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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x  Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended:  March 31, 2016

 

or

 

o  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: 000-29758

 

DATALINK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

MINNESOTA

 

41-0856543

(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

10050 Crosstown Circle, Suite 500

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA 55344

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(952) 944-3462

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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 o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes x  No o

 

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 o

 

Accelerated Filer x

 

 

 

Non-Accelerated Filer o

 

Smaller Reporting Company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

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

 

As of May 3, 2016, 22,579,088 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $.001 par value, were outstanding.

 

 

 



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DATALINK CORPORATION

 

Index

 

Page No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations – Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

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

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

 

Other Information

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

22

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.   Financial Statements.

 

Datalink Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

March 31,
2016
(Unaudited)

 

December 31,
2015

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

30,128

 

$

39,397

 

Short-term investments

 

35,974

 

20,579

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

111,960

 

163,900

 

Lease receivable

 

3,885

 

3,895

 

Inventories, net

 

9,399

 

7,997

 

Current deferred customer support contract costs

 

123,280

 

124,705

 

Inventories shipped but not installed

 

16,498

 

16,616

 

Income tax receivable

 

691

 

 

Other current assets

 

3,176

 

3,251

 

Total current assets

 

334,991

 

380,340

 

Property and equipment, net

 

8,324

 

7,963

 

Goodwill

 

47,101

 

47,101

 

Finite-lived intangibles, net

 

7,851

 

9,256

 

Deferred customer support contract costs, non-current

 

58,533

 

60,240

 

Deferred taxes

 

9,177

 

9,177

 

Long-term lease receivable

 

6,513

 

7,017

 

Other assets

 

666

 

703

 

Total assets

 

$

473,156

 

$

521,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Floor plan line of credit

 

$

25,159

 

$

24,340

 

Accounts payable

 

42,312

 

73,959

 

Lease payable

 

3,882

 

3,643

 

Accrued commissions

 

1,729

 

3,687

 

Accrued sales and use taxes

 

2,204

 

3,782

 

Accrued expenses, other

 

5,961

 

6,998

 

Accrued income tax payable

 

 

4,492

 

Customer deposits

 

4,122

 

4,398

 

Current deferred revenue from customer support contracts

 

149,766

 

151,619

 

Other current liabilities

 

451

 

1,050

 

Total current liabilities

 

235,586

 

277,968

 

Deferred revenue from customer support contracts, non-current

 

70,123

 

72,262

 

Long-term lease payable

 

5,105

 

5,857

 

Other liabilities, non-current

 

1,739

 

942

 

Total liabilities

 

312,553

 

357,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 22,577,888 and 22,627,322 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively

 

22

 

23

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

114,890

 

114,431

 

Retained earnings

 

45,691

 

50,314

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

160,603

 

164,768

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

473,156

 

$

521,797

 

 

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

 

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Datalink Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

Products

 

$

90,675

 

$

106,736

 

Services

 

73,957

 

68,616

 

Total net sales

 

164,632

 

175,352

 

Cost of sales:

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of products

 

73,099

 

85,782

 

Cost of services

 

60,061

 

54,402

 

Total cost of sales

 

133,160

 

140,184

 

Gross profit

 

31,472

 

35,168

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

15,635

 

17,422

 

General and administrative

 

6,870

 

6,989

 

Engineering

 

8,032

 

8,242

 

Integration and transaction costs

 

 

450

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

1,405

 

2,073

 

Total operating expenses

 

31,942

 

35,176

 

Loss from operations

 

(470

)

(8

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

165

 

71

 

Interest expense

 

(73

)

(67

)

Other, net

 

(50

)

(19

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(428

)

(23

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

5

 

(9

)

Net loss

 

$

(433

)

$

(14

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.00

)

Diluted

 

(0.02

)

(0.00

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

21,138

 

21,949

 

Diluted

 

21,138

 

21,949

 

 

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

 

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Datalink Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(433

)

$

(14

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of trading securities

 

37

 

 

Benefit for bad debts

 

(49

)

(94

)

Depreciation

 

756

 

843

 

Amortization of finite-lived intangibles

 

1,405

 

2,073

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

1,043

 

1,442

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net and leases receivable

 

52,503

 

30,298

 

Inventories

 

(1,284

)

8,687

 

Deferred costs/revenues/customer deposits, net

 

(1,136

)

2,299

 

Accounts payable and leases payable

 

(32,160

)

(41,917

)

Accrued expenses

 

(4,573

)

(3,316

)

Income tax receivable

 

(691

)

(284

)

Income tax payable

 

(4,492

)

 

Other

 

309

 

1,649

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

11,235

 

1,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases, sales and maturities of trading securities, net

 

(15,432

)

22,994

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(1,117

)

(1,216

)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(16,549

)

21,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net payments under floor plan line of credit

 

819

 

1,991

 

Repurchase of common stock

 

(4,191

)

 

Excess tax (benefit) from stock compensation

 

(277

)

179

 

Tax withholdings related to stock-based awards

 

(306

)

(639

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(3,955

)

1,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(9,269

)

24,975

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

39,397

 

27,725

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

30,128

 

$

52,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplementary cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

5,463

 

$

97

 

Cash received for income tax refunds

 

$

 

$

2

 

Cash paid for interest expense

 

$

73

 

$

21

 

 

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

 

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Datalink Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1.             Basis of Presentation

 

We have prepared the interim consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q without an audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  We have condensed or omitted certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, pursuant to such rules and regulations.  You should read these consolidated financial statements in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

