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EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION - ERF Wireless, Inc. | erf_10q-ex3201.htm |
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION - ERF Wireless, Inc. | erf_10q-ex3101.htm |
EX-32.2 - CERTIFICATION - ERF Wireless, Inc. | erf_10q-ex3202.htm |
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION - ERF Wireless, Inc. | erf_10q-ex3102.htm |
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
ERF WIRELESS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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000-27467
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76-0196431
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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2911 SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS 77573
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (281) 538-2101
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 filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files)
Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)
Yes o No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. 529,303,002 common shares issued and outstanding as of May 16, 2011
1
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ERF WIRELESS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 2011, AND DECEMBER 31, 2010
($ in thousands except share data)
March 31,
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December 31,
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2011
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2010
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 758 | $ | 43 | ||||
Securities held for resale
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40 | - | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net
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424 | 392 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, other
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518 | 124 | ||||||
Inventories
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218 | 255 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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172 | 105 | ||||||
Total current assets
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2,130 | 919 | ||||||
Property and equipment
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Property and equipment
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8,425 | 10,001 | ||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation
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(4,637 | ) | (5,987 | ) | ||||
Net property and equipment
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3,788 | 4,014 | ||||||
Goodwill
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176 | 1,255 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net
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- | 134 | ||||||
Other assets
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59 | 170 | ||||||
Total assets
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$ | 6,153 | $ | 6,492 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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Current liabilities:
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Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt
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$ | 220 | $ | 598 | ||||
Current portion of long-term capital leases
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228 | 446 | ||||||
Accounts payable
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767 | 872 | ||||||
Accrued expenses
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709 | 1,139 | ||||||
Derivative liabilities
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- | 13 | ||||||
Deferred liability and revenue
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291 | 500 | ||||||
Total current liabilities
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2,215 | 3,568 | ||||||
Line of credit
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5,086 | 5,225 | ||||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion
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- | 78 | ||||||
Long-term capital leases, net of current portion
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308 | 343 | ||||||
Total liabilities
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7,609 | 9,214 | ||||||
Commitments
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Shareholders’ deficit:
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Preferred stock - $.001 par value
Series A authorized 25,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011, and
December 31, 2010, 4,412,583 and 4,612,583, respectively
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5 | 5 | ||||||
Common stock - $.001 par value
Authorized 975,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011, and
December 31, 2010, 469,253,146 and 392,402,346, respectively
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469 | 392 | ||||||
Additional paid in capital
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45,722 | 44,700 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit
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(47,652 | ) | (47,819 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders’ deficit
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(1,456 | ) | (2,722 | ) | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit
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$ | 6,153 | $ | 6,492 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
(Unaudited)
($ in thousands except loss per share)
2011
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2010
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Sales:
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Products
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$ | 28 | $ | 13 | ||||
Services
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1,101 | 899 | ||||||
Total sales
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1,129 | 912 | ||||||
Costs of goods sold:
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Products and integration services
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306 | 267 | ||||||
Rent, repairs and maintenance
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75 | 96 | ||||||
Depreciation
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342 | 334 | ||||||
Total costs of goods sold
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723 | 697 | ||||||
Gross profit
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406 | 215 | ||||||
Operating expenses:
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Selling, general and administrative
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1,095 | 1,784 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization
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69 | 94 | ||||||
Total operating expenses
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1,164 | 1,878 | ||||||
Operating loss from continuing operations
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(758 | ) | (1,663 | ) | ||||
Other income (expenses):
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Interest expense, net
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(197 | ) | (393 | ) | ||||
Gain on sale of assets, net and other income
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1,179 | 3 | ||||||
Unrealized gain on investment
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8 | - | ||||||
Derivative income
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13 | 169 | ||||||
Total other income (expense)
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1,003 | (221 | ) | |||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations
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245 | (1,884 | ) | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations
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(78 | ) | (191 | ) | ||||
Net income (loss)
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$ | 167 | $ | (2,075 | ) | |||
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share:
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Loss from continuing operations
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
Loss from discontinued operations
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||
Net income (loss)
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$ | 0.00 | $ | (0.01 | ) |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010
(Unaudited)
($ in thousands)
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2011
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2010
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Cash flows from operating activities
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Net income (loss) from continuing operations and other revenue, net
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$ | 245 | $ | (1,884 | ) | |||
Loss from discontinued operations
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(78 | ) | (191 | ) | ||||
Net income (loss)
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167 | (2,075 | ) | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used by operating activities:
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Gain on sale of assets
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(1,176 | ) | - | |||||
Amortization of debt discount
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- | 82 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization
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466 | 756 | ||||||
Stock based compensation
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- | 13 | ||||||
Stock issued for services rendered, interest and compensation
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547 | 421 | ||||||
Derivative (income)
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(13 | ) | (169 | ) | ||||
Unrealized gain on investment
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(8 | ) | - | |||||
Bad debt expense
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- | 32 | ||||||
Changes in:
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Accounts receivable, net
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(26 | ) | 33 | |||||
Accounts receivable, other
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(94 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||
Inventories
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(16 | ) | (24 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses
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(67 | ) | 51 | |||||
Costs and profits in excess of billings
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- | (1 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable
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(94 | ) | 191 | |||||
Accrued expenses
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(426 | ) | 201 | |||||
Deferred liability and revenue
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(209 | ) | (78 | ) | ||||
Total adjustment
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(1,116 | ) | 1,501 | |||||
Net cash used by operating activities
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(949 | ) | (574 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities
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Purchase of property and equipment
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(717 | ) | (370 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of assets, net of cash received
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2,700 | - | ||||||
Change in other assets
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(23 | ) | 18 | |||||
Net cash provided and (used by) investing activities
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1,960 | (352 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities
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Net proceeds from line of credit
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328 | 750 | ||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt obligations
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- | 605 | ||||||
Payment of long-term debt obligations
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(371 | ) | (608 | ) | ||||
Payment on capital lease obligations
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(253 | ) | (226 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock, net
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- | 252 | ||||||
Net cash (used) and provided by financing activities
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(296 | ) | 773 | |||||
Net change in cash
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715 | (153 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
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43 | 228 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
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$ | 758 | $ | 75 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
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Net cash paid during the year for:
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Interest
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$ | 36 | $ | 91 | ||||
Income taxes
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
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Conversion of debt through issuance of common stock
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$ | 85 | $ | 124 | ||||
Conversion of LOC and interest through issuance of Common stock
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$ | 600 | $ | - |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
NATURE OF THE COMPANY
ERF Wireless, Inc. (“Company” or “ERF Wireless”) provides secure, high-capacity wireless products and services to a broad spectrum of customers in primarily underserved, rural and suburban parts of the United States. We provide our customers with high quality broadband services and basic communications services to residential, oil and gas, and bank customers in the areas that otherwise would not be able to receive such services. We are also a comprehensive solutions provider to other enterprise customers, providing them with a wide array of communications services including high speed broadband, voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone and facsimile service, and video security.
