isdr_10q.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2010
or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from: _____________ to _____________
 
ISSUER DIRECT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
1-10185
 
26-1331503
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
500 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite D, Morrisville NC 27560
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
 
(919) 481-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
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. þ Yes  o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ 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.

Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
þ

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date 17,635,312 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding as of November 8, 2010.
 


 
 

 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
      Page  
  PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION      
         
Item 1.  Financial Statements.   1  
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2009     1  
  Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009     2  
  Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009      3  
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements     4  
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.      9  
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.     15  
Item 4T.  Controls and Procedures.      15  
           
  PART II – OTHER INFORMATION        
           
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.     16  
Item 1A.  Risk Factors.     16  
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.      16  
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities.      16  
Item 4.   (Removed and Reserved).     16  
Item 5.  Other Information.     16  
Item 6.   Exhibits.     16  
Signatures      17  
 
   
   
   
   
 
 
 

 
 
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
ISSUER DIRECT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(unaudited)
       
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 495,325     $ 146,043  
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $50,053 and $16,785, respectively)
    138,966       152,069  
Other current assets
    26,003       25,443  
Total current assets
    660,294       323,555  
Furniture, equipment and improvements (net of accumulated depreciation of $28,739 and $18,316, respectively)
    54,039       21,087  
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of $50,333 and $67,833, respectively)
    97,863       120,363  
Other noncurrent assets
    15,576       -  
Total assets
  $ 827,772     $ 465,005  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 84,180     $ 51,715  
Accrued expenses
    38,464       59,810  
Notes payable – related party
    -       73,525  
Total current liabilities
    122,644       185,050  
Other long term liabilities
    1,918       -  
Total liabilities
    124,562       185,050  
                 
Stockholders' equity:
               
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized – Series A, 60 shares designated, 31 and 5 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively; Series B, 476,200 shares designated, no shares issued and outstanding.
    31       5  
Common stock $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 17,635,312 and 16,826,342 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
    17,635       16,826  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,663,382       1,463,697  
Accumulated deficit
    (977,838     (1,200,573 )
Total stockholders' equity
    703,210       279,955  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 827,772     $ 465,005  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
 
 
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ISSUER DIRECT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
For the Three Months Ended
   
For the Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30
   
September 30
   
September 30
   
September 30
 
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
                         
Revenues
  $ 403,991     $ 326,433     $ 3,368,722     $ 1,564,777  
Cost of services
    191,058       145,491       2,303,414       630,532  
Gross profit
    212,933       180,942       1,065,308       934,245  
Operating costs and expenses
                               
General and administrative
    180,961       130,069       546,940       370,198  
Sales and marketing expenses
    73,842       52,609       241,353       184,990  
Impairment charges
    4,000       -       4,000       -  
Depreciation and amortization
    7,344       9,304       28,924       28,568  
Total operating costs and expenses
    266,147       191,982       821,217       583,756  
Net operating income (loss)
    (53,214 )     (11,040 )     244,091       350,489  
Other income (expense):
                               
Interest income (expense), net
    12,442       1,082       (21,356 )     (253 )
Total other income (expense)
    12,442       1,082       (21,356 )     (253 )
Net income (loss)
  $ (40,772 )   $ (9,958 )   $ 222,735     $ 350,236  
Income (loss) per share - basic
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.02  
Income (loss) per share - fully diluted
  $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )   $ 0.01     $ 0.02  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic
    17,592,921       16,854,717       17,312,241       17,075,999  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - fully diluted
    17,592,921       16,854,717       17,499,932       17,124,873  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
 
 
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ISSUER DIRECT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
 
    Nine months ended
 September 30,
 
   
2010
      2009  
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ 222,735     $ 350,236  
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
               
   provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
     Depreciation and amortization
    28,924       28,568  
     Bad debt expense
    44,061       29,680  
     Impairment charges
    4,000       -  
     Non-cash interest expense
    34,178       -  
     Stock-based expense
    78,898       10,000  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
     Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
    (30,958 )     (23,371 )
     Decrease (increase) in deposits and prepaids
    (16,136 )     (14,557 )
     Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
    32,465       (92,596 )
     Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses
    (5,509 )     (37,910 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    392,658       250,050  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (43,376 )     (13,142 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (43,376 )     (13,142 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Repurchase of common stock
    -       (6,750 )
Repayments of notes payable
    -       (64,828 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    -       (71,578 )
                 
