UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 3, 2009

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-20570

 

59-2712887

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

555 West 18th Street, New York, NY

 

10011

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 314-7300

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On February 3, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.  The full text of the press release, appearing in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The attached document is furnished under both Item 2.02 “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure.”

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Greg Blatt

 

Name:

Greg Blatt

 

Title:

Executive Vice President,

 

 

General Counsel and Secretary

 

Date:  February 3, 2009

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of IAC/InterActiveCorp dated February 3, 2009.

 

4


Exhibit 99.1

 

 

IAC REPORTS Q4 RESULTS

 

NEW YORK— February 3, 2009—IAC (Nasdaq: IACI) released fourth quarter 2008 results today.

 

SUMMARY RESULTS

$ in millions (except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Q4 2008

 

Q4 2007

 

Growth

 

FY 2008

 

FY 2007

 

Growth

 

Revenue

 

$

351.0

 

$

378.9

 

-7

%

$

1,445.1

 

$

1,332.6

 

8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income Before Amortization

 

28.1

 

13.1

 

115

%

100.1

 

80.5

 

24

%

Adjusted Net Income

 

249.6

 

5.2

 

4718

%

265.5

 

69.9

 

280

%

Adjusted EPS

 

1.69

 

0.03

 

4778

%

1.80

 

0.46

 

294

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Loss

 

(21.8

)

(34.2

)

36

%

(62.0

)

(78.5

)

21

%

Net Income (Loss)

 

227.4

 

(369.9

)

NM

 

(156.2

)

(144.1

)

-8

%

GAAP Diluted EPS

 

1.57

 

(2.53

)

NM

 

(1.08

)

(1.01

)

-8

%

 

See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures beginning on page 9.

 

Information Regarding the Results:

 

·                  Q4 Operating Income Before Amortization grew 64%, excluding $4.1 million in spin-off expenses in the prior year period.

 

·                  The sale of our investment in Jupiter Shop Channel on December 8, 2008 benefited Net Income and Adjusted Net Income by $242.5 million and GAAP EPS and Adjusted EPS by $1.67 and $1.64, respectively.

 

·                  Q4 Net Income includes a $26.4 million write-down of our investment portfolio, reflecting:

 

·                  A $7.6 million write-down of our investment in Arcandor AG which impacted GAAP EPS by $0.05. The write down of Arcandor AG did not impact Adjusted Net Income or Adjusted EPS.

·                  An $18.8 million write-down on other investments impacting both GAAP EPS and Adjusted EPS by $0.13.

 

·                  Q4 Net Income also includes $10.3 million in goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges which impacted GAAP EPS by $0.07. These charges did not impact Adjusted Net Income or Adjusted EPS.

 

·                  Free Cash Flow for the twelve months of 2008 was $44.4 million, up $143.9 million over the prior year, while cash flow from operating activities attributable to continuing operations increased by $134.2 million over the prior year to $107.7 million.

 

Principal Areas of Focus:

 

·                  Search: Relaunched Ask.com in October 2008 and in January 2009 became the official search engine of NASCAR, the second most watched sport in the US with an audience of approximately 75 million. Today, Ask.com announced a partnership with Symantec, the market leader in online security, to power search for the new Norton “Safe Web” product.

 

·                  Local: Grew the number of local merchants, users and user reviews strongly in Q4. Relaunched Citysearch in beta in November to positive early results including increased registrations and page views. Citysearch’s iPhone application was downloaded over 100,000 times. ServiceMagic completed an investment in Zip Express on November 20.

 

·                  Personals: Match.com worldwide subscribers grew 5% in Q4 and achieved its highest paid member count ever during the quarter. Subscriptions to Match Mobile, launched late in 2007, continue to grow strongly.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

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DISCUSSION OF FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS

 

 

 

Q4 2008

 

Q4 2007

 

Growth

 

 

 

$ in millions

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

183.7

 

$

226.6

 

-19

%

Match

 

88.1

 

90.6

 

-3

%

ServiceMagic

 

25.3

 

21.9

 

15

%

Emerging Businesses

 

54.6

 

46.0

 

19

%

Intercompany Elimination

 

(0.8

)

(6.3

)

88

%

 

 

$

351.0

 

$

378.9

 

-7

%

Operating Income Before Amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

27.4

 

$

31.4

 

-13

%

Match

 

28.0

 

20.9

 

34

%

ServiceMagic

 

2.0

 

2.0

 

-1

%

Emerging Businesses

 

(13.8

)

(7.9

)

-73

%

Corporate

 

(15.5

)

(33.2

)

53

%

 

