UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2014

 

DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York   001-32146   16-1229730
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

First Federal Plaza, Suite 1525

28 East Main Street

Rochester, NY

  14614
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 325-3610

 

Not Applicable

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On August 12, 2014, Document Security Systems, Inc. (“Company”) issued a press release disclosing the Company’s unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)     Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Document Security Systems, Inc. Press Release dated August 12, 2014.

 

 
 

 

  

SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

    DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.
     
Dated: August 12, 2014   By:   /s/ Jeffrey Ronaldi
        Jeffrey Ronaldi
        Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 



 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Document Security Systems Reports Second Quarter of 2014 Financial Results

 

ROCHESTER, NY — August 12, 2014 — Document Security Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: DSS) (DSS), a leader in anti-counterfeiting and authentication solutions, reported results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2014.

 

Q2 2014 Operational Highlights

·Delivered first fully-integrated AuthentiGuard customer for DSS’ secure digital application and labeling.

 

·Filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lenovo (United States), Inc. in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, with the case currently in the pleadings stage.

 

·Acquired approximately 90 active patents covering certain methods and processes in the semiconductor industry, bringing the company's patent portfolio to more than 120 active patents issued in the U.S. and abroad, and 25 patent applications pending.

 

·At quarter end, the company had seven active disputes at various stages of the monetization process.

 

Q2 2014 Financial Highlights

Revenue for the second quarter of 2014 increased 14% to $4.9 million from $4.3 million in the same year-ago quarter. Printed product revenue, which includes sales of packaging, printing and plastics, increased 15% to $4.4 million from $3.8 million in the same year-ago period. Technology sales, services and licensing revenues increased 4% to $476,000 from $458,000 in the year-ago period.

 

Costs of goods and expenses totaled $7.1 million, an increase of 16% from $6.1 million in the same year-ago period. The increase primarily reflected depreciation and amortization costs of $1.3 million for Q2 2014 compared to $229,000 in the same year-ago period. This increase was partially offset by a 69% decrease in stock-based compensation expense during Q2 2014.

 

Cost of goods sold, excluding depreciation and amortization, increased 26% to $3.2 million compared to $2.5 million in the same year-ago period, driven by a higher percentage of packaging sales as a percentage of total printed products sales in the second quarter of 2014.

 

Adjusted EBITDA loss, a non-GAAP metric defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation, as well as other non-recurring items, totaled $633,000 compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $171,000 in the same year-ago period (see further discussion about the use of adjusted EBITDA, below). The increase in adjusted EBITDA loss reflected higher professional fees incurred for the company’s IP monetization business in Q2 2014 compared to the year-ago quarter, where the majority of the professional fees were incurred from the company’s merger with Lexington Technology Group (LTG) in July 2013.

 

Net Loss totaled $2.3 million or $(0.06) per basic and diluted share, as compared to a net loss of $1.9 million or $(0.09) per basic and diluted share in the second quarter of 2013.

 

 
 

 

Management Commentary

“We saw a particularly strong sequential increase in revenue in the second quarter, driven by demand for our printed products, including the timing of certain packaging orders that slipped from Q1 to Q2,” said Jeff Ronaldi, the company’s CEO. “Looking at our results on a comparative first half basis, revenue was a record overall for the first six months of the year, up 6% from the same period a year ago.

 

“Q2 was also highlighted by our first fully-integrated AuthentiGuard sale to a customer for printing and hosting, along with the customized mobile application. This win reaffirms the strong value proposition of our AuthentiSuite platform, especially when integrated with our secure printing and packaging capabilities.

 

“Along those lines, our sales team has been effectively building and expanding our AuthentiGuard pipeline of prospective customers. We are currently in varying stages with several national brands about implementing our AuthentiGuard technology.

 

“AuthentiGuard is an ideal representation of our business model, which involves developing and acquiring IP that enables us to bring innovative product and service offerings to market, while actively licensing our IP portfolio.