Net change in cash
    349,282       165,330  
Cash – beginning
    146,043       50,367  
Cash – ending
  $ 495,325       215,697  
                 
Supplemental disclosure for non-cash investing and financing activities:                
Cash paid for interest
  $ 518       1,192  
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ -       -  
Non-cash activities:
               
Accrued expenses settled by issuance of shares
  $ -       25,000  
Related party notes payable and accrued interest converted to common shares
  $ 59,666       -  
Related party notes payable and accrued interest converted to preferred shares
  $ 27,780       -  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
 
 
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ISSUER DIRECT CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
 
Note 1.
 Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The unaudited interim balance sheet as of September 30, 2010 and statements of operations and cash flows for the periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 included herein, have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Article 10 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act. In the opinion of the management, they include all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements. Results of operations reported for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations relating to interim financial statements. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with Issuer Direct Corporation’s (the Company’s) 2009 audited financial statements filed on Form 10-K.
 
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.  All reclassifications have been applied consistently for the periods presented.
 
Note 2.
 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Earnings per Share (EPS)
 
Basic EPS excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity. Diluted income per share for the nine months ending September 30, 2010 and 2009, gives effect to the weighted average of 258,323 and 41,665 shares, respectively, issuable upon conversion of the Company’s shares of preferred stock.  Diluted loss per share for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 did not give effect to the outstanding shares of preferred stock because the impact would have been anti-dilutive.  Furthermore, diluted income (loss) per share for the three month and nine periods ended September 30, 2010 did not give effect to options to purchase common stock at September 30, 2010 because the exercise price of the options exceeded the fair market value of the Company’s common stock.
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
We initially record our provision for doubtful accounts based on our historical experience and then adjust this provision at the end of each reporting period based on a detailed assessment of our accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the allowance for doubtful accounts and the valuation of goodwill and intangible assets.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 
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Income Taxes
 
We comply with FASB ASC No. 740 – Income Taxes (formerly SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”) which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.  For any uncertain tax positions, we recognize the impact of a tax position, only if it is more likely than not of being sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. Our policy regarding the classification of interest and penalties is to classify them as income tax expense in our financial statements, if applicable.
 
At the end of each interim period, we estimate the effective tax rate we expect to be applicable for the full fiscal year and this rate is applied to our results for the interim year to date period.  Based upon our evaluation of possible future events and transactions, and expected changes to our valuation allowance and utilization of our net operating loss carryforwards, we currently estimate our effective tax rate for the 2010 fiscal year will be 0%.

Fair Value Measurements
 
As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we do not have any financial assets or liabilities that are required to be, or that we elected to measure, at fair value.
 
We adopted the fair value provisions applicable to nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities in the first quarter of 2009. Our assets and liabilities that are subject to these provisions include our intangible assets, consisting of goodwill, domain names and software, and our long-lived assets. The adoption of the fair value provisions applicable to nonfinancial assets and liabilities did not have a significant impact on the determination or reporting of our financial results.
 
We believe that the fair value of our financial instruments, which consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying amounts.

Stock-based compensation

We account for stock-based compensation under the authoritative guidance for stock compensation. The authoritative guidance for stock compensation requires that companies estimate the fair value of share-based payment awards on the date of the grant using an option-pricing model. The cost is to be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. The valuation provisions of the authoritative guidance for stock compensation apply to new grants and grants modified after the adoption date that were outstanding as of the effective date. The authoritative guidance for stock compensation also requires the benefit of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation expense to be reported as a financing cash flow, rather than as an operating cash flow as prescribed under previous accounting rules. This requirement reduces net operating cash flows and increases net financing cash flows in periods subsequent to adoption.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
     
The adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements did not have a material effect on our financial position or results from operations.  We do not expect recently issued accounting pronouncements that are not yet effective will have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations upon adoption.
 
