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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 PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from            to            

Commission File Number: 000-30559

 

 

eDiets.com, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   56-0952883

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

555 SW 12th Avenue, Suite 210

Pompano Beach

  33069
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(954) 360-9022

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 of 1934 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.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (do not check if a smaller reporting company)    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  ¨    No  x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of November 9, 2012:

 

Common Stock, $.001 par value per share

     14,310,534 shares   

 

 

 


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eDiets.com, Inc,

Index to Form 10-Q

 

          PAGE  

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Financial Statements (Unaudited)   
   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011      3   
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011      4   
   Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011      6   
   Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements      7   

Item 2.

   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      16   

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      24   

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures      24   

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings      24   

Item 5.

   Other Information      24   

Item 6.

   Exhibits      25   
SIGNATURE      26   

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

EDIETS.COM, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     September 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 
ASSETS     

CURRENT ASSETS:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 183      $ 603   

Restricted cash - current

     544        —     

Accounts receivable, net

     24        26   

Inventory

     56        70   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     295        344   

Current assets held for sale

     —          120   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,102        1,163   

Restricted cash - non-current

     450        884   

Property and office equipment, net

     164        598   

Intangible assets, net

     2        4   

Other assets

     49        47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,767      $ 2,696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT     

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 2,252      $ 1,473   

Accrued liabilities

     373        924   

Current portion of capital lease obligations

     6        23   

Promissory notes - current

     148        —     

Deferred revenue

     203        538   

Related party debt - current

     1,500        1,000   

Other current liabilities

     544        —     

Current liabilities held for sale

     —          84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     5,026        4,042   

Promissory notes - non-current

     204        —     

Commitments and contingencies

    

STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:

    

Common stock

     14        14   

Additional paid-in capital

     106,796        106,410   

Accumulated deficit

     (110,283     (107,780

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     10        10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (3,463     (1,346
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 1,767      $ 2,696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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EDIETS.COM, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

REVENUE

        

Meal delivery

   $ 2,874        3,542        14,298        13,843   

Digital plans

     368        595        1,226        2,034   

Other

     1        180        298        605   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL REVENUE

     3,243        4,317        15,822        16,482   

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

        

Cost of revenue

        

Meal delivery

     1,633        2,082        7,722        7,972   

Digital plans

     41        53        128        203   

Other

     20        11        81        86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

     1,694        2,146        7,931        8,261   

Technology and development

     171        182        486        674   

Sales, marketing and support

     1,640        2,527        7,329        7,552   

General and administrative

     1,367        986        2,910        3,049   

Amortization of intangible assets

     2        4        8        10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     4,874        5,845        18,664        19,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (1,631     (1,528     (2,842     (3,064

Interest expense, net

     (17     (13     (43     (39
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before income tax benefit (provision)

     (1,648     (1,541     (2,885     (3,103

Income tax benefit (provision)

     —          —          —          4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

     (1,648     (1,541     (2,885     (3,099

Income from discontinued operations and gain on sale, net of tax

     359        38        382        362   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (1,289   $ (1,503   $ (2,503   $ (2,737
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share:

        

Continuing operations

   $ (0.12   $ (0.11   $ (0.20   $ (0.25

Discontinued operations

     0.03        —          0.03        0.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per common share

   $ (0.09   $ (0.11   $ (0.17   $ (0.22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding – basic and diluted:

     14,311        13,272        14,311        12,655   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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EDIETS.COM, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net loss

   $ (1,289   $ (1,503   $ (2,503   $ (2,737

Other comprehensive loss:

        

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     1        28        —          (39
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

   $ (1,288     (1,475     (2,503     (2,776
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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EDIETS.COM, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine
Months Ended September,
 
     2012     2011  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net loss

   $ (2,503   $ (2,737

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     207        513   

Amortization of intangibles and other assets

     8        11   

Provision for (recovery of) bad debt

     25        (10

Stock-based compensation

     386        1,136   

Non-cash severance charges

     —          67   

Lease termination costs

     725        —     

Gain on sale of Nutrio assets

     (346     —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     51        344   

Inventory, prepaid expenses and other assets

     56        145   

Restricted cash

     (110     (80

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     594        (629

Deferred revenue

     (237     (682
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (1,144     (1,922

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Proceeds received from sale of Nutrio assets

     232        —     

Purchases of property and office equipment

     (6     (23
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     226        (23

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under private placement

     —          1,572   

Proceeds from issuance of common stock – private placement

     —          1,962   

Common stock issuance costs

     —          (305

Proceeds from notes payable – related party

     500       —     

Repayment of capital lease obligations

     (2     (15
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     498        3,214   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (420     1,269   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     603        468   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 183      $ 1,737   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ —        $ 2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The statement above combines the cash flows of discontinued operations with the cash flows from continuing operations. See Note 3 for further discussion of discontinued operations.

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

 

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EDIETS.COM, INC

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

eDiets.com, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 18, 1996 for the purpose of developing and marketing Internet-based diet and fitness programs. The Company markets its products both to consumers and to businesses primarily in North America.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. All the adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the periods shown are of a normal recurring nature and have been reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Results from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012. The Company’s subsidiary, Nutrio.com, Inc., also known as eDiets Corporate Services (the “Nutrio Business” or “Nutrio”), has been classified as a discontinued operation. On August 6, 2012, certain assets relating to the Nutrio Business were sold for an aggregate purchase price of $255,000. See Note 3 for further information regarding discontinued operations. The information included in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in this report and the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. While the Company believes that such estimates are fair when considered in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations taken as a whole, the actual amount of such estimates, when known, may vary from these estimates.

Going Concern

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company had a net loss of approximately $1.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company used approximately $1.1 million of cash in its operating activities. As of September 30, 2012, the Company has an accumulated deficit of approximately $110.3 million and total stockholders’ deficit of approximately $3.5 million. As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s unrestricted cash balance was approximately $0.2 million.

Due to uncertainty about the Company’s ability to meet its current operating expenses, debt obligations and capital expenditures, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in their report on our annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011.

On September 6, 2012, the Company issued a promissory note (the “ASTV Note”) to As Seen On Tv, Inc. (“ASTV”) pursuant to which the Company borrowed $500,000. Interest accrues on the ASTV Note at a rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum. The ASTV Note will mature on the date that is ten business days following the first to occur of the following: (i) the closing date of the merger between the Company and ASTV; (ii) December 31, 2012; or (iii) an event of default under the ASTV Note. As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s related party debt consists of $1.0 million of principal of related party notes (the “Director Notes”) and $500,000 of principal relating to the ASTV Note. The entire outstanding principal balance of the Director Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable on December 31, 2012. The entire outstanding principal balance of the ASTV Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable in full on the maturity date of the ASTV Note, which is the earlier of 10 business days following the closing of the merger transaction with ASTV, December 31, 2012, or default.

 

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On September 13, 2012, the Company entered into a Termination Agreement with Radice III, LLC (“Radice”) providing for the termination of its June 2006 Office Lease Agreement with Radice (the “Radice Lease Termination”). Under the Radice Lease Termination, the Company issued two non-interest-bearing promissory notes to Radice. The first note has an original principal amount of $306,197 and is payable in 36 monthly installments. The second note, relating to real estate commissions, has an original principal amount of $45,482 and is payable upon the first of the following to occur: (i) completion of the merger with ASTV; (ii) receipt by the Company of any break-up fee payable upon termination of the merger; and (iii) December 31, 2012. September 30, 2012 is the effective date of the Radice Lease Termination.

