EX-99 2 d498854dex99.htm EX-99 EX-99

Exhibit 99

 

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THE DOLAN COMPANY REPORTS

FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END 2012 RESULTS

 

   

Fourth quarter revenues decreased 6.7% year-over-year to $62.9 million, while 2012 revenues decreased 5.3% to $254.3 million

 

   

Net loss from continuing operations attributable to The Dolan Company was $2.5 million, or $0.08 per diluted share in the fourth quarter; for the year it was $87.2 million, or $2.88 per diluted share, including one-time impairment charges

 

   

Free cash flow was $13.1 million in the fourth quarter and $29.2 million for the year (See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below)

 

   

Cash earnings per diluted share were $0.04 for the fourth quarter and $0.40 for the year (See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below)

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA was $6.0 million for the fourth quarter and $38.5 million for the year (See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below)

 

   

Company provides guidance for 2013

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (March 8, 2013) – The Dolan Company (NYSE: DM), a leading provider of professional services and business information to legal, financial and real estate sectors in the United States, today announced financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2012.

“For the year, our e-discovery business grew revenue by almost 17% while our default-related business, National Default Exchange, or NDeX, declined by 18%,” said James P. Dolan, chairman, chief executive officer, and president. “Our appellate services business, Counsel Press, remains a consistent and steady generator of free cash flow, as does our Business Information Division, which experienced a modest revenue decline in 2012,” Dolan said

“In the fourth quarter, our foreclosure related businesses were significantly affected by the reduced pace of referrals as new regulations and procedures were put in place. Both NDeX and our public notice businesses experienced negative operating leverage in the fourth quarter as we incurred depressed referral volumes. Fourth quarter results also were affected by almost $2 million of non-recurring items including severance. However, we remain excited by the growth opportunities in our e-discovery business, which saw strong performance.

 

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“In the fourth quarter, revenues at NDeX declined by 22% compared to last year. Although we were cautious about referral volumes due to the implementation of new federal guidelines, the pace of referrals was more depressed than anticipated. Each mortgage servicer is on its own timeline in handling the implementation of new regulations used to initiate foreclosure referrals. Further, the new national servicing standards, which were introduced in January of 2013, continue to cause delays and depress referral volumes. Given this, we have moved aggressively to cut costs. We believe the pace of foreclosure referral volumes will improve in the future, but predicting the timing and rate of that improvement remains a challenge. As the year progresses, we expect to benefit from price increases negotiated with some of our law firm partners. We also are seeking future opportunities to license our NDeX technology and infrastructure on a recurring fee basis in both new and existing markets,” Dolan said.

“Litigation Support Services, led by our e-discovery business, had another strong quarter. Litigation Support revenue grew by 12% year over year, including 14% growth in our e-discovery business. Similar to the third quarter, we saw a healthy balance of growth from both new and existing clients. We are excited about DiscoverReady’s integrated offerings of processing, technology services and cost-efficient managed review, and we will work hard to continue expansion of our client base in 2013,” Dolan said.

“Business Information revenue declined by 9% in the fourth quarter compared to last year, while public notice revenue declined by 17%. Public notice advertising felt the impact of the new federal mortgage default regulations, reversing a trend of stability and modest growth in the previous quarters of 2012. We believe the decline in public notice revenue is mostly timing related and should improve. Management of this division consolidated operations and reduced costs during 2012. Their hard work meant that Business Information free cash flow and margins remained relatively stable through 2012,” Dolan said.

“Due to the previously announced restructuring of our NDeX Florida operations in the third quarter, the Dolan Company will have a net operating loss for the year, which we estimate will result in a refund during the second quarter of 2013 of approximately $10 million for previously paid income taxes,” Dolan added.

“In the first quarter of 2013, the company strengthened its balance sheet by selling $17.5 million (face value) in 8.5% series B cumulative preferred stock, with proceeds used to reduce senior debt. We were pleased with investor response to the offering and to subsequent market support for the issue, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange as DM.PrB,” Dolan said.