Historically, our revenues have been generated primarily from internet and construction services. Our internet revenues have resulted from our offering of broadband and basic communications services to residential and enterprise customers. Our construction revenues typically have consisted of revenues generated from the construction of bank networks and other services associated with providing wireless products and services to the regional banking industry.
Our internet revenues are recorded in “ERF Wireless Bundled Services, Inc. (WBS)”, construction of bank networks in our “ERF Enterprise Network Services, Inc. (ENS)” and other construction in “ERF Wireless Messaging Services, Inc. (WMS)” and wireless broadband products and services to rural oil and gas locations are recorded in Energy Broadband, Inc. (EBI)”. Please refer to segment footnote 14 for additional information regarding segment operations.
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's annual report for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the SEC on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 as reported in form 10-K have been omitted.
INVENTORIES
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. The cost is determined by using the average cost method. Inventories consist of the following items as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, in thousands:
March 31,
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December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Raw material
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$ | 49 | $ | 48 | ||||
Finished goods
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169 | 207 | ||||||
$ | 218 | $ | 255 |
The Company has pledged all the finished goods inventory of WBS of $138,000 and $178,000 as collateral against outstanding notes as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Management does not anticipate that the recently issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements will materially impact the Company’s financial condition.
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts Receivable consists of the following (in thousands):
March 31,
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December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Accounts receivable
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$ | 540 | $ | 508 | ||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts
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(116 | ) | (116 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable, net
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$ | 424 | $ | 392 |
The Company has pledged $213,000 and $333,000 of the accounts receivables of WBS as collateral against outstanding notes and capital leases as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
NOTE 3 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Components of property and equipment consist of the following items (in thousands):
March 31,
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December 31,
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2011
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2010
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Automobiles
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$ | 295 | $ | 326 | ||||
Operating equipment
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6,404 | 8,342 | ||||||
Office furniture and equipment
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223 | 253 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements
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66 | 67 | ||||||
Computer equipment
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291 | 376 | ||||||
Building
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29 | 29 | ||||||
Land
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37 | 37 | ||||||
Construction in progress
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1,080 | 571 | ||||||
Total property and equipment
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8,425 | 10,001 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation
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(4,637 | ) | (5,987 | ) | ||||
Net property and equipment
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$ | 3,788 | $ | 4,014 |
Depreciation expense from continuing operations was $411,000 and $428,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, respectively. The depreciation expense from discontinued operations was $43,000 and $160,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, respectively.
Operating equipment under construction in progress is primarily due to the build out of our wide area network of WiNet constructed by our subsidiary ENS.
The Company has pledged substantially all the operating equipment and some furniture and vehicles as collateral against outstanding notes and capital leases.
NOTE 4 - GOODWILL
At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, goodwill totaled $176,000 and $1,255,000, respectively. The goodwill is attributable to the following acquisitions:
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On June 1, 2009, the Company acquired assets from Frontier Internet, LLC and iTEXAS Net and recognized goodwill of $819,000, which is not subject to amortization. In February 2011the Company divested Goodwill as part of the sale of the North Texas network to Keyon.
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On January 11, 2008, the Company acquired assets (deemed to be a business) from Crosswind, Inc. and recognized goodwill of $176,000, which is not subject to amortization.
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On November 30, 2007, the Company acquired assets from Tstar, Inc. and recognized goodwill of $35,000, which is not subject to amortization. In February 2011the Company divested goodwill as part of the sale of the Central Texas network to Keyon.
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
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On October 31, 2007, the Company acquired assets (deemed to be a business) from Momentum, Inc. and recognized goodwill of $225,000, which is not subject to amortization. In February 2011the Company divested goodwill as part of the sale of the Central Texas network to Keyon.
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NOTE 5 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
March 31, 2011
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Useful Life
(in years)
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Gross
Carrying
Amount
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Accumulated
Amortization
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Net
Carrying
Amount
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Customer relationships
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3.0 | $ | 2,311 | $ | 2,311 | $ | - | |||||||||
Workforce in place
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3.0 | 125 | 125 | - | ||||||||||||
Non-compete agreement
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3.0 | 100 | 100 | - | ||||||||||||
Developed technology
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3.0 | 20 | 20 | - | ||||||||||||
$ | 2,556 | $ | 2,556 | $ | - | |||||||||||
December 31, 2010
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Useful Life
(in years)
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Gross
Carrying
Amount
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Accumulated
Amortization
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Net
Carrying
Amount
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Customer relationships
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3.0 | $ | 2,311 | $ | 2,177 | $ | 134 | |||||||||
Workforce in place
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3.0 | 125 | 125 | - | ||||||||||||
Non-compete agreement
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3.0 | 100 | 100 | - | ||||||||||||
Developed technology
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3.0 | 20 | 20 | - | ||||||||||||
$ | 2,556 | $ | 2,422 | $ | 134 |
Intangible assets are amortized using methods that approximate the benefit provided by the utilization of the assets. Customer relationships, workforce in place, non-compete-agreements and developed technology are amortized on a straight-line basis. We continually evaluate the amortization period and carrying basis of intangible assets to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant a revised estimated useful life or reduction in value.
On June 1, 2009, the Company acquired from Frontier Internet, LLC and iTEXAS Net, a customer list which was valued at $283,000 and is being amortized over three years. In February 2011the Company divested the remaining amount of intangibles as part of the sale of the North Texas network to Keyon.
NOTE 6 - DEBT CONVERSION
(a) LINE OF CREDIT
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company has had several debt settlements of the unsecured revolving credit facility. See Note 12 for additional information on this facility. The unsecured revolving credit facility provides financing for working capital requirements. During the three months ended March 31, 2011 the Company issued 46,459,046 shares of its Common Stock for the settlement of $467,000 of debt and $133,000 in accrued interest for a total amount of $600,000. The Company issued Common Stock at an average price of $.0129 per share of the ERFW common stock the day the debt was settled.
