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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

Quarterhill Inc. 

2019 First Quarter

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated
Interim Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Quarterhill Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License

$

27,980

 

 

$

2,493

 

Systems

 

5,602

 

 

 

4,693

 

Services

 

646

 

 

 

653

 

Recurring

 

5,610

 

 

 

4,170

 

 

 

39,838

 

 

 

12,009

 

Cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

License

 

12,806

 

 

 

5,931

 

Systems

 

3,793

 

 

 

3,466

 

Services

 

290

 

 

 

305

 

Recurring

 

2,904

 

 

 

2,032

 

 

 

19,793

 

 

 

11,734

 

 

 

20,045

 

 

 

275

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

378

 

 

 

395

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

5,231

 

 

 

6,751

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

6,587

 

 

 

7,053

 

Research and development expenses

 

1,179

 

 

 

939

 

Special charges (Note 11)

 

1,297

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

14,672

 

 

 

15,138

 

Results from operations

 

5,373

 

 

 

(14,863

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance income

 

(202

)

 

 

(191

)

Finance expense

 

44

 

 

 

39

 

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

 

242

 

 

 

(130

)

Other income

 

(74

)

 

 

(327

)

Income (loss) before taxes

 

5,363

 

 

 

(14,254

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current income tax expense (recovery)  (Note 12)

 

4,041

 

 

 

(321

)

Deferred income tax expense (recovery) (Note 12)

 

1,293

 

 

 

(1,888

)

Income tax expense (recovery)

 

5,334

 

 

 

(2,209

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

29

 

 

$

(12,045

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.00

 

 

$

(0.10

)

Diluted

$

0.00

 

 

$

(0.10

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

118,817,466

 

 

 

118,658,249

 

Diluted

 

118,817,466

 

 

 

118,658,249

 

 

See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

2

 

 


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Quarterhill Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars)

 

  

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

29

 

 

$

(12,045

)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

599

 

 

 

(790

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

$

628

 

 

$

(12,835

)

 

See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

3

 

 


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Quarterhill Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars)

 

As at

March 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

50,406

 

 

$

63,929

 

Short-term investments

 

1,161

 

 

 

1,139

 

Restricted short-term investments

 

2,200

 

 

 

2,200

 

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts)

 

37,900

 

 

 

10,812

 

Other current assets

 

21

 

 

 

91

 

Unbilled revenue

 

4,359

 

 

 

3,990

 

Income taxes receivable

 

-

 

 

 

198

 

Inventories (net of obsolescence) (Note 6)

 

5,939

 

 

 

5,960

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

2,038

 

 

 

2,332

 

 

 

104,024

 

 

 

90,651

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

351

 

 

 

415

 

Right-of-use assets (Note 7)

 

2,649

 

 

 

-

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

2,503

 

 

 

2,655

 

Intangible assets

 

82,545

 

 

 

87,425

 

Investment in joint venture (Note 8)

 

3,984

 

 

 

3,822

 

Deferred income tax assets (Note 12)

 

25,061

 

 

 

27,141

 

Goodwill

 

25,303

 

 

 

25,303

 

 

 

142,396

 

 

 

146,761

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

246,420

 

 

$

237,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank indebtedness

$

2,670

 

 

$

2,598

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

24,837

 

 

 

18,103

 

Income taxes payable

 

63

 

 

 

-

 

Current portion of right-of-use lease liabilities (Note 7)

 

681

 

 

 

-

 

Current portion of deferred revenue

 

5,631

 

 

 

4,670

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

295

 

 

 

299

 

Contingent consideration (Note 10)

 

929

 

 

 

929

 

 

 

35,106

 

 

 

26,599

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue

 

1,291

 

 

 

1,435

 

Right-of-use lease liabilities (Note 7)

 

1,783

 

 

 

-

 

Long-term debt

 

153

 

 

 

173

 

Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 12)

 

3,540

 

 

 

4,337

 

 

 

6,767

 

 

 

5,945

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

41,873

 

 

 

32,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital stock (Note 9)

 

419,111

 

 

 

419,111

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

23,138

 

 

 

22,957

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

16,842

 

 

 

16,243

 

Deficit

 

(254,544

)

 

 

(253,443

)

 

 

204,547

 

 

 

204,868

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

246,420

 

 

$

237,412

 

