Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited, all amounts in thousands except per share amounts)
(1) Description of Business
KVH Industries, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the Company or KVH) is a leading manufacturer of solutions that provide global high-speed Internet, television, and voice services via satellite to mobile users at sea and on land. KVH is also a leading provider of commercially licensed entertainment, including news, sports, music, and movies, to commercial and leisure customers in the maritime, hotel, and retail markets. In addition, the Company develops and distributes training films and eLearning computer-based training courses to commercial maritime customers. KVH is also a premier manufacturer of high-performance navigational sensors and integrated inertial systems for defense and commercial applications. KVH’s reporting segments are as follows:
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the mobile connectivity segment and
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the inertial navigation segment
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KVH’s mobile connectivity products enable customers to receive voice services, Internet services, and live digital television via satellite services in marine vessels, recreational vehicles, buses and automobiles. KVH’s CommBox offers a range of tools designed to increase communication efficiency, reduce costs, and manage network operations. KVH sells and leases its mobile connectivity products through an extensive international network of dealers and distributors. KVH also sells and leases products directly to end users. In March 2019, KVH introduced a 1-meter Ku/C-band antenna designed to deliver download/upload speeds as fast as 20 Mbps/3Mbps through a dual Ku/C-band design that automatically switches between bandwidths to deliver expanded global coverage on KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband high-throughput satellite (HTS) network. In March 2019, KVH further expanded the mini-VSAT Broadband HTS network for the entire Pacific Ocean region via the Horizons 3e satellite, which is jointly owned by Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT. The high-performance Horizons 3e satellite immediately adds to the global coverage and capacity of KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband HTS network, which provides connectivity to vessels worldwide.
KVH’s mobile connectivity service sales primarily represent sales earned from satellite voice and Internet airtime services. KVH provides, for monthly fixed and usage fees, satellite connectivity services, including broadband Internet, data and VoIP services, to its TracPhone V-series customers. The Company offers AgilePlans, a monthly mini-VSAT Broadband subscription model providing global connectivity to commercial maritime customers, including hardware, installation, broadband Internet, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), entertainment and training content and global support for a monthly fee with no minimum commitment. KVH offers AgilePlans customers a variety of airtime data plans with varying data speeds and fixed data usage levels with overage charges per megabyte, which is similar to the plans that the Company offers to its other customers. The Company recognizes the monthly subscription fee as service revenue over the service delivery period. The Company retains ownership of the hardware that it provides to AgilePlans customers, who must return the hardware to KVH if they decide to terminate the service. Because KVH does not sell the hardware under AgilePlans, the Company does not recognize any product revenue when the hardware is deployed to an AgilePlans customer. KVH records the cost of the hardware used by AgilePlans customers as revenue-generating assets and depreciates the cost over an estimated useful life of five years. Since the Company retains ownership of the hardware, it does not accrue any warranty costs for AgilePlans hardware; however, any maintenance costs for the hardware are expensed in the period these costs are incurred. Mobile connectivity service sales also include the distribution of commercially licensed entertainment, including news, sports, music, and movies to commercial and leisure customers in the maritime, hotel, and retail markets through KVH Media Group, and the distribution of training films and eLearning computer-based training courses to commercial customers in the maritime market through Super Dragon Limited and Videotel Marine Asia Limited (together referred to as Videotel). KVH also earns monthly usage fees from third-party satellite connectivity services, including voice, data and Internet services, provided to its Inmarsat and Iridium customers who choose to activate their subscriptions with KVH. Mobile connectivity service sales also include engineering services provided under development contracts, sales from product repairs, and extended warranty sales.
KVH's inertial navigation products offer precision fiber optic gyro (FOG)-based systems that enable platform and optical stabilization, navigation, pointing and guidance. KVH’s inertial navigation products also include tactical navigation systems that provide uninterrupted access to navigation and pointing information in a variety of military vehicles, including tactical trucks and light armored vehicles. KVH’s inertial navigation products are sold directly to U.S. and foreign governments and government contractors, as well as through an international network of authorized independent sales representatives. In addition, KVH's inertial navigation technology is used in numerous commercial products, such as navigation and positioning systems for various applications including precision mapping, dynamic surveying, autonomous vehicles, train location control and track geometry measurement systems, industrial robotics and optical stabilization.
KVH’s inertial navigation service sales include product repairs, engineering services provided under development contracts and extended warranty sales.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of KVH Industries, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through the date of this filing. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The consolidated financial statements have not been audited by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. These consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures associated with annual financial statements and accordingly should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2018
filed on March 1, 2019 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results for the
three
months ended
March 31, 2019
are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the remainder of the year.
Significant Estimates and Assumptions and Other Significant Non-Recurring Transactions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of sales and expenses during the reporting periods. As described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, the most significant estimates and assumptions by management affect the Company’s revenue recognition, valuation of accounts receivable, valuation of inventory, valuations and deferred purchase price consideration related to asset acquisition, expected future cash flows including growth rates, discount rates, terminal values and other assumptions and estimates used to evaluate the recoverability of long-lived assets and goodwill, estimated fair values of long-lived assets, including goodwill, amortization methods and periods, certain accrued expenses and other related charges, stock-based compensation, contingent liabilities, key valuation assumptions for its share-based awards, estimated fulfillment costs for warranty obligations, tax reserves and recoverability of the Company’s net deferred tax assets and related valuation allowance. The Company has reviewed these estimates and determined that these remain the most significant estimates in addition to the valuation of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, for the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
.
Although the Company regularly assesses these estimates, actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances.
The only material change to the significant accounting policies disclosed in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2018
was the Company’s adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 842,
Leases,
effective January 1, 2019. Please see Note 19 for further discussion.
On February 27, 2018, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, or SJC, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell
377
shares of treasury stock to SJC for a purchase price of
$11.95
per share, or an aggregate of
$4,500
, in a private placement. The transaction closed on February 28, 2018.
During the first quarter of 2018, the Company entered into a
five
-year capital lease for
three
satellite hubs for the HTS network. Please see Note 19 for further discussion.
(3) Accounting Standards Issued and Not Yet Adopted
ASC Update No. 2016-13 and ASC Update No. 2018-19
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASC Update No. 2016-13,
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The purpose of Update No. 2016-13 is to replace the current incurred loss impairment methodology for financial assets measured at amortized cost with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information, including forecasted information, to develop credit loss estimates.
In November 2018, the FASB issued ASC Update No. 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses. This update introduced an expected credit loss methodology for the impairment of financial assets measured at amortized cost basis. The amendment also clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. Instead, impairment of receivables arising from operating leases should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 842, Leases. The adoption of Update No. 2016-13 and 2018-19 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
ASC Update No. 2018-13
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASC Update No. 2018-13,
Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.
The update is effective for annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted upon issuance of this update. The purpose of Update No. 2018-13 is to modify and eliminate some of the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements found in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, for both public and nonpublic entities. Through the inclusion of this update, FASB aims to facilitate a clear communication of the information required by GAAP that is most important to users of each entity's financial statements, thus helping to improve the effectiveness of disclosures in the notes to financial statements. Update No. 2018-13 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
ASC Update No. 2018-15
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASC Update No. 2018-15,
Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Topic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract.
The update is effective for annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2019. Early adoption of the amendments in this update is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for all entities. The purpose of Update No. 2018-15 is to provide a new guideline to the accounting of a customer of a cloud computing arrangement hosted by a vendor when the customer incurs costs associated with the implementation, set-up, and other upfront costs. Specifically, customers will follow the same criteria found in an arrangement with a software license when they capitalize the implementation costs. The new guidance also affects the classification of the capitalized implementation costs and related amortization expense found in a company's balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, and the update also requires additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures. Update No. 2018-15 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
ASC Update No. 2018-18
In November 2018, the FASB issued ASC Update No. 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction between Topic 808 and Topic 606. This update is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and the interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period, for public business entities for periods for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The purpose of Update No. 2018-18 is to help make clarifications on the interactions between Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangement, and Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Update No. 2018-18 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operation.
There are no other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB that are expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.
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(4)
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Marketable Securities
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Marketable securities as of
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018
consisted of the following:
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March 31, 2019
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Amortized
Cost
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Gross
Unrealized
Gains
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Gross
Unrealized
Losses
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Fair
Value
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Money market mutual funds
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$
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25
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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25
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Total marketable securities designated as available-for-sale
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$
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25
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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25
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December 31, 2018
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Amortized
Cost
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Gross
Unrealized
Gains
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Gross
Unrealized
Losses
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Fair
Value
|
Money market mutual funds
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$
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25
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|
$
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—
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|
$
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—
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$
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25
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Total marketable securities designated as available-for-sale
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$
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25
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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25
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|
The amortized costs and fair value of marketable securities as of
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018
are shown below by effective maturity. Effective maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuers of the securities may have the right to prepay obligations without prepayment penalties.
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March 31, 2019
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Amortized
Cost
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Fair
Value
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Due in less than one year
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$
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—
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$
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—
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December 31, 2018
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Amortized
Cost
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Fair
Value
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Due in less than one year
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Interest income from marketable securities was less than
$1
and
$12
during the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, respectively.
(5) Stockholder's Equity
(a) Stock Equity and Incentive Plan
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718,
Compensation-Stock Compensation
. Stock-based compensation expense, excluding compensation charges related to our employee stock purchase plan, or the ESPP, was $
860
and $
843
for the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, respectively. As of
March 31, 2019
, there was
$2,152
of total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of
2.68
years. As of
March 31, 2019
, there was
$3,743
of total unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of
1.93
years.
Stock Options
During the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
,
7
stock options were exercised for common stock, and no shares of common stock were delivered to the Company as payment for the exercise price or related minimum tax withholding obligations for the exercise of such options. During the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
,
no
stock options were granted and
2
stock options expired, were canceled or were forfeited. The Company estimates the fair value of each option grant on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
As of
March 31, 2019
, there were
1,267
options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of
$10.29
per share and
514
options exercisable with a weighted average exercise price of
$10.37
per share.
Restricted Stock
During the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
,
78
shares of restricted stock were granted with a weighted average grant date fair value of
$10.59
per share, and
no
shares of restricted stock were forfeited. Additionally, during the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
,
194
shares of restricted stock vested,
none
of which were surrendered to the Company to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations for the vesting of such shares.
As of
March 31, 2019
, there were
409
shares of restricted stock outstanding that were subject to service-based vesting conditions.
As of
March 31, 2019
, the Company had no unvested outstanding options and no shares of restricted stock that were subject to performance-based or market-based vesting conditions.
(b) Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company's Amended and Restated 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) affords eligible employees the right to purchase common stock, via payroll deductions, through various offering periods at a purchase price equal to
85%
of the fair market value of the common stock on the first or last day of the offering period, whichever is lower. During the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
,
23
and
0
shares were issued under the ESPP plan, respectively. The Company recorded compensation charges of
$14
and
$10
for the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, respectively, related to the ESPP.