Note 3:
 Notes payable – related party
 
As of December 31, 2009, we had three unsecured related party notes payable outstanding, totaling $73,525 as follows:
 
   
September 30,
2010
   
December 31,
2009
 
Note Payable to our Chief Executive Officer in the amount of $25,000 for various obligations the former company was party to, including former legal counsel, former transfer agent and tax obligations with the state of Delaware. The unsecured note carries interest in the amount of 8% per annum and was due on December 31, 2008. The note was in default at December 31, 2009.  The note and accrued interest was converted into 26 shares of Series A preferred stock during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.
 
$
––
   
$
23,525
 
                 
Unsecured Note Payable to a prior Director of the Company in the amount of $25,000, with interest of 8%, due on receipt by the Company or its designated escrow agent of an aggregate of $1,000,000 in gross proceeds of the Private Placement.  The note and accrued interest was converted into 229,485 shares of common stock during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.
   
 ––
     
25,000
 
                 
Unsecured Note Payable to a prior Director of the Company in the amount of $25,000, with interest of 8%, due on receipt by the Company or its designated escrow agent of an aggregate of $1,000,000 in gross proceeds of the Private Placement.  The note and accrued interest was converted into 229,485 shares of common stock during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.
   
 ––
     
25,000
 
Total notes payable - related party
 
$
––
   
$
73,525
 
 
 
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Note 4:
 Preferred stock and common stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we had the following preferred and common stock transactions:
At September 30, 2010, we had 31 outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  Although the Certificate of Designation of the rights, preferences and limitations of the Preferred Stock provides for dividends equal to eleven percent (11.0%) per year on the liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, we have not declared or accrued such dividends. Under the provisions of the Certificate of Designation, dividends are an obligation only when declared, and the Board has not declared any dividends payable on the Series A Preferred Stock.  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into 8,333 shares of common stock. Of the outstanding preferred shares, 5 of these shares were issued by our predecessor company and the original documentation which would validate claims thereto is not available, and we are taking steps to retire those shares.
 
 
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Note 5:    Employee Stock Options
 
On August 9, 2010, the shareholders of the Company approved the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).  Under the terms of the Plan, 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are authorized for the issuance of stock options and restricted stock.  The Plan also provides for an annual increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock issuable beginning in fiscal 2011 equal to the lesser of (a) 2% of shares outstanding on the last day of the immediate preceding fiscal year, (b) 500,000 shares, or (c) such lesser number of shares as the Company’s board of directors shall determine, provided, however, in no event shall the maximum number of shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to stock awards be greater than 15% of the aggregate shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year.
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2010, we issued options to purchase 835,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.21, and options to purchase 165,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.231.  All of the stock options granted expire in either five or ten years.  During the three months ended September 30, 2010, we recorded expense of $12,878 related to these stock options.  No options had been exercised as of September 30, 2010.
 
Note 6:    Concentrations
 
For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we earned revenues (as a percentage of total revenues) in the following categories:
 
   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30
   
September 30
 
Revenue Streams
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Compliance and reporting services
    28.9 %     51.8 %     13.2 %     36.0 %
Printing and financial communication
    11.5 %     14.9 %     42.2 %     21.9 %
Fulfillment and distribution
    28.1 %     24.5 %     31.1 %     23.3 %
Software licensing
    1.7 %     2.1 %     3.1 %     5.6 %
Transfer agent services
    29.8 %     6.7 %     10.4 %     13.2 %
Total
    100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
 
At September 30, 2010, no one customer accounted for greater than 10% of our total accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2009, one customer accounted for 17.8% of our total accounts receivable.
 
One customer accounted for 55% of operating revenues during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.  One customer accounted for 33% of our operating revenues during the nine month period ended September 30, 2009.  No one customer accounted for greater than 10% of our operating revenues during the three months period ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
 
We do not believe we had any financial instruments that could have potentially subjected us to significant concentrations of credit risk. A portion of our revenues are paid at the beginning of the month via credit card or in advance by check, the remaining accounts receivable amounts are generally due within 30 days, none of which is collateralized.
 
