SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
Quarterly Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
For The Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2015
Commission File Number: 0-52589
FLEXSHOPPER, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 20-5456087 | |
(State of jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
2700 N. Military Trail Suite 200 Boca Raton FL |
33431 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(855) 353-9289
(Registrant's telephone number)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the 12 preceding months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer ☐ | (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company ☒ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of September 30, 2015, the Company had a total of 52,034,907 shares of Common Stock outstanding, excluding 339,125 outstanding shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock convertible into 2,146,662 shares of Common Stock.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains certain "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. "Forward-looking statements," which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, may be identified by the use of such words as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "estimated" and "potential." Examples of forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to, estimates with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business that are subject to various factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these estimates and most other statements that are not historical in nature. These factors include, but are not limited to, general and local economic conditions, competition, policies or guidelines, changes in legislation or regulation, and other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Further information concerning the Company and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect our financial results, is included in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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FLEXSHOPPER, INC.
Form 10-Q Quarterly Report
Table of Contents
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Financial Statements | 4 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 (unaudited) and December 31, 2014 | 4 | |
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited) | 5 | |
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine months ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) | 6 | |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 8 | |
Item 2. | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 19 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 24 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 24 |
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | ||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 25 |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 25 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 25 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 25 |
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 25 |
Item 5 | Other Information | 25 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 26 |
Signatures | 27 |
Certifications
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Item 1. Financial Statements
FLEXSHOPPER, INC.
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
ASSETS | (Unaudited) | |||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 4,667,561 | $ | 2,883,349 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 366,523 | 128,834 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 328,263 | 112,074 | ||||||
Lease merchandise, net | 5,858,866 | 4,241,918 | ||||||
Assets of discontinued operations | – | 6,500 | ||||||
Total current assets | 11,221,213 | 7,372,675 | ||||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net | 1,684,640 | 1,051,697 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS: | ||||||||
Intangible assets – patent costs | 24,185 | 26,492 | ||||||
Security deposits | 66,758 | 55,003 | ||||||
90,943 | 81,495 | |||||||
$ | 12,996,796 | $ | 8,505,867 | |||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 1,058,665 | $ | 836,792 | ||||
Accrued payroll and related taxes | 301,209 | 131,596 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 260,101 | 197,584 | ||||||
Loans payable to shareholder | – | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Liabilities of discontinued operations | – | 7,626 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,619,975 | 2,173,598 | ||||||
Loan payable, net of $829,105 of unamortized issuance costs | 1,790,458 | – | ||||||
Total liabilities | 3,410,433 | 2,173,598 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value- authorized 10,000,000 shares, issued | ||||||||
and outstanding 339,125 in 2015 and 342,219 in 2014 at $5.00 stated value | 1,695,625 | 1,711,095 | ||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value- authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued and | ||||||||
outstanding 52,034,907 in 2015 and 35,015,322 in 2014 | 5,203 | 3,502 | ||||||
Additional paid in capital | 23,133,396 | 14,513,433 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (15,247,861 | ) | (9,895,761 | ) | ||||
9,586,363 | 6,332,269 | |||||||
$ | 12,996,796 | $ | 8,505,867 | |||||
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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FLEXSHOPPER, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) |
For the three months ended September 30, | For the nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||
Restated (Note 12) | Restated (Note 12) | |||||||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
Lease revenues and fees | $ | 5,298,272 | $ | 1,346,552 | $ | 13,126,216 | $ | 2,015,628 | ||||||||
Lease merchandise sold | 107,768 | 266,988 | 392,569 | 391,162 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | 5,406,040 | 1,613,540 | 13,518,785 | 2,406,790 | ||||||||||||
Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of lease revenues, consisting of depreciation and impairment of lease merchandise | 2,759,992 | 874,863 | 7,117,877 | 1,319,709 | ||||||||||||
Cost of lease merchandise sold | 57,623 | 222,120 | 228,964 | 332,670 | ||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 1,672,064 | 451,657 | 3,723,701 | 593,180 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 2,925,076 | 1,194,156 | 7,726,795 | 3,343,652 | ||||||||||||
Total costs and expenses | 7,414,755 | 2,742,796 | 18,797,337 | 5,589,211 | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (2,008,715 | ) | (1,129,256 | ) | (5,278,552 | ) | (3,182,421 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense | 141,113 | – | 279,725 | – | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations, before income tax benefits | (2,149,828 | ) | (1,129,256 | ) | (5,558,277 | ) | (3,182,421 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax benefit | – | 52,105 | 78,388 | 365,840 | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | (2,149,828 | ) | (1,077,151 | ) | (5,479,889 | ) | (2,816,581 | ) | ||||||||
Income from discontinued operations, including gain from the sale of discontinued assets, net of income taxes | – | 85,013 | 127,789 | 596,897 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (2,149,828 | ) | $ | (992,138 | ) | $ | (5,352,100 | ) | $ | (2,219,684 | ) | ||||
Basic and diluted (loss) income per common share: | ||||||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | ||||
Income from discontinued operations | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | ||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 52,034,907 | 32,128,770 | 47,552,858 | 25,994,442 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive | 52,034,907 | 32,128,770 | 47,552,858 | 25,994,442 |
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements
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FLEXSHOPPER, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015
(unaudited)
Additional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock | Common Stock | Paid in | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, January 1, 2015 | 342,219 | $ | 1,711,095 | 35,015,322 | $ | 3,502 | $ | 14,513,433 | $ | (9,895,761 | ) | $ | 6,332,269 | |||||||||||||||
Provision for compensation expense related to issued stock options | — | — | — | — | 58,000 | — | 58,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sale of common stock | — | — | 17,000,000 | 1,700 | 9,348,300 | — | 9,350,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Costs related to sale of common stock | — | — | (801,806 | ) | — | (801,806 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of preferred shares to common stock | (3,094 | ) | (15,470 | ) | 19,585 | 1 | 15,469 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | — | (5,352,100 | ) | (5,352,100 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2015 | 339,125 | $ | 1,695,625 | 52,034,907 | $ | 5,203 | $ | 23,133,396 | $ | (15,247,861 | ) | $ | 9,586,363 |
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements
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FLEXSHOPPER, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS For the nine months ended September 30, |
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | Restated (Note 12) | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (5,352,100 | ) | $ | (2,219,684 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
(Income) from discontinued operations | (206,176 | ) | (596,897 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and impairment of lease merchandise | 7,117,877 | 1,319,709 | ||||||
Other depreciation and amortization | 731,718 | 42,124 | ||||||
Compensation expense related to issuance of stock options and warrants | 58,000 | 282,900 | ||||||
Provision for uncollectible accounts | 3,723,701 | 593,180 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
(Increase) in accounts receivable | (3,961,391 | ) | (618,702 | ) | ||||
(Increase) in prepaid expenses and other | (216,189 | ) | (106,742 | ) | ||||
(Increase) in lease merchandise | (8,734,826 | ) | (3,884,555 | ) | ||||
(Increase) in security deposits | (11,755 | ) | (47,768 | ) | ||||
Increase in accounts payable | 221,875 | 144,589 | ||||||
Increase in accrued payroll and related taxes | 169,613 | 101,053 | ||||||
Increase in accrued expenses | 62,518 | 123,788 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) operating activities - continuing operations | (6,397,135 | ) | (4,867,005 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations | 205,049 | 1,495,331 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) operating activities | (6,192,086 | ) | (3,371,674 | ) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (1,020,958 | ) | (776,519 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities – continuing operations | (1,020,958 | ) | (776,519 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations | – | 4,445,000 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (1,020,958 | ) | 3,668,481 | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
(Repayment) proceeds of loans from shareholder | (1,000,000 | ) | 1,000,000 | |||||
Proceeds from loans payable, net of $1,170,501 of related costs | 1,449,062 | – | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | – | 11,667 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net of related costs of $801,806 in 2015 and | ||||||||
$39,000 in 2014 | 8,548,194 | 5,433,008 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing operations – continuing operations | 8,997,256 | 6,444,675 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) financing operations - discontinued operations | – | (3,201,600 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 8,997,256 | 3,243,075 | ||||||
INCREASE IN CASH | 1,784,212 | 3,539,882 | ||||||
CASH, beginning of period | 2,883,349 | 960,032 | ||||||
CASH, end of period | $ | 4,667,561 | $ | 4,499,914 | ||||
The accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated statements.
