INTERPACE BIOSCIENCES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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(Mark
One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
OR
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period from _______________ to _______________
Commission
File Number: 0-24249
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PDI,
Inc.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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22-2919486
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(State
or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S
Employer Identification No.)
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Saddle
River Executive Centre
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1
Route 17 South
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Saddle
River, New Jersey 07458
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(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
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(201)
258-8450
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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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 ý No o
Indicate
by check mark 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 o No o
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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (check one):
Large
accelerated filer £
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Accelerated
filer £
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Non-accelerated
filer Q
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Smaller
reporting company £
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(Do
not check if a smaller
reporting
company)
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1.
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No ý Indicate the number of
shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the
latest practicable date:
Class
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Shares
Outstanding
May
1, 2009
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Common
stock, $0.01 par value
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14,227,909
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PDI,
Inc.
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Form
10-Q for Period Ended March 31, 2009
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page No.
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
at
March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
for
the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(unaudited)
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for
the three month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(unaudited)
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5
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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6
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Item
2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition
and Results of Operations
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13
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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18
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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19
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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19
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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19
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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20
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Signatures
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21
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(in
thousands, except share and per share data)
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March
31,
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December
31,
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2009
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2008
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 80,931 | $ | 90,074 | ||||
Short-term
investments
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146 | 159 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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9,231 | 15,786 | ||||||
Unbilled
costs and accrued profits on contracts in progress
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3,835 | 2,469 | ||||||
Other
current assets
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4,271 | 4,511 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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98,414 | 112,999 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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4,949 | 5,423 | ||||||
Goodwill
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13,612 | 13,612 | ||||||
Other
intangible assets, net
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13,067 | 13,388 | ||||||
Other
long-term assets
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3,391 | 3,614 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 133,433 | $ | 149,036 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 798 | $ | 2,298 | ||||
Unearned
contract revenue
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834 | 3,678 | ||||||
Accrued
salary and bonus
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4,250 | 5,640 | ||||||
Accrued
contract loss
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8,131 | 10,021 | ||||||
Other
accrued expenses
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6,899 | 9,723 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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20,912 | 31,360 | ||||||
Long-term
liabilities
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10,664 | 10,569 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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31,576 | 41,929 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 7)
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Stockholders’
equity:
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Preferred
stock, $.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, no
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shares
issued and outstanding
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Common
stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized;
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15,281,160
and 15,272,704 shares issued, respectively;
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14,227,909
and 14,223,669 shares outstanding, respectively
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153 | 153 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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122,398 | 121,908 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(7,158 | ) | (1,443 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(18 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||
Treasury
stock, at cost (1,053,251 and 1,049,035 shares,
respectively)
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(13,518 | ) | (13,495 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
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101,857 | 107,107 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 133,433 | $ | 149,036 | ||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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PDI,
INC.
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(in
thousands, except for per share data)
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Three
Months Ended
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March
31,
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2009
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2008
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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Revenue,
net
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$ | 23,531 | $ | 32,229 | ||||
Cost
of services
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18,559 | 23,530 | ||||||
Gross
profit
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4,972 | 8,699 | ||||||
Compensation
expense
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6,293 | 6,133 | ||||||
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses
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4,258 | 4,274 | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
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10,551 | 10,407 | ||||||
Operating
loss
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(5,579 | ) | (1,708 | ) | ||||
Other
income, net
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103 | 1,150 | ||||||
Loss
before income tax
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(5,476 | ) | (558 | ) | ||||
Provision
for income tax
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239 | 502 | ||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (5,715 | ) | $ | (1,060 | ) | ||
Loss
per share of common stock:
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Basic
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$ | (0.40 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | ||
Diluted
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(0.40 | ) | (0.07 | ) | ||||
$ | (0.40 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | |||
Weighted
average number of common shares and
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common
share equivalents outstanding:
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Basic
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14,223 | 14,223 | ||||||
Diluted
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14,223 | 14,223 | ||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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PDI,
INC.
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CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(in
thousands)
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Three
Months Ended
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March
31,
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2009
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2008
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(unaudited)
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(unaudited)
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Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
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Net
loss from operations
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$ | (5,715 | ) | $ | (1,060 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash
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provided
by operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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799 | 1,354 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes, net
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83 | 82 | ||||||
Provision
for bad debt
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7 | 8 | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation
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490 | 325 | ||||||
Other
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- | 25 | ||||||
Other
changes in assets and liabilities:
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Decrease
in accounts receivable
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6,555 | 12,959 | ||||||
Increase
in unbilled costs
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(1,366 | ) | (2,094 | ) | ||||
Increase
in other current assets
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(1,358 | ) | (462 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in other long-term assets
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1,814 | 175 | ||||||
Decrease
in accounts payable
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(1,500 | ) | (1,336 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in unearned contract revenue
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(2,844 | ) | (3,221 | ) | ||||
Decrease
in accrued salaries and bonus
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(1,390 | ) | (2,305 | ) | ||||
Decreae
in accrued contract loss
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(1,890 | ) | - | |||||
Decrease
in accrued liabilities
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(2,813 | ) | (428 | ) | ||||
Increase
in long-term liabilities
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12 | 22 | ||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
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(9,116 | ) | 4,044 | |||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
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(Purchases)
sales of short-term investments, net
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- | (1,483 | ) | |||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
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(4 | ) | (221 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(4 | ) | (1,704 | ) | ||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
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Cash
paid for repurchase of restricted shares
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(23 | ) | - | |||||
Net
(decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
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(9,143 | ) | 2,340 | |||||
Cash
and cash equivalents – beginning
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90,074 | 99,185 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents – ending
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$ | 80,931 | $ | 101,525 | ||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
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PDI,
Inc.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Tabular
information in thousands, except per share amounts)
1.
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BASIS
OF PRESENTATION:
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The
accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and
related notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
statements of PDI, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company or PDI) and related
notes as included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
SEC). The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial
statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial reporting and 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
unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that, in the judgment
of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of such financial
statements. Operating results for the three month period ended March
31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the year ending December 31, 2009.
2.
