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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

 

x

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

 

 

 

for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009

 

 

 

OR

 

 

o

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

 

 

 

For the transition period from                  to                

 

Commission File Number 001-33993

 

CardioNet, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

33-0604557

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

227 Washington Street
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

(610) 729-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer x

 

Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

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

 

As of October 30, 2009, 23,868,596 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, were outstanding.

 

 

 



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CARDIONET, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

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Page
No.

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

4

Item 2.

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

12

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

17

Item 4T.

Controls and Procedures

17

 

 

 

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

17

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

18

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

19

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

19

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

19

Item 5.

Other Information

19

Item 6.

Exhibits

19

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

20

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

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

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

CARDIONET, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2009

 

December 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

42,873

 

$

58,171

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $25,890 and $14,426, at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

 

49,379

 

39,334

 

Due from related parties

 

14

 

97

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

1,359

 

1,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

93,625

 

98,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

27,869

 

18,766

 

Intangible assets, net

 

1,154

 

1,823

 

Goodwill

 

45,999

 

45,999

 

Other assets

 

371

 

524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

169,018

 

$

165,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

6,358

 

$

3,838

 

Accrued liabilities

 

6,516

 

10,238

 

Current portion of debt

 

 

72

 

Current portion of capital leases

 

49

 

49

 

Deferred revenue

 

454

 

461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

13,377

 

14,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred rent

 

1,563

 

965

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

6

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

14,946

 

15,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 23,867,765 and 23,477,137 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively

 

24

 

24

 

Paid-in capital

 

231,144

 

222,608

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(77,096

)

(72,515

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

154,072

 

150,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

169,018

 

$

165,773

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CARDIONET, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net patient service revenues

 

$

33,300

 

$

31,073

 

$

106,954

 

$

85,510

 

Other revenues

 

40

 

150

 

370

 

516

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

 

33,340

 

31,223

 

107,324

 

86,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenues

 

11,829

 

10,014

 

35,661

 

29,367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

21,511

 

21,209

 

71,663

 

56,659

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

15,380

 

10,757

 

43,840

 

29,839

 

Sales and marketing

 

9,562

 

5,216

 

25,548

 

15,743

 

Research and development

 

1,325

 

943

 

4,310

 

3,015

 

Integration, restructuring and other charges

 

1,150

 

2,859

 

3,109

 

4,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

27,417

 

19,775

 

76,807

 

53,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

 

(5,906

)

1,434

 

(5,144

)

3,287

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

12

 

332

 

178

 

863

 

Interest expense

 

(2

)

(9

)

(10

)

(161

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total other income

 

10

 

323

 

168

 

702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

(5,896

)

1,757

 

(4,976

)

3,989

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

474

 

(770

)

395

 

(1,710

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

(5,422

)

987

 

(4,581

)

2,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends on and accretion of mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock

 

 

 

 

(2,597

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders

 

$

(5,422

)

$

987

 

$

(4,581

)

$

(318

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.23

)

$

0.04

 

$

(0.19

)

$

(0.02

)

Diluted

 

$

(0.23

)

$

0.04

 

$

(0.19

)

$

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

23,813,040

 

23,171,000

 

23,741,785

 

16,644,000

 

Diluted

 

23,813,040

 

24,039,000

 

23,741,785

 

16,644,000

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CARDIONET, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(4,581

)

$

2,279

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

7,240

 

5,384

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

669

 

738

 

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

 

184

 

281

 

Deferred rent

 

598

 

(93

)

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

14,086

 

8,849

 

Stock-based compensation

 

5,458

 

2,434

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(24,131

)

(22,078

)

Due from related parties

 

83

 

141

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(300

)

(2,280

)

Other assets

 

153

 

(2,522

)

Accounts payable

 

2,520

 

73

 

Accrued and other liabilities

 

(3,756

)

11,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(1,777

)

4,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(16,527

)

(6,874

)

Investment in subsidiary, net of cash acquired

 

 

(5,002

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(16,527

)

(11,876

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

3,078

 

48,364

 

Proceeds from issuance of debt

 

 

500

 

Repayment of debt

 

(72

)

(3,117

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

3,006

 

45,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(15,298

)

38,201

 

Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period

 

58,171

 

18,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents — end of period

 

$

42,873

 

$

56,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

10

 

$

378

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

6,130

 

$

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CARDIONET, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1.     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Unaudited Interim Financial Data

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the requirements of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows.  In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are of normal recurring nature and necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes to the financial statements related to the three and nine month periods are unaudited. The results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period.

