UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

(Mark one)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

 

or

 

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

 

For the transition period from                 to                

 

Commission File Number 001-36529

 

 

MTBC, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(formerly Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.)

 

Delaware   22-3832302

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

7 Clyde Road

Somerset, New Jersey

 

 

08873

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(732) 873-5133

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-Accelerated filer [  ] Smaller reporting company [X]
  Emerging growth company [X]

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [X]

 

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   MTBC   Nasdaq Global Market
Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share   MTBCP   Nasdaq Global Market

 

At May 6, 2019, the registrant had 12,028,242 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 
 

 

INDEX

 

    Page
     
Forward-Looking Statements 2
     
  PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) 3
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 3
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 4
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 5
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 6
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 7
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 8
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 22
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 33
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 33
     
  PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 34
Item 1A. Risk Factors 34
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 34
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 34
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 34
Item 5. Other Information 34
Item 6. Exhibits

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Signatures 36

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements that we make from time to time, including statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to anticipated future events, future results of operations or future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “intends,” “expects,” “plans,” “goals,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Our operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect our results of operations and whether the forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, without limitation, statements reflecting management’s expectations for future financial performance and operating expenditures (including our ability to continue as a going concern, to raise additional capital and to succeed in our future operations), expected growth, profitability and business outlook, increased sales and marketing expenses, and the expected results from the integration of our acquisitions.

 

Forward-looking statements are only predictions, are uncertain and involve substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause our (or our industry’s) actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things, the unknown risks and uncertainties that we believe could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements as set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2019. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of the risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements, including without limitation, risks and uncertainties relating to:

 

  our ability to manage our growth, including acquiring, partnering with, and effectively integrating recent acquisitions and other acquired businesses into our infrastructure and avoiding legal exposure and liabilities associated with acquired companies and assets;
     
  our ability to retain our clients and revenue levels, including effectively migrating new clients and maintaining or growing the revenue levels of our new and existing clients;
     
  our ability to maintain operations in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in a manner that continues to enable us to offer competitively priced products and services;
     
  our ability to keep pace with a rapidly changing healthcare industry;
     
  our ability to consistently achieve and maintain compliance with a myriad of federal, state, foreign, local, payor and industry requirements, regulations, rules, laws and contracts;
     
  our ability to maintain and protect the privacy of confidential and protected Company, client and patient information;
     
  our ability to protect and enforce intellectual property rights;
     
  our ability to attract and retain key officers and employees, and the continued involvement of Mahmud Haq as executive chairman, all of which are critical to our ongoing operations, growing our business and integrating of our newly acquired businesses;
     
  our ability to comply with covenants contained in our credit agreement with our senior secured lender, Silicon Valley Bank and other future debt facilities;
     
  our ability to pay our monthly preferred dividends to the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock;
     
  our ability to compete with other companies developing products and selling services competitive with ours, and who may have greater resources and name recognition than we have; and
     
  our ability to keep and increase market acceptance of our products and services.

 

We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity or performance. Except as required by law, we are under no duty to update or revise any of such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

MTBC, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   March 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS          
CURRENT ASSETS:          
Cash  $12,526,647   $14,472,483 
Accounts receivable - net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $184,000 and $189,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively   7,807,867    7,331,474 
Contract asset   2,356,314    2,608,631 
Inventory   364,219    444,437 
Current assets - related party   13,200    25,203 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   907,120    1,191,445 
Total current assets   23,975,367    26,073,673 
Property and equipment - net   2,148,604    1,832,187 
Operating lease right-of-use assets   4,031,254    - 
Intangible assets - net   6,083,516    6,634,003 
Goodwill   12,593,795    12,593,795 
Other assets   469,072    489,703 
TOTAL ASSETS  $49,301,608   $47,623,361 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
Accounts payable  $2,066,091   $2,438,267 
Accrued compensation   1,651,735    1,731,063 
Accrued expenses   2,063,614    1,589,009 
Deferred rent (current portion)   -    90,657 
Operating lease liability (current portion)   1,681,064    - 
Deferred revenue (current portion)   21,354    25,355 
Accrued liability to related party   10,663    10,663 
Notes payable (current portion)   185,944    277,776 
Contingent consideration   307,385    526,432 
Dividend payable   1,486,709    1,468,724 
Total current liabilities   9,474,559    8,157,946 
Notes payable   201,574    222,400 
Deferred rent   -    189,366 
Operating lease liability   2,482,853    - 
Deferred revenue   19,215    18,949 
Deferred tax liability   108,814    164,346 
Total liabilities   12,287,015    8,753,007 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)          
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:          
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value  - authorized 4,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2,162,449 and 2,136,289 shares at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively   2,162    2,136 
Common stock, $0.001 par value - authorized 19,000,000 shares; issued 12,750,541 and 12,570,557 shares at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively; outstanding, 12,009,742 and 11,829,758 shares at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018,  respectively   12,751    12,571 
Additional paid-in capital   63,372,839    65,142,460 
Accumulated deficit   (24,499,436)   (24,203,745)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (1,211,723)   (1,421,068)
Less: 740,799 common shares held in treasury, at cost at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018   (662,000)   (662,000)
Total shareholders’ equity   37,014,593    38,870,354 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $49,301,608   $47,623,361 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MTBC, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2019   2018 
NET REVENUE  $15,080,211   $8,307,325 
OPERATING EXPENSES:          
Direct operating costs   9,847,540    4,484,055 
Selling and marketing   361,399    305,014 
General and administrative   4,162,076    2,600,734 
Research and development   254,656    255,880 
Change in contingent consideration   (64,203)   31,749 
Depreciation and amortization   756,740    590,771 
Total operating expenses   15,318,208    8,268,203 
OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME   (237,997)   39,122 
OTHER:          
Interest income   78,200    5,285 
Interest expense   (95,396)   (74,081)
Other (expense) income - net   (81,030)   151,374 
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES   (336,223)   121,700 
Income tax (benefit) provision   (40,532)   46,664 
NET (LOSS) INCOME  $(295,691)  $75,036 
           
Preferred stock dividend   1,492,700    775,332 
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS  $(1,788,391)  $(700,296)
           
Net loss per common share: basic and diluted  $(0.15)  $(0.06)
Weighted-average common shares used to compute basic and diluted loss per share   11,946,003    11,616,938 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MTBC, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018

 

   2019   2018 
NET (LOSS) INCOME  $(295,691)  $75,036 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET OF TAX          
Foreign currency translation adjustment (a)   209,345    (203,146)
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS  $(86,346)  $(128,110)

 

(a) No tax effect has been recorded as the Company recorded a valuation allowance against the tax benefit from its foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MTBC, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND MARCH 31, 2018

 

   Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Additional Paid-in   Accumulated   Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)   Treasury (Common)   Total
Shareholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Income   Stock   Equity 
Balance- December 31, 2018   2,136,289   $2,136    12,570,557   $12,571   $65,142,460   $(24,203,745)  $(1,421,068)  $(662,000)  $38,870,354 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    (295,691)   -    -    (295,691)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    -    -    209,345    -    209,345 
Issuance of stock under the Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan   26,160    26    179,984    180    (206)   -    -    -    - 
Stock-based compensation, net of cash settlements   -    -    -    -    523,556    -    -    -    523,556 
Tax withholding obligations on stock issued to employees   -    -    -    -    (800,271)   -    -    -    (800,271)
Preferred stock dividends   -    -    -    -    (1,492,700)   -    -    -    (1,492,700)
Balance - March 31, 2019   2,162,449   $2,162    12,750,541   $12,751   $63,372,839   $(24,499,436)  $(1,211,723)  $(662,000)  $37,014,593 

 

   Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Additional Paid-in   Accumulated   Accumulated Other Comprehensive   Treasury (Common)   Total
Shareholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Loss   Stock   Equity 
Balance- December 31, 2017 before adoption   1,086,739   $1,087    12,271,390   $12,272   $45,129,517   $(23,509,386)  $(721,070)  $(662,000)  $20,250,420 
Cumulative effect of adopting ASC 606   -    -    -    -    -    1,444,121    -    -    1,444,121 
Balance- January 1, 2018 after adoption   1,086,739   $1,087    12,271,390   $12,272   $45,129,517   $(22,065,265)  $(721,070)  $(662,000)  $21,694,541 
Net income   -    -    -    -    -    75,036    -    -    75,036 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    -    -    -    (203,146)   -    (203,146)
Issuance of stock under the Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan   29,550    29    134,583    134    (163)   -    -    -    - 
Stock-based compensation, net of cash settlements   -    -    -    -    112,090    -    -    -    112,090 
Tax withholding obligations on stock issued to employees   -    -    -    -    (226,250)   -    -    -    (226,250)
Preferred stock dividends   -    -    -    -    (775,332)   -    -    -    (775,332)
Balance - March 31, 2018   1,116,289   $1,116    12,405,973   $12,406   $44,239,862   $(21,990,229)  $(924,216)  $(662,000)  $20,676,939 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MTBC, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018

