As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2007
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
ý | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2007 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to |
Commission File No. 0-20570
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 59-2712887 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011 (Address of Registrant's principal executive offices) |
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(212) 314-7300 (Registrant's 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 ý No o
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 ý Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý
As of October 26, 2007, the following shares of the Registrant's common stock were outstanding:
Common Stock, including 205,717 shares of restricted stock | 258,038,455 | |
Class B Common Stock | 25,599,998 | |
Total outstanding Common Stock | 283,638,453 | |
The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of October 26, 2007 was $5,549,953,761. For the purpose of the foregoing calculation only, all directors and executive officers of the Registrant are assumed to be affiliates of the Registrant.
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Product sales | $ | 736,036 | $ | 717,797 | $ | 2,163,343 | $ | 2,128,998 | ||||||
Service revenue | 779,797 | 693,872 | 2,357,565 | 2,067,701 | ||||||||||
Net revenue | 1,515,833 | 1,411,669 | 4,520,908 | 4,196,699 | ||||||||||
Cost of salesproduct sales (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below) | 444,444 | 429,083 | 1,322,493 | 1,276,493 | ||||||||||
Cost of salesservice revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below) | 357,145 | 278,050 | 1,035,647 | 825,933 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 714,244 | 704,536 | 2,162,768 | 2,094,273 | ||||||||||
Selling and marketing expense | 303,136 | 294,059 | 980,805 | 924,592 | ||||||||||
General and administrative expense | 208,667 | 190,720 | 617,611 | 553,372 | ||||||||||
Other operating expense | 14,820 | 29,578 | 73,203 | 84,421 | ||||||||||
Amortization of non-cash marketing | 13,064 | 14,629 | 37,522 | 32,625 | ||||||||||
Amortization of intangibles | 31,075 | 29,531 | 91,685 | 126,518 | ||||||||||
Depreciation | 39,345 | 38,058 | 115,851 | 114,397 | ||||||||||
Operating income | 104,137 | 107,961 | 246,091 | 258,348 | ||||||||||
Other income (expense): |
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Interest income | 15,672 | 16,099 | 53,539 | 53,436 | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (15,446 | ) | (14,759 | ) | (46,061 | ) | (45,590 | ) | ||||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates | 5,081 | 8,322 | 19,564 | 25,594 | ||||||||||
Other income | 10,769 | 3,518 | 18,351 | 5,979 | ||||||||||
Total other income, net | 16,076 | 13,180 | 45,393 | 39,419 | ||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest | 120,213 | 121,141 | 291,484 | 297,767 | ||||||||||
Income tax provision | (48,160 | ) | (53,314 | ) | (110,300 | ) | (128,042 | ) | ||||||
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries | 2,906 | 30 | 3,146 | 701 | ||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 74,959 | 67,857 | 184,330 | 170,426 | ||||||||||
(Loss) gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax | (1,557 | ) | | 33,524 | | |||||||||
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | (1,638 | ) | 7,088 | 11,973 | 5,510 | |||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 71,764 | $ | 74,945 | $ | 229,827 | $ | 175,936 | ||||||
Earnings per share from continuing operations: |
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Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.64 | $ | 0.55 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.53 | ||||||
Net earnings per share available to common shareholders: |
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Basic earnings per share | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.57 | ||||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.54 |
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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IAC/INTERACTIVECORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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September 30, 2007 |
December 31, 2006 |
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CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,378,593 | $ | 1,428,140 | ||||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 23,990 | 27,855 | ||||||
Marketable securities | 409,698 | 897,742 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $25,445 and $24,055, respectively | 515,830 | 487,149 | ||||||
Loans held for sale, net | 151,964 | 345,896 | ||||||
Inventories | 402,095 | 325,976 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 34,120 | 32,435 | ||||||
Prepaid and other current assets | 207,804 | 412,191 | ||||||
Total current assets | 3,124,094 | 3,957,384 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 646,412 | 594,536 | ||||||
Goodwill | 6,966,281 | 6,849,976 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 1,443,550 | 1,463,972 | ||||||
Long-term investments | 488,029 | 168,791 | ||||||
Other non-current assets | 192,919 | 154,115 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 12,861,285 | $ | 13,188,774 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Current maturities of long-term obligations and short-term borrowings | $ | 176,961 | $ | 357,679 | ||||
Accounts payable, trade | 256,782 | 254,508 | ||||||
Accounts payable, client accounts | 441,581 | 304,800 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 162,863 | 147,120 | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 12,563 | 518,806 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 604,141 | 678,268 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 1,654,891 | 2,261,181 | ||||||
Long-term obligations, net of current maturities | 823,391 | 856,408 | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 233,001 | | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 116,787 | 147,317 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 969,027 | 1,129,994 | ||||||
Minority interest | 32,757 | 24,881 | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: |
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Preferred stock $.01 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; 758 and 846 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding | | | ||||||
Common stock $.001 par value; authorized 1,600,000,000 shares; issued 413,642,871 and 410,485,690 shares, respectively, and outstanding 254,828,107 and 267,232,782 shares, including 205,717 and 231,204 shares of restricted stock, respectively | 414 | 410 | ||||||
Class B convertible common stock $.001 par value; authorized 400,000,000 shares; issued 32,314,998 shares and outstanding 25,599,998 shares | 32 | 32 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 14,742,545 | 14,636,478 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 971,235 | 320,711 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 85,944 | 76,505 | ||||||
Treasury stock 158,814,764 and 143,252,908 shares, respectively | (6,768,739 | ) | (6,260,145 | ) | ||||
Note receivable from key executive for common stock issuance | | (4,998 | ) | |||||
Total shareholders' equity | 9,031,431 | 8,768,993 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 12,861,285 | $ | 13,188,774 | ||||
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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IAC/INTERACTIVECORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Common Stock $.001 Par Value |
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Balance as of December 31, 2006 | $ | 8,768,993 | $ | | 1 | $ | 410 | 410,486 | $ | 32 | 32,315 | $ | 14,636,478 | $ | 320,711 | $ | 76,505 | $ | (6,260,145 | ) | $ | (4,998 | ) | |||||||||||
Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 | 229,827 | 229,827 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation | 18,906 | 18,906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized losses on available for sale securities | (7,112 | ) | (7,112 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net losses on derivative contracts | (2,355 | ) | (2,355 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income | 239,266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash compensation expense | 73,696 | 73,696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other | 13,914 | 4 | 2,867 | 13,910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax benefit related to the exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other | 8,409 | 8,409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of convertible notes and exercise of certain warrants | 10,052 | | 290 | 10,052 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury stock | (508,594 | ) | (508,594 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative effect of adoption of FIN 48 | 420,697 | 420,697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection of note receivable from key executive for common stock issuance | 4,998 | 4,998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2007 | $ | 9,031,431 | $ | | 1 | $ | 414 | 413,643 | $ | 32 | 32,315 | $ | 14,742,545 | $ | 971,235 | $ | 85,944 | $ | (6,768,739 | ) | $ | | ||||||||||||
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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IAC/INTERACTIVECORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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Cash flows from operating activities attributable to continuing operations: | ||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 229,827 | $ | 175,936 | ||||
Less: income from discontinued operations, net of tax | (45,497 | ) | (5,510 | ) | ||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 184,330 | 170,426 | ||||||
Adjustments to reconcile earnings from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities attributable to continuing operations: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles | 207,536 | 240,915 | ||||||
Non-cash compensation expense | 76,299 | 70,772 | ||||||
Amortization of cable distribution fees | 3,659 | 23,191 | ||||||
Amortization of non-cash marketing | 37,522 | 32,625 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 838 | 63,238 | ||||||
Gain on sales of loans held for sale | (126,248 | ) | (170,174 | ) | ||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates, net of dividends | (12,227 | ) | (25,594 | ) | ||||
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries | (3,146 | ) | (701 | ) | ||||
Increase in cable distribution fees | | (16,875 | ) | |||||
Changes in current assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (9,125 | ) | 10,098 | |||||
Origination of loans held for sale | (5,046,315 | ) | (5,956,766 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale | 5,361,964 | 6,166,840 | ||||||
Inventories | (86,542 | ) | (79,757 | ) | ||||
Prepaid and other current assets | (31,835 | ) | (12,818 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable, income taxes payable and other current liabilities | (60,380 | ) | (92,639 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenue | 15,670 | 25,410 | ||||||
Funds collected by Ticketmaster on behalf of clients, net | 57,180 | 64,947 | ||||||
Other, net | 30,830 | 30,932 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities attributable to continuing operations | 600,010 | 544,070 | ||||||
Cash flows from investing activities attributable to continuing operations: | ||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (185,525 | ) | (80,148 | ) | ||||
Capital expenditures | (159,496 | ) | (163,851 | ) | ||||
Purchases of marketable securities | (720,994 | ) | (529,643 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities | 1,220,987 | 1,220,121 | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments | 109,923 | 6,560 | ||||||
Increase in long-term investments | (229,887 | ) | (2,443 | ) | ||||
Other, net | 17,318 | (6,270 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by investing activities attributable to continuing operations | 52,326 | 444,326 | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities attributable to continuing operations: | ||||||||
Borrowing under warehouse lines of credit | 4,902,649 | 5,853,469 | ||||||
Repayments of warehouse lines of credit | (5,097,131 | ) | (5,892,278 | ) | ||||
Principal payments on long-term obligations | (20,576 | ) | (11,706 | ) | ||||
Purchase of treasury stock | (542,946 | ) | (927,059 | ) | ||||
Issuance of common stock, net of withholding taxes | 21,944 | 49,785 | ||||||
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards | 12,532 | 14,144 | ||||||
Collection of note receivable from key executive for common stock issuance | 4,998 | | ||||||
Other, net | (2,856 | ) | 22,035 | |||||
Net cash used in financing activities attributable to continuing operations | (721,386 | ) | (891,610 | ) | ||||
Total cash (used in) provided by continuing operations | (69,050 | ) | 96,786 | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities attributable to discontinued operations | (8,308 | ) | (31,636 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities attributable to discontinued operations | (967 | ) | (6,361 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities attributable to discontinued operations | (694 | ) | (339 | ) | ||||
Total cash used in discontinued operations | (9,969 | ) | (38,336 | ) | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 29,472 | 23,327 | ||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (49,547 | ) | 81,777 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,428,140 | 987,080 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 1,378,593 | $ | 1,068,857 | ||||
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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IAC/INTERACTIVECORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1ORGANIZATION
IAC/InterActiveCorp is an interactive conglomerate operating more than 60 diversified brands in sectors being transformed by the internet, online and offline...our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. Our operating businesses provide products and services through a diversified portfolio of specialized and global brands and are organized into the following sectors:
IAC businesses enable billions of dollars of consumer-direct transactions and advertising for products and services via interactive distribution channels. All references to "IAC," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us" in this report are to IAC/InterActiveCorp.
Beginning with the first quarter of 2007, the Services sector has been renamed Transactions to more clearly reflect the nature of the activities of the businesses within that sector and several segment names were changed to identify the primary brand name within those segments, where practical. These name changes did not affect the composition of our reporting segments and did not have any impact on our financial reporting. Following the sale of the Company's German TV and internet retailer Home Shopping Europe GmbH & Co. KG, and its affiliated station HSE24 ("HSE"), on June 19, 2007, the segment formerly known as Retailing U.S. has been renamed Retailing.
On November 5, 2007, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a plan to separate IAC into five publicly traded companies as further described in Note 16.
NOTE 2SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Accounting Estimates
Management of the Company is required to make certain estimates and assumptions during the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These estimates and assumptions impact the reported amounts of assets and
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liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. They also impact the reported amount of net earnings during any period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Significant estimates underlying the accompanying consolidated financial statements include inventory reserves, sales returns and other revenue allowances, allowance for doubtful accounts, reserves for losses associated with loans held for sale, recoverability of long-lived assets, including goodwill and intangibles, deferred income taxes, including related valuation allowances, various other allowances, reserves and accruals, and assumptions related to the determination of stock-based compensation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On February 15, 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 159, "The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities" ("SFAS No. 159"). SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other assets and liabilities at fair value with the objective of reducing both the complexity in the accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Earlier adoption is permitted, subject to certain conditions. Effects of the fair value measurements shall be reported in earnings. Fair value measurements relating to SFAS No. 159 cannot be applied retrospectively. The Company expects to adopt SFAS No. 159 effective January 1, 2008 and is currently assessing its impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
On September 15, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" ("SFAS No. 157"), which provides enhanced guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements and the effect of the measurements on earnings or changes in net assets. Among other things, SFAS No. 157 clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier adoption is permitted. The cumulative effect of applying the provisions of SFAS No. 157 will be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption. The Company expects to adopt SFAS No. 157 effective January 1, 2008 and is currently assessing its impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Reclassifications
The accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 have been reclassified to present HSE, which was previously reported in IAC's Retailing sector, PRC, which was previously reported in IAC's Transactions sector, and iBuy, which was previously reported in IAC's Emerging Businesses group, as discontinued operations. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2006 has been reclassified to present HSE as a discontinued operation. See Note 7 for a further description of discontinued operations. Due to the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48,
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"Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxesan interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("FIN 48"), $238.7 million of income tax liabilities at January 1, 2007 were reclassified from current to non-current income taxes payable as payment was not expected within twelve months of January 1, 2007. In addition, certain other prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
Other
Effective April 1, 2007, the Company began to capitalize and amortize the costs associated with certain arrangements that require it to pay a fee per access point delivered. These access points are generally in the form of downloadable search toolbars associated with the Company's Media & Advertising businesses. These fees are amortized over the estimated useful lives of the access points to the extent the Company can reasonably estimate a probable future economic benefit and the period over which such benefit will be realized. Otherwise, the fees are charged to expense as incurred. Amounts capitalized during the six months ended September 30, 2007 are being amortized over a period of 18 months. For fees paid prior to April 1, 2007, such benefit or period could not be reasonably estimated and the fees were charged to expense as incurred. The effect of capitalizing and amortizing these costs in the second and third quarters of 2007 was to reduce expense by $7.0 million and $5.8 million, respectively.
NOTE 3GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The balance of goodwill and intangible assets, net is as follows (in thousands):
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Goodwill | $ | 6,966,281 | $ | 6,849,976 | |||
Intangible assets with indefinite lives | 1,124,346 | 1,117,444 | |||||
Intangible assets with definite lives, net | 319,204 | 346,528 | |||||
Total goodwill and intangible assets, net | $ | 8,409,831 | $ | 8,313,948 | |||
Intangible assets with indefinite lives relate principally to trade names and trademarks acquired in various acquisitions. At September 30, 2007, intangible assets with definite lives relate to the following (in thousands):
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Purchase agreements | $ | 310,911 | $ | (236,545 | ) | $ | 74,366 | 6.8 | ||||
Distribution agreements | 208,385 | (189,029 | ) | 19,356 | 4.2 | |||||||
Technology | 205,055 | (142,759 | ) | 62,296 | 4.5 | |||||||
Customer lists | 200,194 | (118,972 | ) | 81,222 | 7.7 | |||||||
Merchandise agreements | 38,457 | (34,413 | ) | 4,044 | 4.7 | |||||||
Other | 137,026 | (59,106 | ) | 77,920 | 7.8 | |||||||
Total | $ | 1,100,028 | $ | (780,824 | ) | $ | 319,204 | |||||
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At December 31, 2006, intangible assets with definite lives relate to the following (in thousands):
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Purchase agreements | $ | 308,242 | $ | (203,857 | ) | $ | 104,385 | 6.8 | ||||
Distribution agreements | 208,164 | (183,362 | ) | 24,802 | 4.2 | |||||||
Technology | 204,832 | (120,918 | ) | 83,914 | 4.5 | |||||||
Customer lists | 198,294 | (102,216 | ) | 96,078 | 7.7 | |||||||
Merchandise agreements | 38,457 | (31,154 | ) | 7,303 | 4.7 | |||||||
Other | 75,234 | (45,188 | ) | 30,046 | 4.5 | |||||||
Total | $ | 1,033,223 | $ | (686,695 | ) | $ | 346,528 | |||||
Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives is computed on a straight-line basis and, based on December 31, 2006 balances, such amortization for the next five years and thereafter is estimated to be as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31, |
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2007 | $ | 109,930 | |
2008 | 84,846 | ||
2009 | 64,272 | ||
2010 | 42,361 | ||
2011 | 24,916 | ||
2012 and thereafter | 20,203 | ||
$ | 346,528 | ||
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The following table presents the balance of goodwill by segment, including changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands):
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Retailing | $ | 2,932,298 | $ | 46 | $ | (395 | ) | $ | | $ | 2,931,949 | |||||
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Ticketmaster | 1,078,346 | 40,800 | (1,573 | ) | 12,876 | 1,130,449 | ||||||||||
LendingTree | 514,489 | | (893 | ) | | 513,596 | ||||||||||
Real Estate | 69,029 | 984 | (114 | ) | | 69,899 | ||||||||||
ServiceMagic | 100,389 | | (17 | ) | | 100,372 | ||||||||||
Total Transactions | 1,762,253 | 41,784 | (2,597 | ) | 12,876 | 1,814,316 | ||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 1,352,764 | 13,049 | (8,730 | ) | 2 | 1,357,085 | ||||||||||
Membership & Subscriptions: | ||||||||||||||||
Interval | 473,931 | 39,621 | | | 513,552 | |||||||||||
Match | 232,222 | 9,122 | (8,412 | ) | 3,451 | 236,383 | ||||||||||
Entertainment | 66,703 | 949 | | | 67,652 | |||||||||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 772,856 | 49,692 | (8,412 | ) | 3,451 | 817,587 | ||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | 29,805 | 25,236 | (9,697 | ) | | 45,344 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 6,849,976 | $ | 129,807 | $ | (29,831 | ) | $ | 16,329 | $ | 6,966,281 | |||||
Additions principally relate to acquisitions. Deductions principally relate to the establishment of a deferred tax asset related to acquired tax attributes, the income tax benefit realized pursuant to the exercise of stock options assumed in business acquisitions that were vested at the transaction date and are treated as a reduction in goodwill when the income tax deductions are realized, and adjustments to the carrying value of goodwill based upon the finalization of the valuation of goodwill and intangible assets and their related deferred tax impacts.
