UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from _______________ to ______________

Commission File Number: 0-18105

VASO CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 11-2871434

(State or other jurisdiction of . (IRS Employer Identification Number)

incorporation or organization)

137 Commercial St., Suite 200, Plainview, New York 11803

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number (516) 997-4600

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

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Number of Shares Outstanding of Common Stock, $.001 Par Value, at May 9, 2017 – 164,645,113

Vaso Corporation and Subsidiaries

INDEX

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION.. 3

ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016. 3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. 4

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and the Year Ended December 31, 2016. 5

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. 6

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) 7

ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. 18

ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. 23

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION.. 24

ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS. 24

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Vaso Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS as of March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and December 31, 2016

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Vaso Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Vaso Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (unaudited) and the Year Ended December 31, 2016

(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Vaso Corporation and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

NOTE A - ORGANIZATION AND PLAN OF OPERATIONS

Vaso Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in July 1987. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to “we”, “our”, “us”, “Company”, “registrant”, “Vaso” or “management” refer to Vaso Corporation and its subsidiaries. The Company changed its name from Vasomedical, Inc. to Vaso Corporation in November 2016 at its annual shareholders meeting. The name was changed because the Company in the last several years has substantially diversified its business and the original name, Vasomedical, Inc., no longer portrayed the nature of its overall business. In addition, the Company retained the VasoMedical, Inc. name and now uses it exclusively for its proprietary medical device business, as the name originally represented.

Overview

Vaso Corporation principally operates in three distinct business segments in the healthcare and information technology (“IT”) industries. We manage and evaluate our operations, and report our financial results, through these three business segments.

· IT segment, operating through a wholly-owned subsidiary VasoTechnology, Inc., primarily focuses on healthcare IT and managed network technology services;

· Professional sales service segment, operating through a wholly-owned subsidiary Vaso Diagnostics, Inc. d/b/a VasoHealthcare, primarily focuses on the sale of healthcare capital equipment for General Electric Healthcare (“GEHC”) into the health provider middle market; and

· Equipment segment, operating through a wholly-owned subsidiary VasoMedical, Inc., primarily focuses on the design, manufacture, sale and service of proprietary medical devices.

VasoTechnology

VasoTechnology, Inc. was formed in May 2015, at the time the Company acquired all of the assets of NetWolves, LLC and its affiliates, including the membership interests in NetWolves Network Services, LLC (collectively, “NetWolves”). It currently consists of a managed network and security service division and a healthcare IT application VAR (value added reseller) division. Its current offerings include:

· Managed diagnostic imaging applications (national channel partner of GEHC IT).

· Managed network infrastructure (routers, switches and other core equipment).

· Managed network transport (FCC licensed carrier reselling 175+ facility partners).

· Managed security services.

VasoTechnology uses a combination of proprietary technology, methodology and third-party applications to deliver its value proposition.

VasoHealthcare

VasoHealthcare commenced operations in 2010, in conjunction with the Company’s execution of its exclusive sales representation agreement (“GEHC Agreement”) with GEHC, which is the healthcare business division of the General Electric Company, to further the sale of certain healthcare capital equipment in the health provider middle market. Sales of GEHC equipment by the Company have grown significantly since then.

VasoHealthcare’s current offerings consist of:

· GEHC diagnostic imaging capital equipment.

· GEHC service agreements.

· GEHC and third party financial services.

VasoMedical

VasoMedical is the Company’s business division for its proprietary medical device business, including the various design, development, manufacturing, sales and service of medical devices in the domestic and international markets and includes the Vasomedical Global and Vasomedical Solutions business units. These devices primarily consist of cardiovascular diagnostic and therapeutic systems. Its current offerings consist of:

· Biox™ series Holter monitors and ambulatory blood pressure recorders.

· ARCS™ series analysis, reporting and communication software for physiological signals such as ECG and blood pressure.

· MobiCare™ multi-parameter wireless vital-sign monitoring system.