 
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Note 7:   Commitments and Contingencies
 
In August 2010, we signed a seven year and two month lease for 16,059 square feet for our corporate headquarters, located at 500 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite D, Morrisville, NC 27560.  At our option, we may terminate the lease anytime after October 31, 2014 in exchange for an early termination fee of $135,000.  If we do not terminate the lease early, our required minimum lease payments are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31:
     
    2011
  $ 65,621  
    2012
    78,833  
    2013
    137,589  
    2014
    141,428  
    2015
    144,411  
       Thereafter
    123,336  
                  Total
  $ 691,218  

Note 8:   Subsequent events
 
The Company has evaluated all events that occur after the balance sheet date as of September 30, 2010 through the date when the financial statements were issued to determine if they must be reported.  Management of the Company determined that there were no reportable subsequent events to be disclosed.

 
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ITEM 2.       MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
 
The discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company set forth below should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this Form 10-Q that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27a of the Securities Act and Section 21e of the Exchange Act. When used in this Form 10-Q, or in the documents incorporated by reference into this Form 10-Q, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend” and “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the statements regarding the Company’s strategy, future sales, future expenses, future liquidity and capital resources. All forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q are based upon information available to the Company on the date of this Form 10-Q, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those discussed in this Form 10-Q. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences (“Cautionary Statements”) include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Item 1. Business — “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are incorporated by reference herein and in this report. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, or persons acting on the Company’s behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements.
 
Overview
 
Issuer Direct Corporation (Issuer Direct Corporation and its business are hereinafter collectively referred to as “Issuer Direct”, the “Company”, “We” or “Our” unless otherwise noted) was formed in February 2006 as My Edgar, Inc, a full-service provider of financial print and related compliance communications both online and in print. We acquired Edgarization, LLC and Basset Press in March and July 2007, respectively. In December 2007, we became publicly traded through a reverse merger transaction with Docucon Incorporated, a Delaware company. In December 2007, we changed our name to Issuer Direct Corporation.
 
We leverage our securities compliance and regulatory expertise to provide a comprehensive set of services that enhance a client’s ability to communicate effectively with its shareholder base while meeting all reporting regulations required. We believe our comprehensive set of services enables us to be the financial services provider of choice for our clients. For example, corporate issuers utilize our services from document creation all the way to dissemination to regulatory bodies and shareholders. With this cohesive example, all of our business segments are able to generate revenues through the delivery and communication process.
 
As a regulatory compliance company, we are dedicated to assisting our corporate issuers in an ever-changing regulatory environment to comply with the myriad of rules imposed by regulatory bodies. The majority of our business involves the distribution of content either electronically or in traditional paper form to governing bodies and shareholders alike through our integrated back office systems and service platform. Under these regulations, we are licensed to disseminate, communicate and/or solicit on behalf of our clients.
 
We continue to focus on both the organic growth of our revenue streams as well as evaluating potential acquisitions that would complement our core business operations and accelerate our overall mission of providing a complete solution for all corporate issuers.
 
Revenue Segments
 
The Company’s core businesses operate within the financial compliance sector, including but not limited to financial reporting, print and production, proxy tabulation and solicitation as well as the safeguarding of shareholder records through traditional transfer agent services. These services are designed to offer issuers a comprehensive set of solutions for complying and communicating their messages to their audiences.  Our products and service offerings are summarized below:
 
 
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Compliance and Reporting Services
 
As a full service compliance and regulatory filing agent, we assist corporate issuers, funds, law firms, resellers, and individuals with all of their securities filing needs. Most publicly-traded companies are required to file corporate documents to and with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”); including: registration statements, annual reports, quarterly reports, prospectuses, information statements, material event filings, proxy statements, ownership documents, and more.
 
Additionally, our XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) filing solutions leverage both our knowledge and expertise coupled with technology partnered systems and tagging components to meet current and upcoming SEC regulations.
 