 

“A major goal for us this year and going forward is to grow and diversify our intellectual property portfolio. Since 2012, we have systematically expanded our patent portfolio from 15 issued patents to more than 120 active patents today, along with seven active cases on file. Looking ahead, we expect to have 10 cases on file by yearend and at least 15 by the end of 2015. Our expectations for the future remain high as we build upon the momentum we’ve established and pursue the widening pipeline of opportunities ahead.”

 

Intellectual Property Enforcement

DSS provided an update on the status of its six intellectual property cases:

 

·Document Security Systems, Inc. v. Coupons.com Incorporated (6:11-cv-06528-CJS-MWP)

 

In October 2011, DSS initiated litigation against Coupons.com alleging, among other things, that Coupons.com misused DSS’s proprietary block-out technology in violation of the terms of a nondisclosure agreement between the parties. On July 10, 2014 the US District Court for the Western District of New York heard oral arguments in connection with Coupons.com’s motion for Summary Judgment. No decision has been rendered yet on the motion.

 

·Bascom Research, LLC v. Facebook, Inc., LinkedIn Corporation et al (CAND-3-12-cv-06293; CAND-3-12-cv-06294)

 

In October 2012, Bascom Research, a subsidiary of Lexington Technology Group, Inc. (LTG), which was acquired by DSS in July 2013, initiated litigation with Facebook, Inc., LinkedIn Corporation and three other defendants in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The complaint alleged infringement by the defendants of four patents that are instrumental to social and business networking technology and related to the manner in which users and application developers on the Facebook and LinkedIn platforms make connections between “objects” such as photos, people, events and pages.

 

In January 2013, all five cases were transferred to the US District Court for the Northern District of California. In April and May of 2013, LTG announced that Bascom Research had reached settlements with two of the named defendants. Currently, Facebook and LinkedIn remain as defendants in the litigation.

 

 
 

 

On January 15, 2014, these two cases were stayed by the US District Court for the Northern District of California pending the outcome of Alice Corp v. CLS Bank in the United States Supreme Court, which was decided on June 24, 2014. Following this decision, a case management conference was scheduled for August 22, 2014, at which time the parties will propose timetables for the remainder of the case.

 

On May 22, 2014, Facebook, Inc. filed a Petition for Covered Business Method (CBM) Patent Review with the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Bascom Research has until September 3, 2014 to file a preliminary response to the CBM petition.

 

·VirtualAgility, Inc. v. Salesforce.com, Inc. et al* (TXED-2-13-cv-00011)

 

On March 5, 2013, Lexington Technology Group (now DSS Technology Management) made a strategic investment in VirtualAgility, Inc.

 

On January 5, 2013, prior to DSS’s investment, VirtualAgility initiated litigation against Salesforce.com and a number of Salesforce’s customers in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. VirtualAgility’s complaint against Salesforce.com alleges infringement of one of five VirtualAgility patents that enable user-friendly programming platforms that facilitate the creation of sophisticated business applications without programming.

 

On February 12, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the US Circuit overturned a decision rendered by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and granted a temporary stay of the case in light of Salesforce.com’s Petition for Covered Business Method (CBM) Patent Review pending before the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

 

On July 10, 2014, a three-judge panel of the US Circuit issued a divided opinion granting a stay pending the CBM proceedings. Oral argument in the CBM proceeding was held on July 14, 2014.

 

·DSS Technology Management, Inc. (DSSTM) v. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC) et al (TXED-2-14-cv-00199)

 

On March 10, 2014, DSSTM initiated litigation with TSMC, Samsung Electronics Co. Inc., and NEC Corporation of America in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. DSSTM’s complaint against these companies alleges infringement of DSS patents relating to a semiconductor manufacturing process called “double-patterning.”

 

On June 24, 2014, TSMC filed a petition for Inter Partes Review (IPR) with the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and DSSTM has until October 17, 2014 to file a preliminary response.