 

   2019   2018 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net (loss) income  $(295,691)  $75,036 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   773,933    602,836 
Deferred rent   -    (16,736)
Lease amortization   393,210    - 
Deferred revenue   (3,735)   (21,889)
Provision for doubtful accounts   4,599    78,556 
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes   (55,532)   38,000 
Foreign exchange loss (gain)   243,133    (146,939)
Interest accretion   120,051    48,712 
Gain on sale of assets   (26,213)   - 
Stock-based compensation expense   757,525    127,691 
Change in contingent consideration   (64,203)   31,749 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired:          
Accounts receivable   (480,992)   23,948 
Contract asset   252,317    (47,071)
Inventory   80,218    - 
Other assets   3,634    91,754 
Accounts payable and other liabilities   (764,745)   (212,266)
Net cash provided by operating activities   937,509    673,381 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Capital expenditures, net   (510,938)   (174,242)
Net cash used in investing activities   (510,938)   (174,242)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Preferred stock dividends paid   (1,474,715)   (755,016)
Settlement of tax withholding obligations on stock issued to employees   (872,083)   (213,675)
Repayments of notes payable, net   (84,629)   (92,561)
Contingent consideration payments   (154,844)   (47,111)
Other financing activities   -    (5,674)
Net cash used in financing activities   (2,586,271)   (1,114,037)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH   213,864    (206,264)
NET DECREASE IN CASH   (1,945,836)   (821,162)
CASH - beginning of the period   14,472,483    4,362,232 
CASH - end of the period  $12,526,647   $3,541,070 
SUPPLEMENTAL NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Vehicle financing obtained  $24,909   $- 
Dividends declared, not paid  $1,486,709   $767,463 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - Cash paid during the period for:          
Income taxes  $34,689   $20,153 
Interest  $17,049   $9,741 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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MTBC, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018
(UNAUDITED)

 

1. Organization and Business

 

MTBC, Inc., formerly known as Medical Transcription Billing, Corp. (and together with its subsidiaries “MTBC” or the “Company”) is a healthcare information technology company that offers an integrated suite of proprietary cloud-based electronic health records and practice management solutions, together with related business services, to healthcare providers. The Company’s integrated services are designed to help customers increase revenues, streamline workflows and make better business and clinical decisions, while reducing administrative burdens and operating costs. The Company’s services include full-scale revenue cycle management, electronic health records, and other technology-driven practice management services for private and hospital-employed healthcare providers. MTBC has its corporate offices in Somerset, New Jersey and maintains client support teams throughout the U.S, in Pakistan and in Sri Lanka.

 

MTBC was founded in 1999 and incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2001. In 2004, MTBC formed MTBC Private Limited (or “MTBC Pvt. Ltd.”), a 99.9% majority-owned subsidiary of MTBC based in Pakistan. The remaining 0.01% of the shares of MTBC Pvt. Ltd. is owned by the founder and Executive Chairman of MTBC. In 2016, MTBC formed MTBC Acquisition Corp. (“MAC”), a Delaware corporation, in connection with its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of MediGain, LLC and its subsidiary, Millennium Practice Management Associates, LLC (together “MediGain). MAC has a wholly owned subsidiary in Sri Lanka, RCM MediGain Colombo, Pvt. Ltd. In May 2018, MTBC formed MTBC Health, Inc. (“MHI”) and MTBC Practice Management, Corp. (“MPM”), each a Delaware corporation in connection with MTBC’s acquisition of substantially all of the revenue cycle management, practice management and group purchasing organization assets of Orion Healthcorp, Inc. and 13 of its affiliates (together, “Orion”). MHI is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of MTBC, and was formed to own and operate the revenue cycle management and group purchasing organization businesses acquired from Orion. MPM is a wholly owned subsidiary of MHI and was formed to own and operate the practice management business acquired from Orion.

 

In March 2019, MTBC formed MTBC–Med, Inc. (“MED”), a Delaware corporation, in connection with its subsequent acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Etransmedia Technology, Inc. and its subsidiaries. (see Note 15).

 

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and as required by Regulation S-X, Rule 8-03. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of items of a normal and recurring nature) necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2019, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. When preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, the Company must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 20, 2019.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements — In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The new standard requires organizations that have leased assets, referred to as “lessees,” to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities that represent the rights and obligations created by those leases, respectively. Under the new guidance, a lessee is required to recognize assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms of more than 12 months. Consistent with current GAAP, the recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease. However, unlike current GAAP which requires only capital leases to be recognized on the balance sheet, the new ASU requires both types of leases to be recognized on the balance sheet. The FASB has subsequently issued further ASU’s related to the standard providing additional practical expedients and an optional transition method allowing entities to not recast comparative periods. The amendments in ASU No. 2016-02 are now effective.

 

We adopted the standard on January 1, 2019 using the optional transition adjustment method. As part of the adoption of ASC 842, we performed an assessment of the impact of the new lease recognition standard has on the condensed consolidated financial statements. All of our leases, which consist of facility and equipment leases, have been classified as operating leases. The Company does not have any financing leases. We adopted the requirements of the new standard without restating the prior periods. There was no impact to the accumulated deficit as of the date of adoption. For leases in place at the transition date, we adopted the package of practical expedients that allows us to not reassess: (1) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (2) lease classification for any expired or existing leases and (3) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases.

 

We have also adopted the practical expedients that allow us to treat the lease and non-lease components of our leases as a single component for our facility leases. We elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify. As such, for those leases that qualify, we did not recognize ROU asset or lease liabilities as part of the transition adjustment. As of January 1, 2019, the impact on the consolidated assets was approximately $4.2 million and the impact on the consolidated liabilities of approximately $4.4 million. The adoption of ASC 842 did not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations, stockholders’ equity, or statement of cash flows.

 

We have also evaluated, documented and implemented required changes in internal control as part of our adoption of the new lease recognition standard. These changes include implementing updated accounting policies affected by ASC 842 and implementing a new information technology application to calculate our right-of-use assets, lease liabilities and required disclosures.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). The guidance in ASU 2016-13 replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology under current GAAP. The new impairment model requires immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur for most financial assets and certain other instruments. It will apply to all entities. For trade receivables, loans and held-to-maturity debt securities, entities will be required to estimate lifetime expected credit losses. This may result in the earlier recognition of credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. We are currently in the process of evaluating this new guidance, which we expect will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and results of operations.

 

On February 14, 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. These amendments provide financial statement preparers with an option to reclassify standard tax effects within accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings in each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is recorded. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods therein. The Company does not anticipate any material impact on the consolidated financial statements as a result of this standard.

 

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3. ACQUISITION

 

2018 Acquisition

 

On May 7, 2018, the Company executed an asset purchase agreement (“APA”) to acquire substantially all of the revenue cycle, practice management, and group purchasing organization assets of Orion. The purchase price was $12.6 million, excluding acquisition-related costs of approximately $245,000. Per the APA, the acquisition had an effective date of July 1, 2018. The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination.

 

The Orion acquisition added a significant number of clients to the Company’s customer base and, similar to previous acquisitions, broadened the Company’s presence in the healthcare information technology industry through geographic expansion of its customer base and by increasing available customer relationship resources and specialized trained staff. The acquisition also included Orion’s practice management and group purchasing services. The practice management services provide three pediatric medical practices with the nurses, administrative support, facilities, supplies, equipment, marketing, RCM, accounting and other non-clinical services needed to efficiently operate the practices. The group purchasing services enable medical providers to purchase various vaccines directly from selected pharmaceutical companies at a discounted price.

 

The Company engaged a third party valuation specialist to assist the Company in valuing the assets acquired from Orion. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation.

 

Customer relationships  $6,250,000 
Accounts receivable   5,654,919 
Contract asset   861,341 
Inventory   307,278 
Property and equipment   319,352 
Goodwill   329,852 
Accounts payable   (677,872)
Accrued expenses   (444,870)
   $12,600,000 

 

The acquired accounts receivable are recorded at fair value which represents amounts that have subsequently been paid or are expected to be paid by clients. The inventory acquired represents vaccines held at the managed practices. The fair value of customer relationships was based on the estimated discounted cash flows generated by these intangibles. The goodwill from this acquisition is deductible ratably for income tax purposes over fifteen years and represents the Company’s ability to have an expanded local presence in additional markets, operational synergies that we expect to achieve that would not be available to other market participants and the ability to offer group purchasing and practice management services.