Our online compliance system encompasses self-filing tools, regulatory filing creation, and document hosting and collaboration for those compliance professionals that desire the hands on self-filing method directly with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Transfer Agent Service
 
We operate our transfer agent business under the brand Direct Transfer. Our shareholder services business provides a complete array of agency and registrar services beyond traditional transfer agents. By combining our online portal technologies, corporate issuers and their constituents can manage, issue, monitor, communicate and disseminate all facets of managing shareholder information.
 
Our commitment to compliance and safeguarding of information goes beyond our SAS70 business process. We maintain our client’s books and records in the manner we would expect ours to be managed – this focus on customer service has enabled us to be one of the fastest growing transfer agents in the marketplace.
 
Corporate issuers have the ability to take advantage of the following:
 
           ●   Issue, manage and monitor all corporate stock of the company online;
           ●   Print on Demand Digital Certificate Library;
           ●   Communicate with shareholders with the click of a mouse with e-Notify;
           ●   Setup, monitor and direct an annual meeting and proxy vote;
           ●   Warrant, Escrow and Rights offerings; and
           ●   Corporate re-organization services including CUSIP, FINRA and state filing needs.

Printing and Financial Communication
 
We have continued to expand our printing and communications reach in the market by integrating real-time status compliance tracking into our workflow systems for compliance professionals. Our digital print management tool, Print-on-Demand, and full web press production systems have continued to gain market traction considering the competitiveness and pricing pressures over the past two years. We believe we have established a competitive advantage in the market by bundling short run service offering to issuers who prefer to print what we refer to as ‘one-too-many’ of any corporate documents or compliance filing.
 
Today we produce a comprehensive array of documents for many of the nation's leading corporations, mutual fund companies, law firms, and investment banks. We believe our financial printing expertise gives us the edge in the market - giving our customers the confidence and time to focus on their business. Our production staff has a deep understanding of the regulatory requirements that drive many of the printed materials required to be distributed today - such as the new Summary Prospectus for funds and Notice and Access for corporate issuers.
 
Over the past nine months, we have expanded our reach into the mutual fund marketplace by releasing our iFUND fulfillment, Print-on-Demand (POD) and compliance system. As the method of delivery is changing, iFUND is uniquely positioned to take advantage of both traditional full set postal delivery as well as digital on demand. On June 17, 2010 we entered into a strategic alliance with Edgar Online to jointly extend XBRL solutions to the Mutual Fund marketplace. By adding Edgar Online’s XBRL tagging services to our Interactive Fund Platform – (IFP), we believe our iFUND platform will become the industry standard for Mutual Funds that seek to find a seamless offering to serve both regulatory compliance needs and shareholder requests.
 
 
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Fulfillment and Distribution
 
The demand for materials such as proxy statements (annual and special meetings), shareholder requests, prospectuses, and annual and semiannual fund reports fluctuates and, overall, is greatly affected by the new notice and access regulations. The demand for fulfillment and distributions has typically been seasonal and increases significantly immediately following a period of annual report filings and related disclosures. We have made great strides to minimize the seasonality typically found in this industry segment by developing our e-notify iFund fulfillment portal, summary prospectus technologies, customized digital document hosting and compliance tools – which have expanded our reach to the mutual fund, fund managers and administrators market.
 
Proxy Systems
 
Our Proxy system (iProxyDirect) is a comprehensive technology platform that encompasses issuers, shareholders, banks, brokers and vital constituents during the proxy process. We believe iProxy is one of the only voting platforms where corporate issuers and mutual funds/administrators can setup, manage, communicate and monitor the entire proxy process from one online system. iProxy offers Notice & Access options, material on demand fulfillment, digital delivery, and secure document hosting coupled with real-time voting.

Software Licensing
 
One of our focus points over the past year has been to build proprietary technologies to help drive both our back office and the back offices of our clients. As it overlays our entire business, we have been able to efficiently manage our corporate issuers’ data, shareholders’ communications and compliance requirements from one portal, unlike anyone else in the market. We currently utilize one system with which corporate issuers can request, communicate and distribute virtually any regulatory document, announcement or shareholder request securely via any web browser.
 
