NovelStem International Corp. - Quarter Report: 2009 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
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QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION
13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
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TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION
13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
transition period from _________________ to _________________
Commission
File No. 1-14332
HOLLYWOOD
MEDIA CORP.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
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65-0385686
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification
No.)
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2255
Glades Road, Suite 221A
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Boca
Raton, Florida
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33431
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(zip
code)
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(561)
998-8000
(Registrant's
telephone number)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Yes x
No ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
“accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). (Check one):
Accelerated
filer x
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.).
Yes ¨ No x
As of May
7, 2009, there were 31,153,560 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $.01 par
value, outstanding.
HOLLYWOOD
MEDIA CORP.
Table
of Contents
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PART I
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2009
(unaudited) and December 31, 2008
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3
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the
Three Months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
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4
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the
Three Months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
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5
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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6-15
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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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15-27
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ITEM 3.
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES
ABOUT MARKET RISK
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27-28
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ITEM 4.
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
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28-29
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PART II
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OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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29
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ITEM 1A.
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RISK FACTORS
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29
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ITEM 2.
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UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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29-30
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ITEM 6.
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EXHIBITS
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31
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[2]
HOLLYWOOD
MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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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$ | 10,805,025 | $ | 12,685,946 | ||||
Receivables,
net
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1,504,199 | 1,433,797 | ||||||
Inventories
held for sale
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4,578,005 | 4,491,841 | ||||||
Deferred
ticket costs
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14,808,441 | 12,085,237 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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1,250,438 | 1,418,563 | ||||||
Other
receivables
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1,679,122 | 1,431,216 | ||||||
Other
current assets
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18,009 | 99,945 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
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2,009,599 | 2,600,000 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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36,652,838 | 36,246,545 | ||||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, net
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4,877,941 | 4,649,202 | ||||||
INVESTMENTS
IN AND ADVANCES TO UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTEES
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132,241 | 132,800 | ||||||
INTANGIBLE
ASSETS, net
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598,872 | 682,896 | ||||||
GOODWILL
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25,154,292 | 25,154,292 | ||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
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34,548 | 73,126 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | 67,450,732 | $ | 66,938,861 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 1,917,398 | $ | 1,374,661 | ||||
Accrued
expenses and other
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2,688,906 | 3,663,940 | ||||||
Deferred
revenue
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18,426,227 | 15,196,455 | ||||||
Gift
certificate liability
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3,077,927 | 3,434,359 | ||||||
Customer
deposits
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771,153 | 831,838 | ||||||
Current
portion of capital lease obligations
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199,462 | 203,579 | ||||||
Current
portion of notes payable
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42,358 | 43,147 | ||||||
Related
party payable
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793,554 | 2,622,438 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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27,916,985 | 27,370,417 | ||||||
DEFERRED
REVENUE
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368,033 | 401,309 | ||||||
CAPITAL
LEASE OBLIGATIONS, less current portion
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159,273 | 203,901 | ||||||
OTHER
DEFERRED LIABILITY
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1,152,030 | 1,168,096 | ||||||
NOTES
PAYABLE, less current portion
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25,003 | 36,258 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCES
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SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
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Preferred
stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none
outstanding
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— | — | ||||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 31,037,656
and
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30,883,913
shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and
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December
31, 2008, respectively
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310,376 | 308,839 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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309,275,257 | 309,100,760 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(271,787,284 | ) | (271,695,431 | ) | ||||
Total
Hollywood Media Corp. shareholders’ equity
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37,798,349 | 37,714,168 | ||||||
Non-controlling
interest
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31,059 | 44,712 | ||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
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37,829,408 | 37,758,880 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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$ | 67,450,732 | $ | 66,938,861 |
The
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
are an
integral part of these condensed consolidated balance sheets.
[3]
HOLLYWOOD
MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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NET
REVENUES
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Ticketing
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$ | 20,242,565 | $ | 25,297,817 | ||||
Other
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1,071,332 | 1,675,853 | ||||||
21,313,897 | 26,973,670 | |||||||
OPERATING
COSTS AND EXPENSES
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Cost
of revenues – ticketing
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17,034,100 | 21,020,025 | ||||||
Editorial,
production, development and technology
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641,990 | 976,310 | ||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
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2,680,011 | 3,654,062 | ||||||
Payroll
and benefits
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2,586,676 | 3,264,359 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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407,074 | 527,491 | ||||||
Total
operating costs and expenses
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23,349,851 | 29,442,247 | ||||||
Loss
from operations
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(2,035,954 | ) | (2,468,577 | ) | ||||
EQUITY
IN EARNINGS OF UNCONSOLIDATED
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INVESTEES
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1,913,643 | 3,439 | ||||||
OTHER
INCOME
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Interest,
net
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11,452 | 178,134 | ||||||
Other,
net
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15,839 | 7,701 | ||||||
Loss
from continuing operations
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(95,020 | ) | (2,279,303 | ) | ||||
Loss
from discontinued operations
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— | (845,973 | ) | |||||
Loss
from discontinued operations
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— | (845,973 | ) | |||||
Net
loss
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(95,020 | ) | (3,125,276 | ) | ||||
Net loss
(income) attributable to non-controlling interest
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3,167 | (23,762 | ) | |||||
Net
loss attributable to Hollywood Media Corp.
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$ | (91,853 | ) | $ | (3,149,038 | ) | ||
Basic
and diluted loss per common share
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Continuing
operations
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | ||
Discontinued
operations
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— | (0.03 | ) | |||||
Total
basic and diluted net loss per share
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) | ||
Weighted
average common and common equivalent shares
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outstanding
– basic and diluted
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30,418,516 | 31,854,228 |
The
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements are an
integral part of these
condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
[4]
HOLLYWOOD
MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net
loss attributable to Hollywood Media Corp.
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$ | (91,853 | ) | $ | (3,149,038 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Loss
from discontinued operations
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— | 845,973 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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407,074 | 527,491 | ||||||
401(k)
stock match
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42,229 | 53,281 | ||||||
Equity
in earnings of unconsolidated investees, net of dividends
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559 | (3,439 | ) | |||||
Stock
based compensation
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23,645 | 36,712 | ||||||
Amortization
of deferred compensation costs
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— | 162,500 | ||||||
Provision
for bad debts
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59,740 | 128,166 | ||||||
Non-controlling
interest in earnings of subsidiaries, net of distributions
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(13,653 | ) | 23,762 | |||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
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Receivables
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(130,142 | ) | 33,710 | |||||
Inventories
held for sale
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(86,164 | ) | (275,344 | ) | ||||
Deferred
ticket costs
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(2,723,204 | ) | (4,279,878 | ) | ||||
Prepaid
expenses
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168,125 | 486,257 | ||||||
Other
receivables
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(247,906 | ) | 1,255,391 | |||||
Other
current assets
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81,936 | 503,862 | ||||||
Other
assets
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38,578 | 9,514 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
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573,873 | (1,433,572 | ) | |||||
Accrued
expenses and other
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(835,220 | ) | (481,153 | ) | ||||
Deferred
revenue
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3,196,496 | 3,416,250 | ||||||
Customer
deposits
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(60,685 | ) | (421,449 | ) | ||||
Gift
certificate liability
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(356,432 | ) | 633,059 | |||||
Other
deferred liability
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(16,066 | ) | 181,735 | |||||
Restricted
cash
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(1,221,000 | ) | — | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities – continuing operations
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(1,190,070 | ) | (1,746,210 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in operating activities - discontinued
operations
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— | (842,367 | ) | |||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(1,190,070 | ) | (2,588,577 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Capital
expenditures
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(558,754 | ) | (398,092 | ) | ||||
Acquisition
of businesses, net of cash acquired
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— | (43,313 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from sale of assets
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— | (17,000 | ) | |||||
Loss
on disposition of assets
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1,646 | — | ||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities – continuing operations
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(557,108 | ) | (458,405 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities – discontinued
operations
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— | (288,767 | ) | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(557,108 | ) | (747,172 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Payments
under capital lease obligations
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(48,745 | ) | (36,172 | ) | ||||
Payments
of notes payable
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(12,044 | ) | (13,504 | ) | ||||
Stock
repurchase program
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(72,954 | ) | — | |||||
Net
cash used in financing activities – continuing operations
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(133,743 | ) | (49,676 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in financing activities – discontinued
operations
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— | — | ||||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
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(133,743 | ) | (49,676 | ) | ||||
NET
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
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(1,880,921 | ) | (3,385,425 | ) | ||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
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12,685,946 | 26,758,550 | ||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
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$ | 10,805,025 | $ | 23,373,125 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
SCHEDULE OF CASH RELATED ACTIVITIES:
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Interest
paid
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$ | 13,556 | $ | 20,251 | ||||
Taxes
paid
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$ | 1,500 | $ | 429,270 |
The
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements are an
integral part of these condensed consolidated statements of cash
flows.