 

See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

4

 

 


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Quarterhill Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars)

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Cash generated from (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

29

 

 

$

(12,045

)

Non-cash items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

181

 

 

 

156

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

5,609

 

 

 

7,146

 

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

 

(62

)

 

 

78

 

Equity in earnings from joint venture

 

(74

)

 

 

(250

)

Loss on disposal of assets

 

-

 

 

 

1

 

Deferred income tax expense (recovery)

 

1,293

 

 

 

(1,888

)

Embedded derivatives

 

70

 

 

 

2

 

Changes in non-cash working capital balances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(26,998

)

 

 

3,940

 

Unbilled revenue

 

(359

)

 

 

1,697

 

Income taxes receivable

 

201

 

 

 

-

 

Inventories

 

21

 

 

 

(184

)

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

113

 

 

 

439

 

Deferred revenue

 

823

 

 

 

778

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

6,762

 

 

 

(5,816

)

Income taxes payable

 

63

 

 

 

(593

)

Cash used in operations

 

(12,328

)

 

 

(6,539

)

Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid (Note 9)

 

(1,130

)

 

 

(1,171

)

Bank indebtedness

 

72

 

 

 

(2,057

)

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(24

)

 

 

(15

)

Cash used in financing

 

(1,082

)

 

 

(3,243

)

Investing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

-

 

 

 

11

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(158

)

 

 

(123

)

Repayment of patent finance obligations

 

-

 

 

 

(1,390

)

Purchase of intangibles

 

(20

)

 

 

(40

)

Cash used in investing

 

(178

)

 

 

(1,542

)

Foreign exchange gain (loss) on cash held in foreign currency

 

65

 

 

 

(75

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(13,523

)

 

 

(11,399

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

63,929

 

 

 

81,818

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

50,406

 

 

$

70,419

 

 

See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

5

 

 


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Quarterhill Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars)

 

 

Capital Stock

 

 

Additional Paid-in Capital

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Total Equity

 

Balance - January 1, 2018

 

418,873

 

 

 

22,489

 

 

 

20,111

 

 

 

(199,718

)

 

 

261,755

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(12,045

)

 

 

(12,045

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(790

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(790

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

-

 

 

 

156

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

156

 

Dividends declared (Note 9)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,171

)

 

 

(1,171

)

Balance - March 31, 2018

$

418,873

 

 

$

22,645

 

 

$

19,321

 

 

$

(212,934

)

 

$

247,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - January 1, 2019

 

419,111

 

 

 

22,957

 

 

 

16,243

 

 

 

(253,443

)

 

 

204,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

29

 

Other comprehensive income

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

599

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

599

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

-

 

 

 

181

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

181

 

Dividends declared (Note 9)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,130

)

 

 

(1,130

)

Balance - March 31, 2019

$

419,111

 

 

$

23,138

 

 

$

16,842

 

 

$

(254,544

)

 

$

204,547

 

 

See accompanying notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

6

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

1.  NATURE OF BUSINESS

Quarterhill Inc. (“Quarterhill” or the “Company”), formerly “Wi-LAN Inc.”, is a Canadian company with its shares listed under the symbol “QTRH” on each of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and the Nasdaq Global Select Market.  Quarterhill is focused on the disciplined acquisition, management and growth of companies in dedicated technology areas including vertical market software and solutions, intelligent industrial systems, and innovation and licensing.

 

2.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of Quarterhill and its wholly owned subsidiaries.  Quarterhill also holds, through one of its subsidiaries, a 50% joint venture ownership interest in Xuzhou-PAT Control Technologies Limited (“XPCT”) which is accounted for using the equity method.  These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements include only the Company’s net investment and equity in earnings of the joint venture.  

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information, including all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operations and cash flows for the interim period.  As the interim financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required in annual financial statements, they should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 together with the accompanying notes.  All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

3.   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared following the same accounting policies disclosed in Note 2 of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 except for the adoption of accounting standards more fully described below.

 

Adoption of Accounting Standards

 

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02 (ASU 2016-02) “Leases” (ASC 842) to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring the recognition of Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. Most prominent among the changes in the standard is the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases. Under the standard, disclosures are required to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases.