(c) Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The following table presents stock-based compensation expense, including under the ESPP, in the Company's consolidated statements of operations for the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
:
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2019
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2018
|
Cost of product sales
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$
|
41
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|
|
$
|
71
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|
Cost of service sales
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Research and development
|
172
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|
|
170
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|
Sales, marketing and support
|
182
|
|
|
181
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|
General and administrative
|
479
|
|
|
431
|
|
|
$
|
874
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|
|
$
|
853
|
|
(d) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss), unrealized gains and losses from foreign currency translation, unrealized gains and losses from available for sale marketable securities and changes in fair value related to interest rate swap derivative instruments, net of tax attributes. The components of the Company’s comprehensive income (loss) and the effect on earnings for the periods presented are detailed in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).
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Foreign Currency Translation
|
|
Unrealized (Loss) Gain on Available for Sale Marketable Securities
|
|
Interest Rate Swaps
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Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
Balance, December 31, 2018
|
$
|
(14,720
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(11
|
)
|
|
$
|
(14,731
|
)
|
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
|
1,080
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,080
|
|
Amounts reclassified from AOCI to Other income, net
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
8
|
|
Net other comprehensive income, March 31, 2019
|
1,080
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
1,088
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|
Balance, March 31, 2019
|
$
|
(13,640
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
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|
$
|
(3
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)
|
|
$
|
(13,643
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)
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Foreign Currency Translation
|
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Unrealized (Loss) Gain on Available for Sale Marketable Securities
|
|
Interest Rate Swaps
|
|
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
Balance, December 31, 2017
|
$
|
(11,247
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(69
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,317
|
)
|
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
|
2,444
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
2,452
|
|
Amounts reclassified from AOCI to Other income, net
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
15
|
|
Net other comprehensive income, March 31, 2018
|
2,444
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
2,467
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2018
|
$
|
(8,803
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(47
|
)
|
|
$
|
(8,850
|
)
|
For additional information, see Note 4, "Marketable Securities," and Note 17, "Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities."
(6) Net Loss per Common Share
Basic net loss per share is calculated based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share incorporates the dilutive effect of common stock equivalent options, warrants and other convertible securities, if any, as determined with the treasury stock accounting method. For the
three months ended March 31, 2019
and
2018
, since there was a net loss, the Company excluded
1,042
and
251
, respectively, in outstanding stock options and non-vested restricted shares from its diluted loss per share calculation, as inclusion of these securities would have reduced the net loss per share.
A reconciliation of the basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding is as follows:
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Three Months Ended
|
|
March 31,
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic
|
17,302
|
|
|
16,742
|
|
Dilutive common shares issuable in connection with stock plans
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted
|
17,302
|
|
|
16,742
|
|
(7) Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value using the first-in first-out costing method. Inventories as of
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018
include the costs of material, labor, and factory overhead. Components of inventories consist of the following:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
Raw materials
|
$
|
14,822
|
|
|
$
|
13,698
|
|
Work in process
|
3,513
|
|
|
2,489
|
|
Finished goods
|
7,727
|
|
|
6,755
|
|
|
$
|
26,062
|
|
|
$
|
22,942
|
|
(8) Property and Equipment
Property and equipment, net, as of
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018
consist of the following:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
Land
|
$
|
3,828
|
|
|
$
|
3,828
|
|
Building and improvements
|
24,059
|
|
|
24,060
|
|
Leasehold improvements
|
483
|
|
|
483
|
|
Machinery and equipment
|
17,345
|
|
|
17,239
|
|
Revenue-generating assets
|
44,442
|
|
|
42,424
|
|
Office and computer equipment
|
14,428
|
|
|
13,980
|
|
Motor vehicles
|
31
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
104,616
|
|
|
102,045
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation
|
(50,919
|
)
|
|
(48,797
|
)
|
|
$
|
53,697
|
|
|
$
|
53,248
|
|
Depreciation expense was
$2,568
and
$1,953
for the
three months ended March 31, 2019
and
2018
, respectively.
Certain revenue-generating hardware assets are utilized by the Company in the delivery of the Company's airtime services, media, and other content.
(9) Product Warranty
The Company’s products carry standard limited warranties that range from
one
to
two years
and vary by product. The warranty period begins on the date of retail purchase or lease by the original purchaser. The Company accrues estimated product warranty costs at the time of sale and any additional amounts are recorded when such costs are probable and can be reasonably estimated. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include the number of units sold or leased, historical and anticipated rates of warranty repairs and the cost per repair. Warranty and related costs are reflected within sales, marketing and support in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018
, the Company had accrued product warranty costs of
$2,021
and
$1,916
, respectively.
The following table summarizes product warranty activity during
2019
and
2018
:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
March 31,
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
Beginning balance
|
$
|
1,916
|
|
|
$
|
2,074
|
|
Charges to expense
|
453
|
|
|
741
|
|
Costs incurred
|
(348
|
)
|
|
(788
|
)
|
Ending balance
|
$
|
2,021
|
|
|
$
|
2,027
|
|
(10) Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31,
2019
|
|
December 31,
2018
|
2018 term notes
|
$
|
21,938
|
|
|
$
|
21,938
|
|
Line of credit
|
5,000
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
Mortgage loan
|
2,551
|
|
|
2,597
|
|
Total long-term debt
|
29,489
|
|
|
29,535
|
|
Less debt issuance costs for 2018 term note(a)
|
155
|
|
|
170
|
|
Total long-term debt less debt issuance costs
|
$
|
29,334
|
|
|
$
|
29,365
|
|
Less amounts classified as current
|
10,585
|
|
|
9,928
|
|
Long-term debt, excluding current portion
|
$
|
18,749
|
|
|
$
|
19,437
|
|
(a)- Debt issuance costs classified as current and long-term are
$60
and
$95
, respectively.
