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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from                  to                 

 

Commission File Number 001-33993

 

CardioNet, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

33-0604557

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

227 Washington Street
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

 

19428

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(610) 729-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

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

 

As of October 31, 2012, 25,154,367 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, were outstanding.

 

 

 



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CARDIONET, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

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Page
No.

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

3

Item 2.

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

15

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

19

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

19

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

20

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

20

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

20

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

20

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

20

Item 5.

Other Information

20

Item 6.

Exhibits

21

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This document includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding, among other things, our growth prospects, the prospects for our products and our confidence in the Company’s future. These statements may be identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “promises” and other words and terms of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including important factors that could delay, divert, or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from current expectations. These factors include, among other things, the effect of the Cardiocore acquisition on our business operations and financial results and our ability to successfully integrate its operations into our business, the national rate set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) for our mobile cardiovascular telemetry service, effectiveness of our cost savings initiatives, relationships with our government and commercial payors, changes to insurance coverage and reimbursement levels for our products, the success of our sales and marketing initiatives, our ability to attract and retain talented executive management and sales personnel, our ability to identify acquisition candidates, acquire them on attractive terms and integrate their operations into our business, the commercialization of new products, market factors, internal research and development initiatives, partnered research and development initiatives, competitive product development, changes in governmental regulations and legislation, the continued consolidation of payors, acceptance of our new products and services, patent protection, adverse regulatory action and litigation success. For further details and a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, please see our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our latest periodic reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

CARDIONET, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,
2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

17,887

 

$

18,531

 

Short-term available-for-sale-investments

 

 

27,953

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,759 and $9,889, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

 

17,276

 

21,028

 

Other receivables

 

5,314

 

1,564

 

Inventory

 

2,305

 

2,009

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

2,373

 

1,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

45,155

 

72,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

20,509

 

15,041

 

Intangible assets, net

 

10,448

 

2,545

 

Goodwill

 

16,520

 

3,363

 

Other assets

 

1,677

 

1,430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

94,309

 

$

94,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

7,049

 

$

4,094

 

Accrued liabilities

 

9,896

 

10,453

 

Deferred revenue

 

1,853

 

872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

18,798

 

15,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

2,254

 

1,559

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

21,052

 

16,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 25,018,341 and 24,534,601 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

 

25

 

25

 

Paid-in capital

 

255,357

 

252,261

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(16

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(182,125

)

(174,273

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

73,257

 

77,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

94,309

 

$

94,975

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CARDIONET, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient services

 

$

23,321

 

23,599

 

71,501

 

82,041

 

Product

 

1,499

 

2,741

 

6,920

 

9,433

 

Research services

 

2,220

 

262

 

3,114

 

764

 

Total revenues

 

27,040

 

26,602

 

81,535

 

92,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient services

 

9,098

 

10,349

 

27,882

 

33,232

 

Product

 

547

 

1,767

 

3,607

 

5,241

 

Research services

 

997

 

136

 

1,312

 

449

 

Total cost of revenues

 

10,642

 

12,252

 

32,801

 

38,922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

16,398

 

14,350

 

48,734

 

53,316

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

7,969

 

8,655

 

24,276

 

27,315

 

Sales and marketing

 

6,476

 

6,621

 

18,655

 

22,081

 

Bad debt expense

 

3,195

 

3,263

 

9,066

 

8,555

 

Research and development

 

1,143

 

1,329

 

3,368

 

4,372

 

Integration, restructuring and other charges

 

741

 

1,619

 

1,744

 

2,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

19,524

 

21,487

 

57,109

 

65,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

(3,126

)

(7,137

)

(8,375

)

(11,764

)

Other income, net

 

5

 

34

 

91

 

107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(3,121

)

(7,103

)

(8,284

)

(11,657

)

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

 

 

431

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

(3,121

)

(7,103

)

(7,853

)

(11,661

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.12

)

(0.29

)

(0.32

)

(0.48

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

24,995,449

 

24,450,799

 

24,839,752

 

24,383,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Comprehensive Loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains/(losses) on securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains/(losses) arising during the period

 

 

(27

)

0

 

(39

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Loss

 

(3,121

)

(7,130

)

(7,853

)

(11,700

)

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CARDIONET, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(7,853

)

(11,661

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

9,066

 

8,555

 

Depreciation

 

5,773

 

8,880

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,656

 

3,297

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

568

 

914

 

Amortization of investment premium

 

268

 

408

 

Decrease in deferred rent

 

(546

)

(279

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(3,071

)

(7,831

)

Inventory

 

(296

)

(272

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(340

)

221

 

Other assets

 

(181

)

126

 

Accounts payable

 

1,252

 

(1,188

)

Accrued and other liabilities

 

(3,682

)

(680

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

3,614

 

490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

 

(28,042

)

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(4,357

)

(2,814

)

Purchases of short-term available-for-sale investments

 

(11,935

)

(39,264

)

Sale or maturity of short-term available-for-sale investments

 

39,636

 

36,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(4,698

)

(5,890

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options and employee stock purchase plan contributions

 

440

 

509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

440

 

509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(644

)

(4,891

)

Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period

 

18,531

 

18,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents — end of period

 

$

17,887

 

13,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

130

 

166

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CARDIONET, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

1.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Data

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the requirements of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows.  In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature and necessary for a fair presentation of CardioNet, Inc.’s (the “Company” or “CardioNet”) financial position as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.  The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes to the financial statements related to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are unaudited. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.

