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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 7, 2008
comScore, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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11465 Sunset Hills Road
Suite 200
Reston, Virginia 20190
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(703) 438-2000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein is financial information for
comScore, Inc. for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007 as well as forward-looking
statements relating to the quarter ended March 31, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2008 as
presented in a press release issued on February 7, 2008.
The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto is being furnished and shall not
be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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Press Release dated February 7, 2008, announcing full year and fourth quarter 2007 financial results |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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comScore, Inc. |
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/s/ John M. Green |
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John M. Green |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: February 7, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Press Release dated February 7, 2008, announcing full year and fourth quarter 2007 financial results |
exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
comScore Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007
Quarterly Revenue Reaches a Record $25.3 Million
RESTON, VA, February 7, 2008 comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a global leader in measuring the
digital world, today announced preliminary unaudited results for its fourth quarter and full year
ended December 31, 2007.
Q4 2007 Financial Summary
comScore reported revenue of $25.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, an increase of
39 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2006 and an increase of 13 percent over the third
quarter of 2007. This revenue performance is at the high end of the companys previous guidance of
approximately $25.0 million to $25.3 million in revenue for the fourth quarter 2007 revenue.
Fourth quarter 2007 GAAP net income was $12.7 million, up $10.1 million compared to $2.6 million in
the fourth quarter of 2006. Included in GAAP net income is an income tax benefit of $8.1 million
due to the partial reversal of the valuation allowance offsetting certain deferred tax assets,
which consisted principally of net operating loss carryforwards. In addition, GAAP net income
includes costs of $392,000 associated with the companys filing of a registration statement on
October 31, 2007 for a proposed follow-on public offering of common stock that was subsequently
withdrawn on November 23, 2007. Excluding these two items, fourth quarter 2007 net income would
have been $5.1 million, which compares to the companys previous guidance for GAAP net income of
$5.0 million to $5.3 million. Included in the GAAP net income of $5.1 million is approximately
$200,000 in Canadian tax provision that was higher than expected due to strong Canadian performance
that put the company into a taxable position faster than anticipated. A reconciliation of fourth
quarter 2007 GAAP net income to the non-GAAP measure that excludes these two items is set forth in
the tables accompanying this release.
comScore reports net income and earnings per share (EPS) on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. In
addition, comScore reports adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow as non-GAAP measures. A
reconciliation of comScores GAAP results to these non-GAAP measures is included in the financial
tables accompanying this release.
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GAAP EPS for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $0.42 on approximately 29.9 million fully
diluted shares. |
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Adjusted EBITDA was $6.6 million, an increase of $2.9 million or 77 percent compared to
the prior year period, and includes approximately $400,000 in incremental public company
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performance exceeded the companys previous guidance for adjusted EBITDA in the fourth
quarter of $6.2 million to $6.5 million. |
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comScores adjusted EBITDA margin was 26 percent,
an increase of approximately five
percentage points as compared to the fourth quarter of 2006 and includes approximately two
percentage points attributable to $400,000 in incremental public company costs incurred in
the fourth quarter of 2007. |
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Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $6.4 million, an
increase of $3.4 million, or 113 percent, compared to $3.0 million in the fourth quarter
of 2006. The companys previous guidance for non-GAAP adjusted net income in the fourth
quarter 2007 was $6.2 million to $6.5 million. Non-GAAP EPS was $0.21 per share |
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Operating cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $6.6 million, an increase of
$4.2 million compared to $2.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Free cash flow was
$5.6 million, compared to $1.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. |
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As of December 31, 2007, comScore held $104.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and
investments. Included in this amount was approximately $76.7 million in net proceeds
raised by the company through its initial public offering of 5 million shares of common
stock that was completed on July 2, 2007. |
Q4 2007 Financial Highlights
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comScores subscription revenue was $20.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, an
increase of 49 percent over the prior year period. Subscription revenue accounted for 80
percent of comScores total revenue for the fourth quarter, an increase of five percentage
points over the fourth quarter of 2006 and in line with the 80 percent of total revenue
mix realized in the third quarter of 2007. Project revenue was $5.1 million in the
fourth quarter of 2007, an increase of approximately 11 percent as compared to the prior
year period. |
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Deferred revenue was $33.0 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2007, an
increase of 45 percent compared to the deferred revenue at December 31, 2006. |
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Revenue from existing customers totaled $21.8 million, an increase of 39 percent
compared to the fourth quarter of 2006, while revenue from new customers was $3.5 million,
an increase of 40 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2006. |
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During the fourth quarter of 2007, comScore added a net of 58 new customers bringing
the total number of comScore customers to 895, a net increase of 189 new customers
compared to year-end 2006. Within this total customer count, the company added a net of
74 new subscription-based customers in the fourth |
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quarter of 2007. This resulted in a total of 813 subscription-based customers as of
year-end 2007, a net increase of 218 subscription-based customers compared to the prior
year period. |
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International revenue was $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, an increase of
103 percent compared to the prior year period, and accounted for 14 percent of the
companys total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2007 compared to 10 percent of total
revenue in the fourth quarter of 2006. |
We are pleased with our business performance this quarter, which closes out an exciting year for
comScore, commented Dr. Magid Abraham, President and CEO of comScore. We successfully completed
an initial public offering at the beginning of July that has already provided us and should
continue to provide us with added flexibility to grow our business and increase shareholder value.
