ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
IZEA, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
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June 30,
2018
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December 31,
2017
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Assets
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Current:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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1,878,159
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$
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3,906,797
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Accounts receivable, net
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2,821,401
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3,647,025
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Prepaid expenses
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626,246
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389,104
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Other current assets
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40,456
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9,140
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Total current assets
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5,366,262
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7,952,066
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Property and equipment, net
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315,987
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286,043
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Goodwill
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3,604,720
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3,604,720
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Intangible assets, net
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451,873
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667,909
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Software development costs, net
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1,078,337
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967,927
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Security deposits
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148,103
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148,638
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Total assets
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$
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10,965,282
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$
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13,627,303
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$
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1,527,539
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$
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1,756,841
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Accrued expenses
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1,112,108
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1,592,356
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Contract liabilities
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4,434,627
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—
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Unearned revenue
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—
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3,070,502
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Line of credit
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845,365
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500,550
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Current portion of deferred rent
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40,307
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45,127
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Current portion of acquisition costs payable
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386,872
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741,155
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Total current liabilities
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8,346,818
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7,706,531
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Deferred rent, less current portion
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—
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17,419
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Acquisition costs payable, less current portion
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351,150
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609,768
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Total liabilities
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8,697,968
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8,333,718
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Commitments and Contingencies
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—
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—
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Stockholders’ equity:
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Preferred stock; $.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
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—
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—
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Common stock, $.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 5,860,933 and 5,733,981, respectively, issued and outstanding
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586
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573
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Additional paid-in capital
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53,335,845
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52,570,432
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Accumulated deficit
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(51,069,117
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(47,277,420
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Total stockholders’ equity
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2,267,314
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5,293,585
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$
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10,965,282
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$
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13,627,303
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See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
IZEA, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2018
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2017
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2018
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2017
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Revenue
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$
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4,120,960
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$
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5,712,904
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$
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8,017,401
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$
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10,547,409
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Costs and expenses:
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Cost of revenue (exclusive of amortization)
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1,930,298
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2,714,699
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4,093,440
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5,051,759
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Sales and marketing
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1,735,596
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1,886,528
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3,491,122
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4,275,348
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General and administrative
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1,970,610
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2,166,370
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3,585,832
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4,613,288
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Depreciation and amortization
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210,691
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358,260
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476,146
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720,866
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Total costs and expenses
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5,847,195
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7,125,857
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11,646,540
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14,661,261
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Loss from operations
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(1,726,235
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(1,412,953
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(3,629,139
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(4,113,852
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Other income (expense):
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Interest expense
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(35,403
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(13,272
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(56,714
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(30,348
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Change in fair value of derivatives, net
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113,801
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(8,420
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(11,794
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(9,038
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Other income (expense), net
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82
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(11,953
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4,772
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(12,580
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Total other income (expense), net
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78,480
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(33,645
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(63,736
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(51,966
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Net loss
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$
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(1,647,755
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$
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(1,446,598
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$
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(3,692,875
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$
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(4,165,818
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Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted
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5,837,476
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5,676,629
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5,819,883
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5,637,636
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Basic and diluted loss per common share
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$
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(0.28
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$
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(0.25
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$
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(0.63
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$
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(0.74
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See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
IZEA, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
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Common Stock
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Additional
Paid-In
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Accumulated
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Total
Stockholders’
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
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Deficit
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Equity
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Balance, December 31, 2017
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5,733,981
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$
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573
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$
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52,570,432
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$
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(47,277,420
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$
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5,293,585
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Stock purchase plan issuances
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11,189
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1
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9,034
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—
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9,035
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting policy to ASC 606
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—
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—
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—
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(98,822
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(98,822
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Stock issued for payment of services
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30,265
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3
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124,997
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—
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125,000
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Stock issuance costs
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—
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—
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(700
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—
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(700
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Stock-based compensation
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85,498
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9
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632,082
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—
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632,091
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Net loss
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—
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—
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—
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(3,692,875
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(3,692,875
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Balance, June 30, 2018
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5,860,933
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$
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586
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$
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53,335,845
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$
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(51,069,117
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$
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2,267,314
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See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
IZEA, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Six Months Ended
June 30,
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2018
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2017
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net loss
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$
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(3,692,875
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$
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(4,165,818
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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112,866
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113,429
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Amortization of software development costs and other intangible assets
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363,280
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607,437
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(Gain) loss on disposal of equipment
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(1,400
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(3,687
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Provision for losses on accounts receivable
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—
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39,827
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Stock-based compensation
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349,632
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326,846
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Fair value of stock issued for payment of services
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62,490
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83,462
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Decrease in fair value of contingent acquisition costs payable
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(485,747
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(56,000
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Gain on settlement of acquisition costs payable
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—
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(10,491
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Change in fair value of derivatives, net
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11,794
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9,038
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquired:
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Accounts receivable
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825,624
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(418,464
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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64,717
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63,067
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Accounts payable
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(229,302
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36,573
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Accrued expenses
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(607,402
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533,123
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Contract liabilities
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1,265,303
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—
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Unearned revenue
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—
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550,514
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Deferred rent
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(22,239
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(17,826
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Net cash used for operating activities
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(1,983,259
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(2,308,970
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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Purchase of equipment
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(141,410
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(8,577
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Increase in software development costs
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(257,654
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(85,460
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Security deposits
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535
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4,937
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Net cash used for investing activities
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(398,529
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(89,100
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds from line of credit, net of repayments
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344,815
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—
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Proceeds from stock purchase plan issuances
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9,035
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16,232
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Stock issuance costs
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(700
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(3,626
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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353,150
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12,606
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
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(2,028,638
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(2,385,464
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
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3,906,797
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5,949,004
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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1,878,159
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$
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3,563,540
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Supplemental cash flow information:
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Cash paid during the period for interest
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$
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52,756
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$
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—
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Non-cash financing and investing activities:
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Acquisition costs paid through issuance of common stock
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$
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—
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$
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938,532
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Fair value of common stock issued for future services
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$
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386,506
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$
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—
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See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 1. COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of
June 30, 2018
, the consolidated statements of operations for the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, the consolidated statement of stockholders' equity for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
are unaudited but include all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position at such dates and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). The consolidated balance sheet as of
December 31, 2017
has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), does not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Operating results for the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2017
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2018.
Nature of Business
IZEA, Inc. (together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our,” “IZEA” or the “Company”) was founded in February 2006 under the name PayPerPost, Inc. and became a public company incorporated in the state of Nevada in May 2011. In January 2015, IZEA purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Ebyline, Inc. (“Ebyline”). In July 2016, IZEA purchased all the outstanding shares of capital stock of ZenContent, Inc. (“ZenContent”). The legal entity of ZenContent was dissolved in December 2017 after all assets and transactions were transferred to IZEA. On March 9, 2016, the Company formed IZEA Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, incorporated in Ontario, Canada to operate as a sales and support office for IZEA's Canadian customers. The Company is headquartered near Orlando, Florida with additional offices in Illinois, California and Canada.
The Company creates and operates online marketplaces that connect marketers with content creators. The creators are compensated by IZEA for producing unique content such as long and short form text, videos, photos, status updates, and illustrations for marketers or distributing such content on behalf of marketers through their personal websites, blogs, and social media channels. Marketers receive influential consumer content and engaging, shareable stories that drive awareness.
The Company's primary technology platform,
The IZEA Exchange
(“
IZEAx
”), enables transactions to be completed at scale through the management of custom content workflow, creator search and targeting, bidding, analytics, and payment processing.
IZEAx
is designed to provide a unified ecosystem that enables the creation and publication of multiple types of custom content through a creator's personal websites, blogs, or social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, among others. In addition to
IZEAx
, the Company operates the
Ebyline
technology platform, which it acquired in January 2015. The
Ebyline
platform was originally designed as a self-service content marketplace to replace editorial newsrooms in the news agencies with a “virtual newsroom” to handle their content workflow.
Liquidity and Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred significant net losses and negative cash flow from operations for most periods since its inception, which has resulted in a total accumulated deficit of
$51,069,117
as of
June 30, 2018
. For the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
, the Company had a net loss of
$3,692,875
and the Company expects to incur a net loss for the fiscal year 2018. The Company's cash balance as of
June 30, 2018
was
$1,878,159
and the Company's operating activities used cash of
$1,983,259
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
. The Company’s revenues decreased year-over-year in the first and second quarter of 2018. Net bookings from the Company's customers in the second quarter of 2018 that translate into future revenues were lower than in prior years and therefore, the Company believes revenue will also decrease year-over-year in the third quarter of 2018 due to the lower bookings. If the Company's annual revenue continues to decline from prior year levels at a rate similar to or greater than the decline in the first half of 2018 and future commitments do not increase as anticipated, the Company’s cash resources will likely be insufficient to meet its obligations as they become due during the next twelve months.
As further discussed in Note 9, the Company received net proceeds of
$3,140,647
from an underwritten public offering on July 2, 2018. The Company used a portion of these proceeds to finance its merger with TapInfluence, Inc. (“TapInfluence”), which closed on July 26, 2018. At closing, the Company paid to TapInfluence stockholders the sum of
$1,500,000
less an estimated closing working capital adjustment of negative
$181,633
in cash, and issued
1,150,000
shares of the Company's common stock valued at
$1,759,500
based on the
$1.53
closing market price of the Company's common stock on July 26, 2018. The Company
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
has agreed to pay TapInfluence stockholders an additional
$4,500,000
in the form of cash, common stock or a combination thereof, at IZEA’s option, in
two installments
-
$1,000,000
six months after the closing date of the merger and
$3,500,000
twelve months after the closing date of the merger. The Company does not have enough cash to cover these current obligations and will rely on its ability to issue shares of its common stock as payment, its ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity or equity linked securities, or its ability to utilize or secure other debt financing to pay for its current obligations.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses and its acquisition liabilities until it achieves and maintains profitability. Management’s plans to continue as a going concern include raising additional capital through sales of securities, issuing shares of stock to pay for its obligations, and increasing its borrowing levels. However, management cannot provide any assurances that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans. If the Company is not able to increase sales, obtain and sustain profitability after its acquisition and obtain the necessary additional financing on a timely basis or on acceptable terms, the Company will be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate current expansion and development plans, initiate reductions in its workforce, or perhaps even cease the operation of its business. Therefore, there is substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for one year from the issuance of the accompanying financial statements. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of IZEA, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Ebyline after its acquisition on January 27, 2015, ZenContent, Inc. after its acquisition on July 31, 2016 until its closure in December 2017, and IZEA Canada, Inc. after its formation in March 2016. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The consolidated financial statements were prepared using the acquisition method of accounting with IZEA considered the accounting acquirer of Ebyline and ZenContent. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase price is allocated to the underlying tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair market values with any excess purchase price allocated to goodwill.
Restatement
As described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company restated its previously issued financial statements included in its Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each quarterly period for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016, and for the first three quarters for the year ended December 31, 2017 (collectively, the “Restated Periods”).
The restatement reclassified direct costs associated with the Company's Content Workflow transactions previously reported as cost of revenue to net them directly against revenue in the Company's consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, the Company reclassified the cost of its campaign fulfillment personnel out of sales and marketing expenses and into cost of revenue. As part of the restatement process, the Company also elected to present depreciation and amortization expense as a separate line item. The restatement of the consolidated statement of operations reflected no change in the Company's previously reported loss from operations, net loss, loss per share, or on any of the Company's consolidated balance sheets, statements of cash flows, and statements of stockholders' equity. All amounts related to the Restated Periods of the consolidated statement of operations included herein reflect the restated amounts as reflected in Notes 2 and 14 of the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed on April 17, 2018.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk
Accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms. Uncollectibility of accounts receivable is not significant since most customers are bound by contract and are required to fund the Company for all the costs of an “opportunity,” defined as an order created by a marketer for a creator to develop or share content on behalf of a marketer. If a portion of the account balance is deemed uncollectible, the Company will either write-off the amount owed or provide a reserve based on the uncollectible portion of the account. The Company controls credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. The Company performs credit evaluations of its customers but generally does not require collateral to support accounts receivable. Management determines the collectibility of accounts by regularly evaluating individual customer receivables and considering a customer’s financial condition, credit history and current economic conditions. The Company had a reserve of
$189,000
for doubtful accounts as of
June 30, 2018
and
December 31, 2017
. Management believes that this estimate is reasonable, but there
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
can be no assurance that the estimate will not change as a result of a change in economic conditions or business conditions within the industry, the individual customers or the Company. Any adjustments to this account are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as a general and administrative expense. Bad debt expense was less than
1%
of revenue for the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
.
Concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable are typically limited because a large number of geographically diverse customers make up the Company’s customer base, thus spreading the trade credit risk. The Company had
no
customer that accounted for
more than 10%
of total accounts receivable at
June 30, 2018
and
no
customer that accounted for more than
10%
of total accounts receivable at
December 31, 2017
. The Company had
one
customer that accounted for
18%
of its revenue during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
one
customer that accounted for
11%
of its revenue during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2017
. The Company had
one
customer that accounted for
16%
of its revenue during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
no
customer that accounted for more than
10%
of its revenue during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2017
.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost, or if acquired in a business combination, at the acquisition date fair value. Depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
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Computer Equipment
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3 years
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Software Costs
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3 - 5 years
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Office Equipment
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3 - 10 years
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Furniture and Fixtures
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5 - 10 years
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Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the term of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements. Property and equipment under capital leases are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for betterments and major improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful lives of the assets. The carrying amounts of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated in the year of disposal, with resulting gains or losses included in general and administrative expense.
Depreciation expense on property and equipment recorded in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations was
$112,866
and
$113,429
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Depreciation expense on property and equipment recorded in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations was
$56,828
and
$54,541
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Property and equipment is recorded net of accumulated depreciation and amortization amounts of
$892,158
and
$790,029
as of
June 30, 2018
and
December 31, 2017
, respectively.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase consideration of an acquired business over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and intangible assets. The Company has goodwill in connection with its acquisitions of Ebyline and ZenContent. Goodwill is not amortized, but instead it is tested for impairment at least annually. In the event that management determines that the value of goodwill has become impaired, the Company will record a charge for the amount of impairment during the fiscal quarter in which the determination is made.
