UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016
 

OR

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number 1-05707

 

GEE GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Illinois

36-6097429

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

184 Shuman Blvd., Suite 420, Naperville, IL 60563

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(630) 954-0400

(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 (Section 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.

 

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 o No x

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of August 12, 2016 was 9,378,892.

 

 

 
 
 

GEE GROUP INC.

Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2016

 

INDEX

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

3

 

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited)

4

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and year ended September 30, 2015

6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015

7

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

Item 2.

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

28

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

35

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

35

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

36

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

36

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

36

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

36

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

36

Item 5.

Other Information

36

Item 6.

Exhibits

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

38

 

 
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

As a matter of policy, the Company does not provide forecasts of future financial performance. The statements made in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements often contain or are prefaced by words such as "believe", "will" and "expect." These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. As a result of a number of factors, our actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Certain factors that might cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation, general business conditions, the demand for the Company's services, competitive market pressures, the ability of the Company to attract and retain qualified personnel for regular full-time placement and contract assignments, the possibility of incurring liability for the Company's business activities, including the activities of its contract employees and events affecting its contract employees on client premises, and the ability to attract and retain qualified corporate and branch management, as well as those risks discussed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2015, and in other documents which we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) and does not intend to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

GEE GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$3,558

 

 

$5,932

 

Accounts receivable, less allowances (June - $600; September - $524)

 

 

11,358

 

 

 

6,156

 

Other current assets

 

 

1,259

 

 

 

942

 

Total current assets

 

 

16,175

 

 

 

13,030

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

637

 

 

 

706

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

18

 

 

 

22

 

Goodwill

 

 

17,989

 

 

 

8,220

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

11,464

 

 

 

4,896

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$46,283

 

 

$26,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

$8,012

 

 

$2,850

 

Accounts payable

 

 

1,555

 

 

 

825

 

Accrued compensation

 

 

3,686

 

 

 

2,687

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

314

 

 

 

532

 

Short-term portion of subordinated debt

 

 

1,353

 

 

 

-

 

Contingent consideration

 

 

2,750

 

 

 

500

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

17,670

 

 

 

7,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred rent

 

 

255

 

 

 

243

 

Subordinated debt

 

 

4,995

 

 

 

-

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

61

 

 

 

-

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

 

5,311

 

 

 

243

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock; no par value; authorized - 20,000 shares; issued and outstanding - none

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Common stock, no-par value; authorized - 200,000 shares; issued and outstanding - 9,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shares at June 30, 2016 and 8,833 shares at September 30, 2015

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Additional paid in capital

 

 

37,416

 

 

 

33,492

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(14,114)

 

 

(14,255)

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

23,302

 

 

 

19,237

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

$46,283

 

 

$26,874

 

 

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

 

 
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GEE GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract staffing services

 

$20,311

 

 

$9,502

 

 

$55,917

 

 

$26,048

 

Direct hire placement services

 

 

1,671

 

 

 

1,948

 

 

 

5,356

 

 

 

4,880

 

NET REVENUES

 

 

21,982

 

 

 

11,450

 

 

 

61,273

 

 

 

30,928

 

Cost of contract services

 

 

15,708

 

 

 

7,803

 

 

 

43,675

 

 

 

21,488

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

5,205

 

 

 

3,270

 

 

 

14,856

 

 

 

9,454

 

Acquisition, integration and restructuring expense

 

 

29

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

597

 

 

 

30

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

103

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

245

 

 

 

94

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

415

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

1,187

 

 

 

305

 

INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

 

 

522

 

 

 

207

 

 

 

713

 

 

 

(443)

Change in derivative liability

 

 

-

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,251)

Change in contingent consideration

 

 

425

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

581

 

 

 

-

 

Interest expense

 

 

(418)

 

 

(133)

 

 

(1,152)

 

 

(406)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

(24)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(234)

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION

 

$529

 

 

$118

 

 

$142

 

 

$(3,334)

Provision for income tax

 

 

(1)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

-

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$528

 

 

$118

 

 

$141

 

 

$(3,334)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND

 

 

-

 

 

 

(170)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(207)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

528

 

 

 

(52)

 

 

141

 

 

 

(3,541)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

(0.02)

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

(1.25)

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES - BASIC

 

 

9,373

 

 

 

3,099

 

 

 

9,292

 

 

 

2,830

 

DILUTED INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

(0.02)

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

(1.25)

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES - DILUTED

 

 

9,857

 

 

 

3,099

 

 

 

9,866

 

 

 

2,830

 

 

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

  

 
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GEE GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (unaudited)

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Additional Paid

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

Preferred

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Total

Shareholders'

 

 

 

 Shares

 

 

In Capital

 

 

 Shares

 

 

Stock

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2014

 

 

2,589

 

 

$11,658

 

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

$(9,593)

 

$2,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of preferred, net of fees

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

1,961

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of preferred shares for acquisition of Scribe

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

640

 

 

 

6,265

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

6,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of note payable

 

 

317

 

 

 

2,867

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of stock for board of directors

 

 

35

 

 

 

258

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of warrant for Scribe acquisition

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,330

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

62

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of stock for the exercise of warrants and options, cashless

 

 

149

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of stock for conversion of preferred stock (including accrued dividends)

 

 

4,315

 

 

 

8,226

 

 

 

(840)

 

 

(8,226)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

340

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of stock, net of expenese and warrants issued

 

 

1,246

 

 

 

7,754

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of stock for acquisition of Agile

 

 

120

 

 

 

865

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4,662)

 

 

(4,662)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2015

 

 

8,833

 

 

$33,492

 

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

$(14,255)

 

$19,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares issued for JAX Legacy debt (see note 9)

 

 

95

 

 

 

589

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock for acquisition of Access Data Consulting Corporation

 

 

123

 

 

 

544

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

544

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of stock option expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

594

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock for acquisition of Access Data Consulting Corporation

 

 

328

 

 

 

2,197

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,197

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2016

 

 

9,379

 

 

$37,416

 

 

 

-

 

 

$-

 

 

$(14,114)

 

$23,302

 

 

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

 

 
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GEE GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(In Thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$141

 

 

$(3,334)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,432

 

 

 

415

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

594

 

 

 

182

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

(44)

 

 

40

 

Stock issued for services

 

 

-

 

 

 

189

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

161

 

 

 

-

 

Change in contingent consideration

 

 

(581)

 

 

-

 

Change in fair value of derivative liability

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,120

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

234

 

Changes in operating assets and  liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

111

 

 

 

(758)

Accounts payable

 

 

274

 

 

 

(363)

Accrued compensation

 

 

(301)

 

 

(1,185)

Other current items, net

 

 

(1,243)

 

 

950

 

Derivative liability

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

123

 

 

 

-

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

 

667

 

 

 

(1,510)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

 

(60)

 

 

(71)

Acquisition payments, net of cash acquired

 

 

(9,395)

 

 

-

 

Partial payment of earn-out

 

 

-

 

 

 

(59)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(9,455)

 

 

(130)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from short-term debt, net

 

 

2,724

 

 

 

486

 

Proceeds from subordinated debt

 

 

4,107

 

 

 

-

 

Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,961

 

Proceeds from sale of common stock, net

 

 

-

 

 

 

194

 

Payments on the debt related to acquisitions

 

 

(356)

 

 

-

 

Payments on capital lease

 

 

(61)

 

 

(56)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

6,414

 

 

 

2,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash

 

 

(2,374)

 

 

945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

5,932

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

 

$3,558

 

 

$1,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$684

 

 

$248

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

Issuance of preferred shares for acquisition

 

$-

 

 

$(135)

Non-cash financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of note payable

 

$-

 

 

$2,867

 

Issuance of shares for accrued board fees

 

$-

 

 

$69

 

Conversion of preferred stock

 

$-

 

 

$108

 

Stock paid for prepaid interest on subordinated note

 

$566

 

 

$-

 

Stock paid for fees in connection with subordinated note

 

$23

 

 

$-

 

Issuance of common stock for acquisition

 

$2,197

 

 

$-

 

Note issued in connection with acquisition

 

$3,000

 

 

$-

 

Earn-out liability, contingent consideration, and other liabilities incurred in connection with acquisition

 

$4,246

 

 

$-

 

Payment of contingent consideration with common shares

 

$544

 

 

$-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the nine month ended June 30, 2015:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Scribe Solutions Inc. for 640,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock valued at $6,265,000, net of issuance costs.  In addition, the Company exchanged warrants to purchase up to 6,350,000 shares of the Company's common stock valued at $1,330,000, for Scribe warrants held by three individuals.

 

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

 

 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. Description of Business

 

GEE Group Inc. (the "Company", "us", "our" or "we") was incorporated in the State of Illinois in 1962 and is the successor to employment offices doing business since 1893. We are a provider of permanent and temporary professional, industrial and physician assistant staffing and placement services in and near several major U.S cities. We specialize in the placement of information technology, engineering, medical and accounting professionals for direct hire and contract staffing for our clients, and provide temporary staffing services for our commercial clients. As a result of our acquisition of Scribe Solutions in April 2015, we now also offer data entry assistants (medical scribes) who specialize in electronic medical records (EMR) services for emergency departments, specialty physician practices and clinics.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine-month period ended June 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2016. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2015 as filed on December 29, 2015.

 

Liquidity

 

The Company has experienced significant losses and negative cash flows from operations in the past. Management has implemented a strategy which included cost reduction efforts, consolidation of certain back office activities to gain efficiencies as well as identifying strategic acquisitions, financed primarily through the issuance of preferred and common stock and convertible debt, to improve the overall profitability and cash flows of the Company.

 

In 2013, the Company entered into a three year revolving credit agreement with ACF Finco I LP (formerly Keltic) to provide working capital financing. The agreement allows ACF Finco I LP to advance the Company funds based on a percentage of eligible invoices. Management believes with current cash flow from operations, the equity offerings below and the availability under the ACF Finco I LP loan agreement, the Company will have sufficient liquidity for the next 12 months. Management expects to renew or replace this credit facility with the same or better terms, prior to its expiration in September of 2016.