 

The weighted-average amortization period of the acquired intangibles is eight years.

 

Revenue earned from the clients obtained from the Orion acquisition was approximately $7.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

Pro forma financial information (Unaudited)

 

The unaudited pro forma information below represents condensed consolidated results of operations as if the Orion acquisition occurred on January 1, 2018. The pro forma information has been included for comparative purposes and is not indicative of results of operations that the Company would have had if the acquisition occurred on the above date, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results. The unaudited pro forma information reflects material, non-recurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination. The difference between the actual revenue and the pro forma revenue is approximately $10 million of additional revenue recorded by Orion in the three months ended March 31, 2018.

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
2018
 
   ($ in thousands, except per share data) 
Total revenue  $18,310 
Net loss  $(678)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders  $(1,453)
Net loss income per common share  $(0.13)

 

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4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET

 

Goodwill consists of the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. The following is the summary of the changes to the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

   March 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
Beginning gross balance  $12,593,795   $12,263,943 
Acquisition   -    329,852 
Ending gross balance  $12,593,795   $12,593,795 

 

Of the total goodwill, approximately $90,000 is allocated to the Practice Management segment and the balance is allocated to the Healthcare IT segment.

 

Intangible assets include customer contracts and relationships and covenants not-to-compete acquired in connection with acquisitions, as well as trademarks acquired and software costs. Intangible assets - net as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 consist of the following:

 

   March 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
Contracts and relationships acquired  $22,741,300   $22,741,300 
Non-compete agreements   1,236,377    1,236,377 
Other intangible assets   1,472,306    1,477,059 
Total intangible assets   25,449,983    25,454,736 
Less: Accumulated amortization   (19,366,467)   (18,820,733)
Intangible assets - net  $6,083,516   $6,634,003 

 

Amortization expense was approximately $549,000 and $440,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The weighted-average amortization period is eight years.

 

As of March 31, 2019, future amortization scheduled to be expensed is as follows:

 

Years ending December 31    
2019 (nine months)  $1,275,112 
2020   1,009,741 
2021   937,302 
2022   611,361 
2023   300,000 
Thereafter   1,950,000 
Total  $6,083,516 

 

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5. NET LOss per COMMON share

 

The following table reconciles the weighted-average shares outstanding for basic and diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2019   2018 
Basic and Diluted:          
Net loss attributable to common shareholders  $(1,788,391)  $(700,296)
Weighted-average common shares  used to compute basic and diluted loss per share   11,946,003    11,616,938 
Net loss attributable to common shareholders per share - Basic and Diluted  $(0.15)  $(0.06)

 

All unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”), the 200,000 warrants granted to Opus Bank (“Opus”), the 153,489 warrants granted to Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) and, for the three months ended March 31, 2018, the 2 million warrants issued during the second quarter of 2017 as part of the sale of common stock have been excluded from the above calculations as they were anti-dilutive. Vested RSUs and vested restricted shares have been included in the above calculations.

 

6. Debt

 

SVB — During October 2017, the Company opened a revolving line of credit from SVB under a three-year agreement. The SVB credit facility is a secured revolving line of credit where borrowings are based on a formula of 200% of repeatable revenue adjusted by an annualized attrition rate as defined in the credit agreement. During the third quarter of 2018, the credit line was increased from $5 million to $10 million and the term was extended for an additional year. The full $10 million facility is currently available to the Company. Interest on the SVB revolving line of credit is charged at the prime rate plus 1.50%. There is also a fee of one-half of 1% annually for the unused portion of the credit line. The debt is secured by all of the Company’s domestic assets and 65% of the shares in its offshore facilities. Future acquisitions are subject to approval by SVB. As of March 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.

 

Vehicle Financing Notes — The Company financed certain vehicle purchases both in the United States and in Pakistan. The vehicle financing notes have three to six year terms and were issued at current market rates.

 

Insurance Financing — The Company finances certain insurance purchases over the term of the policy life. The interest rate charged is 5.87%.

 

7. leases

 

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, current operating lease liability and noncurrent operating lease liability in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019. The Company does not have any finance leases.

 

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term.

 

We use our estimated incremental borrowing rates, which are derived from information available at the lease commencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. For leases in existence at the adoption of ASC 842, we used the incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019. We give consideration to our bank financing arrangements, geographical location and collateralization of assets when calculating our incremental borrowing rates.

 

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Our lease terms include options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Leases with a term of less than 12 months are not recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Our lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees. For real estate leases, we account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. Some leases include escalation clauses and termination options that are factored in the determination of the lease payments when appropriate.

 

We lease all of our facilities and some equipment. Lease expense is included in direct operating costs and general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations based on the nature of the expense. As of March 31, 2019, we had 26 leased properties, five in practice management and 21 in Healthcare IT, with remaining terms ranging from less than 1 year to 5 years. Our lease terms are determined taking into account lease renewal options, the Company’s anticipated operating plans and leases that are on a month-to-month basis. We also have some related party leases – see Note 9.

 

The components of lease expense were as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 
Operating lease cost  $465,228 
Short-term lease cost   105,551 
Variable lease cost   6,583 
Total- net lease cost  $577,362 

 

Short-term lease cost represents leases that were not capitalized as the lease term as of January 1, 2019 was less than 12 months. Variable lease costs include utilities, real estate taxes and common area maintenance costs.

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

 

   March 31, 2019 
Operating leases:     
Operating lease ROU asset  $4,031,254 
      
Current operating lease liabilities  $1,681,064 
Non-current operating lease liabilities   2,482,853 
Total operating lease liabilities  $4,163,917 
      
Operating leases:     
ROU assets  $4,424,464 
Asset lease expense   (393,210)
ROU assets, net  $4,031,254 
      
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):     
Operating leases   2.89 
Weighted average discount rate:     
Operating leases   7.05%

 

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Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases was as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019
 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:     
Operating cash flows from operating leases  $478,060 
      
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:     
Operating leases  $180,290 

 

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

 

Operating leases  March 31, 2019 
2019 (nine months)  $1,505,423 
2020   1,508,078 
2021   949,409 
2022   483,659 
2023   149,217 
Total lease payments   4,595,786 
Less: imputed interest   (431,869)
Total lease obligations   4,163,917 
Less: current obligations   (1,681,064)
Long-term lease obligations  $2,482,853 

 

As of March 31, 2019, we have additional operating lease commitments that have not yet commenced of approximately $283,000.

 

Disclosures related to periods prior to adoption of ASC 842:

 

Operating lease rent expense was approximately $216,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. Month to month leases and cancellable leases were not included in the table below. Certain leases are maintained on a month to month basis. This includes leases for US corporate facility and other locations with the Executive Chairman (see Note 9). As of December 31, 2018, future lease payment obligations under non-cancellable operating leases were as follows:

 

Operating leases  December 31, 2018 
2019  $932,068 
2020   715,059 
2021   510,927 
2022   412,585 
2023   91,797 
Total  $2,662,436 

 

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8. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Legal Proceedings — On May 30, 2018, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Somerset County (the “Chancery Court”) denied the Company’s and MTBC Acquisition Corp.’s (“MAC”) request to enjoin an arbitration proceeding demanded by Randolph Pain Relief and Wellness Center (“RPRWC”) related to RCM services provided by parties unaffiliated with the Company and MAC. On June 15, 2018, the Company and MAC filed an appeal of the Chancery Court’s decision with the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division. On July 19, 2018, the Chancery Court ordered that the arbitration be stayed pending the Company’s and MAC’s appeal. On appeal, the Company and MAC contended they were never party to the billing services agreement giving rise to the arbitration claim, did not assume the obligations of Millennium Practice Management Associates, Inc. (“MPMA”) under such agreement, and any agreement to arbitrate disputes arising under such agreement does not apply to the Company or MAC. On January 30, 2019, the parties conducted oral arguments before the Appellate Court. On April 23, 2019, the Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s order, in part, ruling that the Company is not required to participate in the arbitration, but upheld the portion of the trial court’s order requiring MAC to participate in the arbitration based on the trial court’s finding, that MAC had assumed MPMA’s contractual responsibilities. The Appellate Division remanded RPRWC’s demand for the Company to arbitrate back to the trial court for further proceedings. RPRWC’s arbitration demand alleges MPMA, a subsidiary of MediGain, LLC, breached a billing services agreement and seeks compensatory damages of six million, six hundred thousand dollars and costs. While the allegations of breach of contract made by RPRWC have not been the subject of the ongoing legal proceedings, MAC believes RPRWC’s allegations lack merit on numerous grounds. RPRWC has provided neither the Company or MAC with sufficient information that supports their claims nor information which is sufficient to enable the Company and MAC to estimate a range of possible losses that may arise from this matter. The Company and MAC plan to vigorously defend against RPRWC’s claim and in the event of a loss, if any, they anticipate the loss to be substantially less than the amount claimed.