The Company performs its annual impairment tests of goodwill during the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently, if certain indicators are present. Goodwill is required to be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below the operating segment level, which is referred to as a component. Management identifies its reporting units by assessing whether components (i) have discrete financial information available; (ii) engage in business activities; and (iii) whether a segment manager regularly reviews the component's operating results. Net assets and goodwill of acquired businesses are allocated to the reporting unit associated with the acquired business based on the anticipated organizational structure of the combined entities. If two or more components are deemed economically similar, those components are aggregated into one reporting unit when performing the annual goodwill impairment review. The Company has determined that prior to and after the acquisitions of Ebyline and ZenContent, it had, and continues to have,
one
reporting unit.
Intangible Assets
The Company acquired the majority of its intangible assets through its acquisition of Ebyline on January 30, 2015 and its acquisition of ZenContent on July 31, 2016. The Company is amortizing the identifiable intangible assets over periods of
12
to
60
months. See Note 3 for further details.
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Management reviews long-lived assets, including property and equipment, software development costs and other intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If an evaluation is required, the estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset are compared with the asset's carrying amount to determine if there has been an impairment, which is calculated as the difference between the fair value of an asset and its carrying value. Estimates of future undiscounted cash flows are based on expected growth rates for the business, anticipated future economic conditions and estimates of residual values. Fair values take into consideration management estimates of risk-adjusted discount rates, which are believed to be consistent with assumptions that marketplace participants would use in their estimates of fair value. For the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, there were
no
impairment charges associated with the Company's long-lived assets.
Software Development Costs
In accordance with ASC 350-40,
Internal Use Software,
the Company capitalizes certain internal use software development costs associated with creating and enhancing internally developed software related to its platforms. Software development activities generally consist of three stages (i) the research and planning stage, (ii) the application and development stage, and (iii) the post-implementation stage. Costs incurred in the planning and post-implementation stages of software development, or other maintenance and development expenses that do not meet the qualification for capitalization are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred in the application and infrastructure development stage, including significant enhancements and upgrades, are capitalized. These costs include personnel and related employee benefits expenses for employees or consultants who are directly associated with and who devote time to software projects, and external direct costs of materials obtained in developing the software. These software development and acquired technology costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of
five years
upon initial release of the software or additional features. See Note 4 for further details.
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives its revenue from providing content services or managing advertising campaigns for its customers, as well as from making its platforms available to allow customers the ability to purchase content directly from its creators. Managed Services is when a marketer (typically a brand, agency or partner) contracts IZEA to provide custom content or sponsored social services (including amplification services). Content Workflow is derived from the self-service use of the Company's platforms by marketers and partners to handle their content workflow, from initial request of a content, sponsorship or amplification service to actual review, approval, tracking and receipt of the content or distribution. Service Fee Revenue is generated from various service and license fees charged to users of the Company's platforms.
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606)
using the modified retrospective method, under which comparative periods will not be restated and the cumulative effect of applying the standard will be recognized at the date of initial adoption on January 1, 2018. Under the modified retrospective method, the Company only applied the new standard to contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized based on a five-step model and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than were required under the former rules. The Company has reviewed its sources of revenue in accordance with each of the five steps in the model, which are as follows: (i) identify the contract with the customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied. The core principle of ASC 606 is that revenue will be recognized when the transfer of promised goods or services to customers is made in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that it will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, the Company assesses the goods or services promised within each contract and determines those that are distinct performance obligations. The Company also determines whether it acts as an agent or a principal for each identified performance obligation. The determination of whether the Company acts as the principal or the agent is highly subjective and requires the Company to evaluate a number of indicators individually and as a whole in order to make its determination
.
For transactions in which the Company acts as a principal, revenue is reported on a gross basis as the amount paid by the marketer for the purchase of content or sponsorship, promotion and other related services and the Company records the amounts it pays to third-party creators as cost of revenue. For transactions in which the Company acts as an agent, revenue is reported on a net basis as the amount the Company charged to the self-service marketer using the Company's platform, less the amounts paid to the third-party creators providing the service.
The Company maintains separate arrangements with each marketer and content creator either in the form of a master agreement or terms of service, which specifies the terms of the relationship and access to its platforms, or by statement of work, which specifies the price and the services to be performed, along with other terms. The transaction price is determined based on the fixed fee stated in the statement of work and does not contain variable consideration. Marketers who use the Company to manage their
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
advertising campaigns or custom content requests may prepay for services or request credit terms. Payment terms are typically 30 days from the invoice date. The agreement typically provides for a cancellation fee if the agreement is canceled by the customer prior to completion of services. Billings in advance of completed services are recorded as a contract liability until earned. The Company assesses collectibility based on a number of factors, including the creditworthiness of the customer and payment and transaction history. The allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract is based on a cost plus methodology.
For Managed Services, the Company enters into an agreement to provide services that may include multiple distinct performance obligations in the form of: (i) an integrated marketing campaign to provide sponsored social services, which may include the provision of blogs, tweets, photos or videos shared through social network offerings and content promotion, such as click-through advertisements appearing in websites and social media channels; and (ii) custom content items, such as a research or news article, informational material or videos. Marketers typically purchase sponsored social services for the purpose of providing public awareness or advertising buzz regarding the marketer's brand and they purchase custom content for internal and external needs. The Company may provide one type or a combination of all types of these performance obligations on a statement of work for a lump sum fee. The Company allocates revenue to each performance obligation in the contract at inception based on its relative standalone selling price. These performance obligations are to be provided over a stated period that may range from one day to one year. Revenue is accounted for when the performance obligation has been satisfied depending on the type of service provided. The Company views its obligation to deliver sponsored social services, including management services, as a single performance obligation that is satisfied over time as the customer receives the benefits from the services. Revenue is recognized using an input method of costs incurred compared to total expected costs to measure the progress towards satisfying the overall performance obligation of the marketing campaign. The delivery of custom content represents a distinct performance obligation that is satisfied over time as the Company has no alternative for the custom content and the Company has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date under the contracts. The Company considers custom content to be a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and that have the same pattern of transfer to the customer, and revenue is recognized over time using an output method based on when each individual piece of content is delivered to the customer. Based on the Company's evaluations, revenue from Managed Services is reported on a gross basis, because the Company has the primary obligation to fulfill the performance obligations and it creates, reviews and controls the services. The Company takes on the risk of payment to any third-party creators and it establishes the contract price directly with its customers based on the services requested in the statement of work.
For Content Workflow services, the self-service customer instructs creators found through the Company's platforms to provide or distribute custom content for an agreed upon transaction fee. The Company's platforms control the contracting, description of services, acceptance of and payment for the requested content. This service is used primarily by news agencies or marketers to control the outsourcing of their content and advertising needs. The Company charges the self-service customer the transaction price plus a fee based on the contract. Revenue is recognized when the transaction is completed by the creator and accepted by the marketer. Based on the Company's evaluations, Content Workflow revenue is reported on a net basis because the Company is acting as an agent solely arranging for the third-party creator to provide the services directly to the self-service customer through the platform.
Service Fee Revenue is generated when fees are charged to customers primarily related to subscription fees for different levels of service within a platform, licensing fees for the use of the
IZEAx
or
Ebyline
platforms, inactivity fees and early cash-out fees. Fees for subscription or licensing services are recognized straight-line over the term of service, while other fees are recognized at a point in time when the account is deemed inactive or a cash-out below certain minimum thresholds is requested.
The Company does not typically engage in contracts that are longer than one year. Therefore, the Company does not capitalize costs to obtain its customer contracts as these amounts would be generally recognized over less than one year and are not material.
See Note 8 for further details on the Company's adoption and disclosures related to ASC 606.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are charged to expense as they are incurred, including payments to content creators to promote the Company. Advertising costs charged to operations for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
were approximately
$318,000
and
$169,000
, respectively. Advertising costs charged to operations for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
were approximately
$216,000
and
$87,000
, respectively. Advertising costs are included in sales and marketing expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Deferred Rent
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
The Company’s operating leases for its office facilities contain rent abatements and predetermined fixed increases of the base rental rate during the lease terms. The Company accounts for rental expense on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. The Company records the difference between the straight-line expense and the actual amounts paid under the lease as deferred rent in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Income Taxes
The Company has not recorded federal income tax expense due to the generation of net operating losses. Deferred income taxes are accounted for using the balance sheet approach, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company incurs minimal state franchise tax in
four
states, which is included in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company identifies and evaluates uncertain tax positions, if any, and recognizes the impact of uncertain tax positions for which there is a less than more-likely-than-not probability of the position being upheld when reviewed by the relevant taxing authority. Such positions are deemed to be unrecognized tax benefits and a corresponding liability is established on the balance sheet. The Company has not recognized a liability for uncertain tax positions. If there were an unrecognized tax benefit, the Company would recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses. The Company’s tax years subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service are 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative financial instruments are defined as financial instruments or other contracts that contain a notional amount and one or more underlying factors (e.g., interest rate, security price or other variable), require no initial net investment and permit net settlement. Derivative financial instruments may be free-standing or embedded in other financial instruments. Further, derivative financial instruments are initially, and subsequently, measured at fair value and recorded as liabilities or assets. The Company accounts for derivative instruments in accordance with ASC 815,
Derivatives and Hedging
(“ASC 815”), which requires additional disclosures about the Company’s objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments, how the derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for, and how the derivative instruments and related hedging items affect the financial statements. The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market or foreign currency risk. Terms of equity instruments are reviewed to determine whether or not they contain embedded derivative instruments that are required under ASC 815 to be accounted for separately from the host contract, and recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. The fair value of derivative liabilities, if any, is required to be revalued at each reporting date, with corresponding changes in fair value recorded in current period operating results. Pursuant to ASC 815, an evaluation of specifically identified conditions is made to determine whether the fair value of warrants issued is required to be classified as equity or as a derivative liability. The Company had
5,502
warrant shares issued in its September 2012 public offering that required classification as a liability due to certain registration rights and listing requirements in the agreements. These warrants expired in September 2017 with
no
value. The Company has also issued shares of restricted stock which vest over future periods. The value of these shares is required to be adjusted over the vesting period. See Note 6 for additional information related to these shares.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments are recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The valuation techniques are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect certain market assumptions. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
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Level 1
–
Valuation based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
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•
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Level 2
–
Valuation based on quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets.
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•
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Level 3
–
Valuation based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity, therefore requiring management’s best estimate of what market participants would use as fair value.
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Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management. The Company does not have any Level 1 or 2 financial assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities measured at fair value consisted of its acquisition cost liability (see Note 2) as of
June 30, 2018
and
2017
. Significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the warrants include the estimated term and risk-adjusted interest rates. In developing its credit risk assumption used in the fair value of warrants, the Company considered publicly available bond rates and US Treasury
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Yields. However, since the Company does not have a formal credit-standing, management estimated its standing among various reported levels and grades for use in the model. During all periods, management estimated that the Company's standing was in the speculative to high-risk grades (BB- to CCC in the Standard and Poor's Rating). Significant increases or decreases in the estimated remaining period to exercise or the risk-adjusted interest rate could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.
The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. These financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, unearned revenue, and accrued expenses. Unless otherwise disclosed, the fair value of the Company’s notes payable obligations approximate their carrying value based upon current rates available to the Company.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation cost related to stock options granted under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan and 2011 B Equity Incentive Plan (together, the “2011 Equity Incentive Plans”) (see Note 6) is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as a straight-lined expense over the employee’s requisite service period. The Company estimates the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model that uses the assumptions noted in the table below. The Company estimates the fair value of its common stock using the closing stock price of its common stock on the date of the grant. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock at the date of grant based on the volatility of comparable peer companies that are publicly traded and have had a longer trading history than itself. The Company determines the expected life based on historical experience with similar awards, giving consideration to the contractual terms, vesting schedules and post-vesting forfeitures. The Company uses the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury issues with an equivalent remaining term approximately equal to the expected life of the award. The Company has never paid any cash dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
The Company used the following assumptions for options granted under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plans during the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
:
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Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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2011 Equity Incentive Plans Assumptions
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June 30,
2018
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June 30,
2017
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June 30,
2018
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June 30,
2017
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Expected term
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6 years
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6 years
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|
6 years
|
|
6 years
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Weighted average volatility
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57.70%
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|
43.71%
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|
59.07%
|
|
43.78%
|
Weighted average risk free interest rate
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|
2.83%
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|
2.01%
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|
2.67%
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|
2.03%
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Expected dividends
|
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—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
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The Company estimates forfeitures when recognizing compensation expense and this estimate of forfeitures is adjusted over the requisite service period based on the extent to which actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures are recognized through a cumulative catch-up adjustment, which is recognized in the period of change, and a revised amount of unamortized compensation expense to be recognized in future periods. Weighted average expected forfeiture rates were
13.44%
and
10.59%
during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Weighted average expected forfeiture rates were
9.70%
and
10.09%
during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively.
Non-Employee Stock-Based Payments
The Company's accounting policy for equity instruments issued to consultants and vendors in exchange for goods and services follows the provisions of ASC 505,
“Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees.”
The measurement date for the fair value of the equity instruments issued is determined at the earlier of (i) the date at which a commitment for performance by the consultant or vendor is reached or (ii) the date at which the consultant or vendor's performance is complete. The fair value of equity instruments issued to consultants that vest immediately is expensed when issued. The fair value of equity instruments issued to consultants that have future vesting and are subject to forfeiture if performance does not occur is recognized as expense over the vesting period. Fair values for the unvested portion of issued instruments are adjusted each reporting period. The change in fair value is recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Stock-based payments related to non-employees is accounted for based on the fair value of the related stock or the fair value of the services, whichever is more readily determinable.
Segment Information
The Company does not identify separate operating segments for management reporting purposes. The results of consolidated operations are the basis on which management evaluates operations and makes business decisions.
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,
Leases (Topic 842)
. This ASU increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The new standard establishes a right-of-use model that requires a lessee to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. Since the issuance of the original standard, the FASB has issued a subsequent update, ASU No. 2018-01,
Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842
, which provides a practical expedient for land easements. The new standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04,
Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment
(“ASU 2017-04”)
.