 

Net Loss

 

The Company computes net loss per share in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 260, Earnings Per Share.  The following summarizes the potential outstanding common stock of the Company at September 30, 2012 and 2011:

 

 

 

September 30,
2012

 

September 30,
2011

 

Common stock options and restricted stock units outstanding

 

4,007,984

 

2,536,736

 

Common stock options and restricted stock units available for grant

 

1,685,904

 

2,333,000

 

Common stock

 

25,018,341

 

24,421,377

 

Total

 

30,712,229

 

29,291,113

 

 

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all potential dilutive common shares, including stock options and warrants, as applicable.

 

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,121

)

$

(7,103

)

$

(7,853

)

$

(11,661

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing diluted net loss per share

 

24,995,449

 

24,450,799

 

24,839,752

 

24,383,624

 

Basic and diluted net loss per share

 

$

(0.12

)

$

(0.29

)

$

(0.32

)

$

(0.48

)

 

If the outstanding vested options or restricted stock units were exercised or converted into common stock, the result would be anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. Accordingly, basic and diluted net loss per share are identical for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents are held in U.S. financial institutions or in custodial accounts with U.S. financial institutions. Cash equivalents are defined as liquid investments and money market funds with maturity from date of purchase of 90 days or less that are readily convertible into cash and have minimal interest rate risk.

 

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Available-for-Sale Investments

 

Marketable securities that do not meet the definition of cash and cash equivalents are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, based on quoted market prices and observable inputs, with unrealized gains and losses, reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. We classify securities as current or non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheet based on maturity dates. The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretions of discounts to maturity. Amortization of debt premiums and accretion of debt discounts are recorded in other income and expense. Realized gains and losses, and declines in value, that are considered to be other-than-temporary, are recorded in other income and expense. The cost of securities sold is based on specific identification.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable related to the patient services segment are recorded at the time revenue is recognized, net of contractual allowances, and are presented on the balance sheet net of allowance for doubtful accounts. The ultimate collection of accounts receivable may not be known for several months after services have been provided and billed. The Company records allowance for doubtful accounts based on the aging of the receivable using historical customer- specific data. The percentages and amounts used to record bad debt expense and the allowance for doubtful accounts are supported by various methods and analyses, including current and historical cash collections, and the aging of specific receivables. Because of continuing changes in the health care industry and third party reimbursement, it is possible that our estimates could change, which could have a material impact on our operations and cash flows.

 

Accounts receivable related to the product and research services segments are recorded at the time revenue is recognized. The Company estimates allowance for doubtful accounts on a specific account basis, and considers several factors in its analysis including customer specific information and aging of the account.

 

The Company writes off receivables when the likelihood for collection is remote, the receivables have been fully reserved, and when the Company believes collection efforts have been fully exhausted and it does not intend to devote additional resources in attempting to collect. The Company performs write-offs on a quarterly basis. The Company wrote off $8,479 and $10,660 of receivables for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The impact was a reduction of gross receivables and a reduction in the allowance for doubtful accounts. There was no impact on the net receivables reported on the balance sheet as of September 30, 2012, or bad debt expense reported on the statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as a result of this write-off. The Company recorded bad debt expense of $9,066 and $8,555 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill is the excess of purchase price of an acquired business over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. In accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually, or when events arise that could indicate that impairment exists. The provisions of ASC 350 require that the Company perform a two-step impairment test. In the first step, the Company compares the fair value of its reporting units to the carrying value of the reporting units. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting units exceeds the fair value of the reporting units, then the second step of the impairment test is performed in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting units’ goodwill. If the carrying value of the reporting units’ goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, an impairment loss equal to the difference is recorded.

 

For the purpose of performing its goodwill impairment analysis, the Company considers its business to be comprised of three reporting units, patient service, products and research services. The Company calculates the fair value of the reporting units utilizing a weighting of the income and market approaches. The income approach is based on a discounted cash flow methodology that includes assumptions for, among other things, forecasted income, cash flow, growth rates, income tax rates, expected tax benefits and long-term discount rates, all of which require significant judgment. The market approach utilizes the Company’s market data as well as market data from publicly traded companies that are similar to the Company. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and the judgment applied in the analysis. The Company believes that the combination of an income and a market approach provides a reasonable basis to estimate the fair value of its reporting units.

 

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Stock-Based Compensation

 

ASC 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation, addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. ASC 718 requires that an entity measure the cost of equity-based service awards based on the grant-date fair value of the award and recognize the cost of such awards over the period during which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award (the vesting period). ASC 718 requires that an entity measure the cost of liability-based service awards based on current fair value that is re-measured subsequently at each reporting date through the settlement date. The Company accounts for equity awards issued to non-employees in accordance with ASC 505-50, Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees.

 

The Company’s income before and after income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, was reduced by $2,656 and $3,297, respectively, as a result of stock-based compensation expense incurred. The impact of stock-based compensation expense was $(0.11) and $(0.13) on basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

The Company estimates the fair value of its share-based awards to employees and directors using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the use of certain subjective assumptions. The most significant of these assumptions are the estimates of the expected volatility of the market price of the Company’s stock and the expected term of the award. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we based our estimates of expected volatility on the historical average of our stock price. Prior to this period, we based our estimates of expected volatility on a group of similar entities whose stock prices are publicly available. The expected term represents the period of time that stock-based awards granted are expected to be outstanding. Other assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option valuation model include the risk-free interest rate and expected dividend yield. The risk-free interest rate for periods pertaining to the contractual life of each option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield of a similar duration in effect at the time of grant. The Company has never paid, and does not expect to pay, dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

The Company utilized the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating the fair value of stock options granted using the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Expected dividend yield

 

0

%

0

%

Expected volatility

 

61

%

65

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.15

%

2.49

%

Expected life

 

6.31 years

 

6.25 years

 

 

Based on the Company’s historical experience of options that cancel before becoming fully vested, the Company has assumed an annualized forfeiture rate of 15% for all options. Under the true-up provision of ASC 718, the Company will record additional expense if the actual forfeiture rate is lower than estimated, and will record a recovery of prior expense if the actual forfeiture rate is higher than estimated.

