||
Total operating expenses |
2,309,487 | 1,400,107 | 4,239,244 | 2,847,767 | ||||
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS |
(528,837) | 77,830 | (654,156) | 86,845 | ||||
Other loss |
- | (4,919) | - | (4,919) | ||||
Interest income | 17,085 | 6,594 | 30,679 | 10,428 | ||||
Interest expense | (6,978) | (2,000) | (10,190) | (2,038) | ||||
NET (LOSS) INCOME AND |
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COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME | $ | (518,730) | $ | 77,505 | $ | (633,667) | $ | 90,316 |
BASIC AND DILUTED NET (LOSS) |
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INCOME PER COMMON SHARE | $ | (0.01) | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.02) | $ | 0.00 |
Weighted average number of common shares |
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- Basic | 33,488,477 | 34,075,846 | 33,456,122 | 34,015,745 | ||||
- Diluted | 33,488,477 | 35,062,932 | 33,456,122 | 35,021,189 |
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS For the six month period ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (unaudited) | ||||
Six
Months Ended | ||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||
2006 | 2005 | |||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (633,667) | $ | 90,316 |
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to | ||||
net cash provided by (used in) operating | ||||
activities: | ||||
Amortization - Property and equipment | 98,314 | 222,187 | ||
Stock-based compensation expense | 61,487 | 45,806 | ||
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities |
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Accounts receivable | 86,541 | 61,086 | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 21,402 | 39,960 | ||
Accounts payable and | ||||
accrued liabilities | 234,605 | 107,142 | ||
Accrued payroll liabilities | 57,139 | 16,612 | ||
Deferred revenues | 295,812 | (125,510) | ||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES | $ | 221,633 | $ | 457,599 |
INVESTING ACTIVITY |
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Purchase of property and equipment | $ | (81,355) | $ | (70,641) |
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING |
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ACTIVITY | $ | (81,355) | $ | (70,641) |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
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Repurchase of common shares | $ | (27,318) | $ | (83,603) |
Proceeds on exercise of warrants | - | 34,634 | ||
Proceeds on exercise of stock options | 38,193 | 23,038 | ||
Repayment of capital lease obligations | (43,886) | - | ||
NET CASH USED IN |
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES | $ | (33,011) | $ | (25,931) |
NET INCREASE IN CASH |
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AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | $ | 107,267 | $ | 361,027 |
Cash and cash equivalents, | ||||
beginning of the period | 2,056,761 | 1,837,012 | ||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, |
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END OF THE PERIOD | $ | 2,164,028 | $ | 2,198,039 |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information |
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Interest Paid | $ | 10,190 | $ | 2,044 |
Taxes Paid | 700 | - | ||
Acquisitions under Capital Lease | $ | 135,079 | $ | 96,932 |
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
For the six months ended June 30,
2006 and 2005
(UNAUDITED)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Stockgroup Information Systems Inc. (Stockgroup or the Company) have been prepared by the Company in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Item 310(b) of Regulation S-B. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes thereto of the Company in its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended December 31, 2005 as filed with the SEC on March 20, 2006 and an amended Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed May 1, 2006. In the opinion of management, the adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation, all of which are of a normal and recurring nature have been included in these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The results of operations for the six-months ended June 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006 or for other future operating periods. All information is stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
Certain comparative period figures have been reclassified to conform to the current basis of presentation. The reclassifications were between sales and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses and between current and long term unearned revenue. Such reclassifications had no effect on total assets, total liabilities, total revenues, operating income (loss) or net income (loss) as previously reported and not considered material to disclose.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Except for stock based compensation treatment as described in Note 4, there have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to what was previously disclosed on May 1, 2006 in our Annual Report on Form 10KSB/A for the year ended December 31, 2005.
3. SHARE CAPITAL
During the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Company repurchased 100,000 common shares, at prices ranging from C$0.32 ($0.26 US) to C$0.33 ($0.27 US) per share, for an aggregate cost of C$32,913 ($27,318 US). During the first six months ended June 30, 2005 the Company had repurchased 267,000 common shares at prices ranging from of C$0.36 ($0.29US) to C$0.40 ($0.32US), for an aggregate cost of C$104,504 ($83,603US). The Company made no repurchases of its common shares during the three months ended June 30, 2006. During the three months ended June 30, 2005 the Company repurchased 267,000 common shares, as described above.
Stock Options
The Company's 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 Stock Option Plans (collectively the "Plans") authorize a total of 5,220,600 common shares for issuance. The Plans entitle directors, employees and consultants to purchase common shares of the Company. Options immediately become exercisable once vested. Any options that do not vest as the result of a grantee leaving the Company are forfeited and the common shares underlying them are returned to the reserve if they were granted under the 2003 Plan, otherwise they are not returned to the reserve.