 

Acquisitions — In connection with some of the Company’s acquisitions, contingent consideration as of March 31, 2019 is payable in cash through June 2019, which represents the date through which contingent payments are required. Depending on the terms of the agreement, if the performance measures are not achieved, the Company may pay less than the recorded amount, and if the performance measures are exceeded, the Company may pay more than the recorded amount.

 

9. Related PARTIES

 

The Company had sales to a related party, a physician who is the wife of the Executive Chairman. Revenues from this customer were approximately $4,000 for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the receivable balance due from this customer was approximately $1,300 and $1,600, respectively.

 

The Company is a party to a nonexclusive aircraft dry lease agreement with Kashmir Air, Inc. (“KAI”), which is owned by the Executive Chairman. The Company recorded an expense of approximately $32,000 for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. As of both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had a liability outstanding to KAI of approximately $11,000, which is included in accrued liability to related party in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. This lease expired on March 31, 2019 and was not included in the ROU asset at January 1, 2019 or March 31, 2019. A lease for a different aircraft at the same lease rate was entered into as of April 1, 2019.

 

The Company leases its corporate offices in New Jersey, its temporary housing for its foreign visitors, a storage facility and its backup operations center in Bagh, Pakistan, from the Executive Chairman. The related party rent expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was approximately $49,000 and $48,000, respectively, and is included in direct operating costs and general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Current assets-related party in the condensed consolidated balance sheets includes security deposits and prepaid rent related to the leases of the Company’s corporate offices in the amount of approximately $13,000 and $25,000 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

Included in the ROU asset is approximately $437,000 applicable to the related party leases. Included in the current and non-current lease liability is approximately $162,000 and $266,000, respectively applicable to the related party leases.

 

10. REVENUE

 

Introduction

 

The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which was adopted January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method. All revenue is recognized as our performance obligations are satisfied. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer, and is the unit of account under ASC 606. Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue when the revenue cycle management services begin on the medical billing claims, which is generally upon receipt of the claim from the provider. For revenue cycle management services, the Company estimates the value of the consideration it will earn over the remaining contractual period as our services are provided and recognizes the fees over the term; this estimation involves predicting the amounts our clients will ultimately collect associated with the services they provided. The selling price of the Company’s services equals the contractual price. Certain significant estimates, such as payment-to-charge ratios, effective billing rates and the estimated contractual payment periods are required to measure revenue cycle management revenue under ASC 606.

 

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Most of our current contracts with customers contain a single performance obligation. For contracts where we provide multiple services, such as where we perform multiple ancillary services, each service represents its own performance obligation. Selling prices are based on the contractual price for the service, which approximates the stand alone selling price.

 

We apply the portfolio approach as permitted by ASC 606 as a practical expedient to contracts with similar characteristics and we use estimates and assumptions when accounting for those portfolios. Our contracts generally include standard commercial payment terms. We have no significant obligations for refunds, warranties or similar obligations and our revenue does not include taxes collected from our customers.

 

Disaggregation of Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

We derive revenue from seven primary sources: revenue cycle management services, practice management services, professional services, ancillary services, group purchasing services, printing and mailing services, and clearinghouse and EDI (electronic data interchange) services.

 

The following table represents a disaggregation of revenue for the three months ended March 31:

 

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2019   2018 
Healthcare IT:          
Revenue cycle management services  $10,557,442   $7,392,390 
Professional services   335,435    124,616 
Ancillary services   499,096    248,637 
Group purchasing services   200,047    - 
Printing and mailing services   391,660    348,243 
Clearinghouse and EDI services   136,064    193,439 
Practice Management:          
Practice management services   2,960,467    - 
Total  $15,080,211   $8,307,325 

 

Revenue cycle management services:

 

Revenue cycle management services are the recurring process of submitting and following up on claims with health insurance companies in order for the healthcare providers to receive payment for the services they rendered. MTBC typically invoices customers on a monthly basis based on the actual collections received by its customers and the agreed-upon rate in the sales contract. The services include use of practice management software and related tools (on a software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) basis), electronic health records (on a SaaS basis), medical billing services and use of mobile health solutions. We consider the services to be one performance obligation since the promises are not distinct in the context of the contract. The performance obligation consists of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same periodic pattern of transfer to our customers.

 

In many cases, our clients may terminate their agreements with 90 days’ notice without cause, thereby limiting the term in which we have enforceable rights and obligations, although this time period can vary between clients. Our payment terms are normally net 30 days. Although our contracts typically have stated terms of one or more years, under ASC 606 our contracts are considered month-to-month and accordingly, there is no financing component.

 

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For the majority of our revenue cycle management contracts, the total transaction price is variable because our obligation is to process an unknown quantity of claims, as and when requested by our customers over the contract period. When a contract includes variable consideration, we evaluate the estimate of the variable consideration to determine whether the estimate needs to be constrained; therefore, we include variable consideration in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with variable consideration is subsequently resolved. Estimates to determine variable consideration such as payment to charge ratios, effective billing rates, and the estimated contractual payment periods are updated at each reporting date. Revenue is recognized over the performance period using the input method.

 

Other revenue streams:

 

MTBC also provides implementation and professional services to clearinghouse and other customers and records revenue monthly on a time and materials or a fixed rate basis. This is a separate performance obligation from the clearinghouse and recurring EDI services provided, for which the Company receives and records monthly fees. The performance obligation is satisfied over time as the implementation or professional services are rendered.

 

Ancillary services represent services such as coding and transcription that are rendered in connection with the delivery of revenue cycle management and related medical services. The Company invoices customers monthly, based on the actual amount of services performed at the agreed upon rate in the contract. These services are only offered to revenue cycle management customers. These services do not represent a material right because the services are optional to the customer and customers electing these services are charged the same price for those services as if they were on a standalone basis. Each individual coding or transcription transaction processed represents a performance obligation, which is satisfied over time as that individual service is rendered.

 

The Company now provides group purchasing services which enable medical providers to purchase various vaccines directly from selected pharmaceutical companies at a discounted price. Currently, there are approximately 4,000 medical providers who are members of the program. Revenue is recognized as the vaccine shipments are made to the medical providers. Fees from the pharmaceutical companies are paid either quarterly or annually and the Company adjusts its revenue accrual at the time of payment. The Company makes significant judgments regarding the variable consideration which we expect to be entitled to for the group purchasing services which includes the anticipated shipments to the members enrolled in the program, anticipated volumes of purchases made by the members, and the changes in the number of members. The amounts recorded are constrained by estimates of decreases in shipments and loss of members to avoid a significant revenue reversal in the subsequent period. The only performance obligation is to provide the pharmaceutical companies with the medical providers who want to become members in order to purchase vaccines. The performance obligation is satisfied once the medical provider agrees to purchase a specific quantity of vaccines and the medical provider’s information is forwarded to the vaccine suppliers. The Company records a contract asset for revenue earned and not paid as the ultimate payment is conditioned on achieving certain volume thresholds.

 

The Company provides printing and mailing services for both revenue cycle management customers and a non- revenue cycle management customer, and invoices on a monthly basis based on the number of prints, the agreed-upon rate per print and the postage incurred. The performance obligation is satisfied once the printing and mailing is completed.

 

The medical billing clearinghouse service takes claim information from customers, checks the claims for errors and sends this information electronically to insurance companies. MTBC invoices customers on a monthly basis based on the number of claims submitted and the agreed-upon rate in the agreement. This service is provided to medical practices and providers to medical practices who are not revenue cycle management customers. The performance obligation is satisfied once the relevant submissions are completed.

 

For all of the above revenue streams other than group purchasing services, revenue is recognized over time, which is typically one month or less, which closely matches the point in time that the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Company. For the group purchasing services, revenue is recognized at a point in time. Each service is substantially the same and has the same periodic pattern of transfer to the customer. Each of the services provided above is considered a separate performance obligation.

 

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Practice management services:

 

The Company also provides practice management services under long-term management service agreements to three medical practices. We provide the medical practices with the nurses, administrative support, facilities, supplies, equipment, marketing, RCM, accounting, and other non-clinical services needed to efficiently operate their practices. Revenue is recognized as the services are provided to the medical practices. Revenue recorded in the consolidated statements of operations represents the reimbursement of costs paid by the Company for the practices and the management fee earned each month for managing the practice. The management fee is based on either a fixed fee or a percentage of the net operating income.

