Form 10-KSB
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-KSB

 


 

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

For fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

Commission file number 0-28599

 


QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

(Name of Small Business Issuer in Its Charter)

 


Nevada

(State of incorporation)

91-2008633

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

17100 East Shea Boulevard, Suite 230, Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268 (480) 905-7311

(Address, zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of issuer’s principal executive offices)

 


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

Common Stock, par value $.001 per share

 


Check whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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  ¨

Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to item 405 of Regulation S-B in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to this Form 10-KSB.  x

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

Issuer’s revenue for its most recent fiscal year: $3,742,534.

As of March 2, 2007, there were outstanding 65,670,373 shares of the issuer’s common stock, par value $.001 per share. The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the issuer (50,827,569 shares) based on the closing price of the issuer’s common stock as reported on the NASD Over the Counter Bulletin Board, or OTCBB, on March 2, 2007, was $16,773,098. For purposes of this computation, all executive officers, directors, and 10% beneficial owners of the issuer are deemed to be affiliates. Such determination should not be deemed an admission that such officers, directors, or 10% beneficial owners are, in fact, affiliates of the issuer.

Documents incorporated by reference: None

 



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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB

FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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  PART I   
  ITEM 1.   

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

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  ITEM 2.   

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

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  ITEM 3.   

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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  ITEM 4.   

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

   10
  PART II   
  ITEM 5.   

MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

   11
  ITEM 6.   

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

   11
  ITEM 7.   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   18
  ITEM 8.   

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

   18
  ITEM 8A.   

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

   19
  ITEM 8B.   

OTHER INFORMATION

   19
  PART III   
  ITEM 9.   

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

   20
  ITEM 10.   

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

   22
  ITEM 11.   

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

   24
  ITEM 12.   

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

   28
  ITEM 13.   

EXHIBITS

   30
  ITEM 14.   

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

   31
SIGNATURES    32
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    F-1

STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements contained in this report on Form 10-KSB that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding our “expectations,” “anticipation,” “intentions,” “beliefs,” or “strategies” regarding the future. Our actual results could differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the factors discussed in Item 1, “Description of Business-Risk Factors.”

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

General

QuoteMedia, Inc. (OTCBB: QMCI) is a leading provider of financial stock market data, market news feeds, market research information, and financial software solutions to online brokerages, clearing firms, banks, financial service companies, media portals, and public corporations. We are a single source for a wide array of market information and services, including streaming stock market data feeds, research and analysis information, content applications, portfolio management systems, software products, corporate Investor Relations provisioning, news services, wireless applications, and custom development.

We have created a scalable system that aggregates, manages, and streams information from the stock exchanges, and from other information and content feeds, across both the Web and dedicated telecommunication lines. Because Quotemedia is a comprehensive single source market data provider, our clients are not required to deal with multiple data vendors, many of which continue to employ outdated infrastructures and delivery technologies. This allows our clients to license comprehensive financial information applications and raw data feeds more efficiently and cost-effectively.

QuoteMedia offers clients the advantages of a single source for a broad range of data, information and services, including:

 

   

Streaming Real-time Data Feeds

 

   

Mobile/PDA Wireless Solutions

 

   

News Feed Aggregation and Delivery

 

   

Streaming, Dynamic Content

 

   

Complete Portfolio Management

 

   

Corporate Investor Relations Solutions

 

   

Internet Data and Product Provisioning

 

   

Custom Software Application Development

 

   

Research Information Supply

Our array of data-delivery solutions are fast, lightweight, reliable, and easy to implement across all platforms. Our products are technologically advanced, providing a framework for quick implementation, seamless client integration and complete customization.

We are a United States reporting public company which was incorporated in the State of Nevada. Our shares are listed on the NASDAQ:OTCBB under the trading symbol QMCI. Our corporate head office is located at 17100 East Shea Boulevard, Suite 230, Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268, and our telephone number is (480) 905-7311. All references to our business operations in this report include the operations of QuoteMedia, Inc. and our operating divisions and subsidiaries.

Our website is located at www.quotemedia.com. Through our website we make available free of charge the following company information: our annual reports on Form 10-KSB; our quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB; our current reports on Form 8-K; our proxy statements; and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These reports are available as soon as reasonably practical after we electronically file these reports with the SEC. We also post on our website the charter of our Audit Committee; our Corporate Governance Guidelines; our Code of Business Conduct/Ethics and Code of Ethics for the CEO and Senior Financial Officers, and any amendments or waivers thereto; and any other corporate governance materials contemplated by SEC or applicable regulations. These documents are also available in print to any stockholder requesting a copy from our corporate secretary at our principal executive offices.

 

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Products and Services

QuoteMedia has developed a full range of financial data and market information solutions which are licensed to our clients on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. Our products and services are divided into three main categories: Data Feed Services; Interactive Content and Data Applications; and Portfolio Management Systems.

Data Feed Services

QuoteMedia offers comprehensive, ultra low latency, tick-by-tick enterprise level streaming market data feeds with complete coverage of all North American Exchanges, including equities, options, futures, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, and indices. Supplemental fundamental, historical, and analytical data is also available, keyed to the same symbology for a complete market data solution. The data is normalized for ease of use, and is available in a wide range of formats and delivery methods, from streaming tick-by-tick; real-time feeds delivered via dedicated telecommunications lines to XML feeds, delivering aggregated data to clients over the Internet.

Interactive Content and Data Applications

QuoteMedia offers a unique suite of customizable applications that clients can embed in their website to display financial data in a wide variety of formats. Clients may choose from our complete data solution packages or individual components to receive dynamic, timely financial information. Our financial data solutions offer unparalleled ease of implementation and seamless integration into our clients’ current layouts and offerings. Our Interactive Web-Based Content Applications include the following:

Quote Modules – allow users to enter information and look up various data points on equities, funds, rates, currencies and the markets. Our Quote Modules provide complete market data and supplemental data coverage. This comprehensive coverage consists of fundamental data (EPS, P/E ratio, dividends, yield, shares outstanding, market cap, etc.), analytical statistics (52 wk high/low, moving averages, average volumes, moving performance numbers), historical EOD data (fully adjusted and keyed historical data), market updates, North American indices, market movers, actives, gainers, losers, Company Information (business description, address, phone, fax, auditors, officers, etc.), classification codes (sector, industry, NAICS, SIC, CIK, etc.), share statistics (shares outstanding, float, holdings, profitability, management effectiveness, short interest, short interest ratio), as well as broader market information such as bank rates and currency values. The data returned is compact, customizable, and incorporates comprehensive information, including charts, news, historical stock prices, market depth, SEC filings, insiders, financials, and other information.

Real-Time Snap Quotes – Cost-effective, customizable, and webpage-embedded Real-Time Quote and Market data, Real-Time Charts, Real-Time Level II, and Real-Time Options. The Real-Time Snap Quote Service features client-controlled entitlements, comprehensive online tracking, detailed reporting capabilities, and North American Exchange Fee Capping. These features are unique to our company and result in greater efficiency and cost savings for our clients.

Market Indices – At-a-glance display of market conditions, fed directly from the major North American and International exchanges.

Charts – Markets and equity charting are available in a variety of formats. Static thumbnails or dynamic interactive charting is available to allow full market coverage charting or individual stock performance displays, including comparisons to other equities or indices, as well as the ability to plot a wide range of technical studies.

Stock Tickers – Fully customizable vertical or horizontally scrolling tickers supply instant market information.

Stock Screeners – Allow users to filter stocks based on a wide variety of selection criteria, including sector/industry, share price, market cap, exchange, EPS, P/E ratio, etc.

News – Topic-based and equity-based lookup of news stories and commentary relating to the markets, individual companies, or specific areas of interest.

 

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Watch Lists – Display current values and trends for a group of user-defined equities.

Market Statistics – Top gainers and losers on the day for a variety of exchanges. Detailed statistical analysis of most actively traded stocks.

Investor Relations – Information on current value, historical data, charting and news, related to individual public companies, generating a turnkey and self-updating Investor Relations solution for corporate websites or Investor Relations professionals.

SMS Quotes – QuoteMedia’s SMS Quote service delivers scheduled updates of stock performance via SMS (short message service), also known as Text Messaging, to cell phones.

Portfolio Management Systems

QuoteMedia offers three leading edge portfolio managements systems: Quotestream Desktop; Quotestream Wireless; and the Web Portfolio Manager. Each of these systems can be implemented independently, or the three can be employed in conjunction to provide a complete portfolio management solution.

Quotestream™ Desktop

QuoteMedia’s proprietary software, Quotestream™, is a unique web-delivered, embedded application providing streaming real time or delayed market information, such as such as streaming stock quotes, NASDAQ Level 2 data (market depth), Toronto Stock Exchange & TSX Venture Exchange market depth, market indices, dynamic and interactive charts, options, news and research information, in an easy-to-use and highly configurable interface.

No downloads or installations are required with this quick, lightweight and robust application. It is a sophisticated streaming portfolio management solution that can readily be embedded in any web environment, allowing users to track investments and access research data with ease.

Quotestream has been designed specifically for syndication and private branding by brokerage, banking, and other corporate clients. It can be fully integrated into existing user registration databases, portfolio systems and on-line trading systems, thus enabling any brokerage, clearing firm, bank or other corporation to seamlessly complement their existing product offerings and differentiate themselves from their competition.

QuoteMedia corporate clients purchase volume licenses for their customers, gaining significant increases in customer attraction, retention and activity, and increased revenues as a result.

Quotestream offers the user ten portfolios of up to 52 symbols per portfolio, as well as market summaries, NASDAQ Level 2 data, a last-ten-trade trend meter, volume leaders, top gainers and losers, company news, insider activity, SEC Filings, research, analysts and opinions, earnings forecasts, news and stock tickers, intraday through twenty year historical charting, interactive charting, news, desktop pop-up alerts, audio alerts. Users may customize their views and the order of columns to suit their preference. The design also offers a very simple point and click navigation with little or no typing involved. If the user wishes to view the application in full screen mode, by simply clicking on the float button, the applet is floated from the web page and maximized to full screen.

Quotestream™ Wireless

QuoteMedia’s Quotestream™ Wireless is a revolutionary wireless companion to the desktop product that allows users to access financial data, news, and charting in real time or delayed modes, from many different handheld devices. Users are able to access and manage their Quotestream portfolios over-the-air through a cellular telephone or PDA. Quotestream Wireless offers an extensive array of features and advanced functionality, and supports RIM BlackBerry, PalmOne, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and countless other handheld devices and cellular telephones.

 

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Quotestream Wireless can be integrated with any brokerage/clearing firm’s existing on-line trading platform without the installation of expensive Business Enterprise Servers. QuoteMedia’s Quotestream Wireless is a revolutionary wireless companion to the desktop product that allows users to access financial data, news, and charting in real time or delayed modes, from many different handheld devices.

Quotestream Wireless offers an extensive array of features and advanced functionality, and supports RIM BlackBerry, PalmOne, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia (trademarks owned by respect companies) and countless other handheld devices and cellular telephones. Quotestream supports the largest selection of web based phone/pda’s of any supplier in the market. Quotestream™ Wireless and Quotestream™ Desktop are true companion products as any changes made to portfolios in either application are automatically reflected in the other.

Web Portfolio Manager

The Web Portfolio Manager is a user friendly yet powerful solution allowing users to track their holdings, conduct in-depth research and analyze performance for all stocks, mutual funds and indices listed on any of the major North American exchanges.

The Web Portfolio Manager provides immediate web access to detailed Quote Data, Market and Company News, Charting, Depth / Level II, Filings, Historical Data, Snap Quotes and more, the Web Portfolio Manager is an efficient and economical solution for both the new and experienced investor.

The Web Portfolio Manager offers corporate clients such as banks, wealth management companies, brokerages, clearing firms and web portals an ideal opportunity to cost-effectively provide premium online portfolio management services for their investor clientele.

The Web Portfolio Manager can be integrated with the Quotestream products, so that changes in any one platform are reflected across the other systems, and real-time data entitlements are consistent across the board.

New Products and Services

We continue to introduce new and advanced products and services for 2006 and 2007.

