Filed Pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration
No. 333-147339
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT NO. 2
(To
Prospectus Dated April 30, 2008)
HSW
International, Inc.
Common
Stock
This
prospectus supplement no. 2 supplements the prospectus dated April 30,
2008, relating to the sale of up to 4,579,348 shares of common stock of HSW
International that may be sold from time to time by the selling stockholders as
described in the prospectus. You should read this prospectus supplement in
conjunction with the prospectus.
Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q
On August 14, 2008 we filed
a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. A
copy of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is also being provided to you
along with this Supplement.
You should carefully consider matters discussed under the
caption Risk Factors beginning on page 11 of the prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed
upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is August
15, 2008
Table of Contents
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 June 30, 2008
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
001-33720
HSW
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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33-1135689
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Identification
Number)
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One Capital City Plaza
3350 Peachtree Road, Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30326
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
404-974-2710
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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
o
No
x
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated
filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
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Accelerated filer
o
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Non-accelerated filer
x
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Smaller reporting company
o
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Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).
Yes
o
No
x
At August 14, 2008, the
number of common shares outstanding was 53,638,784.
Table
of Contents
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements.
HSW INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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June 30,
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December 31,
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2008
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2007
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(Unaudited)
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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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27,679,355
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$
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3,476,673
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Trade accounts receivable
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17,972
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23,212
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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707,985
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942,588
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Assets held for sale
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19,988,029
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Total current assets
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28,405,312
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24,430,502
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Property and equipment, net
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662,992
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293,182
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Other assets
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21,476
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Licenses to operate in China
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10,000,000
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10,000,000
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Other intangibles, net
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23,832
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Total assets
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$
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39,092,136
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$
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34,745,160
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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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603,335
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$
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537,418
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Accrued expenses and other current
liabilities
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562,650
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561,247
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Advances from shareholder and affiliate
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126,891
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72,927
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Liabilities held for sale
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6,163,131
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Total current liabilities
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1,292,876
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7,334,723
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Deferred tax liability
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2,500,000
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2,500,000
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Commitments and contingencies
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Stockholders equity
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Preferred stock, $.001 par value,
10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
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Common stock, $.001 par value, 200,000,000
shares authorized, 53,608,015 and 49,306,107 issued and outstanding at
June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
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53,608
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49,306
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Additional paid-in-capital
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96,671,234
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85,980,746
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Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)
income
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(40,978
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)
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112,291
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Retained deficit
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(61,384,604
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)
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(52,245,064
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)
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Less: cost of treasury stock, 3,000,000
shares in 2007
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(8,986,842
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)
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Total stockholders equity
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35,299,260
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24,910,437
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity
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$
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39,092,136
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$
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34,745,160
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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of Contents
HSW INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Operating revenue
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Digital online publishing
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$
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30,841
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$
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32,674
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$
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75,678
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$
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32,674
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Sales to affiliates
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97,148
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97,148
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Total revenue
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127,989
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32,674
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172,826
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32,674
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Cost of services
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240,683
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545,506
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565,955
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545,506
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Gross loss
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(112,694
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(512,832
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(393,129
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(512,832
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Operating expenses
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Selling, general and administrative
(including stock-based compensation expense of $1,561,704 and $1,648,697 for
the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and
$2,852,025 and $3,502,042 for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007, respectively)
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4,239,175
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2,760,319
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8,785,282
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5,642,725
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Depreciation and amortization
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56,702
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5,133
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84,862
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9,511
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Total operating expenses
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4,295,877
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2,765,452
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8,870,144
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5,652,236
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Loss from continuing operations before
other income (expense) and income taxes
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(4,408,571
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(3,278,284
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(9,263,273
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(6,165,068
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Other income (expense)
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Interest income
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165,352
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257,259
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Interest expense
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(19,871
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(19,871
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Total other income (expense)
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165,352
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(19,871
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257,259
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(19,871
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Loss from continuing operations before
income taxes
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(4,243,219
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(3,298,155
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(9,006,014
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(6,184,939
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Income taxes
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Loss from continuing operations
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(4,243,219
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(3,298,155
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(9,006,014
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(6,184,939
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Loss from discontinued operations, net of
income taxes
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(133,526
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Net loss
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$
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(4,243,219
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$
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(3,298,155
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$
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(9,139,540
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$
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(6,184,939
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Basic and diluted loss per share
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Loss from continuing operations
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$
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(0.08
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$
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(329,816
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$
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(0.17
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$
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(618,494
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Loss from discontinued operations
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Net loss per share
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$
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(0.08
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$
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(329,816
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$
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(0.17
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$
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(618,494
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares
outstanding
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53,574,919
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10
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52,301,171
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10
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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of Contents
HSW INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2008
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2007
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Cash flows from continuing operating
activities:
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Net loss from continuing operations
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$
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(9,006,014
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$
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(6,184,939
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss from
continuing operations to net cash used in continuing operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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84,862
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9,511
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Stock-based compensation
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2,852,025
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3,502,042
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities
from continuing operations:
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Accounts receivable
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5,240
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(16,475
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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148,540
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192,394
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and
other liabilities
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461,563
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330,660
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Net cash used in continuing operating
activities
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(5,453,784
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(2,166,807
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Cash flows from discontinued operating
activities:
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Net loss from discontinued operations
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(133,526
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss from
discontinued operations to net cash used in discontinued operating
activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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170,475
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Gain on sale of businesses
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(343,990
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities
from discontinued operations:
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Accounts receivable
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31,030
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(56,419
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)
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and
other liabilities
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(189,000
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)
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Net cash used in discontinued operating
activities
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(521,430
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)
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Net cash used in operating activities
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(5,975,214
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)
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(2,166,807
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)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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Purchases of property and equipment
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(454,573
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)
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(79,950
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Sale of INTAC Legacy Businesses
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(4,500,000
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)
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Merger related costs, net
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(107,027
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)
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Other assets
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(19,771
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)
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Cash used in investing activities
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(5,061,600
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)
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(99,721
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)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
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35,229,607
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Proceeds of advance from shareholder
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2,175,431
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Cash provided by financing activities
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35,229,607
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2,175,431
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents
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24,192,793
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(91,097
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)
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Impact of currency translation on cash
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(153,269
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)
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13,765
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period, including $163,158 reclassified to assets held for sale
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3,639,831
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233,262
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
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$
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27,679,355
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$
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155,930
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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HSW INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(continued)
(expressed in U.S. Dollars)
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2008
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2007
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
information
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Cash paid for taxes
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$
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$
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Cash paid for interest
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$
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$
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Other non-cash financing and investing
activities
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Receipt of shares for sale of INTAC Legacy
Businesses
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$
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18,400,000
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$
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
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HSW INTERNATIONAL, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
OPERATIONS
HSW
International, Inc. (the Company, or HSWI or we, or our), is a Delaware
corporation that was formed on March 14, 2006, as a wholly owned
subsidiary of HowStuffWorks, Inc. (HSW) in order to (i) develop
businesses using exclusive digital publishing rights to HSWs content for the
countries of China and Brazil, and (ii) to effect the merger with INTAC
International, Inc. (INTAC) (the INTAC Merger).
Our
primary focus is to build an international online publishing company that
develops and operates Internet businesses focused on providing consumers in the
worlds emerging digital economies with locally relevant, high quality
content. We entered the Brazilian online publishing market in March 2007,
by utilizing a royalty-free and exclusively licensed digital content database
provided by HSW prior to the INTAC Merger.
In
June 2008, we entered Chinas online publishing market utilizing a
combination of the contributed assets from HSW with the benefit of INTACs
relationships and knowledge of the Chinese markets in obtaining our Internet
licenses. We currently maintain offices
in China, Brazil, and Atlanta, Georgia, our corporate headquarters.
Prior to the INTAC Merger
and related financing transactions our sole shareholder was HSW, a privately-held
online publishing company founded in 1999 that provides objective and useful
information for people to learn about the world around them and make informed
decisions. HSWs website,
HowStuffWorks.com, offers in-depth, easy-to-understand explanations, expert
product reviews, comprehensive buying guides and informational videos,
simplifying thousands of topics in the areas of health, science, travel,
automotive, electronics, consumer products and many other areas. On December 17, 2007, HSW, our largest
shareholder, merged with Discovery Communications, LLC (Discovery) becoming a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery. As
of June 30, 2008, Discovery, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, HSW,
owned approximately 42.8% of our outstanding common stock. HSW remains based in Atlanta, Georgia.