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SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
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Accounting
Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of
assets and liabilities reported and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management's
estimates are based on historical experience, facts and circumstances available
at the time, and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances. Significant estimates include incentives
earned or penalties incurred on contracts, loss contract provisions, valuation
allowances related to deferred income taxes, self-insurance loss accruals,
allowances for doubtful accounts and notes, income tax accruals and facilities
realignment accruals. The Company periodically reviews these matters
and reflects changes in estimates as appropriate. Actual results
could materially differ from those estimates.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Company considers carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, accounts
payable and accrued expenses to approximate fair value due to the short-term
nature of these financial instruments. Marketable securities
classified as “available for sale” are carried at fair
value. Marketable securities classified as “held-to-maturity” are
carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Basic
and Diluted Net Loss per Share
A
reconciliation of the number of shares of common stock used in the calculation
of basic and diluted loss per share for the three month periods ended March 31,
2009 and 2008 is as follows:
Three
Months Ended
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March
31,
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2009
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2008
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Basic
weighted average number of
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14,223 | 14,223 | |||||
of
common shares
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Potential
dilutive effect of stock-based awards
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Diluted
weighted average number
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of
common shares
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14,223 | 14,223 | |||||
The
following outstanding stock-based awards were excluded from the computation of
the effect of dilutive securities on loss per share for the following periods as
they would have been anti-dilutive:
March
31,
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2009
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2008
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Options
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302 | 358 | |||||
Stock-settled
stock appreciation rights (SARs)
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351 | 458 | |||||
Restricted
stock units
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239 | - | |||||
Performance
contingent SARs
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280 | - | |||||
1,172 | 816 | ||||||
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PDI,
Inc.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular
information in thousands, except per share
amounts)
Recently
Issued Standards
In April
2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued three FASB Staff
Positions (FSP) intended to provide additional application guidance and enhance
disclosures regarding fair value measurements and impairments
of securities. FSP FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the
Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly
Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly, provides guidelines for
making fair value measurements more consistent with the principles presented in
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,”
(FAS 157). FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value
of Financial Instruments, enhances consistency in
financial reporting by increasing the frequency of fair value disclosures. FSP
FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2, Recognition and Presentation of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, provides additional guidance designed
to create greater clarity and consistency in accounting for and presenting
impairment losses on securities. The FSPs are effective for interim and
annual periods ending after June 15, 2009, but entities may adopt the FSPs
earlier for the interim and annual periods ending after March 15,
2009. Although it is still assessing the potential impact of these
FSPs, the Company does not currently expect the adoption of these FSPs to have a
material impact on our financial condition or results of
operations.
Recently
Adopted Standards
On
January 1, 2009, the Company adopted FAS 157 as it relates to nonfinancial
assets and nonfinancial liabilities that are not recognized or disclosed at fair
value in the financial statements on at least an annual basis. FAS
157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of
this standard apply to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit
fair value measurements and are to be applied prospectively with limited
exceptions. The adoption of FAS 157, as it relates to nonfinancial assets and
nonfinancial liabilities had no impact on the Company’s financial condition or
results of operations. The provisions of FAS 157 will be applied at
such time a fair value measurement of a nonfinancial asset or nonfinancial
liability is required, which may result in a fair value that is materially
different than would have been calculated prior to the adoption of FAS
157.
On
January 1, 2009, the Company adopted SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations,” (FAS
141(R)), which replaces SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” (FAS
141) but retains the fundamental requirements in FAS 141, including that the
purchase method be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be
identified for each business combination. This standard defines the acquirer as
the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the business
combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer
achieves control instead of the date that the consideration is transferred. FAS
141(R) requires an acquirer in a business combination, including business
combinations achieved in stages (step acquisition), to recognize the assets
acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree
at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with
limited exceptions. It also requires the recognition of assets acquired and
liabilities assumed arising from certain contractual contingencies as of the
acquisition date, measured at their acquisition-date fair values. Additionally,
FAS 141(R) requires acquisition-related costs to be expensed in the period in
which the costs are incurred and the services are received instead of including
such costs as part of the acquisition price. In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP
FAS 141(R)-1, Accounting for
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise
from Contingencies (FSP 141(R)). This FSP amends the guidance
in FAS 141(R) and is effective for the first annual reporting period beginning
on or after December 15, 2008. Any impact resulting from the adoption
of SFAS No. 141R and FSP 141(R) would be on future acquisitions closing on or
after January 1, 2009.
3.
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INVESTMENTS
IN MARKETABLE SECURITIES:
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The
Company’s available-for-sale investments are carried at fair value and consist
of assets in a rabbi trust associated with its deferred compensation plan at
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. At March 31, 2009 and December
31, 2008, the carrying value of available-for-sale securities was approximately
$146,000 and $159,000, respectively, which are included in short-term
investments. The available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2009 and
December 31, 2008 consisted of approximately $92,000 and $103,000 respectively,
in money market accounts, and approximately $54,000 and $56,000, respectively,
in mutual funds. At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, accumulated
other comprehensive income included no gross unrealized gains and approximately
$29,000 and $27,000, respectively, of gross unrealized losses. In the
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PDI,
Inc.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular
information in thousands, except per share
amounts)
three
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, included in other income, net were gross
realized gains of approximately $0 and $29,000, respectively, and no gross
realized losses.
The
Company’s other marketable securities consist of investment grade debt
instruments such as obligations of U.S. Treasury and U.S. Federal Government
agencies. These investments are categorized as held-to-maturity
because the Company’s management has the intent and ability to hold these
securities to maturity. The Company’s held-to-maturity
investments are carried at amortized cost which approximates fair value and are
maintained in separate accounts to support the Company’s letters of
credit. The Company had standby letters of credit of approximately
$5.7 million and $5.9 million at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
respectively, as collateral for its existing insurance policies and its facility
leases.
At March
31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, held-to-maturity investments were included in
other current assets (approximately $2.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively)
and other long-term assets (approximately $3.4 million and $3.6 million,
respectively). At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008,
held-to-maturity investments included:
Maturing
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Maturing
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after
1 year
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after
1 year
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March
31,
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within
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through
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December
31,
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within
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through
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2009
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1
year
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3
years
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2008
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1
year
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3
years
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Investments
supporting letters of credit:
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Cash/money
accounts
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$ | 41 | $ | 41 | $ | - | $ | 733 | $ | 733 | $ | - | |||||||||
US
Treasury securities
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2,753 | 1,716 | 1,037 | 2,043 | 1,000 | 1,043 | |||||||||||||||
Government
agency securities
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2,854 | 500 | 2,354 | 3,071 | 500 | 2,571 | |||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 5,648 | $ | 2,257 | $ | 3,391 | $ | 5,847 | $ | 2,233 | $ | 3,614 | |||||||||
4.