 

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2013 Guidance

Due to the lack of near-term visibility into its NDeX default processing operation and the overall foreclosure-related environment, the company is providing only partial 2013 guidance. At this time, the company is providing revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance for its Business Information and Litigation Support segments. The company’s 2013 financial guidance is as follows:

 

    

2013 Financial Guidance

(dollars in millions, except per share)

Total revenues (excluding NDeX operations)

   $ 160-$170 million

Adjusted EBITDA (excluding NDeX operations)

   $30-$35 million

This guidance presumes the following: 1) Litigation Support revenues will grow by high single digits to low double digits and Litigation Support adjusted EBITDA will grow modestly due to positive operating leverage; 2) Business Information revenue and adjusted EBITDA will be flat to down 5%; 3) depreciation expense will be $8.5-$9.0 million (including NDeX); 4) amortization expense will be $16.5-$17.5 million (including NDeX); 5) tax rate will be approximately 40%; and 6) fully diluted shares outstanding of 30.2-30.4 million shares.

This guidance excludes the effect of any M&A activity during the remainder of 2013, if such activity were to occur. It also assumes that there will be no additional material effect on results of operations from current or future government legislation, programs or investigations, or from lender-based programs or moratoria. These include, but are not limited to, programs, legislation, investigations and moratoria detailed in “Regulatory Environment” and “Risk Factors” in the company’s 2012 10-K, filed today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Fourth Quarter 2012

Financial results for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2012, and 2011 are as follows:

 

Dollars in thousands, except per share data   

Three Months
Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

   

Three Months
Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

     Year-over-
Year %
Change
 
     (unaudited)     (unaudited)         

Total revenues

   $ 62,941      $ 67,491         (6.7 )% 

Professional Services Division revenues

     44,782        47,580         (5.9 )% 

Business Information Division revenues

     18,159        19,911         (8.8 )% 

Operating (loss) (1) income

     (1,565     21,032         (107.4 )% 

Net (loss) income attributable to The Dolan Company

     (3,339     10,357         (132.2 )% 

Adjusted EBITDA *

     5,951        14,024         (57.6 )% 

Net (loss) income attributable to The Dolan Company per diluted share

   $ (0.11   $ 0.34         (132.4 )% 

Cash earnings *

     1,250        5,272         (76.3 )% 

Cash earnings per diluted share *

   $ 0.04      $ 0.17         (76.5 )% 

 

* Please refer to the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP and why the company believes these are important measures of its performance.
(1) 2011 includes fair value adjustments on earnout liabilities in the amount of $16.5 million

 

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Professional Services Division Results

The Professional Services Division provides specialized processing services to the legal profession through NDeX, Counsel Press, and DiscoverReady. NDeX is a leading provider of mortgage default processing services in the United States. Together, Counsel Press and DiscoverReady comprise the company’s litigation support services segment. Counsel Press is the largest provider of appellate services in the United States, and DiscoverReady provides outsourced discovery management, including document review, data hosting and processing services, to major corporations and law firms.

Division revenues for the fourth quarter were $44.8 million, a decline of 5.9% from $47.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. The decline was the result of much lower NDeX file volume, which was partially offset by stronger revenue at DiscoverReady.

NDeX received 41,700 mortgage default files for processing during the fourth quarter and generated $19.4 million in revenues. This compares to 60,300 files received for processing and $24.9 million in revenues in the fourth quarter of 2011. The total number of mortgage default files received decreased by more than 30% in the quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2011.

Litigation Support contributed $25.4 million in revenues during the fourth quarter of 2012, an increase of 12.3% from the fourth quarter of 2011, with the e-discovery business growing 14.0%.

Direct operating expenses within the Professional Services Division increased 14.6% to $25.8 million during the fourth quarter of 2012, from $22.5 million for the same period in 2011. Fourth quarter direct operating expenses also were affected by $1.7 million of non-recurring items. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $15.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2012, roughly equal to the same period in 2011.