 

Based on the above assumptions, the per share weighted average fair value of the options granted under the stock option plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $1.58 and $2.84, respectively.

 

The following table summarizes activity under all stock award plans from December 31, 2011 through September 30, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Available

 

Number

 

Average

 

 

 

for Grant

 

of Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Balance — December 31, 2011

 

2,369,802

 

2,468,991

 

$

9.43

 

Additional options available for grant

 

1,216,611

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

(1,544,922

)

1,544,922

 

2.80

 

Canceled

 

110,174

 

(110,174

)

21.73

 

Exercised

 

 

(43,913

)

1.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance — March 31, 2012

 

2,151,665

 

3,859,826

 

6.43

 

Granted

 

(399,017

)

399,017

 

2.70

 

Canceled

 

19,866

 

(19,866

)

11.50

 

Exercised

 

 

(256,604

)

1.61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance — June 30, 2012

 

1,772,514

 

3,982,373

 

5.87

 

Granted

 

(175,000

)

175,000

 

2.16

 

Canceled

 

88,390

 

(88,390

)

5.84

 

Exercised

 

 

(60,999

)

2.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance — September 30, 2012

 

1,685,904

 

4,007,984

 

5.76

 

 

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Per the plan documents, the 2008 Non-Employee Director Stock Option (NEDS) and Employee Stock Option (ESOP) Plans have an automatic increase in the shares available for grant every January the plans are active. The increase in the shares available for grant under the NEDS plan is equal to the lesser of the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted during the preceding calendar year or such number of shares as determined by the Board of Directors. The increase in the shares available for grant under the ESOP plan is equal to 4% of the total shares outstanding at December 31, 2011.

 

Additional information regarding options outstanding is as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,
2012

 

September 30,
2011

 

Range of exercise prices (per option)

 

$0.70 - $31.18

 

$0.70 - $31.18

 

Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)

 

8.26

 

8.20

 

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

On September 17, 2012 and March 16, 2012, 99,345 and 93,281 shares, respectively, were purchased in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Net proceeds to the Company from the issuance of shares of common stock under the ESPP for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $436. In January 2012, the number of shares available for grant was increased by 241,442, per the ESPP plan documents. At September 30, 2012, approximately 508,487 shares remain available for purchase under the ESPP.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other: Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment. The ASU is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The new guidance allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If the qualitative assessment leads to the determination that is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite —lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying amount. The Company does not expect the amendment to have a material impact on its results of operations, cash flows, or financial position.

 

2.   Business Combination

 

On February 10, 2012, the Company entered into and closed on a definitive Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) with ECG Scanning and Medical Services, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“ECG Scanning”). Upon the closing of the transaction the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stock, and ECG Scanning became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. ECG Scanning is a provider of cardiac monitoring services in the United States. The Company paid an aggregate cash purchase price of $5,800 in cash at closing and up to an additional $600 in cash, with an estimated fair value of $570, upon the achievement of certain performance targets approximately one year from the date of purchase. The acquisition has been included within the consolidated results of operations and financial condition from the date of the acquisition. The acquisition gave the Company access to established customer relationships, and entry into additional regions and geographic locations.

 

The purchase price allocation of the ECG Scanning acquisition purchase consideration of $6,370 was completed in the second quarter of 2012. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation:

 

Fair value of assets acquired:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

32

 

Accounts receivable

 

1,686

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

141

 

Property and equipment

 

2,655

 

Goodwill

 

1,577

 

Intangible assets

 

1,540

 

Other assets

 

64

 

Total assets acquired

 

7,695

 

Liabilities assumed:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

508

 

Accrued expenses

 

283

 

Other liabilities

 

534

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

1,325

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

6,370

 

 

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On August 29, 2012, the Company entered into a definitive merger agreement with Cardicore Lab, Inc. (“Cardiocore”), a Delaware corporation. Upon the closing of the transaction Cardiocore became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company paid an aggregate purchase price of $23,376 in cash at closing. The acquisition has been included within the consolidated results of operations and financial condition from the date of the acquisition.

 

Cardiocore is engaged in central core laboratory services that provide cardiac monitoring for drug and medical treatment trials. Cardiocore’s primary customers are pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations. The acquisition gives the Company access to industry expertise, an established operating structure and a substantial footprint in the core laboratory industry.

 

The purchase price allocation of the Cardiocore acquisition purchase consideration of $23,376 has not been completed as of September 30, 2012. The Company anticipates the purchase price allocation will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012. The following is a preliminary purchase price allocation. The Company does not believe the final purchase price allocation will differ materially from the following:

 

Fair value of assets acquired:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,113

 

Accounts receivable

 

4,290

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

398

 

Property and equipment

 

4,230

 

Goodwill

 

11,580

 

Intangible assets

 

6,920

 

Total assets acquired

 

28,531

 

Liabilities assumed:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

1,195

 

Accrued expenses

 

1,091

 

Deferred Revenue

 

1,600

 

Other liabilities

 

1,269

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

5,155

 

Net assets acquired

 

$

23,376

 

 

The unaudited pro forma information below presents combined results of operations as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented instead of August 29, 2012. The pro forma information is based on historical results adjusted for the effect of purchase accounting and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations of the combined entity had the acquisition occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Revenue

 

$

31,070

 

$

30,086

 

$

94,738

 

$

104,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss

 

$

(2,075

)

$

(7,569

)

$

(6,587

)

$

(12,088

)

Net Loss per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted

 

$

(0.08

)

$

(0.31

)

