INUVO, INC.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2014
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TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from __________________ to __________________________
Commission file number:
001-32442
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INUVO, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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87-0450450
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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1111 Main St Ste 201 Conway, AR
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72032
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(501) 205-8508
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock
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NYSE MKT
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Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
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The aggregate market value of the outstanding common stock, other than shares held by persons who may be deemed affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing sales price for the registrant’s common stock on
June 27, 2014
(the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter), as reported on the NYSE MKT, was approximately
$17.9 million
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As of
January 30, 2015
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24,193,909
shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed within 120 days of the year ended
December 31, 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page No.
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Part I
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Item 1.
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Business.
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Item 1A.
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Risk Factors.
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Item 1B.
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Unresolved Staff Comments.
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Item 2.
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Properties.
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Item 3.
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Legal Proceedings.
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Item 4.
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Mine Safety Disclosures.
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Part II
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Item 5.
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Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
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Item 6.
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Selected Financial Data.
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Item 7.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation.
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Item 7A.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
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Item 8.
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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Item 9.
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Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
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Item 9A.
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Controls and Procedures.
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Item 9B.
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Other Information.
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Part III
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Item 10.
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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
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Item 11.
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Executive Compensation.
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Item 12.
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
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Item 13.
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
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Item 14.
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Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
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Part IV
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Item 15.
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Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will,” “should,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. This report includes, among others, statements regarding our:
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material dependence on our relationships with Yahoo! and Google;
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dependence on our financing arrangements with Bridge Bank, N.A. which is collateralized by our assets;
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covenants and restrictions in our grant agreement with the state of Arkansas;
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dependence of our Partner Network segment on relationships with distribution partners; and the introduction of new products and services, which require significant investment;
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dependence of our Owned and Operated Network segment on our ability effectively market and attract traffic;
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ability to acquire traffic through other search engines;
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lack of control over content and functionality of advertisements we display from third-party networks;
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failure to protect our intellectual property;
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risks from publishers who could fabricate clicks;
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history of losses;
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outstanding restricted stock grants warrants and options and potential dilutive impact to our stockholders; and
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seasonality of our business.
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These forward-looking statements were based on various factors and were derived utilizing numerous assumptions and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond our control. You should consider the areas of risk described in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made herein. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and readers should carefully review this report in its entirety, including the risks described in Item 1A - Risk Factors appearing in this report.
Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and you should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.
OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
Unless specifically set forth to the contrary, when used in this report the terms "Inuvo," the “Company,” "we," "us," "our" and similar terms refer to Inuvo, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries. When used in this report, “
2013
” means the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2013
, "
2014
" means the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2014
, and “
2015
” means the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2015
. The information which appears on our corporate web site at www.inuvo.com is not part of this report.
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Company Overview
Inuvo is an Internet marketing and technology company that delivers purchase-ready customers to advertisers through a broad network of websites and applications reaching both desktop and mobile devices.
We deliver content and targeted advertisements over the internet and generate revenue when an end user clicks on the advertisements we delivered. We manage our business as
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segments, the Partner Network and the Owned and Operated Network. In the third quarter of 2013, we reorganized our segments and retrospectively applied the current presentation to prior periods.
The Partner Network delivers advertisements to our partners' websites and applications on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. We generate revenue in this segment when an advertisement is clicked, and we share a portion of that revenue with our partners. Our proprietary technology platform allows for targeted distribution of advertisements at a scale that measures in the hundreds of millions of advertisements delivered monthly.
The Owned and Operated Network designs, builds and markets consumer websites and applications. This segment consists of our mobile-ready ALOT websites and is focused on providing engaging content to our users. The majority of revenue generated by this segment is derived from clicks on advertisements delivered through web searches and advertisements displayed on the websites.
We have taken several significant steps to position our business for long-term success including investments in ad serving technology, the development of adaptive, programmatic and native advertising units, the creation of proprietary content, the expansion of publishers within the Partner Network and the optimization of overhead and operational costs all of which we expect will improve revenue and profitability.
In 2013 and 2014, we expanded our ALOT-branded websites and applications with the launch of ALOT Local, ALOT Health, ALOT Finance, ALOT Careers, ALOT Travel and ALOT Living. These sites are content rich, searchable, mobile-ready web properties. We plan to continue the expansion of our website and mobile application business.
Products and Services
We deliver content and targeted advertisements to internet users, described as follows.
Partner Network
The Partner Network provides advertising services to businesses and other owners of websites and applications looking to monetize their investments in desktop, tablet and mobile properties.
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ValidClick: A proprietary software as a service platform that helps owners of websites and mobile applications monetize their properties. It offers a pay-per-click solution where advertisements are targeted to consumers based on content and behaviors. We are able to provide ValidClick users with access to tens of thousands of advertisers.
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Affiliate Management: We offer an affiliate management solution providing advertisers the ability to sign up, manage and track the activities of their publishers through a privately-branded platform with full data transparency. Typically, each advertising customer is supported by a customized software implementation.
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Owned and Operated Network
Our consumer-facing offerings are provided under the ALOT brand through the Owned and Operated Network.
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ALOT Sites: We build and operate websites under the ALOT brand. During 2012, we launched a local directory listing service at local.alot.com. During 2013, we expanded our portfolio by launching content-rich, mobile-ready sites at health.alot.com, finance.alot.com and careers.alot.com. During 2014, we further expanded our portfolio by launching travel.alot.com, living.alot.com, and re-launching the alot.com home site. We generate revenue on these sites from advertising.
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Key Relationships
We maintain long-standing relationships with Yahoo! and Google that provide access to hundreds of thousands of advertisements and generate the majority of our revenue from the display of these ads. When an advertisement within either our Partner Network or Owned and Operated Network is clicked, we effectively sell that click to these partners. We maintain multi-year service contracts with both companies. We renewed the Google agreement effective February 1, 2015 and expect the Yahoo! agreement to automatically renew in April 2015 according to its terms for an additional year. In
2014
, these two customers accounted for
97.3%
of our total revenue.
Because our primary customers have significant influence in the marketplace, they will from time to time implement policy changes that impact our ability to display ads within our networks. Such changes may cause significant volatility in our revenue and earnings. The loss of either of these customers would have a material adverse effect on our business.
In addition to our key customer relationships, in the Partner Network we maintain important distribution relationships with owners and publishers of websites and mobile applications. Through our relationship with Yahoo! we provide these partners with advertisements through which they monetize their websites and mobile applications. We continuously monitor our partner's traffic with a variety of proprietary and patent protected software tools that can determine the quality of the traffic that is viewing and clicking on served advertisements.
Strategy
We believe we have a competitive advantage due to owning three essential components of the end-to-end digital advertising ecosystem.
Content
: Virtually all the content we display on our sites is owned and developed by us. Our in-house team of writers and marketers develop material that attracts traffic to our internet properties.
Marketing
: The marketing of web properties is a sophisticated, data-driven, statistical endeavor that requires expert analysts and statisticians as well as experienced marketing professionals. We believe our team is among the best in the industry.
Technology
: We have state-of-the-art ad serving technology developed over the past ten years by our expert team of IT professionals. The technology assures instant ad serving of targeted ads which we believe yields high returns on investment, or ROIs, for publishers and more sales for advertisers. Owning these three assets gives us better control over our business and higher margins as we do not have the expense of outsourcing.
Our Partner Network strategy has been to expand our network of small and medium-sized partners in an effort to diversify our network and improve traffic quality. We plan to continue this strategy into 2015 with a principal focus around the mobile channel. We plan to achieve our objectives by offering innovative ad units that we develop on our Owned & Operated Network and make available to our partners. We believe our ad units provide competitive monetization.
During 2014, we continued to expand our Owned and Operated Network, launching new ALOT-branded websites and significantly expanding the quantity and quality of content. During 2014, we built a content team that generates our proprietary content that can be utilized and reused in a number of owned properties and applications. We plan to continue this strategy into 2015. These websites are all mobile ready and designed to deliver engaging content to our users.
Sales and Marketing
We drive general awareness of our brands through various marketing channels including our websites, social media, blogs, public relations, trade shows, conferences and similar means. Marketing for our products differs by segment.
The Partner Network employs sales professionals that build and maintain relationships with advertisers and partners. Owners and publishers of websites and mobile applications are recruited into our network, serving as a delivery vehicle for the advertisements within this segment.
The Owned and Operated Network uses various marketing and optimization techniques to drive traffic and build awareness for the sites, engaging with various direct and indirect advertisers whose offers are placed on the sites and within the apps.
Competition
We face significant competition in our industry. Competitors are increasing their suite of offerings across marketing channels as a means to better compete for total advertising dollars.
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A significant number of our competitors in both segments have greater name recognition and are better capitalized than we are. Our ability to remain competitive in our market segment depends upon our ability to be innovative and to efficiently provide unique solutions to our customers and vendors. There are no assurances we will be able to remain competitive in our markets in the future.
Partner Network
Success in the Partner Network is dependent on recruiting and retaining owners and publishers of websites and mobile applications that distribute our advertisements. Our proprietary software platform, ability to quickly implement and provide new services, and access to thousands of advertisements are significant advantages for us in building our partner base. Our competitors include companies with direct access to advertisers, such as Yahoo! and Google, Criteo SA, The Rubicon Project Inc. and a number of companies like ours with access to advertisements. Our partners face few barriers to switch advertising providers, so to compete effectively we must offer a better service than our competitors with a competitive rate of return for our partners.
Owned and Operated Network
Consumers have many choices in online content, and our success in the Owned and Operated Network is directly tied to our ability to provide easy access to valuable content and market it effectively. Our experience in search engine marketing and the creation of proprietary content helps us compete in this segment. We have many direct competitors, including Google, Yahoo!, WebMD LLC, Internet Brands, Inc. and others, all of which offer online media or entertainment through websites, mobile apps or software products.
Technology Platforms
Our proprietary applications are constructed from established, readily available technologies. Some of the basic components our products are built on come from leading software and hardware providers such as Oracle, Microsoft, Sun, Dell, EMC, and Cisco, while some components are constructed from leading Open Source software projects such as Apache Web Server, MySQL, Java, Perl, and Linux. By seeking to strike the proper balance between using commercially available software and Open Source software, our technology expenditures are directed toward maintaining our technology platforms while minimizing third-party technology supplier costs.
We strive to build high-performance, availability and reliability into our product offerings. We safeguard against the potential for service interruptions at our third-party technology vendors by engineering controls into our critical components. We deliver our hosted solutions from facilities, geographically disbursed throughout the United States. Our applications are monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by specialized monitoring systems that aggregate alarms to a human-staffed network operations center. If a problem occurs, appropriate engineers are notified and corrective action is taken.
Intellectual Property Rights
We currently rely on a combination of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect our intellectual property rights. Our success depends on the protection of the proprietary aspects of our technology as well as our ability to operate without infringing on the proprietary rights of others. We also enter into proprietary information and confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants and commercial partners and control access to, and distribution of, our software documentation and other proprietary information. We have registered a number of trademarks including ValidClick®, ValidClick AdExchange®, MyAP®, Second Bite®, Kowa!Bunga®, Inuvo®, Zubican™, LocalXML™, Yellowise™ and trade and service registrations related to our products or services, including U.S. Federal Registration for ALOT® in the United States.
As of the date of this report we own two patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
"System and Method for Enabling Information Associations" which was issued on April 1, 2008, and the expiration date of which as determined based on patent term adjustment as calculated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") is September 11, 2021. "Method for Preventing Real Time Click Fraud Detection, Prevention and Reporting for Online Advertising" which was issued on November 27, 2102, and the expiration date of which January 22, 2030, as determined based on patent term adjustment as calculated by the USPTO.
We currently have two assigned U.S. patents for click fraud detection. We do not know if our current patent applications or approvals will be challenged or invalidated.
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Although patents are only one component of the protection of intellectual property rights, if our patent applications are challenged, it may result in increased competition and the development of products substantially similar to our own. In addition, it is difficult to monitor unauthorized use of technology, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States, and our competitors may independently develop technology similar to our own. We will continue to assess appropriate occasions for seeking patent and other intellectual property protections for those aspects of our technology that we believe constitute innovations providing significant competitive advantages.
In addition to www.inuvo.com, we own multiple domain names that we may or may not operate in the future. However, as with phone numbers, we do not have and cannot acquire any property rights in an Internet address. The regulation of domain names in the United States and in other countries is also subject to change. Regulatory bodies could establish additional top-level domains, appoint additional domain name registrars or modify the requirements for holding domain names. As a result, we might not be able to maintain our domain names or obtain comparable domain names, which could harm our business.