Business Information Division Results

The Business Information Division publishes print and electronic legal publications, business journals, court and commercial media and other highly focused information products and services, operates Web sites and produces events for targeted professional audiences in 19 geographic markets across the United States.

Business Information Division revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 were $18.2 million, an 8.8% decrease from $19.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. The majority of the decrease was driven by lower public notice revenue.

Direct operating expenses for the Business Information Division were $7.1 million during the fourth quarter of 2012, essentially flat compared to $7.2 million last year. In addition, selling, general and administrative expenses of $8.4 million were comparable to last year.

 

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Balance Sheet and Liquidity

As of December 31, 2012, the company held $3.5 million of cash and cash equivalents, compared to $0.8 million at the end of 2011. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the company generated $15.6 million of cash from operating activities and $13.1 million of free cash flow, which is defined as net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures. Quarterly capital expenditures were $2.5 million. Days sales outstanding were 92.7 days for the fourth quarter of 2012, which was up from 85.7 days in the fourth quarter of last year. DSO increased primarily from a slowdown of payments received from NDeX’s law firm customers as they experience delays in the foreclosure process and taking files to sale. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the company generated $36.7 million of cash from operating activities and $29.2 million of free cash flow. Annual capital expenditures were $7.5 million.

Total debt outstanding at the end of the fourth quarter was $166.0 million, of which $137.5 million was under a term loan facility. Net debt was $162.5 million, down $13.1 million from the end of 2011. At December 31, 2012, the combined weighted-average interest rate on the company’s credit facilities was 5.3%. The leverage ratio at the end of the quarter was 4.2 times total debt to trailing twelve month pro forma adjusted EBITDA, up from 2.7 times as of December 31, 2011, but within the maximum of 4.5 times allowed under the senior debt covenants for that period.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the term used to refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting in the United States. GAAP includes the standards, conventions, and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing transactions, and in the preparation of financial statements. In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with GAAP, The Dolan Company reports the following non-GAAP measures:

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA, defined as GAAP income from continuing operations adjusted for the impact of the following: net interest expense resulting from the company’s net cash or borrowing position, which includes non-cash interest income or expense related to the changes in fair value of interest rate swaps; income tax expense; non-cash expenses, including depreciation and amortization, charges for stock options and restricted stock the company has granted, and fair value adjustments on earnouts recorded in connection with acquisitions; non-recurring items of income or expense, if applicable, including impairments of long-lived assets; and distributions paid to holders of non-controlling interest;

 

   

Cash earnings, defined as GAAP income from continuing operations adjusted for the impact of the following: non-controlling interests; non-cash expenses, including non-cash interest income or expense related to the changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps, charges for stock options and restricted stock granted, fair value adjustments on earnouts recorded in connection with acquisitions, and amortization; certain non-recurring items of income or expense, including impairments of long-lived assets; and an adjustment to income tax expense related to the above reconciling items at the appropriate then-in-effect tax rate;

 

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Cash earnings per diluted share, defined as cash earnings divided by the number of weighted average diluted shares outstanding; and

 

   

Free cash flow, defined as net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures.

The Dolan Company provides these measures because it believes that they are helpful to investors in comparing year-over-year performance in light of certain non-recurring charges, and to better understand its operating performance and profitability, competitive position and future prospects. Non-GAAP measures should be considered in conjunction with the GAAP financial presentation and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP net income attributable to The Dolan Company. In addition, it should be noted that the company’s calculations of adjusted EBITDA, cash earnings, cash earnings per diluted share, and free cash flow may not be comparable to the calculations of such measures by other companies.