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shares

 

The Company computes net income (loss) per share in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 260, Earnings Per Share.  The following summarizes the potential outstanding common stock of the Company at September 30, 2009 and 2008. All share amounts have been adjusted for the one-for-two reverse stock split effected by the Company on March 5, 2008:

 

 

 

September 30,
2009

 

September 30,
2008

 

Series B warrants

 

 

6,250

 

Common stock options and restricted stock units outstanding

 

2,137,613

 

1,740,885

 

Common stock options and restricted stock units available for grant

 

631,933

 

373,757

 

Common stock held by certain employees and unvested

 

13,177

 

52,343

 

Common stock

 

23,867,765

 

23,328,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

26,650,488

 

25,501,263

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income applicable to common stockholders

 

$

(5,422

)

$

987

 

$

(4,581

)

$

(318

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

 

23,813,040

 

23,171,000

 

23,741,785

 

16,644,000

 

Dilutive effect of the Company’s employee compensation plans

 

 

868,000

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing diluted net income (loss) per share

 

23,813,040

 

24,039,000

 

23,741,785

 

16,644,000

 

Basic net income (loss) per share

 

$

(0.23

)

$

0.04

 

$

(0.19

)

$

(0.02

)

Diluted net income (loss) per share

 

$

(0.23

)

$

0.04

 

$

(0.19

)

$

(0.02

)

 

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If the outstanding vested options or restricted stock units were exercised or converted into common stock, the result would be anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, and the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Accordingly, basic and diluted net loss attributable to common stockholders per share are identical for those periods presented in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Goodwill

 

The Company considers its business to be one reporting unit for purposes of performing its goodwill impairment analysis. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually, or when events arise that could indicate that an impairment exists. To determine whether an impairment exists, the Company estimates the fair value of the reporting unit using an income approach, generally a discounted cash flow methodology, that includes assumptions for, among other things, forecasted income, cash flow, growth rates, income tax rates, expected tax benefits and long-term discount rates, all of which require significant judgments. The Company also considers comparable market data to assist in determining the fair value of its reporting unit. There are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and the judgment applied in the analysis. Nonetheless, the Company believes that the combination of an income and a market approach provides a reasonable basis to estimate the fair value of the reporting unit. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an impairment exists and additional analysis will be undertaken to determine the amount of impairment.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

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

 

The Company’s income before and after income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $5.5 million lower, and the Company’s before and after-tax net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $2.5 million lower, as a result of stock-based compensation expense incurred. The impact of stock-based compensation expense was $0.23 and $0.15 on both basic and diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

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

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Expected dividend yield

 

0

%

0

%

Expected volatility

 

55

%

50

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

2.24

%

2.52

%

Expected life

 

6.25 years

 

6.25 years

 

 

The dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that the Company has never paid dividends and has no present intention to pay dividends. For stock-based compensation grants made after July 1, 2009, the Company estimated the expected volatility assumption by calculating the volatility of its stock price from its IPO date through the current quarter, which yielded an estimated volatility of approximately 86%.  Expected volatility was estimated based on the volatility of comparable companies for grants made prior to July 1, 2009. This alternative method was used because the Company’s stock was not publicly traded prior to the closing of its initial public offering, and did not yield a reliable estimate of volatility during the period of its initial public offering through the end of the second quarter of 2009. The Company believes that its own stock price is a better representation of stock-based compensation volatility going forward as the Company’s stock has been traded for a long enough period to develop a meaningful trend. The risk-free interest rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury rate in effect at the time of grant. The expected life calculation is based on the observed and expected time to the exercise of options by the Company’s employees based on historical exercise patterns for similar options. Based on the Company’s historical experience of options that cancel before becoming fully vested, the Company has assumed an annualized forfeiture rate of 15% for all options. Under the true-up provision of ASC 718, the Company will record

 

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additional expense if the actual forfeiture rate is lower than estimated, and will record a recovery of prior expense if the actual forfeiture rate is higher than estimated.

 

Based on the above assumptions, the per share weighted average fair value of the options granted under the stock option plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $10.81 and $12.20, respectively.

 

The following table summarizes activity under all stock award plans from December 31, 2008 through September 30, 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Available

 

Number

 

Average

 

 

 

for Grant

 

of Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Balance — December 31, 2008

 

340,935

 

1,635,205

 

$

13.67

 

Additional options available for grant

 

1,024,921

 

 

$

 

Granted

 

(850,890

)

850,890

 

$

24.84

 

Canceled

 

423,289

 

(423,289

)

$

9.63

 

Exercised

 

 

(214,815

)

$

8.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance — March 31, 2009

 

938,255

 

1,847,991

 

$

20.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

(222,386

)

222,386

 

$

17.63

 

Canceled

 

38,483

 

(38,483

)

$

14.44

 

Exercised

 

 

(13,342

)

$

17.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance — June 30, 2009

 

754,352

 

2,018,552

 

$

20.82

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

(171,000

)

171,000

 

$

9.20

 

Canceled

 

48,581

 

(48,581

)

$

12.71

 

Exercised

 

 

(3,358

)

$

2.56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance — September 30, 2009

 

631,933

 

2,137,613

 

$

20.13

 

 

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

 

Additional information regarding options outstanding is as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,
2009

 

September 30,
2008

 

Range of exercise prices (per option)

 

$0.70 - $31.18

 

$0.70 - $31.18

 

Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)

 

8.95

 

9.09

 

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

On March 17, 2009 and September 17, 2009, 44,189 shares and 77,010 shares, respectively, were purchased in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Net proceeds to the Company from the issuance of shares of common stock under the ESPP for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $1.2 million. In January 2009, the number of shares available for grant was increased by 235,189, per the ESPP plan documents. At September 30, 2009, approximately 302,493 shares remain available for purchase under the ESPP.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued FASB ASC 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification as the sole source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles. Pursuant to the provisions of FASB ASC 105, the Company has updated references to GAAP in its financial statements issued for the period ended September 30, 2009. The adoption of FASB ASC 105 did not impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

