USA Technologies Pfd (USATP)

USA Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in January 1992. The Company is a supplier of cashless, remote management, reporting and energy management solutions serving the unattended Point of Sale market. The Company's networked devices and associated services enable the owners and operators of everyday, stand-alone, distributed assets, such as vending machines, kiosks, personal computers, photocopiers, and laundry equipment, the ability to remotely monitor, control and report on the results of these distributed assets, as well as the ability to offer their customers cashless payment options. As part of the Company's Intelligent Vending solution, it also manufactures and sells energy management products which reduce the electrical power consumption of various existing equipment, such as refrigerated vending machines and glass front coolers, thus reducing the electrical energy costs associated with operating this equipment. The Company's solutions consist predominately of POS electronic payment devices, proprietary operating systems, certified payment software and reporting and communication capabilities. Its solutions are able to process traditional magnetic stripe credit and debit cards, contactless credit and debit cards, as well as near-field communication ('NFC') equipped mobile phones where consumers could make payments with their cell phones. The Company's proprietary POS solutions enable electronic micro-payments at unattended POS locations. It sells directly to the major operators in each of its target markets. Each of the Company's target markets is dominated by a handful of large companies, and these companies comprise its primary customer base. The Company's customers are principally located in the United States. The cashless vending, remote business service and energy conservation industries are competitive markets. The Company is aware of four competitors that offer a cashless hardware device, MEI, Coin Acceptors Inc. (Coinco), Cantaloupe Systems, Inc. and InOne Technology, LLC. It is aware of four competitors that offer a remote monitoring device, MEI, Cantaloupe Systems, Inc, InOne Technology, LLC, and Crane Streamware. The Company received federal registration approval of the following trademarks: Blue Light Sequence, CM2iQ, EnergyMiser, ePort, ePort Connect, ePort Edge, Intelligent Vending, PC Express, Public PC, SnackMiser, The Office That Never Sleeps, TransAct, USA Technologies & Design, USALive, VendingMiser, and VM2iQ. The Company has three trademarks pending registration, Pay Dot, Creating Value Through Innovation and eSuds. The Company is subject to laws and regulations that affect the products, services and markets in which it operates.