The following is a reconciliation of net income attributable to The Dolan Company to adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

(Loss) income from continuing operations

   $ (2,496   $ 12,279      $ (96,865   $ 21,457   

Interest expense, net

     3,693        1,886        9,945        6,317   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (2,762     6,867        (45,448     13,093   

Amortization of intangibles

     4,273        5,020        18,451        18,206   

Depreciation expense

     1,977        2,090        7,611        7,650   

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —          1,179        151,614        1,179   

Amortization of Detroit Legal News Publishing intangible

     377        377        1,508        1,508   

Non-cash compensation expense

     889        816        3,723        3,843   

Non-cash fair value adjustment on earnout recorded in connection with acquisition

     —          (16,490     (11,607     (16,271

Non-recurring income

     —          —          (520     (287

Net distributions to holders of non-controlling interest

     —          —          77        (643
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 5,951      $ 14,024      $ 38,489      $ 56,052   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following is a reconciliation of net income attributable to The Dolan Company to cash earnings and cash earnings per diluted share (in thousands, except share and per share data):

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Income from continuing operations

   $ (2,496   $ 12,279      $ (96,865   $ 21,457   

Noncontrolling interest

     (15     (1,230     9,651        (1,833

Non-cash interest income related to the change in fair value of interest rate swaps

     —          —          —          (286

Non-cash compensation expense

     889        816        3,723        3,843   

Non-cash fair value adjustment on earnout liability

     —          (16,490     (11,607     (16,271

Amortization of intangibles

     4,273        5,020        18,451        18,206   

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —          1,179        151,614        1,179   

Amortization of Detroit Legal News Publishing intangible

     377        377        1,508        1,508   

Non-recurring income

     —          —          (520     (287

Adjustment to income tax expense related to reconciling items at effective tax rate

     (1,778     3,321        (63,851     (3,031
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash earnings

   $ 1,250      $ 5,272      $ 12,104      $ 24,485   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to The Dolan Company per diluted share (GAAP)

   $ (0.08   $ 0.37      $ (2.88   $ 0.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash earnings per diluted share

   $ 0.04      $ 0.17      $ 0.40      $ 0.81   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

     30,327,346        30,233,455        30,276,627        30,223,319   

Conference Call

The company has scheduled a conference call for Friday, March 8th, at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time (7:30 a.m. U.S. Central Standard Time). The dial-in number is (888) 517-2513, passcode 681 4229#. The call will be hosted by James P. Dolan, chairman, chief executive officer and president, and will include Scott J. Pollei, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Vicki J. Duncomb, vice president and chief financial officer. It will be broadcast live over the Internet and will be accessible through the investor relations section of the company’s Web site at www.thedolancompany.com. Interested parties should access the webcast approximately 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled start time to register and download any necessary software needed to listen to the call. Prior to the conference call start, a slide presentation highlighting points discussed in the fourth quarter and year-end conference call will be available through the investor relations section of the company’s Web site at www.thedolancompany.com. The webcast and slide presentation will be archived online and will be available at the investor relations section of the company’s Web site for a period of 21 days after the call. In addition, the company’s SEC Form 10-K is available via its Web site at www.thedolancompany.com, or investors can request a hard copy of the 10-K free of charge upon request.

 

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Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical or current facts are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include statements related to the company’s “guidance” as well as statements using words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “convinced,” “continue,” “to come,” “will,” “may,” “estimate,” “assume,” “pursue,” “outlook,” “look,” “optimistic,” “goal,” “milestone” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to: our ability to fund our ongoing operations, repay our indebtedness, fund capital expenditures and make acquisitions; our ability to comply with covenants in our debt instruments; our ability to obtain waivers from our lenders of any failure to comply with covenants in our debt instruments or of events of default; our ability to amend our debt instruments in the future; the possibility that we may have to record significant charges to earnings as a result of impairment of our intangible assets; our ability to retain key personnel; the adverse resolution of a future lawsuit or claim against us; the failure or disruption of our proprietary case management software systems, our document hosting, processing, conversion and review systems, or our website and online networks; the possibility that the number of mortgage default files referred to us may decrease or fail to increase; the risk that our customers or their clients fail to timely pay us for our services, or at all; the effect of existing and future legislation, government investigations, litigation, court orders, settlements and client slow-downs on our mortgage default processing services and public notice operations; our ability to retain key customers and develop new customer relationships in our litigation support services segment and our mortgage default processing business; certain key personnel of our subsidiary NDeX are also shareholders and principal attorneys of our law firm customers and may at times have interests that differ from or conflict with our interests; the effect of changes in the economies and demographics of the markets that we serve; our ability to accurately value, successfully complete and successfully integrate acquisitions; and the other risk factors described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which we expect to file with the SEC on March 8, 2013. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in light of new information or future events.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Robert J. Evans, Director of Investor Relations