 

On January 8, 2015, the Company completed a securities offering with 18 individuals who collectively purchased a total of 200,000 shares of Preferred Stock from the Company for a total purchase price of $2,000,000. The Company netted approximately $1,960,000, with approximately $1,000,000 to be used as working capital and the remaining $960,000 for marketing, acquisitions, expansion and to further the operations of the Company. The Preferred Stock was designated by the Company on December 15, 2014 through the filing of a Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with the Illinois Secretary of State. Each share of Preferred Stock was initially convertible, at the election of the holder, into 50 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The foregoing conversion ratio is subject to standard adjustment mechanisms, as set forth in the Designation. All of the series A Convertible Preferred Stock have been converted into shares of Common Stock.

 

 
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On July 22, 2015, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (the "Representative"), as the representative of the several underwriters identified therein (collectively, the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to offer and sell up to 1,120,000 shares of the Company's common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock"), at a price of $7.00 per share. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Representative an option, exercisable for 30 days, to purchase up to an additional 168,000 shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments, if any.

 

The Company received net proceeds from this offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $7,800,000 and issued 1,246,000 shares of Common Stock, this includes the Respresentative's exercise of the over-allotment option.

 

The offering was made pursuant to the Company's effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 204080), as amended and supplemented filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

 

The Company also issued warrants (the "Underwriter's Warrant") to the Underwriters to purchase up to a total of approximately 125,000 shares of Common Stock, at a price of $8.40 per share that are exercisable for five years. The Underwriter's Warrant has a seven-year piggyback registration right with respect to shares of common stock underlying the Underwriter's Warrant from the date of the Underwriting Agreement.

 

On October 2, 2015, the Company issued and sold a subordinated note in the aggregate principal amount of $4,185,000 (the "Subordinated Note") to JAX Legacy – Investment 1, LLC (the "Investor") pursuant to a Subscription Agreement dated October 2, 2015 between the Company and the Investor (the "Subscription Agreement"). The Subordinated Note is due on October 2, 2018 (the "Maturity Date"). Interest on the Subordinated Note is payable as follows: (i) 10% interest per annum on the outstanding principal balance of the Subordinated Note shall be payable quarterly in arrears, in cash, on each December 30th, March 30th, June 30th, and September 30th, until the Maturity Date and (ii) 4% interest per annum until the Maturity Date on the original principal balance of the Subordinated Note ($566,000), was paid in advance on the issuance date of the Subordinated Note through the issuance to the Investor of approximately 91,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Interest Shares"). The Company may prepay the principal and interest under the Subordinated Note at any time, without penalty, provided, however, the Interest Shares shall be deemed paid in full and earned upon the issuance of the Subordinated Note. The Subordinated Note is subordinated in payment to the obligations of the Company to ACF FINCO I LLP pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated October 2, 2015 between, ACF FINCO I LLP and the Investor. In connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Note the Company and the Investor entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated October 2, 2015 (the "Registration Rights Agreement") whereby the Company granted to the Investor certain piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares of Company common stock issued or issuable as interest payments under the Subordinated Note, and any shares of Company common stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, shares of common stock of the Company issued or issuable as interest payments under the Subordinated Note.

 

On October 4, 2015, the Company issued to the Sellers of Access Data Consulting Corporation a Sellers' Promissory Note for $3,000,000 (see note 10). Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Sellers' Promissory Note is payable at the rate of 5.5% per annum. The principal and interest amount of the Sellers' Promissory Note is payable as follows: (i) for the first twelve months commencing on November 4, 2015 and ending on October 4, 2016, a monthly payment of approximately $57,000 in principal and interest, (ii) on October 4, 2016 a balloon payment of principal of $1,000,000, (iii) for the next twelve months commencing on November 4, 2016 and ending on October 4, 2017, a monthly payment of approximately $28,000 in principal and interest, (iv) on October 4, 2017 a balloon payment of principal of approximately $1,202,000 and (v) on October 4, 2017 any and all amounts of previously unpaid principal and accrued interest. The Sellers' Promissory Note is subordinated in payment to the obligations of the Company to ACF FINCO I LLP pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated October 5, 2015 between ACF FINCO I LLP and the Sellers.

 

 
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Principles of Consolidation

 

The condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts and transactions of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On October 9, 2015, the Company filed a certificate of change to its amended and restated articles of incorporation with the Secretary of the State of Illinois in order to effectuate a reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock on a 1-for-10 basis (the "Reverse Stock Split"); and increased the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock of the Company from 20,000,000 post Reverse Stock Split, to 200,000,000.

 

The Reverse Stock Split became effective with the FINRA as of the open of business on October 9, 2015. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, every 10 shares of the Company's pre-Reverse Split common stock was combined and reclassified into one share of the Company's common stock. No fractional shares of common stock were issued as a result of the Reverse Split.

 

Throughout the condensed consolidated financial statements, each instance that refers to a number of shares of the Company's common stock, refers to the number of shares of common stock after giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Estimates and Assumptions

 

Management makes estimates and assumptions that can affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported as of the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the amounts of reported revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Those estimates and assumptions typically involve expectations about events to occur subsequent to the balance sheet date, and it is possible that actual results could ultimately differ from the estimates. If differences were to occur in a subsequent period, the Company would recognize those differences when they became known. Significant matters requiring the use of estimates and assumptions include, but may not be limited to, deferred income tax valuation allowances, accounts receivable allowances, accounting for acquisitions, and evaluation of impairment. Management believes that its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, based on information that is available at the time they are made.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Direct hire placement service revenues are recognized when applicants accept offers of employment, less a provision for estimated losses due to applicants not remaining employed for the Company's guarantee period. Contract staffing service revenues are recognized when services are rendered.

 

Falloffs and refunds during the period are reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations as a reduction of placement service revenues and were approximately $374,000 and $664,000 as of June 30, 2016 and 2015 respectively. Expected future falloffs and refunds are reflected in the consolidated balance sheet as a reduction of accounts receivable and were approximately $76,000 and $86,000 as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 respectively.

 

 
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Cost of Contract Staffing Services

 

The cost of contract services includes the wages and the related payroll taxes and employee benefits of the Company's employees while they work on contract assignments.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased are considered to be cash equivalents. At June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, there were no cash equivalents. The Company maintains deposits in financial institutions in excess of amounts guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Cash and cash equivalents are maintained at financial institutions and, at times, balances may exceed federally insured limits. We have never experienced any losses related to these balances.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

The Company extends credit to its various customers based on evaluation of the customer's financial condition and ability to pay the Company in accordance with the payment terms. An allowance for placement fall-offs is recorded, as a reduction of revenues, for estimated losses due to applicants not remaining employed for the Company's guarantee period. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded, as a charge to bad debt expense, where collection is considered to be doubtful due to credit issues. These allowances together reflect management's estimate of the potential losses inherent in the accounts receivable balances, based on historical loss statistics and known factors impacting its customers. The nature of the contract service business, where companies are dependent on employees for the production cycle allows for a small accounts receivable allowance. Based on management's review of accounts receivable, an allowance for doubtful accounts of approximately $600,000 and $524,000 is considered necessary as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively. The Company charges uncollectible accounts against the allowance once the invoices are deemed unlikely to be collectible.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation expense is calculated on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives of five years for computer equipment and two to ten years for office equipment, furniture and fixtures. The Company capitalizes computer software purchased or developed for internal use and amortizes it over an estimated useful life of five years. The carrying value of property and equipment is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it may not be recoverable. If the carrying amount of an asset group is greater than its estimated future undiscounted cash flows, the carrying value is written down to the estimated fair value. There was no impairment of property and equipment for the nine month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired in the various acquisitions. The Company assesses goodwill for impairment at least annually. Testing goodwill for impairment allows the Company to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the entity determines that this threshold is not met, then performing the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. An impairment loss would be recognized to the extent the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.

 

 
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Fair Value Measurement

 

The Company follows the provisions of the accounting standard which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and enhances fair value measurement disclosure. Under these provisions, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the "exit price") in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

 

The standard establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use on unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company's assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is described below:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.

 

Level 2: Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data.

 

Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

 

The fair value of the Company's current assets and current liabilities approximate their carrying values due to their short term nature. The carrying value of the Company's long-term liabilities represents their fair value based on level 3 inputs, as further discussed in note 8. The Company's goodwill and other intangible assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis using level 3 inputs.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Customer lists, non-compete agreements, customer relationships, management agreements and trade names were recorded at their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and are amortized over their estimated useful lives ranging from two to ten years using both accelerated and straight-line methods.

 

Loss per Share

 

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted loss per share is computed giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares. Potentially dilutive common shares may consist of incremental shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants and the conversion of notes payable to common stock. In periods in which a net loss has been incurred, all potentially dilutive common shares are considered anti-dilutive and thus are excluded from the calculation. There were approximately 208,000 and 525,000 of common stock equivalents excluded for the nine months and three months ended June 30, 2015, respectively, because their effect is anti-dilutive. Common share equivalents of approximately 575,000 and 484,000 was included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the nine months and three months ended June 30, 2016. There were approximately 392,000 and 428,000 of common stock equivalents excluded for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, respectively because their effect is anti-dilutive.

 

 
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Advertising Expenses

 

The majority of the Company's advertising expense budget is used to support the Company's business. Most of the advertisements are in print or internet media, with expenses recorded as they are incurred. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, included in selling, general and administrative expenses was advertising expense totaling approximately $233,000 and $781,000, and approximately $164,000 and $514,000, respectively.

 

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

 

The Company records an impairment of long-lived assets used in operations, other than goodwill, when events or circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired and the estimated undiscounted cash flows to be generated by those assets over their remaining lives are less than the carrying amount of those items. The net carrying value of assets not recoverable is reduced to fair value, which is typically calculated using the discounted cash flow method. The Company did not record any impairment during the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based awards to employees in accordance with applicable accounting principles, which requires compensation expense related to share-based transactions, including employee stock options, to be measured and recognized in the financial statements based on a determination of the fair value of the stock options. The grant date fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton ("Black-Scholes") pricing model. For all employee stock options, we recognize expense over the requisite service period on an accelerated basis over the employee's requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant). The Company's option pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected stock price volatility, expected term, and forfeiture rate. Any changes in these highly subjective assumptions significantly impact stock-based compensation expense.