To address concerns over the cost and complexity of the two-step goodwill impairment test, the new standard removes the requirement for the second step of the goodwill impairment test for certain entities. An entity may apply a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2017-04 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2. BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS
On July 31, 2016, the Company purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of ZenContent pursuant to the terms of a Stock Purchase Agreement, by and among IZEA, ZenContent and the stockholders of ZenContent (the “ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement”) for a maximum purchase price to be paid over the next
three years
of
$4,500,000
. Upon closing the Company paid a cash payment of
$400,000
and issued
86,207
shares of the Company's common stock valued at
$600,000
. The ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement also requires (i)
three equal annual installment payments
totaling
$1,000,000
, subject to a working capital adjustment, commencing 12 months following the closing and (ii) contingent performance payments of up to an aggregate of
$2,500,000
over the three 12-month periods following the closing, based upon ZenContent achieving certain minimum revenue thresholds. Of these payments,
33%
of each such annual installment or contingent performance payment will be in the form of cash and the remainder of such payment will be in the form of either cash or additional shares of the Company's common stock (determined at the Company's option). Additionally, these payments were subject to a downward adjustment of up to
30%
if Brianna DeMike, ZenContent's co-founder, was terminated by IZEA for cause or she terminated her employment without good reason.
The Company amended the ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement on October 21, 2016, to clarify definitions surrounding contingent performance payments and to provide for a contingent cash commission of
1%
on certain IZEA legacy clients for which the Company used ZenContent technology to produce content for its Managed Services in the future. The Company entered into a second amendment to the ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement on July 17, 2018 to further amend the terms of the contingent performance payments. The parties agreed to pay approximately
$9,818
related to the historical
1%
commission on IZEA legacy client calculations and to fix the amount payable for any further contingent performance payments at
$90,000
due as
$45,000
in cash on November 1, 2018 and as
$45,000
in cash or stock, at the Company's option on November 1, 2019. In return for the fixed valuation of the contingent performance payments, the Company waived its rights to reduce the future guaranteed annual and contingent performance payments in the event that Ms. DeMike terminated her employment, after which Ms. DeMike terminated her employment with the Company on July 20, 2018.
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Purchase Price and Acquisition Costs Payable
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Estimated Gross Purchase Consideration
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Initial Present and Fair Value
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Remaining Present and Fair Value
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Remaining Present and Fair Value
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7/31/2016
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7/31/2016
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12/31/2017
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6/30/2018
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Cash paid at closing (a)
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$
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400,000
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$
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400,000
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$
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—
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|
$
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—
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Stock paid at closing (a)
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600,000
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600,000
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—
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—
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Guaranteed purchase price (b)
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933,565
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566,547
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606,413
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|
641,024
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Contingent performance payments (c)
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2,500,000
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|
230,000
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|
744,510
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|
96,998
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Total estimated consideration
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$
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4,433,565
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$
|
1,796,547
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$
|
1,350,923
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$
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738,022
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Current portion of acquisition costs payable
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$
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741,155
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$
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386,872
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Long-term portion of acquisition costs payable
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609,768
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|
351,150
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Total acquisition costs payable
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|
$
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1,350,923
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|
$
|
738,022
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(a)
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The aggregate consideration paid at closing for the acquisition of ZenContent consisted of a cash payment of
$400,000
and the issuance of
86,207
shares of IZEA common stock valued at
$600,000
.
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(b)
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Aggregate future consideration consists of (i)
three equal annual installment payments totaling $1,000,000
, commencing 12 months following the closing, less a reduction of
$66,435
due to a customary closing date working capital adjustment (“guaranteed purchase price”), and (ii) contingent performance payments up to an aggregate of
$2,500,000
over the three 12-month periods following the closing. These payments were subject to a downward adjustment up to
30%
if Brianna DeMike, ZenContent’s co-founder, was terminated by IZEA for cause or if she terminated her employment without good reason. As a result, the Company initially reduced its acquisition cost liability by
$300,000
to be accrued as compensation expense over the
three-year
term rather than allocated to the initial purchase price in accordance with ASC 805-10-55-25. Compensation expense added to the guaranteed acquisition costs payable and recorded as general and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations was
$22,916
and
$122,917
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Compensation expense added to the guaranteed acquisition costs payable and recorded as general and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations was
$11,458
and
$61,459
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. The initial guaranteed purchase price consideration was discounted to present value using the Company's borrowing rate of prime plus
2%
(
5.5%
on July 31, 2016). Interest expense imputed on the guaranteed acquisition costs payable in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations was
$11,695
and
$16,044
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
. Interest expense imputed on the guaranteed acquisition costs payable in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations was
$5,848
and
$8,022
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
. On July 31, 2017, the Company paid
$266,898
in cash for the first annual installment of
$333,333
less
$66,435
in working capital adjustments.
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(c)
|
The contingent performance payments were subject to ZenContent achieving certain minimum revenue thresholds over
36 months
. ZenContent was required to meet minimum revenues of
$2.5 million
,
$3.5 million
and
$4.5 million
in the first, second and third, respective 12-month periods following the closing in order to receive any portion of the contingent performance payments. Of these payments,
33%
of each such annual installment or contingent performance payment was to be in the form of cash and the remainder of such payment was to be in the form of either cash or additional shares of IZEA common stock, at the Company's option. The value of the Company's common stock would be valued using a thirty (30) trading day volume-weighted average closing price as reported by the NASDAQ Capital Market. These contingent performance payments were subject to downward adjustment of up to
30%
if Brianna DeMike was terminated by IZEA for cause or she terminated her employment without good reason. On July 31, 2016, the Company initially determined the fair value of the
$2,500,000
contingent payments to be
$230,000
. The fair value of the contingent performance payments is required to be revalued each quarter and is calculated using a Monte-Carlo simulation to simulate revenue over the future periods. Since the contingent consideration has an option like structure, a risk-neutral framework is considered appropriate for the valuation. The Company started with a risk-adjusted measure of forecasted revenue (using a risk-adjusted discount rate of
17%
) and assumed it will follow geometric Brownian motion to simulate the revenue at future dates. Once the initial revenue was estimated based off of projections, payout was calculated for each year and present valued to incorporate the credit risk associated with these payments. The Company's fair value conclusion was based on the average
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IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
payment from
250,000
simulation trials. The volatility used for the simulation was
45%
. The interest rate used for the simulation was the Company's current borrowing rate of prime plus
2%
at the time of valuation. Pursuant to the second amendment to the ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company revalued its estimate of the contingent performance payment as of
June 30, 2018
to be
$99,818
and determined that current fair value of the contingent performance payments was
$96,998
compared to
$744,510
as of
December 31, 2017
. The change in the estimated fair value of contingent performance payable resulted in a
$647,512
decrease in general and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
. Of this amount,
$161,765
was allocated to compensation expense and
$485,747
was allocated as a change in the fair value of the contingent performance payments. The Company revalued its estimate of the contingent performance payment as of
June 30, 2017
based on actual results and projections at the time and determined that current fair value of the contingent performance payments was
$342,861
compared to
$324,000
as of
December 31, 2016
. The change in the estimated fair value of contingent performance payable resulted in a
$18,861
increase in general and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2017
. Of this amount,
$74,861
was allocated to compensation expense and a gain of
$56,000
was allocated as a change in the fair value of the contingent performance payments.
NOTE 3. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The identifiable intangible assets consists of the following assets:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
|
Accumulated Amortization
|
|
Balance
|
Accumulated Amortization
|
|
|
Useful Life (in years)
|
|
June 30, 2018
|
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
Content provider networks
|
$
|
160,000
|
|
$
|
154,583
|
|
|
$
|
160,000
|
|
$
|
122,083
|
|
|
1
|
Trade names
|
52,000
|
|
52,000
|
|
|
52,000
|
|
52,000
|
|
|
1
|
Developed technology
|
530,000
|
|
293,167
|
|
|
530,000
|
|
240,167
|
|
|
3
|
Self-service content customers
|
210,000
|
|
210,000
|
|
|
210,000
|
|
204,167
|
|
|
5
|
Managed content customers
|
2,140,000
|
|
2,013,611
|
|
|
2,140,000
|
|
1,905,555
|
|
|
3
|
Domains
|
166,469
|
|
83,235
|
|
|
166,469
|
|
66,588
|
|
|
5
|
Total identifiable intangible assets
|
$
|
3,258,469
|
|
$
|
2,806,596
|
|
|
$
|
3,258,469
|
|
$
|
2,590,560
|
|
|
|
Total identifiable intangible assets from the purchase price allocations from the Company's acquisitions and other acquired assets net of accumulated amortization thereon consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
Ebyline Intangible Assets
|
$
|
2,370,000
|
|
|
$
|
2,370,000
|
|
ZenContent Intangible Assets
|
722,000
|
|
|
722,000
|
|
Domains
|
166,469
|
|
|
166,469
|
|
Total Intangible Assets
|
3,258,469
|
|
|
3,258,469
|
|
Accumulated amortization
|
(2,806,596
|
)
|
|
(2,590,560
|
)
|
Intangible Assets, net
|
$
|
451,873
|
|
|
$
|
667,909
|
|
The Company is amortizing the identifiable intangible assets over a weighted average period of
three years
. Amortization expense recorded in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations was
$216,036
and
$499,813
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Amortization expense recorded in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations was
$80,241
and
$249,907
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. The portion of this amortization expense specifically related to the costs of acquired technology for its platforms that is presented separately from cost of services was
$53,000
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
. The portion of this amortization expense specifically related to the costs of acquired technology for its platforms that is presented separately from cost of services was
$26,500
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
.
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
As of
June 30, 2018
, future estimated amortization expense related to identifiable intangible assets over the next five years is set forth in the following schedule:
|
|
|
|
|
Year ending December 31:
|
Amortization Expense
|
2018 (six months remaining)
|
$
|
133,397
|
|
2019
|
207,349
|
|
2020
|
84,293
|
|
2021
|
26,834
|
|
Total
|
$
|
451,873
|
|
NOTE 4. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS
Software development costs consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
Software development costs
|
$
|
1,819,005
|
|
|
$
|
1,561,351
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(740,668
|
)
|
|
(593,424
|
)
|
Software development costs, net
|
$
|
1,078,337
|
|
|
$
|
967,927
|
|
The Company developed its web-based advertising and content exchange platform,
IZEAx,
to enable native advertising campaigns on a greater scale. The Company continues to add new features and additional functionality to
IZEAx
to facilitate the contracting, workflow, and delivery of direct content as well as provide for invoicing, collaborating, and direct payments for the Company's self-service customers. Research and planning phase costs are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred in the application and infrastructure development stage, including significant enhancements and upgrades, are capitalized. These costs include personnel and related employee benefits expenses for employees or consultants who are directly associated with and who devote time to software projects, and external direct costs of materials obtained in developing the software. We incurred and capitalized software development costs of
$257,654
and
$85,460
during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. As a result, the Company has capitalized a total of
$1,819,005
in direct materials, consulting, payroll and benefit costs to its internal use software development costs in the consolidated balance sheet as of
June 30, 2018
. The Company amortizes its software development costs, upon initial release of the software or additional features, on a straight-line basis over the estimated the useful life of
five years
, which is consistent with the amount of time its legacy platforms were in service.
Amortization expense on software development costs that is presented separately from cost of services and recorded in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations was
$147,244
and
$107,624
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Amortization expense on software development costs that is presented separately from cost of services and recorded in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations was
$73,622
and
$53,812
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively.
As of
June 30, 2018
, future estimated amortization expense related to software development costs over the next five years is set forth in the following schedule:
|
|
|
|
|
Year ending December 31:
|
Software Amortization Expense
|
2018 (six months remaining)
|
$
|
147,243
|
|
2019
|
278,469
|
|
2020
|
245,142
|
|
2021
|
203,747
|
|
2022
|
134,421
|
|
Thereafter
|
69,315
|
|
|
$
|
1,078,337
|
|
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 5. COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
Credit Agreement
The Company has a secured credit facility agreement with Western Alliance Bank, the parent company of Bridge Bank, N.A. of San Jose, California, which it obtained on March 1, 2013 and expanded on April 13, 2015. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company may submit requests for funding up to
80%
of its eligible accounts receivable up to a maximum credit limit of
$5 million
. This agreement is secured by the Company's accounts receivable and substantially all of the Company's other assets. The agreement renews annually and requires the Company to pay an annual facility fee of
$20,000
(
0.4%
of the credit limit) and an annual due diligence fee of
$1,000
. Interest accrues on the advances at the rate of
prime plus 2% per annum
. The default rate of interest is
prime plus 7%
. The Company had
$845,365
and
$500,550
outstanding under this line of credit agreement as of
June 30, 2018
and
December 31, 2017
, respectively. As of
June 30, 2018
, the Company had a net accounts receivable balance of
$2,821,401
. Assuming that all of the Company's accounts receivable balance was eligible for funding, it had
$1,580,829
in remaining available credit under the agreement as of
June 30, 2018
.
The annual fees are capitalized in the Company's consolidated balance sheet within other current assets and are amortized to interest expense over
one year
. The Company amortized
$10,500
of the annual costs through interest expense during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. The Company amortized
$5,250
of the annual costs through interest expense during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. The remaining value of the capitalized loan costs related to this agreement as of
June 30, 2018
is
$17,500
. This amount will be amortized to interest expense over the next
ten months
.
Litigation
On April 4, 2018, a securities lawsuit, Julian Perez v. IZEA, Inc., et al., case number 2:18-cv-02784-SVW-GJS was instituted in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the Company and certain of its executive officers on behalf of certain purchasers of the Company’s common stock. The plaintiffs seek to recover damages for investors under federal securities laws. The Company believes that the plaintiffs’ allegations are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against the claims. The Company is still in the early stages of this litigation and is unable to estimate a reasonable range of loss, if any, that may result from this matter.
On July 3, 2018, a shareholder derivative lawsuit, Korene Stuart v. Edward H. Murphy et al., case number A-18-777135-C was instituted in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, Clark County against certain executive officers and members of the Board of Directors for IZEA, Inc. IZEA, Inc. has been named as a nominal defendant. The plaintiff seeks to recover damages on behalf of the company for purported breaches of the individual defendants’ fiduciary duties as directors and/or officers of IZEA, Inc., unjust enrichment, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and waste of corporate assets in violation of state common law. The individual defendants and the Company believe that the plaintiff’s allegations are without merit and intend to vigorously defend against the claims.
From time to time, the Company may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of the Company's business. Litigation is, however, subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm the Company's business. The Company is currently not aware of any other legal proceedings or claims that it believes would or could have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its operations or financial position.
NOTE 6. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Authorized Shares
The Company has
200,000,000
authorized shares of common stock and
10,000,000
authorized shares of preferred stock, each with a par value of
$0.0001
per share.