On October 2, 2007, the
date of our merger with INTAC, the following occurred:
·
HSW
contributed to us in exchange for shares of our common stock, exclusive digital
publishing rights to HSWs content for the countries of China and Brazil which
we translate and localize into the predominant languages of China and Brazil.
·
Our stock became
publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol HSWI in
connection with our merger with INTAC, with INTAC becoming our wholly owned
subsidiary. We were determined to be the
accounting acquirer under the applicable guidance. At the date of the INTAC Merger, holders of
INTAC common stock received one share of our common stock in exchange for each
of their shares of INTAC common stock.
Prior to the INTAC Merger, INTACs common stock was traded on the NASDAQ
Capital Market under the symbol INTN.
·
Certain investors
purchased or agreed to purchase shares of our common stock (equity financings)
having an aggregate value of approximately $39.4 million of which $22.5 million
and $16.9 million (both before expenses) were received in October 2007,
and January and February 2008, respectively.
·
In connection with
and as a condition of the INTAC Merger, INTAC sold its wireless handset and
prepaid calling cards distribution business (distribution companies), to an
entity controlled by Wei Zhou, INTACs Chief Executive Officer and President,
in exchange for 3.0 million shares of our common stock held by Mr. Zhou. The 3.0 million shares of our common stock
were recorded as treasury shares valued at cost as determined by a third party
valuation.
On
February 29, 2008, based on an increased focus on our Internet based
publishing segment, we disposed of all INTACs remaining legacy businesses
which included services related to wireless telephone training and the
development and sale of educational software in China (INTAC Legacy Businesses). Following the disposition, the sole asset
retained from the INTAC acquisition is the Internet licenses intangible we used
to enter the Chinese market. The
operations from the INTAC Legacy Businesses have been reflected as discontinued
operations in our consolidated financial statements. All intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated.
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Our
core Internet publishing platforms in Brazil and China are our only business
segment subsequent to the February 29, 2008, disposition of the INTAC
Legacy Businesses. These platforms are
in the early development stage. We
launched our Brazilian Internet website in March 2007. At June 30, 2008, we had approximately
4,600 articles that were either (i) articles from the HSW content database
translated from English to Portuguese, or (ii) originally created
content. We will continue to expand the
website by (i) adding original proprietary digital content designed to
meet the information needs of the Brazilian online community, (ii) expanding
the amount of translated content from HSW, and (iii) refining local
marketing strategies.
We
launched our Internet website in China in June 2008. We have hired Chinese personnel, received
licenses to do business in China through the INTAC Merger and we have
translated and localized our content for the China online publishing business. We also intend to generate revenue by
assembling our own library of digital content (including originally authored
content and content that has been acquired from third parties) for our own use
and for licensing to various customers, including HSW, in territories outside
of our markets.
We
expect to expend significant resources in launching, expanding and gaining
market share for our Internet platforms in these significant, growing markets
for our online publishing business. We
believe that with the completed equity financings and the February 29,
2008, INTAC Legacy Businesses disposition (non-core businesses) that our
current cash balance and expected cash generated from future operations will be
more than sufficient to fund operations for the next twelve months. If cash from equity financings, dispositions,
and generated from operations, is insufficient to satisfy our working capital
and capital expenditure requirements, we may be required to sell additional equity
or obtain additional credit facilities.
There is no assurance that such financing will be available or that we
will be able to complete financing on satisfactory terms, if at all.
2. ACQUISITION OF INTAC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
On October 2, 2007, the
INTAC Merger became effective with INTAC becoming our wholly owned
subsidiary. The results of the INTAC Legacy Businesses have been included
in discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements since that
date until their disposition on February 29, 2008 (see Note 3). At the date of the INTAC Merger, holders of
INTAC common stock received one share of our common stock in exchange for each
of their shares of INTAC common stock.
INTAC was acquired to assist
in our primary business focus, the development of our digital content database
exclusively licensed from HSW by (i) accelerating our obtaining Internet
licenses in China for launching our Internet platform, (ii) obtaining
INTACs knowledge of the Chinese markets, relationships, and core competencies,
and (iii) providing additional cash flow from its established businesses.
In the INTAC acquisition we
also obtained two legacy businesses - services related to wireless telephone
training and the development and sale of educational software delivered to
customers in China. However, due to (i) an
increased focus of our management and resources on our primary Internet
publishing business, (ii) a change of control in our majority ownership
leading to further refinement in our strategies, and (iii) an under
performance of the INTAC Legacy Businesses subsequent to the INTAC Merger, we
sold these legacy businesses on February 29, 2008 (see Note 3). Following the disposition the sole asset we
retained from the INTAC acquisition was the Internet Licenses intangible we
used to enter the China market in June 2008.
The
purchase price at October 2, 2007, consisted of the following (dollars in
thousands):
Exchange of 19,940,727 HSWI common shares
for all INTAC shares outstanding included $100 of fair value for options
assumed
|
|
$
|
38,988
|
|
Direct acquisition costs
|
|
1,774
|
|
Other
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
40,809
|
|
Net liabilities assumed
|
|
3,037
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
4,055
|
|
Total purchase price
|
|
$
|
47,901
|
|
For convenience, we designated October 1, 2007,
as the effective date for this acquisition.
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We noted that SFAS 141, Business Combinations states that the fair
value of securities traded in the market is generally more clearly evident than
the fair value of the acquired entity and that the quoted market price of a
security issued to effect a business combination generally should be used to
estimate the fair value of an acquired entity after recognizing possible
effects of price fluctuations, quantities traded, issues costs and the like.
However, HSWI as the acquirer was not publicly traded until after the merger
with INTAC. In addition we considered
the unique facts and circumstances in the INTAC Merger, including HSWIs
limited historical operations; the transaction being a merger of equals; and
lastly, using INTACs public stock price, and determined INTACs public stock
price was also not at fair value of the equity security because, among other reasons,
(i) the public stock price was affected by historical performance of the
INTAC distribution business which was sold simultaneously with the Merger, (ii) the
INTAC stock was thinly traded, and (iii) a majority of the stock was held
by insiders. As a result, we obtained an independent valuation, (using
recognized valuation techniques) of our enterprise value post-merger to
determine the fair value of our common stock issued for the INTAC common
shares.
The
deferred tax liabilities approximating $4.1 million relate to the
non-deductibility (for tax purposes) of the acquired intangibles in China.
As part of the acquisition, we assumed 500,000 INTAC
outstanding stock options. The per share
fair value of our stock options issued in exchange for all of INTACs
outstanding options was estimated using the Black-Scholes options pricing
model. All of the options assumed were
either already fully vested at the time of the merger or vested in full as a
result of the INTAC Merger. Therefore,
the fair value of the assumed options, $100,000, was treated as part of the
purchase price.
The
following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (dollars in thousands). We
are in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of certain assets and
liabilities including tax and deferred tax balances; thus the allocation of the
purchase price is subject to refinement.
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
118
|
|
Trade accounts receivable
|
|
4,584
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
1,683
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
298
|
|
Other assets
|
|
90
|
|
Licenses to operate in China (indefinite
life)
|
|
10,000
|
|
Vendor endorsement in China (indefinite
life)
|
|
4,400
|
|
Acquired database (5 year life)
|
|
1,335
|
|
Acquired software (5 year life)
|
|
1,500
|
|
Coursework books (4 year life)
|
|
1,035
|
|
Franchise agreements (4 year life)
|
|
680
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
28,951
|
|
Assets
acquired
|
|
54,674
|
|
Accounts payable and other liabilities
|
|
(9,810
|
)
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
(4,055
|
)
|
Net
assets acquired
|
|
$
|
40,809
|
|
The
purchase price allocation is based on estimates of the fair value of the
tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. These estimates were arrived at utilizing
recognized valuation techniques with the assistance of an independent valuation
firm. Goodwill of approximately $29.0
million resulted primarily from our expectation that we could utilize INTACs
knowledge of the Chinese markets, relationships, and core competencies to
accelerate the growth of our Internet platform in China. However, as discussed in Note 3, subsequent
to December 31, 2007, we decided to dispose of all INTAC Legacy Businesses
prior to our integrating INTAC with our online publishing segment. Accordingly, all goodwill at December 31,
2007, along with all other intangibles and net assets acquired, except for the
Internet Licenses intangible, was allocated to the INTAC Legacy Businesses in
our determination of the appropriate carrying values of our acquired INTAC
assets, considering our expected loss on disposition (see Note 3).
Goodwill is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes in the China.
The intangible assets, other than the indefinite lived goodwill,
Internet licenses, and the vendor endorsement, are being amortized over their
useful lives of 4.0 to 5.0 years with a weighted-average amortization
period of 4.62 years. We recorded no in-process research and development
related to this acquisition.