Term Note and Line of Credit
On October 30, 2018, the Company amended and restated the 2014 Credit Agreement by entering into (i) a
three
-year senior credit facility agreement (the 2018 Credit Agreement) with Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders named from time to time as parties thereto (the 2018 Lenders), for an aggregate amount of up to
$42,500
, including a term loan (2018 Term Loan) of
$22,500
and a reducing revolving credit facility (the 2018 Revolver) of up to
$20,000
initially and reducing to
$15,000
on December 31, 2019, each to be used for general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of the Company’s then-outstanding indebtedness under the 2014 Credit Agreement as described below, (ii) a Security Agreement with respect to the grant by the Company of a security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company in order to secure the obligations of the Company under the 2018 Credit Agreement, and (iii) Pledge Agreements with respect to the grant by the Company of a security interest in
65%
of the capital stock of each of KVH Industries A/S and KVH Industries U.K. Limited held by the Company in order to secure the obligations of the Company under the 2018 Credit Agreement. On the closing date, the Company repaid
$17,225
on the 2014 Term Loan and refinanced its remaining balance. On the closing date, the Company also borrowed
$5,000
under the 2018 Revolver.
The Company is required to make principal repayments on the 2018 Term Loan in the amount of
$563
at the end of each of the first
four
three-month periods following the closing (ending with the period ending September 30, 2019); thereafter, the principal repayment amount increases to
$703
for the
four
succeeding three-month periods (ending with the period ending September 30, 2020) and further increases to
$844
for each succeeding three-month period (ending with the period ending June 30, 2021) until the maturity of the loan on October 30, 2021. The first principal payment on the 2018 Term Loan was due on December 31, 2018. As of
March 31, 2019
, due to the timing of the payment schedule, no payment occurred during the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and there are five quarters of principal repayments outstanding in the current portion of long-term debt. On October 30, 2021, the entire remaining principal balance of the 2018 Term Loan and the entire principal balance of any outstanding loans under the 2018 Revolver are due and payable, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, fees, and any other amounts due and payable under the 2018 Credit Agreement. The 2018 Credit Agreement contains provisions requiring the mandatory prepayment of amounts outstanding under the 2018 Term Loan and the 2018 Revolver under specified circumstances, including (i)
100%
of the net cash proceeds from certain dispositions to the extent not reinvested in the Company’s business within a stated period, (ii)
50%
of the net cash proceeds from stated equity issuances and (iii)
100%
of the net cash proceeds from certain receipts above certain threshold amounts outside the ordinary course of business. The prepayments are first applied to the 2018 Term Loan, in inverse order of maturity, and then to the 2018 Revolver.
Loans under the 2018 Credit Agreement bear interest at varying rates determined in accordance with the 2018 Credit Agreement. Each Eurodollar Rate Loan, as defined in the 2018 Credit Agreement, bears interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each interest period from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate or Eurodollar Rate, each as defined in the 2018 Credit Agreement, as elected by the Company, plus the Applicable Margin, as defined in the 2018 Credit Agreement, and each Base Rate Loan, as defined in the 2018 Credit Agreement, bears interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate, as defined in the 2018 Credit Agreement, plus the Applicable Margin. The Applicable Margin ranges from
1.50%
to
2.375%
on Eurodollar Rate Loans and from
0.50%
to
1.375%
on Base Rate Loans, each depending on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the 2018 Credit Agreement. The highest Applicable Margin applies initially until the Compliance Certificate, as defined in the 2018 Credit Agreement, is delivered for the quarter ending June 30, 2019 and subsequently when the Consolidated Leverage Ratio exceeds 2.50:1.00. Upon certain defaults, including failure to make payments when due, interest becomes payable at a higher default rate.
Borrowings under the 2018 Revolver are subject to the satisfaction of various conditions precedent at the time of each borrowing, including the continued accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties and the absence of any default under the 2018 Credit Agreement. As of
March 31, 2019
, there was
$5,000
outstanding under the 2018 Revolver and the remaining balance of
$15,000
was available for borrowing.
The 2018 Credit Agreement contains
two
financial covenants, a maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio and a minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, each as defined in the 2018 Credit Agreement. The Consolidated Leverage Ratio initially may not be greater than
3.00
:1.00 and declines to
2.75
:1.00 on September 30, 2019, to
2.50
:1.00 on December 31, 2019 and to
2.00
:1.00 on December 31, 2020. The Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio may not be less than
1.25
:1.00.
The 2018 Credit Agreement imposes certain other affirmative and negative covenants, including without limitation covenants with respect to the payment of taxes and other obligations, compliance with laws, performance of material contracts, creation of liens, incurrence of indebtedness, investments, dispositions, fundamental changes, restricted payments, changes in the nature of the Company’s business, transactions with affiliates, corporate and accounting changes, and sale and leaseback arrangements.
The Company’s obligation to repay loans under the 2018 Credit Agreement could be accelerated upon an event of default under its terms, including certain failures to pay principal or interest when due, certain breaches of representations and warranties, the failure to comply with the Company’s affirmative and negative covenants under the 2018 Credit Agreement, a change of control of the Company, certain defaults in payment relating to other indebtedness, the acceleration of payment of certain other indebtedness, certain events relating to the liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership of the Company, the entry of certain judgments against the Company, certain Company property loss events, and certain events relating to the impairment of collateral or the 2018 Lenders' security interest therein.
Mortgage Loan
As of
March 31, 2019
, the Company had a mortgage loan (as amended, the Mortgage Loan) in the amount of $
4,000
related to its headquarters facility in Middletown, Rhode Island. The loan term was
ten years
, with a principal amortization of
20 years
. The interest rate was based on the BBA LIBOR Rate plus
2.00
percentage points. The Mortgage Loan was secured by the underlying property and improvements. The monthly mortgage payment was approximately $
15
, plus interest. Due to the difference in the term of the loan and amortization of the principal, a balloon payment of $
2,551
was due on April 1, 2019.