(612) 317-9430

Bob.evans@thedolancompany.com

 

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THE DOLAN COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (in thousands, except share data)  
ASSETS     

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,509     $ 752  

Accounts receivable, including unbilled services (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,809 and $1,416 as of December 31, 2012, and 2011, respectively)

     60,300       72,117  

Unbilled pass-through costs

     4,668       4,317  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,271       3,976  

Income tax receivable

     10,823       1,968  

Assets held for sale

     —          257  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     82,571       83,387  

Accounts receivable, long term

     —          2,500  

Investments

     10,069       11,901  

Property and equipment, net

     18,091       19,263  

Finite-lived intangible assets, net

     162,212       212,950  

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets

     151,329       283,039  

Deferred income taxes

     23,358       —     

Other assets

     1,910       2,563  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 449,540     $ 615,603  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Current liabilities

    

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 15,162     $ 7,667  

Accounts payable

     20,860       18,760  

Accrued pass-through liabilities

     10,617       8,820  

Accrued compensation

     7,941       5,188  

Accrued liabilities

     5,283       5,588  

Due to sellers of acquired businesses

     5,017       20,403  

Deferred revenue

     13,278       20,290  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     78,158       86,716  

Long-term debt, less current portion

     150,881       168,724  

Deferred income taxes

     —          20,739  

Due to sellers of acquired businesses

     —          12,687  

Other liabilities

     7,240       7,319  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     236,279       296,185  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

     7,283       12,726  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)

    

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized: 70,000,000 shares; outstanding: 30,955,321 and 30,576,597 shares as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively

     31       30  

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; authorized: 5,000,000 shares; designated: 5,000 shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock;

     —          —     

Other comprehensive loss (net of tax)

     (867     (1,285

Additional paid-in capital

     301,956       294,476  

(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings

     (88,285     13,471  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total The Dolan Company stockholders’ equity

     212,835       306,692  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interest

     (6,857     —     

Total stockholders’ equity

     205,978       306,692  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 449,540     $ 615,603  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The Dolan Company

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
   December 31,     December 31,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (unaudited)              

Revenues

        

Professional Services

   $ 44,782      $ 47,580      $ 179,600      $ 190,119   

Business Information

     18,159        19,911        74,711        78,493   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     62,941        67,491        254,311        268,612   

Operating expenses

        

Direct operating: Professional Services

     25,753        22,478        89,696        87,477   

Direct operating: Business Information

     7,144        7,154        28,527        30,012   

Selling, general and administrative

     25,467        25,574        104,435        101,897   

Amortization

     4,273        5,020        18,451        18,206   

Depreciation

     1,977        2,090        7,611        7,650   

Fair value and other adjustments on earnout liabilities

     —          (16,490     (12,127     (16,271

Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill

     —          1,179        151,614        1,179   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     64,614        47,005        388,207        230,150   

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     108        546        1,528        2,118   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating (loss) income

     (1,565     21,032        (132,368     40,580   

Non-operating income (expense)

        

Interest expense, net of interest income

     (3,693     (1,886     (9,945     (6,603

Non-cash interest income related to interest rate swaps

     —          —          —          286   

Other income

     —          —          —          287   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating expense

     (3,693     (1,886     (9,945     (6,030
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

     (5,258     19,146        (142,313     34,550   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     2,762        (6,867     45,448        (13,093
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (2,496     12,279        (96,865     21,457   

Discontinued operations, net of tax

     (828     (692     (14,542     (131
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

     (3,324     11,587        (111,407     21,326   

Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (15     (1,230     9,651        (1,833
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to The Dolan Company

   $ (3,339   $ 10,357      $ (101,756   $ 19,493   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings per share – basic and diluted:

        

(Loss) income from continuing operations attributable to The Dolan Company

   $ (0.08   $ 0.37      $ (2.88   $ 0.65   

Weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     30,327,346        30,170,704        30,276,627        30,141,488   

Diluted

     30,327,346        30,233,455        30,276,627        30,223,319   

 

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The Dolan Company

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  
     (unaudited)              

Cash flows from operating activities

        

Net (loss) income

   $ (3,324   $ 11,587      $ (111,407   $ 21,326   

Loss from discontinued operations

     828        692        14,542        131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

     (2,496     12,279        (96,865     21,457   

Distributions received from The Detroit Legal News Publishing, LLC

     1,113        525        3,360        4,025   

Distributions paid to holders of noncontrolling interests

     —          (77     —          (643

Gain on sale of investment

     —          —          —          (394

Non-cash operating activities:

        

Amortization

     4,273        5,020        18,451        18,206   

Depreciation

     1,977        2,090        7,611        7,650   

Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill

     —          1,179        151,614        1,179   

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     (108     (546     (1,528     (2,118

Stock-based compensation expense

     889        817        3,722        3,843   

Deferred income taxes

     2,699        8,662        (43,213     8,948   

Change in value of interest rate swaps

     —          —          —          (286

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     833        92        1,160        372   

Non-cash fair value adjustment on earnouts recorded in connection with acquisitions

     —          (16,490     (11,492     (16,271

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business combinations:

        

Accounts receivable and unbilled pass-through costs

     5,645        7,330        (206     4,971   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (156     (1,028     658        2,967   

Other assets

     607        47        700        152   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     4,944        (4,772     7,688        (10,059

Deferred revenue and other liabilities

     (2,773     3,303        (1,569     1,772   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities – continuing operations

     17,447        18,431        40,091        45,771   

Cash used in operating activities – discontinued operations

     (1,882     (618     (3,380     (4,469
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     15,565        17,813        36,711        41,302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

        

Acquisitions and investments

     —          (2,304     (145     (69,369

Capital expenditures

     (2,506     (1,638     (7,523     (6,956

Proceeds on sale of investment, including escrow payments received

     —          —          —          394   

Other

     —          —          —          77   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash used in investing activities – continuing operations

     (2,506     (3,942     (7,668     (75,854

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities – discontinued operations

     149        (73     292        (923
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (2,357     (4,015     (7,376     (76,777
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

        

Net (payments) borrowing on senior revolving note

     (19,800     (9,300     (500     44,700   

Payments on senior long-term debt

     (3,750     (1,250     (7,500     (5,000

Payments of deferred acquisition costs and earnouts

     (136     (20     (14,537     (20

Payments on unsecured notes payable

     (591     (614     (2,470     (2,416

Payments for repurchases of common stock

     —          —          —          (1,691

Payments of deferred financing costs

     (960     —          (1,273     —     

Other

     (48     (153     (298     (384
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash (used in) provided by investing activities – continuing operations

     (25,285     (11,337     (26,578     35,189   

Cash used in investing activities – discontinued operations

            (3,824            (3,824
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (25,285     (15,161     (26,578     31,365   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (12,077     (1,363     2,757        (4,110

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

     15,586        2,115        752        4,862   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

   $ 3,509      $ 752      $ 3,509      $ 752   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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