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): August 9, 2016

 

 

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 August 9, 2016, QuinStreet, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. A copy of this press release 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) Exhibit

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated August 9, 2016 titled “QuinStreet Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016”

The information contained in Items 2.02, 9.01 and the exhibit 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, 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 registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    QUINSTREET, INC.
Dated: August 9, 2016     By:  

/s/ Martin J. Collins

      Martin J. Collins
      General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press release dated August 9, 2016 titled “QuinStreet Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016”

The information contained in Items 2.02, 9.01 and the exhibit 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, 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 Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016

FOSTER CITY, CA – August 9, 2016 — QuinStreet, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNST), the leader in performance marketing products and technologies, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

For the fourth quarter, the Company reported total revenue of $79.1 million, an increase of 12% compared to the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $3.0 million, or 4% of total revenue. Adjusted net income for the fourth quarter was $1.1 million, or $0.02 per share, and GAAP net loss was $2.9 million, or ($0.06) per share.

For the fiscal year, the Company reported total revenue of $297.7 million, an increase of 6% over fiscal 2015. Adjusted EBITDA for the year was $7.9 million, or 3% of total revenue. Adjusted net income for the fiscal year was $743,000, or $0.02 per share, and GAAP net loss was $17.9 million, or ($0.40) per share.

The Company generated $2.0 million of normalized free cash flow in the fourth quarter and closed the fiscal year with $53.7 million in cash and $38.7 million in net cash.

“Our trend of accelerating revenue growth and re-expanding adjusted EBITDA margin continued in fiscal Q4,” commented Doug Valenti, QuinStreet CEO. “We grew revenue 12% year over year, the fastest growth rate in five years. Revenue grew 6% in fiscal 2016 versus fiscal 2015, the first full year of revenue growth since 2011. Improved performance is a result of the continued success of our new product, market and media initiatives. We expect these trends to continue. In fiscal 2017, we expect to grow revenue by at least 10% and to generate adjusted EBITDA margin of at least 5%.

“Our partnership with AllWebLeads (“AWL”) continues to go well and to generate significant new revenue and strong financial returns. That said, near-term challenges with AWL’s integration of their InsuranceQuotes acquisition resulted in revenues that were below our expectations in the quarter. Despite the challenges, Insurance, our largest business, grew 63% year-over-year in Q4. Revenue in our Financial Services client vertical overall grew 58% year-over-year in Q4 and 30% in fiscal year 2016,” concluded Valenti.

Reconciliations of adjusted net income to GAAP net loss, adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net loss 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 (800) 768.6563 or +1 (785) 830.7991 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://jsp.premiereglobal.com/webrsvp and using passcode 8810488 to obtain dial-in information for the replay. Dial-in information for the replay will be available beginning one day prior to the conference call and the conference call replay will be available through Tuesday, August 16, 2016 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 and adjusted diluted net income per share, 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 less benefit from (provision for) taxes, depreciation expense, amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, interest and other expense, net, restructuring expense and legal settlement expense. The term “adjusted net income” refers to a financial measure that we define as net loss adjusted for amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring expense, debt restructuring costs and legal settlement expense, 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 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 and adjusted diluted net income per share 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 agreement.

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) and other non-recurring charges. 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 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. 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, 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 annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, 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)

 

     June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 53,710      $ 60,468   

Accounts receivable, net

     47,218        46,240   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     7,055        11,669   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     107,983        118,377   

Property and equipment, net

     7,678        8,565   

Goodwill

     56,118        56,118   

Other intangible assets, net

     10,081        19,030   

Other assets, noncurrent

     11,242        3,063   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 193,102      $ 205,153   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 19,814      $ 20,425   

Accrued liabilities

     27,705        27,146   

Deferred revenue

     1,200        1,208   

Debt

     15,000        49   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     63,719        48,828   

Debt, noncurrent

     —          15,000   

Other liabilities, noncurrent

     4,631        5,740   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     68,350        69,568   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     45        45   

Additional paid-in capital

     256,448        249,358   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (418     (413

Accumulated deficit

     (131,323     (113,405
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     124,752        135,585   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 193,102      $ 205,153   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Fiscal Year Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Net revenue

   $ 79,113      $ 70,912      $ 297,706      $ 282,140   

Cost of revenue (1)

     71,554        63,006        270,289        252,002   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     7,559        7,906        27,417        30,138   

Operating expenses: (1)

        

Product development

     3,841        4,095        16,124        17,948   

Sales and marketing

     2,457        3,639        11,810        14,544   

General and administrative

     4,371        3,829        16,855        16,823   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (3,110     (3,657     (17,372     (19,177