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Following the disposition, the sole asset we retain from the INTAC
Legacy Businesses is the Internet Licenses intangible that has an indefinite
life and is not amortized and from which no revenue has been generated from the
date of acquisition to June 30, 2008. Therefore, any pro forma
information assuming the acquisition of this remaining asset as of the
beginning of the respective periods would provide no additional useful
information.
In
connection with and as a condition of the INTAC Merger, INTAC sold its
distribution companies to an entity controlled by Mr. Zhou, in exchange
for 3.0 million shares of our common stock held by Mr. Zhou. The 3.0
million shares of our common stock were recorded as treasury shares valued at
cost as determined by a third party valuation for similar reasons that an
independent valuation was performed to value the INTAC Merger, as discussed
above.
3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
INTAC LEGACY BUSINESSES
Due
to an increased focus of our management and resources on our primary Internet
publishing business
,
a
change of control in our majority ownership leading to further refinement in
our strategies, and an under performance of the INTAC Legacy Businesses after
the INTAC Merger, in early 2008, we decided to dispose of the INTAC Legacy
Businesses. The INTAC Legacy Businesses were comprised of two lines of business
which were both unrelated to our core Internet platform businesses.
We
had originally estimated when deciding to acquire the INTAC Legacy Businesses
that, in addition to accelerating our obtaining Internet licenses in China for
launching our Internet platform, INTAC would provide us (i) further
knowledge of the Chinese markets, relationships, and core competencies to accelerate
the growth of our Internet platforms in China, and (ii) additional cash
flow from its established businesses.
Following the underperformance of the INTAC Legacy Businesses in the
fourth quarter of 2007, that resulted in short-term negative cash flow from
these operations of $1.1 million, and a change-in-control of our business
through the acquisition of our largest shareholder, HSW, by Discovery, we
reconsidered the potential risk of excessive short-term consumption of cash and
management resources by our acquired non-core INTAC Legacy Businesses and
refined our strategic direction.
We
decided that it was critical that all our current resources be fully focused on
expanding our Brazilian platform and the June 2008 launch of our Chinese
Internet platform. Although we believe
we have benefited in the short-term from INTACs relationships and knowledge of
the Chinese markets in obtaining our Internet licenses, this refined strategic
focus did not allow us the time required to realize the expected long-term
synergies, embodied in our acquired INTAC goodwill, from INTACs knowledge of
the Chinese markets, relationships, and core competencies. In addition, we were provided with and acted
on an opportunity to sell the unrelated INTAC Legacy Businesses for
approximately their stand-alone appraised value, and through simultaneous sale
of the treasury stock received, generate significant additional cash resources
for investing into our core Internet businesses.
On
February 15, 2008, we entered into a share purchase agreement to sell the
INTAC Legacy Businesses. On February 29,
2008, we completed the sale of the subsidiaries that comprised the INTAC Legacy
Businesses. These subsidiaries were sold
to China Trend Holdings Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation that is
owned by Mr. Zhou, CEO, director and significant stockholder of INTAC
prior to the INTAC Merger in October 2007.
Mr. Zhou was also on our board of directors from October 2007
to December 2007. In accordance
with the Share Purchase Agreement with China Trend Holdings, we were to receive
5.0 million of our common shares owned by Mr. Zhou. In addition, as a condition to the February 29,
2008, INTAC Legacy Businesses disposition, the INTAC Legacy Businesses were to
include $4.5 million in cash at closing.
At
the February 29, 2008, INTAC Legacy Businesses disposition, we received
only 4.5 million shares of our common stock from Mr. Zhou and accordingly,
we only funded the INTAC Legacy Businesses with $2.7 million in cash. Mr. Zhou delivered his additional 0.5
million shares of our common stock to us on March 26, 2008, and on March 31,
2008, we released another $1.6 million in cash to the INTAC Legacy Businesses
($1.8 million for the stock received net of an estimated $0.2 million withheld
for disposition expenses). As of June 30,
2008, all of HSWIs assets were in our core Internet businesses and the sole
asset we retained from the INTAC Merger is the Internet Licenses intangible we
used to enter the Chinese markets in June 2008.
In the year ended December 31,
2007, we recognized a preliminary goodwill write off of approximately
$22.5 million related to the February 29, 2008, INTAC Legacy
Businesses disposition. All goodwill
resulting from the INTAC acquisition was included with the INTAC Legacy
Businesses when we determined the potential write off, because such operations
had not been integrated with our online publishing segment prior to our
decision to dispose of the INTAC Legacy Businesses. The goodwill write off due
to disposition resulted from the fair value of the expected net proceeds of 5.0
million shares of our common stock valued at $3.68 per share (less estimated
disposal costs) being less than the combined cash to be transferred in the
disposition plus the carrying value of
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the net assets and
intangibles sold in the disposition. The disposition proceeds of 5.0 million
shares of our common stock, 4.5 million at closing with an additional 0.5
million shares delivered to us on March 26, 2008, were recorded to
treasury stock at $3.68 per share based on a Stock Purchase Agreement entered
into on February 15, 2008 where we agreed to sell and two qualified
institutional buyers agreed to purchase 5.0 million shares of our common stock
at a purchase price of $3.68 per share.
As a result of this disposition, the operations of the INTAC Legacy
Businesses have been segregated and reported as discontinued operations for all
the periods presented in our consolidated statements of operations. Since we had not acquired INTAC prior to October 2,
2007, comparative quarter discontinued operations is not presented. The results
of discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008 are as
follows:
|
|
Six Months Ended
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
38,849
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations (before
income taxes)
|
|
(133,526
|
)
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
$
|
(133,526
|
)
|
The following table presents (i) the INTAC Legacy Businesses
carrying value of the assets and liabilities disposed on February 29,
2008, and (ii) the carrying value of the assets and liabilities at December 31,
2007 that have been reclassified as held for resale for the consolidated
balance sheet at December 31, 2007:
|
|
At Date of Disposition
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 29, 2008
|
|
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
164
|
|
Trade accounts and other receivables
|
|
2,967
|
|
2,998
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other
|
|
1,451
|
|
1,401
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
270
|
|
291
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
8,627
|
|
8,701
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
6,540
|
|
6,433
|
|
Total
assets disposed
|
|
19,855
|
|
19,988
|
|
Accrued liabilities and other
|
|
4,909
|
|
4,633
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
1,514
|
|
1,530
|
|
Total
liabilities disposed
|
|
6,423
|
|
6,163
|
|
Net
assets disposed before cash transferred to disposed subsidiaries
|
|
13,432
|
|
13,825
|
|
Cash to be transferred to disposed
subsidiaries
|
|
4,500
|
|
4,500
|
|
Net
assets disposed
|
|
$
|
17,932
|
|
$
|
18,325
|
|
The estimated goodwill write
off due to disposition, based on the expected fair value resulting from
disposition was preliminary at December 31, 2007. Upon final disposition on February 29,
2008 proceeds received of $18.4 million of our common stock (including 500,000
shares received in March 2008) exceeded the net assets carrying value of
$17.9 million by $0.5 million partially offset by our estimated disposition
costs accrual of $0.1 million, resulting in a net recovery on disposition of
$0.4 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The recovery primarily resulted from our
operation of the disposed subsidiaries at a $0.5 million loss through the
disposition date resulting in the carrying value of net assets and liabilities
decreasing from normal activities such as depreciation and amortization,
disbursements and cash receipts on accounts receivable. We recorded this net
recovery of $0.4 million on disposition in the Loss from Discontinued
Operations that partially offset the discontinued operations operating loss of
$0.5 million.
We are continuing to finalize with our external
valuation consultants certain tax liabilities and deferred tax assets and
liabilities resulting from the initial INTAC subsidiaries acquisition purchase
price allocation, which remains preliminary, and as a result, any such changes
may affect the final loss on disposition and the final loss on discontinued
operations. An adjustment to the estimated loss, if any, based on further
refinement of the measurement of the purchase accounting and resulting loss on
disposition will be recognized in the subsequent reporting period.
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4. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
Principles of Consolidation:
The consolidated financial statements from
continuing operations include the accounts of (1) HSWI, (2) our subsidiary HSW
Brasil - Tecnologia e Informação Ltda. (HSW Brazil), (3) HSW (HK) Inc.
Limited, (4) Bonet (Beijing) Technology Limited Liability Company, and (5)
BoWenWang Technology (Beijing) Limited Liability Company. The equity of certain of these entities is
partially or fully held by citizens of the country of incorporation to comply
with local laws and regulations. The
operations of the INTAC Legacy Businesses since October 2, 2007, the date
of the INTAC Merger, through February 29, 2008, the date of INTAC Legacy
Businesses disposition are reflected as discontinued operations, and the assets
and liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2007, have been
reclassified as held for sale.
