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NETSOL TECHNOLOGIES INC Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (form 10-Q)

The following discussion is intended to assist in an understanding of the
Company's financial position and results of operations for the three months
ended September 30, 2022. The following discussion should be read in conjunction
with the information included within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 2022, and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and
notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.



Our website is located at www.netsoltech.com, and our investor relations website
is located at http://ir.netsoltech.com. The following filings are available
through our investor relations website after we file with the SEC: Annual
Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and our Proxy Statements
for our annual meetings of stockholders. These filings are also available for
download free of charge on our investor relations website. We also provide a
link to the section of the SEC's website at www.sec.gov that has all of our
public filings, including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, all amendments to those reports, our Proxy
Statements and other ownership related filings. Further, a copy of this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is located at the SEC's Public Reference Room at
100 F Street, NE, Washington D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the
Public Reference Room can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.



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financial performance, including SEC filings, investor events, press and
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information, including our committee charters and code of conduct, is also
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The content of our websites is not intended to be incorporated by reference into
this or in any other report or document we file with the SEC, and any references
to our websites are intended to be inactive textual references only.



Forward-Looking Information



This report contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating
to the Company that is based on the beliefs of its management as well as
assumptions made by and information currently available to its management. When
used in this report, the words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect",
"intend", "plan", and similar expressions as they relate to the Company or its
management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These
statements reflect management's current view of the Company with respect to
future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
Should any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those
described in this report as anticipated, estimated or expected. The Company's
realization of its business aims could be materially and adversely affected by
any technical or other problems in, or difficulties with, planned funding and
technologies, third party technologies which render the Company's technologies
obsolete, the unavailability of required third party technology licenses on
commercially reasonable terms, the loss of key research and development
personnel, the inability or failure to recruit and retain qualified research and
development personnel, or the adoption of technology standards which are
different from technologies around which the Company's business ultimately is
built. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.



Business Overview



NetSol Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqCM: NTWK) is a worldwide provider of IT and
enterprise software solutions. We believe that our solutions constitute mission
critical applications for clients, as they encapsulate end-to-end business
processes, facilitating faster processing and increased transactions.



Our primary sources of revenues have been licensing, subscriptions,
modification, enhancement and support of our suite of financial applications,
under the brand name NFS Ascent® for leading businesses in the global finance
and leasing space. With constant innovation being a major part of NETSOL's DNA,
we have enabled NFS Ascent® deployment on the cloud with several implementations
already live and some underway. This shift to the cloud will enable NETSOL's new
customers to opt for a subscription-based pricing model rather than the
traditional licensing model.



NETSOL’s clients include blue chip organizations, Dow-Jones 30 Industrials,
Fortune 500 manufacturers, financial institutions, global vehicle manufacturers
and enterprise technology providers, all of which are serviced by NETSOL’s
strategically placed support and delivery locations around the globe.




Founded in 1997, NetSol is headquartered in Calabasas, California. While the
Company follows a global strategy for sales and delivery of its portfolio of
solutions and services, it continues to maintain regional offices in the
following locations:



  ? North America   Los Angeles Area
  ? Europe          London Metropolitan area and Horsham in the UK
  ? Asia Pacific    Lahore, Karachi, Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta and Sydney




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NETSOL believes that our strong technology solutions offer our customers a
return on their investment and allows us to thrive in a hyper competitive and
mature global marketplace. Our solutions are bolstered by our people. NETSOL
believes that people are the drivers of success; therefore, we invest heavily in
our hiring, training and retention of top-notch staff to ensure not only
successful selling, but also the ongoing satisfaction of our clients. Taken
together, this "selling and attentive servicing" approach creates a distinctive
advantage for NETSOL and a unique value for its customers. NETSOL continues to
underpin its proven and effective business model which is a combination of
careful cost arbitrage, subject matter expertise, domain experience, scalability
and proximity with its global and regional customers.