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Effective January 1, 2009, the Company prospectively adopted ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, with respect to fair value measurements required for the Company’s nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities. The adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

Effective January 1, 2009, the Company prospectively adopted ASC 805, Business Combinations and ASC 810, Consolidation. ASC 805 establishes the principles and requirements for how an acquirer (i) recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; (ii) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase; and (iii) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. Previously any changes in valuation allowances as a result of income from acquisitions for certain deferred tax assets would serve to reduce goodwill. Under the current guidance, any changes in the valuation allowance related to income from acquisitions currently or in prior periods now serve to reduce income taxes in the period in which the reserve is reversed. Additionally, transaction related expenses that were previously capitalized are now expensed as incurred. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had no deferred transaction related expenses for business combination transactions in negotiation. All transaction related costs that have been incurred since the adoption of ASC 805 on January 1, 2009 have been expensed as incurred. ASC 810 establishes accounting and reporting standards that require (i) noncontrolling interests to be reported as a component of equity; (ii) changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling interest to be accounted for as equity transactions; and (iii) any retained noncontrolling equity investment upon the deconsolidation of a subsidiary to be initially measured at fair value. The adoption did not have an effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In April 2009, ASC 805 was amended for provisions related to the initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and disclosure of assets and liabilities arising from contingencies in a business combination. Under the amended guidance, assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination that arise from contingencies should be recognized at fair value on the acquisition date if fair value can be determined during the measurement period. If fair value cannot be determined, companies should typically account for the acquired contingencies using existing guidance.  This amendment did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In April 2009, ASC 820 was amended to provide additional guidance for estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. This amendment also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. This amendment is effective for periods ending after June 15, 2009.  This amendment did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In April 2009, ASC 320, Investments — Debt & Equity Securities, was amended to provide guidance for other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities. The amendment provides that financial asset impairment indicators should be based on the Company’s intent to sell the security instead of the Company’s ability to hold the security, and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements.  This amendment is effective for periods ending after June 15, 2009.  This amendment did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

The Company adopted ASC 855, Subsequent Events on May 1, 2009. The guidance establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. This guidance sets forth the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements. The guidance also requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date - that is, whether that date represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be issued. In accordance with ASC 855, we have evaluated subsequent events through the date and time the financial statements were issued.

 

2.             Contingent Payment

 

On March 8, 2007, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of PDSHeart, Inc. (“PDSHeart” or “PDS”) for an aggregate purchase price of $51.6 million. In addition to the $51.6 million consideration, the Company agreed to pay PDSHeart stockholders $5.0 million of contingent consideration in the event of a qualifying liquidation event, including a public offering or acquisition. The Company’s initial public offering was consummated on March 25, 2008 and, accordingly, the purchase price for the PDSHeart acquisition was adjusted to $56.6 million to reflect this payment.

 

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3.     Mandatorily Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

In March 2007, the Company sold 110,000 shares of its mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock, or MRCPS, which generated net proceeds to the Company of $102.1 million ($110 million less offering costs of $7.9 million). The Company also issued 3,383 shares of MRCPS upon conversion of an outstanding bridge loan and 1,456 shares as consideration to a major shareholder of PDSHeart as consideration in the PDSHeart acquisition. Accrued dividends were $6.1 million at March 25, 2008.  The MRCPS original purchase price plus accrued dividends were converted to common shares on March 25, 2008 in connection with the Company’s initial public offering.

 

From 1999 to 2004, the Company issued convertible preferred stock which generated net proceeds to the Company of $53.5 million. All Series A, B, C and D preferred stock converted to common stock on March 25, 2008 in connection with the Company’s initial public offering.

 

In connection with a borrowing arrangement provided by a bank, the Company issued a warrant in August 2000 to purchase 12,500 shares of Series B preferred stock at a price of $1.47 per share. The warrant may be exercised at any time on or before August 9, 2010.  In connection with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering on March 25, 2008, this warrant became exercisable for 6,250 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $2.94 per share. In March 2009, these warrants were fully exercised through a cashless transaction.

 

In 2005 and 2006, the Company issued warrants to purchase 964,189 shares of its preferred stock at a price of $3.50 per share to the participants in certain bridge financing transactions and to a stockholder in connection with entering into the Amended and Restated Subordinated Promissory Note with a stockholder. As a result of the MRCPS financing, the warrants became exercisable for shares of the Company’s Series D-1 preferred stock. These warrants were automatically net exercised for common stock on March 25, 2008 in connection with the Company’s initial public offering.

 

4.              Integration and Restructuring Activities

 

2009 Restructuring

 

On or about July 22, 2009, the Company undertook an initiative to reduce support costs company-wide and initiated plans to move the majority of its manufacturing activities from San Diego to its facility in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Company believes that it can achieve a reduction in shipping and administrative costs by combining its manufacturing facilities into one location. Prior to the restructuring, devices were shipped to and from the San Diego location for production and maintenance before being deployed out of the Company’s distribution facility in Pennsylvania.

