0001193125-17-246687.txt : 20170803 0001193125-17-246687.hdr.sgml : 20170803 20170803065258 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-17-246687 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170803 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20170803 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170803 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001580156 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731] IRS NUMBER: 271566372 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36166 FILM NUMBER: 171002732 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 125 HIGH STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 BUSINESS PHONE: 617-351-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 125 HIGH STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HMH Holdings (Delaware), Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20130626 8-K 1 d402677d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 3, 2017

 

 

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36166   27-1566372

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

125 High Street

Boston, MA

  02110
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(617) 351-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company    ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐

 

 

 


Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 3, 2017, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017 and other information. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section. Furthermore, the information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release issued by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company on August 3, 2017

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT COMPANY

By:

 

/s/ Michael Dolan

Name:

  Michael Dolan

Title:

  Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller

Dated: August 3, 2017

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release issued by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company on August 3, 2017

 

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EX-99.1 2 d402677dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2017 RESULTS

Reports net sales of $393 million and billings of $395 million

Reaffirms full-year 2017 outlook

BOSTON – August 3, 2017 – Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (“HMH” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HMHC) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.

Financial Highlights:

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
(in millions of dollars)    2017     2016     Change     2017     2016     Change  

Net sales

   $ 393     $ 392       0.3   $ 615     $ 598       2.9

Billings

     395       413       (4.2 )%      579       580       (0.2 )% 

Net loss

     (47     (28     (65.1 )%      (168     (194     13.4

Adjusted EBITDA

     73       75       (3.3 )%      49       34       42.8

Pre-publication or content development costs

     (29     (32     9.3     (57     (65     12.2

Net cash used in operating activities

     (44     (56     20.9     (140     (169     16.9

Free cash flow

     (83     (120     30.8     (224     (290     22.8

“As we head into the third quarter, which is historically the busiest quarter in HMH’s selling season, we are encouraged by our results for the first half of 2017,” said Jack Lynch, Chief Executive Officer of HMH. “We experienced strong net sales and billings growth within the extensions of our core Basal business, which are comprised of intervention, professional learning, and supplemental products and services, and we took important steps to reduce our fixed cost base and improve our operating efficiency.”

Joe Abbott, Chief Financial Officer of HMH added, “We remain on track to deliver against the targets we set at the start of the year and continue to progress our next generation program and platform development in advance of the large new adoption opportunities we anticipate in 2018 and 2019.”

Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results:

Net Sales and Billings: Sales for the second quarter were $393 million, up 0.3% or $1 million, year over year. The net sales increase was driven by a $4 million increase in our Trade Publishing segment, partially offset by a $3 million decrease in our Education Segment. Within our Trade business, the increase was due to frontlist releases Papi and the latest edition to the Tolkien anthology Beren and Luthien, stronger eBooks, such as Handmaid’s Tale, and backlist print title sales. Within our Education Segment, which includes our Basal business and our Extension businesses, the decline in year over year net sales was attributed to our Basal business, which declined by $27 million from $214 million in 2016 to $187 million. The primary drivers of the decrease on our Basal business, which includes international sales, were lower net sales of Basal math programs across adoption and open territory states and lower net sales from our international business, primarily due to a large Department of Defense order in the prior year not repeating in 2017. Partially offsetting the decrease in our Basal business were higher net sales of our Extension businesses, which primarily consists of Heinemann, intervention, supplemental and assessment products as well as professional services. Extensions for the quarter increased $25 million from $139 million in 2016 to $164 million. The primary drivers of the increase in our Extensions were higher intervention sales primarily due to Read 180 Universal and an increase in our Heinemann business net sales driven primarily by our Classroom Libraries offering. Billings for the second quarter of 2017 were $395 million, down 4% or $18 million compared with $413 million for the same period in 2016.

 

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Cost of Sales: Overall cost of sales decreased 1% or $3 million to $216 million in the second quarter of 2017 from $219 million in the same period of 2016, primarily due to a $5 million reduction in amortization expense related to publishing rights and pre-publication assets. Our cost of sales, excluding publishing rights and pre-publication amortization, increased $2 million, as our cost of sales, excluding publishing rights and pre-publication amortization, as a percentage of net sales increased to 44.7% from 44.2% due to a product mix carrying higher costs.