As discussed in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company entered into
two
interest rate swap agreements that were intended to hedge its mortgage interest obligations over the term of the Mortgage Loan by fixing the interest rates specified in the Mortgage Loan to
5.91%
for half of the principal amount outstanding as of April 1, 2010 and
6.07%
for the remaining half. In April 2019, the Company repaid in full the current balance of the Mortgage Loan.
(11) Segment Reporting
The financial results of each segment are based on revenues from external customers, cost of revenue and operating expenses that are directly attributable to the segment and an allocation of costs from shared functions. These shared functions include, but are not limited to, facilities, human resources, information technology, and engineering. Allocations are made based on management’s judgment of the most relevant factors, such as head count, number of customer sites, or other operational data that contribute to the shared costs. Certain corporate-level costs have not been allocated as they are not attributable to either segment. These costs primarily consist of broad corporate functions, including executive, legal, finance, and costs associated with corporate actions. Segment-level asset information has not been provided as such information is not reviewed by the chief operating decision-maker for purposes of assessing segment performance and allocating resources. There are no inter-segment sales or transactions.
The Company's performance is impacted by the levels of activity in the marine and land mobile markets and defense sectors, among others. Performance in any particular period could be impacted by the timing of sales to certain large customers.
The mobile connectivity segment primarily manufactures and distributes a comprehensive family of mobile satellite antenna products and services that provide access to television, the Internet and voice services while on the move. Product sales within the mobile connectivity segment accounted for
18%
and
20%
of the Company's consolidated net sales for the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, respectively. Sales of mini-VSAT Broadband airtime service accounted for
46%
and
41%
of the Company's consolidated net sales for the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, respectively. Sales of content and training services within the mobile connectivity segment accounted for
16%
and
19%
of the Company's consolidated net sales for the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, respectively.
The inertial navigation segment manufactures and distributes a portfolio of digital compass and fiber optic gyro (FOG)-based systems that address the rigorous requirements of military and commercial customers and provide reliable, easy-to-use and continuously available navigation and pointing data. The principal product categories in this segment include the FOG-based inertial measurement units (IMUs) for precision guidance, FOGs for tactical navigation as well as pointing and stabilization systems, and digital compasses that provide accurate heading information for demanding applications, security, automation and access control equipment and systems. Sales of FOG-based guidance and navigation systems within the inertial navigation segment accounted for
13%
of the Company's consolidated net sales for each of the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
.
No other single product class accounts for 10% or more of the Company's consolidated net sales.
The Company operates in a number of major geographic areas across the globe. The Company generates international net sales, based upon customer location, primarily from customers located in Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia/Pacific, the Middle East, and India. International revenues represented
62%
and
58%
of the Company's consolidated net sales for the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, respectively. No individual foreign country represented 10% or more of the Company's consolidated net sales for the three months ended
March 31, 2019
or
2018
.
As of
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018
, the long-lived tangible assets related to the Company’s international subsidiaries were less than
10%
of the Company’s long-lived tangible assets and were deemed not material.
Net sales and operating (loss) income for the Company's reporting segments and the Company's loss before income tax expense for the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
Net sales:
|
|
|
|
Mobile connectivity
|
$
|
32,510
|
|
|
$
|
32,749
|
|
Inertial navigation
|
7,462
|
|
|
7,352
|
|
Consolidated net sales
|
$
|
39,972
|
|
|
$
|
40,101
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating (loss) income:
|
|
|
|
Mobile connectivity
|
$
|
(1,039
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,072
|
|
Inertial navigation
|
443
|
|
|
334
|
|
Subtotal
|
(596
|
)
|
|
1,406
|
|
Unallocated, net
|
(5,233
|
)
|
|
(4,586
|
)
|
Loss from operations
|
(5,829
|
)
|
|
(3,180
|
)
|
Net interest and other expense
|
(316
|
)
|
|
(535
|
)
|
Loss before income tax expense
|
$
|
(6,145
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,715
|
)
|
Depreciation expense and amortization expense for the Company's reporting segments for the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
Depreciation expense:
|
|
|
|
Mobile connectivity
|
$
|
2,145
|
|
|
$
|
1,470
|
|
Inertial navigation
|
286
|
|
|
218
|
|
Unallocated
|
137
|
|
|
265
|
|
Total consolidated depreciation expense
|
$
|
2,568
|
|
|
$
|
1,953
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization expense:
|
|
|
|
Mobile connectivity
|
$
|
959
|
|
|
$
|
1,097
|
|
Inertial navigation
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Unallocated
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total consolidated amortization expense
|
$
|
959
|
|
|
$
|
1,097
|
|
(12) Legal Matters
From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of its business. In the ordinary course of business, the Company is a party to inquiries, legal proceedings and claims including, from time to time, disagreements with vendors and customers. The Company is not a party to any lawsuit or proceeding that, in management's opinion, is likely to materially harm the Company's business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
(13) Share Buyback Program
On November 26, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to
1,000
shares of the Company’s common stock. As of
March 31, 2019
,
341
shares of the Company’s common stock remain available for repurchase under the authorized program. The repurchase program is funded using the Company’s existing cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and future cash flows. Under the repurchase program, the Company, at management’s discretion, may repurchase shares on the open market from time to time, in privately negotiated transactions or block transactions, or through an accelerated repurchase agreement. The timing of such repurchases depends on availability of shares, price, market conditions, alternative uses of capital, and applicable regulatory requirements. The program may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time without prior notice. The repurchase program has no expiration date. There were
no
other repurchase programs outstanding during the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
no
repurchase programs expired during the period.
During the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock in open market transactions.