All
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation. During the periods reported, our revenue was derived
primarily from advertising revenue from our Internet website in Brazil. Net losses from HSW Brazil and China for the
three months ended June 30, 2008, and 2007, were $0.8 million and $1.0
million, respectively. Net losses from
HSW Brazil and China for the six months ended June 30, 2008, and 2007,
were $1.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
The
year-end 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.
The
accompanying interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2008, and 2007, are unaudited. Certain information and note disclosures
normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for
financial information have been omitted pursuant to the rules and
regulations of Article 10 of SEC Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, these consolidated
financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring
adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of
operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. Operating results for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2008, are not necessarily indicative of results that may be
expected for any other future interim period or for the year ending December 31,
2008. You should read the unaudited
consolidated financial statements in conjunction with Item 2. Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as
well as with HSWIs consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes
included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007.
Revenue Recognition Policies:
Online Publishing Revenue
Online
publishing revenue is generally recognized as visitors are exposed to or react
to advertisements on our website.
Revenue is generated from advertising in the form of sponsored links and
image ads. This includes both pay-per-performance ads and paid-for-impression
advertising. In the pay-per-performance
model, we earn revenue based on the number of clicks or other actions associated
with such ads; in the paid-for-impression model, revenue is derived from the
display of ads.
We
recognize revenue when the service have been provided, and the other criteria
set forth in Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 104, Revenue Recognition have
been met; namely, the fees we charge are fixed or determinable, we and
our advertisers understand the specific nature and terms of the
agreed-upon transactions and the collectability is reasonably assured.
Cost of Revenue:
Online Publishing
The
online publishing cost of revenue represents the cost of translating and
localizing content and acquiring original articles written by third parties.
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Liquidity:
Our
core Internet publishing platforms in Brazil and China are our only remaining
business segment subsequent to the sale of the INTAC Legacy Businesses.
Our Internet publishing platforms are in the early development of our business
(see Note 1).
Due
to the start up nature of the online publishing segment of HSWI, revenue
recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 was
approximately $128,000 and $173,000, respectively. Revenue recorded for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2007 was approximately $33,000.
As
of June 30, 2008, our cumulative losses were $61.4 million which included
non cash expenses of $19.9 million for stock-based compensation. We used
a significant amount of the $21.0 million net proceeds from the October 2,
2007, sale of stock in the equity financing to pay transaction costs, to pay
off advances from HSW, and to fund operations. In the first quarter of
2008, we received an additional $33.4 million from the sale of our stock.
We believe the proceeds from the sale of our stock in our first quarter
of 2008 will provide us sufficient working capital to establish our operations
in Brazil and China and provide sufficient working capital for at least the
next twelve months.
Use of Estimates:
The preparation of
consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and
assumptions that affect amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated
financial statements and accompanying notes.
Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our
estimates, including those related to accounts receivable, intangible assets
and goodwill, useful lives of intangible assets, property and equipment, and
income taxes, among other things.
Reclassifications:
Certain reclassifications
have been made to prior year financial information to conform to the current
year presentation.
Stock Based Compensation:
We
account for stock based compensation in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standard (SFAS) 123(R),
Share-Based Payment
,
which requires us to recognize expense related to the fair value of our
stock-based compensation awards.
SFAS
123(R) requires the use of a valuation model to calculate the fair value
of the stock based awards. We have elected to use the Black-Scholes
options pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options on the dates
of grant, consistent with that used for pro forma disclosures under SFAS 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
. We measure
stock-based compensation based on the fair values of all stock-based awards on
the dates of grant, and recognize stock-based compensation expense using the
straight-line method over the vesting periods.
Foreign Currency:
The
functional currency of our international subsidiaries is the local currency,
Reais in Brazil, Renminbi in China or Hong Kong dollars. The financial
statements of these subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars using month-end
rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, and average rates of exchange for
revenue, costs and expenses. Translation
gains and losses are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
as a component of stockholders equity.
Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions are
recorded in other expense, net. Both
currency translation and transaction losses during 2008 and 2007 were not
material to our consolidated financial statements.
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Recent
Accounting Pronouncements:
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
SFAS 157,
Fair Value Measurements
. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 emphasizes that
fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific
measurement. Therefore, a fair value
measurement would be determined based on the assumptions that market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007, except for non-financing assets and
liabilities. The adoption of SFAS 157
did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements as the
Company had no financial assets other than cash and accounts receivable.
An
associated pronouncement, SFAS 159,
The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
, was also effective at
the beginning of the Companys 2008 fiscal year. The Company has elected not to apply the fair
value option to measure any of the financial assets and liabilities on its
balance sheet not already valued at fair value under other accounting
pronouncements. These other financial
assets and liabilities are primarily accounts receivable and accounts payable,
which are reported at historical value.
The fair value of these financial assets and liabilities approximate
their fair value because of their short duration.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141(R),
Business Combinations
.
SFAS 141(R) expands the definition of a business combination and
requires the fair value of the purchase price of an acquisition, including the
issuance of equity securities, to be determined on the acquisition date. SFAS 141(R) also requires that all
assets, liabilities, contingent considerations, and contingencies of an
acquired business be recorded at fair value at the acquisition date. In addition, SFAS 141(R) requires that
acquisition costs generally be expensed as incurred, restructuring costs
generally be expensed in periods subsequent to the acquisition date, and
changes in accounting for deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired
income tax uncertainties after the measurement period impact income tax
expense. SFAS 141(R) is effective
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 with early adoption
prohibited. We are currently evaluating
the effect the implementation of SFAS 141(R) will have on the consolidated
financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160,
Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an Amendment of ARB 51
. SFAS 160 changes the accounting and reporting
for minority interests such that minority interests will be recharacterized as
noncontrolling interests and will be required to be reported as a component of
equity, and requires that purchases or sales of equity interests that do not
result in a change in control be accounted for as equity transactions and, upon
a loss of control, requires the interest sold, as well as any interest
retained, to be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in
earnings. SFAS 160 is effective for
fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2008 with early adoption
prohibited. We are currently evaluating
the effect the implementation of SFAS 160 will have on the consolidated financial
statements.
5. INCOME TAXES
The
Company records income taxes pursuant to SFAS 109,
Accounting
for Income Taxes
. SFAS 109
uses an asset and liability approach to account for income taxes, wherein
deferred taxes are provided for book and tax basis differences for assets and
liabilities. As part of our financial
process, we must assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets can be
recovered. If recovery is not likely,
the provision for taxes must be increased by recording a reserve in the form of
a valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets that are estimated not to be
ultimately recoverable. In this process,
certain relevant criteria are evaluated including the existence of deferred tax
liabilities that can be used to absorb deferred tax assets, the taxable income
in prior carryback years that can be used to absorb net operating losses and
credit carrybacks and taxable income in future years. Our judgment regarding future taxable income
may change due to future market conditions, changes in U.S. tax laws and other
factors. These changes, if any, may require material adjustments to these
deferred tax assets and an accompanying reduction or increase in net income in
the period when such determinations are made.
No
income tax benefit was recorded for the three and six months ended June 30,
2008 and 2007. Our effective rate, which
is 0%, differs from the statutory federal rate of 35% and 34% because of our
lack of taxable income and because of an increase in the valuation allowance
due to net operating losses.
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6. STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Common Stock
As
discussed in Note 1, on October 2, 2007, we completed the INTAC Merger and
related transactions affecting our stockholders equity as follows:
·
We issued 22,940,717 and 22,940,727 million
shares of our stock to HSW and to INTAC shareholders, respectively.
·
Three
million shares of common stock were recorded as treasury shares valued at cost,
$9.0 million.
·
We sold 3,424,653 shares of our common stock
to certain investors for $22.5 million prior to expenses. On February 4, 2008, we issued 2,689,464
additional shares to these investors pursuant to an adjustment mechanism
provided for in their stock purchase agreement. The stock purchase
agreement with these investors requires shelf registration statements covering
the resale of their shares.
·
We entered into a stock purchase agreement
with certain investors who agreed to purchase shares of our common stock,
conditioned upon the shares being publicly registered. Such registration was subsequently declared
effective on January 14, 2008. On January 31, 2008, we issued
1,579,348 shares of our stock in exchange for $5.8 million in cash before
expenses and, on February 1, 2008, we sold our 3 million treasury shares
for $11.0 million in cash before expenses.