 

The Company assumes all financial risk for the performance of the managed medical practices. Revenue is impacted by amount of the costs incurred by the practices and their operating income. The gross billing of the practices is impacted by billing rates, changes in current procedural terminology code reimbursement and collection trends which in turn impacts the management fee that the Company is entitled to. Billing rates are reviewed at least annually and adjusted based on current insurer reimbursement practices. The performance obligation is satisfied as the management services are provided.

 

Our contracts for practice management services have approximately an additional 20 years remaining and are only cancellable under very limited circumstances. The Company receives a management fee each month for managing the day-to-day business operations of each medical group as a fixed fee or a percentage payment of the net operating income which is included in revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Our practice management services obligations consist of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same periodic pattern of transfer to our customers. Revenue is recognized over time, however, for reporting and convenience purposes management fee is computed at each month end.

 

Information about contract balances:

 

The contract asset in the condensed consolidated balance sheets represents the revenue associated with the amounts we estimate our revenue cycle management clients will ultimately collect associated with the services they have provided and the relative fee we charge associated with those collections, together with amounts related to the group purchasing services. As of March 31, 2019, the estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to the remaining revenue cycle management performance obligations outstanding was approximately $1.8 million. We expect to recognize substantially all of the revenue for the remaining performance obligations over the next three months. Approximately $0.6 million of the contract asset represents revenue earned, not paid, from the group purchasing services.

 

Accounts receivable are shown separately at their net realizable value in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amounts that we are entitled to collect under the applicable contract are recorded as accounts receivable. Invoicing is performed at the end of each month when the services have been provided. The contract asset results from our revenue cycle management services and is due to the timing of revenue recognition, submission of claims from our customers and payments from the insurance providers. The contract asset includes our right to payment for services already transferred to a customer when the right to payment is conditional on something other than the passage of time. For example, contracts for revenue cycle management services where we recognize revenue over time but do not have a contractual right to payment until the customer receives payment of their claim from the insurance provider. The contract asset also includes the revenue accrued, not received, for the group purchasing services.

 

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The contract asset was approximately $2.4 million and $1.4 million as of March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively. Changes in the contract asset are recorded as adjustments to net revenue. The changes primarily result from providing services to revenue cycle management customers that result in additional consideration and are offset by our right to payment for services becoming unconditional and changes in the revenue accrued for the group purchasing services. The contract asset for our group purchasing services is reduced when we receive payments from vaccine manufacturers and is increased for revenue earned, not received. Deferred revenue represents sign-up fees received from customers that are amortized over three years. The opening and closing balances of the Company’s accounts receivable, contract asset and deferred revenue are as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

   Accounts Receivable, Net   Contract Asset   Deferred Revenue (current)  

Deferred Revenue

(long term)

 
Beginning balance as of January 1, 2019  $7,331,474   $2,608,631   $25,355   $18,949 
Increase (decrease), net   476,393    (252,317)   (4,001)   266 
Ending balance as of March 31, 2019  $7,807,867   $2,356,314   $21,354   $19,215 

 

Beginning balance as of January 1, 2018  $3,879,463   $1,342,692   $62,104   $28,615 
(Decrease) increase, net   (102,504)   47,071    (20,913)   (976)
Ending balance as of March 31, 2018  $3,776,959   $1,389,763   $41,191   $27,639 

 

Deferred commissions:

 

Our sales incentive plans include commissions payable to employees and third parties at the time of initial contract execution that are capitalized as incremental costs to obtain a contract. The capitalized commissions are amortized over the period the related services are transferred. As we do not offer commissions on contract renewals, we have determined the amortization period to be the estimated client life, which is three years. Deferred commissions were approximately $77,000 and $105,000 at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, respectively, and are included in the other assets amounts in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

In April 2014, the Company adopted its Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), reserving 1,351,000 shares of common stock for grants to employees, officers, directors and consultants. During April 2017, the Plan was amended and restated whereby an additional 1,500,000 shares of common stock and 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were added to the plan for future issuance. During June 2018, the Company’s shareholders approved the addition of 200,000 preferred shares to the Plan for future grants. As of March 31, 2019, 557,910 shares of common stock and 138,400 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are available for grant under the Plan. Permissible awards include incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, RSUs, performance stock and cash-settled awards and other stock-based awards in the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors including unrestricted stock grants.

 

The equity based RSUs contain a common provision in which the units shall immediately vest and become converted into common shares at the rate of one share per RSU, immediately after a change in control, as defined in the award agreement.

 

Common and preferred stock RSUs

 

In February 2019, the Compensation Committee has again approved executive bonuses to be paid in shares of Series A Preferred Stock, with the number of shares and the amount based on specified criteria being achieved during the year 2019. The actual amount will be settled in early 2020 based on the achievement of the specified criteria. Through March 31, 2019, approximately $286,000 was recorded for these bonuses based on the value of the shares at the grant date. The portion of the stock compensation expense to be used for the payment of withholding and payroll taxes is included in accrued compensation in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The balance of the stock compensation expense has been recorded as additional paid-in capital.

 

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The following table summarizes the RSU transactions related to the common and preferred stock under the Equity Incentive Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2019:

 

   Common Stock   Preferred Stock 
Outstanding and unvested shares at January 1, 2019   929,347    44,800 
Granted   -    44,000 
Vested   (262,656)   (44,800)
Forfeited   (10,120)   - 
Outstanding and unvested shares at March 31, 2019   656,571    44,000 

 

Of the total outstanding and unvested common stock RSUs at March 31, 2019, 593,081 RSUs are classified as equity and 63,490 RSUs are classified as a liability. All of the preferred stock RSUs are classified as equity.

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

The Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the total requisite service period for the entire award. For stock awards classified as equity, the market price of our common stock or preferred stock on the date of grant is used in recording the fair value of the award and includes the related taxes. For stock awards classified as a liability, the earned amount is marked to market based on the end of period common stock price. The liability for the cash-settled awards was approximately $110,000 and $118,000 at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and is included in accrued compensation in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

The following table summarizes the components of share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

Stock-based compensation included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations:  Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2019   2018 
Direct operating costs  $50,650   $1,384 
General and administrative   696,422    125,926 
Research and development   5,481    381 
Selling and marketing   4,972    - 
Total stock-based compensation expense  $757,525   $127,691 

 

12. INCOME TAXES

 

The net income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was approximately $41,000, comprised of a current tax expense of $15,000 and a deferred tax benefit of $56,000. The current and deferred income tax provisions for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were approximately $9,000 and $38,000, respectively.

 

The current income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 primarily relates to state minimum taxes and foreign income taxes. As a result of the Company having a tax loss for 2018 which has an indefinite life under the recent tax reform legislation, the Federal deferred tax liability resulting from the amortization of goodwill was offset against the 2018 Federal net operating loss, resulting in a net deferred Federal income tax benefit of approximately $56,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, there was a deferred federal and state tax provision due to the amortization of goodwill and no tax loss available for offset.

 

Although the Company is forecasting a return to profitability, it has incurred cumulative losses which make realization of deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance with ASC 740. Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been recorded against the Federal and state deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

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13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximated their estimated fair values because of the short term nature of these financial instruments.

 

Fair value measurements-Level 2

 

Our notes payable are carried at cost and approximate fair value since the interest rates being charged approximate market rates. As a result, the Company categorizes these borrowings as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

Contingent Consideration

 

The Company’s contingent consideration of approximately $307,000 and $526,000 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, are Level 3 liabilities. The fair value of the contingent consideration at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was primarily driven by changes in revenue estimates related to the acquisitions during 2015 and 2016, the passage of time and the associated discount rate. Due to the number of factors used to determine contingent consideration, it is not possible to determine a range of outcomes. Subsequent adjustments to the fair value of the contingent consideration liability will continue to be recorded in the Company’s results of operations until all contingencies are settled.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the contingent consideration measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

 

   Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using Significant Unobservable Inputs, Level 3 
   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2019   2018 
Balance - January 1,  $526,432   $603,411 
Change in fair value   (64,203)   31,749 
Payments   (154,844)   (47,111)
Balance - March 31,  $307,385   $588,049 

 

14. SEGMENT REPORTING

 

Both our Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman serve as the CODM, organize the Company, manage resource allocations and measure performance among two operating and reportable segments: (i) Healthcare IT and (ii) Practice Management.

 

The Healthcare IT segment includes revenue cycle management and other services. The Practice management segment includes the management of three medical practices. Each segment is considered a reporting unit. The CODM evaluates financial performance of the business units on the basis of revenue and direct operating costs excluding unallocated amounts, which are mainly corporate overhead costs. Our CODM does not evaluate operating segments using asset or liability information. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the SEC on March 20, 2019. There was only one operating segment during the three months ended March 31, 2018 as the Practice Management segment was acquired in July 2018. The following table presents revenues, operating expenses and operating income by reportable segment:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 
   Healthcare IT   Practice Management   Unallocated Corporate Expenses   Total 
Net revenue  $12,119,744   $2,960,467   $-   $15,080,211 
Operating expenses:                    
Direct operating costs   7,474,454    2,373,086    -    9,847,540 
Selling and marketing   351,951    9,448    -    361,399 
General and administrative   2,462,403    396,370    1,303,303    4,162,076 
Research and development   254,656    -    -    254,656 
Change in contingent consideration   (64,203)   -    -    (64,203)
Depreciation and amortization   677,987    78,753    -    756,740 
Total operating expenses   11,157,248    2,857,657    1,303,303    15,318,208 
Operating income (loss)  $962,496   $102,810   $(1,303,303)  $(237,997)

 

15. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

On April 3, 2019, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of Etransmedia Technology, Inc. The purchase price was $1.6 million in cash plus the assumption of certain liabilities.

 

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

 

The following is a discussion of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and other factors that are expected to affect our prospective financial condition. The following discussion and analysis should be read together with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes beginning on page 4 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Some of the statements set forth in this section are forward-looking statements relating to our future results of operations. Our actual results may vary from the results anticipated by these statements. Please see “Forward-Looking Statements” on page 2 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Overview

 

MTBC, Inc., (formerly Medical Transcription Billing, Corp.), together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a healthcare information technology company that provides a suite of proprietary web-based solutions and business services to healthcare providers. Our integrated Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) platform and business services are designed to help our clients increase revenues, streamline workflows and make better business and clinical decisions, while reducing administrative burdens and operating costs. These solutions and services include:

 

Healthcare IT:

  Revenue cycle management (“RCM”) services;
    o Proprietary, healthcare IT solutions, which are part of our RCM services, including:
      Electronic health records,
      Practice management software and related tools,
      Mobile Health (“mHealth”) solutions,
      Healthcare claims clearinghouse, and
      Business intelligence, customized applications, interfaces and a variety of other technology solutions that support our healthcare clients.
  Group purchasing services.

 

Practice Management:

  Comprehensive practice management services.

 

We are able to deliver our industry-leading solutions at very competitive prices because we leverage a combination of our proprietary software, which automates our workflows and increases efficiency, together with our team of experienced health industry experts throughout the United States, who are supported by our highly educated and specialized offshore workforce of approximately 2,000 team members at labor costs that we believe are approximately one-tenth the cost of comparable U.S. employees. Our unique business model has also allowed us to become a leading consolidator in our industry sector, in which we have gained a reputation for being able to acquire and transform distressed competitors into profitable operations of MTBC.

 

During July 2018, the Company acquired substantially all of the revenue cycle management, practice management and group purchasing assets of Orion Healthcorp, Inc. and 13 of its affiliates (together, “Orion”). The Company paid $12.6 million in cash for the acquisition. This acquisition expanded the scope of our offerings to include additional niche hospital solutions, a service that negotiates vaccine discounts with pharmaceutical manufacturers and then extends those vaccine discounts to physician members, and a service that provides end-to-end practice management services to physician practices under multi-decade management service agreements.

 

Adoption of our RCM solutions requires little or no upfront expenditure by a practice. Additionally, for most of our solutions and customers, our financial performance is linked directly to the financial performance of our clients because the vast majority of our revenues are based on a percentage of our clients’ collections. The standard fee for our complete, integrated, end-to-end solution is among the lowest in the industry. We currently provide services to more than 11,000 providers, (which we define as physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other clinical staff that render bills for their services) practicing in approximately 1,800 independent medical practices and hospitals.

 

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Our offshore operations in Pakistan and Sri Lanka accounted for approximately 18% and 32% of total expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. A significant portion of those foreign expenses were personnel-related costs (approximately 80% and 79% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018). Because personnel-related costs are significantly lower in Pakistan and Sri Lanka than in the U.S. and many other offshore locations, we believe our offshore operations give us a competitive advantage over many industry participants. We are able to achieve significant cost reductions as leverage technology to reduce manual work and strategically transition a portion of the remaining manual tasks to our highly-specialized, cost-efficient team in the U.S., Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

 

Key Performance Measures

 

We consider numerous factors in assessing our performance. Key performance measures used by management, including adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share, are non-GAAP financial measures, which we believe better enable management and investors to analyze and compare the underlying business results from period to period.

 

These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Moreover, these non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all the items associated with the operations of our business as determined in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by analyzing current and future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis, and we provide reconciliations from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP financial measures. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes.

 

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share provide an alternative view of performance used by management and we believe that an investor’s understanding of our performance is enhanced by disclosing these adjusted performance measures.

 

Adjusted EBITDA excludes the following elements which are included in GAAP net income (loss):

 

  Income tax (benefit) expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
  Interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest on principal payments, on our debt;
  Foreign currency gains and losses and other non-operating expenditures;
  Stock-based compensation expense includes cash-settled awards and the related taxes, based on changes in the stock price;
  Depreciation and amortization charges;
  Integration costs, such as severance amounts paid to employees from acquired businesses, transaction costs, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition accounting costs and legal fees, exit costs related to contractual agreements and restructuring charges arising from discontinued facilities and operations; and
  Changes in contingent consideration.

 

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Set forth below is a presentation of our adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2019   2018 
   ($ in thousands) 
Net revenue  $15,080   $8,307 
           
GAAP net (loss) income  $(296)  $75 
           
(Benefit) provision for income taxes   (41)   47 
Net interest expense   17    69 
Foreign exchange / other expense   244    (147)
Stock-based compensation expense   758    128 
Depreciation and amortization   757    591 
Integration, transaction and restructuring costs   205    179 
Change in contingent consideration   (64)   32 
Adjusted EBITDA  $1,580   $974 

 

Adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin exclude the following elements which are included in GAAP operating income (loss):

 

  Stock-based compensation expense includes cash-settled awards and the related taxes, based on changes in the stock price;
  Amortization of purchased intangible assets;
  Integration costs, such as severance amounts paid to employees from acquired businesses, transaction costs, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition accounting costs and legal fees, exit costs related to contractual agreements, and restructuring charges arising from discontinued facilities and operations; and
  Changes in contingent consideration.

 

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Set forth below is a presentation of our adjusted operating income and adjusted operating margin, which represents adjusted operating income as a percentage of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2019   2018 
   ($ in thousands) 
Net revenue  $15,080   $8,307 
           
GAAP net (loss) income  $(296)  $75 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes   (41)   47 
Net interest expense   17    69 
Other expense (income) - net   82    (152)
GAAP operating (loss) income   (238)   39 
GAAP operating margin   (1.6)%   0.5%
           
Stock-based compensation expense   758    128 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets   486    361 
Integration, transaction and restructuring costs   205    179 
Change in contingent consideration   (64)   32 
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income  $1,147   $739 
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin   7.6%   8.9%

 

Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share exclude the following elements which are included in GAAP net income (loss):

 

  Foreign currency gains and losses and other non-operating expenditures;
  Stock-based compensation expense includes cash-settled awards and the related taxes, based on changes in the stock price;
  Amortization of purchased intangible assets;
  Integration costs, such as severance amounts paid to employees from acquired businesses, transaction costs, such as brokerage fees, pre-acquisition accounting costs and legal fees, exit costs related to contractual agreements, and restructuring charges arising from discontinued facilities and operations;
  Changes in contingent consideration; and
  Income tax (benefit) expense resulting from the amortization of goodwill related to our acquisitions.

 

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No tax effect has been provided in computing non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted net income per share as the Company has sufficient carry forward net operating losses to offset the applicable income taxes. The following table shows our reconciliation of GAAP net (loss) income to non-GAAP adjusted net income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2019   2018 
   ($ in thousands) 
GAAP net (loss) income  $(296)  $75 
           
Foreign exchange / other expense   244    (147)
Stock-based compensation expense   758    128 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets   486    361 
Integration, transaction and restructuring costs   205    179 
Change in contingent consideration   (64)   32 
Income tax (benefit) expense related to goodwill   (56)   38 
Non-GAAP adjusted net income  $1,277   $666 

 

Set forth below is a reconciliation of our non-GAAP adjusted net income per share to our GAAP net loss attributable to common shareholders, per share:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2019   2018 
GAAP net loss attributable to common shareholders, per share  $(0.15)  $(0.06)
Impact of preferred stock dividend   0.13    0.07 
Net (loss) income per end-of-period share   (0.02)   0.01 
           
Foreign exchange / other expense   0.02    (0.01)
Stock-based compensation expense   0.06    0.01 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets   0.04    0.03 
Integration, transaction and restructuring costs   0.02    0.02 
Change in contingent consideration   (0.01)   0.00 
Income tax (benefit) expense related to goodwill   (0.00)   0.00 
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share  $0.11   $0.06 
           
End-of-period shares   12,009,742    11,665,174 

 

For purposes of determining non-GAAP adjusted net income per share, the Company used the number of common shares outstanding at the end of March 31, 2019 and 2018. Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share does not take into account dividends paid on our preferred stock. No tax effect has been provided in computing non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted net income per common share as the Company has sufficient carry forward net operating losses to offset the applicable income taxes.

