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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2013

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                      TO                     

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-27577

 

 

 

LOGO

HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   16-1538028
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

60 Corporate Woods

Rochester, New York 14623

(Address of principal executive offices)

(585) 272-8400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company     x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

On May 10, 2013, 57,788,558 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $.001 par value, were outstanding.

 

 

 


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HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.

FORM 10-Q

QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2013

INDEX

 

         Page  

Part I: Financial Information

  

Item 1:

  Financial Statements (Unaudited):   
  Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2012      3   
  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2013
and 2012
     4   
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012      5   
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements      6   

Item 2:

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      15   

Item 3:

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      25   

Item 4:

  Controls and Procedures      26   
  Part II: Other Information   

Item 1:

  Legal Proceedings      26   

Item 1A:

  Risk Factors      26   

Item 2:

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      26   

Item 3:

  Defaults Upon Senior Securities      26   

Item 4:

  Mine Safety Disclosures      26   

Item 5:

  Other Information      27   

Item 6:

  Exhibits      27   

Signature

     28   

 

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Part I: Financial Information

Item 1 — Financial Statements

HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     March 31,
2013
    June 30,
2012
 
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 14,947      $ 11,456   

Accounts receivable, net

     20,220        19,940   

Unbilled receivables

     6,317        7,513   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     4,425        3,859   

Deferred tax assets

     161        243   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     46,070        43,011   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     2,315        2,500   

Other intangibles, net

     8,766        10,795   

Other assets

     513        1,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 57,664      $ 57,386   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 6,878      $ 7,628   

Accrued expenses

     17,839        21,643   

Current portion of long-term debt

     2,397        4,794   

Deferred revenue

     12,373        10,088   

Liabilities from discontinued operations

            181   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     39,487        44,334   

Long-term debt

            1,199   

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,491        1,696   

Other liabilities

     2,870        4,072   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2012

     —          —     

Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 57,788,558 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2013 and 57,399,291 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012

     58        57   

Additional paid-in capital

     190,585        188,535   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     3,927        3,833   

Accumulated deficit

     (180,754     (186,340
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     13,816        6,085   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 57,664      $ 57,386   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Revenue from services

   $ 33,554      $ 34,117      $ 103,650      $ 111,002   

Operating expenses:

        

Cost of services

     20,013        20,791        61,366        68,799   

Selling, general and administrative

     11,501        12,580        33,487        35,579   

Depreciation and amortization

     902        1,136        2,813        3,602   

Restructuring and other charges

            (19            5,348   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     32,416        34,488        97,666        113,328   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     1,138        (371     5,984        (2,326

Interest expense, net

     67        196        237        557   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

     1,071        (567     5,747        (2,883

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     118        (88     161        (85
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     953        (479     5,586        (2,798

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

            156               (1,854
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 953      $ (323   $ 5,586      $ (4,652
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Change in fair value of interest rate swap

   $ (6   $ 39      $ (7   $ 120   

Change in postretirement obligation

                          (63

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (384     433        101        (1,228
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 563      $ 149      $ 5,680      $ (5,823
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) per share:

        

Continuing operations

   $ 0.02      $ (0.01   $ 0.10      $ (0.05

Discontinued operations

            0.00               (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 0.02      $ (0.01   $ 0.10      $ (0.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share:

        

Continuing operations

   $ 0.02      $ (0.01   $ 0.10      $ (0.05

Discontinued operations

            0.00               (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 0.02      $ (0.01   $ 0.10      $ (0.08
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding — basic

     56,301,471        55,572,845        56,134,161        55,287,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares outstanding — diluted

     58,206,271        55,572,845        57,846,756        55,287,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the Nine Months
Ended March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 5,586      $ (4,652

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     3,277        4,398   

Deferred taxes

     (139     (518

Stock-based compensation

     1,817        997   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     84        52   

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     —          336   

Writeoff of Asian intangible assets

     —          489   

(Increase) decrease in assets —

    

Accounts receivable

     (258     7,351   

Unbilled receivables

     1,223        348   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (1,043     (2,065

Other assets

     487        641   

(Decrease) increase in liabilities —

    

Accounts payable

     (751     (2,295

Accrued expenses

     (3,973     10   

Deferred revenue

     2,301        (2,256

Other long-term liabilities

     (1,202     752   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     7,409        3,588   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (584     (427
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (584     (427
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from employee stock purchases

     252        133   

Repayment of borrowings

     (3,596     (3,596

Repurchases of common stock

     (16     (19

Credit agreement amendment costs

     —          (86
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (3,360     (3,568
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     26        (650
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     3,491        (1,057

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     11,456        14,224   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 14,947      $ 13,167   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

1. Financial Statements

The unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein reflect, in the opinion of the management of Harris Interactive Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), all normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly state the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the periods presented.

2. Basis of Presentation

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2012 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company.

These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on September 25, 2012.

Future Liquidity Considerations

At March 31, 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $14,947, compared with $11,456 at June 30, 2012. Available sources of cash to support known or reasonably likely cash requirements over the next 12 months include cash and cash equivalents on hand ($7,128 held in the U.S. and $7,819 held by the Company’s international operations at March 31, 2013), additional cash that may be generated from the Company’s operations, and funds to the extent available through its credit facilities discussed in Note 8, “Borrowings”. While the Company believes that its available sources of cash, including funds available through its revolving line that are subject to certain requirements, including minimum cash balances, will support known or reasonably likely cash requirements over the next 12 months, including quarterly principal payments of $1,199 and interest payments due under the Company’s credit agreement (through September 2013), the Company’s ability to generate cash from its operations is dependent upon its ability to profitably generate revenue, which requires that it continually develops new business, both for growth and to replace completed projects. Although work for no one client constitutes more than 10% of revenue, the Company has had to find significant amounts of replacement and additional revenue as client relationships and work for continuing clients change and will likely have to continue to do so in the future. The Company’s ability to profitably generate revenue depends not only on the execution of its business plans, but also on general market factors outside of its control. As many of the Company’s clients treat all or a portion of their market research expenditures as discretionary, the Company’s ability to profitably generate revenue is adversely impacted whenever there are adverse macroeconomic conditions in the markets the Company serves.

3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Fair Value Measurements

Effective July 1, 2012, the Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) amended guidance to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements under GAAP. This amended guidance provided clarification about the application of existing fair value measurement and disclosure requirements, and expands certain other disclosure requirements. The adoption of this amended guidance on July 1, 2012 did not have a material impact on the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Presentation of Comprehensive Income

Effective July 1, 2012, the Company adopted the FASB amended guidance requiring an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. This amended guidance eliminated the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of stockholders’ equity. The adoption of this amended guidance on July 1, 2012 required changes in presentation only and did not have an impact on the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements.

4. Restructuring and Other Charges

Fiscal 2012

During the nine months ended March 31, 2012, the Company continued to take actions designed to re-align the cost structure of its U.S. and U.K. operations. Specifically, the Company:

 

  Reduced headcount at its U.K. facilities by a total of 56 full-time employees and incurred $1,008 in one-time termination benefits, all of which involved cash payments. The reductions in staff were communicated to the affected employees in July 2011 and all actions were completed at that time. Related cash payments were completed by January 2012.

 

  Reduced headcount at its U.S. facilities by a total of 23 full-time employees and incurred $389 in one-time termination benefits, all of which involved cash payments. The reductions in staff were communicated to the affected employees in July and August 2011 and all actions were completed at those respective times. Related cash payments were completed by February 2012.

 

  Reduced headcount at its U.S. facilities by a total of 10 full-time employees and incurred $260 in one-time termination benefits, all of which involved cash payments. The reductions in staff were communicated to the affected employees in October and December 2011 and all actions were completed at those respective times. Related cash payments were completed by March 2012.

 

  Reduced its occupancy of leased office space at the Company’s Rochester, New York, Princeton, New Jersey, Brentford, United Kingdom, and Ottawa, Canada facilities. The Company incurred $4,084 in lease exit costs associated with the remaining lease obligations, all of which involve cash payments. All actions associated with the leased office space reductions were completed by September 2011, and all cash payments will be completed by June 2020.

The following table summarizes the restructuring charges recognized in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March  31,
 
     2013      2012     2013      2012  

Termination benefits

   $ —         $ —        $ —         $ 1,657   

Lease commitments

     —           —          —           4,084   

Changes in estimate

     —           (7     —           (48
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $  —         $ (7   $ —         $ 5,693   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table summarizes activity during the nine months ended March 31, 2013 with respect to the Company’s remaining reserves for the restructuring activities described above and those undertaken in prior fiscal years:

 

     Balance,
July 1,
2012
     Costs
Incurred
     Changes in
Estimate
     Cash
Payments
    Non-Cash
Settlements
     Balance,
March 31,
2013
 

Termination benefits

   $ 298       $ —         $ —         $ (298   $ —         $ —     

Lease commitments

     6,278         —           —           (1,596     —           4,682   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Remaining reserve

   $ 6,576       $ —         $ —         $ (1,894   $ —         $ 4,682   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

5. Discontinued Operations

The revenues and losses attributable to the Company’s Asian operations, which ceased in September 2011 and are reported in discontinued operations were as follows:

 

     For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
     For the Nine
Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Revenues

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 493   

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —           156         —           (1,854

The balance sheet of the discontinued operations consisted solely of $181 in accrued expenses at June 30, 2012. There were no assets or liabilities of the discontinued operations at March 31, 2013.

6. Fair Value Measurements

The hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value for financial assets and liabilities is designed to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels:

 

  Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

  Level 2 inputs include data points that are observable such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical assets or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs (other than quoted prices) such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable for the asset and liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

  Level 3 inputs are unobservable data points for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

 

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The following table presents the fair value hierarchy for the Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

     Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

At March 31, 2013

           

Financial liabilities:

           

Interest rate swap contract

   $  —         $ 37       $  —         $ 37   

At June 30, 2012

           

Financial liabilities:

           

Interest rate swap contract

   $ —         $ 174       $ —         $ 174   

The fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap was based on quotes from the respective counterparty, which the Company corroborated using discounted cash flow calculations based upon forward interest-rate yield curves obtained from independent pricing services.

7. Acquired Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

At March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2012, acquired intangible assets subject to amortization consisted of the following:

 

     March 31, 2013  
     Weighted-
Average
Useful
Amortization
Period (in
years)
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net
Book
Value
 

Contract-based intangibles

     3       $ 1,768       $ 1,768       $ —     

Internet respondent database

     7         3,153         3,145         8   

Customer relationships

     10         20,843         14,597         6,246   

Trade names

     16         5,261         2,749         2,512   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 31,025       $ 22,259       $ 8,766   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     June 30, 2012  
     Weighted-
Average

Amortization
Period

(In Years)
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Net
Book
Value
 

Contract-based intangibles

     3       $ 1,768       $ 1,768       $ —     

Internet respondent database

     7         3,080         2,861         219   

Customer relationships

     10         20,849         12,974         7,875   

Trade names

     16         5,250         2,549         2,701   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 30,947       $ 20,152       $ 10,795   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the Company’s acquired intangible assets for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2013, as well as the related amortization expense, reflect the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations during the period.

 

     For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
     For the Nine
Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Amortization expense

   $ 668       $ 691       $ 2,043       $ 2,086   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Estimated amortization expense for the fiscal years ending June 30:

  

2013

   $ 2,445   
  

 

 

 

2014

   $ 2,153   
  

 

 

 

2015

   $ 1,577   
  

 

 

 

2016

   $ 1,453   
  

 

 

 

2017

   $ 1,410   
  

 

 

 

2018

   $ 301   
  

 

 

 

Thereafter

   $ 1,470   
  

 

 

 

8. Borrowings

Outstanding Debt

There were no material changes to the Company’s credit facilities under its credit agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2013 from those disclosed in Note 11, “Borrowings,” to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.