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Options Outstanding | ||||
U.S. dollars | Weighted | |||
Awards | Average | |||
Available | Number of | Price Per | Exercise | |
For Grant | Options | Share | Price | |
# | # | $ | $ | |
Balance at December 31, 2005 | 955,075 | 4,129,400 | $0.12 - $0.59 | $0.26 |
Options granted | (950,000) | 950,000 | $0.285 - $0.43 | $0.37 |
Options exercised | - | (139,525) | $0.15 - $0.31 | $0.23 |
Options forfeited | 298,375 | (331,875) | $0.385 - $0.31 | $0.31 |
Balance at June 30, 2006 | 303,450 | 4,608,000 | $0.12 - $0.59 | $0.28 |
The Company ceased to grant stock options under its 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 Stock Option Plans in December 2002. Stock options outstanding to purchase common shares under these plans continue to be exercisable as vested until exercised or forfeited, and if forfeited, they are no longer available for future grants.
No stock compensation tax benefit has been recognized nor has any amount been capitalized to an asset.
4. ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 123R Share-Based Payment, and amendment of FASB Statements No. 123 and 95 (FAS 123R) which requires recognition of stock-based compensation expense for all share-based payments based on fair value. Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company measured compensation expense for all of its share-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25) and related interpretations. The Company provided pro forma disclosure amounts in accordance with FAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123 (FAS 148), as if the fair value method defined by FAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock Based Compensation (FAS 123) had been applied to its stock-based compensation. In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) relating to FAS 123R.
The Company has elected to use the modifiedprospective approach method. Under that transition method, stock-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 includes compensation expense for all awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair values estimated in accordance with the original provisions of FAS 123. Stock-based compensation expense for all awards granted after January 1, 2006 is based on the grant-date fair values estimated in accordance with the provisions of FAS 123R. The Company recognizes these compensation costs, net of an estimated forfeiture rate, on a pro rata basis over the requisite service period of the award. The Company considers voluntary termination behavior as well as trends of actual option forfeitures when estimating the forfeiture rate. No stock-based employee compensation expense was recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2005.
Impact of the Adoption of FAS
123R
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, the Companys net loss was $36,450 and $61,487 greater than if it would have been under the provisions of APB 25. Basic and diluted net loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 would have been $(0.01) and $(0.02) per share. Stock option expense is categorized in Sales and Marketing expenses and General and Administrative expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2006 $15,784 in stock option expense was related to Sales and Marketing and $45,702 was related to General and Administrative expenses.
The following table illustrates the effect on net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share as if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FAS 123R to stock-based compensation during the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 compared with reported information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 as follows:
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Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||
Net (loss) income | |||||||||
before stock based expenses | $ | (482,280) | $ | 77,505 | $ | (572,180) | $ | 90,316 | |
Deduct: Stock-based | |||||||||
compensation expense | |||||||||
determined under the fair-value | |||||||||
based method for all awards | (36,450) | (45,001) | (61,487) | (98,439) | |||||
Net (loss) income |
$ | (518,730) | $ | 32,504 | $ | (633,667) | $ | (8,123) | |
Basic and diluted net (loss) |
$ | ||||||||
income per share | $ | (0.01) | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.02) | (0.00) |
Valuation
Assumptions
The fair-value of the Companys stock-based awards granted to employees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions:
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||
June 30, | June 30, | ||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||
Expected life (in years) | 5 years | 3.59 years | 5 years | 3.59 years | |
Risk-free interest rate | 4.53% | 2.83% | 4.53% | 2.83% | |
Expected volatility | 50% | 58% | 50% | 58% | |
Dividend yield | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Fair value per stock option | $0.18 | $0.18 | $0.18 | $0.18 | |
The expected life of employee stock options is based on the average expected life of all outstanding stock options taking into consideration past employee behavior. The exercise price of the stock option is the price of the share on the grant date. The risk-free interest rate assumptions were based upon risk free bond rates of similar time periods as the expected life of the stock options. The computation of expected volatility for the period ended June 30, 2006 and the same period ended June 30, 2005, are based on historical computations of expected volatility.
Stock-based Award
Activity
Equity awards activity under the Companys Plans for the six months ended June 30, 2006, was as follows:
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Weighted- | ||||
Average | ||||
Remaining | ||||
Weighted- | Contractual | Aggregate | ||
Average | Term | Intrinsic | ||
Stock Options | Exercise Price | (in years) | Value | |
Balance at December 31, 2005 | 4,129,400 | $0.26 | ||
Granted | 950,000 | $0.37 | ||
Forfeited | (331,875) | $0.31 | ||
Exercised | (139,525) | $0.23 | ||
Outstanding at June 30, 2006 | 4,608,000 | $0.28 | 2.83 | $645,708 |
Vested and exercisable at June 30, 2006 | 3,399,512 | $0.25 | 2.83 | $ 615,348 |
The aggregate intrinsic value is equal to the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted price of the Companys common shares for the 3,399,512 options that were in-the-money at June 30, 2006.
The following table summarizes the Companys unvested equity award activity for the six months ended June 30, 2006:
Weighted Average | ||
Unvested Share Options | Number of Awards | grant date fair value |
Unvested at December 31, 2005 | 963,263 | $0.15 |
Granted | 950,000 | $0.19 |
Vested | (233,375) | $0.19 |
Exercised | (139,525) | $0.18 |
Forfeited | (331,875) | $0.20 |
Unvested at June 30, 2006 | 1,208,488 | $0.19 |
As of June 30, 2006, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested awards granted under the Plans was $124,497, and was expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.83 years. Forfeiture rates used to determine unrecognized compensation expense was based on current forfeiture rates used for the six month ended June 30, 2006.