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FLEXSHOPPER, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS For the nine months ended September 30, |
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||
Interest paid: | ||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 253,995 | $ | – | ||||
Discontinued operations | – | 81,370 | ||||||
Non-cash Financing activities: | ||||||||
Conversion of shareholders loans to common stock | $ | – | $ | 1,000,000 | ||||
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock | $ | 15,470 | $ | – |
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FLEXSHOPPER, INC.
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
(Unaudited)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Our interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) applicable to interim financial information. Accordingly, the information presented on our interim financial statements does not include all information and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for such periods. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 contained herein has been derived from audited financial statements.
2. BUSINESS
FlexShopper Inc. (the “Company”) is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 16, 2006. The Company owns 100% of FlexShopper, LLC (“FlexShopper”), a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of North Carolina on September 24, 2013. Since the sale of the assets of Anchor Funding Services LLC (“Anchor”), which sale was completed in a series of transactions between April and September 2014, the Company is a holding company with no operations except for those conducted by FlexShopper. FlexShopper through its e-commerce marketplace and patent pending payment method, provides certain types of durable goods to consumers on a lease-to-own basis (“LTO”) including consumers of third party retailers and e-tailers.
In January 2015, in connection with the credit agreement entered into in March 2015 (see Note 7) FlexShopper 1 LLC and FlexShopper 2 LLC were organized as wholly owned Delaware subsidiaries of FlexShopper to conduct operations.
During 2013, the Company decided to concentrate its efforts on the operations of FlexShopper and subsequently, an agreement was entered into with a financial institution to sell substantially all of the operating assets of Anchor which provided accounts receivable funding to businesses located throughout the United States. The sale was finalized in September 2014 (see Note 4). The consolidated statements of operations and cash flows reflects the historical operations of Anchor, including the gain on sale, as discontinued operations. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 reflects amounts attributable to Anchor as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations.
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3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation - The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany balances and transactions.
Estimates – The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates 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.
Revenue Recognition - Merchandise is leased to customers pursuant to lease purchase agreements which provide for weekly lease terms with non-refundable lease payments. Generally the customer has the right to acquire title either through a 90 day same as cash option, an early purchase option, or through payments of all required lease payments, generally 52 weeks, for ownership. On any current lease, customers have the option to cancel the agreement in accordance with lease terms and return the merchandise. Accordingly, customer agreements are accounted for as operating leases with lease revenues recognized in the month they are due on the accrual basis of accounting. Merchandise sales revenue is recognized when the customer exercises the purchase option and pays the purchase price. Revenue from processing fees earned upon exercise by the customer of the 90 day purchase option is recorded upon recognition of the related merchandise sales. These fees amounted to approximately $24,750 and $74,600 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Revenue for lease payments received prior to their due date is deferred and recognized as revenue in the period to which the payments relate. Revenues from leases and sales are reported net of sales taxes.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – FlexShopper seeks to collect amounts owed under its leases from each customer on a weekly basis by charging their bank account or credit card. Accounts receivable are principally comprised of lease payments currently owed to the Company which are past due as the Company has been unable to successfully collect in the manner described above. An allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated by reserving all accounts in excess of four payments in arrears, adjusted for subsequent collections. FlexShopper is developing historical data to assess the estimate of the allowance in the future. The accounts receivable balances consisted of the following as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||||
Accounts receivable | $ | 4,670,122 | $ | 1,509,736 | ||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | (4,303,599 | ) | (1,380,902 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 366,523 | $ | 128,834 |
The allowance is a significant percentage of the balance because FlexShopper does not charge off any customer account until it has exhausted all collection efforts with respect to each account including attempts to repossess items. In addition, the same delinquent customers will continue to accrue weekly charges until they are charged off. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, $534,771 and $801,004 of accounts receivable balances were charged off against the allowance respectively.
Lease Merchandise – Until all payment obligations for ownership are satisfied under the lease agreement, the Company maintains ownership of the lease merchandise. Lease merchandise consists primarily of residential furniture, consumer electronics, computers, appliances and household accessories and is recorded at cost net of accumulated depreciation. The Company depreciates leased merchandise using the straight line method over the applicable agreement period for a consumer to acquire ownership, generally twelve months with no salvage value. For lease merchandise returned or anticipated to be returned either voluntarily or through repossession, the Company provides an impairment reserve for the undepreciated balance of the merchandise with a corresponding charge to cost of lease revenue. The impairment charge amounted to $1,208,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The Company is developing historical charge off information to assess recoverability and estimate of the impairment reserve. The net lease merchandise balances consisted of the following as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||||
Lease merchandise at cost | $ | 12,750,264 | $ | 6,929,509 | ||||
Accumulated depreciation and impairment reserve | (6,891,398 | ) | (2,687,591 | ) | ||||
Lease merchandise, net | $ | 5,858,866 | $ | 4,241,918 |
Cost of lease merchandise sold represents the undepreciated cost of rental merchandise at the time of sale.
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Deferred Debt Issuance Costs – Debt issuance costs incurred in conjunction with the Credit Agreement entered into on March 6, 2015 (see Note 7) are offset against the outstanding balance of the loan payable and are amortized using the straight line method over the remaining term of the credit facility. Amortization for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $146,313 and $341,396 respectively.
Intangible Assets - Intangible assets consist of a pending patent on the Company’s LTO payment method at check-out for third party e-commerce sites. Patents are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Patent costs are amortized by using the straight line method over the legal life, or if shorter, the useful life of the patent which has been estimated to be 10 years.
Software Costs - Costs related to developing or obtaining internal-use software incurred during the preliminary project and post-implementation stages of an internal use software project are expensed as incurred and certain costs incurred in the project’s application development stage are capitalized as property and equipment. The Company expenses costs related to the planning and operating stages of a website. Costs associated with minor enhancements and maintenance for the website are included in expenses as incurred. Direct costs incurred in the website’s development stage are capitalized as property and equipment. Capitalized software costs amounted to $827,707 and $674,648 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 respectively.
Operating Expenses – Operating expenses include all corporate overhead expenses such as salaries, payroll taxes and benefits, stock based compensation, occupancy, marketing and other administrative expenses.