In addition, we launched ten new products in 2007. They all serve to strengthen our product
portfolio and client relationships. We also continued to expand overseas in 2007 with our opening
of a sales office in Japan, which represents our first commercial presence in Asia.
Looking ahead to 2008, we anticipate continued strong growth for comScore as we expect the market
for our services will continue to expand globally and into other digital formats such as the mobile
web. We hope to deepen penetration into our existing customer base by providing enhanced value to
our customers through our expanded and innovative product offerings. We also anticipate continuing
to add new customers both in the U.S. and internationally and plan to establish a commercial
presence in France and Germany. We plan to continue to invest in sales and marketing in support of
our recently introduced new products in addition to new product initiatives that reinforce our
leadership in digital media intelligence and which will contribute to our future revenue growth. In
particular, we hope to launch a service to measure Internet usage on mobile devices. Even with our
planned investment in these and other new growth initiatives, we anticipate that the improving
operating leverage of our business model will continue to result in strong earnings growth. We
expect our margins, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to achieve strong growth in 2008 reflecting
revenue growth outpacing increases in operating expenses and capital expenditures, added Dr.
Abraham.
Full-Year Results
comScore reported revenue of $87.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Revenue rose
approximately 32 percent over 2006 reflecting strong growth in the companys subscription-based
and project-based businesses, increased penetration of our existing customer base, the addition of
new customers at a rapid pace and strong performance in the U.S. and in international markets.
GAAP net income for the year ended December 31, 2007 climbed to $19.3 million, an increase of $13.6
million compared to $5.7 million for 2006. Excluding an income tax benefit of $8.1 million
resulting from the partial reversal of the valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of 2007 as
well as the impact of $392,000 related to costs associated with our withdrawn follow-on public
offering, net income would have been $11.6 million. A
reconciliation of 2007 GAAP net income to the non-GAAP measure that excludes these two items is set
forth in the tables accompanying this release.
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GAAP EPS for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $0.88 calculated based on
approximately 18.4 million fully diluted shares. |
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comScores adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $18.0 million. The
adjusted EBITDA margin for the year ended December 31, 2007 was 21 percent, an increase of
six percentage points compared to the full year ended December 31, 2006, and an increase
of 7.3 percentage points after adjusting for the $1.2 million in public company costs
incurred for the full-year ended December 31, 2007. |
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Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the year ended December 31, 2007, was $16.3 million,
an increase of $8.8 million, compared to $7.5 million for the full-year 2006. Non-GAAP
EPS was $0.71 per share. |
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Operating cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $21.2 million, an increase
of $10.3 million, or 95 percent, compared to $10.9 million for the year ended December 31,
2006. Free cash flow was $17.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, a 105
percent increase compared to $8.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. |
Guidance
comScore is forecasting full-year 2008 revenue of approximately $112.2 million to $113.2 million,
up 29 percent to 30 percent over comparable 2007 revenue results. Subscription revenue is forecast
to comprise approximately 82 percent of the full-year revenue mix.
Commented Dr. Abraham, our revenue forecast is based in part on our existing customer base and
expected retention rate. Approximately 71 percent of comScores revenue forecast for 2008 relates
to the business that we already have under contract at the end of 2007 and applies our historical
customer retention rate of over 90 percent to our projected subscription revenue base for the
full-year 2008. We believe our revenue visibility is further strengthened by having approximately
35 percent of our projected subscription revenue in 2008 generated by multi-year agreements with
terms of two to three years.