[5]
HOLLYWOOD
MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(1)
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BASIS
OF PRESENTATION AND CONSOLIDATION:
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In the
opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements have been prepared by Hollywood Media Corp. (“Hollywood
Media” or “Company”) in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain
information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial
statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted
pursuant to applicable rules and regulations. However, management
believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the
information presented not misleading. The financial statements
reflect, in the opinion of management, all material adjustments (which include
only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly Hollywood Media’s
condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows. The results of operations and cash flows for the three months
ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations
or cash flows, which may result for the remainder of 2009. The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be
read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included in Hollywood Media’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(2)
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SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
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Principles of
Consolidation
Hollywood
Media’s condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Hollywood Media, its wholly owned subsidiaries, and its 51% owned subsidiary,
Tekno Books which is a partnership. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation and a non-controlling
interest has been established to reflect the outside ownership of Tekno Books.
Hollywood Media’s 50% and 26.2% ownership interests in NetCo Partners and
MovieTickets.com, respectively, are accounted for under the equity method of
accounting.
Loss Per Common Share
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” (“SFAS
No. 128”), issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) requires
companies to present basic and diluted earnings per share
(“EPS”). Loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period
presented.
The
weighted average number of common shares issuable upon conversion of convertible
securities and upon exercise of outstanding options and warrants totaled
1,488,443 and 2,736,428 shares for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and
2008 respectively, and such shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted
loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, because their
impact was anti-dilutive to the loss per share from continuing
operations. Unvested shares are not included in the basic calculation
until vesting occurs. There were 400,000 and 100,000 unvested shares
as of March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
[6]
Inventories Held for Sale
and Deferred Ticket
Costs
Inventories
held for sale consist primarily of Broadway tickets or other live theater
tickets available for sale. Deferred ticket costs consist of tickets
sold (subject to the performance occurring) to groups, individuals, and travel
agencies for future performances which have been delivered to the customer or
held by the Company as “will call.” Both are carried at cost using
the specific identification method. Ticket inventory does not include
movie tickets.
The
portion of receivables, deferred ticket costs and inventory balances that relate
to the sales of tickets to groups, individuals and travel agencies for Broadway
and other live theater shows are, with isolated exceptions, for shows or
performances that take place at venues in New York, New York, a major
metropolitan area reported as subject to the threat of terrorist acts from time
to time by relevant United States Government agencies. Hollywood
Media recognizes that the occurrence of such a terrorist act, a labor strike or
dispute, or any other significant civil disturbance occurring in New York City
could lead to closures of available performance venues for which Hollywood Media
may not receive reimbursement of ticket costs and/or payment on outstanding
receivables, and could adversely impact the normal conduct of its operations
within New York City for an indefinite period of time.
Receivables
Receivables
consist of amounts due from customers who have advertised on plasma TV displays,
posters, brochures and websites in our UK business, purchased live theater
tickets, amounts due from box offices for commission on live theater tickets
sold to groups and refunds for performances that did not occur and amounts due
from publishers relating to signed contracts, to the extent that the earnings
process is complete and amounts are realizable.
Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
Hollywood
Media maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses
resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The
Company’s accounting for doubtful accounts contains uncertainty because
management must use judgment to assess the estimated collectability of these
accounts. When preparing these estimates, management considers a number of
factors, including the aging of a customer’s account, past transactions with
customers, creditworthiness of specific customers, historical trends and other
information. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $0.5 million and $0.6
million at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. The
allowance is primarily attributable to receivables due from customers of the
U.K. based companies CinemasOnline Limited, UK Theatres Online Limited,
WWW.CO.UK Limited and Spring Leisure Limited (collectively known as
“CinemasOnline”) and Theatre Direct NY, Inc. Although the Company
believes its allowance is sufficient, if the financial condition of the
Company’s customers were to unexpectedly deteriorate, resulting in an impairment
of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required that
could materially impact the Company’s condensed consolidated financial
statements. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable
are limited due to the large number of customers comprising the Company’s
customer base and their dispersion across many different geographical
regions.
[7]
Ticketing Revenue
Recognition
Ticket
revenue is derived from the sale of live theater tickets for Broadway,
off-Broadway and London shows to individuals, groups, travel agencies, tour
groups and educational organizations. Proceeds from these sales
received in advance of the corresponding performance activity are included in
“Deferred Revenue” in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, at
the time of receipt. The Company is the primary obligor and
recognizes revenue on a gross basis in the period the performance of the show
occurs.
Gift
certificate revenue is derived from the sale of gift certificates for Broadway,
off-Broadway, London shows and dinner and show sales to individuals, groups,
travel agencies, tour groups and corporate programs. Proceeds from
these sales are included in “Gift Certificate Liability” in our accompanying
condensed consolidated balance sheets at the time of receipt and, if redeemed,
are recognized as revenue in the period the performance of the show occurs, or
upon expiration of the unredeemed gift certificate. Gift certificates
issued on or after March 22, 2007 do not expire. Prior to March 22,
2007, gift certificates were issued with a one-year expiration from the date of
issuance.
Hotel
package revenue is derived from the sale of exclusive allocation rooms provided
by New York City hotels to individuals and groups. Proceeds from
these sales are included in “Customer Deposits” in our accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheets, at the time of receipt, and are recognized as
revenue on a net basis on the day of departure from the hotel.
Dinner
voucher revenue is derived from the sale of dinner vouchers for meals
at restaurants in New York City to individuals and
groups. Proceeds from these sales are included in “Customer Deposits”
in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, at the time of
receipt, and are recognized as revenue on a net basis on the date the voucher is
presented, or upon expiration of the voucher.
In July
2000, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) of the FASB reached a consensus on
EITF Issue No. 99-19, “Reporting Revenue Gross as a
Principal versus Net as an Agent.” This consensus provides guidance
concerning under what circumstances a company should report revenue based on (a)
the gross amount billed to a customer because it has earned revenue from the
sale of goods or services or (b) the net amount retained (that is, the amount
billed to the customer less the amount paid to a supplier) because it has earned
a commission or fee. Hollywood Media’s existing accounting policies conform to
the EITF consensus. Ticket revenue and cost of revenue-ticketing are recorded on
a gross basis in our accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations. Revenues on hotel packages and dinner vouchers sold for
New York restaurants are reported on a net basis in our accompanying
consolidated statements of operations.
Segment
Information
SFAS No.
131, “Disclosures about
Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (“SFAS No. 131”)
issued by the FASB establishes standards for reporting of selected information
about operating segments in interim financial reports issued to shareholders. It
also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services,
geographic areas and major customers. Disclosure regarding Hollywood Media’s
business segments is contained in Note 7 in accordance with the
requirements of SFAS No. 131.
[8]
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, "Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an Amendment of ARB 51" (“SFAS
No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting
standards pertaining to ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties
other than the parent, the amount of net income attributable to the parent and
to the non-controlling interest, changes in a parent's ownership interest, and
the valuation of any retained non-controlling equity investment when a
subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also establishes disclosure
requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the
parent and the interests of the non-controlling owners. SFAS No. 160 is
effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008. We
adopted SFAS No. 160 effective January 1, 2009, and it modified the presentation
of non-controlling interests in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and
statements of operations.
In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS
107-1 and APB 28-1, Interim
Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments. This statement
requires disclosures about fair value of financial instruments, previously only
required in annual financial statements, to also be included in interim
financial statements. This statement is effective for interim reporting periods
ending after June 15, 2009. We will adopt this standard on June 30,
2009.
(3)
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DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS:
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Hollywood.com
Business
On August
21, 2008, Hollywood Media entered into a purchase agreement with R&S
Investments, LLC (R&S Investments) for the sale of Hollywood Media’s
subsidiaries Hollywood.com, Inc. and Totally Hollywood TV, LLC (collectively,
the “Hollywood.com Business”). R&S Investments is owned by
Mitchell Rubenstein, Hollywood Media’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson
of the Board, and Laurie S. Silvers, Hollywood Media’s President and
Vice-Chairperson of the Board. Pursuant to the purchase agreement,
Hollywood Media sold the Hollywood.com Business to R&S Investments for a
potential purchase price of $10,000,000, which includes $1,000,000, which was
paid to Hollywood Media at closing, and potential earn-out payments totaling
$9,000,000. Hollywood Media does not have a significant continuing involvement
in the Hollywood.com Business operations.
The earn-out payments will equal the
greater of 10 percent of gross revenue and 90 percent of EBITDA (as
defined in the purchase agreement) for the Hollywood.com Business until the
earn-out is fully paid. The Company considers the $9,000,000 in
potential earn-out payments to be contingent consideration and
non-recourse. Thus, the Company will not record a receivable and any
corresponding gain until the contingencies have been met. The Company
will estimate an appropriate reserve for at-risk amounts, if necessary, at the
time that any accounts receivable are recorded. If a subsequent
change of control of the Hollywood.com Business, or a portion thereof, occurs
before the earn-out is fully paid, the remaining portion of the earn-out would
be paid to the Company immediately upon such an event, up to the amount of the
consideration received less related expenses. If the aggregate proceeds received
by the Company in such a change of control are less than the remaining balance
of the earn-out, then the surviving entity which owns the Hollywood.com Business
will be obligated to pay the difference in accordance with the same earn-out
terms. If the Hollywood.com Business, or a portion thereof, is resold prior to
August 21, 2011, Hollywood Media will also receive 5 percent of any sale
proceeds above $10,000,000. In connection with the sale, Hollywood Media has
established an escrow account to fund negative EBITDA of the sold business as
necessary, up to a total of $2,600,000, which is the maximum amount of negative
EBITDA required to be funded per the purchase agreement. At the end of the
two-year escrow period, August 20, 2010, any balance in the escrow account will
be distributed to Hollywood Media. As of March 31, 2009, the escrow
balance was $0.8 million and is included in “Restricted cash” in our
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition,
Hollywood Media paid $400,000 to R&S Investments for working capital
adjustments at closing. Pursuant to Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”)
Topic 5-E, the Company must consider if it has transferred risks of ownership,
which the Company has considered and concluded that the risks of ownership have
been transferred.
[9]
The Hollywood.com Business
included:
(i) Hollywood
Media’s Hollywood.com, Inc. subsidiary, which owned the Hollywood.com website
and related URLs and celebrity fan websites. Hollywood.com features
in-depth movie information including movie showtimes listings, celebrity
biographical data, and celebrity photos primarily obtained by Hollywood.com
through licenses with third party licensors which are made available on the
Hollywood.com website and mobile platform. Hollywood.com also has
celebrity fan sites and a library of feature stories and interviews which
incorporate photos and multimedia videos taken at entertainment events including
movie premiers and award shows; and
(ii) Hollywood
Media’s Totally Hollywood TV, LLC subsidiary, which owned Hollywood.com
Television, a free video on demand service distributed pursuant to annual
affiliation agreements with certain cable operators for the distribution of
movie trailers to subscribers of those cable systems.
Pursuant to SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”), the Company’s condensed
consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2008 have
been reclassified to reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of the
Hollywood.com Business as discontinued operations.
Results from Discontinued
Operations
The net loss from discontinued
operations includes the operating loss from the Hollywood.com Business which has
been classified in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations as “Loss from discontinued operations.” Summarized results
of discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are as
follows:
Three Months
Ended
|
||||
March 31, 2008
|
||||
(unaudited)
|
||||
Operating
revenue
|
$ | 1,372,219 | ||
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
$ | (845,973 | ) |
[10]
(4)
|
DEBT:
|
Registration
Payment Arrangement
In
connection with Hollywood Media’s issuance in November 2005 of $7.0 million
aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes (the “Senior Notes”),
the holders of the Senior Notes also received warrants to purchase an aggregate
of 800,000 shares of Hollywood Media’s common stock at an exercise price of
$4.29 per share (the “Warrants”). In May 2007, the full principal
amount of the Senior Notes, together with all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, was paid in full in accordance with the provisions of the Senior
Notes. As required by the registration rights agreement entered into
in connection with the Warrants, Hollywood Media filed a registration statement
for the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the
Warrants that was declared effective by the SEC on March 3, 2006, and must
maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement through the earlier of
(a) the fifth anniversary of the effective date or (b) the date on which the
holders of Warrant shares are able to resell such Warrant shares under Rule
144(k) of the Securities Act. If the registration statement ceases to
be effective for any reason for more than 30 trading days during any 12-month
period (the “Grace Period”) in violation of the agreement, and if there are no
applicable defenses or limitations under the agreement or at law or otherwise,
Hollywood Media would be required to pay to the holders of Warrant shares, in
addition to any other rights such holders may have, an aggregate cash amount
equal to $25,000 for each of the first three 30-day periods following the date
that the Grace Period is exceeded, increasing to $70,000 for each succeeding
30-day period. As of March 31, 2009, none of the Warrants have been
exercised, no Warrant shares have been issued, and the registration statement
continues to be effective.
In
accordance with EITF 00-19-2, Hollywood Media is required to calculate the
maximum potential amount of consideration payable pursuant to registration
payment arrangements, even if the likelihood of payments under such arrangements
is remote. EITF 00-19-2 is applicable to financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and any interim periods
therein. Assuming for purposes of this calculation that (i) all of
the Warrants were exercised on March 31, 2009, (ii) the Warrant shares issued
upon such exercise are available for resale under Rule 144(k) on March 31, 2009,
(iii) the registration statement ceased to be effective in violation of the
agreement on December March 31, 2009 and does not become effective again before
March 31, 2010, the remainder of the required registration period, and (iv) that
there are no applicable defenses or limitations under the agreement or at law or
otherwise, the maximum potential amount of consideration payable by Hollywood
Media to the holders of Warrant shares would be $635,000. Management
does not believe that any significant material payments are likely under this
registration payment arrangement.
(5)
|
COMMON
STOCK:
|
During the three months ended March
31, 2009:
|
·
|
On
March 30, 2009, Hollywood Media issued 225,343 shares of common stock
valued at the December 31, 2008 closing share price of $1.00, or
$225,343, for payment of Hollywood Media’s 401(k) employer match for the
calendar year 2008.
|
During the three months ended March 31, 2008:
|
·
|
On
February 8, 2008, Hollywood Media issued 96,569 shares of common stock
valued at the December 31, 2007 closing share price of $2.90, or $280,050,
for payment of Hollywood Media’s 401(k) employer match for the calendar
year 2007.
|
[11]
(6)
|
STOCK REPURCHASE
PROGRAM:
|
Hollywood
Media reported in its Form 8-K report filed on October 4, 2007, that its Board
of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program under which Hollywood Media
may use up to $10 million of its cash and cash equivalents to repurchase shares
of its outstanding common stock. Pursuant to the repurchase program,
Hollywood Media purchased an aggregate of 71,600 shares of its common stock
during the three months ended March 31, 2009. The shares were
purchased for $72,954, reflecting an approximate average price per share of
$1.02.
(7)
|
SEGMENT
REPORTING:
|
Hollywood
Media’s reportable segments are Broadway Ticketing, Ad Sales, Intellectual
Properties, and Other. The Broadway Ticketing segment sells tickets and related
hotel and restaurant packages for live theater events on Broadway, Off-Broadway
and London’s West End, both online and offline, to individual consumers, groups
and domestic and international travel professionals, including travel agencies,
tour operators and educational institutions. This segment also
generates revenue from the sale of sponsorships and advertisements on
Broadway.com. The Ad Sales segment sells advertising through
CinemasOnline, on cinema and live theater websites and plasma displays in the
U.K. and Ireland and holds Hollywood Media’s investment in MovieTickets.com. The
Intellectual Properties segment owns or controls the exclusive rights to certain
intellectual properties created by best-selling authors and media celebrities,
which it seeks to license across all media. This segment also includes a 51%
interest in Tekno Books, a book development business. The Other segment is
comprised of payroll and benefits for corporate and administrative personnel as
well as other corporate-wide expenses such as legal fees, audit fees, proxy
costs, insurance, centralized information technology, and includes consulting
fees and other fees and costs relating to compliance with the provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that require Hollywood Media and its Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm to make an assessment of and report on
internal control over financial reporting.
Management
evaluates performance based on a comparison of actual profit or loss from
operations before income taxes, depreciation, amortization, interest and
nonrecurring gains and losses to budgeted amounts. There are no
intersegment sales or transfers.
The
following table provides summary financial information, for continuing
operations only, regarding Hollywood Media’s reportable
segments:
[12]
Three months ended March 31,
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(unaudited)
|
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2009
|
2008
|
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Net
Revenues:
|
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Broadway
Ticketing
|
$ | 20,242,565 | $ | 25,297,817 | ||||
Ad
Sales
|
815,358 | 1,342,720 | ||||||
Intellectual
Properties
|
255,974 | 333,133 | ||||||
Other
|
— | — | ||||||
$ | 21,313,897 | $ | 26,973,670 | |||||
Operating
Income (Loss):
|
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Broadway
Ticketing
|
$ | 117,925 | $ | 400,371 | ||||
Ad
Sales
|
(113,435 | ) | (186,829 | ) | ||||
Intellectual
Properties
|
(6,555 | ) | 56,933 | |||||
Other
|
(2,033,889 | ) | (2,739,052 | ) | ||||
$ | (2,035,954 | ) | $ | (2,468,577 | ) | |||
Capital
Expenditures:
|
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Broadway
Ticketing
|
$ | 557,540 | $ | 354,268 | ||||
Ad
Sales
|
1,214 | 32,063 | ||||||
Intellectual
Properties
|
— | — | ||||||
Other
|
— | 11,761 | ||||||
$ | 558,754 | $ | 398,092 | |||||
Depreciation
and
|
||||||||
Amortization
Expense:
|
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Broadway
Ticketing
|
$ | 215,260 | $ | 264,082 | ||||
Ad
Sales
|
90,982 | 154,914 | ||||||
Intellectual
Properties
|
75 | — | ||||||
Other
|
100,757 | 108,495 | ||||||
$ | 407,074 | $ | 527,491 |
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
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2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
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Segment
Assets:
|
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Broadway
Ticketing
|
$ | 38,679,392 | $ | 34,958,642 | ||||
Ad
Sales
|
21,743,998 | 21,989,086 | ||||||
Intellectual
Properties
|
516,786 | 543,989 | ||||||
Other
|
6,510,556 | 9,447,144 | ||||||
$ | 67,450,732 | $ | 66,938,861 |
(8)
|
CERTAIN
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
|
Litigation
Hollywood
Media is from time to time party to various legal proceedings, including matters
arising in the ordinary course of business.