Employees
As of
January 31, 2015
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34
full-time employees, none of which are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
Seasonality
Our future results of operations may be subject to fluctuation as a result of seasonality. Historically, in the later part of the fourth quarter and the earlier part of the first quarter we experience lower Revenue Per Click (“RPC”) due to a decline in demand for inventory on website and app space and the recalibrating of advertiser’s marketing budgets after the holiday selling season. If we are not able to appropriately adjust to seasonal or other factors, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial results.
History
We were incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada in October 1987 in the oil and gas industry. This endeavor was not profitable, and from 1993 to 1997 we had essentially no operations. In 1997 we reorganized and through 2006 we acquired a number of companies involved in advertising and internet marketing. In 2009, we reassessed the array of businesses that had been acquired in the preceding years and sold or retired eleven businesses.
In May 2011, we exited the inbound telemarketing operations driven by our lead generation website www.babytobee.com. As a result, we terminated our outsourcing relationship with a telemarketing company we had hired to handle inbound calls and significantly scaled back this business.
In March 2012, we acquired Vertro, Inc. ("Vertro"), which owns and operates the ALOT product portfolio. This acquisition included the ALOT brand and the Appbar product, as well as a long-standing relationship with Google.
More Information
Our web site address is www.inuvo.com. We file with, or furnish to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, as well as various other information. This information can be found on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. In addition, we make available free of charge through the Investor Relations page of our web site our annual reports, quarterly reports, and current reports, and all amendments to any of those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after providing such reports to the SEC.
An investment in our common stock involves a significant degree of risk. You should not invest in our common stock unless you can afford to lose your entire investment. You should consider carefully the following risk factors and other information in this report before deciding to invest in our common stock. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develops into actual events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected and you could lose your entire investment in our company.
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We rely on two customers for a significant portion of our revenues.
We are reliant upon Yahoo! and Google for most of our revenue. During
2014
they accounted for
53.5%
and
43.8%
of our revenues, respectively, and during 2013 they accounted for
64.8%
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28.9%
, respectively. The amount of revenue we receive from these customers is dependent on a number of factors outside of our control, including the amount they charge for advertisements, the depth of advertisements available from them, and their ability to display relevant ads in response to our end-user queries.
We would likely experience a significant decline in revenue and our business operations could be significantly harmed if these customers do not approve our new websites and applications, or if we violate their guidelines or they change their guidelines. In addition, if any of these preceding circumstances were to occur, we may not be able to find a suitable alternate paid search results provider or otherwise replace the lost revenues. The loss of either of these customers or a material change in the revenue or gross profit they generate would have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition in future periods.
Failure to comply with the covenants and restrictions in our credit facility could result in the acceleration of a substantial portion of our debt, which we may not be able to repay or refinance on favorable terms.
We have a credit facility with Bridge Bank, N.A. ("Bridge Bank") under which we had approximately
$3.6 million
in debt outstanding as of
December 31, 2014
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maintain our corporate existence in good standing;
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grant the lender a security interest in our assets;
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provide financial information to the lender; and
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refrain from any transfer of any of our business or property, subject to customary exceptions.
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We have historically had difficulties meeting the financial covenants set forth in our credit agreement. Our lender has given us waivers in the past and reset our financial covenants several times. In the event of a breach of our covenants we cannot provide any assurance that our lender would provide a waiver or reset our covenants. A breach in our covenants could result in a default under the credit facility, and in such event Bridge Bank could elect to declare all borrowings outstanding to be due and payable. If this occurs and we are not able to repay, Bridge Bank could require us to apply all of our available cash to repay the debt amounts and could then proceed against the underlying collateral. Should this occur, we cannot assure you that our assets would be sufficient to repay our debt in full, we would be able to borrow sufficient funds to refinance the debt, or that we would be able to obtain a waiver to cure any such default. In such an event, our ability to conduct our business as it is currently conducted would be in jeopardy.
Failure to comply with the covenants and restrictions in our grant agreement with the State of Arkansas could result in the repayment of a portion of the grant, which we may not be able to repay or finance on favorable terms.
We have an agreement with the State of Arkansas whereby we were granted
$1,750,000
for the relocation of the Company to Arkansas and for the purchase of equipment. The grant is contingent upon us having at least
50
full-time equivalent permanent positions within
four
years, maintaining at least
50
full-time equivalent permanent positions for the following six years and paying those positions an average total compensation of $90,000 per year. If we fail to meet the requirements of the grant after the initial four year period, we may be required to repay a portion of the grant, up to but not to exceed the full amount of the grant. Should this occur, we cannot assure you that our assets would be sufficient to repay our grant in full, we would be able to borrow sufficient funds to refinance the grant, or that we would be able to obtain a waiver to cure any such default. In such an event, our ability to conduct our business as it is currently conducted would be in jeopardy. As of
December 31, 2014
we had
35
employees located in Arkansas.
We are dependent upon relationships with and the success of our distribution partners.
Our distribution partners are very important to the success of the Partner Network segment. We must recruit and maintain partners who are able to drive traffic successfully to their websites and mobile applications, resulting in clicks on advertisements we have delivered. These partners may experience difficulty in attracting and maintaining users for a number of reasons, including competition, rapidly changing markets and technology, industry consolidation and changing consumer preferences. Further, we may not be able to further develop and maintain relationships with distribution partners. They may be able to make their own deals directly with advertisers, may view us as competitors or may find our competitors offerings more desirable. Any of these potential events could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial position and results of operations.
We frequently introduce new products and services requiring significant investment, and such initiatives may not meet expectations in terms of viability, success or profitability.
Initiatives such as our current initiative to launch new ALOT-branded owned and operated websites require significant financial investment. These investments include key personnel,
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technology infrastructure, marketing costs and others. We cannot assure you these initiatives will generate significant revenue or be profitable. If our initiatives do not meet our expectations, it could have a material adverse affect on our financial position and results of operations.
The success of our Owned and Operated Network business is dependent on our ability to acquire traffic in a profitable manner.
The Owned and Operated Network operates our ALOT-branded websites. This segment is dependent on our ability to attract traffic to our sites in a profitable manner. We use a predictive model to calculate the rate of return for marketing campaigns, which includes estimates and assumptions. If these estimates and assumptions are not accurate, we may not be able to effectively manage our marketing decisions and could acquire traffic in an unprofitable manner. In addition, we may not be able to maintain and grow our traffic for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, acceptance of our websites by consumers, the availability of advertising to promote our websites, competition, and sufficiency of capital to purchase advertising. If we are unable to maintain and grow traffic to our sites in a profitable manner, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
A significant portion of the traffic to our websites is acquired from other search engines, and the loss of the ability to acquire traffic could have a material adverse effect on our financial results.
We advertise on search engine websites to drive traffic to our owned and operated websites. Our keyword advertising is done primarily with Google, but also with Yahoo! and Bing. If we are unable to advertise on these websites, or the cost to advertise on these websites increases, our financial results will suffer.
We deliver advertisements to users from third-party ad networks which exposes our users to content and functionality over which we do not have ultimate control.
We display pay-per-click, banner, cost per acquisition, and other forms of advertisements to users that come from third-party ad networks. We do not control the content and functionality of such third-party advertisements and, while we provide guidelines as to what types of advertisements are acceptable, there can be no assurance that such advertisements will not contain content or functionality that is harmful to users. Our inability to monitor and control what types of advertisements get displayed to users could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to significant competition in our industry.
We compete with a variety of companies on a global scale and few barriers to entry exist in our market. In addition, many of our competitors are larger than us, have better name recognition and are better capitalized. As a result, we may not be able to keep pace with our competitors' marketing campaigns, pricing policies, technological advances. If we are unable to effectively adapt to competitive factors and compete effectively in the marketplace, it would have a material adverse affect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and the price of our common.
Our business must keep pace with rapid technological change to remain competitive.
Our business operates in a market characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards, frequent new product and service announcements, enhancements, and changing customer demands. We must adapt to rapidly changing technologies and industry standards and continually improve the speed, performance, features, ease of use and reliability of our services. This includes making our products and services compatible and maintaining compatibility with multiple operating systems, desktop and mobile devices, and evolving network infrastructure. If we fail to do this, our results of operations and financial position could be adversely affected.
Our quarterly operating results can be difficult to predict and can fluctuate substantially, which could result in volatility in the price of our common stock.
Our quarterly revenues and other operating results have varied in the past and are likely to continue to vary significantly from quarter to quarter. Our agreements with distribution partners and key customers do not require minimum levels of usage or payments, and our revenues therefore fluctuate based on the actual usage of our service each quarter by existing and new distribution partners. Quarterly fluctuations in our operating results also might be due to numerous other factors, including:
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our ability to attract new distribution partners, including the length of our sales cycles, or to sell increased usage of our service to existing distribution partners;
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•
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technical difficulties or interruptions in our services;
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•
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changes in privacy protection and other governmental regulations applicable to the our industry;
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•
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changes in our pricing policies or the pricing policies of our competitors;
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•
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the financial condition and business success of our distribution partners;
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•
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purchasing and budgeting cycles of our distribution partners;
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•
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acquisitions of businesses and products by us or our competitors;
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•
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competition, including entry into the market by new competitors or new offerings by existing competitors;
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•
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discounts offered to advertisers by upstream advertising networks;
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•
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our history of litigation;
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our ability to hire, train and retain sufficient sales, client management and other personnel;
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•
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timing of development, introduction and market acceptance of new services or service enhancements by us or our competitors;
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•
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concentration of marketing expenses for activities such as trade shows and advertising campaigns;
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•
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expenses related to any new or expanded data centers; and
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•
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general economic and financial market conditions.
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Our services may be interrupted if we experience problems with our network infrastructure
. The performance of our network infrastructure is critical to our business and reputation. Because our services are delivered solely through the internet, our network infrastructure could be disrupted by a number of factors, including, but not limited to:
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•
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unexpected increases in usage of our services;
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•
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computer viruses and other security issues;
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•
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interruption or other loss of connectivity provided by third-party internet service providers;
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•
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natural disasters or other catastrophic events; and
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server failures or other hardware problems.
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While we have data centers in multiple, geographically dispersed locations and active back-up and disaster recovery plans, we cannot assure you that serious interruptions will not occur in the future. If our services were to be interrupted, it could cause loss of users, customers and business partners, which could have a material adverse affect on our results of operations and financial position.
If we are unable to raise additional capital as needed, our ability to grow our company and satisfy our obligations as they become due would be in jeopardy.
We may need to raise significant additional capital to grow our company, fund our operating expenses and satisfy our obligations as they become due, including our revolving credit facility and term loan with Bridge Bank. Our revolving credit line has a balance of
$1,793,275
as of
December 31, 2014
and matures on September 29, 2016. Our term loan has a balance of
$1,833,334
as of
December 31, 2014
and matures on September 10, 2017. We do not have any commitments to provide additional capital upon maturity of the revolving credit line and we cannot assure you that funds will be available with acceptable terms, if at all. If we do not raise funds as needed, our ability to provide for current working capital needs and satisfy our obligations would be in jeopardy.
We depend on key personnel, the loss of whom could harm our business.
Our success depends in part on the retention of personnel critical to our business operations. Loss of key personnel may result in disruption of operations, loss of key business relationships or expertise, additional recruiting and training costs, and diminished anticipated benefits of acquisitions. Our future success is substantially dependent on the continued service of our key senior management. We have experienced difficulty from time to time in attracting or retaining the personnel necessary to support the growth of our business, and we may experience similar difficulties in the future.
Regulatory and legal uncertainties could harm our business.
While there are currently relatively few laws or regulations directly applicable to internet-based commerce or commercial search activity, there is increasing awareness of such activity and interest from state and federal lawmakers in regulating these services. New regulation of activities in which we are involved or the extension of existing laws and regulations to internet-based services could have a material adverse affect on our business, results of operations and financial position.
We may face third party intellectual property infringement claims that could be costly to defend and result in the loss of significant rights.
From time to time third parties have asserted infringement claims against us including copyright, trademark and patent infringement, among other things. While we believe that we have defenses to these types of claims under appropriate trademark laws, we may not prevail in our defenses to any intellectual property infringement claims. In addition, we may not be adequately insured for any judgments awarded in connection with any litigation. Any such claims and resulting litigation could subject us to significant liability for damages or result in the invalidation of our proprietary rights, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Even if we were to prevail, these claims could be time-consuming, expensive to defend, and could result in the diversion of management's time and attention.