Our primary offerings include the following:



NFS Ascent®



NFS Ascent®, the Company's next generation platform, offers a technologically
advanced solution for the auto and equipment finance and leasing industry. NFS
Ascent's® architecture and user interfaces were designed based on the Company's
collective experience with global Fortune 500 companies over the past 40 years
combined with UX design concepts. The platform's framework allows auto captive
and asset finance companies to rapidly transform legacy driven technology into a
state-of-the-art IT and business process environment. At the core of the NFS
Ascent® platform, is a lease accounting and contract processing engine, which
allows for an array of interest calculation methods, as well as robust
accounting of multi-billion-dollar lease portfolios. NFS Ascent®, with its
distributed and clustered deployment across parallel application and high-volume
data servers, enables finance companies to process voluminous data in a hyper
speed environment. NFS Ascent® has been developed using the latest tools and
technologies and its n-tier SOA architecture allows the system to greatly
improve a myriad of areas including, but not limited to, scalability,
performance, fault tolerance and security. Our premier, next generation solution
NFS Ascent® is now also available on the cloud via SaaS/subscription-based
pricing. With swift, seamless deployments and easy scalability, it is an
extremely adaptive retail and wholesale platform for the global finance and
leasing industry. This cloud-version of NFS Ascent®is offered via flexible,
value-driven subscription-based pricing options without the need to pay any
upfront license fees.



NFS Digital


NFS Digital is a combination of our core strengths, domain, and technology. Our
insight into the evolving landscape along with our valuable experience enables
us to define sound digital transformation strategies and compliment them with
smart digital solutions so our customers always remain competitive and relevant
to the dynamic environment. Our digital transformation solutions are extremely
robust and can be used with or without our core, next-gen solution (NFS Ascent®)
to effectively augment and enhance our customer's ecosystem. NFS Digital
includes Self-Point of Sale, Mobile Account, Mobile Point of Sale, Mobile
Dealer, Mobile Auditor, Mobile Collector and Mobile Field Investigator.



OTOZ



Otoz Digital Auto Retail



Otoz provides a white-labelled SaaS platform to OEMs, auto-captives, dealers and
start-ups that helps them launch short and long-term on-demand mobility models
(car-share and car subscription) and digital retail in minimum time. Our
white-label, turn-key platform helps dealers to make the move into digital era
by offering an end-to-end car buying experience completely online. Digital
auto-retail is not a one-size-fits-all. Otoz provides a flexible, configurable
and scalable turn-key platform that helps define, launch and scale a variety of
retail products (finance, lease, buy, etc.). Otoz platform empowers dealers to
compete in digital era by addressing a range of customer segments with varied
needs.



Otoz Ecosystem



The Otoz powerful Application Program Interface (API) based architecture allows
OEMs, auto-captives and dealerships to integrate with a plethora of providers to
offer an end-to-end Omni-channel digital car finance and lease experience.
Out-of-the-box APIs by Otoz help dealers and auto-captives connect with
ecosystem partners which are crucial for running their auto retail business. It
includes, finance and insurance products, trade-in tools, fraud checks, CRM
system, websites (Tier 1 - Tier 3), marketing toolkit, inventory feeds, Know
Your Customers (KYC), payment processors, and vehicle delivery providers amongst
others. In addition, Otoz is equipped with smart lead generation and product
analytics capabilities. It empowers dealers with the capability to convert
qualified leads and never lose contact with customers. The product analytics
capability allows us to improve the customer journey by addressing friction
points, herein improving customer experience and conversions - a win-win
scenario for dealers and customers.



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Otoz Platform


A fully digital, white label platform for lease, finance, and cash transactions
that delivers a frictionless customer experience.




Otoz platform consists of two components the Dealer Tool and the Customer
Application (APP) of a Dealer Tool which provides for a myriad of services
including account creation, order management work queue, user roles and rights,
tax configurator, customer KYC reports, vehicle delivery scheduling, payment
gateways and inventory management, finance and insurance products feed and
prioritization, dealer fee management and ecosystem APIs. The Customer App
permits the dealer to work with the customer to get a vehicle via cash, finance
or lease, manage vehicle delivery and pick-up scheduling, buy finance and
insurance products, buy accessories, paperless license checks, personalized
pricing, vehicle options, trade-in valuation, credit application and decision,
paperless contracts and e-signing, digital payments and a deal builder.



Other Products


The Company continues to support its North America and European legacy systems
including LeasePak and LeaseSoft.