NOTE 4PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The balance of property, plant and equipment, net is as follows (in thousands):
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Computer equipment and capitalized software | $ | 801,908 | $ | 722,077 | |||
Buildings and leasehold improvements | 332,141 | 158,889 | |||||
Furniture and other equipment | 132,857 | 118,479 | |||||
Projects in progress | 66,681 | 193,430 | |||||
Land | 19,234 | 18,887 | |||||
1,352,821 | 1,211,762 | ||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | (706,409 | ) | (617,226 | ) | |||
Total property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 646,412 | $ | 594,536 | |||
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NOTE 5SEGMENT INFORMATION
The overall concept that IAC employs in determining its operating segments is to present the financial information in a manner consistent with how the chief operating decision maker and executive management view the businesses, how the businesses are organized as to segment management, and the focus of the businesses with regards to the types of products or services offered or the target market. As described in Note 7, HSE, PRC, iBuy, Quiz TV Limited, TV Travel Shop, Styleclick and ECS are presented as discontinued operations and, accordingly, are excluded from the tables below.
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2006 |
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Revenue: | ||||||||||||||
Retailing | $ | 700,416 | $ | 686,189 | $ | 2,087,137 | $ | 2,055,625 | ||||||
Transactions: | ||||||||||||||
Ticketmaster | 301,297 | 265,462 | 913,907 | 806,282 | ||||||||||
LendingTree | 63,040 | 106,041 | 261,642 | 327,912 | ||||||||||
Real Estate | 13,788 | 15,888 | 42,377 | 42,342 | ||||||||||
ServiceMagic | 24,591 | 18,460 | 71,453 | 48,394 | ||||||||||
Intra-sector elimination | (148 | ) | | (239 | ) | | ||||||||
Total Transactions | 402,568 | 405,851 | 1,289,140 | 1,224,930 | ||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 189,824 | 135,488 | 531,901 | 384,386 | ||||||||||
Membership & Subscriptions: | ||||||||||||||
Interval | 98,503 | 72,916 | 275,982 | 228,345 | ||||||||||
Match | 89,109 | 80,239 | 258,111 | 231,799 | ||||||||||
Entertainment | 33,254 | 32,047 | 72,882 | 75,480 | ||||||||||
Intra-sector elimination | (44 | ) | (61 | ) | (891 | ) | (930 | ) | ||||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 220,822 | 185,141 | 606,084 | 534,694 | ||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | 7,840 | 635 | 16,735 | 1,527 | ||||||||||
Inter-sector elimination | (5,637 | ) | (1,635 | ) | (10,089 | ) | (4,463 | ) | ||||||
Total | $ | 1,515,833 | $ | 1,411,669 | $ | 4,520,908 | $ | 4,196,699 | ||||||
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Operating Income (Loss): | ||||||||||||
Retailing | $ | 37,437 | $ | 50,347 | $106,626 | $142,858 | ||||||
Transactions: | ||||||||||||
Ticketmaster | 54,001 | 50,454 | 171,161 | 178,254 | ||||||||
LendingTree | (5,594 | ) | 15,202 | (6,779 | ) | 34,024 | ||||||
Real Estate | (4,828 | ) | (8,044 | ) | (21,534 | ) | (21,609 | ) | ||||
ServiceMagic | 4,626 | 5,078 | 16,103 | 10,791 | ||||||||
Total Transactions | 48,205 | 62,690 | 158,951 | 201,460 | ||||||||
Media & Advertising | 15,355 | (2,121 | ) | 15,164 | (19,885 | ) | ||||||
Membership & Subscriptions: | ||||||||||||
Interval | 28,351 | 22,837 | 93,013 | 75,519 | ||||||||
Match | 29,272 | 18,996 | 49,603 | 37,639 | ||||||||
Entertainment | (2,061 | ) | (5,220 | ) | (29,951 | ) | (38,128 | ) | ||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 55,562 | 36,613 | 112,665 | 75,030 | ||||||||
Emerging Businesses | (8,051 | ) | (4,653 | ) | (8,726 | ) | (13,062 | ) | ||||
Corporate and other | (44,371 | ) | (34,915 | ) | (138,589 | ) | (128,053 | ) | ||||
Total | $ | 104,137 | $ | 107,961 | $246,091 | $258,348 | ||||||
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2006 |
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Operating Income Before Amortization(a): | ||||||||||||||
Retailing | $ | 47,241 | $ | 57,349 | $ | 125,465 | $ | 176,819 | ||||||
Transactions: | ||||||||||||||
Ticketmaster | 61,944 | 57,026 | 192,624 | 198,759 | ||||||||||
LendingTree | (3,152 | ) | 18,807 | 1,628 | 46,474 | |||||||||
Real Estate | (3,877 | ) | (6,259 | ) | (16,006 | ) | (15,908 | ) | ||||||
ServiceMagic | 5,420 | 6,006 | 18,744 | 13,608 | ||||||||||
Total Transactions | 60,335 | 75,580 | 196,990 | 242,933 | ||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 27,578 | 15,877 | 56,515 | 38,206 | ||||||||||
Membership & Subscriptions: | ||||||||||||||
Interval | 36,231 | 29,142 | 113,511 | 94,434 | ||||||||||
Match | 29,530 | 19,252 | 57,508 | 42,499 | ||||||||||
Entertainment | (1,377 | ) | (3,932 | ) | (27,896 | ) | (34,264 | ) | ||||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 64,384 | 44,462 | 143,123 | 102,669 | ||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | (5,145 | ) | (4,491 | ) | (4,864 | ) | (12,580 | ) | ||||||
Corporate and other | (20,902 | ) | (18,564 | ) | (65,632 | ) | (59,784 | ) | ||||||
Total | $ | 173,491 | $ | 170,213 | $ | 451,597 | $ | 488,263 | ||||||
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The following table reconciles Operating Income Before Amortization to operating income and net earnings available to common shareholders.
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Operating Income Before Amortization | $ | 173,491 | $ | 170,213 | $ | 451,597 | $ | 488,263 | ||||||
Non-cash compensation expense | (25,215 | ) | (18,092 | ) | (76,299 | ) | (70,772 | ) | ||||||
Amortization of non-cash marketing | (13,064 | ) | (14,629 | ) | (37,522 | ) | (32,625 | ) | ||||||
Amortization of intangibles | (31,075 | ) | (29,531 | ) | (91,685 | ) | (126,518 | ) | ||||||
Operating income | 104,137 | 107,961 | 246,091 | 258,348 | ||||||||||
Interest income | 15,672 | 16,099 | 53,539 | 53,436 | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (15,446 | ) | (14,759 | ) | (46,061 | ) | (45,590 | ) | ||||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates | 5,081 | 8,322 | 19,564 | 25,594 | ||||||||||
Other income | 10,769 | 3,518 | 18,351 | 5,979 | ||||||||||
Income tax provision | (48,160 | ) | (53,314 | ) | (110,300 | ) | (128,042 | ) | ||||||
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries | 2,906 | 30 | 3,146 | 701 | ||||||||||
(Loss) gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax | (1,557 | ) | | 33,524 | | |||||||||
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | (1,638 | ) | 7,088 | 11,973 | 5,510 | |||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 71,764 | $ | 74,945 | $ | 229,827 | $ | 175,936 | ||||||
The Company maintains operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and other international territories. Geographic information about the United States and international territories is presented below:
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2006 |
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Revenue | |||||||||||||
United States | $ | 1,353,206 | $ | 1,289,944 | $ | 4,054,055 | $ | 3,833,991 | |||||
All other countries | 162,627 | 121,725 | 466,853 | 362,708 | |||||||||
$ | 1,515,833 | $ | 1,411,669 | $ | 4,520,908 | $ | 4,196,699 | ||||||
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Long-lived assets | |||||||
United States | $ | 627,383 | $ | 582,646 | |||
All other countries | 31,874 | 28,094 | |||||
$ | 659,257 | $ | 610,740 | ||||
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NOTE 6RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURE
The following tables reconcile Operating Income Before Amortization to operating income (loss) for the Company's reporting segments and to net earnings available to common shareholders in total (in millions, rounding differences may occur):
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Operating Income Before Amortization |
Non-cash compensation expense(A) |
Amortization of non-cash marketing |
Amortization of intangibles |
Operating income (loss) |
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Retailing | $ | 47.2 | $ | (0.1 | ) | $ | (7.0 | ) | $ | (2.7 | ) | $ | 37.4 | ||||
Transactions: | |||||||||||||||||
Ticketmaster | 61.9 | (1.9 | ) | | (6.1 | ) | 54.0 | ||||||||||
LendingTree | (3.2 | ) | 0.4 | | (2.9 | ) | (5.6 | ) | |||||||||
Real Estate | (3.9 | ) | 0.2 | | (1.1 | ) | (4.8 | ) | |||||||||
ServiceMagic | 5.4 | (0.2 | ) | | (0.6 | ) | 4.6 | ||||||||||
Total Transactions | 60.3 | (1.4 | ) | | (10.7 | ) | 48.2 | ||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 27.6 | | (6.1 | ) | (6.2 | ) | 15.4 | ||||||||||
Membership & Subscriptions: | |||||||||||||||||
Interval | 36.2 | | | (7.9 | ) | 28.4 | |||||||||||
Match | 29.5 | | | (0.2 | ) | 29.3 | |||||||||||
Entertainment | (1.4 | ) | | | (0.7 | ) | (2.1 | ) | |||||||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 64.4 | | | (8.8 | ) | 55.6 | |||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | (5.1 | ) | (0.2 | ) | | (2.7 | ) | (8.1 | ) | ||||||||
Corporate and other | (20.9 | ) | (23.5 | ) | | | (44.4 | ) | |||||||||
Total | $ | 173.5 | $ | (25.2 | ) | $ | (13.1 | ) | $ | (31.1 | ) | 104.1 | |||||
Other income, net | 16.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest | 120.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision | (48.2 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries | 2.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax | (1.6 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (1.6 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 71.8 | |||||||||||||||
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Non-cash compensation expense(B) |
Amortization of non-cash marketing |
Amortization of intangibles |
Operating income (loss) |
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Retailing | $ | 57.3 | $ | (1.3 | ) | $ | | $ | (5.7 | ) | $ | 50.3 | |||||
Transactions: | |||||||||||||||||
Ticketmaster | 57.0 | | | (6.6 | ) | 50.5 | |||||||||||
LendingTree | 18.8 | (0.1 | ) | | (3.5 | ) | 15.2 | ||||||||||
Real Estate | (6.3 | ) | (0.1 | ) | | (1.7 | ) | (8.0 | ) | ||||||||
ServiceMagic | 6.0 | (0.2 | ) | | (0.8 | ) | 5.1 | ||||||||||
Total Transactions | 75.6 | (0.4 | ) | | (12.5 | ) | 62.7 | ||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 15.9 | | (14.6 | ) | (3.4 | ) | (2.1 | ) | |||||||||
Membership & Subscriptions: | |||||||||||||||||
Interval | 29.1 | | | (6.3 | ) | 22.8 | |||||||||||
Match | 19.3 | | | (0.3 | ) | 19.0 | |||||||||||
Entertainment | (3.9 | ) | | | (1.3 | ) | (5.2 | ) | |||||||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 44.5 | | | (7.8 | ) | 36.6 | |||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | (4.5 | ) | | | (0.1 | ) | (4.7 | ) | |||||||||
Corporate and other | (18.6 | ) | (16.4 | ) | | | (34.9 | ) | |||||||||
Total | $ | 170.2 | $ | (18.1 | ) | $ | (14.6 | ) | $ | (29.5 | ) | 108.0 | |||||
Other income, net | 13.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest | 121.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision | (53.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries | | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 67.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 7.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 74.9 | |||||||||||||||
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Non-cash compensation expense(C) |
Amortization of non-cash marketing |
Amortization of intangibles |
Operating income (loss) |
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Retailing | $ | 125.5 | $ | (0.8 | ) | $ | (7.4 | ) | $ | (10.6 | ) | $ | 106.6 | ||||
Transactions: | |||||||||||||||||
Ticketmaster | 192.6 | (1.9 | ) | | (19.6 | ) | 171.2 | ||||||||||
LendingTree | 1.6 | 0.2 | | (8.6 | ) | (6.8 | ) | ||||||||||
Real Estate | (16.0 | ) | 0.1 | | (5.7 | ) | (21.5 | ) | |||||||||
ServiceMagic | 18.7 | (0.5 | ) | | (2.2 | ) | 16.1 | ||||||||||
Total Transactions | 197.0 | (2.0 | ) | | (36.1 | ) | 159.0 | ||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 56.5 | | (22.8 | ) | (18.5 | ) | 15.2 | ||||||||||
Membership & Subscriptions: | |||||||||||||||||
Interval | 113.5 | | | (20.5 | ) | 93.0 | |||||||||||
Match | 57.5 | | (7.2 | ) | (0.7 | ) | 49.6 | ||||||||||
Entertainment | (27.9 | ) | | | (2.1 | ) | (30.0 | ) | |||||||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 143.1 | | (7.2 | ) | (23.2 | ) | 112.7 | ||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | (4.9 | ) | (0.5 | ) | | (3.4 | ) | (8.7 | ) | ||||||||
Corporate and other | (65.6 | ) | (73.0 | ) | | | (138.6 | ) | |||||||||
Total | $ | 451.6 | $ | (76.3 | ) | $ | (37.5 | ) | $ | (91.7 | ) | 246.1 | |||||
Other income, net | 45.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest | 291.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision | (110.3 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries | 3.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 184.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax | 33.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 229.8 | |||||||||||||||
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Operating Income Before Amortization |
Non-cash compensation expense(D) |
Amortization of non-cash marketing |
Amortization of intangibles |
Operating income (loss) |
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Retailing | $ | 176.8 | $ | (3.5 | ) | $ | | $ | (30.5 | ) | $ | 142.9 | |||||
Transactions: | |||||||||||||||||
Ticketmaster | 198.8 | | | (20.5 | ) | 178.3 | |||||||||||
LendingTree | 46.5 | 1.0 | | (13.5 | ) | 34.0 | |||||||||||
Real Estate | (15.9 | ) | 0.5 | | (6.2 | ) | (21.6 | ) | |||||||||
ServiceMagic | 13.6 | (0.5 | ) | | (2.4 | ) | 10.8 | ||||||||||
Total Transactions | 242.9 | 1.1 | | (42.6 | ) | 201.5 | |||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 38.2 | | (29.6 | ) | (28.5 | ) | (19.9 | ) | |||||||||
Membership & Subscriptions: | |||||||||||||||||
Interval | 94.4 | | | (18.9 | ) | 75.5 | |||||||||||
Match | 42.5 | | (3.0 | ) | (1.9 | ) | 37.6 | ||||||||||
Entertainment | (34.3 | ) | | | (3.9 | ) | (38.1 | ) | |||||||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 102.7 | | (3.0 | ) | (24.6 | ) | 75.0 | ||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | (12.6 | ) | (0.1 | ) | | (0.3 | ) | (13.1 | ) | ||||||||
Corporate and other | (59.8 | ) | (68.3 | ) | | | (128.1 | ) | |||||||||
Total | $ | 488.3 | $ | (70.8 | ) | $ | (32.6 | ) | $ | (126.5 | ) | 258.3 | |||||
Other income, net | 39.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest | 297.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax provision | (128.0 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 170.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 175.9 | |||||||||||||||
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IAC/INTERACTIVECORP AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 7DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
During the second quarter of 2006, Quiz TV Limited, previously reported in IAC's Emerging Businesses group, ceased operations. iBuy, also previously reported in IAC's Emerging Businesses group, was classified as held for sale during the fourth quarter of 2006 and was subsequently sold during the second quarter of 2007. Additionally, on November 29, 2006, IAC sold PRC, previously reported in the Teleservices segment of IAC's Transactions sector, for approximately $286.5 million which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $66.3 million and an after-tax gain of $9.6 million. On June 19, 2007, IAC sold HSE, previously reported in the International segment of IAC's Retailing sector, for approximately $216.5 million, which resulted in a pre-tax gain of $52.0 million and an after-tax gain of $35.1 million. The after-tax gain on the sale of HSE was subsequently reduced to $31.1 million in the third quarter of 2007. See Note 10 for a further description of the sale of HSE. Accordingly, Quiz TV Limited, iBuy and HSE are presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented, and PRC is presented as discontinued operations in the statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. TV Travel Shop, Styleclick and ECS are also presented as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
The net revenue and net (loss) earnings, net of the effect of any minority interest, for the aforementioned discontinued operations for the applicable periods were as follows (in thousands):
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2006 |
2007 |
2006 |
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Net revenue | $ | | $ | 194,934 | $ | 192,679 | $ | 581,053 | ||||
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and minority interest | $ | (2,195 | ) | $ | 1,862 | $ | 10,074 | $ | 4,396 | |||
Income tax benefit | 557 | 5,226 | 1,899 | 1,114 | ||||||||
Net (loss) earnings | $ | (1,638 | ) | $ | 7,088 | $ | 11,973 | $ | 5,510 | |||
The assets and liabilities of HSE at December 31, 2006 have been classified in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as "Assets held for sale" (which is included in "Prepaid and other current assets") and "Liabilities held for sale" (which is included in "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities"). Such net assets held for sale consist of the following (in thousands):
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Current assets | $ | 81,834 | ||
Goodwill | 122,721 | |||
Other non-current assets | 22,325 | |||
Total assets held for sale | 226,880 | |||
Current liabilities | (56,353 | ) | ||
Other long term liabilities | (7,992 | ) | ||
Total liabilities held for sale | (64,345 | ) | ||
Total net assets held for sale | $ | 162,535 | ||
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NOTE 8EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of Basic and Diluted GAAP earnings per share.