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GOODWILL
AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
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There
have been no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill of $13.6 million for the
periods ended March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
All
intangible assets recorded as of March 31, 2009 are attributable to the
acquisition of Pharmakon and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over
the lives of the intangibles, which range from 5 to 15 years. The net
carrying value of the identifiable intangible assets for the periods ended March
31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 is as follows:
As
of March 31, 2009
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As
of December 31, 2008
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Carrying
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Accumulated
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Carrying
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Accumulated
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Amount
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Amortization
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Net
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Amount
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Amortization
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Net
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Covenant
not to compete
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$ | 140 | $ | 128 | $ | 12 | $ | 140 | $ | 121 | $ | 19 | |||||||||||
Customer
relationships
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16,300 | 4,981 | 11,319 | 16,300 | 4,709 | 11,591 | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate
tradename
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2,500 | 764 | 1,736 | 2,500 | 722 | 1,778 | |||||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 18,940 | $ | 5,873 | $ | 13,067 | $ | 18,940 | $ | 5,552 | $ | 13,388 |
Amortization
expense for each of the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was
$320,000. Estimated amortization expense for the current year and the
next four years is as follows:
2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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$ 1,272
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$ 1,253
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$ 1,253
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$ 1,253
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$ 1,253
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5.
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FACILITIES
REALIGNMENT:
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The
Company recorded facility realignment charges totaling approximately $75,000,
$1.0 million and $2.0 million during 2008, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. These charges were for costs related to excess leased
office space the Company has at its Saddle River, New Jersey and Dresher,
Pennsylvania facilities. In 2007, the Company sub-leased the excess
office space at its Saddle River, New Jersey location and also secured
sub-leases for two of the three vacant spaces at its Dresher
location. The Company is currently seeking to sublease the remaining
excess space at its Dresher location. A reconciliation of the
liability associated with this facility realignment initiative is as
follows:
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PDI,
Inc.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular
information in thousands, except per share
amounts)
Sales
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Marketing
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Services
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Services
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Total
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Balance
as of December 31, 2008
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$ | 192 | $ | 367 | $ | 559 | ||||||
Accretion
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
Payments
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(14 | ) | (29 | ) | (43 | ) | ||||||
Balance
as of March 31, 2009
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$ | 179 | $ | 340 | $ | 519 |
6.
|
FAIR
VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
|
As
discussed in Note 2, the Company adopted FAS 157 for all financial instruments
and non-financial instruments accounted for at fair value on a recurring
basis. Broadly, the FAS 157 framework requires fair value to be
determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or
paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most
advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants. FAS 157 establishes market or observable inputs
as the preferred source of values, followed by assumptions based on hypothetical
transactions in the absence of market inputs. The valuation
techniques required by FAS 157 are based upon observable and unobservable
inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources,
while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. These two
types of inputs create the following three-tier fair value hierarchy: Level 1,
defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2,
defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either
directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs
in which little or no market data exists, therefore, requiring the Company to
develop its own assumptions.
The
Company’s adoption of FAS 157 was limited to available-for-sale securities
included in a rabbi trust associated with the Company’s deferred compensation
plan. See Note 3, Investments in Marketable Securities, for
additional information. The fair values for these securities are based on quoted
market prices.
The
following table presents assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis at
March 31, 2009:
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Carrying
|
Fair
|
Measurements
at March 31, 2009
|
|||||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Value
|
Level
1
|
Level
2
|
Level
3
|
|||||||||||||||
Available-for-sale
securities
|
$ | 146 | $ | 146 | $ | 146 | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||
Held-to-maturity
securities
|
5,648 | 5,744 | 5,744 | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 5,794 | $ | 5,890 | $ | 5,890 | $ | - | $ | - |
7.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES:
|
Letters
of Credit
As of
March 31, 2009, the Company had $5.7 million in letters of credit outstanding as
required by its existing insurance policies and as required by its facility
leases. These letters of credit are supported by investments in
held-to-maturity securities. See Note 3 for more
details.
Litigation
Due to
the nature of the businesses in which the Company is engaged, such as product
detailing and in the past, the distribution of products, it could be exposed to
certain risks. Such risks include, among others, risk of liability for personal
injury or death to persons using products the Company promotes or distributes.
There can be no assurance that substantial claims or liabilities will not arise
in the future due to the nature of the Company’s business activities and recent
increases in litigation related to healthcare products, including
pharmaceuticals. The Company seeks to reduce its potential liability under its
service agreements through measures such as contractual indemnification
provisions with clients (the scope of which may vary from client to client, and
the performances of which are not secured) and insurance. The Company could,
however, also be held liable for errors and omissions of its employees in
connection with the services it performs that are outside the scope of any
indemnity or insurance policy. The Company could be materially adversely
affected if it were required to pay damages or incur defense costs in connection
with a claim that is outside the scope of an indemnification agreement; if the
indemnity, although applicable, is not performed in accordance with its terms;
or if the Company’s liability exceeds the amount of applicable insurance or
indemnity.
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Inc.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular
information in thousands, except per share amounts)
Bayer-Baycol
Litigation
The
Company has been named as a defendant in numerous lawsuits, including two class
action matters, alleging claims arising from the use of Baycol, a prescription
cholesterol-lowering medication. Baycol was distributed, promoted and
sold by Bayer AG (Bayer) in the U.S. through early August 2001, at which time
Bayer voluntarily withdrew Baycol from the U.S. market. Bayer had
retained certain companies, such as the Company, to provide detailing services
on its behalf pursuant to contract sales force agreements. The
Company may be named in additional similar lawsuits. To date, the
Company has defended these actions vigorously and has asserted a contractual
right of defense and indemnification against Bayer for all costs and expenses
that it incurs relating to these proceedings. In February 2003, the
Company entered into a joint defense and indemnification agreement with Bayer,
pursuant to which Bayer has agreed to assume substantially all of the Company’s
defense costs in pending and prospective proceedings and to indemnify the
Company in these lawsuits, subject to certain limited
exceptions. Further, Bayer agreed to reimburse the Company for all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred through such date in defending these
proceedings. As of December 31, 2008, Bayer has reimbursed the
Company for approximately $1.6 million in legal expenses, the majority of which
was received in 2003 and was reflected as a credit within selling, general and
administrative expense. The Company did not incur any costs or
expenses relating to these matters during 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008 or the first
three months of 2009.
8.
|
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS:
|
A
reconciliation of net loss as reported in the condensed consolidated statements
of operations to other comprehensive loss, net of taxes is presented in the
table below.