Highlights


Listed below are a few of NetSol’s highlights for the quarter ended September
30, 2022
:

? We partnered with Amazon Web Services to offer cloud computing services,

providing an innovative transformation of our cloud-based solutions. Since

this launch, we have already signed our first customer, a leading software

house based in the US. We signed a contract with a tier 1 automotive company

in the U.S. for our Otoz mobility solution which will manage the back-office

operations for vehicle subscriptions.

? We launched a new product offering – Flex, which is a cloud-based ready-to-use

calculation engine that guarantees precise calculations at all stages of the

contract lifecycle. We successfully signed our first Flex contract with

European Merchant Bank.

? Otoz went live with its 28th dealer and is now with dealers in 13 states. The

onboarding of these new dealers will help the business generate approximately

$0.750 million to $1 million in annual recurring revenues.

? Our sales pipeline continues to be strong with the addition of some new

prospects who have registered their interests in NFS Ascent®, digital, and

legacy solutions across various regions pushing the total pipeline size to

approximately $200 million.

? We have expanded our footprint within China by opening a new office in

Tianjin. This office will support both the ongoing delivery operations as well

as the professional services vertical growth within China. Two new statements

of work signed with BAIC and BYD by the China team for Professional Services

will be delivered and supported by Tianjin team.

? We effectively generated approximately $2.0 million by successfully

implementing change requests from various customers across multiple regions.

? We successfully renegotiated an existing maintenance contract with a leading

finance company of a U.S. based auto manufacturer in China increasing the

    annual maintenance fees to $500K from $280K.




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Management has identified the following material trends affecting NetSol.



Positive trends:


? Most countries no longer require COVID-19 testing and other travel

restrictions have been lifted which increases opportunities to meet face to

face with current and potential customers.

? NFS Ascent® SaaS offering is gaining traction in mid-size auto captives in

North American and European markets.

? The auto and banking sectors continue momentum towards increased mobility and

digital solutions.

? In developing markets, we continue to see interest from existing clients for

upgrades and mobility platforms.

? Otoz TM platform is showing a steady growth of interest from existing and new

auto leasing and Tier 1 companies in all of our markets.

? The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) investment, initiated by China,

has exceeded $62 billion investment from the originally planned $46 billion on

    Pakistan energy and infrastructure sectors.

  ? China's auto sector remains strong with customers requesting additional
    services reflecting the resilience of our offerings.

? There has been an increase in business development activities in the US, the

UK, and the Scandinavian regions.

? There is a growing interest from long-time customers in upgrading from our

    legacy NFS solution to Ascent®.




Negative trends:



? General economic conditions in our geographic markets; geopolitical tensions,

including trade wars, tariffs and/or sanctions in our geographic areas; Global

pandemics, including COVID-19; and, global conflicts or disasters that impact

the global economy or one or more sectors of the global economy.

? A fear of global recession impacts the future expansions and budgets in every

country and every sector.

? The Negative currency impact due to the devaluation of the Pakistan Rupee and

the UK Pounds Sterling in comparison with the US Dollar.

? Inflation and higher interest rates have greatly increased the cost of doing

business worldwide affecting profitability.

? War and hostility between Russia and Ukraine have created global uncertainty.

? China travel and 7 days quarantine rules have yet to soften and is adversely

affecting business travels and face to face meetings with decision makers.

? Higher inflation globally and in Pakistan has impacted compensation and

benefits for employees resulting in increased turnover in Pakistan. It has

also increased costs of salaries and benefits for all of our subsidiaries.

? The U.S. markets including the NASDAQ index and the Russell 2000 index have

been down by over 20% in 2022.

? Working from the office might never return to 100% affecting productivity and

collaboration.

? The Pakistan political environment will likely remain unsteady until the new

    elections are called.




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CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION

Quarter Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to the Quarter Ended September 30,
2021




The following table sets forth the items in our unaudited condensed consolidated
statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
as a percentage of revenues.