We are subject to risks from publishers who could fabricate clicks either manually or technologically.
Our business involves the establishment of relationships with website owners and publishers. In exchange for their consumer traffic, we provide an advertising placement service and share a portion of the revenue we collect with that website publisher. Although we have click fraud detection software in place, we cannot guarantee that we will identify all fraudulent clicks or be able to recover funds distributed for fabricated clicks. This risk could materially impact our ability to borrow, our cash flow and the stability of our
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business.
We have a history of losses and there are no assurances that we can consistently generate net income.
Although we generated net income in
2014
and
2013
, we have a history of net losses that have resulted in an accumulated deficit of
$119,088,552
as of
December 31, 2014
. We cannot provide assurance that we can consistently generate a net income.
Significant dilution will occur if outstanding warrants and options are exercised or restricted stock unit grants vest.
As of
December 31, 2014
, we had warrants and stock options outstanding to purchase a total of
1,143,101
shares with exercise prices ranging from
$0.56
to
$74.84
per share, with a weighted average exercise price of
$8.04
. We also had
1,177,298
restricted stock units outstanding. If outstanding warrants and stock options are exercised or restricted stock units vest, dilution will occur to our stockholders, which may be significant. See Note 2 to the financial statements for more details.
Our business is seasonal and our financial results may vary significantly from period to period.
Our future results of operations may vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year because of numerous factors, including seasonality. Historically, in the later part of the fourth quarter and the earlier part of the first quarter we experience lower Revenue Per Click (“RPC”) due to a decline in demand for inventory on website and app space and the recalibrating of advertiser’s marketing budgets after the holiday selling season. If we are not able to appropriately adjust to seasonal or other factors, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial results.
Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.
We are parties to leases of office space in Conway, AR and New York City. The Conway lease includes 5,834 square feet of office space and serves as our corporate headquarters. This lease has been prepaid through February 2015. A director and shareholder of Inuvo is the majority owner of First Orion Corp., the lessor of this space. During 2013, we relocated from our office space in New York City and subleased it for the remaining life of the lease, through January 2016.
In addition to our office space, we maintain data center operations in third-party collocation facilities in Little Rock, AR and San Jose, CA.
From time to time we may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In addition, we are currently involved in the following litigation which is not incidental to its business:
Corporate Square, LLC v. Think Partnership, Inc., Scott Mitchell, and Kristine Mitchell; Case No. 08-019230-CI-11, in the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida.
This complaint, filed on December 17, 2008, involves a claim by a former commercial landlord for alleged improper removal of an electric generator and for unpaid electricity expenses, amounting to approximately $60,000. In January 2015, the litigation was dismissed by the court for lack of prosecution by the plaintiff.
Oltean, et al. v. Think Partnership, Inc.; Edmonton, Alberta CA.
On March 6, 2008, Kelly Oltean, Mike Baldock and Terry Schultz, former employees, filed a breach of employment claim against Inuvo in The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of Edmonton, Canada, claiming damages for wrongful dismissal in the amount of $200,000 for each of Kelly Oltean and Terry Schultz and $187,500 for Mike Baldock. On March 6, 2008, the same three plaintiffs filed a similar statement of claim against Vintacom Acquisition Company, ULC, a subsidiary of Inuvo, again for wrongful dismissal and claiming the same damages. In October 2009, the two actions were consolidated. The case is in the discovery stage and Inuvo is vigorously defending the matter.
Admanage Litigation.
In May 2014, Inuvo and its wholly owned subsidiary ValidClick, Inc. filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Faulkner County Arkansas against certain former distribution partners of our Publisher Network, i.e., Admanage S.A., ClickFind Media Corp., Neo Clicks, Inc. and Neoclicks Internet Services Corp., demanding return of an aggregate of approximately $134,000 paid to such distribution partners during time periods when Inuvo and ValidClick allege that the activities of the distribution partners violated the ValidClick terms of service. In July 2014, Admanage S.A., Neoclicks Internet Services and ClickFind Media Corp. filed a suit against Inuvo and ValidClick in United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Western Division, alleging, among other things breach of contract for non payment of approximately $696,000
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allegedly earned by the distribution partners. Admanage S.A., Neoclicks Internet Services and ClickFind Media Corp. subsequently removed the Faulkner County Circuit Court lawsuit to United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Western Division, and the two cases have now been consolidated into the removed case. Inuvo is vigorously defending the matter.
Not applicable.
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Our common stock is listed on the NYSE MKT under the symbol "INUV." The following table sets forth the reported high and low last sale prices for our common stock for the following periods.
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Low
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Year Ended December 31, 2014:
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First Quarter
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$
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1.63
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$
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0.75
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Second Quarter
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$
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1.03
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$
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0.63
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Third Quarter
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$
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1.76
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$
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0.81
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Fourth Quarter
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$
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1.60
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$
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1.12
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Year Ended December 31, 2013
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First Quarter
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$
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1.11
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$
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0.65
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Second Quarter
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$
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1.08
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$
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0.57
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Third Quarter
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$
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1.33
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$
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0.70
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|
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Fourth Quarter
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$
|
1.94
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$
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1.15
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As of
January 30, 2015
, the last reported sale price of the common stock on NYSE MKT was
$1.28
and there were approximately
426
stockholders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
We have not declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock since our inception. Under Nevada law, we are prohibited from paying dividends if the distribution would result in our company not being able to pay its debts as they become due in the normal course of business if our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to pay the dividends, or if we were to be dissolved at the time of distribution to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of stockholders whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the distribution. Our board of directors has complete discretion on whether to pay dividends, subject to the approval of our stockholders. Even if our board of directors decides to pay dividends, the form, the frequency, and the amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board of directors may deem relevant. While our board of directors will make any future decisions regarding dividends, as circumstances surrounding us change, it currently does not anticipate that we will pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.
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Company Overview
Inuvo and subsidiaries is an Internet marketing and technology company that delivers purchase-ready customers to advertisers through a broad network of websites and applications reaching both desktop and mobile devices.
We deliver content and targeted advertisements over the internet and generate revenue when an end user clicks on the advertisements we delivered. We manage our business as
two
segments, the Partner Network and the Owned and Operated Network. In the third quarter of 2013, we reorganized our segments and retrospectively applied the current presentation to prior periods.
The Partner Network delivers advertisements to our partners' websites and applications on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. We generate revenue in this segment when an advertisement is clicked, and we share a portion of that revenue with our partners. Our proprietary technology platform allows for targeted distribution of advertisements at a scale that measures in the hundreds of millions of advertisements delivered monthly.
The Owned and Operated Network designs, builds and markets consumer websites and applications. This segment consists of our mobile-ready ALOT websites and is focused on providing engaging content to our users. The majority of revenue generated by this segment is derived from clicks on advertisements delivered through web searches and advertisements displayed on the websites.
We have taken several significant steps to position our business for long-term success including investments in ad serving technology, the development of adaptive, programmatic and native advertising units, the creation of proprietary content, the expansion of publishers within the Partner Network and the optimization of overhead and operational costs all of which we expect will improve revenue and profitability.
In 2013 and 2014, we expanded our ALOT-branded websites and applications with the launch of ALOT Local, Alot Health, ALOT Finance, ALOT Careers, ALOT Travel and ALOT Living. These sites are content rich, searchable, mobile-ready web properties. We plan to continue the expansion of our website and mobile application business.
2014 Overview
2014 was our second consecutive profitable year. Over the last eighteen months, we have positioned ourselves to grow revenue and profitability. Among the steps we have taken are:
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completing the transition out of the low margin ALOT Appbar product which contributed as much as $23 million of revenue in 2012 and $10.5 million in 2013;
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launching seven mobile-ready websites with rich, proprietary content that more than replaced the Appbar revenue at better margins and at a lower investment level;
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•
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increasing our mobile business from 13% of our total revenue at the fourth quarter 2013 to 49% by the last quarter of 2014;
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•
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relocating our corporate headquarters to Conway, Arkansas, lowering our overhead costs;
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building a team of writers to create a proprietary content database to fuel the Owned and Operated sites; and
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developing innovative, programmatic and native ad units.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. The more critical accounting estimates include estimates related to revenue recognition and accounts receivable allowances. We also have other key accounting policies, which involve the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that are significant to understanding our results, which are described in Note 2 to our audited financial statements for
2014
and
2013
appearing elsewhere in this report.
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Results of Operations
Net Revenue
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For the Years Ended December 31,
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2014
|
2013
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Change
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% Change
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Partner Network
|
$
|
25,686,241
|
|
$
|
35,859,352
|
|
$
|
(10,173,111
|
)
|
(28.4
|
%)
|
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Owned and Operated Network
|
23,913,245
|
|
19,130,988
|
|
4,782,257
|
|
25.0
|
%
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||||||
|
Total net revenue
|
$
|
49,599,486
|
|
$
|
54,990,340
|
|
$
|
(5,390,854
|
)
|
(9.8
|
%)
|
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Net revenue declined 10% in the year ended
December 31, 2014
to $49.6 million compared to $55 million in the year ended
December 31, 2013
. While the Owned and Operated Network increased 25% to $23.9 million, the Partner Network decreased 28% to $25.7 million.
The Partner Network, which represents
52%
of our total net revenue, delivers advertisements to our partners' websites and applications. Revenue in this segment is both a function of the total number of transactions processed through the ValidClick platform and the revenue we receive per transaction. Beginning in the second half of 2013, we decided to focus on the recruitment and retention of partners with the highest quality traffic, making a strategic decision to focus less on the volume of transactions and more on the revenue per transaction, which has a tendency to increase with quality. This strategy has the added benefit of reducing the company's exposure to click fraud. As a result, we have experienced revenue declines in this segment in part because we terminated publishers who did not meet their contractual obligations and our quality standards.We expect increased revenue in this segment to be driven by advertisements delivered to desktop and mobile devices as well as the deployment of new advertising solutions throughout our publisher network. Though the revenue from this segment declined 28% for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2014
compared to the same period ended
December 31, 2013
, the revenue in the Partner Network grew sequentially each quarter of 2014 ending with the fourth quarter 38% higher than the revenue in the first quarter of 2014. In addition, in 2014 we decided to accrue a reserve against revenue in the Partner Network to account for regular adjustments from advertisers. The balance of the reserve at
December 31, 2014
was
$567,517
.
The Owned and Operated Network represents
48%
of our total net revenue, generates revenue through our consumer-facing ALOT branded websites and applications. In early 2013, we decided, as a result of changes in the marketplace, to transition away from the Appbar product which we acquired in the Vertro acquisition in 2012 and apply the assets purchased in that acquisition towards growing an Owned and Operated website and mobile applications business. By the fourth quarter, the Appbar product revenue had declined to less than $2,500 per day and we expect it will expire entirely by early 2015. We have now launched a number of web properties; including ALOT Health, ALOT Finance, ALOT Careers, ALOT Local, ALOT Travel and ALOT Living. These websites are content-rich and optimized for mobile and desktop devices, and are designed to capitalize on a growing consumer demand for content, delivered both on the desktop and on mobile devices. The revenue from our websites has grown 294% from $2.0 million in the third quarter of last year to $7.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2014; and 154% from $8.6 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 to $21.8 million in the twelve months ended December 31,2014. We intend to continue to expand our Owned and Operated Network by enhancing our current websites and mobile applications, launching additional mobile applications under the ALOT brand and expanding the content of the ALOT sites.
Cost of Revenue
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|
For the Year Ended December 31,
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|
|
2014
|
2013
|
Change
|
% Change
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||||||||||
|
Partner Network
|
$
|
20,231,340
|
|
$
|
27,816,675
|
|
$
|
(7,585,335
|
)
|
(27.3
|
%)
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|
Owned and Operated Network
|
193,221
|
|
968,212
|
|
(774,991
|
)
|
(80.0
|
%)
|
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|
Cost of revenue
|
$
|
20,424,561
|
|
$
|
28,784,887
|
|
$
|
(8,360,326
|
)
|
(29.0
|
%)
|
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Cost of revenue in the Partner Network is generated by payments to website and application publishers who host our
advertisements. The decrease in cost of revenue is directly associated with lower revenue in this segment as well as to the
change we made to focus on recruiting partners with higher quality traffic and our efforts to enforce publisher contract terms
and conditions associate with our Network operating policies.
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The decrease in cost of revenue in the Owned and Operated Network was driven primarily by the transition away from the
ALOT Appbar product. Other cost of revenue in this segment consists of charges for web searches and content acquisition.