At March 31, 2013, the required principal repayments of the term loan under the Company’s credit agreement for the remainder of fiscal 2013 and the succeeding fiscal year are as follows:

 

     Total  

2013

   $ 1,198   

2014

     1,199   
  

 

 

 
   $ 2,397   
  

 

 

 

At March 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants under its credit agreement, had no outstanding borrowings under its revolving line of credit, and had $340 in outstanding letters of credit. The outstanding letters of credit reduce the remaining undrawn portion of the revolving line of credit that is available for future borrowings.

Interest Rate Swap

The Company has one interest rate swap contract, the term of which ends on September 30, 2013. The interest rate swap fixed the floating LIBOR interest portion of the rate on the term loan outstanding under the Company’s credit agreement at 4.32%.

At March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2012, the Company had liabilities of $37 and $174, respectively, in the “Other liabilities” line item of its consolidated balance sheet to reflect the fair value of the interest rate swap. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap are recorded through interest expense on a quarterly basis. Such changes amounted to $35 and $65, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, and $137 and $270, respectively, for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

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9. Stock-Based Compensation

The following table illustrates the stock-based compensation expense for stock options and restricted stock issued under the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plans (the “Incentive Plans”), stock options issued to new employees outside the Incentive Plans, and shares issued under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plans (“ESPPs”) included in the Company’s unaudited consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended March 31:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
     Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Cost of services

   $ 10       $ 8       $ 31       $ 17   

Selling, general and administrative

     559         439         1,786         980   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 569       $ 447       $ 1,817       $ 997   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company did not capitalize stock-based compensation expense as part of the cost of an asset for any periods presented.

The following table provides a summary of the status of the Company’s employee and director stock options (including options issued under the Incentive Plans and options issued outside the Incentive Plans to new employees) for the nine months ended March 31, 2013:

 

     Shares     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
 

Options outstanding at July 1

     5,218,927      $ 1.54   

Granted

     —          —     

Forfeited

     (102,765     2.53   

Exercised

     (166,000     0.65   
  

 

 

   

Options outstanding at March 31

     4,950,162        1.55   
  

 

 

   

The following table provides a summary of the status of the Company’s employee and director restricted stock awards for the nine months ended March 31, 2013:

 

     Shares     Weighted-
Average
Fair Value at
Date of Grant
 

Restricted shares outstanding at July 1

     1,466,032      $ 1.09   

Granted

     615,391        1.44   

Forfeited

     (14,201     1.45   

Vested

     (154,700     1.19   
  

 

 

   

Restricted shares outstanding at March 31

     1,912,522        1.23   
  

 

 

   

At March 31, 2013, there was $2,021 of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements granted under the Incentive Plans, outside the Incentive Plans, and under the ESPPs. That expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years.

10. Income Taxes

The Company recorded an income tax provision in continuing operations of $118 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared with an income tax benefit in continuing operations of $88 for the same prior year period. The tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was related primarily to pre-tax income in certain of the Company’s international jurisdictions. The tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was comprised primarily of tax benefits related to pre-tax losses in certain of the Company’s international jurisdictions.

 

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The Company recorded an income tax provision in continuing operations of $161 for the nine months ended March 31, 2013, compared with an income tax benefit in continuing operations of $85 for the same prior year period. The tax provision for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 was comprised primarily of pre-tax income in certain of the Company’s international jurisdictions. The tax benefit for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 was comprised primarily of tax benefits related to pre-tax losses in certain of the Company’s international jurisdictions.

A full valuation allowance continues to be recorded at March 31, 2013 against the Company’s U.S. and U.K. net deferred tax assets. If the Company continues its recent trend of pre-tax book income in the U.S., it believes that, based on consideration of all sources of available evidence, including recent historical profitable operating performance and other positive and negative evidence such as financial and taxable income projections, market environment, and other factors, a determination may result during the next twelve months that a valuation allowance is no longer needed. The Company gives the most weight to the existence of cumulative losses in recent years in its evaluation of the need for a full valuation allowance. Any reversal of the Company’s valuation allowance will favorably impact its results of operations in the period of reversal. The Company is currently unable to determine when that reversal might occur, but it will continue to assess the realizability of its deferred tax assets and will adjust the valuation allowances should all or a portion of the deferred tax assets become realizable in the future.

At March 31, 2013, the Company had U.S. federal and various state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $39,900.

11. Share Repurchase Program

Under the share repurchase program authorized by the Board on March 6, 2012, the Company repurchased 14,300 shares of its common stock at an average price per share of $1.09 for an aggregate purchase price of $16 during the nine months ended March 31, 2013. All shares repurchased were subsequently retired. There were no shares repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2013.

At March 31, 2013, the repurchase program had $2,914 in remaining capacity.

12. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution of such securities that could share in earnings. When the impact of stock options or other stock-based compensation is anti-dilutive, they are excluded from the calculation.

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of the basic and diluted net income (loss) per share computations for the three and nine months ended March 31:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013      2012     2013      2012  

Numerator:

          

Net income (loss) used for calculating basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock

   $ 953       $ (323   $ 5,586       $ (4,652
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Denominator:

          

Weighted average number of shares of common stock used in the calculation of basic net income (loss) per share

     56,301,471         55,572,845        56,134,161         55,287,089   

Dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and restricted stock

     1,904,800         —          1,712,595         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares of common stock used in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share

     58,206,271         55,572,845        57,846,756         55,287,089   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.02       $ (0.01   $ 0.10       $ (0.08
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.02       $ (0.01   $ 0.10       $ (0.08
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Unvested restricted stock and unexercised stock options to purchase 770,314 and 7,160,209 shares of the Company’s common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, at weighted-average prices per share of $5.94 and $1.44, respectively, were not included in the computations of diluted net income (loss) per share because their impact was anti-dilutive during the respective periods.

