UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
OR
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o
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
to
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Commission File Number: 0-31613
VISUAL SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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33-0727173
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.)
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10182 Telesis Court, 6th Floor, San Diego, CA
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92121
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(858) 546-0040
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and formal fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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.
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Yes
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No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated
filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Act).
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Yes
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No
The number of outstanding shares of the registrants common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
as of November 2, 2007 was 20,973,082
VISUAL SCIENCES, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS WEBSIDESTORY, INC.)
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
VISUAL SCIENCES, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS WEBSIDESTORY, INC.)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share data)
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September 30,
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December 31,
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2007
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2006
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Assets
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Current assets
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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12,714
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$
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19,713
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Investments
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1,795
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5,606
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Accounts receivable, net
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19,076
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15,654
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Deferred tax assets
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749
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708
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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3,030
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3,943
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Total current assets
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37,364
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45,624
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Property and equipment, net
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8,348
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6,562
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Goodwill
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59,001
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49,380
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Intangible assets, net
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22,640
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19,732
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Deferred tax assets
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14,614
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14,956
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Other assets
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1,029
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1,314
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$
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142,996
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$
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137,568
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Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
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Current liabilities
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Accounts payable
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$
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1,746
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$
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987
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Accrued liabilities
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9,600
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9,327
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Deferred revenue
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20,415
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20,924
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Capital lease short-term
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25
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38
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Revolving credit facility
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4,000
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Current maturities of notes payable
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19,708
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Total current liabilities
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35,786
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50,984
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Capital lease long-term
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31
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50
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Other liabilities
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5,961
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781
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Total liabilities
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41,778
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51,815
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
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Stockholders equity
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value;
10,000,000 shares authorized and no
shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006
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Common stock, $0.001 par value;
75,000,000 shares authorized, 20,937,210
and 19,238,781 shares issued and
outstanding at September 30, 2007 and
December 31, 2006, respectively
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21
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19
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Additional paid-in capital
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155,220
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137,862
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Unearned stock-based compensation
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(22
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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377
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219
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Accumulated deficit
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(54,400
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(52,325
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Total stockholders equity
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101,218
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85,753
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$
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142,996
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$
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137,568
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
VISUAL SCIENCES, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS WEBSIDESTORY, INC.)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
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Three Months Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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Revenues
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Subscription, hosting and support
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$
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16,609
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$
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13,877
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$
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49,811
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$
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38,700
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License
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1,867
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1,332
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4,498
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2,027
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Professional services
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1,579
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1,681
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4,940
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3,575
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Advertising
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366
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557
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1,377
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1,834
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Total revenues
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20,421
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17,447
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60,626
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46,136
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Cost of revenues
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Cost of revenue
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5,618
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4,287
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15,715
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11,445
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Amortization of intangible assets
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762
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715
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2,192
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1,931
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Total cost of revenues
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6,380
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5,002
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17,907
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13,376
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Gross profit
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14,041
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12,445
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42,719
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32,760
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Operating expenses
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Sales and marketing
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6,507
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6,852
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20,563
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19,738
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Technology development
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2,624
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3,384
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8,952
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9,403
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General and administrative
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5,576
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4,014
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13,534
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9,997
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Amortization of intangible assets
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634
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830
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1,902
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2,372
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Total operating expenses
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15,341
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15,080
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44,951
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41,510
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Loss from operations
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(1,300
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)
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(2,635
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)
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(2,232
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)
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(8,750
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)
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Interest expense
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(152
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)
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(505
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)
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(754
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)
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(1,274
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)
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Interest income
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115
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161
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459
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454
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Other expense
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(56
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)
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2
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(51
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)
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2
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Loss before income taxes
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(1,393
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)
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(2,977
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)
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(2,578
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)
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(9,568
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)
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Benefit from income taxes
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(362
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)
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(1,150
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)
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(921
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)
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(3,554
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)
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Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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(1,031
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)
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(1,827
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)
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(1,657
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)
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(6,014
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)
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (net of tax)
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13
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Net loss
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$
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(1,031
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)
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$
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(1,827
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)
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$
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(1,657
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)
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$
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(6,001
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)
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Basic net loss per share:
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Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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$
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(0.05
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)
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$
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(0.10
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)
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$
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(0.08
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)
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$
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(0.32
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)
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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Basic net loss per share
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$
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(0.05
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)
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$
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(0.10
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)
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$
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(0.08
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)
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$
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(0.32
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Diluted net loss per share:
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Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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$
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(0.05
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)
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$
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(0.10
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)
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$
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(0.08
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)
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$
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(0.32
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)
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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Diluted net loss per share
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$
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(0.05
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)
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$
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(0.10
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)
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$
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(0.08
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)
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$
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(0.32
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)
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Shares used in per share calculations:
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Basic
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20,640,749
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18,737,879
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20,164,797
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18,540,356
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Diluted
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20,640,749
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18,737,879
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20,164,797
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18,540,356
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|
|
|
|
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|
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
4
VISUAL SCIENCES, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS WEBSIDESTORY, INC.)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
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|
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Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
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|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
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Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net loss
|
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$
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(1,657
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)
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|
$
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(6,001
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)
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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7,279
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|
|
|
6,457
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|
Debt discount amortization
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|
338
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|
|
|
692
|
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Bad debt provision
|
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|
627
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|
|
|
116
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|
Stock-based compensation
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|
5,818
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|
|
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8,073
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Loss on sale of securities
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|
|
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35
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Gain on sale of property and equipment
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|
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(2
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)
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Windfall tax benefits from stock options exercised
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|
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(1,044
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)
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(339
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)
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Deferred income taxes
|
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(921
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)
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(3,554
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Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
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(13
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)
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:
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Accounts receivable
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(3,838
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)
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|
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(4,671
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)
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Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
|
|
632
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|
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|
984
|
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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(957
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)
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2,373
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Deferred revenue
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|
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(771
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)
|
|
|
3,382
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|
Other liabilities
|
|
|
244
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|
|
|
409
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
5,750
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|
|
|
7,941
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Purchase of investments
|
|
|
|
|
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(3,677
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)
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Sales of investments
|
|
|
1,003
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|
|
|
7,077
|
|
Maturities of investments
|
|
|
2,850
|
|
|
|
2,328
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
|
(4,448
|
)
|
|
|
(3,809
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
Issuance of note receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
Changes in restricted cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(442
|
)
|
Acquisition of patent licenses
|
|
|
(1,111
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
(202
|
)
|
|
|
(20,630
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(1,908
|
)
|
|
|
(19,160
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise of stock options
|
|
|
3,968
|
|
|
|
957
|
|
Windfall tax benefits from stock options exercised
|
|
|
1,044
|
|
|
|
339
|
|
Payments on capital lease
|
|
|
(32
|
)
|
|
|
(66
|
)
|
Proceeds from revolving credit facility
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments on notes payable and revolving credit facility
|
|
|
(21,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
|
|
(11,020
|
)
|
|
|
1,230
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
179
|
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(6,999
|
)
|
|
|
(9,918
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
19,713
|
|
|
|
19,968
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$
|
12,714
|
|
|
$
|
10,050
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
VISUAL SCIENCES, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS WEBSIDESTORY, INC.)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS-Continued
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business combination with Visual Sciences Technologies, LLC
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for business combination, net of cash acquired
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
20,186
|
|
Fair value of debt issued in business combination
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,740
|
|
Fair value of warrants issued in business combination
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,358
|
|
Fair value of common stock issued in business combination
|
|
|
7,362
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities assumed in business combination
|
|
|
356
|
|
|
|
3,521
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fair value of assets acquired in business combination
|
|
$
|
7,718
|
|
|
$
|
48,805
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business combination with Atomz
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for business combination, net of cash acquired
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
444
|
|
Fair value of common stock issued in business combination
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,418
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total fair value of assets acquired in business combination
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,862
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash acquisition of patent licenses
|
|
$
|
5,889
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash purchases of property and equipment
|
|
$
|
664
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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VISUAL SCIENCES, INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS WEBSIDESTORY, INC.)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
1. The Company and Nature of Business
Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly known as WebSideStory, Inc.) was founded and commenced
operations in September 1996 and is a leading provider of real-time analytics applications. In May
2007, the company changed its name from WebSideStory, Inc. to Visual Sciences, Inc. (together with
its subsidiaries, the Company). The Companys analytics solutions, based on its patent pending
on-demand service and software platform, enable fast and detailed analytics on large volumes of
streaming and stored data. The Company designed its platform for the analysis of terabytes of data
at higher performance levels and at a lower total cost of ownership than can be achieved via
traditional data warehouse and business intelligence systems. The Company provides packaged
real-time analytics applications for web sites, contact centers, retail points-of-sale, messaging
systems and other business systems and channels that generate high volumes of customer interaction
data.
The majority of the Companys operations are conducted in the United States. In order to
pursue the sale of its products and services in international markets, the Company established
wholly owned subsidiaries in France (February 2000), the Netherlands (August 2000) and the United
Kingdom (April 2003).
2. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the
Company without audit, in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not
include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America for a complete set of financial statements. These condensed consolidated
financial statements and related notes should be read together with the consolidated financial
statements and related notes and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited
financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of the Companys management, the
unaudited financial information for the interim periods presented reflects all adjustments
necessary for the fair statement of the results for the periods presented, with such adjustments
consisting only of normal recurring adjustments. Operating results for interim periods are not
necessarily indicative of operating results to be expected for an entire fiscal year.
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Visual Sciences, Inc.
and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The results of operations for the nine months ended September
30, 2006 include the results of operations of Visual Sciences Technologies, LLC (formerly known as
Visual Sciences, LLC) (VS) commencing on February 1, 2006, the date of the Companys merger with
VS. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial
statements.
Use of Estimates
The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared using
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These principles require
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and reported amounts of revenue
and expenses. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives its revenue from the sale of products and services that it classifies into
the following four categories: (1) subscription, hosting and support; (2) license; (3) professional
services; and (4) advertising. The Company derives the majority of its
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revenue from HBX Analytics, which is delivered as a hosted web analytics solution on a
subscription basis. Web analytics refers to the collection, analysis and reporting of information
about Internet user activity. HBX Analytics collects data from web browsers, processes that data
and delivers analytic reports of online behavior to its customers on demand. The Company sells its
services and licenses its products primarily through its direct sales force. The Company utilizes
written contracts as the means to establish the terms and conditions upon which its products and
services are sold to customers.
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (AICPA) Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2,
Software Revenue Recognition
, and related
interpretations, SOP 98-9,
Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, With Respect to
Certain Transactions,
and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin
(SAB) No. 104
Revenue Recognition
. For arrangements outside the scope of SOP 97-2, the Company
evaluates if multiple elements can be accounted for separately in accordance with Emerging Issues
Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 00-21,
Accounting for Revenue Arrangements with Multiple
Deliverables
.
During the nine months ended September 30,
2007, the Company recorded adjustments to correct for revenue recognition which resulted in a
cumulative $235,000 increase in revenue. Of this amount, $203,000 related to 2006, and the remaining $32,000 related to
prior periods. Management concluded that no period was materially
misstated; accordingly, these adjustments have been recorded in the nine months ended September 30,
2007.
Subscription, Hosting and Support Revenue
Subscription, hosting and support revenue is recognized when all of the following conditions
are satisfied: (1) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) the service has been
provided to the customer as described below; (3) the amount of fees to be paid by the customer is
fixed or determinable; and (4) the collection of the fees is probable.
The Company begins revenue recognition for services based on the following:
|
|
|
Revenue recognition for subscription services begins when the customer has been given
access to the service or after acceptance.
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue recognition for post-contract support begins upon execution of the software
license agreement or after acceptance of the related software license, and revenue
recognition for hosting support services begins upon acceptance of the software. For
contracts without acceptance provisions, revenue recognition for post-contract support
begins upon completion of installation and for hosting support services, upon delivery of
the service.
|
Subscription and hosting revenues are recognized over the term of the related contract
periods, which generally range from six months to two years. The Company warrants certain levels of
uptime reliability under subscription arrangements and permits its customers to receive credits or
terminate their agreements in the event that the Company fails to meet those levels. The Company
has rarely provided any such credits or termination rights. Subscription and hosting revenues that
are invoiced and paid in advance of delivery of the service are recorded as deferred revenue.
All software license arrangements include post-contract support services for the initial term,
which are recognized ratably over the term of the post-contract service period, typically one year.
Post-contract support services provide customers with rights to when and if available updates,
maintenance releases and patches released during the term of the support period.
License Revenue
The Company derives its license revenue from selling perpetual software licenses to its
customers. The Company does not provide custom software development services or create tailored
products to sell to specific customers. Pricing is based on a standard price list with volume and
marketing related discounts. The perpetual software licenses are sold with the first year of
post-contract services,
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installation and training. As such, the combination of these products and services represent a
multiple-element arrangement for revenue recognition purposes.
For contracts with multiple elements, the Company recognizes revenue using the residual method
in accordance with SOP 98-9. Under the residual method, the fair value of the undelivered elements
is deferred and the remaining portion of the arrangement fee is allocated to the delivered elements
and recognized as revenue, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. If
evidence of fair value for each undelivered element of the arrangement does not exist, all revenue
from the arrangement is recognized when evidence of fair value is determined or when all elements
of the arrangement are delivered. Vendor specific objective evidence (VSOE) for post-contract
services is based on the stated renewal rate in the contract if that rate is substantive.
Revenue for perpetual software licenses is recognized when all of the following occur:
|
1.
|
|
Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, which consists of a written contract signed
by both the customer and the Company.
|
|
|
2.
|
|
Delivery has occurred, which is after acceptance of the software, or for contracts
without acceptance provisions, delivery occurs after completion of installation.
|
|
|
3.
|
|
The fee is fixed or determinable, which occurs when the Company has a signed contract
that states the agreed upon fee for its products and/or services and specifies the related
terms and conditions that govern that arrangement.
|
|
|
4.
|
|
Collection is probable as determined by the payment history of the customer and the
customers financial position.
|
Professional Services Revenue
VSOE of fair value for professional consulting and training services is determined by
reference to the Companys established pricing and discounting practices for these services when
sold separately. Revenue is derived primarily from time and material based contracts and is
recognized as time is incurred.
Advertising Revenue
Advertising revenue is recognized based on actual delivery of advertisements.
Internal-use Software and Website Development Costs
The Company capitalizes qualifying software and website development costs in accordance with
SOP 98-1,
Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use,
and
EITF 00-02,
Accounting for Website Development Costs
. These costs are incurred during the
application development stage, and amortized over their estimated useful lives ranging from two to
three years. The Company capitalized $28,000 and $0 during the three months ended September 30,
2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company capitalized $142,000 and $361,000 during the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Net capitalized software and website development
costs of $0.9 million and $1.2 million as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
respectively, are included in other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance
sheets. Amortization expense totaled $146,000 and $152,000 during the three months ended September
30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $426,000 and $338,000 during the nine months ended September
30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Software Development Costs
Costs incurred in the research and development of new software products and enhancements to
existing software products are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been
established. After technological feasibility is established, any additional costs are capitalized
in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 86,
Accounting for the
Costs of Computer Software to Be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed
, until the product is available
for general release. The Company has not capitalized any software development costs because
technological feasibility has not been established for software being developed through the nine
months ended September 30, 2007.
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Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers and Suppliers
The Companys financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist
primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short-term marketable securities and trade accounts
receivable. Although the Company deposits its cash with multiple financial institutions, its
deposits, at times, may exceed federally insured limits.
The Companys accounts receivable and revenue are derived from a large number of customers.
Collateral is not required for accounts receivable. The Company maintains an allowance for
potential credit losses as considered necessary. At September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the
allowance for doubtful accounts was $1.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively.
Substantially all of the Companys advertising revenue for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006 was derived from one customer. Advertising revenue from that one
customer accounted for approximately 2% and 3% of consolidated revenue for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and approximately 2% and 4% of consolidated revenue for
the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company had no amounts due
from a single customer that accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable as of September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006. The Company had no revenue generated from a single customer that
accounted for more than 10% of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 or
2006.
Cost of Revenues
The Companys cost of revenues primarily consists of internet connectivity costs, colocation
facility charges, depreciation on network infrastructure and personnel associated with the
Companys professional services as well as network operations. A substantial portion of these costs
are related to the subscription, hosting and support revenue line item in the condensed
consolidated statements of operations.
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123 (Revised 2004),
Share-Based Payment
(SFAS No. 123R), which is a revision of SFAS No. 123,
Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS No. 123). SFAS No. 123R supersedes Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees
(APB Opinion No. 25), and amends SFAS
No. 95,
Statement of Cash Flows
(SFAS No. 95). SFAS No. 123R requires companies to recognize the
estimated fair value of stock-based compensation in the income statement.
The Company previously accounted for its stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value
method as defined in APB Opinion No. 25 and accordingly, prior to January 1, 2006, compensation
expense for stock options was measured as the excess, if any, of the fair value of the Companys
common stock at the date of grant over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. The
Company used the modified prospective transition method to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 123R.
Under this method, unvested awards at the date of adoption are amortized based on the grant date
fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, with the exception
of options granted prior to the Companys initial public offering (pre-IPO awards). The pre-IPO
awards will continue to be amortized based on the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB
Opinion No. 25. Awards that are granted or modified after the date of adoption will be measured and
accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 123R.
The following table presents the stock-based compensation expense included in the Companys
cost of revenues, sales and marketing, technology development, and general and administrative
expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
$
|
305
|
|
|
$
|
601
|
|
|
$
|
1,071
|
|
|
$
|
1,576
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
590
|
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
|
1,753
|
|
|
|
2,760
|
|
Technology development
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
|
676
|
|
|
|
1,185
|
|
|
|
1,919
|
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
649
|
|
|
|
666
|
|
|
|
1,809
|
|
|
|
1,818
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation expense
|
|
$
|
1,925
|
|
|
$
|
2,943
|
|
|
$
|
5,818
|
|
|
$
|
8,073
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Restricted Stock Awards
During the third quarter of 2007, the Company granted 18,750 shares of restricted common stock
to members of the Companys board of directors. The shares of restricted common stock were granted
pursuant to the 2004 Equity Incentive Award Plan and the restrictions applicable to such shares
lapse on August 1, 2008. The Company has recorded $0.5 million and $0.6 million of compensation
expense related to all of its restricted stock awards for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2007, in accordance with SFAS No. 123R. As of September 30, 2007, there was approximately $2.8
million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the restricted stock awards, which is
expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.
Net Loss per Share
Basic net loss per share is determined by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share reflects the potential
dilution that could occur if options and warrants to purchase common stock were exercised. In
periods in which the inclusion of such instruments was anti-dilutive, the effect of such securities
was not given consideration.
The Company has excluded outstanding stock options, warrants and unvested common stock subject
to repurchase from the calculation of diluted net loss per share for the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 because such securities were anti-dilutive for those periods as
the Company was in a net loss position. The total number of potential common shares excluded from
the calculation of diluted net loss per share was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Potential shares excluded from diluted
net loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unvested common stock
|
|
|
33,933
|
|
|
|
90,870
|
|
|
|
26,729
|
|
|
|
41,160
|
|
Options and warrants
|
|
|
510,660
|
|
|
|
739,373
|
|
|
|
442,546
|
|
|
|
880,082
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
544,593
|
|
|
|
830,243
|
|
|
|
469,275
|
|
|
|
921,242
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In addition, restricted common stock and employee stock options to purchase 852,999 and
1,807,557 shares of common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006,
respectively, and 2,250,660 and 1,424,797 shares of common stock during the nine months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, were outstanding but not included in the computation of
diluted net loss per share, because the option or share price was greater than the average market
price of the common stock, and therefore, the effect on diluted net loss per share would have been
anti-dilutive.
Income Taxes
The Company calculates its interim 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
(FIN No. 18). At the end of each interim period, the Company
estimates the annual effective tax rate and applies that to its ordinary quarterly earnings. In
addition, the effect of changes in enacted tax laws or rates or tax status is recognized in the
interim period in which the change occurs. The computation of the annual estimated effective tax
rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and significant judgment including, but not
limited to, the expected operating income for the year, projections of the proportion of income
earned and taxed in foreign jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences between book and tax
amounts, 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,
additional information is obtained or as the tax environment changes.
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management,
it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. The ultimate realization of future income tax assets is dependent upon the generation of
sufficient future taxable income during the period in which the deferred tax assets are
recoverable. The realization of the
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deferred tax asset relating to stock compensation expense is dependent on the Companys stock
price exceeding the exercise price of the related stock options at the time of exercise. Management
assesses the likelihood that the deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income
and whether a valuation allowance is required to reflect any uncertainty. Management has determined
that no such valuation allowance was necessary as of September 30, 2007. Although realization is
not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax asset will
be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced
in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced.
Tax rate changes are reflected in the computation of the income tax provision during the period
such changes are enacted. In connection with the Companys initial public offering, the Company
triggered a change in ownership under tax regulations resulting in annual limitations on the amount
of the historical net operating losses that can be utilized to offset future taxable income.
The Companys effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was
approximately 36% as compared to an effective rate of 37% during the same period in 2006. The
decrease in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the
nine months ended September 30, 2006 was primarily due to the Companys net loss position for the
year and permanent differences between book and tax amounts. The permanent differences consisted of
the imputed interest associated with the senior notes, stock-based compensation expense for our
foreign employees and meals and entertainment expense.
The Company has not provided applicable U.S. income and foreign withholding taxes on
undistributed earnings from foreign subsidiaries at September 30, 2007 or December 31, 2006, since
they are expected to be reinvested indefinitely outside the U.S. Upon distribution of those
earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to both U.S. income
taxes and withholding taxes payable to various foreign countries. It is not practicable to
determine the amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax liability that might be payable if
those earnings were eventually repatriated.
Uncertain Tax Positions
FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN No. 48),
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement standard for the financial statement recognition
and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48
requires that the Company determine whether the benefits of its tax positions are more likely than
not to be sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. For tax positions
that are more likely than not to be sustained upon audit, the Company recognizes the largest amount
of the benefit that has more than a 50% likelihood of being realized. For tax positions that are
not more likely than not to be sustained upon audit, the Company does not recognize any portion of
the benefit in its consolidated financial statements. There is significant judgment used in
determining the likelihood of the Companys tax positions being sustained upon audit.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159 (SFAS No. 159),
The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115
. SFAS
No. 159 expands the use of fair value in accounting but does not affect existing standards which
require assets or liabilities to be carried at fair value. The objective of SFAS No. 159 is to
improve financial reporting by providing companies with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in
reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to
apply complex hedge accounting provisions. Under SFAS No. 159, a company may elect to use fair
value to measure eligible items at specified election dates and report unrealized gains and losses
on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting
date. Eligible items include, but are not limited to, accounts and loans receivable,
available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities, equity method investments, accounts payable,
guarantees, issued debt and firm commitments. If elected, SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company has not yet determined if it will adopt the
fair value reporting for financial assets and liabilities.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157 (SFAS No. 157),
Fair Value Measurements
,
which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional
disclosures about fair value measurements. The accounting provisions of SFAS No. 157 will be
effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2008. The Company is in the process of determining
the effect, if any, the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on its financial statements.
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3. Business Combinations
Visual Sciences Technologies
As discussed in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006,
the Company acquired all of the outstanding units of membership interest of VS on February 1, 2006.
As part of the merger agreement between VS and the Company, VSs former members had the right to
receive 568,512 shares of Company common stock (the Escrowed Common Stock), which were held in
escrow until April 1, 2007 pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement to satisfy indemnification
claims, if any, of the Company against VSs former members and optionholders.
During the first quarter of 2007, the Company recorded an increase to goodwill of $7.4 million
due to the Companys conclusion that there were no claims against VS beyond a reasonable doubt. The
amount recorded was based on the 568,512 shares of Escrowed Common Stock valued based on the
closing price of the Companys common stock of $12.95 on March 30, 2007. The shares were released
from escrow in April 2007.
The final purchase price has been allocated as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 1,
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
3,083
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
2,348
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, and deferred tax assets-current
|
|
|
1,831
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
1,760
|
|
Other long-term assets
|
|
|
41
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
|
18,680
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
31,863
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(2,566
|
)
|
Deferred revenues
|
|
|
(1,311
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase price, including transaction costs
|
|
$
|
55,729
|
|
|
|
|
|
During the first quarter of 2007, the Company finalized its purchase price allocation for the
VS merger and recorded an increase to goodwill and sales tax liability of $356,000.
The total amount assigned to goodwill is deductible for tax purposes. The amortization periods
for the acquired intangible assets are as follows:
|
|
|
completed technology of $12.8 million: 5 years
|
|
|
|
|
customer relationships of $3.9 million: 5 years
|
|
|
|
|
maintenance contracts of $1.7 million: 10 years
|
|
|
|
|
trade name of $0.3 million: 3 years
|
The merger with VS closed on February 1, 2006. The Companys results of operations for the
nine months ended September 30, 2006 include the results of operations of VS beginning February 1,
2006. The following table summarizes unaudited pro forma operating results for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006 as if the Company had completed the merger as of the beginning of the
period presented (in thousands, except per share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
2006
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
46,938
|
|
Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
|
|
|
(6,039
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(6,026
|
)
|
Loss per share basic and diluted
|
|
|
(0.33
|
)
|
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This information has been prepared for comparative purposes only and does not purport to be
indicative of the results of operations which actually would have resulted had the VS merger
occurred as of the beginning of the period presented, nor is it indicative of future financial
results.
Avivo
On May 4, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of Avivo Corporation (Avivo), a
provider of on-demand website search and content solutions. The Company paid approximately $4.2
million in cash and issued 2,958,713 shares of common stock and options to purchase 164,434 shares
of common stock to acquire Avivo. On the acquisition date, approximately $0.8 million of the $4.2
million total cash consideration and approximately 592,000 of the 2,958,713 shares of common stock
(together, the Escrow Amount) were deposited in escrow to secure indemnification obligations of
Avivo and possible adjustments to the purchase price. In August 2006, upon the 15-month anniversary
of the closing, 325,538 shares of the Companys common stock and cash in the amount of
approximately $444,000 were released from escrow to the former shareholders of Avivo. The Company
recorded an increase to goodwill of $3.9 million as a result of the value of the shares released
from escrow based on the closing price of its common stock on August 4, 2006. In addition,
approximately $161,000 in cash was returned from escrow to the Company and 118,261 shares of common
stock were cancelled as a result of an earn-out adjustment. One-fourth of the original Escrow
Amount was held back for an additional nine months to secure certain ongoing indemnification
obligations of Avivo.
On May 4, 2007, upon the two year anniversary of the closing of the acquisition of Avivo,
147,943 shares of the Companys common stock and $202,000 in cash were released from escrow to the
former shareholders of Avivo. The Company recorded an increase to goodwill of $1.8 million as a
result of the cash released from escrow and the value of the shares released from escrow based on
the closing price of the Companys common stock on May 4, 2007.
4. Debt
Senior Notes
In connection with the merger with VS, the Company issued senior notes in an aggregate
principal amount of $20 million to former members of VS. The senior notes accrued interest at a
rate of 4% per annum and were to mature on August 1, 2007. As described below, the senior notes
were paid off in full in the first quarter of 2007.
The Company recorded imputed interest on the senior notes based on an effective interest rate
of 9.5%. The discount of $1.3 million was being amortized, using the effective interest method,
over the period ending April 1, 2007, which was the date on which the senior notes became payable
upon demand. Total discount amortization of $0 and $0.3 million was recorded as interest expense
during the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Total discount
amortization of $0.3 million and $0.7 million was recorded as interest expense during the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest expense on the senior notes,
inclusive of discount amortization, totaled $0 and $0.5 million during the three months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $0.4 million and $1.2 million during the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Credit Facility
In February 2007, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement with Silicon Valley
Bank (the Credit Agreement), which provides for a $15 million senior secured revolving credit
facility through February 2009. Amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement bear interest at 0.25
percent less than the prime rate, or LIBOR plus 2.50 percent, as selected by the Company. All
advances made under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Companys domestic subsidiaries and
are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the present and future
personal property of the Company and certain domestic subsidiaries, other than intellectual
property rights and the capital stock of foreign subsidiaries. Future advances under the revolving
credit facility, if any, will be used by the Company for working capital and to fund the Companys
general business requirements.
Under the Credit Agreement, the Company is subject to certain limitations including
limitations on its ability to incur additional debt, sell assets, make certain investments or
acquisitions, grant liens, pay dividends and enter into certain merger and consolidation
transactions, among other restrictions. The Company is also required to maintain compliance with
financial covenants which include a minimum consolidated adjusted quick ratio and a minimum level
of earnings before stock-based compensation, asset impairments,
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income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense, less cash paid for capital
expenditures. As a result of the expense recorded in connection with
the settlement of the Companys patent litigation with
NetRatings in August 2007, the Company was not in compliance with
the minimum level of earnings covenant at September 30, 2007. The
Company requested and obtained a waiver of such non-compliance from
Silicon Valley Bank.
During the first quarter of 2007, the Company used $5.0 million of initial borrowings under
this credit facility together with cash-on-hand, to repay all of the senior notes it had issued in
connection with its merger with VS. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had $4.0 million of
outstanding borrowings under this credit facility. The maturity date for outstanding borrowings
under the Credit Agreement is February 22, 2009. The Company is recording interest on the
outstanding borrowings at approximately 8.0%, which was 0.25 percent less than the prime rate, as
selected by the Company. Interest expense under the credit facility totaled $90,000 and $213,000
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.
5. Composition of Certain Balance Sheet Captions
Investments
Short-term investments, which are classified as available-for-sale, consisted of the following
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Certificates of deposit
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
767
|
|
Auction rate securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
Mortgage backed securities
|
|
|
1,795
|
|
|
|
3,839
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,795
|
|
|
$
|
5,606
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment
The following table sets forth the components of property and equipment (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Computers and office equipment
|
|
$
|
15,680
|
|
|
$
|
11,603
|
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
|
|
1,709
|
|
|
|
1,288
|
|
Leasehold improvements
|
|
|
945
|
|
|
|
870
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,334
|
|
|
|
13,761
|
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(9,986
|
)
|
|
|
(7,199
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,348
|
|
|
$
|
6,562
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total depreciation expense was $1.0 million and $0.7 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $2.8 million and $1.8 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The Company leases certain computer and office equipment under capital leases. As of September
30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, $121,000 of such equipment was included in property and equipment.
Accumulated amortization relating to this equipment totaled $69,000 and $50,000 at September 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was
as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
49,380
|
|
Avivo net purchase price adjustments
|
|
|
1,903
|
|
Visual Sciences Technologies net purchase price adjustments
|
|
|
7,718
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2007
|
|
$
|
59,001
|
|
|
|
|
|
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The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets, net (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Net
|
|
Customer relationships
|
|
$
|
11,240
|
|
|
$
|
(5,669
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,571
|
|
|
$
|
11,240
|
|
|
$
|
(3,985
|
)
|
|
$
|
7,255
|
|
Maintenance contracts
|
|
|
1,670
|
|
|
|
(398
|
)
|
|
|
1,272
|
|
|
|
1,670
|
|
|
|
(263
|
)
|
|
|
1,407
|
|
Acquired complete technology
|
|
|
13,690
|
|
|
|
(4,993
|
)
|
|
|
8,697
|
|
|
|
13,690
|
|
|
|
(2,849
|
)
|
|
|
10,841
|
|
Trade name
|
|
|
330
|
|
|
|
(183
|
)
|
|
|
147
|
|
|
|
330
|
|
|
|
(101
|
)
|
|
|
229
|
|
Patent licenses
|
|
|
7,000
|
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
|
6,953
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
33,930
|
|
|
$
|
(11,290
|
)
|
|
$
|
22,640
|
|
|
$
|
26,930
|
|
|
$
|
(7,198
|
)
|
|
$
|
19,732
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patent licenses represent the estimated value of licenses
obtained from NetRatings, Inc. (See
Note 9). The amount recorded in intangible assets, net, represents the estimated future benefit the
Company expects to obtain from licenses granted under the NetRatings settlement agreement. The
Company is amortizing the patent licenses to cost of revenues through
2017 based on the pattern in which the economic benefit is consumed.
