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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

x

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015

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: 000-27687

BSQUARE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Washington

91-1650880

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

110 110th Avenue NE, Suite 300, Bellevue, Washington 98004

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (425) 519-5900

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 Title of each class

 Name of each exchange on which registered 

Common Stock, no par value

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global  Market)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

NONE

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  o    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨

Accelerated filer  ¨

Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Smaller reporting company  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No   x

The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2015 was approximately $65,209,000 and was determined using the closing price of our common stock on June 30, 2015 on the NASDAQ Global Market ($6.78) and excludes 2,309,457 shares of Common Stock held by directors, officers and shareholders whose beneficial ownership exceeded 5% of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding. The number of shares owned by such persons was determined based upon information supplied by such persons and upon Schedules 13D and 13G, if any, filed with the SEC. Exclusion of shares held by any person should not be construed to indicate that such person possesses the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the registrant, that such person is controlled by or under common control with the registrant, or that such person is an affiliate for any other purpose. There were 11,927,343 shares of our Common Stock outstanding on June 30, 2015.

The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of January 31, 2016: 12,093,845

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the definitive proxy statement to be delivered to shareholders in connection with the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

 

 

 

 


BSQUARE CORPORATION

FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

PART I

 

 

 

 

Item 1

Business

1

 

 

 

Item 1A

Risk Factors

8

 

 

 

Item 1B

Unresolved Staff Comments

19

 

 

 

Item 2

Properties

19

 

 

 

Item 3

Legal Proceedings

19

 

 

 

Item 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

19

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

Item 5

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

20

 

 

 

Item 6

Selected Financial Data

20

 

 

 

Item 7

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

21

 

 

 

Item 7A

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

28

 

 

 

Item 8

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

29

 

 

 

Item 9

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

51

 

 

 

Item 9A

Controls and Procedures

51

 

 

 

Item 9B

Other Information

51

 

 

 

 

PART III

 

 

 

 

Item 10

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

52

 

 

 

Item 11

Executive Compensation

52

 

 

 

Item 12

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

52

 

 

 

Item 13

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

52

 

 

 

Item 14

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

52

 

 

 

 

PART IV

 

 

 

 

Item 15

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

53

 

 

 

 

Signatures

54

 

 

 


PART I

Item 1.

Business.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe-harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as: "expect," "believe," "estimate," "plan," "strategy," "future," "potential," "continue," "may," "should," "will," and similar references to future periods. Examples include, among others, statements about: expected operating results, such as revenue and earnings; anticipated levels of capital expenditures; future market conditions; our belief that we have sufficient liquidity to fund our business operations for at least the next 12 months; expectations of the effect on our financial condition of claims, litigation, contingent liabilities and supplier audits; and strategies for customer retention, growth, new product and service developments, and market position.

Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances about future performance. Instead they are only predictions, based on current beliefs, expectations and assumptions about the future of our business and other future conditions. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Actual events and results may differ materially. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this report is based only on information available to us on the date of this report. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Our forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. We discuss many of these risks, uncertainties and other factors in this Annual Report on Form 10-K in greater detail under the Item 1A—“Risk Factors.” We caution readers that our business and financial performance are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties.

BUSINESS

Overview

As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, “we,” “us”, “our”, “the Company” and “BSQUARE” refer to BSQUARE Corporation. We primarily resell software from Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) and provide software solutions and related engineering services to companies that develop smart, connected systems. A smart, connected system is a dedicated purpose computing device that typically has a display, runs an operating system (e.g., Microsoft® Windows® CE or Google AndroidTM platform) and is usually connected to a network or data cloud via a wired or wireless connection. Examples of smart, connected systems include set-top boxes, home gateways, point-of-sale terminals, kiosks, voting machines, gaming platforms, tablets, handheld data collection devices, personal media players, smart phones, smart vending machines, ATM machines, casino gaming machines, digital signs and in-vehicle telematics and entertainment devices. We focus on smart, connected systems that utilize various Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems as well as devices running other popular operating systems such as Android, Linux, and QNX.

We have been providing software solutions for smart, connected systems since our inception. Our customers include world class original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), original design manufacturers (“ODMs”) and corporate enterprises (“Enterprises”), as well as silicon vendors (“SVs”) and peripheral vendors which purchase our software solutions for purposes of facilitating processor and peripheral sales. In the case of Enterprises, our customers include those that develop, market and distribute smart, connected systems on their own behalf as well as those that purchase systems from OEMs or ODMs and require additional software, integration and/or testing. The software solutions we provide are utilized and deployed throughout various phases of our customers’ device life cycle, including design, development, customization, quality assurance and deployment.

Increasingly, we are focusing on developing and offering our own products such as DataVTM to address the emerging Internet of Things (“IoT”) market, which is the interconnection of uniquely identifiable embedded computing devices within the existing internet infrastructure. DataV is an actionable data solution for the IoT market that includes software products, applications and services that turn raw device data into useful, meaningful and actionable data.

We were incorporated in the State of Washington in July 1994. Our principal office is located at 110 110th Avenue NE, Suite 300, Bellevue, Washington 98004, and our telephone number is (425) 519-5900.

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Industry Background

The increasing opportunity for connectivity and exchange of data coupled with the rise of cloud storage and cloud computing infrastructure is driving new applications for smart, connected systems of all kinds.

The smart, connected systems industry is characterized by a wide variety of software and hardware configurations and end-user applications, often designed to address a specific vertical market. To accommodate these diverse characteristics in a cost-effective manner, OEMs, ODMs and Enterprises require operating systems and software that can support a diverse set of hardware requirements and connect to a wide variety of networks, systems, peripherals, content and applications.

The smart, connected systems marketplace is being influenced by the following factors:

 

·

Continuing demand by business professionals and consumers for integrated mobile devices, which combine telephony, data (such as email and internet browsing), multimedia, location awareness and cameras;

 

·

Businesses are increasingly deploying specialized devices in stores, shopping centers, shop floors, etc., or to their employees who work in the field but need connectivity to business systems and data;

 

·

The ubiquity of cellular and wireless local area networks (“WLANs”) is driving rapid adoption of smart connected systems that leverage broadband and high-speed wireless data networks, including Internet Protocol (“IP”) set-top boxes, voice-over-IP (“VoIP”) phones, residential gateways, and home networking solutions linking smart connected systems with personal computers;

 

·

The vastly increasing number of sensors and similar devices requires new solutions for these devices to interact with other devices autonomously through the “Internet of Things” and to provide data to applications, both those that reside local to the device and those running in the cloud;

 

·

Expectations for device functionality continue to grow. Users expect to be able to access email and the internet, synchronize their devices with cloud and corporate data sources and deploy multiple applications on their devices;

 

·

The availability of multimedia content has increased demand for high-performance, multimedia-capable devices that are able to access, share and play audio, video and application content located on remote computers;

 

·

Security is an increasingly important concern as devices are now often able to access networks and store sensitive information locally such as email, spreadsheets and other documents. Users are demanding that these types of information be protected in the same ways they are protected on the desktop;

 

·

Higher bandwidth networks coupled with larger displays and increased processing power found on new devices means that more multimedia content will be available to devices—increasing demand for digital rights management, content management and related technologies; and

 

·

Increase in device complexity is being driven by rising user expectations of functionality, complex device interactions with wireless networks and updated versions of embedded operating systems and silicon processors, all of which are driving OEMs, ODMs and Enterprises to continually refresh and update their device designs.

Software Solutions and Related Engineering Services for Smart Connected Systems

Our customers include world class OEMs and ODMs, Enterprises, SVs and peripheral vendors which are developing smart connected systems or assisting others in doing so. Representative customer engagements in 2015 included the following:

 

·

We continued support of the second generation of MyFord Touch, a product of Ford Motor Company (“Ford”). The MyFord Touch infotainment system is an in-car communications and entertainment system which enables drivers of Ford’s car offerings to access a wide range of connected information and entertainment experiences including music and multi-media services, hands-free telephony, internet-enabled applications, language services, news and navigation;

 

·

The Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”) continues to engage us in the development and support of Freestyle®, its next generation drink dispensing machine; and

 

·

We continued work with Google to assist in the development of their advanced technology “Project Tango.” We have expanded our work with Google to include additional projects.

The software we deliver to our customers as part of our smart connected software solutions takes three forms. The first is our own proprietary software products, the second is best-of-class third-party software products and the last is custom software delivered through our engineering services teams. The majority of the software we sell is from Microsoft. Due to the complexity of embedded software, the integration of our own proprietary software, third-party software products and customer software on

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customers’ devices often requires us to provide additional engineering services addressing systems integration, customization and/or optimization as well as quality assurance testing. Our goal is to increase the breadth and depth of our software product and engineering service offerings to our customers to enhance our position as an overall smart connected software solutions provider.

Software revenue for the last two fiscal years was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Software revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third-party software

 

$

82,885

 

 

$

73,933

 

Proprietary software

 

 

3,323

 

 

 

2,314

 

Total software revenue

 

$

86,208

 

 

$

76,247

 

Software revenue as a percentage of total revenue

 

 

81

%

 

 

79

%

Third-party software revenue as a percentage of total

   software revenue

 

 

96

%

 

 

97

%

 

Third-Party Software Products

We have distribution agreements with multiple third-party software vendors. Our ability to resell these third-party software products, whether stand-alone or in conjunction with our own proprietary software and engineering service offerings, provides our customers with a significant solution source for their project needs. Our primary third-party software offerings include the following:

 

·

For 17 years, we have been a Microsoft authorized Value-Added Provider (“VAP”) of Windows Embedded operating systems and toolkits for the complete line of Windows Embedded Products, including major product families such as Windows Embedded Compact, Windows Embedded Standard and Windows Embedded Server. We are authorized to sell Windows Embedded operating systems in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Peru, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean (excluding Cuba), the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey and Africa. Of our total revenue, 64% was generated through the sale of Windows Embedded operating systems in both 2015 and 2014. Our current distribution agreements related to Windows Embedded expire on June 30, 2016;

 

·

We have been a Microsoft authorized VAP of Windows Mobile operating systems since November 2009. Along with Windows Mobile operating systems, we also sell Microsoft’s Office Mobile product. We are currently authorized to sell Windows Mobile operating systems and related products in North America, South America, and Central America (excluding Cuba) (the “Americas”), Japan, Taiwan, and the region comprised of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”). Of our total revenue in 2015, 12% was generated through the sale of Windows Mobile operating systems, compared to 9% in 2014. Our current distribution agreements related to Windows Mobile expire on June 30, 2016;

 

·

We are an authorized distributor for Adobe Flash technologies and Adobe Reader. We have the right to distribute Adobe Flash Lite licenses on a worldwide basis; and

 

·

We are an authorized distributor of Intel Corporation’s Embedded Security product in North America.

 

The sale of Microsoft operating systems has accounted for substantially all of our third-party software revenue historically, including 97% of third-party software revenue in 2015 and 95% of third-party software revenue in 2014.

 

Engineering Service Offerings

We offer a variety of engineering services to our customers including:

 

·

Architectural and system design;

 

·

Software design and development;

 

·

Platform development systems integration;

 

·

Application, middleware and multimedia software development;

 

·

Quality assurance and testing;

 

·

Device solution strategy consulting;

 

·

Technical support;

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·

Implementation; and  

 

·

Test automation engineering and consulting services.

Customers engage us for engineering services due to our extensive device software development and testing experience and because of our deep experience with embedded and mobile operating systems. We believe that engaging us on a new device design typically results in shorter development cycles and reduced time-to-market, lower overall costs to complete projects, and enhanced product robustness and features, which a customer may otherwise have been unable to achieve.

Service revenue for the last two fiscal years was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Service revenue

 

$

20,393

 

 

$

19,669

 

Service revenue as a percentage of total revenue

 

 

19

%

 

 

21

%

 

Service revenue related to Google was $4.7 million, or 23% of 2015 service revenue, and $1.0 million, or 5% of service revenue in 2014. Service revenue related to Coca-Cola was $4.5 million, or 22% of 2015 service revenue, and $4.6 million, or 24% of service revenue in 2014. Service revenue related to the MyFord Touch program was $2.9 million, or 14% of service revenue, in 2015 and $2.8 million, or 14% of service revenue, in 2014.

Proprietary Software Products

Our primary proprietary software offerings being actively sold or developed include:

 

·

HTML5 Rendering Engine—Our award-winning HTML5 Rendering Engine is based on the open-source WebKit platform which is maintained by a number of leading internet and device companies. Using WebKit, device makers can create portable applications and user interfaces for their devices using the industry-standard HTML5 markup language. We ported WebKit to the latest versions of Microsoft’s Windows Embedded Compact Operating System and sell our porting layer to customers along with engineering services to implement our WebKit port on their devices;

 

·

TestQuestTM 10—TestQuest 10 is our latest generation software testing automation tool that provides customers with a complete test solution that brings together everything necessary to test smart connected systems, including tools to create and manage test cases, a platform that allows teams to collaborate on test development, an execution environment that enables tests to be executed on the smart connected systems and capture results, and a reporting tool that allows customers to analyze test results; and

 

·

DataVTM—An actionable data solution for the IoT market. DataV includes software products, applications and services that turn raw device data into useful, meaningful and actionable data. The goal of DataV is to help our customers unlock their data and use the data to lower costs, improve and enhance operations, lower go-to-market risks, and identify new revenue opportunities.

Strategy

Our strategy is to continue to enhance our position as a provider of software solutions and related engineering services for smart, connected systems, ultimately becoming the go-to solutions provider for our customers and potential customers around the globe. To advance this strategy, we intend to focus on the following:

 

·

Expanding the breadth of services we offer to our customers, particularly those that are focused on making existing smart connected systems more useful and valuable to their customers;

 

·

Focusing on our core geographic areas of North America, the United Kingdom, Taiwan and Japan;

 

·

Building our offerings and capabilities in the rapidly growing Internet of Things market. As we drive to grow in this market, we will seek to deepen our customer relationships in our software solutions and engineering services businesses to deliver a family of products and services that will turn raw device data into useful, meaningful and actionable information; and

 

·

Seeking additional software products, such as DataV, in which to invest.

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Relationship with Microsoft and Impact on our Smart Connected Solutions Business

We have a long-standing relationship with Microsoft and this relationship is critical to the continuing success of our business. Our credentials as a Microsoft partner include:

 

·

We have been one of Microsoft’s largest distributors of Windows Embedded operating systems for over 17 years;

 

·

We have been a distributor of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating systems since November 2009;

 

·

We are a Windows Embedded Gold-level Systems Integrator;

 

·

We were the OED Americas Channel Sales & Marketing Award recipient for Distributor Sales Excellence in 2013;

 

·

We were the Microsoft Embedded Distributor of the Year for 2011;

 

·

We received a Microsoft Technical Excellence Award for our delivery of highest quality technical solutions on the latest Windows Embedded technologies in the European region in 2011;

 

·

Our HTML5 Rendering Engine won a Microsoft Technical Excellence Award in 2012;

 

·

We are a developer and provider of Microsoft Official Curriculum Training for Windows Embedded Compact and Windows Embedded Standard;

 

·

We are a Preferred Provider of Visual Tools for Microsoft;

 

·

We are a Gold-level member of Microsoft’s Third-Party Tools Provider Program;

 

·

We are a Silver Intelligent Systems partner;

 

·

We are a Silver Data Analytics partner;

 

·

We are a Silver Data Platform partner; and

 

·

We have been engaged by Microsoft on various engineering service engagements.

We work closely with Microsoft executives, developers, product managers and sales personnel. We leverage these relationships in a variety of ways, including:

 

·

We gain early access to new Microsoft embedded software and other technologies;

 

·

We are able to leverage co-marketing resources, content and strategies from Microsoft, including market development funds, to support our own marketing and sales efforts;

 

·

We participate in Microsoft-sponsored trade shows, seminars, and other events;

 

·

We receive sales leads from Microsoft; and

 

·

We receive rebates from Microsoft based upon the achievement of predefined sales objectives.

See Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” for more information regarding our relationship with Microsoft.

Customers

Customers purchasing third-party software and our software solutions and engineering services include leading OEMs, ODMs, Enterprises, SVs and peripheral vendors seeking to leverage the software we provide them, be it our own proprietary software, third-party software or custom software developed via our engineering services, to develop high-quality, smart, connected systems that meet the requirements of numerous end-markets. Representative customers include Hewlett Packard, Google, Coca-Cola, Elo Touch Solutions, Honeywell International, Inc., IGT, Microsoft, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Panasonic, Oracle, Omnicell, Elektrobit and several industrial handset companies.

Sales and Marketing

We market our software solutions and engineering services utilizing a direct sales model. We have sales personnel throughout the United States and in Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Japan. Historically, we have not made significant use of resellers, channel partners, representative agents or other indirect channels.

Key elements of our sales and marketing strategy include direct marketing, content marketing, trade shows, event marketing, public relations, analyst relations, social media properties, customer and strategic alliance partner co-marketing programs and a comprehensive website. We rely significantly on lead referral and other marketing support programs from strategic partners.

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Research and Development

Our research and development personnel are responsible for the design, development and release of our proprietary software products. Members of our research and development staff work closely with our sales and marketing departments, as well as with our customers and potential customers, to better understand market needs and requirements. We perform our research and development primarily utilizing engineering staff located in the United States. Research and development expense was $1.6 million and $1.7 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our primary focus in 2015 has been research and development on our new DataV products.