Selling and Administrative Costs: Selling and administrative costs decreased $18 million from $184 million in the second quarter of 2016 to $166 million for the same period in 2017, primarily due to a $10.0 million legal settlement in the prior period for permissions litigation. Further, there was reduction of internal and outside labor related costs of $11 million and lower travel and entertainment expenses of $3 million, all due to actions taken under the 2017 Restructuring Plan. The decrease was partially offset by $7 million of higher incentive compensation, primarily higher commission expense due to greater sales quota achievement levels than in the prior year.

Operating Loss: Operating loss for the second quarter of 2017 was $31 million, $10 million higher than the $21 million operating loss recorded in the same period of 2016 due to a $33 million charge associated with the 2017 Restructuring Plan partially offset by the aforementioned changes in net sales, cost of sales, and selling and administrative costs.

Net Loss: Net loss of $47 million in the second quarter of 2017 was $18 million, or 65%, higher compared to a net loss of $28 million in the same quarter of 2016, due primarily to the same factors impacting operating loss and by an unfavorable change in our income tax expense of $9 million, from an income tax benefit of $3 million for the same period in 2016 to an income tax expense of $6 million in 2017, primarily related to a change to our estimated annual effective tax rate during the prior year period. Further, interest expense increased by $1 million primarily due to net settlement payments on our interest rate derivatives during the current period offset by a favorable change in the fair value of derivative instruments.

Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2017 was $73 million, a decrease of $2 million from $75 million in the same quarter of 2016, primarily due to higher cost of sales, excluding publishing rights and pre-publication amortization, partially offset by higher net sales.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 Financial Results:

Net Sales and Billings: Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2017 increased $17 million, or 3%, from $598 million for the same period in 2016 to $615 million. The net sales increase was driven by a $9 million increase in our Trade Publishing segment and an $8 million increase in our Education Segment. Within our Trade business, the increase was primarily due to sales of the Whole30 series, Tools of Titans and Papi, stronger eBook sales, such as Handmaid’s Tale, and backlist print title sales. Within our Education Segment, the increase was primarily due to greater sales of our Extension businesses, which primarily consists of Heinemann, intervention, supplemental and assessment products as well as professional services. Extensions for the six-month period increased $29 million from $250 million in the 2016 period to $279 million. The primary drivers of the increase in our Extensions were higher intervention sales, primarily due to Read 180 Universal, and an increase in Heinemann net sales driven primarily by our Classroom Libraries offering. Partially offsetting the increase in our Extension net sales were lower Basal sales, which declined by $21 million from $278 million in the 2016 period to $257 million. The primary drivers behind the decrease were lower net sales of Basal math programs across adoption and open territory states and lower sales from our international business, primarily due to a large Department of Defense order in the prior year not repeating in 2017. Partially offsetting the decrease in Basal net sales was a $5.0 million one-time fee recognized in association with the expiration of a distribution agreement in 2017. Billings for the six months ended June 30, 2017 were $579 million, essentially flat compared with $580 million for the same period in 2016.

Cost of Sales: Overall cost of sales decreased 2% or $6 million to $365 million in the first half of 2017 from $371 million in the same period of 2016, primarily due to a $10 million reduction in amortization expense related to publishing rights and pre-publication assets. Our cost of sales, excluding publishing rights and pre-publication amortization, increased $4 million of which $8 million is attributed to higher sales volume partially offset by $4 million of lower costs as our cost of sales, excluding publishing rights and pre-publication amortization, as a percentage of net sales decreased to 46.1% from 46.7% due to a product mix of increased Trade eBook sales along with a $5 million one-time fee associated with a distribution agreement that did not carry any cost of sales.

Selling and Administrative Costs: 

Selling and administrative costs decreased $31 million primarily due to a reduction in marketing and advertising costs of $5 million, lower professional fees of $20 million (of which $10 million relates to legal settlement costs for permissions litigation during the prior period coupled with a $5 million for an insurance reimbursement during the current period), a reduction of internal and outside labor related costs of $6 million, and lower travel and entertainment expenses of $7 million, all largely due to actions taken under the 2017 Restructuring Plan. Additionally, samples and depository fees were $5 million lower in the period. The decrease was partially offset by $8 million of higher incentive compensation, primarily commissions due to greater sales quota achievement levels, $3 million of higher office lease cost due to the expiration of favorable office leases and $3 million of higher depreciation as a result of our increased investment in business systems, technology platforms and infrastructure.

 

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Operating Loss: Operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2017 were $127 million, $16 million lower than the $143 million for the same period in 2016 primarily due to the aforementioned changes in net sales, cost of sales, and selling and administrative costs partially offset by the 2017 Restructuring Plan.