The customer relationships, maintenance contracts, acquired complete technology and trade name
have weighted average amortization periods of approximately 63 months, 120 months, 58 months and 36
months, respectively. The values assigned to the intangible assets were, in large part, based on
the values determined using a discounted cash flow model. The customer relationships and
maintenance contracts are amortized based on the pattern in which the economic benefit is consumed
and the acquired complete technology and trade name are amortized on a straight-line basis, which
approximates that pattern.
Total amortization expense was $1.4 million and $1.5 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $4.1 million and $4.3 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Future amortization expense for the remainder of
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and thereafter is expected to be $1.5 million, $5.4 million, $5.0
million, $4.9 million, $1.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively, excluding any incremental
expense that could result if the Company consummates future acquisitions.
Accrued
Liabilities and Other Liabilities
The following table sets forth the components of accrued liabilities (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Accrued bonuses and commissions
|
|
$
|
3,089
|
|
|
$
|
3,318
|
|
Accrued payroll and vacation
|
|
|
837
|
|
|
|
1,094
|
|
Accrued accounting and legal services
|
|
|
1,201
|
|
|
|
1,177
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
730
|
|
Accrued sales and income taxes
|
|
|
970
|
|
|
|
1,011
|
|
Accrued tenant improvements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
573
|
|
Accrued patent and license settlement costs
|
|
|
1,442
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other accrued expenses
|
|
|
2,028
|
|
|
|
1,424
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
9,600
|
|
|
$
|
9,327
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table sets forth the components of other liabilities (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
FIN 48 tax liability
|
|
$
|
652
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
Deferred rent
|
|
|
769
|
|
|
|
729
|
|
Accrued patent and license settlement costs
|
|
|
4,492
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,961
|
|
|
$
|
781
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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6. Income Taxes
In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN No. 48. FIN No. 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty
in income taxes recognized in an entitys financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement
No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes,
and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement
attributes for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a
tax return. Under FIN No. 48, the impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax
return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon
audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if
it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, FIN No. 48 provides guidance on
derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure
and transition. FIN No. 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.
The Company adopted the provisions of FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007. As a result of the
implementation of FIN No. 48, the Company recorded unrecognized tax benefits of $723,000 which was
included in other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. If recognized, $417,000
would effect the Companys effective tax rate. The cumulative effect of adopting FIN No. 48
resulted in an increase to the January 1, 2007 balance of accumulated deficit of $417,000.
During the third quarter of 2007, unrecognized tax benefits were reduced by $124,000 with no
effect on the Companys effective tax rate. Additionally, unrecognized tax benefits were increased
by $25,000 due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Accrued interest was increased by $6,000. The
Company does not anticipate any material increase or decrease in its unrecognized tax benefits will
occur within the next twelve months
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in
income tax expense. Upon adoption of FIN No. 48 on January 1, 2007, the Company recorded interest
expense on unrecognized tax benefits of $43,000. As of September 30, 2007, the Company has accrued
$28,000 of additional interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and various states and foreign jurisdictions.
The Company currently has no years under examination by the Internal Revenue Service or any other
state or foreign jurisdiction. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S.
federal, state, local or foreign examinations by tax authorities for years before 2002.
7. Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Comprehensive (loss) income is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during
a period from transactions and other events, including foreign currency translation adjustments and
unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale investments. A reclassification adjustment for
net realized gains (losses) results from the recognition of the net realized gains (losses) in the
statement of operations when marketable securities are sold. Total comprehensive loss consists of
the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(1,031
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,827
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,657
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6,001
|
)
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
Reclassification adjustment for realized loss on available-
for-sale securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
|
127
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive loss, net of tax
|
|
$
|
(992
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,688
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,499
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5,778
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table sets forth the components of accumulated other comprehensive income, net
of taxes (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities
|
|
$
|
(19
|
)
|
|
$
|
(93
|
)
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
|
|
396
|
|
|
|
312
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
377
|
|
|
$
|
219
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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8. Segment Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial
information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or
decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The
Companys chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer.
In 2006, the Company had two reportable business segments: WebSideStory and VS, as the Chief
Executive Officer separately reviewed these components to make operating decisions and assess
performance. During the first quarter of 2007, the Company merged those two segments and now
operates its business in one reportable segment: a suite of products that builds and optimizes a
companys online presence and analyzes customer interactions and data across a companys business.
The Chief Executive Officer began evaluating the Companys performance on a consolidated basis
during the first quarter of 2007.
As of both September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, 4% of the Companys total assets were
located outside the United States. Revenue from our subsidiaries located outside the United States
was 14% and 12% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and 14% and
13% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Revenues for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, by geographic region were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
United States
|
|
$
|
17,585
|
|
|
$
|
15,378
|
|
|
$
|
52,184
|
|
|
$
|
40,327
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
2,836
|
|
|
|
2,069
|
|
|
|
8,442
|
|
|
|
5,809
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
20,421
|
|
|
$
|
17,447
|
|
|
$
|
60,626
|
|
|
$
|
46,136
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No individual European subsidiary accounted for 10% or more of revenues for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2007 or 2006.
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
In February 2006, NetRatings, Inc. (NetRatings), an internet media and market research
company, filed a lawsuit against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York. The suit alleged willful infringement of United States Patent Nos. 5,675,510,
6,108,637, 6,115,680, 6,138,155, and 6,763,386. Also, in February 2006, the Company filed a
complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California charging
NetRatings with willful infringement of United States Patent No. 6,393,479 (the 479 Patent).
On August 17, 2007, the Company entered into a settlement and patent cross-license agreement
(the Settlement Agreement) with NetRatings to resolve the lawsuits discussed above. Under the
terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Company and NetRatings each granted the other party a
limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as otherwise permitted in the Settlement
Agreement), world-wide license to certain patents, subject, in the case of the license granted by
NetRatings to the Company, to certain exceptions and exclusions. Each party also granted the other
party certain rights to sublicense the rights licensed therein. The consummation of the Companys
merger with Omniture, Inc., pursuant to the terms of the definitive merger agreement between the
parties, would constitute a change of control under the terms of the Settlement Agreement (see Note
10 Subsequent Events below).
The Settlement Agreement requires the Company to pay a royalty fee of $9.0 million, $2.0
million of which became due upon the execution of the Settlement Agreement with the remaining $7.0
million payable in quarterly installments of $0.5 million commencing on March 31, 2008. In
addition, in the event of a change of control of the Company, the Settlement Agreement provides
that the Company will be required to pay an additional royalty fee of $2.25 million and
$2.0 million of the $7.0 million in ongoing payments would be accelerated. In the event of a change
of control of the Company, the Settlement Agreement may be assigned to the purchaser upon written
notice to NetRatings, subject to certain limitations. In the event of a change of control of the
Company, the patent license from NetRatings would be limited to (1) products, services and
technology commercially released as of the date of the change of control, (2) the products, or
elements of such products, that were under development as of the date of the change of control if
those products are released as standard products within twelve months of the date of the change of
control, (3) future versions of the
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Companys products, services or technology commercially released as of the date of the change
of control that contain patches to, bug fixes of, enhancements to, modifications of, improvements
to, updates or upgrades of the original versions (except for any new feature or functionality added
to the original versions which new feature or functionality in and of itself infringes a licensed
NetRatings patent that did not already cover the original versions) and (4) future versions of the
Companys products, services or technology that supersede any of the Companys products, services
or technology described under clauses (1), (2) or (3) above. The license also extends to the
combination, merger, bundling or incorporation of the Companys products, services or technology,
or any portion of them, with any of the purchasers Web analytics products, services or technology
not otherwise licensed pursuant to a separate license agreement with NetRatings, so long as the
purchasers Web analytics products, services or technology represents less than 40% of the source
code of the combined, merged or bundled Web analytics product, service or technology. In addition,
the patent license from NetRatings does not limit the right of the Company or any person or entity
that acquires the Company from combining, merging, bundling or incorporating any unlicensed
product, service or technology into or with the products, services and technology covered by the
Companys license from NetRatings, provided that such unlicensed product, service or technology
does not, by itself, infringe upon any claim of any licensed NetRatings patent.
In addition, in the event that the Company acquires certain companies, it may elect to extend
the license granted by NetRatings under the Settlement Agreement to cover the products, services
and technology of such an acquired company by making additional payments to NetRatings based on a
percentage of revenues of the web analytics products, services or technologies of such acquired
company during the twelve month period preceding such acquisition. Further, under the terms of the
Settlement Agreement, in the event that the Company acquires certain companies, the Company may
elect to pay an additional royalty to NetRatings in exchange for a release of all claims by
NetRatings related to such acquired company.
In exchange for the licenses and royalties described above, under the terms of the Settlement
Agreement, the Company and NetRatings each released the other from all claims, as of the date of
the Settlement Agreement, related to the ongoing patent infringement lawsuits between the parties
and agreed to dismiss the patent infringement lawsuits filed by the parties with prejudice.
As discussed above, the Settlement Agreement requires the Company to make periodic payments
totaling $9.0 million, as well as a contingent payment of $2.25 million upon a change in control of
the Company. During the third quarter of 2007, the Company accrued $7.9 million, representing the
$9.0 million of periodic payments due under the agreement discounted to its net present value,
based upon the Companys estimated incremental borrowing rate of 8.0%. The discount of $1.1 million
is being amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the period ending
June 30, 2011, which corresponds to the periodic payment stream. The Company will record the $2.25
million contingent payment due under the agreement at the time such payment is deemed probable.
Based upon a valuation study, the Company assigned $7.0 million to the patent licenses received in
the Settlement Agreement based upon the future economic benefit the Company expects to obtain from
the licenses granted under the Settlement Agreement. The Company also recorded $0.9 million during
the third quarter of 2007 as litigation settlement expense, representing the difference between the
net present value of the periodic payments due under the Settlement Agreement and the value of the
patent licenses obtained. At September 30, 2007, the amount remaining to be paid under the
Settlement Agreement, discounted to its net present value, was $5.9 million, of which $1.4 million
was included in accrued liabilities and $4.5 million was included in other long-term liabilities in
the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.
From time to time, the Company is also involved in other routine litigation arising in the
ordinary course of its business. While the results of such litigation cannot be predicted with
certainty, the Company believes that the final outcome of such matters will not have a material
adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Other Commitments and Contingencies
During 2006, the Company entered into non-cancelable letters of credit in the aggregate amount
of $442,000 to secure future payments under leases for two facilities. The letters of credit expire
in 2007 and contain automatic renewal terms extending through 2013. No amounts had been drawn
against either letter of credit as of September 30, 2007 or December 31, 2006. The funds that
secure the letters of credit for the bank have been classified as restricted cash and included in
prepaid expenses and other current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of
September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
The Company leases its office facilities and office equipment under non-cancelable operating
lease arrangements that expire on various dates through January 2013 and, with respect to the
office leases, contain certain renewal options. Rent expense under non-
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cancelable operating lease arrangements is accounted for on a straight-line basis and totaled
$0.6 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, and $1.9 million and $1.5
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Rent expense for the
three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was net of sublease income of $154,000 and $198,000,
respectively. Rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was net of
sublease income of $444,000 and $588,000, respectively.
The following table summarizes the approximate future minimum rentals under non-cancelable
operating lease arrangements, net of sublease rental income of $153,000 for the remainder of 2007,
in effect at September 30, 2007 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Year
Ending December 31:
|
|
|
|
|
Remainder of 2007
|
|
$
|
701
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2,619
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2,635
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2,639
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2,718
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
3,033
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
14,345
|
|
|
|
|
|
10. Subsequent Events
Entry into Definitive Merger Agreement
On October 25, 2007, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by
Omniture, Inc. (Omniture) through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of Omniture with the
Company (the Merger). In connection with the Merger, each outstanding share of the Companys
common stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.49 of a share of Omniture common stock
and $2.39 in cash. The Merger, which is expected to close in early to
mid 2008, is subject to
customary closing conditions, including obtaining the approval of stockholders of both companies
and regulatory approvals. If the definitive agreement is terminated
under certain circumstances specified in the definitive agreement,
the Company may be required to pay a termination fee of $11.8 million
to Omniture. The Merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for
federal income tax purposes.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and
uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth in Part II
below under the caption Item 1A. Risk Factors. The interim financial statements and this
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be
read together with the financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2006
and the related Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations, both of which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006.
Caution on Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements in this report about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions
or future events or performance are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to, statements regarding Visual Sciences ability to complete the
proposed merger with Omniture, Inc., or Omniture, pursuant to the definitive agreement between the
parties, the ability to satisfy conditions to closing the merger, including obtaining stockholder
and regulatory approvals and the benefits of the merger to stockholders. This report contains
forward-looking statements that are based on managements beliefs and assumptions and on
information currently available to our management. You can identify these forward-looking
statements by the use of words or phrases such as anticipate, believe, could, estimate,
expect, intend, may, plan, potential, predict, project, should, will, would and
similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements
are risks and uncertainties inherent in our business including, without limitation, our reliance on
our web analytics services for the majority of our revenue; potential impacts on our business,
results of operations and common stock price resulting from the proposed merger with Omniture,
including, but not limited to risks of disruption to our business development and sales efforts and
disruption and distraction of our management and employees from day-to-day operations as a result
of the merger; risks associated with obtaining stockholder or regulatory approvals related to the
proposed merger; risks that the expected financial effect of the merger may not be realized; risks
associated with contractual limitations on our ability to take certain actions as a result of the
merger; risks associated with costs to be incurred in connection with the merger; risks associated
with our failure to complete the merger; blocking or erasing of cookies or limitations on our
ability to use cookies; our limited experience with analytics applications beyond web analytics;
the risks associated with integrating the operations and products of acquired companies with those
of the company; privacy concerns and laws or other domestic or foreign regulations that may subject
us to litigation or limit our ability to collect and use Internet user information; our ongoing
ability to protect our own intellectual property rights and to avoid violating the intellectual
property rights of third parties; the highly competitive markets in which we operate that could
make it difficult for us to acquire and retain customers; the risk that our customers fail to renew
their agreements; the risks associated with our indebtedness, including the risk of non-compliance
with the covenants in our credit facility; the risk that our services may become obsolete in a
market with rapidly changing technology and industry standards; the risks associated with our
renaming the company and undertaking related branding activities; and other risks described below
under the heading Item 1A. Risk Factors. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our
managements beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this report.
Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. Except as required by law, we assume no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly or to update the reasons actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if
new information becomes available.
Overview
Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly known as WebSideStory, Inc.) was founded and commenced
operations in September 1996 and is a leading provider of real-time analytics applications. In May
2007, we changed our name from WebSideStory, Inc. to Visual Sciences, Inc. Our analytics solutions,
based on our patent pending on-demand service and software platform, enable fast and detailed
analytics on large volumes of streaming and stored data. The answers delivered by these analytics
provide organizations with actionable information to optimize their business operations. We
designed our platform specifically for the analysis of terabytes of data at higher performance
levels, at a lower total cost of ownership and with greater ease of use than can be achieved via
traditional data warehouse and business intelligence systems. Our real-time analytics platform
performs faster, deeper and more iterative analyses
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on larger amounts of detailed data, giving our customers greater insight into trends and
anomalies in their businesses, thereby enabling them to make better strategic decisions.
We provide packaged real-time analytics solutions for web sites, contact centers, retail
points-of-sale, messaging systems and other business systems and channels that generate high
volumes of customer interaction data. The services we provide deliver comprehensive insight into
the lifetime of customer interactions across on-line and off-line channels. We identify developing
trends, analyze and test business hypotheses and optimize the performance of customer facing
business systems without the need for significant investments in internal infrastructure.
Our customers can take advantage of the broad range of solutions we offer with flexible
pricing and deployment options, including on-demand service and licensed software. Our on-demand
services are delivered over the Internet using secure, proprietary and scalable applications and
system architecture. On-demand delivery allows us to concurrently serve a large number of customers
securely and to efficiently distribute the workload across our network of servers with provisions
for redundant, fault-tolerant operations. Customers can also purchase certain of our solutions by
installation of licensed software on a customers hardware. The licensed software delivery model
enables us to respond to a broad range of application, performance, and security requirements found
in the largest and most analytically competitive organizations.
We derive our revenue from the sale of products and services that we classify into the
following four categories: (1) subscription, hosting and support; (2) license; (3) professional
services; and (4) advertising. We derive the majority of our revenue from HBX Analytics, which is
delivered as a hosted web analytics solution on a subscription basis. Web analytics refers to the
collection, analysis and reporting of information about Internet user activity. HBX Analytics
collects data from web browsers, processes that data and delivers analytic reports of online
behavior to our customers on demand, allowing them to improve their websites and their online
marketing campaigns.