Stock Issued for Acquisitions
On January 30, 2017, the Company issued
200,542
shares of its common stock to satisfy the final annual guaranteed purchase price payment of
$938,532
per the terms of a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 27, 2015, by and among IZEA, Ebyline and the stockholders of Ebyline (the “Ebyline Stock Purchase Agreement”). The Company recorded a
$10,491
gain on the settlement of the acquisition costs payable for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2017
in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations as a result of the difference between the market price of the stock on the settlement date and the
30
-day average price of the stock required by the Ebyline Stock Purchase Agreement. The guaranteed purchase price consideration was originally recorded on the Company's balance sheet discounted to present value using the Company's borrowing rate of prime plus
2%
. Interest expense imputed on the remaining acquisition costs payable was
$3,804
in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2017
prior to the final guaranteed payment made on January 30, 2017.
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Stock Issued for Services
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the Company issued its
five
independent directors a total of
41,770
shares of restricted common stock initially valued at
$125,000
for their annual service as directors of the Company. The stock vested in equal monthly installments for the period issued between January and December 2017. On February 12, 2017, the Company issued
7,109
shares valued at
$30,000
as compensation for services a contractor provided.
The Company issued
2,812
shares and
7,543
shares of restricted stock on August 14, 2017 and November 9, 2017, respectively, to Mr. Edward Murphy, its Chief Executive Officer, for amounts owed on his second and third quarter performance bonus. The stock was initially valued at
$36,411
and vests in equal monthly installments over
48 months
from issuance. The Company issued
662
shares and
1,257
shares of restricted stock on August 14, 2017 and November 9, 2017, respectively, to Mr. Ryan Schram, its Chief Operating Officer, for amounts owed on his second and third quarter performance bonus. The stock was initially valued at
$6,446
and vests in equal monthly installments over
48 months
from issuance.
During the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
, the Company issued its
five
independent directors a total of
30,265
shares of restricted common stock initially valued at
$125,000
for their annual service as directors of the Company. The stock vests in equal monthly installments from January through December 2018.
On January 11, 2018, the Company issued
seventeen
employees a total of
55,000
shares of restricted common stock initially valued at
$303,600
as incentive compensation for their continued future service. Of these
55,000
shares,
10,000
shares were issued to Ms. LeAnn Hitchcock, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, and
5,000
shares were issued to Mr. Schram. The stock vests over
two
years in equal quarterly installments from January 2018 through December 2019.
The Company issued
21,628
shares and
3,870
shares of restricted stock on May 3, 2018 to Mr. Murphy and Mr. Schram, respectively, related to amounts owed for their first quarter performance bonus. The stock was valued at
$46,715
and
$8,360
, respectively, and vests in equal monthly installments over
48
months from issuance. On May 25, 2018, the Company issued
5,000
shares of restricted common stock valued at
$7,650
to an employee as incentive compensation for future services vesting in two equal annual installments in May 2019 and 2020.
The following table contains summarized information about nonvested restricted stock outstanding during the year ended
December 31, 2017
and the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted Stock
|
Common Shares
|
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
|
Weighted Average
Remaining Years
to Vest
|
Nonvested at December 31, 2016
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Granted
|
61,153
|
|
3.24
|
|
|
Vested
|
(49,354
|
)
|
3.72
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
Nonvested at December 31, 2017
|
11,799
|
|
$
|
4.52
|
|
3.75
|
Granted
|
115,763
|
|
4.24
|
|
|
Vested
|
(31,475
|
)
|
4.64
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
Nonvested at June 30, 2018
|
96,087
|
|
$
|
4.03
|
|
2.2
|
Total expense recognized on restricted stock issued for services to non-employees during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
was
$62,490
and
$83,462
, respectively. Total expense recognized on restricted stock issued for services to non-employees during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
was
$33,819
and
$22,830
, respectively. Total stock-based compensation expense recognized on restricted stock issued to employees during the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
was
$55,797
and
$83,866
, respectively. There was
no
stock-based compensation expense recognized on restricted stock issued to employees during the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2017
. The fair value of the services to non-employees is based on the value of the Company's common stock as it vests over the term of service, which may be different that the value of the stock upon issuance. The change between the Company's stock price upon issuance and the Company's stock price upon the date of vesting, results in a change in the fair value of derivatives during the period. The Company recognized a loss of
$11,794
and
$9,038
as a change in the fair value of derivatives during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Future compensation related to issued, but
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
nonvested restricted stock awards as of
June 30, 2018
is
$386,506
, and it is included in prepaid expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. This value is estimated to be recognized over the weighted-average vesting period of approximately
2.2
years.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On April 16, 2014, stockholders holding a majority of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock, upon previous recommendation and approval of the Board, adopted the IZEA, Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) and reserved
75,000
shares of the Company's common stock for issuance thereunder. Any employee regularly employed by the Company for
90
days or more on a full-time or part-time basis (
20
hours or more per week on a regular schedule) is eligible to participate in the ESPP. The ESPP operates in successive six months offering periods commencing at the beginning of each fiscal year half. Each eligible employee who elects to participate may purchase up to
10%
of their annual compensation in common stock not to exceed
$21,250
annually or
1,000
shares per offering period. The purchase price will be the lower of (i)
85%
of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the first trading day of the offering period or (ii)
85%
of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the last trading day of the offering period. The ESPP will continue until January 1, 2024, unless otherwise terminated by the Board. As of
June 30, 2018
, the Company had
22,405
remaining shares of common stock available for future grants under the ESPP. Employees paid
$9,035
to purchase
11,189
shares of common stock during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
.
Stock Options
In May 2011, the Company's Board of Directors (the “Board”) adopted the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan of IZEA, Inc. (the “May 2011 Plan”). At the Company's 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 21, 2017, the stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the May 2011 Plan which increased the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the May 2011 Plan by
500,000
shares. The amended May 2011 Plan allows the Company to grant options to purchase up to
1,500,000
shares as an incentive for its employees and consultants. As of
June 30, 2018
, the Company had
295,620
shares of common stock available for future grants under the May 2011 Plan.
On August 22, 2011, the Company adopted the 2011 B Equity Incentive Plan (the “August 2011 Plan”) reserving
4,375
shares of common stock for issuance under the August 2011 Plan. As of
June 30, 2018
, the Company had
1,875
shares of common stock available for future grants under the August 2011 Plan.
Under both the May 2011 Plan and the August 2011 Plan (together, the “2011 Equity Incentive Plans”), the Board determines the exercise price to be paid for the shares, the period within which each option may be exercised, and the terms and conditions of each option. The exercise price of the incentive and non-qualified stock options may not be less than
100%
of the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. If an individual owns stock representing more than
10%
of the outstanding shares, the price of each share of an incentive stock option must be equal to or exceed
110%
of fair market value. Unless otherwise determined by the Board at the time of grant, the purchase price is set at the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, the term is set at
ten
years and the options typically vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period as follows:
25%
of options shall vest
one
year from the date of grant and the remaining options shall vest monthly, in equal increments over the following
three years
. The Company issues new shares to the optionee for any stock awards or options exercised pursuant to its 2011 Equity Incentive Plans.
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
A summary of option activity under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plans for the year ended
December 31, 2017
and the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding
|
Common Shares
|
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
|
Weighted Average
Remaining Life
(Years)
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
|
959,864
|
|
|
$
|
8.11
|
|
|
6.4
|
Granted
|
141,246
|
|
|
3.49
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
(51,607
|
)
|
|
38.86
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2017
|
1,049,503
|
|
|
$
|
5.97
|
|
|
6.0
|
Granted
|
33,589
|
|
|
2.75
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
(62,449
|
)
|
|
5.64
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at June 30, 2018
|
1,020,643
|
|
|
$
|
5.89
|
|
|
5.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at June 30, 2018
|
766,828
|
|
|
$
|
6.24
|
|
|
4.7
|
During the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
no
options were exercised. The fair value of the Company's common stock on
June 30, 2018
was
$0.95
per share. The intrinsic value on outstanding options as of
June 30, 2018
was
$0
. The intrinsic value on exercisable options as of
June 30, 2018
was
$0
.
A summary of the nonvested stock option activity under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plans for the year ended
December 31, 2017
and the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nonvested Options
|
Common Shares
|
|
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
|
|
Weighted Average
Remaining Years
to Vest
|
Nonvested at December 31, 2016
|
414,306
|
|
|
$
|
3.60
|
|
|
2.6
|
Granted
|
141,246
|
|
|
1.76
|
|
|
|
Vested
|
(205,469
|
)
|
|
3.36
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
(27,006
|
)
|
|
3.12
|
|
|
|
Nonvested at December 31, 2017
|
323,077
|
|
|
$
|
2.64
|
|
|
2.7
|
Granted
|
33,589
|
|
|
1.52
|
|
|
|
Vested
|
(75,443
|
)
|
|
2.96
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
(27,408
|
)
|
|
2.80
|
|
|
|
Nonvested at June 30, 2018
|
253,815
|
|
|
$
|
2.40
|
|
|
2.6
|
Stock-based compensation cost related to stock options granted under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plans is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period. The Company estimates the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model that uses the assumptions stated in Note 1. Total stock-based compensation expense recognized on stock option issuances, including the restricted stock issuance expense disclosed above, during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
was
$349,632
and
$326,846
, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense was recorded as
$10,724
to cost of revenue,
$45,299
to sales and marketing, and
$293,609
to general and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
. Stock-based compensation expense was recorded as
$30,494
to sales and marketing, and
$296,352
to general and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2017
. Total stock-based compensation expense recognized on stock option issuances, including the restricted stock issuance expense disclosed above, during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
was
$203,351
and
$167,870
, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense was recorded as
$7,018
to cost of revenue,
$29,001
to sales and marketing, and
$167,332
to general and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
. Stock-based compensation expense was recorded as
$16,466
to sales and marketing, and
$151,404
to general and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2017
. Future compensation related
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
to nonvested awards as of
June 30, 2018
expected to vest of
$521,484
is estimated to be recognized over the weighted-average vesting period of approximately
2.6 years
.
NOTE 7. LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing the net income or loss by the basic weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period presented. Diluted loss per common share is computed by dividing the net income or loss by the total of the basic weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus the additional dilutive securities that could be exercised or converted into common shares during each period presented less the amount of shares that could be repurchased using the proceeds from the exercises.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
|
June 30,
2017
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
|
June 30,
2017
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(1,647,755
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,446,598
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,692,875
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,165,818
|
)
|
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted
|
5,837,476
|
|
|
5,676,629
|
|
|
5,819,883
|
|
|
5,637,636
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per common share
|
$
|
(0.28
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.25
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.63
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.74
|
)
|
The Company excluded the following weighted average items from the above computation of diluted loss per common share, as their effect would be anti-dilutive:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
|
June 30,
2017
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
|
June 30,
2017
|
Stock options
|
|
1,029,336
|
|
|
981,596
|
|
|
1,037,257
|
|
|
972,780
|
|
Warrants
|
|
514,012
|
|
|
533,959
|
|
|
514,976
|
|
|
545,625
|
|
Total excluded shares
|
|
1,543,348
|
|
|
1,515,555
|
|
|
1,552,233
|
|
|
1,518,405
|
|
NOTE 8. REVENUE
Except for the changes below, the Company has consistently applied its accounting policies to all periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method, under which comparative periods will not be restated and the cumulative effect of applying the standard will be recognized at the date of initial adoption on January 1, 2018. As a result, the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2018 decreased by
$98,822
and the comparative information in prior year periods continues to be reported under ASC 605.
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Initial Adoption Change
The effects to the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, as adjusted for the adoption of ASC 606 on January 1, 2018, are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As Reported 12/31/17
|
Adjustments
|
As Adjusted 1/1/2018
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Current:
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
3,906,797
|
|
|
$
|
3,906,797
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
3,647,025
|
|
92,405
|
|
3,739,430
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
389,104
|
|
|
389,104
|
|
Other current assets
|
9,140
|
|
|
9,140
|
|
Total current assets
|
7,952,066
|
|
92,405
|
|
8,044,471
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
286,043
|
|
|
286,043
|
|
Goodwill
|
3,604,720
|
|
|
3,604,720
|
|
Intangible assets, net
|
667,909
|
|
|
667,909
|
|
Software development costs, net
|
967,927
|
|
|
967,927
|
|
Security deposits
|
148,638
|
|
|
148,638
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
13,627,303
|
|
$
|
92,405
|
|
$
|
13,719,708
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
$
|
1,756,841
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,756,841
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
1,592,356
|
|
|
|
1,592,356
|
|
Unearned revenue
|
3,070,502
|
|
191,227
|
|
3,261,729
|
|
Line of credit
|
500,550
|
|
|
500,550
|
|
Current portion of deferred rent
|
45,127
|
|
|
45,127
|
|
Current portion of acquisition costs payable
|
741,155
|
|
|
741,155
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
7,706,531
|
|
191,227
|
|
7,897,758
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred rent, less current portion
|
17,419
|
|
|
17,419
|
|
Acquisition costs payable, less current portion
|
609,768
|
|
|
609,768
|
|
Total liabilities
|
8,333,718
|
|
191,227
|
|
8,524,945
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity:
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 5,733,981 issued and outstanding
|
573
|
|
|
573
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
52,570,432
|
|
|
52,570,432
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(47,277,420
|
)
|
(98,822
|
)
|
(47,376,242
|
)
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
5,293,585
|
|
(98,822
|
)
|
5,194,763
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
13,627,303
|
|
$
|
92,405
|
|
$
|
13,719,708
|
|
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Dual Reporting
The effects to the condensed consolidated financial statements as of
June 30, 2018
, as a result of applying ASC 606, rather than previous GAAP for revenue ("ASC 605") are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As Reported (ASC 606)
|
Adjustments
|
Previous GAAP (ASC 605)
|
Balance Sheet:
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
$
|
2,821,401
|
|
$
|
39,860
|
|
$
|
2,861,261
|
|
Contract liabilities
|
4,434,627
|
|
(4,434,627
|
)
|
—
|
|
Unearned revenue
|
—
|
|
4,362,719
|
|
4,362,719
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(51,069,117
|
)
|
111,768
|
|
(50,957,349
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Income Statement:
|
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
Three months ended June 30, 2018
|
$
|
4,120,960
|
|
(185,202
|
)
|
3,935,758
|
|
Six months ended June 30, 2018
|
$
|
8,017,401
|
|
12,946
|
|
8,030,347
|
|
The changes reflected above were primarily due to the Company's delivery of its managed services related to sponsored social services. Under ASC 605, these were recognized as separate elements at a point in time as services were delivered to the customer and under ASC 606, these are recognized as a single performance obligation over time based on an input model utilizing cost-to-cost methodology.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table illustrates our revenue by product service type:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
June 30, 2018
|
June 30, 2018
|
Managed Services
|
$
|
4,004,850
|
|
$
|
7,801,515
|
|
Content Workflow, net
|
62,761
|
|
126,309
|
|
Service Fees & Other
|
53,349
|
|
89,577
|
|
Total Revenue from Customers
|
$
|
4,120,960
|
|
$
|
8,017,401
|
|
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
|
January 1,
2018
|
Accounts receivable, net
|
2,821,401
|
|
|
3,739,430
|
|
Contract liabilities (unearned revenue)
|
4,434,627
|
|
|
3,261,729
|
|
Contract receivables are recognized when the receipt of consideration is unconditional. The decrease in contract receivables was primarily due to timing of billings and lower revenue during the period. The Company did not recognize any contract assets as of
June 30, 2018
or January 1, 2018. Contract liabilities relate to advance consideration received from customers under the terms of our contracts, which will be earned in future periods. The increase in contract liabilities is due to additional orders received during the quarter that are billed in advance and fulfilled throughout the year.