5. SEGMENTED INFORMATION
The Company has one reportable segment. FASB No. 131, Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, requires a public business enterprise to report financial and descriptive information about its reportable operating segments. The Company has concluded that its business activities fall into one identifiable business segment with the following sources of product revenue.
Sources of Product Revenue | Three Months
Ended June 30, |
Six Months
Ended June 30, | |||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||
Financial Software and Content Systems | $ | 827,796 | $ | 722,640 | $ 1,681,190 | $ | 1,328,406 |
Advertising Services | $ | 952,854 | $ | 755,297 | $ 1,903,898 | $ | 1,606,206 |
$ | 1,780,650 | $ | 1,477,937 | $ 3,585,088 | $ | 2,934,612 |
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, no customers represented greater than 10% of total revenues. No customers constituted account receivables greater than 10% of total accounts receivable at June 30, 2006 or December 31, 2005.
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In the normal course of business, the Company entered into a non-monetary transaction with a bandwidth provider on March 27, 2003, in which the Company received bandwidth in exchange for advertising services on the Companys Web sites. The non-monetary transaction resulted in revenues of $nil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and $13,695 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005,with a corresponding charge to cost of revenues in each period. The non-monetary pricing was at fair market values based on equivalent services paid for in cash during the same period. No other non-monetary transactions occurred in the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 or 2005.
6. COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINGENCIES
The Company is the plaintiff in a lawsuit pending in British Columbia Supreme Court filed against a former customer, Pacific Capital Markets Inc., in which the Company is seeking to collect amounts owed pursuant to a contract entered into in September 2000. The contract that forms the basis for the action required the Company to provide certain advertising services, for which the defendant was to pay money. The defendant provided the Company with a C$100,000 deposit and the Company delivered the requested services throughout October and November 2000, but the defendant did not make any additional payments required by the contract. The Company is suing the defendant for C$351,800, which is the balance owing to the Company under the contract, plus interest and costs. The defendant has filed a statement of defense and counterclaim to recover the C$100,000 deposit. As of June 30, 2006, the Company proposed to the defendants that the proceedings be dismissed without costs but no response has been received. The Company has made no provision for the counterclaim in the financial statements and any settlement or final award will be reflected in the statement of operations when the litigation is resolved.
The Company is a defendant in a lawsuit filed in the Saskatchewan Court of Queens Bench by plaintiffs Black Strap Hospitality, Harold Lane and Derek Neis. The plaintiffs seek damages for alleged defamation in the amount of C$100,000 plus pre-judgment interest. The plaintiffs claim that they were defamed by certain members of the Companys Bull Boards investment discussion forum on www.stockhouse.com/ca. The Company has responded to the action by providing, under court order, information on the Bull Boards members specified in the court order. The Company expects to be released from this litigation without incurring significant expense.
The Company is the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in Ontario Supreme Court of Justice against Hollinger Inc. and Hollinger Canadian Publishing Holdings Co. in which the Company seeks to recover approximately C$471,000 from the defendant. The defendant was a vendor to the Company and the amount sought by the Company consists of unused advertising credits which were prepaid by the Company in 1999. The case is currently pending final resolution and there is considerable uncertainty as to what value, if any, will be derived if the Company wins the lawsuit. No provision has been made for recovery of these credits in the financial statements in any year.
In addition to the above, the Company is involved in various other legal matters which arise from time-to-time in the ordinary course of the Companys business, none of which is believed to be material to its results of operations, liquidity or financial condition at this time. In accordance with FASB No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, when the Company believes a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, the estimated loss is accrued in the consolidated financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, the Company cannot reasonably estimate at this time whether a monetary settlement will be reached or predict the ultimate resolution of these legal matters.
7. ACCOUNTING FOR AND DISCLOSURE OF GUARANTEES
From time-to-time, the Company enters into certain types of contracts that require it to contingently indemnify parties against third party claims. These contracts primarily relate to: (i) service agreements, under which the Company may be required to indemnify clients for liabilities relating to data transmission and dissemination; and (ii) certain agreements with the Companys officers, directors and employees and third parties, under which the Company may be required to indemnify such persons for liabilities arising out of their duties to the Company.
The Company regularly enters into service level agreements with clients, under which the Company guarantees consistent streaming of data within certain pre-defined tolerances.
The terms of such obligations vary. Generally, a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated. Because the obligated amounts of these types of agreements often are not explicitly stated, the overall maximum amount of the obligations cannot be reasonably estimated. Historically, the Company has not been obligated to make significant payments for these obligations, and as such no liabilities were recorded for these obligations on its balance sheets as of June 30, 2006 or December 31, 2005.
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8. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
Subsequent to the quarter ended June 30, 2006, the Company signed an agreement with a data provider to deliver market information. This agreement expires in March 2010. The Company is committed to minimum costs as follows:
2006 | $38,016 |
2007 | $202,176 |
2008 | $228,096 |
2009 | $228,096 |
2010 | $57,024 |
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation |
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as may, should, expects, plans, anticipates, believes, estimates, predicts, potential or continue or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled Risk Factors that may cause our or our industrys actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our consolidated financial statements are stated in United States dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report.