The consolidated financial statements presented herein as of March 31, 2016, and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which consist only of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Management makes estimates and assumptions affecting the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses we report and our disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements.  The results of the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.  Accordingly, you should read these condensed consolidated financial statements in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.  Actual results could differ materially from these estimates and assumptions.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”), which amends ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. ASU 2016-09 includes provisions intended to simplify various aspects related to how share-based payments are accounted for and presented in the financial statements. ASU 2016-09 is effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted in any interim or annual period, with any adjustments reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. We are in the process of determining our implementation approach for this standard and assessing the impact it may have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which is the final standard on the accounting for leases.  ASU 2016-02 was issued in three parts: (a) Section A, “Leases: Amendments to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification,” Section B, “Conforming Amendments Related to Leases: Amendments to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification,” and Section C, “Background Information and Basis for Conclusions.”  While both lessees and lessors are affected by the new guidance, the effects on lessees are much more significant.  The most significant change for lessees is the requirement under the new guidance to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases not considered short-term leases. By definition, a short-term lease is one in which: (a) the lease term is 12 months or less and (b) there is not an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise. For short-term leases, lessees may elect an accounting policy by class of underlying asset under which right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are not recognized and lease payments are generally recognized as expense over the lease term on a straight-line basis. This change will result in lessees recognizing right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for most leases currently accounted for as operating leases under the legacy lease accounting guidance. For many entities, this could significantly affect the financial ratios they use for external reporting and other purposes, such as debt covenant compliance.  ASU 2016-02 is not effective until 2019 for calendar year public business entities and 2020 for all other calendar year entities. We are in the process of determining our implementation approach for this standard and assessing the impact it may have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, Financial Instruments — Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”), which is the final standard on the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. ASU 2016-01 applies to all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities and represents the finalization of just one component of the FASB’s broader financial instruments project. The most far-reaching ramification of ASU 2016-01 is the elimination of the available-for-sale classification for equity securities and a new requirement to carry those equity securities with readily determinable fair values at fair value through net income. Other notable changes brought about by ASU 2016-01 involve: (a) applying a practicability exception from fair value accounting to equity securities that do not have a readily determinable fair value, (b) assessing the need for a valuation allowance for a deferred tax asset related to an available-for-sale debt security, (c) applying the fair value option to liabilities and the treatment of changes in fair value attributable to instrument-specific credit risk and (d) adding disclosures and eliminating certain disclosures. ASU 2016-01 is not effective until 2018 for calendar year public business entities, certain provisions can be early adopted by public business entities in financial statements that have not been issued, and by other entities, in financial statements that have not been made available for issuance. We are in the process of determining our implementation approach for this standard and assessing the impact it may have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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In September 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-16, Accounting for Measurement Period Adjustments in a Business Combination (“ASU 2015-16”), which requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. ASU 2015-16 will be effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, although early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU 2015-11”), which simplifies the subsequent measurement of inventory by replacing the lower of cost or market test with a lower of cost or net realizable value (NRV) test.  NRV is calculated as the estimated selling price less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation.  ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years and for interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and prospective adoption is required.  We do not anticipate the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In July 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of guidance that was originally issued in May 2014 in Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). The standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. ASU 2014-09 is intended to provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues; improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets; and provide more useful information to users of financial statements through improved revenue disclosure requirements. The provisions of ASU 2014-09 will now be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. We are in the process of determining our implementation approach for this standard and assessing the impact it may have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-10, “Technical Corrections and Improvements” (“ASU 2015-10”), which makes minor amendments to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification.  The technical corrections are divided into four main categories:  amendments to align codification wording with that in the pre-codification standards; corrections to references and clarification of guidance to avoid misapplication and misinterpretation; minor edits to simplify the codification and thereby improve its usefulness; and minor enhancements to codification guidance that are not expected to have a significant effect on current practice.  The provisions of ASU 2015-10 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015.  The adoption of ASU 2015-10 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-05, Customer’s Accounting for Fees in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (“ASU 2015-05”), related to cloud computing arrangements. ASU 2015-05 sets forth guidance on accounting for fees paid in a cloud computing arrangement and specifically outlines how to determine whether a cloud computing arrangement contains a software license or is solely a service contract. ASU 2015-05 was effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and permitted early adoption. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-01, Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items, an update to ASC Topic 225 — Income Statement (“ASU 2015-01”), which eliminates from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States the concept of extraordinary items. Subtopic 225-20, Income Statement — Extraordinary and Unusual Items, required that an entity separately classify, present, and disclose extraordinary events and transactions. Presently, an event or transaction is presumed to be an ordinary and usual activity of the reporting entity unless evidence clearly supports its classification as an extraordinary item. ASU 2015-01 was effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. An entity had the option to adopt the changes earlier provided that the guidance was applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

2.             Net Loss per Share

 

We compute basic net loss per share using the weighted average number of shares outstanding.  Diluted net loss per share includes the effect of common stock equivalents, if any, for each period.  Diluted per share amounts assume the conversion, exercise or issuance of all potential common stock instruments unless their effect is anti-dilutive.  The following table computes basic and diluted net loss per share:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Net loss

 

$

(433

)

$

(14

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

21,138

 

21,949

 

Net loss per share — basic

 

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.00

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

Shares used in the computation of diluted net loss per share

 

21,138

 

21,949

 

Net loss per share - diluted

 

$

(0.02

)

$

(0.00

)

 

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We exclude the following restricted stock grants that have not vested from weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic net loss per share:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Restricted common stock that has not vested

 

972,441

 

1,455,002

 

 

3.             Stockholders’ Equity

 

Repurchase of stock:

 

On September 14, 2015, our board of directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of shares of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated purchases, or both, at an aggregate purchase price of up to $10 million. The timing and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by our management based on market conditions and other factors. The repurchase programs are conducted pursuant to Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The share repurchase program is expected to be completed by December 31, 2016. Under this program, we may from time to time purchase our outstanding common stock in the open market at management’s discretion, subject to share price, market conditions and other factors. The common stock repurchase program does not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we repurchased 600,000 shares of our common stock at a total purchase price of $4.2 million under this program. As of March 31, 2016, we were authorized to repurchase additional shares of our common stock at a total purchase price of upto $992,000 under the stock repurchase program.

 

Restricted Stock:

 

Total stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock was $907,000 and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock was $5.2 million at March 31, 2016, which we will amortize ratably through February 2021.

 

The following table summarizes our restricted stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

 

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Number of Shares

 

Weighted Average
Grant-Date Fair Value

 

Restricted stock that had not vested at January 1, 2016

 

985,078

 

$

11.19

 

Granted

 

262,620

 

$

6.85

 

Cancelled

 

(30,126

)

$

11.54

 

Shares vested

 

(137,956

)

$

11.75

 

Restricted stock that had not vested at March 31, 2016

 

1,079,616

 

$

10.05

 

 

Stock Options:

 

Total stock-based compensation expense related to stock options was $48,000 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock was $1.4 million at March 31, 2016, which we will amortize ratably through February 2020.