During 2006 the company developed and prepared for the 2007 launch of new low latency data feed services which will offer broad based multiple content feeds to a large new customer base. Refinements to these services and their ‘offering packages’ will continue throughout 2007, as marketing activities are ramped up. In addition, the company began development work in 2006 to bring in new international data, including real-time data from the London Stock Exchange, to service the market for our desktop and wireless products which is emerging in Europe. The company expects to selectively pursue new business opportunities in Europe in 2007, particularly with the addition of equity data from the major international exchanges.

QuoteMedia will launch its new Quotestream II streaming desktop and wireless product in the first half of 2007. The upgraded new generation of our highly successful Quotestream wireless/desktop product will feature rich new content, charting and other advanced features not found in the existing product. Quotestream II will provide true ‘tick by tick’ market data and has been expressly designed to support the Investment Professional market.

Additional new and upgraded versions of QuoteMedia’s financial applications in such areas as news, charting, screening, mutual funds, and advanced research information are expected in 2007.

 

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Products Competitive Advantage

Our products attract a broad market base, targeting corporate clients worldwide and providing comprehensive financial data services in a wide selection of custom packages. Markets for our services include:

 

•     Online Brokerages

 

•     Full Service Brokerage Firms

 

•     Banks and other Financial Institutions

 

•     Financial Web Sites

 

•     Web Portals

 

•     Public Companies

 

•     Investor Relations Firms

  

•     Corporate Financial Intranets and Extranets

 

•     Mutual Fund Companies

 

•     Internet Service Providers

 

•     Media Companies

 

•     Publishers

 

•     Wealth Management Companies

 

•     Individual Traders and Investors

Our financial data services provide a sensible solution to the high up-front cost of in-house developed software. We leverage our technical talent and innovative infrastructure across multiple client platforms, thus creating an economical, efficient and scalable system that can manage and deliver information application capabilities to an unlimited number of entities from data centers and content feeds across the worldwide web and over dedicated lines. Our data feeds have among the lowest latency of any available in the market and are developed and delivered using technology that is more current than that used by many major competitors in this market. Our marketing strategy is based on the following key competitive advantages:

Superior Products – Our goal has always been to create the best products on the market. We develop all of our products in-house and take pride in creating quality applications. Our products stand out for their superior design, user-friendliness, and ease of implementation, customizability, reliability, data speed, accuracy and comprehensiveness.

Custom Development – QuoteMedia’s ability to provide complete custom design and development services differentiates us from our competitors. We are able to create custom market data applications and software architected precisely to our clients’ specifications, and the speed that we are able to take a product from concept to deliverable, truly sets us apart.

Data Speed and Quality – Our connections to the world’s exchanges for equities and derivatives have most sources of latency removed. This allows us to deliver extremely fast, accurate, and reliable data.

Single Source Provider – Clients are eager to acquire premium market data feeds, financial applications, streaming solutions, and news and research information from a single source provider. Rather than having to license applications, information and market data from multiple sources, our clients enjoy the benefits of dealing with a single comprehensive market data supplier.

Cutting Edge Data Delivery Technology– We use state-of-the-art hardware and software systems for maximum speed and efficiency. This provides us with a distinct advantage over our competitors, most of whom use outdated data delivery technologies based on legacy style data networks.

Effective Marketing – We have implemented a marketing strategy that focuses on multiple markets for our products and services, from individual non-professional end users to corporate and institutional clients and their customer bases. In furtherance of our marketing strategy, we have entered into agreements with Forbes Magazine and Equities Magazine which have resulted in the recent launch of extensive marketing and advertising campaigns, as well as online advertising on select websites.

 

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Low Infrastructure Costs – Because of the unique technological advancements in data delivery developed by our company, our distribution model and the strategic partnerships that are in place, we have maintained very low corporate overhead. All of our development is completed in-house, resulting in significant cost efficiencies. This allows us to focus our resources on data management, data acquisition, customer satisfaction, and business development activities. Our low cost base of development and operation also allows us to maintain very competitive pricing.

Competition

Many companies provide financial market data and related information. Companies such as Bloomberg, Reuters, Thompson, Comstock, IDC (eSignal), Stockgroup, Financial Content, Prophet.net and Money.net are some of the data providers in this highly competitive market place.

While there are many financial data providers, what mainly differentiates us from others is that we offer clients a comprehensive solution for stock market related information provisioning with more advanced technologies than employed by our competitors. Our diversity of technical expertise, agile responsiveness to custom corporate requirements and development needs, and proven commitment to superior delivery technologies have established QuoteMedia as a frontrunner in the financial market data industry.

QuoteMedia’s array of products benefit clients with an exceptional number of strong technical differentiators in embedded, fully private-labeled and seamlessly integrated environments which combine to offer strong market differentiation.

Trademarks, Domain Names and Intellectual Property

We own the trademarks for “Quotemedia” and “Quotestream” and the domain names such as www.quotemedia.com; www.quotestream.com; www.quotestream.ca; www.quotemedia.co.uk. We will continue to own and protect these key assets into the future.

We protect our other intellectual property by a combination of copyrights, trademarks and confidentiality agreements with our employees, customers and other agents.

Regulatory Issues

We are not subject to any special governmental regulation concerning our supplying of products and services to the market place and we believe we are in compliance in all material respects with all existing regulations governing other aspects of our businesses.

Employees

We currently have 35 full time employees and 5 contracted employees. Our employees are not members of any union, nor have we entered into any collective bargaining agreements. We believe that our relationship with our employees is good. With a successful implementation of our business plan, we may hire additional employees during fiscal 2007 to handle anticipated growth in the areas of administration, programming, sales, marketing, and customer care.

 

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Risk Factors

You should consider carefully the following factors, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this report, in evaluating our company and our business.

If we are unable to maintain relationships with key suppliers and providers of market data, we would not be able to provide our services to our customers. We depend on key suppliers for the data we provide to our customers. Some of this data is exclusive to particular suppliers, such as national stock exchanges, and cannot be obtained from other suppliers. In other cases, although the data may be available from secondary sources, the secondary source may not be as adequate or reliable as the primary or preferred source, or we may not be able to obtain replacement data from an alternative supplier without undue cost and expense, if at all. We generally obtain data via license agreements. The disruption of any license agreement with a major data supplier, such as Nexa Technologies, Inc., could disrupt our operations and lead to an adverse impact on our results of operations.

A prolonged outage at one of our data centers that we share could result in reduced revenue and the loss of customers. Our customers rely on us for time-sensitive, up-to-date data that is reliably delivered. Our business is dependent on our ability to rapidly and efficiently process substantial quantities of data and transactions on our computer-based networks and systems. Our computer operations and those of our suppliers and customers are vulnerable to interruption by fire, natural disaster, power loss, telecommunications failure, terrorist attacks, acts of war, Internet failures, computer viruses and other events beyond our reasonable control. We maintain a back-up facility for our major data center that we share with Nexa Techologies, Inc. to seek to minimize the risk that any such event will disrupt operations. In addition, we maintain insurance for such events. However, the business interruption insurance we carry may not be sufficient to compensate us fully for losses or damages that may occur as a result of such events. Any such losses or damages incurred by us could have a material adverse effect on our business. Although we seek to minimize these risks through security measures, controls and a back-up data center, there can be no assurance that such efforts will be successful or effective.

A decline in activity levels in the securities markets could lower demand for our services. Our business is dependent upon the health of the financial markets as well as the financial health of the participants in those markets. Some of the financial data and information market demand is dependent upon activity levels in the securities markets while other demand is static and is not dependent on activity levels. In the event that the US or international financial markets suffer a prolonged downturn that results in a significant decline in investor activity, our revenue levels could be materially adversely affected.

Consolidation of financial services within and across industries could lower demand for our services. As consolidation occurs and synergies are achieved, the number of potential customers for our services decreases. This consolidation has two forms: consolidations within an industry, such as banking, and across industries, such as consolidations of insurance, banking and brokerage companies. When two companies that separately subscribe to or use our services combine, they may terminate or reduce duplicative subscriptions for our services or if they are billed on a usage basis, usage may decline due to synergies created by the business combination. A large number of cancellations, or lower utilization resulting from consolidations, could have a material adverse effect on our revenue.

We compete against companies with greater financial resources. We operate in highly competitive markets in which we compete with other distributors of financial and business information and related services. We expect competition to continue to be rigorous. Some of our competitors and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we have. These competitors may be able to expand product offerings and data content more effectively, and to respond more rapidly than us to new or emerging technologies, changes in the industry or changes in customer needs. They may also be in a position to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products. Increased competition in the future could limit our ability to maintain or increase our market share or maintain our margins, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.

New product offerings by competitors or new technologies could cause our services to become obsolete. We operate in an industry that is characterized by rapid and significant technological change, frequent new services, data content and coverage enhancements, and evolving industry standards. Without the timely introduction of new

 

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services and data content and coverage enhancements, our services could become technologically obsolete or inadequate over time, in which case our revenue and operating results would suffer. We expect our competitors to continue to improve the performance of their current services, to enhance data content and coverage and to introduce new services and technologies. These competitors may adapt more quickly to new technologies, changes in the industry and changes in customers’ requirements than we can. If we fail to adequately anticipate customers’ needs and technological trends accurately, we will be unable to introduce new services into the market and our ability to compete would be materially adversely impacted. Further, if we are unsuccessful at developing and introducing new services that are appealing to customers, with acceptable prices and terms, or if any such new services are not made available in a timely manner, our ability to compete would be materially adversely impacted. In both cases our ability to generate revenue could suffer and our business and operating results could be materially adversely affected. We will need to successfully enhance or add to current services in order to effectively expand into new geographic areas. In addition, new services, data content and coverage that we may develop and introduce may not achieve market acceptance; lack of market acceptance would result in lower revenue.

We may need additional capital with which to implement our business plan and there is no agreement with any third party to provide such capital. Implementing our business plan may require additional equity or debt financing. If we require additional funding or determine it appropriate to raise additional funding in the future, there is no assurance that adequate funding, whether through additional equity financing, debt financing, or other sources, will be available when needed or on terms acceptable to us. Further, any such funding may result in significant dilution to existing stockholders. The inability to obtain sufficient funds from operations and external sources when needed would have a material adverse affect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

We depend on key personnel and expect to hire additional personnel. Our performance substantially depends on the services of R. Keith Guelpa, our Chief Executive Officer and President, and David M. Shworan, President and Chief Executive Officer of QuoteMedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of our company. The loss of Mr. Guelpa or Mr. Shworan, or our other key employees, could have a material adverse affect on our business. Our future success will also depend in large part upon our ability to attract and retain highly skilled management, technical engineers, sales and marketing personnel, and finance and technical personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense and there can be no assurance that we will be able to attract and retain such personnel. The loss of the services of any key personnel, the inability to attract or retain qualified personnel in the future, or any delays in hiring required personnel, particularly technical engineers and sales personnel, could have a material adverse affect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

We may spend significant amounts of money to protect against security breaches. A party who is able to circumvent our security measures could misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruptions in our Internet operations. We may be required to expend significant capital and resources to protect against the threat of such security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by such breaches. Consumer concern over Internet security has been, and could continue to be, a barrier to commercial activities requiring consumers to send their credit card information over the Internet. Computer viruses, break-ins, or other security problems could lead to misappropriation of proprietary information and interruptions, delays, or cessation in service to our customers. Moreover, until more comprehensive security technologies are developed, the security and privacy concerns of existing and potential customers may inhibit the growth of the Internet as a merchandising medium. Were these risks to occur, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

The success of our anticipated future growth depends upon our ability to manage successfully the growth of our proposed operations. We expect to experience significant growth in our number of employees and scope of operations. Our future success will depend upon our ability to manage successfully the expansion of our operations. Our ability to manage and support our growth effectively will depend on our ability to implement adequate improvements to financial and management controls, reporting, order entry systems, and other procedures and hire sufficient numbers of financial, accounting, administrative, and management personnel. Our expansion and the resulting growth in the number of our employees will result in increased responsibility for both existing and new management personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify, attract, and retain experienced accounting and financial personnel. Our future operating results will depend on the ability of our management and other key employees to implement and improve our systems for operations, financial control, and information management and to recruit, train, and manage our employee base. There can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve or manage any such growth successfully or to implement and maintain adequate financial and management

 

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controls and procedures. Any inability to do so would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Our future success depends upon our ability to address potential market opportunities while managing our expenses to match our ability to finance operations. This need to manage our expenses will place a significant strain on our management and operational resources. If we are unable to manage our expenses effectively, our business, results of operations, and financial condition will be adversely affected.

Penny stock rules may make buying or selling our common stock difficult. Our common stock in the past has been, and from time to time in the future may be, subject to the “penny stock” rules as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In the event that no exclusion from the definition of a “penny stock” under the Exchange Act is available, then any broker engaging in a transaction in our common stock will be required to provide each customer with:

 

   

a risk disclosure document;

 

   

disclosure of market quotations, if any;

 

   

disclosure of the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction; and

 

   

monthly account statements showing the market values of our securities held in the customer’s accounts.

The bid and offer quotation and compensation information must be provided prior to effecting the transaction and must be contained on the customer’s confirmation. Certain brokers are less willing to engage in transactions involving “penny stocks” as a result of the additional disclosure requirements described above, which may make it more difficult for holders of our common stock to dispose of their shares.

Investors should not expect to receive a dividend in the future. We have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not currently anticipate that we will pay dividends in the foreseeable future. Instead, we intend to apply earnings to the expansion and development of our business.

 

ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.

We lease executive office space in Fountain Hills, Arizona. The term of this lease expires in March 2008.

We lease office space for technical staff in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The term of this lease expires in July 2008. We lease office space for lead generation staff in Parksville, British Columbia, Canada. The term of this lease expires April 2011.

We believe that our current leased space is sufficient to meet our needs for the next 12 months and that the property is currently in acceptable condition. Beyond that, we anticipate the need to expand our lease facilities in all locations as our company grows. We have no other properties and have no agreements to acquire any properties.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

None.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Our common stock is quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol “QMCI.” The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices for our common stock for the calendar quarters indicated.

 

     High    Low

Year ended December 31, 2005:

     

First Quarter

   $ 0.50    $ 0.38

Second Quarter

     0.54      0.37

Third Quarter

     0.51      0.39

Fourth Quarter

     0.43      0.35

Year ended December 31, 2006:

     

First Quarter

   $ 0.50    $ 0.31

Second Quarter

     0.40      0.28

Third Quarter

     0.40      0.25

Fourth Quarter

     0.38      0.25

Year ended December 31, 2007:

     

First Quarter (through March 2, 2007)

   $ 0.40    $ 0.31

As of March 2, 2007, there were approximately 314 holders of record of our common stock. As of March 2, 2007, the closing price for our common stock was $0.33.

Dividend Policy

For the foreseeable future, we intend to retain any earnings to finance our operations and do not anticipate paying cash dividends with respect to our common stock. Subject to the preferences that may be applicable to any then-outstanding preferred stock, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared by our board of directors, from time to time, out of legally available funds. Payments of any cash dividends in the future will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, and capital requirements as well as other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.

 

ITEM 6. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Overview

We are a financial software developer and a distributor of market data and research information to online brokerages, clearing firms, banks, media properties, public companies and financial service corporations world wide. Through the aggregation of information from many direct data, news, and research sources, we offer a comprehensive range of solutions for all market related information provisioning requirements.

We have three general product lines: Data Feed Services; Interactive Content and Data Applications; and Portfolio Management Systems.

Our Data Feed Services consist of raw streaming real-time market data delivered over the Internet or via dedicated telecommunication lines and XML market data feeds ready to implement with standardized Document Type Definitions (DTDs).

Our Interactive Content and Data Applications consist of a suite of software applications that provide publicly traded company and market information to corporate clients via the Internet. Products include stock market

 

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quotes, fundamentals, historical and interactive charts, company news, filings, option chains, insider transactions, corporate financials, corporate profiles, screeners, market research information, investor relations provisions, level II, watch lists, and real-time quotes.

Our Portfolio Management Systems consist of Quotestream™ Desktop, Quotestream™ Wireless, and our Web Portfolio Management systems. Quotestream is an Internet-based streaming online portfolio management system that delivers real-time and delayed market data to both consumer and corporate markets. Quotestream has been designed for syndication and private branding by brokerage, banking, and web portal companies. Quotestream is available to customers in both a desktop version accessible via personal computer and, concurrently, in a companion wireless version accessible via a wide variety of wireless handheld devices.

In February 2006, we entered into an agreement with Penson Worldwide, Inc.’s technology affiliate, Nexa Technologies, Inc. With this new agreement, we became our own primary data provider, with control over the depth, speed, quality, and security of our market data. Our existing products are now powered by highly accurate and low latency market data, and we are able to redistribute this data to allow us to enter into a new market of providing high quality data in streaming feeds.

We generate recurring revenue from each product line by licensing services to financial institutions, and websites. Contracts to license Quotestream to our corporate clients typically have a term of two to three years and are automatically renewed unless notice is given within 90 days. We also generate Quotestream revenue through individual end-user licenses on a monthly or annual subscription fee basis. Interactive Content and Data Applications and Market Data Feeds are licensed for a monthly, quarterly, annual, or biannual subscription fee. Contracts to license our Financial Data Products and Data Feeds typically have a term of one to two years and are automatically renewed unless notice is given within 90 days.

During 2006, we achieved significant revenue growth compared to the previous year. The majority of this growth resulted from increased sales of our Interactive Content and Data Applications as we continued to expand our line of financial data products and the depth of our data offerings throughout the year. Increased subscriptions to Quotestream during the year also contributed to our revenue growth. Based only on existing contracts as of the date of this report, we anticipate that our revenue for fiscal 2007 will be significantly greater than the revenue earned in fiscal 2006. We expect revenue growth in 2007 to be primarily driven by our Financial Data Products and our new Quotestream II product offerings. We also anticipate growth as we expand our product line to include international market data consisting of equity quotes from many of the major world exchanges as well as other additional new data sets. We also anticipate acquiring new customers for our Data Feed Services.

Our operating expenses also grew significantly during 2006, as our company continued to grow and expand its product offerings. Our expenses for the year were planned to be at significantly higher than normal levels because of our decision to incur major additional development, pre-start-up and front-end marketing costs preparatory to our entry into the data feed market

Also, as anticipated, our gross profit margin decreased as a result of adding an essential new level of fixed data costs in the current period to support our entry into this major new market segment. It is expected that these increased fixed costs will be amortized, in future periods, over significantly increased related revenues resulting in a return to higher gross margins.

Our plan of operation over the next 12 months will focus on marketing our new Data Feed capabilities, releasing our new international data sets, as well as introducing and marketing Quotestream II to the Investment Professional market. We will continue to add new data content to expand our line of Financial Data Products and to licensee our Quotestream Wireless application. Opportunistically, efforts will be made to evaluate and pursue the development of additional new products that may eventually be commercialized by our company. Although not anticipated, we may require additional capital to execute our proposed plan of operation. There can be no assurance that such additional capital will be available to our company, on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

Our future performance will be subject to a number of business factors, including those beyond our control, such as economic downturns and evolving industry needs and preferences as well as the level of competition and our ability to continue to successfully market our products and technology. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully implement our marketing strategy, continue our revenue growth, or achieve profitable operations. In addition, because our company has had only limited operations to date, there can be no assurance that our estimates will prove to be accurate or that unforeseen events will not occur.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s Discussion and Analysis discusses our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following critical accounting policy affects our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognized over contractual periods as services are performed and when collection of the amount due is reasonably assured. Amounts recognized as revenue are determined based upon contractually agreed upon fee schedules with our customers. We account for subscription revenues received in advance of service being performed by deferring such amounts until the related services are performed. We consider the following factors when determining if collection of a fee is reasonably assured: customer credit-worthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. If these factors do not indicate collection is reasonably assured, revenue is deferred until collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash.

We exercise judgment in assessing the credit worthiness of our customers and therefore in our determination of whether collectibility is reasonably assured. Should changes in conditions cause us to determine these criteria are not met for future transactions, revenue recognized for future reporting periods could be adversely affected.

Commencing in October 2005, the Company licensed one of its portfolio management applications in exchange for advertising services of a customer, referred to as “barter revenue”, whereby advertising credits were received in exchange for subscription services. This revenue is recognized in the period in which the applications are licensed based on the fair market value of the services delivered. The Company determines the fair market value of the service delivered based upon amounts charged for similar services in non-barter arrangements within the previous six-month period. The Company also ensures that the value of barter delivered does not exceed the value of cash based revenue in any period. Unused advertising credits are reflected as prepaid expenses. As at December 31, 2006, $150,000 in unused advertising credits was included in prepaid expenses.

The following table summarizes our barter revenue transactions for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

     2006    2005

Barter revenue earned

   $ 300,000    $ 150,000

Advertising credits used

   $ 300,000      —  

 

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Capitalized Application Software

Capitalized software costs include costs incurred in connection with the development of software and purchased software. These costs relate to software used by subscribers to access, manage and analyze information in the Company’s databases. Capitalized costs associated with internally developed software are amortized over three years which is their estimated economic life.

We exercise significant judgment in determining that capitalized application software costs meet the criteria established in FASB Statement no. 86, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software to be Sold, Leased, or Otherwise Marketed. Software production costs for computer software that is to be used as an integral part of a product or process shall not be capitalized until both (a) technological feasibility has been established for the software and (b) all research and development activities for the other components of the product or process have been completed.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company capitalized $273,405 in costs related to the development of new software applications and enhancements made to existing software applications. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, amortization expenses associated with the internally developed application software was $51,751 and $1,270 respectively. At December 31, 2006, the remaining book value of the application software was $264,105.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2006, FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, entitled “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement method for the recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We will adopt FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. We do not believe that the implementation of FIN 48 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 157 entitled “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS No. 157”). This statement clarifies the definition of fair value to provide greater consistency and clarity on existing accounting pronouncements that require fair value measurements, provides a framework for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS No. 157 is required to be applied for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within that year. The impact that FAS No. 157 will have on our consolidated financial statements is not yet determinable.

In February 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”, (“FAS 159”) which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. A business entity is required to report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. This statement is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement. FAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and is applicable to us beginning in the first quarter of 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact of FAS 159 on our financial statements.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (“SAB No. 108) regarding the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. Effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006, material misstatements in the current year may result in the need to correct prior year financial statements, even if the misstatement in the prior year(s) is considered immaterial. There is no impact from SAB No. 108 on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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Results of Operations

Revenue

 

     Years ended December 31,            
     2006    2005    Change ($)    Change (%)  

Licensing revenue

   $ 3,742,534    $ 2,466,151    $ 1,276,383    52 %

Licensing revenue has increased 52% when comparing the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. This increase reflects sales growth for both our Interactive Content and Data Applications and our Portfolio Management Systems.

We expanded our line of Interactive Content and Data Applications, which includes XML market data feeds. This resulted in a $698,329 (43%) increase in Interactive Content and Data Application revenue when comparing the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. The number of Quotestream subscribers and the average subscription revenue per user increased during the year; resulting in a $578,054 (70%) increase in Portfolio Management System revenue when comparing the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. Part of this Portfolio Management System revenue growth is attributable to the licensing of one of our portfolio management applications in exchange for advertising services, referred to as “barter revenue” whereby advertising credits were received for subscription services. This barter revenue amounted to $300,000 for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $150,000 earned in 2006.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit Summary

 

     Years ended December 31,        
     2006     2005     Change ($)    Change (%)  

Cost of revenue

   $ 1,412,945     $ 703,271     $ 709,674    101 %

Gross profit

   $ 2,329,589     $ 1,762,880     $ 566,709    32 %

Gross margin %

     62 %     71 %     

Our cost of revenue consists of fixed and variable stock exchange fees, data feed provisioning costs and bandwidth charges. Cost of revenue increased 101% when comparing the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. The increase is primarily due to communication costs associated with our new data feed which was implemented in February 2006 to support the major technology expansion and reconfiguration program completed during the year. The increase is also due to additional data feeds required for new products and features which we started offering in 2006 and some that we will introduce to the market in 2007. We also realized expected increases in variable stock exchange, data feed, and bandwidth usage charges resulting from the growth in the number of clients from the comparable periods. This resulted in the cost of revenue increasing as a percentage of sales, as evidenced by our gross margin percentage which decreased to 62% for the year ended December 31, 2006, from 71% in the comparable period.