(b) OTHER DEBT
During the three months ended March 31, 2011 the Company issued 6,030,948 and 1,076,728 shares of its Common Stock for the settlement of $85,000 of debt and $12,000 in current period interest, respectively, for a total amount of $97,000. The Company issued Common Stock at an average price of $.0136 per share of the ERFW common stock the day the debt was settled.
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
NOTE 7 - COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK
The total number of shares of stock of all classes which the Company shall have the authority to issue is 1,000,000,000, of which 25,000,000 shall be shares of preferred stock with a par value of $.001 per share ("Preferred Stock"), and 975,000,000 shall be shares of common stock with a par value of $.001 per share ("Common Stock").
COMMON STOCK
As of March 31, 2011, there were 469,253,146 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company issued 73,115,530 shares of common stock which was valued at the closing market price on the date of issuance of such shares, which were issued in lieu of cash as payment for the following (in thousands):
March 31, 2011
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Supplemental
Non-Cash
Disclosure
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Professional fees
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$ | 96 | ||
Settlements
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170 | |||
Services and compensation
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122 | |||
Interest expense
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145 | |||
Other services rendered
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14 | |||
Total for services, interest, liabilities and compensation
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$ | 547 | ||
Notes payable
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$ | 85 | ||
Line of credit, principal
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$ | 467 |
PREFERRED STOCK
The Company has 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of which 10,000,000 shares had been designated as Series A Preferred Stock. 4,412,583 and 4,612,583 Series A preferred shares were issued and outstanding at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. With respect to the Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at March 31, 2011, the Company would be required to issue 82,410,931 shares of its common stock upon conversion. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, 200,000 Series A Preferred Stock was converted into net amount of 3,735,270 shares of common stock.
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at holder's option for 18.676347 shares common stock. The holder of Series A Preferred Stock is required to give a 65-day notice of conversion to the Company. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive out of funds of the Company legally available therefore, dividends at the same rate as dividends are paid with respect to outstanding shares of common stock.
Holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, together with the holders of our common stock, on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock entitles the holder thereof to 100 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders.
Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to elect one director at any meeting of the Company’s stockholder at which such directors are to be elected. The right of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock to elect such additional director shall cease when all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been converted or are no longer outstanding. The shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are not redeemable by the Company.
In the event of any liquidation, the holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to the Company’s stockholders, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of any other class of capital stock of the Company, an amount equal to the purchase price per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to the date fixed for distribution.
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
NOTE 8 – STOCK PLAN AND EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS
In February 2011, the Board of directors adopted a Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan whereby 25,000,000 shares were reserved for issuance. As of March 31, 2011 under the 2011 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plans, 9,796,699 shares were issued and outstanding by certain employees and consultants for services rendered.
2011
Plan |
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Shares initially reserved
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25,000,000 | |||
Shares issued during 2011
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9,796,699 | |||
Remaining shares available to be issued at March 31, 2011
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15,203,301 | |||
Shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011
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9,796,699 |
In June 2010, the Board of directors adopted a Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan whereby 25,000,000 shares were reserved for issuance. As of March 31, 2011, under the 2010 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, all 25,000,000 shares were issued to certain employees and consultants for services rendered.
Stock Plan activity was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2011:
2010
Plan |
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Shares Initially Reserved
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25,000,000 | |||
Remaining shares January 01, 2011
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4,374,409 | |||
Shares issued during 2011
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4,374,409 | |||
Remaining shares available to be issued at March 31, 2011
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- | |||
Shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011
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25,000,000 |
The Company has granted to certain officers and employees 200,000 and 125,000 stock options which are currently exercisable. Option activity was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2011:
Shares
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Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
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Outstanding at beginning of year
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325,000 | $ | 0.27 | |||||
Granted
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- | - | ||||||
Exercised
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- | - | ||||||
Forfeited/cancelled
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- | - | ||||||
Outstanding at the end of period
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325,000 | $ | 0.27 | |||||
Exercisable at March 31, 2011
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325,000 | $ | 0.27 |
The Company recorded stock option expense of $13,000 during the period ended March 31, 2010.
Information about options outstanding was as follows at March 31, 2011:
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
Remaining Weighted
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Remaining Weighted
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Class
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Number
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Average Contractual
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Number
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Average Exercise
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Exercise Price
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Outstanding
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Life in Years
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Exercisable
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Price
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$0.17
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200,000
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4.00
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200,000
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$ |
0.17
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$0.43
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125,000
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2.33
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125,000
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$ |
0.43
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325,000
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3.17
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325,000
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$ |
0.27
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NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate for the Company is reconcilable to statutory tax rates as follows:
March 31, 2011
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December 31, 2010
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U. S. Federal statutory tax rate
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%
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34
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%
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34
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U.S. valuation difference
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(34)
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(34)
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Effective U. S. tax rate
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-
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-
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Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income from continuing operations differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. Federal income tax of 34% to pretax income from continuing operations as a result of the following (in thousands):
March 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
|||||||
Computed expected tax expense (benefit)
|
$ |
57
|
$ |
(2,894)
|
||||
Change in valuation allowance
|
(57)
|
2,894
|
||||||
Income tax expense
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at March 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010, are presented below (in thousands):
March 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
|||||||
Deferred tax assets:
|
||||||||
Net operating loss carry forwards
|
$ |
(15,447)
|
$ |
(15,504)
|
||||
Less valuation allowance
|
15,447
|
15,504
|
||||||
Net deferred tax assets
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
-
|
The Company has determined that a valuation allowance of $15,447,000 at March 31, 2011, is necessary to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that will more than likely than not be realized. The change in valuation allowance for 2011 was approximately $57,000. As of March 31, 2011, the Company has a net operating loss carry-forward of $43,301,000, which is available to offset future federal taxable income, if any, with expiration beginning 2012 and ending 2031.
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
NOTE 10 - EARNINGS PER SHARE:
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amount):
For the three months ended March 31, 2011 | ||||||||||||
Income
|
Shares
|
Per-Share
|
||||||||||
(Numerator)
|
(Denominator)
|
Amount
|
||||||||||
Basic EPS:
|
||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations
|
$ | 245 | 445,507 | $ | 0.00 | |||||||
Loss from discontinued operations
|
$ | (78 | ) | 445,507 | $ | (0.00 | ) | |||||
Income available to common stockholders
|
$ | 167 | 445,507 | $ | 0.00 | |||||||
Effect of dilutive securities
|
- | 84,470 | - | |||||||||
Diluted EPS:
|
||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations
|
$ | 245 | 529,977 | $ | 0.00 | |||||||
Loss from discontinued operations
|
$ | (78 | ) | 529,977 | $ | (0.00 | ) | |||||
Income available to common stockholders
|
$ | 167 | 529,977 | $ | 0.00 | |||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||
Income
|
Shares
|
Per-Share
|
||||||||||
(Numerator)
|
(Denominator)
|
Amount
|
||||||||||
Basic EPS:
|
||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations
|
$ | (1,884 | ) | 152,709 | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations
|
$ | (191 | ) | 152,709 | $ | (0.00 | ) | |||||
Loss available to common stockholders
|
$ | (2,075 | ) | 152,709 | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||||
Effect of dilutive securities
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Diluted EPS:
|
||||||||||||
Loss available to common stockholders
|
$ | (2,075 | ) | 152,709 | $ | (0.01 | ) |
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, dilutive securities existed. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of security that could share in the earnings of an entity, such as convertible preferred stock, stock options, warrants or convertible securities.
The calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2011 includes 325,000 shares of common stock assuming all employee stock options were exercised; 1,933,297 shares of common stock assuming all warrants were exercised; 82,410,931 shares of common stock assuming all Series A Preferred Stock were converted due to their anti-dilutive effect.
NOTE 11 - MAJOR CUSTOMERS
The Company had gross sales of approximately $1,129,000 and $912,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company had one customer that represented more than 10% of the gross sales in the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
NOTE 12 – NOTES PAYABLE, LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASES
Notes payable, long-term debts and capital leases consist of the following as of March 31, 2011 (in thousands):
Terms
|
Maturity Date
|
Interest Rate
|
Balance
|
||||||||
Bancleasing, Inc.
|
$10,660 / Month including interest
|
October-14
|
11.62% | $ | 394 | ||||||
Agility Capital Lease
|
$16,997 / Month including interest
|
Various
|
18.82% | 142 | |||||||
Centramedia
|
$56,342 / Quarterly including interest
|
December-11
|
7.50% | 215 | |||||||
Premium Assignment, Insurance notes
|
$2,434 / Month including interest
|
September-11
|
7.54% | 5 | |||||||
Line of credit
|
2 years/ Quarterly interest (See below)
|
December-13
|
12.00% | 5,086 | |||||||
Total debt
|
5,842 | ||||||||||
Less current maturities
|
(448 | ) | |||||||||
Long-term debt
|
$ | 5,394 |
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
During June 2010, the Company increased its unsecured revolving credit facility with Angus Capital Partners, a related party, from $10.5 million to $12.0 million maturing December 31, 2013. The terms of the unsecured revolving credit facility allow the Company to draw upon the facility as financing requirements dictate and provide for quarterly interest payments at a 12% rate per annum. The payment of principal and interest may be paid in cash, common shares or preferred shares at the Company’s election. At March 31, 2011, the outstanding balance on the line of credit totaled $5,086,000 with a remaining line of credit availability of $6,914,000.
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company has had several debt settlements of the unsecured revolving credit facility. The unsecured revolving credit facility provides financing for working capital requirements. During the three months ended March 31, 2011 the Company issued 46,459,046 shares of its Common Stock for the settlement of $467,000 of debt and $133,000 in accrued interest for a total amount of $600,000. The Company issued Common Stock at an average price of $.0129 per share of the ERFW common stock the day the debt was settled.
BRIDGE FINANCING
During 2009, the Company borrowed $1,390,000 from certain accredited investors. These notes are unsecured, bear interest at 10% and are due within one year. In connection with the issuance of the promissory notes the investors will be issued common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 1,558,297 shares of common stock that are exercisable at $.45, which expire three years from issuance and is subject to reset provisions. The balance of these notes has been repaid as of March 31, 2011.
The following table summarizes the convertible debt activity for the period December 31, 2010 to March 31, 2011 (in thousands):
Description
|
Bridge Note
|
Warrant Liabilities
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Fair value at December 31, 2010
|
$ | 225 | $ | 13 | $ | 238 | ||||||
01-01-11 to 03-31-11 change in fair value
|
- | - | ||||||||||
Repayment
|
(225 | ) | (13 | ) | (238 | ) | ||||||
Fair value at March 31, 2011
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
CAPITAL LEASES
Agility Lease Fund, LLC Included in property and equipment at March 31, 2011, is $126,755 capitalized equipment, net of amortization. The equipment and one of the Company's bank accounts are the primary collateral securing the financing with a guarantee of repayment by ERF Wireless, Inc.
Banc Leasing Inc., Included in property and equipment at March 31, 2011, is $453,084 capitalized equipment, net of amortization. The equipment is the primary collateral securing the financing.
NOTE 13 - COMMITMENTS
LEASES AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS
For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, rental expenses of approximately $138,000 and $178,000, respectively, were incurred. The Company accounts for rent expense under leases that provide for escalating rentals over the related lease term on a straight-line method. The Company occupies office and tower facilities under several non-cancelable operating lease agreements expiring at various dates through September 2018, and requiring payment of property taxes, insurance, maintenance and utilities.
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases at March 31, 2011, were as follows (in thousands):
Period Ending
December 31,
|
Amount
|
|||
2011
|
$ | 289 | ||
2012
|
53 | |||
2013
|
12 | |||
2014
|
8 | |||
2015
|
7 | |||
Thereafter
|
16 | |||
Total
|
$ | 385 |
Banc Leasing Inc.,
During August 2007, the Company entered into a contract with Banc Leasing Inc., to fund the Company’s US-Banknet System to provide up to $10 Million into equipment financing. The funding is provided only after contract is sign with financial institution. Each funding is collateralize by the equipment and normally is repaid over a seven year period with interest established at the date of the inception of the lease. Each lease has a $1 buyout provision. The details of the capital lease are included in footnote 12.
Purchase Commitment – Mobile Broadband Trailers
On March 15, 2011, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the current manufacturer of mobile broadband trailers (MBT’s). Under the terms of this settlement the Company agreed to purchase an additional 168 MBT’s and replacement inventory on a delivery schedule which commences March 15th 2011 and terminates October 1st 2013. All obligations under this agreement are properly recorded as of March 31, 2011.
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
NOTE 14 - INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
This summary reflects the Company's current segments, as described below.
Wireless Bundled Services Division (WBS)
WBS provides wireless broadband products and services to commercial and individual customers throughout the wireless industry. The company is in the early stages of building and acquiring a seamless wireless broadband network throughout North America to serve private entities, cities, municipalities and the general public. All sales from external customers are located within the United States.