 

The following table represents stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

 

 

 

Number of Shares

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

Weighted Average
Remaining
Contract Life in
Years

 

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value

 

Outstanding options as of January 1, 2016

 

454,700

 

$

3.51

 

 

 

$

1,497,023

 

Options granted

 

414,020

 

$

6.83

 

 

 

$

956,386

 

Outstanding options as of March 31, 2016

 

868,720

 

$

5.09

 

6.44

 

$

3,517,407

 

Exercisable options as of March 31, 2016

 

454,700

 

$

3.51

 

3.28

 

$

2,561,021

 

 

On February 26, 2016 we granted 414,020 stock options to certain executives. Vesting of these options is based solely on the recipient’s continued service as follows: 50% of the shares or units vest upon the second grant anniversary date, 25% of the shares or units vest upon the third grant anniversary date, and 25% of the shares or units vest upon the fourth grant anniversary date, provided that the individual remains employed by us through such dates. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options. The weighted-average fair value per option on the date of grant was $3.51. The fair value of stock options was estimated at the grant date using the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

2016

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.4%

 

Expected dividend yield

 

0

 

Expected volatility factor

 

54.1%

 

Expected option holding period

 

6 years

 

 

Other:

 

Effective January 1, 2014 and pursuant to Deferred Stock Unit (“DSU”) Master Agreements, each member of our board of directors may elect to receive DSUs with a fair value equivalent to a percentage of each quarterly installment of the annual cash retainer for non-employee directors to which that member would otherwise be entitled for service as a Datalink director. In addition, each member of our board of directors may elect to receive a DSU award equal to a percentage of the award of shares of restricted stock to which that member would otherwise have been entitled as the equity component of the annual retainer. The DSUs and DSU awards vested and became non-forfeitable on each of June 30, 2014, September 30, 2014, December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, provided the board member remained in service with us. We will issue one share in payment and settlement of each vested DSU subject to the corresponding Master DSU Agreement following a termination of that board member’s service with Datalink.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized expense of $89,000 and $133,000, respectively, related to awards of 9,684 shares and 11,019 shares, respectively, of fully vested common stock to members of our board of directors.  Of the 9,684 shares of fully vested stock awarded to members of our board of directors during the three months ended March 31, 2016, 3,684 shares were DSUs. Of the 11,019 shares of fully vested stock awarded to members of our board of directors during the three months ended March 31, 2015, 5,019 shares were DSUs.

 

4.             Income Taxes

 

We base the provision for income taxes upon the estimated annual effective tax rates in the tax jurisdictions in which we operate. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the effective tax rate was 41.3% and 40.3%, respectively. The increase in the effective

 

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tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015 was primarily due to the larger impact of permanent items on decreased projected pretax book income. We recognized expense from discrete item adjustments of approximately $181,000 and $0 during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which adjusted our effective tax rate to (1.1%) and 40.3% respectively. The discrete item adjustment of $181,000 was related to permanent differences and interest from the IRS audit for 2012 and 2013. We expect our annual effective tax rate for 2016 to be approximately 41.3%, without discrete items.

 

As part of the process of preparing financial statements, we estimate federal and state income taxes. Management estimates the actual current tax and assesses temporary differences resulting from different treatments for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which we include within our consolidated balance sheets. Management must then assess the likelihood that we will realize deferred tax assets, and has concluded that all deferred tax assets, with the exception of capital loss carryovers, are expected to be realized. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, we recorded income tax expense of $5,000 with an effective tax rate of (1.1%).

 

Included in the gross balance of unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are potential benefits of $390,000 and $209,000, respectively, that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate. We anticipate the settlement of unrecognized tax benefits in the approximate amount of $181,000 in the next 12 months.

 

We classify income tax-related interest and penalties arising as a component of income tax expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, we had $150,000 and $0, respectively, of accrued interest or penalties which are included in the gross balance above.

 

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2016, we were no longer subject to federal income tax examinations for taxable years before 2012.

 

Our ability to utilize a portion of our net operating loss carryforwards to offset future taxable income may be subject to certain limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code due to changes in our equity ownership. As a result of the acquisition of Bear Data Solutions, Inc. (“Bear Data”) in October, 2014, utilization of U.S. net operating losses and tax credits of Bear Data are subject to annual limitations under Internal Revenue Code Sections 382 and 383, respectively.

 

5.                                      Goodwill and Valuation of Long-Lived Assets

 

We assess the carrying amount of our goodwill for potential impairment annually or more frequently if events or a change in circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred.  We perform an impairment test for finite-lived assets, such as intangible assets, and other long-lived assets, such as fixed assets, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable.  Circumstances that could represent triggering events and therefore require an interim impairment test of goodwill or evaluation of our finite-lived intangible assets or other long-lived assets include the following:  loss of key personnel, unanticipated competition, higher or earlier than expected customer attrition, deterioration of operating performance, significant adverse industry, economic or regulatory changes or a significant decline in market capitalization.

 

We have only one operating and reporting unit that earns revenues, incurs expenses and makes available discrete financial information for review by our chief operations decision maker.  Accordingly, we complete our goodwill impairment testing on this single reporting unit.

 

In conducting the annual impairment test of our goodwill, qualitative factors are first examined to determine whether any events or circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.  If it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, a two-step impairment test is applied.  The first step of the goodwill impairment test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the fair value of our market capitalization with the carrying value of our net assets. If our total market capitalization is at or below the carrying value of our net assets, we perform the second step of the goodwill impairment test to measure the amount of impairment loss we record, if any.  We consider goodwill impairment test estimates critical due to the amount of goodwill recorded on our consolidated balance sheets and the judgment required in determining fair value amounts.

 

Goodwill was $47.1 million as of each of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.  We conduct our annual goodwill impairment test as of December 31, 2015, our last measurement date.  Based on this analysis, we determined that there was no impairment to goodwill.  We will continue to monitor conditions and changes that could indicate impairment of our recorded goodwill.

 

At each of March 31, 2016 and 2015, we determined that no triggering events had occurred during the quarter and our finite-lived assets and long-lived assets were not impaired.