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all references to common shares refer to the common shares in our capital stock and the terms we, us and our mean Stockgroup Information Systems Inc., a Colorado corporation.
Overview
Our services can be separated into two categories: (i) Licensing of Financial Software and Content Systems, and (ii) Advertising Services. There are basic commonalities between the two categories - all of our services relate to the financial markets and are currently delivered over the Internet.
Much of our sales are driven by popular interest in the stock markets. Our financial software and content systems services is driven by our clients customers demand for market information... Advertising services are in greater demand when there is greater overall demand for online advertising across all industries. Our audience levels on our StockHouse website are closely correlated with the popularity of the stock market. We believe that greater audience levels on our StockHouse website will translate into larger advertising revenues over the long term.
The Internet is the delivery vehicle for all products. The Internet has not yet reached maturity and continues to reach new levels of sophistication. Increasing numbers of people are using the Internet as a source of stock market information. As a result, financial content is becoming an expected standard offering for media and financial services companies. Financial software and content systems clients, including large news websites, brokerages, banks, and other media are encountering competitive pressures to improve their financial content offering. This market expansion has driven demand for our services and has resulted in continued sales growth over the past 12 months.
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc.
Form 10-QSB June 30,
2006
Results of
Operations
The following table shows
each line item on our condensed consolidated statements of operations as a
percentage of total revenues.
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended | |||||
June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||
REVENUES | ||||||
Revenues | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES |
||||||
Cost of revenues (exclusive of amortization) | 33% | 20% | 31% | 19% | ||
Sales and marketing | 50% | 31% | 47% | 32% | ||
General and administrative | 46% | 44% | 41% | 46% | ||
Total operating expenses |
129% | 95% | 119% | 97% | ||
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS |
(29%) | 5% | (19%) | 3% | ||
Other loss |
0% | 0% | 0% | (0%) | ||
Interest income | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | ||
Interest expense | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
NET (LOSS) INCOME AND |
||||||
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME | (29%) | 5% | (19%) | 3% | ||
|
$ (0.01) | $ 0.00 | $ (0.02) | $ 0.00 |
Overall operating expenses as a percentage of revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 has increased 65% and 49% respectively, compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.
The cost of revenues (exclusive of amortization) as a percentage of revenue for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 has increased by 102% and 97% respectively compared with the three and six months ended June 30, 2005. Increased data costs have been the primary source for the increase in our cost of revenues (exclusive of amortization).
Sales and marketing expenses have increased by 98% to 50% of revenues, for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from 31% of revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2005. Sales and marketing expenses have increased by 80% to 47% of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2005 from 32% of revenues for the six months ended June 20, 2005. The increase for the three and six months ended is primarily due to the growth of our sales and marketing staff and increased spending on marketing activities.
General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues for the three months period ended June 30, 2006 increased to 46% from the three months period ended June 30, 2006 from 44% for the three months period ended June 30, 2005. This increase is primarily due to increased staffing to support the growth of our Company. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2006 decreased to 41% of revenues from 46% for the six months ended June 30, 2005. This decrease is primarily due to a reduction in the amortization of Stockhouse assets which are fully amortized which was 4% of revenues in the six months period ended June 30, 2005.
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc.
Form 10-QSB June 30,
2006
Revenues | ||||
Three Months Ended
June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |
Financial Software and Content Systems |
$ 827,796 | $ 722,640 | $ 1,681,190 | $ 1,328,406 |
Advertising Services |
$ 952,854 | $ 755,297 | $ 1,903,898 | $ 1,606,206 |
Total Revenues |
$ 1,780,650 | $ 1,477,937 | $ 3,585,088 | $ 2,934,612 |
Financial Software and Content Systems revenues grew by 15% to $827,796 for the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $722,640 from the three months ended June 30, 2005. There was a 27% increase in these revenues to $1,681,190 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $1,328,406 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase is attributable primarily to an increasing number of monthly agreements, renewals of existing agreements, and the expansion of both new and existing services to existing clients.
Advertising Services revenues includes general advertising on our StockHouse website and our specialty advertising products, such as our investor relations and marketing packages. Advertising revenues increased by 26% to $952,854 for the three months ended June 30, 2006, from $755,297 for the three months ended June 30, 2005. There was a 19% increase in these revenues to $1,903,898 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $1,606,206 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The change is due in part to the increasing number of clients of our company that are purchasing advertising products year over year. We have developed a certain level of access to the investment community through our StockHouse website. Our access and StockHouse brand name give us the ability to provide a range of advertising services for companies. This exposure is highly valued, and is normally sold as a comprehensive monthly program designed to give the client sustained and multi-faceted exposure to potential investors and consumers. The increase in revenue for the period is attributable to an increased market size for online advertising on the Stockhouse website in general, together with the advent of a new real-time streaming product called StockStream.