Three
Months Ended
|
||||||||
March
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (5,715 | ) | $ | (1,060 | ) | ||
Other
comprehensive loss
|
||||||||
Unrealized
holding gain on
|
||||||||
available-for-sale
securities
|
(2 | ) | (31 | ) | ||||
Other
comprehensive loss
|
$ | (5,717 | ) | $ | (1,091 | ) |
9.
|
PRODUCT
COMMERCIALIZATION CONTRACT:
|
On April
11, 2008, the Company announced the signing of a promotion agreement with
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis). Pursuant to the
agreement, the Company had the co-exclusive right to promote on behalf of
Novartis the pharmaceutical product Elidel® (pimecrolimus) Cream 1% (the
Product) to physicians in the United States.
At
December 31, 2008, the Company accrued a contract loss of approximately $10.3
million, representing the anticipated future loss that the Company at that time
expected to incur to fulfill its contractual obligations under this product
commercialization agreement until February 2010, the early termination date for
this contract. The loss contract provision for this product
commercialization agreement included promotional program costs, including the
cost of samples and other promotional costs net of anticipated
revenue. In determining the amount of the loss contract provision,
projections regarding estimated future cash flows were made to estimate the
expected loss. The balance of the contract loss accrual was $8.1
million at March 31, 2009. The use of alternative estimates and
assumptions could increase or decrease the estimated loss and potentially result
in a different impact to the Company’s results of
operations. Further, changes in business strategy and/or market
conditions may significantly impact these judgments. Actual results
could materially differ from this estimate. This agreement was subsequently
terminated by Novartis and PDI on April 22, 2009. See Note 13 for
additional information.
10.
|
STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION:
|
On
February 19, 2009, under the terms of the stockholder-approved PDI, Inc. 2004
Stock Award Incentive Plan (the 2004 Plan), the Compensation and Management
Development Committee (the Compensation Committee) of the Board of Directors of
the Company approved grants of SARs and restricted stock units to certain
executive officers and members of senior management of the
Company. In approving grants under this plan, the Compensation
Committee considered, among other things, the overall performance of the Company
and the business unit of the Company for which the executive has responsibility,
the individual contribution and performance level of the executive, and the need
to retain key management personnel. There were 58,574 shares of
restricted stock issued with a grant date fair value of $5.89 and 136,445 SARs
issued with a grant price of $5.89 in the first quarter of 2009 under the 2004
Plan as part of the Company’s 2008 long-term incentive plan.
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NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular
information in thousands, except per share
amounts)
The
Company recognized $0.5 million and $0.3 million of stock-based compensation
expense for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008. The grant date fair
values of SARs awards are determined using a Black-Scholes pricing
model. Assumptions utilized in the model are evaluated and revised,
as necessary, to reflect market conditions and experience.
11.
|
INCOME
TAXES:
|
On a
quarterly basis, the Company estimates its effective tax rate for the full year
and records a quarterly income tax provision based on the anticipated rate. As
the year progresses, the Company refines its estimate based on the facts and
circumstances by each tax jurisdiction. The following table
summarizes income tax expense on income from operations and the effective tax
rate for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:
Three
Months Ended
|
||||||||
March
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Income
tax expense
|
$ | 239 | $ | 502 | ||||
Effective
income tax rate
|
4.4 | % | 90.0 | % |
There have been no
material changes to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits reported at
December 31, 2008. The Company does not anticipate a significant change
to the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12
months.
12.
|
SEGMENT
INFORMATION:
|
The
accounting policies of the segments are described in Note 1 of the Company’s
audited consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2008. There was approximately $0.1
million of sales between segments in the three-month periods ended March 31,
2009 and 2008. Corporate charges are allocated to each of the
operating segments on the basis of total salary costs. Corporate charges include
corporate headquarter costs and certain depreciation expense. Certain corporate
capital expenditures have not been allocated from the sales services segment to
the other reporting segments since it is impracticable to do so. The product commercialization segment did not have
any activity in the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.
Sales
|
Marketing
|
Product
|
||||||||||||||
Services
|
Services
|
Commercialization
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
Three
months ended March 31, 2009:
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 20,494 | $ | 3,037 | $ | - | $ | 23,531 | ||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(2,818 | ) | (2,111 | ) | (650 | ) | (5,579 | ) | ||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
- | 4 | - | 4 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
330 | 125 | 23 | 478 | ||||||||||||
Three
months ended March 31, 2008:
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$ | 25,256 | $ | 6,973 | $ | - | $ | 32,229 | ||||||||
Operating
(loss) income
|
(1,777 | ) | 69 | - | (1,708 | ) | ||||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
198 | 23 | - | 221 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
expense
|
844 | 190 | - | 1,034 |
13.
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENT - CONTRACT TERMINATION:
|
Effective
April 22, 2009, the Company reached agreement with Novartis to mutually
terminate its promotion agreement that was entered into in April 2008 under the
Company’s product commercialization initiative. In connection with
the termination, the Company entered into an amendment to a currently existing
fee for service sales force agreement (the Sales Force Agreement) with Novartis
relating to another Novartis branded product, whereby the Company agreed to
provide Novartis with a credit worth approximately $5 million to be applied to
the services provided by the Company under the Sales Force Agreement through the
scheduled expiration of that agreement on December 31, 2009 (or earlier
termination thereof). Under the original terms of the Sales Force
Agreement, Novartis is able to terminate the Sales Force Agreement for any
reason upon 45 days’ prior written notice to the Company. Upon the
expiration or earlier termination of the Sales Force Agreement, if there is a
shortfall between the value of the services actually provided to Novartis by the
Company
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PDI,
Inc.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular
information in thousands, except per share
amounts)
from
April 1, 2009 through the effective date of termination or expiration and the $5
million credit, then the Company will pay Novartis an amount equal to this
shortfall. Under the amendment to the Sales Force Agreement, the
Company also agreed to provide Novartis with an additional credit worth
approximately $250,000 to be applied against any services that the Company may
perform for Novartis during 2010.
In the
fourth quarter of 2008 the Company recorded a contract loss accrual of
approximately $10.3 million, representing the anticipated future loss expected
to be incurred to fulfill its obligations under the Agreement through February
1, 2010, which was the early termination date in the contract. While
the Company is currently evaluating the net impact on earnings of the
termination of this contract on April 22, 2009 and the credits to be provided to
Novartis for other services, it currently anticipates a net positive impact to
earnings.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange
Act). Statements that are not historical facts, including statements
about our plans, objectives, beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include statements preceded
by, followed by or that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,”
“plans,” “estimates,” “intends,” “projects,” “should,” “may,” “will” or similar
words and expressions. These forward-looking statements are contained
throughout this Form 10-Q.