On
February 29, 2008, we completed the INTAC Legacy Businesses
disposition. In accordance with the
share purchase agreement, we were to receive 5.0 million of our common shares
owned by Mr. Zhou and the INTAC Legacy Businesses were to include $4.5
million in cash. At the February 29, 2008, disposition, we received
only 4.5 million of our shares and we only funded the INTAC Legacy Businesses
with $2.7 million in cash (see Note 3). Concurrently, we sold the 4.5
million shares of common stock to two qualified institutional buyers for $16.6
million in cash before expenses. Our stock purchase agreement with the
investors allows them to request registration of resale of their stock within
180 days of the sale, if they are not able to sell their shares under Rule 144
at that time.
We
received the additional 0.5 million shares of our stock from Mr. Zhou on March 26,
2008, and released another $1.8 million in cash to the INTAC Legacy
Businesses. The additional shares were
sold to the institutional buyers for $1.8 million pursuant to the Stock Purchase
Agreement.
Each
share of our common stock entitles its holder to one voting right.
Stock Based Compensation
Under
the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan adopted April 13, 2006 (the Plan), HSWI
authorized 8,000,000 shares for grant as part of a long term incentive plan to
attract, retain and motivate its eligible executives, employees, officers,
directors and consultants. Options to purchase common stock under
the Plan have been granted to our officers and employees with an exercise price
equal to the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant.
On
August 23, 2006, we granted stock options covering 6,337,500 shares, (the 2006
Grants) at an exercise price of $6.50. Of the 6,337,500 shares subject
to the options granted, 2,000,000 vested on the date of grant, 2,000,000 vest
on the date of the second anniversary date of the grant date, 600,000 vested
over the period from August 23, 2006 to June 4, 2007, and 1,737,500
vest over three years.
On
October 10, 2007, we granted stock options covering 730,000 shares, (the 2007
Grants) at an exercise price of $7.10 per share. Of the 730,000
shares subject to the options granted, 218,889 vested on the date of grant,
319,444 vest monthly over the period from date of grant through August 23,
2009, 76,667 vest annually over two years ending August 23, 2009, 40,000
vest annually over three years ending April 23, 2010, 50,000 vest annually
over three years ending October 10, 2010, and 25,000 vest annually over
three years ending November 19, 2010.
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On
March 10, 2008, we granted stock options covering 12,000 shares, at an
exercise price of $4.26 per share. These options vest monthly
through March 10, 2011.
On
May 28, 2008, we granted stock options covering 25,000 shares, at an
exercise price of $3.80 per share. These
options vest monthly through May 28, 2011.
The March 10, 2008 and May 28, 2008 stock option grants are
collectively the 2008 Grants.
On
March 10, 2008, HSWI granted 33,096 shares of restricted stock to four
members of the Board of Directors. The
grant date fair value was $4.26 per share.
As of June 30, 2008, unrecognized compensation expense relating to
non-vested restricted stock approximated $87,000 and is expected to be
recognized during 2008. The restricted
stock vests on December 31, 2008.
The
per share fair value of the stock options granted, estimated on the date of the
grant, was $3.37 and $3.78 for the 2006 Grants and 2007 Grants, respectively,
and a range of $1.98 to $2.04 for the 2008 Grants. We use the
Black-Scholes options pricing model to value our options, using the assumptions
in the following table. Expected volatilities are based on the historical
volatility of the stock combined with other factors. The expected term of
options represents the period of time that the options granted are expected to
be outstanding. The risk-free rate of
periods during the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury
yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
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|
2008 Grant
|
|
2007 Grant
|
|
2006 Grant
|
|
Expected volatility
|
|
50%
|
|
50%
|
|
50%
|
|
Expected life in years
|
|
5.5
|
|
6
|
|
5.6
|
|
Dividend yield
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Risk free interest rate
|
|
2.37% - 2.92%
|
|
4.49%
|
|
4.83%
|
|
In
accordance with SFAS 123(R), stock-based compensation cost is measured at the
grant date based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as an
expense over the employees requisite service period. Stock-based
compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 was
approximately $1.6 million and $2.9 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2008, unrecognized
compensation expense relating to non-vested stock options approximated $3.1
million and is expected to be recognized through 2011. At June 30,
2008, no options had been exercised under this plan.
A
summary of stock option activity and related information as of June 30,
2008, and changes during the six months then ended is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average
|
|
remaining
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
exercise
|
|
contract
|
|
intrinsic
|
|
Options
|
|
of options
|
|
price
|
|
term (yrs)
|
|
value
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2008
|
|
6,683,056
|
|
$
|
6.56
|
|
8.8
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
37,000
|
|
3.95
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or expired
|
|
(50,000
|
)
|
7.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
|
6,670,056
|
|
$
|
6.54
|
|
8.3
|
|
$
|
|
|
Options exercisable at June 30, 2008
|
|
3,948,056
|
|
$
|
6.56
|
|
8.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value in the above tables represents the total pre-tax
intrinsic value (the difference between the HSWI closing stock price on the
last trading date of the periods presented and the exercise price, multiplied
by the number of options). The amount of aggregate intrinsic value will
change based on the fair market value of our stock.
The
fair value of options vested during the three and six months ended June 30,
2008, is $0.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively.
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We
assumed 500,000 INTAC stock options as part of the INTAC Merger and exchanged
them for an equal amount of HSWI options. All of these options were either
already fully vested at the time of the merger or vested in full as a result of
the INTAC Merger. Therefore, the fair
value of the assumed options was treated as part of the purchase price and no
related expense was recorded (see Note 2).
The per share fair value of our stock options issued in exchange for all
of INTACs options was estimated using the Black-Scholes options pricing model,
resulting in a $0.04 to $0.39 fair value range per option (weighted average
fair value options assumed is $0.33).
The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant
using the following assumptions: underlying stock price of $1.95; no dividend
yield; expected volatility of 50%; risk-free interest rate of 5.0%; and,
expected life of seven years.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|
average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
average
|
|
remaining
|
|
Aggregate
|
|
|
|
Number
|
|
exercise
|
|
contract
|
|
intrinsic
|
|
Options
|
|
of options
|
|
price
|
|
term (yrs)
|
|
value
|
|
Outstanding at January 1, 2008
|
|
250,000
|
|
$
|
5.49
|
|
2.8
|
|
$
|
409,500
|
|
Forfeited or expired
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
|
250,000
|
|
$
|
5.49
|
|
5.1
|
|
$
|
|
|
Options exercisable at June 30, 2008
|
|
250,000
|
|
$
|
5.49
|
|
5.1
|
|
$
|
|
|
In
conjunction with the merger, simultaneously with the assumption of the INTAC
stock options and as discussed in Note 2, we issued warrants to purchase
500,000 shares of our common stock to HSW on the same terms as the INTAC stock
options, with a provision that as the exchanged stock options are forfeited or
expire, a similar amount of the warrants expire. At June 30, 2008, there were 250,000
warrants outstanding.
On May 13, 2008, HSWI
entered into a Separation Agreement with the Companys Chief Financial Officer
(CFO) in conjunction with the CFOs desire to retire. This Agreement provides for the CFO to
continue as an employee and officer of HSWI through July 31, 2008, and as
a consultant for six months thereafter.
The CFO will be paid a lump sum severance payment of $200,000 upon
termination as an employee in accordance with his employment contract, and
allow his stock options to remain exercisable for the full 10-year term
notwithstanding his termination. The
change in contractual term was accounted for as a modification under SFAS
123(R), which resulted in an additional $43,000 of stock-based
compensation expense, which was recognized immediately as the options were
fully vested.
On
April 3, 2008, the Company extended the stock option term for a member of
the Companys board of directors who was also a former member of INTACs board
of directors. The options were extended
from a 7-year term to a 10-year term.
The change in contractual term was accounted for as a modification under
SFAS 123(R), which resulted in an additional $78,000 of stock-based compensation
expense, which was recognized immediately as the options were fully vested.
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Earnings per Share
The
following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of our basic
and diluted earnings per share computations:
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|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
(4,243,219
|
)
|
$
|
(3,298,155
|
)
|
$
|
(9,006,014
|
)
|
$
|
(6,184,939
|
)
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
(133,526
|
)
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(4,243,219
|
)
|
$
|
(3,298,155
|
)
|
$
|
(9,139,540
|
)
|
$
|
(6,184,939
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
53,574,919
|
|
10
|
|
52,301,171
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted loss per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(329,816
|
)
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
$
|
(618,494
|
)
|
Loss from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(329,816
|
)
|
$
|
(0.17
|
)
|
$
|
(618,494
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
53,574,919
|
|
10
|
|
52,301,171
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total common shares and dilutive securities
|
|
53,574,919
|
|
10
|
|
52,301,171
|
|
10
|
|
Stock
options, restricted stock and warrants are not included in the diluted earnings
per share calculation above as they are anti-dilutive.
