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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
or
o 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: 001-34298
(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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47-0751545 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification |
incorporation or organization)
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Number) |
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5711 SOUTH 86TH CIRCLE, OMAHA, NEBRASKA
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68127 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (402) 593-4500
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for at least the past 90 days.
Yes þ No o
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 o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o |
Accelerated filer þ | Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company o |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of November 5, 2009 there were 57,523,923 shares of the registrants Common Stock, $0.0025 par
value per share, outstanding.
infoGROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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(UNAUDITED) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
7,274 |
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$ |
4,691 |
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Marketable securities |
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1,505 |
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992 |
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Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,839 and $2,177, respectively |
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40,474 |
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56,030 |
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List brokerage trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $485 and $494, respectively |
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76,691 |
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86,841 |
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Unbilled services |
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13,143 |
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11,120 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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4,901 |
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6,889 |
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Income taxes receivable |
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3,782 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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9,685 |
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9,382 |
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Deferred marketing costs |
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959 |
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1,004 |
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Assets held for sale |
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1,594 |
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3,960 |
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Current assets of discontinued operations |
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36,845 |
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Total current assets |
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156,226 |
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221,536 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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50,985 |
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59,235 |
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Goodwill |
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353,794 |
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377,708 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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61,077 |
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69,950 |
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Other assets |
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2,711 |
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2,505 |
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Escrow, noncurrent |
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10,020 |
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Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations |
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84,844 |
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$ |
634,813 |
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$ |
815,778 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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$ |
2,815 |
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$ |
2,899 |
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Accounts payable |
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11,927 |
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29,569 |
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List brokerage trade accounts payable |
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63,076 |
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79,827 |
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Accrued payroll expenses |
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34,266 |
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32,128 |
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Accrued expenses |
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16,283 |
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16,068 |
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Income taxes payable |
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5,873 |
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Deferred revenue |
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48,941 |
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60,479 |
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Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
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16,659 |
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Total current liabilities |
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183,181 |
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237,629 |
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Long-term debt, net of current portion |
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184,299 |
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297,745 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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4,810 |
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10,552 |
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Other liabilities |
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11,287 |
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5,417 |
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Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations |
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16,406 |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Common stock, $.0025 par value. Authorized 295,000,000 shares; 57,498,362 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and 57,019,030 shares issued and
outstanding at December 31, 2008 |
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144 |
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142 |
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Paid-in capital |
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150,292 |
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147,029 |
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Retained earnings |
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109,748 |
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114,082 |
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Note receivable shareholder |
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(6,800 |
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(9,000 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(2,148 |
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(4,224 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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251,236 |
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248,029 |
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$ |
634,813 |
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$ |
815,778 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3
infoGROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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NINE MONTHS ENDED |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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(UNAUDITED) |
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(UNAUDITED) |
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Net sales |
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$ |
124,985 |
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$ |
144,996 |
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$ |
374,092 |
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$ |
446,777 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of goods and services |
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45,556 |
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51,623 |
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138,453 |
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154,912 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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63,065 |
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97,328 |
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200,174 |
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259,294 |
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Depreciation and amortization of operating assets |
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4,653 |
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5,249 |
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14,412 |
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15,765 |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
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2,285 |
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3,201 |
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8,058 |
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9,712 |
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Total operating costs and expenses |
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115,559 |
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157,401 |
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361,097 |
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439,683 |
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Operating income (loss) |
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9,426 |
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(12,405 |
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12,995 |
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7,094 |
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Investment income |
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189 |
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316 |
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188 |
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1,671 |
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Other income (expense) |
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337 |
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300 |
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(987 |
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461 |
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Interest expense |
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(2,111 |
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(4,251 |
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(7,517 |
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(13,347 |
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Other expense, net |
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(1,585 |
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(3,635 |
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(8,316 |
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(11,215 |
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
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7,841 |
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(16,040 |
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4,679 |
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(4,121 |
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Income tax expense (benefit) |
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2,995 |
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(5,898 |
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1,825 |
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(1,423 |
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Net income (loss) from continuing operations |
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4,846 |
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(10,142 |
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2,854 |
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(2,698 |
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |
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(46 |
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1,571 |
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(7,188 |
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5,065 |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
4,800 |
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$ |
(8,571 |
) |
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$ |
(4,334 |
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$ |
2,367 |
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Basic earnings (loss) per share: |
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Income (loss) from continuing operations |
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$ |
0.08 |
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$ |
(0.18 |
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$ |
0.05 |
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$ |
(0.05 |
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
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$ |
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$ |
0.03 |
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$ |
(0.13 |
) |
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$ |
0.09 |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
0.08 |
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$ |
(0.15 |
) |
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$ |
(0.08 |
) |
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$ |
0.04 |
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Basic weighted average shares outstanding |
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57,808 |
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57,054 |
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57,294 |
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56,698 |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share: |
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Income (loss) from continuing operations |
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$ |
0.08 |
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$ |
(0.18 |
) |
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$ |
0.05 |
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$ |
(0.05 |
) |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
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$ |
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$ |
0.03 |
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$ |
(0.12 |
) |
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$ |
0.09 |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
0.08 |
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$ |
(0.15 |
) |
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$ |
(0.07 |
) |
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$ |
0.04 |
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Diluted weighted average shares outstanding |
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58,369 |
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57,054 |
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57,870 |
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56,698 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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infoGROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
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NINE MONTHS ENDED |
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September 30, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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(UNAUDITED) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income (loss) |
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$ |
(4,334 |
) |
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$ |
2,367 |
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Net income (loss) from discontinued operations |
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(7,188 |
) |
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5,065 |
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Net income (loss) from continuing operations |
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2,854 |
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(2,698 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization of operating assets |
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14,412 |
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15,765 |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
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8,058 |
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9,712 |
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Amortization of deferred financing fees |
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1,090 |
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687 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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(3,914 |
) |
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(5,130 |
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Non-cash stock compensation expense |
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1,197 |
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373 |
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Non-cash 401(k) contribution in common stock |
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2,067 |
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2,171 |
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(Gain) loss on sale of assets and marketable securities |
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554 |
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(1,494 |
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Non-cash other expense (income) |
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20 |
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Asset impairment charges |
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8,133 |
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2,280 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: |
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Trade accounts receivable and unbilled services |
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14,941 |
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14,696 |
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List brokerage trade accounts receivable |
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10,150 |
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12,482 |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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(398 |
) |
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(2,009 |
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Deferred marketing costs |
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45 |
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258 |
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Accounts payable |
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(17,804 |
) |
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8,019 |
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List brokerage trade accounts payable |
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(16,750 |
) |
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(18,465 |
) |
Income taxes receivable and payable, net |
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9,565 |
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(10,013 |
) |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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7,726 |
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9,974 |
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Deferred revenue |
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(12,503 |
) |
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(12,194 |
) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities continuing operations |
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29,443 |
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24,414 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities discontinued operations |
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(33,076 |
) |
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7,648 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
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(3,633 |
) |
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32,062 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Proceeds from sale of marketable securities |
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9 |
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1,813 |
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Purchases of marketable securities |
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(3,255 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment |
|
|
1,894 |
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|
4,651 |
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
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(5,065 |
) |
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(17,019 |
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Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired |
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(18,901 |
) |
Software development costs and purchases of other intangibles |
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(7,139 |
) |
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(6,355 |
) |
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Net cash used in investing activities continuing operations |
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(10,301 |
) |
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(39,066 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities discontinued operations |
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|
128,376 |
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(1,600 |
) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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118,075 |
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(40,666 |
) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Repayments of long-term debt |
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(169,530 |
) |
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(50,540 |
) |
Proceeds from long-term debt |
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56,000 |
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|
79,300 |
|
Deferred financing costs paid |
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(1,085 |
) |
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(1,283 |
) |
Dividends paid |
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(19,793 |
) |
Proceeds from shareholder for settlement |
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2,200 |
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Tax benefit related to employee stock options |
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10 |
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Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
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170 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities continuing operations |
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(112,415 |
) |
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|
7,864 |
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Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents |
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|
556 |
|
|
|
(405 |
) |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
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2,583 |
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(1,145 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning |
|
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4,691 |
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|
|
9,924 |
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Cash and cash equivalents, ending |
|
$ |
7,274 |
|
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$ |
8,779 |
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Supplemental cash flow information: |
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|
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Interest paid |
|
$ |
6,704 |
|
|
$ |
12,718 |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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Income taxes paid |
|
$ |
44,508 |
|
|
$ |
16,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
infoGROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
For purposes of this report, unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein
to the Company, Corporation, we, us, and our mean infoGROUP Inc. and its subsidiaries.
1. GENERAL
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of infoGROUP Inc. have
been prepared on the same basis as the audited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and, in
the opinion of management, contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments,
necessary to fairly present the financial information included therein. The Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule
10-01 of Regulation S-X and do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for complete financial
statements.
This financial data should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial
Statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2008 included in the Companys 2008
Annual Report on Form 10-K, including amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC). Results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results to
be expected for the entire year.
As disclosed in the Companys Form 10-Q as of and for the period ended June 30, 2009, during
the second quarter of 2009 the Company determined that certain revenues within a division of the
Data Group segment were overstated as a result of recognizing revenue for printed directories prior
to them being realizable. We corrected the error to properly present our Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 in accordance with
GAAP. We reduced beginning retained earnings by an immaterial adjustment of $0.8 million after-tax
to reflect the correction of the cumulative overstatement of revenue for periods through December
31, 2005. We corrected the remaining overstatement of $0.6 million pre-tax, ($0.4 million
after-tax) for the periods subsequent to December 31, 2005 within the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2009. This adjustment is reflected within our Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations presented for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009. There was no impact to the Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended
September 30, 2009.
As a result of recording the correcting adjustment for the cumulative overstatement of revenue
for periods through December 31, 2005, our Consolidated Balance Sheet presented as of December 31,
2008 was adjusted. We increased deferred revenues by $1.34 million to $60.5 million. We increased
income taxes receivable by $0.5 million to $3.8 million. Retained earnings were reduced by $0.84
million to $114.1 million.
The Company has concluded that the impact of this revenue recognition item is not material to
any one period within its previously issued financial statements. We determined that reflecting
the cumulative correction within the financial statements as an immaterial revision to beginning
retained earnings and as an adjustment to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 is also not material. We will reflect the revision to
beginning retained earnings to our previously issued financial statements for the prior periods in
our prospective filings.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (the FASB), issued The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a
replacement of FASB Statement No. 162. This guidance establishes the FASB Codification as the
source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the rules and
interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission continue to be sources of
authoritative guidance. We adopted this guidance as of September 30, 2009, which did not have a
material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements other than revising certain
disclosures within our financial statements to remove references to legacy accounting
pronouncements.
6
The Company adopted Subsequent Events as of June 30, 2009. See Note 16 of the Notes to the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for required disclosures. This guidance establishes
the general standards of accounting for and disclosing events that occur after the balance sheet
date but before the financial statements are issued or available to be issued. In addition, it
requires disclosure of the date through which the Company has evaluated subsequent events and the
basis for that date.
The Company adopted Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset
or Liability has Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly as of
June 30, 2009. See Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for
disclosures required during interim periods on the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure
fair value.
The Company adopted Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments as of June
30, 2009. See Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for
disclosures required during interim periods which were previously disclosed on an annual basis.
Such disclosures include the fair value and related carrying value of financial instruments
reported in the balance sheet, in addition to the methods and significant assumptions used to
estimate those fair values.
In June 2009, the FASB issued Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R). This guidance
affects the requirements of consolidation accounting for variable interest entities and for
qualifying special purpose entities. It requires an entity to perform an analysis to determine
whether the entitys variable interest or interests give it a controlling interest in a variable
interest entity. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009.
We are currently assessing the impact that adopting this guidance on January 1, 2010, will have on
our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets an amendment of
Statement No. 140. This guidance is effective for financial asset transfers that occur in fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2009. We are required to adopt it as of January 1, 2010. We do
not believe the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.