Forward-looking
statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of future
performance. These statements are based on current expectations and
assumptions involving judgments about, among other things, future economic,
competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which
are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond
our control. These statements also involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking
statement. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or
predict. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the
following:
|
·
|
The
effects of the current worldwide economic and financial
crisis;
|
· | Changes in outsourcing trends or a reduction in promotional, marketing and sales expenditures in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life sciences industries; |
|
●
Early termination of a significant services contract or the loss of one or
more of our significant customers or a material reduction in service
revenues from such customers;
|
|
·
|
Our
ability to obtain additional funds in order to implement our business
model;
|
|
●
Our ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate any future
acquisitions and the effects of any such acquisitions on our ongoing
business;
|
|
·
|
Our
ability to meet performance goals in incentive-based arrangements with
customers;
|
|
·
|
Competition
in our industry;
|
|
·
|
Our
ability to attract and retain qualified sales representatives and other
key employees and management
personnel;
|
|
·
|
Product
liability claims against us;
|
|
●
Changes in laws and healthcare regulations applicable to our industry or
our, or our customers’, failure to comply with such laws and
regulations;
|
|
·
|
The
sufficiency of our insurance and self-insurance reserves to cover future
liabilities;
|
|
·
|
Our
ability to successfully develop and generate sufficient revenue from
product commercialization
opportunities;
|
|
·
|
Our
ability to increase our revenues and successfully manage the size of our
operations;
|
|
·
|
Volatility
of our stock price and fluctuations in our quarterly revenues and
earnings;
|
|
·
|
Failure
of, or significant interruption to, the operation of our information
technology and communication systems;
and
|
|
·
|
The
results of any future impairment testing for goodwill and other intangible
assets.
|
Please
see Part II – Item 1A – “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-Q and Part I – Item 1A –
“Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008, as well as other documents we file with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) from time to time, for other important factors that
could cause our actual results to differ materially from our current
expectations and from the forward-looking statements discussed in this Form
10-Q. Because of these and other risks, uncertainties and
assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. In addition, these statements speak only as of the date of the
report in which they are set forth and, except as may be required by law, we
undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking
statements for any reason.
OVERVIEW
We are a
leading provider of contract sales teams in the United States to pharmaceutical
companies. Additionally, we provide marketing research and physician
interaction programs. Our services offer customers a range of
promotional options for the commercialization of their products throughout their
lifecycles, from development through maturity.
Our
business depends in large part on demand from the pharmaceutical and life
sciences industries for outsourced sales and marketing services. In
recent years, this demand has been adversely impacted by certain industry-wide
factors affecting pharmaceutical companies, including, among other things,
pressures on pricing and access, a decline in the number of Americans with
private insurance, successful challenges to intellectual property rights
(including the introduction of competitive generic products), a strict
regulatory environment and decreased pipeline productivity. Recently,
there has been a slow-down in the rate of approval of new products by the FDA
and this trend may continue. Additionally, a number of pharmaceutical
companies have recently made changes to their commercial models by reducing the
number of sales representatives employed internally and through outside
organizations like PDI. A very significant source of our revenue is
derived from our sales force arrangements with large pharmaceutical companies,
and we have therefore been significantly impacted by cost control measures
implemented by these companies, including a substantial reduction in the number
of sales representatives deployed. This has culminated in the
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PDI,
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expiration
or termination of a number of our significant sales force contracts during 2006
and 2007, including our sales force engagements with AstraZeneca,
GlaxoSmithKline, sanofi-aventis and another large pharmaceutical company
customer. These four customers accounted for approximately $150.9
million in revenue during 2006 and $15.9 million in revenue during
2007. In addition, a significant sales force program for one of our
clients was terminated, effective September 30, 2008, due to generic product
competition. This program accounted for approximately $10.7 million
in revenue in 2008. This reduction in demand for outsourced
pharmaceutical sales and marketing services could be further exacerbated by the
current economic and financial crisis occurring in the United States and
worldwide. For example, certain customers within our marketing
services business segment have recently delayed the implementation or reduced
the scope of a number of marketing initiatives. If companies in the
pharmaceutical and life sciences industries significantly reduce their
promotional, marketing and sales expenditures or significantly reduce or
eliminate the role of pharmaceutical sales representatives in the promotion of
their products, our business, financial condition and results of operations
would be materially and adversely affected.
While we
recognize that there is currently significant volatility in the markets in which
we provide services, we believe there are opportunities for growth of our sales
and marketing services businesses, which provide our pharmaceutical company
clients with the flexibility to successfully respond to a constantly changing
market and a means of controlling costs through outsourcing. In order
to position us to thrive in this challenging environment as a best in class
organization, we are concentrating on our core business, which is high-impact
field promotional support. This focus revolves around taking
advantage of strategic commercial opportunities, continuously increasing the
impact we have on our customers’ products and portfolios, maintaining excellence
in customer-focused capabilities that support our field force business, building
unity and establishing a strong performance-based culture and reducing costs and
improving asset utilization. In addition, we also continue to focus
on enhancing our commercialization capabilities by aggressively promoting and
broadening the depth of the value-added service offerings of our existing
marketing services businesses, TVG and Pharmakon.
DESCRIPTION
OF REPORTING SEGMENTS
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, our three reporting segments were as
follows:
|
·
|
Sales
Services, which is comprised of the following business
units:
|
|
o
|
Performance
Sales Teams; and
|
|
o
|
Select
Access.
|
|
·
|
Marketing
Services, which is comprised of the following business
units:
|
|
o
|
Pharmakon;
|
|
o
|
TVG
Marketing Research and Consulting (TVG);
and
|
|
o
|
Vital
Issues in Medicine (VIM)®.
|
|
·
|
Product
Commercialization.
|
Selected
financial information for each of these segments is contained in Note 12 to the
condensed consolidated financial statements and in the discussion under “Consolidated Results of
Operations.”
Nature
of Contracts by Segment
Sales
Services
Contracts
within our Sales Services business segment consist primarily of detailing
agreements and are nearly all fee-for-service arrangements. The term
of these contracts is typically between one and two years which may be renewed
or extended upon mutual agreement of the parties. The majority of
these contracts, however, are terminable by the client for any reason upon 30 to
90 days’ notice. Certain contracts provide for termination payments
if the client terminates the contract without cause. Typically,
however, these penalties do not offset the revenue we could have earned under
the contract or the costs we may incur as a result of its
termination. The loss or termination of a large contract or the loss
of multiple contracts could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, or results of operations or cash flow. Our Sales
Services contracts include standard mutual representations and warranties as
well as mutual confidentiality and indemnification provisions, including product
liability indemnification from our clients to us. These contracts,
which include the Sales Services contracts with our significant customers, may
also contain performance benchmarks, such as a minimum amount of detailing
activity to a certain physician targets within a specified amount of time, and
our failure to meet these stated benchmarks may result in significant financial
penalties for us. Certain contracts may also include incentive
payments that can be earned if our activities generate results that meet or
exceed agreed-upon performance targets.