                                                      For the Three Months
                                                       Ended September 30,
                                       2022             %              2021             %
Net Revenues:
License fees                       $    249,960            2.0 %   $     10,716            0.1 %
Subscription and support              6,016,834           47.4 %      6,230,389           46.4 %
Services                              6,439,325           50.7 %      7,179,656           53.5 %
Total net revenues                   12,706,119          100.0 %     13,420,761          100.0 %

Cost of revenues:
Salaries and consultants              6,086,735           47.9 %      5,662,410           42.2 %
Travel                                  392,345            3.1 %        214,132            1.6 %
Depreciation and amortization           654,049            5.1 %        765,735            5.7 %
Other                                 1,320,993           10.4 %      1,335,461           10.0 %
Total cost of revenues                8,454,122           66.5 %      7,977,738           59.4 %

Gross profit                          4,251,997           33.5 %      5,443,023           40.6 %
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing                 1,762,177           13.9 %      1,619,993           12.1 %
Depreciation and amortization           190,954            1.5 %        214,271            1.6 %
General and administrative            3,725,430           29.3 %      3,973,139           29.6 %
Research and development cost           469,627            3.7 %        275,230            2.1 %
Total operating expenses              6,148,188           48.4 %      6,082,633           45.3 %

Loss from operations                 (1,896,191 )        -14.9 %       (639,610 )         -4.8 %
Other income and (expenses)
Gain (loss) on sale of assets            23,296            0.2 %       (110,600 )         -0.8 %
Interest expense                       (121,610 )         -1.0 %       (101,013 )         -0.8 %
Interest income                         431,857            3.4 %        443,133            3.3 %
Gain (loss) on foreign currency
exchange transactions                 1,315,705           10.4 %      1,284,148            9.6 %
Share of net loss from equity
investment                                    -            0.0 %       (160,965 )         -1.2 %
Other income (expense)                    2,320            0.0 %          3,029            0.0 %
Total other income (expenses)         1,651,568           13.0 %      1,357,732           10.1 %

Net income (loss) before income
taxes                                  (244,623 )         -1.9 %        718,122            5.4 %
Income tax provision                   (193,348 )         -1.5 %       (167,627 )         -1.2 %
Net income (loss)                      (437,971 )         -3.4 %        550,495            4.1 %
Non-controlling interest               (182,758 )         -1.4 %       (362,526 )         -2.7 %
Net income (loss) attributable
to NetSol                          $   (620,729 )         -4.9 %   $    187,969            1.4 %

Net income (loss) per share:
Net income (loss) per common
share
Basic                              $      (0.06 )                  $       0.02
Diluted                            $      (0.06 )                  $       0.02

Weighted average number of
shares outstanding
Basic                                11,257,539                      11,254,205
Diluted                              11,257,539                      11,254,205




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A significant portion of our business is conducted in currencies other than the
U.S. dollar. We operate in several geographical regions as described in Note 19
"Operating Segments" within the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements. Weakening of the value of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign
currency exchange rates generally has the effect of increasing our revenues but
also increasing our expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S.
dollar. Similarly, strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currency
exchange rates generally has the effect of reducing our revenues but also
reducing our expenses denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. We
plan our business accordingly by deploying additional resources to areas of
expansion, while continuing to monitor our overall expenditures given the
economic uncertainties of our target markets. In order to provide a framework
for assessing how our underlying businesses performed excluding the effect of
foreign currency fluctuations, we compare the changes in results from one period
to another period using constant currency. In order to calculate our constant
currency results, we apply the current period results to the prior period
foreign currency exchange rates. In the table below, we present the change based
on actual results in reported currency and in constant currency.



                                                                                                                               Favorable
                                                                                                          Favorable          (Unfavorable)            Total
                                                                                                        (Unfavorable)           Change              Favorable
                                                            For the Three Months                          Change in             due to            (Unfavorable)
                                                            Ended September 30,                           Constant             Currency             Change as
                                             2022             %             2021             %            Currency            Fluctuation           Reported

Net Revenues:                            $ 12,706,119        100.0 %    $ 13,420,761        100.0 %    $     2,098,695      $    (2,813,337 )    $      (714,642 )

Cost of revenues:                           8,454,122         66.5 %       7,977,738         59.4 %         (2,834,917 )          2,358,533             (476,384 )

Gross profit                                4,251,997         33.5 %       5,443,023         40.6 %           (736,222 )           (454,804 )         (1,191,026 )