 

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Operating Expenses Summary

 

     Years ended December 31,            
     2006    2005    Change ($)    Change (%)  

Sales and marketing

     958,498      413,299      545,199    132 %

General and administrative

     1,334,860      841,101      493,759    59 %

Software development

     515,181      429,826      85,355    20 %
                           

Total operating expenses

   $ 2,808,539    $ 1,684,226    $ 1,124,313    67 %
                           

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing consists primarily of lead generation salaries, investor relations, travel, and advertising expenses. Sales and marketing expenses increased $545,199 (132%) for the year ended December 31, 2006 when compared to fiscal 2005. The increase is primarily due to $300,000 in non-cash advertising costs incurred in the year ended December 31, 2006. In the fourth quarter of 2005, we started receiving advertising credits in exchange for subscription services. The advertising credits are with a large national magazine and are part of a significant advertising campaign launched in 2006. The advertising credits are expensed as used, and unused advertising credits are reflected as prepaid expenses. No advertising credits were used in fiscal 2005.

The increase in sales and marketing expenses is also due to $33,880 in stock based compensation expenses incurred in fiscal 2006. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, we accounted for stock option grants in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, and accordingly, recognized no compensation expense for stock option grants.

Commencing May 1, 2006, we moved our lead generation services in house. Quotemedia Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quotemedia, Inc., now performs lead generation services for Quotemedia, Inc. Prior to May 2006, lead generation services were performed by Bravenet Web Services Inc. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Quotemedia, Ltd. is a control person of Bravenet Web Services Inc. We hired additional lead generation personnel in 2006, which also contributed to the increase in sales and marketing expenses.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries expense, office rent, insurance premiums, and professional fees. General and administrative expenses increased $493,759 (59%) for year ended December 31, 2006 when compared to fiscal 2005. Commencing May 2006, Quotemedia Ltd. rented new office space for its lead generation personnel, resulting in increased office rent expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 when compared to fiscal 2005. We made competitive salary adjustments for existing employees and added a new administrative employee, resulting in increased salary expense for fiscal 2006 when compared to 2005. Depreciation expense increased when compared to the same fiscal period in 2005, due to the purchase of new computer equipment and the amortization of capitalized software development costs. The increase in general and administrative expenses is also due to $29,040 in stock based compensation expenses incurred in fiscal 2006. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, we accounted for stock option grants in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, and accordingly, recognized no compensation expense for stock option grants.

Software Development

Software development expenses consist primarily of costs associated with the design, programming, and testing of our software applications prior to the establishment of technological feasibility. Software development expenses also include costs incurred to maintain our software applications. Software development expenses increased $85,355 (20%) for year ended December 31, 2006 when compared to fiscal 2005. During 2006, total salary expense for software development personnel increased, as we made competitive salary adjustments for

 

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existing employees, and added five new software development personnel compared to fiscal 2005. Additional software development personnel were required for our technology expansion and reconfiguration program. This program is being undertaken in preparation for our entry into the raw financial data feed provisioning markets, anticipated in 2007.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, we incurred $116,708 in stock based compensation expenses, resulting from vesting of stock options granted to software development personnel. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, we accounted for stock option grants in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, and accordingly, recognized no compensation expense for stock option grants.

The increases in software development expenses noted above were offset by software development costs capitalized in 2006. We capitalized $273,405 of development costs respectively for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to $43,722 in fiscal 2005. These costs relate to the development of application software used by subscribers to access, manage and analyze information in our databases. Capitalized costs associated with application software are amortized over three years which is their estimated economic life.

Other Income and (Expense) Summary

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2006     2005  

Foreign exchange loss

   $ (2,396 )   $ (1,259 )

Interest expense

     (111,665 )     (50,091 )

Loss on disposal of equipment

     (1,612 )     (2,587 )
                

Total other income and (expenses)

   $ (115,673 )   $ (53,937 )
                

Foreign Exchange Loss

Exchange gains and losses arise from the re-measurement of Canadian dollar monetary assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars. Exchange gains and losses vary with the change in associated exchanges rates.

Interest Expense

Interest is accrued on certain amounts owed to related parties. Interest expense increased for the year ended December 31, 2006 due to additional borrowings compared to fiscal 2005. Interest is accrued at rates ranging from the prime bank rate minus 1% to 10% per annum.

Loss on Disposal of Equipment

In April 2006, we wrote off obsolete computer equipment that had a net book value of $1,612. In June 2005, Quotemedia, Ltd., our wholly owned subsidiary, moved into larger office premises. As a result of this move, we wrote off $2,587 in the comparative period which represented the net book value of the leasehold improvements associated with the previous office premises.

 

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Net Income (Loss) for the Period

As a result of the foregoing, net loss for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $(594,623) or $(0.01) per share compared to a net income of $24,717 and less than $0.01 per share for the year ended December 31, 2005.

As a result of adopting SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, for the year ended December 31, 2006, our net loss was $194,128 greater than if we had continued to account for stock-based compensation under APB opinion No. 25.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our cash totaled $886,251 at December 31, 2006, as compared with $670,078 at December 31, 2005, an increase of $216,173. Net cash of $840,285 was provided by operations for the year ended December 31, 2006, primarily resulting from an increase in accounts payable and amounts due to related parties, offset by our net loss for the period. Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $617,312 resulting from the purchase of new equipment and intangible assets and capitalized software development costs. Net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $6,800, resulting from the repayment of amounts due to related parties, offset by cash received from the exercise of stock options during the period.

Our current liabilities include $412,933 due to related parties. All repayments of amounts due to related parties must be approved by our Board of Directors. Repayments are subject to our company having sufficient cash on hand and are intended not to impair continuing business operations. Deferred revenue of $363,785 is also included in our current liabilities. The costs incurred to realize the deferred revenue in the next 12 months are minimal.

Based on the factors discussed above, we believe that our cash on hand and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to fund our current operations for at least the next 12 months. However, to implement our business plan may require additional financing. Additional financings may come from future equity or debt offerings that could result in dilution to our stockholders.

Our long-term liquidity requirements will depend on many factors, including the rate at which we expand our business, and whether we do so internally or through acquisitions. To the extent that the funds generated from operations are insufficient to fund our activities in the long term, we may be required to raise additional funds through public or private financing. No assurance can be given that additional financing will be available or that, if it is available, it will be on terms acceptable to us.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Reference is made to the Financial Statements, the Notes thereto, and the Report of Independent Public Accountants thereon commencing at page F-1 of this Report, which Financial Statements, Notes, and report are incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

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ITEM 8A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

We have evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2006, Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO have each concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that we record, process, summarize, and report information required to be disclosed by us in our periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. During the fiscal year end covered by this report, there have not been any changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Subsequent to the date of their evaluation, there have not been any significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls, including any corrective action with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

ITEM 8B. OTHER INFORMATION

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PART III

 

ITEM 9. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our directors and executive officers.

 

Name

   Age   

Position

Robert J. Thompson

   64    Chairman of the Board

R. Keith Guelpa

   60    President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

David M. Shworan

   39    President and Chief Executive Officer of QuoteMedia, Ltd., and Director

Keith J. Randall

   40    Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary

Our listed directors will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their death, resignation, retirement, removal, disqualification, or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Vacancies in our existing Board of Directors are filled by majority vote of the remaining directors. Our officers serve at the will of our Board of Directors. There is no family relationship between any executive officer and director.

Robert J. Thompson has served as our Chairman of the Board since February 2000. Since December 2002, Mr. Thompson has been President of Corpus Investments Inc., a private holding company which manages investments in a wide range of enterprises. Since 1996, Mr. Thompson has also served as the President of BIMSI Marketing Services Inc., a privately held company that manages the worldwide marketing activities on behalf of suppliers of web-based, human resource management software products used by management consulting firms and large corporations. Mr. Thompson, until recently, was Chairman of the Board of C.M. Oliver Inc., a Canadian regulated, publicly traded investment dealer/broker involved in investment banking activities throughout North America and in Europe. Mr. Thompson also acts as a Director of several privately owned corporations. For almost 30 years, Mr. Thompson practiced as a Chartered Accountant and Certified Management Consultant. He was a Partner of KPMG LLP (formerly Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.), Woods Gordon/Clarkson Gordon (Arthur Young & Co.) and Ernst & Whinney. In 1989, he withdrew from public practice after serving for 5 years as the National Partner in Charge of the Senior Management Services Division of Stevenson Kellogg Ernst & Whinney.

R. Keith Guelpa served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from July 1999 until November 2002, and again was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2004. He served as our Chief Operating Officer from November 2002 until December 2004. Mr. Guelpa has served as a director of our company since 1999. Prior to 1999, Mr. Guelpa served as President and Chief Executive Officer of a number of companies in the technology and financial areas.

David M. Shworan has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of QuoteMedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of our company, since December 2004. Mr. Shworan has served as a director of our company since November 2000. Mr. Shworan served as our President and Chief Executive Officer from November 2002 to December 2004. Mr. Shworan is a veteran of online marketing and Internet business. Mr. Shworan is the founder of Bravenet Web Services, Inc., a webmaster tools and services site for over 8 million web developers, and has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Bravenet since September 1997. Mr. Shworan is the founder of several Internet companies, and has been a consultant to a number of other Internet companies.

 

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Keith J. Randall has served as our Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer since September 1999 and Secretary since July 2000. Mr. Randall served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Datawest Solutions, Inc. (formerly C.M. Oliver, Inc.) from August 1999 until March 2000. From August 1998 until August 1999, Mr. Randall served as Controller of C.M. Oliver & Company Ltd., a publicly held Canadian corporation offering brokerage/financial planning and investment banking services. Mr. Randall is a licensed Chartered Accountant in Canada and a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the United States. He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree with Honors from Queen’s University in May 1991.

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Directors, officers, and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely upon our review of the copies of such forms that we received during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and written representations that no other reports were required, we believe that each person who at any time during the fiscal year was a director, officer, or beneficial owner of more than 10% of our common stock complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements during such fiscal year.

Information Relating to Our Audit Committee of the Board of Directors

The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist our board of directors in the oversight of the integrity of the consolidated financial statements of our company, our company’s compliance with legal and regulatory matters, the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, and the performance of our company’s independent auditors. The primary responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in its charter, and include various matters with respect to the oversight of our company’s accounting and financial reporting process and audits of the consolidated financial statements of our company on behalf of our board of directors. The Audit Committee also selects the independent certified public accountants to conduct the annual audit of the consolidated financial statements of our company; reviews the proposed scope of such audit; reviews accounting and financial controls of our company with the independent public accountants and our financial accounting staff; and reviews and approves transactions between us and our directors, officers, and their affiliates.

Code of Ethics

Our Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines; a Code of Business Conduct/Ethics, Code of Ethics from the CEO and Senior Financial Officers, and any amendments or waivers thereto; an Audit Committee Charter; and any other corporate governance materials contemplated by SEC or applicable regulations. We post on our website at www.quotemedia.com, these corporate governance materials. These documents are also available in print to any stockholder who requests by contacting our corporate secretary at our executive offices.

We also post on our website the charter of our Audit Committee; our Corporate Governance Guidelines; our Code of Business Conduct/Ethics and Code of Ethics for the CEO and Senior Financial Officers, any amendments or waivers thereto; and any other corporate governance materials contemplated by SEC or applicable regulations. These documents are also available in print to any stockholder requesting a copy from our corporate secretary at our principal executive offices.

 

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ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

Summary of Cash and Other Compensation

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the compensation for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 earned by our Chief Executive Officer and one other executive officer (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”). None of our other executive officers cash salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 during fiscal 2006.

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and Principal Position

   Year    Salary ($)    Bonus
($)
   Option
Awards
($) (1)
   All Other
Compensation
($) (2)
   Total ($)

R. Keith Guelpa (3)

   2006    $ 135,000    —        —      —      $ 135,000

Chief Executive Officer,

   2005    $ 120,000    —        —      —      $ 120,000

Quotemedia, Inc.

                 

David M. Shworan (4)

   2006    $ 225,000    —        —      —      $ 225,000

Chief Executive Officer,

   2005    $ 225,000    —      $ 834,564    —      $ 1,059,564

Quotemedia, Ltd.