 

·DSS Technology Management, Inc. (DSSTM) v. Apple, Inc. (TXED-6-13-cv-00919)

 

On November 29, 2013, DSSTM initiated litigation against Apple, Inc. in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. DSSTM’s complaint alleges infringement by Apple of DSS patents that relate to systems and methods of using low power wireless peripheral devices.

 

On March 3, 2014, Apple filed a motion to transfer venue of the case from the Eastern District of Texas to the Northern District of California, which is pending a ruling by the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

 

·DSS Technology Management, Inc. (DSSTM) v. Lenovo (United States), Inc. (TXED-6-14-cv-00525)

 

On May 30, 2014, DSSTM initiated litigation against Lenovo (United States), Inc. in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. DSSTM’s complaint alleges infringement by Lenovo of DSS patents that relate to systems and methods of using low power wireless peripheral devices. The case is currently in the pleadings stage.

 

 
 

  

These active disputes are also listed on the company’s website here. Further information regarding patent litigation involving DSS investments is available to the public via the PACER Service here.

 

Conference Call

DSS management will hold a conference call later today (August 12, 2014) to discuss these results. The company’s CEO, Jeff Ronaldi, and CFO, Phil Jones, will host the presentation, followed by a question and answer period.

 

Date: August 12, 2014

Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time)

U.S. dial-in: (877) 407-9210

International dial-in: (201) 689-8049

 

The conference call will be broadcast simultaneously and available for replay via the investor section of the company’s website at www.dsssecure.com.

 

Please call the conference telephone number 10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Liolios Group at (949) 574-3860.

 

A replay of the call will be available after 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on the same day through August 26, 2014.

 

U.S. replay dial-in: (877) 660-6853

International replay dial-in: (201) 612-7415

Replay ID: 13588604

 

About Document Security Systems

Document Security Systems, Inc.’s (NYSE MKT: DSS) products and solutions are used by governments, corporations and financial institutions to defeat fraud and to protect brands and digital information from the expanding world-wide counterfeiting problem. DSS technologies help ensure the authenticity of both digital and physical financial instruments, identification documents, sensitive publications, brand packaging and websites.

DSS continually invests in research and development to meet the ever-changing security needs of its clients and offers licensing of its patented technologies through its subsidiary, DSS Technology Management, Inc.

 

For more information on the AuthentiGuard Suite, please visit www.AuthentiGuard.com. For more information on DSS and its subsidiaries, please visit www.DSSsecure.com. To follow DSS on Facebook, click here.

 

For More Information

Investor Relations

Document Security Systems

(585) 325-3610

Email: ir@documentsecurity.com

 

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements that may be contained in this press release, including, without limitation, statements related to the Company’s plans, strategies, objectives, expectations, potential value, intentions and adequacy of resources, are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and contain words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends” and similar words and phrases. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected in any forward-looking statement. In addition to the factors specifically noted in the forward-looking statements, other important factors, risks and uncertainties that could result in those differences include, but are not limited to, those disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements that may be contained in this press release are being made as of the date of its release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

 

 
 

  

DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months
Ended June 30,
2014
   Three Months
Ended June 30,
2013
   %
change
   Six Months
Ended June 30,
2014
   Six Months
Ended June 30,
2013
   % change 
Revenue                              
Printed products  $4,407,000   $3,822,000    15%  $7,571,000   $7,101,000    7%
Technology sales, services and licensing   476,000    458,000    4%   940,000   $949,000    -1%
                               
Total revenue  $4,883,000   $4,280,000    14%  $8,511,000   $8,050,000    6%
                               
Costs and expenses                              
Cost of goods sold, exclusive of depreciation and amortization  $3,197,000   $2,546,000    26%  $5,395,000   $4,749,000    14%
Sales, general and administrative compensation   1,154,000    1,221,000    -5%   2,446,000    2,356,000    4%
Depreciation and amortization   1,288,000    229,000    462%   2,602,000    454,000    473%
Professional fees   502,000    602,000    -17%   1,042,000    1,016,000    3%
Stock based compensation   294,000    949,000    -69%   841,000    1,289,000    -35%
Sales and marketing   128,000    126,000    2%   301,000    208,000    45%
Rent and utilities   181,000    154,000    18%   366,000    311,000    18%
Other operating expenses   243,000    224,000    8%   449,000    446,000    1%
Research and development   112,000    62,000    81%   226,000    121,000    87%
                               