Marketing
Services
Our
marketing services contracts generally take the form of either master service
agreements with a term of one to three years, or contracts specifically related
to particular projects with terms for the duration of the project, typically
lasting from two to
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Inc.
six
months. These contracts include standard representations and
warranties as well as confidentiality and indemnification obligations and are
generally terminable by the customer for any reason. Upon
termination, the customer is generally responsible for payment for all work
completed to date, plus the cost of any nonrefundable commitments made by us on
behalf of the customer. There is significant customer concentration
in our Pharmakon business, and the loss or termination of one or more of
Pharmakon’s large master service agreements could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Due to
the typical size of most of TVG’s contracts, it is unlikely the loss or
termination of any individual TVG contract would have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash
flow. We are currently in the process of winding down the operations
of the VIM business unit and expect this process to be completed during
2009.
Product
Commercialization
In April
2008, we entered into a contract under our product commercialization initiative
with Novartis. On April 22, 2009, we announced the termination of
this agreement with Novartis. See Note 9 and Note 13 to the condensed
consolidated financial statements for additional information relating to the
agreement. We are not actively pursuing any additional product
commercialization opportunities at this time although we will continue to
evaluate potential opportunities within this segment on a very selective and
opportunistic basis to the extent we are able to mitigate certain risks relating
to the investment of our resources.
CONSOLIDATED
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain statements of
operations data as a percentage of revenue. The trends illustrated in this table
may not be indicative of future results.
Three
Months Ended
|
|||
March
31,
|
|||
Operating
data
|
2009
|
2008
|
|
Revenue,
net
|
100.0%
|
100.0%
|
|
Cost
of services
|
78.9%
|
73.0%
|
|
Gross
profit
|
21.1%
|
27.0%
|
|
Compensation
expense
|
26.7%
|
19.0%
|
|
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses
|
18.1%
|
13.3%
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
44.8%
|
32.3%
|
|
Operating
loss
|
(23.7%)
|
(5.3%)
|
|
Other
income, net
|
0.4%
|
3.6%
|
|
Loss
before income tax
|
(23.3%)
|
(1.7%)
|
|
Provision
for income tax
|
1.0%
|
1.6%
|
|
Net
loss
|
(24.3%)
|
(3.3%)
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2009 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31,
2008
Revenue
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Quarter
Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
March
31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Change
($)
|
Change
(%)
|
|||||||||||||
Sales
services
|
$ | 20,494 | $ | 25,256 | $ | (4,762 | ) | (18.9 | %) | |||||||
Marketing
services
|
3,037 | 6,973 | (3,936 | ) | (56.4 | %) | ||||||||||
Product
commercialization
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 23,531 | $ | 32,229 | $ | (8,698 | ) | (27.0 | %) |
Revenue
from the sales services segment for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 decreased
by approximately $4.8 million primarily due to a reduction in sales
force engagements. Sales services revenue from new contracts and
expansions of existing contracts was more than offset by lost revenue from the
internalization of our contract sales force by one of our long-term clients and
the expiration or termination of sales force arrangements in effect during
2008. Revenue from the marketing services segment decreased by
approximately $3.9 million or 56.4%. This was attributable to a
decrease in revenue within our Pharmakon business unit as a result of a
significant reduction in the number of projects performed for its two largest
clients due to delays in the implementation or reduced scope of a number of
marketing initiatives. The product commercialization segment did not
have revenue in either period.
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Cost
of services (in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Quarter
Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
March
31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
Change
($)
|
Change
(%)
|
|||||||||||||
Sales
services
|
$ | 16,855 | $ | 19,908 | $ | (3,053 | ) | (15.3 | %) | |||||||
Marketing
services
|
1,704 | 3,622 | (1,918 | ) | (53.0 | %) | ||||||||||
Product
commercialization
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 18,559 | $ | 23,530 | $ | (4,971 | ) | (21.1 | %) |
Cost of
services for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was $18.6 million, 21.1% less than
cost of services of $23.5 million for the quarter ended March 31,
2008. Cost of services associated with both the sales services and
marketing services segments declined for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 when
compared to the comparable prior year quarter. This can be attributed
to a reduction in revenue at both segments. The cost of services
associated with the product commercialization segment were accrued for in the
fourth quarter of 2008 as part of our contract loss accrual. See Note
9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for more details. As a
result, costs of services totaling approximately $1.8 million were charged
against the contract loss accrual for the quarter ended March 31,
2009.
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$ | 3,639 | 17.8 | % | $ | 1,333 | 43.9 | % | $ | - | - | $ | 4,972 | 21.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||
2008
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Change
($)
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$ | (1,709 | ) | $ | (2,018 | ) | $ | - | $ | (3,727 | ) |
The gross
profit percentage declined for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as compared to
the quarter ended March 31, 2008 primarily as a result of changes in the
business mix between sales services and marketing services. Gross
profit in the sales services segment decreased on lower revenue for the quarter
ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the quarter ended March 31,
2008. The gross profit percentage also decreased from 21.2% for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008 to 17.8% for the quarter ended March 31,
2009. The percentage decrease was primarily the result of negative
gross profit recognized on one contract which terminated in the first quarter of
2009. The revenue associated with this contract was approximately
$1.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
Gross
profit in the marketing services segment decreased on lower revenue for the
quarter ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the quarter ended March 31,
2008. The gross profit percentage also decreased from 48.1% for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008 to 43.9% for the quarter ended March 31,
2009. This decrease was primarily attributable to the winding down of
our VIM business unit in the first quarter of 2009.
There was
no gross profit in the product commercialization in either period.
Compensation
expense (in thousands)
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commercialization
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2009
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$ | 3,538 | 17.3 | % | $ | 2,381 | 78.4 | % | $ | 374 | - | $ | 6,293 | 26.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||
2008
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3,810 | 15.1 | % | 2,323 | 33.3 | % | - | - | 6,133 | 19.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Change
($)
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$ | (272 | ) | $ | 58 | $ | 374 | $ | 160 |
Compensation
expense for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $6.3
million and $6.1 million, respectively. An increase in severance
costs of approximately $0.5 million was partially offset by decreases in salary
and bonus expense. As a percentage of total net revenue, compensation
expense increased to 26.7% for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as compared to
19.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Compensation
expense attributable to the sales services segment for the quarter ended March
31, 2009 declined by approximately $0.3 million, as compared to the quarter
ended March 31, 2008. This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in allocated
corporate costs as a result of a portion of those corporate costs being
allocated to the product commercialization segment during the quarter ended
March 31, 2009.