                 

(1) The executive officers listed also received certain perquisites, the aggregate value of which did not exceed $10,000 for any year presented.
(2) Options Awards represent the fair value of option awards granted, computed in accordance with FAS 123R.
(3) Mr. Guelpa is our President and Chief Executive Officer, and serves as our “Principal Executive Officer”. During 2006, we repaid $30,000 of amounts due to Mr. Guelpa for loans made to the company in 2000 and 2001. See Item 12, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.”
(4) Mr. Shworan is President and Chief Executive Officer of QuoteMedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quotemedia, Inc. Pursuant to his employment agreement, we started accruing salary payable to Mr. Shworan in June 2003. The salary accrued has been expensed but remains unpaid as of December 31, 2006. Unpaid salary owed to Mr. Shworan accrues interest at the prime bank rate minus 1%. On August 1, 2005, we granted Mr. Shworan 2,400,000 warrants for exception performance. The warrants are fully vested and have an exercise price of $0.465. The warrants expire on August 1, 2015.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

 

    

Number of Securities Underlying

Unexercised Options

         

Name

   Exercisable    Unexercisable   

Option Exercise

Price ($)

  

Option Exercise

Date

R. Keith Guelpa

   2,105,795
324,625
367,875
   —  
—  
—  
   $
$
$
0.15
0.09
0.05
   29-May-2007
04-Sep-2007
31-Oct-2007

David M. Shworan

   20,000,000
200,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
2,400,000
   —  
—  
—  
—  
—  
   $
$
$
$
$
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.075
0.465
   13-Nov-2007
28-Feb-2008
08-May-2008
08-May-2008
01-Aug-2015

Employment Agreements

The employment agreement with Mr. Guelpa, our President and Chief Executive Officer expired in July 2004. We expect that a new employment agreement for Mr. Guelpa will be executed in 2007. Mr. Shworan has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of QuoteMedia Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quotemedia, Inc., since December 30, 2004. Mr. Shworan does not currently have an employment agreement. We expect that an employment agreement for Mr. Shworan will be executed in 2007.

Director Compensation and Other Information

The following table shows the amount of compensation earned by our independent director in 2006. We compensate our independent director with directors’ fees and stock options. Options Awards represent the fair value of option awards granted in 2006, computed in accordance with FAS 123R.

 

Name

   Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash ($)
   Option Awards
($)
   All Other
Compensation
($)
   Total ($)

Robert J. Thompson

   $ 54,000    $ 24,000    —      $ 78,000
                         
   $ 54,000    $ 24,000       $ 78,000
                         

The Chairman of the Board, Robert J. Thompson, receives a monthly retainer of $4,500 which commenced November 15, 2004. Robert J. Thompson also receives an annual award of stock options determined by the board of directors. In November 2006, the Chairman of the Board was granted 133,333 warrants to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.25.

Non independent directors do not receive cash compensation for service on our board of directors. All directors receive a grant of options to purchase shares of common stock upon joining our board of directors, which are vested on the date of grant. From time to time, we grant to our directors options or warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock.

 

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ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the shares of our outstanding common stock beneficially owned as of March 2, 2007 by (i) each of our directors and executive officers, (ii) all directors and executive officers as a group, and (iii) each other person who is known by us to beneficially own or to exercise voting or dispositive control over more than 5% of our common stock.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner (1)

   Number of Shares of
Common Stock Owned (2)
   Percentage of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned (2)
 

Directors

     

David M. Shworan (3)

   36,151,800    38.3 %

R. Keith Guelpa (4)

   9,550,655    13.9 %

Robert J. Thompson (5)

   1,610,286    2.4 %

Executive Officers

     

Keith J. Randall (6)

   709,703    1.1 %

All executive officers and directors as a group

   48,022,444    48.6 %

5% Stockholders (7)

   —      —    

(1) Each person named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to all common stock beneficially owned by him or her, subject to applicable community property law, except as otherwise indicated. Except as otherwise indicated, each person may be reached through us at 17100 E. Shea Blvd., Suite 230, Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268.
(2) The percentages shown are calculated based upon 65,670,373 shares of common stock outstanding on March 2, 2007. The numbers and percentages shown include the shares of common stock actually owned as of March 2, 2007 and the shares of common stock that the identified person or group had the right to acquire within 60 days of such date. In calculating the percentage of ownership, all shares of common stock that the identified person or group had the right to acquire within 60 days of March 2, 2007 upon the exercise of options are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the shares of common stock owned by such person or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the shares of common stock owned by any other person.
(3) Represents 1,011,800 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Shworan and 6,502,500 shares owned by Mr. Shworan’s wife. Also includes 37,500 shares of common stock owed by Bravenet Web Services, Inc., of which Mr. Shworan is a control person. Mr. Shworan disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Also includes vested options and warrants to acquire directly 27,600,000 shares of common stock and vested warrants for Bravenet Web Services, Inc. to acquire 1,000,000 shares of common stock. See Item 10, “Executive Compensation – Employment Agreements.”
(4) Represents 4,752,360 shares of our common stock owned directly and 2,000,000 shares of our common stock owned by Mr. Guelpa’s wife. Also includes 2,798,295 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants held by Mr. Guelpa. Mr. Guelpa disclaims ownership of any shares of common stock or warrants held by his wife.
(5) Represents 257,483 shares of common stock and vested options and warrants to acquire 1,352,803 shares of common stock.
(6) Represents 281,161 shares of common stock and vested options and warrants to acquire 428,542 shares of common stock.
(7) We are unaware of any stockholders who beneficially own or exercise voting or dispositive control over more than 5% of our common stock.

 

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table sets forth information with respect to our common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of outstanding options, warrants, and rights to purchase shares of our common stock as of December 31, 2006.

 

Plan Category

   Number of Securities to be
Issued Upon Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants, and Rights
(a)
   Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants, and Rights
(b)
   Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected in
Column (a))
(c)

Equity Compensation Plans approved by stockholders

   5,435,000    $ 0.31    3,525,000

Equity Compensation Plans not approved by stockholders

   34,534,357    $ 0.11    N/A
            

Total

   39,969,357       3,525,000
            

1999 Stock Option Plan

During March 1999, we adopted, and our stockholders approved, the 1999 Stock Option Plan to advance the interests of our company by encouraging and enabling key employees to acquire a financial interest in our company and link their interests and efforts to the long-term interests of our stockholders. A total of 400,000 shares of common stock were initially reserved for issuance under the 1999 plan. In September 1999, this number was increased to 2,500,000. As of December 31, 2006, 2,180,000 shares of our common stock had been issued upon exercise of options granted under the 1999 plan, and there were outstanding options to acquire 150,000 shares of our common stock under the 1999 plan.

The 1999 plan is administered by our board of directors or a committee appointed by our board. Our board or the committee has the authority to grant options, determine the purchase price of shares of our common stock covered by each option, determine the persons who are eligible under the 1999 plan, interpret the 1999 plan, determine the terms and provisions of an option agreement, and make all other determinations deemed necessary for the administration of the 1999 plan. Options may be granted to any director, officer, key employee, or any advisory board member of our company. Incentive stock options may not be granted to a director, consultant, or advisory board member that is not an employee of our company.

The price of any incentive stock options may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. The price of any incentive stock options granted to a person who owns more than 10% of our common stock may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. The option price for non-incentive stock options may not be less than 50% of the fair market value of our common

 

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stock on the date of grant. Options may be granted for terms of up to but not exceeding ten years from the date of grant, however, in the case of an incentive stock option granted to an individual who beneficially owns 10% more of the stock of our company, the exercise period shall not exceed five years from the date of grant. Our board of directors may accelerate the exerciseability of any outstanding options at any time for any reason.

In the event of any change in the number of shares of our common stock, the number of shares of common stock covered by outstanding options and the price per share of such options will be adjusted accordingly to reflect any such changes. Similar changes will also be made if our company engages in any merger, consolidation, or reclassification in which is it the surviving entity. In the event that we are not the surviving entity, each option shall terminate provided that each holder will have the right to exercise during a ten period ending on the fifth day prior to such corporate transaction. In the event of a change of control, our board or the committee may terminate each option, provided that each holder receive the amount of cash equal to the difference between the exercise price of the each option and the fair market value of each share of stock subject to such option.

Our board may suspend, terminate, modify, or amend the 1999 plan provided that, in certain instances, the holders of a majority of our common stock issued and outstanding approve the amendment.

2003 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan

Our Board of Directors has approved our 2003 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, or the 2003 plan, approved by our stockholders at the annual meeting held on February 14, 2003. The purpose of the 2003 plan is to assist our company in attracting, motivating, retaining, and rewarding high-quality executives and other employees, directors, officers, and independent contractors by enabling such persons to acquire or increase a proprietary interest in our company in order to strengthen the mutuality of interests between such persons and our stockholders, and providing such persons with annual and long-term performance incentives to expend their maximum efforts in the creation of stockholder value.

Presently, the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2003 plan is equal to 10,000,000. As of December 31, 2006, 1,360,000 shares of common stock had been issued upon exercise of options granted under the 2003 plan and there were 5,285,000 options outstanding under the 2003 plan.

Eligibility and Administration

The persons eligible to receive awards under the 2003 plan are the officers, directors, employees, and independent contractors of our company. The 2003 plan is to be administered by a committee designated by our Board of Directors consisting of not less than two directors, each member of which must be a “non-employee director” as defined under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and an “outside director” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code. However, except as otherwise required to comply with Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, or Section 162(m) of the Code, our Board of Directors may exercise any power or authority granted to the committee. Subject to the terms of the 2003 plan, the committee or our Board of Directors is authorized to select eligible persons to receive awards, determine the type and number of awards to be granted and the number of shares of common stock to which awards will relate, specify times at which awards will be exercisable or settleable (including performance conditions that may be required as a condition thereof), set other terms and conditions of awards, prescribe forms of award agreements, interpret and specify rules and regulations relating to the 2003 plan, and make all other determinations that may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the 2003 plan.

Stock Options and SARs

The committee or our Board of Directors is authorized to grant stock options, including both incentive stock options, or ISOs, which can result in potentially favorable tax treatment to the participant, and nonqualified stock options, and SARs entitling the participant to receive the amount by which the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of exercise (or defined “change in control price” following a change in control) exceeds the grant price of the SAR. The exercise price per share subject to an option and the grant price of an SAR are determined by the committee, but in the case of an ISO must not be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant. For purposes of the 2003 plan, the term “fair market value” means the fair market value of common stock, awards, or other property as determined by the committee or our Board of Directors or under procedures established by the committee or our Board of Directors. Unless otherwise determined by the

 

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committee or our Board of Directors, the fair market value of common stock as of any given date shall be the closing sales price per share of common stock as reported on the principal stock exchange or market on which common stock is traded on the date as of which such value is being determined or, if there is no sale on that date, then on the last previous day on which a sale was reported. The maximum term of each option or SAR, the times at which each option or SAR will be exercisable, and provisions requiring forfeiture of unexercised options or SARs at or following termination of employment generally are fixed by the committee or our Board of Directors, except that no option or SAR may have a term exceeding ten years. Options may be exercised by payment of the exercise price in cash, shares that have been held for at least six months, outstanding awards, or other property having a fair market value equal to the exercise price, as the committee or our Board of Directors may determine from time to time. Methods of exercise and settlement and other terms of the SARs are determined by the committee or our Board of Directors. SARs granted under the 2003 plan may include “limited SARs” exercisable for a stated period of time following a change in control of our company, as discussed below.

Restricted and Deferred Stock

The committee or our Board of Directors is authorized to grant restricted stock and deferred stock. Restricted stock is a grant of shares of common stock that may not be sold or disposed of, and that may be forfeited in the event of certain terminations of employment, prior to the end of a restricted period specified by the committee or our Board of Directors. A participant granted restricted stock generally has all of the rights of a stockholder of our company, unless otherwise determined by the committee or the Board. An award of deferred stock confers upon a participant the right to receive shares of common stock at the end of a specified deferral period, subject to possible forfeiture of the award in the event of certain terminations of employment prior to the end of a specified restricted period. Prior to settlement, an award of deferred stock carries no voting or dividend rights or other rights associated with share ownership, although dividend equivalents may be granted, as discussed below.

Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Cash Obligations

The committee or our Board of Directors is authorized to grant shares of common stock as a bonus free of restrictions, or to grant shares of common stock or other awards in lieu of company obligations to pay cash under the 2003 plan or other plans or compensatory arrangements, subject to such terms as the committee or our Board of Directors may specify.

