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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended April 3, 2004

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from              to             .

 

Commission file number 1-3246

 


 

ProQuest Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   36-3580106

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification number)

 

300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan   48103-1553
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (734) 761-4700

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    x

 

The number of shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $.001 par value, outstanding as of May 10, 2004 was 28,478,877.

 



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PART I 

  

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    

Item 1.

  

Consolidated Financial Statements

    
     Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Thirteen Week Periods Ended April 3, 2004 and March 29, 2003    1
     Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 3, 2004, January 3, 2004 and March 29, 2003    2
     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Thirteen Week Periods Ended April 3, 2004 and March 29, 2003    3
    

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

   4

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   13

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   20

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   21

PART II  

  

OTHER INFORMATION

    

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   22

Item 6.

  

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

   22

SIGNATURE PAGE

   23

EXHIBITS

    

Certification of Chief Executive Officer - 302

   24

Certification of Chief Financial Officer - 302

   26

Certification of Chief Executive Officer - 906

   28

Certification of Chief Financial Officer - 906

   29


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ProQuest Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Thirteen Week Periods Ended April 3, 2004 and March 29, 2003

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Thirteen Weeks Ended

 
     April 3,
2004


    March 29,
2003


 

Net sales

   $ 116,240     $ 111,843  

Cost of sales

     (57,672 )     (56,006 )
    


 


Gross profit

     58,568       55,837  

Research and development expense

     (4,731 )     (5,018 )

Selling and administrative expense

     (31,916 )     (28,650 )
    


 


Earnings from operations before interest and income taxes

     21,921       22,169  

Net interest expense:

                

Interest income

     260       171  

Interest expense

     (4,514 )     (4,783 )
    


 


Net interest expense

     (4,254 )     (4,612 )
    


 


Earnings before income taxes

     17,667       17,557  

Income tax expense

     (6,184 )     (6,321 )
    


 


Net earnings

   $ 11,483     $ 11,236  
    


 


Net earnings per common share:

                

Basic

   $ 0.40     $ 0.40  
    


 


Diluted

   $ 0.40     $ 0.40  
    


 


Weighted average number of common shares and equivalents outstanding:

                

Basic

     28,406       28,013  

Diluted

     28,799       28,037  

 

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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ProQuest Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of April 3, 2004, January 3, 2004 and March 29, 2003

(In thousands)

 

     April 3,
2004
(Unaudited)


    January 3,
2004


    March 29,
2003
(Unaudited)


 
ASSETS                         

Current assets:

                        

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 4,676     $ 7,312     $ 5,984  

Accounts receivable, net

     79,506       94,242       78,306  

Inventory, net

     5,090       4,939       5,730  

Other current assets

     48,072       39,746       28,164  
    


 


 


Total current assets

     137,344       146,239       118,184  

Property, plant, equipment and product masters, at cost

     410,892       395,225       504,655  

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (224,273 )     (214,480 )     (325,828 )
    


 


 


Net property, plant, equipment and product masters

     186,619       180,745       178,827  

Long-term receivables

     4,009       5,106       3,490  

Goodwill

     304,469       303,693       295,539  

Identifiable intangibles, net

     9,754       9,435       8,252  

Purchased and developed software, net

     54,448       55,005       49,671  

Other assets

     18,699       23,813       21,321  
    


 


 


Total assets

   $ 715,342     $ 724,036     $ 675,284  
    


 


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                         

Current liabilities:

                        

Notes payable

   $ —       $ 300     $ —    

Accounts payable

     38,968       49,156       36,146  

Accrued expenses

     21,256       39,428       36,253  

Current portion of monetized future billings

     25,352       25,583       26,250  

Deferred income

     106,383       121,890       109,302  
    


 


 


Total current liabilities

     191,959       236,357       207,951  
    


 


 


Long-term liabilities:

                        

Long-term debt

     214,250       191,000       209,300  

Monetized future billings, less current portion

     44,933       46,835       50,437  

Other liabilities

     63,543       62,444       67,657  
    


 


 


Total long-term liabilities

     322,726       300,279       327,394  
    


 


 


Shareholders’ equity:

                        

Common stock ($.001 par value, 29,038 shares issued and 28,453 shares outstanding at April 3, 2004, 28,964 shares issued and 28,378 shares outstanding at January 3, 2004, and 28,490 shares issued and 27,981 shares outstanding at March 29, 2003)

     28       28       28  

Capital surplus

     312,080       310,461       298,727  

Notes receivable for stock purchases

     (283 )     (279 )     (531 )

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

     (91,528 )     (103,011 )     (141,596 )

Treasury stock, at cost

     (14,515 )     (14,515 )     (12,554 )

Other comprehensive (loss):

                        

Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustment

     (3,107 )     (3,231 )     (2,841 )

Unrealized (loss) from derivatives

     (771 )     (806 )     (911 )

Minimum pension liability

     (1,247 )     (1,247 )     (383 )
    


 


 


Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)

     (5,125 )     (5,284 )     (4,135 )
    


 


 


Total shareholders’ equity

     200,657       187,400       139,939  
    


 


 


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 715,342     $ 724,036     $ 675,284  
    


 


 


 

The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

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ProQuest Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Thirteen Week Periods Ended April 3, 2004 and March 29, 2003

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Thirteen Weeks Ended

 
     April 3,
2004


    March 29,
2003


 

Operating activities:

                

Net earnings

   $ 11,483     $ 11,236  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation and amortization

     16,365       14,894  

Deferred income taxes

     4,838       9,612  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

                

Accounts receivable, net

     15,350       25,172  

Inventory, net

     (69 )     (830 )

Other current assets

     (7,759 )     (2,284 )

Long-term receivables

     1,097       1,145  

Other assets

     96       (823 )

Accounts payable

     (10,389 )     (4,797 )

Accrued expenses

     (15,013 )     (6,776 )

Deferred income

     (15,755 )     (17,385 )

Other long-term liabilities

     (1,246 )     (1,661 )

Other, net

     426       269  
    


 


Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (576 )     27,772  

Investing activities:

                

Expenditures for property, plant, equipment, product masters and software

     (20,744 )     (22,137 )

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (1,246 )     (23,804 )

Expenditures associated with discontinued operations

     (2,367 )     —    
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (24,357 )     (45,941 )

Financing activities:

                

Net decrease in short-term debt

     (303 )     (53 )

Proceeds from long-term debt

     144,650       139,950  

Repayment of long-term debt

     (121,400 )     (117,650 )

Monetized future billings

     (2,133 )     (1,122 )

Repurchases of common stock

     —         (925