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Diluted |
Basic |
Diluted |
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Numerator: | ||||||||||||
Net earnings from continuing operations available to common shareholders | $ | 74,959 | $ | 74,959 | $ | 67,857 | $ | 67,857 | ||||
Interest expense on Convertible Notes, net of tax(a)(b) | | 92 | | 241 | ||||||||
Net earnings from continuing operations available to common shareholders after assumed conversions of Convertible Notes, if applicable | 74,959 | 75,051 | 67,857 | 68,098 | ||||||||
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | (3,195 | ) | (3,195 | ) | 7,088 | 7,088 | ||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 71,764 | $ | 71,856 | $ | 74,945 | $ | 75,186 | ||||
Denominator: | ||||||||||||
Basic shares outstanding | 284,961 | 284,961 | 296,091 | 296,091 | ||||||||
Dilutive securities including stock options, warrants and restricted stock and share units | | 13,453 | | 13,123 | ||||||||
Denominator for earnings per shareweighted average shares(c)(d) | 284,961 | 298,414 | 296,091 | 309,214 | ||||||||
Earnings (loss) per share: | ||||||||||||
Earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.22 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||||
Earnings per share from net earnings | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.24 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.24 | ||||
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Net earnings from continuing operations available to common shareholders | $ | 184,330 | $ | 184,330 | $ | 170,426 | $ | 170,426 | ||||
Interest expense on Convertible Notes, net of tax(a)(b) | | 311 | | 851 | ||||||||
Net earnings from continuing operations available to common shareholders after assumed conversions of Convertible Notes, if applicable | 184,330 | 184,641 | 170,426 | 171,277 | ||||||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 45,497 | 45,497 | 5,510 | 5,510 | ||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 229,827 | $ | 230,138 | $ | 175,936 | $ | 176,787 | ||||
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Basic shares outstanding | 286,507 | 286,507 | 309,070 | 309,070 | ||||||||
Dilutive securities including stock options, warrants and restricted stock and share units | | 15,537 | | 15,677 | ||||||||
Denominator for earnings per shareweighted average shares(c)(d) | 286,507 | 302,044 | 309,070 | 324,747 | ||||||||
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Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||
Earnings per share from continuing operations | $ | 0.64 | $ | 0.61 | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.53 | ||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.01 | ||||||||
Earnings per share from net earnings | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.54 | ||||
NOTE 9EQUITY INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Company's equity investments in unconsolidated affiliates totaled $278.7 million and $117.2 million, respectively, and are included in "Long-term investments" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company invested $255.7 million in entities that are accounted for under the equity method. The most significant investment made by the Company, which included the conversion of a $26.5 million convertible note, was in Front Line Management Group, Inc. ("Front Line"). On August 9, 2007, the Company sold a portion of its investment in Front Line to Warner Music Group at the same per share price that the Company paid to acquire its holdings in Front Line.
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Summarized aggregated financial information for the Company's equity investments is as follows (in thousands):
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2006 |
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Net sales | $ | 758,484 | $ | 645,546 | ||
Gross profit | 318,064 | 274,514 | ||||
Net income | 44,006 | 71,026 |
NOTE 10DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Derivatives Related to Loans Held for Sale
The Company is exposed to certain risks in connection with its mortgage banking operations which are conducted under two brand names, LendingTree Loans and Home Loan Center (herein collectively referred to as "LendingTree Loans"). LendingTree Loans is exposed to interest rate risk for loans it originates until those loans are sold in the secondary market ("loans held for sale"). The fair value of loans held for sale is subject to change primarily due to changes in market interest rates. LendingTree Loans hedges the changes in fair value of certain loans held for sale primarily by entering into mortgage forward delivery contracts. Although LendingTree Loans continues to enter into derivatives for risk management purposes, effective April 1, 2007 it no longer designates these derivative instruments as hedges and thus the relationships no longer qualify for the hedge accounting provisions of SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS No. 133").
Prior to April 1, 2007, the fair value of loans held for sale was determined using current secondary market prices for loans with similar coupons, maturities and credit quality and the carrying value of the loans held for sale and the related derivative instruments were adjusted for changes in fair value during the time the hedge was deemed to be highly effective. The effective portion of the derivative gain or loss as well as the offsetting hedged item loss or gain attributable to the hedged risk were recognized in the statement of operations as a component of revenue. The net of these adjustments represented the ineffective portion of highly effective hedges which was also recorded as a component of revenue. If it was determined that the hedging relationship was no longer highly effective, hedge accounting was discontinued. When hedge accounting was discontinued, the affected loans held for sale were no longer adjusted for changes in fair value. However, the changes in fair value of the derivative instruments continue to be recognized in current earnings as a component of revenue. The fair value of the derivative instruments is recorded in "Prepaid and other current assets" and/or "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized losses of $1.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, related to the changes in fair value of derivative instruments. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recognized gains of less than $0.1 million and losses of $0.2 million, respectively, related to hedge ineffectiveness and losses of $0.8 million and $0.5 million, respectively, related to changes in the fair value of derivative instruments when hedge accounting was discontinued.
LendingTree Loans enters into commitments with consumers to originate loans at a locked in interest rate (interest rate lock commitments"IRLCs"). IAC reports IRLCs as derivative instruments in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 105, "Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments," and SFAS No. 133 and determines the fair value of IRLCs using current
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secondary market prices for underlying loans with similar coupons, maturity and credit quality, subject to the anticipated loan funding probability, or fallout factor. The fair value of IRLCs is subject to change primarily due to changes in interest rates and fallout factors. Under LendingTree Loans' risk management policy, LendingTree Loans hedges the changes in fair value of IRLCs primarily by entering into mortgage forward delivery contracts which can reduce the volatility of earnings. Neither the IRLCs nor the related hedging instrument qualify for hedge accounting and both are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value being recorded in current earnings as a component of revenue in the statement of operations. The IRLCs are recorded in "Prepaid and other current assets" and/or "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The net change in the fair value of these derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 resulted in losses of $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, which have been recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The net change in the fair value of these derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 resulted in losses of $1.0 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively, and have been recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. At September 30, 2007, there was $362.7 million of IRLCs notional value outstanding.
Derivatives Related to Long-term Debt
IAC's objective in managing its exposure to interest rate risk on its long-term debt is to maintain its mix of floating rate and fixed rate debt within a certain range. IAC's risk management policy enables IAC to manage its exposure to the impact of interest rate changes. As such, from time to time, IAC may enter into interest rate swap transactions designated as fair value hedges with financial institutions to modify the interest characteristics on a portion of its long-term debt. In 2004 and 2003, the Company entered into various interest rate swap agreements related to a portion of its 7.00% Senior Notes due January 15, 2013 (the "2002 Senior Notes"), which effectively changed the Company's interest rate exposure on a portion of the debt from fixed to floating. As of September 30, 2007, of the $750 million total principal amount of the 2002 Senior Notes, the interest rate is fixed on $400 million and the balance of $350 million has been swapped to floating based on the spread over 6-month LIBOR. The changes in fair value of the interest rate swaps at September 30, 2007 and 2006 resulted in losses of $6.6 million and $11.1 million, respectively. The fair value of the contracts has been recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in "Other long-term liabilities" with a corresponding offset to the carrying value of the related debt. The derivative gain or loss in the period of change and the offsetting hedged item loss or gain attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations.
Derivatives Created in the Spin-Off
As a result of the IAC Search & Media, Inc. (formerly Ask Jeeves, Inc.) acquisition, upon conversion of the Ask Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes due June 1, 2008 (the "Convertible Notes"), holders would receive shares of IAC common stock or the cash equivalent of such shares, at the Company's option. Following the Expedia spin-off on August 9, 2005, IAC became obligated to deliver shares of both IAC common stock and Expedia common stock to the holders upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. IAC and Expedia may elect to deliver the cash equivalent in lieu of such shares upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. This obligation represents a derivative liability in IAC's accompanying consolidated balance sheets because it is not denominated solely in shares of IAC common stock. This derivative liability
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was valued at $15.0 million at September 30, 2007. Under the separation agreement related to the Expedia spin-off, Expedia contractually assumed the obligation to deliver shares of Expedia common stock or the cash equivalent of such shares to IAC upon conversion by the holders of the Convertible Notes. This represents a derivative asset in IAC's accompanying consolidated balance sheets valued at $14.8 million at September 30, 2007. Both of these derivatives are maintained at fair value each reporting period with any changes in fair value reflected in the consolidated statement of operations. The net change in the fair value of these derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 resulted in net gains of $2.4 million and $3.9 million, respectively, which have been recognized in "Other income" in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The net change in the fair value of these derivatives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 resulted in net losses of $2.3 million and $3.1 million, respectively, which have been recognized in "Other income" in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. At September 30, 2007, the derivative asset related to the Convertible Notes is recorded in "Prepaid and other current assets" and the derivative liability related to the Convertible Notes is recorded in "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. At September 30, 2007, the principal amount of the Convertible Notes outstanding was $12.3 million.
Derivative Created in the Sale of HSE
On June 19, 2007, in consideration for the sale of HSE to Arcandor AG ("ARO"), formerly known as KarstadtQuelle AG, IAC received approximately 5.5 million shares of ARO stock valued at €141 million (the "ARO Shares"), plus additional consideration in the form of a derivative asset, that has a value of up to €54 million within three years. The ARO stock is a marketable security that is accounted for as an available-for-sale investment according to the provisions of SFAS No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities." The ultimate value of the derivative asset is dependent, in part, upon the average value of the ARO Shares for the 90 days preceding June 19, 2010 (the "Average Value"). To the extent that the Average Value of the ARO Shares is equal to or less than €141 million, IAC will receive a cash payment equal to €54 million. To the extent that the Average Value of the ARO Shares is equal to or greater than €195 million, IAC will receive no additional consideration. To the extent that the Average Value of the ARO Shares is between €141 million and €195 million, IAC will receive a pro rata portion of the €54 million. If the value of the ARO Shares equals or exceeds €35.68 per share for at least 30 consecutive trading days during the three year period from June 20, 2007 through June 19, 2010, the derivative asset expires without any payment being made. The derivative asset is maintained at fair value each reporting period with any changes in fair value reflected in the consolidated statement of operations. The change in the fair value of this derivative asset for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 resulted in gains of $5.9 million and $7.8 million, respectively, which have been recognized in "Other income" in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. At September 30, 2007, the ARO Shares, valued at $183.3 million, and the derivative asset, valued at $36.9 million, are recorded in "Long-term investments" and "Other non-current assets", respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
Derivatives Related to Foreign Exchange
IAC's objective in managing its foreign exchange risk is to reduce its potential exposure to the changes that exchange rates might have on its earnings, cash flows and financial position. IAC's primary exposure to foreign currency risk relates to investments in foreign subsidiaries that transact business in
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a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Euro, British Pound Sterling and Canadian Dollar. The Company is also exposed to foreign currency risk related to its assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency. As such, from time to time, IAC may enter into forward contracts or swap transactions designated as cash flow hedges with financial institutions to protect against the volatility of future cash flows caused by changes in currency exchange rates in order to reduce, but not always entirely eliminate, the impact of currency exchange rate movements of these local currencies.
During the second quarter of 2003, one of the Company's foreign subsidiaries entered into a five-year foreign exchange forward contract with a notional amount of $38.6 million, which was used to hedge against the change in value of a liability denominated in a currency other than the subsidiary's functional currency. This derivative contract was designated as a cash flow hedge for accounting purposes and foreign exchange re-measurement gains and losses related to the contract and liability were recognized each period in the statement of operations and were offsetting. In addition, the remaining effective portion of the derivative gain or loss was recorded in other comprehensive income until the derivative liability was extinguished in June 2007 in connection with the sale of HSE.
NOTE 11GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
On July 19, 2005, IAC completed the acquisition of IAC Search & Media. As part of the transaction, IAC irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed the Convertible Notes. IAC Search & Media is wholly owned by IAC. The following tables present condensed consolidating financial information as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 for: the guarantor, IAC, on a stand-alone basis; IAC Search & Media on a stand-alone basis; the combined non-guarantor subsidiaries of IAC; and IAC on a consolidated basis.
Balance sheet as of September 30, 2007:
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IAC |
IAC Search & Media |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Total Eliminations |
IAC Consolidated |
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Current assets | $ | 78,406 | $ | 164,729 | $ | 2,880,959 | $ | | $ | 3,124,094 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | | 62,314 | 584,098 | | 646,412 | ||||||||||
Goodwill and intangible assets, net | | 1,677,358 | 6,732,473 | | 8,409,831 | ||||||||||
Investment in subsidiaries | 13,729,624 | 1,213,534 | 11,880,811 | (26,823,969 | ) | | |||||||||
Other assets | 242,496 | 8,500 | 429,952 | | 680,948 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 14,050,526 | $ | 3,126,435 | $ | 22,508,293 | $ | (26,823,969 | ) | $ | 12,861,285 | ||||
Current liabilities | $ | 11,261 | $ | 55,733 | $ | 1,587,897 | $ | | $ | 1,654,891 | |||||
Long-term obligations, net of current maturities | 743,370 | | 80,021 | | 823,391 | ||||||||||
Other liabilities and minority interest | 740,873 | 67,943 | 542,756 | | 1,351,572 | ||||||||||
Intercompany liabilities | 3,523,591 | (149,023 | ) | (3,374,568 | ) | | | ||||||||
Interdivisional equity | | 3,142,540 | 20,425,530 | (23,568,070 | ) | | |||||||||
Shareholders' equity | 9,031,431 | 9,242 | 3,246,657 | (3,255,899 | ) | 9,031,431 | |||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 14,050,526 | $ | 3,126,435 | $ | 22,508,293 | $ | (26,823,969 | ) | $ | 12,861,285 | ||||
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Balance sheet as of December 31, 2006:
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IAC |
IAC Search & Media |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Total Eliminations |
IAC Consolidated |
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Current assets | $ | 1,182,540 | $ | 112,513 | $ | 2,662,331 | $ | | $ | 3,957,384 | |||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | | 46,927 | 547,609 | | 594,536 | ||||||||||
Goodwill and intangible assets, net | | 1,717,631 | 6,596,317 | | 8,313,948 | ||||||||||
Investment in subsidiaries | 12,580,625 | 1,213,669 | 11,879,869 | (25,674,163 | ) | | |||||||||
Other assets | 142,315 | 7,603 | 172,988 | | 322,906 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 13,905,480 | $ | 3,098,343 | $ | 21,859,114 | $ | (25,674,163 | ) | $ | 13,188,774 | ||||
Current liabilities | $ | 28,045 | $ | 7,658 | $ | 2,225,478 | $ | | $ | 2,261,181 | |||||
Long-term obligations, net of current maturities | 738,316 | 18,700 | 99,392 | | 856,408 | ||||||||||
Other liabilities and minority interest | 728,625 | 100,149 | 473,418 | | 1,302,192 | ||||||||||
Intercompany liabilities | 3,641,501 | (168,663 | ) | (3,472,838 | ) | | | ||||||||
Interdivisional equity | | 3,142,127 | 20,370,320 | (23,512,447 | ) | | |||||||||
Shareholders' equity | 8,768,993 | (1,628 | ) | 2,163,344 | (2,161,716 | ) | 8,768,993 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 13,905,480 | $ | 3,098,343 | $ | 21,859,114 | $ | (25,674,163 | ) | $ | 13,188,774 | ||||
Statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007:
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IAC |
IAC Search & Media |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Total Eliminations |
IAC Consolidated |
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Net revenue | $ | | $ | 169,974 | $ | 1,345,859 | $ | | $ | 1,515,833 | ||||||
Operating expenses | | (157,421 | ) | (1,254,275 | ) | | (1,411,696 | ) | ||||||||
Interest (expense) income, net | (148,109 | ) | 4,258 | 144,077 | | 226 | ||||||||||
Other income, net | 223,068 | 1,794 | 13,572 | (222,584 | ) | 15,850 | ||||||||||
Income tax provision | | (3,674 | ) | (44,486 | ) | | (48,160 | ) | ||||||||
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries | | | 2,906 | | 2,906 | |||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 74,959 | 14,931 | 207,653 | (222,584 | ) | 74,959 | ||||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax | (3,195 | ) | | (3,195 | ) | 3,195 | (3,195 | ) | ||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 71,764 | $ | 14,931 | $ | 204,458 | $ | (219,389 | ) | $ | 71,764 | |||||
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Statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007:
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IAC |
IAC Search & Media |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Total Eliminations |
IAC Consolidated |
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Net revenue | $ | | $ | 469,046 | $ | 4,051,862 | $ | | $ | 4,520,908 | ||||||
Operating expenses | | (457,337 | ) | (3,817,480 | ) | | (4,274,817 | ) | ||||||||
Interest (expense) income, net | (419,781 | ) | 9,102 | 418,157 | | 7,478 | ||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 604,108 | (1,108 | ) | 34,790 | (599,875 | ) | 37,915 | |||||||||
Income tax provision | | (5,224 | ) | (105,076 | ) | | (110,300 | ) | ||||||||
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries | 3 | | 3,143 | | 3,146 | |||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 184,330 | 14,479 | 585,396 | (599,875 | ) | 184,330 | ||||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax | 45,497 | | 45,497 | (45,497 | ) | 45,497 | ||||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 229,827 | $ | 14,479 | $ | 630,893 | $ | (645,372 | ) | $ | 229,827 | |||||
Statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007:
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IAC |
IAC Search & Media |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Total Eliminations |
IAC Consolidated |
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Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities attributable to continuing operations | $ | (360,196 | ) | $ | 79,246 | $ | 880,960 | $ | | $ | 600,010 | |||||
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities attributable to continuing operations | (187,006 | ) | (35,525 | ) | 274,857 | | 52,326 | |||||||||
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities attributable to continuing operations | 547,202 | (9,364 | ) | (1,259,224 | ) | | (721,386 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash used in discontinued operations | | | (9,969 | ) | | (9,969 | ) | |||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | 727 | 28,745 | | 29,472 | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | 51,013 | 1,377,127 | | 1,428,140 | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | | $ | 86,097 | $ | 1,292,496 | $ | | $ | 1,378,593 | ||||||
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Statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2006:
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IAC |
IAC Search & Media |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Total Eliminations |
IAC Consolidated |
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Net revenue | $ | | $ | 116,582 | $ | 1,295,087 | $ | | $ | 1,411,669 | ||||||
Operating expenses | | (120,462 | ) | (1,183,246 | ) | | (1,303,708 | ) | ||||||||
Interest (expense) income, net | (117,719 | ) | 1,315 | 117,744 | | 1,340 | ||||||||||
Other income (expense), net | 185,575 | (2,640 | ) | 14,219 | (185,314 | ) | 11,840 | |||||||||
Income tax benefit (provision) | | 7,564 | (60,878 | ) | | (53,314 | ) | |||||||||
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries | 1 | | 29 | | 30 | |||||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 67,857 | 2,359 | 182,955 | (185,314 | ) | 67,857 | ||||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax | 7,088 | | 7,088 | (7,088 | ) | 7,088 | ||||||||||
Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 74,945 | $ | 2,359 | $ | 190,043 | $ | (192,402 | ) | $ | 74,945 | |||||
Statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006:
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IAC |
IAC Search & Media |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Total Eliminations |
IAC Consolidated |
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Net revenue | $ | | $ | 333,999 | $ | 3,862,700 | $ | | $ | 4,196,699 | ||||||
Operating expenses | | (358,428 | ) | (3,579,923 | ) | | (3,938,351 | ) | ||||||||
Interest (expense) income, net | (334,731 | ) | 2,657 | 339,920 | | 7,846 | ||||||||||
Other income, net | 504,449 | 8,495 | 32,954 | (514,325 | ) | 31,573 | ||||||||||
Income tax benefit (provision) | | 10,071 | (138,113 | ) | | (128,042 | ) | |||||||||
Minority interest in losses (income) of consolidated subsidiaries | 708 | | (7 | ) | | 701 | ||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations | 170,426 | (3,206 | ) | 517,531 | (514,325 | ) | 170,426 | |||||||||
Discontinued operations, net of tax | 5,510 | | 5,510 | (5,510 | ) | 5,510 | ||||||||||
Net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders | $ | 175,936 | $ | (3,206 | ) | $ | 523,041 | $ | (519,835 | ) | $ | 175,936 | ||||
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Statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006:
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IAC |
IAC Search & Media |
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries |
Total Eliminations |
IAC Consolidated |
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Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities attributable to continuing operations | $ | (244,053 | ) | $ | 67,516 | $ | 720,607 | $ | | $ | 544,070 | |||||
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities attributable to continuing operations | (104,447 | ) | (14,156 | ) | 562,929 | | 444,326 | |||||||||
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities attributable to continuing operations | 348,500 | (52,609 | ) | (1,187,501 | ) | | (891,610 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash used in discontinued operations | | | (38,336 | ) | | (38,336 | ) | |||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | 2,083 | 21,244 | | 23,327 | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | 72,977 | 914,103 | | 987,080 | |||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | | $ | 75,811 | $ | 993,046 | $ | | $ | 1,068,857 | ||||||
NOTE 12SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Transactions for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
On June 19, 2007, IAC completed the sale of HSE and received approximately 5.5 million shares of ARO stock and a derivative asset, valued at $190.1 million and $27.1 million, respectively. See Note 10 for a further description of the sale of HSE.