Acceleration of Vesting; Change in Control

The committee or our Board of Directors may in the case of a “change of control” of our company, as defined in the 2003 plan, in its discretion, accelerate the exercisability, the lapsing of restrictions, or the expiration of deferral or vesting periods of any award (including the cash settlement of SARs and “limited SARs” which may be exercisable in the event of a change in control). In addition, the committee or our Board of Directors may provide in an award agreement that the performance goals relating to any performance based award will be deemed to have been met upon the occurrence of any “change in control.” Upon the occurrence of a change in control, if so provided in the award agreement, stock options and limited SARs (and other SARs which so provide) may be cashed out based on a defined “change in control price,” which will be the higher of

 

   

the cash and fair market value of property that is the highest price per share paid (including extraordinary dividends) in any reorganization, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution, or sale of substantially all assets of our company; or

 

   

the highest fair market value per share (generally based on market prices) at any time during the 60 days before and 60 days after a change in control.

For purposes of the 2003 plan, the term “change in control” generally means

 

   

approval by stockholders of any reorganization, merger, or consolidation or other transaction or series of transactions if persons who were shareholders immediately prior to such reorganization, merger, or consolidation or other transaction do not, immediately thereafter, own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the reorganized, merged, or consolidated company’s then outstanding, voting securities, or a liquidation or dissolution of our company or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of our company (unless the reorganization, merger, consolidation or other corporate transaction, liquidation, dissolution or sale is subsequently abandoned),

 

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a change in the composition of our Board of Directors such that the persons constituting the Board of Directors on the date the award is granted, or the Incumbent Board, and subsequent directors approved by the Incumbent Board (or approved by such subsequent directors), cease to constitute at least a majority of our Board of Directors, or

 

   

the acquisition by any person, entity or “group”, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act, of more than 50% of either the then outstanding shares of our common stock or the combined voting power of our company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors excluding, for this purpose, any acquisitions by (1) our company, (2) any person, entity, or “group” that as of the date on which the award is granted owns beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act) of a controlling interest, or (3) any employee benefit plan of our company.

Amendment and Termination

Our Board of Directors may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the 2003 plan or the committee’s authority to grant awards without further stockholder approval, except stockholder approval must be obtained for any amendment or alteration if such approval is required by law or regulation or under the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which shares of common stock are then listed or quoted. Thus, stockholder approval may not necessarily be required for every amendment to the 2003 plan which might increase the cost of the 2003 plan or alter the eligibility of persons to receive awards. Stockholder approval will not be deemed to be required under laws or regulations, such as those relating to ISOs, that condition favorable treatment of participants on such approval, although our Board of Directors may, in its discretion, seek stockholder approval in any circumstance in which it deems such approval advisable. Unless earlier terminated by our Board of Directors, the 2003 plan will terminate at such time as no shares of common stock remain available for issuance under the 2003 plan and we have no further rights or obligations with respect to outstanding awards under the 2003 plan.

 

ITEM 12. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

As at December 31, 2006, the Company has borrowed a total of $500,000 from Bravenet with interest at 10% per annum. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Quotemedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a control person of Bravenet. At December 31, 2006, the loan balance due to Bravenet including accrued interest is $609,181.

From January 1, 2005 to April 30, 2006, Bravenet provided the Company customer promotion and lead generation services. Beginning May 1, 2006, Quotemedia, Inc. began negotiations to purchase the Bravenet business unit that provided Quotemedia, Inc. its customer promotion and lead generation services. On May 1, 2006, Quotemedia Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quotemedia, Inc, assumed the responsibility for paying the salaries and related expenses for the Bravenet personnel that provided customer promotion and lead generation services to Quotemedia, Inc. Effective May 1, 2006 Quotemedia, Inc. terminated its obligation to pay Bravenet any fees for customer promotion and lead generation services, with the exception of two lead generation persons who remained employees of Bravenet until November 1, 2006, when they became employees of Quotemedia, Inc.

On September 29, 2006, Quotemedia, Ltd. finalized the purchase of the Bravenet business unit that was responsible for providing the Company customer promotion and lead generation services. The business unit was comprised of a total of 10 sales and customer service employees. The purchase price was $110,000, and related solely to the acquisition of an assembled workforce. The purchase price was therefore attributed entirely to goodwill. The $110,000 purchase price due to Bravenet has been accrued in amounts due to related parties, and remains unpaid as at December 31, 2006. Interest of 7% is accrued on unpaid amounts due to Bravenet related to this transaction.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, Quotemedia incurred $197,096 and $348,445, respectively, of sales expenses related to customer promotion and lead generation services provided by Bravenet. At December 31, 2006, all amounts due to Bravenet for customer promotion and lead generation services have been accrued in amounts due to related parties. Interest is accrued at 10% per annum. At December 31, 2006, the balance due to Bravenet for service fees including accrued interest is $596,070.

Commencing May 1, 2006, Bravenet began providing computer hosting and maintenance services to the Company for approximately $6,000 per month. At December 31, 2006, all amounts due to Bravenet related to computer hosting and maintenance services have been accrued in amounts due to related parties. At September 20, 2006, the balance due to Bravenet for unpaid computer hosting and maintenance services is $76,392. This amount includes interest accrued at 7%.

Commencing May 1, 2006, the Company began leasing office space from Harrison Avenue Holdings Ltd. (“Harrison”) for approximately $9,200 per month. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Quotemedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a control person of Harrison. At December 31, 2006, all amounts due to Harrison related to the leased office space have been accrued in amounts due to related parties. As at December 31, 2006, the balance due to Harrison for unpaid office rent is $80,204. This amount includes interest accrued at 7%.

At December 31, 2006, the Company owed a total of $202,284 to officers of the Company for amounts advanced to the company and for accrued salary. No interest is required to be accrued on these amounts. An additional $479,923 of accrued salary is owed to an officer of the Company. This amount includes interest accrued at the prime bank rate minus 1%.

As a matter of policy, all related party transactions are subject to review and approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. All repayments of amounts due to related parties must be approved by our Board of Directors. Repayments are subject to our company having sufficient cash on hand and are intended not to impair continuing business operations.

 

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ITEM 13. EXHIBITS

(a)    Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
 

Description of Exhibit

  3.1   Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (2)
  3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws (2)
10.2   Employment Agreement between the Registrant and R. Keith Guelpa (1)
10.3   Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Keith Randall (1)
10.4   Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Duane Nelson (1)
10.5   Amended 1999 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (3)
10.6   Employment Agreement between the Registrant and David M. Shworan (2)
10.7   Amended Employment Agreement between the Registrant and David M. Shworan (3)
10.8   2003 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (2)
21   List of Subsidiaries
23.1   Consent of Hein & Associates LLP, Independent Auditors
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a), promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed with the Commission on December 21, 1999.
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission on March 10, 2003.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on August 8, 2003.

 

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Aggregate fees billed to our company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 by our principal accountants are as follows:

 

     2006    2005

Audit Fees

   $ 37,065    $ 30,000

Audit-Related Fees

     —        —  

Tax Fees

     —        —  

All Other Fees

     —        —  

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies

The duties and responsibilities of our Audit Committee include the pre-approval of all audit, audit related, tax, and other services permitted by law or applicable SEC regulations (including fee and cost ranges) to be performed by our independent auditor. Any pre-approved services that will involve fees or costs exceeding pre-approved levels will also require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Unless otherwise specified by the Audit Committee in pre-approving a service, the pre-approval will be effective for the 12-month period following pre-approval. The Audit Committee will not approve any non-audit services prohibited by applicable SEC regulations or any services in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the independent auditor, the purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which will not be supported by the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations.

To the extent deemed appropriate, the Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to the Chairman of the Board or any one or more other members of the Audit Committee provided that any member of the Audit Committee who has exercised any such delegation must report any such pre-approval decision to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee will not delegate the pre-approval of services to be performed by the independent auditor to management.

All of the services provided by Allan Hutchison, CPA and Hein & Associates LLP described above under the captions “Audit Fees,” and were approved by our Audit Committee.

 

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 30, 2007     QUOTEMEDIA, INC.
    By:  

/s/ R. Keith Guelpa

      R. Keith Guelpa
      President and Chief Executive Officer

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ Robert J. Thompson

   Chairman of the Board    March 30, 2007
Robert J. Thompson      

/s/ David M. Shworan

   Director    March 30, 2007
David M. Shworan      

/s/ Keith J. Randall

   Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    March 30, 2007
Keith J. Randall      

/s/ R. Keith Guelpa

   Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)    March 30, 2007
R. Keith Guelpa      

 

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Quotemedia, Inc.

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Report of Independent Registered Accounting Firm    F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheet    F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations    F-3
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit    F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows    F-5
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors

Quotemedia, Inc.

Fountain Hills, Arizona

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Quotemedia Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2006 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years ending December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Quotemedia, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years ending December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in note 1h) to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share Based Payments.

HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP

Denver, Colorado

March 29, 2007

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 

     DECEMBER 31, 2006  

ASSETS

  

Current assets:

  

Cash

   $ 886,251  

Accounts receivable, net

     170,033  

Prepaid expenses

     206,207  

Deposits

     11,559  
        

Total current assets

     1,274,050  

Property and equipment, net

     482,105  

Intangible assets

     193,460  
        

Total assets

   $ 1,949,615  
        

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

  

Current liabilities:

  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 294,156  

Deferred revenue

     363,785  

Current portion of amounts due to related parties

     412,933  
        

Total current liabilities

     1,070,874  
        

Other long-term liabilities

     6,088  

Long-term portion of amounts due to related parties

     1,779,403  

Commitments & Contingencies (Note 2,6,10)

  

Stockholders’ deficit:

  

Preferred stock, non designated, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued.

     —    

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares

authorized, 65,233,733 shares issued and outstanding

     65,223  

Additional paid-in capital

     6,652,387  

Accumulated deficit

     (7,624,360 )
        

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (906,750 )

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 1,949,615  
        

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

    

Year ended

DECEMBER 31, 2006

   

Year ended

DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

OPERATING REVENUE

    

Licensing fees

   $ 3,742,534     $ 2,466,151  

Cost of revenue

     1,412,945       703,271  
                

Gross Profit

     2,329,589       1,762,880  

OPERATING EXPENSES

    

Sales and marketing

     958,498       413,299  

General and administrative

     1,334,860       841,101  

Software development

     515,181       429,826  
                
     2,808,539       1,684,226  
                

OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS)

     (478,950 )     78,654  

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

    

Foreign exchange loss

     (2,396 )     (1,259 )

Interest expense

     (111,665 )     (50,091 )

Loss on disposal of equipment

     (1,612 )     (2,587 )
                
     (115,673 )     (53,937 )
                

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ (594,623 )   $ 24,717  
                

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

    

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.00  

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

    

Basic

     62,768,422       60,110,229  

Diluted

     62,768,422       93,416,030  

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Year Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005

 

     Common Stock                    
     Number of
Shares
    Amount     Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
 

Balance, December 31, 2004

   58,664,204     $ 58,665     $ 6,429,367     $ (7,054,454 )   $ (566,422 )

Stock options exercised

   3,225,110       3,225       337,775       —         341,000  

Shares returned to the Company for exercise of stock option, cancelled

   (721,654 )     (703 )     (315,297 )     —         (316,000 )

Net Income

   —         —         —         24,717       24,717  
                                      

Balance, December 31, 2005

   61,167,660     $ 61,187     $ 6,451,845     $ (7,029,737 )   $ (516,705 )
                                      

Stock options exercised

   5,174,277       5,154       331,007       —         336,161  

Return of capital stock from vendor settlement,

cancelled

   (75,000 )     (75 )     (12,675 )     —         (12,750 )

Shares returned to the Company for exercise of stock option, cancelled

   (1,043,204 )     (1,043 )     (311,918 )     —         (312,961 )

Stock based compensation

   —         —         194,128       —         194,128  

Net Income

   —         —         —         (594,623 )     (594,623 )
                                      

Balance, December 31, 2006

   65,223,733     $ 65,223     $ 6,652,387     $ (7,624,360 )   $ (906,750 )
                                      

 

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

    

Year ended

DECEMBER 31, 2006

   

Year ended

DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (594,623 )   $ 24,717  

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     97,497       18,333  

Loss on disposal of equipment

     1,612       2,587  

Bad debt expense

     64,291       48,350  

Stock-based compensation expense

     194,128       14,500  

Return of capital stock from vendor settlement

     (12,750 )     —    

Non-cash advertising revenue

     (300,000 )     (150,000 )