 

Identified intangible assets are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

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Amortizable

 

As of March 31, 2016

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Period
(years)

 

Gross
Assets

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net
Assets

 

Gross
Assets

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Net
Assets

 

Customer relationships

 

5-8

 

$

36,943

 

$

(29,739

)

$

7,204

 

$

36,943

 

(28,440

)

$

8,503

 

Services agreement

 

4

 

67

 

(67

)

 

67

 

(67

)

 

Certification

 

2

 

467

 

(467

)

 

467

 

(467

)

 

Covenant not to compete

 

3

 

848

 

(658

)

190

 

848

 

(627

)

221

 

Trademarks

 

3

 

1,153

 

(696

)

457

 

1,153

 

(621

)

532

 

Order backlog

 

3 months - 1 year

 

2,614

 

(2,614

)

 

2,614

 

(2,614

)

 

Total identified intangible assets

 

 

 

$

42,092

 

$

(34,241

)

$

7,851

 

$

42,092

 

$

(32,836

)

$

9,256

 

 

Amortization expense for identified intangible assets is recorded in operating expenses within our consolidated statements of operation and is summarized below (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Customer relationships

 

$

1,299

 

$

1,742

 

Covenant not to compete

 

31

 

31

 

Trademarks

 

75

 

74

 

Order backlog

 

 

226

 

Total identified intangible assets

 

$

1,405

 

$

2,073

 

 

Based on the identified intangible assets recorded at March 31, 2016, scheduled future amortization expense for the next four years is as follows:

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Remainder of 2016

 

$

3,752

 

2017

 

2,649

 

2018

 

900

 

2019

 

550

 

 

 

$

7,851

 

 

6.                                      Short-Term Investments

 

Our short-term investments consist of commercial paper and corporate bonds. We categorize these investments as trading securities and record them at fair value. We classify investments with maturities of 90 days or less from the date of purchase as cash equivalents; investments with maturities of greater than 90 days from the date of purchase but less than one year generally as short-term investments; and investments with maturities of greater than one year from the date of purchase generally as long-term investments. The following table summarizes our short-term investments:

 

 

 

At March 31, 2016

 

At December 31, 2015

 

(In thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair
Value

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Commercial paper

 

$

29,953

 

$

7

 

$

10

 

$

29,950

 

$

11,981

 

$

9

 

$

2

 

$

11,988

 

Corporate bonds

 

6,161

 

 

137

 

6,024

 

8,701

 

 

110

 

8,591

 

Total

 

$

36,114

 

$

7

 

$

147

 

$

35,974

 

$

20,682

 

$

9

 

$

112

 

$

20,579

 

 

Our $36.0 million of short-term investments at March 31, 2016 is comprised of commercial paper and corporate bonds with maturities within one year and interest rates ranging from 0.4% to 1.5%.

 

7.                                      Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  In determining fair value for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, we consider the principal or most advantageous market in which we would transact business and the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.  We apply fair value measurements for both financial and nonfinancial assets

 

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and liabilities.  We had no nonfinancial assets or liabilities that require measurement at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

The fair value of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, line of credit and accrued expenses, approximate cost because of their short maturities.

 

We use the three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair values.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

·                  Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for the identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

·                  Level 2 — Significant other observable inputs available at the measurement date, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, either directly or indirectly.

·                  Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs that we cannot corroborate by observable market data and thus reflect the use of significant management judgment.  We generally determine these values using pricing models based on assumptions our management believes other market participants would make.

 

The fair value hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available.  In instances in which the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, we determine the fair value measurement based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  Our assessment of the significance of a particular item to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, including the consideration of inputs specific to the asset or liability.  The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, the accounting of our financial assets and/or liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 according to the valuation techniques we use to determine their fair value(s).

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements
(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

At March 31, 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

30,128

 

$

30,128

 

$

 

$

 

Short-term investments

 

35,974

 

 

35,974

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

66,102

 

$

30,128

 

$

35,974

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

39,397

 

$

39,397

 

$

 

$

 

Short-term investments

 

20,579

 

 

20,579

 

 

Total assets measured at fair value

 

$

59,976

 

$

39,397

 

$

20,579

 

$

 

 

8.                                      Sales-Type Lease Receivables and Sales-Leaseback Arrangements

 

We occasionally enter into sales-type lease agreements with our clients resulting from the sale of certain products. Our lease receivables are recorded at cost within the accounts receivable and long-term lease receivables balances on our consolidated balance sheets and are due in installments over the lives of the leases. Cash received and applied against the receivable balance is recorded within changes in operating assets and liabilities in the net cash provided by operating activities section of our consolidated statement of cash flows.  Finance income is derived over the term of the sales-type lease arrangement as the unearned income on financed sales-type leases is earned. Unearned income is amortized over the life of the lease using the interest method.  The present value of net investment in sales-type lease receivables of $10.0 million and $10.4 million at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, is reflected net of unearned income of $423,000 and $492,000 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. As of March 31, 2016, scheduled maturities of minimum lease payments receivable were as follows for the fiscal years ended December 31:

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Remainder of 2016

 

$

3,014

 

2017

 

3,486

 

2018

 

2,873

 

2019

 

803

 

2020

 

222

 

 

 

10,398

 

Less: Current portion

 

(3,885

)

Long-term sales-type lease receivable

 

$

6,513

 

 

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Lease receivables are individually evaluated for impairment. In the event we determine that a lease receivable may not be paid, we include in our allowance an amount for the outstanding balance related to the lease receivable. At March 31, 2016, there were no material amounts past due related to lease receivables.

 

Our lease receivables typically generate monthly cash inflows with average lease durations of 24 to 36 months. To better match cash outflows related to these receivables, we occasionally finance the equipment associated with our leases receivable through sales-leaseback arrangements over a period commensurate with the receivable. Gains associated with these sales are deferred in accordance with the accounting for sales-leaseback transactions and are amortized over the lives of the related lease agreements. As of March 31, 2016, our scheduled contractual cash obligations for future minimum lease payments were as follows for the fiscal years ended December 31:

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Remainder of 2016

 

$

2,695

 

2017

 

3,323

 

2018

 

2,495

 

2019

 

333

 

2020

 

141

 

 

 

8,987

 

Less: Current portion

 

(3,882

)

Long-term sales-type lease payable

 

$

5,105

 

 

Of the $9.0 million of contractual cash obligations for future minimum lease payments at March 31, 2016, $416,000 represented interest.