On June 8, 2007, the Company made an investment in Front Line, which included the conversion of a $26.5 million convertible note. See Note 9 for a further description of the Company's investment in Front Line.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, $7.7 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes was converted by the holders. Upon conversion, 0.3 million shares of IAC common stock and 0.3 million shares of Expedia common stock were issued to the holders.
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Transactions for the nine months ended September 30, 2006
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, $79.3 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes was converted by the holders. Upon conversion, 3.0 million shares of IAC common stock and 3.0 million shares of Expedia common stock were issued to the holders.
Due to a reconciliation of federal income taxes for the 2005 period prior to the Expedia spin-off and as provided for in the tax sharing agreement entered into with Expedia at the time of the Expedia spin-off, the Company recorded a $15.5 million reduction to the amount distributed to Expedia shareholders in September 2006 due to a reduced tax liability. The amount was recorded in the consolidated statement of shareholders' equity as an increase to additional paid-in capital in September 2006.
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NOTE 13COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Comprehensive income is comprised of (in thousands):
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
2006 |
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Net earnings available to common shareholders | $ | 71,764 | $ | 74,945 | $ | 229,827 | $ | 175,936 | |||||
Foreign currency translation | 25,872 | 59 | 18,906 | 20,189 | |||||||||
Unrealized (losses) gains on available for sale securities | (2,303 | ) | 4,821 | (7,112 | ) | 1,230 | |||||||
Net (losses) gains on derivative contracts | (94 | ) | 3,823 | (2,355 | ) | 3,978 | |||||||
Other comprehensive income | 23,475 | 8,703 | 9,439 | 25,397 | |||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 95,239 | $ | 83,648 | $ | 239,266 | $ | 201,333 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, is comprised of (in thousands):
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September 30, 2007 |
December 31, 2006 |
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Foreign currency translation | $ | 97,453 | $ | 78,547 | |||
Unrealized losses on available for sale securities | (11,509 | ) | (4,397 | ) | |||
Net gains on derivative contracts | | 2,355 | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | $ | 85,944 | $ | 76,505 | |||
NOTE 14INCOME TAXES
The Company calculates its interim income tax provision in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 28, "Interim Financial Reporting," and FASB Interpretation No. 18, "Accounting for Income Taxes in Interim Periods." At the end of each interim period, the Company makes its best estimate of the annual expected effective tax rate and applies that rate to its ordinary year-to-date earnings or loss. The tax or benefit related to significant, unusual, or extraordinary items that will be separately reported or reported net of their related tax effect are individually computed and recognized in the interim period in which those items occur. In addition, the effect of changes in enacted tax laws or rates, tax status, or judgment on the realizability of a beginning-of-the-year deferred tax asset in future years is recognized in the interim period in which the change occurs.
The computation of the annual expected effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to the expected operating income for the year, projections of the proportion of income or (loss) earned and taxed in foreign jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences, and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, more experience is acquired, additional information is obtained or our tax environment changes. To the extent that the estimated annual effective tax rate changes during a quarter, the effect of the change on prior quarters is included in tax expense for the current quarter. Included in the income tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2007 is a benefit of $0.4 million due to a change in the estimated annual effective tax rate from that used in the second quarter.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recorded a tax provision for continuing operations of $48.2 million and $110.3 million, respectively, which represent effective tax rates of 40% and 38%, respectively. The tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2007 is
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higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to state taxes and interest on tax contingencies. The tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 is higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to state taxes and interest on tax contingencies, partially offset by foreign tax credits associated with equity income from unconsolidated affiliates.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded a tax provision for continuing operations of $53.3 million and $128.0 million, respectively, which represent effective tax rates of 44% and 43%, respectively. The tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 are higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to state taxes and interest on tax contingencies, partially offset by net adjustments related to the reconciliation of provision accruals to tax returns.
The Company has adopted the provisions of FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The cumulative effect of the adoption resulted in an increase of $420.7 million to retained earnings. As of January 1, 2007 and September 30, 2007, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $242.0 million and $245.3 million, respectively. If unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2007 are subsequently recognized, approximately $42.4 million and $33.5 million, net of related deferred tax assets, would reduce income tax expense from continuing operations and discontinued operations, respectively.
The Company recognizes interest and, if applicable, penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Included in income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 is $2.8 million and $7.5 million, net of related deferred taxes, respectively, for interest on unrecognized tax benefits. At January 1, 2007 and September 30, 2007 the Company has accrued $16.0 million and $28.7 million, respectively for the payment of interest. There are no material accruals for penalties.
The Company is routinely under audit by federal, state, local and foreign authorities in the area of income tax. These audits include questioning the timing and the amount of deductions and the allocation of income among various tax jurisdictions. Income tax provisions include amounts considered sufficient to pay assessments that may result from examination of prior year returns; however, the amount paid upon resolution of issues raised may differ from the amount provided. Differences between the reserves for tax contingencies and the amounts owed by the Company are recorded in the period they become known.
The IRS is currently examining the Company's tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2001 through 2003. The statute of limitations for these years has been extended to December 31, 2008. Various state, local and foreign jurisdictions are currently under exam, the most significant of which are California, Florida and New York, for various tax years after December 31, 2001. The examinations are expected to be completed by late 2008. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax benefits could change within twelve months of the current reporting date. While the amount could be significant, an estimate of this potential change cannot be made.
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NOTE 15CONTINGENCIES
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is a party to various lawsuits. The Company establishes reserves for specific legal matters when it determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the loss is reasonably estimable. Management has also identified certain other legal matters where we believe an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and, therefore, no reserve is established. Although management currently believes that resolving claims against us will not have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management's view of these matters may change in the future. It is possible that an unfavorable outcome of one or more of these lawsuits could have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company. The Company also evaluates other contingent matters, including tax contingencies, to assess the probability and estimated extent of potential loss. See Note 14 for discussion related to income tax contingencies.
NOTE 16SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On November 5, 2007, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a plan to separate IAC into five publicly traded companies:
The transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including, among others, final approval of the transaction specifics by the Company's Board of Directors, receipt of an opinion of counsel regarding the tax-free nature of the transaction, and the filing and effectiveness of registration statements with the SEC. The proposed spin-offs are expected to be completed in the second or third quarter of 2008. Upon completion of the spin-offs, IAC's shareholders will own 100% of the equity in all five companies, IAC, HSN, Ticketmaster, Interval International and LendingTree.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
GENERAL
Management Overview
IAC/InterActiveCorp is an interactive conglomerate operating more than 60 diversified brands in sectors being transformed by the internet, online and offline...our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. Our operating businesses provide products and services through a diversified portfolio of specialized and global brands and are organized into the following sectors:
IAC enables billions of dollars of consumer-direct transactions and advertising for products and services via interactive distribution channels. All references to "IAC," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us" in this report are to IAC/InterActiveCorp.
Beginning with the first quarter of 2007, the Services sector has been renamed Transactions to more clearly reflect the nature of the activities of the businesses within that sector and several segment names were changed to identify the primary brand name within those segments, where practical. These name changes did not affect the composition of our reporting segments and did not have any impact on our financial reporting. Following the sale of the Company's German TV and internet retailer Home Shopping Europe GmbH & Co. KG, and its affiliated station HSE24 ("HSE"), on June 19, 2007, the segment formerly known as Retailing U.S. has been renamed Retailing.
During the second quarter of 2006, Quiz TV Limited, which was previously reported in our Emerging Businesses group, ceased operations. Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2006, PRC, IAC's Teleservices subsidiary, was sold and iBuy, which was also previously reported in IAC's Emerging Businesses group, was classified as held for sale. During the second quarter of 2007, iBuy was subsequently sold and HSE, which was previously reported in the International reporting segment of our Retailing sector, was also sold. Accordingly, discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and cash flows include PRC and HSE through September 30, 2006 and June 19, 2007, respectively. Quiz TV Limited and iBuy are presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for all periods presented.
On November 5, 2007, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a plan to separate IAC into five publicly traded companies:
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The transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including, among others, final approval of the transaction specifics by the Company's Board of Directors, receipt of an opinion of counsel regarding the tax-free nature of the transaction, and the filing and effectiveness of registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The proposed spin-offs are expected to be completed in the second or third quarter of 2008. Upon completion of the spin-offs, IAC's shareholders will own 100% of the equity in all five companies, IAC, HSN, Ticketmaster, Interval International and LendingTree.
For a more detailed presentation of the Company's operating businesses, see the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
Set forth below are the contributions made by our various sectors, our emerging businesses and corporate expenses to consolidated revenues, operating income and Operating Income Before Amortization (as defined in IAC's Principles of Financial Reporting) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (rounding differences may occur):
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Retailing | $ | 700.4 | 46 | % | $ | 686.2 | 49 | % | $ | 2,087.1 | 46 | % | $ | 2,055.6 | 49 | % | ||||||||
Transactions | 402.6 | 27 | % | 405.9 | 29 | % | 1,289.1 | 29 | % | 1,224.9 | 29 | % | ||||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 189.8 | 13 | % | 135.5 | 10 | % | 531.9 | 12 | % | 384.4 | 9 | % | ||||||||||||
Membership & Subscriptions | 220.8 | 15 | % | 185.1 | 13 | % | 606.1 | 13 | % | 534.7 | 13 | % | ||||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | 7.8 | 1 | % | 0.6 | 0 | % | 16.7 | 0 | % | 1.5 | 0 | % | ||||||||||||
Inter-segment elimination | (5.6 | ) | 0 | % | (1.6 | ) | 0 | % | (10.1 | ) | 0 | % | (4.5 | ) | 0 | % | ||||||||
Total | $ | 1,515.8 | 100 | % | $ | 1,411.7 | 100 | % | $ | 4,520.9 | 100 | % | $ | 4,196.7 | 100 | % | ||||||||
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Retailing | $ | 37.4 | 36 | % | $ | 50.3 | 47 | % | $ | 106.6 | 43 | % | $ | 142.9 | 55 | % | ||||||||
Transactions | 48.2 | 46 | % | 62.7 | 58 | % | 159.0 | 65 | % | 201.5 | 78 | % | ||||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 15.4 | 15 | % | (2.1 | ) | (2 | )% | 15.2 | 6 | % | (19.9 | ) | (8 | )% | ||||||||||
Membership & Subscriptions | 55.6 | 53 | % | 36.6 | 34 | % | 112.7 | 46 | % | 75.0 | 29 | % | ||||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | (8.1 | ) | (8 | )% | (4.7 | ) | (4 | )% | (8.7 | ) | (4 | )% | (13.1 | ) | (5 | )% | ||||||||
Corporate and other | (44.4 | ) | (43 | )% | (34.9 | ) | (32 | )% | (138.6 | ) | (56 | )% | (128.1 | ) | (50 | )% | ||||||||
Total | $ | 104.1 | 100 | % | $ | 108.0 | 100 | % | $ | 246.1 | 100 | % | $ | 258.3 | 100 | % | ||||||||
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Retailing | $ | 47.2 | 27 | % | $ | 57.3 | 34 | % | $ | 125.5 | 28 | % | $ | 176.8 | 36 | % | ||||||||
Transactions | 60.3 | 35 | % | 75.6 | 44 | % | 197.0 | 44 | % | 242.9 | 50 | % | ||||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 27.6 | 16 | % | 15.9 | 9 | % | 56.5 | 13 | % | 38.2 | 8 | % | ||||||||||||
Membership & Subscriptions | 64.4 | 37 | % | 44.5 | 26 | % | 143.1 | 32 | % | 102.7 | 21 | % | ||||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | (5.1 | ) | (3 | )% | (4.5 | ) | (3 | )% | (4.9 | ) | (1 | )% | (12.6 | ) | (3 | )% | ||||||||
Corporate and other | (20.9 | ) | (12 | )% | (18.6 | ) | (11 | )% | (65.6 | ) | (15 | )% | (59.8 | ) | (12 | )% | ||||||||
Total | $ | 173.5 | 100 | % | $ | 170.2 | 100 | % | $ | 451.6 | 100 | % | $ | 488.3 | 100 | % | ||||||||
IAC Consolidated Results
Revenue
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue in 2007 increased $104.2 million from 2006 primarily as a result of revenue increases of $54.3 million from the Media & Advertising sector, $35.7 million from the Membership & Subscriptions sector and $14.2 million from the Retailing sector. The revenue increase from the Media & Advertising sector was driven primarily from growth at the syndicated search and Fun Web Products businesses. Revenue from the Membership & Subscriptions sector benefited from the inclusion of ResortQuest Hawaii which was acquired on May 31, 2007, as well as a 7% increase in confirmed vacations and a 6% increase in membership at Interval. Also contributing to the revenue growth at the Membership & Subscriptions sector was an 11% increase in average revenue per subscriber, primarily in North America, partially offset by a 1% worldwide decrease in subscribers at Match. The increase in the Retailing sector reflects strong gains at Shoebuy and slight growth from both the Catalogs business and HSN.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue in 2007 increased $324.2 million from 2006 primarily as a result of revenue increases of $147.5 million from the Media & Advertising sector, $71.4 million from the Membership & Subscriptions sector, $64.2 million from the Transactions sector and $31.5 million from the Retailing sector. The revenue growth from the Media & Advertising sector was driven primarily by an increase in queries from syndicated search and an increase in both queries and revenue per query at Fun Web Products. The revenue growth at the Transactions sector was driven by a higher mix and volume of concert ticket sales and continued international strength at Ticketmaster as well as strong growth at ServiceMagic. Partially offsetting this revenue growth was a revenue decline at LendingTree, which
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continues to operate in a difficult home loan market. The contribution from the Membership & Subscriptions sector was driven by increased transaction volume and membership at Interval, and a 9% increase in average revenue per subscriber at Match. Also contributing to the increased revenue from the Membership & Subscriptions sector is Interval's inclusion of ResortQuest Hawaii in 2007. The revenue increase from the Retailing sector reflects strong growth from Shoebuy, which was acquired on February 3, 2006, and slight growth from the Catalogs business, partially offset by a 1% decline in sales at HSN.