In September 2009, the FASB ratified Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements. This guidance
will impact entities that have multiple element revenue arrangements. It requires entities to
follow a hierarchy in determining the selling price of an undelivered item. Also, for undelivered
items that do not have vendor-specific objective evidence of a standalone selling price, an
estimated selling price should be determined. In addition, the guidance eliminates use of the
residual method and requires the use of the relative selling price method when allocating revenue
in these types of arrangements. The Company is currently assessing whether we will early adopt the
guidance with retrospective application or whether we will adopt the guidance prospectively
beginning January 1, 2011 for new and materially modified revenue arrangements. We are also
currently assessing the impact that the adoption will have on our Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
In September 2009, the FASB issued Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. This guidance
allows companies to use the net asset value to estimate fair values of investments held of
investment companies without readily determinable fair values. This is effective for the Company
on December 31, 2009. We do not believe the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact
on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In August 2009, the FASB issued Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value. This guidance provides
clarification on measuring the fair value of liabilities using quoted prices of identical
liabilities. This is effective for the Company January 1, 2011. We do not believe the adoption of
this guidance will have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
2. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE INFORMATION
The following table shows the amounts used in computing earnings (loss) per share and the
effect on the weighted average number of shares of dilutive common stock.
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
Weighted
average number of
shares used in
basic earnings
(loss) per share |
|
|
57,808 |
|
|
|
57,054 |
|
|
|
57,294 |
|
|
|
56,698 |
|
Net additional
common stock
equivalent shares
outstanding after
assumed exercise of
stock options |
|
|
561 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
576 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
number of shares
outstanding used in
diluted earnings
(loss) per share |
|
|
58,369 |
|
|
|
57,054 |
|
|
|
57,870 |
|
|
|
56,698 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Macro Divestiture
During the first quarter of 2009, the Company completed its divestiture of Macro
International, Inc. (Macro) to ICF International Inc. (ICF) for proceeds of approximately
$155.0 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $25.2 million ($9.8 million loss after tax). Macro
was part of the Marketing Research Group segment. Accordingly, the Company reflects the results of
this business as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities
divested are now classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations within the
Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2008.
The Company finalized the working capital adjustment per the
Macro sale agreement. The gain of $2.6 million, $1.6 million after-tax, was recorded within
discontinued operations of the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months
ended June 30, 2009. The Company received the $2.6 million from ICF on July 31, 2009, and the
current escrow amount (held in relation to the working capital adjustment) of $3.0 million was
released to the Company on August 3, 2009. The proceeds received were used to pay down our debt
during the third quarter of 2009.
An indemnity escrow for $10.0 million of the proceeds was created to cover certain stipulated
scenarios that could potentially cause financial damages to the purchaser for which the Company
would be liable. The escrow period is 2 years from the date of sale. The Company is not aware of
any items that could cause it to not receive the $10.0 million out of escrow at the end of the 2
year period.
The summary comparative financial results of discontinued operations were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
36,884 |
|
|
$ |
35,440 |
|
|
$ |
113,437 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income (loss) from
discontinued operations
before income taxes |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
3,486 |
|
|
|
1,849 |
|
|
|
9,021 |
|
Gain from disposal of business |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27,838 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
3,486 |
|
|
|
29,687 |
|
|
|
9,021 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(1,915 |
) |
|
|
(36,875 |
) |
|
|
(3,956 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from
discontinued operations, net
of tax |
|
$ |
(46 |
) |
|
$ |
1,571 |
|
|
$ |
(7,188 |
) |
|
$ |
5,065 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The effective income tax rate for discontinued operations is significantly higher than the
statutory tax rate due to $61.8 million of nondeductible goodwill related to the Macro sale. The
effective tax rate for Macros tax gain was 40.3%. Income taxes of $44.5 million related to the
sale of Macro were paid as of September 30, 2009. Income taxes payable of $6.6 million remains in
the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2009. Deferred tax assets of $1.0
million and deferred tax liabilities of $16.1 million were
reclassified to current income taxes payable as part of the sale. The deferred tax
liabilities primarily consisted of temporary differences related to intangible assets.
8
Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations
The assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2008 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
127 |
|
Trade accounts receivable and unbilled services |
|
|
34,891 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
647 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
1,005 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
175 |
|
|
|
|
|
Currents assets of discontinued operations |
|
$ |
36,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
5,873 |
|
Goodwill and other intangibles |
|
|
78,971 |
|
|
|
|
|
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations |
|
$ |
84,844 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
3,857 |
|
Accrued payroll expenses |
|
|
7,920 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
1,672 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
3,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
|
$ |
16,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
15,217 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
1,189 |
|
|
|
|
|
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations |
|
$ |
16,406 |
|
|
|
|
|
4. ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
Assets held for sale as of September 30, 2009 were $1.6 million, compared to $4.0 million as
of December 31, 2008. These are assets the Company is in the process of selling and anticipates
will be sold within the next twelve months. The assets include fractional interests in aircraft of
$0.1 million, land of $1.1 million and a time share of $0.4 million as of September 30, 2009.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company sold its fractional interests in two
separate aircraft for proceeds totaling $1.9 million, ($1.1 million received during the third
quarter of 2009), resulting in an immaterial pre-tax loss. Impairments of $0.4 million were
previously recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to reflect the fair market
value of our fractional interests in these aircraft. Additionally, during the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded an impairment of $0.1 million to reflect the
fair market value of its timeshare.
5. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company reports results in three segments: the Data Group, the Services Group and the
Marketing Research Group. The Company reports administrative functions in Corporate Activities.
The Data Group provides our proprietary databases and database marketing solutions, and
principally engages in the selling of sales lead generation products to small- to medium-sized
companies, small office and home office businesses and individual consumers. Customers purchase
our information as custom lists or on a subscription basis primarily through the Internet. The
Data Group includes the compilation and verification costs of our proprietary databases, and
corporate technology.
The Services Group consists of subsidiaries providing customer data management, list brokerage
and list management services, e-mail marketing services, and catalog marketing services.
The Marketing Research Group provides customer surveys, opinion polling, and other market
research services for businesses.
The Data Group, Services Group and Marketing Research Group reflect actual net sales, order
production costs, identifiable direct sales and marketing costs, and depreciation and amortization
expense. The remaining indirect costs are presented in Corporate Activities.
See Note 1 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion on a
correction of a revenue recognition error.
Corporate Activities includes administrative functions of the Company and other income
(expense), including interest expense, investment income and other identified gains (losses).
9
The following table summarizes segment information adjusted to exclude results of Macro for
the prior year. The table also excludes total assets since the Company does not prepare separate
Balance Sheets by segment and, as a result, assets are not separately identifiable by segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Condensed |
|
|
|
Data |
|
|
Services |
|
|
Research |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|
|
Group |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Activities |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
|
$ |
64,046 |
|
|
$ |
36,951 |
|
|
$ |
23,988 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
124,985 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
15,925 |
|
|
|
8,975 |
|
|
|
(681 |
) |
|
|
(14,793 |
) |
|
|
9,426 |
|
Investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,111 |
) |
|
|
(2,111 |
) |
Other income (expense) |
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
337 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
$ |
16,305 |
|
|
$ |
8,975 |
|
|
$ |
(681 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,758 |
) |
|
$ |
7,841 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Condensed |
|
|
|
Data |
|
|
Services |
|
|
Research |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|
|
Group |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Activities |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
|
$ |
74,839 |
|
|
$ |
41,503 |
|
|
$ |
28,654 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
144,996 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
14,660 |
|
|
|
7,896 |
|
|
|
1,383 |
|
|
|
(36,344 |
) |
|
|
(12,405 |
) |
Investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
316 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,251 |
) |
|
|
(4,251 |
) |
Other income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
$ |
14,660 |
|
|
$ |
7,896 |
|
|
$ |
1,383 |
|
|
$ |
(39,979 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,040 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Condensed |
|
|
|
Data |
|
|
Services |
|
|
Research |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|
|
Group |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Activities |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
|
$ |
193,422 |
|
|
$ |
107,472 |
|
|
$ |
73,198 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
374,092 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
35,872 |
|
|
|
19,295 |
|
|
|
(744 |
) |
|
|
(41,428 |
) |
|
|
12,995 |
|
Investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,517 |
) |
|
|
(7,517 |
) |
Other income (expense) |
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,367 |
) |
|
|
(987 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
$ |
36,252 |
|
|
$ |
19,295 |
|
|
$ |
(744 |
) |
|
$ |
(50,124 |
) |
|
$ |
4,679 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Condensed |
|
|
|
Data |
|
|
Services |
|
|
Research |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
|
|
Group |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Group |
|
|
Activities |
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net sales |
|
$ |
237,854 |
|
|
$ |
121,380 |
|
|
$ |
87,543 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
446,777 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
51,519 |
|
|
|
21,368 |
|
|
|
993 |
|
|
|
(66,786 |
) |
|
|
7,094 |
|
Investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,671 |
|
|
|
1,671 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,347 |
) |
|
|
(13,347 |
) |
Other income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
461 |
|
|
|
461 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes |
|
$ |
51,519 |
|
|
$ |
21,368 |
|
|
$ |
993 |
|
|
$ |
(78,001 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,121 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
6. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Comprehensive income (loss), including the components of other comprehensive income (loss), are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three |
|
|
For the Nine |
|
|
|
Months Ended |
|
|
Months Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
4,800 |
|
|
$ |
(8,571 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,334 |
) |
|
$ |
2,367 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain (loss) from investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains (losses) |
|
|
896 |
|
|
|
(386 |
) |
|
|
1,130 |
|
|
|
(2,409 |
) |
Related tax benefit (expense) |
|
|
(323 |
) |
|
|
139 |
|
|
|
(407 |
) |
|
|
867 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
573 |
|
|
|
(247 |
) |
|
|
723 |
|
|
|
(1,542 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains |
|
|
1,233 |
|
|
|
(2,144 |
) |
|
|
1,678 |
|
|
|
(1,802 |
) |
Related tax benefit (expense) |
|
|
(537 |
) |
|
|
772 |
|
|
|
(348 |
) |
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
696 |
|
|
|
(1,372 |
) |
|
|
1,330 |
|
|
|
(1,153 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain from pension plan: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
Related tax expense |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized loss from derivative financial instruments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized losses |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
(41 |
) |
Related tax benefit |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
1,276 |
|
|
|
(1,619 |
) |
|
|
2,076 |
|
|
|
(2,695 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income (loss) |
|
$ |
6,076 |
|
|
$ |
(10,190 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,258 |
) |
|
$ |
(328 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
Unrealized |
|
|
Currency |
|
|
Gains |
|
|
Derivative |
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
Losses from |
|
|
Translation |
|
|
From |
|
|
Financial |
|
|
Comprehensive |
|
|
|
Pension Plan |
|
|
Adjustments |
|
|
Investments |
|
|
Instruments |
|
|
Loss |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2009
|
|
$ |
(1,166 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,050 |
) |
|
$ |
723 |
|
|
$ |
345 |
|
|
$ |
(2,148 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2008
|
|
$ |
(1,217 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,380 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
373 |
|
|
$ |
(4,224 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7. ACQUISITIONS
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company acquired Direct Media, Inc., a list
brokerage and list management company. The total purchase price was $17.9 million, excluding cash
acquired of $4.7 million, and including acquisition-related costs of $0.6 million. The purchase
price for the acquisition has been allocated to current assets of $37.0 million, property and
equipment of $1.4 million, other assets of $2.5 million, current liabilities of $35.4 million,
other liabilities of $1.1 million, and goodwill and other identified intangibles of $12.9 million.