 

9.                                      Line of Credit

 

On July 17, 2013, we entered into a Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with Castle Pines Capital LLC (“CPC”), an affiliate of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”). The Credit Agreement provided for a channel finance facility (“Floor Plan Line of Credit”) and a revolving facility (“Revolving Facility” and, together with the Floor Plan Line of Credit, “Combined Facility”) in a maximum combined aggregate amount of $40 million. On May 21, 2015, we entered into the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”), which provides an increase to the Combined Facility for a maximum combined aggregate borrowing amount of $75 million. Under the Amended Agreement, borrowing under the Revolving Facility cannot exceed the lesser of (i) $75 million minus the amount outstanding under the Floor Plan Line of Credit or (ii) a borrowing base consisting of 85% of certain eligible accounts and 100% of channel financed inventory, subject to CPC’s ability to impose reserves in the future. The Floor Plan Line of Credit will finance certain purchases of inventory by us from vendors approved by CPC, and the Revolving Facility may be used for working capital purposes and permitted acquisitions.

 

The amounts outstanding under the Revolving Facility bear interest at a per annum rate of 2.0% above Wells Fargo’s one-month LIBOR rate (approximately 0.44% at March 31, 2016). Advances under the Floor Plan Line of Credit will not bear interest so long as they are paid by the applicable payment due date and advances that remain outstanding after the applicable payment due date will bear interest at a per annum rate of LIBOR plus 4%. Under the Credit Agreement, we were obligated to pay quarterly to CPC an unused commitment fee equal to 0.50% per annum on the average daily unused amount of the Combined Facility, with usage including the sum of any advances under either the Floor Plan Line of Credit or the Revolving Facility. The Amended Agreement eliminates the unused commitment fee. The Combined Facility and certain bank product obligations owed to Wells Fargo or its affiliates are secured by substantially all of our personal property. The Amended Agreement terminates on January 9, 2018 and we will be obligated to pay certain prepayment fees if the Credit Agreement is terminated prior to that date.

 

The Amended Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default, including but not limited to, covenants restricting our ability to (i) grant liens on our assets, (ii) make certain fundamental changes, including merging or consolidating with another entity or making any material change in the nature of our business, (iii) make certain dividends or distributions, (iv) make certain loans or investments, (v) guarantee or become liable in any way on certain liabilities or obligations of any other person or entity, or (vi) incur certain indebtedness.

 

The Amended Agreement contains certain covenants regarding our financial performance, including (i) a minimum tangible net worth of at least $30 million and (ii) a minimum quarterly free cash flow requirement, which requires us to have free cash flow of at least $5 million at the end of each fiscal quarter for the trailing twelve-month period then ended, commencing December 31, 2014 and continuing at the end of each fiscal quarter thereafter. As of December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the aforementioned financial covenants as set forth in the Amended Agreement. However, subsequent to March 31, 2016, we notified CPC that we did not have free cash flow of at least $5 million at the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, and we requested a waiver of the relevant provision of the Amended Agreement. On April 22, 2016, we entered into the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, which modifies the minimum

 

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quarterly free cash flow requirement such that we must have free cash flow of at least $1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter for the trailing twelve-month period then ended, commencing December 31, 2015 and continuing at the end of each fiscal quarter thereafter.

 

Of the $75 million maximum borrowing amount available at March 31, 2016 under the Combined Facility, we have outstanding advances of $25.2 million and $24.3 million on the Floor Plan Line of Credit at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, related to the purchase of inventory from certain vendors.

 

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

 

NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for certain forward-looking statements. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those identified below, which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated.  The words “aim,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate” and other expressions which indicate future events and trends identify forward-looking statements.  Actual future results and trends may differ materially from historical results or those anticipated depending upon a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: the level of continuing demand for data center solutions and services including the effects of current economic and credit conditions and the ability of organizations to outsource data center infrastructure-related services to service providers like us; the migration of organizations to virtualized server environments, including using a private cloud computing infrastructure; the extent to which clients deploy disk-based backup recovery solutions; the realization of the expected trends identified for advanced network infrastructures; reliance by manufacturers on their data service partners to integrate their specialized products;  continued preferred status with certain principal suppliers; competition and pricing pressures and timing of our installations that may adversely affect our revenues and profits; fixed employment costs that may impact profitability if we suffer revenue shortfalls; our ability to hire and retain key technical and sales personnel;  continued productivity of our sales personnel; our dependence on key suppliers; our ability to adapt to rapid technological change; success of the implementation of our enterprise resource planning system; risks associated with integrating completed and future acquisitions; the ability to execute our acquisition strategy; fluctuations in our quarterly operating results; future changes in applicable accounting rules; and volatility in our stock price.  Further, our revenues for any particular quarter are not necessarily reflected by our backlog of contracted orders, which also may fluctuate unpredictably.

 

These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions subject to risks and uncertainties. We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional risks, uncertainties and other factors are included in the “Risk Factors” section on our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.  All forward-looking statements are quantified by, and should be considered in conjunction with, such cautionary statements. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that advises interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business.

 

OVERVIEW

 

We provide information technology (IT) services and solutions that help organizations transform technology, operations and service delivery to meet business challenges. Focused on midsize and large companies, we provide a full life cycle of services including consulting, strategy, design, deployment, management, and support. We leverage technology from the industry’s leading original equipment manufacturers as part of our IT solutions portfolio. Our portfolio of services and solutions spans four practices: cloud, data center transformation, next-generation technology and security. We offer a full suite of practice-specific consulting, analysis, design, implementation, management, and support services.

 

Our solutions can include hardware products, such as servers, disk arrays, tape systems, networking and interconnection components and software products.  Our data center strategy is supported through multiple trends in the market and involves supporting the market and our clients with a single vendor to provide their data center infrastructure needs.  As of March 31, 2016, we had 36 locations, including both leased facilities and home offices, throughout the United States.  We historically have derived our greatest percentage of net sales from clients located in the central part of the United States.

