RAND WORLDWIDE INC - 10-Q - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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[February 14, 2012]

RAND WORLDWIDE INC - 10-Q - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Edgar Glimpses Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE RELATED NOTES THERETO INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS REPORT.


This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers of this report should be aware of the speculative nature of "forward-looking statements." Statements that are not historical in nature, including those that include the words "anticipate," "estimate," "should," "expect," "believe," "intend," and similar expressions, are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about, among other things, the industry and the markets in which Rand Worldwide, Inc.

operates, and they are not guarantees of future performance. Whether actual results will conform to expectations and predictions is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties discussed in this report; general economic, market, or business conditions; changes in interest rates, the cost of funds, and demand for the Company's products and services; changes in the Company's competitive position or competitive actions by other companies; the Company's ability to manage growth; changes in laws or regulations or policies of federal and state regulators and agencies; ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses; and other circumstances beyond the Company's control. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results anticipated will be realized or, if substantially realized, will have the expected consequences on the Company's business or operations. Except as required by applicable laws, the Company does not intend to publish updates or revisions of any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.


When used throughout this report, the terms "Rand Worldwide", "the Company", "we", "us" and "our" refer to Rand Worldwide, Inc. and, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, its consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview The Company is a leading provider of design engineering, data archiving, facilities and data management solutions for the manufacturing, building design, engineering, and total infrastructure markets. The Company also specializes in technical support, training, and consulting services aimed at improving design and documentation efficiencies and the seamless integration of workflow processes. This combination of technology solutions and services enables customers to enhance productivity, profitability, and competitive position.

The Company's business strategy is built on three core principles designed to leverage its existing strengths with expected market opportunities: • Maintain and profitably grow its strong position in the Autodesk software economy; • Profitably grow its consulting and services business by leveraging its expertise in design engineering and data management; and • Acquire and integrate diverse, yet complementary, software and services businesses to extend its product offerings to its large customer base and expand its market potential.

This strategy was designed to match the Company's product and service offerings more precisely with the needs of its customers, while providing avenues of growth and diversification.

Product Sales -Product sales consist primarily of the resale of packaged design software, including: • Autodesk 2D and 3D computer aided design software for customers in the mechanical, architectural and civil engineering sectors, as well as visualization and animation technology to companies in the media and entertainment industry; • Autodesk data management software; 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents • Archibus facilities management software for space planning, strategic planning, and lease/property administration; • Leica 3D laser scanning equipment for the Architectural, Engineering and Construction sector; • ASCENT internally developed courseware for a variety of engineering applications; and • Autonomy data archiving solutions.

Service Revenue - The Company provides services in the form of training, implementation, consulting services, software development, custom courseware development and technical support to its customers. The Company employs a technical staff of over 100 personnel associated with these types of services.

The Company also offers support and implementation services to complement the data archive solutions provided and sold through its RAND Secure Archive Division.

Commission Revenue - The Company offers Autodesk's subscription programs, which entitle subscribers to receive software upgrades, web support and eLearning lessons directly from Autodesk. Because the Company does not participate in the delivery of these subscription products or the web support and eLearning lesson benefits, the Company records the gross profit from the sale of Autodesk software subscriptions as commission revenue. In addition, the Company sells technology upgrades to existing Autodesk customers through the Autodesk Subscription program where the customers receive the latest releases of Autodesk software, incremental product enhancements, and personalized web support direct from Autodesk.

Based on its analysis of the Autodesk Subscription program, Rand Worldwide records the net proceeds that it receives from Autodesk for subscription sales in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition".

The Company also generates commission revenue from the resale of Autodesk software to various customers, a number of which Autodesk considers "major accounts." Autodesk designates these customers as major accounts based on specific criteria, primarily sales volume, and typically gives these customers volume discounts. The Company is responsible for managing and reselling Autodesk products to a number of these major account customers; however, software products are shipped directly from Autodesk to the customers. The Company receives commissions upon shipment of the products from Autodesk to the customer based on the product sales price.

