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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 January 23, 2004

 

 

 

or

 

 

o

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 0-27639


WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

04-2693383

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

1241 East Main Street

Stamford, CT 06902

(203) 352-8600

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

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   o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes   x

No   o

At March 1, 2004, the number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share, was 13,628,839 and the number of shares outstanding of the Registrant’s Class B common stock, par value $.01 per share, was 54,780,207.



World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page #

 

 

Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

     Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended January 23, 2004 and January 24, 2003

2

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 23, 2004 and April 30, 2003

3

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended January 23, 2004 and January 24, 2003

4

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the nine months ended January 23, 2004

5

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

     Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

15

 

 

     Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

25

 

 

     Item 4. Controls and Procedures

25

 

 

Part II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

     Item 1. Legal Proceedings

27

 

 

     Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

27

 

 

     Signature

28


World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

January 23,
2004

 

January 24,
2003

 

January 23,
2004

 

January 24,
2003

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net revenues

 

$

79,070

 

$

92,565

 

$

248,176

 

$

268,337

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

44,055

 

 

56,711

 

 

145,543

 

 

175,501

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

18,873

 

 

24,409

 

 

51,635

 

 

70,831

 

Stock compensation costs

 

 

1,011

 

 

—  

 

 

1,327

 

 

—  

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

2,942

 

 

2,641

 

 

8,538

 

 

6,731

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Operating income

 

 

12,189

 

 

8,804

 

 

41,133

 

 

15,274

 

Interest expense

 

 

192

 

 

195

 

 

585

 

 

574

 

Interest income

 

 

1,581

 

 

833

 

 

4,470

 

 

1,266

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

722

 

 

30

 

 

1,013

 

 

(12

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income before income taxes

 

 

14,300

 

 

9,472

 

 

46,031

 

 

15,954

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

5,372

 

 

3,484

 

 

17,411

 

 

5,851

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income from continuing operations

 

 

8,928

 

 

5,988

 

 

28,620

 

 

10,103

 

(Loss) income from discontinued operations

 

 

(76

)

 

(21,988

)

 

32

 

 

(25,178

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income (loss)

 

$

8,852

 

$

(16,000

)

$

28,652

 

$

(15,075

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Earnings (loss) per share - Basic and Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

0.13

 

$

0.09

 

$

0.42

 

$

0.14

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Discontinued operations

 

 

—  

 

$

(0.31

)

 

—  

 

$

(0.36

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income (loss)

 

$

0.13

 

$

(0.23

)

$

0.42

 

$

(0.21

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

68,394,341

 

 

70,407,085

 

 

68,602,818

 

 

70,633,799

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Diluted

 

 

68,767,927

 

 

70,407,085

 

 

68,822,331

 

 

70,633,799

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

2


World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

 

As of
January 23,
2004

 

As of
April 30,
2003

 

 

 



 



 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

64,136

 

$

128,473

 

Short-term investments

 

 

202,552

 

 

142,641

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

39,048

 

 

49,729

 

Inventory, net

 

 

999

 

 

839

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

19,065

 

 

18,443

 

Assets of discontinued operations

 

 

20,844

 

 

21,129

 

 

 



 



 

Total current assets

 

 

346,644

 

 

361,254

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - NET

 

 

74,895

 

 

59,325

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET

 

 

12,735

 

 

12,055

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

 

4,890

 

 

4,623

 

 

 



 



 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

439,164

 

$

437,257

 

 

 



 



 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

821

 

$

777

 

Accounts payable

 

 

15,771

 

 

14,188

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

41,232

 

 

34,991

 

Deferred income

 

 

20,496

 

 

24,662

 

Liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

8,867

 

 

11,554

 

 

 



 



 

Total current liabilities

 

 

87,187

 

 

86,172

 

LONG-TERM DEBT

 

 

8,506

 

 

9,126

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock

 

 

136

 

 

182

 

Class B common stock

 

 

548

 

 

548

 

Treasury stock

 

 

—  

 

 

(30,569

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

248,143

 

 

297,315

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

(30

)

 

243

 

Retained earnings

 

 

94,674

 

 

74,240

 

 

 



 



 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

343,471

 

 

341,959

 

 

 



 



 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

$

439,164

 

$

437,257

 

 

 



 



 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

3


World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 


 

 

 

January 23,
2004

 

January 24,
2003

 

 

 



 



 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

$

28,652

 

$

(15,075

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

(32

)

 

25,178

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

8,538

 

 

6,731

 

Amortization of warrants

 

 

(836

)

 

(952

)

Non-cash stock compensation costs

 

 

469

 

 

—  

 

Unrealized gain on value of warrants

 

 

(422

)

 

—  

 

Net (recoveries) provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

(1,994

)

 

1,353

 

Provision for inventory obsolescence

 

 

19

 

 

618

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

12,675

 

 

10,806

 

Inventory

 

 

(179

)

 

(314

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

1,628

 

 

(2,688

)

Accounts payable

 

 

1,583

 

 

(4,562

)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

6,530

 

 

200

 

Deferred income

 

 

(4,969

)

 

2,732

 

 

 



 



 

Net cash provided by continuing operations

 

 

51,662

 

 

24,027

 

Net cash used in discontinued operations

 

 

(2,370

)

 

(7,842

)

 

 



 



 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

49,292

 

 

16,185

 

 

 



 



 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(3,485

)

 

(8,885

)

Buyout of corporate aircraft lease

 

 

(20,122

)

 

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