As
of September 30, 2007, we served approximately 1,590 data-intensive organizations including
large global enterprises, mid-market companies and government agencies. Our direct sales force
sells our services to a broad range of organizations in many industries including sports and
entertainment, news, retail, financial services, travel, technology, manufacturing,
telecommunications and education.
The majority of our operations are conducted in the United States. In order to pursue the sale
of our products and services in international markets, we established wholly owned subsidiaries in
France (February 2000), the Netherlands (August 2000) and the United Kingdom (April 2003). See Note
8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the
geographic markets in which we operate.
On October 25, 2007, we entered into a definitive agreement, which we refer to as the merger
agreement, to be acquired by Omniture, Inc. through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of
Omniture with the Company, which we refer to as the merger. In connection with the merger, each
outstanding share of our common stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.49 of a share
of Omniture common stock and $2.39 in cash. The merger is intended to qualify as a tax-free
reorganization for federal income tax purposes.
In connection with the merger, options to purchase our common stock outstanding at the time of
the merger will be assumed by Omniture and converted into options to purchase Omniture common stock
based on an option exchange ratio. Omniture has agreed to file a registration statement on Form
S-8 following the closing in order to register the shares of Omniture common stock issuable upon
the exercise of the assumed options to purchase our common stock that are eligible to be registered
on Form S-8.
The
merger
,
which is expected to close in early to mid 2008, is subject to customary
closing conditions, including obtaining the requisite approval of our stockholders and of
Omnitures stockholders, and the termination or expiration of the applicable waiting period under
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. Each of our Board of Directors and Omnitures
Board of Directors has approved the merger and the merger agreement. Both we and Omniture have
agreed, subject to certain exceptions, to cause a stockholders meeting to be held, for the purpose
of considering approval of the merger and the merger agreement with respect to our stockholders,
and for the purpose of considering approval of the issuance of Omnitures common stock as provided
in the merger agreement with respect to Omnitures stockholders. If the merger agreement is
terminated under certain circumstances specified in the merger agreement, we may be required to pay
a termination fee of $11.8 million to Omniture.
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In connection with the merger agreement, certain of our stockholders entered into voting
agreements with Omniture and us pursuant to which such stockholders agreed to vote any shares held
by them at the time of our stockholders meeting in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement.
Additionally, certain stockholders of Omniture entered into voting agreements with us and Omniture
pursuant to which such stockholders agreed to vote any shares held by them at the time of the
Omniture stockholders meeting in favor of the issuance of Omniture common stock in connection with
the merger.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
This Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
is based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared using
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of our
condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect
the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expense and related disclosures. On an on-going
basis, we evaluate estimates, including those related to accounts receivable allowance, stock-based
compensation expense, estimated life of intangible assets, impairment of intangible assets and
goodwill, income tax valuation allowance and depreciation lives. These estimates are based on
historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values
of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may
differ from these estimates.
Critical accounting policies are those that, in managements view, are most important in the
portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations. Except for the implementation of
FASB Interpretation No. 48 as described below, management believes there have been no material
changes during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 to the critical accounting
policies discussed in the Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, as
filed with the SEC on March 13, 2007.
Uncertain Tax Positions
FASB Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,
prescribes a
recognition threshold and measurement standard for the financial statement recognition and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48 requires
that we determine whether the benefits of our tax positions are more likely than not of being
sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. For tax positions that are
more likely than not of being sustained upon audit, we recognize the largest amount of the benefit
that has more than a 50% likelihood of being realized. For tax positions that are not more likely
than not of being sustained upon audit, we do not recognize any portion of the benefit in our
consolidated financial statements. There is significant judgment used in determining the likelihood
of these tax positions being sustained upon audit.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,
The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities-Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115
. SFAS No. 159 expands the
use of fair value in accounting but does not affect existing standards which require assets or
liabilities to be carried at fair value. The objective of SFAS No. 159 is to improve financial
reporting by providing companies with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings
caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex
hedge accounting provisions. Under SFAS No. 159, a company may elect to use fair value to measure
eligible items at specified election dates and report unrealized gains and losses on items for
which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date.
Eligible items include, but are not limited to, accounts and loans receivable, available-for-sale
and held-to-maturity securities, equity method investments, accounts payable, guarantees, issued
debt and firm commitments. If elected, SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. We have not yet determined if we will adopt
the fair value reporting for financial assets and liabilities.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements
, which defines fair
value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires additional disclosures about
fair value measurements. The accounting provisions of SFAS No. 157 will be effective for us
beginning January 1, 2008. We are in the process of determining
the effect, if any, the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on our
financial statements.
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Results of Operations
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we
recorded adjustments to correct for revenue recognition which resulted in a cumulative $235,000
increase in revenue. Of this amount, $203,000 related to 2006, and the remaining $32,000 related to prior periods.
Management concluded that no period was materially misstated; accordingly, these adjustments
have been recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
The following table presents our selected condensed consolidated statements of operations data
(as a percentage of revenue) for the periods indicated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subscription, hosting and support
|
|
|
81
|
%
|
|
|
79
|
%
|
|
|
82
|
%
|
|
|
84
|
%
|
License
|
|
|
9
|
%
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
Professional services
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
|
|
8
|
%
|
Advertising
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue
|
|
|
28
|
%
|
|
|
25
|
%
|
|
|
26
|
%
|
|
|
25
|
%
|
Amortization of intangible assets
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenues
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
|
29
|
%
|
|
|
30
|
%
|
|
|
29
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
68
|
%
|
|
|
71
|
%
|
|
|
70
|
%
|
|
|
71
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
|
39
|
%
|
|
|
34
|
%
|
|
|
43
|
%
|
Technology development
|
|
|
13
|
%
|
|
|
19
|
%
|
|
|
15
|
%
|
|
|
20
|
%
|
General and administrative
|
|
|
27
|
%
|
|
|
23
|
%
|
|
|
22
|
%
|
|
|
22
|
%
|
Amortization of intangible assets
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
|
75
|
%
|
|
|
86
|
%
|
|
|
74
|
%
|
|
|
90
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from operations
|
|
|
(7
|
)%
|
|
|
(15
|
)%
|
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
|
(19
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
Interest income
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
Other expense
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income taxes
|
|
|
(7
|
)%
|
|
|
(17
|
)%
|
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
|
(21
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit from income taxes
|
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
|
(7
|
)%
|
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before cumulative effect of
change in accounting principle
|
|
|
(5
|
)%
|
|
|
(10
|
)%
|
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
|
|
(13
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle (net of tax)
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
(5
|
)%
|
|
|
(10
|
)%
|
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
|
|
(13
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24
Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
Revenues
Our total revenues were $20.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared
to $17.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, representing an increase of $3.0
million, or 17%.
Subscription, Hosting and Support Revenue.
Subscription, hosting and support revenue was $16.6
million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $13.9 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2006, representing an increase of $2.7 million, or 20%. An increase in
the number of new customers for our services and average deal size contributed to this increase.
License Revenue.
License revenue was $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30,
2007 compared to $1.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, representing an
increase of $0.6 million, or 40%. The increase was due to an increase in the number of customers
and the number of licensing contracts entered into during the three months ended September 30,
2007.
Professional Services Revenue.
Professional services revenue was $1.6 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30,
2006, representing a decrease of $0.1 million, or 6%. The slight decrease was due to the mix of
stand alone services performed as compared to services bundled with subscription.
Advertising Revenue.
Advertising revenue was $0.4 million for the three months ended September
30, 2007 compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, representing a
decrease of $0.2 million, or 34%.
Cost of Revenues and Operating Expenses
Cost of Revenues.
Cost of revenues was $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30,
2007 compared to $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, representing an
increase of $1.4 million, or 28%. Our cost of revenues as a percentage of revenue was 32% for the
three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to 29% for the three months ended September 30,
2006. The majority of the increase in absolute dollars resulted from an approximate $0.6 million
increase in salaries, bonuses, and employee-related costs associated with the expansion of our
professional services department, an increase in data center costs of $0.3 million, depreciation
expense of $0.3 million associated with our larger balance of property and equipment, and travel
and lodging expenses of $0.2 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in
stock-based compensation expense of $0.3 million.
Sales and Marketing Expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses were $6.5 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $6.9 million for the three months ended September 30,
2006, representing a decrease of $0.4 million, or 5%. Salaries, wages and related employee benefits
decreased $0.4 million and stock-based compensation expense decreased by $0.4 million. These
decreases were partially offset by increases in contract labor of $0.1 million and advertising and
business promotions expense of $0.1 million.
Technology Development Expenses.
Technology development expenses were $2.6 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $3.4 million for the three months ended September
30, 2006, representing a decrease of $0.8 million, or 22%. The decrease was primarily due to a
decrease in salaries, wages and related employee benefits of $0.5 million due to a reduction in the
number of technology development personnel and a reduction in stock-based compensation expense of
$0.3 million.
General
and Administrative Expenses.
General and administrative expenses
were $5.6 million for
the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2006, representing an increase of
$1.6 million, or 39%. Of the increase, $1.1 million
was attributable to the legal expense related to the NetRatings
litigation
and the settlement thereof, $0.3 million of the
increase was due to transaction fees associated with the process undertaken to reach a definitive
agreement for the sale of the company and $0.2 million of the increase was attributable to salaries
and wages and related employee benefits for general and administrative personnel. These increases
were partially offset by a decrease in professional fees for accounting of $0.3 million.
Amortization of Intangibles.
Amortization of intangibles expense was $0.6 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $0.8 million for the three months ended September
30, 2006, representing a decrease of $0.2 million, or 24%. The $8.3 million of intangibles related
to the acquisition of Avivo have estimated lives ranging from three to six years with a
weighted-average
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estimated life of approximately five years. The $18.7 million of intangibles related to the
merger with VS have estimated useful lives of three to ten years. Intangible asset amortization of
acquired complete technology is included in cost of revenue and amortization of customer and
maintenance contracts and trade name is included in operating expenses.
Other (Expense) Income
Interest expense.
Interest expense was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30,
2007 compared to $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, representing a
decrease of $0.3 million, or 70%, compared to the prior year period. The decrease in interest
expense resulted from the repayment of the $20.0 million in principal amount of senior notes during
the first quarter of 2007 which were replaced by $5.0 million of initial borrowings under our
secured credit facility. This resulted in a lower outstanding debt balance compared to the prior
year. In addition, the effective interest rate on the senior notes was higher than the effective
interest rate on the secured credit facility.
Interest income.
During the three months ended September 30, 2007, interest income of $0.1
million remained consistent as compared to the prior year period.
Benefit from Income Taxes
The
benefit from income taxes of $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007
decreased $0.8 million as compared to the benefit from income taxes of $1.2 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease primarily related to the change in our net loss
position. Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was
approximately 26% as compared to an effective rate of 39% during the same period in 2006. We did
not have a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2007. We were
profitable from the fourth quarter of 2003 through the end of 2005 and began generating a net loss
in 2006 primarily due to the stock-based compensation expense associated with the adoption of SFAS
No. 123R and the intangible asset amortization expense related to our merger with VS. We believe
that it is more likely than not that we will utilize our deferred tax assets in the near future;
therefore, no valuation allowance has been recorded as of September 30, 2007. We will continue to
monitor our financial results and the likelihood of utilizing our net operating loss carryforwards
each quarter. In the third quarter of 2007, we recorded a benefit from income taxes based on our
effective rate of approximately 26%. The statutory rate of approximately 40% was increased based on
the permanent differences between book and tax amounts. The permanent differences consisted of the
imputed interest associated with the senior notes, stock-based compensation expense for our foreign
employees and meals and entertainment expense.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006
Revenues
Our total revenues were $60.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to
$46.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, representing an increase of $14.5
million, or 31%. Our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included
the results of operations of VS commencing on February 1, 2006, the date our merger with VS was
consummated.
Subscription, Hosting and Support Revenue.
Subscription, hosting and support revenue was $49.8
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $38.7 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006, representing an increase of $11.1 million, or 29%. The increase was due
to an increase in the number of new customers for our services and the average deal size and the
additional month of revenue from VS for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to
September 30, 2006.
License Revenue.
License revenue was $4.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
compared to $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, representing an increase of
$2.5 million, or 122%. The increase was due to an increase in the number of customers and the
number of licensing contracts entered into during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as well
as the additional month of VS revenue included for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
compared to September 30, 2006.
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Professional Services Revenue.
Professional services revenue was $4.9 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2006, representing an increase of $1.3 million, or 38%. The increase was primarily due to increased
sales of optimization work.
Advertising Revenue.
Advertising revenue was $1.4 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2007 compared to $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, representing a
decrease of $0.4 million, or 25%.
Cost of Revenues and Operating Expenses
Cost of Revenues.
Cost of revenues was $17.9 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 compared to $13.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, representing an
increase of $4.5 million, or 34%. Our cost of revenues as a percentage of revenue was 30% for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to 29% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
The majority of the increase in absolute dollars primarily resulted from an approximate $2.1
million increase in salaries, bonuses, and employee-related costs associated with the expansion of
our professional services department. There was also an increase in data center costs of $0.9
million and depreciation expense of $0.7 million associated with our larger balance of property and
equipment. The amortization of intangible assets increased $0.3 million due to the inclusion of VS
for the full nine months ended September 30, 2007. In addition, travel and lodging expenses
increased $0.4 million and training expenses increased $0.2 million. These increases were partially
offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $0.5 million.
Sales and Marketing Expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses were $20.6 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $19.7 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2006, representing an increase of $0.9 million, or 4%. The increase came from the following:
advertising, trade shows and promotions expense increased by $0.9 million as we rebranded our
company; and contract labor increased $0.4 million and employee events increased $0.2 million as we
expanded our marketing efforts. There were also increases in rent expense of $0.2 million and
depreciation expense of $0.1 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in
stock-based compensation expense of $1.0 million.
Technology Development Expenses.
Technology development expenses were $9.0 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $9.4 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2006, representing a decrease of $0.4 million, or 5%. The decrease was primarily due to a
decrease in salaries, wages and related employee benefits of $0.1 million due to a reduction in the
number of technology development personnel and a reduction in stock-based compensation expense of
$0.7 million.
General
and Administrative Expenses.
General and administrative expenses were $13.5 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $10.0 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006, representing an increase of
$3.5 million, or 35%. Approximately $2.2 million of
the increase was attributable to the legal expense related to the
NetRatings litigation and the
settlement thereof, $0.6 million of the increase was attributable to salaries and wages and related
employee benefits for general and administrative personnel, $0.5 million was due to bad debt
expense, $0.3 million was due to transaction fees associated with the process undertaken to reach a
definitive agreement for the sale of the company, and increases of $0.2 million each in contract
labor and travel and lodging. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in professional
fees for accounting of $0.5 million.
Amortization of Intangibles.
Amortization of intangibles expense was $1.9 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2006, representing a decrease of $0.5 million, or 20%.
Other (Expense) Income
Interest expense.
Interest expense was $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2007 compared to $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, representing a decrease
of $0.5 million, or 41%, compared to the prior year period. The decrease in interest expense
resulted from the repayment of the $20.0 million in principal amount of senior notes during the
first quarter of 2007 which were replaced by $5.0 million of initial borrowings under our secured
credit facility. This resulted in a lower outstanding debt balance compared to the prior year. In
addition, the effective interest rate on the senior notes was higher than the effective interest
rate on the secured credit facility.
Interest income.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, interest income of $0.5
million remained consistent as compared to the prior year period.