For the full-year 2008,
comScore is projecting GAAP net income of $10.5 million to $11.5 million.
A normalized effective tax rate is assumed to be applied against
full-year earnings before taxes. The company is projecting GAAP EPS for the full-year 2008 of
$0.35 to $0.38 per share on approximately 30.2 million fully diluted shares
The company is projecting adjusted EBITDA for the full-year 2008 in the range of $25.4 million to
$26.4 million, an increase of 41 percent to 47 percent as compared to full-year 2007. The adjusted
EBITDA margin for the full-year 2008 is projected to be in the range of 23% to 24%, an increase of
two to three percentage points compared to full-year 2007 and includes approximately one percentage
point of reduced margin due to incremental public company costs in the first half of 2008.
comScore is also forecasting non-GAAP adjusted net income for full-year 2008 of approximately $16.7
million to $17.7 million. comScore is forecasting non-GAAP EPS of $0.55 to $0.58 per share.
comScore is expecting approximately $1.0 million in incremental public company-related expenses for
the first and second quarters of 2008 combined, that are included in the full-year 2008, but were
not included in the comparable period for 2007.
comScore is forecasting first quarter 2008 revenue of approximately $25.9 million to $26.2 million,
an increase of 39 percent to 40 percent compared to the first quarter of 2007. For the first
quarter of 2008, comScore is projecting GAAP net income of $2.0 million to $2.3 million. The
company is projecting GAAP EPS for the first quarter 2008 of $0.06 to $0.08 per share on
approximately 30.2 million fully diluted shares.
Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter 2008 is forecast to be $5.1 million to $5.4 million, an
increase of 86 percent to 97 percent compared to the first quarter of 2007. The adjusted EBITDA
forecast for the first quarter of 2008 results in an adjusted EBITDA margin of 20 percent to 21
percent, up five to six percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2007, including
approximately two percentage points due to incremental public company expense. Furthermore,
comScore has historically had seasonally high costs as a percentage of revenue in the first quarter
based on such items as payroll taxes and vacation accruals, and a ramp up of hiring primarily in
the sales force and technology groups to support anticipated revenue growth. The company expects a
similar trend in the first quarter of 2008.
comScore is also forecasting non-GAAP adjusted net income for the first quarter 2008 of $3.1
million to $3.4 million. The company is forecasting non-GAAP EPS for the first quarter 2008 of
$0.10 to $0.11 per share.
As of December 31, 2007, the company had a valuation allowance of $21.2 million against certain
deferred tax assets, which consisted principally of net operating loss carryforwards. The company
has continued to evaluate its valuation allowance position on a regular basis. After weighing both
the positive and negative evidence, management believes that it is more likely than not that a
portion of its deferred tax assets will be realized. Therefore, the company has recognized a
deferred tax asset of approximately $8.1 million based on the companys projected pre-tax income
for 2008. Additional reversals of the Companys valuation allowance are expected in future
periods.
During 2008, it is expected that the deferred tax asset recognized in 2007 will decrease each
quarter as the net deferred tax asset is utilized. Therefore, it is expected that the company will
have a normalized effective tax rate in the interim periods in 2008 for GAAP reporting purposes,
with no tax impact on operating and free cash flow. On a quarterly basis throughout 2008, the
company will re-evaluate the realizability of its deferred tax assets for any material events. In
addition, in the fourth quarter of 2008, the company will consider the impact of full-year 2008
operating results, additional evidence concerning the predictability of the companys revenue
streams and forecasts of future income.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
comScore reports all financial information required in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP). comScore believes, however, that evaluating its ongoing operating
results will be enhanced if it also discloses certain non-GAAP information, because it is useful to
understand comScores performance, as it excludes non-cash and other special charges that many
investors believe may obscure comScores on-going operating results.
For example, comScore believes that adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure for investors to use to
evaluate its operating performance. comScore defines adjusted EBITDA as net income plus the
(benefit) provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets resulting
from acquisitions, stock-based compensation, revaluation of preferred stock warrant liabilities;
less interest income (expense), net. The company believes that adjusted EBITDA is an important
indicator of the companys operational strength and the performance of its business because it
provides a link between profitability and operating cash flow. Adjusted EBITDA is also widely used
by investors and analysts as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance
of companies in comScores industry. comScores management also uses adjusted EBITDA extensively
as a measure of operating performance because it does not include the impact of items not directly
resulting from our core operations. Moreover, the companys management uses the measure for
planning purposes, to allocate resources and to evaluate the effectiveness of the companys
business strategies and managements performance.