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In August 2006,
HSW Brazil entered into a 36 month services agreement with
Administradora de Bens Capela (Capela), a Brazilian corporation, whereby
Capela provides sales, business development, and operations personnel to our
Brazilian subsidiary. Monthly fees for
these services are $66,197 (U.S. Dollars).
The terms of the agreement also provided to Capela 800,000 stock options
at $6.50, the market value on the contract and grant date vesting over the
three year contract period. These
options are included in the options described in Note 6.
During 2006, we entered into
six unsecured notes payable with Capela that had various maturity dates in
2007. Interest on these loans was based
on the Interbank Certificate of Deposit rate plus 0.3% through 0.5%. As of March 31, 2007, the balance of the
notes payable outstanding was $195,848, including accrued interest. The notes payable balance was paid in full in
2007 and accordingly, there is no note payable outstanding at June 30,
2008.
From time to time, Capela
purchases advertising space on our Brazilian website Como Tudo Functiona. The revenue associated with these
transactions is classified as Sales to Affiliates in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements. The
Company recognized $97,148 of revenue from affiliates during the six months
ended June 30, 2008.
Capela was deemed an
affiliate due to an ownership interest it had in HSW, indirectly our largest
shareholder.
As of June 30, 2008,
the Company has approximately $41,000 payable to China Trend Holdings Ltd.,
related to the INTAC Legacy Businesses disposition. China Trend Holdings Ltd. is owned by Mr. Zhou,
CEO, director and significant stockholder of INTAC prior to the INTAC Merger in
October 2007. Mr. Zhou was
also on our board of directors from October 2007 to December 2007. In accordance with the share purchase
agreement, disposition expenses related to this transaction were to be split
evenly between the Company and China Trend Holdings Ltd. The Company withheld $200,000 of the purchase
price to cover China Trend Holdings Ltd. estimated portion of disposition
expenses. As the Company makes
disposition expense payments, half of those costs offset the advance from
affiliate balance on the consolidated balance sheet. Any remaining funds will be released to China
Trend Holdings, Ltd. once all disposition expenses have been paid.
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Item 2.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
The
following Managements Discussion and Analysis of our Financial Condition and
Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included as part of this Form 10-Q. This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking
statements that are based upon current expectations. We sometimes identify forward-looking
statements with such words as may, will, expect, anticipate, estimate,
seek, intend, believe or similar words concerning future events. The
forward-looking statements contained herein, include, without limitation,
statements concerning future revenue sources and concentration, gross profit
margins, selling, general and administrative expenses, capital resources, and
the effects of general industry and economic conditions and are subject to
risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, those discussed below
and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the results contemplated by these forward-looking
statements. We also urge you to
carefully review the risk factors set forth in other documents we file from time
to time with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2007.
Business Overview and Recent Events
We
were formed on March 14, 2006 as a wholly owned subsidiary of HowStuffWorks, Inc.
(HSW) in order to (i) develop exclusive digital publishing rights to HSWs
content for the countries of China and Brazil, and (ii) effect the INTAC
merger. Our ongoing primary focus is to
become an international online publishing company that develops and operates
Internet businesses focused on providing consumers in the worlds emerging
digital economies with locally relevant, high quality content.
The INTAC Merger
The
INTAC Merger was done to assist in the development of our digital content
database exclusively licensed from HSW by (i) accelerating our obtaining
Internet licenses in China for launching our Internet platform, (ii) obtaining
INTACs knowledge of the Chinese markets, relationships, and core competencies
to accelerate the growth of our Internet platforms in China, and (iii) providing
additional cash flow from INTACs established businesses. These established
businesses included services related to wireless telephone training and the
development and sale of educational software delivered to customers in China (INTAC
Legacy Businesses). As discussed below,
the INTAC Legacy Businesses were subsequently disposed.
Prior
to the consummation of the merger with INTAC, we had only limited assets and
operations incident to our formation and in preparation for the merger with
INTAC and subsequent business.
On
October 2, 2007, we completed the INTAC Merger and related transactions
pursuant to which:
·
HSW contributed to us, in exchange for our
common stock, perpetual, fully paid up, royalty-free exclusive digital
publishing rights to HSWs existing content for the countries of China and
Brazil which we are translating and localizing into the predominant languages
of China and Brazil.
·
A wholly owned subsidiary of ours was merged
with INTAC surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of ours and holders of INTAC common stock received one
share of our common stock in exchange for each of their shares of INTAC common
stock.
·
Certain investors purchased or agreed to
purchase shares of our common stock having an aggregate value of approximately
$39.4 million, of which $22.5 million and $16.9 million (both before expenses)
were received in October 2007, and January and February 2008,
respectively.
·
Our stock became
publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol HSWI in
connection with the INTAC Merger. Prior
to the INTAC Merger, INTACs common stock was traded on the NASDAQ Capital
Market under the symbol INTN.
·
In
connection with and as a condition of the INTAC Merger, INTAC sold its wireless
handset and prepaid calling cards distribution businesses (distribution
companies), to an entity controlled by Mr. Zhou, in exchange for 3.0
million shares of our common stock held by Mr. Zhou. The 3.0 million shares of our common stock
were recorded as treasury shares valued at cost as determined by a third party
valuation.
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As
more fully discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements
included in this Form 10-Q, the preliminary allocation of the purchase
price of $47.9 million resulted in approximately $29.0 million of goodwill
primarily from our expectations that we could utilize INTACs knowledge of the
Chinese markets, relationships, and core competencies to accelerate the growth
of our Internet platforms in China.
However, as discussed below, we decided to dispose of the entire INTAC
Legacy Businesses subsequent to December 31, 2007.
HSW Merger with Discovery Communications, LLC.
In
December 2007, HSW was acquired by Discovery Communications, LLC and
became a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery.
As a result, certain of our contributions from HSW were modified. At June 30, 2008, Discovery, through its
wholly owned subsidiary HSW, owned approximately 42.8% of our outstanding
common stock.
Our Operations
Our
initial focus is online publishing of localized, translated Chinese and
Brazilian editions of the HowStuffWorks Internet site, utilizing strategies
based on those employed by HSW, as tailored to the needs of each localized
market.
We
launched our Brazilian website in March 2007. At June 30, 2008, we had approximately
4,600 articles that were either (i) articles from the HSW content database
translated from English to Portuguese, or (ii) originally created
content. The web site address is
http://hsw.com.br/
. We are in the early development of our
business strategy in Brazil as we continue to expand by (i) adding
original proprietary digital content designed to meet the information needs of
the Brazilian online community, (ii) expanding the amount of translated
content from HSW, and (iii) refining local marketing strategies. We recognized $127,989 and $172,826 of revenue
during the second quarter and first half of 2008, respectively.
In
June 2008, we entered the Chinese online publishing market and utilizing a
combination of the licensed and sublicensed content that we recently received
from HSW with the benefits of INTAC International, Inc.s relationships
and knowledge of the Chinese markets in obtaining our Internet licenses. The website address is
http://bowenwang.com.cn
.
We have hired Chinese personnel,
received licenses to conduct certain business in China and translated and
localized our content for the China online publishing business.
We
also intend to generate revenue by assembling our own library of digital
content (including originally authored content and content that has been
acquired from third parties) for our own use and for licensing to various
customers, including HSW, in territories outside of our markets. We believe that both China and Brazil
represent significant, growing markets for our initial online publishing
strategy.
Sale of the INTAC Legacy Businesses (Discontinued Operations) and
Related Transactions
Due
to an increased focus of our management and resources on our primary Internet
publishing business, a change of control in our majority ownership leading to
further refinement in our strategies, and an under performance of the INTAC
Legacy Businesses after the INTAC Merger, in early 2008, we decided to dispose
of the INTAC Legacy Businesses. The
INTAC Legacy Businesses were comprised of two lines of business which were both
unrelated to our core Internet platform businesses.
We
had originally estimated when deciding to acquire the INTAC Legacy Businesses
that, in addition to accelerating our obtaining Internet licenses in China for
launching our Internet platform, INTAC would provide us (i) further
knowledge of the Chinese markets, relationships, and core competencies to
accelerate the growth of our Internet platforms in China, and (ii) additional
cash flow from its established businesses.