Restricted
Cash
Hollywood
Media transferred $1,221,000 to a certificate of deposit to secure bonds for
future Broadway ticketing purchases, which funds are included in “Restricted
cash” on our accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31,
2009.
[13]
(9)
|
MOVIETICKETS.COM:
|
Hollywood
Media owns 26.2% of the total equity in the MovieTickets.com, Inc. joint
venture. Hollywood Media records its investment in MovieTickets.com
under the equity method of accounting, recognizing its percentage interest in
MovieTickets.com’s income or loss as equity in earnings of unconsolidated
investees. Under applicable accounting principles, Hollywood Media
has not recorded income or loss from its investment in MovieTickets.com because
the accumulated net loss from prior years exceeded MovieTickets.com’s
accumulated net income during such years. The MovieTickets.com web
site generates revenues from service fees charged to users for the purchase of
movie tickets online and the sale of advertising. A cash dividend of
$1,914,202 is included in “Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Investees” in
our accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2009, which dividend was declared by MovieTickets.com and
received by Hollywood Media during such period.
(10)
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
|
Hollywood Media entered into a purchase
agreement with R&S Investments, LLC, an entity owned by Hollywood Media’s
Chief Executive Officer and President for the sale of the Hollywood.com
Business, effective August 21, 2008. For additional information about
this transaction, see Note 3 “Discontinued Operations” in these Notes to the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In connection with this
sale, Hollywood Media and the Hollywood.com Business entered into a Transition
Services Agreement (“TSA”) to provide certain temporary administrative services,
which Hollywood Media did solely to provide for an efficient and orderly
transition. Hollywood Media was reimbursed by the Hollywood.com Business for out
of pocket costs and incremental expenses incurred in providing services under
the TSA, including, but not limited to, payments of any pro rata portions of any
applicable employee salaries and benefits. In addition, Hollywood Media
continues to process cash receipts for outstanding receivables where vendors
have not yet changed the remittance name. The term of the TSA is through
November 21, 2009, but Hollywood Media substantially completed the transfer
of all functions covered by such agreement by December 31,
2008.
As of
March 31, 2009, the Company has accrued $793,554, which is included in “Related
party payable” in our accompanying condensed consolidated balance
sheet. Such related party payable includes $4,955 owed to R&S
Investments for collections received by Hollywood Media on behalf of the
Hollywood.com Business, reduced by monies due Hollywood Media under the TSA, and
$788,599 for estimated losses to be funded by Hollywood Media pursuant to the
purchase agreement. The funding of losses pursuant to the purchase
agreement is capped at $2,600,000, which was placed in an escrow account by
Hollywood Media at closing and is included in “Restricted cash” in our
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31,
2008. As of March 31, 2009, $1,811,401 was disbursed to the
Hollywood.com Business from the escrow account pursuant to the terms of the
escrow agreement entered into in connection with the sale of the Hollywood.com
Business, and $788,599 remains in escrow and is included in restricted
cash.
(11)
|
RECLASSIFICATION:
|
Certain
expenses previously included in "Editorial, production, development and
technology" in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for
the three month period ended March 31, 2008 have been reclassified to "Cost of
revenues - ticketing" in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations.
[14]
(12)
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS:
|
On April
23, 2009, the Company disbursed $322,222 in funds to the Hollywood.com Business
from the escrow account pursuant to the terms of the escrow agreement entered
into connection with the sale of Hollywood.com Business. For
additional information on the sale of the Hollywood.com Business and the escrow
agreement, see Note 3 “Discontinued Operations” and Note 10 “Related Party
Transactions.”
ITEM
2.
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain
statements in this Item 2 or elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, or that are otherwise
made by us or on our behalf about our financial condition, results of operations
and business constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
federal securities laws. Hollywood Media Corp. (“Hollywood Media” or “Company”)
cautions readers that certain important factors may affect Hollywood Media’s
actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements and could cause
our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ
materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements anticipated, expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements
that may be deemed to have been made in this Form 10-Q or that are otherwise
made by or on behalf of Hollywood Media. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, “forward-looking statements” are typically phrased using words such
as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plans,” “believe,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “could,” “estimate,” “pro forma” or “continue” or the negative
variations thereof or similar expressions or comparable terminology. Factors
that may affect Hollywood Media’s results and the market price of our common
stock include, but are not limited to:
|
·
|
our
continuing operating losses,
|
|
·
|
negative
cash flows and accumulated deficit,
|
|
·
|
the
need to manage our growth,
|
|
·
|
our
ability to develop and maintain strategic relationships, including but not
limited to relationships with live theater
venues,
|
|
·
|
our
ability to compete with other online ticketing services and other
competitors,
|
|
·
|
our
ability to maintain and obtain sufficient capital to finance our growth
and operations,
|
|
·
|
our
ability to realize anticipated revenues and cost
efficiencies,
|
|
·
|
technology
risks and risks of doing business over the
Internet,
|
|
·
|
government
regulation,
|
|
·
|
adverse
economic factors such as recession, war, terrorism, international
incidents or labor strikes and
disputes,
|
|
·
|
our
ability to achieve and maintain effective internal
controls,
|
|
·
|
dependence
on our founders, and our ability to recruit and retain key personnel,
and
|
|
·
|
the
volatility of our stock price.
|
Hollywood
Media is also subject to other risks detailed herein or detailed in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and in other filings
made by Hollywood Media with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Because
these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, we
caution you not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as
of the date of this Form 10-Q. We do not undertake any responsibility to review
or confirm analysts’ expectations or estimates or to release publicly any
revisions to these forward-looking statements to take into account events or
circumstances that occur after the date of this Form 10-Q, except as required by
law. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, no assurance can be given
as to the future results, levels of activity or achievements and neither we nor
any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of
such statements.
[15]
Overview
Hollywood
Media is comprised of various businesses focusing primarily on online ticket
sales, deriving revenue primarily from Broadway, Off-Broadway and London’s West
End ticket sales to individuals and groups, as well as advertising and book
development license fees and royalties. Our Broadway Ticketing business includes
Broadway.com, 1-800-Broadway, Theatre Direct and
Theatre.com. Hollywood Media’s businesses also include an
intellectual property business, the U.K. based CinemasOnline companies and a
minority interest in MovieTickets.com, Inc. (“MovieTickets.com”)
Broadway
Ticketing Division.
Hollywood
Media’s Broadway Ticketing Division is comprised of Broadway.com,
1-800-BROADWAY, Theatre Direct International (“TDI”) and Theatre.com
(collectively called “Broadway Ticketing”). Broadway tickets are sold online
through our Broadway.com website and by telephone through our 1-800-BROADWAY
number. Broadway Ticketing is a live theater ticketing seller that
provides groups and individuals with access to theater tickets and knowledgeable
service, covering shows on Broadway, Off-Broadway and, through a partnership
arrangement between Theatre.com and a London-based ticket agency, in London’s
West End theatre district. Broadway.com features include shows’ opening night
video and photo coverage, show reviews, celebrity interviews and theater
columns, as well as show information pages, including casting, synopses and
venue information.
Ad Sales
Division.
Hollywood
Media’s Ad Sales Division is comprised of the U.K. based CinemasOnline Limited,
UK Theatres Online Limited, WWW.CO.UK Limited and Spring Leisure Limited
(collectively known as “CinemasOnline”) and holds Hollywood Media’s investment
in MovieTickets.com. CinemasOnline maintains websites for cinemas and
theaters in the U.K. in exchange for the right to sell advertising on such
websites. CinemasOnline also provides other marketing services,
including advertising sales on plasma TV screens placed in various venues
throughout the U.K. and Ireland, such as cinemas, hotels and car
dealerships. MovieTickets.com is one of the two leading destinations
for the purchase of movie tickets through the
Internet. MovieTickets.com is an online ticketing service owned
by a joint venture formed by Hollywood Media and several major movie exhibitor
chains. Hollywood Media currently owns 26.2% of the equity of
MovieTickets.com.
