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): July 30, 2013

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 30, 2013, QuinStreet, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013. A copy of this press release titled “QuinStreet Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2013 Financial Results” is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated July 30, 2013 titled “QuinStreet Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2013 Financial Results”

The information contained in Items 2.02, 9.01 and the exhibits furnished in this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    QUINSTREET, INC.
Dated: July 30, 2013     By:  

/s/ Douglas Valenti

      Douglas Valenti
      Chief Executive Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated July 30, 2013 titled “QuinStreet Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2013 Financial Results”

The information contained in Items 2.02, 9.01 and the exhibits furnished in this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

QuinStreet Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Foster City, CA — July 30, 2013 — QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ: QNST), a leading Internet performance marketing company, today announced its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2013.

The Company reported total revenue of $75.7 million and adjusted EBITDA of $12.3 million, or 16% of revenue.

For the quarter, GAAP net loss was $1.6 million, or $0.04 per share. Adjusted net income for the quarter was $6.2 million, or $0.14 per diluted share. Adjusted net income excludes stock-based compensation expense and amortization of intangible assets, net of estimated tax.

QuinStreet generated $7.5 million in normalized free cash flow for the fourth quarter and $38.3 million for the fiscal year, closing the year with $128 million in cash and marketable securities and $35 million in net cash.

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

“This was our third consecutive quarter of an improving top line trend or smaller year over year revenue declines,” commented Doug Valenti, QuinStreet CEO. “We continue to make good progress on initiatives that we believe will return us to growth. Our business model has remained resilient and attractive, with good adjusted EBITDA and cash flow margins, and a strengthening balance sheet. In fiscal year 2013, we went from net debt of $2 million to net cash of over $35 million. For the September quarter, we expect the improving top line trend to continue and estimate revenue in the range of $74 to $79 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin is expected to be approximately 12% as we choose to more aggressively spend on media as an investment in growing our expanded auto insurance model.

“QuinStreet is one of the leaders in on-line performance marketing, and we believe that it is an important, early, and very large market opportunity. We continue to be well positioned given our strong capabilities, assets and resources,” concluded Valenti.

Conference Call Today at 1:30 p.m. PT

QuinStreet will host a conference call and corresponding live webcast at 1:30 p.m. PT today. To access the conference call, dial 1-866-240-0819 for the U.S. and Canada and 1-973-200-3360 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 until the Company’s announcement of its financial results for the next quarter. An audio replay of the call will also be available to investors beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. PT on July 30, 2013 until 11:59 p.m. PT on August 6, 2013 by dialing (855) 859-2056 in the U.S. and Canada, or 1-404-537-3406 for international callers, using passcode 13330363#. This press release, the financial tables, as well as other supplemental financial information are also available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://investor.quinstreet.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 (loss) income less provision for taxes, depreciation expense, amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, interest and other income (expense), net, and impairment of goodwill. The term “adjusted net income” refers to a financial measure that we define as net (loss) income adjusted for amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense and impairment of goodwill, net of estimated taxes. 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. “Normalized free cash flow” refers to free cash flow adjusted for changes in operating assets and liabilities net of estimated taxes related to impairment of goodwill and the impact from excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. 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, adjusted diluted net income per share, free cash flow and normalized free cash flow are relevant and useful information because they provide us and investors with additional measurements to analyze the Company’s operating performance.

Adjusted EBITDA is part of our internal management reporting and planning process and one of the primary measures used by our management to evaluate the operating performance of our business, as well as potential acquisitions. Adjusted EBITDA is useful to us and investors because it provides information related to the Company’s ability to provide cash flow for acquisitions, capital expenditures and working capital requirements. Internally, adjusted EBITDA is used by management for planning purposes, including preparation of internal budgets; to allocate resources; to evaluate the effectiveness of operational strategies; and to evaluate the Company’s capacity to fund acquisitions and capital expenditures as well as the capacity to service debt. Adjusted EBITDA is used as a key financial metric in senior management’s annual incentive compensation program. The Company believes that analysts and investors use adjusted


EBITDA as a supplemental measurement to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in its industry and use adjusted EBITDA multiples as a metric for analyzing company valuations. It is also an element of certain maintenance covenants under our debt agreements.