Total costs and expenses  $7,099,000   $6,113,000    16%  $13,668,000   $10,950,000    25%
                               
Operating loss   (2,216,000)   (1,833,000)   21%   (5,157,000)   (2,900,000)   78%
                               
Other income (expenses)                              
Interest expense   (89,000)   (50,000)   78%   (164,000)   (94,000)   74%
Amortization of note discount and loss on debt extinguishment   (35,000)   (43,000)   -19%   (52,000)   (54,000)   -4%
Foreign currency translation loss        -         (16,000)   -      
                               
Other expense, net   (124,000)   (93,000)   33%   (232,000)   (148,000)   57%
                               
Loss before income taxes   (2,340,000)   (1,926,000)   21%   (5,389,000)   (3,048,000)   77%
                               
Deferred tax expense, net   5,000    5,000    0%   9,000    9,000    0%
                               
Net loss  $(2,344,000)  $(1,925,000)   22%  $(5,399,000)  $(3,057,000)   77%
                               
Earnings per share:                              
Basic and diluted  $(0.06)  $(0.09)   -33%  $(0.13)  $(0.14)   -7%
                               
Shares used in computing earnings per share:                              
Basic and diluted   42,040,907    21,710,034    94%   41,982,770    21,711,503    93%

 

 
 

  

DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.  AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of

 

   June 30, 2014   December 31, 2013 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS          
           
Current assets:          
Cash  $1,304,656   $1,977,031 
Restricted cash   245,479    500,000 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of  $68,000 ($60,000- 2013)   1,789,986    2,149,123 
Inventory   919,659    834,979 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   537,206    403,107 
Deferred tax asset, net   223,323    223,323 
Total current assets   5,020,309    6,087,563 
           
Property, plant and equipment, net   5,226,230    5,157,852 
Investments and other assets   12,529,602    11,448,008 
Goodwill   15,046,197    15,046,197 
Other intangible assets, net   28,486,834    29,602,591 
           
Total assets  $66,309,172   $67,342,211 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY          
           
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $1,454,846   $1,421,765 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   1,416,737    1,455,629 
Revolving lines of credit   -    158,087 
Short-term debt   850,000    824,857 
Current portion of long-term debt, net   521,699    613,488 
           
Total current liabilities   4,243,282    4,473,826 
           
Long-term debt, net   5,770,868    3,087,358 
Other long-term liabilities   361,783    27,566 
Deferred tax liability, net   1,373,921    1,364,447 
           
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)          
           
Stockholders' equity          
Common stock, $.02 par value;  200,000,000 shares authorized, 46,275,297 shares issued and outstanding (49,411,486 on December 31, 2013)   925,506    988,230 
Additional paid-in capital   99,247,351    97,790,426 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (52,783)   (27,566)
Accumulated deficit   (50,260,756)   (44,862,076)
Non-controlling interest in subsidiary   4,700,000    4,500,000 
Total stockholders' equity   54,559,318    58,389,014 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $66,309,172   $67,342,211 

 

 
 

 

DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

(Unaudited)

 