Intellectual
Properties Division.
Our
Intellectual Properties Division includes a book development and book licensing
business owned and operated by our 51% owned subsidiary, Tekno Books, which
develops and executes book projects, frequently with best-selling authors. Tekno
Books has worked with over 60 New York Times best-selling authors, including
Isaac Asimov, Tom Clancy, Tony Hillerman, John Jakes, Jonathan Kellerman, Dean
Koontz, Robert Ludlum, Nora Roberts and Scott Turow. Hollywood Media
is also a 50% partner in NetCo Partners, a partnership that owns Tom Clancy’s
NetForce. Hollywood Media also owns directly additional
intellectual property created for it by various best-selling authors such as
Mickey Spillane, Anne McCaffrey and others.
[16]
Results
of Operations
The
following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Hollywood
Media’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes
thereto included in Item 1 of Part I of this report.
The
following table summarizes Hollywood Media’s revenues, operating expenses and
operating income (loss) from continuing operations by reportable segment for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 (“Q1-09”) and 2008 (“Q1-08”),
respectively:
Intellectual
|
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Broadway
|
Properties
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Ticketing
|
Ad Sales
|
(a)
|
Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
(in
millions)
|
(in
millions)
|
(in
millions)
|
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||||||||
Q1-09
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Revenues
|
$ | 20.2 | $ | 0.8 | $ | 0.3 | $ | — | $ | 21.3 | ||||||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
20.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 23.3 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
Income (Loss)
|
$ | 0.1 | $ | (0.1 | ) | $ | — | $ | (2.0 | ) | $ | (2.0 | ) | |||||||
%
of Total Net Revenue
|
95 | % | 4 | % | 1 | % | — | 100 | % | |||||||||||
Q1-08
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Revenues
|
$ | 25.3 | $ | 1.3 | $ | 0.4 | $ | — | $ | 27.0 | ||||||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
24.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 29.5 | |||||||||||||||
Operating
Income (Loss)
|
$ | 0.4 | $ | (0.2 | ) | $ | 0.1 | $ | (2.8 | ) | $ | (2.5 | ) | |||||||
%
of Total Net Revenue
|
94 | % | 5 | % | 1 | % | — | 100 | % |
|
a.
|
Does
not include Hollywood Media’s 50% interest in NetCo Partners which is
accounted for under the equity method of accounting and Hollywood Media’s
share of the income (loss) is reported as Equity in Earnings of
Unconsolidated Investees (discussed
below).
|
Composition
of our segments is as follows:
|
·
|
Broadway Ticketing –
sells tickets and related hotel and restaurant packages via Broadway.com,
1-800-BROADWAY and TDI to live theater events on Broadway, Off-Broadway
and London’s West End, to individual consumers, groups and domestic and
international travel professionals, including travel agencies, tour
operators, and educational institutions. Beginning in
late September 2007, sales for events in London’s West End are fulfilled
through a partnership arrangement between Theatre.com and an unrelated
London-based ticket agency. This segment also generates revenue
from the sale of sponsorships and advertisements on
Broadway.com.
|
[17]
|
·
|
Ad Sales – includes
CinemasOnline, which sells advertising on cinema and theater websites in
the U.K. and plasma TV displays throughout the U.K. and Ireland, and holds
Hollywood Media’s investment in
MovieTickets.com.
|
|
·
|
Intellectual Properties
– owns or controls the exclusive rights to certain intellectual
properties created by best-selling authors and media celebrities, which it
licenses for books and other media. This segment includes a 51%
interest in Tekno Books, and a book development business, and this segment
does not include our 50% interest in NetCo
Partners.
|
|
·
|
Other – is comprised of
payroll and benefits for corporate and administrative personnel as well as
other corporate-wide expenses, such as legal fees, audit fees, proxy
costs, insurance, centralized information technology, and includes
consulting and other fees and costs relating to compliance with the
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that require Hollywood Media
to assess and report on internal control over financial reporting, and
related development of controls.
|
Results of Discontinued
Operations
Sale of Hollywood.com Business Unit
to R&S Investments, LLC
On
August 21, 2008, Hollywood Media entered into and simultaneously closed on
a definitive purchase agreement with R&S Investments, LLC, pursuant to which
R&S Investments acquired the Hollywood.com Business for a potential purchase
price of $10.0 million, which includes $1.0 million in cash that was
paid to Hollywood Media at closing and potential earn-out payments of up to $9.0
million. The Hollywood.com Business includes the Hollywood.com website and
related URLs and celebrity fan websites and Hollywood.com Television, a free
video on demand service distributed pursuant to annual affiliation agreements
with certain cable operators. R&S Investments is owned by Mitchell
Rubenstein, Hollywood Media’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the
Board, and Laurie S. Silvers, Hollywood Media’s President and Vice-Chairperson
of the Board. The purchase price was determined by an arms-length negotiation
between a Special Committee of independent and disinterested directors of
Hollywood Media on the one hand and R&S Investments on the other
hand.
Beginning
in September 2009, R&S Investments will be contractually obligated to
make periodic earn-out payments equal to the greater of (i) 10 percent
of gross revenue and (ii) 90 percent of EBITDA (as defined in the
purchase agreement) for the Hollywood.com Business until the full earn-out is
paid. If a change of control of Hollywood.com occurs before the earn-out is
fully paid, the remaining portion of the earn-out would be payable immediately
upon such a change of control, up to the amount of consideration received by
R&S Investments less related expenses. If the consideration in such a change
of control is less than the remaining balance of the earn-out, then the
surviving entity which owns the Hollywood.com Business will be obligated to pay
the difference in accordance with the same earn-out terms. In addition, if the
Hollywood.com Business is resold prior to August 21, 2011, Hollywood Media will
also receive 5 percent of any proceeds above $10.0 million. Pursuant to the
purchase agreement, Hollywood Media was required to place $2.6 million into
an escrow account to fund any negative EBITDA of the Hollywood.com Business
through August 21, 2010. There was $1.8 million disbursed to the
Hollywood.com Business through March 31, 2009, leaving a balance of $0.8 million
in the escrow.
[18]
The net
loss from discontinued operations includes the operating loss from the
Hollywood.com Business which has been classified in the accompanying condensed
consolidated statements of operations as “Loss from discontinued
operations.” Summarized results of discontinued operations for the
three months ended March 31, 2008 are as follows:
Three Months
Ended
|
||||
March 31, 2008
|
||||
(unaudited)
|
||||
Operating
revenue
|
$ | 1,372,219 | ||
Loss
from discontinued operations
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$ | (845,973 | ) |
NET
REVENUES
Total net
revenues were $21.3 million for Q1-09 as compared to $27.0 million for Q1-08, a
decrease of $5.7 million, or 21%. The decrease in net revenue from
Q1-09 to Q1-08 was primarily due to a decrease in revenues in each of our
divisions, as discussed below. In Q1-09 net revenues were derived 95%
from Broadway Ticketing, 4% from Ad Sales and 1% from Intellectual
Properties. In Q1-08 net revenues were derived 94% from Broadway Ticketing,
5% from Ad Sales and 1% from Intellectual Properties.
Broadway
Ticketing net revenues were $20.2 million and $25.3 million Q1-09 and Q1-08,
respectively, a decrease of $5.1 million, or 20%. The decrease in
Broadway Ticketing net revenues in Q1-09 from Q1-08 was primarily attributable
to a decrease in number of tickets sold of $5.3 million, a decrease in net sales
of hotel and dinner packages of $0.2 million, decreases in sales of cancellation
insurance of $0.1 million, decreases in sponsorship sales of $0.1 million,
decreases in sales related to Theatre.com of $0.1 million and a decrease in
revenue related to a change in gift certificate policy of $0.1 million,
partially offset by increases in ticket prices by theaters of $0.6 million and
increases in service fees on individual ticket sales of $0.2
million.
Ad Sales
division net revenues by our CinemasOnline business were $0.8 million for Q1-09
as compared to $1.3 million for Q1-08, a decrease of $0.5 million or
38%. The decrease in Ad Sales revenues in Q1-09 from Q1-08 is
primarily due to decreases in the brochure and web advertising revenues of $0.3
million along with a decrease of $0.2 million revenues in the plasma
business.
Net
revenues from our Intellectual Properties division were $0.3 million for Q1-09
as compared to $0.4 for Q1-08, a decrease of $0.1 million or 25%. The
Intellectual Properties division generates revenues from several different
activities including book development and licensing and intellectual property
licensing. Revenues vary quarter to quarter depending on the timing
of the delivery of the manuscripts to the publishers. Revenues are recognized
when the earnings process is complete and ultimate collection of such revenues
is no longer subject to contingencies. The Intellectual Properties
division revenues do not include our 50% interest in NetCo Partners, which is
accounted for under the equity method of accounting and under which Hollywood
Media’s share of the income is reported as Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated
Investees (discussed below).