· EECP^® therapy system for non-invasive, outpatient treatment of ischemic heart disease.

This segment uses its extensive cardiovascular device knowledge coupled with its significant engineering resources to cost-effectively create and market its proprietary technology. It works with a global distribution network of channel partners, as well as a global joint venture arrangement, to sell its products.

NOTE B - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Certain information and disclosures normally included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in connection with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2017.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the companies over which we exercise control. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of interim results for the Company. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or the full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes, and the reported amounts of revenues, expenses and cash flows during the periods presented. Actual amounts and results could differ from those estimates. The estimates and assumptions the Company makes are based on historical factors, current circumstances and the experience and judgment of the Company's management. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis.

Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

During the first quarter of 2017, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory”. Inventory under ASU 2015-11 is to be measured at the "lower of cost and net realizable value" which would eliminate the other two options that currently exist for "market": (1) replacement cost and (2) net realizable value less an approximately normal profit margin. ASU 2015-11 defines net realizable value as the "estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation." The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard which will supersede previous existing revenue recognition guidance. The standard creates a five-step model for revenue recognition that requires companies to exercise judgment when considering contract terms and relevant facts and circumstances. The five-step model includes (1) identifying the contract, (2) identifying the separate performance obligations in the contract, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations and (5) recognizing revenue when each performance obligation has been satisfied. The standard also requires expanded disclosures surrounding revenue recognition. The standard allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective adoption. Public business entities should apply the guidance in ASU 2014-09 to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. In 2016, the FASB issued additional ASUs that clarify the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations (ASU 2016-08), on identifying performance obligations and licensing (ASU 2016-10), on narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients (ASU 2016-12), and on the revenue recognition criteria and other technical corrections (ASU 2016-20). The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of these standards on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2016, The FASB issued ASU 2016-02 (Topic 842), “Leases”. ASU 2016-02 requires that a lessee recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from operating leases. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. In transition, lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. This new standard would be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material effect on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Variable Interest Entities

The Company follows the guidance of accounting for variable interest entities, which requires certain variable interest entities to be consolidated by the primary beneficiary of the entities. Biox is a Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”).

Liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating this VIE do not represent additional claims on the Company’s general assets. The financial information of Biox, which is included in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, is presented as follows:

(in thousands)

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform with the current period presentation.

NOTE C – SEGMENT REPORTING AND CONCENTRATIONS

Vaso Corporation principally operates in three distinct business segments in the healthcare and information technology industries. We manage and evaluate our operations, and report our financial results, through these three business segments.

· IT segment, operating through a wholly-owned subsidiary VasoTechnology, Inc., primarily focuses on healthcare IT and managed network technology services;

· Equipment segment, operating through a wholly-owned subsidiary VasoMedical, Inc., primarily focuses on the design, manufacture, sale and service of proprietary medical devices.

The chief operating decision maker is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who, in conjunction with upper management, evaluates segment performance based on operating income and adjusted EBITDA (net income (loss), plus interest expense (income), net; tax expense; depreciation and amortization; and non-cash stock-based compensation). Administrative functions such as finance, human resources, and information technology are centralized and related expenses allocated to each segment. Other costs not directly attributable to operating segments, such as audit, legal, director fees, investor relations, and others, as well as certain assets – primarily cash balances – are reported in the Corporate entity below. There are no intersegment revenues. Summary financial information for the segments is set forth below:

(in thousands)

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company revised its method for allocating certain corporate expenses to its reportable segments resulting in lower amounts allocated to the IT segment and higher amounts allocated to the professional sales service and equipment segments. Consequently, due primarily to the change in allocation method, as well as to a $15,000 decrease in total corporate costs allocated, the IT segment received $139,000 lower allocations, and the professional sales service segment and equipment segment received $121,000 and $3,000 higher allocations, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year.

GE Healthcare accounted for 36% and 39% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. GE Healthcare also accounted for $5.7 million or 60%, and $7.9 million or 62%, of accounts and other receivables at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

NOTE D – LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic loss per common share is computed as loss applicable to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common shares were exercised or converted to common stock.

