Asure Software Earnings 2020-09-30

Asure Software, Inc., (“Asure”, the “Company”, “we” and “our”), a Delaware Corporation, is a leading provider of Human Capital Management (“HCM”). Asure facilitates the growth of small and mid-sized companies by helping them (i) build better teams with skills that get them to the next level, (ii) stay compliant with ever changing federal, state, and local tax jurisdictions and labor laws, and (iii) allocate more resources to support growth rather than back-office overhead that suffocates growth. Asure’s HCM suite, named AsureHCM, includes cloud-based Payroll & Tax, Human Resources ("HR"), and Time & Attendance software as well as HR Services ranging from HR projects to completely outsourcing payroll and HR staff. We develop, market, sell and support our offerings across North America through our principal office in Austin, Texas and from our processing hubs in California, Tennessee, Nebraska, New York, Florida, Vermont, and Washington. 

In December 2019, we completed the sale of the assets of our Workspace Management business for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $121,500 in cash. We used the proceeds to pay down debt. In July 2020 we finalized our working capital adjustment and received escrow funds of $1,687. For further information regarding the transaction, see Note 10 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

In July 2020, we acquired certain assets of a payroll tax business. The initial Purchase price for the assets was $4.25 million, which we paid cash at closing. The seller will be paid additional consideration for the assets based on the trailing twelve-month revenue at each of April 30, 2021 and October 31, 2021. Contingent purchase consideration, if any, will generally be made by May 30, 2021 and December 30, 2021.

We have prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for complete financial statements. Certain reclassifications were made to conform to the current period presentation in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. These reclassifications include a change in the presentation of revenues.

In the opinion of management, these interim financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position as of September 30, 2020 and the results of operations, statements of changes in stockholders' equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, and our statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. The results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full fiscal year.

Preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve judgments. The more significant estimates made by management include the valuation allowance for the gross deferred tax assets, useful lives of fixed assets, the determination of the fair value of its long-lived assets, and the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed during acquisitions. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions management believes reasonable under the given circumstances.  These estimates could be materially different under different conditions and assumptions.  Additionally, the actual amounts could differ from the estimates made. Management periodically evaluates estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for continued reasonableness. We make appropriate adjustments, if any, to the estimates used prospectively based upon such periodic evaluation.

As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, funds held for clients invested in available-for-sale securities consisting of government and commercial bonds, including mortgage-backed securities, amounted to $26,958 and $24,136, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, funds held for clients invested in money market funds and other cash equivalents amounted to $37,265 and $48,500, respectively. Additionally, as of September 30, 2020, we had $8,248 of operating funds in money market funds, classified as cash equivalents. Cash equivalents as of December 31, 2019 were not material.

In July 2020, we acquired certain assets of a payroll tax business. The initial Purchase price for the assets was $4.25 million, which we paid cash at closing. The seller will be paid additional consideration for the assets based on the trailing twelve-month revenue at each of April 30, 2021 and October 31, 2021. Contingent purchase consideration, if any, will generally be made by May 30, 2021 and December 30, 2021.  The payment of the contingent consideration paid will be contingent on certain thresholds set forth in the asset purchase agreement.  We utilized a Monte Carlo simulation to determine the fair value of the contingent consideration.  There was no adjustment to the fair value of the contingent consideration at September 30, 2020.

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which is based on the reliability of the inputs used in measuring fair values. These tiers include:

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, goodwill was $71,289 and $68,697, respectively, which is net of the $35,060 impairment loss recognized in the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company evaluates the recoverability of goodwill annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. As of September 30, 2020, there has been no impairment of goodwill based on the quantitative assessments performed by the Company.

We record amortization expenses using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the intangible assets, as noted above.  Amortization expenses recorded in Operating Expenses were $2,424 and $2,322, for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amortization expenses recorded in Cost of Sales were $397 and $417 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Amortization expenses recorded in Operating Expenses were $7,123 and $7,143, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amortization expenses recorded in Cost of Sales were $1,225 and $1,137 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There is no impairment of intangibles during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 based on the qualitative assessment performed by the Company.

The following table summarizes our outstanding debt as of the dates indicated:¹

Senior Credit Facility with Wells Fargo N.A.

In March 2014, we entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo, as administrative agent, and the lenders that are party thereto. The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including, among others, payment defaults, covenant defaults, judgment defaults, bankruptcy and insolvency events, cross defaults to certain indebtedness, incorrect representations or warranties, and change of control. In some cases, the defaults are subject to customary notice and grace period provisions. In March 2014 and in connection with the Credit Agreement, we and our wholly owned active subsidiaries entered into a Guaranty and Security Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank. Under the Guaranty and Security Agreement, we and each of our wholly owned active subsidiaries have guaranteed all obligations under the Credit Agreement and granted a security interest in substantially all of our and our subsidiaries’ assets. The Credit Agreement has been amended and restated multiple times, with the most recent amendment and restatement effective December 31, 2019. As described below, the Credit Agreement was also amended, but not restated, on August 10, 2020.