 

We sell support service contracts to most of our clients.  In about half of the support service contracts that we sell, our clients purchase support services through us, resulting in clients receiving the benefit of integrated system-wide support.  We have a qualified, independent support desk that takes calls from clients, diagnoses the issues they are facing and either solves the problem or coordinates with our and/or vendor technical staff to meet the client’s needs.  Our support service agreements with our clients include an underlying agreement with the product manufacturer.  The manufacturer provides on-site support assistance if necessary. The other half of the support service contracts that we sell to our clients are directly between the client and the product manufacturer. For all support service contracts we sell, we defer revenues and direct costs resulting from these contracts, and amortize these revenues and expenses into operations, over the term of the contracts, generally one to three years.

 

The data center infrastructure solutions and services market is rapidly evolving and highly competitive.  Our competition includes other independent storage, server and networking system integrators, high end value-added resellers, distributors, consultants and the internal sales force of our suppliers.  Our ability to hire and retain qualified outside sales representatives and engineers with enterprise-class information storage, server and networking experience is critical to effectively compete in the marketplace and achieve our growth strategies.

 

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In the past, we have experienced fluctuations in the timing of orders from our clients, and we expect to continue to experience these fluctuations in the future.  These fluctuations have resulted from, among other things, the time required to design, test and evaluate our data center infrastructure solutions before clients deploy them, the size of client orders, the complexity of our clients’ network environments, necessary system configuration to deploy our solutions and new product introductions by suppliers.  Current economic conditions and competition also affect our clients’ decisions and timing to place orders with us and the size of those orders.  As a result, our net sales may fluctuate from quarter to quarter.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following table shows, for the periods indicated, certain selected financial data expressed as a percentage of net sales.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net sales

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

Cost of sales

 

80.9

 

79.9

 

Gross profit

 

19.1

 

20.1

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

9.5

 

9.9

 

General and administrative

 

4.2

 

4.0

 

Engineering

 

4.9

 

4.7

 

Integration and transaction costs

 

 

0.3

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

0.8

 

1.2

 

Total operating expenses

 

19.4

 

20.1

 

Loss from operations

 

(0.3

)%

(0.0

)%

 

The following table shows, for the periods indicated, revenue and gross profit information for our product and service sales.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Product sales

 

$

90,675

 

$

106,736

 

Service sales

 

73,957

 

68,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product gross profit

 

$

17,576

 

$

20,954

 

Service gross profit

 

13,896

 

14,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product gross profit as a percentage of product sales

 

19.4

%

19.6

%

Service gross profit as a percentage of service sales

 

18.8

%

20.7

%

 

The following table shows, for the periods indicated, revenues by revenue mix component expressed as a percentage of net sales.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Service

 

44.9

%

39.1

%

Storage

 

18.2

 

21.7

 

Networking and servers

 

27.3

 

30.9

 

Software

 

9.2

 

7.6

 

Tape

 

0.4

 

0.7

 

Net sales

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

 

Our product sales continue to reflect a diversification in the mix of our offerings. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, product sales were $90.7 million and $106.7 million, respectively, and represented 55.1% and 60.9% of net sales, respectively. The $16.0 million decrease in our product sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015 primarily reflects a continued decline in our total storage revenues as clients continue to evaluate new technologies such as solid state memory and hyper-converged offerings.  We cannot assure that changes in client spending or economic conditions will positively impact our future product sales.

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, our service sales were $74.0 million and $68.6 million, respectively, and represented 44.9% and 39.1% of net sales, respectively. The $5.3 million increase in our service sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015 reflects a $5.9 million increase in customer support contract revenue, partially offset by a $582,000 decrease in professional and consulting services revenue. The decline in our consulting services revenue was primarily due to equipment that was bundled with consulting that was not available for production as expected.  This resulted in missing some pre-set milestones on some of our complex consulting projects where products are intertwined with consulting services. These milestones are expected to be completed during the three months ended June 30, 2016. We continue to successfully sell our installation and configuration services and customer support contracts. Without continued sustainable growth in our product sales going forward, we would expect our customer support contract sales to suffer and we cannot assure that our future customer support contract sales will not decline.

 

We had no single client account for 10% or greater of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 or 2015. However, our top five clients collectively accounted for 15.7% and 14.0% of our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

Gross Profit.  Our total gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased to 19.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, as compared to 20.1% for the comparable quarter in 2015.  Product gross profit as a percentage of product sales decreased to 19.4% for the first quarter of 2016 from 19.6% for the comparable quarter in 2015.  Service gross profit as a percentage of service sales decreased to 18.8% for the first quarter of 2016 from 20.7% for the comparable quarter in 2015.

 

Our product gross profit as a percentage of product sales is impacted by the mix and type of projects we complete for our clients.  Product gross profit as a percentage of product sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased 0.2% as compared to the same period in 2015. This decrease was primarily due to an ongoing shift in our business from higher-margin storage product sales to lower-margin networking and server product sales. In addition, our clients are scrutinizing large storage purchases more than they have in the recent past, and we experienced reluctance from some of our vendors to assist with additional discounts in 2016.  Our product gross profit is also impacted by various vendor incentive programs that provide economic incentives for achieving various sales performance targets and early payment of invoices.  Vendor incentives were $2.5 million and $2.8 million, respectively, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. As a percentage of product cost of goods sold, vendor incentives were 3.4% and 3.2%, respectively, for the periods ending March 31, 2016 and 2015.  These vendor programs constantly change and we negotiate them separately with each vendor.  While we expect the incentive and early pay programs to continue, the vendors could modify or discontinue them, particularly in light of current industry conditions, which would unfavorably impact our product gross profit margins.  We expect that, as we continue implementing our strategy to sell comprehensive data center solutions with servers and networking products, our product gross margins for the remainder of 2016 will be between 15% and 18%.

 

Service gross profit as a percentage of service sales for the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased 1.9% as compared to the same period in 2015.  This decrease was primarily driven by a combination of reduction in the gross margin percentage on professional services as a result of adding new collaboration, security, wireless, and networking products and services and a reduction in the gross margin percentage for our customer support contracts on which we were not able to sell first call support, which carry lower gross margins.  We expect that our service gross margins for the remainder of 2016 will be between 20% and 25%.