We recently began licensing our compliance technologies to partners whom have a reach in the market beyond our client base. We intend to continue to license our technologies both as a stand along platform as well as a component to other partner’s platforms.
 
As our systems continue to evolve to meet the growing needs of compliance and regulatory professionals we anticipate a larger portion of our business will be derived from this segment by providing the compliance community access to our platform.
 
News Wire Distribution
 
Our custom newswire distribution services meet all Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure requirements as it distributes news to thousands of online sites, financial desktops, newspapers, reporters and wire services, through our strategic news dissemination partner. Releases are also archived and accessible through such popular services as Lexis-Nexis, Dow Jones News Retrieval, Factiva and e-Notify.
 
e-Notify is our proprietary digital on demand system that can be added to any news wire service. Corporate issuers can choose from both an e-distribution and Print-on-Demand e-Notify campaign via our online portal technologies; at the same time a press release or earning release is created. We believe we are the only regulatory business services company offering this today.
 
 
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Results of Operations
 
Revenues
 
Comparison of results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
 
   
Three months ended
   
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
Revenue Streams
 
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2009
 
Compliance and reporting services
  $ 116,895     $ 168,943     $ 445,540     $ 562,962  
Printing and financial communication
    46,331       48,545       1,423,309       343,152  
Fulfillment and distribution
    113,384       80,168       1,047,307       365,208  
Software licensing
    6,974       6,784       102,956       87,703  
Transfer agent services
    120,407       21,993       349,610       205,752  
Total
  $ 403,991     $ 326,433     $ 3,368,722     $ 1,564,777  
 
Total revenue increased $77,558 and $1,803,945, or 24% and 115%, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009.  The overall increase in revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2010 is primarily due to an increase in revenue from transfer agent services of $98,414.  The increase in revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 is primarily due to an increase in printing and financial communication revenue of $1,080,157, an increase in fulfillment and distribution revenue of $682,099, and an increase in revenue from transfer agent services of $143,858.
 
Compliance and reporting service revenue decreased $52,048 and $117,422, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009.  The decrease is primarily due to two factors: (1) pricing pressures in the market forcing us to modify current agreements with corporate issuers that resulted in us changing our unlimited Edgarization services into a by the page arrangement or bundled offering; and (2) the capital markets continue to deliver less filings and a reduced number of transactional offerings.   We have made efforts to stabilize this business by further bundling our compliance reporting with other comparable services.   We will also focus on leveraging our knowledge and expertise in this segment to take advantage of revenue opportunities resulting from the SEC’s XBRL regulations.
 
Printing and financial communication revenue decreased slightly by $2,214 during the three months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same period of 2009.  However, printing and financial revenue increased by $1,080,157 during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same period of 2009.  During the second quarter of 2010, we successfully executed a large print and fulfillment project in the mutual fund market which accounted for substantially all of the increase in printing and financial communication revenue during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.  The profit margin on this job was below our normal margin requirements.  However, we believe we gained significant market momentum and exposure that we will be able to apply to similar opportunities in the future as we continue to devote resources to growing this business segment.  These types of projects are difficult to forecast and take a great deal longer to win; therefore, there can be no assurances we will be able to deliver a project of this size in the future.
 
Fulfillment and distribution revenue increased $33,216 and $682,099, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009.  The increase in revenue during three months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily attributed to increased revenue from our news wire distribution services.  The increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was principally the result of the fulfillment and distribution portion of the large project previously mentioned in our print and financial communication revenue discussion.  We anticipate that the revenues generated in this segment will continue to be cyclical in nature and account for significant portions of our growth going forward as we continue to commercialize our iFUND platform and print to fulfill systems.
 
 
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Software licensing revenues increased by $190 and $15,253, respectively, during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009. During the first quarter of 2010, we licensed section 16 software to a strategic partner, which accounted for the increased revenue during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.
 