Operating Expenses
|
|
For the Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
Change
|
% Change
|
||||||||||
|
Marketing costs
|
$
|
17,450,199
|
|
$
|
14,389,493
|
|
$
|
3,060,706
|
|
21.3
|
%
|
|||
|
Compensation
|
4,830,505
|
|
6,022,526
|
|
(1,192,021
|
)
|
(19.8
|
%)
|
||||||
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
4,397,212
|
|
5,776,529
|
|
(1,379,317
|
)
|
(23.9
|
%)
|
||||||
|
Operating expenses
|
$
|
26,677,916
|
|
$
|
26,188,548
|
|
$
|
489,368
|
|
1.9
|
%
|
|||
Operating expenses increased in the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the same period of the prior year as a result of higher marketing costs to launch and promote the new ALOT web properties, partially offset by lower compensation and selling, general and administrative expense.
Marketing costs include those expenses required to attract traffic to our owned and operated websites. Marketing costs increased in the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 as a result of the growth within the owned and operated website and application business. We expect marketing costs to continue to increase as we expand the ALOT branded websites and mobile applications.
Compensation expense declined in the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 as compared to the same period of 2013, respectively, due to operational efficiencies and reduced payroll related to the relocation to Arkansas. Compensation expense included severance charges of $82,000 and $258,000 in 2014 and 2013, respectively, related to the relocation to Arkansas. Our total employment, both full-time and part-time was 53 at December 31, 2014. We expect compensation expense to increase in 2015 as we expand our ad unit offerings, our publisher network and content database.
The decrease in selling, general and administrative costs is primarily due to cost savings related to the relocation to Arkansas and other operating efficiencies. The primary reasons for the lower cost in the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 compared to the same period last year are approximately $977,000 lower amortization and depreciation expense; $590,000 lower facilities cost; and $126,000 lower travel and entertainment costs; partially offset by $387,000 higher corporate expenses. We expect selling, general and administrative costs to remain relatively flat throughout 2015.
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net was
$351,225
and
$356,956
for the years ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
, respectively. These charges primarily include interest on the credit facility with Bridge Bank, which declined as a result of lower balances during
2014
.
Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations includes activity related to the remaining assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the European Union. For the twelve months ended
December 31, 2014
, we recognized a net loss from discontinued operations of
$40,670
, due primarily to an audit adjustment to accrue a liability in the event that the UK Inland Revenue does not accept our method of transfer pricing within the affiliated companies partially offset by an adjustment of certain accrued liabilities originating in 2009 and earlier. For the twelve months ended
December 31, 2013
, we recognized income of
$503,622
, generated primarily by an adjustment of certain accrued liabilities originating in 2009 and earlier and by a favorable resolution of a German tax audit.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On September 29, 2014, we renewed our Business Financing Agreement with Bridge Bank, N.A. ("Bridge Bank") (see Note 6, "Notes Payable"). The renewal provided continued access to the revolving line of credit up to
$10 million
through September 2016 and a new term loan of
$2 million
through September 2017. As of
December 31, 2014
, the revolving line of credit had approximately
$3.1 million
in availability.
During the first quarter of 2014, we filed an S-3 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to replace the existing, expiring S-3 "shelf" registration statement. Though we do not expect to need additional funds in the
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next
twelve
months, we may still elect to sell stock to the public or to selected investors, or borrow under the current or any replacement line of credit or other debt instruments. We believe the revolving line of credit, cash generated by operations, and anticipated financing will provide sufficient cash for operations over the next
twelve
months.
Cash Flows - Operating
Net cash provided by operating activities was
$3,943,793
during
2014
. We produced net income of
$2,105,114
, which included the non-cash expenses of depreciation and amortization of
$1,749,538
and stock-based compensation of
$991,948
. This provision of cash was partially offset by the change in operating assets and liabilities which was a use of cash of
$953,053
. Accounts receivable and accounts payable were both affected by the higher revenue and related payouts in December 2014 as compared to December 2013.
During
2013
, we generated cash from operating activities of
$1,809,623
and a net income of
$477,216
which included the non-cash expenses of depreciation and amortization of
$3,055,182
and stock-based compensation expenses of
$686,745
. This provision of cash was partially offset by the change in operating assets and liabilities which was a use of cash of
$1,535,921
Cash Flows - Investing
Net cash used in investing activities was
$839,867
and
$677,526
for
2014
and
2013
, respectively. Cash used in investing activities in both years has primarily consisted of capitalized internal development costs.
Cash Flows - Financing
During
2014
, we used
$2,526,554
, net in financing activities primarily to pay down the outstanding balance on the bank credit facility.
During
2013
, we used
$1,375,544
net in financing activities primarily to pay down the outstanding balance on the bank credit facility.
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of
December 31, 2014
, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. The term "off-balance sheet arrangement" generally means any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an entity unconsolidated with us is a party, under which we have any obligation arising under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest or a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to such entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support for such assets.
Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.
Our consolidated financial statements begin on page F-1 at the end of this annual report.
None.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, such as this report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods prescribed by SEC rules and regulations, and to reasonably assure that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls will prevent all errors and fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. In addition, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the control. The design of any systems of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of these inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of
December 31, 2014
, the end of the period covered by this report, our management concluded their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. As of the evaluation date, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that we maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods prescribed by SEC rules and regulations, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15(f). Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
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pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
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•
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provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
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provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
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Because of the inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2014
. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in
Internal Control-Integrated Framework
. Based upon this assessment, our management concluded that as of
December 31, 2014
our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management’s assessment of the overall effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) has historically been based on the framework set forth in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (“COSO”) of the Treadway Commission. In May 2013, COSO issued an updated framework (the “2013 COSO Framework”). We have integrated the changes prescribed by the 2013 COSO Framework into our internal controls over financial reporting during fiscal year 2014.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with our evaluation that occurred during the year ended
December 31, 2014
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
None.
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The information required by this Item will be contained in our proxy statement for our 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed on or prior to April 30, 2015 (the “Proxy Statement”) and is incorporated herein by this reference or is included in Part I under “Executive Officers of the Company.”
The information required by this item will be contained in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by this reference.
The information required by this item will be contained in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by this reference.
The information required by this item will be contained in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by this reference.
The information required by this item will be contained in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by this reference.
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ITEM 15.
EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
.
1. Financial Statements
The consolidated financial statements and Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm are listed in the “Index to Financial Statements and Schedules” beginning on page F-1 and included on pages F-2 through F-24.
2. Financial Statement Schedules
All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are either not required under the related instructions, are not applicable (and therefore have been omitted), or the required disclosures are contained in the consolidated financial statements herein.
3. Exhibits (including those incorporated by reference).
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Exhibit No.
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Description of Exhibit
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2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 5, 2009 between Inuvo, Inc. and Kowabunga! Inc. (Incorporated by reference and filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2009.)
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2.2
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Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 16, 2011 between Inuvo, Inc., Anhinga Merger Subsidiary, Inc. and Vertro, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as fled on October 17, 2011.)
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3(i).1
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Articles of Incorporation, as amended)Incorporated by reference and filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2004.)
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3(i).2
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Amended to Articles of Incorporation filed March 14, 2005 (Incorporated by reference and filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2006.)
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3(i).3
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Articles of Merger between Inuvo, Inc. and Kowabunga! Inc. (Incorporated by reference and filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2009.)
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3(i).4
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Certificate of Change Filed Pursuant to NRS 78.209 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on September 30, 2010.)
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3(i).5
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Certificate of Merger as filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on February 29, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 29, 2012.)
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3(i).6
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Articles of Amendment to Amended Articles of Incorporation as filed on February 29, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 29, 2012.)
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3(ii).1
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Amended and Restated By-Laws (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010.)
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3(ii).2
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Bylaw amendment adopted February 29, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 6, 2012.)
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4.1
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Form of warrant to purchase shares of Registrant for 2009 consultants (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 29, 2012.)
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4.2
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Form of warrant to purchase shares of Registrant for 2011 offering. (Incorporated by reference and filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2011.)
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4.3
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Form of warrant to purchase 40,000 shares of common stock issued to Alliance Advisors, LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 29, 2012.)
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4.4
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Form of warrant to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock issued to Alliance Advisors, LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 29, 2012.)
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4.5
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Form of warrant to purchase 51,724 shares pursuant to the Second Business Financing Modification Agreement with Bridge Bank, National Association, dated October 11, 2012. (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2012.)
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10.1
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2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on December 10, 2010.)
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10.2
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Lease Agreement, dated August 10, 2007, by and between Lightwave Drive, LLC and Think Partnership, Inc., as amended (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 29, 2012.)
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10.3
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Lease dated February 29, 2000 by and between Alot, Inc. (formerly Comet Systems, Inc.) and The Rector, Church-Wardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Church in New York, a religious corporation in the State of New York, including the previous amendment dated August 8, 2000. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 29, 2012.)
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10.4
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Lease Modification and Extension Agreement by and between Alot, Inc.(formerly known as MIVA Direct, Inc.) and The Rector, Church-Wardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Church in New York, dated February 23, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 29, 2012.)
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10.5
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Consent to Sublease with Trinity Church effective April 12, 2013 regarding the Company's New York office. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 9, 2013).
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10.6
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Third Business Financing Modification Agreement, dated March 29, 2013, effective May 1, 2013, with Bridge Bank, National Association. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 9, 2013).
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10.7
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Lease with First Orion Corp. effective March 1, 2013 regarding the Company's Conway, AR office. (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on May 9, 2013).
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10.8
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Amendment No. 8 to Yahoo! Publisher Network Contract effective as of September 1, 2013, executed and delivered October 10, 2013. (Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed on January 17, 2014).
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10.9
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2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A as filed on April 30, 2010.)
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10.1
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Amendment to Lease, dated as of July 25, 2012, between Capital Growth of Clearwater, LLC, and Inuvo, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2012.)
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10.11
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First Business Financing Modification Agreement with Bridge Bank, National Association, dated June 29, 2012. (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2012.)
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10.12
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Agreement dated June 15, 2011, executed October 20, 2011, between Inuvo, Inc. and Alliance Advisors, LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed on March 29, 2012.)
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10.13
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Employment Agreement dated March 1, 2012 between Inuvo, Inc. and Richard K. Howe (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 6, 2012.)
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10.14
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Second Business Financing Modification Agreement with Bridge Bank, National Association, dated October 11, 2012. (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2012.)
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10.15
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Employment Agreement dated March 1, 2012 between Inuvo, Inc. and Wallace D. Ruiz (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 6, 2012.)
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10.16
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Employment Agreement dated March 1, 2012 between Inuvo, Inc. and John B. Pisaris (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 6, 2012.)
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10.17
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Amendment dated February 29, 2012 to 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 6, 2012.)
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10.18
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Business Financing Agreement, dated March 1, 2012, with Bridge Bank, National Association (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 6, 2012.)
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10.19
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Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated March 1, 2012, between Inuvo, Inc. and Bridge Bank, National Association (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 6, 2012.)
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10.20
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Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated March 1, 2012, between subsidiaries and Bridge Bank, National Association (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed on March 6, 2012.)
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10.21
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Release Agreement dated December 19, 2012 by and between Peter A. Corrao and Inuvo, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2012.)
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10.22
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Quick Action Closing Fund Grant Agreement, dated January 25, 2013, with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2013).
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10.23
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Grant Reimbursement Agreement, dated January 25, 2013, with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2013).
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10.24
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Google Services Agreement, as of February 1, 2013, between Google Inc. and Vertro, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2013).
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10.25
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Lease Termination Agreement, dated January 29, 2013, between Inuvo, Inc. and Capital Growth of Clearwater, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2013).
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10.26
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Yahoo! Publisher Network Contract, dated April 4, 2009, as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 28, 2012).
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10.27
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Fourth Business Financing Modification Agreement, dated March 6th, 2014, with Bridge Bank, National Association. (Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013).
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10.28
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Business Financing Modification Agreement, dated September 29, 2014 with Bridge Bank N.A. (Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014)
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10.29
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Bridge Bank BFA Modification, dated October 9, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014)
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21.1
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2013).
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23.1
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Consent of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.*
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31.1
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Executive Officer *
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31.2
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Financial Officer *
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32.1
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Section 1350 certification of Chief Executive Officer *
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32.2
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Section 1350 certification of Chief Financial Officer *
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document *
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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1010.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
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101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
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101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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* filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Inuvo, Inc.