On October 31, 2012, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with ASTV, eDiets Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ASTV (“Merger Sub”), and certain other individuals named therein. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, and the Company will continue as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASTV (the “Merger”).

Both before and after consummation of the transactions described above, and if the Merger is never consummated, the continuation of the Company’s business is dependent upon raising additional financial support. In light of the Company’s results of continuing operations, management has and intends to continue to evaluate various possibilities. These possibilities include: raising additional capital through the issuance of common or preferred stock, securities convertible into common stock, or secured or unsecured debt, selling one or more lines of business, or all or a portion of the Company’s assets, entering into a business combination, reducing or eliminating operations, liquidating assets, or seeking relief through a filing under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. These possibilities, to the extent available, may be on terms that result in significant dilution to the Company’s existing stockholders or that result in the Company’s existing stockholders losing all of their investment in the Company. There can be no assurances that the Company will be successful in raising adequate additional financial support. If not, the Company will be required to reduce operations and/or liquidate assets and/or seek relief through a filing under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Significant Accounting Policies

Meal delivery revenue is recognized when the earnings process is complete, which is upon transfer of title of the product. This transfer occurs upon shipment from the Company’s fulfillment center to the end-customer. Meal delivery revenue includes amounts billed for shipping. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-45 (formerly Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 99-19), Revenue Recognition – Principal Agent Considerations, the Company recognizes gross meal delivery revenues based on the relevant fact that the Company is the primary obligor and has assumed asset risk when the customers place orders. Beginning in January 2008, the Company began offering two promotions: a) buy seven weeks of meal delivery and get the eighth week for free and b) buy a meal delivery program and get a free non-cash gift. For the first promotion and in accordance with ASC 605-50 (formerly EITF 01-09), Revenue Recognition – Customer Payments and Incentives, the Company recognizes the cost of the free offer as cost of revenue proportionally over the term of the meal delivery subscription or until the customer cancels and no longer is entitled to the free offer. During 2011, the Company began offering various “free offer” promotions whereby the Company recognizes the cost of the free offer as cost of revenue proportionally over the term of the meal delivery subscription or until the customer cancels and is no longer entitled to the free offer. For the second promotion and in accordance with ASC 605-50, the Company recognizes meal delivery revenue when the meals are shipped and the cost of the free non-cash gift as cost of sales when the non-cash gift is shipped.

Digital plan revenue is generated by the Company offering membership subscriptions to the proprietary content contained in its websites. Subscriptions to the Company’s digital plans are paid in advance, mainly via credit/debit cards and cash receipts are deferred and recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the period of the digital plan subscription. Beginning in January 2008, the Company began to offer a guarantee to all customers, under which if a customer did not meet their weight loss goal upon completion of six consecutive months of digital subscription and met the guarantee requirements they would receive the next six months of digital subscription for free. Consequently, the Company recognizes digital subscription revenue over the potential term of twelve months of digital subscription or until the subscriber no longer meets the guarantee requirements, whichever comes first.

In accordance with ASC605-45, the Company recognizes gross digital subscription revenues associated with licensed diet and fitness plans based on the relevant facts of the related license agreements, while the license fee incurred to the licensor is included in cost of revenues.

Other revenue relates primarily to royalty revenue and also includes advertising revenue and ecommerce revenue. Royalty revenue is derived from the exclusive technology licensing agreement related to the Company’s operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland and is being recognized on a straight-line basis. On July 31, 2009 the Company terminated the 15-year exclusive licensing agreement with Tesco Ireland Limited (“Tesco”) which provided Tesco with exclusive rights to use the Company’s personalized diet technology in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with an effective date of July 1, 2009. The termination agreement provides Tesco with certain continuing rights in the Company technology used by or incorporated into Tesco’s diet website prior to termination, including a three-year non-exclusive right to use such technology and, thereafter, an assignment of certain intellectual property rights relating to such technology.

ASC 820 (formerly SFAS 157), Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which

 

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requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

On September 6, 2012, the Company issued a promissory note to ASTV pursuant to which the Company borrowed $500,000. As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s related party debt consists of $1.0 million of principal of the Director Notes and $500,000 of principal relating to the ASTV Note. The entire outstanding principal balance of the Director Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable on December 31, 2012 (see Note 8). The entire outstanding principal balance of the ASTV Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable in full on the maturity date of the ASTV Note (see Note 8).

On September 13, 2012, the Company entered the Radice Lease Termination. Under the Radice Lease Termination, the Company issued two non-interest-bearing promissory notes to Radice. September 30, 2012 is the effective date of the Radice Lease Termination. The first note has an original principal amount of $306,197 and is payable in 36 monthly installments. The second note, relating to real estate commissions, has an original principal amount of $45,482 and is payable upon the first of the following to occur: (i) completion of the merger with ASTV; (ii) receipt by the Company of any break-up fee payable upon termination of the merger; and (iii) December 31, 2012 (see Note 8).

The ASTV Note, the Director Notes and the two Radice promissory notes are not traded in an active market. As a result of the volatility of substantially all domestic credit markets that currently exist and the difficulty of the Company obtaining similar financing from an unrelated party, the Company is unable, as of September 30, 2012, to determine the fair value of such debt.

The Company establishes a reserve for refunds for meal delivery and digital plan sales. Meal delivery refunds mainly result from late shipments or packaging issues. Based on historical experience, a range of between approximately 1%-3% of the prior month’s meal delivery sales will result in a refund, accordingly the Company estimates a reserve based on that assumption for future refunds. Since all digital plan subscriber payments are deferred upon receipt, at the end of each month a portion of the deferred revenue is reclassified as a reserve for refunds. Based on historical experience, a range of between approximately 1%-3% of digital plan subscriber sales will result in a refund issued in the subsequent month after sale. All other refunds issued relate to current month digital plan subscriber sales. Because the revenue has not been recognized, refunds do not result in a reversal of digital plan subscription revenue. Instead, refunds result in a decrease to the amounts maintained in deferred revenue.

The Company does not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions used to calculate the reserve for refunds. However, if actual results are not consistent with the estimates or assumptions stated above, the Company may be exposed to income or losses that could be material to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an amendment to ASC 220, Comprehensive Income, which requires companies to present net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2012.

3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On August 6, 2012, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nutrio.com, Inc. (together the “Sellers”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Nutrio, LLC. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Nutrio, LLC purchased all of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to certain assets (the “Nutrio Assets”) relating to the Nutrio Business for an aggregate purchase price of $255,000. Consequently, we received approximately $187,000 in cash at closing. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Nutrio, LLC had the right to reduce the cash purchase price payment by the amount of previously billed receivables that relate to post-closing periods. Nutrio, LLC reduced the amount of the cash purchase price payment by approximately $70,000 on August 6, 2012.

The Nutrio Business provided private label online nutrition, fitness and wellness programs to companies mainly in the health insurance, pharmaceutical and food industries, and has been referred to as “eDiets Corporate Services” and “business-to-business” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company previously reported Nutrio Business revenue and cost of revenue separately on its consolidated statements of operations. The Nutrio Business generated three types of business-to-business revenue. Licensing and development revenues were accounted for in accordance with (“ASU”) 2009-13, Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements (amendments to FASB ASC 605, Revenue Recognition). Development revenue related to the planning, design and development of websites for customers. Both licensing and development revenues were recognized on a straight-line basis over the license period once the website was launched. Consulting revenue related to consulting services provided to customers and revenue was recognized when services and/or deliverables were completed and collection was probable.

 

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Pursuant to ASC 360, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, and ASC 205, Presentation of Financial Statements, the operating results of the Nutrio Business have been included in “Income from discontinued operations and gain on sale, net of tax” within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and certain assets and liabilities have been reclassified as assets and liabilities held for sale within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011. As a result, prior period comparative financial statements have been restated. The Company has combined cash flows from discontinued operations with cash flows from continuing operations in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for all periods presented.

Nutrio Business revenue, the income from discontinued operations and the gain on the sale of the Nutrio Business assets are as follows:

 

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
     Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Revenue

   $ 57       $ 223       $ 408       $ 938   

Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale, net of tax

     13         38         36         362   

Gain on sale of assets, net of tax

     346         —           346         —     

Assets and liabilities held for sale in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of the following:

 

     September 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Accounts receivable, net

   $ —         $ 119   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     —           1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current assets held for sale

   $ —         $ 120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts payable

   $ —         $ 8   

Accrued liabilities

     —           16   

Deferred revenue

     —           60   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current liabilities held for sale

   $ —         $ 84   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2012 the Company has collected approximately $45,000 of an approximately $70,000 receivable balance in accordance with the collection terms as invoiced and the Company expects to collect the remaining amount. In the event that any portion of the remaining balance is not collected, the Company would seek collection from Nutrio, LLC of the remaining portion of the receivable balance.

4. REVENUE RECOGNITION

Revenue by type is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three months ended
September 30,
     Nine months ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Meal delivery

   $ 2,874       $ 3,542       $ 14,298       $ 13,843   

Digital plans

     368         595         1,226         2,034   

Royalties

     —           152         278         453   

Advertising and Ecommerce

     1         28         20         152   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,243         4,317         15,822         16,482   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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5. DEFERRED REVENUE

Deferred revenue consists of the following at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Deferred revenue

     

Unearned meal delivery revenue and digital plans revenue

   $ 203       $ 260   

Deferred royalty

     —           278   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred revenue

   $ 203       $ 538   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

6. WARRANTS

During February 2011, the Company issued warrants in connection with private placement subscription agreements, entitling the investors in the private placement to acquire a total of 381,183 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.7675 per share (the “2011 Private Placement Warrants”). Each warrant has a three-year expiration date and is exercisable beginning immediately.

During 2009, the Company issued warrants (the “2009 Prides Warrants”) to Prides Capital Fund L.P. (“Prides”) and issued warrants (the “2009 Private Placement Warrants”) to investors in connection with a private placement transaction. The 2009 Prides Warrants and the 2009 Private Placement Warrants all have a 10-year expiration date and are exercisable immediately.

Warrants outstanding as of September 30, 2012 are as follows:

 

     Warrants to
Purchase Shares of
Common Stock
     Exercise
Price
 

2009 Prides Warrants

     241,931       $ 6.00   

2009 Private Placement Warrants

     95,944       $ 6.00   

2011 Private Placement Warrants

     381,183       $ 1.7675   
  

 

 

    

Total warrants outstanding

     719,058      
  

 

 

    

Warrants issued to related parties as of September 30, 2012 totaled 628,605 of the total 719,058 warrants outstanding in the table above.

7. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company grants stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards to its employees, officers, directors and consultants. In November 2004, the Company adopted the eDiets.com, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated in May 2010 (as subsequently amended, the “Incentive Plan”). The Incentive Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options or “ISOs”, non-qualified stock options or “NSOs”, stock appreciation rights or “SARs”, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance awards, deferred stock and unrestricted stock. The Incentive Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”). A maximum of 4,000,000 shares of common stock may be delivered in satisfaction of awards made under the Incentive Plan. The maximum number of shares subject to performance awards granted under the Incentive Plan in any calendar year is 800,000 shares. The term of any ISO granted under the Incentive Plan may not exceed ten years, or five years if granted to a person that owns common stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company. Options granted under the Incentive Plan generally vest ratably over a three-year period. SARs may be granted either in tandem with or independent of stock options. The Incentive Plan also provides for awards of fully vested unrestricted stock, but no more than 360,000 shares in the aggregate may be granted at less than fair market value unless granted in lieu of cash compensation equal to such fair market value. The Incentive Plan also provides for deferred grants entitling the recipient to receive common stock upon satisfaction of conditions determined by the Committee in its discretion. The Incentive Plan provides for performance award grants which may be linked to the market value, book value, net profits or other measure of the value of common stock or other specific performance criteria determined appropriate by the Committee, or may be based upon the appreciation in the market value, book value, net profits or other measure of the value of a specified number of shares of common stock over a fixed period or periods determined by the Committee.

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were 2,785,485 and 1,857,135 options outstanding, respectively, under the Incentive Plan.

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options under the Plan. The Plan provided for the grant of ISOs and NSOs to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to employees, directors and consultants to the Company. Options granted to employees under the Plan generally vest ratably over a two- or three-year period and expire five or ten years from the date of grant. Such options generally have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying common stock at the grant date and are fully exercisable on the date of grant for a period of up to five to ten years.

As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 50,050 and 52,250 options, respectively, were outstanding under the Plan.

The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation plans in accordance with ASC 718-10 (formerly SFAS 123R), Compensation – Stock Compensation. Under the provisions of ASC 718-10, the Company estimates the fair value of each stock option on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) option-pricing formula, applying the following assumptions, and amortizes that value to expense over the option’s vesting period using the straight-line attribution method.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011     2012     2011  

Expected term (in years)

     *         2.5        3.9        3.7   

Risk-free interest rate

     *         0.3     0.63     1.3

Expected volatility

     *         .856        1.19        .757   

Expected dividend yield

     *         —       —       —  

 

* There were no stock option awards during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

Expected Term: The expected term represents the period over which the share-based awards are expected to be outstanding for employees, officers and directors. The Company uses the historical exercise experience in determining the expected term. For consultants, the expected term is equal to the remaining contractual term of the share-based awards.

Risk-Free Interest Rate: The Company bases the risk-free interest rate used in its assumptions on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term equivalent to the stock option award’s expected term.

Expected Volatility: The volatility factor used in the Company’s assumptions is based on the historical price of its stock from 2001 to the current period because the Company believes that this extended period reflects the true Company history.

Expected Dividend Yield: The Company does not intend to pay dividends on its common stock for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company uses a dividend yield of zero in its assumptions.

As required by ASC 718-10, the Company estimates forfeitures of employee stock options, RSUs and restricted stock awards and recognizes compensation cost only for those awards expected to vest. Forfeiture rates are determined for three groups (employees, officers and directors) based on historical experience. Estimated forfeitures are adjusted to the actual forfeiture experience as needed.

During the quarters ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense under ASC 718-10 (related to stock options, RSUs and restricted stock awards) of $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense under ASC 718-10 (related to stock options, RSUs and restricted stock awards) of $0.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively.

The breakdown of stock-based compensation expense per line item on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Cost of revenue

   $ 1       $ 8       $ 10       $ 34   

Technology and development

     10         31         33         130   

Sales, marketing and support

     31         86         111         282   

General and administrative

     52         109         214         598   

Stock compensation related to discontinued operations

     —           26         18         92   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 94       $ 260       $ 386       $ 1,136   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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A summary of option activity under the Company’s stock plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 is as follows (shares in thousands):

 

     Number of
Options
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (yrs)
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
($000)
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2011

     1,909      $ 5.62         7.90       $ 11   

Granted

     1,086        0.51         

Exercised

     —          —           

Forfeited

     (37     4.47         

Expired

     (123     10.80         
  

 

 

         

Outstanding at September 30, 2012

     2,835      $ 3.45         7.74       $ 8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Vested or expected to vest at September 30, 2012

     2,467      $ 3.63         7.63       $ 5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2012

     1,877      $ 4.85         7.02       $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The weighted-average fair value of stock options granted during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 was $0.72. There were no stock options granted during the quarter ended September 30, 2012. The weighted-average fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $0.32 and $1.24, respectively.

There were no stock option exercises during 2012 and 2011. As of September 30, 2012, there was $0.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the stock options granted under the Company’s stock plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.

8. DEBT

On September 6, 2012, the Company issued a promissory note (the “ASTV Note”) to ASTV pursuant to which the Company borrowed $500,000. Interest accrues on the ASTV Note at a rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum. The ASTV Note will mature on the date that is ten business days following the first to occur of the following: (i) the closing date of the merger between the Company and ASTV; (ii) December 31, 2012; or (iii) an event of default under the ASTV Note. The entire outstanding principal balance of the ASTV Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable in full on the maturity date of the ASTV Note. If the maturity date occurs after the closing date of the Merger Agreement, payment will be made through conversion of the ASTV Note into newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock at the merger conversion price equal to the per share acquisition price. If the merger does not close, ASTV will have the option to convert the ASTV Note into newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.25 per share. The contingent conversion option is considered to be a beneficial conversion feature. If the Merger does not close, the contingency is removed and the Company would record a debt discount equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion feature, which was measured at the commitment date to be approximately $0.3 million. This discount would be recognized using the effective interest method through the remaining term of the ASTV Note when recorded.

On September 13, 2012, the Company entered into the Radice Lease Termination. Under the Radice Lease Termination, the Company issued two non-interest-bearing promissory notes to Radice. The first note has an original principal amount of $306,197 and is payable in 36 monthly installments. The second note, relating to real estate commissions, has an original principal amount of $45,482 and is payable upon the first of the following to occur: (i) completion of the merger with ASTV; (ii) receipt by the Company of any break-up fee payable upon termination of the merger; and (iii) December 31, 2012. In connection with the Radice Lease Termination, the Company incurred approximately $0.7 million of lease termination costs which are included within “General and administrative” expenses within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

On November 12, 2010, the Company issued the Director Notes, consisting of (i) a promissory note to Kevin A. Richardson II, chairman of the Company’s board of directors and controlling member of Prides, the Company’s largest stockholder, pursuant to which the Company borrowed $600,000, (ii) a promissory note to Lee S. Isgur, one of the Company’s directors, pursuant to which the Company borrowed $200,000 and (iii) a promissory note to Kevin N. McGrath, who at that time was one of the Company’s directors and the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which the Company borrowed $200,000. Interest accrues on the Director Notes at a rate of five percent (5%) per annum. The entire outstanding principal balance of the Director Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable on December 31, 2012. In the event the principal is not paid in full within three business days of the due date, or any other default occurs thereunder, then interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance of the Director Notes at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.

 

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9. LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic loss per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants (using the treasury stock method), which were not included in diluted loss per share as they would have been anti-dilutive and were less than 1,000 for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, and approximately 100,000 and 182,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The Company did not have any dilutive potential common shares related to convertible debt.

10. SEGMENT INFORMATION

ASC 280 (formerly SFAS 131), Segment Reporting, designates the internal reporting that is used by management for making operating decisions and assessing performance as the source of the Company’s reportable segments.

The Company operates in a single market consisting of the sale of services, information and products (ecommerce and meal delivery) related to nutrition, fitness and motivation. The Company has two reportable segments: the U.S. business-to-consumer segment and the European business segment. Meal delivery and Digital plans operations are included in the U.S. business-to-consumer segment.

The Company does not engage in inter-company revenue transfers between segments. The Company’s management evaluates performance based primarily on business segment. Accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as the Company’s consolidated accounting policies.

Net revenues and segment loss of the Company’s two reportable segments are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Total revenues:

        

U.S. business-to-consumer

   $ 3,243      $ 4,165      $ 15,543      $ 16,029   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total U.S.

     3,243        4,165        15,543        16,029   

Europe

     —          152        279        453   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 3,243      $ 4,317      $ 15,822      $ 16,482   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment (loss) income:

        

U.S. business-to-consumer

   $ (1,631   $ (1,680   $ (3,121   $ (3,539
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total U.S.

     (1,631     (1,680     (3,121     (3,539

Europe

     —          152        279        475   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

   $ (1,631   $ (1,528   $ (2,842   $ (3,064
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

11. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the ordinary course of business, the Company and/or its subsidiaries may be parties to legal proceedings and regulatory inquiries, the outcome of which, either singly or in the aggregate, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Under the Radice Lease Termination, Radice has retained a $544,000 security deposit. This security deposit amount is included within “Restricted cash - current” within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The letter of credit for $544,000 was released and $544,000 was transferred to Radice on October 18, 2012.

 

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On October 31, 2012, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement with ASTV, Merger Sub and certain other individuals named therein. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, and the Company will continue as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ASTV.

The total merger consideration to be issued will be 19,077,252 shares of ASTV’s common stock. Based on the 15,060,514 shares of the Company’s common stock that the Company contemplates will be issued and outstanding at the time of the Merger (which includes 749,980 shares of the Company’s common stock anticipated to be issued to the Company’s consultant in connection with the Merger), each share of the Company’s common stock would convert into 1.2667 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of ASTV’s common stock. However, the number of shares of ASTV’s common stock issuable in the Merger is fixed. Consequently, to the extent that the Company issues more shares of its common stock prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Exchange Ratio may be lower.

Each party’s obligation to consummate the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of the Merger by the Company’s stockholders and the condition that all representations and warranties, including a representation that no material adverse change has occurred, are true and correct on the date of closing as if made on such date. The Merger Agreement is subject to customary termination provisions and, in addition, may be terminated by the Company or ASTV if specified closing conditions have not been fulfilled by February 28, 2013, if the SEC has not elected to review the proxy statement regarding the Merger Agreement, otherwise, March 31, 2013, unless the terminating party has failed to comply or perform its covenants and obligations in the Merger Agreement at the time of such termination.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OUR BUSINESS

Products and Services

eDiets.com, Inc. (“eDiets”, the “Company” or “we”) leverages the power of technology to bring weight loss solutions to both consumers and businesses. We generate revenue primarily in two ways.

 

   

We offer a nationwide weight-loss oriented meal delivery service.

 

   

We sell digital weight-loss programs.

Subscription Business (includes our meal delivery plans and our digital subscription-based plans)

We offer a subscription-based nationwide weight-loss oriented meal delivery service. We also have been offering digital subscription-based plans in the United States since 1998, when we launched our first diet plan. Our digital diet plans are personalized according to an individual’s weight goals, food and cooking preferences and include the related shopping lists and recipes. eDiets offers a variety of different digital diet plans, some of which we have developed and some of which we have licensed from third parties under exclusive arrangements.

Subscribers to our meal delivery and digital diet plans are acquired through our own advertising or through co-marketing arrangements with third parties. In addition to a meal delivery product or a digital diet plan, they receive access to support offerings including interactive online information, communities and education as well as telephone and online support. eDiets offers message boards on various topics of interest to our subscribers, online meetings presented by a dietitian and the resources of approximately 40 customer service representatives.

Meal delivery subscribers generally purchase a full week or five days of prepared breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, supplemented by snacks that are generally shipped to arrive within two or three days.

Digital subscription programs ranging from four weeks to 52 weeks are billed in advance in varying increments of time. Substantially all of our digital subscribers purchase programs via credit/debit cards, with renewals billed automatically, until cancellation.

License Business (includes royalty revenue)

We recognize royalty revenue as a result of having licensed to Tesco plc (“Tesco”) the exclusive rights to use eDiets brand and diet plan technology in the UK and Ireland. Effective July 31, 2009, we terminated this exclusive licensing agreement with Tesco. The termination agreement provides Tesco with certain continuing rights in the Company technology used by or incorporated into Tesco’s diet website prior to termination, including a three-year non-exclusive right to use such technology and, thereafter, an assignment of certain intellectual property rights relating to such technology.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On August 6, 2012, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nutrio.com, Inc. (together the “Sellers”), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Nutrio, LLC. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Nutrio, LLC purchased all of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to certain assets relating to the Sellers’ corporate services business (the “Nutrio Business” or “Nutrio”) for an aggregate purchase price of $255,000.

The Nutrio Business provides private label online nutrition, fitness and wellness programs to companies mainly in the health insurance, pharmaceutical and food industries, and has been referred to as “eDiets Corporate Services” and “business-to-business” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company previously reported Nutrio Business revenue and cost of revenue separately on its consolidated statements of operations.

Pursuant to ASC 360, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, and ASC 205, Presentation of Financial Statements, the operating results of the Nutrio Business have been included in “Income from discontinued operations, net of tax”, and certain assets and liabilities have been reclassified as assets and liabilities held for sale. We reported income from discontinued operations including the gain on the sale of the Nutrio Business assets, net of taxes, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 of approximately $359,000 and $382,000, respectively.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

We have identified the policies outlined below as critical to our business operations and an understanding of our results of operations. The listing is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our accounting policies. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, with no need for

 

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management’s judgment in their application. The impact and any associated risks related to these policies on our business operations is discussed throughout Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations where such policies affect our reported and expected financial results. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2011 Form 10-K. Note that our preparation of the financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition:

Meal delivery revenue is recognized when the earnings process is complete, which is upon transfer of title of the product. This transfer occurs upon shipment from our fulfillment center to the end-customer. Meal delivery revenue includes amounts billed for shipping. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 605-45 (formerly Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 99-19), Revenue Recognition – Principal Agent Considerations, we recognize gross meal delivery revenues based on the relevant fact that we are the primary obligor and have assumed asset risk when the customers place orders. Beginning in January 2008 we began offering two promotions: a) buy seven weeks of meal delivery and get the eighth week for free and b) buy a meal delivery program and get a free non-cash gift. For the first promotion and in accordance with ASC 605-50 (formerly EITF 01-09), Revenue Recognition – Customer Payments and Incentives, we recognize the cost of the free offer as cost of revenue proportionally over the term of the meal delivery subscription or until the customer cancels and no longer is entitled to the free offer. During 2011, we began offering various “free offer” promotions whereby we recognize the cost of the free offer as cost of revenue proportionally over the term of the meal delivery subscription or until the customer cancels and is no longer entitled to the free offer. For the second promotion and in accordance with ASC 605-50, we recognize meal delivery revenue when the meals are shipped and the cost of the free non-cash gift as cost of sales when the non-cash gift is shipped.

We offer memberships to the proprietary content contained in our websites. Revenues from customer subscriptions are paid in advance mainly via credit/debit cards. Subscriptions to the digital plans are paid in advance and cash receipts are deferred and recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the period of the digital plan subscription. Beginning in January 2008, we began to offer a guarantee to all customers, under which if a customer did not meet their weight loss goal upon completion of consecutive six months of digital subscription and met the guarantee requirements they would receive the next six months of digital subscription for free. Consequently, we recognize digital subscription revenue over the potential term of twelve months of digital subscription or until the subscriber no longer meets the guarantee requirements, whichever comes first.

In accordance with ASC 605-45, we recognize gross digital subscription revenues associated with licensed diet and fitness plans based on the relevant facts of the related license agreements, while the license fee incurred to the licensor is included in cost of revenues.

Other revenue relates primarily to royalty revenue and also includes advertising revenue and ecommerce revenue. Royalty revenue is derived from the exclusive technology licensing agreement related to our previous operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland and is being recognized on a straight-line basis.

Our most significant accounting estimate is our reserve for refunds for meal delivery and digital plan sales. Meal delivery refunds mainly result from late shipments or packaging issues. Based on historical experience, a range of between approximately 1%-3% of prior month’s meal delivery sales will result in a refund, accordingly we estimate a reserve based on that assumption for future refunds. Since digital plan subscriber payments are deferred upon receipt, at the end of each month we reclassify a portion of our deferred revenue to reserve for refunds. Based on historical experience, a range of between approximately 1%-3% of digital plan subscriber sales will result in a refund issued in the subsequent month after sale. All other refunds issued relate to current month digital plan subscriber sales. Because the revenue has not been recognized, refunds do not result in a reversal of digital plan subscription revenue. Instead, refunds result in a decrease to the amounts maintained in deferred revenue. We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to calculate the reserve for refunds. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions stated above, we may be exposed to income or losses that could be material to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Going concern and continuing operations

Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we had a net loss of approximately $1.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively. We used approximately $1.1 million of cash in our operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. As of September 30, 2012, we had an accumulated deficit of $110.3 million, total stockholders’ deficit of $3.5 million and our unrestricted cash balance was approximately $0.2 million.

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continue as a going concern in their report on our annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011. On August 10, 2012, we entered into a letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with As Seen On TV, Inc. (“ASTV”), a direct response marketing company, whereby ASTV agreed to acquire all of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock in exchange for newly issued shares of ASTV common stock. Under the Letter of Intent, all other outstanding securities of the Company exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, capital stock of the Company would be deemed converted into, and exchanged for securities of ASTV on an as converted basis immediately prior to the record date of the acquisition.

On September 6, 2012, we issued a promissory note (the “ASTV Note”) to ASTV pursuant to which the Company borrowed $500,000. Interest accrues on the ASTV Note at a rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum. The ASTV Note will mature on the date that is ten business days following the first to occur of the following: (i) the closing date of the merger between the Company and ASTV; (ii) December 31, 2012; or (iii) an event of default under the ASTV Note. As of September 30, 2012, our related party debt consists of $1.0 million of principal of related party notes (the “Director Notes”) and $500,000 of principal relating to the ASTV Note. The entire outstanding principal balance of the Director Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable on December 31, 2012. The entire outstanding principal balance of the ASTV Note is due and payable in full on the maturity date of the ASTV Note.

On September 13, 2012, we entered into a Termination Agreement with Radice III, LLC (“Radice”) providing for the termination of our June 2006 Office Lease Agreement with Radice (the “Radice Lease Termination”). Under the Radice Lease Termination, the Company issued two non-interest-bearing promissory notes to Radice. The first note has an original principal amount of $306,197 and is payable in 36 monthly installments. The second note, relating to real estate commissions, has an original principal amount of $45,482 and is payable upon the first of the following to occur: (i) completion of the merger with ASTV; (ii) receipt by the Company of any break-up fee payable upon termination of the merger; and (iii) December 31, 2012. September 30, 2012 is the effective date of the Radice Lease Termination.

On October 31, 2012, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with As Seen on TV, Inc. (“ASTV”), eDiets Acquisition Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASTV (“Merger Sub”), and certain other individuals named therein. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, and the Company will continue as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASTV (the “Merger”). The total merger consideration to be issued will be 19,077,252 shares of ASTV’s common stock. Based on the 15,060,514 shares of the Company’s common stock that the Company contemplates will be issued and outstanding at the time of the Merger, each share of the Company’s common stock would convert into 1.2667 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of ASTV’s common stock. However, the number of shares of ASTV’s common stock issuable in the Merger is fixed. Consequently, to the extent that the Company issues more shares of its common stock prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Exchange Ratio may be lower.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, ASTV and the Company are required to file a Registration Statement on Form S-4/Proxy Statement (the “S-4 Proxy”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) which will register the ASTV shares of common stock being issued in the merger transaction. Once the S-4 Proxy is declared effective by the SEC, it will be mailed to eDiets stockholders for approval. Upon approval by the eDiets stockholders, the closing of the merger will take place.

Both before and after consummation of the transactions described above, and if the merger transaction with ASTV is never consummated, the continuation of our business is dependent upon raising additional financial support. In light of our results of operations, management has and intends to continue to evaluate various possibilities to the extent these possibilities do not conflict with our obligations under the Letter of Intent. These possibilities include: raising additional capital through the issuance of common or preferred stock, securities convertible into common stock, or secured or unsecured debt, selling one or more lines of business, or all or a portion of our assets, entering into a business combination, reducing or eliminating operations, liquidating assets, or seeking relief through a filing under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. These possibilities, to the extent available, may be on terms that result in significant dilution to our existing stockholders or that result in our existing stockholders losing all of their investment in the Company.

There can be no assurances that we will be successful in raising adequate additional financial support. If not, we will be required to reduce operations and/or liquidate assets and/or seek relief through a filing under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Our condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern.

The following table sets forth our consolidated results of operations expressed as a percentage of total revenue:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Revenue

     100     100     100     100

Cost of revenue

     52        50        50        50   

Technology and development

     5        4        3        4   

Sales, marketing and support

     51        59        46        46   

General and administrative

     42        23        19        19   

Amortization of intangible assets

     *        *        *        *   

Interest expense, net

     1        *        *        *   

Income tax benefit (provision)

     *        *        *        *   

Loss from continuing operations

     (51     (36     (18     (19

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     11        1        2        2   

Net loss

     (40 )%      (35 )%      (16 )%      (17 )% 

 

* Less than 1%

 

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COMPARISON OF THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 TO THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Revenue: Total revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $3.2 and $15.8 million, respectively, versus $4.3 million and $16.5 million recorded in the corresponding prior year periods.

Revenue by type is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Meal delivery

   $ 2,874       $ 3,542       $ 14,298       $ 13,843   

Digital plans

     368         595         1,226         2,034   

Royalties

     —           152         278         453   

Advertising and Ecommerce

     1         28         20         152   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 3,243       $ 4,317       $ 15,822       $ 16,482   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Meal delivery had revenues of approximately $2.9 million and $14.3 million, including shipping revenue, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to approximately $3.5 million and $13.8 million for the corresponding prior year periods. The 19% decrease in meal delivery revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the corresponding period of the prior year is directly related to an approximately 17% decrease in meals shipped during the three months ended September 30, 2012. The 3% increase in meal delivery revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the corresponding period of the prior year is directly related to an approximately 1% increase in meals shipped during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. We have expanded our meal delivery promotional offerings and are always adjusting the mix of our meal delivery promotional offerings. We decreased advertising spend levels during the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the corresponding prior year quarter, but the higher levels of advertising spend during the first quarter of 2012 enabled us to acquire a sufficient number of new customers during the first half of the year in order to achieve a higher year-to-date volume of shipments compared to the corresponding prior year period.

Digital plans revenue was approximately $0.4 million and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to approximately $0.6 million and $2.0 million in the corresponding prior year periods. Digital plans revenue is driven by the following two factors: the average number of digital plans subscribers and the average weekly fee paid by digital plan subscribers. As of September 30, 2012, the average number of paying subscribers was lower than the corresponding prior year period, and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the average weekly fees were lower than the corresponding prior year periods. The number of overall active subscribers continues to decline. Due to cash constraints and uncertain returns from online advertising, we target more of our advertising investments in general to meal delivery. Increased competition, the growth of similar services that are offered for free, economic conditions, and our overall reduction in online advertising expenditures have all contributed to the decline in digital subscribers during the last several reporting periods. Our advertising has been targeted primarily on driving potential customers to our call center rather than to our website. As a result of these factors and to offset further decreases in the liquidity of the digital business, we have diversified from a digital subscription-only model to an integrated business model that focuses on the sale of our meal delivery service which we believe permits us to better capture cross-selling opportunities and leverage our existing customer relationships.

Royalty revenues related to our licensing agreement with Tesco were zero and approximately $278,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and approximately $152,000 and $453,000 for the corresponding prior year periods. Effective July 31, 2009, we terminated a licensing agreement with Tesco and were recognizing royalty revenue relating to Tesco through June 30, 2012.

 

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Advertising revenue and Ecommerce revenue was approximately $1,000 and $20,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to approximately $28,000 and $152,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease in advertising revenue and ecommerce revenue resulted primarily because we no longer focus on generating advertising revenue from third-party banner impressions on our website.

In the future we expect that revenue streams from meal delivery will continue to be the largest share of total revenue.

Cost of Revenue: Total cost of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $1.7 million and $7.9 million, respectively, as compared to approximately $2.1 million and $8.3 million for the corresponding prior year period.

Cost of revenue by type is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Meal delivery

   $ 1,633       $ 2,082       $ 7,722       $ 7,972   

Digital plans

     41         53         128         203   

Other

     20         11         81         86   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cost of revenue

   $ 1,694       $ 2,146       $ 7,931       $ 8,261   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consolidated gross margin was approximately 48% and 50% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to approximately 50% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Meal delivery gross margin increased to approximately 43% and 46% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to approximately 41% and 42% for the corresponding prior year periods. This is the result of continued cost reductions from stabilizing our technology platform, a reduction in product costs and food production efficiencies realized with our primary food vendor, and a reduction in our shipping costs. Gross margin for digital plans remained relatively flat at approximately 89% and 90% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to approximately 91% and 90% for the corresponding prior year periods.

Cost of meal delivery revenue consists primarily of variable costs such as credit card fees, product costs, fulfillment and shipping costs, as well as costs associated with revenue share arrangements, depreciation and promotional costs. Cost of meal delivery revenue was $1.6 million and $7.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $2.1 million and $8.0 million in the corresponding prior year periods. As a result of the revenue levels mentioned above, the variable costs of meal delivery revenue fluctuated accordingly during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Cost of digital plans revenue consists primarily of variable costs such as credit card fees and revenue sharing or royalty costs related to license agreements with third party nutrition and fitness companies. Other costs include Internet access fees, compensation for nutritional professionals and depreciation. Cost of digital plans revenue was below $0.1 million and approximately $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily because variable costs declined in conjunction with the decline in digital plan subscribers mentioned above.

Cost of other revenue consists primarily of Internet serving fees. Cost of other revenue was less than $0.1 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Technology and Development: Technology and development expenses consist of payroll and related expenses we incur related to testing, maintaining and modifying our websites, telecommunication systems and infrastructure and other internal-use software systems. Technology and development expenses also include depreciation of the computer hardware and capitalized software we use to run our website and store our data. These expenses were approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to approximately $0.2 million and $0.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. Technology and development compensation expenses were lower during 2012 due to a reduction in headcount.

Sales, Marketing and Support Expense: Sales, marketing and support expenses consist primarily of advertising expenses and compensation for employees in those departments related to promoting our meal delivery and digital subscription plans. Sales, marketing and support expenses were approximately $1.6 million and $7.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, compared to approximately $2.5 million and $7.6 million for the corresponding prior year periods and represent mainly advertising media expense and compensation expense. Our advertising media expense (television, print and online advertising) during the three months ended September 30, 2102 was approximately $0.9 million compared to $1.4 million during the corresponding prior year period. The decrease is the result of lower advertising media expense in an effort to manage our customer acquisition cost and control our cash burn rate during the seasonally slower summer and fall months. Advertising media expense

 

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(television, print and online advertising) during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $4.2 million compared to $4.5 million during the corresponding prior year period. The decrease is the result of a decrease in television and print advertising expense during the second and third quarters of 2012. Additionally, costs of producing our advertisements, such as production costs relating to new television commercials or print advertisements, totaled approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and less than $0.1 million during both of the corresponding prior year periods.

General and administrative expenses: General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, overhead and related costs for general corporate functions, including professional fees. General and administrative expenses were approximately $1.4 million and $2.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $1.0 million and $3.0 million in the corresponding prior year periods. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we terminated our corporate office lease agreement with Radice and approximately $0.7 million of lease termination costs are included within “General and administrative” expenses within the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. Excluding the costs associated with the Radice Lease Termination, general and administrative expenses overall were lower during 2012 due to a reduction in headcount and an overall reduction in corporate expenses.

Amortization of Intangible Assets: Amortization expense was less than $0.1 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

Interest Expense, Net: Interest expense was approximately $17,000 and $43,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively and approximately $13,000 and $39,000 for the corresponding prior year periods. Interest expense relates to the interest costs in connection with $1.5 million in related party debt.

Income From Discontinued Operations and Gain on Sale, Net of Tax: The Company previously reported Nutrio’s business-to-business revenue and cost of revenue separately within its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The operating results of Nutrio and the gain on the sale of the Nutrio Business assets have been included in “Income from discontinued operations and gain on sale, net of tax.”

Net Loss: As a result of the factors discussed above, we recorded a net loss of approximately $1.3 million and $2.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively and a net loss of $1.5 million and $2.7 million for the corresponding prior year periods.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company’s principal use of cash in its operating activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was for advertising media expense (television, print and internet advertising) promoting meal delivery and digital diet programs to potential subscribers. Advertising expense in the first half of the year usually exceeds advertising expense in the second half of the year due to seasonality in the weight-loss business. As a result, we have historically experienced proportionally lower or negative cash flows from operating activities in the first six months of each year. The amount of advertising and its effectiveness is a significant driver of our operations. Our advertising commitments are typically short term in nature with most of it purchased on the spot market.

On August 10, 2012, we entered into a letter of intent (the “Letter of Intent”) with As Seen On TV, Inc. (“ASTV”), a direct response marketing company, whereby ASTV agreed to acquire all of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock in exchange for newly issued shares of ASTV common stock. Under the Letter of Intent, all other outstanding securities of the Company exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, capital stock of the Company would be deemed converted into, and exchanged for securities of ASTV on an as converted basis immediately prior to the record date of the acquisition.

On September 6, 2012, we issued a promissory note (the “ASTV Note”) to ASTV pursuant to which the Company borrowed $500,000. Interest accrues on the ASTV Note at a rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum. The ASTV Note will mature on the date that is ten business days following the first to occur of the following: (i) the closing date of the merger between the Company and ASTV; (ii) December 31, 2012; or (iii) an event of default under the ASTV Note. The entire outstanding principal balance of the ASTV Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable in full on the maturity date of the ASTV Note. If the maturity date occurs after the closing date of the Merger Agreement, payment will be made through conversion of the ASTV Note into newly issued shares of our common stock at the merger conversion price. If the merger does not close, ASTV will have the option to convert the ASTV Note into newly issued shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $0.25 per share.

On October 31, 2012, we entered into the Merger Agreement with ASTV, Merger Sub and certain other individuals named therein. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into us, and we will continue as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of ASTV. The Merger Agreement requires that ASTV lend us $1.5 million upon completion of ASTV’s next financing transaction on terms substantially similar to those set forth in the ASTV Note. However, there can be no assurances regarding when these funds would become available to us, if at all.

 

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During November 2010, the Company issued the Director Notes, consisting of (i) a promissory note to Kevin A. Richardson II, chairman of the Company’s board of directors and controlling member of Prides Capital Fund, L.P. (“Prides”), the Company’s largest stockholder, pursuant to which the Company borrowed $600,000, (ii) a promissory note to Lee S. Isgur, one of the Company’s directors, pursuant to which the Company borrowed $200,000 and (iii) a promissory note to Kevin N. McGrath, who at that time was one of the Company’s directors and the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which the Company borrowed $200,000. Interest accrues on the Director Notes at a rate of five percent (5%) per annum. In the event the principal is not paid in full within three business days of the due date, or any other default occurs thereunder, then interest shall accrue on the outstanding principal balance of the Director Notes at a rate of ten percent (10%) per annum.

As of September 30, 2012, our related party debt consists of $1.0 million of principal relating to the Director Notes and $500,000 of principal relating to the ASTV Note. The entire outstanding principal balance of the Director Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable on December 31, 2012. The entire outstanding principal balance of the ASTV Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable in full on the maturity date of the ASTV Note.

On September 13, 2012, the Company entered into the Radice Lease Termination with Radice. Under the Radice Lease Termination, the Company issued two non-interest-bearing promissory notes to Radice. The first note has an original principal amount of $306,197 and is payable in 36 monthly installments. The second note, relating to real estate commissions, has an original principal amount of $45,482 and is payable upon the first of the following to occur: (i) completion of the merger with ASTV; (ii) receipt by the Company of any break-up fee payable upon termination of the merger; and (iii) December 31, 2012. September 30, 2012 is the effective date of the Radice Lease Termination.

At September 30, 2012, we had a net working capital deficit of approximately $3.9 million, compared to a net working capital deficit of approximately $2.9 million at December 31, 2011. Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2012 were approximately $0.2 million, a decrease of approximately $0.4 million from the balance of $0.6 million at December 31, 2011. Our accumulated deficit amounts to approximately $110.3 million as of September 30, 2012.

We currently anticipate that we will need at least $1.5 million in funds to continue operations through the upcoming diet season, which funds we did not have as of October 26, 2012. As of October 26, 2012, we did not have the resources necessary to pay in full the following: our obligations under the Director Notes due December 31, 2012, our accounts payable and our other debt obligations. As of October 26, 2012, we had accounts payable totaling $2.2 million, of which $1.9 million were past due.

We have never declared a dividend or paid a cash dividend. We currently intend to retain any earnings for use in the business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities: For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we used approximately $1.1 million of cash in operating activities. Our cash flow related to our net loss of approximately $2.5 million, adjusted for, among other things, certain non-cash items including approximately $0.2 million of depreciation, $0.4 million of stock-based compensation, $0.8 million of lease termination costs, as well as an aggregate increase in cash flows from our operating assets and liabilities of $0.4 million. This subtotal was offset by a gain on the sale of certain Nutrio Business assets of $0.3 million.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities: For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we received proceeds of approximately $0.2 million from the sale of certain Nutrio Business assets used a small amount of cash relating to capital expenditures.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities: For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we received proceeds of $0.5 million from the ASTV Note and we repaid a small amount of capital lease obligations.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “continue”, “plan” and similar expressions in this report identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are based on current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Specifically, this quarterly report contains forward-looking statements regarding:

 

   

our expectation that we will continue to evaluate various possibilities to obtain additional financial support, including a private placement or public offering of our common stock or securities convertible into our common stock, issuing secured or unsecured debt, selling one or more lines of business, or all or a portion of the Company’s assets, entering into a business combination, reducing or eliminating operations, liquidating assets, or seeking relief through a filing under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code;

 

   

our expectation regarding our ability to collect the remaining receivable balance that relate to post-closing periods in connection with the Nutrio Assets;

 

   

our expectation that we will file a Registration Statement on Form S-4/Proxy Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission which will register the ASTV shares of common stock being issued in the merger transaction and that the Merger will be consummated;

 

   

our expectation that focusing on the sale of our meal delivery service will permit us to better capture cross-selling opportunities and leverage our existing customer relationships;

 

   

our expectation that revenue streams from meal delivery will continue to be the largest share of total revenues;

 

   

our belief regarding market demand for our products;

 

   

our intended use of our liquidity;

 

   

our expectation regarding the effect of any legal proceedings or legal inquiries on our financial condition or results of operations; and

 

   

our estimates regarding certain accounting and tax matters, including the adoption of certain accounting pronouncements.

These forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We wish to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. The most important factors that could prevent us from achieving our goals, and cause the assumptions underlying forward-looking statements and the actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

   

our ability to consummate the Merger pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and the ability and willingness of each party to fulfill their respective due diligence and closing condition obligations;

 

   

our ability to attract and retain customers at an acceptable cost;

 

   

our ability to raise additional financial support from one or more sources;

 

   

our ability to sufficiently increase our revenues and control expenses, including through controlling increases in the cost of food and food services;

 

   

the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising programs;

 

   

our ability to recruit and retain key executive officers;

 

   

competition from other weight management industry participants or the development of more effective or more favorably perceived weight management methods;

 

   

our ability to rapidly secure alternate technology infrastructure vendors if we experience website or call center service interruption;

 

   

our ability to successfully implement programs designed to enhance the privacy protection of our visitors to our website;

 

   

disruptions in the shipping of our food products;

 

   

our ability to meet our debt service obligations and repay our debt at maturity;

 

   

health or advertising related claims by consumers;

 

   

general business and economic conditions, including the state of the credit markets and capital markets;

 

   

the seasonal nature of our business;

 

   

our ability to maintain compliance with applicable regulatory requirements; and

 

   

our ability to successfully estimate certain accounting and tax matters, including the effect on our Company of adopting certain accounting pronouncements.

All forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements are made. We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

In order to ensure that the information we must disclose in our filings with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis, we have formalized our disclosure controls and procedures. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Securities and Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), as of September 30, 2012. Based on such evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of September 30, 2012, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

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

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On August 31, 2012, a class action lawsuit was filed by a purported shareholder of the Company against the Company and certain of its officers and directors and ASTV, in the Circuit Court of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit for Broward County, Florida (Duchman v. eDiets.com, Inc., et al., No. CACE12024833). The complaint alleges breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the Company’s proposed Merger with ASTV. The complaint seeks injunctive relief against consummation of the Merger.

We are also involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.

Item 5. Other Information

On October 31, 2012, we entered into the Merger Agreement with ASTV, Merger Sub and certain other individuals named therein. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Merger will take place pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into us, and we will continue as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASTV.

The total merger consideration to be issued will be 19,077,252 shares of ASTV’s common stock. Based on the 15,060,514 shares of our common stock that we contemplate will be issued and outstanding at the time of the Merger (which includes 749,980 shares of our common stock anticipated to be issued to our consultant in connection with the Merger), each share of our common stock would convert into 1.2667 shares of ASTV’s common stock, the Exchange Ratio. However, the number of shares of ASTV’s common stock issuable in the Merger is fixed. Consequently, to the extent that we issue more shares of our common stock prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Exchange Ratio may be lower. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, we have the ability to issue additional shares of its common stock with the consent of ASTV.

The Merger Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants of the parties customary for a transaction of this type. The Merger Agreement requires that ASTV lend us $1.5 million upon completion of ASTV’s next financing transaction on terms substantially similar to those set forth in the ASTV Note.

We are permitted to solicit inquiries or engage in discussions with third parties relating to acquisition proposals for the 30-day “go-shop” period after signing of the Merger Agreement, and after such period, we may not solicit or initiate discussions with third parties regarding other acquisition proposals, and we have agreed to certain restrictions on our ability to respond to such proposals, subject to the fulfillment of certain fiduciary duties of our board of directors. We must give ASTV five business days notice (whether during or after the “go-shop” period) before our board of directors is permitted to change its recommendation or terminate the Merger Agreement to accept a superior proposal.

Each party’s obligation to consummate the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval of the Merger by our stockholders and the condition that all representations and warranties, including a representation that no material adverse change has occurred, are true and correct on the date of closing as if made on such date. The Merger Agreement is subject to customary termination provisions and, in addition, may be terminated by us or ASTV if specified closing conditions have not been fulfilled by February 28, 2013, if the SEC has not elected to review the proxy statement regarding the Merger Agreement, otherwise, March 31, 2013, unless the terminating party has failed to comply or perform its covenants and obligations in the Merger Agreement at the time of such termination.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are included herein:

 

31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) (17 CFR 240.13a-14(a)).
31.2    Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) (17 CFR 240.13a-14(a)).
32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Company.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

eDiets.com, Inc.

/s/ Kevin A. Richardson, II

Kevin A. Richardson, II
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer)

DATE: November 16, 2012

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) (17 CFR 240.13a-14(a)).
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) (17 CFR 240.13a-14(a)).
32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Company.

 

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