In addition, comScore uses non-GAAP adjusted net income, which excludes the impact of the
revaluation of preferred stock warrant liabilities, stock-based compensation and the amortization
of intangible assets resulting from acquisitions, to evaluate profit performance including the
impact of interest income/expense and taxes. comScores management also uses free cash flow as a
non-GAAP measure of the companys operating cash flow less cash expenditures for capital spending
as a key indicator of the companys operating cash flow performance net of capital outlays.
Whenever comScore uses such non-GAAP financial measures, it provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP
financial measures to the most closely applicable GAAP
financial measure. The mid-points of the ranges for projected GAAP net income and non-GAAP
adjusted net income have been used in the reconciliation, where applicable. Investors are
encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP
financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Reconciliation
from GAAP Net Income to Net Income excluding unusual non-operating items, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA
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Three Months Ended |
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Twelve Months Ended |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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(unaudited) |
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Net income |
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12,745 |
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2,599 |
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19,316 |
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5,669 |
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Follow-on public offering costs |
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392 |
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392 |
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Discrete valuation allowance release |
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(8,065 |
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Net income excluding unusual
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5,072 |
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2,599 |
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11,643 |
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5,669 |
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Amortization of acquired intangibles |
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169 |
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334 |
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966 |
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1,371 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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1,191 |
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80 |
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2,474 |
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198 |
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Revaluation of preferred stock
warrant liabilities |
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9 |
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1,195 |
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224 |
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Adjusted net income |
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6,432 |
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3,022 |
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16,278 |
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7,462 |
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Provision for income taxes |
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362 |
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50 |
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543 |
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Depreciation |
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992 |
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783 |
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3,762 |
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2,888 |
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Interest (income) expense, net |
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(1,206 |
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(113 |
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(2,627 |
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(231 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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6,580 |
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3,742 |
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17,956 |
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10,169 |
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Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) |
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15 |
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Reconciliation from GAAP Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow
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Three Months Ended |
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Twelve Months Ended |
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December 31, |
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December 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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(Dollars in thousands) |
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(unaudited) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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$ |
6,563 |
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2,364 |
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$ |
21,211 |
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10,905 |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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(933 |
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(929 |
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(3,635 |
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(2,314 |
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Free cash flow |
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$ |
5,630 |
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$ |
1,435 |
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$ |
17,576 |
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$ |
8,591 |
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Reconciliation from GAAP Net Income to Net Income excluding unusual non-operating items, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA (Guidance)
Forecasted amounts for the first quarter and year ended December 31, 2008 are based on the
mid-points of the range of the guidance provided herein.
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Three Months Ended |
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Twelve Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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December 31 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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(Dollars in thousands) |
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(unaudited) |
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(unaudited) |
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(unaudited) |
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Net income |
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$ |
2,150 |
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$ |
1,540 |
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$ |
11,000 |
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$ |
19,316 |
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Follow-on public offering costs |
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392 |
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Discrete valuation allowance release |
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(8,065 |
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Net income excluding unusual
non-operating items |
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$ |
2,150 |
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$ |
1,540 |
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$ |
11,000 |
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$ |
11,643 |
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Amortization of acquired intangibles |
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7 |
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293 |
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16 |
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966 |
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Stock-based compensation |
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1,080 |
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107 |
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6,305 |
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2,474 |
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Revaluation of preferred stock
warrant liabilities |
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(11 |
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1,195 |
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Adjusted net income |
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$ |
3,237 |
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$ |
1,929 |
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$ |
17,321 |
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$ |
16,278 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
1,517 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
7,117 |
|
|
|
543 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
1,319 |
|
|
|
861 |
|
|
|
4,903 |
|
|
|
3,762 |
|
Interest (income) expense, net |
|
|
(823 |
) |
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
(3,441 |
) |
|
|
(2,627 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
5,250 |
|
|
$ |
2,739 |
|
|
$ |
25,900 |
|
|
$ |
17,956 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
15 |
% |
|
|
23 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
|
* |
|
Forecasted, unaudited GAAP net income and adjusted amounts disclosed above does not reflect any
adjustments related to a reversal of the companys deferred tax allowance. |
Conference Call Details for February 7, 2008 to Discuss Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results
comScore will report financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 on Thursday,
February 7, at 4:30 p.m. EDT.