Marketing Costs – The Company charges marketing costs to expense as incurred. Total marketing costs which primarily consist of advertising were approximately$416,300 and $228,100 and for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 respectively and $2,272,900 and $875,500 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 respectively.
Per Share Data – Per share data is computed by use of the two-class method as a result of outstanding convertible preferred stock which participates in dividends with the common stock and accordingly has participation rights in undistributed earnings as if all such earnings had been distributed during the period (see Note 8). Under such method where the Company has undistributed net income, basic earnings per common share is computed based on the total of any dividends paid per common share plus undistributed income per common share determined by dividing net income reduced by any dividends paid on common and preferred stock by the total of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the weighted average number of common shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding preferred stock during the period. Where the Company has a net loss, basic per share data (including income from continuing operations) is computed based solely on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. As the convertible preferred stock has no contractual obligation to share in the losses of the Company, common shares issuable upon conversion of the preferred stock are not included in such computations.
Diluted earnings per share is based on the more dilutive of the if-converted method (which assumes conversion of the preferred stock as of the beginning of the period) or the two-class method (which assumes that the preferred stock is not converted) plus the potential impact of dilutive options and warrants. The dilutive effect of stock options and warrants is computed using the treasury stock method, which assumes the repurchase of common shares at the average market price during the period. Under the treasury stock method, options and warrants will have a dilutive effect when the average price of common stock during the period exceeds the exercise price of options or warrants. When there is a loss from continuing operations, potential common shares are not included in the computation of diluted loss per share, since they have an anti-dilutive effect.
In computing diluted loss per share, no effect has been given to the issuance of common stock upon conversion or exercise of the following securities as their effect is anti-dilutive:
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September 30, | ||||||||
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Convertible preferred stock | 2,146,662 | 1,919,574 | ||||||
Options | 3,857,000 | 3,543,333 | ||||||
Warrants | 5,115,531 | 3,342,504 | ||||||
11,119,193 | 8,805,411 |
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Stock Based Compensation - The fair value of transactions in which the Company exchanges its equity instruments for employee services (share-based payment transactions) is recognized as an expense in the financial statements as services are performed.
Compensation expense is determined by reference to the fair value of an award on the date of grant and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. We have elected to use the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model to determine the fair value of all stock option awards. (see Note 9)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments – The carrying value of loans payable under the Credit Agreement increased by unamortized issuance costs (see Note 7) approximates fair value.
Income Taxes – Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the estimated future tax effects of net operating loss carryforwards and temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their respective financial reporting amounts measured at the current enacted tax rates. The Company records a valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets when management concludes that it is not more likely than not that such assets will be recognized.
The Company recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. As of September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company has not recorded any unrecognized tax benefits.
Interest and penalties related to liabilities for uncertain tax positions will be charged to interest and operating expenses, respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements –
In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) ASU No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. ASU No. 2014-08 changes the definition of a discontinued operation to include only those disposals of components of an entity that represent a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results. ASU No. 2014-08 is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2014 with early adoption permitted. The Company has early adopted this update in the second quarter of 2014.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This new standard provides guidance for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of revenue resulting from contracts with customers and will supersede virtually all of the current revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The standard is effective for the first interim period within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB extended the deadline of ASU 2014-09 by one year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the provisions of this new standard on its financial position and results of operations.
In September 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. ASU 2014-12 requires that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. ASU 2014-12 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the potential impacts of the new standard on its existing stock-based compensation plans.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. In connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, an entity’s management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. Management’s evaluation should be based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date that the financial statements are issued. Substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern exists when relevant conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, indicate that it is probable that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The term probable is used consistently with its use in Topic 450, Contingencies. The amendments in this Update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and for interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted. The Company early adopted ASU 2015-03 during the quarter ended March 31, 2015. In the accompanying balance sheet at September 30, 2015, the Company offset $829,105 of unamortized debt issuance costs related to debt issued under the Credit Agreement in March 2015 against the outstanding balance of loans payable under the Credit Agreement.
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In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05 Intangibles- Goodwill and Other –Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement. The amendments in this Update provide guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The guidance will not change GAAP for a customer’s accounting for service contracts. In addition, the guidance in this update supersedes paragraph 350-40-25-16. Consequently, all software licenses within the scope of Subtopic 350-40 will be accounted for consistent with other licenses of intangible assets. The amendments in this Update are effective for the annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter.
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330): Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU 2015-11”) which changes the measurement principle for inventory from the lower of cost or market to the lower of cost and net realizable value. ASU 2015-11 defines net realizable value as estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The new guidance must be applied on a prospective basis and is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the new guidance will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.
4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
During 2013, the Company decided to concentrate its efforts on the operations of FlexShopper and subsequently on April 30, 2014, Anchor entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a Bank, pursuant to which Anchor sold to the Bank substantially all of its assets (the “Anchor Assets”), consisting primarily of its factoring portfolio (the “Portfolio Accounts”). The purchase price for the Anchor Assets was equal to (1) approximately $4,445,000 which represented 110% of the total funds outstanding associated with the Portfolio Accounts which resulted in a gain of approximately $445,000 plus (2) an amount equal to 50% of the factoring fee and interest income earned by the Portfolio Accounts during the 12 month period following acquisition (“Earnout Payments”). The Earnout Payments totaled $342,541 for the period from July 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 and $0 and $206,177 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The sale of the Anchor Assets was made in a series of closings through September 16, 2014. In connection with each closing, Anchor used the proceeds thereof to pay the Bank all amounts due for factor advances associated with the Portfolio Accounts acquired pursuant to such closing under Anchor’s Rediscount Facility Agreement with the Bank dated November 30, 2011 (the “Rediscount Facility Agreement”). In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, following the final closing thereunder all obligations of Anchor under the Rediscount Facility Agreement (and the associated Validity Warranty) were paid and satisfied in full and the agreement was terminated. In the year ended December 31, 2014, Anchor recorded a gain of $788,015 on the sale of these assets including the earnout payments received through December 31, 2014. Of such gain, $445,474 was recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, Anchor recorded gains of $0 and $206,176 respectively for the earnout payments received during such periods. All such gains are included in income from discontinued operations.
The assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations are presented separately under the captions “Assets of discontinued operations” and “Liabilities of discontinued operations” in the accompanying consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2014 and consist of the following:
December 31, 2014 | ||||
Assets of discontinued operations: | ||||
Retained interest in purchased accounts receivable | $ | 6,500 | ||
Liabilities of discontinued operations: | ||||
Accounts payable | $ | 7,626 |
Major classes of income and expenses related to income from discontinued operations are as follows:
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||||||
Finance revenues | $ | – | $ | 25,490 | $ | – | $ | 735,357 | ||||||||
Interest expense-financial institution | – | (532 | ) | – | (109,878 | ) | ||||||||||
Reversal of provision for credit losses | – | – | – | 24,904 | ||||||||||||
Net finance revenues | – | 24,958 | – | 650,383 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | – | (196,056 | ) | – | (441,336 | ) | ||||||||||
Commissions on sale and other income | 308,216 | 308,216 | ||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of discontinued assets | – | – | 206,177 | 445,474 | ||||||||||||
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes | $ | – | $ | 137,118 | $ | 206,177 | $ | 962,737 | ||||||||
Provision for income taxes | – | 52,105 | 78,388 | 365,840 | ||||||||||||
Income from discontinued items | $ | – | $ | 85,013 | $ | 127,789 | $ | 596,897 |
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5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following:
Estimated Useful Lives | September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | ||||||||
Furniture and fixtures | 2-5 years | $ | 99,982 | $ | 99,982 | |||||
Website and internal use software | 3 years | 1,844,811 | 1,017,103 | |||||||
Computers and software | 3-7 years | 548,464 | 355,213 | |||||||
2,493,257 | 1,472,298 | |||||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (808,617 | ) | (420,601 | ) | ||||||
$ | 1,684,640 | $ | 1,051,697 |
Depreciation expense was $156,975 and $23,717 for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively and $388,015 and $42,125 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
6. LOANS PAYABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS
On March 19, 2014, upon approval of the Board of Directors, FlexShopper entered into two Promissory Notes totaling $1,000,000, one with former CEO Morry Rubin and the other with a major shareholder and Director of the Company. Each demand Promissory Note was for $500,000 and earned interest (payable monthly) at 10% per annum. The Promissory Notes were to assist FlexShopper in purchasing merchandise for lease to support FlexShopper’s growth. In May 2014, these loans were converted into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at a price of $0.55 per share. In connection therewith accrued interest amounting to approximately $4,900 was contributed to capital. On December 8, 2014, upon approval of the Board of Directors, FlexShopper entered into a promissory note for $1,000,000, with a shareholder and executive of the Company. The note was payable on demand. The note was funded in increments of $500,000 on December 8th and 18th and earned interest at 15% per annum. The Promissory Note was to assist FlexShopper in purchasing merchandise for lease and was paid in full with interest amounting to $36,250 on March 11, 2015.
7. LOAN PAYABLE
On March 6, 2015, FlexShopper entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a Lender. FlexShopper is permitted to borrow funds under the Credit Agreement based on FlexShopper’s cash on hand and the Amortized Order Value of its Eligible Leases (as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement) less certain deductions described in the Credit Agreement. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, FlexShopper may borrow up to $25,000,000 from the Lender for a term of two years. The borrowing term may be extended for an additional twelve months at the sole discretion of the Lender. The Credit Agreement contemplates that the Lender may provide additional debt financing to FlexShopper, up to $100 million in total, under two uncommitted accordions following satisfaction of certain covenants and other terms and conditions. The Lender will receive security interests in certain leases as collateral under the Credit Agreement. Amounts borrowed will bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 15% per annum and a small non-usage fee will be assessed on any undrawn amount if the facility is less than 80% drawn on average in any given measurement period commencing three months after closing of the facility. As of September 30, 2015 the amount funded under the agreement was $2,619,563.
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8. CAPITAL STRUCTURE
The Company’s capital structure consists of preferred and common stock as described below:
Preferred Stock – The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of $.001 par value preferred stock. The Company’s Board of Directors determines the rights and preferences of its preferred stock.
On January 31, 2007, the Company filed a Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of Delaware. Effective with this filing, 2,000,000 preferred shares became Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock. Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock ranks senior to Common Stock.
As a result of the Company entering into the Credit Agreement (see Note 7) each share of Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock became convertible into 6.33 shares of the Company’s common stock. The holder of the Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock has the option to convert the shares to Common Stock at any time. Upon conversion all accumulated and unpaid dividends will be paid as additional shares of Common Stock. The holders of Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock have the same dividend rights as holders of Common Stock, as if the Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted to Common Stock.
During the year ended December 31, 2014, 34,168 preferred shares were converted into 194,758 common shares. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, 3,094 preferred shares were converted into 19,585 common shares. As of September 30, 2015 there were 339,125 shares of Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding which are convertible into 2,146,662 shares of common stock.
Common Stock – The Company, which was authorized to issue 65,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value Common Stock, increased its authorized shares to 100 million in September 2015 upon receipt of stockholder approval and a filing of an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Each share of Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote at all stockholder meetings. Dividends on Common Stock are restricted per terms of the Credit Agreement. (see Note 7)
From May through October 2014, the Company received gross proceeds of $6,501,100 from the sale of 11,820,187 shares offered through three co-placement agents in a private placement offering at an offering price of $.55 per share under Rule 506 and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended. In connection therewith seven year warrants to purchase 1,773,027 common shares at an exercise price of $.55 per share were issued to placement agents.
In addition, pursuant to the terms of the private placement offering, George Rubin and Morry F. Rubin, officers, directors and founders of the Company, each completed the funding of their $500,000 loan to the Company and converted these loans into shares of the Company’s Common Stock at the same offering price per share as that paid by investors in the offering. An aggregate of 1,818,182 shares of the Company’s Common Stock were issued to the Rubins from the conversion of their notes totaling $1,000,000.
In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, on March 6, 2015, FlexShopper raised approximately $8.6 million in net proceeds through direct sales of 17.0 million shares of FlexShopper common stock, to certain affiliates of the Lender and other accredited investors for a purchase price of $.55 per share.
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9. STOCK OPTIONS
On January 31, 2007, the Board of Directors adopted our 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the “2007 Plan”), with 2,100,000 common shares authorized for issuance under the Plan. In October 2009, the Company's stockholders approved an increase in the number of shares covered by the Plan to 4,200,000 shares. On March 26, 2015, the Board adopted our 2015 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (the “2015 Plan”), with 4,000,000 common shares authorized for issuance under the 2015 Plan, which was ratified by the Company’s stockholders on September 15, 2015. All references to the 2007 Plan and 2015 Plan are collectively referred to as the “Plans.” Grants under the Plans may consist of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, stock unit awards, dividend equivalents and other stock based awards.
Employees, directors and consultants and other service providers are eligible to participate in the Plans. Options granted under the Plans vest over periods ranging from immediately upon grant to a three year period and expire ten years from date of grant.
On March 24, 2014, B. Bernstein an officer and director of the Company was granted 10 year options to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock. These options vested on the date of grant.
On July 25, 2014, and October 14, 2014, two new Directors of the Company were each granted 10 year options to purchase 180,000 shares of common stock. These options vest one third annually commencing at the date of grant.
Activity in stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 follows:
Number of shares | Weighted average exercise price | Weighted average contractual term (years) | Aggregate intrinsic value | |||||||||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2015 | 3,755,000 | $ | 0.87 | 5.30 | $ | 757,650 | ||||||||||
Granted | 317,000 | $ | 0.81 | 9.59 | ||||||||||||
Canceled | (215,000 | ) | 0.81 | 9.49 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding at September 30, 2015 | 3,857,000 | $ | 0.87 | 4.69 | $ | 156,000 | ||||||||||
Vested and exercisable at September 30, 2015 | 3,428,998 | $ | 0.89 | 4.15 | $ | 156,000 | ||||||||||
Vested and exercisable at September 30, 2015 and expected to vest thereafter | 3,817,900 | $ | 0.89 | 4.69 | $ | 156,000 |
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during 2015 was $0.02 per share. The Company measured the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option pricing model (BSM) with the following assumptions:
2015 | ||||
Exercise price | $0.60 to $0.90 | |||
Expected life | 6 years | |||
Expected volatility | 35% | |||
Dividend yield | 0% | |||
Risk-free interest rate | 1.39% to 2.70% |
The expected dividend yield is based on the Company’s historical dividend yield. The expected volatility was based on the average of historical volatilities for a period comparable to the expected life of the options of certain entities considered to be similar to the Company. The expected life is based on the simplified expected term calculation permitted by the SEC which defines the expected life as the average of the contractual term of the options and the weighted-average vesting period for all option tranches. The risk-free interest rate is based on the annual yield on the grant date of a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond the maturity of which equals the option’s expected life.