Goodwill and other identified intangibles include: customer relationships of $2.8 million (life of
11 years), non-compete agreements of $2.4 million (life between 1 to 7 years), trade names of $1.1
million (life of 8 years), and goodwill of $6.6 million, which includes $0.6 million of acquisition
costs, none of which will be deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company accounted for the acquisition of Direct Media, Inc. under the purchase method of
accounting and the operating results for this acquisition is included in the accompanying Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of acquisition. This business is
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included in the Services Group segment. The acquisition of Direct Media, Inc. was by stock purchase. This
acquisition was completed to grow the Companys market share within the list brokerage and list
management industry. The Company believes that increasing its market share will enable it to
compete over the long term in this industry.
8. SHAREBASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
Share-based payment programs include both the issuance of restricted stock units (RSU), and
the issuance of stock options. RSUs and stock options have been granted to employees and directors
under the stockholder approved 1997 Stock Option Plan and the stockholder approved amended and
restated 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Of the 172,470 total RSUs issued during the nine month period ended September 30, 2009,
122,970 were issued to members of the Board of Directors and vest on a pro-rata basis, 100% vested
one year from the date of issuance, and 49,500 were issued to employees and primarily vest in four
equal annual installments beginning one year from the date of issuance. The Company issued no RSUs
during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008.
The following table summarizes RSU activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
Average |
|
Remaining |
|
Aggregate |
|
|
Average Number |
|
Grant-Date |
|
Contractual |
|
Intrinsic Value |
|
|
of RSUs |
|
Fair Value |
|
Term (Years) |
|
(In thousands) |
Nonvested at December 31, 2008 |
|
|
857,080 |
|
|
$ |
4.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
172,470 |
|
|
|
4.47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
143,481 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested/Issued |
|
|
5,721 |
|
|
|
5.71 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nonvested at September 30, 2009 |
|
|
880,348 |
|
|
$ |
7.01 |
|
|
|
2.88 |
|
|
$ |
6,171 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2009, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested RSU
grants was approximately $2.8 million,
which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted average period of 1.59 years.
The Company granted no stock options during the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 and
granted 50,000 stock options during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008. These options,
which were issued in June 2008, have an exercise price of $6.00 (which was 118% of the fair market
price on the date of grant), will vest over a four-year period at 25% per year, and expire in June
2018, ten years from the grant date. Historically, the Company has issued stock option grants that
either: 1) vest over an eight-year period, expire ten years from date of grant and are granted at
125% of the stocks fair market value on the date of grant, or 2) that expire five years from the
date of grant, vest over a four-year period at 25% per year and are granted at 100% of the stocks
fair market value on the date of grant.
The Company applies the Black-Scholes valuation model in determining the fair value of stock
option grants to employees and directors, which is then recognized as expense over the requisite
service period. The fair value of stock options granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes
valuation model with the following assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine-Months Ended |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
*
|
|
|
3.22 |
% |
Expected dividend yield
|
|
*
|
|
|
6.86 |
% |
Expected volatility
|
|
*
|
|
|
40.69 |
% |
Expected term (in years)
|
|
*
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Not applicable as there were no stock option grants during the nine months ended September 30,
2009. |
The risk-free interest rate assumptions were based on an average of the 3-year and 5-year U.S
Treasury note yields at the date of grant. The expected dividend yield was based on the dividends
paid per share of $0.35 and the Companys common stock price of $5.10 on the date of grant. The
expected volatility was based on historical daily price changes of the Companys common stock since
June 2004. The expected term was based on the historical exercise behavior and the weighted
average of the vesting period and the contractual term.
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The following table summarizes stock option plan activity for the nine months ended September 30,
2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
Weighted |
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
Average |
|
Remaining |
|
Aggregate Intrinsic |
|
|
Options |
|
Exercise |
|
Contractual |
|
Value |
|
|
Shares |
|
Price |
|
Term (Year) |
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2008 |
|
|
570,000 |
|
|
$ |
12.09 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
2,750 |
|
|
|
14.58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expired |
|
|
2,250 |
|
|
|
14.58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2009 |
|
|
565,000 |
|
|
$ |
12.07 |
|
|
|
5.71 |
|
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable at September 30, 2009 |
|
|
246,499 |
|
|
$ |
12.34 |
|
|
|
5.58 |
|
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
|
|
Vested or expected to vest at
September 30, 2009 |
|
|
246,499 |
|
|
$ |
12.34 |
|
|
|
5.58 |
|
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
|
|
As of September 30, 2009, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock
option awards was approximately $0.5 million, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining
weighted average period of 1.27 years.
Compensation expense is recognized only for those options and RSUs expected to vest, with
forfeitures estimated based on the Companys historical experience and future expectations. RSU
expense is based on the fair value of infoGROUP common stock on the date of grant and is amortized
over the vesting period. Total stock-based compensation expense was $0.4 million and $0.1 million
for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively, and $1.2 million and
$0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively, and
is included in selling, general and administrative expenses within the Condensed Consolidated
Statements of Operations. Related income tax benefits recognized in earnings were $0.1 million for
the quarter ended September 30, 2009, none for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, and $0.5
million and $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008,
respectively.
As of September 30, 2009, 3.6 million shares were available for additional stock option grants
and RSU grants.
9. RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded restructuring charges
of $4.0 million, which are included within selling, general and administrative expenses on the
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. This included $1.5 million for a reduction in
workforce and $2.5 million in facility closure costs. During the nine months ended September 30,
2009, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $13.2 million. This included $7.9 million for a
reduction in workforce and $5.3 million in facility closure costs.
During the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded restructuring
charges of $12.5 million. Total severance costs for the three months ended September 30, 2008 of
$10.6 million included $10.0 million for severance incurred for Mr. Gupta as part of the
Stipulation of Settlement. In addition, facility closure costs incurred during the three months
ended September 30, 2008 were $1.9 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the
Company recorded restructuring charges of $15.5 million, which included $13.6 million related to
severance ($10.0 million for severance incurred for Mr. Gupta). Approximately $1.9 million of
facility closure costs were incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
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The following table summarizes activity related to the restructuring charges recorded by
the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, including both the restructuring accrual
balances and those costs expensed and paid within the same period:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
|
Beginning |
|
|
Amounts |
|
|
Amounts |
|
|
Ending |
|
|
|
Accrual |
|
|
Expensed |
|
|
Paid |
|
|
Accrual |
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Data Group: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee separation costs |
|
$ |
194 |
|
|
$ |
4,517 |
|
|
$ |
2,561 |
|
|
$ |
2,150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility closure costs |
|
$ |
143 |
|
|
$ |
1,708 |
|
|
$ |
1,172 |
|
|
$ |
679 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Services Group: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee separation costs |
|
$ |
1,489 |
|
|
$ |
1,022 |
|
|
$ |
1,516 |
|
|
$ |
995 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility closure costs |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,561 |
|
|
$ |
266 |
|
|
$ |
1,295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketing Research Group: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee separation costs |
|
$ |
584 |
|
|
$ |
913 |
|
|
$ |
879 |
|
|
$ |
618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility closure costs |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,057 |
|
|
$ |
485 |
|
|
$ |
1,572 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee separation costs |
|
$ |
409 |
|
|
$ |
1,439 |
|
|
$ |
787 |
|
|
$ |
1,061 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility closure costs |
|
$ |
296 |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
305 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee separation costs |
|
$ |
2,676 |
|
|
$ |
7,891 |
|
|
$ |
5,743 |
|
|
$ |
4,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Facility closure costs |
|
$ |
439 |
|
|
$ |
5,335 |
|
|
$ |
2,228 |
|
|
$ |
3,546 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company adopted Fair Value Measurements as of January 1, 2008. This guidance
establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair
value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active
markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either
directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or
no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
As of September 30, 2009, the Company held available-for-sale securities which are required to
be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These assets, presented as marketable securities
on the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet are measured using quoted prices in active
markets (Level 1 inputs). The carrying amount of cash approximates fair value because of the short
maturity of these investments. There were no other-than-temporary impairment charges related to
marketable securities for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 and $0.6 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009.
The Company also measures the fair value of certain assets on a non-recurring basis, generally
quarterly, annually, or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
of the assets may not be recoverable. These assets include certain noncurrent investments, fixed
assets, goodwill, and other intangible assets. The noncurrent investments are included in other
assets on the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are comprised of equity
investments in non-marketable securities.
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis on which impairment or other charges to
earnings were recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were as follows (this is not
including assets which were written-off due to providing no future economic benefit to the Company
as disclosed in Notes 11 and 12 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements):
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2009 Using |
|
|
|
Loss Recognized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
During Nine Months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Active Markets for |
|
Significant Other |
|
Significant |
|
|
|
Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identical Assets |
|
Observable Inputs |
|
Unobservable |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
(Level 2) |
|
Inputs (Level 3) |
|
Total |
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets held for sale |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,594 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,594 |
|
|
$ |
(490 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
(739 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
(896 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,594 |
|
|
$ |
571 |
|
|
$ |
2,165 |
|
|
$ |
(2,125 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of
nonfinancial assets in the table above:
Assets held for sale. The Company valued these assets under the market approach of fair value
measurement where the Company obtains information on comparable market transactions for similar
assets during the relevant time period.
Property and equipment and intangible assets. The Company valued these assets within the Data
Group under the market approach of fair value measurement which was based on a proposed purchase
transaction of expresscopy.com negotiated with a market participant as of June 30, 2009. The
unobservable inputs include estimations made by the Company on future revenue and royalty payments,
considered as contingent consideration in relation to the proposed transaction, based on historical
and projected financial information.
See Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details related
to the assets held for sale impairment. The impairment recorded during the three months ended
September 30, 2009 within assets held for sale was $0.1 million for the timeshare. The impairments
within the property and equipment and intangible assets lines in the table above relate to an
expresscopy.com impairment taken as of June 30, 2009 with no impairment for the three months ended
September 30, 2009. See Notes 11 and 12 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements for further details related to other impaired assets which were written-off during the
quarter ended September 30, 2009 as they are no longer providing any future economic benefit to the
Company.
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Companys
financial instruments at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008. The fair value of a financial
instrument is defined as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current
transaction between willing parties. The carrying amounts shown in the following table are
included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets under the indicated captions.
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2009 |
|
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Fair Value |
|
Amount |
|
Fair Value |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
7,274 |
|
|
$ |
7,274 |
|
|
$ |
4,691 |
|
|
$ |
4,691 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketable securities |
|
$ |
1,505 |
|
|
$ |
1,505 |
|
|
$ |
992 |
|
|
$ |
992 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other assets
non-marketable
investment securities |
|
$ |
160 |
|
|
$ |
160 |
|
|
$ |
174 |
|
|
$ |
174 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
|
$ |
187,114 |
|
|
$ |
192,628 |
|
|
$ |
300,644 |
|
|
$ |
309,248 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class
of financial instruments:
Cash and cash equivalents. The carrying amounts approximate fair value, which were determined
to be level 1 inputs, due to the short maturity of those instruments.
Marketable securities. The fair values of equity investments are level 1 inputs as the
values are based on quoted market prices at the reporting date for those or similar investments.
Our marketable securities consist of two equity securities that are publicly traded securities.
Other assets, including non-marketable investment securities. Investments in companies not
traded on organized exchanges are valued on the basis of comparisons with similar companies whose
shares are publicly traded. Values for companies not publicly traded on organized
exchanges may
also be based on analysis and review of valuations performed by others independent of the Company.
These assets are level 2 inputs.
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Long-term debt. All debt obligations are valued at the discounted amount of future cash
flows. The fair value of our long-term debt is based on quoted market prices at the reporting date
or is estimated by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at market Treasury rates
for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities.
11. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill and intangible assets consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2009 |
|
|
December 31, 2008 |
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Net |
|
|
Cost |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Net |
|
Goodwill |
|
$ |
353,794 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
353,794 |
|
|
$ |
377,708 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
377,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-compete agreements |
|
|
16,752 |
|
|
|
14,830 |
|
|
|
1,922 |
|
|
|
16,911 |
|
|
|
14,265 |
|
|
|
2,646 |
|
Core technology |
|
|
15,234 |
|
|
|
15,096 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
15,323 |
|
|
|
13,665 |
|
|
|
1,658 |
|
Customer base |
|
|
59,083 |
|
|
|
32,410 |
|
|
|
26,673 |
|
|
|
58,638 |
|
|
|
27,874 |
|
|
|
30,764 |
|
Trade names |
|
|
30,690 |
|
|
|
16,047 |
|
|
|
14,643 |
|
|
|
30,741 |
|
|
|
14,664 |
|
|
|
16,077 |
|
Purchased data processing software |
|
|
73,478 |
|
|
|
73,478 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73,478 |
|
|
|
73,478 |
|
|
|
|
|
Acquired database costs |
|
|
87,971 |
|
|
|
87,971 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
87,971 |
|
|
|
87,971 |
|
|
|
|
|
Perpetual software license agreements |
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Software and database development costs |
|
|
32,962 |
|
|
|
18,570 |
|
|
|
14,392 |
|
|
|
30,299 |
|
|
|
14,807 |
|
|
|
15,492 |
|
Deferred financing costs |
|
|
15,573 |
|
|
|
12,264 |
|
|
|
3,309 |
|
|
|
14,488 |
|
|
|
11,175 |
|
|
|
3,313 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other intangible assets |
|
|
339,743 |
|
|
|
278,666 |
|
|
|
61,077 |
|
|
|
335,849 |
|
|
|
265,899 |
|
|
|
69,950 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total goodwill and other intangible assets |
|
$ |
693,537 |
|
|
$ |
278,666 |
|
|
$ |
414,871 |
|
|
$ |
713,557 |
|
|
$ |
265,899 |
|
|
$ |
447,658 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The weighted average remaining amortization periods for the other intangible assets as of
September 30, 2009 were: non-compete agreements (2.6 years), core-technology (0.9 years), customer
base (4.0 years), trade names (8.7 years), software and database development costs (2.3 years) and
deferred financing costs (2.1 years). The weighted average remaining amortization period as of
September 30, 2009 for all intangible assets in total was 3.6 years.
Goodwill decreased from $377.7 million at December 31, 2008 to $353.8 million at September 30,
2009. The Company performed a valuation during the first quarter of 2009 on the Marketing
Research Group, excluding Macro. As a result of this valuation, the Company allocated an
additional $23.3 million of goodwill to Macro upon its sale effective March 31, 2009.
The Company recorded impairments for intangible assets for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 of $1.3 million and $4.8 million, respectively. Of the total, the Company
recorded impairments of $1.3 million and $3.8 million for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2009, respectively, primarily for software development costs for projects which no longer are
providing an economic benefit to the Company, and $0.9 million during the first and second quarter
of 2009 related to expresscopy.com. Of these charges, $1.1 million and $4.3 million were recorded
in the Data Group, $0.1 million and $0.1 million were recorded in the Service Group, and $0.1 and
$0.4 million was recorded in Corporate Activities, and were included within selling, general and
administrative expenses within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.
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12. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment |
|
$ |
196,469 |
|
|
$ |
197,756 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation |
|
|
145,484 |
|
|
|
138,521 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
$ |
50,985 |
|
|
$ |
59,235 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company recorded impairments of $1.5 million, primarily for a software license agreement
for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Impairments for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 totaled $2.3 million ($0.8 million of which was recorded during the
first and second quarters of 2009 related to expresscopy.com). The impairments were recorded within
selling, general and administrative expenses within the Condensed
Consolidated Statements of
Operations within the Data Group.
13. CONTINGENCIES
In February 2006, Cardinal Value Equity Partners, L.P. (Cardinal) filed a derivative lawsuit
in the Court of Chancery for the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County (the Court),
against certain current and former directors of the Company, and the Company, asserting claims for
breach of fiduciary duty. In October 2006, Dolphin Limited Partnership I, L.P., Dolphin Financial
Partners, L.L.C. and Robert Bartow (collectively with Cardinal, the Plaintiffs) filed a
derivative lawsuit in the Court against certain current and former directors of the Company, and
the Company as a nominal defendant, claiming breach of fiduciary duty and misuse of corporate
assets. In January 2007, the Court granted the defendants motion to consolidate the actions (as
consolidated, the Derivative Litigation).
In November 2007, the Company received a request from the Denver Regional Office of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking the Company to produce voluntarily certain
documents as part of an SEC investigation. The requested documents relate to the allegations made
in the Derivative Litigation, as well as related party transactions, expense reimbursement, other
corporate expenditures, and certain trading in the Companys securities. The SEC subsequently
issued subpoenas to the Company and a number of its current and former directors and officers. The
Company cooperated fully with the SECs requests and the Special Litigation Committee, the
formation and activities of which are described in more detail below, reported the results of its
investigation to the SEC.
On October 20, 2009, the Company announced it had reached an agreement in principle to resolve
the SECs investigation. The SEC Commissioners must still approve the agreement, which was reached
with the Denver Regional Office of the SEC, and thus the terms are not final. Under the proposed
agreement, the Company would not admit or deny liability. The Company would agree to entry of a
cease and desist order that it not violate Sections 13(a), 13(b) and 14(a) of the Securities Act of
1934 and related rules requiring that periodic filings be accurate, that accurate books and records
and a system of internal accounting controls be maintained and that solicitations of proxies comply
with the securities laws. The proposed agreement does not require the payment of any financial
penalty by the Company.
In December 2007, the Companys Board of Directors formed a Special Litigation Committee (the
SLC) in response to the Derivative Litigation and the SECs investigation. The SLC, which
consisted of five independent Board members, conducted an investigation of the issues in the
Derivative Litigation and the SECs informal investigation, as well as other related matters.
Based on its review, the SLC determined, on July 16, 2008, that various related party transactions,
expense reimbursements and corporate expenditures were excessive and, in response, approved a
series of remedial actions. The remedial actions are set forth in Item 9A, Controls and
Procedures in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007,
which was filed on March 16, 2009.
The SLC conducted settlement discussions on behalf of the Company with all relevant parties,
including the current and former directors of the Company named in the suit, Vinod Gupta and the
Plaintiffs. On August 20, 2008, all relevant parties entered into a Stipulation of Settlement, the
material terms of which are set forth in the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on August
22, 2008. On November 7, 2008, the Court entered an Order and Final Judgment approving all the
terms of the Stipulation of Settlement and dismissing the Derivative Litigation with prejudice.
The Courts order also awarded Plaintiffs counsel fees of $7 million and expenses in the amount of
$210,710, all paid by the Company in December 2008.
A number of remedial measures were adopted and implemented in conjunction with the
Stipulation of Settlement. Also, pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation of Settlement, Vinod
Gupta resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on August 20, 2008. Mr. Gupta and
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the Company entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release dated August 20, 2008
(the Separation Agreement), under which Mr. Gupta granted a release of certain claims against the
Company related to the Derivative Litigation and the SLCs investigation and received the right to
severance payments totaling $10.0 million (contingent on Mr. Gupta adhering to certain requirements
in the Separation Agreement and Stipulation of Settlement). The Company also granted a release of
certain claims against Mr. Gupta related to the Derivative Litigation and the SLCs investigation.
The first severance payment in the amount of $5.0 million, which was due within sixty days of
execution of the Separation Agreement, was paid by the Company to Mr. Gupta on October 17, 2008.
The remaining severance payment of $5.0 million, included within the accrued expenses line of the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, was paid by the Company when due on October 30, 2009, the day
after the Companys 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Pursuant to the Stipulation of Settlement, Mr. Gupta has agreed to pay the Company $9.0
million incrementally over four years. This receivable was recorded within equity as a note
receivable from shareholder on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The corresponding
contribution was reduced by $2.5 million for federal and state income taxes and was recorded within
paid-in capital on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Mr. Guptas first payment to the
Company, in the amount of $2.2 million, was received on January 6, 2009. The next payment of $2.2
million is due from Mr. Gupta in January 2010.
The Company has paid legal expenses associated with the SEC investigation for current director
Vinod Gupta and former director Elliot Kaplan. During the third quarter of 2009, the Company paid
$335,707 for Vinod Gupta and $49,790 for Elliot Kaplan and for the nine months ended September 30,
2009, the Company has paid $3,469,421 of these expenses for Vinod Gupta and $59,517 for Elliot
Kaplan. These payments were made as advances to the directors for legal expenses and were done in
accordance with the Companys Bylaws and Delaware law. The payments on behalf of Elliot Kaplan
were made to his law firm, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. As announced in our Form 8-K
filed on July 1, 2009, Elliot Kaplan resigned as a director of the Company effective June 30, 2009
in accordance with the terms of the Stipulation of Settlement, the material terms of which are set
forth in the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on August 22, 2008.
The Internal Revenue Service began an audit in the first quarter of 2009 of the Companys
United States tax returns for the years 2005 through 2007. The Company believes its tax positions
comply with applicable tax law and intends to defend its positions. However, differing positions
on certain issues could be reached by tax authorities, which could adversely affect the Companys
financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is subject to legal claims and assertions in the ordinary course of business.
Although the outcomes of any other lawsuits and claims are uncertain, the Company does not believe
that, individually or in the aggregate, any such lawsuits or claims will have a material effect on
its business, financial condition and results of operations or liquidity.
14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company paid $24 thousand for rent and $6
thousand for association dues for use of a condominium owned by Jess Gupta, and used by the
Company. The Company discontinued use of the condominium in August 2008. Nothing was paid during
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 related to these fees. Jess Gupta is the son of Vinod
Gupta, the Companys former Chief Executive Officer.
The Company received payment of $5 thousand during the third quarter of 2008 for office space
utilized by Everest, Inc. (f/k/a Vinod Gupta & Company, f/k/a Annapurna Corporation), Everest
Investment Management LLC and Everest Capital Partners, Inc. Everest Inc., Everest Investment
Management LLC and Everest Capital Partners, Inc. are owned by Mr. Gupta and his three sons. The
company was reimbursed $6 thousand and $14 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008, respectively. The use of the Company office space by Everest Inc., Everest Investment
Management LLC and Everest Capital Partners, Inc. was terminated in April 2009. Additionally, the
Company received reimbursements for use of office space from PK Ware, Inc., an entity of which
George Haddix, who was a director of the Company at that time, is a majority shareholder.
Reimbursements received from Dr. Haddix were $2 thousand during the third quarter of 2008 and $6
thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The Company received $1 thousand for
reimbursements for use of office space from John N. Staples III, who is a director of the Company,
during the third quarter of 2008, and $3 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
The use of Company office space by each of Dr. Haddix and Mr. Staples was terminated in September
2008.
The Company received reimbursements from Everest Inc. for shared personnel services of $4
thousand during the third quarter of 2008, and $19 thousand during the nine months ended September
30, 2008. These shared services were terminated in August 2008. Additionally, the Company
received other miscellaneous expense reimbursements from Everest Inc. of $7 thousand during the
three months ended September 30, 2008 and $9 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Nothing was paid out for nine months ended September 30, 2009 for these services.
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15. DEBT
At September 30, 2009, the term loan of the Senior Secured Credit Facility entered into on
February 14, 2006 (as amended, the 2006 Credit Facility), due February 2012, had a balance of
$70.9 million, bearing an average interest rate of 2.29%. The revolving line of credit had a
balance of $73.5 million, bearing an interest rate of 2.81%, and $101.5 million was available under
the revolving line of credit which is due February 2011. Substantially all of the assets of the
Company are pledged as security under the terms of the 2006 Credit Facility. At September 30,
2009, the mortgage loan for the Papillion and Ralston facilities, due June 2017, had a balance of
$41.1 million. During the quarter ended September 30, 2009, debt was reduced by $6.3 million.
Debt was reduced by $113.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 ($95.7 million
related to the proceeds received from the sale of Macro).