$

(0.27

)

$

(0.50

)

Weighted average number of shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

24,995,449

 

24,450,799

 

24,839,752

 

24,383,624

 

 

3.   Available-for-Sale Investments

 

At December 31, 2012 the Company invested its excess funds in securities issued by the U.S. government, corporations, banks, municipalities, financial holding companies and in money market funds comprised of these same types of securities. Cash and cash equivalents and available-for-sale investments were placed with high credit quality financial institutions. Additionally, the Company diversified the investment portfolio in order to maintain safety and liquidity. The Company did not hold mortgage-backed securities. The investments were recorded at fair value, based on quoted market prices, with unrealized gains and losses reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

 

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At September 30, 2012, the Company has $0 of available-for-sale investments as all investment securities were sold during the period. At December 31, 2011, available-for-sale investments are detailed as follows:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Gross Unrealized

 

Gross Unrealized

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

$

20,012

 

$

1

 

$

(18

)

$

19,995

 

U.S. Treasury and agency debt securities

 

7,957

 

1

 

 

7,958

 

Total

 

$

27,969

 

$

2

 

$

(18

)

$

27,953

 

 

Net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments are included as a component of stockholders’ equity and comprehensive loss. The Company recorded net unrealized loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 of $0 and $39. Realized gains and losses from the sale of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on their trade dates. The Company recorded realized gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 of $8 and $1, respectively. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned. Interest income from available-for-sale investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were $373 and $515, respectively, which were partially offset by $282 and $261, respectively, of amortization of investment premiums.

 

4.   Fair Value Measurements

 

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, defines fair value as an exit price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure that is based on the extent and level of judgment used to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities.

 

·                  Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets at the measurement date. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these products does not entail a significant degree of judgment. The Company’s Level 1 assets consist of cash and money market funds, as well as U.S. Treasury and agency debt securities.

 

·                  Level 2 — Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data, such as alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. The Company’s Level 2 assets consist of fixed income securities such as corporate debt securities including commercial paper and corporate bonds.

 

·                  Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. The Company has not measured the fair value of any assets using Level 3 inputs. The Company’s Level 3 liabilities include contingent consideration recognized in conjunction with business combination activities in the first quarter of 2012.

 

No transfers were made into or out of the different category levels, nor did the Company categorize any of its investments as Level 3 at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The Company will continue to review the fair value inputs on a quarterly basis.

 

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The fair value of the Company’s financial assets subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 820 was determined using the following levels of inputs at September 30, 2012:

 

Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2012

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

17,887

 

 

 

17,887

 

Total

 

$

17,887

 

 

 

17,887

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent consideration

 

$

 

$

 

$

575

 

$

575

 

Total

 

$

 

$

 

$

575

 

$

575

 

 

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 820 was determined using the following levels of inputs at December 31, 2011:

 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

10,622

 

$

 

$

 

$

10,622

 

Money market funds

 

7,909

 

 

 

7,909

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

19,995

 

 

19,995

 

U.S. Treasury and agency debt securities

 

7,958

 

 

 

7,958

 

Total

 

$

26,489

 

$

19,995

 

$

 

$

46,484

 

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent Consideration

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Total

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

As part of the consideration for the ECG Scanning acquisition, the Company has an arrangement in place whereby future consideration in the form of cash may be transferred to the seller contingent upon the achievement of certain earnings targets. The fair value of the contingent consideration arrangement was estimated using the income approach with inputs that are not observable in the market. Key assumptions include a discount rate commensurate with the level of risk of achievement, time horizon and other risk factors, and probability adjusted earnings growth, all of which the Company believes are appropriate and representative of market participant assumptions. The liability for the contingent consideration arrangement is included within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The accretion of the contingent consideration was $5 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

5.   Integration, Restructuring and Other Charges

 

The Company accounts for expenses associated with exit or disposal activities in accordance with ASC 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations, and records the expenses in Integration, restructuring and other charges in its statement of operations, and records the related accrual in the Accrued expenses line of its balance sheet.

 

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2012 Integration, Restructuring and Other Charges

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred expenses related to restructuring, integration and other activities. A summary of these expenses is as follows:

 

Legal fees

 

$

1,035

 

Professional fees

 

368

 

Severance and employee related costs

 

341

 

Total

 

$

1,744

 

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred $572 in legal costs associated with ongoing legal matters, $250 for the settlement of ongoing litigation and $213 of deal related costs. The Company incurred $368 of professional fees for deal related costs, and $341 of severance costs related to restructuring.

 

2011 Integration

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred charges of $2,757 related to restructuring, integration and other activities. The Company incurred $1,067 related to the integration of operations in connection with the Biotel acquisition, $830 related to legal costs associated with litigation and $860 related to professional fees incurred in conjunction with strategic opportunities.

 

6.   Income Taxes

 

The income tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimated annual effective tax rate adjusted for discrete items, if any, which are taken into account in the quarterly period in which they occur. The Company reviews and updates its estimated annual effective tax rate each quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate was zero. The Company recorded $431 of tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to the ECG Scanning acquisition.

 

As of September 30, 2012, in accordance with ASC 740, the Company maintained a full valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets. The Company will continue to maintain a full valuation allowance until such time it can reasonably estimate the probability of realizing a benefit from the deferred tax assets. There has been no material change to the amount of unrecognized tax expense or benefit reported as of September 30, 2012.