Following the amendment and restatement on December 31, 2019, the Credit Agreement provided for $20,000 in term loans and a $10,000 revolver and provided for new applicable margin rates for determining the interest payable on loans and amended certain of our financial covenants, including adding a covenant based on achieving EBITDA of at least $3,750 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, $4,850 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and $5,950 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, which covenant was in lieu of a leverage covenant calculated at March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020.

On August 10, 2020, we entered into a waiver and amendment to our Credit Agreement and our Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”). The Credit Agreement now provides for $10,000 in term loans and a $5,000 revolver and required that we make a principal payment of $9,750 on our outstanding term loans and reduce future availability on our revolver by $5,000. The outstanding principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest on the term loans is due on December 31, 2024. The Amendment provides for an accordion feature to our term loan that would allow us to borrow up to an additional $15,000 in term loans subject to certain conditions following the Covenant Conversion Date. The Amendment also reset our financial covenants. The Amendment does not require that we meet our fixed charge ratio or leverage ratio covenant until the Covenant Conversion Date. The Coverage Conversion Date is the earlier of August 10, 2022 or the date in which we have satisfied the fixed charge coverage ratio and leverage ratio for two consecutive reporting periods. Until such time, we are only obligated to comply with our minimum EBITDA and minimum recurring revenue covenants. We expect to be in compliance with these amended financial covenants over the next twelve months.  

As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, no amount was outstanding and $4,500 and $10,000, respectively, was available for borrowing under the revolver.

PPP Loan

In April 2020, Asure entered into a Promissory Note (the “PPP Note”) with Pinnacle Bank as the lender (the “Lender”), pursuant to which the Lender agreed to give us a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (the "PPP Loan") offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) in a principal amount of $8,856 pursuant to Title 1 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”).

The interest rate on the PPP Note is a fixed rate of 1% per annum. To the extent that the amounts owed under the PPP Loan, or a portion of them, are not forgiven, the Company will be required to make principal and interest payments in monthly installments beginning after the Small Business Administration makes a decision on our forgiveness application. Based on current guidance from the Small Business Administration and assuming we file our forgiveness application in the fourth quarter of 2020, we would not expect to have a decision on our loan forgiveness application from the Small Business Administration until second quarter of 2021. To the extent any portion of the PPP Loan is not forgiven, the PPP Note matures on April 15, 2022.

The PPP Note includes events of default. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Lender will have the right to exercise remedies against the Company, including the right to require immediate payment of all amounts due under the PPP Note.  

Authorized Shares

On May 28, 2020, the Company amended its Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of capital stock from 23,500,000 to 45,500,000 and the number of authorized shares of common stock from 22,000,000 to 44,000,000.

Share Repurchase Program

On March 10, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program, under which we may repurchase up to $5,000 of our outstanding common stock. This new stock repurchase program is in addition to the approximately 66,000 shares available under our existing stock repurchase plan.

Under this new stock repurchase program, we may repurchase shares in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The extent to which we repurchase our shares, and the timing of such repurchases, will depend upon a variety of factors, including market conditions, regulatory requirements and other corporate considerations, as determined by our management. The repurchase program may be extended, suspended or discontinued at any time. We expect to finance the program from existing cash resources.

While the program remains in place, there have been no repurchases in 2020 and 2019.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“Purchase Plan”) was approved by the shareholders in June 2017. The Purchase Plan allows all eligible employees to purchase a limited number of shares of our common stock during pre-specified offering periods at a discount established by the Board of Directors, not to exceed 15% of the fair market value of the common stock, at the beginning or end of the offering period (whichever is lower). Under the ESPP, 225,000 shares were originally reserved for issuance. On May 27, 2020, our shareholders increased the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Purchase Plan by an additional 250,000 shares.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of net unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities.

Receivables

Receivables from contracts with customers, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $885 were $5,220 at September 30, 2020.  Receivables from contracts with customers, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $904 were $4,808 at December 31, 2019. As of September 30, 2020, one customer represented 3% of our net accounts receivable balance. No customers represented more than 10% of our net accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2019.

Deferred Commissions

Deferred commission costs from contracts with customers were $3,530 and $2,697 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The amount of amortization recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $220 and $660, respectively and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $428 and $1,018, respectively.

Deferred Revenue

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, revenue of $259 and $3,652, respectively, and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, revenue of $429 and $2,643, respectively, was recognized from the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of each period.

Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations

As of September 30, 2020, approximately $24,537 of revenue is expected to be recognized from remaining performance obligations. We expect to recognize revenue on approximately 65% of these remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months, with the balance recognized thereafter.

Revenue Concentration

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, there were no customers that individually represented 10% or more of consolidated revenue.

We have entered into office space lease agreements, which qualify as operating leases under Topic 842. Under such leases, the lessors receive annual minimum (base) rent. The leases have original terms (excluding extension options) ranging from one to ten years. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

We record base rent expense under the straight-line method over the term of the lease. In the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, rent expense is included in operating expenses under selling, general and administrative expenses. The components of the rent expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows: