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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

OR

¨  TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

 

For the transition period from

__________to __________

 

Commission File No.:     333-177329

 

SKM MEDIA CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   27-4577397

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification

Number)

 

6001 Broken Sound Parkway, N.W.

Suite 510

Boca Raton, FL 33487

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

561-404-1040

(Issuer's telephone number)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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.                 Yes x      No ¨

  

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 x  No  ¨

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a 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  ¨ Accelerated filer                     ¨
 Non-accelerated filer    ¨  Smaller reporting company  x

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)  

Yes ¨   No x

 

As of November 8, 2012, the Issuer had 49,999,994 shares of its common stock outstanding.

 

 
 

 

SKM MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT

ON FORM 10-Q

 

Part  I – Financial Information  
     
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements  
  Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2011 3
  Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited) 4
  Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited) 5
  Notes to Financial Statements 6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 11
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. 16
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 16
     
Part II - Other Information  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 17
Item 1A. Risk Factors 17
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 17
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 17
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 17
Item 5. Other Information 17
Item 6. Exhibits 18
     
Signatures 19

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.      Financial Statements

 

SKM MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   As of 
   September 30,   December 31, 
   2012   2011 
   (Unaudited)     
Assets          
           
Current Assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $651,153   $721,669 
Accounts receivable, net   125,368    69,529 
Advances to supplier   259,357    - 
           
Total current assets   1,035,878    791,198 
           
Equipment, net   28,850    21,291 
           
Software   28,912    - 
           
Other assets, net   16,423    4,488 
           
Total assets  $1,110,063   $816,977 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)          
           
Current Liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $218,165   $75,847 
Accrued expenses   73,703    171,950 
Deferred revenue   542,438    459,072 
Convertible notes   -    490,500 
Revolving line of credit   213,700    199,000 
Employee notes   10,008    76,334 
           
Total current liabilities   1,058,014    1,472,703 
           
Commitments and Contingencies          
           
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):          
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding   -    - 
Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 50,000,000 and 48,364,999 shares issued and outstanding, respectively   500    484 
Additional paid-in capital   532,496    9,499 
Accumulated deficit   (480,947)   (665,709)
           
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)   52,049    (655,726)
           
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)  $1,110,063   $816,977 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SKM MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATION

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
   For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
                 
Revenue  $3,688,055   $1,179,116   $8,403,249   $4,363,273 
                     
Operating Expenses:                    
Direct mail   2,949,305    978,732    6,357,138    3,186,977 
Salaries, commissions and benefits   502,045    230,218    1,289,705    674,382 
Data services   45,916    62,447    162,101    226,835 
Professional fees   44,677    511    174,367    329,948 
Other operating expenses   122,858    126,635    310,060    328,795 
                     
Total operating expenses   3,664,801    1,398,543    8,293,371    4,746,937 
                     
Operating Income (Loss)   23,254    (219,427)   109,878    (383,664)
                     
Interest Expense   3,788    10,872    17,130    19,276 
                     
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes   19,466    (230,299)   92,748    (402,940)
                     
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)   21,505    -    (92,014)   - 
                     
Net income (loss)  $(2,039)  $(230,299)  $184,762   $(402,940)
                     
Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) per Common                    
Share  $-   $-   $-   $(0.01)
                     
Basic and Diluted Weighted Average Number of                    
Common Shares Outstanding   50,000,000    48,333,333    49,604,725    48,333,333 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SKM MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   For the Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2012   2011 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net Income (Loss)  $184,762   $(402,940)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:          
Stock-based compensation   32,513    - 
Depreciation and amortization   3,036    3,036 
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:          
Increase in accounts receivable   (55,839)   (516,105)
(Increase) decrease in advances to suppliers   (259,357)   485,817 
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses   44,071    57,488 
Increase in deferred revenue   83,366    238,352 
Deferred taxes and other   (11,935)   100 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   20,617    (134,252)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Software development   (28,912)   - 
Capital expenditures   (10,595)   (1,959)
           
Net cash used in investing activities   (39,507)   (1,959)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Borrowings on revolving line of credit   14,700    400,000 
Repayment on revolving line of credit   -    (150,000)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable   -    490,500 
Issuance of Employee Notes        256,166 
Repayment of employee notes   (66,326)   (71,082)
Dividends paid   -    (436,749)
           
Net cash  (used in) provided by financing activities   (51,626)   488,835 
           
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   (70,516)   352,624 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD   721,669    412,868 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD  $651,153   $765,492 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:          
Cash paid for interest  $6,612   $5,836 
           
Cash paid for taxes  $2,355   $- 
           
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITY          
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of convertible debt  $490,500   $- 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTE 1. BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION

 

SKM Media Corp., (together with its wholly owned subsidiary, “SKM” or the “Company”), was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on October 27, 2010 as Piper Acquisition IV, Inc. The Company changed its name to “SKM Media Corp.” on August 25, 2011. On September 27, 2011, the Company acquired all the outstanding capital stock of SKM Media Group Inc., a Florida corporation (“SKM Group”), effective as of December 31, 2010, in exchange for 45,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Share Exchange”). SKM Group was formed in December 2008.

 

The exchange of SKM Group’s capital stock was accounted for as a reverse acquisition under the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the Share Exchange was recorded as a recapitalization of the Company, with the financial statements of SKM Group being treated as the continuing entity. Therefore, the historical financial statements presented are those of SKM Group, with the exception of the Company’s equity structure which was restated to reflect the number of the Company’s shares issued to effect the Share Exchange and the authorized capital of the Company is that of SKM Media Corp., the legal acquirer. As of the date of the Share Exchange, the authorized capital SKM Media Corp. consisted of 250,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.00001 par value.

 

The Company generates revenue by delivering measurable marketing results to clients. The Company provides direct mail, prospecting lists and online marketing services for investment firms, insurance firms, automotive groups, banks, mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, franchisors, and other businesses that have multiple branches or sales representatives that utilize the Company’s services.

 

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instructions to Form 10-Q and Item 310(b) of regulation S-K. These financial statements should be read together with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 9, 2012. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying financial statements reflect all adjustments and disclosures, which, in the Company’s opinion, are necessary for fair presentation. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of the entire year.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

 

Future events and their effects cannot be predicted with certainty. Accordingly, the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  The accounting estimates used in the preparation of these financial statements will change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained, and as the Company’s operating environment changes. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but not limited to: (1) collectability of accounts receivable; (2) fair value of stock-based compensation; and (2) depreciable lives of assets.  The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.  The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on a regular basis and may employ outside experts to assist in its evaluation, as considered necessary.  Actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions used in preparation of its financial statements and changes in these estimates are recorded when known.

 

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Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue and Deferred Costs

 

The Company recognizes revenue when all the following criteria have been met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred; (3) the selling price is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured.  Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded.

 

The Company enters into agreements with customers to provide specific marketing services for which it further engages vendors to provide information and services related to customers’ needs. The Company’s customers typically pay in advance for these services, and likewise, the Company’s vendors require advance payments in order to provide services to it. Moneys received in advance related to contracts from its customers are recorded as deferred revenue until the Company has met all obligations under the contract and has provided its customer the marketing information or services for which it was contracted. Similarly, moneys paid in advance to its vendors for their services are deferred as advances to suppliers until the vendors have completed their obligations for which they were engaged, including the Company’s acceptance of their marketing information.

 

The Company recognizes revenue for specific customer contracts along with the corresponding costs to its vendors on the same date; that is the date that the specific mailing (“drop date”) occurs. This date represents the completion of its contractual obligation and the date marketing information is provided to its customer under the specific contract. Likewise, this date represents the date that the specific vendor engaged to perform services related to a specific customer contract are completed, as accepted and reviewed by the Company.

 

Software Development Costs

 

The Company capitalizes certain costs associated with the development of internal use software at the point at which the conceptual formulation, design and testing of possible software project alternatives have been completed. Capitalization ceases at the point that the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. The capitalized costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated economic life of the software, generally three years.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company provides for income taxes using the asset and liability method. This approach recognizes the amount of federal, state, and local taxes payable or refundable for the current year, as well as deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequence of events recognized in the consolidated financial statements and income tax returns.  Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are adjusted to recognize the effects of changes in tax laws or enacted tax rates.  A valuation allowance is required when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Realization is dependent on generating sufficient future taxable income.  The Company evaluates its tax positions and establishes assets and liabilities in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance on uncertainty in income taxes.  The Company reviews these tax uncertainties in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of tax audits, and adjusts them accordingly.

 

The Company classifies penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

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From January 1, 2011, to August 31, 2011, the Company had elected to be treated as an S-Corporation for federal income tax purposes and all of the Company’s income during these periods passed through to the then-shareholders of the Company, and the Company, therefore, had no corporate tax obligation to record. Had the Company’s conversion from an S-Corporation occurred on January 1, 2011, the Company’s pro-forma income tax benefit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, would have been approximately $81,000 and $141,000, respectively.  

 

Accounts Receivable

   

Credit is extended to customers based on an evaluation of their financial condition and other factors.  The Company generally does not require collateral or other security to support accounts receivable.  The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts and sales credits.  As of September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011, the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $21,328 and $17,394, respectively.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company recognizes stock-based compensation by measuring the cost of services to be rendered based on the grant-date fair value of the equity award.  Compensation expense is recognized over the period an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, generally referred to as the requisite service period.

 

Earnings per Share

 

The calculation of earnings per common share is based on the weighted-average number of our common shares outstanding during the applicable period. The calculation for diluted earnings per common share recognizes the effect of all potential dilutive securities that were outstanding during the respective periods, unless their impact would be antidilutive. The Company’s potentially dilutive shares outstanding were attributable to convertible notes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock and options, granted in July 2012, to acquire 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. These notes were converted into 1,635,001 shares of common stock in February 2012. Since the Company incurred net losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, these shares were not included in the fully diluted earnings per common share calculation for these periods because their affect was anti-dilutive. The Company’s potentially dilutive securities outstanding as of September 30, 2012 consisting of stock options exercisable into 1,500,000 shares of common stock were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 because their impact was anti-dilutive.

 

As noted above, from January 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011, the Company had elected to be treated as an S-Corporation for federal income tax purposes and all of this income passed through to the then-shareholders of the Company, and the Company, therefore, had no corporate tax obligation to record.  Had the Company not been treated as an S-Corporation during this period, the Company’s pro-forma earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, would not have been materially impacted.

 

NOTE 3. CONCENTRATION RISKS

 

Revenues

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, two customers accounted for a significant portion of the Company’s revenues as follows.

 

   % of Total Revenue     
  

Three Months

Ended

September 30,

2012

  

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2012

  

Accounts

Receivable as of

September 30,

2012

 
Customer A   70%   64%  $57,967 
Customer B   12%   6%   - 
Total   82%   70%  $57,967 

 

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One customer accounted for 48% of the Company’s revenues during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Purchases

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, three vendors accounted for a significant portion of the Company’s purchases as follows.

 

   % of Total Purchases     
  

Three Months

Ended

September 30,

2012

  

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2012

  

Accounts Payable as of

September 30, 2012

 
Vendor A   57%   46%  $- 
Vendor B   13%   7%     
Vendor C   3%   13%   - 
Total   73%   66%  $- 

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, three vendors accounted for a significant portion of the Company’s purchases as follows.

 

   % of Total Purchases 
  

Three Months

Ended

September 30,

2011

  

Nine Months

Ended

September 30,

2011

 
Vendor A   40%   46%
Vendor D   2%   10%
Vendor E   13%   4%
Total   55%   60%

 

Cash

 

The Company places its cash with high quality financial institutions and at times may have exceeded the FDIC insurance limits. On November 9, 2010, the FDIC issued a Final Rule implementing section 343 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that provides for unlimited insurance coverage of noninterest-bearing transaction accounts. Beginning December 31, 2010, through December 31, 2012, all noninterest-bearing transaction accounts are fully insured, regardless of the balance of the account, at all FDIC-insured institutions.

 

NOTE 4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES

 

In October 2011, the Company issued Convertible Notes (“Convertible Notes”) totaling $500,000 bearing interest at 5% per annum in a private offering to a group of accredited investors.  In October 2011, one of the note holders, which had not yet funded its note subscription of $9,500, converted its note subscription into 31,666 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

The remaining $490,500 of Convertible Notes were converted into 1,635,001 shares of the Company’s common stock upon effectiveness of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 on February 13, 2012.  The Company recognized total interest expense of $3,056 on these notes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

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NOTE 5. REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT

 

On February 17, 2011, the Company entered into a $400,000 revolving draw secured promissory note with a financial institution.  The line of credit loan provided for monthly interest only payments calculated based upon the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) Index plus 4.088 percentage points.  The note matured on February 17, 2012, but was extended to May 17, 2012. On May 9, 2012, the Company entered into a replacement secured promissory note.  The new note provides for a revolving line of credit of up to $650,000, a maturity date of May 17, 2013, and annual interest rate LIBOR plus 3.761% (4.731% as of September 30, 2012).  The note is secured by a pledge of substantially all of the Company’s assets and is guaranteed by the Company's two principal stockholders and officers. The outstanding principal balance at September 30, 2012 was $213,700.  The Company recognized total interest expense of $2,237 and $5,936 on this line of credit during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.  The Company recognized total interest expense of $2,320 and $4,032 on this line of credit during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

 

NOTE 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

During the third quarter of 2011, certain members of the Company’s management team advanced the Company a total of $256,166 to meet working capital requirements.  A total of $246,158 had been repaid as of September 30, 2012, leaving a balance of $10,008 at September 30, 2012.  The borrowings bear interest at an annual interest rate of 5% and are due December 31, 2012.  The notes may be prepaid at any time and contain standard event of default terms.  The Company recognized total interest expense of approximately $136 and $3,810 on these borrowings during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

 

NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Issuance of Common Stock

 

Upon effectiveness of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 on February 13, 2012, the then outstanding $490,500 of the Company’s Convertible Notes was converted into 1,635,001 shares of the Company’s common stock.  

 

Deemed Dividends

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary made distributions to its owners prior to the Share Exchange totaling $436,749. The Company has treated these distributions as deemed dividends for financial reporting purposes.

 

Stock Option Awards

 

In July 2012, the Company’s board of directors and majority shareholders approved the 2012 Incentive Stock Plan (the “Plan”) designed to retain directors, executives and selected employees and consultants and reward them for making contributions to the success of the Company. These objectives are accomplished by making long-term incentive awards under the Plan thereby providing Participants with a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the Company. The Plan provides for the granting of stock options and common stock awards at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors.

 

In July 2012, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its Director of Home Services (“Executive”), pursuant to which the Executive was awarded options to acquire 1,500,000 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $0.30 per share, vesting after two years of employment and expiring ten years from the date of grant. In addition, the Executive is eligible to earn options to acquire up to 5,250,000 shares of common stock for an exercise price of $0.01 per share based on performance criteria specified in the employment agreement. The Company estimated the fair value of the options to acquire 1,500,000 shares of common stock to be approximately $260,000 which will be recognized as expense over the two year vesting period. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recognized $32,513 of stock-based compensation. The Company estimated the fair value of the options using the Black-Scholes valuation model and the following assumptions: 77% volatility, 0.72% risk free rate, 6 year expected term, and zero expected dividends.

 

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A summary of option activity under the Plan is as follows:

 

   Shares  

Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted-

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 
Outstanding at January 1, 2012   -   $-    -   $- 
Granted   1,500,000   $0.30    9.75    - 
Outstanding at September 30, 2012   1,500,000   $0.30    9.75    - 
Exercisable at September 30, 2012   -                

 

Total stock based compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized as of September 30, 2012 is $227,588.

 

NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

From time to time, the Company may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business.   The Company is not currently aware of any legal proceedings or claims that management believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.

 

In September 2011, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District Court of Florida against SKM Media Group, Inc., claiming trademark infringement and unfair competition. A settlement agreement was entered into during March 2012, with no admission of liability by the parties to the action and an agreement for the parties to be responsible for their respective legal fees and to have no further obligations to each other.

 

Item 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that relate to possible future events, our future performance, and our future operations. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “plans,” “future,” “intends,” “could,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These statements are only our predictions. Our actual results could and likely will differ materially from these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activities, performance, or achievements. We undertake no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this document to conform them to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

 

Background

 

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on October 27, 2010 as Piper Acquisition IV, Inc. We changed our name to “SKM Media Corp.” on August 25, 2011. On September 27, 2011, we acquired all the outstanding capital stock of SKM Media Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, effective as of December 31, 2010, in exchange for 45,000,000 shares of our common stock (the “Share Exchange”).

 

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Overview

 

SKM helps clients acquire and retain customers at greater profit through the utilization of our proprietary online marketing technology. As a data services and platform technologies leader, SKM specializes in the investment, insurance, financial, mortgage, home services and franchise industries, and other businesses that have multiple branches or sales representatives. Through the utilization of our combined 50 plus years of data expertise, SKM helps clients increase their customer base, differentiate themselves from the competition and maximize their return on investment.

 

SKM focuses on serving clients in large, information-intensive industry verticals where relevant, targeted media and offerings help the clients’ prospects make informed choices and find the products that match their needs, with the goal of converting them into long-term customers. We serve in excess of 1,200 clients and generate revenues by delivering measurable marketing results. Our core competencies include: data analytics and response modeling, data hygiene and optimization, list aggregation and fulfillment, campaign design and creative optimization, multi-channel acquisition email marketing, call tracking, reporting and analysis, marketing platform development, and turn-key direct mail fulfillment.

 

We create, print, mail and email millions of high impact, high response marketing pieces monthly for our clients ranging from individual sales agents, branches, dealers and business owners to Fortune 500 companies. Our network of printing facilities throughout the country allows us to offer direct mail campaigns at a competitive price with the ability to expedite jobs on an as-needed basis. SKM’s turn-key direct mail campaigns include: data, creative design (i.e. A/B split testing, Champion vs. Challenger mail piece analysis), print, packaging, postage, and our toll-free call-tracking system that allows customers to track the success of their campaign in real time. In addition, we have the ability to add personalized, customizable data to any direct mail campaign that enables clients to tailor each campaign to the needs of their prospects, which leads to improved response rates. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the revenue generated by our direct mail campaigns represented 98% and 96%, respectively, of our revenue.

 

In addition to our expertise in direct mail marketing, SKM’s proprietary, easy-to-use marketing platform serves as a powerful differentiator between our company and the competition. Ideal for organizations with multiple locations, SKM’s platform provides an all-in-one solution that enables users to create highly effective marketing campaigns either on-demand, or as part of a corporate enrollment campaign. The platform delivers cost-friendly marketing results to clients with predictability and scalability, and our historical approach suggests that campaigns created using the platform have converted respondents into customers or sales at smaller cost per acquisition and higher ROI.

 

Another key differentiating factor that sets SKM’s platform apart from the competition is the consistently high response rates our clients receive through campaigns powered by the platform. Unlike other on-demand marketing platforms, the simplicity of SKM’s technology commonly yields user adoption rates in the 30-50% range. This, together with our advanced data analytics and creative services, ensures that every campaign we run for our clients receives a reliable, optimal outcome.

 

SKM also designs and develops custom marketing platforms for multi-location operations allowing their local offices to access a full suite of turn-key marketing services simply and easily. Some of the largest corporations in the United States use the SKM marketing platform to gain market share, retain existing clients and streamline marketing operations. For franchisors, the SKM platform not only generates new and existing customers, but also recruits new franchisees and helps retain existing franchisees.

 

Powered by a combination of SKM’s proprietary data and the targeted databases we have access to, the platform allows our clients to create local, regional and national marketing campaigns in a cost-friendly, effective manner. Further, SKM’s advanced lead generation tactics allow our clients to access potential customers located in our database, and each client has the ability to search our database using selection criteria that provides qualified leads and the ability to implement a marketing plan. SKM’s platform helps centralize and streamline the marketing efforts of our clients, allowing them to focus on what matters most: closing sales and generating revenue.

 

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As a full service direct marketing and data services technology company, SKM also provides a number of services that complement our turn-key direct mail and multi-channel marketing programs, and our proprietary platform. These include but are not limited to:

 

·        Data aggregation and fulfillment

·        Analytics and modeling

·        Data enhancement and append services

·        Acquisition email marketing

·        Telemarketing list rental

·        Lead generation

·        Messaging services

·        Creative design

·        Social media marketing

·        Consulting services

 

In brief, SKM helps clients communicate their message to potential new customers by delivering compelling offers through the use of proprietary products, media channels and distribution platforms.

 

Market

 

SKM utilizes a customer-centric approach based on an in-depth needs analysis to formulate the best marketing strategies for our clients. Since our inception, SKM has been providing simple and effective marketing solutions to help our clients increase sales, provide more inbound leads and lower cost per acquisition.

 

We believe our marketing services and tools, which support our clients with a focus on the multi-location office model, are positioned to meet the marketing needs of companies ranging from individual agencies to Fortune 500 firms. We further believe that direct marketing is the most applicable and relevant marketing segment because it is targeted and measurable.

 

Bottom line: we believe our go-to-market strategy helps our clients increase their customer base and differentiate themselves from competitors. This, along with our 50-plus years of combined industry experience and the scalability of our professional team, enable us to help our clients acquire and retain customers at greater profit while simultaneously maximizing their return on investment.

 

Results of Operations

 

We derive our revenue principally from the sale of advertising through our online marketing platform.  Revenue includes the sale of direct mail services, data lists, email marketing, and social media services.

 

We sell our products and services directly through our sales consultants, who are focused on serving multi-location organizations through a consultative process targeting financial, consumer, automotive and travel verticals.  The sales cycle for sales to clients ranges from one day transactional sales to over six months for a platform sale and integration.  Marketing platform sales generally require several months.  As such, our revenue from these type sales may not be linear as these type contracts tend to be larger and less predictable.

 

We typically enter into multi-month agreements for the delivery of direct mail and email campaigns.  Under our agreements, our clients typically prepay all costs in advance, which includes media services, data, postage, printing, or transmission costs along with any ancillary costs and fees. 

 

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We intend to continue to increase our operating scale by growing our sales force, product offerings and the infrastructure to support them.  In managing our business for increased scale, we expect each category of operating expenses to increase.  We are not a mature business where operating expense expansion can be tied to current revenue and revenue growth with a goal of meeting a particular immediate operating income target.  Rather, we are intentionally incurring expenses to support our long-term growth plans, acknowledging that these investments may put pressure on near term periodic operating results and increase our operating expenses as a percentage of revenue.

 

The following summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

Revenue

 

Our revenue increased by $2,508,939, or 212.8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2012, from $1,179,116 during the three months ended September 30, 2011, to $3,688,055 for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was primarily due to our largest customer increasing its utilization of our marketing platform by approximately $2.0 million, our second largest customer for the three months ending September 30, 2012 generating no revenue in 2011, and several new customers since September 2011.

 

Direct Mail

 

Our direct mail costs represent costs paid to providers of direct mail distribution services to prepare and distribute customers’ promotional material, which includes preparation, transportation and postage costs provided by such service providers. Such costs increased by $1,970,573, or 201.3%, from $978,732 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $2,949,305 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 as a result of the increase in sales described above.

 

Salaries, Commissions and Benefits

 

Our personnel costs increased by $271,827, or 118.1%, from $230,218 for the three months ended September 30, 2011, to $502,045 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. This increase was attributable to the hiring of additional sales and fulfillment personnel since September 30, 2011, increases in officers’ salaries, stock-based compensation related to options issued to our Director of Home Services and increased commissions resulting from the increased sales and marketing activity.

 

Professional Fees

 

Our professional fees increased by $44,166, or 8,643.1%, from $511 for the three months ended September 30, 2011, to $44,677 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. This increase was primarily attributable to professional fees related to our beginning to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2012.

 

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

Revenue

 

Our revenue increased by $4,039,976, or 92.6%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, from $4,363,273 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, to $8,403,249 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  This increase was primarily due to our largest customer increasing its utilization of our marketing platform by approximately $3.3 million, our second largest customer for the nine months ending September 30, 2012 generating no revenue in 2011, and several new customers since September 2011.

 

Direct Mail

 

Our direct mail costs represent costs paid to providers of direct mail distribution services to prepare and distribute customer’s promotional material, which includes preparation, transportation and postage costs provided by such service providers. Such costs increased by $3,170,161, or 99.5%, from $3,186,977 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $6,357,138 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as a result of the increase in sales described above.

 

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Salaries, Commissions and Benefits

 

Our personnel costs increased by $615,323, or 91.2%, from $674,382 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, to $1,289,705 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. This increase was attributable to the hiring of additional sales and fulfillment personnel since September 30, 2011, increases in officers’ salaries, stock-based compensation related to options issued to our Director of Home Services and increased commissions resulting from the increased sales and marketing activity.

Data Services

 

Our data services costs decreased by $64,734, or 28.5%, from $226,835 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, to $162,101 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. This increase was in proportion to the decrease in data-only sales during 2012.

 

Professional Fees

 

Our professional fees decreased by $155,581, or 47.2%, from $329,948 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, to $174,367 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. This decrease was primarily attributable to professional fees related to the September 2011 Share Exchange.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We were formed in December 2008 and remained a development-stage company until the beginning of 2009. Prior to 2009, we financed our operations and capital expenditures through self-funding and revenues. Since 2009, we have financed our operations and expansion of our direct sales force through cash provided by operations and debt. Deferred revenue arising from prepayment by the majority of our clients and vendor trade financing are major components of our cash flow from operations. We expect that cash flow from operations and existing cash balances will be sufficient to continue funding our expansion activities over the next twelve months. Should the Company decide to accelerate investments in developing new products and services for our clients and explore acquisitions, we may require additional capital resources in the form of equity or debt financing. That financing may not be available on terms favorable to us or at all. In addition, expansion in the number of sales consultants and rapid expansion of new products and services for our clients could require significant capital and entail non-capitalized expenses that could diminish our income from operations.

 

At September 30, 2012, we had cash and cash equivalents of $651,153 and a working capital deficit of $22,136, as compared to a working capital deficit of $681,505 at December 31, 2011. The primary source of improvement in our working capital position during the first quarter of 2012 was the automatic conversion of $490,500 of convertible notes into 1,635,001 shares of our common stock upon our registration statement on Form S-1 being declared effective by the SEC on February 13, 2012.

   

We generated $20,617 of cash from operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. This was primarily attributable to our net income of $184,762, increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $44,071and an increase in deferred revenue of $83,366, offset by an increase in advances to suppliers of $259,357 and an increase in accounts receivable of $55,839. We used $134,252 in cash from operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, primarily attributable to our net loss of $402,000 and an increase in accounts receivable of $516,105, offset by a decrease in our deferred revenue of $238,352, an increase in account payable of $57,488, a decrease in advances to suppliers $485,817.  We anticipate the ability to generate cash from operating activities during the next twelve months in amounts sufficient to meet our obligations as they come due.

 

We have not required, nor do we expect to incur, material amounts of capital expenditures and thus have not had significant amounts of cash used in investing activities to date.

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we used $51,626 of cash in financing activities consisting of $66,326 to partially repay our outstanding employee notes, offset by additional borrowings from our line of credit of $14,700.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we generated $488,835 of cash in financing activities from the issuance of our convertible notes and borrowings under our revolving line of credit and employee notes, all of which were partially reduced by dividends paid during the period.

 

Our convertible notes totaling $490,500 with several accredited investors bore interest at 5% per annum and were automatically converted into 1,635,001 shares of our common stock on February 13, 2012, upon our registration statement on Form S-1 being declared effective by the SEC. 

 

We are party to a $650,000 revolving line of credit loan with a financial institution evidenced by a secured promissory note due May 17, 2013. The note provides for monthly payments of interest at LIBOR, plus 3.761% (4.731% as of September 30, 2012), is secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets and is guaranteed by the Company's two principal stockholders and officers. As of September 30, 2012, the outstanding principal balance of the line of credit was $213,700.00 and we were in compliance with all of our debt covenants thereunder.

 

Although we expect that cash flow from operations and existing cash balances will be sufficient to meet our current obligations as they come due and continue funding our expansion activities, these investments, including investments in developing new products and services for our clients, could require us to seek additional equity or debt financing, and that financing may not be available on terms favorable to us or at all.  In addition, expansion in the number of sales consultants and rapid expansion of new products and services for our clients could require significant capital and entail non-capitalized expenses that could diminish our income from operations.  Further, assuming a stable macroeconomic climate and continued favorable operating cash flow, we intend to continue to increase our investment in new sales consultants and in the development of new products.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

As a “smaller reporting company,” we are not required to provide tabular disclosure obligations.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

At September 30, 2012, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Item 3.      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

Item 4.      Controls and Procedures.

 

Management’s Report on Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and President (our principal executive officer), our Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer) and our Treasurer (our principal accounting officer) to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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As of September 30, 2012, the end of our quarter covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and President (our principal executive officer), our Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer) and our Treasurer (our principal accounting officer) of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and President (our principal executive officer), our Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial officer) and our Treasurer (our principal accounting officer) concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our quarter ended September 30, 2012, that have materially or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Part II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

 

Please refer to the risk factors as previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on May 9, 2012.

 

Item 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Not applicable.

 

 Item 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosure

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.     Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6.     Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

  Description
     
31.1   CEO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2   CFO Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1   CEO Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2   CFO Certification 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 Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on November 13, 2012.

 

    SKM MEDIA CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Steven L. Moreno
   

Steven L. Moreno, Chief Executive Officer,

President, and Director (Principal Executive

Officer)

     
  By: /s/ David D. Brooks
   

David D. Brooks, Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

     
  By: /s/ Howard Minsky
   

Howard Minsky, Treasurer (Principal Accounting

Officer)

 

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