 

Sales and Marketing.  Sales and marketing expenses include wages and commissions paid to sales and marketing personnel, travel costs and advertising, promotion and hiring expenses.  We expense advertising costs as incurred. Sales and marketing expenses totaled $15.6 million, or 9.5% of net sales, for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared to $17.4 million, or 9.9% of net sales, for the first quarter in 2015.

 

Sales and marketing expenses decreased $1.8 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, as compared to the same period in 2015.  This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in commissions and bonuses of $1.3 million, commensurate with the decrease in gross profit for the same period. We expect that our sales and marketing expenses will be within the range of 8% to 10% of net sales for the remainder of 2016.

 

General and Administrative.  General and administrative expenses include wages for administrative personnel, professional fees, depreciation, communication expenses and rent and related facility expenses.  General and administrative expenses were $6.9 million, or 4.2% of net sales, for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, compared to $7.0 million, or 4.0% of net sales, for the first quarter in 2015.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased $119,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to the same period in 2015.  The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a decrease of $197,000 in facilities and depreciation expenses due mainly to consolidation of our warehouse facilities during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and a decrease of $85,000 in outside consulting expenses, partially offset by an increase of $195,000 in salaries, benefits, and wages due to an increase in headcount.

 

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Engineering.  Engineering expenses include employee wages, bonuses and travel, hiring and training expenses for our field and customer support engineers and technicians.  We allocate engineering costs associated with installation and configuration services and with consulting services to our cost of services sales.  Engineering expenses were $8.0 million, or 4.9% of net sales, for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared to $8.2 million, or 4.7% of net sales, for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

 

Engineering expenses decreased $210,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to the same period in 2015.  The decrease in engineering expenses was primarily due to a decrease in management costs of $304,000.

 

Integration and Transaction Costs.  We had no integration and transaction costs for the three months ended March 31, 2016, compared to $450,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015. Integration and transaction expenses in 2015 for the Bear Data acquisition included audit, legal, and other outside consulting fees as well as salaries, benefits and retention bonuses of exiting employees, some of whom assisted with the integration of Bear Data.

 

Amortization of Intangibles.  We had $1.4 million of intangible asset amortization expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2016, as compared to intangible amortization expenses of $2.1 million for the same three months in 2015, related to the acquisitions of Bear Data in 2014, StraTech in October 2012 and Midwave in October 2011. The finite-lived intangible assets we acquired in the Bear Data acquisition consisted of covenants not to compete, trademarks, customer relationships and order backlog having estimated lives of three years, three years, six years and three months, respectively. We are amortizing the customer relationships acquired in the Bear Data acquisition using an accelerated amortization method, to match the pattern in which the economic benefits are expected to be consumed.  We are amortizing the covenants not to compete, trademarks, and order backlog using the straight-line method. The finite-lived intangible asset we acquired in our acquisition of StraTech consisted of customer relationships having an estimated life of five years that we are amortizing using an accelerated amortization method, to match the pattern in which the economic benefits of that asset are expected to be consumed. The finite-lived intangibles we acquired in our acquisition of Midwave consisted of covenants not to compete, order backlog and customer relationships having estimated lives of three years, three months and five years, respectively. We are amortizing the finite-lived intangible assets we acquired in our Midwave acquisition primarily using the straight line method. The decrease in amortization of intangibles expenses in 2016 as compared to 2015 was primarily due to our use of an accelerated amortization method in amortizing the customer relationships acquired in the Bear Data acquisition.

 

Loss from Operations.  We had a loss from operations of $470,000 compared to $8,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  The loss from operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 was a result of a reduction in gross margin primarily due to an ongoing shift in our business from higher-margin storage product sales to lower-margin networking and server product sales, partially offset by reductions in sales and marketing, engineering, and general and administrative expenses. The loss from operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015 was a result of a reduction in the gross margin percentage for our customer support contracts on which we were not able to sell first call support, which carry lower gross margins than first call support contracts, and an increase in unbillable bench time on professional services provided by Datalink’s advanced services team combined with an increase in salaries and benefits, facilities, and depreciation expenses largely due to additional facilities and headcount that were a result of our Bear Data acquisition.

 

Income Taxes.  We had an income tax expense of $5,000 and income tax benefit of $9,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.  Our effective tax rate for the first quarters of 2016 and 2015 was (1.1%) and 40.3%, respectively. For the balance of 2016, we expect to report an income tax provision using an effective tax rate of approximately 41.3%, without discrete items.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Total cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

11,235

 

$

1,666

 

Investing activities

 

(16,549

)

21,778

 

Financing activities

 

(3,955

)

1,531

 

Increase (decrease) in cash

 

$

(9,269

)

$

24,975

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $11.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.  Net cash provided by operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 of $11.2 million was due primarily to a $52.5 million decrease in accounts receivable, partially offset by a $32.2 million decrease in accounts payable and leases payable, a $4.6 million decrease in accrued expenses, and a $4.5 million decrease in income taxes payable. Net cash provided by operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $1.7 million was due primarily to a $30.3 million decrease in accounts receivable, an $8.7 million decrease in inventories, a $2.3 million decrease in deferred costs, revenues and customer deposits, and non-cash add backs including amortization of finite-lived intangibles of $2.1 million, stock-based compensation expense of $1.4 million,

 

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and depreciation of $843,000, partially offset by a $41.9 million decrease in accounts payable and leases payable and a $3.1 million decrease in accrued expenses.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $16.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and was due to the net purchases of $15.4 million in investments and $1.1 million in property and equipment. Net cash provided by investing activities was $21.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the sale of $23.0 million in investments was offset by the purchase of $1.2 million in property and equipment.  For the remainder of 2016, we are planning for capital expenditures of up to $2.3 million primarily related to enhancements to our management information systems, upgraded computer equipment and leasehold improvements.

 

Net cash used in financing activities was $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and was primarily attributable to repurchases of our common stock of $4.2 million. Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and was primarily attributable to net proceeds from our floor plan line of credit of $2.0 million.

