Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- 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): May 6, 2014

 

 

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 May 6, 2014, QuinStreet, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014. A copy of this press release titled “QuinStreet Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2014” 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 May 6, 2014 titled “QuinStreet Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2014”

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: May 6, 2014     By:  

/s/ Douglas Valenti

      Douglas Valenti
      Chief Executive Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated May 6, 2014 titled “QuinStreet Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2014”

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.

Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

QuinStreet Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2014

FOSTER CITY, CA—May 6, 2014 — QuinStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNST), a leader in performance marketing online, today announced financial results for fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2014.

The Company reported revenue of $71.9 million and adjusted EBITDA of $6.3 million, or 9% of revenue.

Adjusted net income was $2.0 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, and GAAP net loss was $2.7 million, or $(0.06) per share. Adjusted net income excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, and tax valuation allowance, net of estimated tax.

The Company generated $5 million of normalized free cash flow and closed the quarter with $120 million in cash and marketable securities and $39 million in net cash.

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

“Revenue in fiscal Q3 came in at the top of the outlook we provided,” commented Doug Valenti, QuinStreet CEO. “We continue to spend aggressively on initiatives that we believe will result in a return to growth, with good progress. This has been especially true in auto insurance, our largest addressable market, where we successfully launched our full range of complementary new policy, lead and click products in the quarter, as committed in our last call.”

“The launch of the new auto insurance products is an important milestone for QuinStreet. They significantly increase our revenue opportunity and competitive advantages, and we can now more fully shift from investment in product to investment in revenue. We believe that investment in growing these products represents the most direct path to returning the Company to revenue growth and stronger margins. Based on the significant opportunities we see for the new auto insurance products, we are increasing marketing and media spending ahead of revenue. We expect the new products to begin to add to auto insurance revenue in the current quarter, and that they will do so at an accelerating rate in future quarters. We now project that auto insurance revenue will grow next fiscal year, which begins July 1, from the ramp of the new products. For the current quarter, we expect revenue to be approximately $67 million, consistent with typical sequential seasonality. EBITDA margins will be in the single digits due primarily to increased spending on marketing and media to ramp the new auto insurance products,” Valenti concluded.

Conference Call Today at 2:00 p.m. PT

QuinStreet will host a conference call and corresponding live webcast at 2:00 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 May 6, 2014 by dialing +1 (855) 859-2056 in the U.S. and Canada, or 1 (404) 537-3406 for international callers, using passcode 30843970#. 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, impairment of goodwill and tax valuation allowance, 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, tax valuation allowance 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, impairment of goodwill and tax valuation allowance). 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. 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.

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 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 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 quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, 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:

The Blueshirt Group for QuinStreet

Erica Abrams

(415) 217-5864

erica@blueshirtgroup.com


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,     June 30,  
     2014     2013  

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 81,743      $ 90,117   

Marketable securities

     38,308        37,847   

Accounts receivable, net

     42,013        38,391   

Deferred tax assets

     752        6,753   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     7,978        4,623   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     170,794        177,731   

Property and equipment, net

     10,997        9,707   

Goodwill

     151,092        150,456   

Other intangible assets, net

     35,917        50,486   

Deferred tax assets, noncurrent

     4,512        40,289   

Other assets, noncurrent

     928        878   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 374,240      $ 429,547   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 19,449      $ 18,722   

Accrued liabilities

     26,172        30,903   

Deferred revenue

     1,231        1,638   

Debt

     16,796        15,428   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     63,648        66,691   

Deferred revenue, noncurrent

     —          239   

Debt, noncurrent

     64,524        77,249   

Other liabilities, noncurrent

     6,109        6,473   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     134,281        150,652   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock

     43        43   

Additional paid-in capital

     235,568        226,857   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (1,018     (1,012

Retained earnings

     5,366        53,007   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     239,959        278,895   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 374,240      $ 429,547   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Net revenue

   $ 71,888      $ 79,017      $ 214,994      $ 229,394   

Cost of revenue (1)

     61,646        63,863        181,354        190,765   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     10,242        15,154        33,640        38,629   

Operating expenses: (1)

        

Product development

     4,859        4,891        14,794        14,288   

Sales and marketing

     3,881        3,683        11,696        10,870   

General and administrative

     4,284        4,394        12,829        12,339   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          —          92,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income

     (2,782     2,186        (5,679     (91,218

Interest income

     30        28        84        84   

Interest expense

     (911     (1,810     (2,913     (4,176

Other (expense) income, net

     (3     (39     (51     3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (3,666     365        (8,559     (95,307