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February 9, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Wallace D. Ruiz
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Chief Financial Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Richard K. Howe
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, and principal executive officer
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February 9, 2015
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Richard K. Howe
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/s/ Wallace D. Ruiz
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Chief Financial Officer, principal financial and accounting officer
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February 9, 2015
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Wallace D. Ruiz
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/s/ William F. Conner
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Director
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February 9, 2015
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William F. Conner
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/s/ Joseph P. Durrett
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Director
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February 9, 2015
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Joseph P. Durrett
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/s/ Charles D. Morgan
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Director
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February 9, 2015
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Charles D. Morgan
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/s/ Charles L. Pope
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Director
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February 9, 2015
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Charles L. Pope
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/s/ Patrick Terrell
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Director
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February 9, 2015
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Patrick Terrell
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INUVO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013
INDEX TO AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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CONTENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Consolidated Financial Statements:
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Inuvo, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Inuvo, Inc. (the "Company") as of
December 31, 2014
and
2013
and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income , stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2014. The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on the test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Inuvo, Inc. as of
December 31, 2014
and
2013
and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended
December 31, 2014
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
Clearwater, Florida
February 9, 2015
F-2
Inuvo, Inc.
For the Years Ended December 31,
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2014
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2013
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Assets
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Current assets
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Cash
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$
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3,714,525
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$
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3,137,153
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $86,722 and $62,845, respectively
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5,106,300
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3,609,825
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Unbilled revenue
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23,541
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24,472
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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299,873
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510,968
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Total current assets
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9,144,239
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7,282,418
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Property and equipment, net
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959,475
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1,188,566
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Other assets
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Goodwill
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5,760,808
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5,760,808
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Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization
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9,530,322
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10,324,326
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Other assets
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211,833
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379,513
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Total other assets
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15,502,963
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16,464,647
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Total assets
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$
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25,606,677
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$
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24,935,631
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
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Current liabilities
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Accounts payable
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5,714,158
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6,235,533
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
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3,704,464
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2,386,226
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Term and credit notes payable - current portion
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959,942
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2,548,333
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Total current liabilities
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10,378,564
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11,170,092
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Long-term liabilities
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Deferred tax liability
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3,552,500
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3,788,903
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Term and credit notes payable - long term
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2,666,667
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3,595,300
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Other long-term liabilities
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735,211
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1,039,470
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|
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Total long-term liabilities
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6,954,378
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8,423,673
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Stockholders’ equity
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Preferred stock, $.001 par value:
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Authorized shares 500,000, none issued and outstanding
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—
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Common stock, $.001 par value:
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Authorized shares 40,000,000; issued shares 24,087,627 and 23,763,307 respectively; outstanding shares 23,711,100 and 23,386,780, respectively
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24,087
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23,763
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Additional paid-in capital
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128,734,759
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127,908,328
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Accumulated deficit
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(119,088,552
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)
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(121,193,666
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)
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Treasury stock, at cost - 376,527 shares
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(1,396,559
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)
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(1,396,559
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)
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Total stockholders' equity
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8,273,735
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5,341,866
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$
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25,606,677
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$
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24,935,631
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See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-3
Inuvo, Inc.
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For the Years Ended December 31,
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2014
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2013
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Net revenue
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$
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49,599,486
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$
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54,990,340
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Cost of revenue
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20,424,561
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28,784,887
|
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Gross profit
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29,174,925
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26,205,453
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Operating expenses
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|
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Marketing costs
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17,450,199
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14,389,493
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Compensation
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4,830,505
|
|
6,022,526
|
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Selling, general and administrative
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4,397,212
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5,776,529
|
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Total operating expenses
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26,677,916
|
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26,188,548
|
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Operating income
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2,497,009
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16,905
|
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|
Interest expense, net
|
(351,225
|
)
|
(356,956
|
)
|
|||
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes
|
2,145,784
|
|
(340,051
|
)
|
|||
|
Income tax benefit
|
—
|
|
313,645
|
|
|||
|
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
|
2,145,784
|
|
(26,406
|
)
|
|||
|
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
|
(40,670
|
)
|
503,622
|
|
|||
|
Net income
|
2,105,114
|
|
477,216
|
|
|||
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|||||||
|
Foreign currency revaluation
|
—
|
|
(418
|
)
|
|||
|
Total comprehensive income
|
$
|
2,105,114
|
|
$
|
476,798
|
|
|
|
Per common share data
|
|
|
|||||
|
Basic and diluted
|
|
|
|||||
|
Net income from continuing operations
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
Net income from discontinued operations
|
—
|
|
0.02
|
|
|||
|
Net income
|
$
|
0.09
|
|
$
|
0.02
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares
|
|||||||
|
Basic
|
23,527,872
|
|
23,281,439
|
|
|||
|
Diluted
|
24,145,823
|
|
23,281,439
|
|
|||
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-4
Inuvo, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
For the Years Ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
|
|
Common Stock
|
Additional Paid in Capital
|
Accumulated Deficit
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
|
Treasury Stock
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Shares
|
Stock
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balances as of December 31, 2012
|
23,209,659
|
|
$
|
23,586
|
|
$
|
127,249,789
|
|
$
|
(121,670,882
|
)
|
$
|
418
|
|
$
|
(1,396,559
|
)
|
$
|
4,206,352
|
|
||||||
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
477,216
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
477,216
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
686,745
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
686,745
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Refund of stock issuance costs
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
35,500
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
35,500
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Stock options exercised
|
3,750
|
|
4
|
|
2,096
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
2,100
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Stock issued for vested restricted stock awards
|
173,371
|
|
173
|
|
(173
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Foreign currency translation
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(418
|
)
|
—
|
|
(418
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
Taxes withheld on vested restricted stock
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(65,629
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(65,629
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
Balances as of December 31, 2013
|
23,386,780
|
|
$
|
23,763
|
|
$
|
127,908,328
|
|
$
|
(121,193,666
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(1,396,559
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,341,866
|
|
|||||
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
2,105,114
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
2,105,114
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
991,948
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
991,948
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Stock issued for vested restricted stock awards
|
324,320
|
|
324
|
|
(324
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Taxes withheld on vested restricted stock
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(165,193
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(165,193
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
Balances as of December 31, 2014
|
23,711,100
|
|
$
|
24,087
|
|
$
|
128,734,759
|
|
$
|
(119,088,552
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(1,396,559
|
)
|
$
|
8,273,735
|
|
||||||
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-5
Inuvo, Inc.
For the Years Ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||
|
Operating activities:
|
|||||||
|
Net income
|
$
|
2,105,114
|
|
$
|
477,216
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
1,749,538
|
|
3,055,182
|
|
|||
|
Deferred income taxes
|
—
|
|
(310,097
|
)
|
|||
|
Amortization of financing fees
|
28,863
|
|
33,333
|
|
|||
|
Adjustment of European liabilities related to discontinued operations
|
(2,494
|
)
|
(459,473
|
)
|
|||
|
Provision (Recovery) for doubtful accounts
|
23,877
|
|
(137,362
|
)
|
|||
|
Stock based compensation
|
991,948
|
|
686,745
|
|
|||
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||
|
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue
|
(1,519,421
|
)
|
1,961,574
|
|
|||
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
306,017
|
|
36,587
|
|
|||
|
Accounts payable
|
(518,881
|
)
|
(3,501,924
|
)
|
|||
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
944,425
|
|
(22,481
|
)
|
|||
|
Other
|
(165,193
|
)
|
(9,677
|
)
|
|||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
3,943,793
|
|
1,809,623
|
|
|||
|
Investing activities:
|
|||||||
|
Purchases of equipment and capitalized development costs
|
(839,867
|
)
|
(677,526
|
)
|
|||
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(839,867
|
)
|
(677,526
|
)
|
|||
|
Financing activities:
|
|||||||
|
Proceeds from term note
|
2,000,000
|
|
—
|
|
|||
|
Return of deposit to collateralize letter of credit
|
—
|
|
301,158
|
|
|||
|
Proceeds from revolving line of credit
|
2,550,000
|
|
7,225,000
|
|
|||
|
Prepaid financing fees
|
43,895
|
|
35,500
|
|
|||
|
Exercise of stock options
|
—
|
|
2,100
|
|
|||
|
Payments on revolving line of credit
|
(4,011,469
|
)
|
(7,570,255
|
)
|
|||
|
Payments on term note payable and capital leases
|
(3,108,980
|
)
|
(1,369,047
|
)
|
|||
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(2,526,554
|
)
|
(1,375,544
|
)
|
|||
|
Effect of exchange rate changes
|
—
|
|
(418
|
)
|
|||
|
Net change – cash
|
577,372
|
|
(243,865
|
)
|
|||
|
Cash, beginning of year
|
3,137,153
|
|
3,381,018
|
|
|||
|
Cash, end of year
|
$
|
3,714,525
|
|
$
|
3,137,153
|
|
|
|
Supplemental information:
|
|||||||
|
Interest paid
|
$
|
290,244
|
|
$
|
327,379
|
|
|
|
Income taxes refunded
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(3,548
|
)
|
|
|
Non-cash investing activities:
|
|||||||
|
Purchase of property and equipment under capital lease
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
47,482
|
|
|
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
F-6
Inuvo, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
Company Overview
Inuvo, Inc. and subsidiaries ("we", "us" or "our") is an Internet marketing and technology company that delivers purchase-ready customers to advertisers through a broad network of websites and applications reaching both desktop and mobile devices.
We deliver content and targeted advertisements over the internet and generate revenue when an end user clicks on the advertisements we delivered. We manage our business as
two
segments, the Partner Network and the Owned and Operated Network. In the third quarter of 2013, we reorganized our segments and retrospectively applied the current presentation to prior periods.
The Partner Network delivers advertisements to our partners' websites and applications on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. We generate revenue in this segment when an advertisement is clicked, and we share a portion of that revenue with our partners. Our proprietary technology platform allows for targeted distribution of advertisements at a scale that measures in the hundreds of millions of advertisements delivered monthly.
The Owned and Operated Network designs, builds and markets consumer websites and applications. This segment consists of our mobile-ready ALOT websites and is focused on providing engaging content to our users. The majority of revenue generated by this segment is derived from clicks on advertisements delivered through web searches and advertisements displayed on the websites.
We have taken several significant steps to position our business for long-term success including investments in ad serving technology, the development of adaptive, programmatic and native advertising units, the creation of proprietary content, the expansion of publishers within the partner network and the optimization of overhead and operational costs all of which we expect will improve revenue and profitability.
Relocation of corporate headquarters
During 2013, we relocated our offices from New York City and Clearwater, FL to Conway, AR and received a grant from the state of Arkansas to cover costs associated with that move. Inuvo remains in compliance with all provisions of the grant agreement. (See Note 2)
Liquidity
On September 29, 2014, we renewed our Business Financing Agreement with Bridge Bank, N.A. ("Bridge Bank") (see Note 6, "Notes Payable"). The renewal provided continued access to the revolving line of credit up to
$10 million
through September 2016 and a new term loan of
$2 million
through September 2017. As of
December 31, 2014
, the revolving line of credit had approximately
$3.1 million
in availability. During the first quarter of 2014, we filed an S-3 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to replace the existing, expiring S-3 "shelf" registration statement. Though we do not expect to need additional funds in the next
twelve
months, we may still elect to sell stock to the public or to selected investors, or borrow under the current or any replacement line of credit or other debt instruments. We believe the revolving line of credit, cash generated by operations, and anticipated financing will provide sufficient cash for operations over the next
twelve
months.
Basis of presentation
- The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Cash and cash equivalents
- Cash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
F-7
Revenue recognition
- We recognize revenue in accordance with
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
ASC 605-10
Revenue Recognition-General
. We recognize revenue when the following criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the fees are fixed and determinable, no significant obligations remain and collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured.
Most of our revenue is generated through clicks on advertisements presented on our properties or those of our partners. We recognize revenue from clicks in the period in which the click occurs. Payments to partners who display advertisements on our behalf are recognized as cost of revenue. Revenue from data sales and commissions is recognized in the period in which the transaction occurs and the other revenue recognition criteria are met.
Accounts receivable
- Accounts receivable consists of trade receivables from customers. We record accounts receivable at its net realizable value, recognizing an allowance for doubtful accounts based on our best estimate of probable credit losses on our existing accounts receivable. Balances are written off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the possibility of recovery is considered remote.
Marketing costs
- Marketing costs include the purchase of sponsored listings from search engines and is our primary method of attracting consumers to our owned and operated applications and websites. We expense these costs as incurred and present them as a separate line item in operating expenses on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Advertising costs from continuing operations included in selling general and administrative expenses for the years ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
were
$0
and
$25,000
, respectively.