 

$

28.1

 

$

13.1

 

115

%

Operating (Loss) Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

7.6

 

$

14.4

 

-47

%

Match

 

24.8

 

16.2

 

53

%

ServiceMagic

 

1.4

 

1.5

 

-9

%

Emerging Businesses

 

(30.1

)

(12.4

)

-144

%

Corporate

 

(25.3

)

(53.9

)

53

%

 

 

$

(21.8

)

$

(34.2

)

36

%

 

Media & Advertising

Media & Advertising consists of proprietary search properties such as Ask.com, Fun Web Products, and Dictionary.com, and our proprietary local site, Citysearch, and network properties which include distributed search, sponsored listings and toolbars. Proprietary revenue now represents 70.8% of total Media & Advertising revenue, versus 52.1% in the prior year period.

 

Media & Advertising revenue reflects a sharp decline in network revenue, resulting from the de-emphasis of relationships with certain partners during 2008 in conjunction with the renewed partnership with Google. Revenue declines also reflect fewer queries across proprietary properties, particularly at Ask.com and Fun Web Products, partially offset by the inclusion of Dictionary.com (acquired July 3, 2008). Revenue declines were also mitigated by overall growth in revenue per query across proprietary properties, due to improved economics associated with the renewed Google partnership, and growth from the Ask toolbar business, which continues to add partners and queries. Query declines at Ask.com reflect significantly lower marketing spend in the period, while revenue per query declines reflect fewer clicks per visit as users find what they are searching for sooner due to the relaunched site’s improved user experience. Citysearch grew revenue slightly during the quarter while users, user reviews and the number of locations containing Citysearch’s editorial voice continued to grow.

 

Media & Advertising profit declines reflect lower revenue, partially offset by a reduction in marketing spend at Ask.com and a shift in revenues from network to higher margin proprietary properties. Operating income in the current year was negatively impacted by a $9.2 million impairment charge related to intangible assets, reflecting a decline in the performance of our Excite, iWon and MyWay portals businesses, partially offset by a decrease of $5.9 million in amortization of non-cash marketing.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

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Match

Revenue declines reflect a 21% decrease in revenue per subscriber in international markets, due primarily to the unfavorable impact of foreign exchange rates. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, revenue grew 1% as international revenue declines were offset by a 6% and 1% increase in North American subscribers and revenue per subscriber, respectively, due in part to continuing improvements in the site’s features and functionality. Operating Income Before Amortization growth reflects lower customer acquisition costs as a percentage of revenue, due to a shift in the timing of marketing spend to Q4 in the prior year period and lower partner related costs in the current period. Operating income further benefited from a decrease in amortization of non-cash marketing and intangibles of $0.8 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

 

ServiceMagic

ServiceMagic revenue benefited from an increase in active service providers and an 18% increase in service requests driven by increased marketing efforts. Operating Income Before Amortization slight declines reflect increased marketing costs and higher operating expenses primarily associated with the expansion of the sales force. Revenue and profits were also impacted by slower growth from higher margin discretionary home repair and improvement requests, which we believe is due, in part, to the general economic slowdown. Operating income was impacted by higher non-cash compensation expense.

 

Emerging Businesses

Emerging Businesses include Shoebuy, Pronto.com, Gifts.com, InstantAction.com, Connected Ventures, RushmoreDrive.com, Life123.com and The Daily Beast. Revenue for the period primarily reflects strong growth at Pronto.com, driven primarily by continued improvements in customer acquisition and monetization. Operating Income Before Amortization declines are due primarily to investment in The Daily Beast, which was not in the year ago figures, as well as InstantAction.com, partially offset by profit growth at Pronto.com. Operating loss was also impacted in Q4 2008 by a $15.0 million impairment charge related to the goodwill and intangible assets of Connected Ventures, partially offset by a decrease in amortization of non-cash marketing of $1.9 million and a decrease in amortization of intangibles of $1.1 million, excluding the impairment charge.

 

Corporate

Corporate expense for the prior year period included $4.1 million in expenses related to the spin-offs and $2.7 million in additional payroll taxes paid related to the exercise of options during the quarter. Corporate expense in the current year period benefited from a reduction in insurance reserves due to favorable loss experience, lower professional fees, payroll expense and depreciation. Operating loss was also impacted by a decrease of $10.9 million in non-cash compensation expense, due in part, to the reversal of the cumulative expense related to performance-based RSUs which are not probable of vesting.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

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OTHER ITEMS

 

The sale of our investment in Jupiter Shop Channel on December 8, 2008 for $493 million resulted in a pre-tax gain of $352 million, which is reflected within Q4 other income (expense) as a gain on sale of long-term investments.