Operating Expenses |
Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |
Cost of revenues (exclusive of amortization) | $ 594,623 | $ 294,069 | $ 1,114,997 | $ 565,052 |
Sales and marketing | $ 892,224 | $ 451,185 | $ 1,668,425 | $ 927,998 |
General and administrative | $ 822,640 | $ 654,853 | $ 1,455,822 | $ 1,354,717 |
Total operating expenses | $ 2,309,487 | $ 1,400,107 | $ 4,239,244 | $ 2,847,767 |
Total operating expenses, increased by 65% to $2,309,487 for the three months ended June 30, 2006, from $1,400,107 for the three months ended June 30, 2005. Total operating expenses, increased by 49% to $4,239,244 for the six months ended June 30, 2005, from $2,847,767 for the six months ended June 30, 2006. We believe that total operating expenses will continue to increase as we expand our business, including our sales and marketing force.
Our cost of revenues (exclusive of amortization) consists of bandwidth, data feeds, exchange fees and other direct product costs. Costs of revenues have increased by 102% to $594,623 for the three months ended June 30, 2006, from $294,069 for the three months ended June 30, 2005. Costs of revenues have increased by 97% to $1,114,997 for the six months ended June 30, 2006, from $565,052 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. Bandwidth costs are correlated with changes in our StockHouse and Financial Software and Content Systems traffic, both of which have increased in the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 as compared to the three months and six months ended June 30, 2005. In addition, the costs associated with data feeds have increased year over year as data feed providers, including vendors and stock exchanges, have required purchasers of data to remit new user fees and older data contracts have more expensive fees. The Company is working actively to negotiate new agreements and renegotiate terms on existing contracts and as a result, expect cost reductions starting in Q4 of 2006.
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc.
Form 10-QSB June 30,
2006
Sales and marketing expenses increased
by 98% to $892,224 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $451,185 for
the three months ended June 30, 2005. Sales and marketing expenses also
increased by 80% to $1,668,425 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from
$927,998 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase for the three and
six months ended June 30, 2006 are primarily due the overall expansion of our
Company, which has included increased spending on marketing activities and the
expansion of sales and marketing staff.
General and administrative expenses increased by 26% to $822,640 for the three months ended June 30, 2006 from $654,853 for the three months ended June 30, 2005. General and administrative expenses increased by 8% to $1,455,822 for the six months ended June 30, 2006 from $1,354,717 for the six months ended June 30, 2005. The increase for the 3 months ended June 30th, 2006 is primarily due to the overall expansion of our Company. Increased staffing and supporting the growth of our company has increased our costs for the quarter. In addition, increases were due to continued focus on product development including enhancing our StockStream product. For the six months ended June 30, 2006 we have seen an 8% increase as mentioned above. A decrease of approximately $120,000 is due to a reduction in amortization as the Stockhouse assets are fully amortized. Offset by increased staffing and expansion costs this quarter, the net was an increase in overall general and administrative expenses and product development costs for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
We allocated increased amounts to sales and marketing expenses from general and administrative expenses due to a more accurate time tracking process. The following table shows operating expenses before applying similar allocations to the comparative periods.
Three Months
Ended June 30, |
Six Months
Ended June 30, | |||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |
Cost of revenues (exclusive of amortization) | $ 594,623 | $ 294,069 | $ 1,114,997 | $ 565,052 |
Sales and marketing | $ 732,448 | $ 369,010 | $ 1,360,101 | $ 782,286 |
General and administrative | $ 982,416 | $ 737,028 | $ 1,764,146 | $ 1,500,429 |
Total operating expenses | $ 2,309,487 | $ 1,400,107 | $ 4,239,244 | $ 2,847,767 |
We believe that general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as we prepare to comply with the internal control reporting requirements provided by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Interest and other income (expenses) | ||||
Three Months
Ended June 30, |
Six Months
Ended June 30, | |||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |
Other loss | $ - | $ (4,919) | $ - | $ (4,919) |
Interest income | $ 17,085 | $ 6,594 | $ 30,679 | $ 10,428 |
Interest expense | $ (6,978) | $ (2,000) | $ (10,190) | $ (2,038) |
Total interest and other income (expenses) | $ 10,107 | $ (325) | $ 20,489 | $ 3,471 |
We earn interest income on our cash and cash equivalents, which are held in major banks in either interest bearing accounts or term deposits. The majority of interest expense for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005 represents interest charged on capital lease obligations.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,164,028 at June 30, 2006, an increase of $107,267 from December 31, 2005. In addition, we had $6,941 in marketable securities at June 30, 2006, a decrease of $6,618 from December 31, 2005.
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc.
Form 10-QSB June 30,
2006
Cash Flow Activities | Three Months Ended June 30, |
Six Months
Ended June 30, | ||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ 113,126 | $ 255,580 | $ 221,633 | $ 457,599 |
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ (33,521) | $ (51,880) | $ (81,355) | $ (70,641) |
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ 13,535 | $ (40,572) | $ (33,011) | $ (25,931) |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 93,140 | 163,128 | 107,267 | 361,027 |
Our principal source of liquidity has been our operating cash flow, including the collection of accounts receivables, fees collected in advance for future revenue and the extension of payments of our liabilities.