 

Options awarded to purchase shares of common stock issued to non-employees in exchange for services are accounted for as variable awards in accordance with applicable accounting principles. Such options are valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

 

Income Taxes

 

We record a provision for income taxes for the anticipated tax consequences of the reported results of operations using the asset and liability method. Under this method, we recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities, as well as for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income for the years in which those tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the net amount that we believe is more likely than not to be realized.

 

Due to the private sale of shares of common stock to LEED HR during fiscal 2012 and the resulting change in control, the Company may be limited by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code as to the amount of net operating losses that may be used in future years.

 

 
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We recognize tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if we believe that it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. Although we believe that we have adequately reserved for our uncertain tax positions, we can provide no assurance that the final tax outcome of these matters will not be materially different. We make adjustments to these reserves when facts and circumstances change, such as the closing of a tax audit or the refinement of an estimate. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will affect the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made and could have a material impact on our financial condition and operating results.

 

Reclassification

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 to conform to the current year presentation.

 

Segment Data

 

The Company has two operating business segments a) Contract staffing services, and b) Direct hire placement. These operating segments were determined based primarily on how the chief operating decision maker views and evaluates our operations. Operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and to assess its performance. Other factors, including type of business, type of employee, length of employment and revenue recognition are considered in determining these operating segments.

 

3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16 - Business Combinations, which requires adjustments to provisional amounts recorded in business combinations to be recognized in the reporting period in which they are identified either separately on the face of the income statement or in the notes to the financial statements. ASU 2015-16 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and any interim periods within that period, and early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating ASU 2015-16 to determine if this guidance will have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting ("ASU 2016-09"). ASU 2016-09 simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of adopting ASU 2016-09 on its financial statements and related disclosures.

 

No other recent accounting pronouncements were issued by FASB and the SEC that are believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.

 

 
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4. Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:

 

(In thousands)

 

Useful Lives

 

June 30,

2016

 

 

September 30,

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer software

 

5 years

 

$1,447

 

 

$1,447

 

Office equipment, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements

 

2 to 10 years

 

 

2,454

 

 

 

2,278

 

Total property and equipment, at cost

 

 

 

 

3,901

 

 

 

3,725

 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

(3,264)

 

 

(3,019)

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

$637

 

 

$706

 

 

Leasehold improvements are amortized over the term of the lease.

 

Depreciation expense for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was approximately $103,000 and $245,000, and $32,000 and $110,000, respectively.

 

5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired from various acquisitions. Goodwill is not amortized. The Company performs a goodwill impairment test annually, by reporting unit, in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, or whenever potential impairment triggers occur. Should the two-step process be necessary, the first step of the impairment test identifies potential impairment by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value including goodwill. In applying a fair-value-based test, estimates are made of the expected future cash flows to be derived from the reporting unit. Similar to the review for impairment of other long-lived assets, the resulting fair value determination is significantly impacted by estimates of future margins, capital needs, economic trends and other factors. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the impairment test is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any. The second step of the impairment test compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. An impairment loss would be recognized to the extent the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. There was no impairment recorded during the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

Intangible Assets

 

As of June 30, 2016

 

(In Thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Book Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Relationships

 

$10,744

 

 

$2,392

 

 

$8,352

 

Trade Name

 

 

2,428

 

 

 

223

 

 

 

2,205

 

Non-Compete Agreements

 

 

1,060

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

907

 

 

 

$14,232

 

 

$2,768

 

 

$11,464

 

 

 
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As of September 30, 2015

 

(In Thousands)

 

Cost

 

 

Accumulated

Amortization

 

 

Net

Book Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Relationships

 

$5,232

 

 

$1,557

 

 

$3,675

 

Trade Name

 

 

1,057

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

1,001

 

Non-Compete Agreements

 

 

225

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

220

 

 

 

$6,514

 

 

$1,618

 

 

$4,896

 

 

The amortization expense attributable to the amortization of identifiable intangible assets was approximately $399,000 and $1,150,000 and $139,000 and $305,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. In addition to amortization expense for intangible assets, the Company incurred amortization of deferred financing fees of $16,000 and $37,000 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.

 

The trade names are amortized on a straight – line basis over the estimated useful life of ten years. Customer relationships are amortized based on the future undiscounted cash flows or straight – line basis over estimated remaining useful lives of five to ten years. Non-compete agreements are amortized based on a straight-line basis over the term of the non-compete agreement, typically five years. Over the next five years and thereafter, annual amortization expense for these finite life intangible assets will total approximately $11,464,000, as follows: fiscal 2016 - $388,000 fiscal 2017 - $1,476,000, fiscal 2018 - $1,480,000, fiscal 2019 - $1,485,000, fiscal 2020 - $1,482,000 and thereafter - $5,153,000.

 

Long-lived assets, such as purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company regularly evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate possible impairment and relies on a number of factors, including operating results, business plans, economic projections, and anticipated future cash flows. The Company uses an estimate of the future undiscounted net cash flows of the related asset or asset group over the remaining life in measuring whether the assets are recoverable.

 

6. Short-term Debt

 

On September 27, 2013, the Company ("Borrower") entered into agreements with ACF FINCO I LP (successor-in-interest to Keltic Financial Partners II, LP) ("ACF") ("Lender"), that provides the Company with long term financing through a six million dollar ($6,000,000) secured revolving note (the "Note"). The Note has a term of three years and has no amortization prior to maturity. The interest rate for the Note is a fluctuating rate that, when annualized, is equal to the greatest of (A) the Prime Rate plus three and one quarter percent (3.25%), (B) the LIBOR Rate plus six and one quarter percent (6.25%), and (C) six and one half percent (6.50%), with the interest paid on a monthly basis. At June 30, 2016 and 2015 the interest rate was 6.5%. Loan advances pursuant to the Note are based on the accounts receivable balance and other assets. The Company incurred certain cash expense and commitment fees related to obtaining the agreement of approximately $170,000, which has been paid. The Note is secured by all of the Company's property and assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interests. On January 1, 2016, the Company entered into an eighth Amendment and Waiver to the Loan and Security Agreement with ACF to increase the maximum amount of revolving credit under the Amended Credit Agreement from $6,000,000 to $10,000,000 and adjust the future covenants as outlined below and update the overall document to reflect changes to the business. The Company has entered into other Amendments with ACF that did not materially change the terms of the Note. As of the date of this report, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants or had received waivers related thereto. The Company has several administrative covenants and the following financial covenant:

 

 
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The Company must maintain the following EBITDA:

 

(a)

The three (3) consecutive calendar month period ending on December 31, 2015, to be a number greater than negative Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars (-$225,000);

 

 

 

 

(b)

The six (6) consecutive calendar month period ending on March 31, 2016, to be no less than Nine Hundred Thirty-two Thousand Eight Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($932,000);

 

 

 

 

(c)

The nine (9) consecutive calendar month period ending on June 30, 2016, to be no less than Two Million Sixty-five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($2,065,000);

 

 

 

 

(d)

The twelve (12) consecutive calendar month period ending on September 30, 2016, to be no less than Three Million Two Hundred Forty-one Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($3,241,000); and

 

 

 

 

(e)

For any period commencing on or after October 1, 2016, no less than such amounts as are established by Lender for such period in Lender's permitted discretion based on the annual financial projections including such period delivered by Borrower.

 

As of June 30, 2016, the Company was in compliance with the EBITDA covenant and all other administrative covenants. At June 30, 2016, there was approximately $894,000 available on the line of credit. The interest expense related to the lines of credit for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 approximated $205,000 and $496,000 and $99,000 and $300,000, respectively.

 

7. Accrued Compensation

 

Accrued Compensation includes accrued wages, the related payroll taxes, employee benefits of the Company's employees while they work on contract assignments, commissions earned and not yet paid and estimated commission payable.

 

8. Subordinated Debt

 

On October 2, 2015, the Company issued and sold the Subordinated Note to JAX Legacy – Investment 1, LLC (the "Investor") pursuant to a Subscription Agreement dated October 2, 2015 between the Company and the Investor (the "Subscription Agreement") in the amount of $4,185,000. The Subordinated Note is due on October 2, 2018 (the "Maturity Date"). Interest on the Subordinated Note is payable as follows: (i) 10% interest per annum on the outstanding principal balance of the Subordinated Note shall be payable quarterly in arrears, in cash, on each December 30th, March 30th, June 30th, and September 30th, until the Maturity Date and (ii) 4% interest per annum until the Maturity Date on the original principal balance of the Subordinated Note, was paid in advance on the issuance date of the Subordinated Note through the issuance to the Investor of approximately 91,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Interest Shares") valued at approximately $566,000. The Company may prepay the principal and interest under the Subordinated Note at any time, without penalty, provided, however, the Interest Shares shall be deemed paid in full and earned upon the issuance of the Subordinated Note. The Subordinated Note is subordinated in payment to the obligations of the Company to ACF FINCO I LLP pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated October 2, 2015 between, ACF FINCO I LLP and the Investor. In connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Note the Company and the Investor entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated October 2, 2015 (the "Registration Rights Agreement") whereby the Company granted to the Investor certain piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares of Company common stock issued or issuable as interest payments under the Subordinated Note, and any shares of Company common stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, shares of common stock of the Company issued or issuable as interest payments under the Subordinated Note. The Company paid fees of approximately $25,000 and 3,000 shares of common stock to the Investor, valued at approximately $23,000. In addition, the Company had approximately $33,000 of legal fees related to the transaction. Total discount recorded at issuance was approximately $647,000. Total amortization of debt discount for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was approximately $161,000.