 

Also on or about July 22, 2009, the Company closed its event monitoring facility in Florida and consolidated its with the Company’s event monitoring facility in Georgia. The Company believes that it can realize cost efficiencies by consolidating its event monitoring centers in the southeastern United States and by eliminating duplicative administrative costs.

 

The restructuring plan involves the elimination of approximately 80 positions and the relocation of 15 employees. The Company expects the restructuring to be substantially completed by the end of 2009, and expects the total cost of the restructuring to be approximately $1.5 million, all of which are expected to result in cash charges. The Company incurred restructuring expenses of $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

A summary of the reserve activity related to the 2009 restructuring plan as of September 30, 2009 is as follows:

 

 

 

Initial
Reserve
Recorded

 

Payments
through
September 30,
2009

 

Balance
as of
September 30,
2009

 

Severance and employee related costs

 

$

1,014

 

$

384

 

$

630

 

Other exit activity costs

 

136

 

136

 

 

Total

 

$

1,150

 

$

520

 

$

630

 

 

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

 

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San Diego Restructuring

 

During the first quarter of 2008, the Company initiated plans to consolidate its Finance and Human Resource functions in Pennsylvania. This plan involved the elimination of seven positions in San Diego. The Company did not incur any restructuring expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, and incurred expenses of $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The integration was substantially completed as of December 31, 2008.

 

5.              Income Taxes

 

The Company’s effective tax rate was a benefit of 7.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This was due primarily to a benefit received from the adjustment of the estimated effective tax rate to the actual tax rate upon the filing of the Company’s 2008 tax return. The Company has deferred income tax assets totaling approximately $31.7 million at September 30, 2009, consisting primarily of federal and state net operating loss and credit carryforwards and temporary differences related to the provision for doubtful accounts. The federal and state credit carryforwards, if unused, will expire in 2026. Due to uncertainty regarding the ultimate realization of these net operating loss and credit carryforwards and other deferred income tax assets, the Company has established a valuation allowance for most of these assets and will recognize the benefits only as reassessment indicates the benefits are realizable.

 

6.              Reimbursement

 

On July 10, 2009, Highmark announced a reduction in the reimbursement rate for our MCOT™ services to $754 per service, a reduction of approximately 33%. This new rate went into effect on September 1, 2009. The reduction in reimbursement rates is reflected in the Revenue and Accounts receivable lines in the Company’s financial statements.

 

7.              Legal Proceedings

 

On August 26, 2009, two putative class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania naming CardioNet, Inc., Randy Thurman and Martin P. Galvan as defendants and alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  These actions were consolidated on September 9, 2009 under docket number 09-3894. The complaints purport to bring claims on behalf of a class of persons who purchased the Company’s common stock between April 30, 2009 and June 30, 2009 and between April 30, 2009 and July 10, 2009.  The complaints allege that the defendants issued various materially false and misleading statements relating to the Company’s projected performance that had the effect of artificially inflating the market price of its securities.  The Company believes the claims are without merit and intends to defend the litigation vigorously. At this time, it is not possible to determine the likelihood or amount of liability, if any, on the part of the Company. Consistent with ASC 450-20-25, no accrual has been recorded in the financial statements.

 

On April 2, 2009 CardioNet entered into a Merger Agreement to acquire Biotel Inc. for $14.0 million.  On July 14, 2009, CardioNet exercised its contractual right to terminate the Merger Agreement due to Biotel’s breach of certain covenants in the agreement.  The next day, CardioNet notified Biotel of its obligation to pay the Company $1.4 million for a termination fee and expenses in accordance with the Merger Agreement.  On or about July 16, 2009, Biotel subsequently commenced litigation against CardioNet in Minnesota District Court in Hennepin County, Fourth Judicial District, alleging that CardioNet had breached and improperly terminated the Merger Agreement. CardioNet removed the action to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, and Biotel did not seek to remand the action. Biotel is seeking specific performance and damages (the amount of which is currently unspecified). CardioNet has counterclaimed under the terms of the Merger Agreement for its termination fee and associated expenses; the current amount of that counterclaim is $1.4 million.  The case is to be ready for trial by July 15, 2010. Discovery is underway.  The Company plans to vigorously defend its position and prosecute its counterclaim. At this time, it is not possible to determine the likelihood or amount of liability, if any, on the part of the Company. Consistent with ASC 450-20-25, no accrual has been recorded in the financial statements.

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and in conjunction with the accompanying quarterly unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. This discussion contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth herein and elsewhere in this report and in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See the “Forward Looking Statements” section at the beginning of this report.

 

Company Background

 

CardioNet is a leading provider of ambulatory, continuous, real-time outpatient management solutions for monitoring relevant and timely clinical information regarding an individual’s health. The Company’s efforts have initially been focused on the

 

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diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias, or heart rhythm disorders, with a solution that it markets as Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry™ (MCOT™). The Company actively began developing its product platform in April 2000, and since that time, has devoted substantial resources in advancing its patient monitoring solutions. The platform successfully integrates a wireless data transmission network, internally developed software, FDA-cleared algorithms and medical devices, and a 24-hour monitoring service center.