Cost of Product Sales - The cost of product sales consists of the cost of purchasing products from software suppliers or hardware manufacturers as well as the associated shipping and handling costs. The Company earns incentives from its main supplier based upon the achievement of certain quarterly sales targets and these incentives, when achieved, serve to reduce the cost of product sales.

The incentive targets are set annually and while the targets have changed over time in amount and structure, the Company has generally been able to focus its sales efforts in a manner to achieve margins on its product sales that are within a relatively narrow range from period to period.

Cost of Service Revenue - Cost of service revenue includes the direct costs associated with the implementation of software and hardware solutions as well as training, support services, and professional services. These costs consist primarily of compensation, employee benefits, travel, printed materials and the costs of third-party contractors engaged by the Company. The cost of service revenue does not include an allocation of overhead costs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense - Selling, general and administrative expense consist primarily of compensation and other expenses associated with the Company's sales force, management, finance, human resources, and information systems. Advertising and public relations expenses and expenses for facilities, such as rent and utilities, are also included in selling, general and administrative expense.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense - Depreciation expense represents the period costs associated with our investment in property and equipment, consisting principally of computer equipment, software, furniture and fixtures, and leasehold improvements. Amortization expense represents the period costs of the acquired customer list and trade name intangible assets. The Company computes depreciation 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents and amortization expenses using the straight-line method. The Company leases all of its facilities and depreciates leasehold improvements over the lesser of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset.

Interest Expense - Interest expense consists of interest on capital lease obligations and borrowings from lines of credit.

Three Months Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to the Three Months Ended December 31, 2010 The following tables set forth a comparison of the Company's results of operations for the three-month period ended December 31, 2011 to the three-month period ended December 31, 2010. The amounts are derived from selected items reflected in the Company's unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations included elsewhere in this report. The three-month financial results are not necessarily indicative of future results.

Revenues Three Months Ended December 31, % 2011 2010 change Revenues: Product sales $ 12,771,000 $ 10,838,000 17.8 % Service revenue 5,255,000 5,397,000 (2.6 )% Commission revenue 4,447,000 5,433,000 (18.1 )% Total revenues $ 22,473,000 $ 21,668,000 3.7 % Revenues. Total revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2011 increased by $805,000, or 3.7%, when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Product sales increased $1,933,000, or 17.8%, for the three months ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. The majority of the product revenue increase, approximately $1.6 million, resulted from the growing popularity of Autodesk Design Suites, which include several popular design software components bundled together into software suites tailored to specific industries. Design Suites offer customers an enhanced value proposition, as the suites are priced significantly lower than the individual software components that are bundled with the suites, and the products included within the suites are tightly integrated to increase efficiency and improve workflows. Additionally, the Company's ASCENT courseware sales increased by $321,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2011 when compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year mainly as the result of developing outside distribution channels for the courseware.

Service revenues decreased $142,000, or 2.6%, for the three months ended December 31, 2011 when compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year.

The revenue decrease is primarily the result of decreased revenue from data archiving services. The Company recently made substantial investments in new data archiving infrastructure, greatly enhancing its data archiving service offerings. These new data archiving services, marketed under the trade name of Rand Secure Archive, are expected to improve data archiving service revenues in the near term, and the company has made progress during the current quarter in developing its infrastructure and closing new contracts for the Secure Archive offering. Additionally, the Company recently started an initiative targeting strategic accounts and offering enterprise-wide training services for the Autodesk products, leveraging on the proven skills of a team of training sales professionals, and this strategic training sales effort has ramped up during the three months ended December 31, 2011.

Commission revenues decreased $986,000, or 18.1%, for the three months ended December 31, 2011 when compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year.

The Company closed a large, single subscription renewal during the three months ended December 31, 2010, which netted approximately $550,000 of commission revenue, and no similar large sales during the three months ended December 31, 2011. Furthermore, commission revenues on government sales decreased $175,000.

The remaining decrease in commission revenues is due primarily to a single large annual subscription renewal which closed during the second quarter of the prior fiscal year but not until the third fiscal quarter of the current year.