Benefit from (provision for) taxes

     993        (2,527     (39,082     29,517   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (2,673   $ (2,162   $ (47,641   $ (65,790
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share

        

Basic

   $ (0.06   $ (0.05   $ (1.10   $ (1.54
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ (0.06   $ (0.05   $ (1.10   $ (1.54
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share

        

Basic

     43,567        42,804        43,422        42,798   

Diluted

     43,567        42,804        43,422        42,798   

 

        

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

          

   

Cost of revenue

   $ 595      $ 1,010      $ 2,190      $ 2,896   

Product development

     551        665        1,893        2,056   

Sales and marketing

     827        780        2,195        2,403   

General and administrative

     477        558        1,833        1,457   


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

        

Net loss

   $ (2,673   $ (2,162   $ (47,641   $ (65,790

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

     6,611        7,208        19,955        25,666   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          —          92,350   

Write-off of bank loan upfront fees

     —          680        —          680   

Provision for sales returns and doubtful accounts receivable

     (181     (107     (424     (575

Stock-based compensation

     2,450        3,014        8,111        8,813   

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     (85     (10     (394     (60

Other adjustments, net

     23        128        150        (35

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

        

Accounts receivable

     (6,760     (3,572     (3,198     8,619   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (2,831     2,481        (3,403     (2,027

Deferred taxes

     1,545        —          41,938        (28,914

Accounts payable

     1,064        (1,685     868        (5,980

Accrued liabilities

     4,030        4,076        (1,831     (1,574

Deferred revenue

     (8     (67     (646     (665

Other liabilities, noncurrent

     (154     (54     (524     290   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     3,031        9,930        12,961        30,798   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

        

Capital expenditures

     (500     (305     (4,679     (1,126

Business acquisition

     —          —          (875     —     

Other intangibles

     (123     —          (2,815     (2,500

Internal software development costs

     (697     (556     (1,901     (1,813

Purchases of marketable securities

     (13,565     (12,305     (36,390     (39,965

Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities

     14,475        13,683        35,820        38,791   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (410     517        (10,840     (6,613
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

        

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options

     332        47        2,259        316   

Principal payments on bank debt

     (3,750     (2,500     (8,750     (5,000

Payment of bank loan upfront fees

     —          (200     —          (200

Principal payments on acquisition-related notes payable

     (362     (376     (2,599     (5,848

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation

     85        10        394        60   

Withholding taxes related to restricted stock net share settlement

     (432     (43     (1,760     (191

Repurchases of common stock

     —          —          —          (6,157
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (4,127     (3,062     (10,456     (17,020
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     2        4        (39     16   

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (1,504     7,389        (8,374     7,181   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     83,247        68,323        90,117        68,531   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 81,743      $ 75,712      $ 81,743      $ 75,712   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO

ADJUSTED NET INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Net loss

   $ (2,673   $ (2,162   $ (47,641   $ (65,790

Amortization of intangible assets

     4,954        5,894        15,111        21,575   

Stock-based compensation

     2,450        3,013        8,111        8,812   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          —          92,350   

Tax valuation allowance

     1,150        —          41,361        —     

Tax impact to non-GAAP items

     (3,913     33        (7,621     (38,452
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

   $ 1,968      $ 6,778      $ 9,321      $ 18,495   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted diluted net income per share

   $ 0.04      $ 0.16      $ 0.21      $ 0.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     43,911        43,047        44,095        43,150   

QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO

ADJUSTED EBITDA

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Net loss

   $ (2,673   $ (2,162   $ (47,641   $ (65,790

Interest and other income (expense), net

     884        1,821        2,880        4,089   

(Benefit from) provision for taxes

     (993     2,527        39,082        (29,517

Depreciation and amortization

     6,611        7,208        19,955        25,666   

Stock-based compensation

     2,450        3,013        8,111        8,812   

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          —          92,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 6,279      $ 12,407      $ 22,387      $ 35,610   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


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,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 3,031      $ 9,930      $ 12,961      $ 30,798   

Capital expenditures

     (500     (305     (4,679     (1,126

Internal software development costs

     (697     (556     (1,901     (1,813
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ 1,834      $ 9,069      $ 6,381      $ 27,859   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     3,199        (1,169     6,957        1,826   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Normalized free cash flow

   $ 5,033      $ 7,900      $ 13,338      $ 29,685