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Compensation
expense attributable to the marketing services segment for the quarter ended
March 31, 2009 increased by approximately $0.1 million when compared to the
comparable prior year period.
Compensation
expense attributable to the product commercialization segment for the quarter
ended March 31, 2009 was approximately $0.4 million of allocated corporate
costs. There were no expenses attributable to this segment for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses (in
thousands)
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|
sales
|
services
|
sales
|
commercialization
|
sales
|
Total
|
sales
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2009
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$ | 2,919 | 14.2 | % | $ | 1,063 | 35.0 | % | $ | 276 | - | $ | 4,258 | 18.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||
2008
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3,315 | 13.1 | % | 959 | 13.8 | % | - | - | 4,274 | 13.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Change
($)
|
$ | (396 | ) | $ | 104 | $ | 276 | $ | (16 | ) |
Total
other selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately $4.3
million for both the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and March 31,
2008. An increase in consulting costs of approximately $0.6 million
was partially offset by reductions in depreciation expense and office operation
costs.
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses attributable to the sales services
segment for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 declined by approximately $0.4
million, as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2008. This decrease is
primarily due to a decrease in allocated corporate costs as a result of a
portion of those corporate costs being allocated to the product
commercialization segment during the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses attributable to the marketing
services segment for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 increased by approximately
$0.1 million when compared to the comparable prior year period.
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses attributable to the product
commercialization segment for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was approximately
$0.3 million of allocated corporate costs. There were no expenses
attributable to this segment for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Operating
loss
There was
an operating loss of $5.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as
compared to an operating loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 of
approximately $1.7 million. This increased operating loss was
primarily due to the reduction of revenue and gross profit within both the sales
and marketing services segments.
Other
income, net
Other
income, net, for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was approximately
$0.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively and consisted primarily of interest
income. The decrease in interest income is due to a reduction in
interest rates for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 and lower available cash
balances.
Income
tax expense
The
federal and state corporate income tax expense was approximately $239,000 for
the quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared to income tax expense of $502,000 for
the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended
March 31, 2009 was 4.4%, compared to an effective tax rate of 90.0% for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008. Income tax expense for the quarters
ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008 was primarily due to state taxes as the
Company and its subsidiaries file separate income tax returns in numerous state
and local jurisdictions.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of
March 31, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of
approximately $81.1 million and working capital of $77.5 million, compared to
cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $90.2
million and working capital of approximately $81.6 million at December 31,
2008. As of March 31, 2009, the Company had no commercial
debt.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, net cash used in operating activities was
$9.1 million, compared to $4.0 million net cash provided by operating activities
for the three months ended March 31, 2008. The main components of
cash used in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2009
was a net loss of $5.7 million and a decrease in current liabilities of $10.4
million. This was partially offset by a reduction in accounts
receivable of $6.6 million.
As of
March 31, 2009, we had $3.8 million of unbilled costs and accrued profits on
contracts in progress. When services are performed in advance of
billing, the value of such services is recorded as unbilled costs and accrued
profits on contracts in progress. Normally all unbilled costs and
accrued profits are earned and billed within 12 months from the end of the
respective
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period. As
of March 31, 2009, we had $0.8 million of unearned contract
revenue. When we bill clients for services before they have been
completed, billed amounts are recorded as unearned contract revenue, and are
recorded as income when earned.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, net cash used in investing activities was
$4,000 as compared to net cash used in investing activities of $1.7 million for
the comparable prior year period. We had approximately $4,000 and
$221,000 of capital expenditures primarily for computer equipment and software
during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. For both periods, all capital expenditures were funded
out of available cash. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, net
cash used in financing activities represented shares that were delivered back to
us and included in treasury stock for the payment of taxes resulting from the
vesting of restricted stock.
Our
revenue and profitability depend to a great extent on our relationships with a
limited number of large pharmaceutical companies. For the three
months ended March 31, 2009, we had three clients that accounted for
approximately 34.9%, 29.8% and 10.3%, respectively, or a total of 75.0% of our
service revenue. We are likely to continue to experience a high
degree of client concentration, particularly if there is further consolidation
within the pharmaceutical industry. The loss or a significant
reduction of business from any of our significant clients, or a decrease in
demand for our services, could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations. In addition, Select
Access’ services to a significant customer (our second largest in the quarter)
are seasonal in nature, occurring primarily in the winter season.
In April
2008, we signed a promotion agreement with Novartis. We announced the
termination of this agreement on April 22, 2009. See Notes 9 and 13
to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional
information. In connection with the termination of this agreement, we
simultaneously entered into an amendment to a currently existing fee for service
sales force agreement with Novartis relating to another Novartis branded
product, whereby we agreed to provide Novartis with a credit worth approximately
$5 million to be applied to the services provided by us under the sales force
agreement through the scheduled expiration of that agreement on December 31,
2009 (or the earlier termination thereof by Novartis for any
reason). Upon the expiration or earlier termination of the sales
force agreement, if there is a shortfall between the value of the services
actually provided to Novartis by us and the credit, then we will pay Novartis an
amount equal to this shortfall. In addition, we also agreed to
provide Novartis with an additional credit worth approximately $250,000 to be
applied against any services that we may perform for Novartis during
2010.
Going Forward
Our
primary sources of liquidity are cash generated from our operations and
available cash and cash equivalents. These sources of liquidity are
needed to fund our working capital requirements, estimated capital expenditures
in 2009 of approximately $1.0 million and remaining minimum contractual
obligations under our product commercialization agreement for which there was
approximately $8.1 million accrued at March 31, 2009.
We
currently expect to incur additional facilities realignment charges in 2009 as
we continue to rightsize our facilities cost and corporate structure on a going
forward basis. Although we expect to incur a net loss for the year
ending December 31, 2009, we believe that our existing cash balances and
expected cash flows generated from operations will be sufficient to meet our
operating requirements beyond the next 12 months. However, we may require
alternative forms of financing to achieve our strategic plans.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
We are
exposed to market risk for changes in the market values of some of our
investments (investment risk) and the effect of interest rate changes (interest
rate risk). Our financial instruments are not currently subject to
foreign currency risk or commodity price risk. We have no financial
instruments held for trading purposes and we have no interest bearing long term
or short term debt. At March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 we did not hold any
derivative financial instruments.