20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin Three Months Ended December 31, % 2011 2010 change Cost of revenue: Cost of product sales $ 8,703,000 $ 6,986,000 24.6 % Cost of service revenue 3,198,000 3,748,000 (14.7 )% Total cost of revenue $ 11,901,000 $ 10,734,000 10.9 % Gross margin $ 10,572,000 $ 10,934,000 Cost of revenue. The total cost of revenue increased $1,167,000, or 10.9%, for the three months ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Cost of product sales increased 24.6% during the three months ended December 31, 2011 when compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year, while product revenues increased 17.8%. Product costs increased at a higher rate than product revenues due to the Company earning lower sales rebates based on targets established by the Company's principal supplier, Autodesk. These sales rebates are applied to the cost of product sales.

Cost of service revenue decreased 14.7% for the three months ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, while service revenues decreased 2.6% due to lower technical staffing resulting in higher utilization of the existing staff as well as decreased external costs associated with email archiving and data storage services. Cost of service revenue as a percentage of related revenue decreased to 60.9% during the three months ended December 31, 2011 from 69.4% during the same period in the prior fiscal year for the reasons explained above.

Gross margin. The Company's overall gross margin percentage of 47.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2011 was lower than the 50.5% gross margin for the same period in the prior fiscal year due primarily to lower achievement of vendor rebates in the current quarter combined with a sales mix which included less commission revenue, which represents 100% margin because it is reported net of cost.

Other Operating Expenses Three Months Ended December 31, % 2011 2010 change Other operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative $ 8,829,000 $ 8,986,000 (1.7 )% Depreciation and amortization 400,000 455,000 (12.1 )% Total other operating expenses $ 9,229,000 $ 9,441,000 (2.2 )% Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $157,000, or 1.7%, for the three months ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, mainly due to reduced severance costs that occurred in the prior period following the merger.

Selling, general and administrative expense as a percent of total revenues was 39.3% for the three months ended December 31, 2011, a decrease from 41.5% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased $55,000, or 12.1%, for the three months ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. The decrease is due to a group of computers having reached the end of their depreciable life prior to the current fiscal quarter but remaining in service until they were replaced with new equipment at the end of the quarter. Accordingly, depreciation expense is expected to increase next quarter as the new equipment is depreciated.

21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Other Expense, Net Three Months Ended December 31, % 2011 2010 change Other expense, net $ (197,000 ) $ (186,000 ) 5.9 % Other Expense, Net. The Company incurred $197,000 in other expense, net, during the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to $186,000 during the same period in the prior fiscal year. Other income and expense consists primarily of interest income and expense, foreign currency translation gains and losses, and gains and losses on the disposal of assets.

Income Tax Expense Three Months Ended December 31, % 2011 2010 change Income tax expense $ 107,000 $ 35,000 205.7 % Income Tax Expense. The Company recorded $107,000 of income tax expense during the three months ended December 31, 2011, compared to $35,000 in income tax expense recorded for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards available to reduce future taxable income of approximately $22.6 million, a portion of which may be limited as to annual utilization under Internal Revenue Code Section 382. These carryforwards expire between 2012 and 2029. As of December 31, 2011, the Company also had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $18.2 million available to reduce future taxable income. These carryforwards expire between 2012 and 2029 for some jurisdictions and for other jurisdictions the losses may be carried forward indefinitely.

The Company's net deferred tax assets are approximately $15 million which are fully offset by a valuation allowance. During the current fiscal quarter, management completed an evaluation of its deferred tax assets and its offsetting valuation allowance and concluded that the Company will retain the full valuation allowance until the Company demonstrates sufficient history of profitable operations to support the release of any of the calculated reserve. While the Company was profitable in the prior fiscal year and has continued to be profitable in the current fiscal year, two full years of profitability are considered standard for declaring a sustained profitable trend to support the release of valuation allowance. An evaluation will be conducted again at fiscal year-end based on updated operating results, the state of the overall economy and the Company's marketplace at that time.

Six Months Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to the Six Months Ended December 31, 2010 The following tables set forth a comparison of the Company's results of operations for the six-month period ended December 31, 2011 to the six-month period ended December 31, 2010. The amounts are derived from selected items reflected in the Company's unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations included elsewhere in this report. The six-month financial results are not necessarily indicative of future results.

On August 17, 2010, the Company, then known as Avatech Solutions, Inc.