Operating Activities
During the six months ended June 30, 2006, we generated more cash than we used from operations. These cash resources resulted primarily from net receipts of $46,049 from accounts receivable, an increase in deferred revenue of $295,812, and an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $234,605 and an increase in accrued payroll liabilities of $57,139.
The net decrease in accounts receivable during the six months ended June 30, 2006 was due to increased collections. Days outstanding decreased to 36 days at June 30, 2006 from 41 days at December 31, 2005 due to our collection efforts. The increase in deferred revenue was due to increased deposits received on new sales activities.
Investing Activities
We purchased $186,084 of computer equipment of which $135,079 is under capital lease.
During fiscal 2005, we started to enter into contracts to lease computer equipment, primarily network servers. These leases generally have a term of three years. These have created capital lease obligations of $238,177 at June 30, 2006. As certain of these capital leases, as well as certain other of our current liabilities are denominated in Canadian dollars, fluctuations in exchange rates against the U.S. dollar may have an effect on the stated amount of liabilities.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities of $13,535 and $(33,011) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively, was primarily attributable to the issuance of common shares under our stock option plans offset by the repurchase of the Companys common shares.
Future Liquidity
Requirements
We expect that our cash and cash equivalents balance should provide enough liquidity to help with the next twelve months of our growth, including acquisition of computer hardware upgrades. There is a risk that our current cash and cash equivalents balance may not be adequate for our long term needs, in which case we would need to raise additional financing through equity or debt issues. You should be cautioned that there can be no assurance that revenue, margins, and profitability will increase. Also, we can give no assurance that we will be successful in raising a sufficient amount of additional capital or in internally generating a sufficient amount of capital to meet our long-term requirements, or even if we can raise additional capital, that we can do so on terms that are commercially reasonable. We do not expect to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Accounting For and Disclosure of
Guarantees
From time-to-time we enter into certain types of contracts that require us to indemnify the other parties to the contract against claims against them by third parties. These contracts primarily relate to: (i) service agreements, under which we may be required to indemnify
1 Working Capital is a non-GAAP measure that does not have a standardized meaning and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other issuers. This measure does not have a comparable GAAP measure. Working Capital is defined as current assets less current liabilities.
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc.
Form 10-QSB June 30,
2006
We regularly enter into service level agreements with clients, under which we guarantee consistent streaming of data within certain pre-defined tolerances. The terms of these obligations vary and are not generally limited in amount, so it is not possible to express the amount at risk in dollars. Historically, we have not been required to make significant payments on account of these obligations and accordingly, we have not recorded any liability for obligations of this nature on our balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.
Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2006 or December 31, 2005.
Critical Accounting
Policies
Our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are based upon information available to us at the time that they are made. To the extent there are material differences between these estimates, judgments or assumptions and actual results, our consolidated financial statements will be affected. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect our most significant estimates, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. We have reviewed these critical accounting policies and related disclosures, which appear in our 2005 Form 10-KSB, with our Audit Committee.
· | Revenue Recognition |
· | Stock-based Compensation |
· | Contingencies and Litigation |
Except for stock-based compensation treatment as described below, there have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies during the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to what was previously disclosed in Item 6. Managements Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation included in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the year ended December 31, 2005.
Stock Based Compensation
Expense
During the first quarter of 2006, we implemented the following new critical accounting policy related to our stock-based compensation. We began accounting for stock options under the provisions of FASB No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (FAS 123R), which requires the recognition of the fair value of stock-based compensation. Under the fair value recognition provisions for FAS 123R, stock-based compensation cost is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the awards expected to vest and recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period of the award. We have used the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate fair value of our stock-based awards which requires various judgmental assumptions including estimating share price volatility and expected life. Our computation of expected volatility is based on a combination of historical and market-based implied volatility. In addition, we consider many factors when estimating expected life, including types of awards and historical experience. If any of the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes valuation model change significantly, stock-based compensation expense may differ materially in the future from that recorded in the current period.
We adopted FAS 123R using the modified-prospective method which requires the application of the accounting standard as of January 1, 2006. In accordance with the modified-prospective method, the consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of FAS 123R.
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc.
Form 10-QSB June 30,
2006
Our limited operating history makes it difficult for you to judge our prospects.
We have a limited operating history upon which an evaluation of our current business and prospects can be based. You should consider any purchase of our shares in light of the risks; expenses and problems frequently encountered by all companies in the early stages of its corporate development, such as lack of capital, difficulty attracting high quality personnel, lack of market exposure, and uncertainty about the viability of our business plan.
Computer equipment problems and failures could adversely affect business.
Problems or failures in Internet-related equipment, including file servers, computers and software, could result in interruptions or slower response times for our Web-based services, which could reduce the attractiveness of our Web site, financial tools or investor relations services to advertisers and users. Should such interruptions continue for an extended period we could lose significant business and our reputation could be damaged. Equipment problems and failures could result from a number of causes, including an increase in the number of users of our Web site, computer viruses, outside programmers penetrating and disrupting software systems, human error, fires, floods, power and telecommunications failures and internal breakdowns. In addition, any disruption in Internet access and data feeds provided by third parties could have a material and adverse effect on our businesses. We do not maintain an off-site disaster recovery facility. As a result, if we experience a major disaster such as a fire, theft, or intentional destruction of our computer equipment, it could have catastrophic results for our business.