 

The Company has been an approved Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (“IDTF”) for Medicare since it received 510(k) clearance for the first and second generation of our core MCOT™ devices in 2002. The Company received FDA 510(k) clearance for the proprietary algorithm included in its third generation product, or C3, in October 2005. Subsequently in November 2006, the Company received FDA 510(k) clearance for its C3 system which it has incorporated as part of its monitoring solution. The Company continues to pursue innovation of new and existing medical solutions through investments in research and development. The CardioNet Monitoring Center commenced operations in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 2002, concurrent with its first FDA approval, and all of the Company’s MCOT™ arrhythmia monitoring activities are currently conducted at that location.

 

In March 2007, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of PDSHeart. The acquisition of PDSHeart provided three additional product lines to compliment MCOT™: event, Holter and Pacer monitoring solutions. In addition, the acquisition supplied the Company with existing sales channels and relationships in geographic areas that were previously had not been penetrated prior to the acquisition. In March 2008, the Company completed an initial public offering of its common stock for proceeds of approximately $46.7 million, net of underwriter commissions and estimated offering expenses.

 

Qualcomm Supplier Agreement

 

The Company established a relationship with Qualcomm Inc. (“Qualcomm”) in May 2003. Qualcomm is the sole provider of wireless cellular data connectivity solutions and data hosting and queuing services for the Company’s monitoring network. The Company has no fixed or minimum financial commitment as it relates to network usage or volume activity. However, if the Company fails to maintain an agreed-upon number of active cardiac monitoring devices on the Qualcomm network or it utilizes the monitoring and communications services of a provider other than Qualcomm, Qualcomm has the right to terminate its relationship with the Company.

 

Reimbursement

 

In October 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) established reimbursement rates that cover MCOT™ services. The reimbursement rates are applicable to the Category I CPT codes (93228 and 93229) established by the American Medical Association (“AMA”) for MCOT™ and became effective on January 1, 2009. Highmark Medicare Services (“Highmark”) is responsible for setting the reimbursement rate on behalf of CMS for code 93229, which is the code for the technical component of our services. The new billing codes allow for automated claims adjudication, substantially simplifying the reimbursement process for physicians and payors compared to the previous process. Reimbursement prior to the use of the new CPT codes was obtained through non-specific billing codes which require various narratives that, in most cases, involve semi-automated or manual processing, as well as additional review by payors.

 

On July 10, 2009, Highmark announced a reduction in the reimbursement rate for our MCOT™ services to $754 per service, a reduction of approximately 33%. This new rate went into effect on September 1, 2009. We have also experienced a decline in our commercial carrier pricing. The decline in reimbursement rates has had a negative impact on the Company’s revenue and operating results, and has presented significant challenges to the viability of the Company’s current business model. Several strategic initiatives are currently being implemented, including cost efficiency measures and a continued focus on sales volume growth. The Company intends to continue to work with Highmark and CMS to achieve an appropriate national rate in the future, and will continue to evaluate its strategic options.

 

We have successfully secured contracts with many national and regional commercial payors. We increased the number of MCOT™ contracts with commercial payors from 194 at September 30, 2008 to 232 at September 30, 2009. We estimate that the number of covered commercial lives increased from 150 million at September 30, 2008 to 158 million at September 30, 2009. The current estimated total of 197 million covered lives for Medicare and commercial lives for which we had reimbursement contracts as of September 30, 2009 represents approximately 76% of the total covered lives in the United States. The MCOT™ contracts also cover event, Holter and Pacer service pricing. In addition, there were approximately 78 contracts with commercial payors that pertained only to event, Holter and Pacer service pricing, and did not cover MCOT™. The majority of the remaining covered lives are insured by a relatively small number of large commercial insurance companies that deemed MCOT™ to be “experimental and investigational” and do not currently reimburse us for services provided to their beneficiaries.

 

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Restructuring Activities

 

In the third quarter of 2009 the Company initiated restructuring plans that included the closure of the Company’s event monitoring facility in Florida and consolidating it with its event monitoring facility in Georgia, the shift of the majority of its manufacturing activities from its San Diego location to Chester, Pennsylvania and a reduction of support costs company-wide. The total cost of the restructuring plan is expected to be approximately $1.5 million, and is expected to be substantially complete by the end of fiscal 2009. The Company expects to realize an annualized cost savings of approximately $8.0 million from the execution of the 2009 restructuring plan.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

Revenues.    Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2009 increased to $33.3 million from $31.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, an increase of $2.1 million, or 6.8%. MCOT™ revenue increased $3.1 million due to an increase in sales volume, partially offset by a decrease in MCOT™ reimbursement rates. The net increase in MCOT™ revenue was offset by a decrease in PDSHeart and other revenue of $1.0 million.