Following the underperformance of the INTAC Legacy Businesses in the
fourth quarter of 2007, that resulted in short-term negative cash flow from
these operations of $1.1 million, and a change-in-control of our business
through the acquisition of our largest shareholder, HSW, by Discovery, we
reconsidered the potential risk of excessive short-term consumption of cash and
management resources by our acquired non-core INTAC Legacy Businesses and
refined our strategic direction.
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We
decided that it was critical that all our current resources be fully focused on
expanding our Brazilian platform and the June 2008 launch of our Chinese
Internet platform. Although we believe
we have benefited in the short-term from INTACs relationships and knowledge of
the Chinese markets in obtaining our Internet licenses, this refined strategic
focus did not allow us the time required to realize the expected long-term
synergies, embodied in our acquired INTAC goodwill, from INTACs knowledge of
the Chinese markets, relationships, and core competencies. In addition, we were provided with and acted
on an opportunity to sell the unrelated INTAC Legacy Businesses for
approximately their stand-alone appraised value, and through simultaneous sale
of the treasury stock received, generate significant additional cash resources
for investing into our core Internet businesses.
At
December 31, 2007, we recognized in loss from operations before income
taxes in the statement of operations, a preliminary goodwill write off of approximately
$22.5 million related to the February 29, 2008, INTAC Legacy
disposition. During the six months ended
June 30, 2008, we recognized a loss of $133,526, which has been recorded
as discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
All the goodwill resulting from the INTAC acquisition was included in the INTAC
Legacy Businesses when we determined the potential write off, because such
operations had not been integrated with our online publishing segment prior to
our decision to dispose of the INTAC Legacy Businesses.
On
February 29, 2008, we completed the sale of the INTAC Legacy
Businesses. The INTAC Legacy Businesses
were sold to China Trend Holdings Ltd., a British Virgin Islands corporation
that is owned by Mr. Zhou, CEO, director and significant stockholder of
INTAC prior to the INTAC Merger in October 2007. Mr. Zhou was also on our board of
directors from October 2007 to December 2007. In accordance with the share purchase
agreement with China Trend Holdings, we were to receive 5.0 million of our
common shares owned by Mr. Zhou. In
addition, as a condition to the February 29, 2008, INTAC Legacy Businesses
disposition, the INTAC Legacy Businesses were to include $4.5 million in cash
at closing.
At
the February 29, 2008, INTAC Legacy Businesses disposition, we received
only 4.5 million shares of our common stock from Mr. Zhou and accordingly,
we only funded the INTAC Legacy Businesses with $2.7 million in cash. Mr. Zhou delivered his additional 0.5
million shares of our common stock to us on March 26, 2008, and on March 31,
2008, we released another $1.6 million in cash to the INTAC Legacy Businesses
($1.8 million for the stock received net of an estimated $0.2 million withheld
for disposition expenses). As of June 30,
2008, all of HSWIs assets were in our core Internet businesses and the sole
asset we retained from the INTAC Merger is the Internet licenses intangible we
used to enter the Chinese markets in June 2008.
On
February 15, 2008, we entered into a stock purchase agreement where we
agreed to sell and two qualified institutional buyers agreed to purchase the
5.0 million shares of our common stock received from the INTAC Legacy
Businesses disposition at a purchase price of $3.68 per share. Simultaneously with the February 29,
2008 disposition, we sold the 4.5 million shares we received to the
institutional buyers. Subsequently on March 26,
2008, we sold the additional 0.5 million shares from Mr. Zhou to the
institutional buyers.
Results of Operations
Prior
to the consummation of the merger with INTAC, we had only limited assets and
operations incident to our formation and in preparation for the merger with
INTAC and subsequent businesses.
The
following table sets forth our operations for the three and six months ended June 30,
2008 and 2007. As discussed in Notes 1,
2, and 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q,
HSWI merged with INTAC International Inc. on October 2, 2007, and the
INTAC Legacy Businesses were subsequently disposed on February 29,
2008. Following the disposition, the
primary assets we retained from INTAC were the indefinite-lived Internet
Licenses intangible and no revenue was realized from this asset in 2007 or
through the six months ended June 30, 2008.
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|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital online publishing
|
|
$
|
30,841
|
|
$
|
32,674
|
|
$
|
75,678
|
|
$
|
32,674
|
|
Sales to affiliates
|
|
97,148
|
|
|
|
97,148
|
|
|
|
Total revenue
|
|
127,989
|
|
32,674
|
|
172,826
|
|
32,674
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of
services
|
|
240,683
|
|
545,506
|
|
565,955
|
|
545,506
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
loss
|
|
(112,694
|
)
|
(512,832
|
)
|
(393,129
|
)
|
(512,832
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
|
4,239,175
|
|
2,760,319
|
|
8,785,282
|
|
5,642,725
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
56,702
|
|
5,133
|
|
84,862
|
|
9,511
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
|
4,295,877
|
|
2,765,452
|
|
8,870,144
|
|
5,652,236
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from continuing operations before
other income (expense) and income taxes
|
|
(4,408,571
|
)
|
(3,278,284
|
)
|
(9,263,273
|
)
|
(6,165,068
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income
|
|
165,352
|
|
|
|
257,259
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
|
(19,871
|
)
|
|
|
(19,871
|
)
|
Total other income (expense)
|
|
165,352
|
|
(19,871
|
)
|
257,259
|
|
(19,871
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
(4,243,219
|
)
|
(3,298,155
|
)
|
(9,006,014
|
)
|
(6,184,939
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
(4,243,219
|
)
|
(3,298,155
|
)
|
(9,006,014
|
)
|
(6,184,939
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
(133,526
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(4,243,219
|
)
|
$
|
(3,298,155
|
)
|
$
|
(9,139,540
|
)
|
$
|
(6,184,939
|
)
|
Revenue
Revenue
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 of approximately $128,000
and $173,000, respectively, was generated in Brazil. For the six months ended June 30, 2008,
approximately 63% of revenue was generated from paid-for impression advertising
and 37% was generated from pay for performance ads. There was no China digital online publishing
revenue during the three and six months ended June 30, 2008 as the website
in China was launched in June 2008.
Cost of Services
Cost
of services includes the ongoing third party translation costs incurred by
third party vendors for services of translating, localizing, and enhancing
articles in English to Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese. Portuguese article translation costs totaled
$221,000 and $443,000 and Chinese translation costs totaled $20,000 and $116,000
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively.
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Operations
- Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Our total selling, general and administrative
expenses increased by $1.5 million
and $3.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008,
respectively, from the comparable periods in 2007. The increase is primarily attributable to
increased costs of establishing our operations related to the Brazil website,
and launching the China market, as well as additional costs incurred for
operation as a public company. These
increases over the second quarter of 2007 are primarily comprised of $0.4
million in personnel related costs and $0.6 million in professional fees
related to being a public company. These
increases over the first six months of 2007 are primarily comprised of $0.8
million in personnel related costs and $2.0 million in professional fees
related to being a public company. Some
of the costs are related to our initial public company registration efforts and
should not reoccur to this magnitude in future periods. These increases are partially offset by an
$87,000 and $650,000 decrease in stock-based compensation expense for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, from the comparable 2007
periods.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense)
increased approximately $185,000 and $277,000 for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2008, respectively, compared to the comparable periods in
2007. The increase in interest income
reflects an increase in cash on hand resulting from the sale of our stock to
certain institutional investors. The
decrease in interest expense is due to full payment on an affiliated party loan
during the second half of 2007.
Discontinued
Operations - INTAC Legacy Businesses
The discussion that follows relates to the INTAC
Legacy Businesses results of operations for the three months ended March 31,
2008. Revenue of approximately $39,000
was for services related to wireless telephone training and the development and
sale of educational software in China.
The cost of such revenue, approximately $28,000, is primarily comprised
of service fees paid for the provision of software training and technological
services and amortization of the software.
Product development costs of $312,000 are primarily
from the development, production and delivery of our career development
services, including salaries and facility costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses of
$177,000 are primarily occupancy, insurance costs and personnel related
expenses.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our discussion and
analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based
upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States. We believe that of
our significant accounting policies, revenue recognition, stock-based
compensation and long-lived assets,
including goodwill and other intangible
assets,
may involve a high degree of judgment and complexity.
Revenue Recognition
Online publishing revenue
is generally recognized as visitors are exposed to or react to advertisements
on our website. Revenue is generated
from advertising in the form of sponsored links and image ads. This includes both pay-per-performance ads
and paid-for-impression advertising. In
the pay-per-performance model, we earn revenue based on the number of clicks
associated with such ad. In the
paid-for-impression model (sponsorships), revenue is derived from the display
of ads.