 

 
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On October 4, 2015, the Company issued to the sellers of Access Data Consulting Corporation (see note 10) a Promissory Note. Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Promissory Note is payable at the rate of 5.5% per annum. The principal and interest amount of the Promissory Note is payable as follows: (i) for the first twelve months commencing on November 4, 2015 and ending on October 4, 2016, a monthly payment of approximately $57,000 in principal and interest, (ii) on October 4, 2016 a balloon payment of principal of $1,000,000, (iii) for the next twelve months commencing on November 4, 2016 and ending on October 4, 2017, a monthly payment of approximately $28,000 in principal and interest, (iv) on October 4, 2017 a balloon payment of principal of $1,202,000 and (v) on October 4, 2017 any and all amounts of previously unpaid principal and accrued interest. The Promissory Note is subordinated in payment to the obligations of the Company to ACF FINCO I LLP pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated October 5, 2015 between ACF FINCO I LLP and the Sellers of Access Data Consulting Corporation.

 

Balance as of June 30, 2016 (In Thousands)

 

 

 

JAX Legacy debt

 

$4,185

 

Access Data debt

 

 

2,646

 

JAX Legacy debt discount

 

 

(483)

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt

 

 

6,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term portion of debt

 

 

(1,353)

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term portion of debt

 

$4,995

 

 

Over the next four years, the payments of subordinated debt will total approximately $6,831 as follows: fiscal 2016 - $136 fiscal 2017 - $1,285, fiscal 2018 - $1,225, fiscal 2019 - $4,185.

 

9. Equity

 

On October 2, 2015, the Company issued approximately 95,000 shares of common stock to JAX Legacy related to the subordinated note. The stock was valued at approximately $589,000.

 

On October 4, 2015, the Company issued approximately 328,000 shares of common stock to the sellers of Access Data Consulting Corporation. The Company also agreed if the closing price of the Company's common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the day on which the Issued Shares are first freely salable under Rule 144 (the "Rule 144 Date") is less than 90% of the Issue Price, then the Company shall make a one-time adjustment and shall promptly pay to the Sellers, in stock in the form of additional shares of common stock of the Company at the market value on the Rule 144 Date, the difference between the aggregate value of the Issued Shares at the Issue Price and the aggregate value of the Issued Shares at the closing price on the Rule 144 Date. The Company has recorded a liability of approximately $500,000 in contingent consideration.

 

On April 4, 2016, the Company issued approximately 123,000 shares of common stock to the sellers of Access Data Consulting Corporation related to the guarantee (see note 10). This was based on market value of the stock on April 4, 2016 being approximately $544,000 less than the $2,000,000 six month guarantee provided in the Access Data Agreement and based on the closing stock price of $4.44 per common share.

 

 
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Stock Options

 

The Company has recognized compensation expense in the amount of approximately $202,000 and $594,000 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, related to the issuance of stock options.

 

In September of 2015, the Company granted options to purchase approximately 46,000 common shares of the Company's stock at an average price of $6.70 per common share. The expense was estimated using Black-Scholes option pricing model using an average expected life of 10 years, expected stock volatility of 99% and a risk free rate of 2.2%. The average fair value of stock options granted was estimated to be $6.00 per share in fiscal 2016.

 

In January of 2016, the Company granted stock options to purchase up to approximately 61,000 of the Company's common stock, at an average price of $5.13 per common share. The expense was estimated using Black-Scholes option pricing model using an average expected life of 10 years, expected stock volatility of 99% and a risk free rate of 2.2%. The average fair value of stock options granted was estimated to be $5.13 per share in fiscal 2016.

 

10. Acquisitions

 

Scribe

 

On December 11, 2014, the Company entered into a Stock Exchange Agreement (the "SCRIBE Agreement") with Brittany M. Dewan as Trustee of the Derek E. Dewan Irrevocable Living Trust II dated the 27th of July, 2010, Brittany M. Dewan, individually, Allison Dewan, individually, Mary Menze, individually, and Alex Stuckey, individually (collectively, the "Scribe Shareholders"). Scribe Solutions, Inc. ("Scribe") provides data entry assistants (medical scribes) who specialize in electronic medical records (EMR) services for emergency departments, specialty physician practices and clinics. The transaction was unanimously approved by written consent of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") and the holders of a majority of the Company's outstanding stock. The Scribe transaction closed on April 1, 2015. Pursuant to the terms of the SCRIBE Agreement the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Scribe Solutions Inc., ("Scribe") from the Scribe Shareholders for 640,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") of the Company. In addition, the Company exchanged warrants to purchase up to 635,000 shares of the Company's common stock, for $2.00 per share, with a term of 10 years (the "Warrants"), for Scribe warrants held by three individuals. The issuances of Preferred Stock and Warrants by the Company was effected in reliance on the exemptions from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, (the "Securities Act"), and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

Under the purchase method of accounting, the transaction was valued for accounting purposes at an estimated $7,800,000 which was the estimated fair value of the Company at the date of acquisition. The estimate was based on the consideration paid of 640,000 preferred shares and the 635,000 warrants granted. The 640,000 preferred shares are valued at approximately $6,400,000, and the 635,000 warrants are valued at approximately $1,330,000. The Black-Scholes option pricing model was used to value the warrants based upon an expected stock price volatility of 253.7%, a 10 year expected life of the warrant and a risk free interest rate of approximately 1.6%.

 

The assets and liabilities of Scribe were recorded at their respective fair values as of the closing date of the Scribe Agreement, and the following table summarizes these values based on the balance sheet at April 1, 2015, the closing date.

 

 
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The intangibles were recorded, based on the Company's estimate of fair value, which consist primarily of customer lists and trade name with an estimated life of ten years and goodwill.

 

(in Thousands)

 

$

676

 

 

Assets Purchased

 

452

 

 

Liabilities Assumed

 

224

 

 

Net Assets Purchased

 

7,730

 

 

Purchase Price

$

7,506

 

 

Intangible Asset from Purchase

 

The primary intangible assets acquired have been identified as the customer list, trade name and goodwill and have been allocated as follows:

 

$

1,470

 

 

Customer relationships

 

746

 

 

Trade name

 

5,290

 

 

Goodwill

$

7,506

 

 

Intangible Asset from Purchase 

 

Goodwill and intangibles related to the acquisition of Scribe will not be deductible for tax purposes.

 

Agile

 

On July 31, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agile Agreement") with Tricia Dempsey ("Seller"). Pursuant to the terms of the Agile Agreement on July 31, 2015 the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Agile Resources, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("Agile").

 

Agile was founded by Seller in 2003 and provides innovative IT staffing solutions and IT consulting services ranging from legacy platforms to emerging technologies to a diversified client base across many industry verticals. Agile has a sophisticated recruiting and delivery engine and utilizes state-of-the-art technology to deliver top talent with a rapid time to market. Agile delivers CIO advisory services and IT project support resources in the areas of application architecture and delivery, enterprise operations, information lifecycle management and project management all with flexible delivery options. The staffing alternatives include the provision of contract IT professionals, contract-to-permanent and permanent placement in addition to providing IT solutions for project work including statement-of-work (SOW) engagements on a time-and-materials (T&M) basis. Agile's IT staffing solutions include providing professionals with expertise in the areas of .net, share-point, enterprise resource planning (ERP), software engineering, database support (Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Sybase & Informix), legacy systems support, data analytics, cloud migration, big data, cyber-security, health IT, network and help-desk support and mobile applications.

 

Under the purchase method of accounting, the transaction was valued for accounting purposes at $3,507,000, which was the estimated fair value of the consideration paid by the Company, after it was determined post closing that the net working capital was only approximately $92,000. The estimate was based on the consideration paid of approximately 120,000 shares of common stock valued based on the closing price on July 31, 2015 of $7.20 per share and estimated cash of approximately $2,642,000 paid based on terms of the agreement.

 

The assets and liabilities of Agile are recorded at their respective fair values as of the closing date of the Agile Agreement, and the following table summarizes these values. This included approximately $500,000 of contingent consideration management estimated at the date of closing would be paid.

 

 
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The intangibles were recorded, based on the estimated of fair value, which consist primarily of customer relationships with an estimated life of five to ten years and goodwill.

 

(in Thousands)

 

$

1,571

Assets Purchased

1,479

Liabilities Assumed

92

Net Assets Purchased

3,507

Purchase Price

$

3,415

Intangible Asset from Purchase

 

Intangible asset detail

 

$

1,071

Intangible asset customer relationships

295

Intangible asset trade name

225

Intangible asset non-compete agreement

1,824

Goodwill

$

3,415

Intangible Asset from Purchase

 

Goodwill and intangibles related to the acquisition of Agile will not be deductible for tax purposes.

 

Access

 

On October 4, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Access Data Agreement") with William Daniel Dampier and Carol Lee Dampier (collectively, the "Sellers"). Pursuant to the terms of the Access Data Agreement the Company acquired on October 4, 2015, 100% of the outstanding stock of Access Data Consulting Corporation., a Colorado corporation ("Access Data"), for a purchase price (the "Purchase Price") equal to $13,000,000 plus or minus the NWC Adjustment Amount (as defined below) plus up to $2,000,000 of an "earnout".

 

The consideration shall be paid as follows:

 

·

Cash Payment to Sellers. At the closing, the Company paid to Sellers $7,000,000 in cash (the "Closing Cash Payment").

 

·

Working Capital Reserve Fund. In addition to the Closing Cash Payment to Sellers, the Company shall pay to Sellers an additional $1,000,000 (the "Working Capital Holdback"), plus or minus the NWC Adjustment Amount, in cash within twenty (20) days after the completion of an audit of Access Data's financial information from its most recent fiscal year end to the closing date, but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after the closing date. The estimated working capital was approximately $1,879,000. As of May 14, 2016, the Company had fully paid the liability related to the Working Capital Reserve Fund.