In light of the Special Litigation Committees investigation described in Note 13 of the Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company was unable to file its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the 2007 Form 10-K) and the Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 (the First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q) by the SECs filing
deadline. Failure to timely file the 2007 Form 10-K and the First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q and
provide annual and quarterly financial statements to the lenders to the 2006 Credit Facility would
have constituted a default under the 2006 Credit Facility. Therefore, on March 26, 2008, the
Company and the lenders to the 2006 Credit Facility entered into a Third Amendment (the Third
Amendment) to the 2006 Credit Facility which, among other things: (1) extended the deadlines by
which the Company must file the 2007 Form 10-K and the First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q and provide
certain annual and quarterly financial statements to the lenders; (2) waived any other defaults
arising from these filing delays; and (3) modified the covenant related to operating leases. On
June 27, 2008, the Company and the lenders to the 2006 Credit Facility entered into a Fourth
Amendment to the 2006 Credit Facility, which extended the deadlines for filing with the SEC the
2007 Form 10-K and the First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q to August 15, 2008, and the Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2008 to August 29, 2008.
On March 27, 2009, as a result of the purchase agreement between the Company and ICF regarding
the sale of Macro as described in Note 3 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements, the Company and the lenders to the 2006 Credit Facility entered into a Fifth Amendment
(the Fifth Amendment) to the 2006 Credit Facility (as amended by the Third Amendment, Fourth
Amendment and the Fifth Amendment, the Amended 2006 Credit Facility), which, among other things:
(1) consents to the sale of Macro to ICF; and (2) governs the application of proceeds from the sale
of Macro. The Fifth Amendment did not change the terms of the credit agreement. The Fifth Amendment
became effective contemporaneously with the closing of the Macro transaction on March 31, 2009.
The Company recorded $0 and $1.1 million in fees during the three and nine months ended September
30, 2009, respectively, related to the Fifth Amendment, which were recorded in deferred financing
costs within intangible assets in the Companys Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
As a result of the amendments, the Company was in compliance with all restrictive covenants of
the Amended 2006 Credit Facility as of September 30, 2009. The Company filed the 2007 Form 10-K
and the First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q with the SEC on August 8, 2008, the Second Quarter 2008 Form
10-Q on August 21, 2008 and timely filed its Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 2008,
March 31, 2009, and June 30, 2009 and its Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31,
2008.
16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
We have evaluated events that have occurred subsequent to September 30, 2009 through November
9, 2009, the date of our financial statement issuance and did not identify any subsequent events
requiring disclosure other than disclosed in Note 13 of the Notes to
the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009, Compared to
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, including without limitation
statements in the discussion of comparative results of operations, accounting standards and
liquidity and capital resources, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
which are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. In some cases these
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as may, will, should,
could, would, expects, intends, plans, anticipates, believes, estimates,
predicts, potential, continues or the negative of these terms or other comparable
terminology. Our actual future results could differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Some factors which could cause future actual results to differ
materially from our recent results or those projected in the forward-looking statements are
described under the heading Risk Factors in Item 1A Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Such factors, among others, may have a material adverse
effect upon our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We assume no obligation
to update the forward-looking statements or such factors. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they
are made.
General
Overview
We report results in three segments: the Data Group, the Services Group, and the Marketing
Research Group.
On June 1, 2008, we changed our Company name from infoUSA Inc. to infoGROUP Inc. (the
Company or infoGROUP or we). We are a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1972.
Our key strategic initiatives for 2009 include:
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Accelerating our organic, profitable growth by leveraging our leadership position as
a data provider across our subsidiaries, creating both internal and external strategic
alliances to add value to new and existing customers, and capitalizing on our existing
cross selling opportunities among subsidiaries. We anticipate concentrating our efforts
on these opportunities for internal growth, instead of pursuing revenue growth primarily
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Reinvesting in the business to expand our product offerings, particularly in the
integrated digital realm. We plan to provide our customers new products and services,
including more internet based and interactive marketing solutions. |
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Improving our financial foundation, by reducing costs (without jeopardizing service
to our customers), continuing to reduce our debt levels and leveraging our high margin
products to increase profitability. |
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Continuing our focus on improved corporate governance, including operating under our
recently revamped formal policies, functioning under the guidance of our restructured
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Sales & Marketing Strategy
We have continued to position infoGROUP as a leading brand using multiple channels, including
direct mail, print, search marketing, online advertising and email. We rebalanced our marketing
mix and dollars spent, emphasizing the most cost-effective channels with the highest return on
investment.
Social media is a new market we are building plans around. We have begun to cautiously
utilize social media for marketing, communication, education, branding and public relations, with
the goal of being an industry expert and thought leader. Including social
media in go-to-market strategies will result in increased traffic to websites, better customer
service and connection with other industry leaders.
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Growth Strategy
Our growth strategy continues to have multiple components. Our primary growth strategy is to
improve our organic growth. Key to this is our effort to replace revenue from declining
traditional direct marketing products and services with our on-line Internet subscription services.
Subscription services offer enhanced annual revenue per customer, assure greater multi-year
revenue retention, and, most importantly, provide greater value to our customers by providing
on-going Internet access to our content and customer acquisition and retention software tools.
Delivery of information via the Internet is the method preferred by our customers. We are investing
in Internet technology to develop subscription-based new customer development services for
businesses and sales persons.
We also intend to continue to grow through strategic acquisitions when presented with
appropriate opportunities. We have grown through more than 35 strategic acquisitions in the last
eleven years. These acquisitions have enabled us to acquire the requisite critical mass to compete
over the long term in the database, direct marketing, e-mail marketing and market research
industries. We also intend to grow through strategic alliances with other players in our industry.
Last quarter we signed a strategic alliance agreement with Experian which will allow us to gain
market share. We continue to see strategic alliances as an integral part of our growth strategy.
We also are focusing on international growth opportunities. We are now upgrading our
international business databases and expanding our own compilation efforts and entering into
strategic alliances worldwide. Our comprehensive international database includes information on
approximately 4.8 million large public and private non-U.S. companies in approximately 200
countries. There are over 11.3 million executives represented in our non-U.S. global database,
which is constantly updated using several daily news sources to track changes such as executive
changes, mergers and acquisitions, and late breaking company news. We are also putting emphasis on
more comprehensive financial information and regulatory filings. Examples include SEC filings,
annual reports, analyst and industry reports, and detailed corporate family structures.
As we continue to enhance our international databases, we are pursuing high growth, emerging
markets in the Asia-Pacific region, Western Europe, and Australia. Outside of the United States,
we have sales offices located in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, China, and Hong Kong.
In 2007, we announced our plan to compile a business database in the United Kingdom. This
database now contains information on approximately 2.2 million records, which is deemed to be a
complete database. All the records have been created from a variety of publicly available sources
and strategic alliances and have been telephone verified. We are also conducting telephone surveys
to businesses in the database to augment the file with a variety of proprietary information,
including: trading address, name of the owner or manager, number of employees per location, web
site address (URL), email addresses, years established, and whether the business is a single
location or part of a larger company. We are marketing this database to small, medium and large
customers in the form of customized list products, online access, subscription services, and
license agreements to end users as well as value added resellers.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, selected financial information and
other data. The amounts and related percentages may not be fully comparable due to acquisitions.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, 2009 |
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September 30, 2008 |
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September 30, 2009 |
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September 30, 2008 |
Net sales |
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100 |
% |
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100 |
% |
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100 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of goods and services |
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36 |
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36 |
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37 |
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35 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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51 |
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67 |
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54 |
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58 |
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Depreciation and amortization of operating assets |
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4 |
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4 |
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4 |
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3 |
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Amortization of intangible assets |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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Total operating costs and expenses |
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93 |
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109 |
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97 |
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98 |
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Operating income |
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7 |
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(9 |
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3 |
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2 |
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Other expense, net |
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(1 |
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(2 |
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(2 |
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
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6 |
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(11 |
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1 |
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Income tax expense (benefit) |
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2 |
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(4 |
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Net income (loss) from continuing operations |
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4 |
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(7 |
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1 |
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(1 |
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |
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1 |
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(2 |
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1 |
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Net income (loss) |
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4 |
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(6 |
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(1 |
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OTHER DATA:
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Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, 2009 |
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September 30, 2008 |
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September 30, 2009 |
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September 30, 2008 |
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SALES BY SEGMENT: |
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Data Group |
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$ |
64,046 |
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$ |
74,839 |
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$ |
193,422 |
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$ |
237,854 |
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Services Group |
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36,951 |
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41,503 |
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107,472 |
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121,380 |
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Marketing Research Group |
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23,988 |
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28,654 |
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73,198 |
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87,543 |
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Total |
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$ |
124,985 |
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$ |
144,996 |
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$ |
374,092 |
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$ |
446,777 |
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SALES BY SEGMENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET |
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SALES: |
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Data Group |
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51 |
% |
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51 |
% |
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52 |
% |
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53 |
% |
Services Group |
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30 |
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29 |
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29 |
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27 |
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Marketing Research Group |
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19 |
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20 |
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19 |
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20 |
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Total |
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% |
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100 |
% |
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100 |
% |
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100 |
% |
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Net sales
Net sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were $125.0 million, a decrease of 14% from
$145.0 million for the same period in 2008. Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
were $374.1 million, a decrease of 16% from $446.8 million for the same period in 2008. Year over
year, the Company experienced a decline in sales as a result of the weakened economy. The softness
in demand resulted in a loss of revenue per customer. However, revenues in the third quarter of
2009 of $125.0 million were ahead of revenues of $121.6 million in the second quarter of 2009.
This is due in part to licensing revenue growth and slight seasonality in the Services Group
segment. In total, the revenue for the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 also
reflects the negative impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations of $1.9 million as
compared to the same period in 2008 and $10.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
compared to the same period in 2008.
The Data Group provides our proprietary databases and database marketing solutions, and
principally engages in the selling of sales lead generation products to small- to medium-sized
companies, small office and home office businesses and individual consumers. Customers purchase our
information as custom lists or on a subscription basis primarily through the Internet. Sales of
subscription-based products require us to recognize revenues over the subscription period instead
of at the time of sale. This segment also includes the licensing of our databases to value-added
resellers. Net sales of the Data Group for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were $64.0
million, a 14% decrease from $74.8 million for the same period in 2008. Net sales for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 were $193.4 million, a decrease of 19% from $237.9 million for the
same period in 2008. The decrease in Data Group net sales that was related to the change in
foreign currency for our operations in the United Kingdom and Canada was approximately $0.9
million, or 1%, and $4.2 million or 2%, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively. For the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared to the quarter
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ended September 30, 2008, the British Pound decreased 13% and the Canadian Dollar decreased
9%. The primary decrease in net sales experienced to date in 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008 is
due to an overall decline in demand for the traditional direct marketing products resulting in
lower order volumes from our existing customers and lower royalties from our licensing customers.
In addition, our competitors have continued to be aggressive in
pricing, which has forced lower
pricing from us resulting in fewer revenue dollars for the Data Group. However, licensing
royalties increased during the third quarter 2009 compared with the second quarter of 2009
providing most of the 3.1% increase in revenues for the segment.
The Services Group provides e-mail marketing solutions, list brokerage and list management
services and online interactive marketing services to large companies in the United States, Canada
and globally. Net sales of the Services Group for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were $37.0
million, an 11% decrease from $41.5 million for the same period in 2008. Net sales of the Services
Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $107.5 million, an 11% decrease from $121.4
million for the same period in 2008. The majority of the decrease in Services Group net sales
compared to the same period in the prior year is related to lower volumes in mailings for list
brokerage and list management customers as customers are moving more towards digital offerings,
which are a focus of the Company, and customers having less marketing spend with the weakened
economy. Our decreases in revenues were slightly offset by growth during the current year compared
to the same period in the prior year in our digital business as e-mail and cellular text marketing
continues to become a larger part of corporate advertising. Revenues have trended upwards from the
second quarter of 2009 by approximately 6.3% as revenue growth occurs typically in the second half
of the year, consistent with our normal seasonality related to fall and winter holidays and events.