 

The Company adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective method applied to leases that were in effect on January 1, 2019.  Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under topic ASC 842 while leases in existence at the prior period are not adjusted and continue to be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

7

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

reported in accordance with our historic accounting under ASC 840.  The Company elected to not recognize right-of-use assets and right-of-use lease liabilities arising from short term leases, not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, not reassess the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and not reassess initial direct costs for any existing leases.  The Company also elected to use hindsight in determining the lease term.

 

The standard had a material impact on the condensed consolidated interim balance sheet with the recognition of right-of-use assets and liabilities but did not have an impact on the condensed consolidated interim statement of operations.

 

The cumulative effect of the changes made to the Company’s consolidated January 1, 2019 balance sheet, by segment, for the adoption of ASU 2016-02 were as follows:

 

  

 

 

 

 

Adjustments arising from implementation of ASU 2016-02

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances as at December 31, 2018

 

 

Licensing

 

Intelligent Systems

 

Enterprise Software

 

Corporate

 

 

Balances as at January 1, 2019

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

$

2,332

 

 

$

(69

)

$

(113

)

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,150

 

Right-of-use assets

 

-

 

 

 

323

 

 

2,133

 

 

246

 

 

216

 

 

 

2,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use lease liabilities, current

 

-

 

 

 

230

 

 

470

 

 

84

 

 

39

 

 

 

823

 

Right-of-use lease liabilities, long-term

 

-

 

 

 

24

 

 

1,550

 

 

162

 

 

177

 

 

 

1,913

 

 

The following table discloses the impact of adoption, by segment, on the Company’s condensed consolidated interim balance sheet as at March 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments arising from implementation of ASU 2016-02

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

 

Licensing

 

Intelligent Systems

 

Enterprise Software

 

Corporate

 

 

Without adoption of ASU 2016-02

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and deposits

$

2,038

 

 

$

69

 

$

113

 

$

-

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,220

 

Right-of-use assets

 

2,649

 

 

 

(168

)

 

(2,048

)

 

(226

)

 

(207

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use lease liabilities, current

 

681

 

 

 

(76

)

 

(481

)

 

(84

)

 

(40

)

 

 

-

 

Right-of-use lease liabilities, long-term

 

1,783

 

 

 

(23

)

 

(1,451

)

 

(142

)

 

(167

)

 

 

-

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

8

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

Significant changes to the accounting policies as a result of adopting ASU 2016-02 are discussed below.

 

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in right-of-use assets and right-of-use lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company currently does not have any finance leases.

 

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and right-of-use lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company uses the implicit rate when readily determinable. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease and when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option, the effects of that exercise are considered in determining the ROU asset and lease liabilities.  Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

The Company has elected to account for lease and non-lease components embedded in its leases as a single lease component.

 

Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

In February 2018 ASB issued ASU 2018-02 “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220)” that gives companies the option to reclassify stranded tax effects resulting from the newly enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to retained earnings.  The Company has adopted the ASU in the first quarter with no material impact on the financial statements.

 

Share-based payment awards

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07 – Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.  The guidance largely aligns the accounting for share-based payment awards issued to employees and non-employees.  Under previous GAAP, the accounting for non-employee share-based payments differed from that applied to employee awards, particularly with regard to the measurement date and the impact of performance conditions.  Under the new guidance, the existing employee guidance will apply to nonemployee share-based transactions (as long as the transaction is not effectively a form of financing), with the exception of specific guidance related to the attribution of compensation cost.  The cost of nonemployee awards will continue to be recorded as if the grantor had paid cash for the goods or services.  In addition, the contractual term will be able to be used in lieu of an expected term in the option-pricing model for nonemployee awards.  The Company adopted this ASU in the first quarter with no material impact on the financial statements.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

9

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

Future Accounting Pronouncements

 

Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

In June 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13 “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (ASU 2016-13), which requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. ASU 2016-13 is effective for the Company in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, with earlier adoption permitted beginning in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new standard.

 

Fair Value Measurement

In August 2018 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement” that has been issued as part of the FASB’s disclosure framework project.   The amendments in this update modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurement based on concepts in the FASB Concept Statement, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting – Chapter 8: Notes to Financial Statements and are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019.  The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new standard.  

