Steel Connect, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2007 April (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended April 30, 2007
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 000-23262
CMGI, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 04-2921333 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
1100 Winter Street Waltham, Massachusetts |
02451 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(781) 663-5001
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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).
Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨
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 June 6, 2007, there were 488,602,614 shares outstanding of the registrants Common Stock, $.01 par value per share.
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FORM 10-Q
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Part I. |
FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 1. |
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance SheetsApril 30, 2007 and July 31, 2006 (unaudited) |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) |
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Item 2. |
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 3. |
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Item 4. |
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Part II. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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Item 1. |
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Item 1A. |
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Item 5. |
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Item 6. |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
April 30, 2007 |
July 31, 2006 |
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 137,325 | $ | 131,728 | ||||
Available-for-sale securities |
848 | 2,554 | ||||||
Short-term investments |
112,100 | 94,450 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,224 and $1,123 at April 30, 2007 and July 31, 2006, respectively |
211,953 | 175,391 | ||||||
Inventories |
67,566 | 77,887 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
13,243 | 11,638 | ||||||
Current assets of discontinued operations |
| 1,962 | ||||||
Total current assets |
543,035 | 495,610 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
53,162 | 46,020 | ||||||
Investments in affiliates |
26,736 | 20,655 | ||||||
Goodwill |
181,376 | 181,239 | ||||||
Other intangible assets, net |
12,922 | 16,540 | ||||||
Other assets |
3,020 | 3,139 | ||||||
$ | 820,251 | $ | 763,203 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: |
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Current installments of obligations under capital lease |
$ | 456 | $ | 321 | ||||
Accounts payable |
142,530 | 151,077 | ||||||
Current portion of accrued restructuring |
4,461 | 5,368 | ||||||
Accrued income taxes |
6,993 | 5,502 | ||||||
Accrued expenses |
55,747 | 43,526 | ||||||
Other current liabilities |
3,022 | 2,819 | ||||||
Current liabilities of discontinued operations |
3,057 | 4,775 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
216,266 | 213,388 | ||||||
Revolving line of credit |
24,786 | 24,786 | ||||||
Long-term portion of accrued restructuring |
5,354 | 6,831 | ||||||
Obligations under capital leases, less current installments |
446 | 548 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities |
13,211 | 15,629 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations |
2,256 | 4,106 | ||||||
Stockholders equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; zero issued or outstanding at April 30, 2007 and July 31, 2006 |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value per share. Authorized 1,405,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 485,438,441 at April 30, 2007 and 483,948,888 shares at July 31, 2006 |
4,886 | 4,865 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
7,459,561 | 7,455,076 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(6,912,700 | ) | (6,968,315 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
6,185 | 6,289 | ||||||
Total stockholders equity |
557,932 | 497,915 | ||||||
$ | 820,251 | $ | 763,203 | |||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended April 30, |
Nine Months Ended April 30, |
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2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||
Net revenue |
$ | 282,078 | $ | 264,748 | $ | 890,466 | $ | 887,006 | ||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Cost of revenue |
252,111 | 235,886 | 789,923 | 796,768 | ||||||||||||
Selling |
3,404 | 5,108 | 10,489 | 15,789 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
24,494 | 21,710 | 67,056 | 63,103 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles |
1,206 | 1,206 | 3,618 | 3,618 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring, net |
(14 | ) | 2,582 | 2,181 | 8,885 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
281,201 | 266,492 | 873,267 | 888,163 | ||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
877 | (1,744 | ) | 17,199 | (1,157 | ) | ||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
2,551 | 1,443 | 7,395 | 4,000 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(660 | ) | (795 | ) | (1,901 | ) | (2,069 | ) | ||||||||
Other gains, net |
5,073 | 21,976 | 34,025 | 24,093 | ||||||||||||
Equity in income (losses) of affiliates, net |
868 | 325 | 2,002 | (73 | ) | |||||||||||
7,832 | 22,949 | 41,521 | 25,951 | |||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes |
8,709 | 21,205 | 58,720 | 24,794 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
(909 | ) | (738 | ) | 3,378 | 963 | ||||||||||
Income from continuing operations |
9,618 | 21,943 | 55,342 | 23,831 | ||||||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes: |
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
(203 | ) | (269 | ) | 273 | (6,340 | ) | |||||||||
Net income |
$ | 9,415 | $ | 21,674 | $ | 55,615 | $ | 17,491 | ||||||||
Basic and diluted earnings per share: |
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Earnings from continuing operations |
$ | 0.02 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
(0.00 | ) | (0.00 | ) | 0.00 | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||
Net earnings |
$ | 0.02 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.04 | ||||||||
Shares used in computing basic earnings per share |
484,756 | 483,188 | 484,523 | 482,614 | ||||||||||||
Shares used in computing diluted earnings per share |
490,553 | 485,927 | 487,169 | 486,868 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended April 30, |
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2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities of continuing operations: |
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Net income |
$ | 55,615 | $ | 17,491 | ||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
273 | (6,340 | ) | |||||
Income from continuing operations |
55,342 | 23,831 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations: |
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Depreciation |
10,452 | 8,108 | ||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
3,618 | 3,618 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
3,789 | 5,348 | ||||||
Non-operating gains, net |
(34,025 | ) | (23,017 | ) | ||||
Gain on sale of building |
| (2,749 | ) | |||||
Equity in (income) losses of affiliates |
(2,002 | ) | 73 | |||||
Non-cash restructuring |
101 | 312 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Trade accounts receivable, net |
(25,545 | ) | (23,506 | ) | ||||
Inventories |
13,939 | (5,004 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
(988 | ) | 218 | |||||
Accounts payable, accrued restructuring and accrued expenses |
(8,931 | ) | 5,893 | |||||
Prepaid and accrued income taxes, net |
(2,101 | ) | (109 | ) | ||||
Other assets and liabilities |
(878 | ) | (507 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations |
12,771 | (7,491 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities of continuing operations: |
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Additions to property and equipment |
(17,857 | ) | (11,762 | ) | ||||
Net proceeds from sale of building |
| 2,749 | ||||||
Proceeds from affiliate distributions |
34,978 | 28,628 | ||||||
Purchases of short-term investments |
(942,800 | ) | (188,900 | ) | ||||
Maturities of short-term investments |
925,150 | 101,400 | ||||||
Investments in affiliates |
(7,178 | ) | (5,834 | ) | ||||
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired |
(2,165 | ) | | |||||
Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities |
| 69 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities of continuing operations |
(9,872 | ) | (73,650 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities of continuing operations: |
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Repayments of long-term debt |
| (1,638 | ) | |||||
Repayments of capital leases |
(267 | ) | (213 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from revolving line of credit |
| 11,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
706 | 972 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities of continuing operations |
439 | 10,121 | ||||||
Cash flows from discontinued operations: |
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Operating cash flows |
(127 | ) | 161 | |||||
Investing cash flows |
| (218 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in discontinued operations |
(127 | ) | (57 | ) | ||||
Net effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
2,386 | 1,091 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
5,597 | (69,986 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
131,728 | 192,483 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 137,325 | $ | 122,497 | ||||
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
A. NATURE OF OPERATIONS
CMGI, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, CMGI or the Company), through its subsidiary, ModusLink Corporation (ModusLink), provides industry-leading global supply chain management services that help businesses market, sell and distribute their products and services. In addition, CMGIs venture capital business, @Ventures, invests in a variety of technology ventures. The Company previously operated under the name CMG Information Services, Inc. and was incorporated in Delaware in 1986. CMGIs address is 1100 Winter Street, Suite 4600, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451.
CMGIs business strategy in recent years has led to the development, acquisition and operation of majority-owned subsidiaries focused on supply chain management services, as well as the strategic investment in emerging, innovative and promising technology companies. ModusLink is a supply chain management market leader with 36 locations in 13 countries with a significant presence in Asia and Europe. ModusLink serves diversified markets that include leaders in the hardware, software, consumer electronics, telecommunications and storage markets. On April 2, 2007, ModusLink acquired full ownership of its Japan-based joint venture. ModusLink previously had a 40% interest in the entity.
B. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of a normal recurring nature) considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes for the year ended July 31, 2006 which are contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 16, 2006. The results for the three month and nine month periods ended April 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. Certain prior year amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified in accordance with U.S. GAAP to conform to the current year presentation.
The Company reports three operating segments, Americas, Asia and Europe. In addition to its three operating segments, the Company reports an Other category. The Other category represents corporate expenses consisting primarily of costs associated with certain corporate administrative functions such as legal and finance which are not fully allocated to the Companys subsidiary companies, administration costs related to the Companys venture capital business and any residual results of operations from previously divested operations.
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, all significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Accordingly, segment results reported by the Company exclude the effect of transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries and between the Companys subsidiaries.
C. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities including an amendment of SFAS No. 115, which permits companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value and
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establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2009. The Company is currently evaluating SFAS No. 159 and the impact that it may have on its results of operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R). SFAS No. 158 requires an employer to recognize the over-funded or under-funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. SFAS No. 158 also requires the measurement of defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employers fiscal year end statement of financial position (with limited exceptions). Under SFAS No. 158, the Company will be required to recognize the funded status of its defined benefit postretirement plan in The Netherlands and to provide the required disclosures as of July 31, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 158 may have on its results of operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 157 may have on its results of operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements. This SAB provides guidance on the consideration of the effects of prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the purpose of a materiality assessment. SAB No. 108 establishes an approach that requires quantification of financial statement errors based on the effects on the companys balance sheet and statement of operations and the related financial statement disclosures. SAB No. 108 permits existing public companies to record the cumulative effect of initially applying this approach in the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006 by recording the necessary correcting adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that year with the offsetting adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings. Additionally, the use of the cumulative effect transition method requires detailed disclosure of the nature and amount of each individual error being corrected through the cumulative adjustment and how and when it arose. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SAB No. 108 may have on its results of operations or financial position and will adopt this standard in fiscal 2007.
In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN No. 48) Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. This Interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN No. 48 is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that FIN No. 48 may have on its results of operations or financial position.
D. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
The Company classifies all highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less at the time of purchase as a cash equivalent. Investments with maturities greater than 90 days to twelve months at the time of purchase are considered short-term investments.
As of April 30, 2007 and July 31, 2006, the Company had short-term investments in Auction Rate Securities (ARS) of approximately $112.1 million and $94.5 million, respectively. ARS generally have long-term stated
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maturities of 20 to 30 years. However, these securities have certain economic characteristics of short-term investments due to a rate-setting mechanism and the ability to liquidate them through a Dutch auction process that occurs on pre-determined intervals of less than 90 days. These ARS are classified as short-term investments on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets due to managements ability and intent regarding these securities and are accounted for as available-for-sale, in accordance with SFAS No. 115 Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. As of April 30, 2007 and July 31, 2006, there were no unrealized gains or losses associated with these investments as cost approximates fair value.
E. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The purchase price of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in a business combination are subject to an allocation period in accordance with SFAS 141, Business Combinations. In connection with the Modus Media, Inc. (Modus) acquisition, the allocation period for all adjustments other than those related to tax carryforwards and contingencies expired during the quarter ended October 31, 2005, while the allocation period for certain tax adjustments and contingencies will remain open in accordance with SFAS 109 Accounting for Income Taxes. During the nine months ended April 30, 2007, total purchase accounting adjustments recorded were approximately $0.1 million. An adjustment of $1.1 million was recorded related to a tax contingency arising from a tax audit by the local tax authorities in Asia for a period prior to the acquisition of Modus, which was offset by adjustments related to the utilization of pre-acquisition net operating losses in the Americas, Europe and Asia regions of approximately $1.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Additionally, approximately $0.7 million of goodwill was recognized in Asia as a result of ModusLink acquiring full ownership of its Japan-based joint venture. ModusLink previously had a 40% interest in the entity.
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 are as follows:
Americas | Europe | Asia | Total | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Balance as of July 31, 2006 |
$ | 78,625 | $ | 30,743 | $ | 71,871 | $ | 181,239 | |||||||
Purchase price adjustments from acquisition of Modus |
(1,168 | ) | (274 | ) | 918 | (524 | ) | ||||||||
Goodwill from acquisition of Japan-based joint venture |
| | 661 | 661 | |||||||||||
Balance as of April 30, 2007 |
$ | 77,457 | $ | 30,469 | $ | 73,450 | $ | 181,376 | |||||||
The Company is required to test goodwill for impairment annually or if a triggering event occurs in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The Companys policy is to perform its annual impairment testing for all reporting units, determined to be the Americas, Europe and Asia operating segments, in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. The Companys valuation methodology for assessing impairment requires management to make judgments and assumptions based on historical experience and to rely heavily on projections of future operating performance. Management uses third party valuation experts to assist in its determination of the fair value of reporting units subject to impairment testing. The Company operates in highly competitive environments and projections of future operating results and cash flows may vary significantly from actual results. If our assumptions used in preparing our valuations of the Companys reporting units differ materially for purposes of impairment testing from actual future results, the Company may record impairment charges in the future and our financial results may be materially adversely affected.
F. SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
Approximately 1.4 million stock options were awarded to new executives during the quarter ended April 30, 2007 at a weighted average exercise price of $2.08 per share. The weighted average fair value was $0.86 per share. The weighted average fair value was calculated using the binomial-lattice model with the following weighted average assumptions. The expected volatility was 49.68%, the risk-free rate was 4.53% and the expected life was 4.12.
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Additionally, approximately 0.8 million nonvested shares were awarded to certain executives during the quarter ended April 30, 2007 at a weighted average fair value of $2.08 per share. The fair value of nonvested shares is determined based on the market price of the Companys common stock on the grant date.
G. OTHER GAINS (LOSSES), NET
The following table reflects the components of Other gains, net:
Three Months Ended April 30, |
Nine Months Ended April 30, |
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2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Loss on impairment of marketable securities |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | (77 | ) | ||||||
Gain on sale of investments |
4,719 | 22,609 | 34,971 | 23,155 | |||||||||||
Foreign exchange gains (losses) |
324 | (935 | ) | (942 | ) | (1,940 | ) | ||||||||
Gain on sale of building |
| | | 2,749 | |||||||||||
Other, net |
30 | 302 | (4 | ) | 206 | ||||||||||
$ | 5,073 | $ | 21,976 | $ | 34,025 | $ | 24,093 | ||||||||
During the three months ended April 30, 2007 the Company recorded a gain on sale of investments of approximately $4.7 million. Approximately $1.6 million was a result of the acquisition by a third party of Mitchell International, Inc., an @Ventures portfolio company. Additionally, gains of approximately $2.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, were recorded to adjust previously recorded gains on acquisitions of WebCT, Inc. and Realm Business Solutions, Inc., due to the release of funds held in escrow. WebCT, Inc. and Realm Business Solutions, Inc. were @Ventures portfolio companies that were acquired by third parties in previous reporting periods. During the nine months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded a gain on sale of investments of approximately $35.0 million. In addition to the gains noted above, a gain of approximately $28.7 million was recorded on the acquisition of Avamar Technologies, Inc. (Avamar), an @Ventures portfolio company, by a third party. Under the terms of the agreement, Avamar was acquired in a cash transaction valued at approximately $165.0 million. The Company may also receive up to an additional $3.3 million of consideration currently held in escrow, subject to the satisfaction of certain indemnification provisions of the transaction. These potential proceeds from escrow have not been included in the recorded gain. Additionally, during the nine months ended April 30, 2007, gains of approximately $1.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, were recorded to adjust previously recorded gains on the acquisitions by third parties of Molecular, Inc. and Alibris, Inc., due to the release of funds held in escrow. Molecular, Inc. and Alibris, Inc. were also @Ventures portfolio companies that were acquired by third parties in previous reporting periods. The foreign currency exchange loss for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 relates primarily to unhedged foreign currency exposures in Asia.
During the three months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded gains of approximately $19.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively, as a result of the acquisitions of WebCT, Inc. and Realm Business Solutions, Inc. by third parties. In addition, during the nine months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded a gain of approximately $0.5 million to adjust a previously recorded gain on the acquisition by a third party of Molecular, Inc., due to the release of funds held in escrow and the Company recorded approximately $2.7 million related to the sale of a building in Ireland. During the three months and nine months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded foreign exchange losses of approximately $0.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
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H. RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
The following table summarizes the activity in the restructuring accrual for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007:
Employee Related Expenses |
Contractual Obligations |
Asset Impairments |
Total | |||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Accrued restructuring balance at July 31, 2006 |
$ | 1,521 | $ | 10,678 | $ | | $ | 12,199 | ||||||||
Restructuring charges |
198 | 2 | | 200 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring adjustments |
(17 | ) | (370 | ) | | (387 | ) | |||||||||
Cash charges |
(852 | ) | (726 | ) | | (1,578 | ) | |||||||||
Accrued restructuring balance at October 31, 2006 |
$ | 850 | $ | 9,584 | $ | | $ | 10,434 | ||||||||
Restructuring charges |
522 | 1,563 | 259 | 2,344 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring adjustments |
(27 | ) | 218 | (153 | ) | 38 | ||||||||||
Cash charges |
(285 | ) | (867 | ) | | (1,152 | ) | |||||||||
Non-cash charges |
| | (106 | ) | (106 | ) | ||||||||||
Accrued restructuring balance at January 31, 2007 |
$ | 1,060 | $ | 10,498 | $ | | $ | 11,558 | ||||||||
Restructuring charges |
105 | 7 | | 112 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring adjustments |
97 | (218 | ) | (5 | ) | (126 | ) | |||||||||
Cash charges |
(489 | ) | (1,245 | ) | | (1,734 | ) | |||||||||
Non-cash charges |
| | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Accrued restructuring balance at April 30, 2007 |
$ | 773 | $ | 9,042 | $ | | $ | 9,815 | ||||||||
It is expected that the payments of employee-related charges will be substantially completed by October 2007. The remaining contractual obligations primarily relate to facility lease obligations for vacant space resulting from the current and previous restructuring activities of the Company. The Company anticipates that contractual obligations will be substantially fulfilled by May 2012.
The net restructuring amounts for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, would have been allocated as follows had the Company recorded the expense and adjustments within the functional department of the restructured activities:
Three Months Ended April 30, |
Nine Months Ended April 30, | ||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||
Cost of revenue |
$ | (38 | ) | $ | 2,323 | $ | 865 | $ | 4,563 | ||||
Selling |
| 128 | 389 | 363 | |||||||||
General and administrative |
24 | 131 | 927 | 3,959 | |||||||||
$ | (14 | ) | $ | 2,582 | $ | 2,181 | $ | 8,885 | |||||
During the three months ended April 30, 2007 the Company recorded a net reduction to restructuring charges of approximately $14,000. For the nine months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded net restructuring charges of approximately $2.2 million. Restructuring charges consisted of approximately $0.1 million for the three month period and approximately $0.9 million for the nine month period, relating to a workforce reduction of approximately 7 and 48 employees for the three and nine month periods, respectively. For the three month period the $0.1 million in workforce reduction relates to a shutdown of a facility in Korea. In addition to the above, for the nine month period the workforce reduction charges of approximately $0.9 million
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primarily relate to the reorganization of the global sales team in the Europe region and the elimination of redundant positions related to the Companys hub and spoke initiative from the Americas region as well as a closure of the West Valley, Utah facility in the Americas. Additionally, during the nine month period the Company recorded approximately $1.6 million relating to early termination charges and unutilized lease facilities for which the Company expects to realize no future economic benefit primarily due to the continued restructuring activities of the Netherlands facilities in the Europe region as well as restructuring activities from closure of the Utah facility. During the three and nine month periods, the Company also recorded net adjustments of approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, to decrease previously recorded restructuring estimates for facility lease obligations primarily based on changes to the underlying assumptions regarding the estimated length of time of the subleased space and the expected rent recovery rate related to the vacant space.
During the three and nine months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded net restructuring charges of approximately $2.6 million and $8.9 million, respectively. These charges consisted of approximately $0.3 million for the three month period and $4.3 million for the nine month period, relating to a workforce reduction of approximately 25 and 106 employees for the three and nine month periods, respectively, primarily related to the elimination of redundant positions in the Europe and the Americas regions. In addition, during the three and nine months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded approximately $2.2 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of facility lease obligations primarily due to the closure of plants in Ireland and Scotland and the consolidation of two plants in the Netherlands. During the three and nine month periods, respectively, the Company also recorded net adjustments of approximately $0.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively, to increase previously recorded restructuring estimates for facility lease obligations primarily based on changes to the underlying assumptions regarding the estimated length of time of the subleased space and the expected rent recovery rate related to the vacant space.
In addition, during the nine months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded a purchase accounting adjustment to goodwill of approximately $4.3 million for restructuring activities related to the acquisition of Modus. These restructuring activities occurred primarily in the Americas and Europe regions in the amounts of $0.4 million and $3.9 million, respectively. The restructuring in the Americas region was employee severance related in connection with the elimination of redundant positions. The restructuring in Europe primarily related to the closure of the plant in Scotland and consists of approximately $3.1 million of severance for 130 employees and $0.8 million relating to unoccupied facilities for which the Company expects to realize no future economic benefits.