During the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
, the Company recognized revenue of
$289,581
and
$2,012,852
, respectively relating to amounts that were included as a contract liability at January 1, 2018.
As a practical expedient, the Company expenses the costs of sales commissions that are paid to its sales force associated with obtaining contracts less than one year in length in the period incurred.
IZEA, Inc.
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Remaining Performance Obligations
The Company typically enters into contracts that are one year or less in length. As such, the remaining performance obligations at
June 30, 2018
are equal to the contract liabilities disclosed above. The Company expects to recognize the full balance of the unearned revenue at
June 30, 2018
within the next year.
NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock
On
July 2, 2018
, the Company completed an underwritten public offering for the sale of
3,556,000
shares of the Company's common stock at a public offering price of
$1.00
per share. The net proceeds for all shares sold by us in the public offering were approximately
$3.1 million
after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. Mr. Edward Murphy, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Brian Brady, a Company director, and Mr. Lindsay Gardner, a Company director participated in the public offering and purchased
100,000
,
500,000
and
20,000
shares of stock, respectively. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to finance the costs of acquiring competitive and complementary companies, technologies and assets as part of its growth strategy, and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The offering was made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-212247) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 24, 2016, which became effective on June 30, 2016.
Acquisition of TapInfluence, Inc.
On July 26, 2018, the Company completed its merger with TapInfluence, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 11, 2018 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among IZEA, IZEA Merger Sub, Inc., TapInfluence, certain stockholders of TapInfluence and the stockholders’ representative, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of July 20, 2018. At closing, the Company paid to TapInfluence stockholders the sum of
$1,500,000
less an estimated closing working capital adjustment of negative
$181,633
in cash, and issued
1,150,000
shares of the Company's common stock valued at
$1,759,500
based on the
$1.53
closing market price of the Company's common stock on July 26, 2018. The Company has agreed to pay TapInfluence stockholders an additional
$4,500,000
in the form of cash, common stock or a combination thereof, at IZEA’s option, in
two installments
-
$1,000,000
six months after the closing date of the merger and
$3,500,000
twelve months after the closing date of the merger. Stock issuances, if any, will be determined based on the
30
trading day volume-weighted average price per share of the Company's common stock prior to the payment date.
Future cash payments and stock issuances may be withheld from the six month or twelve month payment for post closing working capital adjustments and to satisfy indemnifiable claims made by the Company with respect to any misrepresentations or breaches of warranty under the Merger Agreement by TapInfluence or the stockholders of TapInfluence within 12 months after the closing date of the merger.
Payments under ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement
On July 30, 2018, the Company paid
$333,333
for the second annual installment due under the ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement. Of this amount
$111,111
was paid in cash and
$222,222
was paid using
98,765
shares of the Company's common stock valued at
$2.25
per share using a thirty (30) trading day volume-weighted average closing price as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market prior to the issuance date. Additionally
, the Company paid approximately
$9,818
in cash due for contingent performance payments.
See Note 2 for additional details.
ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
The following discussion and analysis is provided to increase the understanding of, and should be read in conjunction with, our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Quarterly Report") contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are intended to be covered by the “safe harbor” created by those sections. The statements, which are not historical facts contained in this report, including the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and notes to our consolidated financial statements, particularly those that utilize terminology such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “intends,” or “plans” or comparable terminology, are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information, and are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Future events and our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that might cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
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|
•
|
our ability to raise additional funding;
|
|
|
•
|
customer cancellations;
|
|
|
•
|
our ability to maintain and grow our business;
|
|
|
•
|
the successful integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into our portfolio of software and services and into our current operations;
|
|
|
•
|
our ability to pay for our acquisition liabilities in cash or to issue common stock as payment;
|
|
|
•
|
variability of operating results;
|
|
|
•
|
the timing and outcome of pending or potential claims and litigation, including without limitation, the pending shareholder derivative lawsuits;
|
|
|
•
|
our ability to establish effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting;
|
|
|
•
|
our ability to satisfy the requirements for continued listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market;
|
|
|
•
|
our ability to maintain and enhance our brand;
|
|
|
•
|
our development and introduction of new products and services;
|
|
|
•
|
marketing and other business development initiatives;
|
|
|
•
|
competition in the industry;
|
|
|
•
|
general government regulation;
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|
|
•
|
dependence on key personnel;
|
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|
•
|
the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the service requirements of our customers;
|
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•
|
our ability to protect our intellectual property;
|
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•
|
the potential liability with respect to actions taken by our existing and past employees;
|
|
|
•
|
risks associated with international sales;
|
|
|
•
|
and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of this Quarterly Report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.
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All forward-looking statements in this document are based on our current expectations, intentions and beliefs using information currently available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Company Overview
IZEA creates and operates online marketplaces that connect marketers with content creators. Our technology brings the marketers and creators together, enabling their transactions to be completed at scale through the management of custom content workflow, creator search and targeting, bidding, analytics and payment processing.
We help power the creator economy, allowing everyone from college students and stay-at-home individuals to celebrities and accredited journalists the opportunity to monetize their content, creativity and influence through our marketers. These creators are compensated by IZEA for producing unique content such as long and short form text, videos, photos, status updates, and illustrations for marketers or distributing such content on behalf of marketers through their personal websites, blogs, and social media channels.
Marketers, including brands, agencies, and publishers, engage us to gain access to our industry expertise, technology, analytics, and network of creators. The majority of the marketers engage us to perform these services on their behalf, but they also have the ability to use our marketplaces on a self-service basis. Our technology is used for two primary purposes: the engagement of creators for influencer marketing campaigns (also known as “Influencer Marketing” or “Sponsored Social”), or the engagement of creators to create stand-alone custom content for the marketers' own use and distribution (“Custom Content”). Marketers receive influential consumer content and engaging, shareable stories that drive awareness.
Our primary technology platform,
The IZEA Exchange
(“
IZEAx
”), enables transactions to be completed at scale through the management of custom content workflow, creator search and targeting, bidding, analytics, and payment processing.
IZEAx
is designed to provide a unified ecosystem that enables the creation and publication of multiple types of custom content through a creator's personal websites, blogs, or social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, among others. In addition to
IZEAx
, we operate the
Ebyline
technology platform, which we acquired in January 2015 and the
ZenContent
platform, which we acquired in July 2016. The
Ebyline
platform was originally designed as a self-service content marketplace to replace editorial newsrooms located in the news agencies with a “virtual newsroom” of creators to produce their content needs. The
ZenContent
platform is an in-house workflow tool that enables us to produce highly scalable, multi-part production of content for both e-commerce entities, as well as brand customers.
Key Components of Results of Operations
We measure our business using our consolidated operating results considered as one segment. We review our results of operations based on the following categories:
Revenue
We derive our revenue from providing content services or managing advertising campaigns for our customers, as well as from making our platforms available to allow customers the ability to purchase content directly from our creators. We categorize our revenue by three primary revenue streams: revenue from our managed services when a marketer (typically a brand, agency or partner) pays us to provide custom content, influencer marketing or amplification services (“Managed Services”), revenue from transactions generated by the self-service use of our platforms by marketers and partners to handle their content workflow from initial request of a content, sponsorship or amplification service to actual review, approval, tracking and receipt of the content or distribution (“Content Workflow”), and revenue derived from various service and license fees charged to users of our platforms (“Service Fee Revenue”). As discussed in more detail within “Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates” in this section and in “Note 1. Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report, revenue from our Managed Services and Service Fee & Other Revenue are reported on a gross basis and revenue from Content Workflow is reported on a net basis.
Cost of Revenue
Our cost of revenue consists primarily of direct costs paid to our third-party creators who provide the custom content, influencer marketing or amplification services for our Managed Service customers where we report revenue on a gross basis. Personnel costs included in cost of services include salaries, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation, employee benefit costs, and miscellaneous departmental costs related to the personnel who are primarily responsible for providing support to our customers and ultimately fulfillment of our obligations under our contracts with customers. We capitalize costs that were incurred with software that is developed or acquired for our revenue supporting platforms and amortize these costs over the estimated useful lives of those platforms. This amortization is separately stated under depreciation and amortization.
Sales and Marketing
Our sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation, employee benefit costs, travel and miscellaneous departmental costs for our sales and sales support personnel, as well as marketing expenses such as brand marketing, public relation events, trade shows and marketing materials, and travel expenses.
General and Administrative
Our general and administrative expense consists primarily of salaries, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation, employee benefit costs, and miscellaneous departmental costs related to our executive, finance, legal, human resources, and other administrative personnel. It also includes travel, public company and investor relations expenses, as well as accounting and legal professional services fees, leasehold facilities costs, and other corporate-related expenses. General and administrative expense also includes our technology and development costs consisting primarily of our payroll costs for our internal engineers and contractors responsible for developing, maintaining and improving our technology, along with hosting and software subscription costs. These costs are expensed as incurred, except to the extent that they are associated with internal use software that qualifies for capitalization, which are then recorded as software development costs in the consolidated balance sheet. We also capitalize costs that are related to our acquired intangible assets. Depreciation and amortization related to these costs are separately stated under depreciation and amortization. General and administrative expense also includes costs related to our acquisitions and fluctuations in our estimates on contingent earnout payments and compensation allocations related to these acquisitions. To the extent that our contingent earnout estimates change, there will be fluctuations in the amount expensed each period.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization consists primarily of amortization on our internal use software and acquired intangible assets from our business acquisitions. To a lesser extent, we also have depreciation and amortization on equipment and leasehold improvements used by our personnel. Costs are amortized or depreciated over the estimated useful lives of those assets.
Other Income (Expense)
Interest Expense.
Interest expense is mainly related to the imputed interest on our acquisition costs payable and interest when we use our line of credit facility.
Change in Fair Value of Derivatives, net.
On occasion, we enter into financing transactions that give rise to derivative liabilities. Additionally, we issue restricted stock that vests over future periods. These financial instruments are carried at fair value in our financial statements. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are required to be recorded in other income (expense) in the period of change.
Other Income (Expense).
Other income consists of interest income for interest earned on our cash and cash equivalent balances, the value of cryptocurrency received from our IZEA cryptocurrency mining operations which commenced in January 2018, and foreign currency exchange gains and losses on foreign currency transactions, primarily related to the Canadian Dollar.
Results of Operations for the
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations and the percentage of change between the periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
$ Change
|
|
% Change
|
Revenue
|
$
|
4,120,960
|
|
|
$
|
5,712,904
|
|
|
$
|
(1,591,944
|
)
|
|
(28
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue (exclusive of amortization)
|
1,930,298
|
|
|
2,714,699
|
|
|
(784,401
|
)
|
|
(29
|
)%
|
Sales and marketing
|
1,735,596
|
|
|
1,886,528
|
|
|
(150,932
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
General and administrative
|
1,970,610
|
|
|
2,166,370
|
|
|
(195,760
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
210,691
|
|
|
358,260
|
|
|
(147,569
|
)
|
|
(41
|
)%
|
Total costs and expenses
|
5,847,195
|
|
|
7,125,857
|
|
|
(1,278,662
|
)
|
|
(18
|
)%
|
Loss from operations
|
(1,726,235
|
)
|
|
(1,412,953
|
)
|
|
(313,282
|
)
|
|
22
|
%
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
(35,403
|
)
|
|
(13,272
|
)
|
|
(22,131
|
)
|
|
167
|
%
|
Change in fair value of derivatives, net
|
113,801
|
|
|
(8,420
|
)
|
|
122,221
|
|
|
(1,452
|
)%
|
Other income (expense), net
|
82
|
|
|
(11,953
|
)
|
|
12,035
|
|
|
(101
|
)%
|
Total other income (expense), net
|
78,480
|
|
|
(33,645
|
)
|
|
112,125
|
|
|
(333
|
)%
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(1,647,755
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,446,598
|
)
|
|
$
|
(201,157
|
)
|
|
14
|
%
|
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of revenue for the periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
Revenue
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue (exclusive of amortization)
|
47
|
%
|
|
48
|
%
|
Sales and marketing
|
42
|
%
|
|
33
|
%
|
General and administrative
|
48
|
%
|
|
38
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
5
|
%
|
|
6
|
%
|
Total costs and expenses
|
142
|
%
|
|
125
|
%
|
Loss from operations
|
(42
|
)%
|
|
(25
|
)%
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Change in fair value of derivatives, net
|
3
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Other income (expense), net
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Total other income (expense), net
|
2
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Net loss
|
(40
|
)%
|
|
(25
|
)%
|
Revenue
The following table illustrates our revenue by stream, the percentage of total revenue by stream, and the percentage of change between the periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2018
|
|
June 30, 2017
|
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
Managed Services
|
$
|
4,004,850
|
|
97
|
%
|
|
$
|
5,592,800
|
|
98
|
%
|
|
$
|
(1,587,950
|
)
|
(28
|
)%
|
Content Workflow
|
62,761
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
93,910
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
(31,149
|
)
|
(33
|
)%
|
Service Fees & Other Revenue
|
53,349
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
26,194
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
27,155
|
|
104
|
%
|
Total Revenue by stream
|
$
|
4,120,960
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
5,712,904
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
(1,591,944
|
)
|
(28
|
)%
|
Revenues for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
decreased
by
$1,591,944
, or approximately
28%
, compared to the same period in
2017
.