Unvested restricted stock and unexercised stock options to purchase 1,129,314 and 7,160,209 shares of the Company’s common stock for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, at weighted-average prices per share of $4.40 and $1.44, respectively, were not included in the computations of diluted net income (loss) per share because their impact was anti-dilutive during the respective periods.

13. Enterprise-Wide Disclosures

The Company is comprised of operations in North America and Europe. Non-U.S. market research is comprised of operations in Canada, France, United Kingdom and Germany. The Company’s operations in Asia ceased as of September 30, 2011. There were no intercompany transactions that materially affected the Company’s financial statements, and all intercompany sales have been eliminated upon consolidation.

The Company’s business model for offering market research is consistent across the geographic regions in which it operates. Geographic management facilitates local execution of the Company’s global strategies. The Company maintains global leaders with responsibility across all geographic regions for the majority of its critical business processes, and the most significant performance evaluations and resource allocations made by the Company’s chief operating decision-maker are made on a global basis. Accordingly, the Company has concluded that it has one reportable segment.

The Company has prepared the financial results for geographic information on a basis that is consistent with the manner in which management internally disaggregates information to assist in making internal operating decisions. The Company has allocated common expenses among these geographic regions differently than it would for stand-alone information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Geographic operating income (loss) may not be consistent with measures used by other companies.

Geographic information for the periods presented herein is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Revenue from services

        

United States

   $ 21,105      $ 20,020      $ 64,565      $ 66,867   

Canada

     5,160        5,676        15,177        17,451   

France

     3,503        3,601        10,366        10,638   

United Kingdom

     2,095        2,991        7,637        10,602   

Germany

     1,691        1,829        5,905        5,444   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue from services

   $ 33,554      $ 34,117      $ 103,650      $ 111,002   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

        

United States

   $ 1,483      $ (233   $ 5,921      $ 240   

Canada

     (36     (71     (110     (270

France

     104        15        175        233   

United Kingdom

     (305     (50     (172     (2,678

Germany

     (108     (32     170        149   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating income (loss)

   $ 1,138      $ (371   $ 5,984      $ (2,326
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     At
March  31,

2013
    At
June  30,

2012
 

Long-lived assets

    

United States

   $ 910      $ 909   

Canada

     156        276   

France

     710        742   

United Kingdom

     376        459   

Germany

     163        114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-lived assets

   $ 2,315      $ 2,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

    

United States

   $ —        $ —     

Canada

     (1,428     (1,458

France

     —          (51

United Kingdom

     —          —     

Germany

     98        56   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

   $ (1,330   $ (1,453
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

14. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has several non-cancelable operating leases for office space and equipment. There were no material changes to the financial obligations for such leases during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2013 from those disclosed in Note 18, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.

15. Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business, the Company is at times subject to pending and threatened legal actions and proceedings. After reviewing any pending and threatened actions and proceedings with legal counsel, management does not expect the outcome of such actions or proceedings to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The discussion in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as, “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “feel”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential”, “continue”, “consider”, “possibility”, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology . All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on the information available to the Company on the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from the results discussed herein. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include but are not limited to, those discussed in the Risk Factors section set forth in reports or documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), such as its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, filed by the Company with the SEC on September 25, 2012. Risks and uncertainties also include quarterly variations in financial results, actions of competitors, and the Company’s ability to sustain and grow its revenue base, maintain and improve cost efficient operations, develop and maintain products and services attractive to the market, maintain compliance with financial covenants under its credit agreement, obtain additional cash resources should it be necessary to do so, and maintain compliance with certain Nasdaq listing requirements.

Note: Amounts shown below are in thousands of U.S. Dollars for our continuing operations, unless otherwise noted. Also, references herein to “we”, “our”, “us”, “its”, the “Company” or “Harris Interactive” refer to Harris Interactive Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context specifically requires otherwise.

Overview

Harris Interactive is a leading global market research firm that uses web-based, telephone and other research methodologies to provide clients with information about the views, behaviors and attitudes of people worldwide.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013:

 

   

Revenue from services was $33,554, down 1.7% from the same prior year period. Excluding foreign exchange rate differences, revenue was down 1.1% from last fiscal year’s third quarter. The decrease was driven primarily by revenue declines in all of our international businesses, excluding foreign exchange rate differences.

 

   

Bookings were down 10.2% compared with the same prior year period, excluding foreign exchange rate differences. The decrease was driven mainly by decreased bookings across our U.S and international businesses.

 

   

Operating income was $1,138, compared with an operating loss of $371 for the same prior year period.

 

   

We had $14,947 in cash at March 31, 2013, up from $11,456 at June 30, 2012.

 

   

Our outstanding debt at March 31, 2013 was $2,397, down from $5,993 at June 30, 2012 as a result of quarterly principal payments made during the first three quarters of fiscal 2013.

 

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Significant Events

Restructuring and Other Charges

Fiscal 2012

During the nine months ended March 31, 2012, we continued to take actions designed to re-align the cost structure of our U.S. and U.K. operations. Specifically, we:

 

   

Reduced headcount at our U.K. facilities by a total of 56 full-time employees and incurred $1,008 in one-time termination benefits, all of which involved cash payments. The reductions in staff were communicated to the affected employees in July 2011 and all actions were completed at that time. Related cash payments were completed by January 2012.

 

   

Reduced headcount at our U.S. facilities by a total of 23 full-time employees and incurred $389 in one-time termination benefits, all of which involved cash payments. The reductions in staff were communicated to the affected employees in July and August 2011 and all actions were completed at those respective times. Related cash payments were completed by February 2012.

 

   

Reduced headcount at our U.S. facilities by a total of 10 full-time employees and incurred $260 in one-time termination benefits, all of which involved cash payments. The reductions in staff were communicated to the affected employees in October and December 2011 and all actions were completed at those respective times. Related cash payments were completed by March 2012.