 

Gross Profit.    Gross profit increased to $21.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, or 64.5% of revenues, from $21.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008, or 67.9% of revenues. The increase of $0.3 million was due to increased revenue from MCOT™ services. The increase in revenue was offset by an increase in cost of sales related to payroll expense due to higher headcount of $1.1 million, an increase in supplies and other miscellaneous expenses of $0.4 million and increased depreciation expense related to additional devices being in service in the 2009 period compared to the 2008 period of $0.3 million. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue was negatively affected by the decline in reimbursement rates.

 

General and Administrative Expense.    General and administrative expense increased to $15.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $10.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. This increase of $4.6 million, or 42.6%, was primarily due to an increase in the provision for bad debt of $1.9 million, increase in stock compensation expense of $0.7 million, increase in payroll costs of $0.7 million, increase in legal fees of $0.6 million and an increase of $0.7 million of miscellaneous expenses. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expense was 46.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 34.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Sales and Marketing Expense.    Sales and marketing expense was $9.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $5.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. The increase of $4.4 million, or 84.6%, was due to the growth of the sales force and sales operations infrastructure.  As a percent of total revenues, sales and marketing expense was 28.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 16.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Research and Development Expense.    Research and development expense was $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. The increase of $0.4 million, or 44.4%, was due primarily to an increase in payroll costs of $0.3 million and miscellaneous expenses of $0.1 million. As a percent of total revenues, research and development expense increased to 4.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 3.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Integration, Restructuring and Other Charges.    The Company incurred severance costs of $1.0 million and relocation and other exit related costs of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 in connection with the 2009 restructuring plan. The 2009 restructuring plan included the consolidation and closure of the Company’s event monitoring facility in Florida with its event monitoring facility in Georgia, the shift of the majority of the Company’s manufacturing activities to its Chester, Pennsylvania facility, and an overall reduction of support costs company-wide. Integration, restructuring and other charges were 3.4% of total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2009.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2008, integration, restructuring and other charges relating to the PDSHeart acquisition were $0.2 million, charges relating to the consolidation of the Finance and Human Resources functions in Pennsylvania were $0.7 million, secondary offering costs were $0.9 million and other nonrecurring charges were $1.1 million.

 

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Other Income.    There was no interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2009, down from $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. The decline was due primarily to lower short term interest rates and a lower average cash balance in the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Income Taxes.    The Company received a tax benefit of $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared to a provision of $0.8 for the three months ended September 30, 2008. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was 8.0%, compared to 43.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Net Income.    The Company incurred a net loss of $5.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to net income in the three months ended September 30, 2008 of $1.0 million.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

 

Revenues.    Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 increased to $107.3 million from $86.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, an increase of $21.3 million, or 24.8%. MCOT™ revenue increased $24.0 million due to an increase in sales volume, partially offset by a decrease in MCOT™ reimbursement rates. The net increase in MCOT™ revenue was offset by a decrease in PDSHeart and other revenue of $2.7 million.

 

Gross Profit.    Gross profit increased to $71.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, or 66.8% of revenues, from $56.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, or 65.9% of revenues. The increase of $15.0 million, or 26.5%, was due to increased revenue from MCOT™ services, offset by an increase in cost of sales related to payroll expense due to higher headcount of $4.4 million, increased depreciation expense related to additional devices being in service in the 2009 period compared to the 2008 period of $1.3 million and an increase in miscellaneous costs of $0.6 million.

 

General and Administrative Expense.    General and administrative expense increased to $43.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $29.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. This increase of $14.0 million, or 47.0%, was primarily due to an increase in the provision for bad debt of $5.2 million, increase in stock compensation expense of $3.7 million, increase in payroll expense of $1.5 million, increase in rent expense of $0.5 million, increase in depreciation and amortization of $0.5 million, increase in legal fees of $0.4 million, increased professional fees of $0.4 million and $2.3 million of miscellaneous expenses. As a percentage of total revenues, general and administrative expense was 40.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 34.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Sales and Marketing Expense.    Sales and marketing expense was $25.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $15.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The increase of $9.8 million, or 62.4%, was due to the growth of the sales force and sales operations infrastructure.  As a percent of total revenues, sales and marketing expense was 23.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to 18.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Research and Development Expense.    Research and development expense was $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The increase of $1.3 million, or 43.3%, was due primarily to an increase in payroll expense of $0.7 million, increase in consulting fees of $0.3 million and miscellaneous expenses of $0.3 million. As a percent of total revenues, research and development expense increased to 4.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from 3.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Integration, Restructuring and Other Charges.    Integration, restructuring and other charges were $3.1 million, or 2.9% of revenues, for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, comprised primarily of severance expenses related to the departure of certain executives in the first quarter of 2009 and the 2009 restructuring plan activities that were initiated in the third quarter of 2009. The 2009 restructuring plan included the consolidation and closure of the Company’s event monitoring facility in Florida with its event monitoring facility in Georgia, the shift of the majority of the Company’s manufacturing activities to its Chester, Pennsylvania facility, and an overall reduction of support costs companywide.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, integration, restructuring and other charges were $4.8 million. Integration charges relating to the PDSHeart acquisition were $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, and restructuring charges relating to consolidating our Finance and Human Resources functions in Pennsylvania were $1.0 million. Secondary offering costs were $0.9 million, costs related to the resolution of intellectual property litigation were $1.0 million and other nonrecurring charges related to the departure of certain directors were $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

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Other Income.    Net interest income was $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 71.4% from $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease was primarily due to lower short term interest rates and a lower average cash balance in the first nine months of 2009 compared to the first nine months of 2008.