("Avatech), acquired all the outstanding common stock of a separate corporation then known as Rand Worldwide, Inc. in a reverse merger transaction (the "Merger"). On January 1, 2011, the Company changed its name from Avatech Solutions, Inc. to Rand Worldwide, Inc. In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"), because the Merger was accounted for as a reverse merger, the consolidated financial statements represent a continuation of the pre-Merger Rand Worldwide, Inc. Accordingly, the financial 22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents results for the six months ended December 31, 2010 include the results of pre-Merger Rand Worldwide, Inc. from July 1, 2010 through August 17, 2010 and the results of the post-Merger combined Company from August 18, 2010 through December 31, 2010. Results for pre-Merger Avatech prior to August 17, 2010 have not been included. The results for the six months ended December 31, 2011 are those of the combined post-Merger Company.

Revenues Six Months Ended December 31, % 2011 2010 change Revenues: Product sales $ 26,046,000 $ 20,166,000 29.2 % Service revenue 10,059,000 9,892,000 1.7 % Commission revenue 8,311,000 8,432,000 (1.4 )% Total revenues $ 44,416,000 $ 38,490,000 15.4 % Revenues. Total revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2011 increased by $5,926,000, or 15.4%, when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Product sales increased $5,880,000, or 29.2%, for the six months ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Approximately $2.4 million of this increase was because the prior fiscal quarter included only a partial quarter of post-Merger operations, while the current fiscal quarter included a full quarter of post-Merger results. Approximately $700,000 of the increase was due to a single sale from the Company's Australian operations with the remaining increase due to economic improvements in the markets served by the Company. Additionally, the Company's ASCENT courseware sales increased by $422,000 during the three months ended December 31, 2011 when compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year mainly as the result of developing outside distribution channels for the courseware. The remaining increase in product revenue resulted from the growing popularity of Autodesk Design Suites, which include several popular design software components bundled together into software suites tailored to specific industries.

Service revenues increased $167,000, or 1.7%, for the six months ended December 31, 2011 when compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year.

The effect of having a full quarter of post-Merger operations in the current fiscal quarter versus a partial quarter of post-Merger operations in the prior fiscal quarter was an increase in service revenues of $865,000. Service revenues would have decreased approximately $698,000 if the Merger had not taken place, due to decreases in Autodesk-related services of approximately $451,000 and declines in email archiving and data storage services of approximately $247,000.

The Company recently made substantial investments in new data archiving infrastructure, greatly enhancing its data archiving service offerings. These new data archiving services, marketed under the trade name of Rand Secure Archive, are expected to improve data archiving service revenues in the near term, and the company has made progress during the current quarter in developing its infrastructure and closing new contracts for the Secure Archive offering.

Additionally, the Company recently started an initiative targeting strategic accounts and offering enterprise-wide training services for the Autodesk products, leveraging on the proven skills of a team of training sales professionals, and this strategic training sales effort has ramped up during the three months ended December 31, 2011.

Commission revenues decreased $121,000, or 1.4%, for the six months ended December 31, 2011 when compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year.

The effect of including only a partial quarter of post-Merger results in the prior fiscal year was a reduction of $776,000 in commission revenues. Commission revenues would have declined $897,000 if the prior fiscal year had included a full quarter of post-Merger results. The Company closed a large single sale during the six months ended December 31, 2010, which netted approximately $550,000 of commission revenue, and no similar large sales during the six months ended December 31, 2011. The remaining decrease is largely the result of decreased commission revenues from government sales.

23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin Six Months Ended December 31, % 2011 2010 change Cost of revenue: Cost of product sales $ 18,003,000 $ 13,349,000 34.9 % Cost of service revenue 6,332,000 7,004,000 (9.6 )% Total cost of revenue $ 24,335,000 $ 20,353,000 19.6 % Gross margin $ 20,081,000 $ 18,137,000 Cost of revenue. The total cost of revenue increased $3,982,000, or 19.6%, for the six months ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Cost of product sales increased 34.9% during the six months ended December 31, 2011 when compared with the same period in the prior fiscal year, while product revenue increased 29.2%. Product costs increased at a higher rate than product revenues due to the Company earning lower sales rebates based on targets established by the Company's principal supplier, Autodesk. These sales rebates were applied to the cost of product sales.