 

   

Reduced our occupancy of leased office space at our Rochester, New York, Princeton, New Jersey, Brentford, United Kingdom, and Ottawa, Canada facilities. We incurred $4,084 in lease exit costs associated with the remaining lease obligations, all of which involve cash payments. All actions associated with the leased office space reductions were completed by September 2011, and all cash payments will be completed by June 2020.

The following table summarizes the restructuring charges recognized in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
    Nine Months Ended
March  31,
 
     2013      2012     2013      2012  

Termination benefits

   $ —         $ —        $ —         $ 1,657   

Lease commitments

     —           —          —           4,084   

Changes in estimate

     —           (7     —           (48
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ —         $ (7   $ —         $ 5,693   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes activity during the nine months ended March 31, 2013 with respect to our remaining reserves for the restructuring activities described above and those undertaken in prior fiscal years:

 

     Balance,                          Balance,  
     July 1,      Costs      Changes in      Cash     Non-Cash      March 31,  
     2012      Incurred      Estimate      Payments     Settlements      2013  

Termination benefits

   $ 298       $ —         $ —         $ (298   $ —         $ —     

Lease commitments

     6,278         —           —           (1,596     —           4,682   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Remaining reserve

   $ 6,576       $ —         $ —         $ (1,894   $ —         $ 4,682   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Discontinued Operations

The revenues and losses attributable to our Asian operations, which ceased in September 2011 and are reported in discontinued operations were as follows:

 

     For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
     For the Nine
Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Revenues

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 493   

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —           156         —           (1,854

The balance sheet of the discontinued operations consisted solely of $181 in accrued expenses at June 30, 2012. There were no assets or liabilities of the discontinued operations at March 31, 2013.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported therein. The most significant of these areas involving difficult or complex judgments made by management with respect to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements in fiscal 2013 include:

 

   

Revenue recognition,

 

   

Impairment of other intangible assets,

 

   

Income taxes,

 

   

Stock-based compensation,

 

   

HIpoints loyalty program, and

 

   

Contingencies and other accruals.

In each situation, management is required to make estimates about the effects of matters or future events that are inherently uncertain.

During the nine months ended March 31, 2013, there were no changes to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, filed by us with the SEC on September 25, 2012.

 

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 Versus Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

The following table sets forth the results of our operations, expressed both as a dollar amount and as a percentage of revenue from services, for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

 

     2013      %     2012     %  

Revenue from services

   $ 33,554         100.0   $ 34,117        100.0

Operating expenses:

         

Cost of services

     20,013         59.6        20,791        60.9   

Selling, general and administrative

     11,501         34.3        12,580        36.9   

Depreciation and amortization

     902         2.7        1,136        3.3   

Restructuring and other charges

     —           —          (19     (0.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     1,138         3.4        (371     (1.1

Interest expense, net

     67         0.2        196        0.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

     1,071         3.2        (567     (1.7

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     118         0.4        (88     (0.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     953         2.8        (479     (1.4

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —           —          156        0.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 953         2.8      $ (323     (0.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue from services. Revenue from services decreased by $563, or 1.7%, to $33,554 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared with the same prior year period. Excluding foreign currency exchange rate differences, revenue from services decreased by 1.1% compared with the same prior year period. As more fully described below, revenue from services was impacted by several factors.

North American revenue increased by $569 to $26,265 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared with the same prior year period, an increase of 2.2%. By country, North American revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was comprised of:

 

   

Revenue from U.S. operations of $21,105, up 5.4% compared with $20,020 for the same prior year period. The increase was primarily due to the revenue impact of increased bookings during the second quarter of fiscal 2013.

 

   

Revenue from Canadian operations of $5,160, down 9.1% compared with $5,676 for the same prior year period. In local currency (Canadian Dollar), Canadian revenue decreased by 6.8% compared with the same prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to our more selective approach to accepting work based on expected project profitability and a slowdown in the wholesale side of the business.

European revenue decreased by $1,132 to $7,289 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared with the same prior year period, a decrease of 13.4%. By country, European revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was comprised of:

 

   

Revenue from French operations of $3,503, down 2.7% compared with $3,601 for the same prior year period. In local currency (Euro), French revenue decreased by 2.8% compared with the same prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to timing differences.

 

   

Revenue from U.K. operations of $2,095, down 30.0% compared with $2,991 for the same prior year period. In local currency (British Pound), U.K. revenue decreased by 27.7% compared with the same prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to the revenue impact of bookings declines throughout fiscal 2013.

 

   

Revenue from German operations of $1,691, down 7.5% compared with $1,829 for the same prior year period. In local currency (Euro), German revenue decreased by 8.1% compared with the same prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to timing differences.

 

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Cost of services. Cost of services was $20,013 or 59.6% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared with $20,791 or 60.9% of total revenue for the same prior year period. Cost of services for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was principally impacted by direct labor savings derived from the restructuring actions taken during fiscal 2012 and our more selective approach to accepting work based on expected project profitability.

Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $11,501 or 34.3% of total revenue, compared with $12,580 or 36.9% of total revenue for the same prior year period. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expense was principally impacted by:

 

   

a $694 decrease in payroll-related expense, mainly due to headcount reductions made throughout fiscal 2012, and

 

   

a $205 decrease in rent expense, mainly due to reductions in leased office space taken throughout fiscal 2012.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization was $902 or 2.7% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared with $1,136 or 3.3% of total revenue for the same prior year period. The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2013 when compared with the same prior year period is the result of fixed and intangible assets that became fully depreciated or amortized during fiscal 2012 combined with decreased capital spending as part of our overall focus on controlling costs.

Restructuring and other charges. There were no restructuring or other charges for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012.

Interest expense, net. Net interest expense was $67 or less than 1% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared with $196 or less than 1% of total revenue for the same prior year period. The decrease in interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2013 when compared with the same prior year period reflects the impact of the decline in our outstanding debt as we continue to make required principal payments.