 

Key Metrics

 

In addition to the line items in our consolidated financial statements, we regularly review the following metrics. We believe information on these metrics is useful for investors to understand the underlying trends in our business.

 

Providers and Practices Served: As of March 31, 2019, we provided services to an estimated universe of more than 11,000 providers (which we define as physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other clinical staff that render bills for their services), representing approximately 1,800 independent medical practices and hospitals. In addition, we served approximately 200 clients who were not medical practices, but are service organizations who serve the healthcare community. As of March 31, 2018, we served approximately 3,400 providers representing approximately 750 practices. The foregoing numbers include clients leveraging any of our products or services and are based in part upon estimates in cases where the precise number of practices or providers is unknown.

 

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Sources of Revenue

 

Revenue: We primarily derive our revenues from revenue cycle management services, reported in our Healthcare IT segment, which is typically billed as a percentage of payments collected by our customers. This fee includes RCM, as well as the ability to use our EHR and practice management software as part of the bundled fee. All of these services are considered revenue cycle management revenue. These payments accounted for approximately 70% and 88% of our revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Other Healthcare IT services, including printing and mailing operations and professional services, represented approximately 9% and 12% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

As a result of the Orion acquisition, we earned approximately 20% of our revenue from practice management services during the three months ended March 31, 2019. This revenue represents fees based on our actual costs plus a percentage of the operating profit and is reported in our Practice Management segment. Also commencing July 1, 2018, we earned approximately 1% of our revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2019 from group purchasing services which are reported in our Healthcare IT segment.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Direct Operating Costs. Direct operating cost consists primarily of salaries and benefits related to personnel who provide services to our customers, claims processing costs, costs to operate the three managed practices, including facility lease costs, supplies, insurance and other direct costs related to our services. Costs associated with the implementation of new customers are expensed as incurred. The reported amounts of direct operating costs do not include depreciation and amortization, which are broken out separately in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Selling and Marketing Expense. Selling and marketing expense consists primarily of compensation and benefits, commissions, travel and advertising expenses.

 

Research and Development Expense. Research and development expense consists primarily of personnel-related costs and third-party contractor costs.

 

General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense consists primarily of personnel-related expense for administrative employees, including compensation, benefits, travel, facility lease costs and insurance, software license fees and outside professional fees.

 

Contingent Consideration. Contingent consideration represents the portion of consideration payable to the sellers of some of our acquisitions, the amount of which is based on the achievement of defined performance measures contained in the purchase agreements. Contingent consideration is adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation expense is charged using the straight-line method over the estimated lives of the assets ranging from three to ten years. Amortization expense is charged on either an accelerated or on a straight-line basis over a period of three or four years for most intangible assets acquired in connection with acquisitions including those intangibles related to the group purchasing services. Amortization expense related to the value of our practice management clients is amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of twelve years.

 

Interest and Other Income (Expense). Interest expense consists primarily of interest costs related to our working capital line of credit, term loans and amounts due in connection with acquisitions, offset by interest income. Other income (expense) results primarily from foreign currency transaction gains (losses) and income earned from temporary cash investments.

 

Income Tax. In preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements, we estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and financial reporting purposes. These differences result in deferred income tax assets and liabilities. Although the Company is forecasting a return to profitability, it incurred cumulative losses, which make realization of a deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance with ASC 740. Accordingly, a valuation allowance has been recorded against all deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions about future events, and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expense and related disclosures. We base our estimates, assumptions and judgments on historical experience, current trends and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The accounting estimates used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements will change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as our operating environment changes. On a regular basis, we review our accounting policies, estimates, assumptions and judgments to ensure that our financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. The methods, estimates and judgments that we use in applying our accounting policies have a significant impact on our results of operations.

 

Critical accounting policies are those policies used in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements that require management to make difficult, subjective, or complex adjustments, and to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

 

We account for revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Our revenue recognition policies require us to make significant judgments and estimates, particularly as it relates to revenue cycle management and group purchasing revenue. Under ASC 606, certain significant accounting estimates, such as payment-to-charge ratios, effective billing rates and the estimated contractual payment periods are required to measure the revenue cycle management revenue. To measure group purchasing services revenue, we need to estimate the number of providers purchasing vaccines and the amount and timing of those purchases. We analyze various factors including, but not limited to, contractual terms and conditions, the credit-worthiness of our customers and our pricing policies. Changes in judgment on any of the above factors could materially impact the timing and amount of revenue recognized in a given period.

 

Revenue cycle management services:

 

Most of our revenue cycle management contracts contain variable consideration and we estimate the variable consideration which we expect to be entitled to over the contractual period associated with our revenue cycle management contracts, which begins no earlier than go-live and recognize the fees over the term. When a contract includes variable consideration, we evaluate the estimate of the variable consideration to determine whether the estimate needs to be constrained; therefore, we include the variable consideration in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. For the majority of our revenue cycle management contracts, the total contractual price is variable because our obligation is to process an unknown quantity of transactions, as and when requested by our customers, over the contract period. We allocate the variable price to each claim processed using the time-series concept and recognize revenue based on the most likely amount of consideration to which we will be entitled to, which is generally the amount we will have the right to invoice. Estimates to determine the variable consideration such as payment to charge ratios, effective billing rates, and the estimated contractual payment periods are updated at each reporting date.

 

Practice management services:

 

We estimate the variable consideration which we expect to be entitled to for the group purchasing services based upon anticipated shipments to the medical providers enrolled in the program, seasonality and the changes in the number of providers. The estimate of variable consideration includes adjusting historical data for anticipated changes from prior periods. When reviewing our estimates, in order to ensure that our estimates do not pose a risk of significantly overstating our revenue in any reporting period, we will apply constraints, when appropriate, to certain estimates around our variable consideration. Variable consideration estimates are updated at each reporting period.

 

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Although we believe that our approach to estimates and judgements is reasonable, actual results could differ, and we may be exposed to increases or decreases in revenue that could be material. Our estimates of variable consideration may prove to be inaccurate, in which case we may have understated or overstated the revenue recognized in an accounting period. The amount of variable consideration recognized to date that remains subject to estimation is included within the contract asset on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

Revenue is recognized as the performance obligations are satisfied. We derive revenue from seven primary sources: revenue cycle management services, practice management services, professional services, ancillary services, group purchasing services, printing and mailing services, and clearinghouse and EDI (electronic data interchange) services. All of our revenue arrangements are based on contracts with customers. Most of our contracts with customers contain single performance obligations, although certain contracts do contain multiple performance obligations. We account for individual performance obligations separately if they are distinct. For contracts where we provide multiple services such as where we perform multiple ancillary services, each service represents its own performance obligation. Selling or transaction prices are based on the contractual price for the service.

 

Leases:

 

We adopted ASU 2016-02: Leases (Topic 842) as of January 1, 2019. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, operating lease liability (current portion) and operating lease liability (noncurrent portion) in our condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2019. The Company does not have any finance leases.

 

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term.

 

We use our estimated incremental borrowing rates, which are derived from information available at the lease commencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. We give consideration to bank financing arrangements, geographical location and collateralization of assets when calculating our incremental borrowing rates.

 

Our lease term includes options to extend the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Leases with a term of less than 12 months are not recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Our lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees. For real estate leases, we account for the leased and non-leased components as a single lease component. Some leases include escalation clauses and termination options that are factored into the determination of the future lease payments when appropriate.