Transfer agent revenue increased by $98,414 and $143,858, respectively, during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009.  The increases in revenue are due to the continued expansion of our core transfer agent offerings, and transactional services related to corporate actions.
 
No one customer accounted for greater than 10% of our operating revenues during the three months period ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.  One customer accounted for 55% of operating revenues during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.  One customer accounted for 33% of our operating revenues during the nine month period ended September 30, 2009.  We continue to develop compliance workflow tools that once commercialized will diversify our revenues and concentrations over comparative periods.
 
Cost of Revenues and Gross Margin
 
Cost of revenues consist primarily of direct labor costs, third party licensing, print production materials, postage, and outside services directly related to the delivery of services to our customers. Cost of revenues increased by $45,567 and $1,672,882, respectively, in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009. The increase in cost of revenues during the three month period ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009 is primarily due to the increase in revenue during the same periods.  Gross margin was 53 % during the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 55% during the same period of 2009, and therefore was fairly consistent. We have been able to achieve these margins by continuing to grow higher margin services, such as our transfer agent business.

The increase in cost of revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009 is due primarily to the large print and fulfillment job during the second quarter of 2010 previously discussed. However, overall gross margin decreased to 31% during the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 as compared to 60% during the same period in 2009. Margins were significantly below our normal margin requirements on our large print and fulfillment job in the second quarter of 2010. In general, such jobs are highly competitive and therefore have significant price pressure.
 
Costs related to compliance and reporting service are related principally to direct labor costs and third party vendor costs, which we utilize to manage peak demand periods.
 
Costs related to printing and financial communications fluctuate periodically as the cost of the services and materials fluctuate, and can also vary significantly based on the variables of any one project.  We strive to maintain reasonable margins for these services.
 
We incur direct labor costs for software licensing, as all development is performed in-house.  To date, costs have not been significant, nor do we expect a significant increase in future periods.
 
To date, costs for transfer agent services have also been minimal, in proportion to this growing revenue stream.  We will devote additional resources to this service offering as we expand these services in future periods.
 
Operating Expenses
 
General and Administrative Expense
 
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, insurance, fees for professional services, general corporate expenses and facility and equipment expenses.  General and administrative expenses increased $50,892 and $176,742, respectively, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009.  The increase in fiscal 2010 is primarily due to increases in stock-based compensation of $66,558, accounting and legal services of $43,228, bad debt expense of $14,381, and other moving expenses of $8,362 during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  
 
 
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The increase in accounting services is primarily due to non-recurring accounting projects we undertook to ensure proper compliance with various state tax requirements, and to ensure the proper utilization of our net operating loss carryforwards as we begin to achieve and sustain profitability. The increase in legal services is primarily due to fees incurred for the review of the lease for our new headquarters, which was executed in August 2010.  Moving expenses were incurred as we relocated to our new headquarters in September 2010.  For the remainder of fiscal 2010, we do not expect to incur charges similar to what we had during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 other than stock-based compensation.
 
Sales and Marketing Expenses
 
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries, sales commissions, sales consultants, advertising expenses, and marketing. Sales and marketing expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 increased by $21,233 and $56,363, respectively, as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009.  The increase is primarily due to expenses paid to a consultant in fiscal 2010 which were not incurred in 2009, and increased salaries as we have increased added salespeople.
 
Impairment Charges
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2010 we recorded impairment charges of $4,000 related to the myedgar.com domain name which we no longer use.  There were no such charges in the three or nine month periods ended September 30, 2009.
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
Depreciation and amortization expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased by $1,960 due to the write-off of intangible assets that are no longer being amortized.  Depreciation and amortization expenses during nine month period ended September 30, 2010 increased slightly by $356 as compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009.
 