[19]
EQUITY
IN EARNINGS OF UNCONSOLIDATED INVESTEES
Equity in
earnings of unconsolidated investees consisted of the following:
Three Months Ended
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2008
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NetCo
Partners (a)
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MovieTickets.com
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$ | 1.9 | $ | — |
(a) NetCo
Partners
NetCo
Partners owns Tom Clancy’s
NetForce and is primarily engaged in the development and licensing of
Tom Clancy’s NetForce.
NetCo Partners recognizes revenues when the earnings process has been completed
based on the terms of the various agreements, generally upon the delivery of the
manuscript to the publisher and at the point where ultimate collection is
substantially assured. When advances are received prior to completion of the
earnings process, NetCo Partners defers recognition of revenue until the
earnings process has been completed. Hollywood Media owns 50% of NetCo Partners
and accounts for its investment under the equity method of accounting. Hollywood
Media’s 50% share of earnings by NetCo Partners was a net de minimus loss for
Q1-09 as compared to a net de minimus gain for Q1-08. NetCo Partners
did not recognize any income during Q1-09.
(b) MovieTickets.com
Hollywood
Media owns 26.2% of the total equity in the MovieTickets.com joint
venture. Hollywood Media records its investment in MovieTickets.com
under the equity method of accounting, recognizing its percentage interest in
MovieTickets.com’s income or loss as equity in earnings of unconsolidated
investees. Under applicable accounting principles, Hollywood Media
has not recorded income from its investment in MovieTickets.com for Q1-09 and
Q1-08 because accumulated losses from prior years exceed MovieTickets.com’s
accumulated net income. The MovieTickets.com web site generates
revenues from service fees charged to users for the purchase of movie tickets
online and the sale of advertising. The results above consist of a
$1.9 million dividend received by Hollywood Media in Q1-09.
OPERATING
EXPENSES
Cost of revenues -
ticketing. Cost of revenues - ticketing was $17.0 million for Q1-09
compared to $21.0 million for a decrease of $4.0 million, or
19%. Cost of revenues-ticketing consists primarily of the cost of
tickets and credit card fees for the Broadway Ticketing segment, partially
offset by rebates received from certain producers based on exceeding certain
ticketing sales goals. As a percentage of ticketing revenue, Cost of
revenues-ticketing was 84% and 83% for Q1-09 and Q1-08,
respectively.
The
decrease in Cost of revenues - ticketing in Q1-09 from Q1-08 was primarily
attributable to the following: a decrease in cost of revenue due to a reduction
in tickets sold of $4.5 million, a decrease in cost of revenue due to an
increase in advertising revenue from shows of $0.2 million, offset in part by an
increase in cost of revenues of $0.5 million attributable to ticket price
increases by theaters, and a $0.2 million attributable to increases in unsold
inventory.
[20]
Editorial, Production, Development
and Technology. Editorial, production, development and
technology costs include commissions, royalties, media buying, production
services and internet access for the UK based CinemasOnline companies and fees
and royalties paid to authors and co-editors for the Intellectual Properties
segment. Editorial, production, development and technology costs were
$0.6 million for Q1-09 as compared to $1.0 million for Q1-08, a decrease of $0.4
million or 40%. As a percentage of revenues from our Ad Sales and
Intellectual Properties segments, these costs were 60% and 58% for Q1-09 and
Q1-08 respectively. The Q1-09 decrease as compared to Q1-08 in
Editorial, Production, Development and Technology costs was primarily due to
decreases in Ad Sales along with a minimal decrease in payments to
writers/co-editors. The decreases in Ad Sales were in the categories
of commission ($0.2 million), media buying ($0.1 million), and production
services and royalties ($0.1 million).
Selling, General and
Administrative.
Selling,
general and administrative (SG&A) expenses consist of occupancy costs,
professional and consulting service fees, telecommunications costs, provision
for doubtful accounts receivable, general insurance costs and selling and
marketing costs (such as advertising, marketing, promotional, business
development, public relations, and commissions due to advertising agencies,
advertising representative firms and other parties). SG&A
expenses for Q1-09 were $2.7 million compared to $3.7 million for Q1-08, a
decrease of $1.0 million or 27%. As a percentage of net revenue,
SG&A expenses were 13% in Q1-09 and 14% in Q1-08. The
decrease in SG&A expenses in Q1-09 as compared to Q1-08 was due primarily to
decreases of the following expenses: $0.2 million in marketing expenses, $0.2
million in legal expenses, $0.2 million in travel expenses, $0.1 million in
occupancy expenses, $0.1 million in bad debt expenses, $0.1 million in temporary
service expenses and $0.1 million in telephone expenses.
Payroll
and Benefits.
Payroll
and benefits expenses include payroll and benefits and other types of
compensation expense as well as human resources and administrative
functions.
Payroll
and benefits expenses for Q1-09 were $2.6 million compared to $3.3 million for
Q1-08, a decrease of $0.7 million or 21%. As a percentage of
net revenues, payroll and benefits expenses were approximately 12% for each of
Q1-09 and Q1-08.
The
decrease in payroll and benefits expenses from Q1-09 as compared to Q1-08 was
due to the following factors: (i) a decrease of $0.3 million in the Broadway
Ticketing segment due to headcount reduction as part of a restructuring of the
organization; (ii) a decrease of $0.3 million in Corporate overhead payroll
primarily because of the divestment of the Hollywood.com Business; and (iii) a
$0.1 million reduction in payroll in the Ad Sales segment.
[21]
Depreciation
and amortization.
Depreciation
and amortization expense consists of depreciation of property and equipment,
furniture and fixtures, web site development, leasehold improvements, and
equipment under capital leases and amortization of intangible
assets. Depreciation and amortization expense was $0.4 million for
Q1-09 as compared to $0.5 million for Q1-08, a decrease of $0.1 million or
20%. The decrease in Q1-09 as compared to Q1-08 was primarily due to
assets becoming fully depreciated during or prior to Q1-09 as well as a decrease
in the amortization of intangible assets due to a write-off of certain
intangible assets of the CinemasOnline companies in Q4-08.
Interest,
net.
Interest,
net was de minimus income for Q1-09 as compared to income of $0.2 million for
Q1-08. The decrease in Interest, net from Q1-09 to Q1-08 was related
to less income earned from cash on hand.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Hollywood
Media’s cash and cash equivalents were $10.8 million at March 31, 2009 as
compared to $12.7 million at December 31, 2008. Our net working
capital of our continuing operations (defined as current assets less current
liabilities) was $8.7 million at March 31, 2009 as compared to $8.9 million at
December 31, 2008.
Net cash used in operating activities
from continuing operations during Q1-09 was $1.2 million, which cash usage was
primarily attributable to $1.2 million used to secure a bond for future Broadway
ticketing purchases. By comparison, net cash used in operating
activities from continuing operations during Q1-08 was $1.7
million.
Net cash
used in investing activities from continuing operations during Q1-09 was $0.6
million, which net cash outlays were primarily attributable to capital
expenditures associated with the development of the new Broadway.com
website. Net cash used in investing activities from continuing
operations during Q1-08 was $0.5 million.
Net cash
used in financing activities from continuing operations during Q1-09 was $0.1
million, which cash usage included payments under capital lease obligations,
outstanding notes payable and payments for the repurchase of stock under the
Company’s approved stock repurchase plan. Net cash used in financing
activities from continuing operations during Q1-08 was de
minimus.
Sale
of Hollywood.com Business Unit to R&S Investments, LLC
On August
21, 2008, Hollywood Media entered into and simultaneously closed on a definitive
purchase agreement with R&S Investments, LLC, pursuant to which R&S
Investments acquired the Hollywood.com Business for a potential purchase price
of $10.0 million, which includes $1.0 million in cash that was paid to Hollywood
Media at closing and potential earn-out payments of up to $9.0
million. The Hollywood.com Business includes the Hollywood.com
website and related URLs and celebrity fan websites and Hollywood.com
Television, a free video on demand service. R&S Investments
is owned by Mitchell Rubenstein, Hollywood Media’s Chief Executive Officer and
Chairperson of the Board, and Laurie S. Silvers, Hollywood Media’s President and
Vice-Chairperson of the Board. The purchase price was determined by
an arms-length negotiation between a Special Committee of independent and
disinterested directors of Hollywood Media on the one hand and R&S
Investments on the other hand.