 

During Q4 2008, the Company concluded the decline in the value of its 5.5 million shares of Arcandor AG, received in connection with the sale of HSE24, was other than temporary and thus recorded a $34.1 million impairment charge to write down the value of that investment, which is reflected in other (expense) income. Q4 2007 includes a gain of $16.4 million related to the increase in the value of the derivative asset received in connection with the sale of HSE24; there was no net change in the value of this asset in Q4 2008 and its carrying value was $57.2 million at December 31, 2008. Q4 2008 other income (expense) also includes an $18.8 million impairment charge related to certain investments which the Company has determined to be other than temporarily impaired.

 

The effective tax rates for continuing operations and Adjusted Net Income in Q4 2008 were 23% and 32%, respectively. These effective tax rates were lower than the statutory rate of 35% due principally to foreign tax credits generated by the sale of Jupiter Shop Channel and foreign income taxed at lower rates, partially offset by an increase in valuation allowances on deferred tax assets related to other than temporary losses related to investments. The effective tax rate for continuing operations was additionally impacted by a decrease in the valuation allowance on the deferred tax asset related to the Arcandor impairment.  In Q4 2007, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $1.0 million on continuing operations pre-tax income of $1.2 million.  The effective tax rate for this benefit was greater than the statutory rate of 35% due principally to foreign tax credits from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, tax-exempt interest income and foreign income taxed at lower rates, partially offset by interest on tax reserves.  The effective tax rate for Adjusted Net Income in Q4 2007 was 63% and was higher than the statutory rate of 35% due principally to interest on tax reserves.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

As of December 31, 2008, IAC had approximately $1.9 billion in cash and marketable securities, and $95.8 million in long-term debt.

 

DILUTIVE SECURITIES

 

IAC has various tranches of dilutive securities.  The table below details these securities as well as potential dilution at various stock prices (shares in millions, rounding differences may occur).

 

 

 

 

 

Avg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike /

 

As of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Conversion

 

1/30/09

 

Dilution at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share Price

 

 

 

 

 

$

14.70

 

$

15.00

 

$

20.00

 

$

25.00

 

$

30.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Absolute Shares as of 1/30/09

 

140.9

 

 

 

140.9

 

140.9

 

140.9

 

140.9

 

140.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSUs and Other

 

4.5

 

 

 

4.6

 

4.5

 

4.3

 

4.1

 

4.0

 

Options

 

16.9

 

$

20.87

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

1.8

 

3.2

 

Warrants *

 

39.2

 

$

24.59

 

1.3

 

1.5

 

4.3

 

5.9

 

8.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Treasury Method Dilution

 

 

 

 

 

5.9

 

6.1

 

8.5

 

11.8

 

15.6

 

% Dilution

 

 

 

 

 

4.0

%

4.1

%

5.7

%

7.7

%

10.0

%

Total Treasury Method Diluted Shares Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

146.8

 

147.0

 

149.5

 

152.7

 

156.6

 

 


*On February 4th, 2009 two tranches of warrants representing 20.8 million shares will expire. One of the tranches, representing 12.5 million shares, has an exercise price of $13.09 per share. The other tranche, representing 8.3 million shares, has an exercise price of $34.29 per share.

 

OPERATING METRICS

 

 

 

Q4 2008

 

Q4 2007

 

Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA & ADVERTISING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue by traffic source

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proprietary

 

70.8

%

52.1

%

 

 

Network

 

29.2

%

47.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid Subscribers (000s)

 

1,347.3

 

1,286.5

 

5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SERVICEMAGIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Requests (000s) (a)

 

852.7

 

720.7

 

18

%

Accepts (000s) (b)

 

1,114.4

 

959.6

 

16

%

 


(a)

Fully completed and submitted customer requests for service on ServiceMagic.

(b)

The number of times “Service Requests” are accepted by Service Professionals. A “Service Request” can be transmitted to and accepted by more than one Service Professional.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

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CONFERENCE CALL

 

IAC will audiocast its conference call with investors and analysts discussing the Company’s Q4 financial results on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). This call will include the disclosure of certain information, including forward-looking information, which may be material to an investor’s understanding of IAC’s business.  The live audiocast is open to the public at www.iac.com/investors.htm.