 

 
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·

Purchase Price Adjustment – Working Capital. The Purchase Price will be adjusted (positively or negatively) based upon the difference in the book value of the "Closing Working Capital" as compared to the "Benchmark Working Capital" of $2 million (such difference to be called the "NWC Adjustment Amount"). If the NWC Adjustment Amount is positive the Purchase Price will be increased by the NWC Adjustment Amount. If the NWC Adjustment Amount is negative, the Purchase Price will be decreased by the NWC Adjustment Amount. If the Purchase Price increases, then the Company will pay to the Sellers the sum of the increase plus the Working Capital Holdback within twenty (20) days of a final determination. If the Purchase Price decreases then Sellers will pay the amount of the decrease to the Company within twenty (20) days of a final determination, which first shall be funded from the Working Capital Holdback held by the Company (which shall be credited to the Sellers). If the amount of the Purchase Price decrease exceeds the Working Capital Holdback, then the Sellers will pay the difference to the Company within twenty (20) days of a final determination. If the Working Capital Holdback exceeds the payment due from the Sellers, then the remaining balance of those funds after the payment to the Company shall be paid to the Sellers.

 

 

 

·

Sellers' Promissory Notes at the closing, the Company delivered to the Sellers a Subordinated Nonnegotiable Promissory Note (the "Sellers' Promissory Note") executed by the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000. The Sellers' Promissory Note is secured by the certain collateral of the Company pursuant to a Security Agreement dated as of October 4, 2015 by and among the Company and the Sellers (the "Security Agreement").

·

Earnout Payment. Up to an additional $2,000,000 (the "Earnout") may be paid by the Company to the Sellers with respect to the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, subject to the satisfaction of certain earnout provisions contained in the Access Data Agreement. Any earnout payment to be paid by the Company shall be paid 50% in the form of cash and 50% in the form of shares of Company common stock. A contingent liability of $2,000,000 was initially recorded in contingent consideration related to this potential earn-out based on Managements' estimated first year performance at the time of the acquisition. As of June 30, 2016 management has changed that estimate to $1,000,000 based on current performance of the Company. The Company recognized a gain on change of contingent consideration of approximately $1,000,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2016.

·

Payment of Shares of Company Common Stock. Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) of the Purchase Price will be paid in issued shares of common stock of the Company. The number of shares of common stock payable to the Sellers will be approximately 328,000 shares at $6.10 per share (the "Issue Price"); provided however, that if, during such twenty (20) day trading period, the Company pays a dividend in, splits, combines into a smaller number of shares, or issues by reclassification any additional shares of its common stock (a "Stock Event"), then the closing prices used in the above calculation shall be appropriately adjusted to provide the Sellers the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such action. This stock was valued at approximately $2,197,000 based on the closing price of $6.70 on October 5, 2015. If the closing price of the shares of the Company's common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the day on which the Issued Shares are first freely salable under Rule 144 (the "Rule 144 Date") is less than 90% of the Issue Price, then the Company shall make a one-time adjustment and shall promptly pay to the Sellers, in stock in the form of additional shares of common stock of the Company at the market value on the Rule 144 Date, the difference between the aggregate value of the Issued Shares at the Issue Price and the aggregate value of the Issued Shares at the closing price on the Rule 144 Date, the "guarantee". A contingent liability of $500,000 was recorded in contingent consideration related to this potential adjustment in shares issued. On April 4, 2016 the Company issued approximately 123,000 shares of common stock to the Sellers of Access Data Consulting Corporation. This was based on market value of the stock on April 4, 2016 being approximately $544,000 less than $2,000,000 six month guaranteed and based on the closing stock price of $4.44 per common share. The Company recognized a loss on change of contingent consideration of approximately $44,000 for the nine months ended June 30, 2016.

 

On October 4, 2015, the Company issued to the Sellers the Sellers' Promissory Note. Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Sellers' Promissory Note is payable at the rate of 5.5% per annum. The principal and interest amount of the Sellers' Promissory Note is payable as follows: (i) for the first twelve months commencing on November 4, 2015 and ending on October 4, 2016, a monthly payment of approximately $57,000 in principal and interest, (ii) on October 4, 2016 a balloon payment of principal of $1,000,000, (iii) for the next twelve months commencing on November 4, 2016 and ending on October 4, 2017, a monthly payment of approximately $28,000 in principal and interest, (iv) on October 4, 2017 a balloon payment of principal of approximately $1,202,000 and (v) on October 4, 2017 any and all amounts of previously unpaid principal and accrued interest. The Sellers' Promissory Note is subordinated in payment to the obligations of the Company to ACF FINCO I LLP pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated October 5, 2015 between ACF FINCO I LLP and the Sellers.

 

 
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The intangibles were recorded, based on the estimated of fair value, which consist primarily of customer lists with an estimated life of five to ten years and goodwill.

 

(in Thousands)

 

$

3,597

Assets Purchased

1,659

Liabilities Assumed

1,938

Net Assets Purchased

15,568

Purchase Price

$

13,630

Intangible Asset from Purchase

 

Intangible asset detail

 

$

4,566

Intangible asset customer relationships

756

Intangible asset trade name

593

Intangible asset non-compete agreement

7,715

Goodwill

$

13,630

Intangible Asset from Purchase

 

Under the 338(h)(10) election, all goodwill and intangibles related to the acquisition of Access will be fully deductible for tax purposes.

 

Paladin

 

GEE Group Inc. (the "Company") entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 1, 2016 (the "Paladin Agreement") with Enoch S. Timothy and Dorothy Timothy (collectively, the "Sellers"). Pursuant to the terms of the Paladin Agreement the Company acquired on January 1, 2016, 100% of the outstanding stock of Paladin Consulting Inc., a Texas corporation ("Paladin"), for a purchase price (the "Purchase Price") equal to $1,750,000, minus the Circle Lending Loan Amount (as defined below) plus up to $1,000,000 in contingent promissory notes, minus the NWC Reduction Amount (as defined below) (if any) plus up to $1,250,000 of "earnouts".

 

The consideration shall be paid as follows:

 

·

Cash Payment to Sellers. At the closing, the Company paid to the Sellers $1,750,000 in cash.

 

·

Contingent Promissory Notes. Up to an additional $1,000,000 of the Purchase Price shall subsequently be paid by the Company to the Sellers in the form of contingent Promissory Notes (the "Promissory Notes") if (i) the final determination of the Revenue (as defined in the Paladin Agreement) for the period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ending on December 31, 2016 (the "Earnout Period") exceeds $15,000,000 and (ii) Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Paladin Agreement) for the Earnout Period, exceeds $500,000. The principal amount of the Promissory Notes is subject to reduction by the NWC Reduction Amount (as defined below). There was no liability recorded for this as the estimated negative working capital exceeds $1,000,000 at December 31, 2015.

 

 
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·

NWC Reduction Amount. The Sellers have agreed to pay to the Company the amount by which the Net Working Capital of Paladin (defined as Paladin's Current Assets, determined in accordance with GAAP minus Paladin's Current Liabilities, determined in accordance with GAAP) is a negative number. The Purchase Price shall be reduced dollar for dollar for each dollar by which the Net Working Capital is a negative amount (i.e., less than $0). The amount by which the Net Working Capital is less than $0 is the "NWC Reduction Amount." The reduction shall first be applied to reduce the $1,000,000 portion of the Purchase Price that is the Promissory Notes. If the reduction exceeds $1,000,000, then that excess shall be immediately paid by the Sellers via a wire transfer of the applicable dollar amount to the Company. There was no liability recorded for this as the estimated negative working capital exceeds $1,000,000 at December 31, 2015.

 

·

Earnout Payment. Up to an additional $750,000 of the Purchase Price (the "Earnout") will subsequently be paid by the Company to Sellers with respect to the Earnout Period, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions in the Paladin Agreement. Any Earnout payment made by the Company, shall, at the option of the Company, be paid (i) in shares of common stock of the Company or (ii) in immediately available funds. Certain "Retention Bonuses" (as defined in the Paladin Agreement) paid to employees of Paladin on or before February 1, 2017, but not exceeding $275,000 in the aggregate will reduce the Earnout payment. For the three month and nine months ended June 30, 2016 the Company recognized a $375,000 loss on change of contingent consideration.

 

·

Additional Stock Earnout Payment. Up to an additional $500,000 of the Purchase Price (the "Additional Earnout") will subsequently be paid by the Company to Sellers in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions in the Paladin Agreement. Any such Additional Earnout payment shall be paid in shares of common stock of the Company.

 

·

Subordinated Deferred Payment Rights. Notwithstanding the above, the Sellers have agreed that the Earnout Payment and Additional Stock Earnout Payment shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to any "Senior Indebtedness" (as defined in the Paladin Agreement) now or hereafter existing to "Senior Lenders" (current or future) (as defined in the Paladin Agreement).

 

Under the purchase method of accounting, the transaction was valued for accounting purposes at an estimated $2,625,000, which was the estimated fair value of the consideration paid by the Company, after it was determined post-closing that the net negative working capital was approximately $1,387,000. The estimate was based on the consideration paid of $1,750,000 paid in cash, approximately $500,000 of contingent stock consideration related to Paladin exceeding the threshold EBITDA of $650,000 and the estimated contingent consideration related to Paladin exceeding the threshold EBITDA of $650,000 by approximately $75,000. A contingent liability of $375,000 was initially recorded related to this earn-out, which is five times the estimated EBITDA above the $650,000 threshold. Management does not expect to recover the negative working capital directly from the Seller, only a reduction in possible future earn-out payments. As of June 30, 2016, management revalued the contingent liability to the full $750,000 with a $375,000 loss recognized in the income statement.

 

The assets and liabilities of Paladin were recorded at their respective fair values as of the closing date of the Paladin Agreement, and the following table summarizes these values based on the estimated balance sheet at January 1, 2016.

 

The intangibles were recorded, based on the estimated fair value, which are expected to consist primarily of customer lists, trade name and a non-compete agreement with estimated lives of five to ten years and goodwill. Upon completion of an independent purchase price allocation and valuation, the allocation intangible assets will be adjusted accordingly.

 

(in Thousands)

 

$

2,460

 

 

Assets Purchased

 

3,693

 

 

Liabilities Assumed

 

(1,233

)

 

Net Assets Purchased

 

2,625

 

 

Purchase Price

$

3,858

 

 

Intangible Asset from Purchase

 

 
24
 

 

Intangible asset detail

 

$

947

Intangible asset customer list

615

Intangible asset trade name

242

Intangible asset non-compete agreement

2,054

Goodwill

$

3,858

Intangible Asset from Purchase

 

Consolidated pro-forma unaudited financial statements

 

The following unaudited pro forma combined financial information is based on the historical financial statements of the Company and Scribe Solutions Inc., Agile Resources, Inc., Access Data Consulting Corporation and Paladin Consulting, Inc., after giving effect to the Company's acquisition as if the acquisitions occurred on October 1, 2014.