[22]
Beginning
in September 2009, R&S Investments will be contractually obligated to make
periodic earn-out payments equal to the greater of (i) 10 percent of
gross revenue and (ii) 90 percent of EBITDA (as defined in the
purchase agreement) for the Hollywood.com Business from the transaction date
until the full earn-out is paid. If a change of control of Hollywood.com occurs
before the earn-out is fully paid, the remaining portion of the earn-out would
be payable immediately upon such a change of control, up to the amount of
consideration received by R&S Investments less related
expenses. If the consideration in such a change of control is less
than the remaining balance of the earn-out, then the surviving entity which owns
the Hollywood.com Business will be obligated to pay the difference in accordance
with the same earn-out terms. In addition, if the Hollywood.com Business is
resold prior to August 21, 2011, Hollywood Media will also receive 5 percent of
any proceeds above $10.0 million. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,
Hollywood Media was required to place $2.6 million into an escrow account
to fund any negative EBITDA of the Hollywood.com Business through
August 21, 2010. As of March 31, 2009, the escrow balance was
$0.8 million.
For
additional information about this transaction, see Note 3 “Discontinued
Operations” in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in Part I, Item 1, of this Form 10-Q Report.
Capital
Expenditures
Hollywood Media’s capital expenditures
during the first quarter of 2009 were approximately $0.6 million. We
currently anticipate additional capital expenditures during 2009 will total
approximately $1.0 million including but not limited to expenditures for
computer equipment, servers and costs associated with web site development from
Broadway.com and Theatre.com. These anticipated 2009 capital
expenditures exclude amounts related to business acquisitions, if
any.
Outlook
Hollywood
Media expects to have continuing operating losses in the near
term. Notwithstanding these losses, as described further below we
expect that Hollywood Media will be able to satisfy its near term liquidity
obligations. Other than the normal seasonal variance described under
“Inflation and Seasonality” below and potential dividend payments from
MovieTickets.com, we do not expect that there will be a significant variance in
Hollywood Media’s earnings or its cash flows near term and accordingly do not
expect its trend of losses to accelerate. Known material trends,
uncertainties and other factors that have had or are reasonably likely to have a
material impact on Hollywood Media’s revenues, earnings and liquidity include
the following:
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the
U.S. and global economic downturn, which can adversely affect business and
personal discretionary spending for entertainment-related items such as
Broadway theater tickets, and has resulted in a reduction in tickets sold
and in net revenue;
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increases
in Broadway ticket prices, which can positively affect Hollywood Media’s
revenues as the ticket service fees we earn are based on a percentage of
ticket prices, but which can also result in a lower volume of tickets
being sold and could adversely affect Hollywood Media’s revenues and,
accordingly, its earnings and cash flow;
and
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[23]
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New
York State’s 2007 repeal of caps on ticket service fees, which has given
Hollywood Media greater flexibility to charge higher service fees on
tickets for high demand shows.
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We note
that entertainment-related expenditures are particularly sensitive to business
and personal discretionary spending levels, which tend to decline during general
economic downturns. We also note, however, that certain factors may
help mitigate a decline in the domestic market for Broadway tickets during
current economic difficulties, primarily the pricing flexibility resulting from
New York State’s repeal of caps on ticket service fees referenced
above. While we expect the above factor to help offset the effects of
a sluggish economy on Hollywood Media in the short term, a severe and protracted
downturn in the U.S. economy could have a significant negative impact on its
business.
Hollywood
Media is also exploring market opportunities which could have a material impact
on its revenues, earnings and liquidity, including expansion into discount
ticketing markets. Such expansion would allow the Company to sell
tickets at variable price points, which the Company expects would attract a
greater variety of customers. There is no assurance, however, the
Company will ultimately pursue these opportunities or if it does, that they will
be successful.
Our cash and cash equivalents generated
from the sales of our Baseline/StudioSystems and Showtimes businesses in 2006
and 2007, respectively, have provided substantial additional working capital for
Hollywood Media, and we have utilized portions of such working capital for
various corporate purposes and business activities including, among other
things, the repayment of debt and the purchase of the Showtix group ticketing
business in February 2007, improvements and investments in various aspects of
our Broadway Ticketing division, and for the repurchase of shares of Hollywood
Media’s common stock pursuant to our previously announced stock repurchase
program (discussed below). Our businesses have required substantial financing,
and may require additional capital to fund our growth plans and for working
capital, which capital requirements we contemplate will be satisfied from our
cash and cash equivalents on hand. Based on our current plans and assumptions
for operations and investment and financing activities, we estimate that our
cash and cash equivalents on hand and anticipated cash flow from operations will
be sufficient to meet our working capital and investment requirements at least
through March 31, 2010. If our plans change or our assumptions prove
to be inaccurate, we may need to seek further financing or curtail our growth
and/or operations. We believe that our long-term financial success ultimately
depends on our ability to generate enough revenue to more than offset operating
expenses.
While we
continue to develop our businesses, we have resumed our strategic review process
which may help us realize the full value of our assets in the interest of our
shareholders. In prior years, our strategic review process resulted in the sales
of our Baseline/StudioSystems and Showtimes businesses discussed
above. We continue to explore opportunities for generating returns
for Hollywood Media’s shareholders, including potential dispositions or other
strategic transactions. Prior to resuming our strategic review
process, we had, as stated in our press release dated October 1, 2007,
temporarily suspended such process when our Board of Directors approved the
stock repurchase program referenced below. We cannot make assurances
as to the timing or occurrence of any future strategic transactions or further
stock repurchases.
[24]
Authorization
of Stock Repurchase Program
Hollywood
Media previously reported in its current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC
on October 4, 2007, that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase
program under which Hollywood Media may use up to $10.0 million of its cash to
repurchase shares of its outstanding common stock. See Part II, Item
2, of this Form 10-Q report for information about stock repurchases by Hollywood
Media during the first quarter of fiscal 2009.
Pursuant
to the repurchase program, Hollywood Media is authorized to purchase shares of
its common stock from time to time on the open market or in negotiated
transactions. The purchases are to be funded from available cash and cash
equivalents, and the timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be
determined by Hollywood Media’s management based on its evaluation of financial
and market conditions, legal requirements and other factors. The repurchase
program has no time limit and may be suspended for periods or discontinued at
any time, and there is no guarantee as to the number of shares or the amount of
cash to be utilized for repurchases. Repurchased shares will become authorized
but unissued shares of Hollywood Media’s common stock.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
At March
31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, we did not have any relationships with
unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often
referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which were
established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or
other contractually narrow or limited purposes of the sort contemplated by
paragraph 4 of Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K. As such, management
believes that we currently do not have any disclosures to make of the sort
contemplated by paragraph 4 of Item 303 regarding “off-balance sheet
arrangements.”
In
response to the SEC’s Release Number 33-8040 “Cautionary Advice Regarding
Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies” and SEC Release Number 33-8056,
“Commission Statement about Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations,” we have identified the following critical
accounting policies that affect the more significant judgments and estimates
used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. The
preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires that we make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of
contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our
estimates, including those related to asset impairment, accruals for
compensation and related benefits, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful
accounts, and contingencies and litigation. These estimates are based on the
information that is currently available to us and on various other assumptions
that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could
vary from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. For
additional information about our significant accounting policies, including the
critical accounting policies discussed below, see Note 2 – Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements included in this Form 10-Q, and Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements included in Item 8 in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2008.
[25]
Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
Hollywood
Media maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses
resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The
Company’s accounting for doubtful accounts contains uncertainty because
management must use judgment to assess the collectibility of these accounts.
When preparing these estimates, management considers a number of factors,
including the aging of a customer’s account, past transactions with customers,
creditworthiness of specific customers, historical trends and other information.
The allowance for doubtful accounts was $0.5 million and $0.6 million at March
31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. The allowance is primarily
attributable to receivables due from customers of CinemasOnline and Theatre
Direct NY, Inc. Although the Company believes its allowance is
sufficient, if the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to
unexpectedly deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make
payments, additional allowances may be required that could materially impact the
Company’s consolidated financial statements. Concentrations of credit risk with
respect to accounts receivable are limited due to the large number of customers
comprising the Company’s customer base and their dispersion across many
different geographic regions.
Impairment of
Goodwill
In June
2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”). Under SFAS No. 142,
goodwill and intangible assets acquired after June 30, 2001 are no longer
subject to amortization. Goodwill and intangibles with indefinite lives acquired
prior to June 30, 2001 ceased to be amortized beginning January 1, 2002. In
addition, SFAS 142 changed the way we evaluated goodwill and intangibles for
impairment. Beginning January 1, 2002, goodwill and certain intangibles are no
longer amortized; however, they are subject to evaluation for impairment at
least annually using a fair value based test. The fair value based test is a
two-step test. The first step involves comparing the fair value of each of our
reporting units to the carrying value of those reporting units. If the carrying
value of a reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, we are
required to proceed to the second step. In the second step, the fair value of
the reporting unit would be allocated to the assets (including unrecognized
intangibles) and liabilities of the reporting unit, with any residual
representing the implied fair value of goodwill. An impairment loss would be
recognized if and to the extent that the carrying value of goodwill exceeds the
implied value.