 

GAAP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

IAC CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited; $ in thousands except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service revenue

 

$

326,495

 

$

348,813

 

$

1,337,043

 

$

1,239,192

 

Product revenue

 

24,500

 

30,067

 

108,052

 

93,390

 

Revenue

 

350,995

 

378,880

 

1,445,095

 

1,332,582

 

Cost of sales-service revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)

 

97,463

 

144,767

 

439,008

 

489,414

 

Cost of sales-product revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)

 

22,557

 

20,503

 

79,184

 

64,907

 

Gross profit

 

230,975

 

213,610

 

926,903

 

778,261

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing expense

 

105,574

 

108,493

 

433,332

 

391,522

 

General and administrative expense

 

65,164

 

84,109

 

343,504

 

273,551

 

Product development expense

 

23,535

 

13,251

 

65,457

 

46,428

 

Amortization of non-cash marketing

 

7,997

 

16,590

 

20,002

 

49,670

 

Depreciation

 

18,996

 

15,907

 

71,051

 

59,861

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

19,890

 

9,429

 

43,918

 

35,733

 

Goodwill impairment

 

11,600

 

 

11,600

 

 

Operating loss

 

(21,781

)

(34,169

)

(61,961

)

(78,504

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

4,434

 

10,943

 

24,759

 

58,931

 

Interest expense

 

(1,498

)

(14,378

)

(32,364

)

(59,054

)

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates

 

1,267

 

5,809

 

16,640

 

22,352

 

Gain on sale of long-term investments

 

351,968

 

16,669

 

381,099

 

16,669

 

Other (expense) income

 

(47,978

)

16,342

 

(234,690

)

35,516

 

Total other income, net

 

308,193

 

35,385

 

155,444

 

74,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

 

286,412

 

1,216

 

93,483

 

(4,090

)

Income tax (provision) benefit

 

(65,876

)

1,044

 

37,697

 

(2,321

)

Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries

 

4,654

 

524

 

5,849

 

2,014

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

 

225,190

 

2,784

 

137,029

 

(4,397

)

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

23,314

 

33,524

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

2,227

 

(372,677

)

(316,544

)

(173,196

)

Net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders

 

$

227,417

 

$

(369,893

)

$

(156,201

)

$

(144,069

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

$

1.60

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.98

 

$

(0.03

)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

1.56

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.95

 

$

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss) per share available to common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

$

1.62

 

$

(2.61

)

$

(1.12

)

$

(1.01

)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

1.57

 

$

(2.53

)

$

(1.08

)

$

(1.01

)

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

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IAC CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

($ in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(audited)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,744,994

 

$

1,585,302

 

Marketable securities

 

125,592

 

326,788

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

98,402

 

116,670

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

217,798

 

377,443

 

Current assets of discontinued operations

 

 

1,020,034

 

Total current assets

 

2,186,786

 

3,426,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

326,961

 

334,341

 

Goodwill

 

1,910,295

 

1,823,779

 

Intangible assets, net

 

386,756

 

401,915

 

Long-term investments

 

120,582

 

301,023

 

Other non-current assets

 

319,218

 

201,764

 

Non-current assets of discontinued operations

 

 

6,101,743

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

5,250,598

 

$

12,590,802

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, trade

 

$

52,833

 

$

41,957

 

Deferred revenue

 

50,886

 

48,110

 

Current maturities of long-term obligations

 

 

12,090

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

182,285

 

366,769

 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

1,265,307

 

Total current liabilities

 

286,004

 

1,734,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term obligations, net of current maturities

 

95,844

 

834,542

 

Income taxes payable

 

403,043

 

264,113

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

15,400

 

13,893

 

Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

1,127,479

 

Minority interest

 

22,771

 

32,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

 

 

Common stock

 

210

 

209

 

Class B convertible common stock

 

16

 

16

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

11,112,014

 

14,744,542

 

Retained earnings

 

227,445

 

567,820

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

2,180

 

39,814

 

Treasury stock

 

(6,914,329

)

(6,768,739

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

4,427,536

 

8,583,662

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

5,250,598

 

$

12,590,802

 

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

7



 

IAC CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

(unaudited; $ in thousands)

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities attributable to continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss available to common shareholders

 

$

(156,201

)

$

(144,069

)

Less: loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

293,230

 

139,672

 

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations

 

137,029

 

(4,397

)

Adjustments to reconcile earnings (loss) from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities attributable to continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

71,051

 

59,861

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

43,918

 

35,733

 

Goodwill impairment

 

11,600

 

 

Impairment of long-term investments

 

180,021

 

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

86,539

 

73,585

 

Amortization of non-cash marketing

 

20,002

 

49,670

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(158,749

)

(4,426

)

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates

 

(16,640

)

(22,352

)

Loss on extinguishment of Senior Notes

 