Net Loss: Net loss of $168 million in the first half of 2017 was $26 million, or 13%, better compared to a net loss of $194 million in the same quarter of 2016, due primarily to the same factors impacting operating loss and by a favorable change in our income tax expense of $11 million, from an income tax expense of $32 million for the same period in 2016 to an income tax expense of $21 million in 2017, primarily related to a lower estimated annual effective tax rate during the current year period. Further, interest expense increased by $2 million primarily due to net settlement payments on our interest rate derivatives during the current period offset by a favorable change in the fair value of derivative instruments.

Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA for the first half of 2017 was $49 million, an increase of $15 million from $34 million in the same period of 2016, primarily due to the aforementioned changes in net sales, cost of sales, and selling and administrative costs.

Cash Flow: Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was $140 million compared with $169 million for the same period in 2016. The $29 million decrease in cash used in operating activities from 2016 to 2017 was primarily driven by more profitable operations, net of non-cash items, of $18 million, and by favorable net changes in operating assets and liabilities of $10 million. As of June 30, 2017, HMH had $79 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments compared to $307 million at December 31, 2016. Operating cash flow is impacted by the inherent seasonality of the academic calendar. Consequently, the performance of the business is difficult to compare quarter to consecutive quarter and should be considered on the basis of results for the whole year. HMH’s free cash flow, defined as net cash from operating activities minus capital expenditures, for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was a usage of $224 million compared with a usage of $290 million for the same period in 2016.

Corporate Initiatives: HMH continues to implement its ongoing initiatives to improve the Company’s operational efficiency and right-size its cost structure. Organizational design changes, aimed at reducing complexity in the organization, were largely completed by May 2017, and HMH expects to substantially complete the remaining planned actions by the end of 2018. The identified initiatives are expected to result in approximately $70 to $80 million in annualized cost savings by the end of 2018 and will result in total charges of $41 to $45 million, of which $32 to $36 million will be cash charges.

Reaffirmed Full Year 2017 Outlook:

HMH continues to expect 2017 net sales to be in a range of $1.325 to $1.405 billion and billings to be in the range of $1.375 to $1.455 billion. Expectations for content development spend for 2017 continues to be in the range of $140 to $160 million, with total capital expenditure including non-plate capital expenditures continuing to be in the range of $190 to $220 million.

Conference Call:

At 8:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, August 3, 2017, HMH will also host a conference call to discuss the results with its investors. The call will be webcast live at ir.hmhco.com. The following information is provided for investors who would like to participate:

Toll Free: (844) 835-6565

International: (484) 653-6719

Passcode: 53427462

Moderator: Brian Shipman

Webcast Link: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/6uetwxyh

An archived webcast with the accompanying slides will be available at ir.hmhco.com for one year for those unable to participate in the live event. An audio replay of this conference will also be available until August 11, 2017 via the following telephone numbers: (855) 859-2056 in the United States and (404) 537-3406 internationally using passcode 53427462.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and to provide additional insights into our performance (for a completed period and/or on a forward looking basis), we have presented adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. These measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP. This information should be

 

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considered as supplemental in nature and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations and/or our expected results of operations because it assists both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business.

Management believes that the presentation of adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to our investors and management as an indicator of our performance that is not affected by: fluctuations in interest rates or effective tax rates; levels of depreciation or amortization; non-cash charges; fees, expenses or charges relating to acquisition-related activities, including purchase accounting adjustments, integration costs and transaction costs, as well as to securities offering- and debt refinancing-activities; charges associated with restructuring and cost saving initiatives, including severance, separation and facility closure costs; certain legal settlements and awards; and non-routine costs and gains. Accordingly, management believes that this measure is useful for comparing our performance from period to period and makes decisions based on it. In addition, targets in adjusted EBITDA (further adjusted to include the change in deferred revenue and in certain instances to exclude pre-publication costs) are used as performance measures to determine certain incentive compensation of management. Management also believes that the presentation of free cash flow provides useful information to our investors because management regularly reviews free cash flow as an important indicator of how much cash is generated by general business operations, excluding capital expenditures, and makes decisions based on it.

Other companies may define these non-GAAP measures differently and, as a result, our use of these non-GAAP measures may not be directly comparable to adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow used by other companies. Although we use these non-GAAP measures as financial measures to assess the performance of our business, the use of non-GAAP measures is limited as they include and/or do not include certain items not included and/or included in the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, net income or loss prepared in accordance with GAAP as a measure of performance; and free cash flow should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, net cash provided by operating activities prepared in accordance with GAAP as a measure of performance. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of liquidity nor is free cash flow intended to be a measure of residual cash flow available for discretionary use. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these non-GAAP measures. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures (to the extent available without unreasonable efforts) and related disclosure is provided in the appendix to this news release.

About Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children’s books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com.

Follow HMH on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Contact

Brian S. Shipman, CFA

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations

(212) 592-1177

brian.shipman@hmhco.com

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

The statements contained herein include forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “could,” “intends,” “may,” “will” or “should,” “forecast,” “intend,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “target” or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They include statements regarding our intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, our results of operations, including billings and net sales; financial performance, financial condition; liquidity; products and services, including for new adoptions; outlook for full year 2017; prospects; growth; markets; strategies, including with respect to investing in our core basal business and the extension businesses thereof; efficiency and cost savings initiatives, including actions thereunder and expected impact; the industry in which we operate; and potential business decisions. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and, of course, it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us on the date of this report.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained herein. In addition, even if our results are consistent with the forward looking statements contained herein, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

Important factors that could cause our results to vary from expectations include, but are not limited to: changes in state and local education funding and/or related programs, legislation and procurement processes; industry cycles and trends; the rate and state of technological change; changes in product distribution channels and concentration of retailer power; changes in our competitive environment; periods of operating and net losses; our ability to enforce our intellectual property and proprietary rights; risks based on information technology systems; dependence on a small number of print and paper vendors; third-party software and technology development; our ability to identify, complete, or achieve the expected benefits of, acquisitions; increases in our operating costs; exposure to litigation; major disasters or other external threats; contingent liabilities; risks related to our indebtedness; future impairment charges; changes in school district payment practices; a potential increase in the portion of our sales coming from digital sales; risks related to doing business abroad; changes in tax law or interpretations; the commitments and decisions of our new CEO; the timing and results of our efficiency and cost-savings initiatives; and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other news releases we issue and filings we make with the SEC. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events described herein may not occur.

We undertake no obligation, and do not expect, to publicly update or publicly revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained herein.

 

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

 

(in thousands of dollars, except share information)    June 30,
2017
    December 31,
2016
 

Assets

    

Current assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 78,735     $ 226,102  

Short-term investments

     —       80,841  

Accounts receivable, net

     304,301       216,006  

Inventories

     197,903       162,415  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     26,147       20,356  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     607,086       705,720  

Property, plant, and equipment, net

     157,083       175,202  

Pre-publication costs, net

     317,336       314,784  

Royalty advances to authors, net

     48,965       43,977  

Goodwill

     783,073       783,073  

Other intangible assets, net

     645,180       685,649  

Deferred income taxes

     3,458       3,458  

Other assets

     21,813       19,608  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,583,994     $ 2,731,471  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities

    

Current portion of long-term debt

   $ 8,000     $ 8,000  

Accounts payable

     91,953       76,181  

Royalties payable

     69,389       72,233  

Salaries, wages, and commissions payable

     43,931       41,289  

Deferred revenue

     242,793       272,828  

Interest payable

     110       193  

Severance and other charges

     15,854       8,863  

Accrued postretirement benefits

     1,928       1,928  

Other liabilities

     38,219       23,635  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     512,177       505,150  

Long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs

     762,466       764,738  

Long-term deferred revenue

     431,151       436,627  

Accrued pension benefits

     27,451       28,956  

Accrued postretirement benefits

     20,616       22,084  

Deferred income taxes

     90,409       71,381  

Other liabilities

     20,879       22,495  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,865,149       1,851,431  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016

     —       —  

Common stock, $0.01 par value: 380,000,000 shares authorized; 147,836,621 and 147,556,804 shares issued at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively; 123,259,587 and 122,979,770 shares outstanding at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

     1,478       1,475  

Treasury stock, 24,577,034 shares as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, at cost (related parties of $193,493 at 2017 and 2016)

     (518,030     (518,030

Capital in excess of par value

     4,873,638       4,868,230  

Accumulated deficit

     (3,585,865     (3,418,340

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (52,376     (53,295
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     718,845       880,040  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,583,994     $ 2,731,471  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands of dollars, except share and per share information)    2017     2016     2017     2016  

Net sales

   $ 393,051     $ 392,042     $ 614,968     $ 597,858  

Costs and expenses

        