Property and equipment
- Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized while maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets are expensed as incurred. Costs of assets sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from accounts and the net gain or loss is reflected as an operating expense in the statements of comprehensive income.
Property and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over
three years
for equipment,
five
to
seven years
for furniture and fixtures and
two
to
three years
for software. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the estimated useful life of the asset or the remaining term of the lease. Depreciation expense was
$955,534
and
$1,912,513
, respectively, for the years ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
.
Capitalized Software Costs
- We capitalize certain costs related to internally developed software and amortize these costs using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the software, generally
two years
. We do not sell internally developed software. Certain development costs not meeting the criteria for capitalization, in accordance with
ASC 350-40 Internal-Use Software
, are expensed as incurred.
Goodwill
- Goodwill is recorded as the difference, if any, between the aggregate consideration paid for an acquisition and the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired. In accordance with ASC 350, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“ASC 350”), we test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment) on an annual basis or more frequently if we believe indicators of impairment exist. The performance of the test involves a two-step process. The first step of the impairment test involves comparing the fair values of the applicable reporting units with their aggregate carrying value, including goodwill.
We generally determine the fair value of our reporting units using the income approach methodology of valuation that includes the undiscounted cash flow method as well as other generally accepted valuation methodologies. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, we perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test to determine the amount of impairment loss. The second step of the goodwill impairment test involves comparing the implied fair value of the affected reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying value of that goodwill (See Note 5).
During
2014
and
2013
, we elected to proceed directly to the two-step testing process. We determined there was
no
impairment of goodwill during
2014
and
2013
.
See Note 5, Intangible Assets and Goodwill, for more information.
Intangible Assets
- We allocate a portion of the purchase price of acquisitions to identifiable intangible assets and we amortize definite-lived assets over their estimated useful lives. We consider our indefinite-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
F-8
We amortize our identifiable intangible assets, which result from acquisitions accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Trade names are not amortized as they are believed to have an indefinite life. Trade names are reviewed annually for impairment under ASC 350.
As a result of our acquisition of Vertro, Inc. ("Vertro") in March 2012, we recognized an asset for the customer relationship with Google of
$8,820,000
and assigned it a useful life of
20 years
. A primary reason for acquiring Vertro was its relationship with Google. Up to the time of the acquisition, we principally had access to the Yahoo! inventory of advertisements. Among the many valuable assets acquired in the Vertro transaction was this Google relationship and the access it provided to an enormous inventory of advertisements. In addition, we acquired the ALOT brand, whose products are monetized through Google and has historically produced a better margin than monetization through Yahoo!. In determining the useful life of this asset, we considered the strategic importance of Vertro's strong relationship with Google. Vertro and its predecessor company had contracts and successful renewals with Google that date back to 2006. The most recent renewal was February 1, 2015. We expect the relationship with Google to continue through the 20 year amortization period and beyond.
At the time of the Vertro acquisition, we engaged a third party valuation service to determine the fair value of the acquired assets. At the close of the
2014
and
2013
fiscal years we again engaged a third party valuation service to reassess the fair value of the acquired assets.
From time to time, both search marketplaces, Google and Yahoo!, may implement policy or marketplace changes. In January 2013 Google requested changes to our agreement that impacted marketing programs for one of our ALOT products, the Appbar, the result of which was a decline in the number of product installs. Since acquiring the ALOT brand in the Vertro acquisition, we have materially expanded the brand into a number of additional owned and operated websites and applications. We expect products within the brand to ebb and flow as customer preferences change and Google adjusts its marketplace policies. At the close of 2013, we considered the Google change and decided to transition out of the Appbar product and replace it with web properties that we develop. At the close of 2014, we determined that the asset continued to be recoverable despite the impact to the Appbar product and our decision to transition away from it. We made this determination in part because during 2014 we completely replaced the revenue and margin from the Appbar product with other ALOT-branded and Google monetized products. Between websites and applications, we have launched more than
20
new ALOT-branded products in 2013 and 2014 and we expect to continue aggressively building out our Owned and Operated Network segment into the future.
We recorded
no
impairment of intangible assets during
2014
or
2013
.
See Note 5, Intangible Assets and Goodwill, for more information.
Income taxes
- We utilize the liability method of accounting for income taxes as set forth in ASC 740,
Income Taxes
(“ASC 740”). Under the liability method, deferred taxes are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we must project future levels of taxable income, which requires significant judgment. We examine evidence related to the history of taxable losses or income, the economic conditions in which we operate, organizational characteristics, our forecasts and projections, as well as factors affecting liquidity. We believe it is more likely than not that none of our deferred tax assets will be realized, and we have recorded a full valuation for the net deferred tax assets as of
December 31, 2014
and
2013
.
We have adopted certain provisions of ASC 740. This statement clarifies the criteria that an individual tax position must satisfy for some or all of the benefits of that position to be recognized in a company’s financial statements. ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold of more likely than not, and a measurement attribute for all tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return, in order to be recognized in the financial statements.
Impairment of long-lived assets
- In accordance with ASC 360,
Property, Plant and Equipment
, long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of the asset is measured by comparison of the carrying amount to future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value.
Stock-based compensation
- We value stock compensation based on the fair value recognition provisions ASC 718,
Compensation – Stock Compensation,
which establishes accounting for stock-based awards exchanged for employee services and requires companies to expense the estimated grant date fair value of stock awards over the requisite employee service period.
F-9
The fair value of restricted stock awards is based on the market price of our common stock on the date of the grant. To value stock option awards, we use the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. This model involves assumptions including the expected life of the option, stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield and exercise price. We recognize compensation expense in earnings over the requisite service period, applying a forfeiture rate to account for expected forfeitures of awards.
See Note 10, Stock-Based Compensation, for further details on our stock awards.
Government Grant
- During the first quarter of 2013, we received a grant from the state of Arkansas to relocate our corporate headquarters to Conway, AR. We recognize the grant funds into income as a reduction of the related expense in the period in which those expenses are recognized. We defer grant funds related to capitalized costs and classify them as current or long-term liabilities on the balance sheet according to the classification of the associated asset. Grant funds received are presented on the consolidated statements of cash flows as operating or investing cash flows depending on the classification of the underlying spend. The grant contains certain requirements that would require us to repay a portion or all of the grant if certain requirements are not met. As of March 31, 2015, we are obligated to maintain
38
permanent, full time employees positions in Arkansas. We have accrued
$120,000
, as of
December 31, 2014
included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying
2014
Balance Sheet, in the event we are unable to meet the required employment level.
Treasury Stock
- The cost method was used in recording the purchase of the treasury stock. Treasury stock changes as a result of common stock we acquire in the market.
Earnings (loss) per share
- During the periods presented, we had securities that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future.
For the year ended
December 31, 2014
, options to purchase
356,877
shares with a weighted average exercise price of
$6.06
per share and warrants to purchase
725,000
shares with a weighted average exercise price of
$2.15
per share were excluded from the diluted shares calculation for
2014
because their exercise price was higher than the average stock price for the period. In addition, restricted stock units totaling
409,029
shares with a weighted average grant date price of
$2.71
were also excluded because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
Because we reported a loss from continuing operations for 2013 all shares associated with outstanding stock options, warrants and unvested restricted stock are considered anti-dilutive, and basic and diluted net loss per share is the same. For the year ended
December 31, 2013
, options to purchase
458,573
shares with a weighted average exercise price of
$18.14
per share and warrants to purchase
816,724
shares with a weighted average exercise price of
$2.37
per share were excluded from the diluted shares calculation for
2013
because their exercise price was higher than the average stock price for the period. In addition, restricted stock units totaling
667,123
shares with a weighted average grant date price of
$1.31
were also excluded because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
Operating segments
- ASC 280,
Segment Reporting,
requires disclosures of certain information about operating segments, products and services, geographic areas in which we operate, and their major customers. We have evaluated the effect of this standard and have determined that we currently operate in
two
segments, the Partner Network and the Owned and Operated Network. See Note 16 for additional segment information.
Concentration of credit risk
- We are exposed to concentrations of risk primarily in cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable, which are generally not collateralized. Our policy is to place our cash and cash equivalents with high credit quality financial institutions in order to limit the amount of credit exposure. We do not require collateral from our customers, but our credit extension and collection policies include monitoring payments and aggressively pursuing delinquent accounts. We maintain allowances for potential credit losses. At times, deposits may exceed FDIC limits.
Customer concentrations
- At
December 31, 2014
, we had
two
individual customers with accounts receivable balances greater than
10 percent
of the gross accounts receivable from continuing operations. These customers combined owed approximately
94.8%
and
88.0%
of our gross accounts receivable balance as of
December 31, 2014
and
2013
, respectively. The same two customers accounted for
97.3%
and
93.7%
of our revenue for the years ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
, respectively.
Use of estimates
- The preparation of financial statements, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"), requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net revenues and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The estimates and assumptions used in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are based upon management’s regular evaluation of the relevant
F-10
facts and circumstances as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. We regularly evaluate estimates and assumptions related to allowances for returns and redemptions, allowances for doubtful accounts, goodwill and purchased intangible asset valuations, lives of intangible assets, deferred income tax asset valuation allowances, contingent liabilities, including the Arkansas grant contingency, and stock compensation. Actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions used in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements, and such differences could be material.
Litigation and settlement costs
- From time to time, we are involved in disputes, litigation and other legal actions. In accordance with ASC 450,
Contingencies
, we record a charge equal to at least the minimum estimated liability for a loss contingency when both of the following conditions are met: (i) information available prior to issuance of the consolidated financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset had been impaired or a liability had been incurred as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and (ii) the range of loss can be reasonably estimated. See Note 15 for additional information.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11
, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists,” for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. In July 2013, the FASB issued new accounting guidance on the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits. The new guidance requires an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except as follows: to the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use the deferred tax
asset for such purpose, then the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted. Accordingly, we adopted these presentation requirements during the first quarter of 2014. The adoption of this new guidance has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.
In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity
, which changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and requires additional disclosures about discontinued operations. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations that have, or will have, a major effect on the organization’s operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. Additionally, the guidance requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of discontinued operations. The amendments in ASU No. 2014-08 will be applied prospectively to annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. Accordingly, we adopted these presentation requirements during the fourth quarter of 2014.
In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
, which provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance. Under ASU 2014-09, a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The standard is effective for public entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not allowed. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In August 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15,
Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
, which will require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Reclassifications
- Certain reclassifications have been made to historical periods to conform to current classification. These reclassifications had no effect on total stockholders' equity or net income.
F-11
N
ote 3 – Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows during the years ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
:
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||
|
Balance at the beginning of the year
|
$
|
62,845
|
|
$
|
231,542
|
|
|
|
Provision for bad debts
|
34,000
|
|
—
|
|
|||
|
Charge-offs
|
(10,123
|
)
|
(31,335
|
)
|
|||
|
Recoveries
|
—
|
|
(137,362
|
)
|
|||
|
Balance at the end of the year
|
$
|
86,722
|
|
$
|
62,845
|
|
|
The net carrying value of property and equipment at
December 31, 2014
and
2013
was as follows:
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
$
|
67,341
|
|
$
|
67,341
|
|
|
|
Equipment
|
2,585,659
|
|
2,547,686
|
|
|||
|
Software
|
8,822,310
|
|
8,020,982
|
|
|||
|
Leasehold improvements
|
66,903
|
|
66,903
|
|
|||
|
Subtotal
|
$
|
11,542,213
|
|
$
|
10,702,912
|
|
|
|
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(10,582,738
|
)
|
(9,514,346
|
)
|
|||
|
Total
|
$
|
959,475
|
|
$
|
1,188,566
|
|
|
F-12
During
2014
and
2013
, we evaluated our intangible assets and goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. We elected to omit the qualitative assessment of impairment factors and proceed directly to impairment testing with the assistance of a third-party valuation firm. No indication of impairment was noted.