The following table represents common stock equivalents that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

(in thousands)

NOTE E – ACCOUNTS AND OTHER RECEIVABLES, NET

The following table presents information regarding the Company’s accounts and other receivables as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

(in thousands)

Trade receivables include amounts due for shipped products and services rendered. Amounts currently due under the GEHC Agreement are subject to adjustment in subsequent periods should the underlying sales order amount, upon which the receivable is based, change.

Allowance for doubtful accounts and commission adjustments include estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments, and adjustments arising from subsequent changes in sales order amounts that may reduce the amount the Company will ultimately receive under the GEHC Agreement. Due from employees is primarily commission advances made to sales personnel.

NOTE F – INVENTORIES, NET

Inventories, net of reserves, consist of the following:

(in thousands)

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company maintained reserves for slow moving inventories of $820,000 and $827,000, respectively.

NOTE G – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

Goodwill aggregating $17,302,000 and $17,280,000 was recorded on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, of which $14,375,000, allocated to the IT segment, resulted from the acquisition of NetWolves in May 2015. The remaining $2,927,000 of goodwill is allocated to the Company’s equipment segment. The components of the change in goodwill are as follows:

(in thousands)

The Company’s other intangible assets consist of capitalized customer-related intangibles, patent and technology costs, and software costs, as set forth in the following:

(in thousands)

Patents and technology are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of ten and eight years, respectively. The cost of significant customer-related intangibles is amortized in proportion to estimated total related revenue; cost of other customer-related intangible assets is amortized on a straight-line basis over the asset's estimated economic life of seven years. Software costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over its expected useful life of five years.

Amortization expense amounted to $286,000 and $280,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Amortization of intangibles for the next five years is:

(in thousands)

NOTE H – OTHER ASSETS, NET

Other assets, net consist of the following at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

(in thousands)

NOTE I – ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES

Accrued expenses and other liabilities consist of the following at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

(in thousands)

`NOTE J - DEFERRED REVENUE

The changes in the Company’s deferred revenues are as follows:

(in thousands)

NOTE K – LINE OF CREDIT

In August 2016, the Company executed a $2.0 million line of credit agreement with a lending institution. Advances under the line, which expires on August 23, 2017, bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.25% and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company. No advances under the line had been drawn as of March 31, 2017. The line of credit agreement includes certain financial covenants. At March 31, 2017, the Company was not in compliance with one of the covenants, and has received a waiver of the non-compliance from the lending institution for the period through the expiration date.

NOTE L – EQUITY

In March 2017, the Company granted 975,000 shares of restricted common stock to officers and key employees under the 2016 Stock Plan. The shares vested in April 2017.

NOTE M – RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On May 29, 2015, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with MedTechnology Investments, LLC (“MedTech”) pursuant to which it issued MedTech a secured subordinated promissory note (“Note”) for $3,800,000 for the purchase of NetWolves. MedTech was formed to acquire the Note, and $1,950,000 of the aggregate funds used to acquire the Note was provided by six of our directors. In June 2015, a second Note for $750,000 was issued to MedTech for working capital purposes, of which $250,000 was provided by a director and a director’s relative. In July 2015, an additional $250,000 was borrowed under the Note Purchase Agreement. The Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 9%, mature on May 29, 2019, may be prepaid without penalty, and are subordinated to any current or future Senior Debt as defined in the Subordinated Security Agreement. The Subordinated Security Agreement secures payment and performance of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and as a result, MedTech was granted a subordinated security interest in the Company’s assets.

David Lieberman, the Vice Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, is a practicing attorney in the State of New York and a senior partner at the law firm of Beckman, Lieberman & Barandes, LLP, which performs certain legal services for the Company. Fees of approximately $85,000 were billed by the firm for the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, at which dates no amounts were outstanding.

