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Exhibit 99.1

 

Press Contact:

Michael T. Burns

Investor Relations

Harris Interactive Inc.

800-866-7655 x7328

mburns@harrisinteractive.com

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Harris Interactive® Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results

New York, N.Y. — February 2, 2012 — Harris Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ: HPOL), a global custom market research firm, today announced its second quarter fiscal 2012 financial results.

Al Angrisani, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Harris Interactive, commented, “We made progress this quarter in improving our liquidity and profitability as a result of closely managing cash and our rightsizing efforts, both of which are core elements of our turnaround program. Looking ahead, we continue to face and seek to address sales challenges in certain areas of our business, in part by replacing low margin work with projects that yield appropriate margins. Addressing these challenges is not a quick or easy process and in the interim will put downward pressure on revenue.”

Key Financial Statistics

 

USD in millions – unaudited

   For the Three Months
Ended December 31,
     For the Six Months
Ended December 31,
 
     2011      2010      2011     2010  

Revenue (1)

   $ 39.1       $ 44.9       $ 77.4      $ 82.0   

Operating income (loss) (2)

   $ 2.1       $ 0.9       $ (3.8   $ (0.4

Net income (loss)

   $ 1.6       $ 0.3       $ (4.3   $ (1.0

Fully diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.03       $ 0.01       $ (0.08   $ (0.02

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

   $ 3.8       $ 3.0       $ (0.2   $ 3.8   

Adjusted EBITDA with add-back of restructuring and other charges (3)

   $ 3.8       $ 3.7       $ 6.6      $ 4.5   

Cash provided by (used in) operations

   $ 3.3       $ 3.3       $ 3.5      $ 1.0   

Bookings (4)

   $ 45.2       $ 55.3       $ 76.5      $ 90.7   

At December 31:

   2011      2010         

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 14.1       $ 13.5      

Outstanding debt

   $ 8.4       $ 13.2      

Secured revenue (5)

   $ 45.1       $ 53.7      

 

(1) Amounts include the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences, revenue for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 decreased by 12.8% and 6.6%, respectively, over the same prior year periods.
(2) Operating income for the three months ended December 31, 2011 included restructuring and other charges of $(0.1) million, compared with $0.7 million for the same prior year period. Operating income for the six months ended December 31, 2011 included restructuring and other charges of $6.8 million, compared with $0.7 million for the same prior year period.
(3) EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA, also a non-GAAP measure, is EBITDA less stock-based compensation.

 

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(4) Amounts include the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences, bookings for the three and six months ended December 31, 2011 decreased by 18.1% and 14.4%, respectively, over the same prior year periods. Bookings for the six months ended December 31, 2011 included negative bookings of $0.7 million for projects that were cancelled in connection with the closure of our Asia operations in September 2011.
(5) Amounts include the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences, secured revenue at December 31, 2011 decreased by 15.6% over the same prior year period.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results Conference Call and Webcast Access

Al Angrisani, Interim Chief Executive Officer, will host a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Formal remarks will be followed by a question and answer session.

To access the conference call, please dial toll-free 877.303.9858 in the United States and Canada, or 408.337.0139 internationally.

A live webcast of the conference call also will be accessible via the Investor Relations section of our website at http://ir.harrisinteractive.com/, where an archived replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the call. No telephone replay of the conference call will be provided. This media release will be available under the Investor Relations section of our website at http://ir.harrisinteractive.com/ prior to the call.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release and oral statements made by the Company on its conference call constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, among others, statements as to future economic performance, projections as to financial items, estimates, and plans and objectives for future operations, products and services. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as, “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “feel”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential”, “continue”, “consider”, “possibility”, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks detailed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as updated quarterly in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q to reflect additional material risks. The Company has filed its reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and they are available under the Investor Relations section of our website at http://ir.harrisinteractive.com/. Risks and uncertainties also include the continued volatility of the global macroeconomic environment and its impact on the Company and its clients, the Company’s ability to sustain and grow its revenue base, the Company’s ability to maintain and improve cost efficient operations, the impact of reorganization, restructuring and related charges, quarterly variations in financial results, actions of competitors, the Company’s ability to develop and maintain products and services attractive to the market, the Company’s ability to remain in compliance with the financial covenants in its credit agreement, and uncertainties surrounding the Company’s ability to regain compliance with certain NASDAQ listing requirements.