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, amortization of intangible assets and impairment of goodwill). The Company believes 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 us and investors 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. The measure 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. The Company believes that analysts and investors use free cash flow multiples as a metric for analyzing company valuations in our industry. Free cash flow and normalized free cash flow have certain limitations in that they do not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period, nor do they represent the residual cash flow for discretionary expenditures. Therefore, we think it is important to evaluate both of these cash flow measures along with our consolidated statement of cash flows and understand any changes in the operating assets and liabilities.

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 and strategic and operational plans. 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 Company’s ability to return to growth and profitability; the impact of changes in government regulation and industry standards; 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 attract and retain qualified executives and employees; the Company’s ability to compete effectively against others in the online marketing and media industry; the Company’s ability to identify and manage acquisitions; the impact and costs of any failure by the Company to comply with government regulations and industry standards; and costs associated with defending intellectual property infringement and other claims. More information about potential factors that could affect the Company’s business and financial results is contained in the Company’s annual reports 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, 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 QuinStreet.com.

Contact Information:

Erica Abrams or Elizabeth Bremner

(415) 217-5864 or (415) 489-2195

erica@blueshirtgroup.com

elizabeth@blueshirtgroup.com


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,
2013
    June 30,
2012
 

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 90,117      $ 68,531   

Marketable securities

     37,847        36,736   

Accounts receivable, net

     38,391        52,830   

Deferred tax assets

     7,784        7,665   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     4,623        7,774   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     178,762        173,536   

Property and equipment, net

     9,707        8,755   

Goodwill

     150,456        243,049   

Other intangible assets, net

     50,486        72,444   

Deferred tax assets, noncurrent

     39,258        8,446   

Other assets, noncurrent

     878        930   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 429,547      $ 507,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 18,722      $ 22,870   

Accrued liabilities

     30,903        29,462   

Deferred revenue

     1,638        2,553   

Debt

     15,428        15,429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     66,691        70,314   

Deferred revenue, noncurrent

     239        49   

Debt, noncurrent

     77,249        92,167   

Other liabilities, noncurrent

     6,473        6,273   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     150,652        168,803   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock

     43        43   

Additional paid-in capital

     226,857        220,552   

Treasury stock

     —          (1,178

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,012     (1,439

Retained earnings

     53,007        120,379   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     278,895        338,357   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 429,547      $ 507,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Fiscal Year Ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net revenue

   $ 75,707      $ 85,698      $ 305,101      $ 370,468   

Cost of revenue (1)

     60,826        67,044        251,591        283,466   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     14,881        18,654        53,510        87,002   

Operating expenses: (1)

        

Product development

     4,760        4,806        19,048        21,051   

Sales and marketing

     3,835        2,960        14,705        14,074   

General and administrative

     3,887        7,072        16,226        23,375   

Impairment of Goodwill

     —          —          92,350        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     2,399        3,816        (88,819     28,502   

Interest income

     31        29        115        134   

Interest expense

     (1,024     (1,153     (5,200     (4,462

Other (expense) income, net

     (72     79        (69     (42
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     1,334        2,771        (93,973     24,132   

(Provision) benefit for taxes

     (2,916     (2,570     26,601        (11,131
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,582   $ 201      $ (67,372   $ 13,001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders

        

Basic

   $ (1,582   $ 201      $ (67,372   $ 13,001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ (1,582   $ 201      $ (67,372   $ 13,001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders

        

Basic

   $ (0.04   $ 0.00      $ (1.57   $ 0.28   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ (0.04   $ 0.00      $ (1.57   $ 0.28   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders

        

Basic

     42,872        43,896        42,816        45,846   

Diluted

     42,872        44,674        42,816        46,859   

 

(1) 

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

Cost of revenue

   $   1,034       $      955       $     3,930       $     4,293   

Product development

     709         591         2,765         2,570   

Sales and marketing

     860         660         3,264         3,096   

General and administrative

     600         699         2,057         3,037   


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Fiscal Year Ended June
30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