Cost of sales
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Cost of sales | $ | 801,589 | 13% | $ | 707,133 | |||
As a percentage of total revenue | 53% | 279 bp | 50% | |||||
Gross margins | 47% | (279) bp | 50% |
Cost of sales consists primarily of the cost of products sold, as well as ticketing royalties, traffic acquisition costs, compensation and other employee-related costs (including stock-based compensation) for personnel engaged in warehouse and call center functions and credit card processing fees. Ticketing royalties relate to Ticketmaster's clients' share of convenience and order processing charges. Traffic acquisition costs consist of revenue share payments to partners that have integrated sponsored listings into their web sites and similar arrangements with third parties who direct traffic to our web sites.
Cost of sales in 2007 increased $94.5 million from 2006 primarily due to increased expenses of $39.6 million from the Media & Advertising sector, $24.5 million from the Transactions sector, $14.3 million from the Membership & Subscriptions sector and $14.7 million from the Retailing sector. The increase in cost of sales from the Media & Advertising sector was primarily due to an increase of $35.8 million in revenue share payments to third party traffic sources which is a direct result from the growth in network revenue at IAC Search & Media. The increase at the Transactions sector was primarily driven by increases of $10.8 million in ticketing royalties due in part to higher revenue and higher royalty rates and $5.6 million in compensation and other employee-related costs associated, in part, with a 12% increase in headcount at Ticketmaster. The increase in cost of sales from the Membership & Subscriptions sector was primarily driven by Interval's acquisition of ResortQuest Hawaii. Also contributing to the increase in cost of sales were increased expenses from the Retailing sector of $11.4 million in cost of products sold due to increased revenue and a shift in product mix to items with lower gross margins.
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Cost of sales | $ | 2,358,140 | 12% | $ | 2,102,426 | |||
As a percentage of total revenue | 52% | 206 bp | 50% | |||||
Gross margins | 48% | (206) bp | 50% |
Cost of sales in 2007 increased $255.7 million from 2006 primarily due to increased expenses of $102.8 million from the Media & Advertising sector, $88.8 million from the Transactions sector, $44.9 million from the Retailing sector and $21.1 million from the Membership & Subscriptions sector. The increase in cost of sales from the Media & Advertising sector was primarily due to an increase of
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$91.6 million in revenue share payments to third party traffic sources resulting from higher network revenue at IAC Search & Media. The increase at the Transactions sector was primarily driven by increases at Ticketmaster of $42.1 million in ticketing royalties resulting primarily from higher royalty rates, $14.9 million in compensation and other employee-related costs and $9.1 million in credit card processing fees due in part to higher revenue. Cost of sales at the Retailing sector increased primarily due to an increase of $35.0 million in cost of products sold and $8.2 million in shipping and handling costs. Also contributing to the increase in cost of sales were increased expenses from the Membership & Subscriptions sector primarily due to Interval's inclusion of ResortQuest Hawaii, as noted above in the three month discussion.
Selling and marketing expense
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Selling and marketing expense | $ | 303,136 | 3% | $ | 294,059 | |||
As a percentage of total revenue | 20% | (83) bp | 21% |
Selling and marketing expense consists primarily of advertising and promotional expenditures, compensation and other employee-related costs (including stock-based compensation) for personnel engaged in customer service and sales functions and on-air distribution costs. Advertising and promotional expenditures primarily include online marketing and catalog circulation costs, as well as television, print and radio spending.
Selling and marketing expense in 2007 increased $9.1 million from 2006 primarily due to increases of $4.3 million from the Retailing sector and $4.2 million from the Media & Advertising sector. The increase in selling and marketing expense from the Retailing sector was primarily due to an increase of $2.4 million in compensation and other employee-related costs and an increase of $1.5 million in advertising and promotional expenditures, which is net of a decrease of $1.0 million in catalog circulation costs. In addition, selling and marketing expense increased at the Media & Advertising sector primarily due to an increase of $3.0 million in compensation and other employee-related costs, as well as an increase of $1.9 million in advertising and promotional expenditures. Favorably impacting advertising and promotional expenditures at the Media & Advertising sector is the reduction in the current year marketing expense of $5.8 million, resulting from the capitalization and amortization of costs associated with the distribution of toolbars, which began on April 1, 2007. These costs had previously been expensed as incurred.
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Selling and marketing expense | $ | 980,805 | 6% | $ | 924,592 | |||
As a percentage of total revenue | 22% | (34) bp | 22% |
Selling and marketing expense in 2007 increased $56.2 million from 2006 primarily due to increases of $20.9 million from the Media & Advertising sector, $16.4 million from the Retailing sector and $9.6 million from the Membership & Subscriptions sector. The increase in selling and marketing expense from the Media & Advertising sector was primarily due to an increase of $9.0 million in compensation and other employee-related costs, as well as an increase of $7.3 million in advertising and promotional expenditures related to IAC Search & Media's 2007 ad campaign. As described above in
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the three month discussion, advertising and promotional expenditures at the Media & Advertising sector were favorably impacted by the reduction in the current year marketing expense of $12.8 million, resulting from the capitalization and amortization of costs associated with the distribution of toolbars. The increase in compensation and other employee-related costs is due in part to a 22% increase in headcount from the prior year period at Citysearch primarily related to the opening of a new call center in late 2006. Selling and marketing expense from the Retailing sector increased primarily due to an increase of $8.2 million in on-air distribution costs at HSN and $3.7 million in compensation and other employee-related costs, partially offset by a decrease of $6.0 million in catalog circulation costs. In addition, selling and marketing expense increased at the Memberships & Subscriptions sector primarily due to an increase of $13.9 million in advertising and promotional expenditures at Match related to its domestic and international marketing campaigns, partially offset by a decrease of $3.3 million in advertising and promotional expenditures at Entertainment.
General and administrative expense
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General and administrative expense | $ | 208,667 | 9% | $ | 190,720 | |||
As a percentage of total revenue | 14% | 26 bp | 14% |
General and administrative expense consists primarily of compensation and other employee-related costs (including stock-based compensation) for personnel engaged in finance, legal, tax, human resources and executive management functions, facilities costs and fees for professional services.
General and administrative expense in 2007 increased $17.9 million from 2006 primarily due to increases of $6.8 million from the Transactions sector and $4.5 million from the Retailing sector. The increase in general and administrative expense from the Transactions sector was primarily due to $6.6 million in restructuring costs at LendingTree. Also contributing to the increase in general and administrative expense was an increase at the Retailing sector of $1.6 million in professional fees and $1.1 million in bad debt expense. The increase in bad debt expense is primarily due to increased Flexpay sales at HSN. Flexpay allows customers to pay for merchandise in interest free monthly payments over a 2-6 month period. Flexpay sales were 59% and 47% of total HSN sales for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
General and administrative expense includes non-cash compensation expense of $21.3 million in 2007 compared with $15.4 million in 2006. The increase in non-cash compensation expense is primarily due to expense associated with equity grants issued subsequent to the third quarter of 2006. As of September 30, 2007, there was approximately $240.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to all equity-based awards, which is currently expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.8 years.
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General and administrative expense | $ | 617,611 | 12% | $ | 553,372 | |||
As a percentage of total revenue | 14% | 48 bp | 13% |
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General and administrative expense in 2007 increased $64.2 million from 2006 primarily due to increases of $38.0 million from the Transactions sector and $21.9 million from the Retailing sector. The increase in general and administrative expense from the Transactions sector was primarily due to an increase of $8.7 million in certain litigation reserves at Ticketmaster in the current year period compared to the prior year period which included a reduction of $5.8 million in certain litigation reserves. General and administrative expense at the Transactions sector also reflects increases of $7.5 million and $5.9 million in compensation and other employee-related costs at Ticketmaster and ServiceMagic, respectively. The increase in compensation and other employee-related costs is due in part to increases in headcount resulting from growth in these businesses. The Transactions sector was further impacted by $10.3 million in restructuring costs, including a reduction in workforce, at LendingTree. Also contributing to the increase in general and administrative expense was an increase at the Retailing sector of $9.8 million in compensation and other employee-related costs and $4.5 million in professional fees.
General and administrative expense includes non-cash compensation expense of $64.1 million in 2007 compared with $59.4 million in 2006. The increase in non-cash compensation expense is primarily due to expense associated with equity grants issued subsequent to the third quarter of 2006.
Other operating expense
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Other operating expense | $ | 14,820 | (50 | )% | $ | 29,578 | ||
As a percentage of total revenue | 1% | (112 | ) bp | 2% |
Other operating expense consists primarily of compensation and other employee-related costs (including stock-based compensation) for personnel engaged in production and programming at the Retailing sector and product development at IAC Search & Media, LendingTree and Real Estate which include costs related to the design, development, testing and enhancement of technology that are not capitalized.
Other operating expense in 2007 decreased $14.8 million from 2006 due to the resolution of legal claims.
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As a percentage of total revenue | 2% | (39 | ) bp | 2% |
Other operating expense in 2007 decreased $11.2 million from 2006, due to the resolution of legal claims noted above in the three month discussion, partially offset by an increase of $3.3 million in compensation and other employee-related costs at IAC Search & Media in 2007. The increase in compensation and other employee-related costs is primarily due to an 8% increase in headcount, as IAC Search & Media continues to upgrade and enhance its search technology and products.
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Depreciation
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As a percentage of total revenue | 3% | (10 | ) bp | 3% | 3% | (16 | ) bp | 3% |
Depreciation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 increased $1.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively, primarily due to the incremental depreciation associated with capital expenditures made during 2006 and 2007, partially offset by certain fixed assets becoming fully depreciated during the period.
Operating Income Before Amortization
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Operating Income Before Amortization | $ | 173,491 | 2 | % | $ | 170,213 | ||
As a percentage of total revenue | 11% | (61 | ) bp | 12% |
Operating Income Before Amortization in 2007 increased $3.3 million from 2006 primarily due to the improved operating results of $19.9 million from the Membership & Subscriptions sector and $11.7 million from the Media & Advertising sector, partially offset by declines of $15.2 million and $10.1 million from the Transactions and Retailing sectors, respectively. The Membership & Subscriptions sector was positively impacted by continued growth at Match and Interval. Also contributing favorably to Operating Income Before Amortization is the reduction in the current year marketing expense of $5.8 million from the Media & Advertising sector resulting from the capitalization and amortization of certain costs as described above in the selling and marketing expense discussion. Operating Income Before Amortization at the Transactions sector declined due to lower revenue, higher costs per loan sold and a $7.4 million increase in loan loss reserves at LendingTree. This decline was partially offset by a $6.7 million gain, after netting a favorable legal settlement, an increase in certain legal reserves and a restructuring charge, at LendingTree and growth at Ticketmaster. Operating Income Before Amortization was further impacted by lower gross margins at Retailing.
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As a percentage of total revenue | 10% | (165 | ) bp | 12% |
Operating Income Before Amortization in 2007 decreased $36.7 million from 2006 primarily due to declines of $51.4 million and $45.9 million from the Retailing and Transactions sectors, respectively, which more than offset strong growth of $40.5 million and $18.3 million from the Membership & Subscriptions sector and the Media & Advertising sector, respectively. The decline at the Retailing sector was due to the impact of lower gross margins resulting from a product mix shift. Operating Income Before Amortization was further impacted by lower revenue, higher costs per loan sold and a $6.4 million increase in loan loss reserves at LendingTree and increased fixed costs at Ticketmaster.
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The Membership & Subscriptions sector was positively impacted by continued growth at Interval and Match. Also contributing favorably to Operating Income Before Amortization is the reduction in the current year marketing expense of $12.8 million from the Media & Advertising sector as described above in the selling and marketing expense discussion.
Operating income
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As a percentage of total revenue | 7% | (78) bp | 8% |
Operating income in 2007 decreased $3.8 million from 2006 primarily due to a $7.1 million increase in non-cash compensation expense and a $1.5 million increase in amortization of intangibles, partially offset by an increase of $3.3 million in Operating Income Before Amortization discussed above and a $1.6 million decrease in amortization of non-cash marketing. The amortization of non-cash marketing referred to in this report consists of non-cash advertising secured from Universal Television as part of the transaction pursuant to which Vivendi Universal Entertainment, LLLP ("VUE") was created, and the subsequent transaction by which IAC sold its partnership interests in VUE.
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Operating income | $ | 246,091 | (5)% | $ | 258,348 | |||
As a percentage of total revenue | 5% | (71) bp | 6% |
Operating income in 2007 decreased $12.3 million from 2006 primarily due to a decrease of $36.7 million in Operating Income Before Amortization discussed above, a $5.5 million increase in non-cash compensation expense and a $4.9 million increase in amortization of non-cash marketing, partially offset by a $34.8 million decrease in amortization of intangibles. The decrease in amortization of intangibles relates primarily to lower amortization expense at the Retailing, Media & Advertising and Transactions sectors.
Other income (expense)
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Interest income | $ | 15,672 | (3)% | $ | 16,099 | |||||
Interest expense | (15,446 | ) | 5% | (14,759 | ) | |||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates | 5,081 | (39)% | 8,322 | |||||||
Other income | 10,769 | 206% | 3,518 |
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates in 2007 decreased $3.2 million from 2006 primarily due to a smaller contribution from the Company's investment in Jupiter Shop Channel, a shopping channel in Japan.
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Other income in 2007 increased $7.3 million from 2006 primarily due to a gain of $5.9 million in 2007 related to the derivative asset received by the Company in connection with the sale of HSE and a year over year positive change of $5.4 million in the amount recognized related to the derivatives created in the Expedia spin-off (see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements), partially offset by a gain of $5.2 million from the sale of long-term investments in 2006.
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Interest expense | (46,061 | ) | 1 | % | (45,590 | ) | ||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates | 19,564 | (24 | )% | 25,594 | ||||||
Other income | 18,351 | 207 | % | 5,979 |
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates in 2007 decreased $6.0 million from 2006 primarily due to a smaller contribution from the Company's investment in Jupiter Shop Channel.
Other income in 2007 increased $12.4 million from 2006 primarily due to a gain of $7.8 million in 2007 related to the derivative asset received by the Company in connection with the sale of HSE, a year over year positive change of $7.4 million in the amount recognized related to the derivatives created in the Expedia spin-off and a $3.1 million gain on the sale of fixed assets in 2007. Partially offsetting these items is a gain of $5.8 million from the sale of long-term investments in 2006.
Income tax provision
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
In 2007, the Company recorded a tax provision for continuing operations of $48.2 million which represents an effective tax rate of 40%. The 2007 tax rate is higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to state taxes and interest on tax contingencies. In 2006, the Company recorded a tax provision for continuing operations of $53.3 million which represents an effective tax rate of 44%. The 2006 tax rate is higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to state taxes and interest on tax contingencies, partially offset by net adjustments related to the reconciliation of provision accruals to tax returns.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
In 2007, the Company recorded a tax provision for continuing operations of $110.3 million which represents an effective tax rate of 38%. The 2007 tax rate is higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to state taxes and interest on tax contingencies. In 2006, the Company recorded a tax provision for continuing operations of $128.0 million which represents an effective tax rate of 43%. The 2006 tax rate is higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% due principally to state taxes and interest on tax contingencies, partially offset by net adjustments related to the reconciliation of provision accruals to tax returns.
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxesan interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" effective January 1, 2007. The cumulative effect of the adoption resulted in an increase of $420.7 million to retained earnings. As of January 1, 2007 and September 30, 2007, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $242.0 million and $245.3 million, respectively, which included accrued interest of $16.0 million and $28.7 million, respectively.
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The Company is routinely under audit by federal, state, local and foreign authorities in the area of income tax. These audits include questioning the timing and the amount of deductions and the allocation of income among various tax jurisdictions. Annual tax provisions include amounts considered sufficient to pay assessments that may result from examination of prior year returns; however, the amount paid upon resolution of issues raised may differ from the amount provided. Differences between the reserves for tax contingencies and the amounts owed by the Company are recorded in the period they become known. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax benefits could change within twelve months of the current reporting date. While the amount could be significant, an estimate of this potential change cannot be made.
Discontinued operations
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations include PRC and HSE through September 30, 2006 and June 19, 2007, respectively. Quiz TV Limited, iBuy, TV Travel Shop, Styleclick and ECS are presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. Income (loss) from these discontinued operations, net of tax in the third quarter of 2007 and 2006 was $(1.6) million and $7.1 million, respectively. The 2007 amount is principally due to the losses of iBuy and HSE and the 2006 amount is principally due to a tax benefit on state tax reserves released during the third quarter of 2006 related to the sale of USA Broadcasting in 2002.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax in the first nine months of 2007 and 2006 was $12.0 million and $5.5 million, respectively. The 2007 amount is principally due to the income of HSE and the 2006 amount is principally due to the income of PRC and the tax benefit on state tax reserves related to the sale of USA Broadcasting described above, partially offset by losses of iBuy and Quiz TV Limited. Additionally, the Company recognized an after-tax gain on the sale of HSE of $31.1 million in 2007.
In addition to the discussion of consolidated results, the following is a discussion of the results of each sector (Dollars in millions, rounding differences may occur).