(14) Fair Value Measurements
ASC Topic 820,
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
(ASC 820), provides a framework for measuring fair value and requires expanded disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) 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 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
|
|
Level 1:
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 1 assets are investments in money market mutual funds.
|
|
|
Level 2:
|
Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; or observable prices that are based on observable market data, based on directly or indirectly market-corroborated inputs. The Company’s Level 2 liabilities are interest rate swaps.
|
|
|
Level 3:
|
Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are developed based on the best information available given the circumstances. The Company has no Level 3 assets.
|
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on the valuation techniques identified in the table below. The valuation techniques are:
|
|
(a)
|
Market approach—prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets.
|
|
|
(b)
|
The valuations of the interest rate swaps intended to mitigate the Company’s interest rate risk are determined with the assistance of a third-party financial institution using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each instrument. This analysis utilizes observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and interest rate volatility, and reflects the contractual terms of these instruments, including the period to maturity.
|
The following tables present financial assets and liabilities at
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018
for which the Company measures fair value on a recurring basis, by level, within the fair value hierarchy:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2019
|
Total
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Valuation
Technique
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market mutual funds
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
(a)
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
(b)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
Total
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Valuation
Technique
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market mutual funds
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
(a)
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate swaps
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
(b)
|
Certain financial instruments are carried at cost on the consolidated balance sheets, which approximates fair value due to their short-term, highly liquid nature. These instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses. The carrying amount of the Company's debt approximates fair value based on currently available quoted rates of similarly structured debt.
Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
The Company's non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-lived assets resulting from business combinations, are measured at fair value using income approach valuation methodologies at the date of acquisition and subsequently re-measured if an impairment exists. There were no impairments of the Company’s non-financial assets noted as of
March 31, 2019
. The Company does not have any liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
(15) Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The following table sets forth the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts
|
Balance at December 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
32,213
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
632
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
32,845
|
|
Intangible Assets
The changes in the carrying amount of intangible assets during the
three months ended
March 31, 2019
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts
|
Balance at December 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
10,518
|
|
Amortization expense
|
|
(959
|
)
|
Intangible assets acquired in asset acquisition
|
|
25
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
223
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
9,807
|
|
Intangible assets arose from an acquisition made prior to 2013, the acquisition of KVH Media Group (acquired as Headland Media Limited) in May 2013 and the acquisition of Videotel in July 2014. Intangibles arising from the acquisition made prior to 2013 are being amortized on a straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of
7 years
. Intangibles arising from the acquisition of KVH Media Group are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of: (i)
10 years
for acquired subscriber relationships, (ii)
15 years
for distribution rights, (iii)
3 years
for internally developed software and (iv)
2 years
for proprietary content. Intangibles arising from the acquisition of Videotel are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of: (i)
8 years
for acquired subscriber relationships, (ii)
5 years
for favorable leases, (iii)
4 years
for internally developed software and (iv)
5 years
for proprietary content. The intangibles arising from the KVH Media Group and Videotel acquisitions were recorded in pounds sterling and fluctuations in exchange rates could cause these amounts to increase or decrease from time to time.
In January 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of certain subscriber relationships from a third party. This acquisition did not meet the definition of a business under ASC 2017-01,
Business Combinations (Topic 805)-Clarifying the Definition of a Business
, which the Company adopted on October 1, 2016. The Company ascribed
$100
of the initial purchase price to the acquired subscriber relationships definite-lived intangible assets with an initial estimated useful life of
10
years. Under the asset purchase agreement, the purchase price includes a component of contingent consideration under which the Company is required to pay a percentage of recurring revenues received from the acquired subscriber relationships through 2026 up to a maximum annual payment of
$114
. As of
March 31, 2019
, the carrying value of the intangible assets acquired in the asset acquisition was
$202
. As the acquisition did not represent a business combination, the contingent consideration arrangement is recognized only when the contingency is resolved and the consideration is paid or becomes payable. The amounts payable under the contingent consideration arrangement, if any, will be included in the measurement of the cost of the acquired subscriber relationships. During the three months ended
March 31, 2019
,
$25
additional consideration was earned under the contingent consideration arrangement.
Acquired intangible assets are subject to amortization. The following table summarizes acquired intangible assets at
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018
, respectively:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Carrying Amount
|
|
Accumulated Amortization
|
|
Net Carrying Value
|
March 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriber relationships
|
|
$
|
17,742
|
|
|
$
|
10,825
|
|
|
$
|
6,917
|
|
Distribution rights
|
|
4,290
|
|
|
1,799
|
|
|
2,491
|
|
Internally developed software
|
|
2,327
|
|
|
2,327
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proprietary content
|
|
8,181
|
|
|
7,812
|
|
|
369
|
|
Intellectual property
|
|
2,284
|
|
|
2,284
|
|
|
—
|
|
Favorable lease
|
|
645
|
|
|
615
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
$
|
35,469
|
|
|
$
|
25,662
|
|
|
$
|
9,807
|
|
December 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscriber relationships
|
|
$
|
17,570
|
|
|
$
|
10,337
|
|
|
$
|
7,233
|
|
Distribution rights
|
|
4,233
|
|
|
1,731
|
|
|
2,502
|
|
Internally developed software
|
|
2,327
|
|
|
2,327
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proprietary content
|
|
8,164
|
|
|
7,439
|
|
|
725
|
|
Intellectual property
|
|
2,284
|
|
|
2,284
|
|
|
—
|
|
Favorable lease
|
|
643
|
|
|
585
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
$
|
35,221
|
|
|
$
|
24,703
|
|
|
$
|
10,518
|
|
Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
Expense Category
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
Cost of service sales
|
$
|
373
|
|
|
$
|
399
|
|
General and administrative expense
|
586
|
|
|
698
|
|
Total amortization expense
|
$
|
959
|
|
|
$
|
1,097
|
|
As of
March 31, 2019
, the total weighted average remaining useful lives of the definite-lived intangible assets was
3.1
years and the weighted average remaining useful lives by the definite-lived intangible asset category are as follows:
|
|
|
Intangible Asset
|
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life in Years
|
Subscriber relationships
|
3.6
|
Distribution rights
|
9.1
|
Proprietary content
|
0.3
|
Favorable lease
|
0.3
|
Estimated future amortization expense remaining at
March 31, 2019
for intangible assets acquired was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Remainder of 2019
|
$
|
2,069
|
|
2020
|
2,225
|
|
2021
|
2,225
|
|
2022
|
1,463
|
|
2023
|
544
|
|
Thereafter
|
1,281
|
|
Total future amortization expense
|
$
|
9,807
|
|
For intangible assets, the Company assesses the carrying value of these assets whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset, or asset group, to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset, or asset group. There were no events or changes in circumstances during the
first quarter
of
2019
which indicated that an assessment of the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets was required.