The
objectives of our investment activities are to preserve capital, maintain
liquidity, and optimize returns without significantly increasing
risk. In accordance with our investment policy, we attempt to achieve
these objectives by investing our cash in a variety of financial
instruments. These investments are principally restricted to
government agencies, government sponsored enterprises and certain money market
funds that invest in obligations of the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Federal
Government Agencies.
Investments
in both fixed rate and floating rate interest earning instruments carry a degree
of interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their fair
market value adversely impacted due to a rise in interest rates, while floating
rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates
fall. Due in part to these factors, our future investment income may
fall short of expectations due to changes in interest rates or we may suffer
losses in principal if forced to sell securities that have seen a decline in
market value due to changes in interest rates. Our cash and
cash equivalents and short term investments at March 31, 2009 were composed of
the instruments described in the preceding paragraph. If
interest rates were to increase or decrease by one percent, the fair value of
our investments would have an insignificant increase or decrease primarily due
to the quality of the investments and the relative near term
maturity.
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures
Our
management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Form
10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the
time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and
communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Our
management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer,
does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal
controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how
well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute,
assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design
of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints
and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because
of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls
can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud,
if any, within PDI have been detected.
Changes
in internal controls
There has
been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the
quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
Bayer-Baycol
Litigation
We have
been named as a defendant in numerous lawsuits, including two class action
matters, alleging claims arising from the use of Baycol, a prescription
cholesterol-lowering medication. Baycol was distributed, promoted and
sold by Bayer in the United States until early August 2001, at which time Bayer
voluntarily withdrew Baycol from the U.S. market. Bayer had retained
certain companies, such as us, to provide detailing services on its behalf
pursuant to contract sales force agreements. We may be named in
additional similar lawsuits. To date, we have defended these actions
vigorously and have asserted a contractual right of defense and indemnification
against Bayer for all costs and expenses we incur relating to these
proceedings. In February 2003, we entered into a joint defense and
indemnification agreement with Bayer, pursuant to which Bayer has agreed to
assume substantially all of our defense costs in pending and prospective
proceedings and to indemnify us in these lawsuits, subject to certain limited
exceptions. Further, Bayer agreed to reimburse us for all reasonable
costs and expenses incurred through such date in defending these
proceedings. As of March 31, 2009, Bayer has reimbursed us for
approximately $1.6 million in legal expenses, the majority of which was received
in 2003 and was reflected as a credit within selling, general and administrative
expense. We did not incur any costs or expenses relating to these
matters during 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 or the first three months of
2009.
Other
Legal Proceedings
We are
currently a party to other legal proceedings incidental to our
business. As required, we have accrued our estimate of the probable
costs for the resolution of these claims. While management currently believes
that the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, individually and in the
aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition or results of operations, litigation is subject to inherent
uncertainties. Were we to settle a proceeding for a material amount
or were an unfavorable ruling to occur, there exists the possibility of a
material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of
operations. Legal fees are expensed as incurred.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
In
addition to the factors generally affecting the economic and competitive
conditions in our markets, you should carefully consider the additional risk
factors that could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial
condition or results of operations, which are set forth in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Other
than as described below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008.
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We
incurred substantial losses in connection with our recently terminated
promotional agreement under our product commercialization initiative,
and if we are unable to generate sufficient revenue from any future product
commercialization opportunities that we may pursue to offset the costs and
expenses associated with implementing and maintaining these types of programs,
our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be
materially and adversely affected.
Effective
April 22, 2009, we and Novartis mutually agreed to terminate the promotional
agreement that was entered into in April 2008 in connection with our product
commercialization initiative. During the term of this promotion
agreement, we incurred significant expenses in connection with implementing and
maintaining the program while required product sales levels necessary to receive
revenue under the agreement were never achieved, and therefore we did not
generate any revenue from this agreement during its term.
While we
are not actively pursuing any additional product commercialization opportunities
at this time, we will continue to evaluate potential opportunities within this
segment on a very selective and opportunistic basis. To the extent we
enter into any additional product commercialization arrangements in the future,
these types of arrangements may require us to make a significant upfront
investment of our resources and would therefore be likely to generate losses in
the early stages as program ramp up occurs. In addition, any
compensation we will receive is expected to be dependent on sales of the
product, and in certain arrangements, including our arrangement with Novartis,
we would not receive any compensation unless product sales exceed certain
thresholds. There can be no assurance that our promotional activities
will generate sufficient product sales for these types of arrangements to be
profitable for us. In addition, there are a number of factors that
could negatively impact product sales during the term of a product
commercialization contract, many of which are beyond our control, including the
level of promotional response to the product, withdrawal of the
product from the market, the launch of a therapeutically equivalent generic
version of the product, the introduction of a competing product, loss of managed
care covered lives, a significant disruption in the manufacture or supply of the
product as well as other significant events that could affect sales of the
product or the prescription market for the product. Therefore, the
revenue we receive, if any, from product sales under these types of arrangements
may not be sufficient to offset the costs incurred by us implementing and
maintaining these programs. Our arrangement with Novartis required,
and any future product commercialization arrangements we may enter into may also
require, that we make a certain amount of expenditures in connection with our
promotional activities for the product, regardless of whether sufficient product
sales are achieved in order for us to generate revenue, and there may be limited
opportunities for us to terminate this type of arrangement prior to its
scheduled expiration. In addition, if any contractual product
commercialization arrangement we enter into were to be terminated by our
customer prior to its scheduled expiration, our expected revenue and
profitability could be materially and adversely affected due to our significant
upfront investment of sales force and other promotional resources during the
ramp up period for these types of programs.
Our
business may suffer if we are unable to hire and retain key management personnel
to fill critical vacancies.
The
success of our business also depends on our ability to attract and retain
qualified senior management who are in high demand and who often have
competitive employment options. Our failure to attract and retain qualified
individuals could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition or results of operations.
Item
6. Exhibits
New
exhibits, listed as follows, are attached:
Exhibit
No.
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Description
|
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, filed herewith as Exhibit 31.1.
|
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, filed herewith as Exhibit 31.2.
|
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith
as Exhibit 32.1.
|
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32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith
as Exhibit 32.2.
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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, thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: May
7, 2009
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(Registrant)
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/s/
Nancy Lurker
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Nancy
Lurker
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Chief
Executive Officer
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/s/
Jeffrey E. Smith
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Jeffrey
E. Smith
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Chief
Financial Officer
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