Interest income

     22        11        61        72   

Interest expense

     (152     (1,092     (585     (3,818

Other (expense) income, net

     (8     (330     112        2,671   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (3,248     (5,068     (17,784     (20,252

Benefit from (provision for) taxes

     343        40        (134     244   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (2,905   $ (5,028   $ (17,918   $ (20,008
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.06   $ (0.11   $ (0.40   $ (0.45
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ (0.06   $ (0.11   $ (0.40   $ (0.45
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share:

        

Basic

     45,496        44,589        45,197        44,454   

Diluted

     45,496        44,589        45,197        44,454   
(1) Cost of revenue and operating expenses include stock-based compensation expense as follows:       

Cost of revenue

   $ 762      $ 828      $ 3,106      $ 3,120   

Product development

     491        664        2,033        2,395   

Sales and marketing

     282        518        1,615        2,144   

General and administrative

     666        463        2,712        2,196   


QUINSTREET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Fiscal Year Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

        

Net loss

   $ (2,905   $ (5,028   $ (17,918   $ (20,008

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

     3,650        4,089        15,087        18,867   

Provision for sales returns and doubtful accounts receivable

     (54     84        789        142   

Write-off of bank loan upfront fees

     —          481        —          809   

Stock-based compensation

     2,201        2,473        9,466        9,855   

Gains on sale of investment and domain names

     (21     —          (181     (3,331

Other adjustments, net

     116        88        116        247   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

     2,336        (1,363     (1,767     (4,403

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (76     486        4,448        (181

Deferred taxes

     (488     1,784        (496     1,786   

Other assets, noncurrent

     313        62        (8,179     (5

Accounts payable

     (2,626     (98     (505     2,030   

Accrued liabilities

     (2,399     (1,652     608        494   

Deferred revenue

     297        (148     (8     33   

Other liabilities, noncurrent

     (118     114        (445     (202
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     226        1,372        1,015        6,133   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

        

Capital expenditures

     (170     (717     (1,859     (3,346

Business acquisitions

     —          (500     —          (500

Internal software development costs

     (793     (914     (3,482     (2,342

Purchases of marketable securities

     —          —          —          (16,600

Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities

     —          —          —          26,849   

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities

     —          —          —          28,427   

Purchase of investment

     —          (2,500     —          (2,500

Proceeds from sale of domain names

     21        25        156        3,371   

Other investing activities

     (15     (100     (17     (89
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (957     (4,706     (5,202     33,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

        

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options

     —          —          26        1,300   

Proceeds from revolving loan facility

     —          15,000        —          15,000   

Principal payments on term loan facility

     —          (65,000     —          (77,500

Payment of bank loan upfront fees

     —          —          —          (272

Principal payments on acquisition-related notes payable

     (41     (42     (41     (484

Withholding taxes related to restricted stock net share settlement

     (343     (251     (2,482     (1,163
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (384     (50,293     (2,497     (63,119
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     23        (5     (74     7   

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (1,092     (53,632     (6,758     (23,709

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     54,802        114,100        60,468        84,177   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 53,710      $ 60,468      $ 53,710      $ 60,468   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO

ADJUSTED NET INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Fiscal Year Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Net loss

   $ (2,905   $ (5,028   $ (17,918   $ (20,008

Amortization of intangible assets

     2,103        2,523        8,942        12,478   

Stock-based compensation

     2,201        2,473        9,466        9,855   

Restructuring

     —          —          297        439   

Debt restructuring

     —          780        —          1,108   

Legal settlement

     275        —          375        —     

Tax impact after non-GAAP items

     (603     (269     (419     (1,394
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

   $ 1,071      $ 479      $ 743      $ 2,478   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted diluted net income per share

   $ 0.02      $ 0.01      $ 0.02      $ 0.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     45,533        45,422        45,579        44,825   

QUINSTREET, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS TO

ADJUSTED EBITDA

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Fiscal Year Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Net loss

   $ (2,905   $ (5,028   $ (17,918   $ (20,008

Interest and other expense, net

     138        1,411        412        1,075   

(Benefit from) provision for taxes

     (343     (40     134        (244

Depreciation and amortization

     3,650        4,089        15,087        18,867   

Stock-based compensation

     2,201        2,473        9,466        9,855   

Restructuring

     —          —          297        439   

Legal settlement

     275        —          375        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 3,016      $ 2,905      $ 7,853      $ 9,984   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


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     Fiscal Year Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 226      $ 1,372      $ 1,015      $ 6,133   

Capital expenditures

     (170     (717     (1,859     (3,346

Internal software development costs

     (793     (914     (3,482     (2,342
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

   $ (737   $ (259   $ (4,326   $ 445   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     2,761        815        6,344        448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Normalized free cash flow

   $ 2,024      $ 556      $ 2,018      $ 893