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Retailing | $ | 700.4 | $ | 686.2 | 2 | % | $ | 2,087.1 | $ | 2,055.6 | 2 | % | ||||||||
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Ticketmaster | 301.3 | 265.5 | 13 | % | 913.9 | 806.3 | 13 | % | ||||||||||||
LendingTree | 63.0 | 106.0 | (41 | )% | 261.6 | 327.9 | (20 | )% | ||||||||||||
Real Estate | 13.8 | 15.9 | (13 | )% | 42.4 | 42.3 | 0 | % | ||||||||||||
ServiceMagic | 24.6 | 18.5 | 33 | % | 71.5 | 48.4 | 48 | % | ||||||||||||
Intra-sector elimination | (0.1 | ) | | NM | (0.2 | ) | | NM | ||||||||||||
Total Transactions | 402.6 | 405.9 | (1 | )% | 1,289.1 | 1,224.9 | 5 | % | ||||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 189.8 | 135.5 | 40 | % | 531.9 | 384.4 | 38 | % | ||||||||||||
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Interval | 98.5 | 72.9 | 35 | % | 276.0 | 228.3 | 21 | % | ||||||||||||
Match | 89.1 | 80.2 | 11 | % | 258.1 | 231.8 | 11 | % | ||||||||||||
Entertainment | 33.3 | 32.0 | 4 | % | 72.9 | 75.5 | (3 | )% | ||||||||||||
Intra-sector elimination | | (0.1 | ) | NM | (0.9 | ) | (0.9 | ) | 4 | % | ||||||||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 220.8 | 185.1 | 19 | % | 606.1 | 534.7 | 13 | % | ||||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | 7.8 | 0.6 | 1,133 | % | 16.7 | 1.5 | 996 | % | ||||||||||||
Inter-sector elimination | (5.6 | ) | (1.6 | ) | (245 | )% | (10.1 | ) | (4.5 | ) | (126 | )% | ||||||||
Total | $ | 1,515.8 | $ | 1,411.7 | 7 | % | $ | 4,520.9 | $ | 4,196.7 | 8 | % | ||||||||
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Ticketmaster | 54.0 | 50.5 | 7 | % | 171.2 | 178.3 | (4 | )% | ||||||||||||
LendingTree | (5.6 | ) | 15.2 | NM | (6.8 | ) | 34.0 | NM | ||||||||||||
Real Estate | (4.8 | ) | (8.0 | ) | 40 | % | (21.5 | ) | (21.6 | ) | 0 | % | ||||||||
ServiceMagic | 4.6 | 5.1 | (9 | )% | 16.1 | 10.8 | 49 | % | ||||||||||||
Total Transactions | 48.2 | 62.7 | (23 | )% | 159.0 | 201.5 | (21 | )% | ||||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 15.4 | (2.1 | ) | NM | 15.2 | (19.9 | ) | NM | ||||||||||||
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Interval | 28.4 | 22.8 | 24 | % | 93.0 | 75.5 | 23 | % | ||||||||||||
Match | 29.3 | 19.0 | 54 | % | 49.6 | 37.6 | 32 | % | ||||||||||||
Entertainment | (2.1 | ) | (5.2 | ) | 61 | % | (30.0 | ) | (38.1 | ) | 21 | % | ||||||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 55.6 | 36.6 | 52 | % | 112.7 | 75.0 | 50 | % | ||||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | (8.1 | ) | (4.7 | ) | (73 | )% | (8.7 | ) | (13.1 | ) | 33 | % | ||||||||
Corporate and other | (44.4 | ) | (34.9 | ) | (27 | )% | (138.6 | ) | (128.1 | ) | (8 | )% | ||||||||
Total | $ | 104.1 | $ | 108.0 | (4 | )% | $ | 246.1 | $ | 258.3 | (5 | )% | ||||||||
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Ticketmaster | 61.9 | 57.0 | 9 | % | 192.6 | 198.8 | (3 | )% | ||||||||||||
LendingTree | (3.2 | ) | 18.8 | NM | 1.6 | 46.5 | (96 | )% | ||||||||||||
Real Estate | (3.9 | ) | (6.3 | ) | 38 | % | (16.0 | ) | (15.9 | ) | (1 | )% | ||||||||
ServiceMagic | 5.4 | 6.0 | (10 | )% | 18.7 | 13.6 | 38 | % | ||||||||||||
Total Transactions | 60.3 | 75.6 | (20 | )% | 197.0 | 242.9 | (19 | )% | ||||||||||||
Media & Advertising | 27.6 | 15.9 | 74 | % | 56.5 | 38.2 | 48 | % | ||||||||||||
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Interval | 36.2 | 29.1 | 24 | % | 113.5 | 94.4 | 20 | % | ||||||||||||
Match | 29.5 | 19.3 | 53 | % | 57.5 | 42.5 | 35 | % | ||||||||||||
Entertainment | (1.4 | ) | (3.9 | ) | 65 | % | (27.9 | ) | (34.3 | ) | 19 | % | ||||||||
Total Membership & Subscriptions | 64.4 | 44.5 | 45 | % | 143.1 | 102.7 | 39 | % | ||||||||||||
Emerging Businesses | (5.1 | ) | (4.5 | ) | (15 | )% | (4.9 | ) | (12.6 | ) | 61 | % | ||||||||
Corporate and other | (20.9 | ) | (18.6 | ) | (13 | )% | (65.6 | ) | (59.8 | ) | (10 | )% | ||||||||
Total | $ | 173.5 | $ | 170.2 | 2 | % | $ | 451.6 | $ | 488.3 | (8 | )% | ||||||||
Refer to Note 6 of the consolidated financial statements for reconciliation by sector of Operating Income Before Amortization to Operating Income.
Retailing
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 2% to $700.4 million, primarily due to strong gains at Shoebuy and slight growth at both the Catalogs business and HSN. Online sales continued to grow at a double digit rate in 2007. HSN revenue grew 5%, excluding America's Store which ceased operations on April 3, 2007. Revenue reflects a 5% increase in average price point as a result of a product mix shift, partially offset by a 2%
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decrease in units shipped due in part to reduced sales associated with the shutdown of America's Store and a 90 basis point increase in average return rates. During the quarter, HSN improved sales efficiency across the majority of its product categories. The number and average spend of frequent customers grew and the number of total active customers remained relatively flat. Revenue at HSN, excluding America's Store, reflects a 6% increase in average price point and a 1% increase in units shipped, partially offset by a 70 basis point increase in average return rates. Catalogs revenue growth reflects a 5% increase in average price point, partially offset by a 1% decrease in units shipped resulting principally from a planned decrease in circulation at certain catalogs.
Operating Income Before Amortization decreased 18% to $47.2 million, primarily due to an 80 basis point decrease in gross margins, increased general and administrative expense of $4.5 million, and increased selling and marketing expense of $4.3 million. Gross margins were adversely impacted by an increase of $11.4 million in the cost of products sold, $3.0 million of which relates to an increase in inventory reserves, and an increase of $3.1 million in shipping and handling costs. We expect gross profit pressure to persist in the fourth quarter, although not to the same levels as seen earlier in 2007. The increase in general and administrative expense consists primarily of increases in professional fees of $1.6 million and bad debt expense of $1.1 million. The increase in bad debt expense is primarily due to increased Flexpay sales at HSN. Flexpay allows customers to pay for merchandise in interest free monthly payments over a 2-6 month period. Flexpay sales were 59% and 47% of total HSN sales for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In addition, selling and marketing expense increased primarily due to increases of $2.4 million in compensation and other employee-related costs and $1.5 million in advertising and promotional expenditures, which is net of a decrease of $1.0 million in catalog circulation costs.
Operating income decreased 26% to $37.4 million, primarily due to the decrease in Operating Income Before Amortization described above and a $7.0 million increase in amortization of non-cash marketing, partially offset by a $3.0 million decrease in amortization of intangibles as well as a $1.2 million decrease in non-cash compensation expense.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 2% to $2.1 billion, primarily due to the growth of Shoebuy, as well as slight growth from the Catalogs business, partially offset by a 1% decrease in revenue at HSN. HSN revenue grew 3%, excluding America's Store which ceased operations on April 3, 2007. Revenue reflects a 3% increase in average price point on relatively flat units shipped. Overall units shipped in 2007 were negatively impacted by reduced sales associated with the shutdown of America's Store and the loss of distribution in one market, which is expected to be temporary. Revenue at HSN, excluding America's Store, reflects a 2% increase in average price point and a 2% increase in units shipped, partially offset by an 80 basis point increase in average return rates. Catalogs revenue grew primarily from a 7% increase in average price point, partially offset by a 5% decrease in units shipped resulting principally from a planned decrease in circulation at certain catalogs.
Operating Income Before Amortization decreased 29% to $125.5 million, primarily due to a 130 basis point decrease in gross margins, increased general and administrative expense of $21.9 million, and increased on-air distribution costs of $8.2 million. Gross margins were adversely impacted by an increase of $35.0 million in the cost of products sold, $5.9 million of which relates to an increase in inventory reserves, lower product margins and an increase of $8.2 million in shipping and handling costs. Cost of products sold increased faster than revenue due to a shift in mix to lower gross margin product categories. The increase in general and administrative expense consists primarily of higher compensation and other employee-related costs of $9.8 million and an increase of $4.5 million in professional fees.
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Operating income decreased 25% to $106.6 million, primarily due to the decrease in Operating Income Before Amortization described above and a $7.4 million increase in amortization of non-cash marketing, partially offset by a $19.9 million decrease in amortization of intangibles resulting from certain intangible assets being fully amortized in 2006 and 2007, as well as a $2.6 million decrease in non-cash compensation expense.
Transactions
Revenue from the Transactions sector decreased 1% for the three months ended September 30, 2007, primarily due to a decline at LendingTree, partially offset by strong growth at both Ticketmaster and ServiceMagic. Operating Income Before Amortization and operating income both declined due to losses at LendingTree and a profit decline at ServiceMagic.
Revenue from the Transactions sector increased 5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, driven by worldwide growth at Ticketmaster and strong growth at ServiceMagic, partially offset by a decline at LendingTree. Operating Income Before Amortization and operating income both declined reflecting the effect of the continued deterioration in the overall mortgage market on LendingTree and higher fixed costs and royalties at Ticketmaster.
In addition to the reporting segment results discussed below, the Transactions sector includes the results of the Real Estate reporting segment as noted on pages 41 through 42.
Ticketmaster
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 13% to $301.3 million, driven by increases in both domestic and international revenue as worldwide tickets sold increased 11% with a 2% increase in average revenue per ticket. Domestic revenue grew by 5% primarily due to a 4% increase in average revenue per ticket along with a 3% increase in the number of tickets sold. International revenue grew by 36%, or 28% excluding the impact of foreign exchange, primarily due to increased revenue from the United Kingdom and Australia. International acquisitions contributed approximately $5.0 million to Ticketmaster's overall revenue growth in 2007.
Operating Income Before Amortization increased 9% to $61.9 million, primarily due to the higher revenue noted above, partially offset by increases in cost of sales and general and administrative expense. The increase in cost of sales was driven primarily by increases of $10.8 million in ticketing royalties due in part to higher royalty rates and $5.6 million in compensation and other employee- related costs associated, in part, with a 12% increase in headcount. General and administrative expense increased by $5.7 million primarily due to an increase of $3.6 million in compensation and other employee-related costs as Ticketmaster continues to build out its worldwide infrastructure.
Operating income increased 7% to $54.0 million, primarily due to the increase in Operating Income Before Amortization described above, partially offset by a $1.9 million increase in non-cash compensation expense.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 13% to $913.9 million, driven by increases in both domestic and international revenue as worldwide tickets sold increased 9% with a 3% increase in average revenue per ticket. Domestic revenue increased 6% primarily due to a 3% increase in average revenue per ticket along with a 1% increase in the number of tickets sold. The increase in average domestic revenue per ticket resulted in part from a product mix shift towards live music events. International revenue increased by 34%, or 26% excluding the impact of foreign exchange, primarily due to increased revenue from the United Kingdom and Canada. International acquisitions contributed approximately $10.9 million to Ticketmaster's overall revenue growth in 2007.
Operating Income Before Amortization decreased 3% to $192.6 million, primarily due to increases in cost of sales and general and administrative expense. The increase in cost of sales was driven primarily by increases of $42.1 million in ticketing royalties, $14.9 million in compensation and other employee-related costs, and $9.1 million in credit card processing fees. General and administrative expense increased by $25.3 million primarily due to an increase of $8.7 million in certain litigation reserves in the current year period compared to the prior year period which included a reduction of $5.8 million in certain litigation reserves. Also contributing to the increase in general and administrative expense is an increase of $7.5 million in compensation and other employee-related costs.
Operating income decreased 4% to $171.2 million, primarily due to the decrease in Operating Income Before Amortization described above and a $1.9 million increase in non-cash compensation expense, partially offset by a decrease in amortization of intangibles.
LendingTree
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue decreased 41% to $63.0 million, primarily due to fewer loans sold into the secondary market, lower revenue per loan sold, and fewer loans closed at the exchange. Revenue from all home loan products declined, driven by the overall mortgage market deterioration as well as the decline in real estate values. Revenue from home equity loans declined 68%, while refinance mortgage loans and purchase mortgage revenue decreased 30% and 33%, respectively. The origination and sale of residential real estate loans occurs under two brand names, LendingTree Loans and Home Loan Center, which brand names are collectively referred to in this report as "LendingTree Loans." The dollar value of loans closed by exchange lenders and directly by LendingTree Loans in 2007 decreased 29% to $5.7 billion. This includes refinance mortgages of $2.7 billion, purchase mortgages of $1.8 billion and home equity loans of $1.0 billion. The dollar value of closed loans in 2006 was $8.0 billion, including refinance mortgages of $3.9 billion, purchase mortgages of $2.3 billion and home equity loans of $1.5 billion.
Operating Income Before Amortization decreased $22.0 million to a loss of $3.2 million, declining at a faster rate than revenue due to higher costs per loan sold resulting from lower close rates and stricter underwriting criteria, partially offset by a decrease of $7.5 million in selling and marketing expense. Operating Income Before Amortization was further impacted by an $8.2 million provision for loan losses in the quarter, compared to $0.7 million in the third quarter of 2006. The 2007 provision reflects the increased losses the company is experiencing with respect to loans sold. Operating Income Before Amortization benefited by $13.3 million due to the net impact of a favorable legal settlement and an increase in certain legal reserves, partially offset by $6.6 million in restructuring costs.
Operating income decreased $20.8 million to a loss of $5.6 million, primarily due to the decrease in Operating Income Before Amortization described above, partially offset by decreases in amortization of intangibles and non-cash compensation expense.
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As the adverse mortgage market persists, and lenders remain focused on low margin conforming loans, we expect the trends that impacted profits during the third quarter to continue. We reduced costs during the quarter, and will continue to monitor the cost structure of this business to ensure it is in alignment with its operating environment.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue decreased 20% to $261.6 million, driven primarily by fewer loans sold into the secondary market, lower revenue per loan sold and fewer loans closed at the exchange. Lenders' narrowing focus on traditional mortgage products in reaction to changes in the mortgage market contributed to lower close rates, a shift to lower margin products, and lower revenue per loan sold at LendingTree Loans. Revenue from home equity loans fell 52% due in part to an exit from certain home equity products at LendingTree Loans and as a result of deteriorating market conditions. Additionally, refinance mortgage revenue and purchase mortgage revenue declined 7% and 12%, respectively. The dollar value of loans closed by exchange lenders and directly by LendingTree Loans in 2007 decreased 15% to $20.7 billion. This includes refinance mortgages of $10.8 billion, purchase mortgages of $5.8 billion and home equity loans of $3.6 billion. The dollar value of closed loans in 2006 was $24.3 billion, including refinance mortgages of $12.7 billion, purchase mortgages of $6.2 billion and home equity loans of $4.6 billion.
Operating Income Before Amortization decreased 96% to $1.6 million, declining at a faster rate than revenue due to the factors noted above in the three month discussion, partially offset by a decrease of $12.4 million in selling and marketing expense. Operating Income Before Amortization was adversely impacted by an $11.8 million provision for loan losses in 2007, compared to $5.5 million in 2006. Operating Income Before Amortization was further impacted by a favorable legal settlement net of an increase in certain legal reserves noted above, partially offset by $10.3 million in restructuring costs, including a reduction in workforce.
Operating income decreased $40.8 million to a loss of $6.8 million, due to the decrease in Operating Income Before Amortization described above and an increase in non-cash compensation expense, partially offset by a $4.9 million decrease in amortization of intangibles.
ServiceMagic
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 33% to $24.6 million, benefiting from a 19% increase in customer service requests and a 10% increase in the number of service providers in the network.
Operating Income Before Amortization and operating income decreased 10% and 9%, respectively, to $5.4 million and $4.6 million, respectively, primarily due to increases of $2.6 million in selling and marketing expense and $2.4 million in general and administrative expense. These increases are primarily related to increases in compensation and other employee-related costs associated with the expansion of the sales force, increased marketing expenses and the opening of a new call center in Kansas City.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 48% to $71.5 million, driven primarily by the factors noted above in the three month discussion.
Operating Income Before Amortization and operating income increased 38% and 49%, respectively, to $18.7 million and $16.1 million, respectively, primarily due to higher gross margins as a result of lower cost per service request as the business scales.
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Media & Advertising
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Media & Advertising consists of the results of IAC Search & Media, Citysearch and Evite. IAC Search & Media consists of proprietary properties such as Ask.com and Fun Web Products, and network properties which include syndicated advertising, search results and toolbars.
Revenue grew 40% to $189.8 million, primarily due to an increase in queries from syndicated search and increased queries and revenue per query at Fun Web Products. Within IAC Search & Media, network revenue growth outpaced that of proprietary revenue primarily due to a wider adoption of syndicated search and sponsored listings products. Proprietary revenue grew on the strength of Fun Web Products, while Ask.com revenue grew slightly due to an increase in revenue per query and queries.