63,218

 

 

Gain on sale of long-term investments

 

(381,099

)

(16,669

)

Net increase in the fair value of the derivatives created in the sale of HSE and the Expedia spin-off

 

(6,185

)

(29,355

)

Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries

 

(5,849

)

(2,014

)

Changes in current assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

7,653

 

(8,863

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(4,957

)

(19,033

)

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

(80,638

)

51,861

 

Income taxes payable

 

119,495

 

(209,709

)

Deferred revenue

 

6,422

 

5,148

 

Other, net

 

14,845

 

14,485

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities attributable to continuing operations

 

107,676

 

(26,475

)

Cash flows from investing activities attributable to continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(148,631

)

(45,894

)

Capital expenditures

 

(65,554

)

(112,901

)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities

 

356,252

 

1,367,178

 

Purchases of marketable securities

 

(169,958

)

(783,783

)

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

 

549,305

 

125,592

 

Long-term investments

 

(67,936

)

(229,954

)

Proceeds from sales of discontinued operations

 

32,246

 

4,173

 

Net cash distribution from spun-off businesses

 

441,658

 

 

Other, net

 

42

 

12,984

 

Net cash provided by investing activities attributable to continuing operations

 

927,424

 

337,395

 

Cash flows from financing activities attributable to continuing operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase of Senior Notes

 

(519,944

)

 

Principal payments on long-term obligations

 

(11

)

(7,576

)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(145,590

)

(542,946

)

Issuance of common stock, net of withholding taxes

 

(10,564

)

(64,194

)

Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards

 

763

 

75,422

 

Collection of note receivable from key executive for common stock issuance

 

 

4,998

 

Other, net

 

1,230

 

779

 

Net cash used in financing activities attributable to continuing activities

 

(674,116

)

(533,517

)

Total cash provided by (used in) continuing operations

 

360,984

 

(222,597

)

Net cash provided by operating activities attributable to discontinued operations

 

266,389

 

897,233

 

Net cash used in investing activities attributable to discontinued operations

 

(495,130

)

(265,546

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities attributable to discontinued operations

 

50,484

 

(275,204

)

Total cash (used in) provided by discontinued operations

 

(178,257

)

356,483

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(23,035

)

23,276

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

159,692

 

157,162

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,585,302

 

1,428,140

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

1,744,994

 

$

1,585,302

 

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

8



 

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

 

IAC RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING CASH FLOW FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO FREE CASH FLOW

(unaudited; $ in millions; rounding differences may occur)

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities attributable to continuing operations

 

$

107.7

 

$

(26.5

)

Capital expenditures

 

(65.6

)

(112.9

)

Net tax payments related to the sale of certain businesses and investments

 

2.3

 

39.9

 

Free Cash Flow

 

$

44.4

 

$

(99.5

)

 

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, consolidated Free Cash Flow increased by $143.9 million from the prior year period due principally to lower cash taxes paid and lower capital expenditures. Free Cash Flow in 2008 excludes cash tax payments related to the sale of the Company’s interests in Jupiter Shop Channel and HSE24 and cash tax refunds related to the sale of the Company’s interests in EPI and an internal restructuring. Free Cash Flow in 2007 excludes cash tax payments related to the sale of the Company’s interests in PRC and HSE24 and cash tax refunds related to the sale of the Company’s interests in VUE.  Free Cash Flow excludes these cash tax payments and refunds because the proceeds from these sales were not included in cash provided by operating activities.

 

IAC RECONCILIATION OF GAAP EPS TO ADJUSTED EPS

(unaudited; $ in thousands except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

1.57

 

$

(2.53

)

$

(1.08

)

$

(1.01

)

GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

144,793

 

146,393

 

143,976

 

142,843

 

Net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders

 

$

227,417

 

$

(369,893

)

$

(156,201

)

$

(144,069

)

Non-cash compensation expense

 

10,365

 

21,225

 

86,539

 

73,585

 

Amortization of non-cash marketing

 

7,997

 

16,590

 

20,002

 

49,670

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

19,890

 

9,429

 

43,918

 

35,733

 

Goodwill impairment

 

11,600

 

 

11,600

 

 

Arcandor impairment

 

34,112

 

 

166,699

 

 

Net other income related to the fair value adjustment of derivatives created in the Expedia spin-off

 

 

(1,430

)

(545

)

(5,813

)

Other income related to fair value adjustment of the derivative created in the sale of HSE24

 

 

(16,350

)

(5,785

)

(24,121

)

Gain on sale of VUE interests and related effects

 

1,545

 

(14,555

)