The following is a schedule of intangible assets and goodwill from continuing operations as of
December 31, 2014
:
|
|
Term
|
Carrying
Value
|
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment
|
Net Carrying Value
|
2014
Amortization
|
||||||||||||
|
Names database
|
9 months
|
$
|
17,417,397
|
|
$
|
(17,417,397
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
||||
|
Bundled downloads
|
4.5 months
|
2,447,075
|
|
(2,447,075
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||
|
Intangible assets classified as current
|
$
|
19,864,472
|
|
$
|
(19,864,472
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|||||
|
Customer list, Google
|
20 years
|
$
|
8,820,000
|
|
$
|
(1,249,500
|
)
|
$
|
7,570,500
|
|
$
|
441,000
|
|
||||
|
Customer list, all other
|
10 years
|
1,610,000
|
|
(456,178
|
)
|
1,153,822
|
|
161,004
|
|
||||||||
|
Exclusivity agreement
|
1 year
|
120,000
|
|
(120,000
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||
|
Trade names, ALOT (2)
|
5 years
|
960,000
|
|
(544,000
|
)
|
416,000
|
|
192,000
|
|
||||||||
|
Trade names, web properties (2)
|
-
|
390,000
|
|
—
|
|
390,000
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||
|
Intangible assets classified as long-term
|
$
|
11,900,000
|
|
$
|
(2,369,678
|
)
|
$
|
9,530,322
|
|
$
|
794,004
|
|
|||||
|
Goodwill, Partner Network
|
$
|
1,776,544
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,776,544
|
|
||||||||
|
Goodwill, Owned and Operated Network
|
3,984,264
|
|
—
|
|
3,984,264
|
|
|||||||||||
|
Goodwill, total
|
|
$
|
5,760,808
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
5,760,808
|
|
|||||||
The following is a schedule of intangible assets and goodwill from continuing operations as of
December 31, 2013
:
|
|
Term
|
Carrying
Value
|
Accumulated Amortization and Impairment
|
Net Carrying Value
|
2013
Amortization
|
||||||||||||
|
Names database (1)
|
9 months
|
$
|
17,417,397
|
|
$
|
(17,417,397
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
322,771
|
|
||||
|
Bundled downloads (1)
|
4.5 months
|
2,447,075
|
|
(2,447,075
|
)
|
—
|
|
5,894
|
|
||||||||
|
Intangible assets classified as current
|
19,864,472
|
|
(19,864,472
|
)
|
—
|
|
328,665
|
|
|||||||||
|
Customer list, Google
|
20 years
|
$
|
8,820,000
|
|
$
|
(808,500
|
)
|
$
|
8,011,500
|
|
$
|
441,000
|
|
||||
|
Customer list, all other
|
10 years
|
1,610,000
|
|
(295,174
|
)
|
1,314,826
|
|
161,004
|
|
||||||||
|
Exclusivity agreement
|
1 year
|
120,000
|
|
(120,000
|
)
|
—
|
|
20,000
|
|
||||||||
|
Trade names, ALOT (2)
|
5 years
|
960,000
|
|
(352,000
|
)
|
608,000
|
|
192,000
|
|
||||||||
|
Tradenames, web properties (2)
|
-
|
390,000
|
|
—
|
|
390,000
|
|
—
|
|
||||||||
|
Intangible assets classified as long-term
|
|
$
|
11,900,000
|
|
$
|
(1,575,674
|
)
|
$
|
10,324,326
|
|
$
|
814,004
|
|
||||
|
Goodwill, Partner Network
|
$
|
1,776,544
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,776,544
|
|
||||||||
|
Goodwill, Owned and Operated Network
|
3,984,264
|
|
—
|
|
3,984,264
|
|
|||||||||||
|
Goodwill, total
|
|
$
|
5,760,808
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
5,760,808
|
|
|||||||
___________
|
(1)
|
The amortization of the names database and bundled downloads assets are included in cost of revenue.
|
|
(2)
|
We have determined ALOT trade name should be amortized over
five
years and the trade names related to our web properties have an indefinite life and as such are not amortized.
|
F-13
Our amortization expense over the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
|
2015
|
$
|
794,004
|
|
|
2016
|
794,004
|
|
|
|
2017
|
634,004
|
|
|
|
2018
|
602,004
|
|
|
|
2019
|
602,004
|
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
$
|
5,714,302
|
|
|
Total
|
$
|
9,140,322
|
|
The following table summarizes our notes payable balances as of
December 31, 2014
and
2013
:
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||
|
Term note payable - 4.25 percent at December 31, 2014 (prime plus 1 percent), due September 10, 2017
|
$
|
1,833,334
|
|
$
|
2,888,888
|
|
||
|
Revolving credit line - 3.75 percent at December 31, 2014 (prime plus 0.5 percent), due September 29, 2016
|
1,793,275
|
|
3,254,745
|
|
||||
|
Total
|
$
|
3,626,609
|
|
$
|
6,143,633
|
|
||
|
Less: current portion
|
(959,942
|
)
|
(2,548,333
|
)
|
||||
|
Term and revolving credit line - long term portion
|
$
|
2,666,667
|
|
$
|
3,595,300
|
|
||
Principal Payments:
Principal payments under the term note payable are due as follows as of
December 31, 2014
:
|
2015
|
$
|
666,667
|
|
|
2016
|
666,667
|
|
|
|
2017
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$
|
1,833,334
|
|
On March 1, 2012 we entered into a Business Financing Agreement with Bridge Bank. The agreement provided us with a
$5 million
term loan and access to a revolving credit line of up to
$10 million
which we use to help satisfy our working capital needs. We have provided Bridge Bank with a first priority perfected security interest in all of our accounts and personal property as collateral for the credit facility. At December 31, 2013 and July 2014, the Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants. Bridge Bank provided a waiver of those covenants.
In September 2014, the Company entered into the Fifth Business Financing Modification Agreement with Bridge Bank that renewed the existing Agreement and modified some terms. The renewed agreement extended the revolving line of credit to September 2016 and provided for a new term loan of
$2 million
through September 2017. On October 9, 2014, the Agreement was amended to clarify the definition of the financial covenants. The financial covenants are Debt Service Coverage Ratio, measured monthly on a trailing
three
months basis, of not less than
1.75
to
1.0
for the August 2014 measuring period, and each monthly measuring period thereafter and an Asset Coverage Ratio, measured monthly, of not less than
1.25
to
1.0
for the month ended August 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014;
1.15
to
1.0
for the month ended October 31, 2014, November 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014, and
1.25
to
1.0
for the month ending January 31, 2015 and each month thereafter. We were in compliance with all bank covenants as of
December 31, 2014
.
Revolving Credit Line
Available funds under the revolving credit line are
80%
of eligible accounts receivable balances plus
$1 million
up to a limit of
$10 million
. Eligible accounts receivable is generally defined as those from United States based customers that are not more than
90
days from the date of invoice. We had approximately
$3.1 million
available under the revolving credit line as of
December 31, 2014
.
F-14
Term loan
The term loan was drawn down on
October 1, 2014
and is being repaid at
$55,555
per month through its term. The balance outstanding at
December 31, 2014
was
$1.8 million
.
The accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following at
December 31, 2014
and
2013
:
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||
|
Accrued marketing costs
|
$
|
1,744,143
|
|
$
|
1,198,152
|
|
|
|
Accrued sales reserve
|
567,517
|
|
—
|
|
|||
|
Accrued expenses and other
|
552,288
|
|
519,859
|
|
|||
|
Loss contingency
|
308,000
|
|
263,238
|
|
|||
|
Accrued taxes
|
267,905
|
|
25,765
|
|
|||
|
Deferred Arkansas grant, current portion and accrued reserve
|
224,994
|
|
242,225
|
|
|||
|
Capital leases, current portion
|
34,381
|
|
51,205
|
|
|||
|
Accrued payroll and commission liabilities
|
5,236
|
|
85,782
|
|
|||
|
Total
|
$
|
3,704,464
|
|
$
|
2,386,226
|
|
|
Other long-term liabilities consist of the following at
December 31, 2014
and
2013
:
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||
|
Taxes payable
|
$
|
506,453
|
|
$
|
506,453
|
|
|
|
Deferred Arkansas grant, less current portion
|
142,276
|
|
360,576
|
|
|||
|
Deferred rent
|
70,861
|
|
120,218
|
|
|||
|
Capital leases, less current portion
|
15,621
|
|
52,223
|
|
|||
|
Total
|
$
|
735,211
|
|
$
|
1,039,470
|
|
|
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||
|
Current tax provision
|
$
|
236,403
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax (benefit) provision
|
(236,403
|
)
|
(310,097
|
)
|
|||
|
Total tax (benefit) provision
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(310,097
|
)
|
|
F-15
A reconciliation of the expected Federal statutory rate to our actual rate as reported for each of the periods presented is as follows:
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||
|
Expected statutory rate
|
34
|
%
|
(35
|
%)
|
|
|
State income tax rate, net of federal benefit
|
8
|
%
|
(4
|
%)
|
|
|
Permanent differences
|
—
|
%
|
(4
|
%)
|
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
(12
|
%)
|
(2,708
|
%)
|
|
|
Net operating loss adjustment
|
(30
|
%)
|
2,657
|
%
|
|
|
Other
|
—
|
%
|
26
|
%
|
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
(68
|
%)
|
|
Deferred Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are the result of temporary differences between book and tax basis of certain assets and liabilities, timing of income and expense recognition of certain items and net operating loss carry-forwards.
We assess temporary differences resulting from different treatments of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets. We evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets on a regular basis, an exercise that requires significant judgment. In the course of this evaluation we considered our recent history of tax losses, the economic conditions in which we operate, recent organizational changes and our forecasts and projections. We believe it is more likely than not that none of our deferred tax assets will be realized, and we have recorded a full valuation for the net deferred tax assets as of
December 31, 2014
and
2013
.
The following is a schedule of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of
December 31, 2014
and
2013
:
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||
|
Deferred tax assets:
|
|
|
|||||
|
Net operating loss carry forward
|
$
|
34,176,741
|
|
$
|
22,757,000
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets
|
4,435,700
|
|
6,425,000
|
|
|||
|
Deferred rent
|
46,300
|
|
33,000
|
|
|||
|
Depreciation
|
164,100
|
|
779,000
|
|
|||
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
48,800
|
|
57,000
|
|
|||
|
Accrued expense
|
746,700
|
|
—
|
|
|||
|
Stock based expenses
|
1,493,100
|
|
1,239,000
|
|
|||
|
Other
|
24,200
|
|
540,000
|
|
|||
|
Subtotal
|
41,135,641
|
|
31,830,000
|
|
|||
|
Less valuation allowance
|
(41,135,641
|
)
|
(31,830,000
|
)
|
|||
|
Total
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|||
|
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
Intangibles
|
3,523,000
|
|
3,788,903
|
|
|||
|
Other
|
29,500
|
|
—
|
|
|||
|
Total
|
3,552,500
|
|
3,788,903
|
|
|||
|
Total deferred tax assets (liabilities)
|
$
|
(3,552,500
|
)
|
$
|
(3,788,903
|
)
|
|
The net operating losses amounted to approximately
$78,605,000
and expire beginning 2022 through 2033.
We have accrued
$506,453
for an uncertain tax position.
We are currently open to audit under the statute of limitations by the Internal Revenue Service for the years ending December 31, 2010 through 2014. Our state income tax returns are open to audit under the statute of limitations for the same periods.
F-16
We recognize interest and penalties related to income taxes in income tax expense. We have incurred
no
penalties and interest for the years ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
.
We maintain a stock-based compensation program intended to attract, retain and provide incentives for talented employees and directors and align stockholder and employee interests. Currently, we grant options and restricted stock units ("RSUs") from the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("2005 LTIP") and the 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (“2010 ECP”). Option and restricted stock unit vesting periods are generally up to
three
years.
Compensation Expense
We recorded stock-based compensation expense for all equity incentive plans of approximately
$991,948
and
$686,745
for the years ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
, respectively. Total compensation cost not yet recognized at
December 31, 2014
was
$456,733
to be recognized over a weighted-average recognition period of
1.0 year
.
Significant Grants and Cancellations
2014
On April 1, 2014, we granted certain employees a total of
82,000
RSUs with a weighted average fair value of
$0.80
per share which vest annually over three years. In the same month, we granted members of our board of directors a total of
102,560
RSUs with a weighted average fair value of
$0.78
a share which vest quarterly until March 31, 2015. On April 22, 2014, we also granted employees a performance RSU that is dependent upon 2014 profitability. At December 31, 2014, the number of performance RSUs accrued were
735,972
shares with a weighted average fair value of
$0.78
per share. The shares vest upon achieving performance conditions. In September 2014,
20,073
RSUs were granted to a new director with a weighted average fair value of
$1.53
per share, vesting ratably to March 31, 2015.
2013
During the first quarter of 2013, we granted to certain employees a total of
100,000
RSUs with a weighted average fair value of
$0.72
per share. These shares vested ratably over
three
years. During the second quarter of 2013, we granted members of our board of directors a total of
80,000
RSUs with a weighted average fair value of
$0.77
per share vesting on December 31, 2013. During the fourth quarter, we granted a total of
428,500
RSU's with a weighted average fair value of
$1.44
per share which vest over
three
years.