 

7.   Credit Agreement

 

On August 29, 2012, the Company entered into a Credit and Security Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with MidCap Financial, LLC to provide revolving loan borrowings with a loan commitment of $15,000, and an option by the Company to increase to a maximum loan commitment of $30,000. Interest on borrowings under the Credit Agreement is based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin of 4.75%. An unused line fee of 0.50% per annum is payable on any unused line balance, determined as the total loan commitment of $15,000 minus the average daily balance of the sum of the revolving loan borrowings outstanding during the preceding month. Furthermore, if the Company terminates the agreement at any point prior to the loan expiration date, the Company will incur a loan origination fee of 1.00% of the loan commitment due immediately preceding the termination. The Credit Agreement is secured by the Company’s personal property, inventory and other assets and expires in August 2016.  As of September 30, 2012, the Company did not have any outstanding balance on the credit agreement.

 

8.   Segment Information

 

ASC 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for reporting information regarding operating segments in annual financial statements. Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise for which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker, or decision-making group in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance.

 

Effective the third quarter 2012, with the acquisition of Cardiocore, the Company changed its reportable segments from two segments: Patient services and Products, to three segments: Patient services, Product and Research services. The Patient services business segment’s principal focus is on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias or heart rhythm disorders, through its core Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry (MCOT), event and Holter services in a healthcare setting. The Product business segment focuses on the development, manufacturing, testing and marketing of medical devices and related software to medical companies, clinics and hospitals. The Company developed the Research services segment to include the Company’s operations that focus on providing cardiac safety monitoring services in a research environment. In addition, the Company realigned the Product segment to exclude central core laboratory research operations previously reported in this segment and repositioned these operations into the Research services segment. Disclosures for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 have been adjusted to reflect the change in reportable segments.

 

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Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following table:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient services

 

$

23,321

 

$

23,599

 

71,501

 

$

82,041

 

Product

 

1,499

 

2,741

 

6,920

 

9,433

 

Research services

 

2,220

 

262

 

3,114

 

764

 

Total revenues

 

27,040

 

26,602

 

81,535

 

92,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain (loss) before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient services

 

(3,806

)

(6,783

)

(10,092

)

(11,060

)

Product

 

205

 

(338

)

982

 

(582

)

Research services

 

480

 

18

 

826

 

(15

)

Total gain (loss) before income taxes

 

(3,121

)

(7,103

)

(8,284

)

(11,657

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient services

 

1,878

 

2,748

 

5,678

 

8,748

 

Product

 

141

 

309

 

427

 

990

 

Research services

 

191

 

14

 

236

 

56

 

Total depreciation and amortization

 

2,210

 

3,071

 

6,341

 

9,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient services

 

1,534

 

1,059

 

4,096

 

2,590

 

Product

 

12

 

42

 

42

 

119

 

Research services

 

62

 

37

 

219

 

105

 

Total capital expenditures

 

1,608

 

1,138

 

4,357

 

2,814

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patient services

 

52,042

 

82,451

 

 

 

 

 

Product

 

11,693

 

11,506

 

 

 

 

 

Research services

 

30,574

 

1,018

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

94,309

 

94,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.   Legal Proceedings

 

On May 8, 2012, CardioNet filed suit against The ScottCare Corporation and Ambucor Health Solutions, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Civil Action No. 2:12-CV-2516-PBT) for patent infringement related to the use, offering for use, sale, and offering for sale of the ScottCare TeleSentry Mobile Cardiac Telemetry device and monitoring services.  On May 8, 2012, CardioNet also filed suit against Mednet Healthcare Technologies, Inc., MedTel 24, Inc., RhythmWatch LLC, and AMI Cardiac Monitoring, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Civil Action No. 2:12-CV-2517-JS) for patent infringement related to the use, offering for use, sale, and offering for sale of the Heartrak External Cardiac Ambulatory Telemetry device and monitoring services.  The suits each allege that the defendants are infringing the following CardioNet patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,212,850, 7,907,996, 6,569,095, 7,587,237 and 7,941,207. CardioNet is seeking an injunction against each defendant, as well as monetary damages. Defendants Mednet HealthCare Technologies, Inc. and the ScottCare Corporation have asserted counterclaims alleging the patents in suit are invalid and not infringed.  Consistent with the accounting for contingent liabilities, no accrual has been recorded in the financial statements. The Company is vigorously pursuing its claims and defending against the counterclaims.

 

10.   Civil Investigative Demand

 

On August 25, 2011, the Company received a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of Washington. The CID states that it was issued in the course of an investigation under the federal false claims act and seeks documents for the period January 1, 2007 through the date of the CID. The CID indicates that the investigation concerns allegations that the Company may have used inappropriate diagnosis codes when submitting claims for payment to Medicare for its real-time, outpatient cardiac monitoring services. The Company is cooperating with the government’s request and is in the process of providing information in response to the CID. The Company is unable to predict what action, if any, might be taken in the future by

 

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the Department of Justice or other governmental authorities as a result of this investigation or what impact, if any, the outcome of this matter might have on the Company’s business, financial position or results of operations. The Company cannot reasonably estimate the range of loss, if any, that may result from this matter. Consistent with the accounting for contingent liabilities, no accrual has been recorded in the financial statements.

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, and in conjunction with the accompanying quarterly unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth herein and elsewhere in this report and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See the “Forward-Looking Statements” section at the beginning of this report.

 

Company Background

 

CardioNet is a leading provider of ambulatory, continuous, real-time outpatient management solutions for monitoring relevant and timely clinical information regarding an individual’s health. The Company’s efforts have initially been focused on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias, or heart rhythm disorders, with a solution that it markets as Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry™ (MCOT™). The Company actively began developing its product platform in April 2000, and since that time, has devoted substantial resources in advancing its patient monitoring solutions. The platform successfully integrates a wireless data transmission network, internally developed software, FDA 510(k)-cleared algorithms and medical devices with 24-hour monitoring. The Company also provides event, Holter and pacemaker monitoring.