Operating Income Before Amortization increased 74% to $27.6 million, primarily due to the revenue growth noted above as well as a reduction in the current year marketing expense of $5.8 million resulting from the capitalization and amortization of costs associated with the distribution of toolbars, which began on April 1, 2007. These costs had previously been expensed as incurred (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements). Operating Income Before Amortization was further impacted by increased cost of sales primarily related to revenue share payments to third party traffic sources which is a direct result of the growth in network revenue.
Operating loss decreased $17.5 million to income of $15.4 million, primarily due to the increase in Operating Income Before Amortization described above, as well as an $8.6 million decrease in amortization of non-cash marketing, partially offset by a $2.8 million increase in amortization of intangibles.
The Company expects to continue making significant investments in IAC Search & Media during 2007 in order to enhance its competitive position. Such investments include advertising and marketing expense, product development expense, and technology and infrastructure to support Ask.com and its other web properties.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 38% to $531.9 million, primarily due to an increase in queries from syndicated search and an increase in both queries and revenue per query at Fun Web Products. Within IAC Search & Media, network revenue growth outpaced that of proprietary revenue primarily due to an increase in syndicated sponsored listings. Proprietary revenue grew on the strength of Fun Web Products and Ask.com.
Operating Income Before Amortization increased 48% to $56.5 million, primarily due to the revenue growth noted above, as well as a reduction in the current year marketing expense of $12.8 million, partially offset by increases of $16.7 million in selling and marketing expense and $5.0 million in other operating expense at IAC Search & Media and an increase of $8.4 million in selling and marketing expense at Citysearch. Operating Income Before Amortization was further impacted by increased cost of sales primarily related to revenue share payments to third party traffic sources as noted above in the three month discussion.
Operating loss decreased $35.0 million to income of $15.2 million, due to the increase in Operating Income Before Amortization described above, as well as a $10.0 million decrease in amortization of intangibles and a $6.8 million decrease in amortization of non-cash marketing.
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Membership & Subscriptions
Membership & Subscriptions sector results for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 benefited from the inclusion of the results of ResortQuest Hawaii, which was acquired on May 31, 2007 and increased transaction volume and membership at Interval, as well as increased average revenue per subscriber at Match.
Interval
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 35% to $98.5 million, primarily due to the acquisition of ResortQuest Hawaii on May 31, 2007, which contributed $18.9 million to Interval's overall revenue in the quarter. Revenue growth was also driven by strong transaction revenue, due to 7% growth in confirmed vacations and higher average fees, and a 6% increase in members reflecting strong new member growth and renewal rates. Total members increased to 1.9 million.
Operating Income Before Amortization and operating income both increased 24% to $36.2 million and $28.4 million, respectively, growing at a slower rate than revenue due to the inclusion of the results of ResortQuest Hawaii in 2007.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 21% to $276.0 million, driven by a 7% increase in confirmed vacations, higher average fees and a 6% increase in members. Also contributing to the increase in revenue is the inclusion of ResortQuest Hawaii since its acquisition on May 31, 2007.
Operating Income Before Amortization and operating income increased 20% and 23%, respectively, to $113.5 million and $93.0 million, respectively, due primarily to the higher revenue noted above and a decrease of $0.9 million in marketing expenses.
Match
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 11% to $89.1 million, reflecting higher average prices in North America which contributed to an 11% increase in average revenue per subscriber. International subscribers grew 10% although worldwide subscribers declined 1%. The growth in international paid subscribers was driven by expansion in several markets, most notably the United Kingdom.
Operating Income Before Amortization increased 53% to $29.5 million, growing at a faster rate than revenue primarily due to lower operating costs and a lower cost of acquisition as a percentage of revenue.
Operating income increased 54% to $29.3 million primarily due to the increase in Operating Income Before Amortization discussed above.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue and Operating Income Before Amortization increased 11% and 35%, respectively, to $258.1 million and $57.5 million, respectively, primarily driven by the factors noted above in the three month discussion.
Operating income increased 32% to $49.6 million primarily due to the increase in Operating Income Before Amortization discussed above as well as a $1.2 million decrease in amortization of intangibles, partially offset by a $4.2 million increase in amortization of non-cash marketing.
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Entertainment
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue grew 4% to $33.3 million, primarily due to an increase in paid advertising and continued strength in custom discount and promotion products marketed to corporate clients, partially offset by lower online sales of the core coupon book.
Operating Income Before Amortization loss decreased 65% to a loss of $1.4 million, primarily due to decreases of $1.4 million in advertising and promotional expenditures.
Operating loss decreased 61% to a loss of $2.1 million in 2007, primarily due to the decrease in Operating Income Before Amortization loss described above as well as a $0.6 million decrease in amortization of intangibles.
Entertainment's revenue is significantly seasonal with the majority of the segment's revenue and all of its profits earned in the fourth quarter.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Revenue decreased 3% to $72.9 million, primarily due to decreased sales of coupon books through schools and community groups as well as a planned decline in the spring season product offering, partially offset by an increase in paid advertising.
Operating Income Before Amortization loss decreased 19% to a loss of $27.9 million, primarily due to decreases of $3.3 million in advertising and promotional expenditures and $1.8 million in compensation and other employee-related costs.
Operating loss decreased 21% to a loss of $30.0 million, primarily due to the decrease in Operating Income Before Amortization loss described above as well as a $1.8 million decrease in amortization of intangibles.
Corporate and Other
For the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006
Corporate operating expenses in 2007 were $44.4 million compared with $34.9 million in 2006 primarily due to increases in compensation and other employee-related costs of $8.3 million and professional fees of $1.2 million. The increase in compensation and other employee-related costs is principally due to an increase in non-cash compensation expense related primarily to equity grants issued subsequent to the third quarter of 2006.
The Company expects corporate operating expenses to increase in the fourth quarter due to costs associated with the proposed spin-offs described on page 31.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006
Corporate operating expenses in 2007 were $138.6 million compared with $128.1 million in 2006 primarily due to a $3.1 million increase in compensation and other employee-related costs described above.
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FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of September 30, 2007, the Company had $1.4 billion of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents and $409.7 million of marketable securities, including $301.0 million in funds representing amounts equal to the face value of tickets sold by Ticketmaster on behalf of its clients.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, IAC purchased 15.6 million and 34.0 million shares of IAC common stock for aggregate consideration, on a trade date basis, of $508.6 million and $909.2 million, respectively. In 2006, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 60 million shares of IAC common stock of which 50.8 million shares remain at October 26, 2007. IAC may purchase shares over an indefinite period of time, depending on those factors IAC management deems relevant at any particular time, including, without limitation, market conditions, share price and future outlook.
Net cash provided by operating activities attributable to continuing operations was $600.0 million and $544.1 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively. The increase of $55.9 million in net cash provided by operating activities reflects an increase in net proceeds from sales of loans held for sale of $105.6 million, partially offset by an increase in cash taxes paid of $50.8 million and a decreased contribution from Ticketmaster client funds of $7.8 million which is primarily due to timing of settlements with clients. The net proceeds from sales of loans held for sale is directly related to the net payments under various warehouse lines of credit which is included within cash flows from financing activities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, inventory increased by $76.1 million to $402.1 million from $326.0 million at December 31, 2006, primarily due to increased merchandise purchases at the Catalogs business as inventory levels tend to be higher in the second and third quarters to support their summer and fourth quarter selling seasons, respectively. Also contributing to the increase in merchandise purchases is the Entertainment segment as it prepares for its 2008 fundraising season.
Net cash provided by investing activities attributable to continuing operations in 2007 of $52.3 million primarily resulted from the net proceeds of $500.0 million related to the purchases, sales and maturities of marketable securities, partially offset by acquisitions, net of cash acquired, of $185.5 million, capital expenditures of $159.5 million and the net increase in long-term investments of $120.0 million. During 2007 the Company invested $255.7 million in entities that are accounted for under the equity method. The most significant investment made by the Company, which included the conversion of a $26.5 million convertible note, was in Front Line Management Group, Inc. On August 9, 2007, the Company sold a portion of its investment in Front Line to Warner Music Group at the same per share price that the Company paid to acquire its holding in Front Line. Net cash provided by investing activities attributable to continuing operations in 2006 of $444.3 million primarily resulted from the net proceeds of $690.5 million related to the purchases, sales and maturities of marketable securities, partially offset by capital expenditures of $163.9 million and acquisitions, net of cash acquired, of $80.1 million.
Net cash used in financing activities attributable to continuing operations in 2007 of $721.4 million was primarily due to the purchase of treasury stock of $542.9 million, net payments under various warehouse lines of credit of $194.5 million at LendingTree Loans and principal payments on long-term obligations of $20.6 million, partially offset by the proceeds from the issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes, of $21.9 million and the excess tax benefits from stock-based awards of $12.5 million. The net payments under various warehouse lines of credit is directly related to the net proceeds from sales of loans held for sale included within cash flows from operating activities. Net cash used in financing activities attributable to continuing operations in 2006 of $891.6 million was primarily due to the purchase of treasury stock in the amount of $927.1 million, net payments under various warehouse lines of credit of $38.8 million at LendingTree Loans and principal
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payments on long-term obligations of $11.7 million, partially offset by the proceeds from the issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, net of withholding taxes, of $49.8 million and the excess tax benefits from stock-based awards of $14.1 million.
Net cash used in discontinued operations in 2007 of $10.0 million relates primarily to the operations of HSE and iBuy. Net cash used in discontinued operations in 2006 of $38.3 million relates primarily to the operations of HSE. The Company does not expect future cash flows associated with existing discontinued operations to be significant.
As of September 30, 2007, the Company had $1.0 billion in short and long-term obligations, of which $177.0 million, consisting primarily of various warehouse lines of credit, the LendingTree Loans installment note payable due January 31, 2008 and the Ask Zero Coupon Convertible Subordinated Notes due June 1, 2008 (the "Convertible Notes"), are classified as current. Long-term debt consists primarily of the 7% Senior Notes due 2013 (the "2002 Senior Notes") and the New York City Industrial Development Agency Liberty Bonds due September 1, 2035 ("Liberty Bonds"). Interest on the Liberty Bonds is payable at a rate of 5% per annum.
As of September 30, 2007, LendingTree Loans had warehouse lines of credit totaling $650 million, of which $144.0 million was outstanding. Borrowings under the warehouse lines of credit are used to fund, and are secured by, consumer residential loans that are held for sale. Loans under the warehouse lines of credit are repaid from proceeds from the sales of loans held for sale by LendingTree Loans. The interest rate under these lines of credit is 30-day LIBOR plus 100 basis points, but may be higher under certain circumstances. As of September 30, 2007, LendingTree Loans had a committed line of $500 million, which expires on December 31, 2007, and an uncommitted line of $150 million. Under the terms of the committed warehouse line of credit, LendingTree Loans is required to maintain various financial and other covenants. These financial covenants include maintaining (i) minimum levels of tangible net worth, cash on hand with a certain lender and liquid assets, (ii) a maximum ratio of total liabilities to net worth and (iii) positive pre-tax net income on a quarterly basis. During the third quarter LendingTree Loans was not in compliance with the quarterly positive pre-tax net income covenant. LendingTree Loans received a waiver of this covenant breach on September 28, 2007. Borrowings under these lines of credit are non-recourse to IAC and LendingTree. The committed line of credit can be canceled at the option of the lender without default upon one hundred eighty days notice. Funding liquidity to mortgage companies has become constrained, and the situation continues to evolve rapidly. While LendingTree Loans intends to extend the committed facility on or prior to expiration and believes that, upon such extension, the availability under this facility will be sufficient to fund its operating needs in the foreseeable future, no assurance can be made that the committed facility will be extended on terms that are satisfactory to LendingTree Loans or at all, or that LendingTree Loans would be able to secure funding from another source. Since LendingTree Loans is highly dependent on the availability of credit to finance its operations, continuing disruptions in the credit markets could adversely impact its results of operations and financial condition.
In connection with the IAC Search & Media acquisition, IAC guaranteed $115 million principal amount of the Convertible Notes, which are convertible at the option of the holders into shares of both IAC common stock and Expedia common stock at an initial conversion price of $13.34 per share, subject to certain adjustments. Upon conversion, IAC and Expedia have the right, subject to certain conditions, to deliver cash (or a combination of cash and shares) in lieu of shares of its respective common stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, $7.7 million of Convertible Notes was converted into 0.3 million IAC common shares and 0.3 million Expedia common shares. The remaining outstanding principal amount of the Convertible Notes is $12.3 million at September 30, 2007.
IAC anticipates that it will need to make capital and other expenditures in connection with the development and expansion of its overall operations. The Company may make a number of
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acquisitions, which could result in the reduction of its cash balance or the incurrence of debt. The Company expects that 2007 capital expenditures will be approximately the same as in 2006. Furthermore, other expenditures are expected to be higher than current amounts over the next several years, primarily due to increased marketing and distribution expenses as well as the continued improvement and expansion of technology infrastructure, including data centers.
The Company has considered its anticipated operating cash flows in 2007, cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, current borrowing capacity under warehouse lines of credit and access to capital markets and believes that these are sufficient to fund its operating needs, including debt requirements, commitments and contingencies and capital and investing commitments for the foreseeable future.
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Total contractual cash obligations | $ | 2,108,290 | $ | 366,857 | $ | 316,853 | $ | 215,542 | $ | 1,209,038 | |||||
Seasonality
The Company's consolidated results are weighted to the second half of the year, particularly in the fourth quarter, as a result of the seasonal nature of the Retailing sector and the Entertainment segment.
The seasonality related to certain of the individual segments is as follows:
Seasonality impacts IAC's Retailing sector, with sales highest in the fourth quarter, but not to the same extent it impacts the retail industry in general.
LendingTree and Real Estate revenue is subject to the seasonal and cyclical trends of the U.S. housing market. Home sales typically rise during the spring and summer months and decline during the fall and winter months. Refinancing and home equity activity is principally driven by mortgage interest rates as well as real estate values.
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In IAC's Media & Advertising sector, search queries and revenue tend to be strongest in the fourth quarter when seasonality in the retail industry may affect the prices advertisers are willing to pay for online inventory and keywords.
Revenue from existing members at the Interval segment is influenced by the seasonal nature of planned family travel with the first quarter generally experiencing the strongest bookings and the fourth quarter generally experiencing weaker bookings.
Entertainment's revenue is significantly seasonal with the majority of the company's revenue and all of its profits earned in the fourth quarter.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a description of recent accounting pronouncements.
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IAC'S PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING
IAC reports Operating Income Before Amortization as a supplemental measure to GAAP. This measure is one of the primary metrics by which we evaluate the performance of our businesses, on which our internal budgets are based and by which management is compensated. We believe that investors should have access to, and we are obligated to provide, the same set of tools that we use in analyzing our results. This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. We provide and encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measure which we discuss below.
Definition of IAC's Non-GAAP Measure
Operating Income Before Amortization is defined as operating income excluding, if applicable: (1) non-cash compensation expense and amortization of non-cash marketing, (2) amortization of intangibles and goodwill impairment, (3) pro forma adjustments for significant acquisitions, and (4) one-time items. We believe this measure is useful to investors because it represents the consolidated operating results from IAC's segments, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, but excluding the effects of any other non-cash expenses. Operating Income Before Amortization has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact to IAC's statement of operations of certain expenses, including non-cash compensation, non-cash marketing, and acquisition-related accounting. IAC endeavors to compensate for the limitations of the non-GAAP measure presented by also providing the comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the non-GAAP measure.
Pro Forma Results
We will only present Operating Income Before Amortization on a pro forma basis if we view a particular transaction as significant in size or transformational in nature. For the periods presented in this report, there are no transactions that we have included on a pro forma basis.
One-Time Items
Operating Income Before Amortization is presented before one-time items, if applicable. These items are truly one-time in nature and non-recurring, infrequent or unusual, and have not occurred in the past two years or are not expected to recur in the next two years, in accordance with SEC rules. GAAP results include one-time items. For the periods presented in this report, there are no adjustments for any one-time items.
Non-Cash Expenses That Are Excluded From IAC's Non-GAAP Measure
Non-cash compensation expense consists principally of expense associated with the grants, including unvested grants assumed in acquisitions, of restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock options. These expenses are not paid in cash, and we include the related shares in our fully diluted shares outstanding which, for restricted stock units and stock options, are included on a treasury method basis. Upon vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units and the exercise of certain stock options, the awards are settled, at the Company's discretion, on a net basis, with the Company remitting the required tax withholding amount from its current funds.
Amortization of non-cash marketing consists of non-cash advertising secured from Universal Television as part of the transaction pursuant to which VUE was created, and the subsequent transaction by which IAC sold its partnership interests in VUE (collectively referred to as the "NBC Universal Advertising"). The NBC Universal Advertising is available for television advertising on
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various NBC Universal network and cable channels without any cash cost. At September 30, 2007, there was approximately $63.6 million of NBC Universal Advertising credits available for use.
The NBC Universal Advertising is excluded from Operating Income Before Amortization because it is non-cash and generally is incremental to the advertising the Company otherwise secures as a result of its ordinary cost/benefit marketing planning process. Accordingly, the Company's aggregate level of advertising, and the increased concentration of that advertising on NBC Universal network and cable channels, does not reflect what our advertising effort would otherwise be without these credits, which will expire on September 30, 2008 if not exhausted before then. As a result, management believes that treating the NBC Universal Advertising as an expense does not appropriately reflect its true cost/benefit relationship, nor does it best reflect the Company's long-term level of advertising expenditures. Nonetheless, while the benefits directly attributable to television advertising are always difficult to determine, and especially so with respect to the NBC Universal Advertising due to its incrementality and heavy concentration, it is likely that the Company does derive benefits from it, though management believes such benefits are generally less than those received through its regular advertising for the reasons stated above. Operating Income Before Amortization therefore has the limitation of including those benefits while excluding the associated expense.