6,786

 

(8,400

)

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

(23,314

)

(33,524

)

Discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(2,227

)

372,677

 

316,544

 

173,196

 

Impact of income taxes and minority interest

 

(61,082

)

(12,513

)

(200,770

)

(46,336

)

Adjusted Net Income

 

$

249,617

 

$

5,180

 

$

265,473

 

$

69,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS weighted average shares outstanding

 

147,871

 

149,685

 

147,230

 

152,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS

 

$

1.69

 

$

0.03

 

$

1.80

 

$

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

140,520

 

141,626

 

139,850

 

142,843

 

Options, warrants and RSUs, treasury method

 

4,273

 

4,767

 

4,126

 

 

Conversion of convertible preferred and convertible notes (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

GAAP Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

144,793

 

146,393

 

143,976

 

142,843

 

Options, warrants and RSUs, treasury method not included in diluted shares above

 

 

 

 

6,822

 

Impact of RSUs and convertible preferred and notes (if applicable), net

 

3,078

 

3,292

 

3,254

 

3,207

 

Adjusted EPS shares outstanding

 

147,871

 

149,685

 

147,230

 

152,872

 

 

For Adjusted EPS purposes, the impact of RSUs on shares outstanding is based on the weighted average number of RSUs outstanding as compared with shares outstanding for GAAP purposes, which includes RSUs on a treasury method basis. The weighted average number of RSUs outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes includes the weighted average number of performance-based RSUs that the Company believes are probable of vesting. There are no performance-based RSUs included for GAAP purposes.

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

9



 

IAC RECONCILIATION OF DETAILED SEGMENT RESULTS TO GAAP

(unaudited; $ in millions; rounding differences may occur)

 

 

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Operating Income
Before
Amortization

 

Non-cash
compensation
expense (A)

 

Amortization of
non-cash
marketing

 

Amortization of
intangibles

 

Goodwill
impairment

 

Operating
income (loss)

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

27.4

 

$

 

$

(4.9

)

$

(14.9

)

$

 

$

7.6

 

Match

 

28.0

 

 

(3.1

)

(0.1

)

 

24.8

 

ServiceMagic

 

2.0

 

(0.3

)

 

(0.4

)

 

1.4

 

Emerging Businesses

 

(13.8

)

(0.3

)

 

(4.4

)

(11.6

)

(30.1

)

Corporate

 

(15.5

)

(9.8

)

 

 

 

(25.3

)

Total

 

$

28.1

 

$

(10.4

)

$

(8.0

)

$

(19.9

)

$

(11.6

)

(21.8

)

Other income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

308.2

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

286.4

 

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(65.9

)

Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.7

 

Earnings from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

225.2

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

 

Net earnings available to common shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

227.4

 

 


(A) Non-cash compensation expense includes $0.8 million, $0.8 million and $8.7 million which are included in cost of sales, selling and marketing expense and general and administrative expense, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

 

Supplemental: Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

10.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match

 

2.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMagic

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Businesses

 

2.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Depreciation

 

$

19.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2008

 

 

 

Operating Income
Before
Amortization

 

Non-cash
compensation
expense 
(B)

 

Amortization of
non-cash
marketing

 

Amortization of
intangibles

 

Goodwill
impairment

 

Operating
income (loss)

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

139.6

 

$

 

$

(4.9

)

$

(34.0

)

$

 

$

100.7

 

Match

 

91.3

 

 

(15.1

)

(0.7

)

 

75.5

 

ServiceMagic

 

26.2

 

(0.7

)

 

(1.5

)

 

24.0

 

Emerging Businesses

 

(35.5

)

(1.1

)

 

(7.8

)

(11.6

)

(56.0

)

Corporate

 

(121.5

)

(84.7

)

 

 

 

(206.2

)

Total

 

$

100.1

 

$

(86.5

)

$

(20.0

)

$

(43.9

)

$

(11.6

)

(62.0

)

Other income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155.4

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93.5

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37.7

 

Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.8

 

Earnings from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

137.0

 

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.3

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(316.5

)

Net loss available to common shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(156.2

)

 


(B) Non-cash compensation expense includes $6.7 million, $7.3 million, $72.3 million and $0.2 million which are included in cost of sales, selling and marketing expense, general and administrative expense and product development expense, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

 

Supplemental: Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

38.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match

 

8.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMagic

 

3.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Businesses

 

8.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

12.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Depreciation

 

$

71.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

10



 

IAC RECONCILIATION OF DETAILED SEGMENT RESULTS TO GAAP

(unaudited; $ in millions; rounding differences may occur)

