Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 31, 2018

 

 

 

QUINSTREET, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-34628   77-0512121

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

950 Tower Lane, 6th Floor

Foster City, CA 94404

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 578-7700

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 31, 2018, QuinStreet, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for its second quarter ended December 31, 2017. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information contained in this Item 2.02 and the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated January 31, 2018 titled “QuinStreet Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results”


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

    QUINSTREET, INC.
Dated: January 31, 2018     By:   /s/ Gregory Wong
      Gregory Wong
      Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

QuinStreet Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Results

 

Reports revenue growth of 33% year-over-year
Continues margin progress; delivers adjusted EBITDA of 8%
Raises full fiscal year 2018 revenue outlook to 20% growth

FOSTER CITY, CA – January 31, 2018 — QuinStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNST), a leader in performance marketing products and technologies, today announced financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2017.

For the second quarter, the Company reported revenue of $87.5 million, an increase of 33% year-over-year, and GAAP net income of $1.9 million, or $0.04 per share. Adjusted net income for the second quarter was $3.7 million, or $0.07 per share, and adjusted EBITDA was $6.6 million, or 8% of revenue.

The Company generated $7.3 million in operating cash flow and $5.6 million in normalized free cash flow in the second quarter and closed the period with $42.4 million in cash and no debt. During the quarter, the Company acquired the auto insurance, home insurance, mortgage, and technology assets of Katch, LLC, an online performance marketing company, for $14 million in cash.

“Results were strong again in the second quarter. Revenue was up 33% year-over-year, and adjusted EBITDA margin was 8%,” commented Doug Valenti, QuinStreet CEO. “Momentum in our business continues to be propelled by the roll-out and execution of the product and media strategies developed over the past few years, and by clients shifting more spending to digital media and performance marketing.”

“We expect these general themes to continue. We are raising our revenue growth outlook for the full fiscal year to approximately 20%, with adjusted EBITDA margin of about 8%,” concluded Valenti.

Reconciliations of adjusted net income to GAAP net income, adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net income and normalized free cash flow to net cash provided by operating activities are included in the accompanying tables.

Conference Call Today at 2:00 P.M. PT

The Company will host a conference call and corresponding live webcast at 2:00 P.M. PT today. To access the conference call, dial +1 (888) 271.8595 or +1 (719) 457.2615 for international callers. The webcast will be available live on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://investor.quinstreet.com and via replay beginning approximately two hours after the completion of the call by registering online at https://event.mymeetingroom.com. The conference call replay will be available through Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 4:30 P.M. PT.


Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release and the accompanying tables include a discussion of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted net income per share, free cash flow and normalized free cash flow, all of which are non-GAAP financial measures that are provided as a complement to results provided in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The term “adjusted EBITDA” refers to a financial measure that we define as net income (loss) less provision for (benefit from) taxes, depreciation expense, amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, interest and other (income) expense, net, restructuring expense, external expenses related to the material weakness disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and acquisition related expense. The term “adjusted net income” refers to a financial measure that we define as net income (loss) adjusted for amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring expense, external expenses related to the material weakness disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and acquisition related expense, net of estimated taxes calculated based on the estimated annual statutory tax rate. Due to the effects of our deferred tax asset valuation allowance and our historical net operating losses, our annual effective tax rate is not meaningful as our income tax amounts for each period are not directly correlated to the amount of income or losses before income taxes for such period. The term “adjusted diluted net income per share” refers to a financial measure that we define as adjusted net income (loss) divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding. The term “free cash flow” refers to a financial measure that we define as net cash provided by operating activities, less capital expenditures and internal software development costs. The term “normalized free cash flow” refers to free cash flow less changes in operating assets and liabilities. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. In addition, our definition of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted net income per share, free cash flow and normalized free cash flow may not be comparable to the definitions as reported by other companies.

We believe adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted net income per share are relevant and useful information because they provide us and investors with additional measurements to analyze the Company’s operating performance.

Adjusted EBITDA is useful to us and investors because (i) we seek to manage our business to a level of adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of net revenue, (ii) it is used internally by us for planning purposes, including preparation of internal budgets; to allocate resources; to evaluate the effectiveness of operational strategies and capital expenditures as well as the capacity to service debt, (iii) it is a key basis upon which we assess our operating performance, (iv) it is one of the primary metrics investors use in evaluating Internet marketing companies, (v) it is a factor in determining compensation, and (vi) it is an element of certain financial covenants under our historical borrowing arrangements. In addition, we believe adjusted EBITDA and similar measures are widely used by investors, securities analysts, ratings agencies and other interested parties in our industry as a measure of financial performance, debt-service capabilities and as a metric for analyzing company valuations.