Operating expenses:                         6,148,188         48.4 %       6,082,633         45.3 %         (1,303,794 )          1,238,239              (65,555 )
Income (loss) from operations            $ (1,896,191 )      -14.9 %    $  
(639,610 )       -4.8 %    $    (2,040,016 )    $       783,435      $    (1,256,581 )



Net revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are broken out
among the segments as follows:



                          2022                         2021
                  Revenue           %          Revenue           %

North America   $  1,125,288         8.9 %   $    930,234         6.9 %
Europe             2,247,335        17.7 %      3,272,899        24.4 %
Asia-Pacific       9,333,496        73.5 %      9,217,628        68.7 %
Total           $ 12,706,119       100.0 %   $ 13,420,761       100.0 %




Revenues



License fees



License fees for the three months ended September 30, 2022 were $249,960
compared to $10,716 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 reflecting an
increase of $239,244 with a change in constant currency of $314,135. During the
three months ended September 30, 2022, we recognized approximately $188,000
related to a new agreement with the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the
sale of our Ascent®product.



Subscription and support


Subscription and support fees for the three months ended September 30, 2022 were
$6,016,834 compared to $6,230,389 for the three months ended September 30, 2021
reflecting a decrease of $213,555 with an increase in constant currency of
$1,031,505. The reason for the decrease in subscription and support revenue is
the decrease in the value of major currencies compared to the USD. Subscription
and support fees begin once a customer has "gone live" with our product.
Subscription and support fees are recurring in nature, and we anticipate these
fees to gradually increase as we implement both our NFS legacy products and
NFS
Ascent®.



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Services



Services income for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was $6,439,325
compared to $7,179,656 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 reflecting
a decrease of $740,331 with an increase in constant currency of $753,055. The
decrease is primarily due to the devaluation of major currencies compared to the
USD.



Gross Profit



The gross profit was $4,251,997, for the three months ended September 30, 2022
as compared with $5,443,023 for the three months ended September 30, 2021. This
is a decrease of $1,191,026 with a decrease in constant currency of $736,222.
The gross profit percentage for the three months ended September 30, 2022 also
decreased to 33.5% from 40.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2021. The
cost of sales was $8,454,122 for the three months ended September 30, 2022
compared to $7,977,738 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 for an
increase of $476,384 and on a constant currency basis an increase of $2,834,917.
As a percentage of sales, cost of sales increased from 59.4% for the three
months ended September 30, 2021 to 66.5% for the three months ended September
30, 2022.


Salaries and consultant fees increased by $424,325 from $5,662,410 for the three
months ended September 30, 2021 to $6,086,735 for the three months ended
September 30, 2022 and on a constant currency basis increased by $2,070,440. The
increase is due to annual salary raises, and new hirings. As a percentage of
sales, salaries and consultant expense increased from 42.2% for the three months
ended September 30, 2021 to 47.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2022.



Travel expense was $392,345 for the three months ended September 30, 2022
compared to $214,132 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 for an
increase of $178,213 with an increase in constant currency of $292,280. The
increase in travel expense is due to the increase in travel as countries begin
lifting travel restrictions.




Depreciation and amortization expense decreased to $654,049 compared to $765,735
for the three months ended September 30, 2021 or a decrease of $111,686 and on a
constant currency basis an increase of $121,361.



Other costs decreased to $1,320,993 for the three months ended September 30,
2022 compared to $1,335,461 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 or a
decrease of $14,468 and on a constant currency basis an increase of $350,836.
The increase is mainly due to increases in repair and maintenance costs and
computer costs.



Operating Expenses


Operating expenses were $6,148,188 for the three months ended September 30, 2022
compared to $6,082,633, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 for an
increase of 1.1% or $65,555 and on a constant currency basis an increase of
21.4% or $1,303,794. As a percentage of sales, it increased from 45.3% to 48.4%.
The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increases in selling
expenses and research and development costs offset by a decrease in general
and
administrative expenses.



Selling expenses were $1,762,177 for the three months ended September 30, 2022
compared to $1,619,993, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 for an
increase of $142,184 and on a constant currency basis an increase of $513,327.