Wireless Messaging Services Division (WMS)
WMS principally provides wireless broadband system design and implementation, manufactures paging equipment, repair and maintain paging infrastructure equipment and supplies high-power infrastructure equipment to the wireless messaging industry. All sales from external customers are located within the United States as well as certain international locations.
Enterprise Network Services (ENS)
ENS provides product and service to operate an enterprise-class encrypted wireless banking network business. ENS provides the CryptoVue System consisting of software, site-based hardware devices and servers to perform network encryption; contracts for the construction, operation, monitoring and maintenance of fixed wireless networks for banking customers; trade names, equipment and software, including the software architecture and design.
Energy Broadband, Inc. (EBI)
EBI provides wireless connectivity to rural oil and gas locations primarily via Mobile Broadband Trailers (MBT’s). EBI provides wireless broadband products and services focusing primarily on commercial customers providing high speed bandwidth to rural North America to serve the Oil and Gas sector. All sales from external customers are located within the United States and Canada.
For the three months ended March 31, 2011and 2010 (in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
|
WMS
|
WBS
|
EBI
|
ENS
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 3 | $ | 544 | $ | 535 | $ | 47 | $ | 1,129 | ||||||||||
Segment (loss) income
|
(8 | ) | (121 | ) | 34 | (31 | ) | (126 | ) | |||||||||||
Segment assets
|
2 | 2,110 | 1,795 | 1,254 | 5,161 | |||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures
|
- | 121 | 591 | - | 712 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
- | 255 | 83 | 53 | 391 |
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
|
WMS
|
WBS
|
EBI
|
ENS
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 22 | $ | 666 | $ | 172 | $ | 52 | $ | 912 | ||||||||||
Segment (loss) income
|
(46 | ) | (347 | ) | (96 | ) | (150 | ) | (639 | ) | ||||||||||
Segment assets
|
33 | 6,082 | 644 | 1,505 | 8,264 | |||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures
|
- | 93 | 275 | - | 368 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
4 | 316 | 29 | 55 | 404 |
Reconciliation of Segment Loss from Operations
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011 |
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2010 |
||||||
Total segment loss from operations
|
$ | (126 | ) | $ | (639 | ) | ||
Total corporate overhead
|
(632 | ) | (1,024 | ) | ||||
Consolidated loss from operations
|
$ | (758 | ) | $ | (1,663 | ) |
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ERF WIRELESS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
Reconciliation of Segment Assets to Total Assets
|
March 31, 2011
|
December 31, 2010
|
||||||
Total segment assets
|
$ | 5,161 | $ | 6,294 | ||||
Total corporate assets
|
992 | 198 | ||||||
Consolidated assets
|
$ | 6,153 | $ | 6,492 |
The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in footnote one. The Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based on income before net interest expense, income taxes, accounting changes and non-recurring items.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, one customer accounts for $464,000 of EBI revenues.
NOTE 15 – ASSET PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
On February 14, 2011, the Company sold its North and Central Texas operations and assets for $2,700,000, in cash, settlement holdback receivable of $300,000 and 100,000 common shares of Keyon Communications, a public company.
The asset sale to Keyon Communication Holding,Inc on February 14, 2011, were as follows (in thousands):
Keyon Communications asset sale
|
||||
Gain on sale of assets to Keyon Communications Holdings Inc.
|
$ | 1,176 | ||
Accounts receivable
|
(6 | ) | ||
Inventory
|
53 | |||
Deposits
|
134 | |||
Property and equipment
|
489 | |||
Goodwill
|
1,079 | |||
Identifiable intangible assets
|
122 | |||
Accounts payable
|
(11 | ) | ||
Accounts expenses
|
(4 | ) | ||
Asset selling price
|
3,032 | |||
Holdback settlement receivable
|
(300 | ) | ||
Equity securities
|
(32 | ) | ||
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
$ | 2,700 |
As a condition of the closing of the asset purchase and sale agreement, the Company paid off $431,000 of notes payable and capital leases during the period ended March 31, 2011.
NOTE 16 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to March 31, 2011, the Company issued 60,049,856 shares of common stock for services rendered, debt, exchange of liabilities, and conversion of preferred stock.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including the financial statements.
OUR MARKETS AND BUSINESS STRATEGY
Historically, our revenues have been generated primarily from Internet and construction services. Our Internet revenues result from our offering of broadband and basic communications services to residential and enterprise customers. Our construction revenues result from the construction of bank networks and other services associated with providing wireless products and services to the regional banking industry. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, approximately 48% of our revenues were generated from internet services, 48% of our revenues were generated from providing broadband services to the energy industry and 4% of our revenues were generated from construction services. We expect that our internet services will experience a decline in 2011 as a result of our recent divestiture of certain wireless broadband assets and operations in territories that are not core to our oil and gas vertical market focus and that the most growth during fiscal 2011 will continue to come from devoting significant capital resources to developing the oil and gas market utilizing wireless services.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company continued to make progress with its strategic business plan as evidenced by the completion and announcement of numerous significant agreements and activities. These include:
|
●
|
The Company’s financial condition improved dramatically as compared to the most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and the prior year same quarterly reporting period ended March 31, 2010 including but not limited to the following attributes:
|
|
§
|
The Company reported a Net Income of $167,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared to a Net Loss of ($2,075,000) for the same prior quarter ended March 31, 2010; including a $1,176,000 gain associated with the recent divestiture of certain non-core wireless broadband assets and operations.
|
|
§
|
The Company reported a Loss from continuing operations of ($758,000) for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared to a Loss from continuing operations of ($1,663,000) for the same prior quarter ended March 31, 2010; an improvement of $905,000.
|
|
§
|
The Company’s Energy Broadband, Inc. subsidiary reported revenues of $535,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared to revenues of $172,000 for the same prior year quarter ended March 31, 2010; an increase of $363,000 or 211%.
|
|
§
|
The Company’s overall revenues increased by 24% as compared to the same prior year quarter; comprised of a decline of $122,000 in wireless internet services associated with the divestiture of certain non-core wireless broadband assets and operations, a $19,000 decline in wireless messaging services, a $5,000 decline in enterprise network services; offset by the $363,000 increase in revenues in our oil and gas operations subsidiary, Energy Broadband, Inc.
|
|
§
|
The Company reported a reduction of $714,000 or 38% decline in Operating Expenses in the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the same prior year quarter ended March 31, 2010.