Cost of sales, excluding publishing rights and pre-publication amortization

     175,693       173,466       283,229       278,984  

Publishing rights amortization

     10,867       14,413       24,265       32,206  

Pre-publication amortization

     29,758       31,315       57,335       59,596  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of sales

     216,318       219,194       364,829       370,786  

Selling and administrative

     166,165       184,479       322,517       353,154  

Other intangible asset amortization

     8,128       5,968       16,204       12,144  

Restructuring

     33,393       —       37,268       —  

Severance and other charges

     213       3,553       1,419       5,130  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (31,166     (21,152     (127,269     (143,356
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

        

Interest expense

     (10,432     (9,402     (20,640     (18,735

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

     851       (619     896       165  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before taxes

     (40,747     (31,173     (147,013     (161,926

Income tax expense (benefit)

     6,120       (2,782     20,512       31,613  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (46,867   $ (28,391   $ (167,525   $ (193,539
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders

        

Basic

   $ (0.38   $ (0.23   $ (1.36   $ (1.58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ (0.38   $ (0.23   $ (1.36   $ (1.58
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

        

Basic

     122,919,853       122,143,971       122,849,127       122,520,786  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     122,919,853       122,143,971       122,849,127       122,520,786  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands of dollars)    2017     2016  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (167,525   $ (193,539

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization expense

     136,188       141,680  

Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs

     2,090       2,090  

Deferred income taxes

     19,028       29,252  

Stock-based compensation expense

     5,475       6,673  

Restructuring charges related to property, plant, and equipment

     10,035       —  

Change in fair value of derivative instruments

     (896     (165

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    

Accounts receivable

     (88,295     (91,073

Inventories

     (35,488     (47,478

Other assets

     (7,997     (9,800

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     11,505       12,137  

Royalties payable and author advances, net

     (7,832     (3,422

Deferred revenue

     (35,511     (17,365

Interest payable

     (83     —  

Severance and other charges

     9,859       328  

Accrued pension and postretirement benefits

     (2,973     (3,014

Other liabilities

     12,218       4,919  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (140,202     (168,777
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments

     80,690       197,724  

Additions to pre-publication costs

     (57,294     (65,232

Additions to property, plant, and equipment

     (26,534     (56,238
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (3,138     76,254  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Payments of long-term debt

     (4,000     (4,000

Repurchases of common stock

     —       (51,018

Tax withholding payments related to net share settlements of restricted stock units and awards

     (1,434     (1,039

Proceeds from stock option exercises

     512       11,220  

Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

     895       1,113  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (4,027     (43,724
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (147,367     (136,247

Cash and cash equivalent at the beginning of the period

     226,102       234,257  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalent at the end of the period

   $ 78,735     $ 98,010  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company

Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Unaudited)

Adjusted EBITDA

Consolidated

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Net loss

   $ (46,867   $ (28,391   $ (167,525   $ (193,539

Interest expense

     10,432       9,402       20,640       18,735  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     6,120       (2,782     20,512       31,613  

Depreciation expense

     19,115       19,390       38,385       37,734  

Amortization expense

     48,753       51,696       97,804       103,946  

Non-cash charges—stock compensation

     2,931       3,670       5,475       6,673  

Non-cash charges—(gain) loss on derivative instrument

     (851     619       (896     (165

Purchase accounting adjustments

     —       1,236       —       3,088  

Fees, expenses or charges for equity offerings, debt or acquisitions

     (288     812       277       979  

2017 Restructuring Plan

     33,393       —       37,268       —  

Restructuring/Integration

     —       6,198       —       10,014  

Severance, separation costs and facility closures

     213       3,553       1,419       5,130  

Legal settlement

     —       10,000       (4,500     10,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 72,951     $ 75,403     $ 48,859     $ 34,208  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow

Consolidated

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2017     2016  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net cash used in operating activities

   $ (140,202   $ (168,777

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Additions to pre-publication costs

     (57,294     (65,232

Additions to property, plant, and equipment

     (26,534     (56,238
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free Cash Flow

   $ (224,030   $ (290,247
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company

Calculation of Billings (Unaudited)

Billings

Consolidated

(in thousands of dollars)

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands of dollars)    2017      2016      2017     2016  

Net sales

   $ 393,051      $ 392,042      $ 614,968     $ 597,858  

Change in deferred revenue

     2,393        20,616        (35,511     (17,365
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Billings

   $ 395,444      $ 412,658      $ 579,457     $ 580,493  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Billings is an operating measure utilized by the company derived as shown above.

 

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