We use adjusted EBITDA as a key performance measure because we believe it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period by excluding potential differences caused by variations in capital structures (affecting interest expense), tax positions (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates or fluctuations in permanent differences or discrete quarterly items), non-recurring charges, certain other items that we do not believe are indicative of core operating activities (such as restructuring expense, external expenses related to the material weakness disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, acquisition related expense, and other income and expense) and the non-cash impact of depreciation expense, amortization expense and stock-based compensation expense.

Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted net income per share are useful to us and investors because they present an additional measurement of our financial performance, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, but excluding the impact of certain non-cash expenses (stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets), non-recurring charges and certain other items that we do not believe are indicative of core operating activities. We believe that analysts and investors use adjusted net income and adjusted diluted net income per share as supplemental measures to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in our industry.


Free cash flow is useful to investors and us because it represents the cash that our business generates from operations, before taking into account cash movements that are non-operational, and is a metric commonly used in our industry to understand the underlying cash generating capacity of a company’s financial model. Normalized free cash flow is useful as it removes the fluctuations in operating assets and liabilities that occur in any given quarter due to the timing of payments and therefore helps investors understand the underlying cash flow of the business as a quarterly metric and the cash flow generation potential of the business model. We believe that analysts and investors use free cash flow multiples as a metric for analyzing company valuations in our industry.

We intend to provide these non-GAAP financial measures as part of our future earnings discussions and, therefore, the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures will provide consistency in our financial reporting. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to GAAP is provided in the accompanying tables.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release and its attachments contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as “estimate”, “will”, “believe”, “intend”, “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include the statements in quotations from management in this press release, as well as any statements regarding the Company’s anticipated financial results, growth, strategic and operational plans and results of analyses on impairment charges. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that may contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the impact of changes in industry standards and government regulation including, but not limited to investigation or enforcement activities of the Department of Education, the Federal Trade Commission and other regulatory agencies; the Company’s ability to maintain and increase client marketing spend; the Company’s ability to maintain and increase the number of visitors to its websites and to convert those visitors and those to its third-party publishers’ websites into client prospects in a cost-effective manner; the impact of the current economic climate on the Company’s business; the Company’s ability to access and monetize Internet users on mobile devices; the Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified executives and employees; the Company’s ability to compete effectively against others in the online marketing and media industry both for client budget and access to third-party media; the Company’s ability to identify and manage acquisitions; and the impact and costs of any alleged failure by the Company to comply with government regulations and industry standards. More information about potential factors that could affect the Company’s business and financial results are contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Additional information will also be set forth in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, which will be filed with the SEC. The Company does not intend and undertakes no duty to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein.

About QuinStreet

QuinStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNST) is one of the largest Internet performance marketing and media companies in the world. QuinStreet is committed to providing consumers and businesses with the information they need to research, find and select the products, services and brands that meet their needs. For more information, please visit www.QuinStreet.com.

Investor Contact:

Erica Abrams

(415) 297-5864

eabrams@quinstreet.com


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     December 31,     June 30,  
     2017     2017  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 42,406     $ 49,571  

Accounts receivable, net

     48,717       44,059  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     6,798       6,225  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     97,921       99,855  

Property and equipment, net

     4,687       5,613  

Goodwill

     62,283       56,118  

Other intangible assets, net

     10,243       4,105  

Other assets, noncurrent

     8,138       8,617  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 183,272     $ 174,308  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 25,381     $ 25,205  

Accrued liabilities

     29,768       26,223  

Deferred revenue

     730       1,126  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     55,879       52,554  

Other liabilities, noncurrent

     2,486       3,672  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     58,365       56,226  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     46       45  

Additional paid-in capital

     266,982       263,533  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (480     (463

Accumulated deficit

     (141,641     (145,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     124,907       118,082  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 183,272     $ 174,308  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2017     2016     2017      2016  

Net revenue

   $ 87,494     $ 65,610     $ 174,912      $ 139,048  

Cost of revenue (1)

     75,239       61,657       151,179        129,465  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross profit

     12,255       3,953       23,733        9,583  

Operating expenses: (1)

         