Other Income (Expense)
 
Other income (expense) during the three nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 consists primarily of interest expense on related party notes payable and finance charges to customers with past due balances that we are reasonably assured we will collect.  Other income of $12,442 during the three months ended September 30, 2010 consists primarily of finance charges.  Finance charges and interest expense were minimal during the three months ended September 30, 2009.  We recorded other expense of $21,356 for the nine month period ended 30, 2010 compared to $1,336 in the comparable period in fiscal 2009.  In fiscal 2010, we recorded non-cash interest expense of $34,178 upon the conversion of the notes payable into shares of the company for the value of the shares received in excess of the carrying value of the notes payable and accrued interest.  The non-cash interest expense was offset primarily by finance charges of $14,278.
 
Net Income (Loss)
 
Net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was $40,772 as compared to $9,958 in the same period of 2009.  Net income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 was $222,735 as compared to $350,489 in the same period of 2009.  Although revenue was higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009, our overall margin percentages were lower and our expenses were higher in 2010 as previously discussed.  Furthermore, during the three month period ended September 30, 2010, we allocated significant resources to the relocation of our corporate headquarters.  We believe that our new office space will provide us with greater capacity and flexibility to meet the needs of our customers, which will lead to significant revenue opportunities in the future.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of September 30, 2010, we had $495,325 in cash and cash equivalents and $138,966 net accounts receivable. Current liabilities at September 30, 2010, totaled $122,644, including accrued payroll liabilities, and accrued expenses. At September 30, 2010, our total assets exceeded our total liabilities by $703,210.  The increase in cash at September 30, 2010 as compared to December 31, 2009 is primarily due to cash flow from operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in current liabilities is primarily because in March 2010, we converted all remaining notes payable into shares of common and preferred stock and therefore we are no longer in default of any outstanding debt.
 
 
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We manage our cash flow carefully with the intent to meet our obligations from cash generated from operations. However, it is possible that we will have to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity in order to meet our debt obligations. There can be no assurance that cash generated from operations will be sufficient to fund our operating expenses or meet our other obligations, and there is no assurance that debt or equity financing will be available, or if available, that such financing will be upon terms acceptable to us.
 
2010 Outlook
 
The following statements and certain statements made elsewhere in this document are based upon current expectations. These statements are forward looking and are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested here, including, without limitation, demand for and acceptance of our services, new developments, competition and general economic or market conditions, particularly in the domestic and international capital markets. Refer also to the Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward Looking Statements included in this report.
 
Our vision is to be a market leader of unified regulatory solutions for compliance professionals, by providing a true single sourced model for issuers and the capital markets.
 
We pride ourselves on what we believe to be the best systems, the best service to our clients, the highest support to our staff; record results, higher returns to our shareholders, and higher rewards to our team members.
 
Our strategy is focused on maximizing long-term shareholder value by driving profitable growth, continuing our focus on productivity, and acquiring and integrating complementary businesses.
 
Despite the current market environment, our strategy remains focused on the continuance of profitable quarterly results. In order to accomplish this, we will continue to make prudent investments that support our new business opportunities and leverage our emerging compliance platform. We are focusing many of our initiatives on technology systems that facilitate a cohesive emergence of products and services that make it easier for compliance professionals to manage an array of regulatory driven activities and shareholder demands.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders.
 
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURESABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
Not applicable
 
ITEM 4T.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
 
As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer conducted an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective and have not changed since its most recent annual report.
 
Changes in Internal control over Financial Reporting
 
We regularly review our system of internal control over financial reporting to ensure we maintain an effective internal control environment.  There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
 
From time to time the Company may become party to litigation or other legal proceedings that we consider to be a part of the ordinary course of business.  We are not currently involved in any legal proceedings that we believe could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations.
 
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS.
 
There have been no material changes to our risk factors as previously disclosed in our most recent 10-K filing.
 
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
 
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 4.
(Removed and Reserved).
 
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION.
 
This quarterly report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subjected to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this quarterly report.
 
ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS.
 
(a)           Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

* Filed herewith
 
 
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  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.
 
     
ISSUER DIRECT CORPORATION
 
   
 
 
       
Date: November 8, 2010
By:
/s/ Brian R. Balbirnie
 
   
Brian R. Balbirnie
 
   
Chief Executive Officer
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Wesley Pollard
 
   
Wesley Pollard
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
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