 

The following unaudited pro forma information does not purport to present what the Company's actual results would have been had the acquisitions occurred on October 1, 2014, nor is the financial information indicative of the results of future operations. The following table represents the unaudited consolidated pro forma results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015 and nine months ended June 30, 2016 as if the acquisition occurred on October 1, 2014. The pro forma results of operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 only include Paladin, as all other acquisitions either occurred prior to October 1, 2015 or had an immaterial effect on pro forma balances. Operating expenses have been increased for the amortization expense associated with the estimated fair value adjustment as of each acquisition during the respective period for the expected definite lived intangible assets. Operating expenses have been increased for the amortization expense associated with the fair value adjustment of definite lived intangible assets of approximately $1,475,000 per year for all four acquisitions.

 

(in Thousands, except per share data)

 

Pro Forma, unaudited

 

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2015

 

 

Nine Months Ended

June 30, 2016

 

 

Nine Months Ended

June 30, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$23,718

 

 

$66,058

 

 

$69,647

 

Cost of sales

 

$17,671

 

 

$47,571

 

 

$52,096

 

Operating expenses

 

$5,574

 

 

$17,737

 

 

$16,698

 

Net income (loss)

 

$449

 

 

$(8)

 

$(1,842)

Basic  income  (loss) per common share

 

$0.05

 

 

$(0.00)

 

$(0.20)

Dilutive income (loss) per common share

 

$0.05

 

 

$(0.00)

 

$(0.20)

  

 
25
 

 

The Company's consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 include the actual results of Scribe Solutions Inc., Agile Resources, Inc., Access Data Consulting Corporation and Paladin Consulting, Inc. since the date of acquisition, respectively.

 

Revenue and net income for each acquisition for the 3 months ended June 30, 2016 included in the statement of operations (in Thousands)

 

Revenue

 

 

Net Income

 

Scribe Solutions, Inc.

 

$925

 

 

$197

 

Agile Resources, Inc.

 

$2,940

 

 

$262

 

Access Data Consulting Corporation

 

$4,656

 

 

$333

 

Paladin Consulting, Inc.

 

$5,263

 

 

$375

 

 

Revenue and net income for each acquisition for the 9 months ended June 30, 2016 included in the statement of operations (in Thousands)

 

Revenue

 

 

Net Income

 

Scribe Solutions, Inc.

 

$3,324

 

 

$673

 

Agile Resources, Inc.

 

$8,829

 

 

$743

 

Access Data Consulting Corporation

 

$14,110

 

 

$1,054

 

Paladin Consulting, Inc.

 

$9,816

 

 

$405

 

 

11. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Lease

 

The Company leases space for all of its branch offices, which are located either in downtown or suburban business centers, and for its corporate headquarters. Branch offices are generally leased over periods from three to five years. The corporate office lease expires in 2018. The leases generally provide for payment of basic rent plus a share of building real estate taxes, maintenance costs and utilities.

 

Rent expense was approximately $345,000 and $847,000 and $192,000 and $578,000 for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As of June 30, 2016, future minimum lease payments due under non-cancelable lease agreements having initial terms in excess of one year, including certain closed offices, totaled approximately $2,540,000 as follows: fiscal 2016 - $227,000, fiscal 2017 - $823,000, fiscal 2018 - $691,000, fiscal 2019 - $526,000, fiscal 2020 - $231,000 and thereafter - $42,000.

 

12. Segment Data

 

The Company provides the following distinctive services: (a) direct hire placement services, (b) temporary professional services staffing in the fields of information technology, engineering, medical, and accounting, and (c) temporary light industrial staffing. Intersegment net service revenues are not significant. Revenues generated from the temporary professional services staffing and light industrial staffing are classified as contract staffing services revenues in the statements of operations. Selling, general and administrative expenses are not separately allocated among professional services or industrial staffing services within the contract staffing services sector for internal reporting purposes.

 

 
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Unallocated corporate expenses primarily include, corporate legal expenses, consulting expenses, corporate payroll, audit fees, corporate rent and facility costs, board fees and interest expense.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

(In Thousands)

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Hire Placement Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$1,671

 

 

$1,948

 

 

$5,356

 

 

$4,880

 

Placement services gross margin

 

 

100%

 

 

100%

 

 

100%

 

 

100%

Operating income (loss)

 

$(32)

 

$133

 

 

$199

 

 

$(127)

Depreciation & amortization

 

 

54

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

141

 

Accounts receivable – net

 

 

630

 

 

 

660

 

 

 

630

 

 

 

660

 

Intangible asset

 

 

20

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

139

 

Goodwill

 

 

24

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

24

 

Total assets

 

$4,443

 

 

$10,532

 

 

$4,443

 

 

$10,532

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Staffing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial services revenue

 

$5,356

 

 

$6,897

 

 

$16,230

 

 

$19,881

 

Professional services revenue

 

 

14,955

 

 

 

2,605

 

 

 

39,687

 

 

 

6,167

 

Industrial services gross margin

 

 

13.07%

 

 

12.06%

 

 

11.86%

 

 

12.85%

Professional services gross margin

 

 

26.10%

 

 

34.28%

 

 

25.99%

 

 

32.93%

Operating income

 

$1,393

 

 

$266

 

 

$3,168

 

 

$1,003

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

464

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

1,265

 

 

 

258

 

Accounts receivable net – industrial services

 

 

2,556

 

 

 

3,584

 

 

 

2,556

 

 

 

3,584

 

Accounts receivable net – professional services

 

 

8,172

 

 

 

1,381

 

 

 

8,172

 

 

 

1,381

 

Intangible assets

 

 

11,444

 

 

 

3,330

 

 

 

11,444

 

 

 

3,330

 

Goodwill

 

 

17,965

 

 

 

6,372

 

 

 

17,965

 

 

 

6,372

 

Total assets

 

$41,840

 

 

$6,988

 

 

$41,840

 

 

$6,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate administrative expenses

 

$560

 

 

$96

 

 

$1,333

 

 

$761

 

Corporate facility expenses

 

 

48

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

138

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

202

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

594

 

 

 

182

 

Board related expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

238

 

Acquisition, integration and restructuring expense

 

 

29

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

597

 

 

 

-

 

Total unallocated expenses

 

$839

 

 

$192

 

 

$2,654

 

 

$1,319

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$21,982

 

 

$11,450

 

 

$61,273

 

 

$30.928

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

522

 

 

 

207

 

 

 

713

 

 

 

(443)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

518

 

 

 

170

 

 

 

1,432

 

 

 

399

 

Total accounts receivable – net

 

 

11,358

 

 

 

5,625

 

 

 

11,358

 

 

 

5,625

 

Intangible assets

 

 

11,464

 

 

 

3,469

 

 

 

11,464

 

 

 

3,469

 

Goodwill

 

 

17,989

 

 

 

6,396

 

 

 

17,989

 

 

 

6,396

 

Total assets

 

$46,283

 

 

$17,520

 

 

$46,283

 

 

$17,520

 

 

13. Subsequent Events

 

On July 12, 2016, the Company filed an Articles of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Articles of Amendment") with the Secretary of State of Illinois to change the name of the Company to "GEE Group Inc." (the "Name Change Amendment"). The Name Change Amendment was approved by the Company's shareholders at the annual meeting held on July 12, 2016, and became effective on July 18, 2016.

 

The Company effected this name change to better reflect the fact that it provides and markets its staffing services under a variety of different trade names and operating brands. The Company's new CUSIP number for the Company's Common Stock, no par value, in connection with the Name Change Amendment is 36165A 201.

 

A form of the Articles of Amendment that was filed with the Secretary of State of Illinois was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 14, 2016.

 

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

Overview

 

We specialize in the placement of information technology, engineering, and accounting professionals for direct hire and contract staffing for our clients, and provide temporary staffing services for our light industrial clients. As a result of our acquisition of Scribe Solutions, Inc. ("Scribe") in April 2015, we now also offer data entry assistants (medical scribes) who specialize in electronic medical records (EMR) services for emergency departments, specialty physician practices and clinics. There is currently a growing need for medical scribes due to the rise in EMR being utilized for billing and documentation of health care services and the meaningful use requirements that are part of the Affordable Care Act. The acquisitions of Agile Resources, Inc. a Georgia Corporation ("Agile"), Access Data Consulting Corporation, a Colorado corporation ("Access") and Paladin Consulting Inc., a Texas corporation ("Paladin") expanded our geographical footprint within the placement and contract staffing of information technology.

 

Our staffing services are provided through a network of twenty branch offices located in downtown or suburban areas of major U.S. cities in ten states. We have one office located in each of Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois and Massachusetts, two offices in each of California, Texas, and three in Florida and seven offices in Ohio.

 

Management has implemented a strategy which included cost reduction efforts as well as identifying strategic acquisitions, financed primarily through the issuance of equity and debt to improve the overall profitability and cash flows of the Company. We believe our current segments complement one another and position us for future growth.

 

Results of Operations – Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

Results of Operations

 

Net Revenues

 

Consolidated net revenues are comprised of the following:

 

 

 

Three Months

Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

$ change

 

 

% change

 

Direct Hire Placement Services

 

$1,671

 

 

$1,948

 

 

$(277)

 

 

(14)%

Professional Contract Services

 

 

14,955

 

 

 

2,605

 

 

 

12,350

 

 

 

474

 

Industrial Contract Services

 

 

5,356

 

 

 

6,897

 

 

 

(1,541)

 

 

(22)

Consolidated Net Revenues

 

$21,982

 

 

$11,450

 

 

$10,532

 

 

 

92%

 

 
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Consolidated net revenues increased approximately $10,532,000 or 92% compared with the same period last year. The Company acquired Agile as of July 31, 2015, Access as of October 4, 2015, and Paladin as of January 1, 2016 which increased the professional contract services by approximately $2,606,000, $4,632,000 and $5,201,000, respectively. The acquisitions of Agile, Access and Paladin increased direct hire placement service revenue by approximately $334,000, $25,000 and $62,000, respectively for the three months ended June 30, 2016. With the July 2015 capital raise and addition of executive management, the Company has stabilized its sales force and is investing in revenue growth. Industrial contract services were down due to the loss of a client, subsequent to the period ended March 31, 2015, with annual revenues of approximately two million dollars and due to certain non-profitable business that management eliminated. Management continues to take action to increase the number of experienced sales agents and recruiters to increase sales.