Non-cash barter advertising expense

     300,000       —    

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (41,564 )     (151,895 )

Prepaid expenses

     (32,721 )     (14,896 )

Deposits

     27,910       (29,305 )

Accounts payable and amounts due to related parties

     957,403       596,299  

Deferred revenue

     179,102       83,342  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     840,285       442,032  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Purchase of fixed assets

     (617,312 )     (99,469 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (617,312 )     (99,469 )
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Repayment of amounts due to related parties

     (30,000 )     (64,250 )

Loans from related parties

     —         250,000  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options for cash

     23,200       10,500  
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (6,800 )     196,250  
                

Net increase in cash

     216,173       538,813  

Cash, beginning of period

     670,078       131,265  
                

Cash, end of period

   $ 886,251     $ 670,078  
                

See supplementary information (note 11)

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Nature of operations

We are a software developer and distributor of financial market data and related services to a global marketplace. We specialize in the collection, aggregation, and delivery of both delayed and real-time financial data content via the Internet. We develop and license software components that deliver dynamic content to banks, brokerage firms, financial institutions, mutual fund companies, online information and financial portals, media outlets, public companies, and corporate Intranets.

b) Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the operations of Quotemedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quotemedia, Inc. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

c) Foreign currency translation and transactions

The U.S. dollar is the functional currency of all our company’s operations. Foreign currency asset and liability amounts are remeasured into U.S. dollars at end-of-period exchange rates, except for equipment and intangible assets, which are remeasured at historical rates. Foreign currency income and expenses are remeasured at average exchange rates in effect during the year, except for expenses related to balance sheet amounts remeasured at historical exchange rates. Exchange gains and losses arising from remeasurement of foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in income in the period in which they occur.

d) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash equivalents include money market investments that are redeemable on demand. We maintain our accounts primarily at one financial institution. At times throughout the year, our cash and cash equivalents balances may exceed amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

e) Allowances for doubtful accounts

We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of the Company’s customers to make required payments. The Company determines the allowance by reviewing the age of the receivables and assessing the anticipated ability of customers to pay. No collateral is required for any of the receivables. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. The allowance for doubtful accounts is $15,000 as at December 31, 2006.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

f) Property and equipment

Fixed assets are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Furniture and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives of five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the terms of the respective leases or useful lives, whichever is shorter. Retirements, sales and disposals of assets are recorded by removing the cost and accumulated depreciation from the asset and accumulated depreciation accounts with the resulting gain or loss reflected in income.

Capitalized software costs include costs incurred in connection with the development of software and purchased software. These costs relate to software used by subscribers to access, manage and analyze information in the Company’s databases. Capitalized costs associated with internally developed software are amortized over three years which is their estimated economic life.

In 2005, we changed from the declining balance to the straight-line method of depreciation for equipment. The change was made because management believes that the straight-line method more closely approximates the equipments’ useful lives than does the declining balance method. The effect of the change to prior periods was included in depreciation expense for the comparative year ended December 31, 2005 as the effect was insignificant and had no effect on earnings per share.

g) Earnings per share

Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 “Earnings Per Share” requires the presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share takes into account shares outstanding (computed under basic earnings per share) and potentially dilutive common shares (such as stock options outstanding). The effect of a stock split or reverse split is applied retroactively to preceding periods. For the year ended 2006 all common stock equivalents were anti-dilutive.

h) Stock based compensation

We have stock option plans whereby shares of our common stock may be issued pursuant to the exercise of stock options granted to employees, officers, directors, advisors, and our independent contractors. The exercise price of the common stock underlying an option will be determined by the Board of Directors or compensation committee and may be equal to, greater than, or less than the market value of our common stock at the date of grant but in no event less than 50% of such market value. The options generally vest in one to four years unless, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, alternative vesting methods are allowed. The term of each option is determined at the time of grant and may extend to a maximum of ten years. At December 31, 2006, we had reserved 12,500,000 options for issuance under the stock option plan. Options may also be granted outside our stock option plan. Options granted outside the plan generally contain terms that are more restrictive in nature and have a maximum expiration term of ten years. We may grant an unlimited number of options outside our stock option plan at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123(R)) utilizing the modified prospective approach. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R) we accounted for stock option grants in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (the intrinsic value method), and accordingly, recognized no compensation expense for stock option grants.

Under the modified prospective approach, SFAS 123(R) applies to new awards and to awards that were outstanding on January 1, 2006 that are subsequently modified, repurchased or cancelled. Under the modified prospective approach, compensation cost recognized in fiscal 2006 includes compensation cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS 123, and compensation cost for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006 based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). Prior periods were not restated to reflect the impact of adopting the new standard.

SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as compensation expense over the service period (generally the vesting period) in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values. The impact of forfeitures that may occur prior to vesting is also estimated and considered in the amount recognized.

As a result of adopting SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, for the year ended December 31, 2006, our net loss was $194,128 greater respectively than if we had continued to account for stock-based compensation under APB opinion No. 25. The effect on basic and diluted loss per share for the year ended December 31, 2006 was insignificant.

Total estimated stock-based compensation expense, related to all of the Company’s stock-based awards, recognized for the year ended December 31, 2006 was comprised as follows:

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2006

Sales and marketing

   $ 33,880

General and administrative

     29,040

Software development

     131,208
      

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 194,128
      

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

Generally, the company would receive a tax deduction for the amount by which the market price of our common stock exceeded the exercise price on the date of exercise. Prior to adoption of SFAS 123(R), these tax benefits would have been reported as operating cash flows in our consolidated statements of cash flows. Under SFAS 123(R), we would be required to revise our consolidated statements of cash flows in order to present these tax benefits as financing cash flows. The company had no reported tax benefits related to stock compensation expense prior to the implementation of SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006 and as such is not required to revise the presentation of its’ statements of cash flows.

The following table illustrates the effect on operating results and per share information had the Company accounted for stock-based compensation in accordance with SFAS 123(R), for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

     Year ended
December 31, 2005
 

Net income (loss):

  

As reported

   $ 24,717  

Add: Stock compensation expense recorded in the financial statements

     14,500  

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards

     (993,416 )
        

Pro forma

   $ (954,199 )
        

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

  

As reported

   $ 0.00  

Pro forma

   $ (0.02 )

We have estimated the fair value of each option on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

     Year ended December 31,
     2006    2005

Expected dividend yield

     —        —  

Expected stock price volatility

     75%      94%

Risk-free interest rate

     4%      4%

Expected life of options

     6.07 years      5.22 years

Weighted average fair value of options granted

   $ 0.20    $ 0.37

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s share price in the period prior to option grant equivalent to the expected life of the options. The expected term is determined under the “simplified” method as allowed under the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

The following table represents stock option and warrant activity for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

     Options and
Warrants
    Weighted-Average
Exercise Price

Outstanding at December 31, 2004

   47,800,812     $ 0.12

Granted under company stock option plan

   430,000     $ 0.38

Warrants granted

   2,485,470     $ 0.46

Stock options exercised

   (175,000 )   $ 0.19

Warrants exercised

   (3,080,000 )   $ 0.10

Expired

   (175,000 )   $ 0.26
            

Outstanding at December 31, 2005

   47,286,282     $ 0.13
            

Granted under company stock option plan

   1,350,000     $ 0.32

Warrants granted

   133,333     $ 0.25

Stock options exercised

   (3,215,000 )   $ 0.20

Warrants exercised

   (5,215,258 )   $ 0.16

Forfeited/Expired

   (370,000 )   $ 0.23
            

Outstanding at December 31, 2006

   39,969,357     $ 0.10
            

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

The following table summarizes our non-vested stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2006:

 

     Options and
Warrants
    Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value

Non-vested stock options and warrants at December 31, 2005

   1,856,500     $ 0.40
            

Granted during the period

   1,350,000     $ 0.32

Vested during the period

   (590,500 )   $ 0.40

Forfeited during the period

   (15,000 )   $ 0.37
            

Non-vested stock options and warrants at December 31, 2006

   2,601,000     $ 0.36
            

 

     Options and Warrants Outstanding    Options and Warrants
Exercisable

Range of Exercise Price

  

Number
Outstanding at

December 31,
2006

   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  

Number

Exercisable at

December 31,
2006

   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

$0.05-0.10

   28,706,026    0.96    $ 0.05    28,706,026    $ 0.05

$0.11-0.30

   2,908,861    1.15    $ 0.16    2,808,861    $ 0.16

$0.31-0.50

   8,354,470    7.61    $ 0.41    5,853,470    $ 0.43

As at December 31, 2006 all stock options and warrants have been granted with exercise prices equal to or greater than the market value of the underlying common shares on the date of grant.

At December 31, 2006 the aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants outstanding was $9,419,681 and the aggregate intrinsic value of options and warrants exercisable was $9,359,681. Total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2006 was $1,877,924. The intrinsic value of stock options and warrants are calculated as the amount by which the market price of our common stock exceeds the exercise price of the option or warrant.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

At December 31, 2006 there was $521,535 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based payments which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.07 years.

The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 common shares and 10,000,000 non-designated preferred shares. Until such time as the Company is able to increase its authorized number of shares of common stock, in the event that an exercise of warrants or stock options would result in the number of issued common shares exceeding the authorized limit, the Company would designate the preferred shares with the same rights and preferences as the common shares to accommodate the exercise of the options or warrants.

i) Income taxes

Income taxes are provided in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 “Accounting for Income Taxes”. A deferred tax asset or liability is recorded for all temporary differences between income for financial statement purposes and income for tax purposes as well as operating loss carry forwards. Deferred tax expenses or recovery result from the net change during the year of deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance, when, in the opinion of management, it is likely that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred taxes are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates. No income taxes were paid in 2006.

j) Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principals requires management to make estimates and assumptions that effect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as at the year end and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the year. Actual results may vary from the estimates.

k) Research and development

Expenditures for research and development are expensed as incurred. The Company expensed $515,181 and $429,826 in research and development costs during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, primarily related to the development of new services.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

l) Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognized over contractual periods as services are performed and when collection of the amount due is reasonably assured. Amounts recognized as revenue are determined based upon contractually agreed upon fee schedules with our customers. The Company accounts for subscription revenues received in advance of service being performed by deferring such amounts until the related services are performed. The Company considers the following factors when determining if collection of a fee is reasonably assured: customer credit-worthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. If these factors do not indicate collection is reasonably assured, revenue is deferred until collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of cash (also see description of barter revenue below).

m) Barter revenue

Commencing in October 2005, the Company licensed one of its portfolio management applications in exchange for advertising services of a customer, referred to as “barter revenue”, whereby advertising credits were received in exchange for subscription services. This revenue is recognized in the period in which the applications are licensed based on the fair market value of the services delivered. The Company determines the fair market value of the service delivered based upon amounts charged for similar services in non-barter arrangements within the previous six-month period. The Company also ensures that the value of barter delivered does not exceed the value of cash based revenue in any period. Unused advertising credits are reflected as prepaid expenses. As at December 31, 2006, $150,000 in unused advertising credits was included in prepaid expenses.

The following table summarizes our barter revenue transactions for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005:

 

     2006    2005

Barter revenue earned

   $ 300,000    $ 150,000

Advertising credits used

   $ 300,000      —  

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

n) Financial instruments

Financial instruments consist principally of cash, accounts receivables, accounts payable and notes payable. We believe that that the fair value of financial instruments approximates the recorded book value of those instruments due to the short term nature of the instruments, or stated interest rates that approximate market interest rates.

o) New accounting standards

In June 2006, FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, entitled “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement method for the recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We will adopt FIN 48 as of January 1, 2007. We do not believe that the implementation of FIN 48 will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, FASB issued SFAS No. 157 entitled “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS No. 157”). This statement clarifies the definition of fair value to provide greater consistency and clarity on existing accounting pronouncements that require fair value measurements, provides a framework for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS No. 157 is required to be applied for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within that year. The impact that FAS No. 157 will have on our consolidated financial statements is not yet determinable.

In February 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”, (“FAS 159”) which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates. A business entity is required to report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. This statement is expected to expand the use of fair value measurement. FAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and is applicable to us beginning in the first quarter of 2008. We are currently evaluating the impact of FAS 159 on our financial statements.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (“SAB No. 108) regarding the process of quantifying financial statement misstatements. Effective for fiscal years ending after November 15, 2006, material misstatements in the current year may result in the need to correct prior year financial statements, even if the misstatement in the prior year(s) is considered immaterial. There is no impact from SAB No. 108 on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

p) Reclassification

Certain figures in the comparative period have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation, with no effect on net loss.