 

On July 17, 2013, we entered into a Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with Castle Pines Capital LLC (“CPC”), an affiliate of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”). The Credit Agreement provided for a channel finance facility (“Floor Plan Line of Credit”) and a revolving facility (“Revolving Facility” and, together with the Floor Plan Line of Credit, “Combined Facility”) in a maximum combined aggregate amount of $40 million. On May 21, 2015, we entered into the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Amended Agreement”), which provides an increase to the Combined Facility for a maximum combined aggregate borrowing amount of $75 million. Under the Amended Agreement, borrowing under the Revolving Facility cannot exceed the lesser of (i) $75 million minus the amount outstanding under the Floor Plan Line of Credit or (ii) a borrowing base consisting of 85% of certain eligible accounts and 100% of channel financed inventory, subject to CPC’s ability to impose reserves in the future. The Floor Plan Line of Credit will finance certain purchases of inventory by us from vendors approved by CPC, and the Revolving Facility may be used for working capital purposes and permitted acquisitions.

 

The amounts outstanding under the Revolving Facility bear interest at a per annum rate of 2.0% above Wells Fargo’s one-month LIBOR rate (approximately 0.44% at March 31, 2016). Advances under the Floor Plan Line of Credit will not bear interest so long as they are paid by the applicable payment due date and advances that remain outstanding after the applicable payment due date will bear interest at a per annum rate of LIBOR plus 4%. Under the Credit Agreement, we were obligated to pay quarterly to CPC an unused commitment fee equal to 0.50% per annum on the average daily unused amount of the Combined Facility, with usage including the sum of any advances under either the Floor Plan Line of Credit or the Revolving Facility. The Amended Agreement eliminates the unused commitment fee. The Combined Facility and certain bank product obligations owed to Wells Fargo or its affiliates are secured by substantially all of our personal property. The Amended Agreement terminates on January 9, 2018 and we will be obligated to pay certain prepayment fees if the Credit Agreement is terminated prior to that date.

 

The Amended Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default, including but not limited to, covenants restricting our ability to (i) grant liens on our assets, (ii) make certain fundamental changes, including merging or consolidating with another entity or making any material change in the nature of our business, (iii) make certain dividends or distributions, (iv) make certain loans or investments, (v) guarantee or become liable in any way on certain liabilities or obligations of any other person or entity, or (vi) incur certain indebtedness.

 

The Amended Agreement contains certain covenants regarding our financial performance, including (i) a minimum tangible net worth of at least $30 million and (ii) a minimum quarterly free cash flow requirement, which requires us to have free cash flow of at least $5 million at the end of each fiscal quarter for the trailing twelve-month period then ended, commencing December 31, 2014 and continuing at the end of each fiscal quarter thereafter. As of December 31, 2015, we were in compliance with the aforementioned financial covenants as set forth in the Amended Agreement. However, subsequent to March 31, 2016, we notified CPC that we did not have free cash flow of at least $5 million at the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, and we requested a waiver of the relevant provision of the Amended Agreement. On April 22, 2016, we entered into the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, which modifies the minimum quarterly free cash flow requirement such that we must have free cash flow of at least $1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter for the trailing twelve-month period then ended, commencing December 31, 2015 and continuing at the end of each fiscal quarter thereafter.

 

Of the $75 million maximum borrowing amount available at March 31, 2016 under the Combined Facility, we had outstanding advances of $25.2 million and $24.3 million on the Floor Plan Line of Credit at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, related to the purchase of inventory from certain vendors.

 

Our future capital requirements may vary materially from those now planned and will depend on many factors, including our strategy to continue to grow our business by select acquisitions. Historically, we have experienced an increase in our expenditures consistent with the growth of our operations and we anticipate our expenditures will continue to increase as we grow our business by acquisitions or organically. We believe that funds generated from our operations and available from our borrowing facilities will be sufficient to fund current business operations and anticipated growth.

 

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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

We do not have any special purpose entities or off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

 

There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations, outside the normal course of business, as compared to those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

 

We have identified our critical accounting policies in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.”  There have been no significant changes in critical accounting policies for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to those disclosed in the our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

There have been no material changes since December 31, 2015 in our market risk.  For further information on market risk, refer to “Part II—Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (1992). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2016.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

 

We are involved in certain legal actions, all of which have arisen in the ordinary course of business.  Management believes that the ultimate resolution of such matters is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operation and/or financial condition.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes from the risk factors we previously disclosed in “Part I—Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

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

 

On September 14, 2015, our board of directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of shares of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated purchases, or both, at an aggregate purchase price of up to $10 million. The timing and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by our management based on market conditions and other factors.  The

 

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share repurchase program is expected to be completed by December 31, 2016. Under this program, we may from time to time purchase our outstanding common stock in the open market at management’s discretion, subject to share price, market conditions and other factors. The common stock repurchase program does not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we repurchased 600,000 shares of our common stock at a total purchase price of $4.2 million under this program. The common stock repurchase program does not obligate us to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares. Common stock repurchase activity through March 31, 2016 was as follows:

 

Period

 

Total Number of 
Shares Purchased

 

Average Price 
Paid Per Share

 

Total Number of Shares 
Purchased as Part of Publicly 
Announced Plans or Programs

 

Maximum Dollar Value of Shares 
That May Yet Be Purchased 
Under the Plans or Programs

 

September 1 — December 31, 2015

 

629,000

 

$

7.66

 

629,000

 

$

5,182,833

 

January 1 — January 31, 2016

 

448,536

 

$

6.86

 

448,536

 

$

2,103,908

 

February 1 — February 29, 2016

 

151,464

 

$

7.34

 

151,464

 

$

991,940

 

March 1 — March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

$

991,940

 

 

Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None

 

Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable

 

Item 5.  Other Information

 

None

 

Item 6.   Exhibits

 

The exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are listed in the Exhibit Index immediately following the signatures to this report.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Dated: May 10, 2016

Datalink Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregory T. Barnum

 

 

Gregory T. Barnum, Vice President, Finance and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Datalink Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number in our Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed on June 3, 1998 (File No. 333-55935)).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Datalink Corporation (Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number in our Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2011 (File No. 000-29758)).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Third Amendment, dated as of April 22, 2016, to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2013, by and between Datalink Corporation and Castle Pines Capital LLC.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith).

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith).

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

 

 

 

101.INS*

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

101.SCH*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 


*Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

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