        

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,582   $ 201      $ (67,372   $ 13,001   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

     6,659        8,493        32,325        31,150   

Impairment of Goodwill

     —          —          92,350        —     

Write-off of bank loans and upfront fees

     —          —          680        —     

Provision for sales returns and doubtful accounts receivable

     (206     (1,473     (781     84   

Stock-based compensation

     3,203        2,905        12,016        12,996   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (96     (51     (156     (197

Other non-cash adjustments, net

     354        474        1,397        1,950   

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

        

Accounts receivable

     6,690        (1,327     15,309        (1,983

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     5,354        (2,436     3,291        (2,695

Other assets, noncurrent

     17        114        53        78   

Deferred taxes

     (1,844     2,782        (30,758     2,782   

Accounts payable

     1,398        (1,318     (4,582     (376

Accrued liabilities

     192        (579     (1,382     (7,405

Deferred revenue

     (60     14        (725     (242

Other liabilities, noncurrent

     (39     (2,449     251        (1,416
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     20,040        5,350        51,916        47,727   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

        

Capital expenditures

     (215     (251     (1,341     (2,268

Business acquisitions, net of notes payable and cash acquired

     —          (5,436     —          (60,075

Other Intangibles

     (15     —          (2,515     —     

Internal software development costs

     (698     (633     (2,511     (2,379

Purchases of marketable securities

     (11,238     (10,409     (52,281     (48,216

Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities

     11,135        10,839        49,911        45,002   

Other investing activities

     2        1        17        30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (1,029     (5,889     (8,720     (67,906
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

        

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options

     141        1,172        457        4,698   

Proceeds from bank debt, net of issuance costs

     —          —          —          5,884   

Principal payments on bank debt

     (2,500     (1,250     (7,500     (5,125

Payment of bank loan upfront fees

     —          —          (200     (1,370

Principal payments on acquisition-related notes payable

     (2,280     (1,176     (8,128     (3,366

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     96        51        156        197   

Withholding taxes related to restricted stock net share settlement

     (53     (71     (244     (417

Repurchases of common stock

     —          (7,355     (6,157     (43,948
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (4,596     (8,629     (21,616     (43,447
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (10     (162     6        (133

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     14,405        (9,330     21,586        (63,759

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     75,712        77,861        68,531        132,290   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 90,117      $ 68,531      $ 90,117      $ 68,531   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME TO

ADJUSTED NET INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Fiscal Year Ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,582   $ 201      $ (67,372   $ 13,001   

Amortization of intangible assets

     5,280        7,192        26,855        25,961   

Stock-based compensation

     3,203        2,905        12,016        12,996   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          92,350        —     

Tax impact of the above items

     (697     (2,346     (39,149     (11,982
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

   $ 6,204      $ 7,952      $ 24,700      $ 39,976   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted diluted net income per share

   $ 0.14      $ 0.18      $ 0.57      $ 0.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     43,309        44,674        43,189        46,859   

QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME TO

ADJUSTED EBITDA

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Fiscal Year Ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012      2013     2012  

Net (loss) income

   $ (1,582   $ 201       $ (67,372   $ 13,001   

Interest and other income (expense), net

     1,065        1,045         5,154        4,370   

Provision (benefit) for taxes

     2,916        2,570         (26,601     11,131   

Depreciation and amortization

     6,659        8,493         32,325        31,150   

Stock-based compensation

     3,203        2,905         12,016        12,996   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —           92,350        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 12,261      $ 15,214       $ 47,872      $ 72,648   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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
June 30,
    Fiscal Year Ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 20,040      $ 5,350      $ 51,916      $ 47,727   

Capital expenditures

     (215     (251     (1,341     (2,268

Internal software development costs

     (698     (633     (2,511     (2,379
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 19,127      $ 4,466      $ 48,064      $ 43,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, less excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (11,612     5,250        (9,786     11,454   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Normalized free cash flow

   $ 7,515      $ 9,716      $ 38,278      $ 54,534