Cost of service revenue decreased 9.6% for the six months ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, while service revenues increased 1.7%. The effect of having a full quarter of post-Merger operations in the current fiscal quarter versus a partial quarter of post-Merger operations in the same quarter the prior fiscal year was a $588,000 increase in cost of services revenue, offset by cost reductions due to having fewer technical staff as well as decreased external costs associated with email archiving and data storage services. Cost of service revenue as a percentage of related revenue decreased to 62.9% during the six months ended December 31, 2011 from 70.8% during the same period in the prior fiscal year for the reasons explained above.

Gross margin. The Company's overall gross margin percentage of 45.2% for the six months ended December 31, 2011 was lower than the 47.1% gross margin for the same period in the prior fiscal year due primarily to decreased vendor rebates combined with a sales mix which included less commission revenue, which represents 100% margin because it is reported net of cost.

Other Operating Expenses Six Months Ended December 31, % 2011 2010 change Other operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative $ 17,348,000 $ 17,601,000 (1.4 )% Depreciation and amortization 795,000 837,000 (5.0 )% Total other operating expenses $ 18,143,000 $ 18,438,000 (1.6 )% Selling, General and Administrative Expense. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $253,000, or 1.4%, for the six months ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Selling, general and administrative expense as a percent of total revenues was 39.1% for the six months ended December 31, 2011, a decrease from 45.7% for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The six months ended December 31, 2010 included $1.7 million in one-time Merger-related costs, and did not include $1.6 million in expenses from the operations of pre-Merger Avatech, while the six months ended December 31, 2011 included no Merger-related costs, and was for a full six months of post-Merger operations. In addition to the net $100,000 decrease in expenses related to the Merger costs, and the effect of reporting a full post-Merger quarter versus a partial post-Merger quarter, selling, general and administrative expense decreased by $153,000, primarily due to reduced severance costs.

24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased $42,000, or 5.0%, for the six months ended December 31, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. The decrease is due to a group of computers having reached the end of their depreciable lives prior to the current fiscal quarter but remaining in service until they were replaced with new equipment at the end of the quarter. Accordingly, depreciation expense is expected to increase next quarter as the new equipment is depreciated.

Other Expense, Net Six Months Ended December 31, % 2011 2010 change Other expense, net $ (338,000 ) $ (501,000 ) (32.5 )% Other Expense, Net. The Company incurred $338,000 in other expense, net, during the six months ended December 31, 2011, compared to $501,000 during the same period in the prior fiscal year. Other income and expense consists primarily of interest income and expense, foreign currency translation gains and losses, and gains and losses on the disposal of assets.

Income Tax Expense Six Months Ended December 31, % 2011 2010 change Income tax expense $ 159,000 $ 97,000 63.9 % Income Tax Expense. The Company recorded $159,000 of income tax expense during the six months ended December 31, 2011, compared to $97,000 in income tax expense recorded for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards available to reduce future taxable income of approximately $22.6 million, a portion of which may be limited as to annual utilization under Internal Revenue Code Section 382. These carryforwards expire between 2012 and 2029. As of December 31, 2011, the Company also had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $18.2 million available to reduce future taxable income. These carryforwards expire between 2012 and 2029 for some jurisdictions and for other jurisdictions the losses may be carried forward indefinitely.

The Company's net deferred tax assets are approximately $15 million in all jurisdictions including the United States, which is offset in full by a valuation allowance. During the current fiscal quarter, management completed an evaluation of its deferred tax assets and its offsetting valuation allowance and concluded that the Company will retain its full valuation allowance until the Company provides sufficient history of profitable operations to support the release of any of the calculated reserve. While the Company was profitable in the prior fiscal year and has continued to be profitable in the current fiscal year, two full years of profitability are considered standard for declaring a sustained profitable trend to warrant the release of calculated reserve. An evaluation will be conducted again at fiscal year-end based on updated operating results, the overall economy and the state of our marketplace at that time.