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The value of stock options is recognized as compensation expense by the straight line method over the vesting period. Compensation expense recorded for options in the statements of operations was $29,900, and $37,200, for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 respectively and $58,000 and $271,700 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options at September 30, 2015 amounted to approximately $105,000 which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.
10. WARRANTS
On January 31, 2014, the expiration date of outstanding warrants issued to one of the Company’s placement agents to purchase 1,342,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.10 per share, due to expire on such date was extended by the Company through January 31, 2018. The following information was input into BSM to compute a fair value price of $.104 for each modified warrant:
Exercise price | $ | 1.10 | |||
Term | 4 years | ||||
Expected volatility | 37% | ||||
Dividend yield | 0 | % | |||
Risk-free interest rate | .09 | % |
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, compensation expense of $0, and $4,200 and $0 and $7,000 respectively was recorded related to these warrants.
The following table summarizes information about outstanding stock warrants as of September 30, 2015 all of which are exercisable:
Weighted Average | |||||||||
Exercise | Number | Remaining | |||||||
Price | Outstanding | Contractual Life | |||||||
$ | 1.10 | 1,342,500 | 3 years | ||||||
$ | 1.00 | 2,000,004 | 6 years | ||||||
$ | 0.55 | 1,773,027 | 5 years(a) | ||||||
5,115,531 | |||||||||
(a) See Note 13
11. INCOME TAXES
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $4.5 million and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $3.4 million available to offset future taxable income which expire from 2022 to 2034. The Company’s use of net operating loss carryforwards is subject to limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. Management believes that the deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2015 do not satisfy the realization criteria and has recorded a valuation allowance to offset the tax asset. By recording a valuation allowance for the entire amount of future tax benefits, the Company has not recognized a deferred tax benefit related to its loss from continuing operations other than a benefit related to utilizing such loss to offset income from discontinued operations. A corresponding tax provision was charged to discontinued operations.
12. RESTATEMENT
In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company capitalized $1,017,104 of website and internal use software costs and correspondingly recognized $103,222 of accumulated amortization or a net adjustment of $913,822 of which $627,646 related to amounts expensed in prior quarters of 2014 including $235,367 and $627,646 related to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 respectively. In addition, in the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014, an income tax benefit of $52,485 and $365,840 respectively was allocated to continuing operations with a corresponding tax provision charged to discontinued operations, representing the tax benefit from utilizing the loss from continuing operations to offset income from discontinued operations. Such tax adjustment had no effect on the net loss for the quarter and nine months then ended. Net loss and related loss per share of such periods have been restated as follows:
Three Months ended | Nine Months ended |
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September 30, 2014 | September 30, 2014 | |||||||
Net loss: | ||||||||
As previously reported | $ | (1,227,505 | ) | $ | (2,847,330 | ) | ||
Adjustment | 235,367 | 627,646 | ||||||
As adjusted | $ | (992,138 | ) | $ | (2,219,684 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted net loss per common share: | ||||||||
As previously reported | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | ||
Adjustment | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||||||
As adjusted | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) |
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The statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was also restated from amounts previously reported to change the classification of the $4,445,000 of proceeds from the sale of Anchor from operating activities to investing activities, to reflect the capitalization of website and internal use software costs of $627,646 previously expensed and to reflect a $365,840 income tax benefit allocated to continuing operations with a corresponding provision charged to discontinued operations resulting in the following changes in components of cash flows:
Nine months Ended September 30, 2014 | ||||||||||||
As Previously Reported | Adjustments | As restated | ||||||||||
Net cash (used in) operating activities – continuing operations | $ | (5,860,491 | ) | $ | 993,486 | $ | (4,867,005 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided from operating activities – discontinued operations | 6,306,171 | (4,840,840 | ) | 1,495,331 | ||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | 445,680 | (3,817,354 | ) | (3,371,674 | ) | |||||||
Net cashed (used in) investing activities – continuing operations | (148,873 | ) | (627,646 | ) | (776,519 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided from investing activities – discontinued operations | – | 4,445,000 | 4,445,000 | |||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | $ | (148,873 | ) | 3,817,354 | $ | 3,668,481 |
13. COMMON STOCK REGISTERED FOR RESALE BY SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
On July 27, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Company’s Form S-1 Registration Statement, file no. 333-201633, which Registration Statement registered the resale of up to 11,820,187 common shares held by existing common shareholders and additionally the resale of up to 1,773,027 common shares which may be issued upon the exercise of warrants, which were issued to three placement agents in connection with our 2014 private placement offering. By agreement with the placement agents and in compliance with FINRA Rules and Regulations, the warrants to purchase 1,773,027 common shares at $.55 per share, expire five years from the effective date of the Registration Statement on July 27, 2020.
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ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing at the end of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 should be read for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.
Executive Overview
The results of operations from continuing operations below principally reflect the operations of FlexShopper, LLC which provides certain types of durable goods to consumers on a lease-to-own basis and also provides lease-to-own terms to consumers of third party retailers and e-tailers. FlexShopper began generating revenues from this line of business in December 2013. Management believes that the introduction of FlexShopper's Lease-to-own (LTO) programs support broad untapped expansion opportunities within the U.S. consumer e-commerce and retail marketplaces. FlexShopper and its online LTO platforms provide consumers the ability to acquire durable goods, including electronics, computers and furniture on an affordable payment, lease basis. Concurrently, e-tailers and retailers that work with FlexShopper may increase their sales by utilizing FlexShopper's online channels to connect with consumers that want to acquire products on an LTO basis. FlexShopper’s sales channels include 1) serving as the financial and technology partner for durable goods retailers and e-tailers 2) selling directly to consumers via the online FlexShopper LTO Marketplace featuring thousands of durable goods and 3) utilizing FlexShopper’s patent pending LTO payment method at check out on e-commerce sites.
Summary of Critical Accounting Policies
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to credit provisions, intangible assets, contingencies, litigation and income taxes. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience as well as various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Management believes the following critical accounting policies, among others, reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – The Company seeks to collect amounts owed under its leases from each customer on a weekly basis by charging their bank account or credit/debit card. Accounts receivable are principally comprised of lease payments currently owed to the Company which are past due as the Company has been unable to successfully collect in the manner described above. As of September 30, 2015, approximately 65% of the Company’s leases were current and did not have a past due balance and an additional 10% were past due with balances of one to four payments. An allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated by reserving all accounts in excess of four payments in arrears, adjusted for subsequent collections. The Company is developing historical data to assess the estimate of the allowance in the future. The accounts receivable balances consisted of the following as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.