 

Cost of Contract Services

 

Cost of services includes wages and related payroll taxes and employee benefits of the Company's employees while they work on contract assignments. Cost of contract services for the three-month period ended June 30, 2016 increased by approximately 101% to approximately $15,708,000 compared with the same period last year of approximately $7,803,000. Cost of contract services, as a percentage of contract revenue, for the three-month period ended June 30, 2016 increased approximately 3% to 71% compared with the same period last year of approximately 68%. The change in the contract revenue gross margin is related to several factors, including the addition of lower gross margin from the Paladin acquisition as of January 1, 2016, offset by higher professional service contract revenue due to acquisitions and the overall decrease in our workers' compensation rates for the state of Ohio.

 

Gross Profit percentage by segment:

 

 

 

Three Months

Ended

 

 

Three Months

Ended

 

Gross Profit Margin %

 

June 30, 2016

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

Direct hire placement services

 

 

100%

 

 

100%

Industrial contract services

 

 

13.07%

 

 

12.06%

Professional contract services

 

 

26.10%

 

 

34.28%

Combined Gross Profit Margin % (1)

 

 

28.54%

 

 

31.85%

__________

(1)Includes gross profit from direct hire placements, for which all associated costs are recorded as selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses include the following categories:

 

·

Compensation and benefits in the operating divisions, which includes salaries, wages and commissions earned by the Company's employment consultants and branch managers on permanent and temporary placements.

·

Administrative compensation, which includes salaries, wages, payroll taxes and employee benefits associated with general management and the operation of the finance, legal, human resources and information technology functions.

·

Occupancy costs, which includes office rent, and other office operating expenses.

·

Recruitment advertising, which includes the cost of identifying job applicants.

·

Other selling, general and administrative expenses, which includes travel, bad debt expense, fees for outside professional services and other corporate-level expenses such as business insurance and taxes.

 

 
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The Company's largest selling, general and administrative expense is for compensation in the operating divisions. Most of the Company's sales agents and recruiters are paid on a commission basis and receive advances against future commissions. When commissions are earned, prior advances are applied against them and the sales agent or recruiter is paid the net amount. The Company recognizes the full amount as commission expense, and advance expense is reduced by the amount recovered. Thus, the Company's advance expense represents the net amount of advances paid, less amounts applied against commissions, plus commission accruals for billed but uncollected revenue.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2016 increased by approximately $1,935,000 or 59% compared to the same period last year. The increase was primarily related to the inclusion of general selling, general and administrative expenses of Agile, Access and Paladin following their acquisitions by the Company.

 

Acquisition, Integration and Restructuring Charges

 

Acquisition, integration and restructuring charges, are legal expenses, travel expenses, finder's fees, severance agreements and other expenses that the Company has expensed as incurred and related to various transactions the Company has or expects to execute. The Company expects to have these expenses each quarter while we continue our growth strategy, however these expenses would not necessarily be incurred by the Company on a recurring basis in normal operations, without acquisitions.

 

The acquisition, integration and restructuring charges for the three months ended June 30, 2016, increased $29,000 compared with the same period last year as the Company continues to evaluate potential acquisitions of Agile, Access and Paladin and perform due diligence, however no acquisitions were closed during the period.

 

Amortization Expense

 

Amortization expense for the three months ended June 30, 2016, increased $276,000, or 199% compared with the same period last year, primarily as a result of the acquisitions and the related amortization of their identified intangible assets.

 

Change in Derivative Liability

 

Change in derivative liability for the three months ended June 30, 2016, decreased to $0, compared with the same period last year as a result of the Brio loan being fully converted to stock in the prior year.

 

Change in Contingent Consideration

 

At the time the Company makes an acquisition, the Company estimates contingent consideration, such as earn-outs or other guarantees that could affect the purchase price when the contingency is resolved. Contingent consideration is evaluated by management each quarter or when the contingency is resolved. The change in contingent consideration with respect to the Company's acquisitions was approximately $425,000 during the three months ended, June 30, 2016. The change was related to $800,000 gain recognized from the reduction in Access contingent consideration as a result of a decrease in expected EBITDA, offset by a $375,000 loss recognized for the increase in Paladin expected contingent consideration as a result of an increase in their expected EBITDA.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2016, increased $285,000, or 214% compared with the same period last year primarily as a result of the newly obtained long-term debt, the interest expense for acquisition payments and higher average borrowings related to the new acquisitions.

 

 
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Results of Operations – Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

Results of Operations

 

Net Revenues

 

Consolidated net revenues are comprised of the following:

 

 

 

Nine Months

Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

$ change

 

 

% change

 

Direct Hire Placement Services

 

$5,356

 

 

$4,880

 

 

$476

 

 

 

10%

Professional Contract Services

 

 

39,687

 

 

 

6,167

 

 

 

33,520

 

 

 

544

 

Industrial Contract Services

 

 

16,230

 

 

 

19,881

 

 

 

(3,651)

 

 

(18)

Consolidated Net Revenues

 

$61,273

 

 

$30,928

 

 

$30,345

 

 

 

98%

 

Consolidated net revenues increased approximately $30,345,000 or 98% compared with the same period last year. The Company acquired Scribe as of April 1, 2015, Agile as of July 31, 2015, Access as of October 4, 2015, and Paladin as of January 1, 2016 which increased the professional contract services by approximately $3,324,000, $8,156,000, $13,938,000 and $9,688,000, respectively. The acquisitions of Agile, Access and Paladin increased direct hire revenue by approximately $673,000, $172,000 and $128,000, respectively. With the July 2015 capital raise and addition of executive management, the Company has stabilized its sales force and is investing in revenue growth. Industrial contract services were down due to the loss of a client, subsequent to the period ended March 31, 2015, with annual revenues of approximately two million dollars and due to certain non-profitable business that management eliminated. Management continues to take action to increase the number of experienced sales agents and recruiters to increase sales.

 

Cost of Contract Services

 

Cost of services includes wages and related payroll taxes and employee benefits of the Company's employees while they work on contract assignments. Cost of contract services for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2016 increased by approximately 103% to approximately $43,675,000 compared with the same period last year of approximately $21,488,000. Cost of contract services, as a percentage of contract revenue, for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2016 increased approximately 2% to 71% compared with the same period last year of approximately 69%. The change in the contract revenue gross margin is related to several factors, including the addition of lower gross margin from the Paladin acquisition as of January 1, 2016, offset by higher professional service contract revenue due to acquisitions and the overall decrease in our workers' compensation rates for the state of Ohio.

 

Gross Profit percentage by segment:

 

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

 

 

Nine Months

Ended

 

Gross Profit Margin %

 

June 30, 2016

 

 

June 30, 2015

 

Direct hire placement services

 

 

100%

 

 

100%

Industrial contract services

 

 

11.86%

 

 

12.85%

Professional contract services

 

 

25.99%

 

 

32.93%

Combined Gross Profit Margin % (1)

 

 

28.72%

 

 

30.52%

_____________ 

(1)Includes gross profit from direct hire placements, for which all associated costs are recorded as selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

 
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses include the following categories:

 

·

Compensation and benefits in the operating divisions, which includes salaries, wages and commissions earned by the Company's employment consultants and branch managers on permanent and temporary placements.

·

Administrative compensation, which includes salaries, wages, payroll taxes and employee benefits associated with general management and the operation of the finance, legal, human resources and information technology functions.

·

Occupancy costs, which includes office rent and other office operating expenses.

·

Recruitment advertising, which includes the cost of identifying job applicants.

·

Other selling, general and administrative expenses, which includes travel, bad debt expense, fees for outside professional services and other corporate-level expenses such as business insurance and taxes.

 

The Company's largest selling, general and administrative expense is for compensation in the operating divisions. Most of the Company's employment consultants are paid on a commission basis and receive advances against future commissions. When commissions are earned, prior advances are applied against them and the consultant is paid the net amount. At that time, the Company recognizes the full amount as commission expense, and advance expense is reduced by the amount recovered. Thus, the Company's advance expense represents the net amount of advances paid, less amounts applied against commissions.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 increased by approximately $5,402,000 or 57% compared to the same period last year. The increase was primarily related to the general selling, general and administrative expenses of Scribe, Agile, Access and Paladin.

 

Acquisition, Integration and Restructuring Charges

 

Acquisition, integration and restructuring charges, are legal expenses, travel expenses, finder's fees, severance agreements and other expenses that the Company has expensed as incurred and related to various transactions the Company has or expects to execute. The Company expects to have these expenses each quarter while we continue our growth strategy, however these expenses would not necessarily be incurred by the Company on a recurring basis in normal operations, without acquisitions.

 

The acquisition, integration and restructuring charges for the nine months ended June 30, 2016, increased $567,000 compared with the same period last year as the Company continues to evaluate potential acquisitions and perform due diligence, however no acquisitions were closed during the period.

 

Amortization Expense

 

Amortization expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2016, increased $882,000, or 289% compared with the same period last year, primarily as a result of the acquisitions of Agile, Access and Paladin and the related amortization of their identified intangible assets.

 

 
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Change in Derivative Liability

 

Change in derivative liability for the nine months ended June 30, 2016, decreased to $0, compared with the same period last year as a result of the Brio loan being fully converted to stock in the prior year.