We have invested the majority of our time and resources in our Managed Services, which provides the majority of our revenue. Our acquisitions of Ebyline and ZenContent allowed us to expand our product offerings to provide custom content in addition to and in combination with our influencer marketing campaigns. Revenue from Managed Services declined due to lower annual commitments from some of our larger customers for their 2018 advertising spends, along with a decrease in the number of smaller customers running short-term campaigns. Additionally, the revenue reported in 2017 is being reported pursuant to the previous GAAP reporting standards under ASC 605 while the revenue reported in 2018 is being reported pursuant to ASC 606. We adopted the new standards under the modified retrospective approach whereby we were not required to recalculate the revenue at each prior year reporting period. Changes between the standards results in timing differences on how revenue is recognized. As discussed in Note 8 under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report, the change in GAAP reporting standards resulted in an increase in revenue of
$185,202
between the periods.
Content Workflow revenue primarily results from newspaper and traditional publishers using the Ebyline platform on a self-service basis to produce and process their content needs and to a smaller extent from marketers and partners using the
IZEAx
platform on a SaaS basis to create and distribute content for marketing and advertising campaigns. Revenue from Content Workflow
decreased
by
$31,149
, or approximately
33%
, in the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
compared to the same period in 2017. Self-service use for transactions on the
Ebyline
platform is declining year over year due to the ongoing consolidation and cutbacks in the newspaper industry. Revenue from Content Workflow represents our net margins received on this business, which averaged approximately 7% in all years. We expect to see continued declines in total Content Workflow revenue due to the expected overall decline in the usage of our
Ebyline
platform by these legacy customers. However, we expect to see increases in Content Workflow revenue and improved margins from additional partners using the
IZEAx
platform in the second half of 2018.
Service Fee revenue
increased
by
$27,155
in the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
due to increased licensing fees generated from partners using our platforms.
Net bookings is a measure of sales orders received minus any cancellations or changes in a given period. Management uses net bookings as a leading indicator of future revenue recognition as revenue is typically recognized within 90-120 days of booking, though larger contracts may be recognized over twelve months from the original booking date. Net bookings can be affected by, among other things, cancellations or changes to orders that occur in future periods. Reductions in net bookings or changes in the expected timing of delivery for services due to delays and customer preferences or other considerations may result in fluctuations in expected future revenue. Net bookings related to our Managed Services were $2.7 million in the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
compared to $5.4 million in the
three months
ended
June 30, 2017
.
The decrease in net bookings is the result of a decreasing new opportunity pipeline in the first through third quarters of 2017, which impacts bookings and revenue on a trailing basis. In addition to reduced overall pipeline activity, there was also a higher concentration of larger opportunities in the pipeline during this period, thereby increasing our reliance on a smaller number of clients and campaigns. In the fourth quarter of 2017 through the second quarter of 2018, we saw a number of larger clients reduce, time shift, or eliminate their spending compared to prior years, which has significantly reduced our 2018 results. Year-over-year new opportunity pipeline growth began to return in the fourth quarter of 2017 and has continued in the first and second quarters of 2018. Management believes that the company will begin to see a positive effect and increasing quarter-over-quarter bookings starting in the third quarter of 2018, with revenue recognition trailing bookings. We anticipate lower year-over-year revenues from Managed Services when compared to prior years for the remainder of 2018, but significantly increased
revenue from Content Workflow and Service Fee revenue due to additional SaaS customers licensing and utilizing our platforms for marketplace spending.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
decreased
by
$784,401
, or approximately
29%
, compared to the same period in
2017
. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased from
48%
in 2017 to
47%
in 2018. Our cost of revenue consists primarily of direct costs paid to our third-party creators who provide custom content and advertising and our internal personnel costs for the personnel who are primarily responsible for fulfillment of our obligations under our contracts for Managed Services. Our direct costs related to third-party creators are variable with the revenue they generate. The direct costs decreased to 37% of revenues for Managed Services during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
compared to 39% for the same period in
2017
. Our internal fulfillment costs are mostly fixed and do not track directly to the revenue that is produced during the period. As a result, as Managed Services revenue fell, our internal fulfillment costs increased to 11% of revenues for Managed Services during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
compared to 10% for the same period in
2017
.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
decreased
by
$150,932
, or approximately
8%
, compared to the same period in
2017
. The number of our sales, marketing and support personnel and contractors declined by 8% compared to the prior year period, which along with the decrease in variable compensation linked with sales performance, contributed to a reduction of approximately $296,000 in sales and marketing payroll and personnel-related expenses. Marketing costs increased by approximately $161,000 during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
compared to the same period in
2017
, due to our State of the Creator Economy survey which was produced and distributed during 2018 as an update to our latest report produced at the end of 2016. This survey provides key insight and sales resources for our internal team and customers.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expense for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
decreased
by
$195,760
, or approximately
9%
compared to the same period in
2017
. The decrease was primarily attributable to the change in our acquisition cost liability estimate related to the ZenContent acquisition in July 2016.
On July 31, 2016, we purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of ZenContent, Inc. for aggregate consideration up to $4,500,000, consisting of guaranteed payments of $2,000,000 and contingent performance payments up to $2,500,000 based on ZenContent meeting certain revenue targets for each of the three years ending July 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019. These payments were subject to a downward adjustment of up to 30% if Brianna DeMike, ZenContent’s co-founder, was terminated by IZEA for cause or if she terminated her employment without good reason. As a result, the Company initially reduced its remaining guaranteed acquisition cost liability and its estimated contingent performance payments by 30% to be accrued as compensation expense over the three-year term rather than allocated to the purchase price. The compensation expense recorded as general and administrative expense and accrued to the guaranteed portion of acquisition cost liability during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
was
$11,458
and
$61,459
, respectively.
Based on the July 2018 amendment to the ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement, as further described below under "Liquidity and Capital Resources," which resulted in a future fixed amount for the contingent performance payments, we determined that the current fair value of the $2,500,000 contingent performance payments for ZenContent was
$96,998
as of
June 30, 2018
compared to
$339,958
as of
March 31, 2018
. Therefore, we recorded a
$242,960
decrease in the fair value of the contingent performance payments during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
. Of this amount,
$61,376
was allocated as a decrease in compensation expense and
$181,584
was allocated as a decrease in the fair value of the contingent performance payments.
During the
three months
ended
June 30, 2017
, we recorded a
$23,473
decrease in the fair value of the contingent performance payments when the estimated fair value decreased from the estimate of
$366,334
as of
March 31, 2017
to
$342,861
as of
June 30, 2017
. Of this amount,
$6,473
was allocated as a decrease in compensation expense and
$17,000
was allocated as a decrease in the fair value of the contingent performance payments.
The total change in our acquisition cost liability related to both the guaranteed and contingent performance payments noted above was a decrease of
$231,502
and an increase of
$37,986
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively, thus contributing $269,488 to the decrease between periods in general and administrative expense.
Legal and accounting fees increased approximately $240,000 during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
as compared to the prior year period due to our acquisition activities and additional procedures related to revised statements and implementation of ASC 606 in our public filings. These increased costs were offset by reductions in general and administrative expense due to (i) lower payroll, stock compensation, and personnel related expenses of approximately $41,000, (ii) capitalization of software development costs of
$135,000
, and (iii) decreased investor relations costs of approximately $6,000 due to a change in the timing of our annual meeting date which occurred in the second quarter in 2017.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
decreased
by
$147,569
, or approximately
41%
, compared to the same period in
2017
.
Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment was
$56,828
and
$54,541
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively.
Our amortization expense was
$153,863
and
$303,719
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired in the Ebyline and ZenContent acquisitions was
$80,241
and
$249,907
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Amortization expense on our intangible acquisition assets is declining significantly as several of the items completed the amortization period for their useful lives. Amortization expense related to internal use software development costs was
$73,622
and
$53,812
for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively, and is increasing as we continue to develop our
IZEAx
platform.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) consists primarily of interest expense and the change in the fair value of derivatives.
Interest expense
increased
by
$22,131
to
$35,403
during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
compared to the same period in
2017
primarily due to higher interest rates and higher amounts outstanding on our credit facility in 2018.
We recorded income of
$113,801
and expense of
$8,420
resulting from the change in the fair value of derivatives during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively.
The
$12,035
increase in other income (expense) between the periods is the result of the net value of cryptocurrency we received from our cryptocurrency mining operations of approximately $7,000 as well as currency exchange changes related to our Canadian transactions during the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
.
Net Loss
Net loss for the
three months
ended
June 30, 2018
was
$1,647,755
, which increased from a net loss of
$1,446,598
for the same period in
2017
. The increase in net loss was primarily the result of reduced revenue as discussed above.
Results of Operations for the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations and the percentage of change between the periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
Revenue
|
$
|
8,017,401
|
|
|
$
|
10,547,409
|
|
|
$
|
(2,530,008
|
)
|
(24
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue (exclusive of amortization)
|
4,093,440
|
|
|
5,051,759
|
|
|
(958,319
|
)
|
(19
|
)%
|
Sales and marketing
|
3,491,122
|
|
|
4,275,348
|
|
|
(784,226
|
)
|
(18
|
)%
|
General and administrative
|
3,585,832
|
|
|
4,613,288
|
|
|
(1,027,456
|
)
|
(22
|
)%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
476,146
|
|
|
720,866
|
|
|
(244,720
|
)
|
(34
|
)%
|
Total costs and expenses
|
11,646,540
|
|
|
14,661,261
|
|
|
(3,014,721
|
)
|
(21
|
)%
|
Loss from operations
|
(3,629,139
|
)
|
|
(4,113,852
|
)
|
|
484,713
|
|
(12
|
)%
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
(56,714
|
)
|
|
(30,348
|
)
|
|
(26,366
|
)
|
87
|
%
|
Change in fair value of derivatives, net
|
(11,794
|
)
|
|
(9,038
|
)
|
|
(2,756
|
)
|
30
|
%
|
Other income (expense), net
|
4,772
|
|
|
(12,580
|
)
|
|
17,352
|
|
(138
|
)%
|
Total other income (expense), net
|
(63,736
|
)
|
|
(51,966
|
)
|
|
(11,770
|
)
|
23
|
%
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(3,692,875
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,165,818
|
)
|
|
$
|
472,943
|
|
(11
|
)%
|
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of revenue for the periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
Revenue
|
100
|
%
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue (exclusive of amortization)
|
51
|
%
|
|
48
|
%
|
Sales and marketing
|
44
|
%
|
|
41
|
%
|
General and administrative
|
45
|
%
|
|
44
|
%
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
6
|
%
|
|
7
|
%
|
Total costs and expenses
|
145
|
%
|
|
139
|
%
|
Loss from operations
|
(45
|
)%
|
|
(39
|
)%
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Change in fair value of derivatives, net
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Other income (expense), net
|
—
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Total other income (expense), net
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Net loss
|
(46
|
)%
|
|
(39
|
)%
|
Revenue
The following table illustrates our revenue by stream, the percentage of total revenue by stream, and the percentage of change between the periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2018
|
|
June 30, 2017
|
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
Managed Services
|
$
|
7,801,515
|
|
97
|
%
|
|
$
|
10,276,923
|
|
97
|
%
|
|
$
|
(2,475,408
|
)
|
(24
|
)%
|
Content Workflow, net
|
126,309
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
196,173
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
(69,864
|
)
|
(36
|
)%
|
Service Fees & Other
|
89,577
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
74,313
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
15,264
|
|
21
|
%
|
Total Revenue
|
$
|
8,017,401
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
10,547,409
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
(2,530,008
|
)
|
(24
|
)%
|
Revenues for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
decreased
by
$2,530,008
, or approximately
24%
, compared to the same period in
2017
.
We have invested the majority of our time and resources in our Managed Services, which provides the majority of our revenue. Our acquisitions of Ebyline and ZenContent allowed us to expand our product offerings to provide custom content in addition to and in combination with our influencer marketing campaigns.
Revenue from Managed Services declined due to lower initial annual commitments from some of our larger customers for their 2018 advertising spends, along with less sales and a decrease in smaller customers running short-term campaigns. Net bookings related to Managed Services were $8.4 million in the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
compared to $11.8 million in the
six months
ended
June 30, 2017
. As described in the three month comparison, the decrease in net bookings is the result of a decreasing new opportunity pipeline in the first through third quarters of 2017, which impacts bookings and revenue on a trailing basis. Although our annual revenue has historically increased since inception, we have seen a year-over-year decrease in revenue in the first half of 2018 and believe revenue related to our Managed Services will also be down year-over-year in the second half of 2018 based on these lower net bookings as they translate into future revenue.
The revenue reported in 2017 is being reported pursuant to the previous GAAP reporting standards under ASC 605 while the revenue reported in 2018 is being reported pursuant to ASC 606. We adopted the new standards under the modified retrospective approach whereby we were not required to recalculate the revenue at each prior year reporting period. Changes between the standards results in timing differences on how revenue is recognized. As discussed in Note 8 under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report, the change in standards resulted in a revenue decrease of
$12,946
between the periods.
Content Workflow revenue primarily results from newspaper and traditional publishers using the
Ebyline
platform on a self-service basis to produce and process their content needs and to a smaller extent from marketers and partners using the
IZEAx
platform on a SaaS basis to distribute content for marketing and advertising campaigns. Self-service use for transactions on the
Ebyline
platform is declining year over year due to the ongoing consolidation and cutbacks in the newspaper industry. Revenue from Content Workflow represents our net margins received on this business, which averaged approximately 7% in all years. We expect to see continued declines in total Content Workflow revenue compared to prior year levels due to the expected overall decline in the usage of our
Ebyline
platform by these legacy customers. We are not pursing the addition of new customers using the
Ebyline
platform at these low margins and have focused our engineering and sales resources on providing services to customers under the
IZEAx
platform. However, we expect to see increases in Content Workflow revenue and improved margins from additional partners using the
IZEAx
platform in the second half of 2018.