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The following table summarizes the restructuring accrual by operating segment and the Other category for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007:
Americas | Asia | Europe | Other | Consolidated Total |
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(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued restructuring balance at July 31, 2006 |
$ | 5,864 | $ | 51 | $ | 6,037 | $ | 247 | $ | 12,199 | ||||||||||
Restructuring charges |
87 | | 95 | 18 | 200 | |||||||||||||||
Restructuring adjustments |
(380 | ) | (18 | ) | 10 | 1 | (387 | ) | ||||||||||||
Cash charges |
(812 | ) | 55 | (624 | ) | (197 | ) | (1,578 | ) | |||||||||||
Accrued restructuring balance at October 31, 2006 |
$ | 4,759 | $ | 88 | $ | 5,518 | $ | 69 | $ | 10,434 | ||||||||||
Restructuring charges |
1,275 | 172 | 894 | 3 | 2,344 | |||||||||||||||
Restructuring adjustments |
214 | (167 | ) | (9 | ) | | 38 | |||||||||||||
Cash charges |
(927 | ) | (37 | ) | (121 | ) | (67 | ) | (1,152 | ) | ||||||||||
Non-cash charges |
(259 | ) | 153 | | | (106 | ) | |||||||||||||
Accrued restructuring balance at January 31, 2007 |
$ | 5,062 | $ | 209 | $ | 6,282 | $ | 5 | $ | 11,558 | ||||||||||
Restructuring charges |
| 112 | | | 112 | |||||||||||||||
Restructuring adjustments |
(89 | ) | (5 | ) | (32 | ) | | (126 | ) | |||||||||||
Cash charges |
(1,008 | ) | (196 | ) | (530 | ) | | (1,734 | ) | |||||||||||
Non-cash charges |
| 5 | | | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Accrued restructuring balance at April 30, 2007 |
$ | 3,965 | $ | 125 | $ | 5,720 | $ | 5 | $ | 9,815 | ||||||||||
I. DERIVATIVES AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company enters into forward currency exchange contracts to manage exposures to certain foreign currencies. The fair value of the Companys foreign currency exchange contracts is estimated based on the foreign exchange rates as of April 30, 2007. The Companys policy is not to allow the use of derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. At April 30, 2007, the notional value of the Companys foreign currency exchange contracts was to sell 12.9 million U.S. Dollars and to buy 9.5 million Euros.
The Company believes that its forward currency exchange contracts economically function as effective hedges of the underlying exposures; however, the foreign currency contracts do not meet the specific criteria for hedge accounting defined in SFAS No. 133, thus requiring the Company to record all changes in the fair value of these contracts in earnings in the period of the change. During the nine months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $17,500 as a result of fair value changes on its outstanding forward currency exchange contracts. This loss has been included in Other gains, net in the Companys condensed consolidated statement of operations.
J. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Based on the information provided to the Companys Chief Operating Decision-Maker (CODM) for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance, the Company reports three operating segments, Americas, Asia and Europe. In addition to its three current operating segments, the Company reports an Other category. The Other category represents corporate expenses consisting primarily of costs associated with certain corporate administrative functions such as legal and finance which are not fully allocated to the Companys subsidiary companies, administration costs related to the Companys venture capital affiliates and any residual results of operations from previously divested operations.
Management evaluates segment performance based on segment net revenue, operating income (loss) and Non-GAAP operating income (loss), which we define as operating income (loss) excluding net charges related
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to depreciation, long-lived asset impairment, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation and restructuring. The Company believes that its Non-GAAP measure of operating income (loss) provides investors with a useful supplemental measure of the Companys operating performance by excluding the impact of non-cash charges and restructuring activities. Each of the excluded items (depreciation, long-lived asset impairment, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation and restructuring) were excluded because they may be considered to be of a non-operational or non-cash nature. Historically, the Company has recorded significant impairment and restructuring charges and therefore management uses Non-GAAP operating income (loss) to assist in evaluating the performance of the Companys core operations. Non-GAAP operating income (loss) does not have any standardized definition and therefore is unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other reporting companies. These Non-GAAP results should not be evaluated in isolation of, or as a substitute for, the Companys financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007, sales to Hewlett-Packard accounted for approximately 33% and 31%, respectively, of the Companys consolidated net revenue and sales to Advanced Micro Devices accounted for approximately 14% and 12%, respectively, of the Companys consolidated net revenue. For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2006, sales to Hewlett-Packard accounted for approximately 31% and 29% of the Companys consolidated net revenue, respectively. For the three months ended April 30, 2006, sales to Advanced Micro Devices accounted for approximately 12% of the Companys consolidated net revenue. For the nine months ended April 30, 2006, sales to Kodak accounted for approximately 12% of the Companys consolidated net revenue.
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Summarized financial information of the Companys continuing operations by operating segment and the Other category is as follows:
Three Months Ended April 30, |
Nine Months Ended April 30, |
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2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Net revenue: |
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Americas |
$ | 87,331 | $ | 107,098 | $ | 314,788 | $ | 380,538 | ||||||||
Asia |
76,352 | 62,229 | 219,915 | 185,897 | ||||||||||||
Europe |
118,395 | 95,421 | 355,763 | 320,571 | ||||||||||||
$ | 282,078 | $ | 264,748 | $ | 890,466 | $ | 887,006 | |||||||||
Operating income (loss): |
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Americas |
$ | 608 | $ | 3,542 | $ | 13,424 | $ | 15,012 | ||||||||
Asia |
7,660 | 2,613 | 25,412 | 13,841 | ||||||||||||
Europe |
(2,734 | ) | (3,429 | ) | (8,074 | ) | (17,469 | ) | ||||||||
Sub-total |
5,534 | 2,726 | 30,762 | 11,384 | ||||||||||||
Other |
(4,657 | ) | (4,470 | ) | (13,563 | ) | (12,541 | ) | ||||||||
$ | 877 | $ | (1,744 | ) | $ | 17,199 | $ | (1,157 | ) | |||||||
Non-GAAP operating income: |
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Americas |
$ | 2,243 | $ | 5,622 | $ | 19,611 | $ | 21,278 | ||||||||
Asia |
9,800 | 4,637 | 31,328 | 19,102 | ||||||||||||
Europe |
(645 | ) | 276 | (2,228 | ) | (6,366 | ) | |||||||||
Sub-total |
11,398 | 10,535 | 48,711 | 34,014 | ||||||||||||
Other |
(3,935 | ) | (3,525 | ) | (11,472 | ) | (9,212 | ) | ||||||||
$ | 7,463 | $ | 7,010 | $ | 37,239 | $ | 24,802 | |||||||||
Non-GAAP operating income |
$ | 7,463 | $ | 7,010 | $ | 37,239 | $ | 24,802 | ||||||||
Adjustments: |
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Depreciation |
(4,107 | ) | (3,407 | ) | (10,452 | ) | (8,108 | ) | ||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets |
(1,206 | ) | (1,206 | ) | (3,618 | ) | (3,618 | ) | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
(1,287 | ) | (1,559 | ) | (3,789 | ) | (5,348 | ) | ||||||||
Restructuring, net |
14 | (2,582 | ) | (2,181 | ) | (8,885 | ) | |||||||||
GAAP operating income (loss) |
$ | 877 | $ | (1,744 | ) | $ | 17,199 | $ | (1,157 | ) | ||||||
Other income |
7,832 | 22,949 | 41,521 | 25,951 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
(909 | ) | (738 | ) | 3,378 | 963 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
(203 | ) | (269 | ) | 273 | (6,340 | ) | |||||||||
Net income |
$ | 9,415 | $ | 21,674 | $ | 55,615 | $ | 17,491 | ||||||||
April 30, 2007 |
July 31, 2006 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Total assets of continuing operations: |
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Americas |
$ | 242,300 | $ | 239,387 | ||
Asia |
224,674 | 204,164 | ||||
Europe |
187,171 | 177,049 | ||||
Sub-total |
654,145 | 620,600 | ||||
Other |
166,106 | 140,641 | ||||
$ | 820,251 | $ | 761,241 | |||
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K. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company calculates earnings per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect of common stock equivalents is included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share only when the effect of the inclusion would be dilutive.
For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007, approximately 5.8 million and 2.6 million weighted average common stock equivalents, respectively, were included in the denominator in the calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007 approximately 3.5 million and 8.1 million common stock equivalent shares, respectively, and 0.9 million and 1.2 million, nonvested shares, respectively, were excluded from the denominator in the calculation of diluted earnings per share calculation as their inclusion would have been antidilutive.
For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2006, approximately 2.7 million and 4.2 million weighted average common stock equivalent shares, respectively, were included in the denominator in the calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2006, approximately 9.0 million and 5.5 million common stock equivalent shares and approximately 1.2 million nonvested shares were excluded from the denominator in the diluted earnings per share calculation as their inclusion would have been antidilutive.
L. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
The components of comprehensive income, net of income taxes, are as follows:
Three Months Ended April 30, |
Nine Months Ended April 30, | ||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 9,415 | $ | 21,674 | $ | 55,615 | $ | 17,491 | |||||||
Net unrealized holding gain (loss) on securities |
(152 | ) | (246 | ) | (1,705 | ) | 2,662 | ||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment arising during the period |
279 | 983 | 1,601 | 2,317 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 9,542 | $ | 22,411 | $ | 55,511 | $ | 22,470 | |||||||
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:
April 30, 2007 |
July 31, 2006 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Net unrealized holding gains on securities |
$ | 623 | $ | 2,328 | ||
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment |
5,562 | 3,961 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
$ | 6,185 | $ | 6,289 | ||
M. INVENTORIES
Inventories at April 30, 2007 and July 31, 2006 consisted of the following:
April 30, 2007 |
July 31, 2006 | |||||
(in thousands) | ||||||
Raw Materials |
$ | 41,406 | $ | 48,539 | ||
Work-in-process |
1,098 | 1,248 | ||||
Finished Goods |
25,062 | 28,100 | ||||
$ | 67,566 | $ | 77,887 | |||
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N. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND DIVESTITURES
During fiscal year 2006, the Company divested SalesLinks marketing distribution services business to Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP). The operations of this business have been classified in the Companys financial statements as discontinued operations. This business unit had previously been included within the Companys Americas reporting segment.
For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations of approximately $0.2 million and income from discontinued operations of approximately $0.3 million, respectively, primarily related to adjustments to previously recorded estimates for facility lease obligations based on changes to the underlying assumptions regarding the estimated length of time of the subleased space and the expected rent recovery rate related to the vacant space.
For the three months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations of approximately $0.3 million representing net revenue of $3.4 million less operating expenses of $3.7 million. For the nine months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations of approximately $6.3 million. The loss from discontinued operations reflects an operating loss from discontinued operations of approximately $1.0 million, representing net revenue of $10.6 million less operating expenses of $11.6 million, a $2.6 million impairment charge for an other than temporary decline in the carrying value of a note receivable and warrant as well as a loss on a business unit of $2.8 million.
O. CONTINGENCIES
From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of operations in the normal course of business, which it considers routine and incidental to its business. The Company currently is not a party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome of which, in managements opinion, would have a material adverse effect on the Companys business, results of operation or financial condition.
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Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
The matters discussed in this report contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical information provided herein may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words believes, anticipates, plans, expects and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part IIItem 1A. below and elsewhere in this report and the risks discussed in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect managements analysis, judgment, belief or expectation only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.
Overview
CMGI, through its subsidiary, ModusLink Corporation (ModusLink), provides industry-leading global supply chain management services. ModusLink provides extended supply chain management services and solutions to the technology industry on a global basis. These services and solutions include consulting and demand planning, sourcing and supply base management, manufacturing and product configuration, logistics management, marketing distribution and print-on demand, e-commerce, sales support and the complete range of after market services, from testing and repair to asset disposition.
We also invest in emerging, innovative and promising technologies and industries through our venture capital business, @Ventures. During the nine months ended April 30, 2007, an aggregate of approximately $7.2 million was invested by @Ventures and approximately $35.0 million of proceeds was received by @Ventures from liquidity events from portfolio companies.
Management evaluates operating performance based on net revenue, operating income (loss), and net income (loss), and, across its segments, on the basis of non-GAAP operating income (loss), which we define as operating income (loss) excluding net charges related to depreciation, long-lived asset impairment, restructuring, amortization of intangible assets and stock-based compensation. See Note J of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for segment information, including a reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income (loss) to net income (loss).
During the latter part of fiscal 2005, we developed a set of strategic initiatives and an operating plan focused on increasing both revenue and profitability. We view the continued development of our global operational infrastructure and footprint as a primary source of differentiation in the marketplace. We believe that by leveraging our global footprint we will be able to optimize our clients supply chains using multi-facility, multi-geographic solutions. In line with this focus, during fiscal 2005, we made our initial investment in the implementation of a new global systems infrastructure, the foundation of which will be run on an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system based on SAP.
During fiscal 2007, our focus is on executing against our strategic plan, including the continued implementation of the following initiatives to achieve our goals:
Drive sales growth through a combination of existing client penetration, and targeting new vertical markets; A significant portion of our revenues are currently generated from clients in the computing and software vertical markets. These verticals are mature and, as a result, gross margins in these verticals are low. To address this, we have expanded our sales focus to include three new vertical markets in addition to the computing and software verticals that we believe can benefit from our supply chain expertise. We believe these verticals,
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communications, storage devices, and consumer electronics, are experiencing faster growth than our historical markets, and represent opportunities to realize higher gross margins on our services. Companies in these markets often are early in their product life cycles and have significant need for a supply chain partner who will be an extension to their business models.
Increase the value delivered to clients through service expansion; We will continue to focus on and invest in expanding our new services and solutions such as e-commerce and logistics management services offerings, which we believe will increase the overall value of the supply chain solutions we deliver to our existing clients and to new clients. We expect these solutions will enhance our gross margins and drive greater profitability. Further, we believe that the addition of new services to existing clients will strengthen our relationship with these clients, and further integrate us with their business.
Drive operational efficiencies throughout our organization; As a result of the acquisition of Modus Media, Inc. (Modus) in August 2004, the Company has been running multiple information technology systems at a significant cost. Our strategy is to offer an integrated supply chain system infrastructure that extends from front-end order management through distribution and returns management. This end-to-end solution will enable clients to link supply and demand in real time, improve visibility and performance throughout the supply chain, and provide real-time access to information for greater collaboration and informed business decision making. We believe our clients will benefit greatly from a global integrated business solution while we reduce our operating costs. We currently expect to invest a total of approximately $31.5 million in this initiative, of which approximately 62% has been incurred to date. Another program that we expect will drive further operational efficiencies in the future is the implementation of a global shared services model utilizing a centralized hub location to service multiple spoke locations across the Americas, Asia and Europe regions. We believe this initiative will yield improved process standardization and operating efficiency gains, as well as lower our operating costs.
We believe that successful execution of these initiatives will enable the Company to increase its annual gross margin percentage to approximately 12% to 14% compared to the gross margin of approximately 10.3% in fiscal 2006 and 11.3% for the nine months ended April 30, 2007. We also believe that these initiatives will allow us to reduce our overall selling, general and administrative, restructuring and amortization costs to approximately 7% of revenue, compared to 10.2% in fiscal 2006 and 9.4% for the first nine months of fiscal 2007. These actions are expected to result in an operating margin between 5% and 7%. We will continue to work toward these goals during fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2008 and expect to be operating at these levels as we enter fiscal 2009. Among the key factors that will influence our performance against these goals are successful execution and implementation of our strategic initiatives, global economic conditions, especially in the technology sector, demand for our clients products, and demand for outsourcing services.
For the three months ended April 30, 2007, the Company reported net revenue of approximately $282.1 million, operating income of $0.9 million, income from continuing operations before income tax benefit of $8.7 million and net income of $9.4 million. For the nine months ended April 30, 2007, the Company reported net revenue of approximately $890.5 million, operating income of $17.2 million, income from continuing operations before income taxes of $58.7 million and net income of $55.6 million. We currently conduct business in The Netherlands, Hungary, France, Ireland, Czech Republic, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Japan, Mexico and other foreign locations, in addition to our United States operations. At April 30, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents, available for sale securities and short-term investments of approximately $250.3 million, and working capital of $326.8 million.
As a large portion of our revenue comes from outsourcing services provided to clients such as hardware manufacturers, software publishers, telecommunications carriers, broadband and wireless service providers and consumer electronics companies, our operating performance could be adversely affected by declines in the overall performance of the technology sector. The market for our supply chain management products and services is very competitive. We also face pressure from our clients to continually realize efficiency gains in
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order to help our clients maintain their gross margins and profitability. Increased competition and client demands for efficiency improvements may result in price reductions, reduced gross margins and in some cases loss of market share. As a result of these competitive and client pressures, the gross margins in our business are low. Increased competition arising from industry consolidation and/or low demand for our clients products and services may hinder our ability to maintain or improve our gross margins, profitability and cash flows. We must continue to focus on margin improvement, through implementation of our strategic initiatives, cost reductions and asset and employee productivity gains in order to improve the profitability of our business and maintain our competitive position. We are reacting to margin and pricing pressures in several ways, including efforts to target new vertical markets, expand our service offerings and to lower our infrastructure costs. Our ERP and hub and spoke initiatives are key enablers to drive efficiencies and lower our operating costs. We also seek to lower our cost to service clients by moving work to lower-cost venues, establishing facilities closer to our clients to gain efficiencies, and other actions designed to improve the productivity of our operations.
Historically, a limited number of key clients have accounted for a significant percentage of our net revenue. For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007, sales to Hewlett-Packard accounted for approximately 33% and 31%, respectively, of our consolidated net revenue and sales to Advanced Micro Devices accounted for approximately 14% and 12%, respectively, of our consolidated net revenue. For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2006, sales to Hewlett-Packard accounted for approximately 31% and 29%, respectively, of our consolidated net revenue. For the three months ended April 30, 2006, sales to Advanced Micro Devices accounted for approximately 12% of our consolidated net revenue. For the nine months ended April 30, 2006, sales to Kodak accounted for approximately 12% of our consolidated net revenue. In fiscal 2007, we have recognized lower annual revenues from Kodak as a result of changes to certain programs that we executed on their behalf in fiscal 2006. For the first nine months of fiscal 2007 sales to Kodak declined by approximately $55.3 million as compared to fiscal 2006. In addition, as previously announced, in February 2007, the Company was recently informed that a business unit of Hewlett-Packard intends to migrate away from ModusLink a program which accounts for approximately $100.0 million of annual revenue. The operating income associated with this program is estimated at less than $3.0 million per year. The Company expects volumes associated with this program to decline in the fourth quarter and does not expect the loss of this program to have a significant impact on results for fiscal 2007. We expect to continue to derive the vast majority of our operating revenue from sales to a small number of key clients. We currently do not have any agreements which obligate any client to buy a minimum amount of products or services from us or designate us as an exclusive service provider. Consequently, our sales are subject to demand variability by our clients. The level and timing of orders placed by our clients vary for a variety of reasons, including seasonal buying by end-users, the introduction of new technologies and general economic conditions.
Basis of Presentation
The Company reports three operating segments, Americas, Asia and Europe. In addition to its three operating segments, the Company reports an Other category. The Other category represents corporate expenses consisting primarily of costs associated with certain corporate administrative functions such as legal and finance which are not fully allocated to the Companys subsidiary companies, administration costs related to the Companys venture capital affiliates and any residual results of operations from previously divested operations.
In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, all significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Accordingly, segment results reported by the Company exclude the effect of transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries and between the Companys subsidiaries.
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Results of Operations:
Three months ended April 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended April 30, 2006
Net Revenue:
Three Months Ended |
As a % of Net |
Three Months Ended |
As a % of Net |
$ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 87,331 | 31.0 | % | $ | 107,098 | 40.5 | % | $ | (19,767 | ) | (18.5 | )% | ||||||
Asia |
76,352 | 27.0 | % | 62,229 | 23.5 | % | 14,123 | 22.7 | % | ||||||||||
Europe |
118,395 | 42.0 | % | 95,421 | 36.0 | % | 22,974 | 24.1 | % | ||||||||||
Total |
$ | 282,078 | 100.0 | % | $ | 264,748 | 100.0 | % | $ | 17,330 | 6.5 | % | |||||||
Net revenue increased by approximately $17.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This increase was net of a decrease in revenue from Kodak quarter over quarter of approximately $14.2 million in connection with a change in their supply chain model. The decline in Kodak revenue affected the Americas, Asia and Europe segments by approximately $7.6 million, $0.6 million, and $6.0 million, respectively. In addition to the decline mentioned above, the net revenue in the Americas region was also negatively impacted by lower revenue of approximately $6.8 million due to a change in a clients program. The remaining decrease in the Americas revenue of approximately $5.4 million resulted primarily from a net overall decrease in client order volumes. Within the Asia region, the net revenue growth of approximately $14.1 million resulted primarily from increased order volumes and new programs for certain clients, offset by the decline in Kodak revenue mentioned above. Within the Europe region, the net revenue growth of approximately $23.0 million resulted from approximately $29.0 million of higher revenue due to a net overall increase in order volumes, new business and new programs for certain clients, offset by the decline in Kodak revenue mentioned above.
A significant portion of the Companys client base operates in the technology sector, which is intensely competitive and very volatile. Our clients order volumes vary from quarter to quarter for a variety of reasons, including market acceptance of their new product introductions and overall demand for their products. This business environment, and our mode of transacting business with our clients, does not lend itself to precise measurement of the amount and timing of future order volumes, and as a result, future sales volumes and revenues could vary significantly from period to period. The Company sells primarily on a purchase order basis, rather than pursuant to contracts with minimum purchase requirements. These purchase orders are generally for quantities necessary to support near-term demand for our clients products.
Cost of Revenue:
Three Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
Three Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
$ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 80,082 | 91.7 | % | $ | 95,816 | 89.5 | % | $ | (15,734 | ) | (16.4 | )% | ||||||
Asia |
59,761 | 78.3 | % | 51,469 | 82.7 | % | 8,292 | 16.1 | % | ||||||||||
Europe |
112,268 | 94.8 | % | 88,601 | 92.9 | % | 23,667 | 26.7 | % | ||||||||||
Total |
$ | 252,111 | 89.4 | % | $ | 235,886 | 89.1 | % | $ | 16,225 | 6.9 | % | |||||||
Cost of revenue consists primarily of expenses related to the cost of products purchased for sale or distribution as well as salaries and benefit expenses, consulting and contract labor costs, fulfillment and shipping costs, and applicable facilities costs. Cost of revenue increased by approximately $16.2 million for the three months ended April 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended April 30, 2006. Gross margin was approximately 10.6% for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 as compared to 10.9% for the third quarter of fiscal 2006.
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For the three months ended April 30, 2007, the Companys gross margin percentages within the Americas, Asia and Europe regions were approximately 8.3%, 21.7% and 5.2%, as compared to 10.5%, 17.3% and 7.1%, respectively, for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Within the Americas region the decline in cost of revenue of approximately $15.7 million was in proportion to the decrease in revenue although gross margins declined by approximately 2.2% due to the decline in client order volumes and the associated sales and cost mix of client business as compared to the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. Within the Asia region, the gross margin increased by approximately 4.4% attributable to the increase in order volumes for certain client programs that resulted in higher margins as compared to the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. Within the Europe region, the gross margin decreased by approximately 1.9% as compared to the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. Although there was an increase in client order volumes, new business and new programs, gross margin decreased primarily due to higher contract labor costs and other direct manufacturing costs incurred for certain programs.
As a result of the lower overall cost of delivering the Companys products and services in the Asia region, particularly China, and the increasing demand for supply chain management services in that region, we expect gross margin levels in Asia to continue to exceed those earned in the Americas and Europe regions. However, we expect that there will continue to be pressure on gross margin levels in Asia as the market, particularly China, matures. Our gross margins are impacted by a number of factors, including competition, order volumes, pricing, client and product mix and configuration, and overall demand for our clients products. A significant portion of the costs required to deliver our products and services is fixed in nature.
As outlined in our strategic initiative discussion in the Overview section above, the Company remains focused on margin improvement through several revenue and operating efficiency initiatives designed to improve the profitability of our business and maintain our competitive position.
Selling Expenses:
Three Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
Three Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
$ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 1,121 | 1.3 | % | $ | 1,902 | 1.8 | % | $ | (781 | ) | (41.1 | )% | ||||||
Asia |
926 | 1.2 | % | 1,446 | 2.3 | % | (520 | ) | (36.0 | )% | |||||||||
Europe |
1,357 | 1.1 | % | 1,760 | 1.8 | % | (403 | ) | (22.9 | )% | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 3,404 | 1.2 | % | $ | 5,108 | 1.9 | % | $ | (1,704 | ) | (33.4 | )% | ||||||
Selling expenses consist primarily of compensation and employee related costs, sales commissions and incentive plans, travel expenses, facilities costs, consulting fees and marketing expenses. Selling expenses for the three months ended April 30, 2007 decreased by approximately $1.7 million as compared to the prior three month period ended April 30, 2006, primarily as a result of a reduction in compensation and employee related costs, travel and entertainment expenses and consulting fees of approximately $1.1 million, $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The decrease in compensation and employee related costs throughout the regions were the result of the reorganization of the global sales team. For the three months ended April 30, 2007 and 2006, compensation and employee related costs represented approximately 66% and 65% of total selling expenses, respectively.
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General and Administrative Expenses:
Three Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
Three Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
$ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 5,077 | 5.8 | % | $ | 4,987 | 4.7 | % | $ | 90 | 1.8 | % | ||||||
Asia |
7,388 | 9.7 | % | 6,191 | 9.9 | % | 1,197 | 19.3 | % | |||||||||
Europe |
7,371 | 6.2 | % | 6,075 | 6.4 | % | 1,296 | 21.3 | % | |||||||||
Sub-total |
19,836 | 7.0 | % | 17,253 | 6.5 | % | 2,583 | 15.0 | % | |||||||||
Other |
4,658 | | 4,457 | | 201 | 4.5 | % | |||||||||||
Total |
$ | 24,494 | 8.7 | % | $ | 21,710 | 8.2 | % | $ | 2,784 | 12.8 | % | ||||||
General and administrative expenses within the Americas, Asia, and Europe operating segments consist primarily of compensation and employee related costs, facilities costs, information technology expenses, fees for professional services and depreciation expense. The general and administrative expenses for these operating segments increased by approximately $2.6 million during the three months ended April 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year, primarily as a result of approximately $1.7 million of information technology infrastructure charges consisting primarily of global software maintenance expenses and compensation and employee related costs of $0.7 million. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.2 million within the Asia region primarily due to increases of approximately $0.6 million of information technology infrastructure charges, $0.3 million related to professional services and $0.1 million related to compensation and employee related costs. Within the Europe region, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.3 million due to increases of approximately $0.7 million of compensation and employee related costs and $0.7 million of information technology infrastructure charges.
Amortization of Intangible Assets:
Three Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
Three Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
$ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 531 | 0.6 | % | $ | 531 | 0.5 | % | $ | | 0.0 | % | ||||||
Asia |
510 | 0.7 | % | 510 | 0.8 | % | | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
Europe |
165 | 0.1 | % | 165 | 0.2 | % | | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,206 | 0.4 | % | $ | 1,206 | 0.5 | % | $ | | 0.0 | % | ||||||
The intangible asset amortization relates to certain amortizable intangible assets acquired by the Company in connection with its acquisition of Modus. These intangible assets are being amortized over lives ranging from 1 to 7 years.
Restructuring, net:
Three Months Ended 2007 |
As a % of Segment |
Three Months Ended 2006 |
As a % of Segment |
$ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | (89 | ) | (0.1 | )% | $ | 320 | 0.3 | % | $ | (409 | ) | (127.8 | )% | ||||||
Asia |
107 | 0.1 | % | | 0.0 | % | 107 | | ||||||||||||
Europe |
(32 | ) | 0.0 | % | 2,249 | 2.4 | % | (2,281 | ) | (101.4 | )% | |||||||||
Sub-total |
(14 | ) | 0.0 | % | 2,569 | 1.0 | % | (2,583 | ) | (100.5 | )% | |||||||||
Other |
| | 13 | | (13 | ) | (100.0 | )% | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | (14 | ) | 0.0 | % | $ | 2,582 | 1.0 | % | $ | (2,596 | ) | (100.5 | )% | ||||||
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During the three months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded a net reduction to restructuring charges of approximately $14,000 as compared to net restructuring charges of approximately $2.6 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The decrease of approximately $2.6 million is primarily the result of a decrease of unutilized lease facilities charges for which the Company expects to realize no future economic benefits.
Interest Income/Expense:
During the three months ended April 30, 2007, interest income increased by $1.1 million to approximately $2.5 million from $1.4 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in interest income was primarily the result of higher average cash, cash equivalent and short-term investment balances during the current three month period as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.
Interest expense was approximately $0.7 million for the three months ended April 30, 2007 and $0.8 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. In both periods, interest expense of approximately $0.2 million was related to the Companys stadium obligation, and the remaining interest expense was primarily related to outstanding borrowings on a revolving bank credit facility.
Other Gains (losses), net:
During the three months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded a gain of approximately $5.1 million as compared to a net gain of approximately $22.0 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. During the three months ended April 30, 2007 approximately $1.6 million was a result of the acquisition by a third party of Mitchell International, Inc., an @Ventures portfolio company. Additionally, gains of approximately $2.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, were recorded to adjust previously recorded gains on acquisitions of WebCT, Inc. and Realm Business Solutions, Inc., due to the release of funds held in escrow. WebCT, Inc. and Realm Business Solutions, Inc. were @Ventures portfolio companies that were acquired by third parties in previous reporting periods.
During the three months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded gains of approximately $19.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively, as a result of the acquisitions of WebCT, Inc. and Realm Business Solutions, Inc. by third parties. Additionally, the Company recorded foreign currency exchange gains of approximately $0.3 million and foreign currency exchange losses of approximately $0.9 million during the three month periods ending April 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The foreign currency exchange fluctuations relate primarily to unhedged foreign currency exposures in Asia and Europe.
Equity in income (losses) of affiliates, net:
Equity in income (losses) of affiliates, net, resulted from the Companys minority ownership in certain investments that are accounted for under the equity method. Under the equity method of accounting, the Companys proportionate share of each affiliates net income (losses) is included in equity in income (losses) of affiliates. Equity in income of affiliates was approximately $0.9 million for the three months ended April 30, 2007 as compared to approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2006, primarily as a result of an increase in net income recognized by certain of the affiliate companies.
Income Tax Expense:
During the three months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of approximately $0.9 million, as compared to an income tax benefit of approximately $0.7 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The Company provides income tax expense related to federal, state and foreign income taxes based on projected taxable income for the year. For the three months ended April 30, 2007 and 2006, the Companys U.S. taxable income was also offset by net operating loss carryovers from prior years.
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Discontinued Operations:
For the three months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations of approximately $0.2 million primarily related to changes to previously recorded estimates for facility lease obligations based on changes to the underlying assumptions regarding the estimated length of time required to sublease the vacant space and the expected rent recovery rate.
For the three months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations of approximately $0.3 million representing net revenue of $3.4 million less operating expenses of $3.7 million.
The Company does not expect any future residual costs related to discontinued operations to be significant.
Nine months ended April 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2006
Net Revenue:
Nine Months Ended |
As a % of Net |
Nine Months Ended April 30, 2006 |
As a % of Net |
$ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 314,788 | 35.3 | % | $ | 380,538 | 42.9 | % | $ | (65,750 | ) | (17.3 | )% | ||||||
Asia |
219,915 | 24.7 | % | 185,897 | 21.0 | % | 34,018 | 18.3 | % | ||||||||||
Europe |
355,763 | 40.0 | % | 320,571 | 36.1 | % | 35,192 | 11.0 | % | ||||||||||
Total |
$ | 890,466 | 100.0 | % | $ | 887,006 | 100.0 | % | $ | 3,460 | 0.4 | % | |||||||
Net revenue within the Americas, Asia, and Europe segments increased by approximately $3.5 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. This increase was net of a decrease in revenue from Kodak year over year of approximately $55.3 million in connection with a change in their supply chain model. This decline affected the Americas, Asia and Europe segments by approximately $31.3 million, $4.0 million and $20.0 million, respectively. In addition to the decline mentioned above, the net revenue in the Americas region was also negatively impacted by lower revenue of approximately $18.8 million due to a change in a clients program. The remaining decrease in the Americas revenue of approximately $15.7 million resulted primarily from a net overall decrease in client order volumes. Within the Asia region, the revenue growth of approximately $34.0 million resulted primarily from higher revenue due to increased order volumes and the launch of new programs for certain clients, partially offset by the decline in Kodak revenue mentioned above. Within the Europe region, the net revenue growth of approximately $35.2 million resulted primarily from a net overall increase in order volumes, new client programs and new business, offset by the decline in Kodak revenue mentioned above.
Cost of Revenue:
Nine Months Ended |
As a % of Segment Net Revenue |
Nine Months Ended April 30, 2006 |
As a % of Segment Net Revenue |
$ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 280,691 | 89.2 | % | $ | 341,400 | 89.7 | % | $ | (60,709 | ) | (17.8 | )% | ||||||
Asia |
170,566 | 77.6 | % | 150,465 | 80.9 | % | 20,101 | 13.4 | % | ||||||||||
Europe |
338,666 | 95.2 | % | 304,903 | 95.1 | % | 33,763 | 11.1 | % | ||||||||||
Total |
$ | 789,923 | 88.7 | % | $ | 796,768 | 89.8 | % | $ | (6,845 | ) | (0.9 | )% | ||||||
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Cost of revenue consists primarily of expenses related to the cost of products purchased for sale or distribution as well as salaries and benefit expenses, consulting and contract labor costs, fulfillment and shipping costs, and applicable facilities costs. Cost of revenue decreased by approximately $6.8 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 as compared to the nine months ended April 30, 2006. Gross margin improved to 11.3% for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 as compared to 10.2% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.
For the nine months ended April 30, 2007, the Companys gross margin percentages within the Americas, Asia and Europe regions were approximately 10.8%, 22.4% and 4.8%, as compared to 10.3%, 19.1% and 4.9%, respectively, for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Within the Americas region the decline in cost of revenue of approximately $60.7 million was in proportion to the decrease in net revenue although the gross margin percentage improved by approximately 0.5% due to the sales and cost mix of client business as compared to the previous nine month period in the prior fiscal year. Within the Asia region, the gross margin increased by approximately 3.3% primarily attributable to an increase in order volumes for certain client programs resulting in higher margins as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Within the Europe region cost of revenues increased by approximately $33.8 million in proportion with the increase in net revenue and gross margin was consistent between periods.
Selling Expenses:
Nine Months Ended |
As a % of Segment Net Revenue |
Nine Months Ended April 30, 2006 |
As a % of Segment |
$ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 3,210 | 1.0 | % | $ | 6,222 | 1.6 | % | $ | (3,012 | ) | (48.4 | )% | ||||||
Asia |
2,923 | 1.3 | % | 4,036 | 2.2 | % | (1,113 | ) | (27.6 | )% | |||||||||
Europe |
4,356 | 1.2 | % | 5,531 | 1.7 | % | (1,175 | ) | (21.2 | )% | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 10,489 | 1.2 | % | $ | 15,789 | 1.8 | % | $ | (5,300 | ) | (33.6 | )% | ||||||
Selling expenses consist primarily of compensation and employee related costs, sales commissions and incentive plans, travel expenses, facilities costs, consulting fees and marketing expenses. Selling expenses decreased during the nine months ended April 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year by approximately $5.3 million, primarily as a result of a decrease in compensation and employee related costs, consulting fees and travel expenses of approximately $3.9 million, $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The decrease in compensation and employee related costs throughout the regions are the result of the reorganization of the global sales team. For the nine months ended April 30, 2007 and 2006, compensation and employee related costs represented approximately 62% and 66% of total selling expenses, respectively. The Company expects its selling expenses to continue to approximate 1% of net revenue for the remainder of fiscal 2007.
General and Administrative Expenses:
Nine Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
Nine Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
$ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 14,743 | 4.7 | % | $ | 15,200 | 4.0 | % | $ | (457 | ) | (3.0 | )% | ||||||
Asia |
19,390 | 8.8 | % | 15,780 | 8.5 | % | 3,610 | 22.9 | % | ||||||||||
Europe |
19,362 | 5.4 | % | 19,608 | 6.1 | % | (246 | ) | (1.3 | )% | |||||||||
Sub-total |
$ | 53,495 | 6.0 | % | $ | 50,588 | 5.7 | % | $ | 2,907 | 5.7 | % | |||||||
Other |
13,561 | | 12,515 | | 1,046 | 8.4 | % | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 67,056 | 7.5 | % | $ | 63,103 | 7.1 | % | $ | 3,953 | 6.3 | % | |||||||
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General and administrative expenses within the Americas, Asia, and Europe operating segments consist primarily of compensation and other employee related costs, facilities costs, information technology expenses, fees for professional services and depreciation expense. The total general and administrative expenses for these operating segments increased by approximately $2.9 million during the nine months ended April 30, 2007, as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due to approximately $3.2 million of information technology infrastructure charges consisting primarily of global software maintenance expenses, offset by a decrease of approximately $0.5 million of insurance expense. Within the Asia region general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $3.6 million as compared to the prior year primarily due to approximately $0.8 million associated with the new ERP system, $1.4 million related to information technology infrastructure charges, and $0.8 million associated with compensation and employee related costs.
The general and administrative expenses within the Other category represents corporate expenses consisting primarily of costs associated with certain corporate administrative functions such as legal and finance which are not fully allocated to the Companys subsidiary companies, administration costs related to the Companys venture capital affiliates and any residual results of operations from previously divested operations. General and administrative expenses within the Other category increased by approximately $1.0 million as compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase was due to an increase in compensation and employee related costs of approximately $2.0 million and professional fees of $0.2 million, offset by a reduction of stock based compensation expense of approximately $1.2 million.
The Company expects its total general and administrative expenses to approximate 9% of net revenue for fiscal 2007 due primarily to higher information technology expenditures associated with the Companys migration to a common ERP platform. These increased general and administrative costs are expected to be partially offset by cost savings in connection with the implementation of the hub and spoke shared services model.
Amortization of Intangible Assets:
Nine Months Ended |
As a % of Segment |
Nine Months Ended |
As a % of Segment Net Revenue |
$ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 1,593 | 0.5 | % | $ | 1,593 | 0.4 | % | $ | | 0.0 | % | ||||||
Asia |
1,530 | 0.7 | % | 1,530 | 0.8 | % | | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
Europe |
495 | 0.1 | % | 495 | 0.2 | % | | 0.0 | % | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 3,618 | 0.4 | % | $ | 3,618 | 0.4 | % | $ | | 0.0 | % | ||||||
The intangible asset amortization relates to certain amortizable intangible assets acquired by the Company in connection with its acquisition of Modus. These intangible assets are being amortized over lives ranging from 1 to 7 years.
Restructuring, net:
Nine Months Ended 2007 |
As a % of Segment Net Revenue |
Nine Months Ended |
As a % of Segment Net Revenue |
$ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
Americas |
$ | 1,107 | 0.4 | % | $ | 1,111 | 0.3 | % | $ | (4 | ) | (0.4 | )% | ||||||
Asia |
94 | 0.0 | % | 245 | 0.1 | % | (151 | ) | (61.6 | )% | |||||||||
Europe |
958 | 0.3 | % | 7,503 | 2.3 | % | (6,545 | ) | (87.2 | )% | |||||||||
Sub-total |
2,159 | 0.2 | % | 8,859 | 1.0 | % | (6,700 | ) | (75.6 | )% | |||||||||
Other |
22 | | 26 | | (4 | ) | (15.4 | )% | |||||||||||
Total |
$ | 2,181 | 0.2 | % | $ | 8,885 | 1.0 | % | $ | (6,704 | ) | (75.5 | )% | ||||||
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During the nine months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded net restructuring charges of approximately $2.2 million as compared to $8.9 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease of approximately $6.7 million is primarily the result of a decrease in the amount of workforce reduction charges year over year of approximately $3.4 million as well as $3.1 million of lower unutilized lease facilities charges for which the Company expects to realize no future economic benefits.
Interest Income/Expense:
During the nine months ended April 30, 2007, interest income increased by $3.4 million to approximately $7.4 million from $4.0 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in interest income was the result of both higher average interest rates and higher average cash, cash equivalent and short-term investment balances during the current nine month period compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.
Interest expense was approximately $1.9 million and $2.1 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In both periods, interest expense of approximately $0.6 million was related to the Companys stadium obligation, and the remaining interest expense was primarily related to outstanding borrowings on a revolving bank credit facility.
Other Gains (losses), net:
Other gains, net included a net gain of approximately $34.0 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 as compared to a net gain of approximately $24.1 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. The net gains in both periods primarily resulted from acquisitions by third parties of @Ventures portfolio companies and foreign currency exchange activity. During the nine months ended April 30, 2007 approximately $1.6 million and $28.7 million, respectively, resulted from acquisitions by third parties of Mitchell International, Inc. and Avamar Technologies, Inc. Additionally, gains of approximately $4.7 million were recorded to adjust previously recorded gains on acquisitions of @Ventures portfolio companies acquired by third parties in previous reporting periods, due to the release of funds held in escrow.
During the nine months ended April 30, 2006 the Company recorded gains of approximately $19.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively, as a result of the acquisitions of WebCT, Inc. and Realm Business Solutions, Inc. by third parties. Additionally, during the nine month period the Company recorded a gain of approximately $0.5 million to adjust a previously recorded gain on the acquisition by a third party of Molecular, Inc. due to the release of funds held in escrow. The Company also recorded a gain of approximately $2.7 million related to the sale of a building in Ireland.
Other gains, net also included foreign currency exchange losses of approximately $0.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively, during the nine months ended April 30, 2007 and 2006. These foreign currency exchange losses related primarily to unhedged foreign currency exposures in Asia and Europe. The Company has operations in various countries throughout the world and its operating results and financial position can be affected by significant fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company has historically used derivative financial instruments on a limited basis to assist in managing the exposure that results from such fluctuations, and expects to continue such practice.
Equity in income (losses) of affiliates, net:
Equity in income (losses) of affiliates, net, resulted from the Companys minority ownership in certain investments that are accounted for under the equity method. Under the equity method of accounting, the Companys proportionate share of each affiliates net income (losses) is included in equity in income (losses) of affiliates. Equity in income (losses) of affiliates increased by $2.1 million to income of approximately $2.0 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 from a loss of approximately $0.1 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2006 primarily as a result of an increase in net income recognized by certain of the affiliate companies.
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Income Tax Expense:
During the nine months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $3.4 million, as compared to approximately $1.0 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year. The Company provides income tax expense related to federal, state and foreign income taxes. For the nine months ended April 30, 2007 and 2006, the Companys U.S. taxable income was offset by net operating loss carryovers from prior years. The increase in income tax expense over the prior year was primarily a result of the utilization of pre-acquisition net operating loss carryforwards. The tax benefit associated with the utilization of acquired U.S. tax attributes was recorded as a credit to goodwill of approximately $1.7 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2007.
Discontinued Operations:
For the nine months ended April 30, 2007, the Company recorded income from discontinued operations of approximately $0.3 million primarily related to changes to previously recorded estimates for facility lease obligations based on changes to the underlying assumptions regarding the estimated length of time required to sublease the vacant space and the expected rent recovery rate.
For the nine months ended April 30, 2006, the Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations of approximately $6.3 million. The loss from discontinued operations reflects an operating loss from discontinued operations of approximately $1.0 million, representing net revenue of $10.6 million less operating expenses of $11.6 million, a $2.6 million impairment charge for an other than temporary decline in the carrying value of a note receivable and warrant as well as a loss on a business unit of $2.8 million.