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Benefit from Income Taxes
The
benefit from income taxes of $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007
decreased $2.7 million as compared to the benefit from income taxes of $3.6 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease primarily related to the change in our net loss
position. Our effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was
approximately 36% as compared to an effective rate of 37% during the same period in 2006. We did
not have a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2007. We were
profitable from the fourth quarter of 2003 through the end of 2005 and began generating a net loss
in 2006 primarily due to the stock-based compensation expense associated with the adoption of SFAS
No. 123R and the intangible asset amortization expense related to our merger with VS. We believe
that it is more likely than not that we will utilize our deferred tax assets in the near future;
therefore, no valuation allowance has been recorded as of September 30, 2007. We will continue to
monitor our financial results and the likelihood of utilizing our net operating loss carryforwards
each quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we recorded a benefit from income taxes
based on our effective rate of approximately 36%. The statutory rate of approximately 40% was
increased based on the permanent differences between book and tax amounts. The permanent
differences consisted of the imputed interest associated with the senior notes, stock-based
compensation expense for our foreign employees and meals and entertainment expense.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
As of September 30, 2007, we had $12.7 million of cash and cash equivalents, $1.8 million in
short-term investments and $1.6 million in working capital, as compared to $19.7 million of cash
and cash equivalents, $5.6 million in short-term investments and $5.4 million in working capital
deficit as of December 31, 2006. Our cash, cash equivalents and investments, combined with our
positive cash flow from operating activities and available borrowings under the revolving credit
facility we entered into in February 2007, are our principal sources of liquidity. We believe that
our existing cash and short-term investments, anticipated cash flows from operations, and available
borrowings under our credit facility will be sufficient to meet our operating and capital
requirements through at least the next 12 months.
Visual Sciences Technologies Merger.
On February 1, 2006, we acquired VS in exchange for $22.0
million in cash, 568,512 shares of our common stock, warrants to purchase 1,082,923 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $18.47 per share, and $20.0 million in aggregate principal
amount of senior notes due August 1, 2007, subject to certain mandatory prepayment provisions. The
warrants generally expired on August 1, 2007, with the exception of warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 326,170 shares of our common stock held by certain of our executive officers which,
pursuant to the terms of the warrants, will remain exercisable until such time as these executive
officers are not restricted from acquiring securities under our insider trading policy. We also
granted, pursuant to our existing equity incentive plan, 189,507 shares of restricted common stock
to certain employees of VS, which became fully vested at the end of January 2007, and non-qualified
stock options to purchase 350,000 shares of our common stock to certain employees of VS. As
discussed below, in February 2007, we entered into a $15 million, two-year, senior secured
revolving credit facility. We used $5.0 million of initial borrowings under this credit facility,
together with cash-on-hand, to repay all of the senior notes we issued in connection with the VS
merger.
Credit Facility.
In February 2007, we entered into a loan and security agreement with Silicon
Valley Bank, which we refer to as the Credit Agreement, which provides for a $15.0 million senior
secured revolving credit facility through February 2009. Amounts borrowed under the Credit
Agreement bear interest at 0.25 percent less than the prime rate, or LIBOR plus 2.50 percent, as
selected by us. All advances made under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by our domestic
subsidiaries and are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our
present and future personal property and the present and future personal property of certain of our
domestic subsidiaries, other than intellectual property rights and the capital stock of foreign
subsidiaries. Future advances under the revolving credit facility, if any, will be used by us for
working capital and to fund our general business requirements.
Under the Credit Agreement, we are subject to certain limitations including limitations on our
ability to incur additional debt, sell assets, make certain investments or acquisitions, grant
liens, pay dividends and enter into certain merger and consolidation transactions, among other
restrictions. We are also required to maintain compliance with financial covenants which include a
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minimum consolidated adjusted quick ratio and a minimum level of earnings before stock-based
compensation, asset impairments, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense, less cash
paid for capital expenditures. As a result of the expense recorded in
connection with the settlement of our patent litigation with
NetRatings in August 2007, we were not in compliance with the
minimum level of earnings covenant at September 30, 2007. We
requested and obtained a waiver of such non-compliance from Silicon
Valley Bank.
In the first quarter of 2007, we used $5.0 million of borrowings under this credit facility,
together with cash-on-hand, to repay all of the senior notes we issued in connection with the VS
merger. In the second quarter we repaid $1.0 million of such borrowings. We had $4.0 million of
indebtedness outstanding under our senior credit facility as of September 30, 2007. The maturity
date for the outstanding borrowings under the senior credit facility is February 22, 2009.
Legal Settlement with NetRatings, Inc.
On August 17, 2007, we entered into a settlement and
patent cross-license agreement, which we refer to as the settlement agreement, with NetRatings.
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, we and NetRatings each granted the other party a
limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as otherwise permitted in the settlement
agreement), world-wide license to certain patents, subject, in the case of the license granted by
NetRatings to us, to certain exceptions and exclusions. Each party also granted the other party
certain rights to sublicense the rights licensed therein.
The settlement agreement requires us to pay a royalty fee of $9.0 million, $2.0 million of
which became due upon the execution of the settlement agreement and was paid in August 2007, with
the remaining $7.0 million payable in quarterly installments of $0.5 million commencing on
March 31, 2008. In addition, in the event of a change of control of the company, the settlement
agreement provides that we will be required to pay an additional royalty fee of $2.25 million and
$2.0 million of the $7.0 million in ongoing payments would be accelerated. The consummation of the
proposed merger with Omniture would constitute a change of control under the terms of the
settlement agreement. Please see Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included
elsewhere in this report for further details regarding our settlement with NetRatings, Inc.
Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
$
|
5,750
|
|
|
$
|
7,941
|
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
(1,908
|
)
|
|
|
(19,160
|
)
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
(11,020
|
)
|
|
|
1,230
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
|
|
|
179
|
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
(6,999
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,918
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $5.8 million and $7.9 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, net cash provided by operating activities
consisted primarily of a net loss of $1.7 million offset by non-cash adjustments to reconcile net
loss to net cash provided by operating activities of $7.3 million and $5.8 million for depreciation
and amortization and stock-based compensation, respectively. Total changes in working capital
decreased the net cash provided by operations due to increases in accounts receivable of $3.9
million and decreases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of
$1.0 million and deferred
revenue of $0.8 million. These working capital changes were due primarily to the timing of billed
revenue, collections and the delivery of service.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, net cash provided by operating activities
consisted primarily of a net loss of $6.0 million offset by non-cash adjustments to reconcile net
loss to net cash provided by operating activities of $6.5 million and $8.1 million for depreciation
and amortization and stock-based compensation, respectively. Total changes in working capital
increased the net cash provided by operations due to increases in deferred revenue of $3.4 million
and increases in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities of $2.8 million,
partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $4.7 million. These working capital
changes were due primarily to the timing of billed revenue, collections and the delivery of
service.
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Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.9 million and $19.2 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we had purchases of property and equipment of
$4.4 million, the acquisition of patent licenses of $1.1 million and a cash outflow of $0.2 million
for the escrow payment to the selling shareholders of Avivo which were partially offset by sales
and maturities of investments totaling $3.9 million. The property and equipment purchased related
mainly to servers, network infrastructure and computer equipment and leasehold improvements.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we acquired VS which resulted in a net cash
outflow of $20.2 million (including transaction expenses). There were also cash outflows of $3.8
million for property and equipment purchased related mainly to servers, network infrastructure and
computer equipment and construction in progress and $0.4 million for the letters of credit to
secure future payments under two leases and $0.4 million for the escrow payment to the selling
shareholders of Avivo. These cash outflows were partially offset by the net $5.7 million of
purchases, sales and maturities of securities.
Financing
Activities
Net cash used by financing activities was $11.0 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2007 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $1.2 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2006.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we used $5.0 million of initial borrowings
under the senior secured credit facility, together with cash-on-hand, to repay the $20 million
aggregate principal amount of the senior notes we issued in connection with the VS merger. We also
had a cash inflow of $4.0 million from stock option exercises.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, our cash provided by financing activities
primarily consisted of stock option exercises.
We anticipate that our future capital uses and requirements will depend on a variety of
factors. These factors include but are not limited to the following:
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We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, combined with
our positive cash flow from operating activities and available borrowings under our revolving
credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure
requirements for at least the next 12 months. We believe that we will have access to sufficient
liquidity to fund our business, satisfy interest and principal payments under our senior secured
credit facility and meet our contractual lease obligations over a period beyond the next 12 months.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2007 and for all periods presented, we did not have any relationships with
unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured
finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of
facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.
Other than our operating leases for office space and computer equipment, we do not engage in
off-balance sheet financing arrangements. In addition, we do not engage in trading activities
involving non-exchange traded contracts. Therefore, we are not materially exposed to any financing,
liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in these relationships.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations as we convert the financial
statements of our foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars in consolidation. If there is a change in
foreign currency exchange rates, the conversion of the foreign subsidiaries financial statements
into U.S. dollars will lead to a translation gain or loss which is recorded as a component of other
comprehensive income. Our results of operations and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to
changes in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly changes in the Euro. We analyze our
exposure to currency fluctuations and may engage in financial hedging techniques in the future to
reduce the effect of these potential fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging
contracts since exchange rate fluctuations have had little impact on our operating results and cash
flows. The majority of our subscription agreements are denominated in U.S. dollars. To date, our
foreign revenue has been primarily in Euros. Revenue from our subsidiaries located outside the
United States was 14% and 12% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively,
and 14% and 13% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Interest Rate Sensitivity
We had unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities totaling $14.5
million and $25.3 million at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The
unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable securities are held for working
capital purposes. Marketable securities were invested in certificates of deposit and mortgage
backed securities. These securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded on the
balance sheet at fair market value with unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component
of stockholders equity. Unrealized losses are charged against income when a decline in fair market
value is determined to be other than temporary. The specific identification method is used to
determine the cost of securities sold. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative
purposes. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe that we do not have any
material exposure to changes in the fair value of our investment portfolio as a result of changes
in interest rates. Our future investment income may fall short of expectations due to changes in
interest rates, or we may suffer losses in principal if forced to sell securities which have
declined in market value due to changes in interest rates.
As of September 30, 2007, our outstanding floating rate indebtedness totaled $4.0 million.
Changes in interest rates would not significantly affect the fair value of our outstanding
indebtedness. As of September 30, 2007, the primary interest rate that we had selected under our
senior secured credit agreement was 0.25 percent less than the prime rate. Assuming the outstanding
balance under our senior secured credit agreement remains constant over a year, a 100 basis point
increase in the interest rate would decrease pre-tax income and cash flows by approximately
$40,000.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and
forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures,
management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated,
can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management
is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls
and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon
certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any
design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2007.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended
September 30, 2007 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In February 2006, NetRatings, Inc., an internet media and market research company, filed a
lawsuit against us in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The
suit alleged willful infringement of United States Patent Nos. 5,675,510, 6,108,637, 6,115,680,
6,138,155, and 6,763,386. Also in February 2006, we filed a complaint in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of California charging NetRatings with willful infringement of
United States Patent No. 6,393,479.
On August 17, 2007, we entered into a settlement and patent cross-license agreement, or the
settlement agreement, with NetRatings to resolve the lawsuits discussed above. Under the terms of
the settlement agreement, we and NetRatings each granted the other party a limited, non-exclusive,
non-transferable (except as otherwise permitted in the settlement agreement), world-wide license to
certain patents, subject, in the case of the license granted by NetRatings to us, to certain
exceptions and exclusions. Each party also granted the other party certain rights to sublicense the
rights licensed therein.
The settlement agreement requires us to pay a royalty fee of $9.0 million, $2.0 million of
which became due upon the execution of the settlement agreement with the remaining $7.0 million
payable in quarterly installments of $0.5 million commencing on March 31, 2008. In addition, in the
event of a change of control of the company, the settlement agreement provides that we will be
required to pay an additional royalty fee of $2.25 million and $2.0 million of the $7.0 million in
ongoing payments would be accelerated. In the event of a change of control of the company, the
settlement agreement may be assigned to the purchaser upon written notice to NetRatings, subject to
certain limitations. In the event of a change of control of the company, the patent license from
NetRatings would be limited to (1) products, services and technology commercially released as of
the date of the change of control, (2) the products, or elements of such products, that were under
development as of the date of the change of control if those products are released as standard
products within twelve months of the date of the change of control, (3) future versions of our
products, services or technology commercially released as of the date of the change of control that
contain patches to, bug fixes of, enhancements to, modifications of, improvements to, updates or
upgrades of the original versions (except for any new feature or functionality added to the
original versions which new feature or functionality in and of itself infringes a licensed
NetRatings patent that did not already cover the original versions) and (4) future versions of our
products, services or technology that supersede any of our products, services or technology
described under clauses (1), (2) or (3) above. The license also extends to the combination, merger,
bundling or incorporation of our products, services or technology, or any portion of them, with any
of the purchasers Web analytics products, services or technology not otherwise licensed pursuant
to a separate license agreement with NetRatings, so long as the purchasers Web analytics products,
services or technology represents less than 40% of the source code of the combined, merged or
bundled Web analytics product, service or technology. In addition, the patent license from
NetRatings does not limit our right, or the right of any person or entity that acquires us, from
combining, merging, bundling or incorporating any unlicensed product, service or technology into or
with the products, services and technology covered by our license from NetRatings, provided that
such unlicensed product, service or technology does not, by itself, infringe upon any claim of any
licensed NetRatings patent. The consummation of our proposed merger with Omniture would constitute
a change of control under the terms of the settlement agreement.
In addition, in the event that we acquire certain companies, we may elect to extend the
license granted by NetRatings under the settlement agreement to cover the products, services and
technology of such an acquired company by making additional payments to NetRatings based on a
percentage of revenues of the web analytics products, services or technologies of such acquired
company during the twelve month period preceding such acquisition. Further, under the terms of the
settlement agreement, in the event that we acquire certain companies, we may elect to pay an
additional royalty to NetRatings in exchange for a release of all claims by NetRatings related to
such acquired company.
In exchange for the licenses and royalties described above, under the terms of the settlement
agreement, we and NetRatings each released the other from all claims, as of the date of the
settlement agreement, related to the ongoing patent infringement lawsuits between the parties and
agreed to dismiss the patent infringement lawsuits filed by the parties with prejudice.
From time to time, we are also involved in other routine litigation arising in the ordinary
course of our business. While the results of such litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, we
believe that the final outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
The following information sets forth factors that could cause our actual results to differ
materially from those contained in forward-looking statements we have made in this quarterly report
and those we may make from time to time.
Risks Related to Our Business
Our web analytics services comprise a substantial majority of our revenue, and our business will be
harmed if customer demand for these services declines.
We anticipate that web analytics services and support will continue to represent a substantial
majority of our total revenues. Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to further
enhance our web analytics services to meet client needs, to add functionality and to address
technological advancements. Our future success will also be dependent upon our ability to attract
new web analytics customers and to convince existing web analytics customers to renew their
subscription agreements with us and to purchase web analytics services from us. In order to expand
or to maintain our web analytics business, we may need to make significant investments in
additional sales, marketing and other resources, which may not generate any additional revenues. We
have experienced significant competition from other providers of web analytics services, and we
cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to enhance our web analytics technology, expand
our business or remain competitive in this market, any of which could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our efforts to expand our services beyond web analytics may not be successful.
We have historically focused on the web analytics market and our efforts to expand our
business beyond web analytics may not be successful. In connection with our acquisition of Avivo in
May 2005, we expanded our services to include website search and web content management. We also
introduced our keyword bid management service in early 2006, and our strategy includes the further
expansion of our service offerings to include additional analytics applications in the future. The
launch of new services can involve technological challenges, which may not be resolved on a timely
basis or at all and may require significant development efforts and expenditures. We cannot assure
you that our website search, web content management, keyword bid management or other new analytics
services will achieve broad market acceptance or generate significant revenues. In addition, the
expansion of our services beyond web analytics may result in a diversion of managements attention
and may require us to commit significant financial and other resources to an unproven business that
may not generate a commensurate level of revenue or profits and could limit the resources we are
able to devote to our existing business. If we are not successful in our expansion efforts, our
brand image and existing business could be harmed and our stock price could decline.
Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health.
In February 2007, we entered into a $15.0 million two-year, senior secured revolving credit
facility. We used $5.0 million of initial borrowings under this credit facility, together with
cash-on-hand, to repay all of the senior notes we issued in connection with the VS merger. As of
September 30, 2007, we had $4.0 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding under our senior
secured revolving credit facility.
Our indebtedness could have important consequences. For example, it could:
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impair our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital
needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate purposes;
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require us to dedicate our cash flows from operations to the payment of principal and
interest on our indebtedness, thereby eliminating or reducing the availability of our cash
flows to fund working capital needs, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general
corporate purposes;
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have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition if we are unable
to service our indebtedness or refinance such indebtedness;
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limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the
industry in which we operate
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place us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less indebtedness; and
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expose us to higher interest expense in the event of increases in interest rates
because indebtedness under our credit facility bears interest at a variable rate.