(16) Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606)
The Company adopted ASC 606 on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method for all contracts not completed as of the date of adoption. The adoption of ASC 606 represents a change in accounting principle that is expected to more closely align revenue recognition with the delivery of the Company's products and services and is expected to provide financial statement readers with enhanced disclosures. In accordance with ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised products and services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these products and services.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table summarizes net sales from contracts with customers for the
three months ended March 31, 2019
and 2018:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
Mobile connectivity product, transferred at point in time
|
|
$
|
5,677
|
|
|
$
|
6,670
|
|
Mobile connectivity product, transferred over time
|
|
1,385
|
|
|
1,250
|
|
Mobile connectivity service
|
|
25,448
|
|
|
24,829
|
|
Inertial navigation product
|
|
5,812
|
|
|
6,072
|
|
Inertial navigation service
|
|
1,650
|
|
|
1,280
|
|
Total net sales
|
|
$
|
39,972
|
|
|
$
|
40,101
|
|
Revenue recognized during the
three months ended March 31, 2019
and
2018
from amounts included in contract liabilities at the beginning of the period was
$1,336
and
$1,215
, respectively.
For mobile connectivity product sales, the delivery of the Company’s performance obligations, and associated revenue, are generally transferred to the customer at a point in time, with the exception of certain mini-VSAT contracts which are transferred to customers over time. For mobile connectivity service sales, the delivery of the Company’s performance obligations and associated revenue are transferred to the customer over time. For inertial navigation product sales, the delivery of the Company’s performance obligations, and associated revenue, are generally transferred to the customer at a point in time. For inertial navigation service sales, the Company's performance obligations, and associated revenue, are generally transferred to customers over time.
Business and Credit Concentrations
Concentrations of risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are generally limited due to the large number of customers and their dispersion across several geographic areas. Although the Company does not foresee that credit risk associated with these receivables will deviate from historical experience, repayment is dependent upon the financial stability of those individual customers. The Company establishes allowances for potential bad debts and evaluates, on a monthly basis, the adequacy of those reserves based upon historical experience and its expectations for future collectability concerns. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of the financial condition of its customers and generally does not require collateral.
No single customer accounted for 10% or more of consolidated net sales for the first quarter of
2019
or
2018
or accounts receivable at
March 31, 2019
or
December 31, 2018
.
Certain components from third parties used in the Company’s products are procured from single sources of supply. The failure of a supplier, including a subcontractor, to deliver on schedule could delay or interrupt the Company’s delivery of products and thereby materially adversely affect the Company’s revenues and operating results.
(17) Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Effective April 1, 2010, in order to reduce the volatility of cash outflows that arise from changes in interest rates, the Company entered into
two
interest rate swap agreements. These interest rate swap agreements were intended to hedge the Company’s mortgage loan related to its headquarters facility in Middletown, Rhode Island by fixing the interest rates specified in the mortgage loan to
5.9%
for half of the principal amount outstanding and
6.1%
for the remaining half of the principal amount outstanding as of April 1, 2010 until the mortgage loan expires on
April 1, 2019
. The Company does not use derivatives for speculative purposes. For a derivative that is designated as a cash flow hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") to the extent the derivative is effective at offsetting the changes in the cash flows being hedged until the hedged item affects earnings. To the extent there is any hedge ineffectiveness, changes in fair value relating to the ineffective portion are immediately recognized in earnings in other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The interest rate swap was recorded within accrued other liabilities on the balance sheet. The critical terms of the interest rate swaps were designed to mirror the terms of the Company’s mortgage loans. The Company designated these derivatives as cash flow hedges of the variability of the LIBOR-based interest payments on principal over a nine-year period, which ended on April 1, 2019. As of
March 31, 2019
, the Company determined that the existence of hedge ineffectiveness, if any, was immaterial and all changes in the fair value of the interest rate caps were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income as a component of AOCI.
As of
March 31, 2019
, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Rate Derivatives
|
Notional
(in thousands)
|
|
Asset
(Liability)
|
|
Effective Date
|
|
Maturity Date
|
|
Index
|
|
Strike Rate
|
Interest rate swap
|
$
|
1,275
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
April 1, 2010
|
|
April 1, 2019
|
|
1-month LIBOR
|
|
5.91
|
%
|
Interest rate swap
|
$
|
1,275
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
April 1, 2010
|
|
April 1, 2019
|
|
1-month LIBOR
|
|
6.07
|
%
|
As of
December 31, 2018
, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Rate Derivatives
|
Notional
(in thousands)
|
|
Asset
(Liability)
|
|
Effective Date
|
|
Maturity Date
|
|
Index
|
|
Strike Rate
|
Interest rate swap
|
$
|
1,299
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
April 1, 2010
|
|
April 1, 2019
|
|
1-month LIBOR
|
|
5.91
|
%
|
Interest rate swap
|
$
|
1,299
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
April 1, 2010
|
|
April 1, 2019
|
|
1-month LIBOR
|
|
6.07
|
%
|
(18) Income Taxes
The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended
March 31, 2019
was
(0.6)%
compared with
(4.8)%
for the corresponding period in the prior year. The effective income tax rate is based on estimated income for the year, the estimated composition of the income in different jurisdictions and discrete adjustments, if any, in the applicable periods, including retroactive changes in tax legislation, settlements of tax audits or assessments, and the resolution or identification of tax position uncertainties.
