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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Michael T. Burns   
Investor Relations   
Harris Interactive Inc.   

800-866-7655 x7328

mburns@harrisinteractive.com

  

Harris Interactive® Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results

Rochester, N.Y. — November 1, 2012 — Harris Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ: HPOL), a leading global market research firm, today announced its first quarter fiscal 2013 financial results.

Al Angrisani, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harris Interactive, commented, “We made further progress in our turnaround program during the first quarter. Our profitability improved in the quarter, largely due to the successful turnaround of our UK business and the rightsizing of our cost structure, and we continued our focus on accepting higher margin work and paying down our existing bank debt. Despite the profitability improvement, we are still working to address sales and marketing challenges in several of our business units.”

Key Financial Statistics (1)

 

USD in millions – unaudited

   For the Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2012      2011  

Revenue (2)

   $ 33.0       $ 37.8   

Operating income (loss) (3)

   $ 1.8       $ (4.3

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 1.7       $ (4.1

Loss from discontinued operations

   $ —         $ (1.8

Net income (loss)

   $ 1.7       $ (6.0

Fully diluted net income (loss) per share – continuing operations

   $ 0.03       $ (0.08

Fully diluted net income (loss) per share – discontinued operations

   $ —         $ (0.03

Fully diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.03       $ (0.11

Adjusted EBITDA (4)

   $ 3.5       $ (2.5

Adjusted EBITDA with add-back of restructuring and other charges (4)

   $ 3.5       $ 3.0   

Cash provided by operations

   $ 0.3       $ 0.2   

Bookings (5)

   $ 33.9       $ 32.1   

At September 30:

   2012      2011  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 10.6       $ 12.3   

Outstanding debt

   $ 4.8       $ 9.6   

Secured revenue (6)

   $ 43.4       $ 39.0   

 

(1) All amounts shown reflect our Asian operations as discontinued operations.
(2) Amounts include the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences, revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2012 decreased by 11% over the same prior year period.

 

 

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(3) Operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 did not include any restructuring or other charges, compared with $5.4 million for the same prior year period.
(4) EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. Adjusted EBITDA, also a non-GAAP measure, is EBITDA with stock-based compensation added back.
(5) Amounts include the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences, bookings for the three months ended September 30, 2012 increased by 4% over the same prior year period.
(6) Amounts include the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate differences, secured revenue at September 30, 2012 increased by 11% over the same prior year period.

First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results Conference Call and Webcast Access

Al Angrisani, President and Chief Executive Officer, will host a conference call to discuss these results on Tuesday, November 13, 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, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with certain NASDAQ listing requirements, actions of competitors, the Company’s ability to develop and maintain products and services attractive to the market, and the Company’s ability to remain in compliance with the financial covenants in its credit agreement.

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 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 proprietary solutions in the areas of market and customer insight, corporate brand and reputation strategy, and marketing, advertising, public relations and communications research. Harris possesses 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. Additionally, Harris has a portfolio of multi-client offerings that complement our custom solutions while maximizing our client's research investment. Serving clients in more than 215 countries and territories through our North American and European offices, 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)

 

     September 30,      June 30,  
     2012      2012  
Assets   

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 10,623       $ 11,456   

Accounts receivable, net

     19,616         19,940   

Unbilled receivables

     8,542         7,513   

Prepaids and other current assets

     3,466         3,859   

Deferred tax assets

     248         243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     42,495         43,011   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     2,332         2,500   

Other intangibles, net

     10,320         10,795   

Other assets

     1,106         1,080   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 56,253       $ 57,386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   

Accounts payable

   $ 7,254       $ 7,628   

Accrued expenses

     18,169         21,643   

Current portion of long-term debt

     4,794         4,794   

Deferred revenue

     12,017         10,088   

Liabilities from discontinued operations

     —           181   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     42,234         44,334   

Long-term debt

     —           1,199   

Deferred tax liabilities

     1,689         1,696   

Other long-term liabilities

     3,510         4,072   

Total stockholders’ equity

     8,820         6,085   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 56,253       $ 57,386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended  
     September 30,  
     2012     2011  

Revenue from services

   $ 33,010      $ 37,769   

Operating expenses:

    

Cost of services

     19,455        23,630   

Selling, general and administrative

     10,778        11,665   

Depreciation and amortization

     948        1,293   

Restructuring and other charges

     —          5,440   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     31,181        42,028   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     1,829        (4,259

Operating margin

     5.5     -11.3

Interest expense, net

     101        157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

     1,728        (4,416
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (15     (280
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     1,743        (4,136

Loss from discontinued operations

     —          (1,820
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,743      $ (5,956
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) per share:

    

Continuing operations

   $ 0.03      $ (0.08

Discontinued operations

     —          (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.03      $ (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share:

    

Continuing operations

   $ 0.03      $ (0.08

Discontinued operations

     —          (0.03
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ 0.03      $ (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

    

Basic

     55,952,534        55,026,885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     56,878,991        55,026,885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Harris Interactive Inc.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

Amounts in thousands of USD

 

     Three months ended  
     September 30,  
     2012     2011  

GAAP net income (loss)

   $ 1,743      $ (5,956

Loss from discontinued operations

     —          1,820   

Interest expense, net

     101        157   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (15     (280

Depreciation and amortization

     1,116        1,518   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 2,945      $ (2,741

Stock-based compensation (7)

     569        279   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 3,514      $ (2,462
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 3,514      $ (2,462

Add-back of restructuring and other charges

     —          5,440   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA with add-back of restructuring and other charges

   $ 3,514      $ 2,978   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(7) Stock-based compensation expense represents the cost of stock-based compensation accounted for under the FASB guidance for stock-based compensation

 

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