 

2. LIQUIDITY

The Company has an accumulated deficit of $7,624,360. As a result, there are concerns about the liquidity of our company at December 31, 2006. The following discussion addresses those concerns.

In 2006 the Company generated positive cash flow from operations. We believe this will continue through fiscal 2007, as our revenue is recurring in nature based on contracts with our clients which have one to three year terms.

We have a working capital surplus of $203,176 as at December 31, 2006. Our current liabilities include $412,933 due to related parties. All repayments of amounts due to related parties must be approved by our Board of Directors. Repayments are subject to our company having sufficient cash on hand and are intended not to impair continuing business operations. Deferred revenue of $363,785 is also included in our current liabilities. The expected costs necessary to realize the deferred revenue in 2007 are minimal.

Implementation of our business plan may require additional financing. Additional financings may come from future equity or debt offerings that could result in dilution to our stockholders. Although the Company must ultimately re-achieve profitable operations, based on the factors discussed above, management believes that our cash on hand and cash to be generated from operations will be sufficient to fund operations through fiscal 2007.

 

3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

          Accumulated    Net Book
As at December 31, 2006:    Cost    Depreciation    Value

Computer equipment

   $ 206,647    $ 56,175    $ 150,472

Office furniture and equipment

     58,652      15,078      43,574

Leasehold improvements

     29,478      5,524      23,954

Capitalized application software

     317,126      53,021      264,105
                    
   $ 611,903    $ 129,798    $ 482,105
                    

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

Property and Equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the assets estimated useful lives as follows:

 

Computer equipment    5 years
Office Furniture and equipment    5 years
Leasehold improvements    Term of lease
Capitalized application software    3 years

For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company capitalized $273,405 in costs related to the development of new software applications and enhancements made to existing software applications. Software applications are used by our subscribers to access, manage and analyze information in our databases. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, amortization expenses associated with the internally developed application software was $51,751 and $1,270 respectively. At December 31, 2006, the remaining book value of the application software was $264,105.

Depreciation expense totaled $97,497 for the year ended December 31, 2006. Depreciation expense totaled $18,333 for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

4. ACQUISITION

On September 29, 2006, Quotemedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quotemedia, Inc., purchased a business unit of Bravenet Web Services Inc. (“Bravenet”) (see Note 6 - Related Parties). The business unit had been providing the Company customer promotion and lead generation services. The business unit was comprised of a total of 10 sales and customer service employees. The purchase price was $110,000, and related solely to the acquisition of an assembled workforce. The purchase price was therefore attributed entirely to goodwill (see Note 5 - Intangible Assets). The operating results of the business unit acquired were included in our consolidated results since the date of acquisition. Pro forma results were not presented because the effect of the acquisition was not material.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

          Accumulated    Net Book
     Cost    Amortization    Value
As at December 31, 2006:         

Amortized intangible assets:

        

Purchase option for office building

   $ 10,000    $ 714    $ 9,286
                    
     10,000      714      9,286
                    

Unamortized intangible assets:

        

Goodwill associated with purchase of business unit (see note 4)

     110,000      —        110,000

Perpetual software licenses

     63,522      —        63,522

Domain names

     10,652      —        10,652
                    
     184,174      —        184,174
                    

Total intangible assets

   $ 194,174    $ 714    $ 193,460
                    

Amortization for amortized intangible assets is calculated on a straight-line basis over the assets estimated useful lives. The useful life of the purchase option is 5 years which is the term of the option. For the year ended December 31, 2006, amortization expense for amortized intangible assets was $714. There was no amortization expense for intangible assets in the comparative period.

The Company assesses potential impairments to its unamortized intangible assets when there is evidence that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recovered. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of the unamortized intangible asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The carrying amount of an unamortized intangible asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Any required impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of an unamortized intangible asset exceeds its fair value and is recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the related asset and a charge to operating results.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

6. RELATED PARTIES

In 2004 the Company entered into a loan agreement with Bravenet Web Services, Inc. (“Bravenet”). As at December 31, 2006, the Company has borrowed a total of $500,000 from Bravenet with interest at 10% per annum. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Quotemedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a control person of Bravenet. At December 31, 2006, the loan balance due to Bravenet including accrued interest is $609,181.

From January 1, 2005 to April 30, 2006, Bravenet provided the Company customer promotion and lead generation services. Beginning May 1, 2006, Quotemedia, Inc. began negotiations to purchase the Bravenet business unit that provided Quotemedia, Inc. its customer promotion and lead generation services. On May 1, 2006, Quotemedia Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quotemedia, Inc, assumed the responsibility for paying the salaries and related expenses for the Bravenet personnel that provided customer promotion and lead generation services to Quotemedia, Inc. Effective May 1, 2006 Quotemedia, Inc. terminated its obligation to pay Bravenet any fees for customer promotion and lead generation services, with the exception of two lead generation persons who remained employees of Bravenet until November 1, 2006, when they became employees of Quotemedia, Inc.

On September 29, 2006, Quotemedia, Ltd. finalized the purchase of the Bravenet business unit that was responsible for providing the Company customer promotion and lead generation services. The business unit was comprised of a total of 10 sales and customer service employees. The purchase price was $110,000, and related solely to the acquisition of an assembled workforce. The purchase price was therefore attributed entirely to goodwill. The $110,000 purchase price due to Bravenet has been accrued in amounts due to related parties, and remains unpaid as at December 31, 2006. Interest of 7% is accrued on unpaid amounts due to Bravenet related to this transaction.

For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, Quotemedia incurred $197,096 and $348,445, respectively, of sales expenses related to customer promotion and lead generation services provided by Bravenet. At December 31, 2006, all amounts due to Bravenet for customer promotion and lead generation services have been accrued in amounts due to related parties. Interest is accrued at 10% per annum. At December 31, 2006, the balance due to Bravenet for service fees including accrued interest is $596,070.

Commencing May 1, 2006, Bravenet began providing computer hosting and maintenance services to the Company for approximately $6,000 per month. At December 31, 2006, all amounts due to Bravenet related to computer hosting and maintenance services have been accrued in amounts due to related parties. At September 20, 2006, the balance due to Bravenet for unpaid computer hosting and maintenance services is $76,392. This amount includes interest accrued at 7%.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

Commencing May 1, 2006, the Company began leasing office space from Harrison Avenue Holdings Ltd. (“Harrison”) for approximately $9,200 per month. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Quotemedia, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a control person of Harrison. At December 31, 2006, all amounts due to Harrison related to the leased office space have been accrued in amounts due to related parties. As at December 31, 2006, the balance due to Harrison for unpaid office rent is $80,204. This amount includes interest accrued at 7%.

At December 31, 2006, the Company owed a total of $202,284 to officers of the Company for amounts advanced to the company and for accrued salary. No interest is required to be accrued on these amounts. An additional $479,923 of accrued salary is owed to an officer of the Company. This amount includes interest accrued at the prime bank rate minus 1%.

As a matter of policy, all related party transactions are subject to review and approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. All repayments of amounts due to related parties must be approved by our Board of Directors. Repayments are subject to our company having sufficient cash on hand and are intended not to impair continuing business operations.

 

7. INCOME TAXES

We account for income taxes according to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” SFAS No. 109 prescribes an asset and liability approach for computing deferred income taxes.

Reconciliations of income taxes computed at the statutory federal rate to income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows:

 

     2006     2005  

Tax provision (benefit) at the statutory rate of 34%

   $ (202,172 )   $ 8,404  

State income taxes, net of federal income tax

     (19,623 )     755  

Stock based compensation

     62,733       —    

Change in valuation allowance and other

     159,062       (9,159 )
                

Income tax expense (benefit)

   $ —       $ —    
                

As of December 31, 2006, we had net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax reporting purposes amounting to approximately $7,500,000 which expire in varying amounts through the year 2026.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

The components of our deferred tax asset (liabilities) at December 31, 2006 were as follows:

 

Tax effect of net operating loss carryforward

   $ 2,385,000  

Accrued payroll

     240,000  

Deferred revenue

     135,000  

Property & equipment

     (98,000 )

Other

     184,000  

Less valuation allowance

     (2,846,000 )
        

Net deferred tax asset

   $ —    
        

A valuation allowance has been recognized to offset the entire effect of the Company’s net deferred tax asset as the realization of this deferred tax benefit is uncertain.

 

8. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

a) Preferred shares

We are authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 non-designated preferred shares at the Board of Directors’ discretion. As at December 31, 2006 no preferred shares have been issued.

b) Common stock

During 2006, we issued 1,043,204 shares of common stock to an officer of the Company pursuant to the exercise of warrants and stock options at an exercise price of $0.15. The officer surrendered 1,043,204 shares of previously held mature shares of our common stock to pay the exercise cost of $312,961. The surrendered common stock was valued at $0.30 which was the closing prices of our common stock on the date of the transaction. The surrendered common stock was subsequently cancelled.

During 2006, we issued a total of 2,949,264 shares of common stock to employees and former consultants of the Company pursuant to the exercise of stock options. The employees exercised a total of 6,223,850 stock options at exercise prices ranging from $0.05 to $0.29. The Company repurchased a total of 3,274,586 shares of common stock to pay the total exercise cost of $1,160,794. The repurchased common stock was valued at stock prices ranging from $0.29 to $0.47 per share which were the closing prices of our common stock on the dates of the transactions. Pursuant to the terms of the option agreements, the Company’s Board of Director is required to approve the repurchase of the shares. The average of the value of the shares repurchased and surrendered was $0.35 per share.

We issued an additional 120,000 shares of common stock to former consultants during 2006 pursuant to the exercise of stock options. The stock options had an average exercise price of $0.19. The Company received total cash proceeds of $23,200 as a result of these transactions.

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

9. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders, adjusted to exclude potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, plus any additional common shares that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive common shares had been exercised, using the treasury stock method. Due to the net loss incurred for the year ended 2006, the diluted loss per share is the same as basic, because any potentially dilutive securities would reduce the loss per share. The following tables summarize the components of the income (loss) per share and potentially dilutive securities:

 

     2006     2005

Numerator:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (594,623 )   $ 24,717
              

Numerator for basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share

   $ (594,623 )     24,717

Denominator:

    

Denominator for basic earnings (loss) per share – weighted average shares

     62,768,422       60,110,229

Effect of dilutive securities:

    

Stock Options

     —         3,087,006

Warrants

     —         30,218,795
              

Dilutive potential common shares

     —         33,305,801

Denominator for diluted earnings per share – weighted average shares

     62,768,422       93,416,030
              

Basic earnings (loss) per share

   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.00
              

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.00
              

 

Stock options and warrants excluded from the calculation of dilutive loss per share because they were anti-dilutive

     39,969,357       2,450,000
              

 

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QUOTEMEDIA, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2006

 

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We have office lease commitments totaling $200,521 in 2007, $154,530 in 2008, $110,450 in 2009, $110,450 in 2010, and $36,817 in 2011.

QuoteMedia, Inc. was named as a defendant in litigation pending in the Ontario Court of Justice, Canada. The action was filed on May 12, 2006 by FRI Corporation (“FRI”) against QuoteMedia, Inc. as the sole Defendant. FRI, a former data provider for QuoteMedia, filed the suit after QuoteMedia ceased using FRI’s services. The action was settled and dismissed on December 5, 2006. The settlement amount is expensed in the financial statements as of December 31, 2006.

 

11. SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

     2006    2005

Cash flow information:

     

Cash paid for Interest

   $ 1,847    $ 1,556

Cash received for Interest

     21,518      642

Cash paid for taxes

     —        —  

As discussed in Note 8 b), during 2006 we issued 1,043,204 shares of common stock to an officer of the Company pursuant to the exercise of warrants and stock options. The officer surrendered 1,043,204 shares of previously held mature shares of our common stock to pay the exercise cost of $312,961. We also issued a total of 2,949,264 shares of common stock to employees and former consultants of the Company pursuant to the exercise of stock options. The Company repurchased a total of 3,274,586 shares of common stock to pay the total exercise cost of $1,160,794.

 

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