For the three months ended
March 31, 2019
and
2018
, the effective tax rate was lower than the statutory tax rate primarily due to the Company maintaining a valuation allowance reserve on its US deferred tax assets and to the composition of income from foreign jurisdictions taxed at lower rates.
As of
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018
, the Company had reserves for uncertain tax positions of
$1,141
and
$1,116
, respectively. There were no material changes during the three months ended
March 31, 2019
to the Company’s reserve for uncertain tax positions. The Company estimates that it is reasonably possible that the balance of unrecognized tax benefits as of
March 31, 2019
may decrease $
359
in the next twelve months as a result of a lapse of statutes of limitations and settlements with taxing authorities.
The Company’s tax jurisdictions include the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Cyprus, Norway, Brazil, Singapore, Belgium, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, India and Japan. In general, the statute of limitations with respect to the Company's United States federal income taxes has expired for years prior to 2014, and the relevant state and foreign statutes vary. However, preceding years remain open to examination by United States federal and state and foreign taxing authorities to the extent of future utilization of net operating losses and research and development tax credits generated in each preceding year.
(19) Leases
The Company adopted ASC 842 on January 1, 2019. ASC 842 requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities for leases classified as operating leases. The original guidance required application of ASC 842 on a modified retrospective basis with the earliest period presented. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11,
Targeted Improvements to ASC 842
, which included an option to not restate comparative periods in transition and elect to use the effective date as the date of initial application of transition. The Company elected not to restate comparative periods and, accordingly, the financial results reported for periods prior to January 1, 2019 have not been restated. In ASC 842, a lease is defined as follows: “[a] contract is or contains a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant, or equipment (an identified asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration.”
Upon adoption, the Company recognized all leases greater than one year in duration on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. The Company made certain assumptions and judgments when applying ASC 842. The Company elected practical expedients available for the transition, such as whether expired or existing contracts contain leases under the new definition of a lease, lease classification for expired or existing leases, and whether previously capitalized initial direct costs would qualify for capitalization under ASC 842. For all asset classes, the Company elected to not separate non-lease components from lease components to which they relate and have accounted for the combined lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.
Many of our lease agreements contain renewal options which are recognized if it is determined that the Company is reasonably certain to renew the lease at inception or when a triggering event occurs. Some of our lease agreements contain rent escalation clauses, rent holidays, capital improvement funding or other lease concessions. The Company recognizes the minimum rental expense on a straight-line basis based on the fixed components of a lease arrangement and amortize such expense over the term of the lease beginning with the commencement date. Variable lease components that are not fixed at the beginning of the lease are recognized as incurred.
Under certain third-party service agreements, the Company controls a specific space or underlying asset used in providing the service by the third-party service provider. These arrangements meet the definition under ASC 842 and therefore are accounted for under ASC 842. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term and include options to extend or terminate the lease when reasonably certain to be exercised. The present value of lease payments is determined using the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date.
The Company has operating leases for office facilities, equipment, and satellite service capacity and related equipment. Lease expense for the
three months ended March 31, 2019
was
$1,310
. The future minimum lease payments under our operating leases as of
March 31, 2019
are:
|
|
|
|
|
Remainder of 2019
|
$
|
3,883
|
|
2020
|
2,987
|
|
2021
|
1,275
|
|
2022
|
1,196
|
|
2023
|
386
|
|
2024 and thereafter
|
536
|
|
Total minimum lease payments
|
$
|
10,263
|
|
|
|
Less amount representing interest
|
$
|
(842
|
)
|
Present value of net minimum operating lease payments
|
$
|
9,421
|
|
Less current installments of obligation under current-operating lease liabilities
|
$
|
4,749
|
|
Obligations under long term - operating lease liabilities, excluding current installments
|
$
|
4,672
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years)
|
3.00
|
|
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases
|
5.50
|
%
|
During the first quarter of 2018, the Company entered into a
five
-year financing lease for
three
satellite hubs for its HTS network. As of
March 31, 2019
, the gross costs and accumulated amortization associated with this lease are included in revenue generating assets and amounted to
$3,068
and
$517
, respectively. Property and equipment under capital leases are stated at the present value of minimum lease payments.
The property and equipment held under this financing lease are amortized on a straight‑line basis over the
seven
-year estimated useful life of the asset, since the lease meets the bargain purchase option criteria
.
Amortization of assets held under financing leases is included within depreciation expense. Depreciation expense for these capital assets was
$110
and
$78
for the
three months ended March 31, 2019
and
2018
, respectively.
The future minimum lease payments under this financing lease as of
March 31, 2019
are:
|
|
|
|
|
Remainder of 2019
|
$
|
468
|
|
2020
|
624
|
|
2021
|
624
|
|
2022
|
624
|
|
2023
|
45
|
|
2024 and thereafter
|
—
|
|
Total minimum lease payments
|
$
|
2,385
|
|
|
|
Less amount representing interest
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
Present value of net minimum financing lease payments
|
$
|
2,355
|
|
Less current installments of obligation under accrued other
|
$
|
611
|
|
Obligations under other long-term liabilities, excluding current installments
|
$
|
1,744
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases (years)
|
3.92
|
|
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases
|
1.53
|
%
|