We may not be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors.
We currently compete with several other companies offering similar services. Many of these companies have significantly greater financial resources, name recognition, and technical and marketing resources, and virtually all of them are seeking to improve their technology, products and services. We can not assure you that we will have the financial resources or the technological expertise to successfully meet this competition.
We are significantly influenced by our officers, directors and entities affiliated with them.
In the aggregate, beneficial ownership of Stockgroup shares by management represents approximately 15% of issued and outstanding shares of common stock. These shareholders, if acting together, will be able to significantly influence all matters requiring approval by shareholders, including the election of directors and the approval of mergers or other business combinations transactions.
We may be unable to protect the intellectual property rights upon which our business relies.
We have or may pursue certain trademarks, and we have brand names, Internet domain names, Web site designs, programs and certain subscriber lists which make up the intellectual property we view as important to our business. It may be possible for a third party to copy or otherwise obtain or use our intellectual property without authorization or to develop similar technology independently. There can also be no assurance that our business activities will not infringe upon the proprietary rights of others, or that other parties will not assert infringement claims against us, including claims that by, directly or indirectly, providing hyperlink text links to Web sites operated by third parties, we have infringed upon the proprietary rights of other third parties. Due to the global nature of the Internet, there can be no assurance that obtaining trademark protection in the United States will prevent infringements on our trademarks by parties in other countries. We have not sought or obtained any patents on our proprietary software and data processing applications.
We may be held liable for online information or services provided by us or third parties.
Because materials may be downloaded by the public on Internet services offered by us or the Internet access providers with whom we have relationships, and because third party information may be posted by third parties on our Web site through discussion forums and otherwise, there is the potential that claims will be made against us for defamation, negligence, copyright or trademark infringement or other theories. Such claims have been brought against providers of online services in the past. We have been named in two lawsuits in which defamation is alleged to have occurred on our Internet discussion forum called Bull Boards. The imposition of liability based on such claims could materially and adversely affect us.
Even to the extent such claims do not result in liability, we could incur significant costs in investigating and defending against such claims. The imposition on us of potential liability for information or services carried on or disseminated through our Web site could
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc.
Form 10-QSB June 30,
2006
We post news clippings from other news Web sites on the StockHouse and SmallCapCenter Web sites with links to the source site. Most publishers currently encourage this practice, although certain publishers have requested that we cease posting their stories. We have complied with their request in each case. To the extent that a large majority of news publishers prohibit posting of their stories on our Web sites or begin charging royalty fees for such stories, our Web site traffic could decrease or our costs could increase, thereby adversely impacting our profitability.
The company generally purchases data including trademarked and copy-written data that may or may not be under contract. The advancement in technologies and increased sophistication of systems is resulting in increased scrutiny of data and costs. The company attempts to stay current with all vendors however the timing of identifying the vendors and costs of data may cause significant increase in cost of rates.
Our general liability insurance will not cover all potential claims to which we are exposed or may not be adequate to indemnify us for all liability that may be imposed. Any imposition of liability that is not covered by insurance or is in excess of insurance coverage could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SECs penny stock regulations which may limit a shareholders ability to buy and sell our stock.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define penny stock to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. The term accredited investor refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customers account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customers confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchasers written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.
Future issuances of shares may adversely impact the value of our stock.
We may attempt to raise additional capital through the sale of common stock in the future. Future issuances of common stock may dilute your position in us.
Our stock price is vulnerable to buying
and selling pressures
As there is a limited market for our common stock, there may be considerable volatility in our stock price due to selling and buying pressures. Future sales of shares by our existing or future shareholders could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. There are currently approximately 31 million outstanding shares of our common stock which may be traded without restriction in any country.
Our board of directors may authorize
and issue preferred shares
Our board of directors has the authority to issue preferred shares with rights, preferences and/or privileges senior to or on parity with the rights of the holders of common stock. The potential consequences to our investors include a loss of perceived value of the stock in the market and a loss of future earnings and dividends, if and when dividends are declared. Because some of our officers and directors are located in non-U.S. jurisdictions, you may have no effective recourse against the management for misconduct and may not be able to enforce judgment and civil liabilities against our officers, directors, experts and agents.
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc.
Form 10-QSB June 30,
2006
Item 3. Controls and
Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report, being June 30, 2006, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our Company's disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Based upon that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Company's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our president and chief executive officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure
Changes in Internal Control over
Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or furnished under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Stockgroup Information Systems Inc. | Form 10-QSB June 30, 2006 |
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION |
|
Item 1. Legal Proceedings |
The Company is the plaintiff in a lawsuit pending in British Columbia Supreme Court filed against a former customer, Pacific Capital Markets Inc., in which the Company is seeking to collect amounts owed pursuant to a contract entered into in September 2000. The contract that forms the basis for the action required the Company to provide certain advertising services, for which the defendant was to pay money. The defendant provided the Company with a C$100,000 deposit and the Company delivered the requested services throughout October and November 2000, but the defendant did not make any additional payments required by the contract. The Company is suing the defendant for C$351,800, which is the balance owing to the Company under the contract, plus interest and costs. The defendant has filed a statement of defense and counterclaim to recover the C$100,000 deposit. As of June 30, 2006, the Company proposed to the defendants that the proceedings be dismissed without costs but no response has been received. The Company has made no provision for the counterclaim in the financial statements and any settlement or final award will be reflected in the statement of operations when the litigation is resolved.