Income taxes. We recorded an income tax provision in continuing operations of $118 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared with an income tax benefit in continuing operations of $88 for the same prior year period. The tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was related primarily to pre-tax income in certain of our international jurisdictions. The tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was comprised primarily of tax benefits related to pre-tax losses in certain of our international jurisdictions.

A full valuation allowance continues to be recorded at March 31, 2013 against our U.S. and U.K. net deferred tax assets. If we continue our recent trend of pre-tax book income in the U.S., we believe that, based on consideration of all sources of available evidence, including recent historical profitable operating performance and other positive and negative evidence such as financial and taxable income projections, market environment, and other factors, a determination may result during the next twelve months that a valuation allowance is no longer needed. We give the most weight to the existence of cumulative losses in recent years in our evaluation of the need for a full valuation allowance. Any reversal of our valuation allowance will favorably impact our results of operations in the period of reversal. We are currently unable to determine when that reversal might occur, but we will continue to assess the realizability of our deferred tax assets and will adjust the valuation allowances should all or a portion of the deferred tax assets become realizable in the future.

 

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Nine Months Ended March 31, 2013 Versus Nine Months Ended March 31, 2012

The following table sets forth the results of our operations, expressed both as a dollar amount and as a percentage of revenue from services, for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively:

 

     2013      %     2012     %  

Revenue from services

   $ 103,650         100.0   $ 111,002        100.0

Operating expenses:

         

Cost of services

     61,366         59.2        68,799        62.0   

Selling, general and administrative

     33,487         32.3        35,579        32.1   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,813         2.7        3,602        3.2   

Restructuring and other charges

     —           —          5,348        4.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     5,984         5.8        (2,326     (2.1

Interest expense, net

     237         0.2        557        0.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

     5,747         5.6        (2,883     (2.6

Provision for income taxes

     161         0.2        (85     (0.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     5,586         5.4        (2,798     (2.5

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —           —          (1,854     (1.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 5,586         5.4      $ (4,652     (4.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue from services. Revenue from services decreased by $7,352, or 6.6%, to $103,650 for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 compared with the same prior year period. Excluding foreign currency exchange rate differences, revenue from services decreased by 5.7% compared with the same prior year period. As more fully described below, revenue from services was impacted by several factors.

North American revenue decreased by $4,577 to $79,742 for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 compared with the same prior year period, a decrease of 5.4%. By country, North American revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 was comprised of:

 

  Revenue from U.S. operations of $64,565, down 3.4% compared with $66,867 for the same prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to the continued revenue impact from bookings declines in our U.S. operations during the latter part of fiscal 2012.

 

  Revenue from Canadian operations of $15,177, down 13.0% compared with $17,451 for the same prior year period. In local currency (Canadian Dollar), Canadian revenue decreased by 12.6% compared with the same prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to our more selective approach to accepting work based on expected project profitability and a slowdown in the wholesale side of the business.

European revenue decreased by $2,776 to $23,908 for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 compared with the same prior year period, a decrease of 10.4%. By country, European revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 was comprised of:

 

  Revenue from French operations of $10,366, down 2.6% compared with $10,638 for the same prior year period. In local currency (Euro), French revenue increased by 3.1% compared with the same prior year period. The increase was primarily due to the revenue impact from bookings increases in our French operations during the first nine months of fiscal 2013.

 

  Revenue from U.K. operations of $7,637, down 28.0% compared with $10,602 for the same prior year period. In local currency (British Pound), U.K. revenue decreased by 27.3% compared with the same prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to the revenue impact of bookings declines in our U.K. operations throughout fiscal 2013.

 

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  Revenue from German operations of $5,905, up 8.5% compared with $5,444 for the same prior year period. In local currency (Euro), German revenue increased by 13.1% compared with the same prior year period. The increase was primarily due to the revenue impact from bookings increases in our German operations during the first nine months of fiscal 2013.

Cost of services. Cost of services was $61,366 or 59.2% of total revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2013, compared with $68,799 or 62.0% of total revenue for the same prior year period. Cost of services for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 was principally impacted by direct labor savings derived from the restructuring actions taken during fiscal 2012 and our more selective approach to accepting work based on expected project profitability.

Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 was $33,487 or 32.3% of total revenue, compared with $35,579 or 32.1% of total revenue for the same prior year period. Selling, general and administrative expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 was principally impacted by:

 

  a $1,566 decrease in payroll-related expense, mainly due to headcount reductions made throughout fiscal 2012, and

 

  a $663 decrease in rent expense, mainly due to reductions in leased office space taken throughout fiscal 2012.

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization was $2,813 or 2.7% of total revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2013, compared with $3,602 or 3.2% of total revenue for the same prior year period. The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 when compared with the same prior year period is the result of fixed and intangible assets that became fully depreciated or amortized during fiscal 2012 combined with decreased capital spending as part of our overall focus on controlling costs.

Restructuring and other charges. See above under “Restructuring and Other Charges” for a discussion regarding restructuring and other charges for the nine months ended March 31, 2012. There were no restructuring or other charges for the nine months ended March 31, 2013.

Interest expense, net. Net interest expense was $237 or less than 1% of total revenue for the nine months ended March 31, 2013, compared with $557 or less than 1% of total revenue for the same prior year period. The decrease in interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 when compared with the same prior year period reflects the impact of the decline in our outstanding debt as we continue to make required principal payments.

Income taxes. We recorded an income tax provision in continuing operations of $161 for the nine months ended March 31, 2013, compared with an income tax benefit in continuing operations of $85 for the same prior year period. The tax provision for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 was comprised primarily of pre-tax income in certain of our international jurisdictions. The tax benefit for the nine months ended March 31, 2012 was comprised primarily of tax benefits related to pre-tax losses in certain of our international jurisdictions.