Product development

     3,475       3,314       6,689        7,268  

Sales and marketing

     2,597       2,168       5,044        4,758  

General and administrative

     4,511       3,794       8,971        7,825  

Restructuring charges

     —         2,403       —          2,403  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     1,672       (7,726     3,029        (12,671

Interest income

     36       36       73        57  

Interest expense

     —         (135     —          (291

Other income (expense), net

     243       (25     286        110  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income (loss) before taxes

     1,951       (7,850     3,388        (12,795

(Provision for) benefit from taxes

     (4     —         4        1,376  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,947     $ (7,850   $ 3,392      $ (11,419
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share:

         

Basic

   $ 0.04     $ (0.17   $ 0.07      $ (0.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.04     $ (0.17   $ 0.07      $ (0.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing net income (loss) per share:

 

      

Basic

     45,974       45,731       45,776        45,700  

Diluted

     49,614       45,731       48,172        45,700  

 

         

(1) Cost of revenue and operating expenses include stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

    

Cost of revenue

   $ 1,001     $ 728     $ 1,926      $ 1,699  

Product development

     484       471       960        1,007  

Sales and marketing

     306       220       605        577  

General and administrative

     772       681       1,509        1,424  

Restructuring charges

     —         42       —          42  


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

        

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,947     $ (7,850   $ 3,392     $ (11,419

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
operating activities:

 

   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,810       2,950       4,071       6,323  

Provision for sales returns and doubtful accounts receivable

     102       116       241       211  

Stock-based compensation

     2,563       2,142       5,000       4,749  

Other adjustments, net

     (272     9       (272     (147

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

     76       3,069       (4,899     5,889  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     668       1,134       (44     560  

Accounts payable

     (2,106     (49     169       627  

Accrued liabilities

     3,658       (719     3,543       (4,502

Deferred revenue

     (104     212       (396     49  

Other liabilities, noncurrent

     (1,047     (131     (1,186     (250
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     7,295       883       9,619       2,090  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

        

Capital expenditures

     (75     (203     (199     (604

Business acquisitions

     (14,154     —         (14,154     —    

Internal software development costs

     (518     (487     (1,061     (1,182

Other investing activities

     224       (44     224       46  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (14,523     (734     (15,190     (1,740
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

        

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options

     898       —         898       —    

Withholding taxes related to release of restricted stock, net of share settlement

     (1,109     (189     (1,835     (536

Repurchases of common stock

     (522     (1,043     (647     (1,043

Repayment of revolving loan facility

     —         (15,000     —         (15,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (733     (16,232     (1,584     (16,579
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     —         13       (10     15  

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (7,961     (16,070     (7,165     (16,214

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     50,367       53,566       49,571       53,710  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 42,406     $ 37,496     $ 42,406     $ 37,496  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO

ADJUSTED NET INCOME (LOSS)

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,947     $ (7,850   $ 3,392     $ (11,419

Amortization of intangible assets

     717       1,691       1,851       3,639  

Stock-based compensation

     2,563       2,100       5,000       4,707  

Material weakness related expense

     —         —         528       —    

Acquisition costs

     524       —         524       —    

Restructuring

     —         2,403       —         2,403  

Tax impact after non-GAAP items

     (2,070     —         (4,066     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income (loss)

   $ 3,681     $ (1,656   $ 7,229     $ (670
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.07     $ (0.04   $ 0.15     $ (0.01
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing
adjusted diluted net income (loss) per share

     49,614       45,731       48,172       45,700  

QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO

ADJUSTED EBITDA

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,947     $ (7,850   $ 3,392     $ (11,419

Interest and other (income) expense, net

     (279     124       (359     124  

Provision for (benefit from) taxes

     4       —         (4     (1,376

Depreciation and amortization

     1,810       2,950       4,071       6,323  

Stock-based compensation

     2,563       2,100       5,000       4,707  

Material weakness related expense

     —         —         528       —    

Acquisition costs

     524       —         524       —    

Restructuring

     —         2,403       —         2,403  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 6,569     $ (273   $ 13,152     $ 762  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY

OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO FREE CASH FLOW

AND NORMALIZED FREE CASH FLOW

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 7,295     $ 883     $ 9,619     $ 2,090  

Capital expenditures

     (75     (203     (199     (604

Internal software development costs

     (518     (487     (1,061     (1,182
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 6,702     $ 193     $ 8,359     $ 304  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (1,145     (3,516     2,813       (2,373
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Normalized free cash flow

   $ 5,557     $ (3,323   $ 11,172     $ (2,069