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Covenants in our senior secured revolving credit facility may limit our ability to operate our
business.
Under our senior secured credit agreement that we
entered into in February 2007 with Silicon Valley Bank, we must
comply with, among other things, certain specified financial ratios, including a minimum
consolidated adjusted quick ratio and a minimum level of earnings before stock-based compensation,
asset impairments, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expenses (but less cash paid for
capital expenditures). As a result of the expense recorded in
connection with the settlement of our patent litigation with NetRatings in August 2007, we were not in compliance with the minimum
level of earnings covenant at September 30, 2007. We requested
and obtained a waiver of such non-compliance from Silicon Valley
Bank. If we default under the senior secured credit facility, because of a
covenant breach or otherwise, the outstanding amounts thereunder could become immediately due and
payable. In addition, the covenants contained in our senior secured credit facility limit our
ability to incur additional debt, sell assets, make certain investments or acquisitions, grant
liens, pay dividends and enter into certain merger and consolidation transactions, among other
restrictions.
If we cannot successfully integrate our business with the businesses of the companies we have
acquired, or if the benefits of these business combinations do not meet the expectations of
investors or financial or industry analysts, the market price of our common stock may decline.
We completed our acquisition of Avivo and our merger with VS on May 4, 2005 and February 1,
2006, respectively. However, we cannot assure you that we will realize the anticipated benefits of
these business combinations. The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of our
business combinations with Avivo or VS for a variety of reasons, including, among others, the
following:
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we may not be able to integrate the business of Avivo or VS with our business in a
timely and efficient manner, or at all;
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the combined company may not achieve the benefits of either business combination as
rapidly as, or to the extent, anticipated by investors or financial or industry analysts;
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we may not be able to expand the customer base of Avivo or VS; or
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the former stockholders of Avivo or VS could dispose of a significant portion of our
common stock that they received in connection with the business combinations.
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We operate in highly competitive markets, which could make it difficult for us to acquire and
retain customers.
The market for analytics applications is rapidly evolving and highly competitive. We expect
competition to increase from existing competitors as well as new market entrants, and we expect
that competitive pressures may further increase during the pendency of our proposed merger with
Omniture. We compete primarily with other application service providers and software vendors on the
basis of product functionality, price, timeliness and level of service. Should our competitors
consolidate, or if our smaller competitors are acquired by other, larger competitors, they may be
able to provide services comparable to ours at a lower price due to their size. We also compete
with companies that offer analytics software bundled with other products or services, which may
result in such companies effectively selling these services at prices below their market price. Our
current principal competitors include:
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web analytics providers such as Coremetrics, Omniture, Unica and WebTrends;
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website search providers such as Endeca, Google and Verity;
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web content management providers such as CrownPeak
Technology, Interwoven and Vignette; and
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providers of keyword bid management solutions such as Gown
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In addition, we face competition from companies that develop similar technologies for their
own use. Many companies, including some of our largest potential customers, use
internally-developed customer intelligence software rather than the commercial services or software
offered by us or our competitors. These companies may seek to offer their internally-developed
software commercially in the future, which would bring us into direct competition with their
products. To date, no web analytics service has been adopted as the industry standard for measuring
Internet user behavior and preferences. However, if one of our current or future competitors is
successful in establishing its products and services as the industry standard, it will be difficult
for us to retain current customers or attract additional customers for our services.
Furthermore, some businesses may require data or reports that are available only in
competitors products, and potential customers may, therefore, select the products of our
competitors. Many of our current and potential competitors have longer operating histories, greater
name recognition, access to larger client bases, and substantially greater resources than us,
including sales and marketing, financial, support and other resources. As a result, these
competitors may be able to devote more resources to new customer acquisitions or may be able to
respond to evolving market needs more quickly than us. If we are not able to compete successfully
against our current and future competitors, it will be difficult to acquire and retain customers,
and we may experience limited or no revenue growth, reduced operating margins, loss of market share
and diminished value in our services.
Many of our services are sold pursuant to short-term subscription agreements, and if our customers
elect not to renew these agreements, our revenue may decrease.
The majority of our services are sold pursuant to short-term subscription agreements, which
are generally one to three years in length with no obligation to renew. Many of our customers are
relatively new, which makes it difficult for us to predict if they will renew their agreements.
Many of our subscription agreements will be subject to renewal in the next 12 months, and we cannot
assure you that such agreements will be renewed. Our renewal rates may decline due to a variety of
factors, including the services and prices offered by our competitors, the level of service we
provide, consolidation in our customer base or cessation of operations by some of our customers. If
our renewal rates are low or decline for any reason, including due to the pendency of our proposed
merger with Omniture, or if customers renew on less favorable terms, our revenue may decrease,
which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations, and our stock price.
Because we recognize the majority of our revenue from subscriptions to our services over the term
of the applicable agreement, the lack of subscription renewals or new subscription agreements may
not be immediately reflected in our operating results.
We recognize a large portion of our revenue from our customers over the term of their
agreements with us. As a result, the majority of our quarterly revenue usually represents deferred
revenue from subscription agreements entered into during previous quarters. As such, a decline in
new or renewed subscription agreements in any one quarter will not necessarily be fully reflected
in the revenue for the corresponding quarter but will negatively affect our revenue in future
quarters. In addition, the effect of significant downturns in sales and market acceptance of our
services may not be fully reflected in our results of operations until future periods. Similarly,
revenue recognition requirements also make it difficult for us to reflect any rapid expansion in
our customer base or the addition of significant new subscription agreements.
We may have difficulty maintaining our profitability.
Although
we had generated net income in 2005, we incurred net losses of $1.7 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2007 and $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006,
primarily due to the stock-based compensation expense associated with the adoption of SFAS No. 123R
and the intangible asset amortization expense related to our merger with VS. We may not be able to
regain our profitability in the future. We expect that our expenses relating to the sales of our
services, technology improvements and general and administrative functions, as well as the costs of
operating and maintaining our networks, will increase in the future. Because a large portion of our
costs are fixed, we may not be able to reduce or maintain our expenses in response to any decrease
in our revenue, which could adversely affect our operating results and profitability, and our stock
price.
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If we fail to respond to rapidly changing technology or evolving industry standards, our services
may become obsolete or less competitive.
The market for our services is characterized by rapid technological advances, changes in
client requirements, changes in protocols and evolving industry standards. If we are unable to
develop enhancements to and new features for our existing services or acceptable new services that
keep pace with rapid technological developments, our services may become obsolete, less marketable
and less competitive and our business would be harmed. The success of any enhancements, new
features and services depends on several factors, including the timing of completion, functionality
and market acceptance of the feature or enhancement. Failure to produce acceptable new features and
enhancements may significantly impair our revenue growth and reputation.
We may be liable to our customers and may lose customers if we provide poor service, if our
services do not comply with our agreements or if there is a loss of data.
The information in our databases may not be complete or may contain inaccuracies that our
customers regard as significant. Our ability to collect and report data may be interrupted by a
number of factors, including our inability to access the Internet or the failure of our network or
software systems. In addition, computer viruses may harm our systems causing us to lose data, and
the transmission of computer viruses could expose us to litigation. Our agreements generally give
our customers the right to terminate their agreements for cause if we fail to meet certain
reliability standards stated in the agreements or if we otherwise materially breach our
obligations. Any failures in the services that we supply or the loss of any of our customers data
may give our customers the right to terminate their agreements with us and could subject us to
liability. We may also be required to spend substantial amounts to defend lawsuits and pay any
resulting damage awards. We may be liable to our customers for loss of business, loss of future
revenue, breach of contract or even for the loss of goodwill to their business. In addition to
potential liability, if we supply inaccurate information or experience interruptions in our ability
to supply information, our reputation could be harmed and we could lose customers.
Although we have errors and omissions insurance with coverage limits of up to $5.0 million,
this coverage may be inadequate or may not be available in the future on acceptable terms, or at
all. In addition, we cannot assure you that this policy will cover any claim against us for loss of
data or other indirect or consequential damages and defending a suit, regardless of its merit,
could be costly and divert managements attention.
We may expand through acquisitions of, or investments in, other companies or through business
relationships, all of which may divert our managements attention, result in additional dilution to
our stockholders or consume resources that are necessary to sustain our business.
One of our business strategies is to acquire competing or complementary services, technologies
or businesses. We also may enter into relationships with other businesses in order to expand our
service offerings, which could involve preferred or exclusive licenses, additional channels of
distribution or discount pricing or investments in other companies.
An acquisition, investment or business relationship may result in unforeseen operating
difficulties and expenditures. In particular, we may encounter difficulties assimilating or
integrating the acquired businesses, technologies, products, personnel or operations of the
acquired companies, particularly if the key personnel of the acquired company choose not to work
for us, and we may have difficulty retaining the customers of any acquired business due to changes
in management and ownership. Acquisitions may also disrupt our ongoing business, divert our
resources and require significant management attention that would otherwise be available for
ongoing development of our business. Moreover, we cannot assure you that the anticipated benefits
of any acquisition, investment or business relationship would be realized or that we would not be
exposed to unknown liabilities. In connection with one or more of those transactions, we may:
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incur large charges or substantial liabilities;
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encounter difficulties retaining key employees of the acquired company or integrating
diverse business cultures; and
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become subject to adverse tax consequences, or incur substantial depreciation or deferred
compensation charges.
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We periodically engage in preliminary discussions relating to acquisitions, but we are not
currently a party to any acquisition agreements relating to pending or proposed acquisitions. In
addition, our definitive merger agreement with Omniture restricts us from making certain
acquisitions and taking other specified actions without Omnitures approval.
Fluctuations in our operating results may make it difficult to predict our future performance and
may result in volatility in the market price of our common stock.
Due to our limited experience in offering analytics applications other than web analytics, our
evolving business model and the unpredictability of our emerging industry, we may not be able to
accurately forecast our rate of growth. In addition, we may experience significant fluctuations in
our operating results for other reasons such as:
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our ability to retain and increase sales to existing customers, attract new customers and
satisfy our customers requirements;
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the timing and amount of license revenue we generate;
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the timing and success of new product introductions or upgrades by us or our competitors;
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changes in our pricing policies or payment terms or those of our competitors;
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concerns relating to the security of our networks and systems;
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the rate of success of our domestic and international expansion;
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our ability to hire and retain key executives as well as technical and sales and
marketing personnel;
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our ability to expand our operations and the amount and timing of expenditures related to
this expansion;
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limitations in the scalability of our networks and systems;
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costs related to the integration of Avivo and VS with our business and the development or
acquisition of other technologies, products or businesses;
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costs related to the consummation of our proposed merger with Omniture; and
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general economic, industry and market conditions.
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These factors tend to make the timing and amount of revenue and operating costs unpredictable
and may lead to greater period-to-period fluctuations in revenue and operating costs than we have
experienced historically.
As a result of the factors described above, we believe that our quarterly revenue and results
of operations are likely to vary significantly in the future and that period-to-period comparisons
of our operating results may not be meaningful. You should not rely on the results of one quarter
as an indication of future performance. If our quarterly revenue or results of operations fall
below the expectations of investors, the price of our common stock could decline substantially.
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We rely on a small number of third parties to support our network, any disruption of which could
affect our ability to provide our services and could harm our reputation.
Our networks are susceptible to outages due to fires, floods, power loss, telecommunications
failures, systems failures, break-ins and similar events. We have experienced some outages due to
power loss, systems failure and telecommunications failure. In addition, some of our network
infrastructure is located in San Diego, California and in San Jose, California, areas susceptible
to fires, earthquakes and rolling electricity black-outs. We do not have multiple operating sites
for our services in the event of any such occurrence. Our servers are vulnerable to computer
viruses, break-ins and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering with our computer systems.
Frequent or persistent disruptions of our services could cause us to suffer losses that are
impossible to quantify at this time, such as claims by customers for indirect or consequential
damages, loss of market share and damage to our reputation. Our business interruption insurance may
not compensate us for every kind of loss resulting from disruptions of our services, and even if
the type of loss is covered, the amount incurred may exceed the loss limitations in our insurance
policies.
All of our servers and our customers
data are located at three, third-party co-location
facilities: one in San Diego, California, operated by Level 3 Communications, LLC, which we use
primarily for our HBX web analytics services; one in San Jose, California, operated by Equinix
Operating Co., Inc., which we use primarily for our site search and web content management
services; and one in Ashburn, Virginia also operated by Equinix, which we use primarily for our
Visual Site web analytics services and other analytics offerings. Our agreement with Level 3
expires in November 2007 and Level 3 has the right to terminate the agreement if (i) we fail to
pay any amounts past due within ten days after written notice or (ii) we fail to observe or perform
any other material term of the agreement and such failure continues for 30 days after written
notice to us by Level 3. In addition, Level 3 may terminate our rights to use the co-location space
and receive co-location services under certain circumstances. Our agreement with Equinix for the
San Jose facility expires in April 2008 but is subject to automatic one-year renewals unless either
party provides notice of non-renewal to the other party at least 45 days prior to the end of the
then-applicable term. Our agreement with Equinix for the Ashburn facility expires in November 2008
but is subject to automatic one-year renewals unless either party provides notice of non-renewal to
the other party at least 90 days prior to the end of the then-applicable term. In addition, Equinix
has the right to terminate an agreement with us if (i) we fail to pay any amounts past due within
ten days after written notice, (ii) we liquidate, become insolvent or cease doing business or (iii)
we breach any other material term of the applicable agreement and such failure continues for 30
days after written notice to us by Equinix.
We depend on access to the Internet through Internet service providers, or ISPs, to operate
our business. If we lose the services of one or more of our ISPs for any reason, we could
experience disruption in our service offerings. The loss of one of our ISPs as the result of
consolidation in the ISP industry could delay us from retaining the services of a replacement ISP
and increase the potential for disruption of our business. Any disruption in our access to the
Internet could damage our reputation and result in a decrease in our revenue from the loss of
current or potential customers.
A rapid expansion of our networks and systems could cause us to lose data or cause our networks or
systems to fail.
In the future, we may need to expand our networks and systems at a more rapid pace than we
have in the past. We may suddenly require additional bandwidth for which we have not adequately
planned. We may secure an extremely large customer or a group of customers with extraordinary
volumes of information to collect and process that would require significant system resources, and
our systems may be unable to process the information. Our networks or systems may not be capable of
meeting the demand for increased capacity, or we may incur additional unanticipated expenses to
accommodate such capacity constraints. In addition, we may lose valuable data or our networks may
temporarily shut down if we fail to expand our networks to meet future requirements. Any lapse in
our ability to collect or transmit data will decrease the value of our data, prevent us from
providing the complete data requested by our customers and affect some of our customers web pages.
Any disruption in our network processing or loss of Internet user data may damage our reputation
and result in the loss of customers.
If our security measures are breached and unauthorized access is obtained, our services may be
perceived as not being secure, and customers may hold us liable or stop using our services.
Our services involve the storage and transmission of proprietary information, and security
breaches could expose us to a risk of loss of this information, litigation and possible liability.
While we have not experienced any material security breach in the past of which we are aware, if
our security measures are breached as a result of third-party action, employee error or otherwise,
and as a result, someone obtains unauthorized access to our data or our customers data, we could
incur liability and our reputation would be damaged. For example, hackers or individuals who
attempt to breach our network security could, if successful, misappropriate proprietary information
or cause interruptions in our services. If we experience any breaches of our network security or
sabotage, we
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might be required to devote significant capital and resources to protect against or to
alleviate problems. We may not be able to remedy any problems caused by hackers or saboteurs in a
timely manner, or at all. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage
systems change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a target, we may
be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. If an
actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, the perception of the effectiveness of our
security measures could be harmed and we could lose current and potential customers.
Any failure to adequately expand our direct sales force will impede our growth.
We expect to be substantially dependent on our direct sales force to obtain new customers,
particularly large enterprise customers, and to manage our customer relationships. We plan to
expand our direct sales force and believe that there is significant competition for direct sales
personnel with the advanced sales skills and technical knowledge we need. Our ability to achieve
significant growth in revenue in the future will depend, in large part, on our success in
recruiting, training and retaining sufficient direct sales personnel. New hires require significant
training and may, in some cases, take twelve months or more before they achieve full productivity.