 

The Company’s Conshohocken, PA and San Francisco, CA locations are Medicare approved Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (“IDTF”). All of the Company’s MCOT arrhythmia monitoring activities are currently conducted at these locations. The Company received FDA 510(k) clearance for the proprietary algorithm included in its third generation product, or C3, in October 2005. Subsequently in November 2006, the Company received FDA 510(k) clearance for its C3 system which it has incorporated as part of its monitoring solution. The Company received FDA 510(k) clearance for its C5 platform in April 2010, and successfully launched C5 in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company continues to pursue innovation of new and existing medical solutions through investments in research and development.

 

The Company’s Product segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of event and Holter medical devices, as well as the repair of such devices, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Braemar, Inc. (“Braemar). Braemar’s customers include distributors and other resellers, physicians, clinics and hospitals. The Company also manages a core laboratory through its wholly owned subsidiary Agility Centralized Research Services, Inc. (“Agility”). Agility provides contract research monitoring services primarily to universities, hospitals, physicians, and private companies that are involved in the research and testing of pharmaceuticals, products and medical procedures.

 

In February 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of ECG Scanning & Medical Services, Inc. (“ECG Scanning”). ECG Scanning is engaged in providing cardiac monitoring services to general practitioners, internal medicine specialists, cardiologists and hospital cardiac care departments. The acquisition gives the Company access to established customer relationships and the ability to diversify its product and service offerings.

 

In August 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Cardiocore Lab, Inc. (“Cardiocore”). Cardiocore is engaged in central core laboratory services that provide cardiac monitoring for drug and medical treatment trials. Cardiocore’s primary customers are pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations. The acquisition gives the Company access to industry expertise, an established operating structure and a substantial footprint in the core lab industry.

 

Reimbursement

 

The Company is dependent on reimbursement for its patient services by government and commercial insurance payors. Medicare reimbursement rates for the Company’s event, Holter and pacemaker monitoring services have been established nationally by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) for many years, and fluctuate periodically based on the annually published CMS rate table.

 

The American Medical Association (“AMA”) established CPT codes covering MCOT™ services that became effective on January 1, 2009, and on January 1, 2011, CMS established a national rate that is subject to geographical adjustment. Effective January 1, 2012, the national Medicare reimbursement rate for the Company’s MCOT™ services was $734 per service for patients monitored in Conshohocken, PA, compared to $739 in 2011. Beginning in February 2012, the Company moved its monitoring for Medicare patients to San Francisco, CA. The reimbursement rate for Medicare patients serviced in the San Francisco, CA facility, adjusted for local geographic pricing, is $943 per service.

 

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Commercial reimbursement pricing for our services has declined over the past three years. Commercial pricing is affected by numerous factors, including the current Medicare reimbursement rates, competitive pressures, our ability to successfully negotiate favorable terms in our agreements and the perceived value and effectiveness of our services.

 

We have successfully secured contracts with most national and regional commercial payors for our cardiac monitoring services. We estimate that over 210 million covered lives are represented through our commercial contracts and Medicare, which is approximately 70% of the total covered lives in the United States. The majority of the remaining lives that are not covered by our commercial contracts and Medicare are insured by a small number of large commercial insurance companies that deem MCOT to be experimental in nature and do not currently reimburse us for services provided to their beneficiaries.

 

Patient Services, Product, and Research Services Revenue

 

Patient services revenue includes revenue from MCOT, event, Holter and pacemaker monitoring services. Product revenue includes revenue from product sales and repairs. Research services revenue includes revenue for research and core laboratory services.  The Company receives a significant portion of its revenue from third party commercial insurance organizations and governmental entities. It also receives reimbursement directly from patients through co-pay and self-pay arrangements. Billings for services reimbursed by contract third party payors, including Medicare, are recorded as revenue net of contractual allowances. Adjustments to the estimated receipts, based on final settlement with the third party payors, are recorded upon settlement. If the Company does not have sufficient historical information regarding collectability from a given payor to support revenue recognition at the time of service, revenue is recognized when cash is received. Unearned amounts are appropriately deferred until service is performed. The Company records research services revenue either as services and products are provided, or ratably over the term of the contract.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable related to the patient services segment are recorded at the time revenue is recognized, net of contractual allowances, and are presented on the balance sheet net of allowance for doubtful accounts. The ultimate collection of accounts receivable may not be known for several months after services have been provided and billed. The Company records allowance for doubtful accounts based on the aging of the receivable using historical customer- specific data. The percentages and amounts used to record bad debt expense and the allowance for doubtful accounts are supported by various methods and analyses, including current and historical cash collections, and the aging of specific receivables. Because of continuing changes in the health care industry and third party reimbursement, it is possible that our estimates could change, which could have a material impact on our operations and cash flows.

 

Accounts receivable related to the product and research services segments are recorded at the time revenue is recognized. The Company estimates allowance for doubtful accounts on a specific account basis, and considers several factors in its analysis including customer specific information and aging of the account.

 

The Company will write-off receivables when the likelihood for collection is remote, the receivables have been fully reserved, and when the Company believes collection efforts have been fully exhausted and it does not intend to devote additional resources in attempting to collect. The Company performs write-offs on a quarterly basis. The Company wrote off $8.5 million and $10.7 million of receivables for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The impact was reduction of gross receivables and a reduction in the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company recorded bad debt expense of $9.1 million and $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Integration, Restructuring and Other Charges

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred legal fees of $0.6 million related to ongoing legal matters, $0.3 million related to the settlement of ongoing litigation and $0.2 million for deal related costs. In addition, the Company incurred other charges of $0.3 million related to professional fees and $0.3 million related to severance and other employee related costs.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred charges related to the integration of operations in connection with the Biotel acquisition. The Company incurred integration costs of $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 which consisted of $1.1 million of severance and other employee related expenses, $0.9 million of professional fees related to strategic initiative and $0.8 million of legal costs associated with litigation. The Biotel integration activities were substantially complete as of December 31, 2011.