A full valuation allowance continues to be recorded at March 31, 2013 against our U.S. and U.K. net deferred tax assets. If we continue our recent trend of pre-tax book income in the U.S., we believe that, based on consideration of all sources of available evidence, including recent historical profitable operating performance and other positive and negative evidence such as financial and taxable income projections, market environment, and other factors, a determination may result during the next twelve months that a valuation allowance is no longer needed. We give the most weight to the existence of cumulative losses in recent years in our evaluation of the need for a full valuation allowance. Any reversal of our valuation allowance will favorably impact our results of operations in the period of reversal. We are currently unable to determine when that reversal might occur, but we will continue to assess the realizability of our deferred tax assets and will adjust the valuation allowances should all or a portion of the deferred tax assets become realizable in the future.

 

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Significant Factors Affecting our Performance

Key Operating Metrics

We closely track certain key operating metrics, specifically bookings and secured revenue. Each of these key operating metrics help us to manage our business and evaluate our financial results and operating performance.

Bookings and secured revenue for continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the four preceding fiscal quarters were as follows (U.S. Dollar amounts in millions):

 

     Q3
FY2012
     Q4
FY2012
     Q1
FY2013
     Q2
FY2013
     Q3
FY2013
 

Bookings

   $ 39.5       $ 28.5       $ 33.9       $ 47.8       $ 34.4   

Secured revenue

   $ 50.5       $ 42.5       $ 43.4       $ 54.1       $ 55.0   

Bookings are defined as the contract value of firm commitment orders received during the current fiscal period. It is anticipated that projects included in bookings for the current fiscal period will be earned as revenue from services within the next four fiscal quarters, the specific timing for which is determined by the nature and scope of each project. Bookings for the current fiscal period include adjustments to prior fiscal period bookings due to contract value adjustments or project cancellations during the current fiscal period.

Monitoring bookings enhances our ability to forecast long-term revenue and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing and sales initiatives. However, we also are mindful that bookings often vary significantly from quarter to quarter. Information concerning our new bookings is not comparable to, nor should it be substituted for, an analysis of our revenue over time. There are no third-party standards or requirements governing the calculation of bookings. New bookings involve estimates and judgments regarding new contracts and renewals, as well as extensions and additions to existing contracts. Subsequent cancellations, suspensions, scope changes and other matters may affect the amount of bookings previously reported.

Bookings for the three months ended March 31, 2013 were $34.4 million, a decrease of 12.9% compared with $39.5 million for the same prior year period. Excluding foreign exchange rate differences, bookings were down 10.2% over the same prior year period. Bookings in local currency compared with the same prior year period were principally impacted by the following:

 

  an 8.5% decrease in U.S. bookings, mainly as a result of bookings declines in our Healthcare business,

 

  an 11.9% decrease in Canadian bookings, mainly as a result of our more selective approach to accepting work based on expected project profitability and a slowdown in the wholesale side of the business,

 

  a 1.5% decrease in French bookings, mainly as a result of timing differences,

 

  an 11.5% decrease in U.K. bookings, mainly as a result of delayed and reduced spending by certain of our existing clients, and

 

  an 11.0% decrease in German bookings, mainly as a result of timing differences.

 

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Secured revenue, also known as backlog, is defined as the contract value of firm commitment orders received for projects (plus or minus adjustments due to contract value modifications or project cancellations), less revenue from services on those projects. At March 31, 2013, secured revenue was calculated as:

 

Amounts in millions of USD

  

Secured revenue at December 31, 2012

   $ 54.1   

Plus: Bookings for the three months ended March 31, 2013

     34.4   

Less: Revenue from services for the three months ended March 31, 2013

     (33.6
  

 

 

 

Secured revenue at March 31, 2013

   $ 55.0   
  

 

 

 

Secured revenue informs us as to the magnitude of the contract value of firm commitment orders received but not yet earned as revenue from services and, in conjunction with bookings forecasts for future periods, helps us manage our future staffing needs more accurately. It also serves as another indicator of the effectiveness of our marketing and sales initiatives. Based on our experience, projects in secured revenue at the end of a fiscal period generally convert to revenue from services during the following twelve months. However, generally, contracts may be cancelled or reduced in scope at any time.

Secured revenue at March 31, 2013 increased by 8.9% compared with $50.5 million for the same prior year period. Foreign exchange rate differences had an inconsequential impact on secured revenue when compared with the same prior year period. The increase in secured revenue was mainly due to timing differences compared with the same prior year period.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The following table sets forth net cash provided by operating activities, net cash used in investing activities, and net cash used in financing activities, for the nine months ended March 31:

 

     2013     2012  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 7,409      $ 3,588   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (584     (427

Net cash used in financing activities

     (3,360     (3,568

Net cash provided by operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $7,409 for the nine months ended March 31, 2013, compared with $3,588 provided by operating activities for the same prior year period. The increase was primarily attributable to our improved profitability compared with the same prior year period.

Net cash used in investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $584 for the nine months ended March 31, 2013, compared with $427 for the same prior year period. Investing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 consisted solely of capital expenditures.

Net cash used in financing activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $3,360 for the nine months ended March 31, 2013, compared with $3,568 for the same prior year period. The primary use of cash during both periods was to make required principal payments on our outstanding debt.

Working Capital

At March 31, 2013, we had cash and cash equivalents of $14,947, compared with $11,456 at June 30, 2012. Available sources of cash to support known or reasonably likely cash requirements over the next 12 months include cash and cash equivalents on hand ($7,128 held in the U.S. and $7,819 held by our international operations at March 31, 2013), additional cash that may be generated from our operations, and funds to the extent available through our credit facilities discussed below. While we believe that our available sources of cash, including funds available through our revolving line that are subject to certain minimum cash balance requirements, will support known or reasonably likely cash

 

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requirements over the next 12 months, including quarterly principal payments of $1,199 and interest payments due under our credit agreement (through September 2013), our ability to generate cash from our operations is dependent upon our ability to profitably generate revenue, which requires that we continually develop profitable new business, both for growth and to replace completed projects. Although work for no one client constitutes more than 10% of our revenue, we have had to find significant amounts of replacement and additional revenue as client relationships and work for continuing clients change and will likely have to continue to do so in the future. Our ability to profitably generate revenue depends not only on the execution of our business plans, but also on general market factors outside of our control. As many of our clients treat all or a portion of their market research expenditures as discretionary, our ability to profitably generate revenue is adversely impacted whenever there are adverse macroeconomic conditions in the markets we serve.