The Company is a defendant in a lawsuit filed in the Saskatchewan Court of Queens Bench by plaintiffs Black Strap Hospitality, Harold Lane and Derek Neis. The plaintiffs seek damages for alleged defamation in the amount of C$100,000 plus pre-judgment interest. The plaintiffs claim that they were defamed by certain members of the Companys Bull Boards investment discussion forum on www.stockhouse.com/ca. The Company has responded to the action by providing, under court order, information on the Bull Boards members specified in the court order. The Company expects to be released from this litigation without incurring significant expense.
The Company is the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in Ontario Supreme Court of Justice against Hollinger Inc. and Hollinger Canadian Publishing Holdings Co. in which the Company seeks to recover approximately C$471,000 from the defendant. The defendant was a vendor to the Company and the amount sought by the Company consists of unused advertising credits which were prepaid by the Company in 1999. The case is currently pending final resolution and there is considerable uncertainty as to what value, if any, will be derived if the Company wins the lawsuit. No provision has been made for recovery of these credits in the financial statements in any year.
In addition to the above, the Company is involved in various other legal matters which arise from time-to-time in the ordinary course of the Companys business, none of which is believed to be material to its results of operations, liquidity or financial condition at this time. In accordance with FASB No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies, when the Company believes a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated, the estimated loss is accrued in the consolidated financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, the Company cannot reasonably estimate at this time whether a monetary settlement will be reached or predict the ultimate resolution of these legal matters.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
During the six months ended June 30, 2006 we repurchased 100,000 shares of our common stock. At June 30, 2006, a maximum of 809,950 common shares were eligible for repurchase under our approved stock repurchase program announced in May 2005 and which was valid until May 2006.
Period | Total # of shares | Average Price Paid per | Total # of shares | Maximum # of shares |
repurchased | share | repurchased | available to be repurchased | |
January 2-14, 2006 | 100,000 | $0.265 | 790,050 | 809,950 |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
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None |
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc.
Form 10-QSB June 30,
2006
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
An annual meeting of our shareholders was held on May 30, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time, at which meeting our shareholders took the following actions.
-Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP., Independent Registered Chartered Accountants for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2006.
-Appointment of all nominees for the posts of Directors of the Board
The following is a summary of the votes cast at our annual meeting of shareholders on May 30, 2006.
VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | VOTES WITHHELD | |
Election of Directors | |||
Marcus New | 18,006,224 | 8,850 | |
Leslie Landes | 16,644,856 | 1,370,218 | |
David Caddey | 18,006,524 | 8,550 | |
Elisabeth DeMarse | 18,009,524 | 5,550 | |
Lee deBoer | 18,009,524 | 5,550 | |
Patrick Spain | 18,008,524 | 6,550 | |
Election of Other Items | |||
Deloitte & Touche LLP. as Independent Registered Chartered Accountants for the Company | 18,009,524 | 5,550 |
Item 5. Other Information
On March 29, 2006 we appointed Ms. Susan Lovell as our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.
On June 2, 2006 we appointed Mr. Michael Donnelly as our Vice President of Sales.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form
8-K
(a)
Exhibits
Exhibit No. Exhibit
Title
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws incorporated by reference to Form 10SB12G filed January 29, 1998. |
4.1 | 1999 Incentive Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference to Form S-8 filed November 16, 1999. |
4.2 | 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan - incorporated by reference to Form S-8 filed May 15, 2001. |
4.3 | 2001 and 2002 Incentive Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference to Form S-8 filed May 13, 2002. |
4.4 | 2003 Incentive Stock Option Plan incorporated by reference to Form S-8 filed April 15, 2004. |
10.1 (1) | Stockgroup Information Systems, Inc. 2003 Stock Option Plan Amended |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act. |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act. |
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and of Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350). |
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed on Form S-8POS with the SEC on May 19, 2006 (File No. 333-114481)
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Stockgroup Information Systems
Inc.
Form 10-QSB June 30,
2006
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
Date filed or furnished | Item No. | Description of Form 8-K | |
June 2, 2006 | 5.02 and 9.01 | The Company announced the appointment of Mr. Michael Donnelly as VP Sales. | |
July 6, 2006 and amended July 13, 2006 | 4.01 and 9.01 | Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered chartered accountants as Companys principal independent accountants effective May 30, 2006. | |
July 19, 2006 | 5.02 and 9.01 | The Company announced the appointment of Mr. Thomas Baker and Mr. Stephen Zacharias to the Board of Directors |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
STOCKGROUP INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. | |
(Registrant)
|
|
Date: August 14th, 2006 | By: /s/ Marcus New |
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Marcus New, Chief Executive Officer | |
By: /s/ Susan Lovell | |
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Susan Lovell, Chief Financial Officer |
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