Service Fee and Other revenue
increased
in the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
, due to increased licensing fees generated from partners using our platforms.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
decreased
by
$958,319
, or approximately
19%
, compared to the same period in
2017
. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue increased from
48%
in 2017 to
51%
in 2018. Our cost of revenue consists primarily of direct costs paid to our third-party creators who provide custom content and advertising and our internal personnel costs for those primarily responsible for fulfillment of our obligations under our Managed Services. Our direct costs related to third-party creators are variable with the revenue they generate and these remained consistent at approximately 39% of revenue for Managed Services in 2018 and 2017. Our internal fulfillment costs are mostly fixed and do not track directly to the revenue that is produced during the period. As a result, as Managed Services revenue fell, our internal
fulfillment costs increased to 13% of revenues for Managed Services during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
compared to 10% for the same period in
2017
.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
decreased
by
$784,226
, or approximately
18%
, compared to the same period in
2017
. In February 2017, we held our IZEAFest Conference for marketers and creators. This event was not repeated in 2018 and the non-recurrence of this event contributed to a reduction in our public relations expense of approximately $480,000. Our sales, marketing and support personnel declined by 7%, which along with the decrease in variable compensation linked with sales performance, contributed to a reduction of approximately $428,000 in sales and marketing payroll and personnel related expenses. Marketing costs increased by approximately $168,000 during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
compared to the same period in
2017
, due to our State of the Creator Economy survey which was produced and distributed during 2018 as an update to our latest report produced at the end of 2016. This survey provides key insight and sales resources for our internal team and customers.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expense for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
decreased
by
$1,027,456
, or approximately
22%
, compared to the same period in
2017
. The decrease was primarily attributable to the change in our acquisition cost liability estimate related to the ZenContent acquisition in July 2016.
On July 31, 2016, we purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of ZenContent, Inc. for aggregate consideration up to $4,500,000, consisting of guaranteed payments of $2,000,000 and contingent performance payments up to $2,500,000 based on ZenContent meeting certain revenue targets for each of the three years ending July 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019. These payments are subject to downward adjustment of up to 30% if Brianna DeMike, ZenContent’s co-founder, is terminated by IZEA for cause or if she terminates her employment without good reason. As a result, the Company initially reduced its remaining guaranteed acquisition cost liability and its estimated contingent performance payments by 30% to be accrued as compensation expense over the three-year term rather than allocated to the purchase price. The compensation expense recorded as general and administrative expense and accrued to the guaranteed portion of acquisition cost liability during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
was
$22,916
and
$122,917
, respectively.
Based on the July 2018 amendment to the ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement, as further described below under "Liquidity and Capital Resources," which resulted in a future fixed amount for the contingent performance payments, we determined that the current fair value of the $2,500,000 contingent performance payments for ZenContent was
$96,998
as of
June 30, 2018
compared to
$744,510
as of
December 31, 2017
. Therefore, we recorded a
$647,512
decrease in the fair value of the contingent performance payments during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
. Of this amount,
$161,765
was allocated as a decrease in compensation expense and
$485,747
was allocated as a decrease in the fair value of the contingent performance payments.
During the
six months
ended
June 30, 2017
, we recorded a
$18,861
increase in the fair value of the contingent performance payments when the estimated fair value increased from the estimate of
$324,000
as of
December 31, 2016
to
$342,861
as of
June 30, 2017
. Of this amount,
$74,861
was allocated as an increase in compensation expense and
$56,000
was allocated as a decrease in the fair value of the contingent performance payments.
The total change in our acquisition cost liability related to both the guaranteed and contingent performance payments noted above was a decrease of
$624,596
and an increase of
$141,778
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively, thus contributing
$766,374
to the decrease between periods in general and administrative expense.
The remaining decrease in general and administrative expense was due to (i) lower payroll, stock compensation, and personnel-related expenses of approximately $119,000 due to lower bonus amounts accrued and lower stock expense on vested options in 2018, (ii) capitalization of software development costs of
$172,000
, and (iii) decreased investor relations costs of approximately $26,000 due to the non-renewal of our investor relations firm agreement in May 2017. Legal and accounting fees increased approximately $100,000 during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
as compared to the prior year period due our acquisition activities and additional procedures related to revised statements and implementation of ASC 606 in our public filings.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
decreased
by
$244,720
, or approximately
34%
, compared to the same period in
2017
.
Depreciation and amortization expense on property and equipment was
$112,866
and
$113,429
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Depreciation expense declined in 2017 due to minimal increases in our property and equipment and certain assets becoming fully depreciated.
Our amortization expense was
$363,280
and
$607,437
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired in the Ebyline and ZenContent acquisitions was
$216,036
and
$499,813
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively. Amortization expense on our intangible acquisition assets is declining significantly as several of the items completed the amortization period for their useful lives. Amortization expense related to internal use software development costs was
$147,244
and
$107,624
for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively, and is increasing as we continue to develop our
IZEAx
platform.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) consists primarily of interest expense and the change in the fair value of derivatives.
Interest expense
increased
by
$26,366
to
$56,714
during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
compared to the same period in
2017
primarily due to higher interest rates and higher amounts outstanding on our credit facility in 2018.
We recorded expense of
$11,794
and
$9,038
resulting from the change in the fair value of restricted stock during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
, respectively.
The
$17,352
increase in other income (expense) between the periods is the result of the net value of cryptocurrency we received from our cryptocurrency mining operations during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
of approximately $18,000 offset by currency exchange losses related to our Canadian transactions during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
.
Net Loss
Net loss for the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
was
$3,692,875
, a
$472,943
improvement from the net loss of
$4,165,818
for the same period in
2017
. The reduction in net loss was primarily the result of reduced costs as discussed above.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Below are financial measures of our gross billings, cash-based operating expenses (“Cash Opex”) and Adjusted EBITDA. These are “non-GAAP financial measures” as defined under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We use these non-GAAP financial measures to assess the progress of our business and make decisions on where to allocate our resources. As our business evolves, we may make changes in future periods to the key financial metrics that we consider to measure our business.
We define gross billings as the total dollar value of the amounts earned from our customers for the services we performed, or the amounts charged to our customers for their self-service purchase of goods and services on our platforms.
This is the amount of our reported revenue plus the cost of payments we made to third-party creators providing the content or sponsorship services which are netted against revenue for GAAP reporting purposes.
Gross billings for Content Workflow differs from revenue reported in our consolidated statements of operations, which is presented net of the amounts we pay to our third-party creators providing the content or sponsorship services. Gross billings for all other revenue equals the revenue reported in our consolidated statements of operations. We consider this metric to be an important indicator of our performance as it measures the total dollar volume of transactions generated through our marketplaces. Tracking gross billings allows us to monitor the percentage of gross billings that we are able to retain after payments to our creators. Additionally, tracking gross billings is critical as it pertains to our credit risk and cash flow. We invoice our customers based on our services performed or based on their self-service transactions plus our fee. Then we remit the agreed-upon transaction price to the creators. If we do not collect the money from our customers prior to the time of payment to our creators, we could experience large swings in our cash flows. Finally, gross billings allows us to evaluate our transaction totals on an equal basis in order for us to see our contribution margins by revenue stream so that we
can better understand where we should be allocating our resources.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation from the GAAP measurement of Revenue to our non-GAAP financial measure of gross billings and the percentage change between the periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
Revenue
|
$
|
4,120,960
|
|
|
$
|
5,712,904
|
|
|
$
|
(1,591,944
|
)
|
(28
|
)%
|
Plus transaction costs for third-party creators
(1)
|
780,584
|
|
|
1,267,318
|
|
|
(486,734
|
)
|
(38
|
)%
|
Gross billings
|
$
|
4,901,544
|
|
|
$
|
6,980,222
|
|
|
$
|
(2,078,678
|
)
|
(30
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
Revenue
|
$
|
8,017,401
|
|
|
$
|
10,547,409
|
|
|
$
|
(2,530,008
|
)
|
(24
|
)%
|
Plus transaction costs for third-party creators
(1)
|
1,594,503
|
|
|
2,635,318
|
|
|
(1,040,815
|
)
|
(39
|
)%
|
Gross billings
|
$
|
9,611,904
|
|
|
$
|
13,182,727
|
|
|
$
|
(3,570,823
|
)
|
(27
|
)%
|
(1)
Transaction costs related to third-party creators for services provided for the Content Workflow portion of our revenue reported on a net basis for GAAP.
The following table sets forth our gross billings by revenue stream, the percentage of total gross billings by revenue stream, and the percentage of change between the periods:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2018
|
|
June 30, 2017
|
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
Managed Services
|
$
|
4,004,850
|
|
82
|
%
|
|
$
|
5,592,800
|
|
80
|
%
|
|
$
|
(1,587,950
|
)
|
(28
|
)%
|
Content Workflow
|
843,345
|
|
17
|
%
|
|
1,361,228
|
|
20
|
%
|
|
(517,883
|
)
|
(38
|
)%
|
Service Fees & Other
|
53,349
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
26,194
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
27,155
|
|
104
|
%
|
Total gross billings
|
$
|
4,901,544
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
6,980,222
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
(2,078,678
|
)
|
(30
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2018
|
|
June 30, 2017
|
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
Managed Services
|
$
|
7,801,515
|
|
80
|
%
|
|
$
|
10,276,923
|
|
78
|
%
|
|
$
|
(2,475,408
|
)
|
(24
|
)%
|
Content Workflow
|
1,720,812
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
2,831,491
|
|
21
|
%
|
|
(1,110,679
|
)
|
(39
|
)%
|
Service Fees & Other
|
89,577
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
74,313
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
15,264
|
|
21
|
%
|
Total gross billings
|
$
|
9,611,904
|
|
99
|
%
|
|
$
|
13,182,727
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
$
|
(3,570,823
|
)
|
(27
|
)%
|
We define Cash Opex as the total of our operating expenses exclusive of unusual or non-cash expenses such as depreciation and amortization, non-cash stock related compensation, gain or loss on asset disposals or impairment and changes in acquisition cost estimates, and gains or losses on settlement of liabilities, if applicable.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings or loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash stock-based compensation, gain or loss on asset disposals or impairment, changes in acquisition cost estimates, and all other non-cash income and expense items such as gains or losses on settlement of liabilities and exchanges, and changes in the fair value of derivatives, if applicable.
We use Cash Opex as a percentage of revenue and Adjusted EBITDA as measures of operating performance, for planning purposes, to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance of our business and in communications with our Board of Directors regarding our financial performance. We believe that Cash Opex as a percentage of revenue and Adjusted EBITDA also provide useful information to investors as they exclude transactions not related to our core cash operating business activities, including non-cash transactions, and they provide consistency and facilitate period-to-period comparisons. We believe that excluding these transactions allows investors to meaningfully trend and analyze the
performance of our core cash operations. All companies do not calculate Cash Opex and Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner, and Cash Opex and Adjusted EBITDA as presented by us may not be comparable to Cash Opex and Adjusted EBITDA presented by other companies, which limits their usefulness as comparative measures.
Moreover, Cash Opex and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our results of operations as under GAAP. These limitations include that Cash Opex and Adjusted EBITDA:
|
|
•
|
do not include stock-based compensation expense, which has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense for our business and an important part of our compensation strategy;
|
|
|
•
|
do not include stock issued for payment of services, which is a non-cash expense, but has been, and is expected to be for the foreseeable future, an important means for us to compensate our vendors and other parties who provide us with services;
|
|
|
•
|
do not include changes in acquisition cost estimates as a result of the allocation of acquisition costs payable to compensation expense or changes in the estimate of contingent acquisition costs payable, which may or may not ever be paid, but may be a significant recurring expense for our business if we continue to make business acquisitions;
|
|
|
•
|
do not include gains or losses on the settlement of acquisition costs payable or liabilities when the stock value, as agreed upon in the agreement, varies from the market price of our stock on the settlement date, which is a non-cash expense, but will continue to be a recurring expense for our business on certain business contracts where the amounts can vary; and
|
|
|
•
|
do not include depreciation and intangible assets amortization expense, impairment charges and gains or losses on disposal of equipment, which is not always a current period cash expense, but the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future.
|
Furthermore, Adjusted EBITDA excludes changes in fair value of derivatives, interest expense and other gains, losses, and expenses that we believe are not indicative of our ongoing core operating results, but these items may represent a reduction or increase in cash available to us.
Because of these limitations, Cash Opex should not be considered as a measure of our total operating expenses, and adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the operation and growth of our business or as a measure of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations. You should compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using these non-GAAP financial measures as supplements. In evaluating these non-GAAP financial measures, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to those for which adjustments are made in calculating Cash Opex and Adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures should also not be construed to infer that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation from the GAAP measurement of Operating Expenses to our non-GAAP financial measure of Cash Opex and Cash Opex as a percentage of revenue for the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
Total costs and expenses
|
$
|
5,847,195
|
|
|
$
|
7,125,857
|
|
|
$
|
11,646,540
|
|
|
$
|
14,661,261
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash stock-based compensation
|
203,351
|
|
|
167,870
|
|
|
349,632
|
|
|
326,846
|
|
Non-cash stock issued for payment of services
|
33,819
|
|
|
22,830
|
|
|
62,490
|
|
|
83,462
|
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of equipment
|
(2,253
|
)
|
|
(1,734
|
)
|
|
(1,400
|
)
|
|
(3,687
|
)
|
(Gain) loss on settlement of acquisition costs payable
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(10,491
|
)
|
Increase (decrease) in value of acquisition costs payable
|
(231,502
|
)
|
|
37,986
|
|
|
(624,596
|
)
|
|
141,778
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
210,691
|
|
|
358,260
|
|
|
476,146
|
|
|
720,866
|
|
Total excluded expenses
|
214,106
|
|
|
585,212
|
|
|
262,272
|
|
|
1,258,774
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Opex
|
$
|
5,633,089
|
|
|
$
|
6,540,645
|
|
|
$
|
11,384,268
|
|
|
$
|
13,402,487
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$
|
4,120,960
|
|
|
$
|
5,712,904
|
|
|
$
|
8,017,401
|
|
|
$
|
10,547,409
|
|
Cash Opex / Revenue
|
137
|
%
|
|
114
|
%
|
|
142
|
%
|
|
127
|
%
|
The following table sets forth a reconciliation from the GAAP measurement of net loss to our non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA for the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended
June 30,
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2017
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(1,647,755
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,446,598
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,692,875
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,165,818
|
)
|
Non-cash stock-based compensation
|
203,351
|
|
|
167,870
|
|
|
349,632
|
|
|
326,846
|
|
Non-cash stock issued for payment of services
|
33,819
|
|
|
22,830
|
|
|
62,490
|
|
|
83,462
|
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of equipment
|
(2,253
|
)
|
|
(1,734
|
)
|
|
(1,400
|
)
|
|
(3,687
|
)
|
(Gain) loss on settlement of acquisition costs payable
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(10,491
|
)
|
Increase (decrease) in value of acquisition costs payable
|
(231,502
|
)
|
|
37,986
|
|
|
(624,596
|
)
|
|
141,778
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
210,691
|
|
|
358,260
|
|
|
476,146
|
|
|
720,866
|
|
Interest expense
|
35,403
|
|
|
13,272
|
|
|
56,714
|
|
|
30,348
|
|
Change in fair value of derivatives
|
(113,801
|
)
|
|
8,420
|
|
|
11,794
|
|
|
9,038
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
(1,512,047
|
)
|
|
$
|
(839,694
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,362,095
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,867,658
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
$
|
4,120,960
|
|
|
$
|
5,712,904
|
|
|
$
|
8,017,401
|
|
|
$
|
10,547,409
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA as a % of Revenue
|
(37
|
)%
|
|
(15
|
)%
|
|
(42
|
)%
|
|
(27
|
)%
|
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We had cash and cash equivalents of
$1,878,159
as of
June 30, 2018
as compared to
$3,906,797
as of
December 31, 2017
, a decrease of
$2,028,638
primarily due to the funding of our operating losses. We have incurred significant net losses and negative cash flow from operations for most periods since our inception, which has resulted in a total accumulated deficit of
$51,069,117
as of
June 30, 2018
. To date, we have financed our operations through internally generated revenue from operations and the sale and exercise of our equity securities.