At March 31, 2017, the Company had contributed $522,000 to the VSK joint venture, and $267,000, net, was due to VSK. The Company’s pro-rata share in VSK’s loss from operations approximated $45,000 and $73,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and is included in interest and other income (expense), net in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

NOTE N – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

The Company is currently, and has been in the past, a party to various legal proceedings, primarily employee related matters, incident to its business. The Company believes that the outcome of all pending legal proceedings in the aggregate is unlikely to have a material adverse effect on the business or consolidated financial condition of the Company.

Sales representation agreement

In June 2012, the Company concluded an amendment of the GEHC Agreement with GEHC, originally signed on May 19, 2010. The amendment, effective July 1, 2012, extended the initial term of three years commencing July 1, 2010 to five years through June 30, 2015. In December 2014, the Company concluded an additional amendment, effective January 1, 2015, extending the term through December 31, 2018, subject to earlier termination under certain circumstances and termination without cause on six months written notice. These circumstances include not materially achieving certain sales goals, not maintaining a minimum number of sales representatives, and various legal and GEHC policy requirements. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company is required to lease dedicated computer equipment from GEHC for connectivity to their network.

ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Except for historical information contained in this report, the matters discussed are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. When used in this report, words such as “anticipates”, “believes”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “may”, “plans”, “potential” and “intends” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company or its management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of the Company’s management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company’s management. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: the effect of business and economic conditions; the effect of the dramatic changes taking place in the healthcare environment; the impact of competitive procedures and products and their pricing; medical insurance reimbursement policies; unexpected manufacturing or supplier problems; unforeseen difficulties and delays in the conduct of clinical trials and other product development programs; the actions of regulatory authorities and third-party payers in the United States and overseas; continuation of the GEHC agreements and the risk factors reported from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports, including its recent report on Form 10-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments.

Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to “we”, “our”, “us”, “Company”, “registrant”, “Vaso” or “management” refer to Vaso Corporation and its subsidiaries

General Overview

Vaso Corporation (“Vaso”) was incorporated in Delaware in July 1987. We principally operate in three distinct business segments in the healthcare and information technology industries. We manage and evaluate our operations, and report our financial results, through these three business segments.

· IT segment, operating through a wholly-owned subsidiary VasoTechnology, Inc., primarily focuses on healthcare IT and managed network technology services;

· Equipment segment, operating through a wholly-owned subsidiary VasoMedical, Inc., primarily focuses on the design, manufacture, sale and service of proprietary medical devices.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and the related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Although these estimates are based on our knowledge of current events, our actual amounts and results could differ from those estimates. The estimates made are based on historical factors, current circumstances, and the experience and judgment of our management, who continually evaluate the judgments, estimates and assumptions and may employ outside experts to assist in the evaluations.

Certain of our accounting policies are deemed “critical”, as they are both most important to the financial statement presentation and require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. For a discussion of our critical accounting policies, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2017.

Results of Operations – For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

Revenues

Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was $16,374,000 and $17,542,000, respectively, representing a decrease of $1,168,000, or 7% year-over-year. On a segment basis, revenue in the IT segment increased $73,000, while revenue in the professional sales service and equipment segments decreased $975,000 and $266,000, respectively.

Revenue in the IT segment for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $9,800,000 compared to $9,727,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016, an increase of $73,000, of which $355,000 resulted from growth in the operations of NetWolves, partially offset by a $282,000 decrease in the healthcare IT VAR business, due to fewer installations in the first quarter of 2017. Our monthly recurring revenue in our managed network services operations continues to grow month over month as we add new customers and expand our services to existing customers. The backlog of orders in our IT VAR operations was $8.3 million at March 31, 2017 compared to a backlog of $3.5 million at March 31, 2016. We anticipate that as we continue to develop the IT VAR operations and become fully enabled in all phases of the sales and service delivery process, the backlog will go to revenue in more timely fashion and profitability will be significantly improved in this segment.