Our recent hires and planned hires may not become as productive as we would like, and we may be
unable to hire sufficient numbers of qualified individuals in the future in the markets where we do
business. In addition, the pendency of our proposed merger with Omniture may make it more difficult
for us to recruit additional sales personnel. If we are unable to hire and develop sufficient
numbers of productive sales personnel, sales of our services will suffer.
We may encounter difficulties managing our growth, which could adversely affect our results of
operations.
We have experienced significant growth in recent periods. Our total annual revenue has grown
from $14.3 million in 2000 to $64.5 million in 2006. We anticipate that we will need to continue to
expand and effectively manage our organization, operations and facilities in order to manage our
growth and regain our profitability. We increased the number of our full-time employees from 130 as
of January 1, 2001 to 278 as of December 31, 2006, and we expect to continue to expand our team to
meet our strategic objectives. If we continue to grow, it is possible that our management, systems
and facilities currently in place may not be adequate. Our need to effectively manage our
operations and growth requires that we continue to improve our operational, financial and
management controls, reporting systems and procedures. We may not be able to successfully implement
these tasks on a large scale and, accordingly, may not achieve our strategic objectives.
The success of our business depends in large part on our ability to protect and enforce our
intellectual property rights.
We regard the protection of our inventions, patents, copyrights, service marks, trademarks and
trade secrets as important to our future success. We rely on a combination of patent, copyright,
service mark, trademark, and trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to establish and
protect our proprietary rights, all of which only offer limited protection. We endeavor to enter
into agreements with our employees and contractors and agreements with parties with whom we do
business in order to limit access to and disclosure of our proprietary information. Despite our
efforts, the steps we have taken to protect our intellectual property may not prevent the
misappropriation of proprietary rights or the reverse engineering of our technology. Moreover,
others may independently develop technologies that are competitive to ours or infringe our
intellectual property. The enforcement of our intellectual property rights also depends on our
legal actions against such infringers being successful, but we cannot be sure such actions will be
successful, even when our rights have been infringed.
Although we do have three issued U.S. patents, numerous registered U.S. and foreign service
marks and pending patent and service mark applications, we cannot assure you that any future
patents or service mark registrations will be issued with respect to pending or future applications
or that any issued patents or registered service marks will be enforceable or provide adequate
protection of our proprietary rights.
Because of the global nature of the Internet, our websites can be viewed worldwide, but we do
not have intellectual property protection in every jurisdiction. Furthermore, effective patent,
trademark, service mark, copyright and trade secret protection may not be available in every
country in which our services are available over the Internet. In addition, the legal standards
relating to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property rights in
Internet-related industries are uncertain and still evolving.
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If a third party asserts that we are infringing its intellectual property, whether successful or
not, it could subject us to costly and time-consuming litigation or expensive licenses, and our
business may be harmed.
The software and Internet industries are characterized by the existence of a large number of
patents, trademarks and copyrights and by frequent litigation based on allegations of infringement
or other violations of intellectual property rights. We, and certain of our customers, have in the
past received correspondence from third parties alleging that certain of our services or customers
use of our services violates such third parties patent rights. For example, we are aware that four
of our customers have received letters from third parties alleging, among other things, that such
customers online activities, including the use of our services, infringe patent rights held by
these third parties. Some of these customers have requested that we indemnify them against these
allegations, and one customer recently filed a lawsuit against us alleging that we were obligated
to indemnify them in connection with their settlement of such claim. Other customers may receive
similar allegations of infringement and make similar requests for indemnification under our service
agreements with them or these third parties may make claims directly against us. If a third party
successfully asserts a claim that we or our customers are infringing their proprietary rights,
royalty or licensing agreements might not be available on terms we find acceptable or at all. As
currently pending patent applications are not publicly available, we cannot anticipate all such
claims or know with certainty whether our technology infringes the intellectual property rights of
third parties. We expect that the number of infringement claims in our market will increase as the
number of services and competitors in our industry grows. These claims, whether or not successful,
could:
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result in costly and time-consuming litigation;
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require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements, which may not be available on
acceptable terms, or at all; or
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require us to redesign our software and services to avoid infringement.
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As a result, any third-party intellectual property claims against us could increase our
expenses and adversely affect our business. In addition, many of our agreements require us to
indemnify our customers for third-party intellectual property infringement claims, which would
increase the cost to us resulting from an adverse ruling in any such claim. Even if we have not
infringed any third parties intellectual property rights, we cannot be sure our legal defenses
will be successful, and even if we are successful in defending against such claims, our legal
defense could require significant financial resources and managements time.
If we fail to develop our brands cost-effectively, our business may suffer.
We believe that developing and maintaining awareness of our brands in a cost-effective manner
is critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our current and future services and is an
important element in attracting new customers. Furthermore, we believe that brand recognition will
become more important as competition in our market increases. In May 2007, we changed our name from
WebSideStory, Inc. to Visual Sciences, Inc. and commenced related branding activities. We cannot
assure you that we will be successful in our renaming and branding efforts, or that customers,
suppliers and other industry partners will embrace the name change and branding. Successful
promotion of our brands will depend largely on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and on
our ability to provide reliable and useful services at competitive prices. Brand promotion
activities may not yield increased revenue, and even if they do, any increased revenue may not
offset the expenses we incur in changing, promoting and building our brands. If we fail to
successfully change, promote and build our brands, or incur substantial expenses in an unsuccessful
attempt to change, promote and build our brands, we may fail to attract enough new customers or
retain our existing customers to the extent necessary to realize a sufficient return on our
brand-building efforts, and our business and results of operations could suffer.
We rely on our management team and will need to hire additional personnel to grow our business.
Our success and future growth depends to a significant degree on the skills and continued
services of the members of our senior management team, including our chief executive officer and
chief financial officer. We have employment agreements with many of our executive officers;
however, under these agreements, our employment relationships with these executive officers are
generally at-will, and they can terminate their employment relationships with us at any time. We
do not maintain key person life insurance on any members of our management team. We anticipate that
we will need to continue to hire key management personnel and that our ability
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to recruit qualified management personnel may be adversely impacted by the pendency of our
proposed merger with Omniture. We may not be able to successfully locate, hire, assimilate and
retain other qualified key management personnel to grow our business.
Jeffrey W. Lunsford, who had served as our president and chief executive officer since April
2003, resigned in November 2006 to become chief executive officer of another company. James W.
MacIntyre, IV, who previously served as the chief executive officer of VS, was appointed as our
president and chief executive officer effective as of November 20, 2006. Any disruptions that
result from the transition of chief executive leadership from Mr. Lunsford to Mr. MacIntyre could
adversely affect our business.
Our future success also depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled
technical, managerial, sales, marketing and customer service personnel. We plan to hire additional
personnel in all areas of our business, in particular for our sales, marketing and technology
development areas, both domestically and internationally, but our ability to recruit such personnel
may be adversely impacted by the pendency of our proposed merger with Omniture. Competition for
these types of personnel is intense, particularly in the Internet industry. As a result, we may be
unable to successfully attract or retain qualified personnel. Our inability to retain and attract
the necessary personnel could adversely affect our business.
Our business strategy includes expanding our international operations; therefore, our business is
susceptible to risks associated with international operations.
We currently maintain a sales office in the Netherlands and currently have sales personnel or
independent sales consultants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
We have limited experience operating in these foreign jurisdictions and no experience operating in
other foreign markets into which we may expand in the future. Conducting international operations
subjects us to new risks that we have not generally faced in the United States. These risks include
but are not limited to:
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unexpected changes in foreign regulatory requirements;
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localization of our service, including translation into foreign languages and associated
expenses;
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fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
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political, social and economic instability abroad, including conflicts in the Middle
East, terrorist attacks and security concerns in general;
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longer accounts receivable payment cycles and difficulties in collecting accounts
receivable;
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difficulties in managing and staffing international operations;
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potentially adverse tax consequences, including the complexities of foreign value added
tax systems and restrictions on the repatriation of earnings;
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maintaining and servicing computer hardware in distant locations;
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the burdens of complying with a wide variety of foreign laws and different legal
standards; and
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reduced or varied protection for intellectual property rights in some countries.
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The occurrence of any one of these risks could negatively affect our international business
and, consequently, our results of operations generally. In addition, the Internet may not be used
as widely in international markets in which we expand our operations and, as a result, we may not
be successful in offering our services internationally.
Some of our international fees are currently denominated in U.S. dollars and paid in local
currency. As a result, fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies may make
our services more expensive for international customers, which could harm our business.
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We previously identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, and
our business and stock price may be adversely affected if our internal controls are not effective.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires companies to perform a comprehensive
evaluation of their internal control over financial reporting. To comply with this statute, we are
required to document and test our internal control over financial reporting; our management is
required to assess and issue a report concerning our internal control over financial reporting; and
our independent registered public accounting firm is required to attest to and report on
managements assessment and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. In
connection with their evaluations of our disclosure controls and procedures, our Chief Executive
Officer, or CEO, and Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, concluded that certain material weaknesses in
our internal control over financial reporting existed during the periods ending December 31, 2005,
March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006 and September 30, 2006. These material weaknesses included
insufficient staffing in our accounting and financial reporting functions and weaknesses in our
recognition of leasing transactions in accordance with related generally accepted accounting
principles. Our independent registered public accounting firm attested and reported that our
internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2005. We believe
that each of these material weaknesses has now been adequately remediated. Our management has
concluded and our independent registered public accounting firm has attested and reported that our
internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2006. However, we cannot
assure you that we will not have other material weaknesses in the future. The existence of one or
more material weaknesses could result in errors in our financial statements, and substantial costs
and resources may be required to rectify these or other internal control deficiencies. If we cannot
produce reliable financial reports, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial
information, the market price of our common stock could decline significantly, we may be unable to
obtain additional financing to operate and expand our business, and our business and financial
condition could be harmed.
Changes in financial accounting standards or practices or existing taxation rules or practices may
cause adverse, unexpected financial reporting fluctuations and affect our reported results of
operations.
A change in accounting standards or practices or a change in existing taxation rules or
practices can have a significant effect on our reported results and may even affect our reporting
of transactions completed before the change is effective. New accounting pronouncements and
taxation rules and varying interpretations of accounting pronouncements and taxation practice have
occurred and may occur in the future. Changes to existing rules or the questioning of current
practices may adversely affect our reported financial results or the way we conduct our business.
For example, in December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 123R. This
statement is a revision of SFAS No. 123, and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees
, or APB No. 25. SFAS No. 123R requires all share-based
payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the
financial statements based on their fair values. SFAS No. 123R required that we change the way we
account for share-based payments, including employee stock options. We previously accounted for
stock-based awards to employees in accordance with APB No. 25. Under our previous accounting
policy, we recorded stock-based compensation based on the difference between the exercise price of
the stock option and the fair market value at the time of grant. To arrive at the fair value for
each option grant, SFAS No. 123R requires the use of an option pricing model to evaluate our stock
by factoring in additional variables such as expected life of the option, risk-free interest rate,
expected volatility of the stock and expected dividend yield. We adopted SFAS No. 123R effective as
of January 1, 2006.
Our net operating loss carryforwards may expire unutilized, which could prevent us from offsetting
future taxable income.
Changes in ownership have occurred that have triggered the limitations of Section 382 of the
Internal Revenue Code on our net operating loss carryforwards. As a result of the Section 382
limitations, we can only utilize a portion of the net operating loss carryforwards generated prior
to the ownership changes to offset future taxable income generated in U.S. federal and state
jurisdictions.
At December 31, 2006, we had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $30.6
million and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $22.3 million, which are
available to offset future taxable income. The federal net operating loss carryforwards will begin
to expire in 2020. The state net operating loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2012.
In 2006, net deferred tax assets increased approximately $6.0 million primarily due to the
recognition of approximately $4.3 million of net deferred tax assets in connection with
compensation expense related to stock options. The realization of the tax benefits
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of this deferred tax asset is dependent upon the stock price of the Company exceeding the
exercise price of the related stock options at the time of exercise, as well as the sufficiency of
taxable income in future years. The combined deferred tax assets represent the amounts expected to
be realized before expiration.
We periodically assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets.
We consider all available evidence, both positive and negative, including historical levels of
income, expectations and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income and ongoing
prudent and feasible profits. As a result of this analysis of all available evidence, both positive
and negative, we concluded that it is more-likely-than-not that our net deferred tax assets will
ultimately be recovered and, accordingly, no valuation allowance on such assets was recorded as of
September 30, 2007 or December 31, 2006.
Risks Related to Our Industry
Widespread blocking or erasing of cookies or limitations on our ability to use cookies may impede
our ability to collect information with our technology and reduce the value of that data.
Our technology currently uses cookies, which are small files of information placed on an
Internet users computer, to collect information about the users visits to the websites of our
customers. Third-party software and our own technology make it easy for users to block or delete
our cookies. Several software programs, sometimes marketed as ad-ware or spyware detectors, block
our cookies by default or prompt users to delete or block our cookies. If a large proportion of
users delete or block our cookies, this could significantly undermine the value of the data that we
collect for our customers and could negatively impact our ability to deliver accurate reports to
our customers, which would harm our business.
Changes in web browsers may also encourage users to block our cookies. Microsoft, for example,
frequently modifies its Internet Explorer web browser. Certain modifications by Microsoft or other
providers of web browsers could substantially impair our ability to use cookies for data collection
purposes. If that happens and we are unable to adapt our technology and practices adequately in
response to changes in web browser technology, then the value of our services would be
substantially impaired. Additionally, other technologies could be developed that impede the
operation of our services. These developments could prevent us from providing our services to our
customers or reduce the value of our services.
In addition, laws regulating the use of cookies by us and our customers could also prevent us
from providing our services to our customers or require us to employ alternative technology. A
European Union Directive currently being implemented by member countries requires us to tell users
about cookies placed on their computers, describe how we and our customers will use the information
collected and offer users the right to refuse a cookie. Although no European country currently
requires consent prior to delivery of a cookie, one or more European countries may do so in the
future. If we were required to obtain consent before delivering a cookie or if the use or
effectiveness of cookies is limited, we would be required to switch to alternative technologies to
collect user profile information, which may not be done on a timely basis, at a reasonable cost, or
at all.
Currently, the only alternative to using cookies to identify a browser and its browsing
session is the use of an Internet protocol address, or IP address. The IP address is an identifier
that each computer or other device connected to the Internet has. However, for purposes of web
analytics, IP addresses are not as reliable as cookies, because they are often re-assigned by
Internet service providers.
We do not believe that a better alternative to using cookies currently exists for tracking
online customer behavior. Creating replacement technology for cookies could require us to expend
significant time and resources. We may be unable to complete this alternative technology
development in time to avoid negative consequences to our business, and the replacement methods we
develop may not be commercially feasible. The replacement of cookies might also reduce our existing
customer base by requiring current customers to take specific action to accommodate new technology.
Privacy concerns and laws or other domestic or foreign regulations may subject us to litigation or
limit our ability to collect and use Internet user information, resulting in a decrease in the
value of our services and an adverse impact on the sales of our services.
We collect, use and distribute information derived from the activities of Internet users.
Federal, state and foreign government bodies and agencies have adopted or are considering adopting
laws regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal
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information obtained from consumers. The costs of compliance with, and the other burdens
imposed by, such laws may limit the adoption of our services. In addition, some companies have been
the subject of class-action lawsuits and governmental investigations based on their collection, use
and distribution of Internet user information without the consent of Internet users. For example,
the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, investigates companies compliance with their own stated
privacy policies. While we are not aware of any FTC investigation regarding any practices we
currently employ, the FTC may in the future investigate the practices we employ. Governmental
entities and private persons or entities may assert that our methods of collecting, using and
distributing Internet user information are illegal or improper. Any such legal action, even if
unsuccessful, may distract our managements attention, divert our resources, negatively affect our
public image and harm our business.
Both existing and proposed laws regulate and restrict the collection and use of information
over the Internet that personally identifies the Internet user. These laws continue to change and
vary among domestic and foreign jurisdictions, but certain information such as names, addresses,
telephone numbers, credit card numbers and email addresses are widely considered personally
identifying. The scope of information collected over the Internet that is considered personally
identifying may become more expansive, and it is possible that current and future legislation may
apply to information that we currently collect without the explicit consent of Internet users. If
information that we collect and use without consent is considered to be personally identifying, our
ability to collect and use this information will be restricted and we would have to change our
methods of operation.