 

 

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Operating Income
Before
Amortization

 

Non-cash
compensation
expense (A)

 

Amortization of
non-cash
marketing

 

Amortization of
intangibles

 

Operating
income (loss)

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

31.4

 

$

 

$

(10.8

)

$

(6.2

)

$

14.4

 

Match

 

20.9

 

 

(3.9

)

(0.8

)

16.2

 

ServiceMagic

 

2.0

 

(0.2

)

 

(0.4

)

1.5

 

Emerging Businesses

 

(7.9

)

(0.4

)

(1.9

)

(2.1

)

(12.4

)

Corporate

 

(33.2

)

(20.7

)

 

 

(53.9

)

Total

 

$

13.1

 

$

(21.2

)

$

(16.6

)

$

(9.4

)

(34.2

)

Other income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35.4

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.2

 

Income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.0

 

Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

Earnings from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.8

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(372.7

)

Net loss available to common shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(369.9

)

 


(A) Non-cash compensation expense includes $1.6 million, $1.8 million and $17.8 million which are included in cost of sales, selling and marketing expense and general and administrative expense, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

 

Supplemental: Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

7.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match

 

2.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMagic

 

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Businesses

 

1.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

3.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Depreciation

 

$

15.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Operating Income
Before
Amortization

 

Non-cash
compensation
expense (B)

 

Amortization of
non-cash
marketing

 

Amortization of
intangibles

 

Operating
income (loss)

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

88.2

 

$

 

$

(33.6

)

$

(24.7

)

$

29.9

 

Match

 

78.4

 

 

(11.1

)

(1.4

)

65.8

 

ServiceMagic

 

20.8

 

(0.6

)

 

(2.6

)

17.6

 

Emerging Businesses

 

(7.9

)

(1.5

)

(4.9

)

(7.1

)

(21.3

)

Corporate

 

(98.9

)

(71.5

)

 

 

(170.4

)

Total

 

$

80.5

 

$

(73.6

)

$

(49.7

)

$

(35.7

)

(78.5

)

Other income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74.4

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4.1

)

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2.3

)

Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.0

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4.4

)

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33.5

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(173.2

)

Net loss available to common shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(144.1

)

 


(B) Non-cash compensation expense includes $5.7 million, $6.2 million, $61.6 million and $0.2 million which are included in cost of sales, selling and marketing expense, general and administrative expense and product development expense, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

 

Supplemental: Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media & Advertising

 

$

30.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match

 

7.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMagic

 

2.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging Businesses

 

5.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate

 

13.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Depreciation

 

$

59.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEE IMPORTANT NOTES AT END OF THIS DOCUMENT

 

11



 

IAC’S PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

IAC reports Operating Income Before Amortization, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS and Free Cash Flow, all of which are supplemental measures to GAAP. These measures are among 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. These non-GAAP measures 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. IAC endeavors to compensate for the limitations of the non-GAAP measures presented by providing the comparable GAAP measures with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the non-GAAP measures. We encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measures contained in this release and which we discuss below.

 

Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures

 

Operating Income Before Amortization is defined as operating income excluding, if applicable: (1) non-cash compensation expense, (2) amortization of non-cash marketing, (3) amortization and impairment of intangibles, (4) goodwill impairment, (5) pro forma adjustments for significant acquisitions, and (6) 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.

 

Adjusted Net Income generally captures all items on the statement of operations that have been, or ultimately will be, settled in cash and is defined as net income available to common shareholders excluding, net of tax effects and minority interest, if applicable: (1) non-cash compensation expense, (2) amortization of non-cash marketing, (3) amortization and impairment of intangibles, (4) goodwill impairment, (5) pro forma adjustments for significant acquisitions, (6) equity income or loss from IAC’s 5.44% interest in VUE and gain on the sale of IAC’s interest in VUE, (7) non-cash income or expense reflecting changes in the fair value of the derivatives created in the Expedia spin-off as a result of both IAC and Expedia shares being issuable upon the conversion of the Ask Convertible Notes and the exercise of certain IAC warrants, (8) income or expense reflecting changes in the fair value of the derivative asset associated with the sale of HSE24, (9) impairment of our investment in Arcandor, (10) one-time items, and (11) discontinued operations.  We believe Adjusted Net Income is useful to investors because it represents IAC’s consolidated results, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, as well as other charges which are not allocated to the operating businesses such as interest expense, taxes and minority interest, but excluding the effects of any other non-cash expenses.

