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): April 25, 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).

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 25, 2018, QuinStreet, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2018. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into the Company’s filings with the SEC 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 April 25, 2018


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: April 25, 2018

  By:  

/s/ Gregory Wong

    Gregory Wong
    Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

QuinStreet Reports Record Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2018

 

    Reports record revenue of $117.9 million

 

    Grows revenue 49% year-over-year

 

    Expands adjusted EBITDA margin to 10%

 

    Increases adjusted EBITDA 116% year-over-year

 

    Raises full fiscal 2018 revenue growth outlook to at least 30%

FOSTER CITY, CA – April 25, 2018 — QuinStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNST), a leader in performance marketing products and technologies, today announced financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018.

For the third quarter, the Company reported revenue of $117.9 million, an increase of 49% year-over-year, and GAAP net income of $7.1 million, or $0.14 per diluted share. Adjusted net income for the third quarter was $8.5 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA was $11.2 million, or 10% of revenue, an increase of 116% over the year-ago period.

The Company generated $5.7 million in operating cash flow and $10.5 million in normalized free cash flow in the third quarter and closed the quarter with $47.1 million in cash and no debt.

“Our business momentum accelerated again in FYQ3, driven by the continued success of our new product and media strategies,” commented Doug Valenti, QuinStreet CEO. “We set an all-time record in quarterly revenue and once again expanded margins. The new strategies are driving results and increased demand with clients and media partners, through enhanced matching, transparency and marketing effectiveness. Our business success has been driven by measurable performance for our clients and media partners, and by the competitive advantages of superior products and technologies.

“We expect the positive momentum to continue and that FY 2018 revenue will be up at least 30% year-over-year with full-year adjusted EBITDA margin of at least 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 5:30 a.m. PT

The Company will host a conference call and corresponding live webcast at 5:30 a.m. PT today.

To access the conference call in the US dial +1 (800) 239.9838 with confirmation code 5951589. International callers should dial +1 (323) 794.2551. 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.

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, 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 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 cash receipts 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 March 31, 2018, 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)

 

     March 31,     June 30,  
     2018     2017  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 47,089     $ 49,571  

Accounts receivable, net

     69,066       44,059  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     7,074       6,225  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     123,229       99,855  

Property and equipment, net

     4,259       5,613  

Goodwill

     62,283       56,118  

Other intangible assets, net

     9,380       4,105  

Other assets, noncurrent

     7,848       8,617  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 206,999     $ 174,308  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 30,343     $ 25,205  

Accrued liabilities

     38,917       26,223  

Deferred revenue

     555       1,126  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     69,815       52,554  

Other liabilities, noncurrent

     3,518       3,672  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     73,333       56,226  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     47       45  

Additional paid-in capital

     268,601       263,533  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (458     (463

Accumulated deficit

     (134,524     (145,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     133,666       118,082  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 206,999     $ 174,308  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Net revenue

   $ 117,925     $ 79,205     $ 292,837     $ 218,253  

Cost of revenue (1)

     99,982       69,338       251,161       198,803  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     17,943       9,867       41,676       19,450  

Operating expenses: (1)

        

Product development

     3,686       3,147       10,375       10,415  

Sales and marketing

     2,789       2,243       7,833       7,001  

General and administrative

     4,889       4,023       13,860       11,848  

Restructuring charges

     —         38       —         2,441  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     6,579       416       9,608       (12,255

Interest income

     45       42       118       99  

Interest expense

     —         (31     —         (322

Other income, net

     583       142       869       252  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before taxes

     7,207       569       10,595       (12,226

(Provision for) benefit from taxes

     (90     10       (86     1,386  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,117     $ 579     $ 10,509     $ (10,840
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.15     $ 0.01     $ 0.23     $ (0.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.14     $ 0.01     $ 0.21     $ (0.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

        

Basic

     46,602       45,507       46,047       45,636  

Diluted

     51,275       45,722       49,201       45,636  

 

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

 

   

 

Cost of revenue

   $ 1,027     $ 691     $ 2,953     $ 2,390  

Product development

     495       424       1,455       1,431  

Sales and marketing

     316       291       921       868  

General and administrative

     779       671       2,288       2,095  

Restructuring charges

     —         —         —         42  


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

        

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,117     $ 579     $ 10,509     $ (10,840

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

     1,906       2,660       5,977       8,983  

Provision for sales returns and doubtful accounts receivable

     140       (102     381       109  

Stock-based compensation

     2,617       2,077       7,617       6,826  

Other adjustments, net

     (644     (14     (916     (161

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

     (20,489     (1,887     (25,388     4,002  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     15       (487     (29     73  

Accounts payable

     5,072       482       5,241       1,109  

Accrued liabilities

     9,103       3,225       12,646       (1,277

Deferred revenue

     (175     (209     (571     (160

Other liabilities, noncurrent

     1,032       (138     (154     (388
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     5,694       6,186       15,313       8,276  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

        

Capital expenditures

     (197     (374     (396     (978

Business acquisitions

     —         —         (14,154     —    

Internal software development costs

     (472     (552     (1,533     (1,734

Other investing activities

     644       (25     868       21  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (25     (951     (15,215     (2,691
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

        

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options

     2,267       —         3,165       —    

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

     (3,280     (229     (5,115     (765

Repurchases of common stock

     —         (723     (647     (1,766

Repayment of revolving loan facility

     —         —         —         (15,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,013     (952     (2,597     (17,531
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     27       (35     17       (20

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     4,683       4,248       (2,482     (11,966

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     42,406       37,496       49,571       53,710  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 47,089     $ 41,744     $ 47,089     $ 41,744  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO

ADJUSTED NET INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,117     $ 579     $ 10,509     $ (10,840

Amortization of intangible assets

     861       1,380       2,712       5,019  

Stock-based compensation

     2,617       2,077       7,617       6,784  

Material weakness related expense

     —         —         528       —    

Acquisition costs

     112       —         636       —    

Restructuring

     —         38       —         2,441  

Tax impact after non-GAAP items

     (2,248     (1,466     (6,061     (1,225
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

   $ 8,459     $ 2,608     $ 15,941     $ 2,179  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted diluted net income per share

   $ 0.16     $ 0.06     $ 0.32     $ 0.05  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     51,275       45,722       49,201       45,729  

QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME (LOSS) TO

ADJUSTED EBITDA

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,117     $ 579     $ 10,509     $ (10,840

Interest and other income, net

     (628     (153     (987     (29

Provision for (benefit from) taxes

     90       (10     86       (1,386

Depreciation and amortization

     1,906       2,660       5,977       8,983  

Stock-based compensation

     2,617       2,077       7,617       6,784  

Material weakness related expense

     —         —         528       —    

Acquisition costs

     112       —         636       —    

Restructuring

     —         38       —         2,441  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 11,214     $ 5,191     $ 24,366     $ 5,953  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


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
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2018     2017     2018     2017  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 5,694     $ 6,186     $ 15,313     $ 8,276  

Capital expenditures

     (197     (374     (396     (978

Internal software development costs

     (472     (552     (1,533     (1,734
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 5,025     $ 5,260     $ 13,384     $ 5,564  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     5,442       (986     8,255       (3,359
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Normalized free cash flow

   $ 10,467     $ 4,274     $ 21,639     $ 2,205