You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating such forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. The forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

 

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About Harris Interactive

Harris Interactive is one of the world’s leading custom market research firms, leveraging research, technology, and business acumen to transform relevant insight into actionable foresight. Known widely for the Harris Poll and for pioneering innovative research methodologies, Harris offers expertise in a wide range of industries including health care, technology, public affairs, energy, telecommunications, financial services, insurance, media, retail, restaurant, and consumer package goods. Serving clients in more than 215 countries and territories through our North American and European offices and a network of independent market research firms, Harris specializes in delivering research solutions that help us - and our clients - stay ahead of what’s next. For more information, please visit www.harrisinteractive.com.

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HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

     December 31,
2011
     June 30,
2011
 
Assets      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 14,053       $ 14,224   

Accounts receivable, net

     24,001         26,480   

Unbilled receivables

     5,882         7,580   

Prepaids and other current assets

     3,808         3,619   

Deferred tax assets

     523         306   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     48,267         52,209   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     2,334         3,447   

Other intangibles, net

     12,133         14,582   

Other assets

     1,229         1,610   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 63,963       $ 71,848   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity      

Accounts payable

   $ 9,770       $ 9,521   

Accrued expenses

     19,979         21,249   

Current portion of long-term debt

     4,794         4,794   

Deferred revenue

     13,491         13,872   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     48,034         49,436   

Long-term debt

     3,596         5,993   

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,993         2,195   

Other long-term liabilities

     4,167         2,752   

Total stockholders’ equity

     6,173         11,472   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 63,963       $ 71,848   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended     Six months ended  
     December 31,     December 31,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Revenue from services

   $ 39,115      $ 44,940      $ 77,378      $ 81,954   

Operating expenses:

        

Cost of services

     24,470        29,560        48,467        53,753   

Selling, general and administrative

     11,393        12,312        23,379        24,876   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,197        1,515        2,490        3,043   

Restructuring and other charges

     (57     679        6,823        679   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     37,003        44,066        81,159        82,351   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     2,112        874        (3,781     (397

Operating margin

     5.4     1.9     -4.9     -0.5

Interest expense, net

     204        308        398        762   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes

     1,908        566        (4,179     (1,159
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     283        223        153        (165
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,625      $ 343      $ (4,332   $ (994
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.03      $ 0.01      $ (0.08   $ (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.03      $ 0.01      $ (0.08   $ (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding -

        

Basic

     55,272,335        54,472,556        55,149,610        54,447,673   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     55,294,426        54,542,596        55,149,610        54,447,673   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of GAAP Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

 

     Three months ended      Six months ended  
     December 31,      December 31,  
     2011     2010      2011     2010  

GAAP net income (loss)

   $ 1,625      $ 343       $ (4,332   $ (994

Interest expense, net

     204        308         398        762   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     283        223         153        (165

Depreciation and amortization

     1,462        1,937         3,005        3,895   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 3,574      $ 2,811       $ (776   $ 3,498   

Stock-based compensation (1)

     271        171         550        350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 3,845      $ 2,982       $ (226   $ 3,848   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 3,845      $ 2,982       $ (226   $ 3,848   

Add-back of restructuring and other charges

     (57     679         6,823        679   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA with add-back of restructuring and other charges

   $ 3,788      $ 3,661       $ 6,597      $ 4,527   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Stock-based compensation expense represents the cost of stock-based compensation awarded by the Company to its employees under the FASB guidance for stock-based compensation

 

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