Cash used for operating activities was
$1,983,259
during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and is the result of expenses exceeding our revenues. Cash used for investing activities was
$398,529
during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
due to internal costs related to the development of our proprietary software and purchases of computer and office equipment. Cash provided by financing activities during the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
was
$353,150
, which amount consisted primarily of net advances received from our line of credit with Western Alliance Bank.
On July 26, 2018, we completed our merger with TapInfluence. At closing, we paid the sum of $1,500,000 less an estimated closing working capital adjustment of negative $181,633 in cash, and issued 1,150,000 shares of our common stock valued at $1,759,500 based on the $1.53 closing market price of our common stock on July 26, 2018. We will pay TapInfluence stockholders an additional $4,500,000 in the form of cash, common stock or a combination thereof, at our option, in two installments - $1,000,000 six months after the closing date and $3,500,000 twelve months after the closing date of the merger. See Item 1A. Risk Factors under Part II of the Quarterly Report for additional discussion regarding this transaction.
On July 30, 2018, we paid $333,333 for the second annual installment due under ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement. Of this amount $111,111 was paid in cash and $222,222 was paid using 98,765 shares of our common stock valued at $2.25 per share using a thirty (30) trading day volume-weighted average closing price as reported by the NASDAQ Capital Market prior to the issuance date. On July 30, 2019, we will be required to make the third and final annual installment payment of $333,334 in the form of either cash or additional shares of our common stock (determined at our option) as long as at least a minimum of 33% is paid in the form of cash. We are also required to pay contingent performance payments of $90,000 pursuant to the ZenContent Stock Purchase Agreement, as amended, due as $45,000 in cash on November 1, 2018 and as $45,000 in cash or stock, at our option on November 1, 2019.
We have a secured credit facility agreement with Western Alliance Bank, the parent company of Bridge Bank, National Association. Pursuant to this agreement, we may submit requests for funding up to 80% of our eligible accounts receivable up to a maximum credit limit of
$5 million
. As of
June 30, 2018
, we had
$845,365
outstanding under this agreement. Assuming that all of our accounts receivable balance was eligible for funding, we had remaining available credit of
$1,580,829
under the agreement as of
June 30, 2018
. Additionally, on July 2, 2018, we completed an underwritten public offering for the sale of 3,556,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $1.00 per share. The net proceeds for all shares sold by us in the public offering were approximately
$3.1 million
after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
We believe that with the cash on hand after our July 2018 financing and the expected additional revenue streams and operational efficiencies after our merger with TapInfluence in July 2018, along with our available credit line with Western Alliance Bank, we will have sufficient cash reserves and financing sources available to cover expenses into the fourth quarter of 2018. However, we do not have enough cash to pay our future obligations relating to our acquisitions of ZenContent and TapInfluence obligations as they become due in January 2019 and July 2019. We intend to rely on our ability to issue shares of our common stock as payment, but if we are limited in our ability to issue shares, cannot raise additional cash through our operations, increased borrowing on our credit facilities, or through a sale of our equity or equity linked securities to pay for these future obligations, we will need to significantly slow or pause our business activities and reduce expenses until such time as we are able to raise additional capital or perhaps even cease the operation of our business.
We are currently exploring potential financing options that may be available to us. However, we have no commitments to obtain any additional funds, and there can be no assurance such funds will be available on acceptable terms or at all. If we are unable to obtain additional financing in a timely fashion and on terms acceptable to us, our financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected and we may not be able to continue operations based on our current plan. These and other factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the issuance of the accompanying financial statements. The financial statements accompanying this report do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of
June 30, 2018
, we do not engage in any activities involving variable interest entities or off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
The preparation of the accompanying financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires us to make judgments, assumptions and estimates that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying financial statements and the accompanying notes. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, tax positions and stock-based compensation. When making these estimates and assumptions, we consider our historical experience,
our knowledge of economic and market factors and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The following critical accounting policies are significantly affected by judgments, assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements.
Accounts Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk
Accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms. Uncollectibility of accounts receivable is not significant since most customers are bound by contract and are required to fund us for all the costs of an “opportunity,” defined as an order created by a marketer for a creator to develop or share content on behalf of a marketer. If a portion of the account balance is deemed uncollectible, we will either write-off the amount owed or provide a reserve based on the uncollectible portion of the account. The Company controls credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits and monitoring procedures. We perform credit evaluations of our customers but generally do not require collateral to support accounts receivable. We determine the collectibility of accounts by regularly evaluating individual customer receivables and considering a customer’s financial condition, credit history and current economic conditions. We have a reserve of
$189,000
for doubtful accounts as of
June 30, 2018
. We believe that this estimate is reasonable, but there can be no assurance that the estimate will not change as a result of a change in economic conditions or business conditions within the industry, the individual customers or our Company. Any adjustments to this account are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as a general and administrative expense. Bad debt expense was less than 1% of revenue for the
three and six months
ended
June 30, 2018
and
2017
.
Software Development Costs and Acquired Intangible Software
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40,
Internal Use Software,
we capitalize certain internal use software development costs associated with creating and enhancing internally developed software related to our platforms. Software development activities generally consist of three stages (i) the research and planning stage, (ii) the application and development stage, and (iii) the post-implementation stage. Costs incurred in the planning and post-implementation stages of software development, or other maintenance and development expenses that do not meet the qualification for capitalization are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred in the application and infrastructure development stage, including significant enhancements and upgrades, are capitalized. These costs include personnel and related employee benefits expenses for employees or consultants who are directly associated with and who devote time to software projects, and external direct costs of materials obtained in developing the software. As a result, we have capitalized
$1,819,005
to software development costs in the consolidated balance sheet as of
June 30, 2018
. We also acquired additional proprietary software platforms valued at $530,000 during our acquisition of Ebyline and ZenContent. These costs are reflected as intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheet as of
June 30, 2018
. We do not transfer ownership of our software to third parties. These software development and acquired technology costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of five years upon initial release of the software or additional features under depreciation and amortization expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Revenue Recognition
We derive our revenue from providing content services or managing advertising campaigns for our customers, as well as from making our platforms available to allow customers the ability to purchase content directly from our creators. Managed Services is when a marketer (typically a brand, agency or partner) contracts IZEA to provide custom content or sponsored social services (including amplification services). Content Workflow is derived from the self-service use of our platforms by marketers and partners to handle their content workflow, from initial request of a content, sponsorship or amplification service to actual review, approval, tracking and receipt of the content or distribution. Service Fee Revenue is generated from various service and license fees charged to users of our platforms.
On January 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606)
using the modified retrospective method, under which comparative periods will not be restated and the cumulative effect of applying the standard will be recognized at the date of initial adoption on January 1, 2018. Under the modified retrospective method, we only applied the new standard to contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized based on a five-step model and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than were required under the former rules. We have reviewed our sources of revenue in accordance with each of the five steps in the model, which are as follows: (i) identify the contract with the customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) performance obligations are satisfied. The core principle of ASC 606 is that revenue will be recognized when the transfer of promised goods or services to customers
is made in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. We apply the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that we will collect the consideration we are entitled to in exchange for the goods or services we transfer to the customer. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, we assess the goods or services promised within each contract and determine those that are distinct performance obligations. We also determine whether we act as an agent or a principal for each identified performance obligation. The determination of whether we act as the principal or the agent is highly subjective and requires us to evaluate a number of indicators individually and as a whole in order to make its determination
.
For transactions in which we act as a principal, revenue is reported on a gross basis as the amount paid by the marketer for the purchase of content or sponsorship, promotion and other related services and we record the amounts we pay to third-party creators as cost of revenue. For transactions in which we act as an agent, revenue is reported on a net basis as the amount we charged to the self-service marketer using the platform, less the amounts paid to the third-party creators providing the service.
We maintain separate arrangements with each marketer and content creator either in the form of a master agreement or terms of service, which specifies the terms of the relationship and access to its platforms, or by statement of work, which specifies the price and the services to be performed, along with other terms. The transaction price is determined based on the fixed fee stated in the statement of work and does not contain variable consideration. Marketers who use us to manage their advertising campaigns or custom content requests may prepay for services or request credit terms. Payment terms are typically 30 days from the invoice date. The agreement typically provides for a cancellation fee if the agreement is canceled by the customer prior to completion of services. Billings in advance of completed services are recorded as a contract liability until earned. We assess collectibility based on a number of factors, including the creditworthiness of the customer and payment and transaction history. The allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract is based on a cost plus methodology.
For Managed Services, we enter into an agreement to provide services that may include multiple distinct performance obligations in the form of: (i) an integrated marketing campaign to provide sponsored social services, which may include the provision of blogs, tweets, photos or videos shared through social network offerings and content promotion, such as click-through advertisements appearing in websites and social media channels; and (ii) custom content items, such as a research or news article, informational material or videos. Marketers typically purchase sponsored social services for the purpose of providing public awareness or advertising buzz regarding the marketer's brand and they purchase custom content for internal and external needs. We may provide one type or a combination of all types of these performance obligations on a statement of work for a lump sum fee. We allocate revenue to each performance obligation in the contract at inception based on its relative standalone selling price. These performance obligations are to be provided over a stated period that may range from one day to one year. Revenue is accounted for when the performance obligation has been satisfied depending on the type of service provided. We view our obligation to deliver sponsored social services, including management services, as a single performance obligation that is satisfied over time as the customer receives the benefits from the services. Revenue is recognized using an input method of costs incurred compared to total expected costs to measure the progress towards satisfying the overall performance obligation of the marketing campaign. The delivery of custom content represents a distinct performance obligation that is satisfied over time as we have no alternative for the custom content and we have an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date under the contracts. We consider custom content to be a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and that have the same pattern of transfer to the customer, and revenue is recognized over time using an output method based on when each individual piece of content is delivered to the customer. Based on our evaluations, revenue from Managed Services is reported on a gross basis, because we have the primary obligation to fulfill the performance obligations and we create, review and control the services. We take on the risk of payment to any third-party creators and we establish the contract price directly with our customers based on the services requested in the statement of work.
For Content Workflow services, the self-service customer instructs creators found through our platforms to provide or distribute custom content for an agreed upon transaction fee. Our platforms control the contracting, description of services, acceptance of and payment for the requested content. This service is used primarily by news agencies or marketers to control the outsourcing of their content and advertising needs. We charge the self-service customer the transaction price plus a fee based on the contract. Revenue is recognized when the transaction is completed by the creator and accepted by the marketer. Based on our evaluations, Content Workflow revenue is reported on a net basis because we are acting as an agent solely arranging for the third-party creator to provide the services directly to the self-service customer through the platform.
Service Fee Revenue is generated when fees are charged to customers primarily related to subscription fees for different levels of service within a platform, licensing fees for the use of the
IZEAx
or
Ebyline
platforms, inactivity fees and early cash-out fees. Fees for subscription or licensing services are recognized straight-line over the term of service, while other fees are recognized at a point in time when the account is deemed inactive or a cash-out below certain minimum thresholds is requested.
We do not typically engage in contracts that are longer than one year. Therefore, we do not capitalize costs to obtain our customer contracts as these amounts would be generally recognized over less than one year and are not material.
Changes in how we control and manage our platforms, our contractual terms, our business practices, or other changes in accounting standards or interpretations, may change the reporting of our revenue. Effective January 1, 2018, we became subject to new guidelines for disclosing and accounting for our revenue from contracts with customers. See Note 8 under Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for further details on the Company's adoption and disclosures related to ASC 606.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period. We estimate the fair value of each stock option as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. Options typically vest ratably over four years with one-fourth of options vesting one year from the date of grant and the remaining options vesting monthly, in equal increments over the remaining three-year period and generally have five or ten-year contract lives. We estimate the fair value of our common stock using the closing stock price of our common stock on the date of the grant. We estimate the volatility of our common stock at the date of grant based on the volatility of comparable peer companies that are publicly traded and have had a longer trading history than us. We determine the expected life based on historical experience with similar awards, giving consideration to the contractual terms, vesting schedules and post-vesting forfeitures. We use the risk-free interest rate on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury issues with an equivalent remaining term approximately equal to the expected life of the award. We have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We estimate forfeitures when recognizing compensation expense and this estimate of forfeitures is adjusted over the requisite service period based on the extent to which actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures are recognized through a cumulative catch-up adjustment, which is recognized in the period of change, and a revised amount of unamortized compensation expense to be recognized in future periods.
The following table shows the number of options granted under our 2011 Equity Incentive Plans and the assumptions used to determine the fair value of those options during the year ended
December 31, 2017
and the
six months
ended
June 30, 2018
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Period Ended
|
|
Total Options Granted
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
|
|
Weighted Average Expected Term
|
|
Weighted Average Volatility
|
|
Weighted Average Risk Free Interest Rate
|
|
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
|
December 31, 2017
|
|
141,246
|
|
|
$3.49
|
|
6.0 years
|
|
50.16%
|
|
2.06%
|
|
$1.76
|
June 30, 2018
|
|
33,589
|
|
|
$2.75
|
|
6.0 years
|
|
59.07%
|
|
2.67%
|
|
$1.52
|
There were outstanding options to purchase
1,020,643
shares with a weighted average exercise price of
$5.89
per share, of which options to purchase
766,828
shares were exercisable with a weighted average exercise price of
$6.24
per share as of
June 30, 2018
. The intrinsic value on outstanding options as of
June 30, 2018
was
$0
. The intrinsic value on exercisable options as of
June 30, 2018
was
$0
.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See “Note 1. Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for information on additional recent pronouncements.