|
|
§
|
The Company reported a $1,266,000 improvement in Shareholders’ Equity for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the most recent balance sheet at fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
|
|
§
|
The Company’s liquidity position improved by $2,564,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the most recent balance sheet at fiscal year ended December 31, 2010; including a $1,211,000 increase in Current Assets, a $1,353,000 decrease in Current Liabilities that included $624,000 retirement of Long-term debt and Capital Lease obligations.
|
|
§
|
Lastly, the Company invested $717,000 in cash during the quarter ended March 31, 2011for the purchase of assets in its Energy Broadband, Inc. subsidiary for the continued expansion of networks and infrastructure, including increasing its Mobile Broadband Trailer, (“MBT”) fleet associated with the increased oil and gas business growth being experienced.
|
16
|
●
|
The completion, closing and funding associated with the divestiture of certain wireless broadband assets and operations that were not core to the Company’s vertical market focus in oil and gas through its subsidiary, Energy Broadband, Inc. ERF received $3 million in cash and 100,000 shares of KeyOn Communications Holdings, Inc. stock for two wireless networks that were sold, specifically the Central Texas network west of Austin and the smaller North Texas network in Granbury. The primary allocation of the cash proceeds will be used to retire certain liabilities and to provide for aggressive growth for our oil and gas vertical subsidiary, Energy Broadband.
|
|
●
|
The Company recently announced that it has entered into four separate contractual agreements with four Texas Independent School Districts to design, engineer, and construct wireless broadband networks utilizing the respective districts’ 2.5GHz Education Broadband Service (EBS) licenses. Three of the four contracts represent one-time revenues to be recorded in the second fiscal quarter to end on June 30, 2011, while the fourth contract represents a five-year agreement for providing Direct Internet Access and Internet Protocol bandwidth circuits connecting all of the campuses in that school district under a Master Capacity Services Agreement. These agreements mark the Company’s entry into a new strategic education vertical market that has been under development for some time.
|
|
●
|
The completion of a Master Services Agreement with KeyOn Communications to deliver digital oilfield solutions in 4 of the 11 states where KeyOn has networks, with initial focus in Texas and Kansas.
|
|
●
|
The completion of a Master Services Agreement with Bluebird Broadband Services to deliver digital oilfield solutions in the Haynesville Shale market covering northwest Louisiana and northeast Texas.
|
|
●
|
The completion of a Master Services Agreement with Advanced Data Technologies to deliver digital oilfield solutions in the western Eagle Ford Shale formation in South Texas.
|
|
●
|
The Company received correspondence from the U.S. Patent Office that the second patent previously applied for relating other aspects of the CryptoVue encrypted security device has been approved and that the patent will be issued as soon as the forms are submitted.
|
The Company's revenue is generated primarily from the sale of wireless communications products and services, including providing reliable enterprise-class wireless broadband services. The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is probable.
The Company records revenues from its fixed-price, long-term contracts using the percentage-of-completion method. Revenues are recorded based on construction costs incurred to date as a percentage of estimated total cost at completion. The percentage-of-completion, determined by using total costs incurred to date as a percentage of estimated total costs at completion, reflects the actual physical completion of the project. This method of revenue recognition is used because management considers total cost to be the best available measure of progress on the contracts.
The Company recognizes product sales generally at the time the product is shipped. Concurrent with the recognition of revenue, the Company provides for the estimated cost of product warranties and reduces revenue for estimated product returns. Sales incentives are generally classified as a reduction of revenue and are recognized at the later of when revenue is recognized or when the incentive is offered. Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of goods sold.
Service revenue is principally derived from wireless broadband services, including internet, voice, and data and monitoring service. Subscriber fees are recorded as revenues in the period during which the service is provided.
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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011, COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
The following table sets forth summarized consolidated financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010:
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
($ in thousands)
|
2011
|
2010
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
||||||||||||
Total sales
|
$ | 1,129 | $ | 912 | $ | 217 | 24 | % | ||||||||
Cost of goods sold
|
723 | 697 | 26 | 4 | % | |||||||||||
Gross profit
|
406 | 215 | 191 | 89 | % | |||||||||||
Gross margin %
|
36 | % | 24 | % | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses
|
1,164 | 1,878 | (714 | ) | -38 | % | ||||||||||
Operating loss from continuing operations
|
(758 | ) | (1,663 | ) | 905 | 54 | % | |||||||||
Other income/(expense)
|
1,003 | (221 | ) | 1,224 | 554 | % | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
245 | (1,884 | ) | 2,129 | 113 | % | ||||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations
|
(78 | ) | (191 | ) | 113 | 59 | % | |||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$ | 167 | $ | (2,075 | ) | 2,242 | 108 | % |
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company's business operations reflected a decrease in sales for Wireless Bundled Services (WBS), Enterprise Network Services (ENS), Wireless Messaging Services (WMS) with an offset of increased sales of Energy Broadband, Inc. (EBI). For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company's consolidated operations generated net sales of $1,129,000 compared to prior year net sales of $912,000. The $217,000 increase in net sales is primarily attributable to $122,000 decrease sales in WBS is primarily due to a reduction in our retail wireless and dialup customer base, $5,000 decrease sales in ENS due to reduction in sales of banking network installation and services, $19,000 decrease in WMS due to decline in wireless infrastructure sales and services and offset with a $363,000 increased sales in EBI from deployment of our Mobile Broadband Trailers (MBT’s) in the oil and gas regions. Service sales increased $202,000 and product sales increased $15,000. The $217,000 increase is primarily attributable to WBS due to a reduction in our retail wireless and dialup customer base, offset with a $363,000 increased sales in EBI from deployment of our Mobile Broadband Trailers (MBT’s) in the oil and gas regions. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company had a gross profit margin of 36%, compared to a gross profit margin 24% for the prior year. The $191,000 increase in gross profit margin is primarily attributed to the following factors; (i) approximately $130,000 increase in gross margin in EBI attributable to increase sales associated with (MBT’s) being utilize in the field in oil and gas regions and (ii) $17,000 increase in gross margins in ENS primarily related to decrease tower rent of our BankNet infrastructure (iii) $44,000 increase in gross margins in WBS primarily related to decrease third party service cost.
The Company incurred net income of $167,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The Company's principal components had declining expenses over prior period March 31, 2010 which significantly contributed to the net income for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The following components included approximately $411,000 in depreciation and amortization expenses, $197,000 of interest expense, $226,000 of other general and administrative expense, $586,000 in employment expenses, $209,000 in professional services expense and a gain on sale of assets of $1,176,000 due to a sale of non-core assets of our North and Central Texas network on February 14th 2011.