General and administrative expenses were $3,725,430 for the three months ended
September 30, 2022 compared to $3,973,139 at September 30, 2021 or a decrease of
$247,709 or 6.2% and on a constant currency basis an increase of $415,933 or
10.5%. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, salaries decreased by
approximately $289,982 and increased $88,617 on a constant currency basis, and
other general and administrative expenses increased approximately $156,493 or
$437,776 on a constant currency basis.



Research and development cost was $469,627 for the three months ended September
30, 2022 compared to $275,230, for the three months ended September 30, 2021 for
an increase of $194,397 and on a constant currency basis an increase of
$347,217.



Income/Loss from Operations



Loss from operations was $1,896,191 for the three months ended September 30,
2022 compared to loss from operations of $639,610 for the three months ended
September 30, 2021. This represents an increase in the loss of $1,256,581 with
an increase in the loss of $2,040,016 on a constant currency basis for the three
months ended September 30, 2022 compared with the three months ended September
30, 2021. As a percentage of sales, loss from operations was 14.9% for the three
months ended September 30, 2022 compared to loss from operations of 4.8% for the
three months ended September 30, 2021.



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Other Income and Expense



Other income was $1,651,568 for the three months ended September 30, 2022
compared to $1,357,732 for the three months ended September 30, 2021. This
represents an increase of $293,836 with an increase of $880,038 on a constant
currency basis. The increase is primarily due to the foreign currency exchange
transactions. The majority of the contracts with NetSol PK are either in U.S.
dollars or Euros; therefore, the currency fluctuations will lead to foreign
currency exchange gains or losses depending on the value of the PKR compared to
the U.S. dollar and the Euro. During the three months ended September 30, 2022,
we recognized a gain of $1,315,705 in foreign currency exchange transactions
compared to $1,284,148 for the three months ended September 30, 2021. During the
three months ended September 30, 2022, the value of the U.S. dollar and the Euro
increased 11.0% and 4.11%, respectively, compared to the PKR. During the three
months ended September 30, 2021, the value of the U.S. dollar and the Euro
increased 8.1% and 5.5%, respectively, compared to the PKR.



Non-controlling Interest


For the three months ended September 30, 2022, the net income attributable to
non-controlling interest was $182,758, compared to $362,526 for the three months
ended September 30, 2021. The decrease in non-controlling interest is primarily
due to the decrease in net income of NetSol PK.



Net loss attributable to NetSol




The net loss was $620,729 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared
to net income of $187,969 for the three months ended September 30, 2021. This is
a decrease of $808,698 with a decrease of $1,100,209 on a constant currency
basis, compared to the prior year. For the three months ended September 30,
2022, net loss per share was $0.06 for basic and diluted shares compared to net
income per share of $0.02 for basic and diluted shares for the three months
ended September 30, 2021.



Non-GAAP Financial Measures



Regulation S-K Item 10(e), "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Commission
Filings," defines and prescribes the conditions for use of non-GAAP financial
information. Our measures of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA per basic and
diluted share meet the definition of a non-GAAP financial measure.



We define the non-GAAP measures as follows:

? EBITDA is GAAP net income or loss before net interest expense, income tax

expense, depreciation and amortization.

? Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA plus stock-based compensation expense.

? Adjusted EBITDA per basic and diluted share – Adjusted EBITDA allocated to

common stock divided by the weighted average shares outstanding and diluted

    shares outstanding.




We use non-GAAP measures internally to evaluate the business and believe that
presenting non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors regarding
the underlying business trends and performance of our ongoing operations as well
as useful metrics for monitoring our performance and evaluating it against
industry peers. The non-GAAP financial measures presented should be used in
addition to, and in conjunction with, results presented in accordance with GAAP,
and should not be relied upon to the exclusion of GAAP financial measures.
Management strongly encourages investors to review our consolidated financial
statements in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure in
evaluating the Company.


The non-GAAP measures reflect adjustments based on the following items:




EBITDA: We report EBITDA as a non-GAAP metric by excluding the effect of net
interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization from net
income or loss because doing so makes internal comparisons to our historical
operating results more consistent. In addition, we believe providing an EBITDA
calculation is a more useful comparison of our operating results to the
operating results of our peers.