Liquidity and Capital Resources Historically, the Company has financed its operations and met its capital expenditure requirements primarily through cash flows provided by operations and borrowings under short-term lines of credit.

On December 31, 2010, the Company entered into a combined line of credit with PNC Bank, National Association by amending the existing line of credit held by Rand Worldwide. This line of credit permits up to $9 million of borrowing limited to 85% of aggregate eligible accounts receivable. The interest rate is, at the Company's option, either (i) the "Eurodollar Rate", which is calculated by using the LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.5% to 3.25% or (ii) the bank's "Alternate Base Rate", which 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents is calculated by using the base rate of the bank, the federal funds open rate, or the daily LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.75%.

The interest rate as of December 31, 2011 was 5%. The Company had outstanding borrowings from the bank under its credit line of approximately $2.1 million as of December 31, 2011 and had $3.9 million outstanding as of June 30, 2011. The line expires on December 31, 2012 and is secured by 65% of the stock in one of the Company's subsidiaries and 100% of the stock of a separate subsidiary.

The Company's operating assets and liabilities consist primarily of accounts receivable, cash, borrowings under line of credit, accounts payable, and deferred revenue. Changes in these balances are affected principally by the timing of sales, collections and vendor payments. The Company purchases approximately 97% of its product from one principal supplier that provides it with credit to finance those purchases.

For the six months ended December 31, 2011, net cash provided by operating activities was $2,362,000, compared with net cash used in operating activities of $1,101,000 during the six months ended December 31, 2010. The increase in cash provided by operating activities from the six months ended December 31, 2011, compared to the six months ended December 31, 2010 was due mainly to the profitability of the Company, with some offsetting changes such as increased accounts receivable as a result of increased revenues.

The Company's investing activities consist principally of investments in computer and office equipment. Purchases of equipment for the six months ended December 31, 2011 increased to $548,000 from $232,000 when compared to the six months ended December 31, 2010. The Company also acquired $2,123,000 of cash during the six months ended December 31, 2010 as a result of the Merger.

For the six months ended December 31, 2011, net cash used in financing activities was $1,951,000 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $1,139,000 during the six months ended December 31, 2010. The difference resulted from the Company's decision to reduce the outstanding balance under its line of credit during the six months ended December 31, 2011.

The Company had a working capital surplus of $1,803,000 as of December 31, 2011.

Because the Company is one of the largest resellers of Autodesk software and because Autodesk has continued to state its intention to continue to strengthen its relationships with its resellers, the Company expects to continue to be a leading seller of Autodesk software. The Company is a party to a Value Added Reseller Agreement with Autodesk effective February 1, 2010. The agreement provides for an initial term of twelve months that, subject to certain requirements and termination rights of the parties, automatically renews on an annual basis for two additional twelve-month periods. The agreement designates the Company as an authorized reseller of Autodesk software and prescribes the authorized sales territories, authorized products and services, rebate and incentive program details and marketing support.

Operating Leases The Company leases certain office space and equipment under noncancellable operating lease agreements that expire in various years through 2019 and that, generally, do not contain significant renewal options. Future minimum payments under all noncancellable operating leases with initial terms of one year or more consisted of the following at December 31, 2011: Twelve months ending December 31: 2012 $ 2,437,000 2013 2,107,000 2014 1,734,000 2015 1,249,000 2016 692,000 Thereafter 736,000 Total minimum lease payments $ 8,955,000 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Capital Leases The Company has various components of computer equipment that are used in its training facilities and by employees throughout its office locations, much of which is leased. These capital lease obligations totaled $936,000 as of December 31, 2011 with approximately $246,000 representing the short-term balance of the lease and shown as Obligations under capital leases in the accompanying balance sheets. Payments for the leases are made either monthly or quarterly through September 2016 and depreciation expense on this equipment was approximately $92,000 as of December 31, 2011. Future minimum payments consisted of the following at December 31, 2011: Twelve months ending December 31: 2012 $ 303,000 2013 299,000 2014 258,000 2015 138,000 2016 95,000 Total minimum lease payments 1,093,000 Less: Taxes 38,000 Imputed interest 119,000 Present value of future minimum lease payments $ 936,000

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