Our foreign earnings are not considered permanently reinvested and we are not presently aware of any restrictions on the repatriation of these funds. If these funds were needed to fund our operations in the U.S., they could be repatriated. Repatriation of our foreign funds could result in additional U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes which could be partially offset by net operating losses. Determining the amount of possible future taxes is not practicable.

Our capital requirements depend on numerous factors, including but not limited to, market acceptance of our products and services, the resources we allocate to the continuing development of new products and services, our technology infrastructure and online panel, and the marketing and selling of our products and services. We are able to control or defer certain capital and other expenditures in order to help preserve cash if necessary. We expect to incur capital expenditures of between $500 and $1,000 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.

Credit Facilities

The required principal repayments under our credit agreement for the remainder of fiscal 2013 and the succeeding fiscal year are set forth in Note 8, “Borrowings”, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. At March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under our credit agreement, had no outstanding borrowings under our revolving line of credit, and had $340 in outstanding letters of credit. The letters of credit reduce the remaining undrawn portion of the revolving line of credit that is available for future borrowings.

Interest Rate Swap

The principal terms of our interest rate swap are described in Note 8, “Borrowings”, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

At March 31, 2013, we did not have any transaction, agreement, or other contractual arrangement constituting an “off-balance sheet arrangement” as defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

There have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business during the three months ended March 31, 2013 to our contractual obligations as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, filed by us with the SEC on September 25, 2012.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 3, “Recent Accounting Pronouncements”, to our unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of the impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements on our unaudited consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2013 and for the nine months then ended, as well as the expected impact on our consolidated financial statements for future periods.

 

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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We have two kinds of market risk exposures, interest rate exposure and foreign currency exposure. We have no market risk sensitive instruments entered into for trading purposes.

In light of current economic conditions, we reviewed the cash equivalents held by us. We do not believe that our holdings have a material liquidity risk under current market conditions.

Interest Rate Exposure

At March 31, 2013, we had outstanding debt under our credit facilities of $2,397. The debt matures September 30, 2013 and bears interest at the floating adjusted LIBOR plus an applicable margin. Our interest rate swap fixes the floating adjusted LIBOR portion of the interest rate at 4.32% through September 30, 2013.

Foreign Currency Exposure

As a result of operating in foreign markets, our financial results could be affected by significant changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We have international sales and operations in North America and Europe. Therefore, we are subject to foreign currency rate exposure. Non-U.S. transactions are denominated in the functional currencies of the respective countries in which our foreign subsidiaries reside. Our consolidated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars at the applicable exchange rates in effect as of the balance sheet date. Consolidated income and expense items are translated into U.S. Dollars at the average exchange rates for each period presented. Accumulated net translation adjustments are recorded in the accumulated other comprehensive income component of stockholders’ equity. We measure our risk related to foreign currency rate exposure on two levels, the first being the impact of operating results on the consolidation of foreign subsidiaries that are denominated in the functional currencies of their home countries, and the second being the extent to which we have instruments denominated in foreign currencies.

Foreign exchange translation gains and losses are included in our results of operations since we consolidate the results of our international operations, which are denominated in each country’s functional currency, with our U.S. results. The impact of translation gains or losses on net income from consolidating foreign subsidiaries was not material for the periods presented. We have historically had low exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates upon consolidating the results of our foreign subsidiaries with our U.S. results due to the size of our foreign operations in comparison to our consolidated operations. However, if the operating profits of our international operations increase as a percentage of our consolidated operations, our exposure to the appreciation or depreciation in the U.S. Dollar could have a more significant impact on our net income and cash flows. Thus, we evaluate our exposure to foreign currency fluctuation risk on an ongoing basis.

Since our foreign operations are conducted using foreign currencies, we bear additional risk of fluctuations in exchange rates because of instruments denominated in foreign currencies. We have historically had low exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates with regard to instruments denominated in foreign currencies, given the amount and short-term nature of the maturity of these instruments. The carrying values of financial instruments denominated in foreign currencies, including cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of the maturity of these instruments.

 

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At March 31, 2013, we performed the following sensitivity analysis to determine the impact of a 10% appreciation or depreciation in the U.S. Dollar:

 

     Impact of 10% Appreciation or
Depreciation in U.S. Dollar
 

Currency

   Cash      Revenue      Operating
Income
(Loss)
 

Canadian Dollar

   $ 193       $ 526       $ 4   

British Pound

     138         210         (31

Euro:

        

France

     149         345         10   

Germany

     302         169         (11

Item 4 — Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2013 (the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) were effective. Further, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with management’s evaluation thereof during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II: Other Information

Item 1 — Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business, we are at times subject to pending and threatened legal actions and proceedings. After reviewing with legal counsel any pending and threatened actions and proceedings, management does not expect the outcome of such actions or proceedings to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A — Risk Factors

There are no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, filed by us with the SEC on September 25, 2012.

Item 2 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3 — Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4 — Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

 

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Item 5 — Other Information

None.

Item 6 — Exhibits

 

31.1 Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

31.2 Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.1 Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

 

32.2 Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

101.INS     XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL     XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB     XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE     XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF     XBRL Taxonomy Definition Document

 

* Denotes management contract or arrangement

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

May 15, 2013

 

Harris Interactive Inc.
By:   /s/ Eric W. Narowski
  Eric W. Narowski
 

Chief Financial Officer

(On Behalf of the Registrant and as

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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Exhibit Index

 

31.1 Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

31.2 Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.1 Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

 

32.2 Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

101.INS     XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL     XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB     XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE     XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF     XBRL Taxonomy Definition Document

 

* Denotes management contract or arrangement

 

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