Amortization of intangibles is a non-cash expense relating primarily to acquisitions. At the time of an acquisition, the intangible assets of the acquired company, such as supplier contracts and customer relationships, are valued and amortized over their estimated lives. While it is likely that we will have significant intangible amortization expense as we continue to acquire companies, we believe that since intangibles represent costs incurred by the acquired company to build value prior to acquisition, they were part of transaction costs.
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING INCOME BEFORE AMORTIZATION
For a reconciliation of consolidated Operating Income Before Amortization to operating income and net earnings available to common shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.
For a reconciliation of Operating Income Before Amortization to operating income (loss) for the Company's reporting segments and to net earnings available to common shareholders in total, see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
The Company's exposure to market rate risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the Company's investment portfolio, loans held for sale, long-term debt, including the current portion thereof, and warehouse lines of credit.
Investment Portfolio
The Company invests its excess cash in certain marketable securities, which consist primarily of short-to-intermediate-term debt securities issued by the U.S. government, U.S. governmental agencies and municipalities, foreign sovereignties and high-quality corporate issuers. The Company employs a systematic methodology that considers available evidence in evaluating potential impairment of its investments. Investments are considered to be impaired when a decline in fair value below the amortized cost basis is determined to be other-than-temporary. If a decline in fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary, an impairment loss is recorded and a new cost basis in the investment is established.
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Based on the Company's total debt investment securities as of September 30, 2007, a 100 basis point increase or decrease in the level of interest rates would, respectively, decrease or increase the fair value of the debt investment securities by approximately $3.9 million. Such potential increase or decrease in fair value is based on certain simplifying assumptions, including a constant level and rate of debt securities and an immediate across-the-board increase or decrease in the level of interest rates with no other subsequent changes for the remainder of the period. Conversely, since almost all of the Company's cash balance of approximately $1.4 billion is invested in variable rate interest earning assets, the Company would also earn more (less) interest income due to such an increase (decrease) in interest rates.
Loans Held for Sale
LendingTree Loans' mortgage banking operations expose the Company to interest rate risk for loans originated until those loans are sold in the secondary market ("loans held for sale"). The fair value of loans held for sale is subject to change primarily due to changes in market interest rates. LendingTree Loans hedges the changes in fair value of certain loans held for sale primarily by entering into mortgage forward delivery contracts. Although LendingTree Loans continues to enter into derivatives for risk management purposes, effective April 1, 2007 we no longer designate these derivative instruments as hedges and thus the relationships no longer qualify for the hedge accounting provisions of SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities."
Prior to the discontinuation of the application of hedge accounting, the carrying value of the loans held for sale and the related derivative instruments were adjusted for the changes in fair value during the time the hedge was deemed to be highly effective. The effective portion of the derivative gain or loss as well as the offsetting hedged item loss or gain attributable to the hedged risk were recognized in the statement of operations as a component of revenue. The net of these adjustments represented the ineffective portion of highly effective hedges which was also recorded as a component of revenue. If it was determined that the hedging relationship was no longer highly effective, hedge accounting was discontinued. When hedge accounting was discontinued, the affected loans held for sale were no longer adjusted for changes in fair value. However, the changes in fair value of the derivative instruments continue to be recognized in current earnings as a component of revenue. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recognized losses of $1.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, related to the changes in fair value of derivative instruments.
In addition, LendingTree Loans provides interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs") to fund mortgage loans at interest rates previously agreed upon with the borrower for specified periods of time, which also expose it to interest rate risk. IRLCs are considered derivative instruments and, therefore, are recorded at fair value, with changes in fair value reflected in current period earnings. To manage the interest rate risk associated with the IRLCs, the Company uses derivative instruments, including mortgage forward delivery contracts. These instruments do not qualify for hedge accounting. The net change in the fair value of these derivative instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 resulted in losses of $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively, which have been recognized as a component of revenue in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
The fair values of derivative financial instruments at LendingTree Loans are impacted by movements in market interest rates. Changes in the fair value of the derivative financial instruments would substantially be offset by changes in the fair value of the items for which risk is being mitigated. As of September 30, 2007, if market interest rates had increased by 100 basis points, the aggregate fair value of the derivative financial instruments and the hedged items at LendingTree Loans would have decreased by $2.4 million. As of September 30, 2007, if market interest rates had decreased by 100 basis points, the aggregate fair value of the derivative financial instruments and the hedged items at LendingTree Loans would have decreased by $0.3 million.
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Long-term Debt, including current maturities
At September 30, 2007, the Company's outstanding debt approximated $1.0 billion, with a substantial portion bearing fixed rates. If market rates decline, the Company runs the risk that the related required payments on the fixed rate debt will exceed those based on market rates. As part of its risk management strategy, the Company uses derivative instruments, including interest rate swaps, to hedge a portion of this interest rate exposure. The Company's objective in managing its exposure to interest rate risk on its long-term debt is to maintain its mix of floating rate and fixed rate debt within a certain range. In 2004 and 2003, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements related to a portion of the 2002 Senior Notes, which allow IAC to receive fixed rate amounts in exchange for making floating rate payments based on the LIBOR. As of September 30, 2007, of the $750 million total principal amount of the 2002 Senior Notes, the interest rate is fixed on $400 million at 7% and the balance of $350 million has been swapped to floating based on the spread over 6-month LIBOR. To further manage risk, the Company unwound swap agreements for nominal gains in 2004 and 2005, which are being amortized over the remaining life of the 2002 Senior Notes. The changes in fair value of the interest rate swaps at September 30, 2007 resulted in losses of $6.6 million which have been entirely offset by corresponding gains attributable to the fixed rate debt.
The majority of the Company's outstanding fixed-rate debt at September 30, 2007 relates to the $750 million outstanding under the 2002 Senior Notes, the $80 million outstanding under the Liberty Bonds and the $12.3 million outstanding under the Convertible Notes. Excluding the $350 million under the 2002 Senior Notes, which currently pays a variable interest rate as a result of the outstanding swap agreements noted above, a 100 basis point increase or decrease in the level of interest rates would, respectively, decrease or increase the fair value of the fixed-rate debt by approximately $29.9 million. Such potential increase or decrease in fair value is based on certain simplifying assumptions, including a constant level and rate of fixed-rate debt for all maturities and an immediate across-the-board increase or decrease in the level of interest rates with no other subsequent changes for the remainder of the period. If the LIBOR rates were to increase (decrease) by 100 basis points, then the annual interest payments on the $350 million of variable-rate debt would have increased (decreased) by $3.5 million. Such potential increase or decrease in interest payments are based on certain simplifying assumptions, including a constant level and rate of variable-rate debt for all maturities and an immediate across-the-board increase or decrease in the level of interest rates with no other subsequent changes for the remainder of the period.
The Company formally designates and documents all hedging relationships as either fair value hedges or cash flow hedges, as applicable, and documents the objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge transaction.
Equity Price Risk
As a result of the sale of HSE on June 19, 2007, IAC received from Arcandor AG ("ARO"), formerly known as KarstadtQuelle AG, approximately 5.5 million shares of ARO stock valued at €141 million (the "ARO Shares"), plus additional consideration in the form of a derivative asset, that has value of up to €54 million within three years. ARO shares are listed on the German stock exchange (XETRA: ARO) and as a result, IAC is exposed to changes in ARO's stock price. The ultimate value of the derivative asset is dependent, in part, upon the average value of ARO Shares for the 90 days preceding June 19, 2010 (the "Average Value"). To the extent that the Average Value of the ARO Shares is equal to or less than €141 million, IAC will receive a cash payment equal to €54 million. To the extent that the Average Value of the ARO Shares is equal to or greater than €195 million, IAC will receive no additional consideration. To the extent that the Average Value of the ARO Shares is between €141 million and €195 million, IAC will receive a pro rata portion of the €54 million. If the value of the ARO Shares equals or exceeds €35.68 per share for at least 30 consecutive trading days during the three year period from June 20, 2007 through June 19, 2010, the derivative asset expires
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without any payment being made. The derivative asset is maintained at fair value each reporting period with any changes in fair value recognized in current earnings as a component of other income. The change in the fair value of this derivative asset recognized in current earnings during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 resulted in a gain of $5.9 million and $7.8 million, respectively.
Following the Expedia spin-off, derivative liabilities were created due to IAC's obligation to deliver shares of both IAC common stock and Expedia common stock to the holders upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and exercise of certain IAC warrants. Derivative assets were also created due to Expedia's contractual obligation to deliver shares of Expedia common stock to IAC upon conversion by the holders of the Convertible Notes and upon exercise of the warrants. Both the derivative liabilities and derivative assets are maintained at fair value each reporting period, and the changes in fair values, which are based upon changes in both IAC common stock and Expedia common stock, are recognized in current earnings as a component of other income. The net fair value adjustments recognized in current earnings during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 were gains of $2.7 million and $4.4 million, respectively.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
The Company conducts business in certain foreign markets, primarily in the European Union and Canada. The Company's primary exposure to foreign currency risk relates to investments in foreign subsidiaries that transact business in a functional currency other than the U.S. Dollar, primarily the Euro, British Pound Sterling and Canadian Dollar. However, the exposure is mitigated since the Company has generally reinvested profits from international operations in order to grow the businesses. The Company is also exposed to foreign currency risk related to its assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency.
As the Company increases its operations in international markets it becomes increasingly exposed to potentially volatile movements in currency exchange rates. The economic impact of currency exchange rate movements on the Company is often linked to variability in real growth, inflation, interest rates, governmental actions and other factors. These changes, if material, could cause the Company to adjust its financing and operating strategies.
As currency exchange rates change, translation of the income statements of the Company's international businesses into U.S. dollars affects year-over-year comparability of operating results. Historically, the Company has not hedged translation risks because cash flows from international operations were generally reinvested locally.
Foreign exchange gains and losses were not material to the Company's earnings in 2007 and 2006. However, the Company periodically reviews its strategy for hedging transaction risks. The Company's objective in managing its foreign exchange risk is to minimize its potential exposure to the changes that exchange rates might have on its earnings, cash flows and financial position.
During the second quarter of 2003, one of the Company's foreign subsidiaries entered into a foreign exchange forward contract with a notional amount of $38.6 million which was used to hedge against the change in value of a liability denominated in a currency other than the subsidiary's functional currency. In connection with the sale of HSE, the Company unwound the foreign exchange forward contract during June 2007. Prior to unwinding this contract, all foreign exchange re-measurement gains and losses related to the contract and liability were recognized each period in the statements of operations and were offsetting.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The Company monitors and evaluates on an ongoing basis its disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting in order to improve their overall effectiveness. In the course of this evaluation, the Company modifies and refines its internal processes as conditions warrant.
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the"Exchange Act"), our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and Forms, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rule 13a-15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, also evaluated whether any changes occurred to the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, such control. Based on that evaluation, there has been no such change during the period covered by this report.
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In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to litigation involving property, personal injury, contract, and other claims. The amounts that may be recovered in such matters may be subject to insurance coverage.
Rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission require the description of material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary, routine litigation incident to the registrant's business, and advise that proceedings ordinarily need not be described if they primarily involve damages claims for amounts (exclusive of interest and costs) not exceeding 10% of the current assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. In the judgment of management, none of the pending litigation matters which the Company and its subsidiaries are defending, including those described below, involves or is likely to involve amounts of that magnitude. The litigation matters described below involve issues or claims that may be of particular interest to the Company's shareholders, regardless of whether any of these matters may be material to the financial position or operations of the Company based upon the standard set forth in the SEC's rules.
Securities Class Action Litigation against IAC
This litigation, In re IAC/InterActiveCorp Securities Litigation, pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and arising out of the Company's August 4, 2004 announcement of its earnings for the second quarter of 2004, is described in detail on pages 29-30 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (the "2006 10-K"). The consolidated amended complaint, filed on May 20, 2005, generally alleged that the value of the Company's stock was artificially inflated by pre-announcement statements about its financial results and forecasts that were false and misleading due to the defendants' alleged failure to disclose various problems faced by the Company's then-travel businesses. The plaintiffs sought to represent a class of shareholders who purchased IAC common stock between March 21, 2003 and August 3, 2004. The defendants were IAC and fourteen current or former officers or directors of the Company or its former Expedia travel business. The complaint purported to assert claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10(b)(5) promulgated thereunder, as well as Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, and sought damages in an unspecified amount.
Two related shareholder derivative actions (Garber and Butler) were consolidated with the securities class action for pre-trial purposes. The consolidated shareholder derivative complaint, filed on July 5, 2005 against IAC (as a nominal defendant) and sixteen current or former officers or directors of the Company or its former Expedia travel business, was based upon factual allegations similar to those in the securities class action and purported to assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment, violation of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, and contribution and indemnification. The complaint sought an order voiding the election of the Company's current Board of Directors, as well as damages in an unspecified amount, various forms of equitable relief, restitution, and disgorgement of remuneration received by the individual defendants from the Company.
On September 15, 2005, IAC and the other defendants filed motions to dismiss the complaints in both the securities class action and the shareholder derivative suits. The plaintiffs opposed the motions. On March 22, 2007, the Court issued an opinion and order (i) granting the defendants' motion to
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dismiss the complaint in the securities class action, with leave to replead, and (ii) granting the defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint in the shareholder derivative suits, with prejudice.
On April 23, 2007, the plaintiffs in the shareholder derivative suits filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from the District Court's order of dismissal. On June 14, on consent of the parties, the appeal was withdrawn from active consideration by the Court of Appeals, subject to reinstatement by no later than March 31, 2008.
On May 15, 2007, the plaintiffs in the securities class action filed a second amended complaint. The new pleading continues to allege that the defendants failed to disclose material information concerning problems at the Company's then-travel businesses and to assert the same legal claims as its predecessor. On August 15, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. On October 19, the plaintiffs opposed the motion. On November 9, the defendants will file their reply brief in support of the motion.
The Company believes that the claims in the class action and the derivative suits lack merit and will continue to defend vigorously against them.
Consumer Class Action Litigation against Ticketmaster
These two purported class actions, one pending in Illinois and the other in California, are described in detail on pages 30-31 of the 2006 10-K. See Mitchell B. Zaveduk, Individually and as the Representative of a Class of Similarly Situated Persons v. Ticketmaster, No. 02-CH-21148 (Circuit Court, Cook County); Curt Schlessinger et al. v. Ticketmaster, No. BC304565 (Superior Court, Los Angeles County). Both lawsuits allege in essence that Ticketmaster deceptively suggests on its website that the fee it charges to customers wishing to have their tickets delivered by UPS does not contain a profit component. The California lawsuit also alleges that Ticketmaster's website disclosures in respect of its ticket order-processing fees constitute false advertising in violation of California law. Recent noteworthy developments in the cases are described below.
In the California case, after the court, on July 11, 2007, lifted its stay of the action for the limited purpose of allowing the plaintiffs to go forward with their motion for class certification, the parties submitted supplemental briefing in support of their respective positions. The motion was argued on September 20 and remains pending.
The Company believes that the claims in these lawsuits lack merit and will continue to defend vigorously against them.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The use of words such as "anticipates," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "plans" and "believes," among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements relating to: IAC's future financial performance, IAC's business prospects and strategy, including the contemplated separation of IAC into five publicly traded companies, anticipated trends and prospects in the various industries in which IAC's businesses operate and other similar matters. These forward looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions about future events, which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict.
Actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward looking statements included in this quarterly report for a variety of reasons, including, among others: changes in economic
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conditions generally or in any of the markets or industries in which IAC's businesses operate, changes in senior management at IAC and/or its businesses, risks relating to the contemplated separation of IAC into five publicly traded companies and related matters, including, among others, increased demands on senior management at IAC and/or its businesses, the rate of online migration in the various markets and industries in which IAC's businesses operate, technological changes, regulatory changes, changes in the interest rate environment or overall credit markets, a continuing or accelerating slowdown in the domestic housing market, increased credit losses relating to certain underperforming loans sold into the secondary market, effectiveness of hedging activities, changes affecting distribution channels, failure to comply with existing laws, our ability to offer new or alternative products and services in a cost effective manner and consumer acceptance of these products and services, changes in product delivery costs, changes in the advertising market and the ability of IAC to expand successfully in international markets. Certain of these and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in IAC's filings with the SEC, including in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Other unknown or unpredictable factors that could also adversely affect IAC's business, financial condition and results of operations may arise from time to time. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward looking statements discussed in this report may not prove to be accurate. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which only reflect the views of IAC management as of the date of this report. IAC does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.
Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our annual report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our 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.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth purchases by the Company of its common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2007:
Period |
(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased |
(b) Average Price Paid Per Share(1) |
(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2) |
(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(3) |
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July 2007 | | | | 58,839,293 | ||||||
August 2007 | 4,691,200 | $ | 27.49 | 4,691,200 | 54,148,093 | |||||
September 2007 | 3,309,600 | $ | 27.61 | 3,309,600 | 50,838,493 | |||||
Total | 8,000,800 | $ | 27.54 | 8,000,800 | 50,838,493 | |||||
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
Location |
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3.1 | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of IAC/InterActiveCorp. | Exhibit 3.1 to IAC's Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed on August 12, 2005. | ||
3.2 |
Certificate of Designations of Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of IAC/InterActiveCorp. |
Exhibit 3.2 to IAC's Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A, filed on August 12, 2005. |
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3.3 |
Amended and Restated ByLaws of IAC/InterActiveCorp. |
Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 20, 2002. |
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31.1 |
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
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31.2 |
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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.
Date: November 9, 2007 |
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IAC/INTERACTIVECORP |
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By: |
/s/ THOMAS J. MCINERNEY Thomas J. McInerney Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ THOMAS J. MCINERNEY Thomas J. McInerney |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
November 9, 2007 |
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