 

Change in Contingent Consideration

 

At the time the Company makes an acquisition, the Company estimates contingent consideration, such as earn-outs or other guarantees that could affect the purchase price when the contingency is resolved. Contingent consideration is evaluated by management each quarter or when the contingency is resolved. The change in contingent consideration with respect to the Company's acquisitions was approximately $581,000 during the nine months ended, June 30, 2016. The change is related to the known change of stock price at April 4, 2016 of $44,000 and the $1,000,000 gain recognized from the reduction in Access contingent consideration as a result of a decrease in expected EBITDA, offset by a $375,000 loss recognized for the increase in Paladin expected contingent consideration as a result of an increase in their expected EBITDA.

 

Interest Expense

 

Interest expense for the nine months ended June 30, 2016, increased $746,000, or 184% compared with the same period last year primarily as a result of the newly obtained long-term debt, the interest expense for acquisition payments and higher average borrowings.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The following table sets forth certain consolidated statements of cash flows data (in thousands):

 

 

 

For the nine

months ended

June 30, 2016

 

 

For the nine

months ended

June 30, 2015

 

Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$667

 

 

$(1,510)

Cash flows used in investing activities

 

$(9,455)

 

$(130)

Cash flows provided by financing activities

 

$6,414

 

 

$2,585

 

 

As of June 30, 2016, the Company had cash of approximately $3,558,000, which was a decrease of approximately $2,374,000 from approximately $5,932,000 at September 30, 2015. Working capital at June 30, 2016 was approximately $(1,495,000), as compared to working capital of approximately $5,636,000 for September 30, 2015. The cash has been used primarily in the acquisitions of several entities. Shareholders' equity at June 30, 2016 was approximately $23,302,000. At the Company's option, over $1,000,000 of its current liabilities related to the acquisitions can be paid in stock at market price, instead of cash.

 

Net cash provided by and used in operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was approximately $667,000 and ($1,510,000), respectively. The fluctuation is due to the significant increase in accounts payable for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and offset by the reduction of accrued compensation and other current items. In addition to non-cash related expense for depreciation, amortization and stock compensation.

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 was approximately ($9,455,000) and ($130,000), respectively. The primary use of cash was for the acquisitions of Access and Paladin during the nine months ended June 30, 2016.

 

 
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Net cash flow provided by financing activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was approximately $6,414,000 compared to $2,585,000 in the nine months ended June 30, 2015. Fluctuations in financing activities are attributable to the level of net borrowings and the proceeds of the subordinated debt.

 

All of the Company's office facilities are leased. As of June 30, 2016, future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable lease commitments having initial terms in excess of one year, including closed offices, totaled approximately $2,540,000.

 

On January 8, 2015, the Company completed a securities offering with 18 individuals who collectively purchased a total of 200,000 shares of Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock") from the Company for a total purchase price of $2,000,000. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock was initially convertible, at the election of the holder, into 50 shares of the Company's common stock. The Company netted approximately $1,960,000, with approximately $1,000,000 used as working capital and the remaining $960,000 used for marketing, acquisitions, expansion and to further the operations of the Company. All shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to the aforementioned individuals were converted into common stock prior to September 30, 2015.

 

On July 22, 2015, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (the "Representative"), as the representative of the several underwriters identified therein (collectively, the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to offer and sell up to 1,120,000 shares of the Company's common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock"), at a price of $7.00 per share. Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Representative an option, exercisable for 30 days, to purchase up to an additional 168,000 shares of Common Stock to cover over-allotments, if any.

 

The Company received net proceeds from this offering and the overallotment, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company of approximately $7,800,000 and issued approximately 1,246,000 common shares, this includes the Representative's exercise of the over-allotment option.

 

The Company also issued warrants (the "Underwriter's Warrant") to the Underwriters to purchase up to a total of approximately 125,000 shares of Common Stock, at a price of $8.30 per common share and are exercisable for five years. The Underwriter's Warrant has a seven-year piggyback registration right with respect to shares of common stock underlying the Underwriter's Warrant from the date of the Underwriting Agreement.

 

On July 31, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agile Agreement") with Tricia Dempsey. Pursuant to the terms of the Agile Agreement on July 31, 2015 the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Agile Resources, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("Agile"). The Company paid approximately $2,142,000 for net assets of approximately $92,000 and expects to pay an additional $500,000 during the year ended September 30, 2016.

 

On October 2, 2015, the Company issued and sold a subordinated note in the aggregate principal amount of $4,185,000 (the "Subordinated Note") to JAX Legacy – Investment 1, LLC (the "Investor") pursuant to a Subscription Agreement dated October 2, 2015 between the Company and the Investor (the "Subscription Agreement"). The Subordinated Note is due on October 2, 2018 (the "Maturity Date"). Interest on the Subordinated Note is payable as follows: (i) 10% interest per annum on the outstanding principal balance of the Subordinated Note payable quarterly in arrears, in cash, on each December 30th, March 30th, June 30th, and September 30th, until the Maturity Date and (ii) 4% interest per annum until the Maturity Date on the original principal balance of the Subordinated Note ($566,000), was paid in advance on the issuance date of the Subordinated Note through the issuance to the Investor of approximately 91,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Interest Shares"). The Company may prepay the principal and interest under the Subordinated Note at any time, without penalty, provided, however, the Interest Shares shall be deemed paid in full and earned upon the issuance of the Subordinated Note. The Subordinated Note is subordinated in payment to the obligations of the Company to ACF FINCO I LLP pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated October 2, 2015 between, ACF FINCO I LLP and the Investor. In connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Note the Company and the Investor entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated October 2, 2015, whereby the Company granted to the Investor certain piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares of Company common stock issued or issuable as interest payments under the Subordinated Note, and any shares of Company common stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, shares of common stock of the Company issued or issuable as interest payments under the Subordinated Note.

 

 
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On January 1, 2016, the Company entered into an eighth Amendment and Waiver to the Loan and Security Agreement with ACF to increase the maximum amount of revolving credit under the Amended Credit Agreement from $6,000,000 to $10,000,000.

 

On October 4, 2015, the Company issued to the former owners of Access Data Consulting Corporation a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $3,000,000. Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Promissory Note is payable at the rate of 5.5% per annum. The principal and interest amount of the Promissory Note is payable as follows: (i) for the first twelve months commencing on November 4, 2015 and ending on October 4, 2016, a monthly payment of $57 in principal and interest, (ii) on October 4, 2016 a balloon payment of principal of $1,000,000, (iii) for the next twelve months commencing on November 4, 2016 and ending on October 4, 2017, a monthly payment of $28,000 in principal and interest, (iv) on October 4, 2017 a balloon payment of principal of $1,202,000 and (v) on October 4, 2017 any and all amounts of previously unpaid principal and accrued interest. The Promissory Note is subordinated in payment to the obligations of the Company to ACF FINCO I LLP pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Subordination and Intercreditor Agreement dated October 5, 2015 between ACF FINCO I LLP and the former owners.

 

In recent years, the Company has incurred significant losses and negative cash flows from operations. Management has implemented a strategy which included cost reduction efforts as well as identifying strategic acquisitions, financed primarily through the issuance of common stock, to improve the overall profitability and cash flows of the Company. Management believes with current cash flow from operations, the equity offerings, issued debt and the availability under the ACF facility, the Company will have sufficient liquidity for the next 12 months.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of June 30, 2016, there were no transactions, agreements or other contractual arrangements to which an unconsolidated entity was a party, under which the Company (a) had any direct or contingent obligation under a guarantee contract, derivative instrument or variable interest in the unconsolidated entity, or (b) had a retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to the unconsolidated entity.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of June 30, 2016, the Company's management evaluated, with the participation of its principal executive officer and its principal financial officer, the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act"). Based on that evaluation, the Company's principal executive officer and its principal financial officer concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2016.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting or in any other factors that could significantly affect these controls, during the Company's third quarter ended June 30, 2016, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

 

 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

As of June 30, 2016, there were no material legal proceedings pending against the Company.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.
 

Not required.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

On August 12, 2016 the Company entered into an employment agreement with Derek Dewan. The Employment Agreement provides for a Five-year term ending on August 12, 2021, unless employment is earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions thereof. Mr. Dewan is to receive a starting base salary at the rate of $300,000 per year and can be adjusted by the Compensation Committee. Mr. Dewan is also entitled to receive an annual bonus based on criteria to be agreed to by Mr. Dewan and the Compensation Committee. The foregoing description of the Employment Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the employment agreement, which is attached to this Report on Form 10-Q as Exhibit 10.56.

 

Derek Dewan, age 61, is currently the Chief Executive Office and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Company and was the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Scribe Solutions, Inc. Prior to this, Mr. Dewan was the Chairman and CEO of MPS Group, Inc. In January 1994, Mr. Dewan joined AccuStaff Incorporated, MPS Group's predecessor, as President and Chief Executive Officer, and took that company public in August 1994. Under Mr. Dewan's leadership the company became a Fortune 1000 world-class, global multi-billion dollar staffing services provider through significant organic growth and strategic acquisitions. MPS Group grew to include a vast network of offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Asia and Australia. MPS Group experienced many years of continued success during Mr. Dewan's tenure and he led successful secondary stock offerings of $110 million and $370 million. The company was on the Wall Street Journal's "top performing stock list" for three consecutive years and included in the Standard and Poor's (S&P) Mid-Cap 400. In 2009, Mr. Dewan was instrumental in the sale of MPS Group to the largest staffing company in the world, Adecco Group, for $1.3 billion. Mr. Dewan graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor's in Accounting.

  

 
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Item 6. Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are filed as a part of Part I of this report:

 

No.

Description of Exhibit

 

10.56

Employment Agreement between GEE Group, Inc. and Derek Dewan, dated August 12, 2016, executed August 12, 2016.

 

 

 

31.01

Certifications of the principal executive officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act.

31.02

Certifications of the principal financial officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act.

32.01

Certifications of the principal executive officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

32.02

Certifications of the principal financial officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

101.INS

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

 

 
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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.

 

 

GEE GROUP INC.

(Registrant)

Date: August 15, 2016

By:

 /s/ Derek Dewan

Derek Dewan

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ Andrew J. Norstrud

Andrew J. Norstrud

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

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