 

Adjusted EPS is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes.  We include dilution from options and warrants per the treasury stock method and include all restricted shares and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) in shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS, with performance-based RSUs included based on the number of shares that the Company believes are probable of vesting. This differs from the GAAP method for including RSUs, which treats them on a treasury method basis and with respect to performance-based RSUs only to the extent the performance criteria are met (assuming the end of the reporting period is the end of the contingency period).  In addition, convertible instruments are assumed to be converted in determining shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS, if the effect is dilutive.  Shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes are therefore higher than shares outstanding for GAAP EPS purposes.  We believe Adjusted EPS is useful to investors because it represents, on a per share basis, IAC’s consolidated results, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, as well as other charges which are not allocated to the operating businesses such as interest expense, taxes and minority interest, but excluding the effects of any other non-cash expenses. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS have the same limitations as Operating Income Before Amortization, and in addition Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS do not account for IAC’s former passive ownership in VUE.  Therefore, we think it is important to evaluate these measures along with our consolidated statement of operations.

 

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities, less capital expenditures and preferred dividends paid by IAC. In addition, Free Cash Flow excludes tax payments and refunds related to the sale of IAC’s interests in VUE, PRC, HSE24, Jupiter Shop Channel, EPI and an internal restructuring due to the exclusion of the proceeds from these sales from cash provided by operating activities. We believe Free Cash Flow is useful to investors because it represents the cash that our operating businesses generate, before taking into account cash movements that are non-operational. Free Cash Flow has certain limitations in that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period, nor does it represent the residual cash flow for discretionary expenditures.  For example, it does not take into account stock repurchases.  Therefore, we think it is important to evaluate Free Cash Flow along with our consolidated statement of cash flows.

 

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Pro Forma Results

We will only present Operating Income Before Amortization, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS 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 release, there are no transactions that we have included on a pro forma basis.

 

One-Time Items

Operating Income Before Amortization and Adjusted Net Income are 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 release, there are no adjustments for any one-time items.

 

Non-Cash Expenses That Are Excluded From Our Non-GAAP Measures

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.  We view the true cost of our restricted stock units as the dilution to our share base, and as such units are included in our shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes as described above under the definition of Adjusted EPS. 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 “NBC Universal Advertising”). The NBC Universal Advertising is available for television advertising on various NBC Universal network and cable channels without any cash cost.

 

The NBC Universal Advertising is excluded from Operating Income Before Amortization and Adjusted Net Income 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, 2009 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 and Adjusted Net Income therefore have 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.

 

Equity income or loss from IAC’s 5.44% common interest in VUE was excluded from Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS because IAC had no operating control over VUE, had no way to forecast this business, and did not consider the results of VUE in evaluating the performance of IAC’s businesses.  The gain from the sale in June 2005 of IAC’s interests in VUE and related effects are excluded from Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS for similar reasons.

 

Non-cash income or expense reflecting changes in the fair value of the derivatives created in the Expedia spin-off is excluded from Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS because the obligations underlying these derivatives, which relate to the Ask Convertible Notes and certain IAC warrants, are expected to ultimately be settled in shares of IAC common stock and Expedia common stock, and not in cash.

 

Income or expense reflecting changes in the fair value of the derivative asset created in the sale of HSE24 is excluded from Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS because the variations in the value of the derivative are non-operational in nature.

 

Free Cash Flow

We look at Free Cash Flow as a measure of the strength and performance of our businesses, not for valuation purposes. In our view, applying “multiples” to Free Cash Flow is inappropriate because it is subject to timing, seasonality and one-time events. We manage our business for cash and we think it is of utmost importance to maximize cash — but our primary valuation metrics are Operating Income Before Amortization and Adjusted EPS.  In addition, because Free Cash Flow is subject to timing, seasonality and one-time events, we believe it is not appropriate to annualize quarterly Free Cash Flow results.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

 

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

This press release and our conference call to be held at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time today may contain “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, anticipated trends and prospects in the 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 these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, among others: continuing adverse economic conditions, or the worsening thereof, either 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, changes in the advertising market, changes in relationships with advertisers, suppliers and third party distribution channels, technological changes, regulatory changes, 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 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 Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  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, these forward-looking statements 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 press release. IAC does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

 

About IAC

 

IAC operates more than 35 leading and diversified Internet businesses across 40 countries... our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. To view a full list of the companies of IAC please visit our website at http://iac.com/.

 

Contact Us

 

IAC Investor Relations

Eoin Ryan

(212) 314-7400

 

IAC Corporate Communications

Stacy Simpson / Leslie Cafferty

(212) 314-7280 / 7470

 

IAC

555 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011  212.314.7300 Fax 212.314.7309  http://iac.com

 

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