 

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other- Internal-Use Software

In August 2018 the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2018-15 – Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract that provides guidance on a customer’s accounting for implementation, set-up, and other upfront costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is hosted by the vendor, i.e. a service contract.  Under the new guidance, customers will apply the same criteria for capitalizing implementation costs as they would for an arrangement that has a software license.   The new guidance also prescribes the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow classification of the capitalized implementation costs and related amortization expense and requires additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures.  The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company is currently assessing the impact of this new standard.  

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

10

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

4.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following table presents the fair values of financial instruments recorded at fair value across the levels of the fair value hierarchy. The table does not include assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at March 31, 2019

 

 

As at December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Hierarchy Level

 

 

Carrying Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Carrying Amount

 

 

Fair Value

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

1

 

 

$

50,406

 

 

$

50,406

 

 

$

63,929

 

 

$

63,929

 

Short-term investments

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,161

 

 

 

1,161

 

 

 

1,139

 

 

 

1,139

 

Restricted short-term investments

 

 

1

 

 

 

2,200

 

 

 

2,200

 

 

 

2,200

 

 

 

2,200

 

Derivative financial instrument

 

 

2

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

91

 

Long-term debt

 

 

2

 

 

 

448

 

 

 

448

 

 

 

472

 

 

 

472

 

Contingent consideration

 

 

3

 

 

 

929

 

 

 

929

 

 

 

929

 

 

 

929

 

 

Derivatives consists of the embedded derivative portion of the unearned revenue of U.S. dollar denominated sales contracts in its Chilean and Mexican subsidiaries and foreign exchange forward contracts. The fair value of embedded derivatives is measured using a market approach, based on the difference between quoted forward exchange rates as of the contract date and quoted forward exchange rates as of the reporting date. The fair value of forward exchange contracts is determined using quoted forward exchange rates at the reporting date. Contingent consideration was adjusted to fair value at December 31, 2018  and March 31, 2019 using management’s best estimates of performance to calculate fair value as at the reporting date. Accounts receivable, unbilled revenue, accounts payable and accrued liabilities also approximate fair value due to the short term maturity of these items.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

11

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

5.  UNBILLED REVENUE AND DEFERRED REVENUE

Significant changes in unbilled revenue and deferred revenue balances during the three months ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

 

Unbilled revenue

 

 

 

$

4,359

 

 

$

3,990

 

 

$

369

 

 

 

9

%

Deferred revenue - current

 

 

 

 

(5,631

)

 

 

(4,670

)

 

 

(961

)

 

 

21

%

Deferred revenue - non-current

 

 

 

 

(1,291

)

 

 

(1,435

)

 

 

144

 

 

 

-10

%

Net contract assets (liabilities)

 

 

 

$

(2,563

)

 

$

(2,115

)

 

$

(448

)

 

 

21

%

 

The net change in unbilled revenues of $369 consists of amounts billed to customers and the foreign currency effect of contracts not transacted in U.S. dollars.

 

Revenue recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2019 that was included in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period was $1,631 (2018 – $1,015).

 

6.  INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following at March 31, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

March 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Raw materials

$

722

 

 

$

729

 

Original equipment manufacturer materials

 

2,758

 

 

 

3,128

 

Work in process

 

823

 

 

 

814

 

Finished goods

 

1,636

 

 

 

1,289

 

 

$

5,939

 

 

$

5,960

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded non-cash, pretax charges of $46 (for the three months ended March 31, 2018 - $nil) relating to the write down of inventory.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

12

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

7.  RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS AND LEASE LIABILITIES

The Company has operating leases for corporate offices, production facilities, and certain equipment.  These leases have remaining lease terms of 6 months to 5 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 10 years.  The Company has classified the assets related to these operating leases as Right-of-use assets and the liabilities associated with the future lease payments under these operating leases as right-of-use lease liabilities.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019

 

Operating lease expense

$

326

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

$

326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As at

March 31, 2019

 

Right-of-use assets

$

2,649

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use lease liabilities

 

 

 

  Current

$

681

 

  Long-term

 

1,783

 

 

$

2,464

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average remaining lease term

3.7 years

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average discount rate applied

 

5.45

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maturities of right-of-use lease liabilities:

 

 

 

Remainder of 2019

$

625

 

2020

 

712

 

2021

 

679

 

2022

 

582

 

2023

 

113

 

Thereafter

 

16

 

Total lease payments

 

2,727

 

Less imputed interest

 

263

 

Total

$

2,464

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

13

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

8.  INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURE

XPCT is a joint venture in China in which the Company’s subsidiary IRD holds a 50% interest. XPCT has two business divisions providing products and services to both the ITS industry and construction equipment manufacturers.