   2014   2013 
         
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net loss  $(5,398,680)  $(3,057,064)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   2,601,684    454,129 
Stock based compensation   840,879    1,288,689 
Amortization of note discount   51,915    27,570 
Loss on extinguishment of debt   -    26,252 
Change in deferred tax provision   9,474    9,474 
Foreign currency translation loss   16,420    - 
Decrease (increase) in assets:          
Accounts receivable   359,137    5,338 
Inventory   (84,680)   2,466 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (174,616)   (69,859)
Release of restricted cash   254,521    - 
Increase in liabilities:          
Accounts payable   33,081    124,863 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   387,188    250,206 
Net cash used by operating activities   (1,103,677)   (937,936)
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Purchase of equipment and building improvements   (157,789)   (82,312)
Purchase of investments   (750,000)   - 
Purchase of  intangible assets   (1,196,980)   (52,506)
Net cash used by investing activities   (2,104,769)   (134,818)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Net payments on revolving lines of credit   (158,087)   (168,247)
Payments of long-term debt   (298,816)   (166,876)
Borrowings of long-term debt   2,691,000    - 
Issuances of common stock, net of issuance costs   301,974    80,000 
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities   2,536,071    (255,123)
           
Net  decrease in cash   (672,375)   (1,327,877)
Cash beginning of period   1,977,031    1,887,163 
           
Cash end of period  $1,304,656   $559,286 

 

 
 

  

About the Presentation of Adjusted EBITDA

 

The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as a non-GAAP financial performance measurement. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by the Company by adding back to net income (loss) interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense as further adjusted to add back stock-based compensation expense and non-recurring items, such as costs related to the Company’s merger with Lexington Technology Group. Adjusted EBITDA is provided to investors to supplement the results of operations reported in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides an additional tool for investors to use in comparing its financial results with other companies in the industry, many of which also use Adjusted EBITDA in their communications to investors. By excluding non-cash charges such as amortization, depreciation and stock-based compensation, as well as non-operating charges for interest and income taxes, investors can evaluate the Company's operations and its ability to generate cash flows from operations and can compare its results on a more consistent basis to the results of other companies in the industry. Management also uses Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate potential acquisitions, establish internal budgets and goals, and evaluate performance of its business units and management. The Company considers Adjusted EBITDA to be an important indicator of the Company's operational strength and performance of its business and a useful measure of the Company's historical and prospective operating trends. However, there are significant limitations to the use of Adjusted EBITDA since it excludes interest income and expense and income taxes and non-recurring items such as costs related to the Company’s merger with Lexington Technology Group, all of which impact the Company's profitability and operating cash flows, as well as depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation. The Company believes that these limitations are compensated by clearly identifying the difference between the two measures. Consequently, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income and loss presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA as defined by the Company may not be comparable with similarly named measures provided by other entities. The following is a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA loss:

 

   Three Months Ended June 30   Six Months Ended June 30 
   2014   2013   % change   2014   2013   % change 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited)       (unaudited)   (unaudited)     
                         
Net Loss  $(2,344,000)  $(1,925,000)   22%  $(5,399,000)  $(3,057,000)   77%
Add back:                              
Depreciation & Amortization   1,288,000    229,000    462%   2,602,000    454,000    473%
Stock based compensation   294,000    948,000    -69%   841,000    1,289,000    -35%
Interest expense   89,000    50,000    78%   164,000    94,000    74%
Amortization of note discount and loss on debt extinguishment   35,000    43,000    -19%   52,000    54,000    -4%
Income Taxes   5,000    5,000    0%   9,000    9,000    0%
Professional fees and other costs incurred in conjunction with the  Merger with Lexington Technology Group   -    479,000    -100%   -    587,000    -100%
                               
Adjusted EBITDA   (633,000)   (171,000)   -270%   (1,731,000)   (570,000)   -204%
                               
Adjusted EBITDA, by  group (unaudited)                              
                               
Printed Products  $469,000   $461,000    2%  $752,000   $778,000    -3%
Technology Management   (386,000)   (146,000)   164%   (854,000)   (334,000)   156%
Corporate, less Merger costs   (716,000)   (486,000)   47%   (1,629,000)   (1,014,000)   61%
                               
    (633,000)   (171,000)   -270%   (1,731,000)   (570,000)   -204%

 

 

 

 

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