Commission revenues in the professional sales services segment were $5,871,000 in the first quarter of 2017, a decrease of 14%, as compared to $6,846,000 in the first quarter of 2016. The decrease in commission revenues was due primarily to a decrease in the volume of equipment delivered by GEHC during the period. The first quarter of each year is typically lower in deliveries than in later quarters of the year, with the fourth quarter of each year typically the strongest, therefore we expect that deliveries and revenue will improve significantly through the remainder of 2017. The Company recognizes commission revenue when the underlying equipment has been accepted at the customer site in accordance with the specific terms of the sales agreement. Consequently, amounts billable under the agreement with GE Healthcare prior to customer acceptance of the equipment are recorded as deferred revenue in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of March 31, 2017, $18,891,000 in deferred commission revenue was recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, of which $9,813,000 was long-term. At March 31, 2016, $16,744,000 in deferred commission revenue was recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet, of which $8,206,000 was long-term.

Revenue in the equipment segment decreased by $266,000, or 27%, to $703,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 from $969,000 for the same period of the prior year. The decrease was principally due to a decrease in EECP^® revenues as a result of lower sales volume.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was $9,070,000, or 55% of revenue, and $10,012,000, or 57% of revenue, respectively, representing a decrease of $942,000, or 9% year-over-year. On a segment basis, gross profit in the IT segment increased $16,000, while gross profit in the professional sales services segment and equipment segment decreased $826,000 and $132,000, respectively.

IT segment gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $4,022,000, or 41% of the segment revenue, compared to $4,006,000, or 41% of the segment revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016, with the increase primarily resulting from higher sales at NetWolves.

Professional sales services segment gross profit was $4,609,000, or 79% of segment revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 as compared to $5,435,000, or 79% of the segment revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2016, reflecting a decrease of $826,000, or 15%. The decrease in absolute dollars was due to lower volume of GEHC equipment delivered during the first quarter of 2017 than in the same period last year, as well as lower commission expense in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016.

Cost of commissions of $1,262,000 and $1,411,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, reflected commission expense associated with recognized commission revenues. The decrease was due primarily to lower delivery volume. Commission expense associated with deferred revenue is recorded as deferred commission expense until the related commission revenue is recognized.

Equipment segment gross profit decreased to $439,000, or 62% of segment revenues, for the first quarter of 2017 compared to $571,000, or 59% of segment revenues, for the same quarter of 2016. Gross profit decreased due to lower sales volume and gross profit margin increased due mainly to a proportionately larger volume of higher margin products in the sales mix in 2017, compared to the first quarter 2016.

Operating Income (Loss)

Operating income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was $(1,841,000) and $159,000, respectively, representing a decrease of $2,000,000, primarily due to higher operating costs and lower gross profit. On a segment basis, operating income in the equipment segment increased $295,000, while operating income in the professional sales service segment and IT segment decreased $2,074,000 and $176,000, respectively, and an increase of $45,000 in corporate expenses

Operating loss in the IT segment increased in the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 due to higher research and development costs, partially offset by higher gross profit. The professional sales service segment had a loss in the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 as compared operating income in the same period of 2016 due to lower gross profit combined with higher selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) costs. Operating loss in the equipment segment decreased in the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 as compared to the same period of 2016 due to lower SG&A costs, partially offset by lower gross profit.

SG&A costs for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were $10,690,000 and $9,706,000, respectively, representing an increase of $984,000, or 10% year-over-year. On a segment basis, SG&A costs in the equipment segment decreased $389,000 due to a provision for loan loss made in the first quarter of 2016, while SG&A costs in the professional sales service segment increased $1,247,000 due to the national sales meeting held in first quarter of 2017, as opposed to the second quarter in 2016, and increased headcount and other personnel-related costs. SG&A costs in the IT segment increased by $78,000 to $4,827,000 in the first quarter of 2017 from $4,749,000 in the same quarter of the prior year due to increased personnel costs in the IT VAR business. Corporate costs not allocated to segments increased by $45,000 from $388,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 to $433,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, due primarily to higher accounting and director fees.