The Marketing Research Group provides diversified market and business research. Net sales of
the Marketing Research Group for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were $24.0 million, a 16%
decrease from $28.7 million for the same period in 2008. Net sales of the Marketing Research Group
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $73.2 million, a 16% decrease from $87.5 million
for the same period in 2008. The decrease in Marketing Research Group net sales that was related to
the change in foreign currency exchange rates, mainly for our operations in the United Kingdom and
Australia, was $1.1 million, or 4%, and $6.2 million or 8.5%, during the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009, respectively. For the quarter ended September 30, 2009 compared to the
quarter ended September 30, 2008, the British Pound decreased 13% and the Australian Dollar
decreased 7%. Additionally, the Marketing Research Group is experiencing continued declines in
project based orders, and delays in the fulfillment of existing projects as customers are delaying
the fulfillment of orders due to the economy when compared to the same period in the prior year.
Revenues for the third quarter of 2009 decreased by approximately 3% when compared to revenues for
the second quarter of 2009.
We anticipate consolidated revenue levels for the quarter ending December 31, 2009 to be in
line with the revenue results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Cost of goods and services
Cost of goods and
services for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were $45.6 million, or 36%
of net sales, compared to $51.6 million, or 36% of net sales for the same period in 2008. Cost of
goods and services for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $138.5 million, or 37% of net
sales, compared to $154.9 million, or 35% of net sales for the same period in 2008. Costs of goods
and services decreased $6.1 million or 12% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared
to the same period in 2008 while costs of goods and services decreased $16.5 million or 11% for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008. Decreases in costs of
goods and services is primarily driven by an overall decrease in net sales offset by costs that are
fixed in nature and do not correlate directly with the change in revenues.
Cost of goods and services of the Data Group for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were
$20.1 million, or 31% of net sales, compared to $23.3 million, or 31% of net sales for the same
period in 2008. Cost of goods and services of the Data Group for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 were $61.2 million, or 32% of net sales, compared to $68.5 million, or 29% of net sales
for the same period in 2008. The decrease in cost of goods and services is due to the decrease in
net sales for the third quarter of 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008; however, costs did
not decrease at the same rate because a majority of the database compilation and product
development costs are fixed and do not fluctuate directly with sales.
Cost of goods and services of the Services Group for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were
$9.4 million, or 26% of net sales, compared to $9.5 million, or 23% of net sales for the same
period in 2008. Cost of goods and services of the Services Group for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 were $28.5 million, or 27% of net sales, compared to $28.5 million, or 23% of
net sales for the same period in 2008. Costs as a percentage of sales increased year over year for
the comparable periods which is primarily due to the increased costs associated with e-mail and
cellular text marketing due to the growth of the digital business year over year.
Cost of goods and services of the Marketing Research Group for the quarter ended September 30,
2009 were $15.0 million, or 63% of net sales, compared to $17.8 million, or 62% of net sales for
the same period in 2008. Cost of goods and services of the Marketing Research
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Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $45.9 million, or 63% of net sales,
compared to $54.6 million, or 62% of net sales for the same period in 2008. Cost fluctuations are
related to the decrease in net sales for the second quarter of 2009 as compared to the same period
in 2008 offset slightly by increased costs incurred in 2009 related to specific tailored marketing
programs developed to increase revenue.
Cost of goods and services of Corporate Activities for the quarter ended September 30, 2009
were $1.0 million, compared to $1.1 million for the same period in 2008. Cost of goods and
services of Corporate Activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $2.9 million,
compared to $3.3 million for the same period in 2008. Total cost of goods and services for
Corporate Activities includes costs related to services to support the Companys network
administration, help desk functions and system personnel and support fees for accounting and
finance.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 were
$63.1 million, or 51% of net sales, compared to $97.3 million, or 67% of net sales for the same
period in 2008. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 were $200.2 million, or 54% of net sales, compared to $259.3 million, or 58% of net sales
for the same period in 2008. Included within selling, general and administrative expenses were
costs incurred during the periods for restructuring, non-recurring and non-cash charges which
totaled approximately $27.6 million and $40.5 million for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2008, respectively, compared to $9.3 million and $31.2 million for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009, respectively. The most significant portion of these charges was due to
legal and professional fees related to the Special Litigation Committees investigation and the
Derivative Litigation. Such amounts incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2008 were $14.3 million and $23.9 million, respectively. Whereas, such legal and professional fees
were $2.0 million and $7.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively. Additionally, restructuring and severance charges incurred during the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2008 were $12.5 million and $15.5 million, respectively, compared to
$4.0 million and $13.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively.
During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded restructuring charges
of $4.0 million. This included $1.5 million for a reduction in workforce and $2.5 million in
facility closure costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded
restructuring charges of $13.2 million. This included $7.9 million for a reduction in workforce, as
a part of the Companys continuing strategy to reduce costs and focus on core operations, and $5.3
million in facility closure costs.
During the three months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded restructuring charges
of $12.5 million. Total severance costs for the three months ended September 30, 2008 of $10.6
million included $10.0 million for severance incurred for Mr. Gupta as part of the Stipulation of
Settlement. In addition, facility closure costs incurred during the three months ended September
30, 2008 were $1.9 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded
restructuring charges of $15.5 million, which included $13.6 million related to severance ($10.0
million for severance incurred for Mr. Gupta). Approximately $1.9 million of facility closure
costs were incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Selling, general and administrative expenses of the Data Group for the quarter ended September
30, 2009 were $25.2 million, or 39% of net sales, compared to $32.8 million, or 44% of net sales
for the same period in 2008. Selling, general and administrative expenses of the Data Group for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $86.2 million, or 45% of net sales, compared to
$105.7 million, or 44% of net sales for the same period in 2008. The majority of the decrease in
selling, general and administrative costs is related to cost cutting initiatives introduced in 2009
that include consolidating operations. The Data Group incurred $1.1 million in severance costs and
$0.9 million in facility closure costs during the quarter ended September 30, 2009. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, the Data Group incurred $4.5 million in severance costs and $1.7
million in facility closure costs. The cost savings experienced by the Data Group were slightly
offset by fixed charges and intangible asset impairment charges incurred of $1.7 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, primarily as a result of
the impairment of expresscopy.com. Also, $3.5 million in costs were recorded during the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 for software development costs incurred related to projects deemed
to be impaired.
Selling, general and administrative expenses of the Services Group for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009 were $16.7 million, or 45% of net sales, compared to $22.0 million, or 53% of
net sales for the same period in 2008. Selling, general and administrative expenses of the
Services Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $53.8 million, or 50% of net
sales, compared to $65.1 million, or 54% of net sales for the same period in 2008. The majority of
the decrease in selling, general and administrative costs is related to cost cutting initiatives
introduced in 2009 that include consolidating operations. The Services Group incurred $0.2 million
in facility closure costs during the quarter ended September 30, 2009. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, the Services Group incurred $1.0 million in severance costs and $1.6 million in
facility closure costs.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses of the Marketing Research Group for the quarter
ended September 30, 2009 were $8.4 million, or 35% of net sales, compared to $8.2 million, or 29%
of net sales for the same period in 2008. Selling, general and administrative expenses of the
Marketing Research Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 were $24.1 million, or 33% of
net sales, compared to $27.9 million, or 32% of net sales for the same period in 2008. The
majority of the decrease in selling, general and administrative costs is related to cost cutting
initiatives introduced in 2009 that include consolidating operations. The Marketing Research Group
incurred $0.2 million in severance costs and $1.4 million in facility closure costs during the
quarter ended September 30, 2009. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Marketing
Research Group incurred $0.9 million in severance costs and $2.0 million in facility closure costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses of Corporate Activities for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009 were $12.8 million, compared to $34.4 million for the same period in 2008.
Selling, general and administrative expenses of Corporate Activities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 were $36.0 million, compared to $60.5 million for the same period in 2008.
Corporate Activities includes selling, general and administrative costs that cannot be directly
attributed to the revenue producing segments. During the three and nine months ended September 30,
2009, the Company incurred $2.0 million and $7.7 million, respectively, in legal and professional
fees related to the investigation by the SEC as described in further detail in Note 13 in the Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. During the three and nine months ended September
30, 2008, the Company incurred $14.3 million and $23.9 million, respectively, in legal and
professional fees related to the Special Litigation Committees investigation and the Derivative
Litigation. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, Corporate Activities
incurred $0.2 million and $1.5 million, respectively, of severance costs.
The Company
estimates its cost savings initiatives implemented in 2009 to have an annualized impact of
approximately $35 million.
Depreciation and amortization of operating assets
Depreciation and amortization of operating assets for the quarter ended September 30, 2009
totaled $4.7 million, or 4% of net sales, compared to $5.2 million, or 4% of net sales for the same
period in 2008. Depreciation and amortization of operating assets for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 totaled $14.4 million, or 4% of net sales, compared to $15.8 million, or 3% of
net sales for the same period in 2008.
Depreciation and amortization of operating assets of the Data Group for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009 was $2.0 million, or 3% of net sales, compared to $2.8 million, or 4% of net
sales for the same period in 2008. Depreciation and amortization of operating assets of the Data
Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $7.0 million, or 4% of net sales, compared
to $8.1 million, or 3% of net sales for the same period in 2008.
Depreciation and amortization of operating assets of the Services Group for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009 was $1.2 million, or 3% of net sales compared to $1.0 million, or 2% of net
sales for the same period in 2008. Depreciation and amortization of operating assets of the
Services Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $3.4 million, or 3% of net sales,
compared to $3.1 million, or 3% of net sales for the same period in 2008.
Depreciation and amortization of operating assets of the Marketing Research Group for the
quarter ended September 30, 2009 was $0.5 million, or 2% of net sales each of the second quarters
of 2009 and 2008. Depreciation and amortization of operating assets of the Marketing Research
Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $1.4 million, or 2% of net sales, compared
to $1.6 million, or 2% of net sales for the same period in 2008.
Depreciation and amortization of operating assets of Corporate Activities for the quarter
ended September 30, 2009 was $1.0 million, consistent with $0.9 million for the same period of
2008. Depreciation and amortization of operating assets of Corporate Activities for the nine
month period ended September 30, 2009 was $2.5 million compared to $3.0 million for the same period
in 2008.
Amortization of intangible assets
Amortization of intangible assets for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 totaled $2.3
million, or 2% of net sales, compared to $3.2 million, or 2% of net sales for the same period in
2008. Amortization of intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 totaled $8.1
million, or 2% of net sales, compared to $9.7 million, or 2% of net sales for the same period in
2008.
Amortization of intangible assets of the Data Group for the quarter ended September 30, 2009
was $0.8 million, or 1% of net sales, compared to $1.3 million, or 2% of net sales for the same
period in 2008. Amortization of intangible assets of the Data Group for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 was $3.2 million, or 2% of net sales, compared to $4.0 million, or 2% of net
sales for the same period in 2008. The decrease in amortization of intangible assets for the Data
Group is due to the decrease in value of intangibles related to the impairment of certain
identifiable intangible assets.
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Amortization of intangible assets of the Services Group for the quarter ended September 30,
2009 was $0.7 million, or 2% of net sales, compared to $1.1 million, or 3% of net sales for the
same period in 2008. Amortization of intangible assets of the Services Group for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 was $2.4 million, or 2% of net sales, compared to $3.3 million, or 3% of
net sales for the same period in 2008.
Amortization of intangible assets of the Marketing Research Group for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009 was $0.8 million, or 4% of net sales
compared to $0.8 million, or 3% of net sales
for the same period in 2008. Amortization of intangible assets of the Marketing Research Group for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $2.5 million, or 3% of net sales, compared to $2.4
million, or 3% of net sales for the same period in 2008.
Operating income (loss)
As a result of the factors previously described, the Company had operating income of $9.4
million, or 7% of net sales, during the quarter ended September 30, 2009, compared to an operating
loss of $12.4 million, or 9% of net sales for the same period in 2008. The Company had operating
income of $13.0 million, or 3% of net sales, during the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
compared to operating income of $7.1 million, or 2% of net sales for the same period in 2008.