Dr. Magid Abraham, President and Chief Executive Officer, and John Green, Chief Financial Officer,
will provide commentary on comScores results at that time via live webcast, accessible at
http://ir.comscore.com/events.cfm. A replay of the webcast will be archived and available for
playback beginning at 7:30 p.m. EST that evening, accessible from the same link.
About comScore
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world. This capability is
based on a massive, global cross-section of more than 2 million consumers who have given comScore
permission to confidentially capture their browsing and transaction behavior, including online and
offline purchasing. comScore panelists also participate in survey research that captures and
integrates their attitudes and intentions. Through its proprietary technology, comScore measures
what matters across a broad spectrum of behavior and attitudes. comScore analysts apply this deep
knowledge of consumers and competitors to help clients design powerful marketing strategies and
tactics that deliver superior ROI. comScore services are used by more than 800 clients, including
global leaders such as AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo!, BBC, Carat, Deutsche Bank, France Telecom, Best Buy,
The Newspaper Association of America, Financial Times, ESPN, Fox Sports, Nestle, Starcom, Universal
McCann, the United States Postal Service, Verizon, ViaMichelin, Merck and Expedia. For more
information, please visit http://www.comscore.com.
Cautionary Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities
laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding the following: our expected financial
results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007; the expected impact of new products on
comScores future operations; expected growth of the market for comScores services; comScores
plans to expand overseas; the expectation of operating leverage improvement; comScores
expectations of the mix of subscription and project-based revenues and the expected growth in
subscription-based customers; the expected success in adding new customers both in the U.S. and
internationally; comScores product introduction plans and strategies; comScores expected
investment in sales and marketing; comScores forecasts of revenue, adjusted EBITDA, net income and
adjusted net income and the related growth rates and components thereof for the first quarter and
the complete year for 2008; and comScores expectation to realize deferred tax assets and plans to
continue to evaluate such assets and
related valuation allowances. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our
actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: the risk that our final results
for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007 may change as a result of the final audit
and any adjustments required prior to filing our annual report on Form 10-K for the year end
December 31, 2007; the early stage of the market for digital marketing intelligence and the rate of
development of such market; comScores ability to manage its growth; the rate of development of the
Internet advertising and eCommerce markets; comScores ability to effectively expand sales and
marketing; comScores reliance on subscription-based revenues; comScores ability to retain
existing large customers and obtain new large customers; continued growth of the Internet as a
medium for commerce, content, advertising and communications; inability to sell additional products
and attract new customers; dependence on growth of international operations; product obsolescence
with technological developments; volatility of quarterly results and analyst expectations;
comScores history of losses and the risk of future losses; comScores limited operating history;
and comScores utilization of net operating loss carryforwards.
For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to comScores Registration
Statement on Form S-1 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC), which are available on the SECs Web site (www.sec.gov).
Stockholders of comScore are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. comScore does not undertake
any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances
or new information after the date of this press release, or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
Contact:
John Green
Chief Financial Officer
jgreen@comscore.com
(703) 438-2325
comScore, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
|
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
(unaudited) |
|
(unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
25,274 |
|
|
$ |
18,237 |
|
|
$ |
87,153 |
|
|
$ |
66,293 |
|
Cost of revenues (excludes
amortization of intangible
assets resulting from
acquisitions shown below) (1) |
|
|
6,528 |
|
|
|
5,230 |
|
|
|
23,858 |
|
|
|
20,560 |
|
Selling and marketing (1) |
|
|
8,135 |
|
|
|
5,634 |
|
|
|
28,659 |
|
|
|
21,473 |
|
Research and development (1) |
|
|
3,026 |
|
|
|
2,341 |
|
|
|
11,413 |
|
|
|
9,009 |
|
General and administrative (1) |
|
|
3,605 |
|
|
|
2,302 |
|
|
|
11,599 |
|
|
|
8,293 |
|
Amortization of intangible
assets resulting from
acquisitions |
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
966 |
|
|
|
1,371 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses from operations |
|
|
21,463 |
|
|
|
5,841 |
|
|
|
76,495 |
|
|
|
60,706 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
|
|
3,811 |
|
|
|
2,396 |
|
|
|
10,658 |
|
|
|
5,587 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income, net |
|
|
1,206 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
|
|
2,627 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
Gain (loss) from foreign currency |
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
(296 |
) |
|
|
125 |
|
Revaluation of preferred stock
warrant liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(1,195 |
) |
|
|
(224 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
5,042 |
|
|
|
2,649 |
|
|
|
11,794 |
|
|
|
5,719 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit (provision) for income
taxes |
|
|
7,703 |