Stock-based compensation expense: We have excluded the effect of stock-based
compensation expense from the non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP adjusted
EBITDA per basic and diluted share calculations. Although stock-based
compensation expense is calculated in accordance with current GAAP and
constitutes an ongoing and recurring expense, such expense is excluded from
non-GAAP results because it is not an expense which generally requires cash
settlement by NetSol, and therefore is not used by us to assess the
profitability of our operations. We also believe the exclusion of stock-based
compensation expense provides a more useful comparison of our operating results
to the operating results of our peers.



Non-controlling interest: We add back the non-controlling interest in
calculating gross adjusted EBITDA and then subtract out the income taxes,
depreciation and amortization and net interest expense attributable to the
non-controlling interest to arrive at a net adjusted EBITDA.



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Our reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted EBITDA and
non-GAAP earnings per basic and diluted share to the most comparable GAAP
measures for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:



                                                    For the Three        For the Three
                                                     Months Ended         Months Ended
                                                    September 30,        September 30,
                                                         2022                 2021
Net Income (loss) attributable to NetSol           $       (620,729 )   $  
     187,969
Non-controlling interest                                    182,758              362,526
Income taxes                                                193,348              167,627
Depreciation and amortization                               845,003        
     980,006
Interest expense                                            121,610              101,013
Interest (income)                                          (431,857 )           (443,133 )
EBITDA                                             $        290,133     $      1,356,008
Add back:
Non-cash stock-based compensation                            81,834        

3,003

Adjusted EBITDA, gross                             $        371,967     $  

1,359,011

Less non-controlling interest (a)                          (399,535 )           (588,879 )
Adjusted EBITDA, net                               $        (27,568 )   $  

770,132


Weighted Average number of shares outstanding
Basic                                                    11,257,539           11,254,205
Diluted                                                  11,257,539           11,254,205

Basic adjusted EBITDA                              $          (0.00 )   $           0.07
Diluted adjusted EBITDA                            $          (0.00 )   $           0.07

(a)The reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA of
non-controlling interest to net income
attributable to non-controlling interest is as
follows

Net Income (loss) attributable to
non-controlling interest                           $        182,758     $  

362,526

Income Taxes                                                 59,910        

52,666

Depreciation and amortization                               238,333        
     287,631
Interest expense                                             37,396               29,400
Interest (income)                                          (132,489 )           (143,344 )
EBITDA                                             $        385,908     $        588,879
Add back:
Non-cash stock-based compensation                            13,627                    -

Adjusted EBITDA of non-controlling interest $ 399,535 $

     588,879




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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our cash position was $20,922,948 at September 30, 2022, compared to $23,963,797
at June 30, 2022.




Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,298,857 for the three months
ended September 30, 2022 compared to net cash used in operating activities
$3,391,653 for the three months ended September 30, 2021. At September 30, 2022,
we had current assets of $44,070,743 and current liabilities of $18,969,718. We
had accounts receivable of $7,319,856 at September 30, 2022 compared to
$8,669,202 at June 30, 2022. We had revenues in excess of billings of
$14,061,982 at September 30, 2022 compared to $15,425,377 at June 30, 2022 of
which $714,458 and $853,601 is shown as long term as of September 30, 2022 and
June 30, 2022, respectively. The long-term portion was discounted by $18,656 and
$28,339 at September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022, respectively, using the
discounted cash flow method with interest rates ranging from 4.65% to 6.25%.
During the three months ended September 30, 2022, our revenues in excess of
billings were reclassified to accounts receivable pursuant to billing
requirements detailed in each contract. The combined totals for accounts
receivable and revenues in excess of billings decreased by $2,712,741 from
$24,094,579 at June 30, 2022 to $21,381,838 at September 30, 2022. Accounts
payable and accrued expenses, and current portions of loans and lease
obligations amounted to $7,029,527 and $7,426,972, respectively at September 30,
2022. Accounts payable and accrued expenses, and current portions of loans and
lease obligations amounted to $6,813,541 and $8,567,145, respectively at June
30, 2022.


The average days sales outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2022
and 2021 were 165 and 147 days, respectively, for each period. The days sales
outstanding have been calculated by taking into consideration the average
combined balances of accounts receivable and revenues in excess of billings.



Net cash used in investing activities was $893,994 for the three months ended
September 30, 2022, compared to $196,407 for the three months ended September
30, 2021. We had purchases of property and equipment of $1,347,601 compared to
$216,112 for the three months ended September 30, 2021.