SALES INFORMATION
Set forth below is a table presenting summarized sales information for our business segments for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.
($ in thousands)
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||||||||
Business Segment
|
2011
|
% of Total
|
2010
|
% of Total
|
$ Change |
% Change
|
|||||||||
Wireless Messaging Services
|
$
|
3
|
0%
|
$
|
22
|
2%
|
$
|
(19)
|
-86%
|
||||||
Wireless Bundled Services
|
544
|
48%
|
666
|
73%
|
(122)
|
-18%
|
|||||||||
Enterprise Network Services
|
47
|
4%
|
52
|
6%
|
(5)
|
-10%
|
|||||||||
Energy Broadband, Inc.
|
535
|
48%
|
172
|
19%
|
363
|
211%
|
|||||||||
Total Sales
|
$
|
1,129
|
100%
|
$
|
912
|
100%
|
$
|
217
|
24%
|
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For the three months ended March 31, 2011, net sales increased to $1,129,000 from $912,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The overall increase of 24% was attributable to an increase of $363,000 of Energy Broadband, Inc., offset with a decrease of $122,000 of Wireless Bundled Services due to a reduction in our retail wireless and dialup customer base, decrease of $5,000 in Enterprise Network Services and a decrease in Wireless Messaging Services of $19,000. The $363,000 increased sales in EBI are from deployment of our Mobile Broadband Trailers (MBT’s) in the oil and gas regions, with an offset of $122,000 decreased sales in WBS due to a reduction in our retail wireless and dialup customer base, $5,000 decreased sales in ENS due to a reduction of banking network installation sales and services and $19,000 decrease in WMS due to a decline in wireless infrastructure sales and services.
COST OF GOODS SOLD
The following tables set forth summarized cost of goods sold information for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010
($ in thousands)
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||
Business Segment
|
2011
|
% of Total
|
2010
|
% of Total
|
$ Change
|
% Change
|
||||||||||||
Wireless Messaging Services
|
$
|
-
|
0%
|
$
|
17
|
2%
|
$
|
(17)
|
-100%
|
|||||||||
Wireless Bundled Services
|
327
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45%
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494
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71%
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(167)
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-34%
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Enterprise Network Services
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75
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10%
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98
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14%
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(23)
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-23%
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Energy Broadband, Inc.
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321
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45%
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88
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13%
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233
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265%
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Total cost of sales
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$
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723
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100%
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$
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697
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100%
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$
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26
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4%
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($ in thousands)
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2011
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2010
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$ Change
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% Change
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Products and integration service
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$ | 306 | $ | 267 | $ | 39 | 15 | % | ||||||||
Rent and maintenance
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75 | 96 | (21 | ) | -22 | % | ||||||||||
Depreciation
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342 | 334 | 8 | 2 | % | |||||||||||
Total cost of sales
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$ | 723 | $ | 697 | $ | 26 | 4 | % |
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, cost of goods sold increased by $26,000, or 4%, to $723,000 from $697,000 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase of $26,000 in cost of goods sold is primarily attributable to an increase of $233,000 in EBI due to increased depreciation and 3rd party services for deployment of our Mobile Broadband Trailers (MBT’s) in oil and gas regions and offset with a $23,000 decrease in ENS due to streamlining tower rent cost of our BankNet infrastructure, $167,000 decrease in WBS due to a decreasing third party cost and a decrease of $17,000 in WMS primarily related to materials and supplies associated with decrease sales.
OPERATING EXPENSES
The following table sets forth summarized operating expense information for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010:
Three Months Ended March 31,
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2011
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2010
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$ Change
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% Change
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Employment expenses
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$ | 586 | $ | 1,016 | $ | (430 | ) | -42 | % | |||||||
Professional services
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209 | 405 | (196 | ) | -48 | % | ||||||||||
Rent and maintenance
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74 | 93 | (19 | ) | -20 | % | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
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69 | 94 | (25 | ) | -27 | % | ||||||||||
Other general and administrative
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226 | 270 | (44 | ) | -16 | % | ||||||||||
Total operating expenses
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$ | 1,164 | $ | 1,878 | $ | (714 | ) | -38 | % |
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, operating expenses decreased by 38% to $1,164,000, as compared to $1,878,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decreases that occurred, as evidenced by the immediately preceding table, are discussed below:
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A $430,000 decrease in employment expense. The decrease is primarily attributable to the centralization of our operations thus reducing our employee headcount to 52 at March 31, 2011 from 82 at March 31, 2010;
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A $196,000 decreased in professional services. The decrease is primarily attributable to a reduction in consulting expense of $93,000, investor relations expense of $35,000 and legal of $30,000.
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A $25,000 decrease in depreciation and amortization; and
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A $44,000 decrease in other general and administrative expense.
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OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the increase in other income is primarily attributable to gain on sale of assets of $1,176,000 on the asset sale of non-core assets of our North and Central Texas network on February 14th 2011and a decline in our interest expense, net on debt obligations totaling $197,000 and a reduction in our net derivative income to $13,000 as compared to interest expense, net of $393,000 and derivative income of $169,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The derivative expense/income represents the net unrealized (non-cash) charge during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, in the fair value of our derivative instrument liabilities related to warrants and embedded derivatives in our debt instruments that have been bifurcated and accounted for separately.
NET INCOME (LOSS)
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, our net income was $167,000 compared to a loss of $2,075,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increased net income for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2010 is primarily attributable to the factors describe in the preceding tables.
CASH FLOWS
The Company's operating activities increased net cash used by operating activities to $949,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to net cash used of $574,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in net cash used by operating activities was primarily attributable to our gain on sale of assets leading to an improvement in the company's net operating income of $167,000, net of negative $184,000 non-cash charges combined with $932,000 of cash used by fluctuations in working capital requirements consisting of the combination of accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred liability lease and deferred revenue.
The Company's investing activities provided net cash of $1,960,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to net cash used of $352,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in investing activities is primarily the sale of non-core assets of our North and Central Texas network
The Company's financing activities used net cash of $296,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to $773,000 of cash provided in the three months ended March 31, 2010. The cash used in the three months ended March 31, 2011, was primarily associated with debt and lease payments obligations related to the sale of non-core assets of our North and Central Texas.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
At March 31, 2011, the Company's current assets totaled $2,130,000 (including cash and cash equivalents of $758,000); total current liabilities were $2,215,000, resulting in negative working capital of $85,000. The Company has funded operations to date primarily through a combination of utilizing cash on hand, borrowings and raising additional capital through the sale of its securities. The Company’s operation for the three months ended March 31, 2011, was primarily funded by proceeds from the Company's line of credit totaling $328,000 and the divestiture of certain non-core assets and operations receiving proceeds of $2,700,000.