The Company does not expect any future residual costs related to discontinued operations to be significant.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically, the Company has financed its operations and met its capital requirements primarily through funds generated from operations, the issuance of CMGI common stock, the sale of our interests in subsidiaries, returns generated by our venture capital business and borrowings from lending institutions. As of April 30, 2007, the Companys primary sources of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents, available for sale securities and short-term investments of approximately $250.3 million. In addition, ModusLink has a revolving credit agreement (the Loan Agreement) with a bank syndicate. The Loan Agreement is a three-year $60.0 million revolving credit facility, with a scheduled maturity of October 31, 2008. Advances under the Loan Agreement may be in the form of loans or letters of credit. At April 30, 2007, approximately $24.8 million of borrowings were outstanding under the Loan Agreement, and approximately $0.1 million had been reserved in support of outstanding letters of credit. The Companys working capital at April 30, 2007 was approximately $326.8 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations was approximately $12.8 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2007, compared to net cash used in operating activities of continuing operations of approximately $7.5 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2006. Cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations represents net income as adjusted for non-cash items and changes in working capital. The cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 is primarily driven by income from continuing operations of approximately $55.3 million as compared to income from continuing operations of approximately $23.8 million for the period ended April 30, 2006. Cash flow from operating activities of continuing operations included an increase in accounts receivable of approximately $25.5 million, and a decrease in accounts payable, accrued restructuring and accrued expenses of approximately $8.9 million. This was offset by a decrease in inventory of approximately $13.9 million. During the nine months ended April 30, 2007, non-cash items included depreciation expense of approximately $10.5 million, amortization of intangible assets of $3.6 million, stock-based compensation of $3.8 million and non-operating gains, net of $34.0 million. The approximately $7.5 million of net cash used in operating activities
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for the nine months ended April 30, 2006 included an increase in accounts receivable and inventory of approximately $23.5 million and $5.0 million, respectively, related to increased sales for certain customers products. Non-cash items primarily included approximately $8.1 million of depreciation expenses, $3.6 million of amortization of intangible assets, $5.3 million of stock-based compensation expense and $2.7 million related to a gain on the sale of a building in Europe.
We believe that our cash flows related to operating activities of continuing operations are dependent on several factors, including increased profitability, effective accounts receivable and inventory management practices, and optimization of the credit terms of certain vendors of the Company. Additionally our cash flows from operations are dependent on the overall performance of the technology sector, and the market for outsourcing services. The intensity of the competition in our markets is expected to continue to increase and this increased competition may result in price reductions, reduced gross margins and loss of market share. A one-percentage point decline in our gross margins earned during the nine months ended April 30, 2007, would have resulted in an $8.9 million decline in our cash flows from operating activities. We continue to focus on margin improvement, through our efforts to target new vertical markets, expand our service offerings and lower our infrastructure costs in order to improve the profitability and cash flows of our business and maintain our competitive position. We believe our ERP and hub and spoke initiatives are key enablers to drive efficiencies and lower our operating costs. We also seek to lower our cost to service clients, by moving work to lower-cost venues and establishing facilities closer to our clients to gain efficiencies.
Investing activities of continuing operations used cash of approximately $9.9 million and $73.7 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The $9.9 million of cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 resulted from the Company investing approximately $17.7 million in short term investments, $17.9 million in capital expenditures and $7.2 million in investments in affiliates. These cash uses were partially offset by approximately $35.0 million of proceeds from affiliate distributions consisting of proceeds of approximately $1.6 million and $28.7 million, respectively, resulting from acquisitions by third parties of Mitchell International, Inc. and Avamar Technologies, Inc., both of which were @Ventures portfolio companies and the release of funds held in escrow of $4.7 million related to @Ventures portfolio companies acquired by third parties in previous reporting periods. The Company also used approximately $2.2 million, net of cash acquired, to acquire full ownership of its Japan-based joint venture. The $73.7 million of cash used for investing activities for the period ended April 30, 2006 results primarily from the Company investing approximately $87.5 million in short term investments, $11.8 million of capital expenditures and $5.8 million of investments in affiliates. These decreases were partially offset by approximately $2.7 million of proceeds from the sale of a building in Europe and approximately $21.2 million and $6.9 million of proceeds from the acquisition by third parties of two @Ventures portfolio companies, WebCT Inc. and Realm Business Solutions Inc., respectively. As of April 30, 2007, the Company had approximately $26.7 million of investments in affiliates, which may be a potential source of future liquidity. However, the Company does not anticipate being dependent on liquidity from these investments to fund either its short-term or long-term operating activities. During the nine months ended April 30, 2007, the Company invested approximately $6.5 million in a new ERP system in connection with its strategy to create a global integrated supply-chain system infrastructure that extends from front-end order management through distribution returns management. We currently expect to invest a total of approximately $31.5 million in this initiative, of which approximately 62% has been incurred to date.
Financing activities of continuing operations provided cash of approximately $0.4 and $10.1 million, respectively for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 and 2006. The $0.4 million of cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended April 30, 2007 primarily related to approximately $0.3 million of capital leases repayments offset by $0.7 million related to proceeds from the issuance of common stock from the exercise of employee stock options and the employee stock purchase plan. For the nine months ended April 30, 2006 the $10.1 million of cash provided by financing activities includes approximately $11.0 million of borrowings under the revolving line of credit needed to support the demand for certain customer products, $1.0 million of proceeds from the issuance of common stock from the exercise of employee stock options and the
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employee stock purchase plan and $1.6 million of cash used in the repayment of a mortgage in connection with the sale of a building in Europe. We are not dependent on liquidity from financing activities to fund either our short-term or long-term operating activities; however, we have utilized our revolving line of credit to meet operating requirements in the past.
Given our cash resources as of April 30, 2007, we believe that we have sufficient working capital and liquidity to support our operations and strategic initiatives, as well as continue to make investments through our venture capital business over the next fiscal year and for the foreseeable future. However, should additional capital be needed to fund future investment and acquisition activity, then we may seek to raise additional capital through offerings of our stock, or through debt financing. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to raise additional capital on terms that are favorable to us, or at all.
Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet financing arrangements.
Contractual Obligations
A summary of the Companys contractual obligations is included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006. The Company reviewed its contractual obligations as of April 30, 2007 and determined that there were no significant changes noted since those reported in the 10-K.
The Company applies the disclosure provisions of FIN No. 45, Guarantors Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, an Interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57 and 107 and Rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34, to our agreements that contain guarantee or indemnification clauses. These disclosure provisions expand those required by SFAS No. 5 by requiring that guarantors disclose certain types of guarantees, even if the likelihood of requiring the guarantors performance is remote. The following is a description of arrangements in which the Company is a guarantor.
From time to time, the Company provides guarantees of payment to vendors doing business with certain of the Companys subsidiaries or former subsidiaries. These guarantees require that in the event that the subsidiary cannot satisfy its obligations with certain of its vendors, the Company will be required to settle the obligation. In 1999, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a facility lease with a term ending in November 2006. The Company issued a guaranty in connection with this lease. The Company divested of its interest in the subsidiary in 2002. During the quarter ended October 31, 2006, the Company became aware that this lease recently had been amended to extend the lease term through November 2016 with cumulative base rent of approximately $16.4 million. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of this extension on its prior guaranty.
From time to time, the Company agrees to provide indemnification to its clients in the ordinary course of business. Typically, the Company agrees to indemnify its clients for losses caused by the Company including with respect to certain intellectual property, such as databases, software masters, certificates of authenticity and similar valuable intellectual property. As of April 30, 2007, the Company had no recorded liabilities with respect to these arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of our quarterly financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, stock-based compensation expense, inventories, investments, income taxes, restructuring, impairment of long-lived assets,
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goodwill and other intangible assets, contingencies and litigation. Of the accounting estimates we routinely make relating to our critical accounting policies, those estimates made in the process of: preparing investment valuations; determining discounted cash flows for purposes of evaluating goodwill and intangible assets for impairment; determining future lease assumptions related to restructured facility lease obligations; and establishing income tax liabilities are the estimates most likely to have a material impact on our financial position and the results of operations. Some accounting policies may have a significant impact on amounts reported in these financial statements. A description of our critical accounting policies is contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006 in the Critical Accounting Policies section of Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities including an amendment of SFAS No. 115, which permits companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2009. The Company is currently evaluating SFAS No. 159 and the impact that it may have on its results of operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R). SFAS No. 158 requires an employer to recognize the over-funded or under-funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. SFAS No. 158 also requires the measurement of defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employers fiscal year end statement of financial position (with limited exceptions). Under SFAS No. 158, the Company will be required to recognize the funded status of its defined benefit postretirement plan in The Netherlands and to provide the required disclosures as of July 31, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 158 may have on its results of operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 157 may have on its results of operations or financial position.
In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements. This SAB provides guidance on the consideration of the effects of prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the purpose of a materiality assessment. SAB No. 108 establishes an approach that requires quantification of financial statement errors based on the effects on the companys balance sheet and statement of operations and the related financial statement disclosures. SAB No. 108 permits existing public companies to record the cumulative effect of initially applying this approach in the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006 by recording the necessary correcting adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of that year with the offsetting adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings. Additionally, the use of the cumulative effect transition method requires detailed disclosure of the nature and amount of each individual error being corrected through the cumulative adjustment and how and when it arose. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that SAB No. 108 may have on its results of operations or financial position and will adopt this standard in fiscal 2007.
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In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN No. 48) Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. This Interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN No. 48 is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that FIN No. 48 may have on its results of operations or financial position.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
The Company is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and changes in the market values of its investments. The carrying values of financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value of the revolving line of credit, long-term debt and capital lease obligations approximate fair value, as estimated by using discounted future cash flows based on the Companys current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. As a matter of policy, the Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. All derivative positions are used to reduce risk by hedging underlying economic or market exposure and are valued at their fair value on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Interest Rate Risk
The Company has from time to time used derivative financial instruments to reduce exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates on its borrowing arrangements. The derivatives the Company uses are basic instruments with liquid markets. At April 30, 2007, the Company was primarily exposed to the Prime Rate and the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) on its outstanding borrowing arrangements, and the Company had no open derivative positions with respect to its borrowing arrangements. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in our interest rates would result in an approximate 10%, or $0.2 million increase, in our interest expense for the nine months ended April 30, 2007.
We maintain a portfolio of highly liquid cash equivalents typically maturing in three months or less as of the date of purchase. We place our investments in instruments that meet high credit quality standards, as specified in our investment policy.
Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our investment in short-term investments. At April 30, 2007, the Company had available-for-sale securities, a significant portion of which are classified as short-term investments in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. These short-term investments include corporate and state municipal obligations such as commercial paper and auction rate securities (ARS), but may also include certificates of deposit and institutional market funds. The auction rate securities are adjustable-rate securities with dividend rates that are reset periodically by bidders through Dutch auctions generally conducted every 7 to 90 days by a trust company or broker/dealer on behalf of the issuer. We believe these securities are highly liquid investments through the related auctions; however, the collateralizing securities have stated terms of up to thirty years. We mitigate default risk by investing in instruments that are rated AAA by Moodys and Fitch Ratings, or equivalent. Our short-term investments are intended to establish a high-quality portfolio that preserves principal, meets liquidity needs, avoids inappropriate concentrations and delivers an appropriate yield in relationship to our investments guidelines and market conditions.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
The Company has operations in various countries and currencies throughout the world and its operating results and financial position are subject to greater exposure from significant fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company uses derivative financial instruments, principally foreign currency exchange contracts on a limited basis to assist in managing the exposure that results from such fluctuations.
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Primary foreign currencies include Euros, Singapore Dollars, Chinese Renminbi, Czech Koruna and Taiwan Dollars. The income statements of our international operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in each applicable period. To the extent the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currency denominated transactions results in increased revenues, operating expenses and net income for our international operations. Similarly, our revenues, operating expenses and net income will decrease for our international operations when the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies.
We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations as we convert the financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars in consolidation. When there is a change in foreign currency exchange rates, the conversion of the foreign subsidiaries financial statements into U.S. dollars will lead to a translation gain or loss which is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007, we recorded foreign currency translation gains of $0.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively. In addition, certain of our foreign subsidiaries have assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the relevant entitys functional currency. Changes in the functional currency value of these assets and liabilities create fluctuations that will lead to a transaction gain or loss. For the three months ended April 30, 2007, we recorded foreign currency transaction gains of approximately $0.3 million. For the nine months ended April 30, 2007 we recorded foreign currency transaction losses of approximately $0.9 million. Foreign currency transaction gains or losses are recorded in other gains (losses), net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
International revenues from our foreign operating segments accounted for approximately 69% and 65% of total net revenue for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007, respectively. A portion of our international sales made by our foreign business units in their respective countries is denominated in the local currency of each country. These business units also incur a portion of their expenses in the local currency.
Our international business is subject to risks, including, but not limited to differing economic conditions, changes in political climate, differing tax structures, other regulations and restrictions, and foreign currency exchange rate volatility when compared to the United States. Accordingly, our future results could be materially adversely impacted by changes in these or other factors. As foreign currency exchange rates vary, our international financial results may vary from expectations and adversely impact our overall operating results.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures. |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings. |
From time to time, we may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of operations in the normal course of business, which we consider routine and incidental to our business. We currently are not a party to any legal proceedings, the adverse outcome of which, in managements opinion, would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation or financial condition.
Item 1A. | Risk Factors. |
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, including in the first paragraph under Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation, you should carefully consider the factors discussed below and in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2006, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described below and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. Other than with respect to the risk factors below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Several of the risk factors below were disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and have been updated as of April 30, 2007.
We may have difficulty achieving and sustaining operating profitability, and if we deplete our working capital balances, our business will be materially and adversely affected.
During the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2007, we reported operating income of approximately $0.9 million. While we have reported operating profitability in recent past periods, as a result of a variety of factors discussed in this report, our revenue for a particular quarter is difficult to predict and may fluctuate significantly. We anticipate that we will continue to incur significant operating expenses in the future, including significant costs of revenue and general and administrative expenses. We also have significant commitments and contingencies, including borrowings under a revolving line of credit, real estate leases, continuing stadium sponsorship obligations, and inventory purchase obligations. Therefore, we cannot assure you that we will sustain operating profitability in the future. We may also use significant amounts of cash to grow and expand our operations, including through additional acquisitions. At April 30, 2007, we had consolidated cash, cash equivalents, available for sale securities and short-term investments balance of approximately $250.3 million and fixed contractual obligations of $179.3 million. If we are unable to sustain operating profitability, we risk depleting our working capital balances and our business will be materially adversely affected.
We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from a small number of clients and adverse industry trends or the loss of any of those clients could significantly damage our business.
We derive a substantial portion of our revenue by providing supply chain management services to a small number of clients. Our business and future growth will continue to depend in large part on the industry trend towards outsourcing supply chain management and other business processes. If this trend does not continue or declines, demand for our supply chain management services would decline and our financial results could suffer.
In addition, the loss of any one or more of our key clients would cause our revenues to decline. For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007, sales to Hewlett-Packard accounted for approximately 33% and 31%, respectively, of our consolidated net revenue and sales to Advanced Micro Devices accounted for approximately 14% and 12%, respectively, of our consolidated net revenue. In fiscal 2006, sales to Kodak accounted for 11% of our consolidated net revenue. In fiscal 2007, we have recognized lower annual revenues from Kodak as a result
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of changes to certain programs that we executed on their behalf in fiscal 2006. For the first nine months of fiscal 2007 sales to Kodak declined by $55.3 million as compared to the same period in fiscal 2006. In addition, as previously announced, in February 2007, the Company was informed that a business unit of Hewlett-Packard intends to migrate away from ModusLink a program which accounts for approximately $100.0 million of annual revenue. The operating income associated with this program is estimated at less than $3.0 million per year. The Company expects volumes associated with this program to decline in the fourth quarter and does not expect the loss of this program to have a significant impact on results for fiscal 2007. We expect to continue to derive the vast majority of our operating revenue from sales to a small number of key clients. We do not have any agreements which obligate any client to buy a minimum amount of products or services. We do not have any agreements which designate us as the sole supplier of any particular products or services. The loss of a significant amount of business with Hewlett-Packard, or any other key clients, or a decision by any one of our key clients to significantly change or reduce the services we provide, could have a material adverse effect on our business. We cannot assure you that our revenue from key clients will not decline in future periods.
In addition, ModusLink has been designated as an authorized replicator for Microsoft. This designation provides a license to replicate Microsoft software products and documentation for clients who want to bundle licensed software with their hardware products. This designation is annually renewable at Microsofts discretion. A failure to maintain authorized replicator status could result in a reduction in our business and our revenues.
We may encounter problems in our efforts to increase operational efficiencies.
Following our acquisition of Modus in August 2004, we continue to identify ways to increase efficiencies and productivity and effect cost savings. We have undertaken and implemented projects designed to increase our operational efficiencies, including the standardization to a global business solutions platform through the investment of approximately $31.5 million in an ERP system. Our cost estimate has increased from time to time, primarily as a result of changes to our implementation schedule and infrastructure requirements. We have also begun the implementation of a shared services model utilizing centralized hub locations to service multiple spoke locations across the Americas, Asia and Europe regions. We cannot assure you that the completion of these projects will result in the realization of the expected benefits that we anticipate in a timely manner or at all. We may encounter problems with these projects that will divert the attention of management and/or result in additional costs or unforeseen project delays. If we are unable to complete these projects in a timely manner and without significant problems, or do not achieve expected results, our business, financial position and operating results may be adversely affected.
We are subject to risks of operating internationally.
We maintain significant operations outside of the United States, and we will likely continue to expand these operations. Our success depends, in part, on our ability to manage and expand our international operations. This international expansion requires significant management attention and financial resources. Our operations will continue to be subject to numerous and varied regulations worldwide, some of which may have an adverse effect on our ability to develop our international operations in accordance with our business plans or on a timely basis.
We currently conduct business in The Netherlands, Hungary, France, Ireland, Czech Republic, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Japan, Mexico and other foreign locations, in addition to our United States operations. International sales accounted for approximately 69% and 65% of our total net revenue for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2007. A portion of our international revenue; cost of revenue and operating expenses are denominated in foreign currencies. Changes in exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar may adversely affect our operating results. There is also additional risk if the currency is not freely traded. Some currencies, such as the Chinese Renminbi, are subject to limitations on conversion into other currencies, which can limit or delay our ability to repatriate funds or engage in hedging activities. While we often enter into forward currency exchange contracts to manage a portion of our exposure to foreign currencies, future exchange rate fluctuations may have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
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There are other risks inherent in conducting international operations, including:
| added fulfillment complexities in operations, including multiple languages, currencies, bills of materials and stock keeping units; |
| the complexity of ensuring compliance with multiple U.S. and foreign laws, particularly differing laws on intellectual property rights, export control, taxation and duties; and |
| labor practices, difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, political and social instability, health crises or similar issues, and potentially adverse tax consequences. |
In addition, a substantial portion of our business is now conducted in China, where we face additional risks, including the following:
| the challenge of navigating a complex set of licensing and tax requirements and restrictions affecting the conduct of business in China by foreign companies; |
| difficulties and limitations on the repatriation of cash; |
| currency fluctuation and exchange rate risks; |
| protection of intellectual property, both for us and our clients; |
| evolving regulatory systems and standards; and |
| difficulty retaining management personnel and skilled employees. |
Our international operations increase our exposure to international laws and regulations. Noncompliance with foreign laws and regulations, which are often complex and subject to variation and unexpected changes, could result in unexpected costs and potential litigation. For example, the governments of foreign countries might attempt to regulate our products and services or levy sales or other taxes relating to our activities; foreign countries may impose tariffs, duties, price controls or other restrictions on foreign currencies or trade barriers; or a governmental authority could make an unfavorable determination regarding our operations, any of which could make it more difficult to conduct our business and have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
If we are unable to manage these risks, we may face significant liability, our international sales may decline and our financial results may be adversely affected.
The Company may incur impairments to its goodwill.
The Companys carrying value of goodwill at April 30, 2007 is approximately $181.4 million. The Company is required to test goodwill for impairment annually or if a triggering event occurs in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The Companys policy is to perform its annual impairment testing for all reporting units, determined to be the Americas, Europe and Asia operating segments, in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. The Companys valuation methodology for assessing impairment requires management to make judgments and assumptions based on historical experience and to rely heavily on projections of future operating performance. Management uses third party valuation experts to assist in its determination of the fair value of reporting units subject to impairment testing. The Company operates in highly competitive environments and projections of future operating results and cash flows may vary significantly from actual results. If our assumptions used in preparing our valuations of the Companys reporting units for purposes of impairment testing differ materially from actual future results, the Company may record impairment charges in the future and our financial results may be materially adversely affected.
Item 5. | Other Information. |
During the quarter ended April 30, 2007, we made no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors, as described in our most recent proxy statement.
Item 6. | Exhibits. |
The Exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such Exhibits are filed with, or incorporated by reference into, this report.
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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.
CMGI, INC. | ||||||||
Date: June 11, 2007 | By: | /S/ STEVEN G. CRANE | ||||||
Steven G. Crane Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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10.1 | Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of @Ventures V, LLC, dated April 16, 2007. | |
10.2 | Employment Offer Letter from the Registrant to Steven G. Crane, dated March 15, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 5, 2007 (File No. 000-23262). | |
10.3 | Letter Agreement between the Registrant and David J. Riley, dated April 3, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 5, 2007 (File No. 000-23262). | |
10.4 | Employment Offer Letter from the Registrant to Scott D. Smith, dated April 12, 2007. | |
31.1 | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2 | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.1 | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2 | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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