 

IRD had sales to XPCT of $nil during the three months ended March 31, 2019 (2018 - $nil). At March 31, 2019 accounts receivable from XPCT was $9 (December 31, 2018 - $17).

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Carrying value, beginning of the period

$

3,822

 

 

$

3,383

 

Currency gain (loss) on financial statement translation

 

88

 

 

 

(186

)

Company's share of earnings

 

74

 

 

 

942

 

Dividend received

 

-

 

 

 

(317

)

Carrying value, end of the period

$

3,984

 

 

$

3,822

 

 

The Company’s ownership interest comprises a 50% share of net assets and net earnings of XPCT as well as purchase price adjustments to allocate fair values assigned to certain assets and liabilities at the time of acquisition.

 

As at March 31, 2019, IRD has an outstanding loan guarantee in the amount of 7.5 million yuan (approximately $1.1 million) (December 31, 2018 – 7.5 million yuan or $1.1 million) for 50% of a bank loan to XPCT representing IRD’s proportionate interest in this entity.

 

9. SHARE CAPITAL

 

The Company paid quarterly cash dividends as follows:

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

Per Share

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Per Share

 

 

 

Total

 

1st Quarter

Cdn

$

0.0125

 

 

US

$

1,130

 

 

Cdn

$

0.0125

 

 

US

$

1,171

 

 

The Company declared quarterly dividends as follows:

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

1st Quarter

Cdn

$

0.0125

 

 

Cdn

$

0.0125

 

 

The weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in the basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) computation was:

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

118,817,466

 

 

 

118,658,249

 

Effect of stock options

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

118,817,466

 

 

 

118,658,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

14

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the effect of stock options totaling 1,146,319 were anti-dilutive (three months ended March 31, 2018 2,280,493 were anti-dilutive).

 

10.  CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION

In connection with the acquisition of VIZIYA on May 4, 2017, the Company agreed to pay the former owners of VIZIYA up to an additional $11,900 upon VIZIYA achieving certain earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (“Eligible Earnings”) targets for the period from April 1, 2017 to July 31, 2019. This amount consists of cash consideration of up to $6,000 and the issuance of up to 3,647,417 additional Common Shares. In addition, if VIZIYA achieves cumulative Eligible Earnings during that period exceeding $11,900, then the Company will pay 50% of that excess as additional contingent consideration until that cumulative Eligible Earnings reaches $24,000.  The liability associated with the expected payment of the contingent consideration obligation was preliminarily valued at $6,450 at the acquisition date. This estimate was calculated using the Monte Carlo simulations model. The Company has subsequently revalued this contingent liability downward to $929 based on actual results to date and management’s estimate of expected Eligible Earnings through to July 31, 2019.   Any further changes to be made to the estimated fair value of contingent consideration in future periods will be included in Special charges in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

11.  SPECIAL CHARGES

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, one of the Company’s operating subsidiaries continued its restructuring initiatives and concluded an additional workforce reduction in its Canadian operations and significantly reduced its operating lease facilities.  These activities resulted in an additional charge of $1,297.  A reconciliation of the components of expense and accrued liabilities related to these restructuring efforts is as noted below:

Licensing

 

 

Intelligent Systems

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Total

 

Three months ended March 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal 2018 Restructuring Program

$

1,297

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

1,297

 

Special charges, net

$

1,297

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

1,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal 2018 Restructuring Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restructuring accrual as at January 1, 2019

$

1,762

 

 

$

151

 

 

$

1,300

 

 

$

3,213

 

  Workforce reduction

 

967

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

967

 

  Facilities costs

 

330

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

330

 

Total accruals and costs

 

1,297

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,297

 

Less amounts paid during the quarter

 

2,160

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

1,300

 

 

 

3,583

 

Restructuring accrual as at March 31, 2019

$

899

 

 

$

28

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

927

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

15

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

12.  INCOME TAXES

The reconciliation of the expected provision for income tax expense to the actual provision for income tax expense reported in the condensed consolidated interim statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

 

March 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

$

5,363

 