As
prescribed by SFAS No. 142, we completed the transitional goodwill impairment
test by the second quarter of fiscal 2002 which did not result in an impairment
charge. Additionally, Hollywood Media established October 1, as its
annual impairment test date and conducted required testing on that date during
fiscal 2008. As part of our fiscal 2008 annual impairment evaluation,
the Company determined that the goodwill associated with its CinemasOnline
business should be written off, and, accordingly, the Company recorded an
impairment loss of $2.8 million. In addition, the Company recorded
$0.7 million in additional impairment to goodwill recorded after our 2001
acquisition of Always Independent Entertainment Corp. and our Intellectual
Properties segment. As of March 31, 2009, we are not aware of any
items or events that would cause us to adjust the recorded value of Hollywood
Media’s goodwill for impairment further. The goodwill recorded in the
accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2009 and
December 31, 2008 was $25.2 million. At March 31, 2009 and
December 31, 2008 goodwill represented 37% and 38%, respectively, of total
assets. Future changes in estimates used to conduct the impairment
review, including revenue projections or market values could cause the analysis
to indicate that Hollywood Media’s goodwill is impaired in subsequent periods
and result in a write-off of a portion or all of the goodwill. In order to
evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value calculations of our reporting units
on the impairment calculation, we applied a hypothetical decrease to the fair
values of each reporting unit.
[26]
As of
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the Company’s market capitalization was
less than the book value of its equity. The Company believes that the disparity
between the book value of its assets as compared to the market capitalization of
its business is in large part a consequence of current market conditions,
including perceived risks in the debt markets, the Company’s industry and the
broader economy. While the Company believes that some of these risks are unique
to specific companies, some represent global industry risks. The Company
believes that there is no fundamental change in our underlying business model or
prospects for our Company. We consider the decline in our
market capitalization to be temporary and based on general economic conditions
and a decline in general investor confidence throughout the market and not
based on any events or conditions specific to us. The Company has
evaluated the impairment of its goodwill, giving consideration to these risks,
and their impact upon the respective reporting units’ fair values, and has
reported impairments where it deems appropriate. The Company believes that the
fair value of its remaining reporting units that contain goodwill at March 31,
2009 and December 31, 2008 exceeded the book value of those
units.
Inflation
and Seasonality
Although
we cannot accurately determine the precise effects of inflation, we do not
believe inflation has a material effect on revenue or results of
operations. We consider our business to be somewhat seasonal and
expect net revenues to be generally higher during the second and fourth quarters
of each fiscal year, with net revenues for our Broadway Ticketing Business
generally higher in the second quarter as a result of increased sales volumes
due to the Tony Awards© and in the fourth quarter due to increased sales levels
during the holiday period. Our Tekno Books book licensing business is
also affected by seasonal variations with net revenues generally higher in the
second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year as a result of the general
publishing industry practice of paying royalties
semi-annually. In addition, although not seasonal, our
Intellectual Properties division and NetCo Partners both experience fluctuations
in their respective revenue streams, earnings and cash flow as a result of the
amount of time that is expended in the creation and development of the
intellectual properties and their respective licensing agreements. The
recognition of licensing revenue is typically triggered by specific contractual
events which occur at different points in time rather than on a regular periodic
basis.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Market
risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in our assets or
liabilities that might occur due to changes in market rates and prices, such as
interest or foreign currency exchange rates, as well as other relevant market
rate or price changes.
Interest
rates charged on Hollywood Media’s debt instruments are primarily fixed in
nature. We therefore do not believe that the risk of loss relating to
the effect of changes in market interest rates is material.
We have
an investment in a subsidiary in the United Kingdom and sell our services into
this foreign market. Our foreign exposures, defined as assets
denominated in foreign currency, less liabilities denominated in foreign
currency, for the United Kingdom at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 of U.S.
dollar equivalents was a net liability of $1.9 million and $1.8 million,
respectively.
[27]
Our
United Kingdom subsidiary sells services and pays for products and services in
British pounds. A decrease in the British foreign currency relative to the U.S.
dollar could adversely impact our margins. An assumed 10% decrease in the value
of the British pound relative to the U.S. dollar (i.e., in addition to actual
exchange experience) would have resulted in a translation reduction of our
revenue by $0.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
As
the assets, liabilities and transactions of our United Kingdom subsidiary are
denominated in British pounds, the results and financial condition are subject
to translation adjustments upon their conversion into U.S. dollars for our
financial reporting purposes. A 10% decrease in the British pound relative to
the U.S. dollar (i.e., in addition to actual exchange experience) would have
resulted in a de minimus increase in our translation loss for the quarter ended
March 31, 2009. However, a larger decline in the British foreign
currency could have a larger and possibly material affect.
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
An
evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of
Hollywood Media’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the
Chief Accounting Officer, of the effectiveness of Hollywood Media’s disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q report. Based
on that evaluation and the material weakness described below, Hollywood Media’s
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer,
have concluded that Hollywood Media’s disclosure controls and procedures were
not effective, as of March 31, 2009, to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by Hollywood Media in reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and (ii) accumulated and communicated to Hollywood Media’s
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Accounting
Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As
previously reported in Hollywood Media’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2009, management
assessed the effectiveness of Hollywood Media’s internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2008 and included its Report on Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting in such Form 10-K. The Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting concluded that certain deficiencies in
Hollywood Media’s Broadway Ticketing business, which are more fully described in
such Form 10-K, constituted a material weakness in Hollywood Media’s internal
control over financial reporting. A material weakness in internal
control over financial reporting is a control deficiency (within the meaning of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 5), or
a combination of control deficiencies, such that there is a reasonable
possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial
statements will not be prevented or detected. As of March 31, 2009,
Hollywood Media had not remediated this material weakness.
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Changes in Internal Control over
Financial Reporting
There
have been no changes in Hollywood Media's internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that
occurred during the period covered by this Form 10-Q that have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Hollywood Media's
internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
Management has not identified any
material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A to Part I
of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE
OF PROCEEDS
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
Hollywood
Media did not issue any securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2009, in
transactions that were not registered under the Securities Act of
1933.
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Issuer
Repurchases of Equity Securities
Hollywood
Media reported in its Form 8-K report filed on October 4, 2007 that its Board of
Directors authorized a stock repurchase program under which Hollywood Media
Corp. may use up to $10.0 million of its cash to repurchase shares of its
outstanding common stock. This program was approved by Hollywood Media’s Board
of Directors on September 28, 2007 and was initially announced via press release
on October 1, 2007.
Pursuant
to the repurchase program, Hollywood Media is authorized to purchase shares of
its common stock from time to time on the open market or in negotiated
transactions. The purchases are to be funded from available cash and cash
equivalents, and the timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be
determined by Hollywood Media’s management based on its evaluation of financial
and market conditions, legal requirements and other factors. The repurchase
program has no time limit and may be suspended for periods or discontinued at
any time, and there is no guarantee as to the number of shares or the amount of
cash to be utilized for repurchases. Repurchased shares will become authorized
but unissued shares of Hollywood Media’s common stock.
The following table provides
information with respect to common stock purchases by Hollywood Media during the
first quarter of 2009. For additional information relating to the
stock repurchase program, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Authorization
of Stock Repurchase Program” in Part 1, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q
Report.
Maximum
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||||||||||||||||
Total Number of
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Approximate
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|||||||||||||||
Shares Purchased
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Dollar Value of Shares
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|||||||||||||||
as Part of Publicly
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that May Yet Be
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|||||||||||||||
Total Number of
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Average Price
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Announced Plans
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Purchased Under the
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Period
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Shares Purchased
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Paid Per Share
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or Programs
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Plans or Programs
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||||||||||||
January
1, 2009 through January 31, 2009
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71,600 | $ | 1.02 | 71,600 | $ | — | ||||||||||
February
1, 2009 through February 28, 2009
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
March
1, 2009 through March 31, 2009
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total | 71,600 | $ | 1.02 | 71,600 | $ | 2,697,843 | (1) |
(1)
|
As
of March 31, 2009, calculated by subtracting (i) the total price paid for
all shares purchased under the repurchase program from inception through
March 31, 2009 of $7,302,157, from (ii) the $10,000,000 potential maximum
dollar value of repurchases approved under the life of the
plan.
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
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Description
|
Location
|
||
31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer. (Section 302)
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(*)
|
||
31.2
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Certification
of Chief Accounting Officer (Principal financial and accounting
officer). (Section 302)
|
(*)
|
||
32.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer. (Section 906)
|
(*)
|
||
32.2
|
Certification
of Chief Accounting Officer (Principal financial and accounting officer).
(Section 906)
|
(*)
|
*
|
Filed
as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q
|
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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.
HOLLYWOOD MEDIA CORP. | |||
Date: May
11, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Mitchell Rubenstein
|
|
Mitchell
Rubenstein, Chief Executive Officer
(Principal
executive
officer)
|
Date: May
11, 2009
|
By:
|
/s/ Scott Gomez
|
|
Scott
Gomez, Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal
accounting officer)
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