During the third quarter of 2013 we granted RSUs to certain executives and management employees as part of an equity compensation program. The program includes service-based and performance-based components. The service-based component of the plan granted up to
172,500
shares to certain executives and management employees effective July 31, 2013, which vest completely on February 1, 2014. The performance-based component of this plan granted
335,000
shares. The performance conditions were not met and therefore, the shares terminated in 2013. The share price at the date of the grant was
$0.87
.
On March 31, 2013, some of our employees voluntarily canceled certain outstanding stock options for no consideration. As a result,
805,134
shares were canceled and returned to 2005 LTIP and 2010 ECP plans. The cancellation of these options resulted in the recognition of
$49,577
in additional stock-based compensation expense in 2013, which represented the fair value of the canceled options that had not yet been recognized as of the date of cancellation.
Award Information and Activity
The following table summarizes the stock grants outstanding under our 2005 LTIP and 2010 ECP plans as of
December 31, 2014
:
|
|
Options Outstanding
|
RSUs Outstanding
|
Options and RSUs Exercised
|
Available Shares
|
Total
|
|||||||||
|
2010 ECP
|
250,498
|
|
890,948
|
|
1,184,179
|
|
1,510,320
|
|
3,835,945
|
|
||||
|
2005 LTIP
|
33,748
|
|
286,350
|
|
663,735
|
|
16,167
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
||||
|
Total
|
284,246
|
|
1,177,298
|
|
1,847,914
|
|
1,526,487
|
|
4,835,945
|
|
||||
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The fair value of restricted stock units is determined using market value of the common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model. The use of this valuation model involves assumptions that are judgmental and highly sensitive in the determination of compensation expense and include the expected life of the option, stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, exercise price, and forfeiture rate. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of valuation and reduce expense ratably over the vesting period. The forfeiture rate, which is estimated at a weighted average of
0%
of unvested options outstanding, is adjusted periodically based on the extent to which actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from the previous estimate.
At
December 31, 2014
, the 2005 LTIP and 2010 ECP plans had outstanding options of
284,246
options and all were exercisable with an aggregate intrinsic value of
$0
, a weighted average exercise price of
$2.78
and a weighted average remaining contractual term of
5.8 years
.
The total fair value of options vested during
2014
and
2013
was approximately
$66,000
and
$240,000
, respectively.
The following table summarizes our stock option activity under the 2005 LTIP and 2010 ECP plans during
2014
:
|
|
Options
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
|
||||
|
Outstanding, beginning of year
|
292,746
|
|
$
|
2.72
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
Forfeited, expired or cancelled
|
(8,500
|
)
|
$
|
0.56
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of year
|
284,246
|
|
$
|
2.78
|
|
|
|
Exercisable, end of year
|
284,246
|
|
$
|
2.78
|
|
|
We also have a separate plan which we acquired from Vertro. This plan is not authorized to issue any additional shares. During
2014
, options in the amount of
82,502
shares with a weighted average exercise price of
$73.67
expired. At
December 31, 2014
we had
82,131
options outstanding and exercisable under this plan with a weighted average exercise price of
$16.76
. The weighted average fair value of these options is
$0
, and their aggregate intrinsic value is also
$0
. The weighted average remaining contractual life of the outstanding and exercisable options is
1.0
year. The exercise price of these options ranges from
$16.01
to
$35.68
.
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of
December 31, 2014
:
|
Range of
Exercise Price
|
Shares
|
Weighted Average Remaining
Contractual Life ( Years)
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
||||||
|
$0.00 – $3.00
|
280,496
|
|
5.8
|
$
|
2.77
|
|
|||
|
$3.01 - $9.99
|
3,750
|
|
5.1
|
3.70
|
|
||||
|
Total
|
284,246
|
|
6.0
|
2.78
|
|
||||
No
options were granted during
2014
or
2013
.
Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our common stock over the period commensurate with or longer than the expected life of the options. The expected life of the options is based on the vesting schedule of the option in relation to the overall term of the option. The risk free interest rate is based on the market yield of the U.S. Treasury Bill with a term equal to the expected term of the option awarded. We do not anticipate paying any dividends so the dividend yield in the model is zero.
The following table summarizes our restricted stock activity for
2014
:
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|
|
Restricted Stock
|
Weighted Average Fair Value
|
||||
|
Outstanding, beginning of year
|
709,780
|
|
$
|
1.45
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
940,605
|
|
$
|
0.80
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
(450,995
|
)
|
$
|
1.06
|
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
(22,092
|
)
|
$
|
0.81
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of year
|
1,177,298
|
|
$
|
1.02
|
|
|
As of
December 31, 2014
, we have outstanding warrants for the potential issuance of
776,724
shares of common stock. Exercise price for these warrants ranges from
$0.87
to
$2.20
. These warrants were primarily issued in connection with acquisitions, private placements and debt issuances. The weighted average remaining contractual life of the warrants outstanding at
December 31, 2014
was
1.6 years
and the weighted average exercise price was
$2.07
.
Authorized Preferred Stock and Authorized Common Stock
On March 1, 2012, the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada approved an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation allowing the Company to increase the number of shares of common stock outstanding from
20,000,000
shares to
40,000,000
.
Treasury Stock
During 2011, we retired
164,869
shares of our common stock held in treasury valued at approximately
$627,000
. During 2012, we retired
21,270
shares of our common stock valued at approximately
$81,000
.
Certain of our subsidiaries previously operated in the European Union ("EU"). Though operations ceased in 2009, statutory requirements require a continued presence in the EU for varying terms until April 2015. Profits and losses generated from the remaining assets and liabilities are accounted for as discontinued operations.
Income (loss) from discontinued operations includes activity related to the remaining assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the European Union. For the twelve months ended
December 31, 2014
, we recognized a net loss from discontinued operations of
$40,670
, due primarily to an audit adjustment to accrue a liability in the event that the UK Inland Revenue does not accept our method of transfer pricing within the affiliated companies partially offset by an adjustment of certain accrued liabilities originating in 2009 and earlier. For the twelve months ended
December 31, 2013
, we recognized income of
$503,622
, generated primarily by an adjustment of certain accrued liabilities originating in 2009 and earlier and by a favorable resolution of a German tax audit.
We provide a 401(k) plan to help our employees prepare for retirement. We match each employee's contributions to the plan up to the first
four percent
of the employee's annual salary. The matching contribution for the years ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
was
$67,401
and
$26,456
, respectively.
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We lease certain office space and equipment. As leases expire, it can be expected that they will be renewed or replaced in the normal course of business. Rent (income) expense from continuing operations was approximately
$(51,605)
and
$223,000
for the years ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
, respectively.
Minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of
December 31, 2014
are:
|
Lease Payments
|
Sublease income
|
||||||
|
2015
|
$
|
552,451
|
|
$
|
604,569
|
|
|
|
2016
|
46,788
|
|
50,753
|
|
|||
|
Total
|
$
|
599,239
|
|
$
|
655,322
|
|
|
During 2013 we signed an amendment allowing us to terminate our Clearwater office lease for
$615,000
, and the lease was terminated on March 31, 2013. We also entered into an agreement to lease office space in Conway, Arkansas, which was prepaid during the first quarter of 2013. This agreement is for
two
years in the total amount of
$193,200
and continues on a month-to-month basis. First Orion Corp., the lessor of this space, is partially owned by a director and shareholder of Inuvo.
From time to time we may become subject to legal proceedings, claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In addition, we are currently involved in the following litigation which is not incidental to its business:
Corporate Square, LLC v. Think Partnership, Inc., Scott Mitchell, and Kristine Mitchell; Case No. 08-019230-CI-11, in the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida.
This complaint, filed on December 17, 2008, involves a claim by a former commercial landlord for alleged improper removal of an electric generator and for unpaid electricity expenses, amounting to approximately
$60,000
. In January 2015, the litigation was dismissed by the court for lack of prosecution by the plaintiff.
Oltean, et al. v. Think Partnership, Inc.; Edmonton, Alberta CA.
On March 6, 2008, Kelly Oltean, Mike Baldock and Terry Schultz, former employees, filed a breach of employment claim against Inuvo in The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of Edmonton, Canada, claiming damages for wrongful dismissal in the amount of
$200,000
for each of Kelly Oltean and Terry Schultz and
$187,500
for Mike Baldock. On March 6, 2008, the same
three
plaintiffs filed a similar statement of claim against Vintacom Acquisition Company, ULC, a subsidiary of Inuvo, again for wrongful dismissal and claiming the same damages. In October 2009, the
two
actions were consolidated. The case is in the discovery stage and Inuvo is vigorously defending the matter.
Admanage Litigation.
In May 2014 Inuvo and its wholly owned subsidiary ValidClick, Inc. filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Faulkner County Arkansas against certain former distribution partners of our Publisher Network, i.e., Admanage S.A., ClickFind Media Corp., Neo Clicks, Inc. and Neoclicks Internet Services Corp., demanding return of an aggregate of approximately
$134,000
paid to such distribution partners during time periods when Inuvo and ValidClick allege that the activities of the distribution partners violated the ValidClick terms of service. In July 2014, Admanage S.A., Neoclicks Internet Services and ClickFind Media Corp. filed a suit against Inuvo and ValidClick in United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Western Division, alleging, among other things breach of contract for non payment of approximately
$696,000
allegedly earned by the distribution partners. Admanage S.A., Neoclicks Internet Services and ClickFind Media Corp. subsequently removed the Faulkner County Circuit Court lawsuit to United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas Western Division, and the
two
cases have now been consolidated into the removed case. Inuvo is vigorously defending the matter.
We operate our business as
two
segments, Partner Network and Owned and Operated Network, which are described in Note 1.
Listed below is a presentation of net revenue and gross profit for all reportable segments for the years ended
December 31, 2014
and
2013
. We currently only track certain assets at the segment level and therefore assets by segment are not presented below.
F-20
Revenue by Segment
|
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||||
|
$
|
% of Revenue
|
$
|
% of Revenue
|
||||||||
|
Partner Network
|
25,686,241
|
|
51.8
|
%
|
35,859,352
|
|
65.2
|
%
|
|||
|
Owned and Operated Network
|
23,913,245
|
|
48.2
|
%
|
19,130,988
|
|
34.8
|
%
|
|||
|
Total net revenue
|
49,599,486
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
54,990,340
|
|
100.0
|
%
|
|||
Gross Profit by Segment
|
2014
|
2013
|
||||||||||
|
$
|
Gross Profit %
|
$
|
Gross Profit %
|
||||||||
|
Partner Network
|
5,454,901
|
|
21.2
|
%
|
8,042,677
|
|
22.4
|
%
|
|||
|
Owned and Operated Network
|
23,720,024
|
|
99.2
|
%
|
18,162,776
|
|
94.9
|
%
|
|||
|
Total gross profit
|
29,174,925
|
|
58.8
|
%
|
26,205,453
|
|
47.7
|
%
|
|||
Inuvo, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Vertro, Inc., and Google Inc. entered into a Google Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) effective as of February 1, 2015. Under the Agreement, Vertro has agreed to utilize Google’s WebSearch, AdSense For Search, and AdSense for Content. The term of the Agreement is from February 1, 2015 to January 31, 2017. The Agreement contains customary termination provisions and either party has the right to terminate the Agreement on January 31, 2016.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part IItem 1. BusinessItem 1A. Risk FactorsItem 1B. Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 2. PropertiesItem 3. Legal ProceedingsItem 4. Mine Safety and DisclosuresPart IIItem 5. Market For Registrant S Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases Of Equity SecuritiesItem 6. Selected Financial DataItem 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results Of OperationsItem 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial DisclosureItem 9A. Controls and ProceduresItem 9B. Other InformationPart IIIItem 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate GovernanceItem 11. Executive CompensationItem 12. Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder MattersItem 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director IndependenceItem 14. Principal Accounting Fees and ServicesPart IVItem 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement SchedulesNote 1 Organization and BusinessNote 2 Summary Of Significant Accounting PoliciesNote 4 Property and EquipmentNote 5 Intangible Assets and GoodwillNote 6 - Notes PayableNote 7 Accrued Expenses and Other Current LiabilitiesNote 8 Other Long-term LiabilitiesNote 9 Income TaxesNote 10 - Stock-based CompensationNote 11 Stockholders EquityNote 12 Discontinued OperationsNote 13 Retirement Plan CostsNote 14 - LeasesNote 15 - Commitments and ContingenciesNote 16 - SegmentsNote 17 - Subsequent Events