September 30, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | |||||||
Accounts receivable | $ | 4,670,122 | $ | 1,509,736 | ||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts | 4,303,599 | 1,380,902 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 366,523 | $ | 128,834 |
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The Company’s reserve is 92.2% of the accounts receivable balance as of September 30, 2015. The reserve is a significant percentage of the balance because the Company does not charge off any customer accounts until it has exhausted all collection efforts including attempts to repossess items; while collection efforts are pursued delinquent customers accrue weekly charges resulting in a significant balance requiring a reserve. The Company charges off accounts once it has exhausted collection efforts and estimates that there is no chance of recovery.
Lease Merchandise – Until all payment obligations required for ownership are satisfied under the lease agreement, FlexShopper maintains ownership of the lease merchandise. Lease merchandise consists primarily of residential furniture, consumer electronics, computers, appliances and household accessories and is recorded at cost. FlexShopper depreciates leased merchandise using the straight line method over the applicable agreement period for a consumer to acquire ownership generally twelve months with no salvage value. When indicators of impairment exist, FlexShopper accelerates depreciation to six months from the lease origination date and records an impairment reserve against the carrying value of the leased merchandise with a corresponding charge to cost of lease revenue for the excess of the depreciation over the applicable agreement period. Principal impairment indicators are leases with more than eight payments past due, or when collection access is denied or problematic indicating the Company may need to attempt to repossess the items. FlexShopper is developing historical charge off information to assess recoverability and estimate of the impairment reserve.
Stock Based Compensation - The fair value of transactions in which FlexShopper exchanges its equity instruments for employee services (share-based payment transactions) is recognized as an expense in the financial statements as services are performed.
Compensation expense is determined by reference to the fair value of an award on the date of grant and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. We have elected to use the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) pricing model to determine the fair value of all stock option awards.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015, compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
The following table details the operating results from continuing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
2015 | 2014 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 5,406,040 | $ | 1,613,540 | $ | 3,792,500 | 235.0 | |||||||||
Cost of lease revenue and merchandise sold | 2,817,615 | 1,096,983 | 1,720,632 | 156.9 | ||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 1,672,064 | 451,657 | 1,220,407 | 270.2 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 2,925,076 | 1,194,156 | 1,730,920 | 144.9 | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (2,008,715 | ) | (1,129,256 | ) | (879,459 | ) | (77.9 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense | 141,113 | – | 141,113 | – | ||||||||||||
Income tax benefit | – | 52,105 | 52,105 | – | ) | |||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (2,149,828 | ) | (1,077,151 | ) | $ | (1,072,677 | ) | (99.6 | ) |
Total lease revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2015 were $5,406,040 compared to $1,613,540 for the three months ended September 30, 2014, representing an increase of $3,792,500 or 235.0%. FlexShopper originated 7,969 leases for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to 3,924 leases for the comparable period last year. The Company spent approximately $648,000 more on marketing in the third quarter of 2015 for a total of $876,000, compared to the third quarter of 2014. Increased marketing expense is primarily responsible for the increase in revenues and leases.
Cost of lease revenue and merchandise sold for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $2,817,615 compared to $1,096,983 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 representing an increase of $1,720,632 or 156.9%. Cost of lease revenue and merchandise sold for the three months ended September 30, 2015 is principally comprised of depreciation expense on lease merchandise of $2,683,569, the net book value of merchandise sold of $57,622 and a charge for inventory impairment of $76,000. Cost of lease revenue and merchandise sold for the three months ended September 30, 2014 was principally comprised of depreciation expense on lease merchandise of $677,863, the net book value of merchandise sold of $222,120 and a charge for inventory impairment of $117,000. As the Company’s lease revenues increase, the direct costs associated with them also increase.
Provision for bad debts was $1,672,064 and $451,657 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. A factor that causes the provision to increase is that the Company does not charge off any customer accounts until it has exhausted all collection efforts including attempts to repossess items and while collection efforts are pursued delinquent customers continue to accrue weekly charges resulting in a significant balance requiring a reserve. The Company anticipates continued improvement as it continues to refine its underwriting model, enhances its risk department and accumulates additional lease data. The Company has charged off approximately $535,000 of customer accounts to the allowance for doubtful accounts in the quarter ended September 30, 2015, after it exhausted all collection efforts with respect to such accounts.
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Operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $2,925,076 and $1,194,156 respectively. Key operating expenses included the following:
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September 30, 2015 | September 30, 2014 | |||||||
Payroll, benefits and contract labor | $ | 1,039,860 | $ | 753,268 | ||||
Legal and professional fees | 46,774 | 8,282 | ||||||
Stock compensation expense | 29,900 | 41,400 | ||||||
Marketing | 875,539 | 228,152 | ||||||
Total | $ | 1,992,073 | $ | 1,031,102 |
The increased revenues were offset by the increase in expenses to scale the Company’s lease-to-own channels and support its growth resulting in a loss from continuing operations after income tax benefit of $2,149,828 and $1, 077,151 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.
Nine months Ended September 30, 2015, compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2014
The following table details the operating results from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:
2015 | 2014 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 13,518,785 | $ | 2,406,790 | $ | 11,111,995 | 461.7 | |||||||||
Cost of lease revenue and merchandise sold | 7,346,841 | 1,652,379 | 5,694,462 | 344.6 | ||||||||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 3,723,701 | 593,180 | 3,130,521 | 527.8 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 7,726,795 | 3,343,652 | 4,383,143 | 131.1 | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (5,278,552 | ) | (3,182,421 | ) | (2,096,131 | ) | (65.9 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense | 279,725 | – | 279,725 | – | ||||||||||||
Income tax benefit | 78,388 | 365,840 | (287,452 | ) | (78.6 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (5,479,889 | ) | (2,816,581 | ) | $ | (2,663,308 | ) | (94.6 | ) |
Total lease revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $13,518,785 compared to $2,406,790 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, an $11,111,995 increase. FlexShopper began originating leases in late December 2013, launched its online LTO marketplace in March, 2014 and spent approximately $1,857,000 more on marketing in the first nine months of 2015 compared to the first nine months of 2014. FlexShopper originated 17,980 leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to 6,825 leases for the comparable period last year. Increased marketing expense is primarily responsible for the increase in revenues and leases.
Cost of lease revenue and merchandise sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was principally comprised of depreciation expense on lease merchandise of $6,923,454, the net book value of merchandise sold of $228,964 and a reserve for inventory impairment of $194,422. Cost of lease revenue and merchandise sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was principally comprised of depreciation expense on lease merchandise of $1,019,709, the net book value of merchandise sold of $332,670 and a charge for inventory impairment of $300,000. As the Company’s lease revenues increase, the direct costs associated with them also increase.
Provision for bad debts was $3,723,701 and $593,180 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. A factor that causes the provision to increase is that the Company does not charge off any customer accounts until it has exhausted all collection efforts including attempts to repossess items and while collection efforts are pursued delinquent customers continue to accrue weekly charges resulting in a significant balance requiring a reserve. The Company anticipates continued improvement as it continues to refine its underwriting model, enhances its risk department and accumulates additional lease data. The Company has charged off $801,004 of customer accounts to the allowance for doubtful accounts in the nine months ended September 30, 2015, after it exhausted all collection efforts with respect to such accounts.
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Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $7,726,795 and $3,343,652 respectively. Key operating expenses included the following:
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September 30, 2015 | September 30, 2014 | |||||||
Payroll, benefits and contract labor | $ | 2,743,616 | $ | 2,135,217 | ||||
Legal and professional fees | 207,178 | 251,186 | ||||||
Stock compensation expense | 58,000 | 282,900 | ||||||
Marketing | 2,272,927 | 416,332 | ||||||
Total | $ | 5,281,721 | $ | 3,085,635 |
The increased revenues were offset by the increase in expenses to scale the Company’s lease-to-own channels and support its growth resulting in a loss from continuing operations after income tax benefit of $5,479,889 and $2,816,581 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 respectively.
Sale of Anchor
On April 30, 2014, Anchor entered into an Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a Bank, pursuant to which Anchor agreed to sell to the Bank substantially all of its assets consisting primarily of its factoring portfolio. The sale of the Anchor Assets was made in a series of closings through September 16, 2014.
Plan of Operation
We promote our products and services across our sales channels through strategic partnerships, direct response marketing, and affiliate and internet marketing, all of which are designed to increase our lease transactions and name recognition. Our advertisements emphasize such features as instant spending limit, and affordable weekly payments. We believe that as the FlexShopper name gains familiarity and national recognition through our marketing efforts, we will continue to educate our customers and potential customers about the lease-to-own payment alternative as well as solidify our reputation as a leading provider of high quality branded merchandise and services.
For each sales channel FlexShopper has a marketing strategy that includes but is not limited to the following:
Online LTO Marketplace | Patent pending LTO Payment Method | In-store LTO technology platform |
Search engine optimization; pay-per click | Direct to retailers/etailers | Direct to retailers/etailers |
Online affiliate networks | Partnerships with payment aggregators | Consultants & strategic relationships |
Direct response television campaigns | Consultants & strategic relationships | |
Direct mail |
The Company believes it has a competitive advantage by providing all three channels as a bundled package. Management is anticipating a rapid development of the FlexShopper business over the next two years as we are able to penetrate each of our sales channels. To support our anticipated growth, FlexShopper will need the availability of substantial capital resources. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2015 the Company had cash of $4,667,561 compared to $2,883,349 at December 31, 2014.
The Company had accounts receivables of $4,670,122 offset by of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,303,598 resulting in net accounts receivable of $366,523. Accounts receivable are principally comprised of lease payments owed to the Company. An allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated by reserving all accounts in excess of four payments in arrears adjusted for subsequent collections. Approximately 75% of the Company’s accounts in the portfolio are not currently subject to allowance.
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Recent Financings
In fiscal 2014 and the nine months ended September 30, 2015, FlexShopper completed the following transactions, each of which has provided liquidity and cash resources to FlexShopper.
1. | A private placement offering completed with FlexShopper’s placement agents on October 9, 2014 resulting in gross proceeds to FlexShopper of $6,501,100 before offering costs of approximately $912,000. |
2. | The sale of certain assets of Anchor Funding Services through an Asset Purchase Agreement. This transaction was completed in a series of closings through September 16, 2014 and resulted in a gain of $788,015. |
3. | The receipt of $1 million in funding from George Rubin and Morry F. Rubin through the funding of promissory notes in like principal amount and the conversion of these notes into shares of FlexShopper’s Common Stock at $.55 per share om May 8, 2014. |
4. | Entering into a secured promissory note with a principal stockholder pursuant to which we may borrow up to $1,000,000 at an interest rate of 15% per annum, payable upon demand. This note was paid in full on March 6, 2015, concurrent with FlexShopper obtaining the credit facility described below. |
5. | On March 6, 2015, FlexShopper entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a Lender. FlexShopper is permitted to borrow funds under the Credit Agreement based on the FlexShopper’s cash on hand and the Amortized Order Value of the its Eligible Leases (as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement) less certain deductions described in the Credit Agreement. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, FlexShopper may borrow up to $25,000,000 from the Lender for a term of two years. The borrowing term may be extended for an additional twelve months in the sole discretion of the Lender. The Credit Agreement contemplates that the Lender may provide additional debt financing to FlexShopper, up to $100 million in total, under two uncommitted accordions following satisfaction of certain covenants and other terms and conditions. The Lender will receive security interests in certain leases as collateral under the Credit Agreement. In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, on March 6, 2015, FlexShopper raised approximately $8.6 million in net proceeds through direct sales of 17.0 million shares of FlexShopper common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to certain affiliates of the Lender and other accredited investors for a purchase price of $0.55 per share. |
Cash Flow Summary
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash used by operating activities was $6,192,086 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and was primarily due to our net loss for the period combined with cash used for the purchases of leased merchandise.
Net cash used by continuing operations operating activities was $4,867,005 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and was primarily due to our net loss for the period combined with cash used for the purchases of leased merchandise.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 net cash used in investing activities was $1,020,958 comprised of $193,251 for the purchase of property and equipment and $827,707 for capitalized software costs.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 net cash used by investing activities was $776,519 for the purchase of property and equipment offset by $4,445,000 proceeds from the sale of discontinued operations.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $8,997,256 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 due to proceeds of $2,619,563 offset by $1,170,501 of related costs incurred by the Company’s entering into a credit agreement with a lender and $9,350,000 of proceeds from the sale of the Company’s stock, offset by payments of $801,806 in issuance costs offset by a $1,000,000 repayment of a note to a shareholder of the Company.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $3,243,075 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and was primarily due to funds drawn on a $1,000,000 promissory note with certain shareholders, net proceeds from the issuance of the Company’s common stock of $5,433,008 offset by $3,201,600 of cash used by financing activities of discontinued operations.
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Capital Resources
The funds derived from the sale of FlexShopper’s Common Stock and FlexShopper’s ability to borrow funds under the Credit Agreement and funds from the sale of Anchor’s factoring operations have provided substantial liquidity and capital resources for FlexShopper to purchase durable goods pursuant to lease-to-own transactions and to support FlexShopper’s current general working capital needs. Management believes that cash balances at September 30, 2015 together with available borrowing capacity under the credit agreement provides sufficient liquidity and capital resources for our anticipated needs through at least September 30, 2016.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with our short term money market investments. The Company does not have any financial instruments held for trading or other speculative purposes and does not invest in derivative financial instruments, interest rate swaps or other investments that alter interest rate exposure. The Company does not have any credit facilities with variable interest rates.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company's Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of "disclosure controls and procedures" in Rule 13a-15(e). In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and the Company's Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level at September 30, 2015.
There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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We are not a party to any pending material legal proceedings. To our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating commencing a legal proceeding in which we would be named as a party.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS:
(a) | The following sales of unregistered securities took place during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. |
Date of Sale | Title of Security | Number Sold | Consideration Received | Purchasers | Exemption from Registration Claimed | |||||
March 2015 |
Common Stock | 17,000,000 |
$ 9,350,000
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Accredited Investors |
Section 4(2) and/or Rule 506 promulgated thereunder | |||||
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 there were no repurchases of the Company’s Common Stock
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES:
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
On August 11, 2015 the Board Directors elected Marc Malaga as Executive Vice President of Operations and approved his employment agreement which is filed as an Exhibit to this Form 10-Q. The following is a description of Marc Malaga’s biographical information:
Marc Malaga has been Executive Vice President of Operations since October 2013 and an investor in the Company since 2008. His responsibilities include oversight of general operations including business development, customer service and fulfillment. Mr. Malaga was Founder and CEO of GiftBaskets.com from 2000 to 2007. Under his leadership, GiftBaskets.com became a leading destination for online gift baskets and flower purchases. In 2007, Mr. Malaga sold GiftBaskets.com to Hayneedle, a large, diversified online retailer. In addition, from 2010-2012, Mr. Malaga developed a private real estate portfolio, leading the strategic acquisition and management of foreclosed properties throughout South Florida.
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The following exhibits are all previously filed in connection with our Form 10-SB, as amended, unless otherwise
noted.
2.1 | Exchange Agreement (2) | |
3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation-BTHC, INC. (2) | |
3.2 | Certificate of Merger of BTHC XI, LLC into BTHC XI, Inc. (2) | |
3.3 | Certificate of Amendment (2) | |
3.4 | Designation of Rights and Preferences-Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock (2) | |
3.5 | Certificate of Amendment dated October 16, 2013(11) | |
3.6 | Amended and Restated By-laws (2) | |
4.1 | Placement Agent Warrant issued to Fordham Financial Management on October 9, 2014 (1) | |
4.2 | Placement Agent Warrant issued to Paulson Investment Company, Inc. on October 9, 2014 (1) | |
4.3 | Placement Agent Warrant issued to Spartan Capital Securities, LLC on October 9, 2014 (1) | |
4.4 | Letters dated April 27, 2015 amending exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3(8) | |
10.1 | Directors’ Compensation Agreement-George Rubin (2) | |
10.2 | Employment Contract-Morry F. Rubin (2) | |
10.3 | Employment Contract-Brad Bernstein (2) | |
10.4 | Facilities Lease – Florida (2) | |
10.5 | Rediscount Facility Agreement with TAB Bank (3) | |
10.6 10.7 |
Form of Validity Warranty to TAB Bank (3) Amendment to Employment Agreement of Morry F. Rubin (4) | |
10.8 | Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 30, 2014 (5) | |
10.9 | Credit Agreement dated as of March 6, 2015 among FlexShopper 2, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., various Lenders from time to time party thereto and WE 2014-1, LLC (6) | |
10.10 | Investor Rights Agreement dated as of March 6, 2015, by and among FlexShopper, Inc., the Management Stockholders and affiliates of Waterfall (6) | |
10.11 | Form of Investor Rights Agreement dated as of March 6, 2015, by and among FlexShopper, Inc. and the Investors party thereto (6) | |
10.12 | January 2014 Amendment to Boca Raton, Florida Lease (5) | |
10.13 | Employment Contract – Marc Malaga (9) | |
10.14 | Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2015, among FlexShopper 2, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., various Lenders from time to time party hereto and WE 2014-I, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K - date of earliest event November 6, 2014.) | |
10.15 | Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2015, among FlexShopper 2, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., various Lenders from time to time party hereto and WE 2014-I, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K - date of earliest event November 6, 2014.) | |
16.1 | Letter from Scott & Company, LLC (1) | |
21.0 | Subsidiaries of Registrant (5) | |
31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification – Principal Executive Officer* | |
31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification – Principal Financial Officer* | |
32.1 | Section 1350 Certification – Principal Executive Officer* | |
32.2 | Section 1350 Certification – Principal Financial Officer* | |
99.1 | 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (2) | |
99.2 | Form of Non-Qualified Option under 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan (2) | |
99.3 | Amendment to 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan increasing the Plan to 4,200,000 shares (7) | |
99.4 | Press Release dated November 16, 2015* | |
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document,XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema * | |
101.SCH | Document, XBRL Taxonomy Extension * | |
101.CAL | Calculation Linkbase, XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition * | |
101.DEF | Linkbase,XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels * | |
101.LAB | Linkbase, XBRL Taxonomy Extension * | |
101.PRE | Presentation Linkbase * | |
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* Filed herewith. |
(1) Filed in Form S-1 Registration Statement (file no. 333-201644).
(2) Incorporated by reference to our Form 10-SB, as amended.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
(6) Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K dated March 6, 2015.
(7) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.
(9) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FLEXSHOPPER, INC. | |||
Date: November 16, 2015 | By: | /s/ Brad Bernstein | |
Brad Bernstein | |||
President and Principal Executive Officer | |||
Date: November 16, 2015 | By: | /s/ Frank Matasavage | |
Frank Matasavage | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Brad Bernstein, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FlexShopper, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
DATE: November 16, 2015 | By: | /s/ BRAD BERNSTEIN | |
Brad Bernstein | |||
Principal Executive Officer | |||
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Frank Matasavage , certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of FlexShopper, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
DATE: November 16, 2015 | By: | /s/ FRANK MATASAVAGE | |
Frank Matasavage | |||
Principal Financial Officer | |||
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In connection with the Quarterly Report of FlexShopper, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Brad Bernstein, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
By: | /s/ BRAD BERNSTEIN | ||
Brad Bernstein, | |||
Principal Executive Officer | |||
November 16, 2015 |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18U.S.C. SECTION 1350
In connection with the Quarterly Report of FlexShopper, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Frank Matasavage, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
By: | /s/ FRANK MATASAVAGE | ||
Frank Matasavage, | |||
Principal Financial Officer | |||
November 16, 2015 |
Exhibit 99.4
FLEXSHOPPER, INC.
REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2015 RESULTS AND GROWING ECOMMERCE BUSINESS
Boca Raton, FL (November 16, 2015) - FlexShopper, Inc. (OTCQB Symbol: FPAY, “FlexShopper”) announced today its results of continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 vs. Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
· | Total revenues increased 235% to $5.41 million |
· | Lease originations increased from 3,924 to 7,969 or 103% |
In the second quarter of 2014, FlexShopper successfully sold its Anchor Funding Services business. Income from discontinued operations was $0 and $85,013 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. This income combined with the net losses from continuing operations resulted in net losses of $2,149,828 ($.04 per share) and $992,138 ($.03 per share) for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 vs. Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
· | Total revenues increased 462% to $13.52 million |
· | Lease originations increased from 6,825 to 17,980 or 163% |
Income from discontinued operations was $127,789 and $596,897 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. This income combined with the net losses from continuing operations resulted in net losses of $5,352,100 ($.11 per share) and $2,219,684 ($.09 per share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Management Commentary
Brad Bernstein, CEO, stated, “We are pleased with the significant year-over-year growth in our ecommerce business, primarily driven by increased traffic to our FlexShopper.com marketplace. Our payment method integrations on third party e-commerce sites have increased to five sites that feature electronics, appliances, home medical goods and musical instruments. We currently have additional integrations in our pipeline with certain large regional retailers. We feel we are well positioned to take advantage of the holiday season with all of our lease origination channels including the recently launched FlexShopper Wallet application, allowing consumers to get durable goods from major retail stores.”
About FlexShopper
FlexShopper, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of FlexShopper, Inc. (FPAY) is a financial and technology company that provides brand name durable goods to consumers on a lease-to-own (LTO) basis through its ecommerce marketplace (www.FlexShopper.com) and patent pending LTO payment method. FlexShopper also provides LTO technology platforms to retailers and e-tailers to enter into transactions with consumers that want to obtain durable goods, but do not have sufficient cash or credit. FlexShopper also funds the LTO transactions by paying merchants for the goods and collecting from consumers under an LTO contract.
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