Competition

The market for smart, connected systems software and services is extremely competitive. We face competition from the following:

 

·

Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating system distributors such as Arrow Electronics, Inc., Avnet, Inc. and Synnex Corporation in Taiwan;

 

·

Our current and potential customers’ internal research and development departments, which may seek to develop their own software solutions which compete with our proprietary software products and engineering services;

 

·

Engineering service firms, including off-shore development companies, such as Adeneo, SymphonyTeleca division of Harmon Industries and Wipro;

 

·

ODMs, particularly those in Taiwan and China, which have added or are adding software development capabilities to their offerings;

 

·

Contract manufacturers which have added or are adding software development capabilities to their offerings;

 

·

Mobile and embedded test automation providers including Perfecto Mobile, mVerify, JAMO Solutions, SmartBear Software (AutomatedQA), TestPlant (eggPlant) and Keynote. In this market we also compete against customers’ internally created tools and against manual testing;

 

·

Marketing agencies and specialized vendors who provide mobile application services; and

 

·

The growing Internet of Things market will provide increasing competition from a number of additional software and service providers as we focus on this market in 2016 and beyond.

Some of our competitors focus on only one aspect of our business or offer complementary products which can be integrated with our products. As we develop and bring to market new software products and service offerings, we may begin competing with companies with which we have not previously competed. Further, as we expand the geographic markets into which we sell our software solutions and related services, or increase our penetration therein, we may expect to increasingly compete with companies with which we have not previously competed. It is also possible that new competitors will enter the market or that our competitors will form alliances, including alliances with Microsoft, that may enable them to rapidly increase their market share.

Microsoft has not agreed to any exclusive arrangement with us, nor has it agreed not to compete with us. Microsoft may decide to bring more of the core embedded development services and expertise that we provide in-house, possibly resulting in reduced software and service revenue opportunities for us. The barrier to entering the market as a provider of Microsoft-based smart connected systems software and services is low. In addition, Microsoft has created marketing programs to encourage systems integrators to work on Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating system software and services. These systems integrators are given substantially the same access by Microsoft to the Microsoft technology as we are. New competitors may have lower overhead than we do and may be able to undercut our pricing. We expect that competition will increase as other established and emerging companies enter the connected device market, and as new products and technologies are introduced.

International Operations

Our international operations outside of North America consist principally of engineering services operations in Taipei, Taiwan and Trowbridge, England. We have a sales and sales support office in Tokyo, Japan. Because our OEM Distribution Agreement with Microsoft for the sale of Microsoft Windows Embedded operating systems (e.g. Windows Embedded Compact) has been, until relatively recently, restricted to North America, including Mexico, the majority of our revenue continues to be generated from North America. In 2015, revenue generated from customers located outside of North America was 8% of total revenue, compared to 10% in 2014. The decrease in revenue from outside of North America in 2015 was primarily attributable to lower service revenue in Asia as a result of the completion of a large handheld project in Japan during 2014.

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See Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” for more information regarding our international operations.

Personnel

The following indicates our total headcount by area:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Engineering Services

 

 

118

 

 

 

124

 

Sales, Marketing and Administrative

 

 

66

 

 

 

52

 

Research and Product Development

 

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

Total Employees

 

 

191

 

 

 

183

 

Contractors (primarily engineering services)

 

 

10

 

 

 

14

 

Total Headcount

 

 

201

 

 

 

197

 

 

Of the total headcount of 201 at December 31, 2015, 113 were located in North America, 50 in Taiwan, 37 in the United Kingdom and one in Japan. As conditions necessitate, engineering service employees perform research and development activities and vice versa.

Intellectual Property and Other Proprietary Rights

In general, we strive to protect our intellectual property rights through patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and through contractual arrangements. However, we cannot be certain that our efforts will be effective to prevent the misappropriation of our intellectual property, or to prevent the development and design by others of products or technologies similar to, or competitive with, those developed by us.

Additionally, because a significant portion of our revenue relates to the sale of third-party software products, we also rely on our partners, particularly Microsoft, to appropriately protect their own intellectual property.

As of December 31, 2015 we had eight issued United States (“US”) patents and one pending US patent application that has been allowed and that we expect will issue in 2016. We also have a number of registered trademarks in various jurisdictions. We will continue to pursue appropriate protections for our intellectual property.

See Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” for more information regarding our intellectual property and other proprietary rights.

Available Information

We electronically file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We make available on our website at www.bsquare.com, free of charge, copies of these reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filing such reports with, or furnishing them to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our directors and executive officers as of January 31, 2016:

 

Name

 

Age

 

Position

Andrew S. G. Harries

 

53

 

Chairman of the Board

Jerry D. Chase

 

56

 

President and Chief Executive Officer; Director

Robert J. Chamberlain

 

62

 

Director

Elliott H. Jurgensen, Jr.

 

71

 

Director

William D. Savoy

 

51

 

Director

Kendra A. VanderMeulen

 

64

 

Director

Scott B. Caldwell

 

47

 

Vice President, Worldwide OEM Sales

Martin L. Heimbigner

 

57

 

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

David Wagstaff

 

53

 

Vice President and Chief Architect

Kevin T. Walsh

 

58

 

Vice President, Marketing

Mark D. Whiteside

 

53

 

Vice President, Solutions

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

As discussed under Item 1 of Part I, “Business—Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” our actual results could differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also impair our business operations. If any of the following risks occur, our business, financial condition, operating results, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock could be materially adversely affected.

Microsoft-Related Risk Factors

Due to the fact that we provide software and services to customers building devices utilizing Microsoft’s Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems, as well as the fact that a significant portion of our revenue is derived from the sale of Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems, Microsoft has a significant direct and indirect influence on our business. The following Microsoft-related risk factors may negatively impact our business and operating results.

If we do not maintain our OEM Distribution Agreements with Microsoft or if Microsoft de-emphasizes or divests itself from these areas of its business, our revenue would decrease and our business would be adversely affected.

We have OEM Distribution Agreements (“ODAs”) for Software Products for Embedded Systems with Microsoft, which enable us to sell various Microsoft Windows Embedded operating systems to our customers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean (excluding Cuba), Mexico, the European Union and the European Free Trade Association. These ODAs are effective through June 30, 2016. We have also entered into other ODAs with Microsoft pursuant to which we are licensed to sell Microsoft Windows Mobile operating systems to customers in North America, South America, Central America (excluding Cuba), Japan, Taiwan, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The ODAs to sell Windows Mobile operating systems are effective through June 30, 2016.

We generated $80.4 million and $70.2 million of revenue in 2015 and 2014, respectively, through our sales of Microsoft operating systems and expect this revenue stream to continue in 2016. If any of the ODAs are terminated by Microsoft (which Microsoft can do unilaterally) or not renewed, or if Microsoft decides to no longer invest in or to divest itself from these areas of its business, our software revenue and resulting gross profit could decrease significantly and our operating results would be negatively impacted. Future renewals, if any, could be on less favorable terms, which could also negatively impact our business and operating results.

Microsoft can change pricing under the ODAs at any time, and unless we are able to either pass through price increases to our customers or sign our customers to 12-month purchasing commitments, which lowers the price we pay to Microsoft, our revenue, gross profit and operating results would be negatively impacted. Further, Microsoft currently offers a rebate program in conjunction with our ODA activities in which we earn money for achieving certain predefined objectives. If Microsoft were to eliminate or negatively modify the rebate program, our gross profit and operating results would be negatively impacted. We qualified for rebate credits from Microsoft of $1.1 million and $1.0 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively, a portion of which is accounted for as a reduction in cost of sales and a portion as a reduction in marketing expense if and when qualified expenditures are made.

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Our business and results of operations could be negatively impacted by changes Microsoft is implementing in its pricing of operating systems through its distributors.

Microsoft has implemented significant pricing changes for its embedded products, including ending its design registration pricing discounts, terminating its OEM Volume Royalty Program (OVRP) and changing the aggregate volume price structure and product royalties for existing embedded Windows products effective January 1, 2016. These changes to design registration pricing discounts will alter the competitive dynamics because the same pricing discounts will be available to all distributors of these Microsoft products. As a distributor of Microsoft products, this will impact both the sales prices we charge our customers and the cost of goods sold we incur for many of the Microsoft products we sell. At this time, the amount and impact of these changes to our revenue and gross profit are not determinable; however, they may negatively impact our operating results beginning in 2016. However, during December 2015, we entered into transition OVRP agreements with Microsoft and a majority of our customers that extended the 2015 pricing for all of 2016. The sale of Microsoft operating systems represented approximately 75% and 73% of our total revenue and approximately 56% and 52% of our total gross margin for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Microsoft has audited our records under the ODAs in the past and will likely audit our records again in the future and any negative audit results could result in additional charges and/or the termination of the ODAs.

There are provisions in the ODAs that require us to maintain certain internal records and processes for auditing and other reasons. Non-compliance with these and other requirements could result in the termination of the ODAs. Microsoft has concluded audits of our records pertaining to the ODAs in 2009 and 2006, neither of which had material findings. It is possible that future audits could result in charges due to any material findings that are found. The provisions also include terms that may make us contractually liable for payment of royalties to Microsoft in the event that certificates of authenticity are lost, damaged or stolen.

If we are invoiced by Microsoft for a pricing adjustments under OVRP arrangements and we are unable to pass through the charge to our customers, our operating results and cash flow would be negatively impacted.

In conjunction with our activities under the ODAs with Microsoft, we enter into OVRP commitments with Microsoft. Under these OVRPs, we are provided with volume pricing on a customer-by-customer basis assuming certain minimum unit volumes are met. The OVRP terms are 12 months. In the event we do not meet the committed minimum unit volumes, we are obligated to pay the difference between the committed per-unit volume rate and the actual per-unit rate we achieved based upon actual units purchased. The OVRP arrangements do not equate to a minimum purchase commitment but rather the arrangements are a volume pricing arrangement based upon actual volume purchased. In substantially all instances, we have reciprocal agreements with our customers such that we will receive per-unit price adjustments, similar to the amounts we would subsequently owe to Microsoft if such OVRP volumes are not met. While our history with OVRP arrangements has shown that very few result in a price adjustment and, for those that have, we have been able to pass through the price adjustment to our customer, in the event the customer is unwilling or unable to pay us, our operating results and cash flow would be negatively impacted.

If we do not maintain our favorable relationship with Microsoft, we will have difficulty marketing and selling our software and services and may not receive developer releases of Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems. As a result, our revenue and operating results could suffer.

We maintain a strategic marketing relationship with Microsoft. If our relationship with Microsoft deteriorates for any reason, such as an increased focus by us on customers building devices utilizing non-Microsoft operating systems, our efforts to market and sell our software and services to our customers could be adversely affected and our business could be harmed. Microsoft has significant influence over the development plans and buying decisions of customers utilizing the various Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems. Microsoft provides customer referrals to us. Moreover, Microsoft controls the marketing campaigns related to its operating systems. Microsoft’s marketing activities are important to the continued promotion and market acceptance of Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems and, consequently, to our sale of Windows-based software and services. We must maintain a favorable relationship with Microsoft to continue to participate in joint marketing activities with them, which includes participating in “partner pavilions” at trade shows, listing our services on Microsoft’s website, and receiving customer referrals. If we are unable to continue our joint marketing efforts with Microsoft, or fail to receive referrals from them, we would be required to devote significant additional resources and incur additional expenses to market our software products and services directly to potential customers. In addition, we depend on Microsoft for developer releases of new versions of, and upgrades to, its Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile software in order to facilitate timely development and delivery of our own software and services. If we are unable to maintain our favorable relationship with Microsoft and no longer continue receiving such new versions and updates, our revenue could decline significantly, and/or our costs could increase significantly, thereby negatively impacting our operating results.

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Unexpected delays or announcement of delays by Microsoft related to product releases of Windows Embedded or Windows Mobile operating systems could adversely affect our revenue and operating results.

Unexpected delays or announcement of delays in Microsoft’s delivery schedule for new versions of Windows Embedded or Windows Mobile operating systems could cause us to delay our product introductions or impede our ability to sell our products and services and/or to complete customer projects on a timely basis. Such delays or announcements of delays by Microsoft could also cause our customers to delay or cancel their project development activities or product introductions, which could negatively impact our revenue and operating results.

If Microsoft adds features to its Windows operating systems or develops products that directly compete with products and services we provide, our revenue and operating results could be negatively impacted.

As the developer of Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems, Microsoft could add features which eliminate or reduce our customers’ need for our software and services, or Microsoft could develop standalone products and services that compete with the products and services we provide to our customers. The ability of our customers, or potential customers, to obtain products and services directly from Microsoft that compete with our products and services could negatively impact our revenue and operating results. Even if the standard features of future Microsoft operating system software were more limited than our offerings, a significant number of our customers, and potential customers, might elect to accept more limited functionality in lieu of purchasing additional software from us or delay the purchase of our products and services while they perform a comparison of Microsoft’s competing offerings. Moreover, the resulting competitive pressures could lead to price reductions for our offerings and reduce our revenue and gross profit accordingly and our operating results could be negatively impacted.

Our business and results of operations would be adversely impacted if Microsoft decided to provide some, or all, of its Windows Embedded or Windows Mobile operating systems which we currently resell, free of charge to customers.

Microsoft has recently announced programs to offer certain consumer Windows phone and tablet-based operating systems to customers free of charge, subject to certain limitations. While we do not distribute these operating systems today under our ODAs with Microsoft, if Microsoft were to pursue a similar strategy and offer operating systems that we do currently distribute free of charge, our business and results of operations would be adversely impacted.

Microsoft recently introduced its Windows 10 operating system software, and Microsoft’s pricing and support for this new operating system could directly impact our revenue and margins.

In 2015 Microsoft introduced a new operating system, Windows 10. In the future, Windows 10 could be delivered as a service, which could alter the traditional business model used to sell Microsoft licenses as a software product. As a reseller of Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems, changes to Microsoft’s business model may adversely impact our revenue and gross profit and our operating results could be negatively impacted.

If the markets for Windows Embedded and/or Windows Mobile operating systems decline, our business and operating results may be materially harmed.

Because a significant portion of our revenue to date has been generated by software and services targeted at customers and devices utilizing the various Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems, if the markets for these systems or platforms decline, our business and operating results could be negatively impacted. Market acceptance of Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems will depend on many factors, including:

 

·

Microsoft’s development and support of various Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile markets. As the developer and primary promoter of several versions of operating systems aimed at Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile markets, if Microsoft were to decide to discontinue or lessen its support of these operating systems and platforms, potential customers could select competing operating systems, which could reduce the demand for our Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile related software products and engineering services, from which a significant portion of our revenue is generated today;

 

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The ability of the Microsoft Windows Embedded and/or Windows Mobile operating systems to compete against existing and emerging operating systems for the smart connected systems market, including: iOS from Apple, Inc., VxWorks and Linux from WindRiver Systems Inc.; Android from Google Inc.; QNX; Blackberry from Research In Motion Limited (“RIM”); and other proprietary operating systems. Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems may be unsuccessful in capturing a significant share of the smart connected systems market, or in maintaining its market share;

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The acceptance by customers of the mix of features and functions offered by Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems; and  

 

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The willingness of software developers to continue to develop and expand the applications running on Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems. To the extent that software developers write applications for competing operating systems that are more attractive to users than those available on Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems, this could cause potential customers to select competing operating systems.

MyFord Touch-Related Risk Factors

As our role on the MyFord Touch program diminishes, our future revenue and gross profit with respect to this program will decrease and our operating results will be adversely affected.

We began working on the MyFord Touch infotainment project with Ford in the second quarter of 2008 and continue to work on the program. Since inception of the program through December 31, 2011, our contractual relationship was with Ford. Effective January 1, 2012, our contractual relationship for the MyFord Touch program shifted from Ford to Microsoft, as Microsoft became the primary vendor to Ford for this program, and, as of 2014, to Elektrobit Automotive. In December 2014, Ford introduced Sync 3, the next generation MyFord Touch program that is scheduled to be deployed on cars in 2016 which is based on QNX software from Blackberry instead of software from Microsoft, and thus our role on the program has been scaled back.

Revenue from the MyFord Touch program comprised $2.9 million, or 3% of our total revenue in 2015, and $2.8 million, or 3%, of our total revenue in 2014. We currently expect this project work to continue in 2016 but expect revenue from the MyFord Touch program to be significantly reduced in 2016 due to the lower level of personnel resources utilized on the program because of the transition to QNX software for the next generation Sync 3. Specifically, we have been informed by Elektrobit that they will require significantly fewer personnel resources from us in 2016 as Ford has decided to limit development efforts on the current generation of the Sync 2 platform, which will adversely impact our revenue and utilization rates beginning in the first half of 2016.

 

New Product-Related Risk Factors

Our ability to maintain or grow our proprietary software revenue is contingent on our ability to bring to market DataV, our new proprietary actionable data solution for the Internet of Things (IoT) market. We will require competitive, unique offerings that keep pace with technological changes and needs. DataV may not gain traction with potential customers and if we are not successful in doing so, our business would be negatively impacted.

Proprietary software product revenue provides us with much higher gross profit margins than we typically receive from both our third-party software products and our engineering service offerings, and provides other advantages as well. Increasing the number and amount of proprietary products we sell is an important part of our growth strategy. During 2014 and 2015 we have invested significant resources in developing our DataV proprietary software product, which is an actionable data solution for the Internet of Things (IoT) market. As a new product, DataV may gain customer traction in 2016 more slowly than anticipated and our profit potential from this new product is uncertain. We expect to continue to make investments in the development of DataV, and this will increase our operating expenses. We cannot assure you that there will be sufficient, or any, corresponding increases in revenue generated by sales of DataV, or if it will achieve customer adoption quickly, or at all. Our failure to do so could negatively impact revenue and our operating results.

If the market for smart, connected systems evolves based on technologies that we do not support, our revenue may not grow as anticipated, if at all, and our business would be harmed.

The technologies used in smart, connected systems change very rapidly and it is often difficult to foresee and predict which application processors, operating systems, connectivity, testing and application development technologies will gain a foothold in device development. As a smaller company we can invest our resources in a limited number of technologies and as such must make forward investments in developing products and capabilities to support the technologies that we choose. If we make investments in technologies that do not gain traction in device development, our profit potential is uncertain and our revenue may not develop as anticipated. We are dependent upon the broad acceptance and adoption by businesses and consumers of a wide variety of device technologies, which will depend on many factors, including:

 

·

The development of content and applications for smart, connected systems;

 

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The evolution of industry standards or the necessary infrastructure that facilitate the distribution of content over the internet to these systems via wired and wireless telecommunications systems, satellite or cable; and

 

·

The amount of discretionary funds companies and individuals have to spend for the latest technologies.

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We may experience delays in our efforts to develop new products and services, and these delays could cause us to miss market opportunities which could negatively impact our revenue and operating results.

The market for our software and services evolves rapidly. As a result, the life cycles of our products and services are difficult to estimate. To be successful, we believe we must continue to enhance our current offerings and provide new software and service offerings with attractive features, prices and terms that appeal to our customers. We have experienced delays in new software and service offering introductions in the past and may do so again in the future. Our revenue and operating results may be negatively impacted if we delay releases of new products, product enhancements and/or new services offerings, or if we fail to accurately anticipate our customers’ needs or technical trends and are unable to introduce new products and service offerings into the market successfully. In addition, our customers may defer or forego purchases of our products and/or services if we, Microsoft, our competitors or major hardware, systems or software vendors introduce or announce new products.

The long sales cycle of our products and services makes our revenue susceptible to fluctuations.

Our sales cycle can run three to twelve months because the expense and complexity of the software and service offerings we sell generally require a lengthy customer approval process and may be subject to a number of significant risks over which we have little or no control, including:

 

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Customers’ budgetary constraints and internal acceptance review procedures;

 

·

The approval cycles for our customers may be longer due to economic uncertainties;

 

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The timing of budget cycles; and

 

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The timing of customers’ competitive evaluation processes.

In addition, to successfully sell our software and engineering service offerings, we must frequently educate our potential customers about the full benefits of our software and services, which can require significant time. If our sales cycle further lengthens unexpectedly, it could adversely affect the timing of our revenue, which could cause our quarterly results to fluctuate.

 

General Business-Related Risk Factors

Our marketplace is extremely competitive, which may result in price reductions, lower gross profit margins and loss of market share.

The market for device software and services is extremely competitive. We face competition from the following:

 

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Our current and potential customers’ internal research and development departments, which may seek to develop their own software solutions which compete with our proprietary software products and engineering services;

 

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Engineering service firms, including off-shore development companies, such as Adeneo, SymphonyTeleca and Wipro;

 

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ODMs, particularly those in Taiwan and China, which have added or are adding software development capabilities to their offerings;

 

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Contract manufacturers which have added or are adding software development capabilities to their offerings;

 

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Mobile and embedded test automation providers including Perfecto Mobile, mVerify, JAMO Solutions, SmartBear Software (AutomatedQA), TestPlant (eggPlant) and Keynote. In this market we also compete against customers’ internally created tools and against manual testing;

 

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Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating system distributors such as Arrow Electronics, Inc. Avnet, Inc. and Synnex Corporation in Taiwan;

 

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Marketing agencies and specialized vendors who provide mobile application services; and

 

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We will encounter increasing competition in the growing Internet of Things market from a number of additional software and service providers as we expand our focus on this market in 2016 and beyond.

Some of our competitors focus on only one aspect of our business or offer complementary products which can be integrated with our products. As we develop and bring to market new software products and service offerings, we may begin competing with companies with which we have not previously competed. Further, as we expand the geographic markets into which we sell our software solutions and related services, or increase our penetration therein, we may expect to increasingly compete with companies with which we have not previously competed. It is also possible that new competitors will enter the market or that our competitors will form alliances, including alliances with Microsoft, that may enable them to rapidly increase their market share. Microsoft has not agreed to any exclusive arrangement with us, nor has it agreed not to compete with us. Microsoft may decide to bring more of

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the core embedded development services and expertise that we provide in-house, possibly resulting in reduced software and service revenue opportunities for us. The barrier to entering the market as a provider of Microsoft-based smart connected system software and services is low. In addition, Microsoft has created marketing programs to encourage systems integrators to work on Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating system software and services. These systems integrators are given substantially the same access by Microsoft to the Microsoft technology as we are. New competitors may have lower overhead than we do and may be able to undercut our pricing. We expect that competition will increase as other established and emerging companies enter the connected device market, and as new products and technologies are introduced.

Management turnover creates uncertainties and could harm our business.

We have had significant changes in executive leadership in the past and more could occur. Changes to strategic or operating goals, which can often occur with the appointment of new executives, can create uncertainty, may negatively impact our ability to execute quickly and effectively, and may ultimately be unsuccessful. In addition, executive leadership transition periods are often difficult as the new executives gain detailed knowledge of our operations, and friction can result from changes in strategy and management style. Management turnover inherently causes some loss of institutional knowledge, which can negatively affect strategy and execution. Until we integrate new personnel, and unless they are able to succeed in their positions, we may be unable to successfully manage and grow our business, and our financial condition and profitability may suffer.

Further, to the extent we experience additional management turnover, competition for top management is high and it may take months to find a candidate that meets our requirements. If we are unable to attract and retain qualified management personnel, our business could suffer.

Our future success depends upon our customers’ ability to successfully sell their products incorporating our technology and to continue buying our services.

Even if a customer selects us to provide software and services, the customer may not ultimately market and sell its product successfully. A cancellation or change in plans by a customer, whether from lack of market acceptance of its products or otherwise, could cause us to lose revenue that we had anticipated and our revenue and operating results would suffer. Also, our revenue and operating results could suffer if a significant customer reduces or delays orders during our sales cycle or chooses not to release products that contain our technology.

The success and profitability of our service offerings are contingent on our ability to differentiate these offerings adequately in the marketplace, which is, in turn, contingent on our ability to retain our engineering personnel and defend our billing rate structure against those of our competitors, including those using significant lower-cost offshore resources. If we are unable to do so successfully, our business could be harmed.

We are a leader in providing engineering services to customers developing smart devices. Our market differentiation is created through several factors, including our experience with a variety of smart connected system platforms and applications. Our differentiation is contingent, in part, on our ability to attract and retain employees with this expertise, a significant portion of which are currently based in the United States. To the extent we are unable to retain critical engineering services talent and/or our competition is able to deliver the same services by using significant lower-cost offshore resources, our service revenue and operating results could be negatively impacted.

The success and profitability of our service engagements are contingent upon our ability to scope and bid engagements and deliver our services profitably. If we are unable to do so, our service revenue service gross profit margin and operating results could be negatively impacted.

Various factors may cause the total cost of service projects to exceed the original estimate provided to the customer or the contractual maximum in the case of fixed price contracts, including specification changes, customer deliverable delays, inadequate scoping and inefficient service delivery. If we are unable to adequately scope, bid and deliver on service engagements successfully, our service revenue, service gross margin and operating results could be negatively impacted. In addition, depending on the cause of an overrun for a given customer and project, we may also decide to provide pricing concessions to that customer which could negatively impact our service revenue, service gross profit and operating results.

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We periodically enter into engineering service agreements in which we agree to perform our engineering service work for lower up-front fees, or for no fees, in exchange for future royalties or per unit fees. There is no guarantee that these arrangements will produce the strategic or economic returns as anticipated.

We have entered into contracts that involve reducing or eliminating up-front engineering service fees in return for a per-device/chip royalty or fee that is earned as devices or chips are shipped by our customers, and we may enter into more such agreements in the future. Because we are delaying revenue past the point where our services are performed, there is a risk that our customers may cancel their projects or that their devices or chips may not be successful in the market, which could negatively impact our revenue and operating results.

Cooperation and support from silicon vendors is critical for the success of our products and related services that are developed for their particular silicon architecture. Such cooperation cannot be assured.

We have developed, and continue to develop, software and service offerings based on certain silicon architectures. Due to the nature of the industry we serve and the products we develop, it is necessary for us to make certain assumptions regarding which silicon vendors will be successful in the various markets we serve and upon which we are making investments. It is therefore important that there is ongoing support from the SVs in the marketplace for these silicon architectures. There can be no assurance that TI, Qualcomm, Freescale, Intel or any of the other SVs will continue to pursue and support the markets that we have been targeting. If the SVs do not support our efforts going forward, our revenue and operating results could be negatively impacted.

Our operating results may be adversely affected by unfavorable economic and market conditions and the uncertain geopolitical environment.

Challenging economic conditions worldwide have from time-to-time contributed, and may continue to contribute, to slowdowns in the technology industries at large, as well as in specific segments and markets in which we operate, resulting in:  reduced demand for our products as a result of continued constraints on IT-related capital spending by our customers; purchasing delays; payment delays adversely affecting our cash flow and revenue; and difficulty in accurate budgeting and planning. If global economic and market conditions, or economic conditions in key markets, remain uncertain or deteriorate further, we may experience material impacts on our business, operating results and financial condition.

Erosion of the financial condition of our customers could adversely affect our business.

Our business could be adversely affected if the financial condition of our customers erodes because such erosion could reduce demand from those customers for our software and engineering services. This could also cause them to terminate their relationships with us, and/or could increase the risk that such customers default on their payment obligations to us. Additionally, while we believe that our allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate, economic trends may cause more companies to default or cease operations, in which case our allowances may not cover actual losses, which could adversely affect our operating results.

Our business and operations would be adversely impacted in the event of a failure or interruption of our information technology infrastructure.

The proper functioning of our information technology infrastructure is critical to the efficient operation and management of our business. Our technology infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber-attacks, computer viruses, worms and other malicious software programs, physical and electronic break-ins, sabotage and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering with our computer systems. We believe that we have adopted appropriate measures to mitigate potential risks to our technology infrastructure and our operations from these information technology-related and other potential disruptions. However, given the unpredictability of the timing, nature and scope of such disruptions, we could potentially be subject to downtimes, operational delays, other detrimental impacts on our operations or ability to provide products and services to our customers, the compromising of confidential or otherwise protected information, destruction or corruption of data, security breaches, other manipulation or improper use of our systems and networks, financial losses from remedial actions, loss of business or potential liability, and/or damage to our reputation, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, competitive position, financial condition or results of operations.

We may be subject to product liability claims that could result in significant costs.

Our software license and service agreements with our customers typically contain provisions designed to limit our exposure to potential product liability claims. It is possible, however, that these provisions may be ineffective under the laws of certain jurisdictions or that our customers may not agree to these limitations. Although we have not experienced any product liability claims to date, the sale and support of our products and services may be subject to such claims in the future. There is a risk that any such claims or liabilities may exceed, or fall outside, the scope of our insurance coverage, and we may be unable to retain adequate

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liability insurance in the future. A product liability claim brought against us, whether successful or not, could negatively impact our business and operating results.

Our business and results of operations would be adversely impacted in the event that we incur business losses that are not covered by or exceed our existing business insurance coverage.

We are insured against certain business risks and liabilities under our corporate insurance policies. However to the extent that we incur losses in connection with our business that are not covered by our existing insurance policies or that exceed our existing policy coverage, our business and results of operations would be adversely impacted.

Negative business conditions, changes in useful lives, and other factors may negatively affect the carrying value of the intangible assets and goodwill we have acquired.

In the third quarter of 2011, we acquired MPC Data, Ltd. including certain intangible assets with a carrying value of $561,000 and goodwill of $3.7 million as of December 31, 2015. Although we expect to generate cash from the intangible assets in the future, and do not foresee any impairment of our goodwill, it is possible that we may be required to reassess the carrying value of these assets in the future if certain negative business conditions occur such as negative results of our business associated with our intangible assets or a low stock price. Any reduction in the carrying value of these intangible assets or goodwill would result in an impairment charge that would negatively impact our operating results. Further, business conditions and other factors may also require us to reassess the useful lives associated with intangible assets.

Past acquisitions have proven difficult to integrate, and recent or future acquisitions, if any, could disrupt our business, dilute shareholder value and negatively affect our operating results.

We have acquired the technologies, assets and/or operations of other companies in the past and may acquire or make investments in companies, products, services and technologies in the future as part of our growth strategy. If we fail to properly evaluate, integrate and execute on our acquisitions and investments, our business and prospects may be seriously harmed. To successfully complete an acquisition, we must properly evaluate the technology, market and management team, accurately forecast the financial impact of the transaction, including accounting charges and transaction expenses, integrate and retain personnel, combine potentially different corporate cultures and effectively integrate products and research and development, sales, marketing and support operations. If we fail to do any of these, we may suffer losses and impair relationships with our employees, customers and strategic partners. Additionally, management may be distracted from day-to-day operations. We also may be unable to maintain uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies, which are especially critical in light of requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other corporate governance requirements, and significant demands may be placed on our management and our operations, information services and financial, legal and marketing resources. Finally, acquired businesses sometimes result in unexpected liabilities and contingencies, which may involve compliance with foreign laws, payment of taxes, labor negotiations or other unknown costs and expenses, which could be significant.

We may not be able to raise additional capital if required to support our business.

If we need to raise additional operating capital, we may find that our access to equity and debt capital markets is limited or blocked entirely. In the past, our stock has traded at low volumes and overall investor confidence in the stock market could falter. This could make it difficult or impossible to sell additional shares on the public markets. In addition, it may be difficult and costly to obtain debt financing and we may be unable to borrow additional funds at acceptable cost, or at all, should the need arise. If we are unable to raise capital as necessary, it may adversely affect our ability to invest in products or fund operations, which would materially harm our business and negatively affect operating results.

Our common stock has experienced and may continue to experience price and volume fluctuations, which could lead to costly litigation for us and make an investment in us less appealing.

Stock markets are subject to significant price and volume fluctuations which may be unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies and the market price of our common stock may therefore frequently change as a result. In addition, the market price of our common stock has fluctuated and may continue to fluctuate substantially due to a variety of other factors, including quarterly fluctuations in our results of operations, announcements about technological innovations or new products or services by us or our competitors, market acceptance of new products and services offered by us, changes in our relationships with our suppliers or customers, our ability to meet analysts’ expectations, changes in the information technology environment, changes in earnings estimates by analysts, sales of our common stock by existing holders and the loss of key personnel. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s stock, class action securities litigation has often been instituted against such

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companies. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources which would materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

Taxing jurisdictions in the United States are becoming more aggressive with tax legislation and tax collection, particularly states facing significant budget deficits, which could expose us to additional tax liability that we have not been subject to in the past.

We make sales in many jurisdictions across the United States, most of which we do not have nexus in and, therefore, are not subject to sales, franchise, income and other state and local taxes. Particularly in light of state revenue deficits, taxing jurisdictions have become more aggressive in defining nexus, among other things, which could result in us achieving nexus, or potentially achieving nexus in significantly more tax jurisdictions. If this occurs and unless we are able to pass through this cost to our customers, our tax expense will increase which will negatively affect our results of operations. Further, because state and local tax laws are becoming increasingly complex, our cost to monitor our state and local tax compliance will increase which will negatively affect our results of operations. Additionally, there can be no assurance that we do not currently have unknown tax exposure in a state or local tax jurisdiction because of recent tax law changes which we are unaware of and the resulting liability could be significant and would negatively affect our results of operations.

There may be restrictions on the use of our net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards due to a tax law “ownership change.”

Section 382 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code restricts the ability of a corporation that undergoes an ownership change to use net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. At December 31, 2015, we had approximately $54.4 million of federal and $1.6 million of state net operating loss carryforwards and $2.7 million of tax credit carryforwards. Of the federal net operating loss carryforwards, an aggregate of $36.4 million will expire in 2022 and 2023. Under the applicable tax rules, an ownership change occurs if greater than five percent shareholders of an issuer’s outstanding common stock collectively increase their ownership percentage by more than 50 percentage points over a rolling three-year period. We have performed analyses of possible ownership changes which included consideration of a third-party study, and do not believe that an ownership change as defined by Section 382 has occurred. However, if a tax law ownership change has occurred of which we are not aware, or if a tax law ownership change occurs in the future, we may have to adjust the valuation of our deferred tax assets, and could be at risk of having to pay income taxes notwithstanding the existence of our sizable carryforwards. Further, to the extent that we have utilized our carryforwards from prior years, the existence of a previous tax law ownership change that we did not account for could result in liability for back taxes, interest, and penalties. If we are unable to utilize our carryforwards and/or if we previously utilized carryforwards to which we were not entitled, it would negatively impact our business, financial condition and operating results.

Intellectual Property-Related Risk Factors

Our software and service offerings could infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties, which could expose us to additional costs and litigation and could adversely affect our ability to sell our products and services or cause shipment delays or stoppages.

It is difficult to determine whether our software and engineering services infringe third-party intellectual property rights, particularly in a rapidly evolving technological environment in which technologies often overlap and where there may be numerous patent applications pending, many of which are confidential when filed. If we were to discover that one of our software or service offerings, or a product based on one of our reference designs, violated a third-party’s proprietary rights, we may not be able to obtain a license on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, to continue offering that product or service. Similarly, third parties may claim that our current or future software products and services infringe their proprietary rights, regardless of whether such claims have merit. Any such claims could increase our costs and negatively impact our business and operating results. In certain cases, we have been unable to obtain indemnification against claims that third-party technology incorporated into our software products and services infringe the proprietary rights of others. However, any indemnification we do obtain may be limited in scope or amount. Even if we receive broad third-party indemnification, these entities may not have the financial capability to indemnify us in the event of infringement. In addition, in some circumstances we are required to indemnify our customers for claims made against them that are based on our software products or services. There can be no assurance that infringement or invalidity claims related to the software products and services we provide, or arising from the incorporation by us of third-party technology, and claims for indemnification from our customers resulting from such claims, will not be asserted or prosecuted against us. Some of our competitors have, or are affiliated, with companies with substantially greater resources than we have, and these competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex intellectual property litigation to a greater degree and for longer periods of time than we could. In addition, we expect that software developers will be increasingly subject to infringement claims as the number of products and competitors in the software industry grows, and as the functionality of products in different industry segments increasingly overlap. Such claims, even if not meritorious, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources in addition to potential product redevelopment costs and delays. Furthermore, if we were unsuccessful in resolving a patent or other intellectual property infringement action claim against us, we may be prohibited from developing or commercializing certain of our

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technologies and products, or delivering services based on the infringing technology, unless we obtain a license from the holder of the patent or other intellectual property rights. There can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain any such license on commercially favorable terms, or at all. If such license is not obtained, we would be required to cease these related business operations, which could negatively impact our business, revenue and operating results.

If we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, competitors may be able to use our technology or trademarks, which could weaken our competitive position, reduce our revenue and increase our costs.

If we fail to adequately protect our intellectual property, our competitive position could be weakened and our revenue and operating results adversely affected. We rely primarily on confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions as well as a combination of patent, copyright, trade secret and trademark laws, to protect our intellectual property. These laws and procedures provide only limited protection. It is possible that another party could obtain patents that block our use of some, or all, of our software and services. If that occurred, we would need to obtain a license from the patent holder or design around those patents. The patent holder may or may not choose to make a license available to us at all, or on acceptable terms. Similarly, it may not be possible to design around a blocking patent. In general, there can be no assurance that our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights through patent, copyright, trade secret and trademark laws will be effective to prevent misappropriation of our technology, or to prevent the development and design by others of products or technologies similar to or competitive with those developed by us.

We frequently license the source code of our software products and the source code results of our services to customers. There can be no assurance that customers with access to our source code will comply with the license terms or that we will discover any violations of the license terms or, in the event of discovery of violations, that we will be able to successfully enforce the license terms and/or recover the economic value lost from such violations. To license some of our software products, we rely in part on “shrink-wrap” and “click wrap” licenses that are not signed by the end user and, therefore, may be unenforceable under the laws of certain jurisdictions. As with other software, our software products are susceptible to unauthorized copying and uses that may go undetected, and policing such unauthorized use is difficult. A significant portion of our marks include the word “BSQUARE.” Other companies use forms of “BSQUARE” in their marks alone, or in combination with other words, and we cannot prevent all such third-party uses. We license certain trademark rights to third parties. Such licensees may not abide by our compliance and quality control guidelines with respect to such trademark rights. Any of these outcomes could negatively impact our brand, dilute its recognition in the marketplace, or confuse potential customers, all of which could harm our business.

The computer software market is characterized by frequent and substantial intellectual property litigation, which is often complex and expensive, and involves a significant diversion of resources and uncertainty of outcome. Litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our intellectual property or to defend against a claim of infringement or invalidity. Litigation could result in substantial costs and the diversion of resources and could negatively impact our business and operating results.

Our software or hardware products or the third-party hardware or software integrated with our products or delivered as part of our service offerings may suffer from defects or errors that could impair our ability to sell our products and services.

Software and hardware components as complex as those needed for smart connected systems frequently contain errors or defects, especially when first introduced or when new versions are released. We have had to delay commercial release of certain versions of our products until problems were corrected and, in some cases, have provided product enhancements to correct errors in released products. Some of our contracts require us to repair or replace products that fail to work. To the extent that we repair or replace products our expenses may increase. In addition, it is possible that by the time defects are fixed, the market opportunity may decline which may result in lost revenue. Moreover, to the extent that we provide increasingly comprehensive products and services, particularly those focused on hardware, and rely on third-party manufacturers and suppliers to manufacture these products, we will be dependent on the ability of third-party manufacturers to correct, identify and prevent manufacturing errors. Errors that are discovered after commercial release could result in loss of revenue or delay in market acceptance, diversion of development resources, damage to our reputation and increased service and warranty costs, all of which could negatively impact our business and operating results.

If we are unable to license key software from third parties, our business could be harmed.

We sometimes integrate third-party software with our proprietary software and engineering service offerings or sell such third-party software offerings on a standalone basis (e.g. Microsoft Windows Embedded operating systems under our ODAs with Microsoft). If our relationships with these third-party software vendors were to deteriorate, or be eliminated in their entirety, we might be unable to obtain licenses on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. In the event that we are unable to obtain these third-party software offerings, we would be required to develop this technology internally, assuming it was economically or technically feasible, or seek similar software offerings from other third parties assuming there were competing offerings in the marketplace,

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which could delay or limit our ability to introduce enhancements or new products, or to continue to sell existing products and engineering services, thereby negatively impacting our revenue and operating results.

Governance-Related Risk Factors

It might be difficult for a third-party to acquire us even if doing so would be beneficial to our shareholders.

Certain provisions of our articles of incorporation, bylaws and Washington law may discourage, delay or prevent a change in the control of us or a change in our management, even if doing so would be beneficial to our shareholders. Our Board of Directors has the authority under our amended and restated articles of incorporation to issue preferred stock with rights superior to the rights of the holders of common stock. As a result, preferred stock could be issued quickly and easily with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in control of our company or make removal of our management more difficult. In addition, our Board of Directors is divided into three classes. The directors in each class serve for three-year terms, one class being elected each year by our shareholders. This system of electing and removing directors may discourage a third party from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company because it generally makes it more difficult for shareholders to replace a majority of our directors. In addition, Chapter 19 of the Washington Business Corporation Act generally prohibits a “target corporation” from engaging in certain significant business transactions with a defined “acquiring person” for a period of five years after the acquisition, unless the transaction or acquisition of shares is approved by a majority of the members of the target corporation’s Board of Directors prior to the time of acquisition. This provision may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of our company. The existence of these anti-takeover provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.

International Operations-Related Risk Factors

Our international operations expose us to greater intellectual property, management, collections, regulatory and other risks.

Customers outside of North America generated 8% of our total revenue in 2015 and 10% in 2014. We currently have sizable operations outside of North America in Taiwan and the United Kingdom and also have a small sales and support presence in Japan. Our international activities and operations expose us to a number of risks, including the following:

 

·

Greater difficulty in protecting intellectual property due to less stringent foreign intellectual property laws and enforcement policies;

 

·

Longer collection cycles than we typically experience in North America;

 

·

Unfavorable changes in regulatory practices and tariffs;

 

·

Compliance with complex regulatory regimes or restrictions on import and export of our goods and services;

 

·

Complex and/or adverse tax laws and/or changes thereto. Additionally, we may be subject to income, withholding and other taxes for which we may realize no current benefit despite the existence of significant net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards in the U.S.;

 

·

Loss or reduction of withholding tax exemptions;

 

·

The impact of fluctuating exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies;

 

·

General economic and political conditions in international markets which may differ from those in the U.S.;

 

·

Increased exposure to potential liability under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;

 

·

Added cost and administrative burden associated with creating and operating business structures in other jurisdictions;

 

·

Potential labor costs and risks associated with employees and labor laws in other geographies; and

 

·

The inherent risks of working in a certain highly regulated and/or controlled economies where relationships between company management and government officials is critical to timely processing of approvals required to conduct business.

These risks could have a material adverse effect on the financial and managerial resources required to operate our foreign offices, as well as on our future international revenue, which could negatively impact our business and operating results.

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As our customers seek more cost-effective locations to develop and manufacture their products, particularly overseas locations, our ability to continue to sell these customers our software products and services could be limited, which could negatively impact our revenue and operating results.

Due to competitive and other pressures, some of our customers have moved, and others may seek to move, the development and manufacturing of their smart, connected systems to overseas locations, which may limit our ability to sell these customers our software and services. As an example, under our ODAs with Microsoft, we are currently only able to sell Microsoft Windows Embedded operating systems to our customers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean (excluding Cuba), Mexico, the European Union and the European Free Trade Association. If our customers, or potential customers, move their manufacturing overseas we may be less competitive, which could negatively impact our revenue and operating results.

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments.

Not applicable.

Item 2.

Properties.

As of December 31, 2015, our corporate headquarters are located in 24,061 square feet of leased space in a single location in Bellevue, Washington. The lease term ends in May 2020.

In North America, we also lease office space in San Diego, California; Boston, Massachusetts; and Akron, Ohio. We lease office space overseas in Tokyo, Japan; Taipei, Taiwan; and Trowbridge, United Kingdom. Our facilities have sufficient capacity to support our current operational needs as well as short-term growth plans.

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

 

 

 

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PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Market Information

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “BSQR.” The following table sets forth the high and low closing prices for our common stock for the periods indicated, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market.

  

 

 

High

 

 

Low

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

$

4.95

 

 

$

4.27

 

Second Quarter

 

$

7.96

 

 

$

4.09

 

Third Quarter

 

$

7.56

 

 

$

5.77

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

12.15

 

 

$

5.60

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

$

3.72

 

 

$

3.15

 

Second Quarter

 

$

3.49

 

 

$

3.06

 

Third Quarter

 

$

4.13

 

 

$

2.84

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

4.55

 

 

$

3.50

 

 

Holders

As of January 31, 2016, there were 120 holders of record of our common stock. Because many shares of our common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of shareholders, we are unable to determine the total number of shareholders represented by these holders of record.

Dividends

We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund future development and growth and, therefore, do not anticipate paying any consistent cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our line of credit agreement contains limitations on our ability to pay distributions or dividends while there is an ongoing event of default or to the extent such distribution causes an event of default. Our Board of Directors has, however, periodically considered implementing a share repurchase program and/or a special one-time cash dividend.

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data.

Not applicable.

 

 

 

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Item 7.

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

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations may contain some statements and information which are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements. For a discussion of these forward-looking statements, and of important factors that could cause results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this report, see Item 1 of Part I, “Business—Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and Item 1A of Part I, “Risk Factors.”

Overview

We provide software solutions and related engineering services to companies that develop smart, connected systems. A smart, connected system is a dedicated purpose computing device that typically has a display, runs an operating system (e.g., Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Compact) and is usually connected to a network or data cloud via a wired or wireless connection. Examples of smart, connected systems include set-top boxes, home gateways, point-of-sale terminals, kiosks, voting machines, gaming platforms, tablets, handheld data collection devices, personal media players, smart phones, smart vending machines, in-vehicle telematics and entertainment devices. We primarily focus on smart, connected systems that utilize Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems as well as devices running other popular operating systems such as Android, Linux and QNX.

We have been providing software solutions for smart, connected systems since our inception. Our customers include world class OEMs, ODMs and Enterprises, as well as SVs and peripheral vendors which purchase our software solutions for purposes of facilitating processor and peripheral sales. In the case of Enterprises, our customers include those which develop, market and distribute smart, connected systems on their own behalf as well as those that purchase systems from OEMs or ODMs and require additional software, integration and/or testing. The software solutions we provide are utilized and deployed throughout various phases of our customers’ device life cycle, including design, development, customization, quality assurance and deployment.

Building on the traditional focus of our business noted above, increasingly we intend to focus on developing and offering our own products such as DataV to address the emerging IoT market. DataV is an actionable data solution for the IoT market that includes software products, applications and services that turn raw device data into useful, meaningful and actionable data.

Critical Accounting Judgments

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue from software and engineering service sales when the following four revenue recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; the selling price is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured. Contracts and customer purchase orders are generally used to determine the existence of an arrangement. Shipping documents and time records are generally used to verify delivery. We assess whether the selling price is fixed or determinable based on the contract and/or customer purchase order and payment terms associated with the transaction and whether the sales price is subject to refund or adjustment. We assess collectability based primarily on the creditworthiness of the customer as determined by credit checks and analysis, as well as the customer’s payment history. Periodically, we will begin work on engineering service engagements prior to having a signed contract and, in some cases, the contract is signed in a quarter after which service delivery costs are incurred. We do not defer costs associated with such engagements before we have received a signed contract.

We recognize software revenue upon shipment provided that no significant obligations remain on our part, substantive acceptance conditions, if any, have been met and the other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Service revenue from time and materials contracts, and training service agreements, is recognized as services are performed. Fixed-price service agreements, and certain time and materials service agreements with capped fee structures, are accounted for using the percentage-of-completion method assuming reasonable estimates of completion can be made. We use the percentage-of-completion method of accounting because we believe it is the most accurate method to recognize revenue based on the nature and scope of these engineering service contracts; we believe it is a better measure of periodic income results than other methods and better matches revenue recognized with the costs incurred. Percentage of completion is measured based primarily on input measures such as hours incurred to date compared to total estimated hours to complete, with consideration given to output measures, such as contract milestones, when applicable. Significant judgment is required when estimating total hours and progress to completion on these arrangements which determines the amount of revenue we recognize as well as whether a loss is recognized if one is expected to be incurred for the remainder of the project. Revisions to hour and cost estimates are incorporated in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known.

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In certain situations when it is impractical for us to reliably estimate either specific amounts or ranges of contract revenues and costs, and where we anticipate that we will not incur a loss, a zero profit model is used for revenue recognition. Equal amounts of revenue and cost are recognized during the contract period, and profit is recognized when the project is completed and accepted. This method was used in 2013 and 2014 for two engineering service contracts in Japan. The contracts were completed and accepted in the second and fourth quarters of 2014 and the profit from these contracts was recognized in 2014.

We also enter into arrangements in which a customer purchases a combination of software licenses, engineering services and post-contract customer support and/or maintenance (“PCS”). As a result, contract interpretation is sometimes required to determine the appropriate accounting, including how the price should be allocated among the deliverable elements if there are multiple elements. PCS may include rights to upgrades, when and if available, telephone support, updates and enhancements. When vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value exists for all elements in a multiple element arrangement, revenue is allocated to each element based on the relative fair value of each of the elements. VSOE of fair value is established by the price charged when the same element is sold separately. Accordingly, the judgments involved in assessing the fair values of various elements of an agreement can impact the recognition of revenue in each period. Changes in the allocation of the sales price between deliverables might impact the timing of revenue recognition, but would not change the total revenue recognized on the contract. When elements such as software and engineering services are contained in a single arrangement, or in related arrangements with the same customer, we allocate revenue to each element based on its relative fair value, provided that such element meets the criteria for treatment as a separate unit of accounting. In the absence of fair value for a delivered element, revenue is first allocated to the fair value of the undelivered elements and then allocated to the residual delivered elements. In the absence of fair value for an undelivered element, the arrangement is accounted for as a single unit of accounting, resulting in a delay of revenue recognition for the delivered elements until the undelivered elements are fulfilled.

When engineering services and royalties are contained in a single arrangement, we recognize revenue from engineering services as earned in accordance with the criteria above even though the effective rate per hour may be lower than typical because the customer is contractually obligated to pay royalties on their device shipments. We recognize royalty revenue, classified as software revenue, when the royalty report from the customer is received or when such royalties are contractually guaranteed and the other revenue recognition criteria are met, particularly that collectability is reasonably assured.

There are two items involving revenue recognition that require us to make more difficult and subjective judgments: the determination of VSOE of fair value in multiple element arrangements and the estimation of percentage of completion on fixed-price service contracts. Historically, we have entered into very few multiple-element arrangements for proprietary software. We establish VSOE of fair value for proprietary software based on the price when PCS is sold separately. We establish VSOE of fair values for new proprietary software products for each separate product or service promised under a multiple-element contract, including software licenses, installation, training services and PCS.

We measure our estimate of completion on fixed-price contracts, which in turn determines the amount of revenue we recognize, based primarily on actual hours incurred to date and our estimate of remaining hours necessary to complete the contract. The process of estimating the remaining hours on a contract involves detailed estimates of remaining hours by the engineers and project managers involved with the project, factoring in such variables as the remaining tasks, the complexity of the tasks, the contracted quality of the software to be provided, the customer’s estimated delivery date, integration of third-party software and quality thereof and other factors. Every fixed-price contract requires various approvals within our company, including our Chief Executive Officer if significant. This approval process takes into consideration a number of factors including the complexity of engineering. Historically, our estimation processes related to fixed-price contracts have been accurate based on the information known at the time of the reporting of our results. However, percentage-of-completion estimates require significant judgment. As of December 31, 2015, we were delivering engineering services under six fixed-price service contracts. The percentage of completion calculations on these contracts represents management’s best estimates based on the facts and circumstances as of the filing of this report. If there are changes to the underlying facts and circumstances, revisions to the percentage-of-completion calculations will be recorded in the period the changes are noted. For illustrative purposes only, if we were 10% under in our estimates of completion on every fixed-bid contract active on December 31, 2015, our revenue could have been over-stated by approximately $198,000 for 2015.

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

We evaluate our intangible assets for indications of impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Our intangible assets were acquired through business acquisitions. Our intangible assets consist of customer relationships. Factors that could trigger an impairment analysis include significant under-performance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business or significant negative industry or economic trends. If this evaluation indicates that the value of the

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intangible asset may be impaired, we make an assessment of the recoverability of the net carrying value of the asset over its remaining useful life. If this assessment indicates that the intangible asset is not recoverable, based on the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the technology over the remaining useful life, we reduce the net carrying value of the related intangible asset to fair value. Any such impairment charge could be significant and could have a material adverse effect on our reported financial results.

We evaluate goodwill for impairment annually or more frequently when an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Our annual testing date is December 31. We test goodwill for impairment by performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount. If it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than the carrying amount, further testing of impairment is not performed. If it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount, we perform a quantitative two-step impairment test.

Stock-Based Compensation

Our stock-based compensation expense for stock options is estimated at the grant date based on the stock award’s fair value as calculated by the Black-Scholes-Merton (“BSM”) option-pricing model and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. The BSM model requires various highly judgmental assumptions including expected volatility and option life. If any of the assumptions used in the BSM model change significantly, stock-based compensation expense may differ materially in the future from that recorded in the current period. Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) are measured based on the fair market values of the underlying stock on the dates of grant as determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of our common stock on the date of grant. In addition, we are required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest. We estimate the forfeiture rate based on historical experience and expected future activity. To the extent our actual forfeiture rate is different from our estimates, stock-based compensation expense is adjusted accordingly.

Incentive Compensation

We make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions regarding the likelihood of attainment, and the level thereof, of bonuses payable under our annual incentive compensation programs. We accrue bonuses and recognize the resulting expense when the bonus is judged to be reasonably likely to be earned as of year-end and is estimable. The amount accrued, and expense recognized, is the estimated portion of the bonus earned on a year-to-date basis less any amounts previously accrued. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are made quarterly based on available information and take into consideration our year-to-date actual results and expected results for the remainder of the year. Because we consider estimated future results in assessing the likelihood of attainment, significant judgment is required. If actual results differ materially from our estimates, the amount of bonus expense recorded in a particular quarter could be significantly over or under estimated.

Taxes

As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate income taxes in each of the countries and other jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating our current tax expense together with assessing temporary differences resulting from the differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Net operating losses and tax credits, to the extent not already utilized to offset taxable income or income taxes, also give rise to deferred tax assets. We must then assess the likelihood that any deferred tax assets will be realized from future taxable income, and, to the extent we believe that recovery is not likely, we must establish a valuation allowance. We apply the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740, Income Taxes, which requires us to use judgment as to the appropriate weighting of all available evidence when assessing the need for the establishment or the release of valuation allowances. As part of this analysis, we examine all available evidence on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis and weigh the positive and negative information when determining the need for full or partial valuation allowances. The evidence considered for each jurisdiction includes, among other items, (i) the historic levels of income or loss over a range of time periods that extends beyond the two years presented, (ii) the historical sources of income and losses, (iii) the expectations and risk associated with underlying estimates of future taxable income, (iv) the expectations and risk associated with new product offerings and uncertainties with the timing of future taxable income, and (v) prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. Significant judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our deferred tax assets. We estimate the valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis.

Our sales may be subject to other taxes, particularly withholding taxes, due to our sales to customers in countries other than the United States. The tax regulations governing withholding taxes are complex, causing us to have to make assumptions about the appropriate tax treatment. Further, we make sales in many jurisdictions across the United States, where tax regulations are varied

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and complex. We must therefore continue to analyze our state tax exposure and determine what the appropriate tax treatments are, and make estimates for sales, franchise, income and other state taxes.

Results of Operations

The following table presents certain financial data as a percentage of total revenue for the periods indicated. Our historical operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results for any future period.

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software

 

 

81

%

 

 

79

%

Service

 

 

19

%

 

 

21

%

Total revenue

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software

 

 

67

%

 

 

67

%

Service

 

 

14

%

 

 

16

%

Total cost of revenue

 

 

81

%

 

 

83

%

Gross profit

 

 

19

%

 

 

17

%

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

11

%

 

 

13

%

Research and development

 

 

2

%

 

 

2

%

Total operating expenses

 

 

13

%

 

 

15

%

Income from operations

 

 

6

%

 

 

2

%

Other income, net

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

Income before income taxes

 

 

6

%

 

 

2

%

Income tax expense

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

Net income

 

 

6

%

 

 

2

%

 

Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

Revenue

Our revenue is generated from the sale of software, both our own proprietary software and third-party software that we resell, and the sale of engineering services. Total revenue increased $10.7 million, or 11%, to $106.6 million in 2015 from $95.9 million in 2014. This increase was driven by higher sales of Windows Mobile and Embedded operating systems, an increase in engineering services revenue, as well as increases in our proprietary software revenue. One customer, Honeywell International Inc., accounted for 16% of total revenue in 2015. One customer, Future Electronics, Inc., accounted for 12% of total revenue in 2014. No other customers accounted for 10% or more of total revenue in either 2015 or 2014.

Revenue from our customers outside of North America decreased $1.3 million, or 13%, to $8.7 million in 2015, from $10.0 million in 2014. Revenue from our customers outside of North America represented 8% of our total revenue in 2015, compared to 10% in 2014. The decrease in revenue from outside of North America in 2015 was primarily attributable to lower sales of Windows Mobile operating systems, lower engineering services revenue and lower proprietary software sales in Asia.

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Software revenue

Software revenue consists of sales of third-party software and revenue realized from our own proprietary software products, which include software license sales, royalties from our software products, support and maintenance revenue, and royalties from certain engineering service contracts. Software revenue for 2015 and 2014 was as follows (dollars in thousands):

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Software revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third-party software

 

$

82,885

 

 

$

73,933

 

Proprietary software

 

 

3,323

 

 

 

2,314

 

Total software revenue

 

$

86,208

 

 

$

76,247

 

Software revenue as a percentage of total revenue

 

 

81

%

 

 

79

%

Third-party software revenue as a percentage of total

   software revenue

 

 

96

%

 

 

97

%

 

The vast majority of our third-party software revenue is comprised of sales of Microsoft Embedded software and Windows Mobile operating systems. Third-party software revenue increased $9.0 million, or 12%, in 2015 compared to 2014. The increase in third-party software revenue was driven primarily by an increase in both Microsoft Windows Embedded software sales and Windows Mobile sales partially offset by a reduction in sales of other third-party software.

Proprietary software revenue increased $1.0 million, or 44%, in 2015 compared to 2014. This was driven by several large purchases of our legacy products. We expect that proprietary software revenue from our legacy products will continue to fluctuate in the future with generally lower overall volume in 2016 and beyond.

Service revenue

Service revenue for 2015 and 2014 was as follows (dollars in thousands):

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Service revenue

 

$

20,393

 

 

$

19,669

 

Service revenue as a percentage of total revenue

 

 

19

%

 

 

21

%

  

Service revenue increased $0.7 million, or 4%, in 2015 compared to 2014, due to increases in service revenue generated in North America offset partially by decreases in service revenue generated in both Asia and EMEA. The increase in North American service revenue was driven largely by a significant increase from an existing Fortune 500 customer as well as the addition of a new Fortune 500 customer, partially offset by decreases due to the completion of existing projects with customers. The decrease in Asia was driven by the completion of two large handheld programs in 2014. Both programs were accounted for under the zero profit percentage of completion accounting method in which we recognized revenue during the project equal to our cost and recognized the remaining revenue, equal to the gross profit on the program, at completion.

We continue to work on the MyFord Touch, a project we began with Ford during the second quarter of 2008; however, we now conduct these services through an agreement with Microsoft and, as of 2014, an agreement with Elektrobit Automotive. During the initial project with Ford, we provided hardware design and implementation, platform level software development, application level software development, quality assurance services and systems integration services. The project has transitioned since the initial project such that we are now primarily focused on developing and integrating new user applications for the MyFord Touch, enhancing existing applications and customizing the MyFord Touch platform for additional vehicle models. The MyFord Touch program contributed $2.9 million in service revenue in 2015 compared to $2.8 million in 2014, an increase of $0.1 million or 4%. The decrease is attributable to a reduction in the number of engineers working on the MyFord Touch project as the amount of work on the increasingly mature platform has declined. In December 2014, Ford introduced Sync 3, the next generation MyFord Touch program that is scheduled to be deployed on cars in 2016 and will be based on QNX software from Blackberry instead of software from Microsoft, and thus our role on the program has been scaled back. We expect our role on MyFord Touch will continue to diminish or be eliminated because of the transition to QNX software for the next generation Sync 3 and our revenue and resulting gross profit will decline accordingly. Specifically, we have been informed by Elektrobit that they will require significantly fewer

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personnel resources from us in 2016 as Ford has decided to limit development efforts on the current generation of the Sync 2 platform, which will adversely impact our revenues and utilization rates beginning in the first half of 2016.

Gross profit and gross margin

Cost of software revenue consists primarily of the cost of third-party software products payable to third-party vendors and support costs associated with our proprietary software products. Cost of service revenue consists primarily of salaries and benefits, contractor costs and re-billable expenses, related facilities and depreciation costs, and amortization of certain intangible assets related to acquisitions.

Gross profit on the sale of third-party software products is also positively impacted by rebate credits we receive from Microsoft for embedded software sales earned through the achievement of defined objectives. Prior to the third quarter of 2013, the earned rebate amount was treated as a reduction in software cost of sales in the quarter earned. Beginning in the third quarter of 2013, as a result of program modifications, we began treating a portion of the rebate as marketing development funds which are accounted for as a reduction in marketing expense if and when qualified program expenditures are made.

Under this rebate program, we recognized $326,000 and $298,000 of rebate credits in 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were accounted for as reductions in cost of sales. We received $888,000 and $195,000 in rebates during 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were accounted for as reductions in marketing expenses. There was a balance of $641,000 in outstanding rebate credits we qualified for as of December 31, 2015, which will be accounted for as reductions in marketing expense if and when qualified program expenditures are made.

The following table outlines software, services and total gross profit (dollars in thousands):

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Software gross profit

 

$

15,271

 

 

$

11,758

 

Software gross margin

 

 

18

%

 

 

15

%

Service gross profit

 

$

5,199

 

 

$

4,769

 

Service gross margin

 

 

25

%

 

 

24

%

Total gross profit

 

$

20,470

 

 

$

16,527

 

Total gross margin

 

 

19

%

 

 

17

%

 

Software gross profit and gross margin

Software gross profit increased by $3.5 million, or 30%, in 2015 compared to 2014, while software gross margin increased by three percentage points to 18% in 2015 from 15% in 2014.

Third-party software gross margin was 15% in 2015, compared to 14% in 2014 driven largely by improvements in gross margin on Microsoft Windows Embedded sales as a result of operational efficiencies, favorable product and customer mix, increased sales to an existing customer with extended payment terms and the timing of completion of customer contractual commitments. Proprietary software gross margin was 85% in 2015 compared to 75% in 2014. Proprietary software revenue increased by 44%, and margins improved as a result of the relatively fixed software cost of sales for these products.

Service gross profit and gross margin

Service gross profit increased $0.4 million, or 9%, in 2015 compared to 2014 driven by a $0.7 million increase in service revenue offset by a $0.3 million increase in service cost of sales. Service gross margin was 25% in 2015, a one percentage point increase from 24% in 2014. The increase in service gross margin was driven primarily by an improvement in utilization as well as the cost reduction effort initiated during the fourth quarter of 2013.

Operating expenses

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related benefits, commissions and bonuses for our sales, marketing and administrative personnel and related facilities and depreciation costs, as well as professional services fees (e.g., consulting, legal, audit and tax). Selling, general and administrative expenses were essentially flat at $12.4 million in 2015 and 2014. Changes included reductions due to the timing of the receipt of funds in 2015 from the Microsoft rebate program for qualified

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marketing expenses which are accounted for as a reduction in marketing expenses when received, partially offset by higher commission and bonus expenses as well as higher stock-based compensation costs in 2015. Selling, general and administrative expenses represented approximately 11% of our total revenue in 2015 compared to approximately 13% of revenue in 2014.

Research and development

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits for software development and quality assurance personnel, contractor and consultant costs and related facilities and depreciation costs. Research and development expenses decreased $41,000, or 2%, to $1.6 million in 2015, from $1.7 million in 2014. Research and development expenses represented approximately 2% of total revenue in both 2015 and 2014. Research and development expenses are expensed when incurred.

Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense) consists of interest income on our cash and investments, gains and losses we may recognize on our investments, gains and losses on foreign exchange transactions and other items. Net other income was $132,000 in 2015 compared to net other expense of $101,000 in 2014, representing a change of $233,000. This change was a result of more favorable foreign currency transactions in 2015 compared to those in 2014 and by higher interest income recorded in 2015 compared to 2014.

Income taxes

Income tax expense was $470,000 in 2015, based on income before tax of $6.6 million. Our effective tax rate in 2015 was 7.1% and in 2014 was 1.6%, both of which are below the statutory rate of 34%, primarily due to the full valuation allowance on U.S. deferred tax assets. Income tax expense was $38,000 in 2014, based on income before tax of $2.4 million.

We apply the guidance of ASC 740, Income Taxes, which requires us to use judgment as to the appropriate weighting of all available evidence when assessing the need for the establishment or the release of valuation allowances. As part of this analysis, we examine all available evidence on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis and weigh the positive and negative information when determining the need for full or partial valuation allowances. The evidence considered for each jurisdiction includes, among other items, (i) the historic levels of income or loss over a range of time periods that extends beyond the two years presented, (ii) the historical sources of income and losses, (iii) the expectations and risk associated with underlying estimates of future taxable income, (iv) the expectations and risk associated with new product offerings and uncertainties with the timing of future taxable income, and (v) prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. Based on the analysis conducted as of December 31, 2015, we determined that we would not release, in full or in part, the valuation allowance against our U.S. gross deferred tax assets. In addition, we determined that a partial increase in the valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in Japan of $100,000 was warranted.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2015, we had $30.0 million of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash, compared to $26.6 million at December 31, 2014. Of these amounts, $16.4 million and $13.1 million were classified as cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively,

Restricted cash is classified as long term and was $250,000 at both December 31, 2015 and 2014. This cash is restricted under the terms of our headquarters operating lease which will continue to secure that obligation through its expiration in 2020. Our working capital was $32.2 million at December 31, 2015, compared to $23.7 million at December 31, 2014.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.9 million in 2015, driven by our net income of $6.1 million and non-cash expenses of $2.3 million, offset by negative net working capital changes of $5.5 million (which were primarily composed of an increase in accounts receivable of $5.4 million). Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.3 million in 2014, driven by our net income of $2.3 million, positive net working capital changes of $1.4 million and non-cash expenses of $1.6 million.

Net cash used for investing activities was $0.3 million in 2015, due to fixed asset purchases. Maturities of short-term investments of $25.1 million were fully reinvested, resulting in no net change in cash due to purchases and sales of our investment portfolio. Net cash used for investing activities was $6.3 million in 2014, resulting from purchases in short-term investments exceeding maturities by $6.0 million and $0.3 million in fixed asset purchases.

Financing activities generated $716,000 in 2015 and $666,000 in 2014 resulting from the exercise of stock options.

We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and long-term investments will be sufficient to meet our needs for working capital and capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months. We expect our accounts receivable balance to continue to increase during the first few months of 2016 as a result of extended payment terms granted to a customer,

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with a commensurate decrease in cash and/or short-term investment balances. In September 2015 we entered into a two-year unsecured line of credit agreement in the principal amount of up to $12 million. No amounts were drawn or outstanding as of December 31, 2015. See Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 12, Credit Agreement, for more information regarding this agreement.

Cash Commitments

We have the following future or potential cash commitments:

 

·

Minimum rents payable under operating leases total $1.3 million in 2016, $1.2 million in 2017, $1.1 million in 2018, $1.0 million in 2019 and $0.4 million in 2020; and

 

·

In conjunction with our activities under our ODAs with Microsoft, we enter OVRP commitments with Microsoft. Under these OVRPs, we are provided with volume pricing on a customer-by-customer basis assuming certain minimum unit volumes are met. The OVRP terms are 12 months. In the event we do not meet the committed minimum unit volumes, we are obligated to pay the difference between the committed per-unit volume rate and the actual per-unit rate we achieved based upon actual units purchased. The OVRP arrangements do not equate to a minimum purchase commitment but rather, the arrangements are a volume pricing arrangement based upon actual volume purchased. In substantially all instances, we have reciprocal agreements with our customers such that we will receive per-unit price adjustments, similar to the amounts we would subsequently owe to Microsoft if such OVRP volumes are not met. However, in the event a customer is unwilling or unable to pay us, we would be negatively impacted. Based upon the credit-worthiness of our customers, our historical OVRP experience with our customers and OVRP arrangements in general, we do not believe we will incur any material liability in the current or future periods.

Recent Developments

Microsoft has implemented significant pricing changes for its embedded products, including ending its design registration pricing discounts, terminating its OVRP and changing the aggregate volume price structure and product royalties for existing embedded Windows products effective January 1, 2016. These changes to design registration pricing discounts will alter the competitive dynamics because the same pricing discounts will be available to all distributors of these Microsoft products. As a distributor of Microsoft products, this will impact both the sales prices we charge our customers and the cost of goods sold we incur for many of the Microsoft products we sell. At this time, the amount and impact of these upcoming changes to our revenue and gross profit are not determinable; however, they may negatively impact our operating results beginning in 2016. However, during December 2015, we entered into transition OVRP agreements with Microsoft and a majority of our customers that extended the 2015 pricing for all of 2016. The sale of Microsoft operating systems represented approximately 75% and 73% of our total revenue and approximately 56% and 52% of our total gross margin for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not applicable.

 

 

 

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Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.  

BSQUARE CORPORATION

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

BSQUARE Corporation

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of BSQUARE Corporation (the “Corporation”) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Corporation is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of BSQUARE Corporation as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ Moss Adams LLP

 

Seattle, Washington

February 11, 2016

 

 

 

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BSQUARE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share amounts)

  

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

16,443

 

 

$

13,127

 

Short-term investments

 

 

13,280

 

 

 

13,263

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of

   $62 at December 31, 2015 and $125 at December 31, 2014

 

 

19,009

 

 

 

13,626

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

580

 

 

 

717

 

Total current assets

 

 

49,312

 

 

 

40,733

 

Equipment, furniture and leasehold improvements, net

 

 

1,167

 

 

 

1,336

 

Restricted cash equivalents

 

 

250

 

 

 

250

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

145

 

 

 

401

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

594

 

 

 

729

 

Goodwill

 

 

3,738

 

 

 

3,738

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

52

 

 

 

54

 

Total assets

 

$

55,258

 

 

$

47,241

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third-party software fees payable

 

$

11,789

 

 

$

12,247

 

Accounts payable

 

 

188

 

 

 

165

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

2,390

 

 

 

2,106

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

1,277

 

 

 

1,539

 

Deferred rent, current portion

 

 

298

 

 

 

275

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

712

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

17,077

 

 

 

17,044

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

97

 

 

 

144

 

Deferred rent

 

 

1,177

 

 

 

1,476

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, no par value: 10,000,000 shares authorized;

  no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value: 37,500,000 shares authorized;

   12,092,598 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and

   11,767,577 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014

 

 

133,331

 

 

 

131,071

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(869

)

 

 

(846

)

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(95,555

)

 

 

(101,648

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

36,907

 

 

 

28,577

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

55,258

 

 

$

47,241

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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BSQUARE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

  

  

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software

 

$

86,208

 

 

$

76,247

 

Service

 

 

20,393

 

 

 

19,669

 

Total revenue

 

 

106,601

 

 

 

95,916

 

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software

 

 

70,937

 

 

 

64,489

 

Service

 

 

15,194

 

 

 

14,900

 

Total cost of revenue

 

 

86,131

 

 

 

79,389

 

Gross profit

 

 

20,470

 

 

 

16,527

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

12,400

 

 

 

12,363

 

Research and development

 

 

1,639

 

 

 

1,680

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

14,039

 

 

 

14,043

 

Income from operations

 

 

6,431

 

 

 

2,484

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

132

 

 

 

(101

)

Income before income taxes

 

 

6,563

 

 

 

2,383

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(470

)

 

 

(38

)

Net income

 

$

6,093

 

 

$

2,345

 

Basic income per share

 

$

0.51

 

 

$

0.20

 

Diluted income per share

 

$

0.49

 

 

$

0.20

 

Shares used in calculation of income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

11,938

 

 

 

11,574

 

Diluted

 

 

12,419

 

 

 

11,788

 

Comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

6,093

 

 

$

2,345

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation, net of tax

 

 

19

 

 

 

(86

)

Change in net unrealized gains on investments, net of tax

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(1

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

15

 

 

 

(87

)

Comprehensive income

 

$

6,108

 

 

$

2,258

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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BSQUARE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share amounts)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Shareholders'

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Loss

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2014

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

11,294,682

 

 

$

129,423

 

 

$

(759

)

 

$

(103,993

)

 

$

24,671

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

327,050

 

 

 

666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

666

 

Share-based compensation,

   including issuance of

   restricted stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145,845

 

 

 

982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

982

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,345

 

 

 

2,345

 

Foreign currency translation

   adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(86

)

 

 

 

 

 

(86

)

Change in unrealized gains on

   investments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Balance, December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

11,767,577

 

 

$

131,071

 

 

$

(846

)

 

$

(101,648

)

 

$

28,577

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,196

 

 

 

744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

744

 

Share-based compensation,

   including issuance of

   restricted stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,825

 

 

 

1,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,516

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,093

 

 

 

6,093

 

Foreign currency translation

   adjustment, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19

)

 

 

 

 

 

(19

)

Change in unrealized gains on

   investments, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

Balance, December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

12,092,598

 

 

$

133,331

 

 

$

(869

)

 

$

(95,555

)

 

$

36,907

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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BSQUARE CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

  

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

6,093

 

 

$

2,345

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating

   activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

575

 

 

 

624

 

Realized loss on disposal of assets

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

1,516

 

 

 

982

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

209

 

 

 

(85

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

(5,383

)

 

 

2,267

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

139

 

 

 

1,601

 

Third-party software fees payable

 

 

(458

)

 

 

(499

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

45

 

 

 

(456

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

423

 

 

 

(1,465

)

Deferred rent

 

 

(276

)

 

 

(21

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

2,883

 

 

 

5,326

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of equipment and furniture

 

 

(272

)

 

 

(320

)

Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments

 

 

25,081

 

 

 

9,845

 

Purchases of short-term investments

 

 

(25,089

)

 

 

(15,814

)

Net cash used for investing activities

 

 

(280

)

 

 

(6,289

)

Cash flows from financing activities—proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

716

 

 

 

666

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(86

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

3,316

 

 

 

(383

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

 

13,127

 

 

 

13,510

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

 

$

16,443

 

 

$

13,127

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

310

 

 

$

8

 

Non-cash investing activity--leasehold improvements & furniture funded by landlord

 

$

 

 

$

1,128

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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BSQUARE CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

1.

Description of Business and Accounting Policies

Description of Business

BSQUARE Corporation (“BSQUARE”) was incorporated in Washington State in July 1994. We provide software solutions and related engineering services to companies that develop smart, connected systems. A smart, connected system is a dedicated purpose computing device that typically has a display, runs an operating system (e.g., Microsoft® Windows® CE) and is usually connected to a network or data cloud via a wired or wireless connection. Examples of smart, connected systems include set-top boxes, home gateways, point-of-sale terminals, kiosks, voting machines, gaming platforms, tablets, handheld data collection devices, personal media players, smart phones, smart vending machines and in-vehicle telematics and entertainment devices. We focus on smart, connected systems that utilize Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems as well as devices running other popular operating systems such as Android, Linux, and QNX.

We have been providing software solutions for smart, connected systems since our inception. Our customers include world class original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), original design manufacturers (“ODMs”) and corporate enterprises (“Enterprises”), as well as silicon vendors (“SVs”) and peripheral vendors which purchase our software solutions for purposes of facilitating processor and peripheral sales. In the case of Enterprises, our customers include those which develop, market and distribute smart, connected systems on their own behalf as well as those that purchase systems from OEMs or ODMs and require additional software, integration and/or testing. The software solutions we provide are utilized and deployed throughout various phases of our customers’ device life cycle, including design, development, customization, quality assurance and deployment.

 

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BSQUARE and our wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of Estimates

Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Examples include provisions for bad debts and income taxes, estimates of progress on professional engineering service arrangements, bonus accruals, fair value of intangible assets and property and equipment, fair values of stock-based awards and the fair values of acquired assets and liabilities, among other estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Income Per Share

Basic income or loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, and excludes any dilutive effects of common stock equivalent shares, such as options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and warrants. Restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) are considered outstanding and included in the computation of basic income or loss per share when underlying restrictions expire and the awards are no longer forfeitable. Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) are considered outstanding and included in the computation of basic income or loss per share only when vested. Diluted income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common stock equivalent shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Common stock equivalent shares are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive. Unvested but outstanding RSUs and RSAs (which are forfeitable) are included in the diluted income per share calculation. In a period where we are in a net loss position, the diluted loss per share is computed using the basic share count.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of the number of shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted income (loss) per share (in thousands):

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for basic income

   per share

 

 

11,938

 

 

 

11,574

 

Dilutive effect of common stock equivalent shares

 

 

481

 

 

 

214

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted income

   per share

 

 

12,419

 

 

 

11,788

 

  

Common stock equivalent shares of 213,820 and 901,069 were excluded from the computations of basic and diluted income per share for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, because their effect was anti-dilutive.

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

We invest our excess cash primarily in highly liquid debt instruments of U.S. government agencies and municipalities, debt instruments issued by foreign governments, corporate commercial paper, money market funds, and corporate debt securities. We classify all highly liquid investments with stated maturities of three months or less from date of purchase as cash equivalents and all highly liquid investments with stated maturities of greater than three months as short-term investments.

Short-term investments consist entirely of marketable securities which are all classified as available-for-sale securities and are recorded at their estimated fair value. We determine the appropriate classification of our investments at the time of purchase and reevaluate such designation at each balance sheet date. We may or may not hold securities with stated maturities greater than 12 months until maturity. As we view these securities as available to support current operations, we classify securities with maturities beyond 12 months as short-term investments. We carry these securities at fair value, and report the unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, as a component of stockholders’ equity, except for unrealized losses determined to be other than temporary which are recorded in other expense.

 

Restricted Cash

Our restricted cash represents funds held at a financial institution as security for an outstanding letter of credit expiring in 2020 related to our corporate headquarters lease obligation.

 

Financial Instruments and Concentrations of Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash equivalents, short-term investments, and accounts receivable.

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We record accounts receivable at the invoiced amount net of an estimated allowance for doubtful accounts to reserve for potentially uncollectible receivables. We review customers which are past due to identify specific customers with known disputes or collectability issues. In determining the amount of the allowance, we make judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations.

 

Equipment, Furniture and Leasehold Improvements

We account for equipment, furniture and leasehold improvements at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. We compute depreciation of equipment and furniture using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally three years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful lives, ranging from two to ten years. Maintenance and repairs costs are expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, gains or losses are included in the consolidated statements of income. When facts and circumstances indicate that the value of long-lived assets may be impaired, an evaluation of recoverability is performed by comparing the carrying value of the asset to projected undiscounted future cash flows. Upon indication that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable, we recognize an impairment loss as a charge against current operations based on the difference between the carrying value of the asset and its fair value.

 

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Intangible Assets

Intangible assets were recorded as a result of business acquisitions and are stated at estimated fair value at the time of acquisition less accumulated amortization. We amortize our acquired intangible assets using the straight-line method using lives ranging from one to ten years. We review intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We measure recoverability of these assets by comparing the carrying amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If intangible assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized equals the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair market value.

 

Goodwill

We evaluate goodwill for impairment in the fourth quarter annually, or more frequently when an event occurs or circumstances change that indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. We test goodwill for impairment by performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount. If it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than the carrying amount, no further testing is performed. If it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount, we perform a quantitative two-step impairment test. The first step compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount exceeds fair value, then the second step of the impairment test is performed to measure the amount of any impairment loss.

 

Third-Party Software Fees Payable

We record all fees payable and accrued liabilities related to the sale of third-party software, such as Microsoft Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile operating systems, as third-party software fees payable.

 

Research and Development

Costs incurred internally in researching and developing a computer software product are charged to expense until technological feasibility has been established for the product. Once technological feasibility is established, all software costs would be capitalized until the product is available for general release to customers. Judgment is required in determining when technological feasibility of a product is established. Generally this would be reached after all high-risk development issues have been resolved through coding and testing, and would occur shortly before the product is released. Amortization of costs incurred after this point would be included in cost of revenue over the estimated life of the products. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, we have not recorded any such capitalized costs.

 

Advertising Costs

All costs of advertising, including cooperative marketing arrangements, are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $23,000 in 2015 and $558,000 in 2014.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

The estimated fair value of stock based awards is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period of the award, net of estimated forfeitures. We estimate forfeitures of stock based awards based on historical experience and expected future activity. The fair value of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units is determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of our common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of stock option awards are estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of each vesting tranche as calculated by the Black-Scholes-Merton (“BSM”) option-pricing model. The BSM model requires various highly judgmental assumptions including expected volatility and option life. If any of the assumptions used in the BSM model change significantly, stock-based compensation expense may differ materially in the future from that recorded in the current period.

 

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income refers to net income and other revenue, expenses, gains and losses that, under generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded as an element of shareholders’ equity but are excluded from the calculation of net income.

 

Income Taxes

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes. We compute income taxes using the asset and liability method, under which deferred income taxes are

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provided for on the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities. Our deferred tax amounts are measured using currently enacted tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

We apply the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740, Income Taxes, which requires us to use judgment as to the appropriate weighting of all available evidence when assessing the need for the establishment or the release of valuation allowances. As part of this analysis, we examine all available evidence on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis and weigh the positive and negative information when determining the need for full or partial valuation allowances. The evidence considered for each jurisdiction includes, among other items, (i) the historic levels of income or loss over a range of time periods that extends beyond the two years presented, (ii) the historical sources of income and losses, (iii) the expectations and risk associated with underlying estimates of future taxable income, (iv) the expectations and risk associated with new product offerings and uncertainties with the timing of future taxable income, and (v) prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. Based on the analysis conducted as of December 31, 2015, we determined that we would not release, in full or in part, the valuation allowance against our U.S. gross deferred tax assets. In addition, we determined that a partial increase in the valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in Japan of $100,000 was warranted.

We recognize tax benefits from an uncertain position only if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable, based on its technical merits. The tax benefit of a qualifying position is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are classified in the consolidated financial statements as income tax expense.

 

Foreign Currency

The functional currency of foreign subsidiaries is their local currency. Accordingly, assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Resulting translation adjustments are included in Other Comprehensive Income and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The net gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are recorded in the period incurred and were not significant for any of the periods presented.

 

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue from software and engineering service sales when the following four revenue recognition criteria are met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; delivery has occurred or services have been rendered; the selling price is fixed or determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured. Contracts and customer purchase orders are generally used to determine the existence of an arrangement. Shipping documents and time records are generally used to verify delivery. We assess whether the selling price is fixed or determinable based on the contract and/or customer purchase order and payment terms associated with the transaction and whether the sales price is subject to refund or adjustment. We assess collectability based primarily on the creditworthiness of the customer as determined by credit checks and analysis, as well as the customer’s payment history. Periodically, we will begin work on engineering service engagements prior to having a signed contract and, in some cases, the contract is signed in a quarter after which service delivery costs are incurred. We do not defer costs associated with such engagements before we have received a signed contract.

In certain rare circumstances we will grant extended terms to highly credit-worthy customers. The terms we offer are fixed and determinable; they are for sales of perpetual software licenses, they do not exceed twelve months in duration, they do not include multiple element arrangements requiring post-contract support, they do not permit returns or exchanges past thirty days and they do not require any additional services be provided by us.

We recognize software revenue upon shipment provided that no significant obligations remain on our part, substantive acceptance conditions, if any, have been met and the other revenue recognition criteria have been met. Service revenue from time and materials contracts, and training service agreements, is recognized as services are performed. Fixed-price service agreements, and certain time and materials service agreements with capped fee structures, are accounted for using the percentage-of-completion method assuming reasonable estimates of completion can be made. We use the percentage-of-completion method of accounting because we believe it is the most accurate method to recognize revenue based on the nature and scope of these engineering service contracts; we believe it is a better measure of periodic income results than other methods and it better matches revenue recognized with the costs incurred. Percentage of completion is measured based primarily on input measures such as hours incurred to date compared to total estimated hours to complete, with consideration given to output measures, such as contract milestones, when applicable. Significant judgment is required when estimating total hours and progress to completion on these arrangements which determines the amount of revenue we recognize as well as whether a loss is recognized if one is expected to be

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incurred for the remainder of the project. Revisions to hour and cost estimates are incorporated in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known.

In certain situations when it is impractical for us to reliably estimate either specific amounts or ranges of contract revenues and costs, and where we anticipate that we will not incur a loss, a zero profit model is used for revenue recognition. Equal amounts of revenue and cost are recognized during the contract period, and profit is recognized when the project is completed and accepted. This method was used in 2013 and 2014 for two engineering service contracts in Japan completed in 2014.

We also enter into arrangements in which a customer purchases a combination of software licenses, engineering services and post-contract customer support and/or maintenance (“PCS”). As a result, judgment is sometimes required to determine the appropriate accounting, including how the price should be allocated among the deliverable elements if there are multiple elements. PCS may include rights to upgrades, when and if available, telephone support, updates and enhancements. When vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value exists for all elements in a multiple element arrangement, revenue is allocated to each element based on the relative fair value of each of the elements. VSOE of fair value is established by the price charged when the same element is sold separately. Accordingly, the judgments involved in assessing the fair values of various elements of an agreement can impact the recognition of revenue in each period. Changes in the allocation of the sales price between deliverables might impact the timing of revenue recognition, but would not change the total revenue recognized on the contract. When elements such as software and engineering services are contained in a single arrangement, or in related arrangements with the same customer, we allocate revenue to each element based on its relative fair value, provided that such element meets the criteria for treatment as a separate unit of accounting. In the absence of fair value for a delivered element, revenue is first allocated to the fair value of the undelivered elements and then allocated to the residual delivered elements. In the absence of fair value for an undelivered element, the arrangement is accounted for as a single unit of accounting, resulting in a delay of revenue recognition for the delivered elements until the undelivered elements are fulfilled.

When engineering services and royalties are contained in a single arrangement, we recognize revenue from engineering services as earned in accordance with the criteria above even though the effective rate per hour may be lower than typical because the customer is contractually obligated to pay royalties on their device shipments. We recognize royalty revenue, classified as software revenue, when the royalty report from the customer is received or when such royalties are contractually guaranteed and the other revenue recognition criteria are met, particularly the criteria that collectability is reasonably assured.

Revenue is recognized net of any applicable sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities. Shipping and handling costs are generally billed to customers and are included in cost of revenue in the consolidated statements of income.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, amending revenue recognition guidance and requiring more detailed disclosures to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The guidance, as amended, is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for public companies effective from annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2016. We are currently evaluating the impact this ASU may have on our consolidated financial statements.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes,” to simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes. The amendments in this standard require that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. The amendments in this standard apply to all entities that present a classified statement of financial position. The current requirement that deferred tax liabilities and assets of a tax-paying component of an entity be offset and presented as a single amount is not affected by the amendments in this standard. We adopted the new guidance retrospectively beginning with the year ended December 31, 2014, and applied such guidance consistently for the year ended December 31, 2015. The adoption of this update resulted in the reclassification of a current deferred tax asset of $10,000 to a noncurrent deferred tax asset on our accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014.

 

 

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2.

Cash and Investments  

Cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, and restricted cash consist of the following (in thousands):

  

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Cash

 

$

7,270

 

 

$

2,763

 

Cash equivalents—money market funds

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

 

Corporate commercial paper

 

 

5,404

 

 

 

9,362

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

2,269

 

 

 

1,002

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

16,443

 

 

 

13,127

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate commercial paper

 

 

6,245

 

 

 

550

 

Treasury bonds

 

 

1,007

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

6,028

 

 

 

12,713

 

Total short-term investments

 

 

13,280

 

 

 

13,263

 

Restricted cash equivalents—money market fund

 

 

250

 

 

 

250

 

Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and

   restricted cash equivalents

 

$

29,973

 

 

$

26,640

 

 

Gross unrealized gains and losses on our cash equivalents and short-term investments were not material as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Our restricted cash balance at December 31, 2015 and 2014 relates to a letter of credit securing the lease of our corporate headquarters.

 

 

3.

Fair Value Measurements

We measure our cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted cash at fair value. Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. A three-tier fair value hierarchy is established as a basis for considering such assumptions and for inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:

 

Level 1:

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2:

Directly or indirectly observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs used in models or other valuation methodologies.

 

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. The inputs require significant management judgment or estimation.

We classify our cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted cash within Level 1 or Level 2. This is because we value these items using quoted market prices or alternative pricing sources and models utilizing market observable inputs that are actively quoted and can be validated through external sources, including third-party pricing services, brokers and market transactions. We review the pricing techniques and methodologies of the independent pricing service for Level 2 investments and believe that the policies adequately consider market activity, either based on specific transactions for the security valued or based on modeling of securities with similar credit quality, duration, yield and structure that were recently traded.

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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in thousands):

  

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Direct or Indirect

Observable

Inputs (Level 2)

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

5,404

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,404

 

Corporate commercial paper

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

1,500

 

Corporate debt

 

 

 

 

 

2,269

 

 

$

2,269

 

Total cash equivalents

 

 

5,404

 

 

 

3,769

 

 

 

9,173

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate commercial paper

 

 

 

 

 

6,245

 

 

 

6,245

 

Treasury bonds

 

 

 

 

 

1,007

 

 

 

1,007

 

Corporate debt

 

 

 

 

 

6,028

 

 

 

6,028

 

Total short-term investments

 

 

 

 

 

13,280

 

 

 

13,280

 

Restricted cash equivalents—money market fund

 

 

250

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

5,654

 

 

$

17,049

 

 

$

22,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Direct or Indirect

Observable

Inputs (Level 2)

 

 

Total

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

9,362

 

 

$

 

 

$

9,362

 

Corporate debt

 

 

 

 

 

1,002

 

 

 

1,002

 

Total cash equivalents

 

 

9,362

 

 

 

1,002

 

 

 

10,364

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate commercial paper

 

 

 

 

 

550

 

 

 

550

 

Corporate debt

 

 

 

 

 

12,713

 

 

 

12,713

 

Total short-term investments

 

 

 

 

 

13,263

 

 

 

13,263

 

Restricted cash equivalents—money market fund

 

 

250

 

 

 

 

 

 

250

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

9,612

 

 

$

14,265

 

 

$

23,877

 

 

 

4.

Equipment, Furniture and Leasehold Improvements

Equipment, furniture, and leasehold improvements consist of the following (in thousands):

  

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Computer equipment and software

 

$

2,667

 

 

$

2,489

 

Office furniture and equipment

 

 

305

 

 

 

343

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

1,197

 

 

 

1,212

 

Total

 

 

4,169

 

 

 

4,044

 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(3,002

)

 

 

(2,708

)

Equipment, furniture and leasehold improvements, net

 

$

1,167

 

 

$

1,336

 

  

Depreciation and amortization expense of equipment, furniture and leasehold improvements was $440,000 in 2015 and $491,000 in 2014. We did not have any asset write-offs in 2015. We wrote off approximately $1.3 million of assets with remaining net book value of $33,000 in 2014, primarily in conjunction with our move to new facilities.

 

 

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5.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets  

Goodwill was recorded in connection with the September 2011 acquisition of MPC Data, Ltd. (renamed BSQUARE EMEA Limited in 2015), a United Kingdom based provider of software engineering services. The excess of the acquisition consideration over the fair value of net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. BSQUARE operates as a single reporting unit, and BSQUARE EMEA, Ltd. falls within that reporting unit. There was no change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Intangible assets relate to customer relationships that we acquired from TestQuest, Inc. in November 2008 and from the acquisition of BSQUARE EMEA, Ltd. in September 2011.

Information regarding our intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

  

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Value

 

Customer relationships

 

$

1,275

 

 

$

(681

)

 

$

594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Carrying

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Value

 

Customer relationships

 

$

1,275

 

 

$

(546

)

 

$

729

 

  

Amortization expense was $135,000 and $134,000 for 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of December 31, 2015, expected amortization expense for acquisition-related intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):

  

2016

 

$

130

 

2017

 

 

98

 

2018

 

 

98

 

2019

 

 

98

 

2020

 

 

98

 

2021

 

 

72

 

Total

 

$

594

 

 

 

6.

Other Income (expense), Net

The components of other income (expense), net are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Interest income

 

$

53

 

 

$

36

 

Other expense

 

 

79

 

 

 

(137

)

Total

 

$

132

 

 

$

(101

)

 

 

 

7.

Income Taxes

Income before income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

U.S.

 

$

6,280

 

 

$

1,805

 

Foreign

 

 

283

 

 

 

578

 

Total

 

$

6,563

 

 

$

2,383

 

  

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Income tax expense consists of the following (in thousands):

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Current taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

104

 

 

$

(106

)

State and local

 

 

39

 

 

 

8

 

Foreign

 

 

97

 

 

 

212

 

Current taxes

 

 

240

 

 

 

114

 

Deferred taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

 

 

$

 

State and local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign

 

 

230

 

 

 

(76

)

Deferred taxes

 

 

230

 

 

 

(76

)

Total

 

$

470

 

 

$

38

 

  

The components of net deferred tax assets consist of the following (in thousands):

  

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Net deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

322

 

 

$

472

 

Accrued expenses and reserves

 

 

720

 

 

 

921

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

20,135

 

 

 

22,194

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

 

 

 

197

 

Research and development credit carryforwards

 

 

2,673

 

 

 

2,700

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

750

 

 

 

615

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

 

24,600

 

 

 

27,099

 

Less: valuation allowance

 

 

(24,552

)

 

 

(26,842

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

48

 

 

$

257

 

  

Our net deferred tax assets are recorded as follows (in thousands):

  

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Net deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets—non-current

 

$

145

 

 

$

401

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

(97

)

 

 

(144

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

48

 

 

$

257

 

  

As of December 31, 2015, our deferred tax assets were primarily the result of U.S. net operating loss and R&D credit carryforwards. We have applied a full valuation allowance against the U.S. deferred tax assets and a partial valuation allowance against deferred tax assets in Japan. Valuation allowances of $24.6 million and $26.8 million have been recorded against our gross deferred tax asset balance as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

We apply the guidance of ASC 740, which requires us to use judgment as to the appropriate weighting of all available evidence when assessing the need for the establishment or the release of valuation allowances. As part of this analysis, we examine all available evidence on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis and weigh the positive and negative information when determining the need for full or partial valuation allowances. The evidence considered for each jurisdiction includes, among other items, (i) the historic levels of income or loss over a range of time periods that extends beyond the two years presented, (ii) the historical sources of income and losses, (iii) the expectations and risk associated with underlying estimates of future taxable income, (iv) the expectations and risk associated with new product offerings and uncertainties with the timing of future taxable income, and (v) prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. Based on the analysis conducted as of December 31, 2015, we determined that we would not release, in full or in part, the valuation allowance against our U.S. gross deferred tax assets. In addition, we determined that a partial increase in the valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets in Japan of $100,000 was warranted.

 

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The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of expected income tax expense determined by applying the applicable U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to pre-tax income, as a result of the following (in thousands, except percentages):

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

U.S. Federal tax expense at statutory rates

 

$

2,231

 

 

 

34.0

%

 

$

810

 

 

 

34.0

%

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax credits

 

 

130

 

 

 

2.0

%

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(1.1

)%

State income tax

 

 

14

 

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

4

 

 

 

0.2

%

International operations

 

 

20

 

 

 

0.3

%

 

 

(360

)

 

 

(15.2

)%

Incentive stock options

 

 

(66

)

 

 

(1.0

)%

 

 

70

 

 

 

3.0

%

Valuation allowance

 

 

(2,121

)

 

 

(32.4

)%

 

 

(696

)

 

 

(29.2

)%

Expiration of state net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

236

 

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

245

 

 

 

10.3

%

Other, net

 

 

26

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

(8

)

 

 

(0.4

)%

Tax expense and effective tax rate

 

$

470

 

 

 

7.1

%

 

$

38

 

 

 

1.6

%

  

At December 31, 2015, we had approximately $54.4 million of federal and $1.6 million of state net operating loss carryforwards, which have begun to expire, including $0.2 million of state losses in 2017. Of the federal net operating loss carryforwards, an aggregate of $36.4 million will expire in 2022 and 2023. We also have $2.7 million of tax credit carryforwards, which begin to expire in 2018. Use of these carryforwards may subject us to an annual limitation due to Section 382 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code which restricts the ability of a corporation that undergoes an ownership change to use its carryforwards. Under the applicable tax rules, an ownership change occurs if holders of more than five percent of an issuer’s outstanding common stock, collectively, increase their ownership percentage by more than 50 percentage points over a rolling three-year period. We have performed analyses of possible ownership changes in the past, which included consideration of third-party studies, and do not believe that an ownership change of more than 50 percentage points has occurred.

We have evaluated all the material income tax positions taken on our income tax filings to various tax authorities, and we determined that we did not have unrealized tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions recorded at December 31, 2015 or 2014.

Because of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, substantially all of our tax years remain open and subject to examination.

 

 

8.

Commitments and Contingencies

Contingencies

A third-party software vendor invoiced us a total of $934,000 for certain licensed software that was lost in transit by a common carrier during the second quarter of 2014. We accrued a liability of $100,000 in the second quarter of 2014 as an estimate of our potential liability for legal and insurance deductible expenses. During the first quarter of 2015, the vendor credited our account for the full $934,000 as the licenses had been deactivated and there was no indication of counterfeit use. Accordingly, we reversed approximately $85,000 of the accrual after payment of legal expenses in the first quarter of 2015.

Contractual Commitments

Our commitments include obligations outstanding under operating leases, which expire through 2020. We have lease commitments for office space in Bellevue, Washington; Taipei, Taiwan; Trowbridge, UK; and Tokyo, Japan. We also lease office space on a month-to-month basis in Akron, Ohio; and on an annual basis in San Diego, California; and Boston, Massachusetts.

In August 2013, we amended the lease agreement for our Bellevue, Washington headquarters and extended the term of the original lease that was scheduled to expire in August 2014 to May 2020.

Rent expense was $1.1 million in 2015 and $1.2 million in 2014.

As of December 31, 2015, we had $250,000 pledged as collateral for a bank letter of credit under the terms of our headquarters facility lease. The pledged cash supporting the outstanding letter of credit is recorded as restricted cash equivalents.

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Operating lease commitments at December 31, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

  

2016

 

$

1,289

 

2017

 

 

1,182

 

2018

 

 

1,103

 

2019

 

 

1,038

 

2020

 

 

437

 

Total

 

$

5,049

 

 

Volume Pricing Agreements

In conjunction with our activities under the OEM Distribution Agreements (“ODAs”) with Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), we enter into OEM Volume Royalty Program (“OVRP”) commitments with Microsoft. Under these OVRPs, we are provided with volume pricing on a customer-by-customer basis assuming certain minimum unit volumes are met. The OVRP terms are 12 months. In the event we do not meet the committed minimum unit volumes, we are obligated to pay the difference between the committed per-unit volume rate and the actual per-unit rate we achieved based upon actual units purchased. The OVRP arrangements do not equate to a minimum purchase commitment but rather, the arrangements are a volume pricing arrangement based upon actual volume purchased. In substantially all instances, we have reciprocal agreements with our customers such that we will receive per-unit price adjustments, similar to the amounts we would subsequently owe to Microsoft if such OVRP volumes are not met. However, in the event a customer is unwilling or unable to pay us, we would be negatively impacted. Based upon the credit-worthiness of our customers, our historical OVRP experience with our customers and OVRP arrangements in general, we do not believe we will incur any material liability in the current or future periods relating to existing agreements.

Microsoft is in the process of implementing significant pricing changes for its embedded products, including ending its design registration pricing discounts, terminating its OVRP and changing the aggregate volume price structure and product royalties for existing embedded Windows products effective January 1, 2016. In December 2015, Microsoft granted extensions for certain of the OVRPs through 2016.

 

 

9.

Shareholders’ Equity

Equity Compensation Plans

We have a stock plan (the “Stock Plan”) and an inducement stock plan for newly hired employees (the “Inducement Plan”) (collectively the “Plans”). Under the Plans, stock options may be granted with a fixed exercise price that is equivalent to fair market value on the date of grant. These options have a term of up to 10 years and vest over predetermined periods, generally one to four years. Incentive stock options granted under the Stock Plan may only be granted to our employees. The Plans also allow for awards of non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, RSAs and unrestricted stock awards, and RSUs.

Stock-Based Compensation

The estimated fair value of stock-based awards is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period of the award, net of estimated forfeitures. We estimate forfeitures of stock based awards based on historical experience and expected future activity. The fair value of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units is determined based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of stock option awards are estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of each vesting tranche as calculated by the Black-Scholes-Merton (“BSM”) option-pricing model. The BSM model requires various highly judgmental assumptions including expected volatility and option life. If any of the assumptions used in the BSM model change significantly, stock-based compensation expense may differ materially in the future from that recorded in the current period. The fair values of our equity awards, primarily stock option grants, were estimated with the following weighted average assumptions:

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Dividend yield

 

 

0

%

 

 

0

%

Expected life

 

3.3 years

 

 

3.3 years

 

Expected volatility

 

 

52

%

 

 

59

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

1.2

%

 

 

1.3

%

  

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The impact on our results of operations of recording stock-based compensation expense was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Cost of revenue—service

 

$

508

 

 

$

236

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

925

 

 

 

698

 

Research and development

 

 

83

 

 

 

48

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 

$

1,516

 

 

$

982

 

Per basic and diluted share

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.08

 

  

Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Plans for 2015 and 2014:

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Remaining

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Contractual

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Life

 

 

Intrinsic

 

Stock Options

 

Shares

 

 

Price

 

 

(in years)

 

 

Value

 

Balance at January 1, 2014

 

 

1,515,621

 

 

$

3.36

 

 

 

3.93

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

848,208

 

 

 

3.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(393,128

)

 

 

2.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(122,280

)

 

 

3.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(295,061

)

 

 

4.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

 

1,553,360

 

 

$

3.50

 

 

 

7.04

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

564,450

 

 

 

6.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(250,196

)

 

 

3.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(81,666

)

 

 

4.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expired

 

 

(7,251

)

 

 

2.82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

 

1,778,697

 

 

$

4.43

 

 

 

7.83

 

 

$

3,166,290

 

Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2015

 

 

1,656,034

 

 

$

4.35

 

 

 

7.72

 

 

$

3,065,335

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2015

 

 

762,555

 

 

$

3.61

 

 

 

6.28

 

 

$

1,911,371

 

  

At December 31, 2015, total compensation cost related to stock options granted under the Plans but not yet recognized was $1,326,412, net of estimated forfeitures. This cost will be amortized on the straight-line method over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.26 years. The aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the quoted price of our common stock for the number of options that were in-the-money at year end. We issue new shares of common stock upon exercise of stock options.

 

The following table summarizes certain information about stock options:

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Weighted average grant-date fair value for options granted

   during the year

 

$

3.13

 

 

$

1.73

 

Vested options in-the-money at December 31

 

 

703,765

 

 

 

443,309

 

Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the year

 

$

860,743

 

 

$

436,770

 

  

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Restricted Stock Unit Activity

The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity under the Stock Plan for 2015 and 2014:

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Number of

 

 

Award

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Price

 

Unvested at January 1, 2014

 

 

187,382

 

 

$

4.40

 

Granted

 

 

110,235

 

 

 

3.21

 

Vested

 

 

(159,565

)

 

 

3.68

 

Forfeited

 

 

(57,873

)

 

 

5.51

 

Unvested at December 31, 2014

 

 

80,179

 

 

$

3.40

 

Granted

 

 

117,049

 

 

 

6.34

 

Vested

 

 

(83,789

)

 

 

4.32

 

Forfeited

 

 

(8,976

)

 

 

3.15

 

Unvested at December 31, 2015

 

 

104,463

 

 

$

5.97

 

Expected to vest after December 31, 2015

 

 

92,303

 

 

$

5.95

 

  

At December 31, 2015, total compensation cost related to restricted stock units granted under the Stock Plan but not yet recognized was $357,040, net of estimated forfeitures. This cost will be amortized on the straight-line method over a period of approximately 1.34 years.

Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance

The following table summarizes our shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under the Plans:

  

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Stock options outstanding

 

 

1,778,697

 

 

 

1,553,360

 

Restricted stock units outstanding

 

 

104,463

 

 

 

80,179

 

Stock options available for future grant

 

 

1,020,477

 

 

 

654,083

 

Common stock reserved for future issuance

 

 

2,903,637

 

 

 

2,287,622

 

 

 

10.

Employee Benefit Plan

Profit Sharing and Deferred Compensation Plan

We have a Profit Sharing and Deferred Compensation Plan, The BSQUARE Corporation 401(k) Plan and Trust, (the “Profit Sharing Plan”) under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Substantially all full-time employees are eligible to participate in the Profit Sharing Plan. We typically elect to match the participants’ contributions to the Profit Sharing Plan up to a certain amount subject to vesting. Participants will receive their share of the value of their investments, and any applicable vested match, upon retirement or termination. We made matching contributions of $269,000 in 2015 and $243,000 in 2014. Of the annual matching contributions, $26,000 of the 2015 and $114,000 of the 2014 contributions were composed of transfers from the Profit Sharing Plan’s forfeiture account.

 

 

11.

Significant Risk Concentrations

Significant Customer

One customer, Honeywell International Inc., accounted for 16% of total revenue in 2015. One customer, Future Electronics, Inc., accounted for 12% of total revenue in 2014. No other customers accounted for 10% or more of total revenue in either 2015 or 2014.

Honeywell International, Inc. and affiliated entities had total accounts receivable balances of $6.1 million, or 32% of total accounts receivable, as of December 31, 2015. No other customer accounted for 10% or more of total accounts receivable at December 31, 2015 or 2014.

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Significant Supplier

We have two ODAs with Microsoft which enable us to sell Microsoft Windows Embedded operating systems to our customers in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey and Africa, which expire on June 30, 2016. We also have four ODAs with Microsoft which allow us to sell Microsoft Windows Mobile operating systems in the Americas (excluding Cuba), Japan, Taiwan, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, which also expire on June 30, 2016.

Software sales under these agreements constitute a significant portion of our software revenue and total revenue. These agreements are typically renewed annually or semi-annually; however, there is no automatic renewal provision in any of these agreements. Further, these agreements can be terminated unilaterally by Microsoft at any time.

Microsoft currently offers a rebate program to sell Microsoft Windows Embedded operating systems pursuant to which we earn money for achieving certain predefined objectives. Prior to the third quarter of 2013, the earned rebate amount was treated as a reduction in software cost of sales in the quarter earned. Beginning in the third quarter of 2013, as a result of program modifications, we began treating a portion of the rebate as marketing development funds which are accounted for as a reduction in marketing expense if and when qualified program expenditures are made.

Under this rebate program, we recognized $326,000 and $298,000 of rebate credits in 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were accounted for as reductions in cost of sales. We received $888,000 and $195,000 in rebates during 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were accounted for as reductions in marketing expenses. There was a balance of $641,000 in outstanding rebate credits we qualified for as of December 31, 2015, which will be accounted for as reductions in marketing expense if and when qualified program expenditures are made.

Microsoft is in the process of implementing significant pricing changes for its embedded products, including ending its design registration pricing discounts, terminating its OVRP and changing the aggregate volume price structure and product royalties for existing embedded Windows products effective January 1, 2016. In December 2015, Microsoft granted extensions for certain of the OVRPs through 2016.

 

 

12.

Credit Agreement

Line of Credit

On September 22, 2015, we entered into a two-year unsecured line of credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) in the principal amount of up to $12 million. At our election, advances under the Credit Agreement shall bear interest at either (1) a rate per annum equal to 1.5% below the bank’s applicable prime rate or (2) 1.5% above the Bank’s applicable LIBOR rate, in each case as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including compliance with financial ratios and metrics, as well as limitations on our ability to pay distributions or dividends while there is an ongoing event of default or to the extent such distribution causes an event of default. We are required to maintain certain minimum interest coverage ratios, liquidity levels and asset coverage ratios as defined in the Credit Agreement. We were in compliance with all such covenants as of December 31, 2015.

There were no amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2015.

 

 

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13.

Information about Geographic Areas  

Our chief operating decision-makers (i.e., Chief Executive Officer, and certain of his direct reports) review financial information presented on a consolidated basis, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by geographic region for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. There are no segment managers who are held accountable by our chief operating decision-makers, or anyone else, for operations, operating results, and planning for levels or components below the consolidated unit level. Accordingly, we consider ourselves to be in a single reporting segment and operating unit structure. Revenue by geography is based on the sales region of the customer. The following table sets forth revenue and long-lived assets by geographic area (in thousands):

  

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Total revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

97,858

 

 

$

85,910

 

Asia

 

 

3,405

 

 

 

4,967

 

Europe

 

 

5,338

 

 

 

5,039

 

Total revenue

 

$

106,601

 

 

$

95,916

 

  

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

Long-lived assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$

1,353

 

 

$

1,597

 

Asia

 

 

247

 

 

 

360

 

Europe

 

 

4,345

 

 

 

4,453

 

Total long-lived assets

 

$

5,945

 

 

$

6,410

 

  

 

14.

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Following is a summary of unaudited quarterly financial information for 2015 and 2014:

  

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

25,028

 

 

$

26,435

 

 

$

28,873

 

 

$

26,265

 

Gross profit

 

 

4,916

 

 

 

4,873

 

 

 

5,232

 

 

 

5,449

 

Income from operations

 

 

1,297

 

 

 

1,387

 

 

 

1,871

 

 

 

1,876

 

Net income

 

$

1,140

 

 

$

1,245

 

 

$

1,885

 

 

$

1,823

 

Basic income per share

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.15

 

Diluted income per share

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.10

 

 

$

0.15

 

 

$

0.15

 

Shares used in calculation of income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

12,047

 

 

 

11,959

 

 

 

11,856

 

 

 

11,778

 

Diluted

 

 

12,649

 

 

 

12,466

 

 

 

12,295

 

 

 

12,057

 

  

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

Q4

 

 

Q3

 

 

Q2

 

 

Q1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

25,595

 

 

$

24,535

 

 

$

23,055

 

 

$

22,731

 

Gross profit

 

 

4,764

 

 

 

3,963

 

 

 

4,265

 

 

 

3,535

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

 

1,288

 

 

 

723

 

 

 

670

 

 

 

(197

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

1,396

 

 

$

691

 

 

$

651

 

 

$

(393

)

Basic income (loss) per share

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

(0.03

)

Diluted income (loss) per share

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

(0.03

)

Shares used in calculation of income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

11,735

 

 

 

11,655

 

 

 

11,510

 

 

 

11,390

 

Diluted

 

 

11,945

 

 

 

11,832

 

 

 

11,715

 

 

 

11,390

 

  

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

September 30

 

 

June 30

 

 

March 31

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

 

$

29,723

 

 

$

29,311

 

 

$

29,430

 

 

$

26,594

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

19,009

 

 

 

15,560

 

 

 

15,418

 

 

 

13,490

 

Total current assets

 

 

49,312

 

 

 

45,395

 

 

 

45,557

 

 

 

40,799

 

Total assets

 

 

55,258

 

 

 

51,593

 

 

 

51,813

 

 

 

47,161

 

Third-party software fees payable

 

 

11,789

 

 

 

10,184

 

 

 

12,361

 

 

 

10,793

 

Accounts payable

 

 

188

 

 

 

285

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

211

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

2,390

 

 

 

2,333

 

 

 

2,173

 

 

 

1,738

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

1,277

 

 

 

1,320

 

 

 

1,501

 

 

 

1,374

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

17,077

 

 

 

15,120

 

 

 

17,147

 

 

 

14,951

 

Common stock

 

 

133,331

 

 

 

132,601

 

 

 

131,962

 

 

 

131,410

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(95,555

)

 

 

(96,695

)

 

 

(97,940

)

 

 

(99,825

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

36,907

 

 

 

35,077

 

 

 

33,189

 

 

 

30,662

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

 

55,258

 

 

 

51,593

 

 

 

51,813

 

 

 

47,161

 

  

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

December 31

 

 

September 30

 

 

June 30

 

 

March 31

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

 

$

26,390

 

 

$

25,221

 

 

$

24,131

 

 

$

22,976

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

13,626

 

 

 

11,749

 

 

 

11,235

 

 

 

13,130

 

Total current assets

 

 

40,733

 

 

 

37,427

 

 

 

36,941

 

 

 

37,926

 

Total assets

 

 

47,241

 

 

 

43,942

 

 

 

43,428

 

 

 

44,601

 

Third-party software fees payable

 

 

12,247

 

 

 

9,941

 

 

 

9,528

 

 

 

11,424

 

Accounts payable

 

 

165

 

 

 

171

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

187

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

2,106

 

 

 

1,843

 

 

 

2,160

 

 

 

1,722

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

1,539

 

 

 

1,607

 

 

 

1,661

 

 

 

1,711

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

17,044

 

 

 

15,066

 

 

 

15,418

 

 

 

17,751

 

Common stock

 

 

131,071

 

 

 

130,709

 

 

 

130,449

 

 

 

129,946

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(101,648

)

 

 

(103,044

)

 

 

(103,735

)

 

 

(104,385

)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

28,577

 

 

 

26,940

 

 

 

26,086

 

 

 

24,879

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

 

47,241

 

 

 

43,942

 

 

 

43,428

 

 

 

44,601

 

  

 

 

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Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.  

None.

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In connection with the preparation of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as of December 31, 2015, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2015.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act and includes those policies and procedures that: (a) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (b) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (c) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements. All internal controls, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013).

Based on its assessment, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2015, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B.

Other Information.

None.

 

 

 

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PART III

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Certain information required by this Item regarding our directors and executive officers is set forth in Part I of this report under Item 1, “Business—Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant” and in our definitive proxy statement for our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the SEC under the captions “Nominees and Continuing Directors” and “Executive Officers” and is incorporated herein by this reference.

The information required by this Item regarding compliance by our directors, executive officers and holders of ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is included in our definitive proxy statement for our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the SEC under the caption “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and is incorporated herein by this reference.

The remaining information required by this Item is included in our definitive proxy statement for our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the SEC under the caption “Corporate Governance” and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 11.

Executive Compensation.

The information required by this Item is included in our definitive proxy statement for our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the SEC under the captions “Corporate Governance” and “Executive Officer Compensation” and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

The information required by this Item regarding equity compensation plan information is included in our definitive proxy statement for our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the SEC under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information” and is incorporated herein by this reference.

The information required by this Item regarding security ownership is included in our definitive proxy statement for our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the SEC under the caption “Security Ownership of Principal Shareholders, Directors and Management” and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

The information required by this Item is included in our definitive proxy statement for our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the SEC under the captions “Corporate Governance” and “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

The information required by this Item with respect to principal accounting fees and services is included in our definitive proxy statement for our 2016 annual meeting of shareholders to be filed with the SEC under the captions “Proposal No. 3 – Ratify Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Independent Auditors” and is incorporated herein by this reference.

 

 

 

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PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Financial Statements and Schedules

 

1.

Financial Statements.

The following consolidated financial statements are filed as part of this report under Item 8 of Part II, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

 

A.

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

B.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for 2015 and 2014.

 

C.

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for 2015 and 2014.

 

D.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for 2015 and 2014.

 

2.

Financial Statement Schedules.

Financial statement schedules not included herein have been omitted because they are either not required, not applicable, or the information is otherwise included herein.

 

3.

Exhibits.

Exhibits are incorporated herein by reference or are filed with this report as indicated below (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

(b) Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the accompanying Index to Exhibits are filed with this report or incorporated herein by reference.

(c) Financial Statement Schedules

None

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

BSQUARE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date:

February 11, 2016

By:

/s/    JERRY D. CHASE

 

 

 

Jerry D. Chase

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Date:

February 11, 2016

By:

/s/    Martin L. Heimbigner

 

 

 

Martin L. Heimbigner

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints Jerry D. Chase and Martin L. Heimbigner, and each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitution and full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act in his name, place and stead and to execute in the name and on behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and all amendments to this report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing, ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on February 11, 2016, on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated.

 

Signature

Title 

 

 

/s/    JERRY D. CHASE        

 

Jerry D. Chase

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

/s/    Martin L. Heimbigner        

 

Martin L. Heimbigner

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

/S/    ANDREW S. G. HARRIES        

 

Andrew S. G. Harries

Chairman of the Board

 

 

/S/       Robert J. Chamberlain        

 

Robert J. Chamberlain

Director

 

 

/S/     ELLIOTT H. JURGENSEN, JR.

 

Elliott H. Jurgensen, Jr.

Director

 

 

/S/    WILLIAM D. SAVOY        

 

William D. Savoy

Director

 

 

/S/    KENDRA A. VANDERMEULEN        

 

Kendra A. VanderMeulen

Director

 

 

 

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BSQUARE CORPORATION

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Filed or 
Furnished 
Herewith

  

Incorporated by Reference

Form

  

Filing Date

  

Exhibit

 

 

File No.

    3.1

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation

 

 

 

S-1

 

8/17/1999

 

3.1

(a)

 

333-85351

    3.1(a)

 

Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation

 

 

 

10-Q

 

8/7/2000

 

3.1

 

 

000-27687

    3.1(b)

 

Articles of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation

 

 

 

8-K

 

10/11/2005

 

3.1

 

 

000-27687

    3.2

 

Bylaws and all amendments thereto

 

 

 

10-K

 

3/19/2003

 

3.2

 

 

000-27687

  10.1(1)(3)

 

Fourth Amended and Restated Stock Plan, as amended

 

 

 

S-8

 

7/16/2015

 

4.1

 

 

333-205707

  10.1(a)(1)

 

Form of Stock Option Agreement

 

 

 

10-Q

 

8/9/2012

 

10.19

(a)

 

000-27687

  10.1(b)(1)

 

Form of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement

 

 

 

10-Q

 

8/9/2012

 

10.19

(b)

(1)

000-27687

  10.1(c)(1)

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

 

 

 

10-Q

 

8/9/2012

 

10.19

(c)

 

000-27687

  10.2(1)

 

2011 Inducement Award Plan

 

 

 

10-Q

 

11/10/2011

 

10.1

 

 

000-27687

  10.2(a)(1)

 

Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2011 Inducement Award Plan

 

 

 

10-Q

 

11/10/2011

 

10.1

(a)

 

000-27687

  10.2(b)(1)

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the 2011 Inducement Award Plan

 

 

 

10-K

 

2/19/2015

 

10.2

(b)

 

000-27687

  10.3(1)

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement

 

 

 

S-1

 

8/17/1999

 

10.4

 

 

333-85351

  10.4

 

Office Lease Agreement between WA—110 Atrium Place, L.L.C. and BSQUARE Corporation

 

 

 

10-K

 

3/30/2004

 

10.19

 

 

000-27687

  10.4(a)

 

First Amendment to Office Lease with Talon Portfolio Services LLC dated August 26, 2013 and effective June 1, 2013

 

 

 

8-K

 

8/30/2013

 

10.1

 

 

000-27687

  10.5(1)

 

Employment Letter Agreement with Jerry D. Chase dated February 21, 2014

 

 

 

10-Q

 

5/15/2014

 

10.1

 

 

000-27687

  10.6(1)

 

Employment Letter Agreement with Marty L. Heimbigner dated October 22, 2014

 

 

 

8-K

 

10/28/2014

 

10.1

 

 

000-27687

  10.7(1)

 

Amended and Restated Employment Letter Agreement with Mark D. Whiteside dated February 21, 2014

 

 

 

10-Q

 

5/15/2014

 

10.3

 

 

000-27687

  10.8(1)

 

Employment Letter Agreement dated February 21, 2014 with Scott B. Caldwell

 

 

 

10-Q

 

5/15/2014

 

10.4

 

 

000-27687

  10.9(2)

 

Microsoft OEM Distribution Agreement for Software Products for Embedded Systems with Microsoft Licensing, GP effective July 1, 2014

 

 

 

10-Q

 

8/14/2014

 

10.1

 

 

000-27687

  10.10

 

Credit Agreement dated as of September 22, 2015 between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Bank and BSQUARE Corporation as Borrower

 

 

 

10-Q

 

11/12/2015

 

10.1

 

 

000-27687

  10.11

 

Line of Credit Note dated as of September 22, 2015 between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Bank and BSQUARE Corporation as Borrower

 

 

 

10-Q

 

11/12/2015

 

10.1

2

 

000-27687

  21.1

 

Subsidiaries of the registrant

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(2)

Confidential treatment has previously been granted by the SEC for certain portions of the referenced exhibit.

(3)

Replaces previously filed exhibit.