 

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Verizon Supplier Agreement

 

The Company established a relationship with Verizon, formerly nPhase, in May 2003. Verizon is the sole provider of wireless cellular data connectivity solutions, data hosting and queuing services for the Company’s monitoring network. The Company has no fixed or minimum financial commitment as it relates to network usage or volume activity. However, if the Company fails to maintain an agreed-upon number of active cardiac monitoring devices on the Verizon network or it utilizes the monitoring and communications services of a provider other than Verizon, the Company may be subject to penalties and Verizon has the right to terminate its relationship with the Company. To date, no penalties have been incurred related to this agreement.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

 

Revenues.    Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $27.0 million compared to $26.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $0.4 million, or 1.6%. This increase is attributable to higher research services revenue of $2.0 million, primarily due to the acquisition of Cardiocore. Partially offsetting this increase was a decline of $1.2 million in the product segment due to an unusually high sales volume in the prior year following the acquisition of Biotel.

 

Gross Profit.    Gross profit increased to $16.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 from $14.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase of $2.0 million, or 14.3%, is primarily related to the increased sales in the research services segment and lower cost of sales in the patient services segment.  The lower costs are related to a decrease in depreciation expense of $1.1 million and other expenses of $0.7 million from cost reduction initiatives. These increases were partially offset by lower product segment sales volume. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased to 60.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 53.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

General and Administrative Expense.    General and administrative expense was $8.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease of $0.7 million, or 7.9%, was due primarily to lower payroll and other employee related expenses of $1.0 million, lower depreciation expense of $0.3 million and other lower expenses of $0.7 million in the patient services and product segments, partially offset by the inclusion of general and administrative expenses related to the ECG Scanning and Cardiocore acquisitions of $0.9 million. As a percent of total revenue, general and administrative expense was 29.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 32.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Sales and Marketing Expense.    Sales and marketing expense was $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $6.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease of $0.1 million, or 2.2%, primarily related to lower payroll and other employee related expenses, partially offset by the inclusion of expenses related to the ECG Scanning and Cardiocore acquisitions. As a percent of total revenue, sales and marketing expense was 23.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 24.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Bad Debt Expense.    Bad debt expense was $3.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $3.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The bad debt expense recorded was based upon an evaluation of historical collection experience of accounts receivable, by age, for various payor classes. As a percentage of net patient service revenue, bad debt expense was 13.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 13.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Research and Development Expense.    Research and development expense was $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.  The decrease of $0.2 million, or 14.0%, was due primarily to a decrease in production materials, outside and consulting services, and employee related expenses after the launch of our next generation MCOT™ device in the fourth quarter 2011.  This decrease was partially offset by an increase in expenses in the research services segment as a result of the Cardiocore acquisition.  As a percent of total revenue, research and development expense was 4.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 5.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Integration, Restructuring and Other Charges.    The Company incurred other charges of $0.7 million relating primarily to legal fees associated with the settlement of ongoing litigation for the three months ended September 30, 2012. Integration, restructuring and other charges were 2.7% of total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred integration, restructuring and other charges of $1.6 million, related primarily to $0.9 million of professional fees related to ongoing strategic opportunities, $0.4 million of charges related to legal fees incurred in connection with ongoing litigation, and $0.3 million related to the integration of Biotel operations. Integration, restructuring and other charges were 6.1% of total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Net Loss.    The Company incurred a net loss of $3.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to a net loss of $7.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

 

Revenues.    Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $81.5 million compared to $92.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $10.7 million, or 11.6%.  The decrease was primarily related to lower patient services revenue of $10.5 million and $2.5 million in the product segment. The decrease was partially offset by the inclusion of $1.8 million of revenue in the research services segment due to the acquisition of Cardiocore.

 

Gross Profit.    Gross profit decreased to $48.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 from $53.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease of $4.6 million, or 8.6%, was due primarily to a decline in sales volume in the patient services and product segments, and due to startup costs for the San Francisco monitoring facility. These decreases were offset by lower depreciation expense of $3.6 million, lower device communication costs of $1.2 million and additional gross profit due to the inclusion of ECG Scanning and Cardiocore of $2.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively. Gross profit as a percentage of total revenue increased to 59.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 57.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

General and Administrative Expense.    General and administrative expense was $24.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $27.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease of $3.0 million, or 11.1%, was due primarily to lower payroll and other employee related expenses of $3.5 million, lower depreciation expense of $0.7 million and other expenses of $0.7 million as a result of cost reduction initiatives in the patient services and product segment, partially offset by the inclusion of general and administrative expenses in the patient services segment of $1.5 million related to ECG Scanning and $0.4 million in the research services segment related to the Cardiocore acquisition. As a percent of total revenue, general and administrative expense was 29.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 29.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Sales and Marketing Expense.    Sales and marketing expense was $18.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $22.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease of $3.4 million, or 15.5%, was due primarily to lower payroll and other employee related expenses of $3.2 million, meeting expenses of $0.5 million and other expenses of $0.5 million, offset by the inclusion of an additional $0.8 million of sales and marketing expenses in the patient services and research services segments as a result of the ECG Scanning and Cardiocore acquisitions. As a percent of total revenue, sales and marketing expense was 22.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 23.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Bad Debt Expense.    Bad debt expense was $9.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase of $0.5 million, or 6.0%, was due primarily to the inclusion of expense related to the ECG Scanning acquisition. The bad debt expense recorded was based upon an evaluation of historical collection experience of accounts receivable, by age, for various payor classes. As a percentage of net patient service revenue, bad debt expense was 12.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 10.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Research and Development Expense.    Research and development expense was $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.  The decrease of $1.0 million, or 23.0%, was primarily due to a decrease in production materials and outside consulting services that were incurred in the prior year in connection with the development of our new MCOT™ device. As a percent of total revenue, research and development expense was 4.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 4.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Integration, Restructuring and Other Charges.    For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred legal fees of $0.6 million related to ongoing legal matters, and $0.3 million related to the settlement of ongoing litigation. In addition, the Company incurred charges of $0.5 million of deal related costs and $0.3 million of severance and other employee related costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Integration, restructuring and other charges were 2.1% of total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred integration, restructuring and other charges of $2.8 million, related primarily to $1.1 million of Biotel integration costs, $0.9 million of professional fees related to ongoing strategic opportunities and $0.8 million of charges related to legal fees incurred in connection with ongoing litigation. Integration, restructuring and other charges were 3.0% of total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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Net Loss.    The Company incurred a net loss of $7.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to a net loss of $11.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 includes a detailed discussion of our liquidity, contractual obligations and commitments. The information presented below updates and should be read in conjunction with the information disclosed in that Form 10-K.