 

$

(14,254

)

Expected income tax expense at Canadian statutory income tax rate of 26.5% (2018 - 26.5%)

 

1,421

 

 

 

(3,777

)

Permanent differences

 

167

 

 

 

43

 

Foreign withholding taxes paid

 

3,867

 

 

 

24

 

Foreign rate differential

 

(65

)

 

 

(54

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

(161

)

 

 

844

 

Other

 

105

 

 

 

711

 

Income tax expense (recovery)

$

5,334

 

 

$

(2,209

)

 

 

March 31,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Canadian

 

3,819

 

 

 

(9,144

)

  Foreign

 

1,544

 

 

 

(5,110

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current income tax expense (recovery)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Canadian

 

512

 

 

 

(333

)

  Foreign

 

3,529

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax expense (recovery)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Canadian

 

1,431

 

 

 

(1,837

)

  Foreign

 

(138

)

 

 

(51

)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

16

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

The significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difference between tax and book value of capital and intangible assets

 

8,731

 

 

 

8,834

 

Tax loss carryforwards

 

26,820

 

 

 

29,003

 

Scientific research and experimental development ("SR&ED") carryforwards

 

6,386

 

 

 

6,376

 

Investment tax credits

 

3,062

 

 

 

3,028

 

Unbilled revenue and prepaid accounts

 

442

 

 

 

359

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

363

 

 

 

338

 

Investments

 

118

 

 

 

126

 

Difference between tax and book value of loan receivable

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

Deferred tax assets, gross

 

45,925

 

 

 

48,067

 

Valuation allowance

 

(14,993

)

 

 

(15,146

)

Deferred tax assets, net

 

30,932

 

 

 

32,921

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difference between tax and book value of capital and intangible assets

 

(9,257

)

 

 

(9,851

)

Unbilled revenue and prepaid accounts

 

(154

)

 

 

(266

)

Deferred tax liabilities

 

(9,411

)

 

 

(10,117

)

Total deferred tax assets, net

$

21,521

 

 

$

22,804

 

 

13.  SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) for making decisions and assessing performance as a source of the Company’s reportable operating segments. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company made decisions and assessed the performance of the Company using three operating segments or reporting units described below.

 

Licensing – The Licensing segment includes companies that count licensing as their principal business activity. Current patent portfolios held by this segment include patents relating to 3D television technologies, automotive headlight assemblies, phased loop semiconductor Licensing, microcontrollers applicable to safety-critical aerospace, semiconductor manufacturing and packaging technologies, medical, industrial and automotive applications, computer gaming, medical stent technologies, intelligent personal assistant technologies, CMOS image sensors, enhanced image processing, streaming video technologies, building automation, non-volatile Flash memory, other memory technologies, semiconductor clocking technologies, smart meter monitoring, LED lighting technologies and many other technologies.

 

Intelligent systems – The Intelligent systems segment includes companies providing systems and services focused on the interconnection of devices for mobile applications. The first investment in this segment is IRD, one of the world’s leading providers of integrated systems and solutions for the global ITS industry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

17

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

The ITS industry is focused on improving the Intelligent systems, enhancing the safety, increasing the efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of highway and roadway transportation systems. IRD has a network of direct and independent operations and relationships in strategic geographic regions to identify and pursue ITS opportunities around the world.

 

Enterprise software – The Company considers businesses focused on operations optimization, predictive maintenance, inventory optimization and health and safety in production environments as operating in a “Enterprise software” environment and classifies its related investments in the Enterprise software segment. The Company’s first investment in this segment is VIZIYA based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, a software company providing Enterprise Asset Management software solutions to asset intensive industries worldwide through its presence in Australia, Europe, the Middle East and South Africa. VIZIYA has created software solutions that enhance each step of a customer’s work management process, to help customers measure the results of their initiatives, particularly focused on asset criticality, urgency and compliance to ensure customers implement their asset strategies.