Recently, the legislatures of several states including Utah, California, Arizona, Virginia,
and Arkansas enacted legislation designed to protect Internet users privacy by prohibiting certain
kinds of downloadable software defined as spyware. Similar legislation has been considered, or is
being considered, in nearly all state legislatures and in the U.S. House of Representatives. Such
legislation, if it includes a broad definition of spyware, could restrict our information
collection methods. Any restriction or change to our information collection methods would cause us
to spend substantial money and time to make such changes and could decrease the amount and utility
of the information that we collect.
In addition, domestic and foreign governments are considering restricting the collection and
use of Internet usage data. Some privacy advocates argue that even anonymous data, individually or
when aggregated, may reveal too much information about Internet users. If governmental authorities
were to follow privacy advocates recommendations and enact laws that limit our online data
collection practices, we would likely have to obtain the express consent, or opt-in, of an Internet
user before we could collect, share, or use any of that users information. It might not be
possible to comply with all domestic and foreign governmental restrictions simultaneously. Any
change to an opt-in system of data collection would damage our ability to aggregate and utilize the
information we currently collect from Internet users and would reduce the amount and value of the
information that we provide to customers. A reduction in the value of our information might cause
some existing customers to discontinue their use of our services or discourage potential customers
from subscribing to our services, which would reduce our revenue. We would also need to devote
considerable effort and resources, both human and financial, to develop new information collection
procedures to comply with an opt-in requirement. Even if we succeeded in developing new procedures,
we might be unable to convince Internet users to agree to our collection and use of their
information. This would negatively impact our revenue, growth and potential for expanding our
business and could cause our stock price to decline.
The success of our business depends on the continued growth of the Internet as a business tool and
the growth of the web analytics market.
Expansion in the sales of our services depends on the continued reliance on the Internet as a
communications and commerce platform for enterprises. The use of the Internet as a business tool
could be adversely impacted by the development or adoption of new standards and protocols to handle
increased demands of Internet activity, security, reliability, cost, ease-of-use, accessibility and
quality-of-service. The performance of the Internet and its acceptance as a business tool has been
harmed by viruses, worms, and similar malicious programs, and the Internet has experienced a
variety of outages and other delays as a result of damage to portions of its infrastructure. If,
for any reason, the Internet does not remain a widespread communications medium and commercial
platform and business processes do not continue to move online, the demand for our service would be
significantly reduced, which would harm our business.
In addition, the market for Internet user measurement and analysis services is new and rapidly
evolving. In particular, the market for outsourced, on-demand information services is relatively
new and evolving. We may not be able to sell our on-demand services or
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grow our business if the market for Internet user measurement and analysis services does not
grow or is not outsourced, or if on-demand services are not widely adopted.
Risks Related to the Securities Market and the Ownership of Our Common Stock
Our stock price may be volatile and you may not be able to sell your shares at an attractive price.
Our common stock had not been publicly traded prior to our initial public offering, which was
completed in October 2004, and an active trading market may be difficult to sustain. We have not
paid cash dividends since our inception and do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable
future. Therefore, investors will have to rely on appreciation in our stock price and a liquid
trading market in order to achieve a gain on their investment. The market prices for our common
stock and for securities of technology companies in general have been highly volatile and may
continue to be highly volatile in the future. The trading price of our common stock may fluctuate
substantially as a result of one or more of the following factors:
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variations in our operating results;
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the pendency of our proposed merger with Omniture, and the risks regarding the ability of
each party to satisfy the conditions to closing such merger, including obtaining required
stockholder approvals and regulatory approvals;
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fluctuations in the trading prices of Omniture common stock during the pendency of our
proposed merger with Omniture;
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announcements of technological innovations, new services or service enhancements or
significant agreements by us or by our competitors;
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recruitment or departure of key personnel;
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changes in the estimates of our operating results or changes in recommendations by any
securities analysts that elect to follow our common stock;
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sales of our common stock, including sales by officers, directors and funds affiliated
with them;
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fluctuations in stock market prices and trading volumes of similar companies or of the
securities markets generally;
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market conditions in our industry, the industries of our customers and the economy as a
whole; or
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economic and political factors, including wars, terrorism and political unrest.
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We might require additional capital to support business growth and this capital might not be
available on acceptable terms, or at all.
We intend to continue to make investments to support our business growth and may require
additional funds to respond to business challenges, including the need to develop new services or
enhance our existing services, enhance our operating infrastructure and acquire competing or
complementary businesses and technologies. Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt
financings to secure additional funds. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of
equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution,
and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to
those of holders of our common stock. The senior secured credit agreement we entered into with
Silicon Valley Bank in February 2007 and the merger agreement we entered into with Omniture in
October 2007 each include restrictive covenants which may make it more difficult for us to obtain
additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. In
addition, we may not be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us, or at all. If
we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require
it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges
could be significantly limited. If we need to raise additional funds and are unable to do so, we
may be required to modify our operations, which would have an adverse effect on our financial
position, results of operations and cash flows.
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Future sales of our common stock by our stockholders may depress our stock price.
Our existing stockholders hold a substantial number of shares of our common stock that they
generally are currently able to sell in the public market. In particular, the former Avivo
shareholders who received shares of our common stock pursuant to the merger agreement with Avivo
are generally able to sell in the public market. We have also registered the shares of our common
stock that are subject to outstanding stock options or reserved for issuance under our stock option
plans, which shares can also be freely sold in the public market upon issuance. In addition,
certain stockholders have rights, subject to some conditions, to require us to file registration
statements covering their shares or to include their shares in registration statements that we may
file for ourselves or for other stockholders. Sales by our existing stockholders of a substantial
number of shares, or the expectation that such sales may occur, could significantly reduce the
market price of our common stock.
In addition, in connection with our merger with VS, 568,512 shares of our common stock were
placed in escrow for the benefit of the former members and certain optionholders of VS. These
shares were released from escrow in April 2007, and generally may be sold in the public market
pursuant to Rules 144 and 145 or pursuant to a shelf registration statement that we filed with
respect to such shares. Moreover, we issued to the former members and certain optionholders of VS
warrants to purchase 1,082,923 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $18.47 per share.
As of September 30, 2007, warrants to purchase 326,170 shares of our common stock remain
outstanding. Any shares issued upon exercise of the warrants may also be sold pursuant to such
shelf registration statement. Sales by the former members and optionholders of VS of a substantial
number of shares, or the expectation that such sales may occur, could significantly reduce the
market price of our common stock.
Moreover, certain of our stockholders have established trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, for the purpose of effecting
sales of common stock, and other employees and affiliates, including our directors and executive
officers, may choose to establish similar plans in the future. Sales of a substantial number of
shares of our common stock in the public market by our affiliates could cause the market price of
our common stock to decline and could impair our ability to raise additional capital through equity
financings.
Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws or under Delaware
law might discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company or changes in our
management and, therefore, depress the trading price of our common stock.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws contain
provisions that could depress the trading price of our common stock by acting to discourage, delay
or prevent a change of control of our company or changes in our management that the stockholders of
our company may deem advantageous. These provisions:
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establish a classified board of directors so that not all members of our board are
elected at one time;
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provide that directors may only be removed for cause and only with the approval of the
holders of 66 2/3% of our outstanding voting stock;
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require super-majority voting to amend some provisions in our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws;
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authorize the issuance of blank check preferred stock that our board of directors could
issue to increase the number of outstanding shares to discourage a takeover attempt;
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prohibit stockholder action by written consent, requiring all stockholder actions to be
taken at a meeting of our stockholders;
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provide that the board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal our
amended and restated bylaws; and
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establish advance notice requirements for nominations for elections to our board or for
proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings.
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Additionally, we are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which
generally prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any of a broad range of business
combinations with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date on
which the stockholder became an interested stockholder and which may discourage, delay or prevent
a change of control of our company.
Risks Related to the Proposed Merger with Omniture
The pendency of our proposed merger with Omniture could materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition, results of operations and common stock price.
On October 25, 2007, we entered into a definitive merger agreement with Omniture, under which
we are to merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Omniture. The pending merger may lead to
uncertainty for our employees and some of our customers and suppliers.
This uncertainty may mean:
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There may be substantial disruption to our business and a distraction of our management
and employees from day-to-day operations, because matters related to the merger (including
integration planning) may require substantial commitments of time and resources, which could
otherwise have been devoted to other opportunities that could have been beneficial to us;
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Our competitors also may seek to use the pending merger to disrupt our sales and business
development efforts with existing and potential customers. Also, our customers or
prospective customers may elect not to purchase products from us and instead may elect to
purchase products from our competitors, including Omniture. Further, our customers or
prospective customers may delay or cease to enter into new agreements or purchase our
products as a result of the announcement of the merger, for any number of reasons, including
concerns that our existing products will not be supported after the merger is completed; and
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We may have difficulties retaining key employees or attracting qualified replacements,
and the pendency of the proposed merger may be a distraction for our employees, some of whom
could lose their focus or pursue other employment opportunities.
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The occurrence of any of these events individually or in combination could materially and
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and our common stock
price.
The termination fee contained in the merger agreement may discourage other companies from trying to
acquire us.
We may be required to pay a termination fee of $11.8 million if the merger agreement is
terminated under certain circumstances. This termination fee could discourage other companies from
trying to acquire us prior to the completion of the merger, even though those other companies might
be willing to offer greater value to our stockholders than we could realize through effecting the
merger.
We are subject to contractual obligations while the merger is pending that could restrict the
manner in which we operate our business.
The merger agreement restricts us from taking certain specified actions without Omnitures
approval. These restrictions could prevent us from taking actions that could have been beneficial
to us that may arise prior to the completion of the merger.
We expect to incur significant costs associated with the merger.
We expect to incur significant transaction costs, which are not currently estimable,
associated with completing the merger, including legal, accounting, financial advisory and other
costs related to the merger.
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Failure to complete the merger could materially and adversely affect our business, results of
operations and stock price.
Completion of the merger with Omniture is subject to customary conditions, including the
approval of our stockholders and Omnitures stockholders and the receipt of applicable regulatory
approvals and clearances. There can be no assurance that these conditions will be satisfied or
waived, that the necessary approvals will be obtained, or that we will be able to successfully
consummate the merger as currently contemplated under the merger agreement or at all.
If the merger is not completed, we will be subject to several risks, including the following:
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The current market price of our common stock may reflect a market assumption that the
merger will occur, and a failure to complete the merger could result in a decline in the
market price of our common stock;
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Any operational investments that we may delay due to the pending transaction would need
to be made, potentially on an accelerated timeframe, which could then prove costly and more
difficult to implement;
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Key employees may have resigned and we may have been unable to attract qualified
replacements for such key employees;
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Our customer base and revenues may have materially decreased during the pendency of the
proposed merger; and
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We would continue to face the risks that we currently face as an independent company.
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The occurrence of any of these events individually or in combination could materially and
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and our common stock
price.
We may be unable to obtain the regulatory approvals required to complete the merger.
We and Omniture may be unable to obtain the regulatory approvals required to complete the
transaction in the time period forecasted, if at all. The merger is subject to U.S. antitrust laws
and, as such, is subject to review by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and
the Federal Trade Commission under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, or HSR Act. In addition, we may need to obtain clearance from competition authorities in
foreign jurisdictions. Reviewing agencies or governments or private persons may challenge the
merger under antitrust or similar laws at any time before or after its completion. Any resulting
delay in the completion of the merger could diminish the anticipated benefits of the merger or
result in additional transaction costs, loss of revenue or other adverse affects associated with
uncertainty about the transaction.
The reviewing authorities may not permit the merger at all or may impose restrictions or
conditions on the merger that may seriously harm the combined company if the merger is completed.
These conditions could include a complete or partial license, divestiture, or the separate holding
of assets or businesses. Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, either we or Omniture may
refuse to complete the merger if the waiting periods required under the HSR Act have not expired or
terminated, or if all other material foreign antitrust approvals or requirements have not been
obtained or satisfied. In addition Omniture may refuse to complete the merger if governmental
authorities impose any material restrictions or limitations on us, Omniture or our respective
subsidiaries and their ability to conduct their respective businesses that will have or which is
reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the condition, business, assets, liabilities
or results of operations of the parties to the merger agreement. We and Omniture also may agree to
restrictions or conditions imposed by antitrust authorities in order to obtain regulatory approval,
and these restrictions or conditions could harm the surviving companys operations.
Our failure to obtain certain consents related to the merger could give third parties the right to
terminate or alter existing contracts, declare a default under existing contracts, or otherwise
result in liabilities of the surviving company to third parties.
Certain agreements between us and our lenders, suppliers, customers or other business partners
require the consent or approval of these other parties in connection with the merger. We have
agreed to use reasonable efforts to secure any necessary consents and approvals to complete the
merger. However, we may not be successful in obtaining all necessary consents or approvals, or if
the necessary consents are obtained, they may not be obtained on favorable terms. If these
consents and approvals are not obtained, the failure to have obtained such consents and approvals
could give third parties the right to terminate or alter existing contracts, declare a default
under existing contracts, demand payment on outstanding obligations or result in other liabilities
of the surviving company to
such third party, which in each instance could have a material adverse effect on the business
and financial condition of the combined company after the merger.
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Item 6. Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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2.1(1)
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Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 8, 2005 by and among the Registrant, WSSI
Acquisition Company, Avivo Corporation and Charles M. Linehan, as the Holder Representative.
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2.2(2)
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Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 1, 2006 by and among the Registrant, VS
Acquisition, LLC, Visual Sciences, LLC and Ned Scherer, as the Holder Representative.
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2.3(3)
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Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of October 25, 2007 by and among the Registrant,
Omniture, Inc. and Voyager Merger Corp.
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3.1(4)
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
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3.2(5)
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Certificate of Ownership as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 9, 2007
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3.3(4)
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Amended and Restated Bylaws.
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3.4(6)
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First Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws.
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4.1(7)
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Form of Common Stock Certificate.
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4.2(2)
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Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 1, 2006 by and among
the Registrant and certain investors set forth therein.
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4.3(8)
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Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated as of November 21, 2005 and issued by the Registrant in favor
of Starsoft Development Labs, Inc.
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4.4(2)
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Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock dated as of February 1, 2006 and issued by the Registrant
in favor of the former holders of units of membership interest in Visual Sciences, LLC.
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10.1(9)+
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Summary of Material Terms of Supplemental Named Executive Officer Change in Control Severance
Arrangements with Claire Long, Aaron Bird, Robert Chatham and Daniel Guilloux.
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10.2(9)+
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Visual Sciences, Inc. Retention Bonus Plan.
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10.3
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Settlement and Patent Cross-License Agreement dated as of August 17, 2007 by and between the
Registrant and NetRatings, Inc.
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10.4
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First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of September 18, 2007 by and between the
Registrant and Silicon Valley Bank.
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10.5
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Third Amendment and Assignment of Sublease dated as of October 8, 2007 by and among the Registrant,
RF Magic, Inc. and Entropic Communications, Inc.
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10.6(10)+
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Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement dated as of October 24, 2007 by and between the
Registrant and James W. MacIntyre, IV.
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10.7(3)
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Form of Company Voting Agreement dated as of October 25, 2007 by and among the Registrant, Omniture,
Inc. and certain stockholders of the Registrant.
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10.8(3)
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Form of Parent Voting Agreement dated as of October 25, 2007 by and among Omniture, Inc., the
Registrant and certain stockholders of Omniture, Inc.
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31.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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31.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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(1)
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Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2005.
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(2)
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Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2006.
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(3)
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Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2007.
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(4)
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Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1/A of the Registrant
(Registration No. 333-115916) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28,
2004.
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(5)
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Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2007 (with respect to Item 5.03).
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(6)
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Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2006.
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(7)
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Incorporated by reference to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2007.
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(8)
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Incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2006.
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(9)
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Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2007 (with respect to Item 5.02).
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(10)
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Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2007 (with respect to Item 5.02).
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Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
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Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted
pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and this exhibit has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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These certifications are being furnished solely to accompany this quarterly report pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of
Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly known as WebSideStory, Inc.), whether made before or after the
date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 8, 2007
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/s/ JAMES W. MACINTYRE, IV
James W. MacIntyre, IV
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Chief Executive Officer and President
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(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ CLAIRE LONG
Claire Long
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Chief Financial Officer
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(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
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