CURRENT DEBT FACILITY
In June 2010, the Company increased its unsecured revolving credit facility with Angus Capital Partners a related party from $10.5 million to $12.0 million maturing December 31, 2013. At March 31, 2011, the Company had approximately $6,914,000 available on a $12.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility with Angus Capital Partners, with an outstanding balance of $5,086,000. The terms of the unsecured revolving credit facility will allow us to draw upon the facility as financing requirements dictate and provides for quarterly interest payments at an annual 12% rate. The loan may be prepaid without penalty or repaid at maturity.
ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we issued to various accredited investors and third parties (i) 58,945,000 shares for services rendered and debt conversions, and (ii) 3,735,270 shares upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock. We relied on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act in effecting these transactions. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we issued 14,171,000 shares of common stock to employees and business consultants, for aggregate consideration of $232,000 of services rendered, pursuant to a registration statement on form S-8.
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USE OF WORKING CAPITAL
We believe our cash and available credit facilities afford us adequate liquidity for the balance of fiscal 2011. We anticipate that we will need additional capital in the future to continue to expand our business operations, which expenditures may include acquisitions and capital expenditures. We have historically financed our operations through private equity and debt financings. We do not have any commitments for significant equity funding at this time, and additional funding may not be available to us on favorable terms, if at all. As such there is no assurance that we can raise additional capital from external sources, the failure of which could cause us to curtail operations.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
As of March 31, 2011, the Company did not have any significant off-balance-sheet arrangements other than certain office and tower facility operating leases requiring minimal commitments under non-cancelable leases disclosed in the table above.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized; minor replacements, maintenance and repairs are charged to current operations. Depreciation is computed by applying the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives which are generally three to seven years.
Impairment losses are recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets' carrying amount. No impairment losses have been recorded since inception.
Long-Lived Assets
We review our long-lived assets, to include intangible assets subject to amortization, for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such long-lived asset or group of long-lived assets (collectively referred to as "the asset") may not be recoverable. Such circumstances include, but are not limited to:
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We continually evaluate whether such events and circumstances have occurred. When such events or circumstances exist, the recoverability of the asset's carrying value shall be determined by estimating the undiscounted future cash flows (cash inflows less associated cash outflows) that are directly associated with and that are expected to arise as a direct result of the use and eventual disposition of the asset. To date, no such impairment has occurred. To the extent such events or circumstances occur that could affect the recoverability of our long-lived assets, we may incur charges for impairment in the future.
Derivative Instruments
In connection with the sale of debt or equity instruments, the Company may sell options or warrants to purchase our common stock. In certain circumstances, these options or warrants may be classified as derivative liabilities, rather than as equity. Additionally, the debt or equity instruments may contain embedded derivative instruments, such as embedded derivative features which in certain circumstances may be required to be bifurcated from the associated host instrument and accounted for separately as a derivative instrument liability.
The Company's derivative instrument liabilities are re-valued at the end of each reporting period, with changes in the fair value of the derivative liability recorded as charges or credits to income in the period in which the changes occur. For options, warrants and bifurcated embedded derivative features that are accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities, the Company estimates fair value using either quoted market prices of financial instruments with similar characteristics or other valuation techniques. The valuation techniques require assumptions related to the remaining term of the instruments and risk-free rates of return, our current common stock price and expected dividend yield, and the expected volatility of our common stock price over the life of the option. Because of the limited trading history for our common stock, the Company estimates the future volatility of its common stock price based on not only the history of its stock price but also the experience of other entities considered comparable to the Company.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not anticipate that the recently issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncements will materially impact the Company’s financial condition.
As a smaller reporting company, as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we are not required to provide the information mandated by this item.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We maintain controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Based upon their evaluation of those controls and procedures performed as of the end of the period covered by this report, our chief executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate.
There were no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
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ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not a party to any material legal proceedings.
On January 13, 2009, the Company entered into exclusive reseller agreements with Schlumberger Technology Corporation and Schlumberger Canada Limited (Schlumberger). Currently, the contract is in operation in its second year. During the fourth quarter of 2010 the Company and Schlumberger entered into a contractual mediation to resolve various financial issues. During 2011 the Company and Schlumberger were unable to resolve these financial issues through mediation and the Company will avail itself of binding arbitration as mandated in the contract.
See Risk Factors in item 1A of the Company form 10-K of Fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following transactions were completed pursuant to either Section 4(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D of the Securities Act. With respect to issuances made pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, the transactions did not involve any public offering and were sold to a limited group of persons. Each recipient either received adequate information about ERF Wireless or had access, through employment or other relationships, to such information, and ERF Wireless determined that each recipient had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that they were able to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Company.
With respect to issuances made pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act, ERF Wireless determined that each purchaser was an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, or if such investor was not an accredited investor, that such investor received the information required by Regulation D.
Except as otherwise noted, all sales of the Company's securities were made by officers of the Company who received no commission or other remuneration for the solicitation of any person in connection with the respective sales of securities described above. The recipients of securities represented their intention to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof and appropriate legends were affixed to the share certificates and other instruments issued in such transactions.
Common Stock Issued for Debt Conversions and Services Rendered
In January, 2011, 44,813,000 shares of common stock at average price of $.0113 were issued for debt conversions and services rendered.
In February, 2011, 12,431,000 shares of common stock at average price of $.0113 were issued for debt conversions and services rendered.
In March, 2011, 15,872,000 shares of common stock at average price of $.0176 were issued for debt conversions and services rendered.
Common Stock Issued Upon Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock
On January 26, 2011, an accredited investor acquired 3,735,270 shares of common stock pursuant to Preferred A Conversions.
ITEM 3. DEFAULT IN SENIOR SECURITIES
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit 31.1
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Certification of Chief Executive officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 (a) and 15d-14 (a), as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Exhibit 31.2
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Certification of Chief Financial officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 (a) and 15d-14 (a), as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Exhibit 32.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Exhibit 32.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ERF Wireless, Inc.
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/s/ H. Dean Cubley
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H. Dean Cubley
Chief Executive Officer
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Date: | May 23, 2011 |
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