Operating income for the Data Group for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 was $15.9
million, or 25% of net sales, compared to $14.7 million, or 20% of net sales for the same period in
2008. Operating income for the Data Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $35.9
million, or 19% of net sales, as compared to $51.5 million, or 22% of net sales for the same period
in 2008.
Operating income for the Services Group for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 was $9.0
million, or 24% of net sales, compared to $8.0 million, or 19% of net sales, for the same period in
2008. Operating income for the Services Group for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was
$19.3 million, or 18% of net sales, as compared to $21.4 million, or 18% of net sales for the same
period in 2008.
Operating loss for the Marketing Research Group for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 was
$0.7 million, or 3% of net sales, compared to operating income of $1.4 million, or 5% of net
sales for the same period in 2008. Operating loss for the Marketing Research Group for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 was $0.7 million as compared to operating income of $1.0 million
for the same period in 2008.
Operating loss for Corporate Activities for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 was $14.8
million, compared to $36.3 million for the same period in 2008. Operating loss for Corporate
Activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $41.4 million, compared to $66.8
million for the same period in 2008.
Other expense, net
Other expense, net was $1.6 million, or 1% of net sales, and $3.6 million, or 2% of net sales,
for the quarters ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Other expense, net was $8.3
million, or 2% of net sales, and $11.2 million, or 3% of net sales, for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Other expense, net is comprised of interest expense,
investment income or expense, and other income or expense items, which do not represent components
of operating expense of the Company. The majority of the other expense, net was for interest
expense, which was $2.1 million and $4.3 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2009 and
2008, respectively, and $7.5 million and $13.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008, respectively. The decrease in interest expense is due to the decrease in our long-term
debt balances as we have made significant efforts to pay down our debt. Debt was reduced by $6.3
million during the third quarter of 2009 and $113.5 million during
the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
Income tax expense (benefit)
We recorded income tax expense of $3.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2009,
and income tax benefit of $5.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Income tax
expense of $1.8 million and income tax benefit of $1.4 million was recorded during the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The effective income tax rate used for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was 39.0% and 34.5%, respectively. The effective tax rate
increased from 37% as of June 30, 2009 to 39% as of
September 30, 2009, primarily due to interest
accrued on uncertain tax positions.
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2009 was $0 and $7.2 million, respectively. This includes a loss from the sale of
Macro of $9.8 million as a result of receiving proceeds from the sale of Macro of $155.0 million,
less the net investment and transaction costs of $129.8 million, resulting in a pre-tax gain of
$25.2 million, less income tax expense of $35.0 million. The
Company finalized the working capital adjustment per the Macro sale agreement. The gain of $2.6
million, $1.6 million after-tax, was recorded within discontinued operations of the Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The Company
received the $2.6 million from ICF on July 31, 2009, and the current escrow amount (held in
relation to the working capital adjustment) of $3.0 million was released to the Company on August
3, 2009. The proceeds received were used to pay down our debt during the third quarter of 2009.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
At September 30, 2009, the term loan of the Senior Secured Credit Facility entered into on
February 14, 2006 (as amended, the 2006 Credit Facility), due February 2012, had a balance of
$70.9 million, bearing an average interest rate of 2.29%. The revolving line of credit had a
balance of $73.5 million, bearing an interest rate of 2.81%, and $101.5 million was available under
the revolving line of credit which is due February 2011. Substantially all of the assets of the
Company are pledged as security under the terms of the 2006 Credit Facility. At September 30,
2009, the mortgage loan for the Papillion and Ralston facilities, due June 2017, had a balance of
$41.1 million. During the quarter ended September 30, 2009, debt was reduced by $6.3 million.
Debt was reduced by $113.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 ($95.7 million
related to the proceeds received from the sale of Macro).
The 2006 Credit Facility provides for grid-based interest pricing based upon our condensed
consolidated total leverage ratio. Interest rates for use of the revolving line of credit range
from base rate (the higher or the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% or the prime rate established by
the administrative agent) plus 0.25% to 1.00% for base rate loans and LIBOR plus 1.25% to 2.00% for
Eurodollar rate loans. Interest rates for the term loan range from base rate plus 0.75% to 1.00%
for base rate loans and LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.00% for Eurodollar rate loans. Subject to certain
limitations set forth in the 2006 Credit Facility, we may designate borrowings under the 2006
Credit Facility as base rate loans or Eurodollar loans.
We are subject to and are in compliance with the non-financial and financial covenants in the
2006 Credit Facility, which includes a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, maximum
consolidated total leverage ratio and minimum consolidated net worth. The fixed charge coverage
ratio and leverage ratio financial covenants are based on earnings before interest expense, income
taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), with adjustments to EBITDA for certain agreed upon
items including non-operating, non-recurring gains (losses), other charges (gains), asset
impairments, non-cash stock compensation expense and other items specified in the 2006 Credit
Facility. For the twelve month period ended September 30, 2009, our financial covenants were as
follows: our consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio was 4.11, compared to a minimum required of
1.15; our consolidated total leverage ratio was 1.97, compared to a maximum allowed of 2.75; and at
the quarter ended September 30, 2009, our consolidated net worth was $251.2 million, compared to a
minimum required of $222.6 million.
On May 23, 2007, the Company entered into mortgage loan transactions with Suburban Capital. As
part of the transactions, the Company transferred the titles to the Companys headquarters in
Ralston, Nebraska, and its data compilation facility in Papillion, Nebraska, to newly formed
limited liability company subsidiaries, and these properties serve as collateral for the
transactions. The Company entered into long-term lease agreements with these subsidiaries for the
continued and sole use of the properties. The Company also entered into guaranty agreements wherein
it guarantees the payment and performance of various obligations as defined in the agreements
including, under certain circumstances, the mortgage debt. In late July 2007, the loans were sold
on the secondary market as part of a collateralized mortgage-backed securitization transaction.
Midland Loan Services became the loan servicer for the mortgage loans, but terms of the notes and
deeds of trust were otherwise unchanged. The loans have an effective term of ten years due June
2017 and were priced with a fixed coupon rate of 6.082%. Payments will be interest only for the
first five years; for years six through ten, payments will be comprised of principal and interest
based upon a thirty-year amortization. Proceeds from this transaction were approximately $41.1
million before fees and expenses. The proceeds were used to retire the existing debt for the
Papillion and Ralston facilities of approximately $12.8 million and the remaining net proceeds of
$26.7 million were used to reduce amounts outstanding under the Companys revolving credit
facility.
In light of the Special Litigation Committees investigation described in Note 13 of the Notes
to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company was unable to file its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the 2007 Form 10-K)
and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 (the First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q) by the
SECs filing deadline. Failure to timely file the 2007 Form 10-K and the First Quarter 2008 Form
10-Q and provide annual and quarterly financial statements to the lenders to the
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2006 Credit
Facility would have constituted a default under the 2006 Credit Facility. Therefore, on March 26,
2008, the Company and the lenders to the 2006 Credit Facility entered into a Third Amendment (the
Third Amendment) to the 2006 Credit Facility which, among other things: (1) extended the
deadlines by which the Company must file the 2007 Form 10-K and the First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q
and provide certain annual and quarterly financial statements to the lenders; (2) waived any other
defaults arising from these filing delays; and (3) modified the covenant related to operating
leases. On June 27, 2008, the Company and the lenders to the 2006 Credit Facility entered into a
Fourth Amendment (the Fourth Amendment) to the 2006 Credit Facility, which extended the deadlines
for filing with the SEC the 2007 Form 10-K and the First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q to August 15, 2008,
and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 (the Second Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q) to
August 29, 2008.
On March 27, 2009, as a result of the purchase agreement between the Company and ICF regarding
the sale of Macro as described in Note 3 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements, the Company and the lenders to the 2006 Credit Facility entered into a Fifth Amendment
(the Fifth Amendment) to the 2006 Credit Facility, which, among other things: (1) consented to
the sale of Macro to ICF; and (2) governs the application of proceeds from the sale of Macro. The
Fifth Amendment did not change the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Fifth Amendment became
effective contemporaneously with the closing of the Macro transaction on March 31, 2009.
As a result of the amendments, the Company was in compliance with all restrictive covenants of
the Amended 2006 Credit Facility as of September 30, 2009. The Company filed the 2007 Form 10-K
and the First Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q with the SEC on August 8, 2008, the Second Quarter 2008 Form
10-Q on August 21, 2008 and timely filed its Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 2008,
March 31, 2009, and June 30, 2009 and its Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31,
2008.
The 2006 Credit Facility provides that we may pay cash dividends on our common stock or
repurchase shares of our common stock provided that (1) before and after giving effect to such
dividend or repurchase, no event of default exists or would exist under the credit agreement, (2)
before and after giving effect to such dividend or repurchase, our consolidated total leverage
ratio is not more than 2.75 to 1.00, and (3) the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and stock
repurchases during any loan year does not exceed $20 million, except that there is no cap limit on
the amount of cash dividends or stock repurchases so long as, after giving effect to the dividend
or repurchase, our consolidated total leverage ratio is not more than 2.00 to 1.00. On January 30,
2009, the Board of Directors voted to eliminate the dividend that is historically paid at the
beginning of our fiscal year. No assurance can be given that dividends will be paid in the future
since they are dependent on our earnings, cash flows from operations and financial condition and
other factors. The Credit Facility has certain restrictions on the ability to declare dividends on
our common stock.
As of September 30, 2009, the Company has incurred $34.3 million in professional fees and
legal expenses attributable to the Special Litigation Committees investigation, the Derivative
Litigation and the SECs investigation. This includes $3.0 million incurred in 2007, $23.6 million
incurred in 2008 and $7.7 million incurred in 2009. The Company expects to incur some additional
expenses related to the SEC investigation going forward.
As of September 30, 2009, we had a working capital deficit of $27.0 million, which included
$48.9 million of deferred revenue. The Company has consistently generated positive cash flows from
continuing operations which has enabled us, in part, to improve our capital structure by reducing
our debt and interest expense. The first tranche of debt is due in
February 2011 and the related outstanding balance is $73.5
million at September 30, 2009. The Company does plan to continue to pay down its debt over time.
We believe that our existing sources of liquidity and cash generated from continuing operations,
combined with our continued access to the capital markets to refinance our debt as it comes due in
February 2011 and 2012, will satisfy our projected working capital, debt repayments and other cash
requirements. Acquisitions of other technologies, products or companies, or internal product
development efforts may require us to obtain additional equity or debt financing, which may not be
available or may be dilutive.
Selected Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Information
Net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 totaled
$3.6 million compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $32.1 million for the same
period in 2008. The $35.7 million increase in net cash used in operating activities was primarily
driven by Macro, which was sold in the first quarter of 2009 and had an increase in net cash used
in operating activities of $40.7 million.
Net cash provided by investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009
totaled $118.1 million, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $40.7 million for the
same period in 2008. The increase in investing activities cash flow is mainly attributable to the
sale of Macro net assets for $128.4 million reflected in the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
while the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 reflects cash primarily used in the
acquisition of Direct Media, Inc. of $18.9
million in January 2008, as well as higher capital expenditures.
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Net cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 totaled
$112.4 million, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $7.9 million for the same
period in 2008. Net payments of long-term debt were $113.5 million during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, primarily as a result of proceeds received in the Macro divestiture. For the
same period in 2008, net proceeds from long-term debt were $28.8 million, which were used to fund
dividend payments to shareholders and the Direct Media, Inc. acquisition.
Selected Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information
The
December 31, 2008 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet has been
adjusted to classify the divested Macro assets and
liabilities as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations.
Trade accounts receivable decreased to $40.5 million at September 30, 2009 from $56.0 million
at December 31, 2008. The decrease was the result of declines in net sales and timing of collection
of invoices.
List brokerage trade accounts receivable decreased to $76.7 million at September 30, 2009 from
$86.8 million at December 31, 2008. The decrease is the result of a decline in net sales for the
list brokerage business due to the seasonality of the industry, as well as the weakened economy.