 

Income Taxes.    The Company’s effective tax rate was 7.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to an effective tax rate of 42.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Net Income.    The Company incurred a net loss of $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decline from a net loss of $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of September 30, 2009, our principal source of liquidity was cash and cash equivalents totaling $42.9 million and net accounts receivable of $50.6 million. The Company has incurred net losses from inception through March 31, 2008. Prior to March 2008 the Company obtained funding through various debt sources. In March 2008, all material portions of interest-bearing debt were retired in conjunction with the Company’s initial public offering (IPO). Proceeds from the IPO were $46.7 million, net of underwriting commissions and offering expenses. From March 2008 through June 30, 2009 the Company generated sufficient cash to fund its business through continuing operations. The Company incurred a net loss of $4.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, cash flow from operations decreased to a cash outflow of $1.8 million, compared to a cash inflow of $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease was due primarily to an increase in accounts receivable that resulted from higher sales of MCOT™ services, as well as an extended receivable turnover rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The increase in accounts receivable was offset by an increase in accounts payable, higher depreciation related to growth in operations, increased provision for doubtful accounts related to aging receivables, and increased stock-based compensation related to the adoption of the director compensation plan, as well as the hiring of several senior level employees that received stock-based compensation awards upon employment commencement.

 

The Company used net cash in investing activities of $16.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $11.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, an increase of $4.6 million. The increase was primarily due to investment in medical devices related to increased patient volume for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

The Company generated net cash from financing activities of $3.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, compared to $45.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of $42.7 million. The decrease was primarily due to the Company receiving proceeds from its initial public offering in the first quarter of 2008.

 

We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalent balances and revenues from our operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for the foreseeable future.

 

Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including:

 

·                  the reimbursement rates associated with our products and services;

 

·                  our ability to secure contracts with additional commercial payors providing for the reimbursement of our services;

 

·                  our ability to liquidate our receivables;

 

·                  the costs associated with developing, manufacturing and building our inventory of our future monitoring solutions;

 

·                  the costs of hiring additional personnel and investing in infrastructure to support future growth;

 

·                  actions taken by the FDA and other regulatory authorities affecting the MCOT™ and competitive products;

 

·                  the emergence of competing technologies and products and other adverse market developments;

 

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·                  the costs of preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing patent claims and other intellectual property rights or defending against claims of infringement by others;

 

·                  the costs related to business combinations; and

 

·                  the costs of investing in additional lines of business outside of arrhythmia monitoring solutions.

 

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

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Our cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2009 consisted primarily of cash and money market funds with maturities of less than 90 days.  The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve our capital for the purpose of funding operations while, at the same time, maximizing the income we receive from our investments without significantly increasing risk. To achieve this objective, our investment policy allows us to maintain a portfolio of cash equivalents and short term investments in a variety of securities including money market funds and corporate debt securities. Due to the short term nature of our investments, we believe we have no material exposure to interest rate risk.

 

Item 4T. Controls and Procedures.

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and no evaluation of controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. Management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act, prior to the filing of this report we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on their evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

 

In addition, management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, did not identify any change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our latest fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION.

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

 

Commencing on August 26, 2009, two putative class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania naming CardioNet, Inc., Randy Thurman and Martin P. Galvan as defendants and alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The complaints purport to bring claims on behalf of a class of persons who purchased the Company’s common stock between April 30, 2009 and June 30, 2009 and between April 30, 2009 and July 10, 2009.  The complaints allege that the defendants issued various materially false and misleading statements relating to the Company’s projected performance that had the effect of artificially inflating the market price of its securities.  The complaints further allege that the alleged misstatements were revealed to the public on June 30, 2009 and July 10, 2009 when the Company made certain announcements regarding potential lower pricing for commercial and Medicare reimbursement rates.  These actions were consolidated on September 9, 2009 under docket number 09-3894.  On October 26, 2009, two competing motions were filed for appointment of lead plaintiffs and lead counsel pursuant to the requirements of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.   Lead plaintiffs are required to file a consolidated

 

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complaint within fourteen days of an Order, if any, designating lead plaintiffs and lead counsel.  The defendants have fourteen days to respond to the consolidated complaint and if defendants file a motion to dismiss, lead plaintiffs shall have fourteen days in which to file an opposition.  The Company believes the claims are without merit and intends to defend the litigation vigorously.