 

The following table reconciles the Adjusted EBITDA measure which is used in the evaluation of the performance of each segment to Net income (loss):

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

2018

 

Segment Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Licensing

$

14,755

 

 

$

(4,763

)

Intelligent Systems

 

(426

)

 

 

(1,037

)

Enterprise Software

 

(80

)

 

 

667

 

Total

 

14,249

 

 

 

(5,133

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated corporate expenses

 

1,789

 

 

 

2,204

 

Fair value purchase price adjustments

 

-

 

 

 

224

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

181

 

 

 

156

 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

378

 

 

 

395

 

Special charges

 

1,297

 

 

 

-

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

5,231

 

 

 

6,751

 

Results from operations

 

5,373

 

 

 

(14,863

)

Finance income

 

(202

)

 

 

(191

)

Finance expense

 

44

 

 

 

39

 

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

 

242

 

 

 

(130

)

Other income

 

(74

)

 

 

(327

)

Income (loss) before taxes

 

5,363

 

 

 

(14,254

)

Current income tax expense (recovery)

 

4,041

 

 

 

(321

)

Deferred income tax expense (recovery)

 

1,293

 

 

 

(1,888

)

Income tax expense (recovery)

 

5,334

 

 

 

(2,209

)

Net income (loss)

$

29

 

 

$

(12,045

)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 First Quarter Financial Results

 

18

 

 


 

 

Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

Segment assets as at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

As at

March 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Licensing

$

110,198

 

 

$

93,225

 

Intelligent Systems

 

45,092

 

 

 

45,453

 

Enterprise Software

 

30,933

 

 

 

30,901

 

Total segment assets

 

186,223

 

 

 

169,579

 

Total corporate assets

 

60,197

 

 

 

67,833

 

Total assets

$

246,420

 

 

$

237,412

 

 

Segment revenue by category for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

  

 

For the Three months ended March 31, 2019

 

 

 

Licensing

 

 

Intelligent Systems

 

 

Enterprise Software

 

 

Total

 

License

 

$

27,620

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

360

 

 

$

27,980

 

Systems

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,602

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

5,602

 

Services

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

646

 

 

 

646

 

Recurring

 

 

505

 

 

 

3,736

 

 

 

1,369

 

 

 

5,610

 

Total revenue

 

$

28,125

 

 

$

9,338

 

 

$

2,375

 

 

$

39,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three months ended March 31, 2018

 

 

 

Licensing

 

 

Intelligent Systems

 

 

Enterprise Software

 

 

Total

 

License

 

$

1,257

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

1,236

 

 

$

2,493

 

Systems

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,693

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

4,693

 

Services

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

653

 

 

 

653

 

Recurring

 

 

510

 

 

 

2,719

 

 

 

941

 

 

 

4,170

 

Total revenue

 

$

1,767

 

 

$

7,412

 

 

$

2,830

 

 

$

12,009

 

 

Revenue by geography for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Korea

$

27,000

 

 

$

97

 

United States

 

7,693

 

 

 

6,171

 

Canada

 

1,111

 

 

 

500

 

Chile

 

667

 

 

 

395

 

Taiwan

 

621

 

 

 

102

 

Australia

 

214

 

 

 

-

 

China

 

162

 

 

 

458

 

Finland

 

56

 

 

 

890

 

Japan

 

54

 

 

 

911

 

Thailand

 

54

 

 

 

385

 

Germany

 

28

 

 

 

511

 

Rest of the world

 

2,178

 

 

 

1,589

 

Total revenue

$

39,838

 

 

$

12,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quarterhill Inc.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise stated)

 

 

Non-current assets by geography as at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:

As at

March 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

$

16,552

 

 

$

17,615

 

Canada

 

123,726

 

 

 

127,450

 

Belgium

 

930

 

 

 

707

 

Chile

 

1,187

 

 

 

897

 

Mexico

 

1

 

 

 

92

 

Total non-current assets

$

142,396

 

 

$

146,761

 

 

Major Customers

A major customer is defined as an external customer whose transactions with the Company amount to 10% or more of the Company’s annual revenues. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, there was one major customer identified (three months ended March 31, 2018 – none).

 

Remaining Performance Obligations

As at March 31, 2019 the amount of transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was $28,348. The Company expects to recognize approximately 61% of this balance as revenue in the remainder of 2019, 20% in 2020 and 19% thereafter.

 

14.  RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTION

As part of the iCOMS acquisition, the Company acquired a loan payable to the general manager of the iCOMS division in the amount of $186 (December 31, 2018 – $189) with no fixed repayment terms.  No payment has been made on the loan.  The loan has been classified in the current portion of long-term debt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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