Goodwill decreased to $353.8 million at September 30, 2009 from $377.7 million at December 31,
2008 resulting from the sale of Macro.
The escrow,
noncurrent balance of $10.0 million at September 30, 2009
represents proceeds in an escrow account associated with the Macro divestiture for
indemnity claims.
Accounts payable decreased to $11.9 million at September 30, 2009 from $29.6 million at
December 31, 2008. The decrease was primarily due to the timing of payments and overall reduced
expenses pertaining to headcount reductions, facility closures, and marketing reductions.
List brokerage trade accounts payable decreased to $63.1 million at September 30, 2009 from
$79.8 million at December 31, 2008, which is related to the decrease in the list brokerage trade
accounts receivable.
Income taxes payable increased to $5.9 million at September 30, 2009 as compared to income
taxes receivable of $3.8 million at December 31, 2008. The change was primarily due to the income
taxes payable of $51.1 million related to the Macro sale less payments of $44.5 million made
through September 30, 2009.
Deferred revenue decreased to $48.9 million at September 30, 2009 as compared to $60.5 million
at December 31, 2008, primarily due to the recognition of annual
subscription contracts, as well as
the timing of annual renewals.
Our long-term debt decreased to $184.3 million at September 30, 2009 from $297.7 million at
December 31, 2008. The decrease in long-term debt, net of
current portion, is primarily due to the
use of the net proceeds received in the Macro divestiture to pay down debt.
Note receivable shareholder decreased to $6.8 million at September 30, 2009 from $9.0
million at December 31, 2008 due to the receipt of the first payment of $2.2 million from the
former Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the Stipulation of Settlement.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Other than rents associated with facility leasing arrangements, the Company does not engage in
off-balance sheet financing activities. The Companys operating lease commitments are included in
the contractual obligations table set forth in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008 under Item 7, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details on
recent accounting pronouncements.
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Inflation
We do not believe that the rate of inflation has had a material effect on our operating
results. However, inflation could adversely affect our future operating results if it were to
result in a substantial weakening of the economic condition.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We have identified interest rate risk as our primary market risk exposure. Because nearly all
our debts are at variable rates, any significant changes to interest rates may adversely impact our
earnings and cash flow. If necessary, we could refinance our debt at fixed rates or utilize
interest rate protection agreements to manage interest rate risk. For example, each 100 basis point
increase (decrease) in the interest rate would cause an annual increase (decrease) in interest
expense of approximately $1.4 million. At September 30, 2009, we had long-term debt with a carrying
value of $187.1 million, and an estimated fair value of $192.6 million.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
The Company is responsible for maintaining disclosure controls and other procedures that are
designed so that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or
submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and communicated to management,
including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms.
In connection with the preparation of this Form 10-Q, management performed an evaluation of
the Companys disclosure controls and procedures. The evaluation was performed, under the
supervision of and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Companys disclosure controls and
procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of September 30, 2009. In addition, as
described under Item 9A, Controls and Procedures in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2008, management identified a material weakness in the Companys
internal control over financial reporting, which is an integral component of its disclosure
controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were not
effective as of September 30, 2009.
As of September 30, 2009, the Company has executed the planned items in our process of
remediating the existing material weakness, as described in more detail below.
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting
The Company has implemented the following remedial actions to address the material weakness as
described under Item 9A, Control and Procedures in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2008:
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Other than as described above, no other changes were made during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 in the Companys internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
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affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We will continue our on-going review of the
accounting and finance functions throughout 2009. We believe that these steps taken will remediate
the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 that was
reported as of December 31, 2008.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In February 2006, Cardinal Value Equity Partners, L.P. (Cardinal) filed a derivative lawsuit
in the Court of Chancery for the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County (the Court),
against certain current and former directors of the Company, and the Company, asserting claims for
breach of fiduciary duty. In October 2006, Dolphin Limited Partnership I, L.P., Dolphin Financial
Partners, L.L.C. and Robert Bartow (collectively with Cardinal, the Plaintiffs) filed a
derivative lawsuit in the Court against certain current and former directors of the Company, and
the Company as a nominal defendant, claiming breach of fiduciary duty and misuse of corporate
assets. In January 2007, the Court granted the defendants motion to consolidate the actions (as
consolidated, the Derivative Litigation).
In November 2007, the Company received a request from the Denver Regional Office of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking the Company to produce voluntarily certain
documents as part of an SEC investigation. The requested documents relate to the allegations made
in the Derivative Litigation, as well as related party transactions, expense reimbursement, other
corporate expenditures, and certain trading in the Companys securities. The SEC subsequently
issued subpoenas to the Company and a number of its current and former directors and officers. The
Company cooperated fully with the SECs requests and the Special Litigation Committee, the
formation and activities of which are described in more detail below, reported the results of its
investigation to the SEC.
On October 20, 2009, the Company announced it had reached an agreement in principle to resolve
the SECs investigation. The SEC Commissioners must still approve the agreement, which was reached
with the Denver Regional Office of the SEC, and thus the terms are not final. Under the proposed
agreement, the Company would not admit or deny liability. The Company would agree to entry of a
cease and desist order that it not violate Sections 13(a), 13(b) and 14(a) of the Securities Act of
1934 and related rules requiring that periodic filings be accurate, that accurate books and records
and a system of internal accounting controls be maintained and that solicitations of proxies comply
with the securities laws. The proposed agreement does not require the payment of any financial
penalty by the Company.
In December 2007, the Companys Board of Directors formed a Special Litigation Committee (the
SLC) in response to the Derivative Litigation and the SECs investigation. The SLC, which
consisted of five independent Board members, conducted an investigation of the issues in the
Derivative Litigation and the SECs informal investigation, as well as other related matters.
Based on its review, the SLC determined, on July 16, 2008, that various related party transactions,
expense reimbursements and corporate expenditures were excessive and, in response, approved a
series of remedial actions. The remedial actions are set forth in Item 9A, Controls and
Procedures in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2007,
which was filed on March 16, 2009.
The SLC conducted settlement discussions on behalf of the Company with all relevant parties,
including the current and former directors of the Company named in the suit, Vinod Gupta and the
Plaintiffs. On August 20, 2008, all relevant parties entered into a Stipulation of Settlement, the
material terms of which are set forth in the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on August
22, 2008. On November 7, 2008, the Court entered an Order and Final Judgment approving all the
terms of the Stipulation of Settlement and dismissing the Derivative Litigation with prejudice.
The Courts order also awarded Plaintiffs counsel fees of $7 million and expenses in the amount of
$210,710, all paid by the Company in December 2008.
A number of remedial measures were adopted and implemented in conjunction with the Stipulation
of Settlement. Also, pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation of Settlement, Vinod Gupta resigned
as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on August 20, 2008. Mr. Gupta and the Company entered
into a Separation Agreement and General Release dated August 20, 2008 (the Separation Agreement),
under which Mr. Gupta granted a release of certain claims against the Company related to the
Derivative Litigation and the SLCs investigation and received the right to severance payments
totaling $10.0 million (contingent on Mr. Gupta adhering to certain requirements in the Separation
Agreement and Stipulation of Settlement). The Company also granted a release of certain claims
against Mr. Gupta related to the Derivative Litigation and the SLCs investigation. The first
severance payment in the amount of $5.0 million, which was due within sixty days of execution of
the Separation Agreement, was paid by the Company to Mr. Gupta on October 17, 2008. The remaining
severance payment of
$5.0 million, included within the accrued expenses line of the Condensed Consolidated Balance
Sheet, was paid by the Company when due on October 30, 2009, the day after the Companys 2009
Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Pursuant to the Stipulation of Settlement, Mr. Gupta has agreed to pay the Company $9.0
million incrementally over four years. This receivable was recorded within equity as a note
receivable from shareholder on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The corresponding
contribution was reduced by $2.5 million for federal and state income taxes and was recorded within
paid-in capital on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Mr. Guptas first payment to the
Company, in the amount of $2.2 million, was received on January 6, 2009. The next payment of $2.2
million is due from Mr. Gupta in January 2010.
The Company has paid legal expenses associated with the SEC investigation for current director
Vinod Gupta and former director Elliot Kaplan. During the third quarter of 2009, the Company paid
$335,707 for Vinod Gupta and $49,790 for Elliot Kaplan and for the nine months ended September 30,
2009, the Company has paid $3,469,421 of these expenses for Vinod Gupta and $59,517 for Elliot
Kaplan. These payments were made as advances to the directors for legal expenses and were done in
accordance with the Companys Bylaws and Delaware law. The payments on behalf of Elliot Kaplan
were made to his law firm, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. As announced in our Form 8-K
filed on July 1, 2009, Elliot Kaplan resigned as a director of the Company effective June 30, 2009
in accordance with the terms of the Stipulation of Settlement, the material terms of which are set
forth in the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on August 22, 2008.
The Internal Revenue Service began an audit in the first quarter of 2009 of the Companys
United States tax returns for the years 2005 through 2007. The Company believes its tax positions
comply with applicable tax law and intends to defend its positions. However, differing positions
on certain issues could be reached by tax authorities, which could adversely affect the Companys
financial condition and results of operations.
The Company is subject to legal claims and assertions in the ordinary course of business.
Although the outcomes of any other lawsuits and claims are uncertain, the Company does not believe
that, individually or in the aggregate, any such lawsuits or claims will have a material effect on
its business, financial condition and results of operations or liquidity.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On October 29, 2009, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders at which the
Companys stockholders elected four directors to the Board of Directors, each to serve for a term
of three years expiring in 2012, and ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2009.
The following directors were elected at the annual meeting based on the number of votes
indicated below.
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Director Name |
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For |
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Withheld |
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Vinod Gupta |
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32,702,131 |
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20,936,550 |
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Gary Morin |
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39,592,542 |
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14,046,139 |
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Roger Siboni |
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39,720,346 |
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13,918,335 |
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Thomas L. Thomas |
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39,730,235 |
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13,908,446 |
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The other matters presented at the meeting were approved by the Companys stockholders as
follows:
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Matter Voted Upon |
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Broker Non-vote |
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Ratification of
Independent
Registered Public
Accounting Firm |
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51,645,739 |
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1,985,154 |
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7,788 |
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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Exhibit |
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No. |
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Description |
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3.1
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Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through October 22, 1999, incorporated herein by
reference to exhibits filed with our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed March 20,
2000. |
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3.2
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Participating Preferred Stock, filed in
Delaware on May 5, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to exhibits filed with our Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed May 6, 2009. |
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3.3
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Certificate of Ownership and Merger effecting the name change to infoGROUP Inc., incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 4, 2008 |
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3.4
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Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007, filed August 8, 2008. |
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4.1
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Preferred Share Rights Agreement, incorporated herein by reference to our Registration Statement
on Form 8-A, as amended, filed May 6, 2009. |
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4.2
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Specimen of Common Stock Certificate, incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits filed with
our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed March 20, 2000. |
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31.1*
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. |
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31.2*
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. |
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32.1*
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2*
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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infoGROUP Inc.
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Date: November 9, 2009 |
/s/ Thomas Oberdorf
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Thomas Oberdorf |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit |
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No. |
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Description |
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3.1
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Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through October 22, 1999, incorporated herein by
reference to exhibits filed with our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed March 20,
2000. |
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3.2
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation of Participating Preferred Stock, filed in
Delaware on May 5, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to exhibits filed with our Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed May 6, 2009. |
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3.3
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Certificate of Ownership and Merger effecting the name change to infoGROUP Inc., incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 4, 2008 |
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3.4
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Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007, filed August 8, 2008. |
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4.1
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Preferred Share Rights Agreement, incorporated herein by reference to our Registration Statement
on Form 8-A, as amended, filed May 6, 2009. |
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4.2
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Specimen of Common Stock Certificate, incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits filed with
our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed March 20, 2000. |
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31.1*
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. |
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31.2*
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. |
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32.1*
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2*
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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