 

On April 2, 2009 CardioNet entered into a Merger Agreement to acquire Biotel Inc. for $14.0 million.  On July 14, 2009, CardioNet exercised its contractual right to terminate the Merger Agreement due to Biotel’s breach of certain covenants in the agreement.  The next day, CardioNet notified Biotel of its obligation to pay the Company $1.4 million for a termination fee and expenses in accordance with the Merger Agreement.  On or about July 16, 2009, Biotel subsequently commenced litigation against CardioNet in Minnesota District Court in Hennepin County, Fourth Judicial District, alleging that CardioNet had breached and improperly terminated the Merger Agreement. CardioNet removed the action to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, and Biotel did not seek to remand the action. Biotel is seeking specific performance and damages (the amount of which is currently unspecified). CardioNet has counterclaimed under the terms of the Merger Agreement for its termination fee and associated expenses; the current amount of that counterclaim is $1.4 million.  The case is to be ready for trial by July 15, 2010. Discovery is underway.  The Company plans to vigorously defend its position and prosecute its counterclaim.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

 

In evaluating an investment in our common stock, investors should consider carefully, among other things, the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2008, as well as the information contained in this Quarterly Report and our other reports and registration statements filed with the SEC.  Material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2008 are discussed below.

 

The reduction in the published Medicare reimbursement rates could negatively impact our business and our operating results.

 

Highmark Medicare Services announced the reduction of the Medicare reimbursement rate for the Company’s MCOT™ services to $754, a reduction of approximately 33%, which went into effect September 1, 2009. This decrease in the reimbursement rate for our services will have material adverse effects on our business and operating results. Furthermore, if the current reimbursement rate remains in effect, the Company may not be economically viable under its current business model.

 

The decline in reimbursement rates has had a negative impact on the Company’s revenue and operating results, and has presented significant challenges to the viability of the Company’s current business model. Several operational initiatives are currently being implemented, including cost efficiency measures and a continued focus on sales volume growth. The Company intends to continue to work with Highmark and CMS to achieve an appropriate national rate in the future, and will continue to evaluate its strategic options. Failure to effectively execute the cost efficiency and other operational and strategic initiatives may have materially adverse consequences on the Company’s financial results and viability.

 

Reductions in the Medicare reimbursement rates applicable to the Company’s services may lead to pressure from insurance carriers to reduce our commercial pricing.

 

In the first nine months of 2009 a limited number of commercial payers have requested price reductions based on our Medicare reimbursement rates. Due to the reduction of our Medicare reimbursement rate that took effect on September 1, 2009, we may experience additional pressure from insurance payers to reduce commercial pricing. A decrease in commercial pricing would adversely affect our financial results.

 

The Company has significant outstanding accounts receivables; failure to liquidate these receivables may lead to additional bad debt expense being recorded and could have a materially adverse effect on our operating results.

 

The Company has experienced a continued increase in its days’ sales outstanding (DSO) over the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Several strategic initiatives have been implemented to collect on outstanding receivable accounts. While the Company believes that it will realize improvements in its DSO in the foreseeable future, there is no guarantee that collections rates will improve. A failure to liquidate its receivables may have a materially adverse impact on its financial results.

 

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Several lawsuits have been brought against us and the outcome of these lawsuits is uncertain.

 

Several lawsuits have been brought against us that allege, among other things, that we issued various materially false and misleading statements relating to the Company’s projected performance that had the effect of artificially inflating the market price of our securities.  We intend to vigorously defend ourselves against these lawsuits; however, no assurance can be given as to the outcome of these lawsuits. In addition, other lawsuits may be brought against us. We may be required to defend such lawsuits, thus incurring expenses which we may not be able to bear, or which we may not be successful in defending.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

Restructuring Activities

 

As discussed in Note 4, Integration and Restructuring Activities, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management initiated certain restructuring activities on or around July 22, 2009, including moving the majority of our manufacturing activities from San Diego to our facility in Chester, Pennsylvania, as well as closing our event monitoring facility in Florida and consolidating it with our event monitoring facility in Georgia and undertaking an initiative to reduce support costs Company-wide. The Company believes that it can realize cost efficiencies by consolidating its event monitoring centers in the southeastern United States and by eliminating duplicative administrative costs.  Among other things, the plan calls for the elimination of approximately 80 positions and the relocation of 15 employees.

 

We expect the restructuring to be substantially completed by the end of 2009, and expect the total cost of the restructuring to be approximately $1.5 million, all of which is expected to result in cash charges. The Company incurred restructuring expenses of $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  Of these costs, approximately $1.0 million relate to severance and employee related costs.

 

Phoenix, AZ Lease Agreement

 

On September 30, 2009, we entered into a sixty-five (65) month lease, commencing December 1, 2009, for approximately 10,800 rentable square feet in Phoenix, AZ.  The space is dedicated to distribution activities.  There is no rental due under the lease through April 30, 2010; thereafter, monthly base rents are $9,736.20 from May 1, 2010 to April 20, 2011; $9,952.56 from May 1, 2011 to April 20, 2012; $10,168.92 from May 1, 2012 to April 20, 2013; $10,385.28 from May 1, 2013 to April 20, 2014; and $10,601.64 from May 1, 2014 to April 20, 2015.  A copy of the lease agreement is attached to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as Exhibit 10.5.

 

Item 6.  Exhibits.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

 

 

 

 

10.5

 

Building Lease Agreement dated September 30, 2009 between the Registrant and EastGroup Properties, L.P.

31.1

 

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

31.2

 

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

32.1

 

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

 

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CardioNet, Inc.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

CARDIONET, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 6, 2009

By:

/s/ Martin P. Galvan

 

 

Martin P. Galvan, CPA

 

 

Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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