 

As of September 30, 2012, our principal source of liquidity was cash and cash equivalents of $17.9 million and net accounts receivable of $22.6 million. In addition, the Company entered into a credit agreement in August 2012 providing the Company with a access to borrowings of up to $15.0 million. As of September 30, 2012, the Company did not have any outstanding balance on the credit agreement.

 

The Company generated $3.6 million of cash from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The Company’s ongoing operations during the nine month period resulted in a loss of $7.9 million, which included $18.1 million of non-cash items related to depreciation, amortization and stock compensation expense. In addition, the Company used $6.5 million for working capital requirements, including $1.3 million for the settlement of the class action lawsuit and $1.7 million for integration activities.

 

The Company used $4.4 million for the investment in medical devices for use in its ongoing operations, $22.2 million net of cash of $1.1 million for the purchase of Cardiocore, and $5.8 million for the purchase of ECG Scanning for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. In addition, the Company received $39.6 million from the maturity and sale of certain of its short term investments, offset by $11.9 million used in the purchase of available-for-sale securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. As of September 30, 2012 the Company converted all available-for-sale securities to cash.

 

If the Company determines that it needs to raise additional capital, such capital may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all. If the Company raises additional funds by issuing equity securities, its existing stockholders’ ownership will be diluted. If the Company raises additional funds by incurring debt financing, the terms of the debt may involve significant cash payment obligations as well as covenants and specific financial ratios that may restrict the ability to operate its business.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Our cash as of September 30, 2012 was $17.9 million. As we do not invest in any short-term or long-term securities, we believe we have no material exposure to interest rate risk.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2012 to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ending September 30, 2012, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION.

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

 

On May 8, 2012, CardioNet filed suit against The ScottCare Corporation and Ambucor Health Solutions, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Civil Action No. 2:12-CV-2516-PBT) for patent infringement related to the use, offering for use, sale, and offering for sale of the ScottCare TeleSentry Mobile Cardiac Telemetry device and monitoring services.  On May 8, 2012, CardioNet also filed suit against Mednet Healthcare Technologies, Inc., MedTel 24, Inc., RhythmWatch LLC, and AMI Cardiac Monitoring, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Civil Action No. 2:12-CV-2517-JS) for patent infringement related to the use, offering for use, sale, and offering for sale of the Heartrak External Cardiac Ambulatory Telemetry device and monitoring services.  The suits each allege that the defendants are infringing the following CardioNet patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,212,850, 7,907,996, 6,569,095, 7,587,237 and 7,941,207. CardioNet is seeking an injunction against each defendant, as well as monetary damages. Defendants Mednet HealthCare Technologies, Inc. and the ScottCare Corporation have asserted counterclaims alleging the patents in suit are invalid and not infringed.  Consistent with the accounting for contingent liabilities, no accrual has been recorded in the financial statements. The Company is vigorously pursuing its claims and defending against the counterclaims.

 

On August 25, 2011, the Company received a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of Washington. The CID states that it was issued in the course of an investigation under the federal false claims act and seeks documents for the period January 1, 2007 through the date of the CID. The CID indicates that the investigation concerns allegations that the Company may have used inappropriate diagnosis codes when submitting claims for payment to Medicare for its real-time, outpatient cardiac monitoring services. The Company is cooperating with the government’s request and is in the process of providing information in response to the CID. The Company is unable to predict what action, if any, might be taken in the future by the Department of Justice or other governmental authorities as a result of this investigation or what impact, if any, the outcome of this matter might have on the Company’s business, financial position or results of operations. The Company cannot reasonably estimate the range of loss, if any, that may result from this matter. Consistent with the accounting for contingent liabilities, no accrual has been recorded in the financial statements.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

 

In evaluating an investment in our common stock, investors should consider carefully, among other things, the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as well as the information contained in this Quarterly Report and our other reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.  Other Information

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6.  Exhibits.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS*

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document

 


* Pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations, we are deemed to have complied with the reporting obligation relating to the submission of interactive data files in such exhibits and are not subject to liability under any anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws as long as we have made a good faith attempt to comply with the submission requirements and promptly amend the interactive data files after becoming aware that the interactive data files fail to comply with the submission requirements. Users of this data are advised that, pursuant to Rule 406T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed and otherwise are not subject to liability.

 

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CardioNet, Inc.

 

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.

 

 

CARDIONET, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 5, 2012

By:

/s/ Heather C. Getz

 

 

Heather C. Getz, CPA

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer and authorized officer of the Registrant)

 

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