 

Other than the adoption of ASC 842, there have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates from those described in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on March 20, 2019.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth our consolidated results of operations as a percentage of total revenue for the periods shown:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2019   2018 
Net revenue   100.0%   100.0%
Operating expenses:          
Direct operating costs   65.3%   54.0%
Selling and marketing   2.4%   3.7%
General and administrative   27.6%   31.3%
Research and development   1.7%   3.1%
Change in contingent consideration   (0.4)%   0.4%
Depreciation and amortization   5.0%   7.1%
Total operating expenses   101.6%   99.6%
           
Operating (loss) income   (1.6)%   0.4%
           
Interest expense - net   0.1%   0.8%
Other (expense) income - net   (0.5)%   1.8%
(Loss) income before income taxes   (2.2)%   1.4%
Income tax (benefit) provision   (0.3)%   0.6%
Net (loss) income   (1.9)%   0.8%

 

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

 

   Three Months Ended         
   March 31,   Change 
   2019   2018   Amount   Percent 
Net revenue  $15,080,211   $8,307,325   $6,772,886    82%

 

Revenue. Total revenue of $15.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased by $6.8 million or 82% from revenue of $8.3 million the three months ended March 31, 2018, respectively. Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019 includes approximately $7.7 million from customers acquired in the Orion acquisition. Of this amount, $4.5 million relates to RCM clients and other revenue streams, $3.0 million relates to practice management services and $200,000 relates to group purchasing services.

 

   Three Months Ended         
   March 31,   Change 
   2019   2018   Amount   Percent 
Direct operating costs  $9,847,540   $4,484,055   $5,363,485    120%
Selling and marketing   361,399    305,014    56,385    18%
General and administrative   4,162,076    2,600,734    1,561,342    60%
Research and development   254,656    255,880    (1,224)   (0)%
Change in contingent consideration   (64,203)   31,749    (95,952)   (302)%
Depreciation   207,617    151,072    56,545    37%
Amortization   549,123    439,699    109,424    25%
Total operating expenses  $15,318,208   $8,268,203   $7,050,005    85%

 

Direct Operating Costs. Direct operating costs of $9.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased by $5.4 million or 120% from direct operating costs of $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, salary costs increased by $2.8 million and outsourcing and processing costs increased by $814,000, respectively. Facility costs increased by $396,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Medical supplies for the managed practices were $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase in the costs for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were primarily related to the Orion acquisition.

 

Selling and Marketing Expense. Selling and marketing expense of $361,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased by $56,000 or 18% from selling and marketing expense of $305,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, respectively. The increase was primarily due to increased marketing expenditures.

 

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General and Administrative Expense. General and administrative expense of $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased by $1.6 million or 60% compared to the same period in 2018. The increase in general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily related to additional salaries, facility costs and professional fees as a result of the Orion acquisition.

 

Research and Development Expense. Research and development expense of $255,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 decreased by $1,000 from research and development expense of $256,000 or the three months ended March 31, 2018, respectively.

 

Contingent Consideration. The change in contingent consideration of $64,000 was due to a favorable settlement during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The change of $32,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2018 relates to the change in the fair value of the contingent consideration from acquisitions.

 

Depreciation. Depreciation of $208,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased by $57,000 or 37% from depreciation of $151,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 due to additional purchases and property and equipment acquired as part of the Orion acquisition.

 

Amortization Expense. Amortization expense of $549,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased by $109,000 from amortization expense of $440,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily related to the intangible assets acquired from the Orion acquisition.

 

   Three Months Ended         
   March 31,   Change 
   2019   2018   Amount     Percent 
Interest income  $78,200   $5,285   $72,915    1,380%
Interest expense   (95,396)   (74,081)   (21,315)   (29)%
Other (expense) income - net   (81,030)   151,374    (232,404)   (154)%
Income tax (benefit) provision   (40,532)   46,664    (87,196)   (187)%

 

Interest Income. Interest income of $78,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased by $73,000 or 1380% from interest income of $5,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018, respectively. The increase in interest income represents interest earned on temporary cash investments.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense of $95,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, increased by $21,000 or 29% from interest expense of $74,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. This increase was primarily due to the additional vehicle financing during the three months ended March 31, 2019. Interest expense includes the amortization of deferred financing costs, which was $48,000 and $49,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Other (Expense) Income - net. Other (expense) income - net was ($81,000) for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to other income - net of $151,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Other income primarily represents foreign currency transaction gains (losses) resulting from transactions in foreign currencies other than the functional currency. These transaction gains and losses are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the recurring measurement and settlement of such transactions.

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Provision. There was a $41,000 benefit for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to the provision for income taxes of $47,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Included in the tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is a $56,000 deferred Federal income tax benefit. As a result of the Company incurring a tax loss for 2018, which has an indefinite life under the recent tax reform legislation, the Federal deferred tax liability was offset against the 2018 Federal net operating loss, resulting in a Federal net deferred income tax benefit.

 

The current income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was approximately $15,000 and primarily relates to state minimum taxes and foreign income taxes. Although the Company is forecasting a return to profitability, it incurred losses historically and there is uncertainty regarding future US taxable income, which make realization of a deferred tax asset difficult to support in accordance with ASC 740. Accordingly, a valuation allowance was recorded against all deferred tax assets at March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Borrowings under the SVB facility are based on 200% of repeatable revenue, reduced by an annualized attrition rate as defined in the agreement. The entire facility is currently available to the Company. As of March 31, 2019, nothing was drawn on the SVB credit agreement.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, there was positive cash flow from operations of approximately $938,000 and as of March 31, 2019 the Company had approximately $12.5 million in cash, positive working capital of $14.5 million and no bank debt.

 

During 2018, the Company paid the purchase price of $12.6 million for the Orion acquisition. The Company occasionally utilizes its revolving line of credit with SVB, but, as of March 31, 2019, there was no balance outstanding. SVB doubled the maximum availability on the line from $5 million to $10 million in September 2018. During October 2018, the Company sold 600,000 additional shares of its Series A Preferred Stock raising net proceeds of approximately $13.4 million. During April 2018, the Company sold 420,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and raised net proceeds of approximately $9.4 million.

 

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods presented:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2019   2018 
Net cash provided by operating activities  $937,509   $673,381 
Net cash used in investing activities   (510,938)   (174,242)
Net cash used in financing activities   (2,586,271)   (1,114,037)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   213,864    (206,264)
Net decrease in cash  $(1,945,836)  $(821,162)

 

The loss before income taxes was $336,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which included $757,000 of non-cash depreciation and amortization. The income before tax for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $122,000, which included $591,000 of non-cash depreciation and amortization.

 

Operating Activities

 

Cash provided by operating activities was $938,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $673,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase in the net loss of $371,000 included the following changes in non-cash items: an increase in depreciation and amortization of $166,000, an increase in stock based compensation expense of $630,000, a change in the benefit for deferred income taxes of $94,000 and an increase in interest accretion of $71,000.

 

The change in operating assets and liabilities increased by $766,000. Accounts receivable increased by $481,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, compared with a decrease of $24,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Accounts payable, accrued compensation and accrued expenses decreased by $765,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to a decrease of $212,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the change in the lease liabilities is included in this amount.

 

Investing Activities

 

Capital expenditures were $511,000 and $174,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2019 primarily represented computer equipment purchased for the Pakistan office.

 

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Financing Activities

 

Cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $2.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively. Cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 included $85,000 of repayments for debt obligations, $1.5 million of preferred stock dividends and $872,000 of tax withholding obligations paid in connection with stock awards issued to employees. Cash used in financing activities for three months ended March 31, 2018 included $93,000 of repayment for debt obligations, $755,000 of preferred stock dividends and $214,000 of withholding obligations in connection stock awards issued to employees. There were no borrowings during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

We have contractual obligations under our line of credit and related to contingent consideration in connection with the acquisitions made in 2015 and 2016. We also maintain operating leases for property and certain office equipment. We were in compliance with all SVB covenants as of March 31, 2019. For additional information, see Contractual Obligations and Commitments under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on March 20, 2019.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special-purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by 17 C.F.R. 229.10(f)(1) and are not required to provide information under this item, pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based on the 2013 framework and criteria established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2019 as required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

 

Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as of March 31, 2019, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Beginning January 1, 2019, we implemented ASC 842, “Leases.” For its adoption, we implemented changes to our lease identification processes and control activities within them such as development of new entity-wide policies, in-house training, ongoing contract reviews and system changes to accommodate presentation and disclosure requirements.

 

There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

See discussion of legal proceedings in “Note 8, Commitment And Contingencies” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Pursuant to the instructions of Item 1A of Form 10-Q, a smaller reporting company is not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number   Exhibit Description
     
31.1   Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     
31.2   Certification of the Company’s Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
     
32.1*   Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.2*   Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
101.INS   XBRL Instance
     
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
     
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
     
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
     
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
     
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

*The certifications on Exhibit 32 hereto are deemed not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such certifications will not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates them by reference.

 

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Signatures

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    MTBC, Inc.
       
May 8, 2019   By: /s/ Stephen Snyder
Date     Stephen Snyder
      Chief Executive Officer
       
May 8, 2019   By: /s/ Bill Korn
Date     Bill Korn
      Chief Financial Officer

 

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