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses were $221,000, or 1% of revenues, for the first quarter of 2017, an increase of $74,000, or 50%, from $147,000, or 1% of revenues, for the first quarter of 2016. The increase is primarily attributable to higher product development expenses in the IT segment.

Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA (earnings (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as net income (loss), plus interest expense (income), net; tax expense; depreciation and amortization; and non-cash expenses for share-based compensation. Adjusted EBITDA is a metric that is used by the investment community for comparative and valuation purposes. We disclose this metric in order to support and facilitate the dialogue with research analysts and investors.

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for operating income, which we consider to be the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and when assessing our operating performance, you should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation, or as a substitute for net income or other consolidated income statement data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

A reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA is set forth below:

(in thousands)

Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $1,765,000, to $(1,056,000) in the quarter ended March 31, 2017 from $709,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily attributable to the lower net income, partially offset by higher fixed asset depreciation in the IT segment and higher share-based compensation.

Interest and Other Income (Expense)

Interest and other income (expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $(181,000) as compared to $(161,000) for the corresponding period of 2016. The increase was due primarily to higher interest expense and lower other income in 2017, partially offset by lower pro-rata share of a quarterly loss at VSK.

Income Tax Expense

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, we recorded income tax expense of $109,000 as compared to income tax expense of $102,000 for the corresponding period of 2016. The increase arose mainly from higher state taxes.

Net Loss

Net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was $2,131,000 and $104,000, respectively, representing an increase of $2,027,000. Our net loss per share was $0.01 in the three month period ended March 31, 2017, and $0.00 per share in the three month period ended March 31, 2016. The principal cause of the decrease in net income is the decrease in revenue in the professional sales service segment combined with the increase in SG&A costs. As discussed earlier, as revenues in the professional sales service segment increase through the balance of the year and the IT segment continues to grow we expect that the Company will again be profitable for the year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and Cash Flow

We have financed our operations from working capital. At March 31, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents of $6,713,000 and negative working capital of $4,003,000 compared to cash and cash equivalents of $7,087,000 and negative working capital of $567,000 at December 31, 2016. $7,226,000 in negative working capital at March 31, 2017 is attributable to the net balance of deferred commission expense and deferred revenue. These are non-cash expense and revenue items and have no impact on future cash flows.

Cash provided by operating activities was $744,000, which consisted of net loss after adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash of $1,158,000 and cash provided by operating assets and liabilities of $1,902,000, during the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $1,883,000 for the same period in 2016. The changes in the account balances primarily reflect a decrease in accounts and other receivables of $3,361,000, partially offset by decreases in accounts payable of $1,039,000 and accrued commissions of $606,000.

Cash used in investing activities during the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 was $839,000 for the purchase of equipment and software.

Cash used in financing activities during the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 was $286,000 as a result of $189,000 in net repayments on our line of credit and $97,000 in payments of notes and capital leases issued for equipment purchases.

Liquidity

The Company expects to be profitable for the year ending December 31, 2017 and expects to maintain sufficient liquidity through its cash on hand, availability of funds under its lines of credit, and positive cash flows generated primarily through its operations under the GEHC Agreement.

ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures reporting as promulgated under the Exchange Act is defined as controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our CEO and our CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2017 and have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2017.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6 – EXHIBITS

Exhibits

31 Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

VASO CORPORATION

By: /s/ Jun Ma

Jun Ma

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Michael J. Beecher .

Michael J. Beecher

Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

Date: May 15, 2017

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a/15d OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael J. Beecher, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Vaso Corporation and subsidiaries (the “registrant”);

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Michael J. Beecher .

Michael J. Beecher

Chief Financial Officer

Date: May15, 2017

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Vaso Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jun Ma, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Jun Ma .

Jun Ma

President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 15, 2017

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Vaso Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael J. Beecher, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Michael J. Beecher .

Michael J. Beecher

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 15, 2017