Net cash used in financing activities was $445,737 for the three months ended
September 30, 2022, compared to $463,570 for the three months ended September
30, 2021. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we purchased 22,510
shares of our own stock for $100,106. During the three months ended September
30, 2022, we had net payments for bank loans and finance leases of $445,737
compared to $363,464 for the three months ended September 30, 2021. We are
operating in various geographical regions of the world through our various
subsidiaries. Those subsidiaries have financial arrangements from various
financial institutions to meet both their short and long-term funding
requirements. These loans will become due at different maturity dates as
described in Note 15 of the financial statements. We are in compliance with the
covenants of the financial arrangements and there is no default, which may lead
to early payment of these obligations. We anticipate paying back all these
obligations on their respective due dates from its own sources.



We typically fund the cash requirements for our operations in the U.S. through
our license, services, and subscription and support agreements, intercompany
charges for corporate services, and through the exercise of options and
warrants. As of September 30, 2022, we had approximately $20.9 million of cash,
cash equivalents and marketable securities of which approximately $18.4 million
is held by our foreign subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2022, we had approximately
$24.0 million of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of which
approximately $22.8 million was held by our foreign subsidiaries.



We remain open to strategic relationships that would provide value added
benefits. The focus will remain on continuously improving cash reserves
internally and reduced reliance on external capital raise.




As a growing company, we have on-going capital expenditure needs based on our
short term and long-term business plans. Although our requirements for capital
expenses vary from time to time, for the next 12 months, we anticipate needing
$2 million for APAC, U.S. and Europe new business development activities and
infrastructure enhancements, which we expect to provide from current operations.



While there is no guarantee that any of these methods will result in raising
sufficient funds to meet our capital needs or that even if available will be on
terms acceptable to us, we will be very cautious and prudent about any new
capital raise given the global market uncertainties. However, we are very
conscious of the dilutive effect and price pressures in raising equity-based
capital.



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Financial Covenants



Our UK based subsidiary, NTE, has an approved overdraft facility of £300,000
($333,333) which requires that the aggregate amount of invoiced trade debtors
(net of provisions for bad and doubtful debts and excluding intra-group debtors)
of NTE, not exceeding 90 days old, will not be less than an amount equal to 200%
of the facility. The Pakistani subsidiary, NetSol PK has an approved facility
for export refinance from Askari Bank Limited amounting to Rupees 500 million
($2,192,694) and a running finance facility of Rupees 53 million ($235,057).
NetSol PK has an approved facility for export refinance from another Habib Metro
Bank Limited amounting to Rupees 900 million ($3,946,849). These facilities
require NetSol PK to maintain a long-term debt equity ratio of 60:40 and the
current ratio of 1:1. NetSol PK also has an approved export refinance facility
of Rs. 380 million ($1,666,447) from Samba Bank Limited. During the tenure of
loan, these two facilities require NetSol PK to maintain at a minimum a current
ratio of 1:1, an interest coverage ratio of 4 times, a leverage ratio of 2
times, and a debt service coverage ratio of 4 times.



As of the date of this report, we are in compliance with the financial covenants
associated with our borrowings. The maturity dates of the borrowings of
respective subsidiaries may accelerate if they do not comply with these
covenants. In case of any change in control in subsidiaries, they may have to
repay their respective credit facilities.



CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES




Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared applying certain
critical accounting policies. The SEC defines "critical accounting policies" as
those that require application of management's most difficult, subjective, or
complex judgments. Critical accounting policies require numerous estimates and
strategic or economic assumptions that may prove inaccurate or subject to
variations and may significantly affect our reported results and financial
position for the period or in future periods. Changes in underlying factors,
assumptions, or estimates in any of these areas could have a material impact on
our future financial condition and results of operations. Our financial
statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and they conform to
general practices in our industry. We apply critical accounting policies
consistently from period to period and intend that any change in methodology
occur in an appropriate manner. There have been no significant changes to our
accounting policies and estimates as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.



RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS




For information with respect to recent accounting pronouncements and the impact
of these pronouncements on our consolidated financial statements, see Note 2 of
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this
Quarterly Report.

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