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
7,522 |
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
12,745 |
|
|
|
2,599 |
|
|
|
19,316 |
|
|
|
5,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion of redeemable
preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(848 |
) |
|
|
(1,829 |
) |
|
|
(3,179 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common
stockholders |
|
|
12,745 |
|
|
|
1,751 |
|
|
|
17,487 |
|
|
|
2,490 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common
stockholders per common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.99 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.88 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average number of
shares used in per share
calculation common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
27,795,936 |
|
|
|
3,972,087 |
|
|
|
16,139,365 |
|
|
|
3,847,213 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
29,859,926 |
|
|
|
3,972,087 |
|
|
|
18,377,563 |
|
|
|
3,847,213 |
|
(1) Amortization of stock-based
compensation is included in the
line items above as follows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Selling and marketing |
|
|
500 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
1,009 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
Research and development |
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
440 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
941 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
comScore, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended |
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
19,316 |
|
|
$ |
5,669 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
3,764 |
|
|
|
2,888 |
|
Amortization of intangible assets resulting from acquisitions |
|
|
966 |
|
|
|
1,371 |
|
Provisions for bad debts |
|
|
142 |
|
|
|
212 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
2,474 |
|
|
|
198 |
|
Revaluation of preferred stock warrant liabilities |
|
|
1,195 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
Amortization of deferred finance costs |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
Deferred tax benefit |
|
|
(8,142 |
) |
|
|
(97 |
) |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
(9,186 |
) |
|
|
(3,882 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
(486 |
) |
|
|
(311 |
) |
Other non-current assets |
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities |
|
|
1,065 |
|
|
|
1,431 |
|
Deferred revenues |
|
|
9,841 |
|
|
|
3,139 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
21,211 |
|
|
|
10,905 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment of restricted cash |
|
|
(1,115 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
Purchase of short-term investments |
|
|
(56,475 |
) |
|
|
(14,900 |
) |
Sale of short-term investments |
|
|
30,920 |
|
|
|
7,950 |
|
Purchase of property and equipment |
|
|
(3,635 |
) |
|
|
(2,314 |
) |
Payment of additional consideration for acquired businesses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(300 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(30,305 |
) |
|
|
(9,573 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options |
|
|
972 |
|
|
|
241 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
|
73,116 |
|
|
|
|
|
Principal payments on capital lease obligations |
|
|
(2,109 |
) |
|
|
(1,622 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
71,979 |
|
|
|
(1,381 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
|
|
451 |
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
63,336 |
|
|
|
(92 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
|
|
5,032 |
|
|
|
5,124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
|
$ |
68,368 |
|
|
$ |
5,032 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
comScore, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
68,368 |
|
|
$ |
5,032 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
|
28,449 |
|
|
|
11,000 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $234 and $188, respectively |
|
|
23,446 |
|
|
|
14,123 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
1,620 |
|
|
|
1,068 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
1,385 |
|
|
|
270 |
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
|
176 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
123,444 |
|
|
|
31,493 |
|
Long-term investments |
|
|
7,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
6,867 |
|
|
|
6,980 |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
1,267 |
|
Long-term deferred tax asset |
|
|
7,888 |
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
983 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
147,672 |
|
|
$ |
42,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and stockholders equity (deficit) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
1,140 |
|
|
$ |
1,353 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
6,992 |
|
|
|
6,020 |
|
Deferred revenues |
|
|
33,045 |
|
|
|
22,776 |
|
Capital lease obligations |
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
1,726 |
|
Preferred stock warrant liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
42,077 |
|
|
|
32,880 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital lease obligations, long-term |
|
|
977 |
|
|
|
2,261 |
|
Deferred tax liability |
|
|
|
|
|
|
77 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
181 |
|
|
|
374 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
43,235 |
|
|
|
35,592 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable preferred stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
101,695 |
|
Common stock subject to put |
|
|
1,815 |
|
|
|
4,357 |
|
Stockholders equity/(deficit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
183,433 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(75 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(80,840 |
) |
|
|
(99,486 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity/(deficit) |
|
|
102,622 |
|
|
|
(99,557 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity/(deficit) |
|
$ |
147,672 |
|
|
$ |
42,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|