We recognize revenue when
the service has been provided, and the other criteria set forth in Staff
Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 104,
Revenue Recognition
,
have been met; namely, the fees we charge are fixed or determinable, we and our
advertisers understand the specific nature and terms of the agreed-upon
transactions and the collectability is reasonably assured.
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Stock-Based Compensation
Under the Plan, HSWI authorized 8,000,000 shares for
grant as part of a long term incentive plan to attract, retain and motivate its
eligible executives, employees, officers, directors and consultants. Options to purchase common stock under the
Plan have been granted to our officers and employees with an exercise price
equal to the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant. Additionally, during the first quarter of
2008, restricted shares were granted to certain members of our Board of
Directors at the fair market value on the grant date. As of June 30, 2008, no options had been
exercised under the Plan.
We account for stock based compensation in accordance
with SFAS 123(R) which requires us to recognize expense related to the
fair value of our stock-based compensation awards.
SFAS 123(R) requires the use of a valuation model
to calculate the fair value of the stock based awards. We have elected to use the Black-Scholes options
pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options on the dates of
grant, consistent with that used for pro forma disclosures under SFAS 123. We measure stock-based compensation based on
the fair values of all stock-based awards on the dates of grant, and recognize
stock-based compensation expense using the straight-line method over the
vesting periods. Stock-based
compensation expense was $1.6 million for the three months ended June 30,
2008 and 2007, and $2.9 million and $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30,
2008 and 2007, respectively.
Long-Lived Assets Including Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets
We review property and equipment and intangible
assets, excluding goodwill, for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. Recoverability of these
assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amounts to future net cash
flows the assets are expected to generate.
If these assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be
recognized equals the amount the carrying value of the assets exceeds its fair
market value. Assets to be disposed of
are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to
sell.
In accordance with SFAS 142,
Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets
, we test goodwill for impairment at least
annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that
this asset may be impaired. SFAS 142
also requires that intangible assets with definite lives be amortized over
their estimated useful lives and reviewed for impairment whenever events or
circumstances indicate an assets carrying value may not be recoverable in
accordance with SFAS 144,
Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our core Internet
publishing platforms in Brazil and China are our only remaining businesses
subsequent to the February 29, 2008 INTAC Legacy Businesses disposition
and are in the early development of our strategy. We launched our Brazilian Internet platform
in March 2007. At June 30,
2008, we had approximately 4,600 articles and we will continue to expand the
platform by (i) adding original proprietary digital content designed to
meet the information needs of the Brazilian online community, (ii) expanding
the digital data base with translated content, and (iii) refining local
marketing strategies.
We launched our Internet
platform in China in June 2008. We
have hired Chinese personnel to manage our operations in Beijing and to
translate and localize our content for the China online publishing business as
well as adding original proprietary digital content designed to meet the
information needs of the Chinese online community.
We also intend to
assemble a library of digital content and license it to various customers,
including HSW in territories outside of our markets. It is anticipated that this content will
include originally authored content as well as content acquired from other
parties.
We expect to expend
significant resources in launching, expanding and gaining market share for our
Internet platforms in Brazil and China.
We believe that our current cash balance and expected cash generated
from future operations will be more than sufficient to fund operations for the
next twelve months. If cash on hand and
generated from operations is insufficient to satisfy our working capital and
capital expenditure requirements, we may be required to sell additional equity
or obtain additional credit facilities. There is no assurance that such
financing will be available or that we will be able to complete financing on
satisfactory terms, if at all.
Due to the start up
nature of the online publishing segment of HSWI, revenue recorded for the three
and six months ended June 30, 2008 was approximately $128,000 and
$173,000, respectively. Revenue recorded
for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 was approximately
$33,000.
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As of June 30, 2008,
our cumulative losses were $61.4 million, which included non-cash expenses of
$19.9 million for stock-based compensation.
We used a significant amount of the $21.0 million net proceeds from the October 2,
2007, sale of stock to pay transaction costs, to pay off advances from HSW, and
to fund operations. As discussed above, in the first quarter of 2008, we
received $33.4 million before expenses from the sale of our stock.
Cash
flows from operations
Cash and cash equivalents
was $27.7 million at June 30, 2008, compared to $3.5 million at December 31,
2007. The increase in cash is primarily
attributable to the sale of our stock to certain institutional investors during
the first quarter of 2008.
Our net cash used in
continuing operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2008
increased by $3.2 million compared to the prior year period. The increase was due to increased funding
requirements to support our operations in Brazil and China. Net cash used in discontinued operating
activities was $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
Cash
used in investing activities
During the six months
ended June 30, 2008, net cash used in investing activities was $5.1 million
compared to $0.1 million in the same period of 2007. Cash used in investing activities during the
six months ended June 30, 2008 reflects the purchases of property and
equipment, as well as cash used in conjunction with the sale of our INTAC
Legacy Businesses.
Cash
flows from financing activities
For the six months ended June 30,
2008, net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $35.2 million
versus $2.2 million for the comparable period of 2007. The significant increase in the six months
ended June 30, 2008 is a direct result of the proceeds we received from
the sale of our common stock during the first quarter.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk.
The foreign currency
financial statements of our international operations are translated into U.S.
dollars at current exchange rates, except revenue and expenses, which are
translated at average exchange rates during each reporting period. Net
exchange gains or losses resulting from the translation of assets and
liabilities are accumulated in a separate section of stockholders equity
titled accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Generally, our foreign expenses are
denominated in the same currency as the associated foreign revenue and at this
stage of development the exposure to rate changes is minimal.
Financial instruments
that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk consist
principally of cash and accounts receivables. At June 30, 2008, 99% of our
cash was denominated in U.S. dollars.
The remaining 1% was denominated in Brazilian Reais, Chinese Rehminbi or
Hong Kong Dollars. All our cash is
placed with financial institutions we believe are of high credit quality.
We do not use financial
instruments to hedge our foreign exchange exposure because the effects of the
foreign exchange rate fluctuations are not currently significant. We do not use financial instruments for
trading purposes. The net assets of our
foreign operations at June 30, 2008, were approximately $0.5 million.
We have not entered into
long-term agreements or borrowing arrangements with third parties under which
any amounts were outstanding during 2008. Therefore, we do not believe we
have any material exposure to market risk changes in interest rates.
We do not use any
derivative financial instruments to mitigate any of our currency risks. We do not currently have any credit
facilities and therefore are not subject to interest rate risk. Due to the nature of our short-term
investments and our lack of debt, we have concluded that we face no material
market risk exposure. Therefore, no
quantitative tabular disclosures are required.
Item 4T. Control 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 SECs rules and
forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the
management, including our Vice Chairman (principal executive officer) and the
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), as appropriate, to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of the end of the period
covered by this Form 10-Q, we carried out an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Vice
Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation and subject to the
foregoing, our Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2008.
The Companys management,
including the Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that
our disclosure controls can prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived
and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are met.
There are inherent limitations in all control systems, including the
realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns
can occur because of simple error or mistake.
Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of one
or more persons. The design of any system
of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood
of future events, and, while our disclosure controls and procedures are
designed to be effective under circumstances where they should reasonably be
expected to operate effectively, there can be no assurance that any design will
succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions. Because of the inherent
limitations in any control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may
occur and not be detected.
There was no change in
our internal control over financial reporting in the quarter ended June 30,
2008 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a
Vote of Securities Holders.
On May 13, 2008, we
held our annual meeting of stockholders.
The following matters were considered and voted upon: (1) the
election of seven directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting of
stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; and (2) a
proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008.
Only shareholders of record
as of the close of business on April 14, 2008 were entitled to vote at the
annual meeting. As of April 14,
2008, 53,608,015 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote
at the annual meeting.
Set forth below is the vote
tabulation relating to the two items presented to the stockholders at the
annual meeting:
(1)
The
stockholders elected each of the seven nominees to the Board of Directors:
|
|
For
|
|
Against
|
|
Jeffrey T. Arnold
|
|
37,340,796
|
|
20,186
|
|
Henry N. Adorno
|
|
37,340,796
|
|
20,186
|
|
Theodore P. Botts
|
|
37,353,116
|
|
7,866
|
|
Bruce Campbell
|
|
37,316,368
|
|
44,614
|
|
Boland T. Jones
|
|
37,353,116
|
|
7,866
|
|
Arthur Kingsbury
|
|
37,353,116
|
|
7,866
|
|
Kai-Shing Tao
|
|
37,353,116
|
|
7,866
|
|
(2)
The
stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008:
Item 5. Other Information.
As previously disclosed, on May 13, 2008, we
entered into a Separation Agreement with J. David Darnell, our Chief Financial
Officer. The agreement provided for Mr. Darnell to continue as an
employee and officer of HSWI through July 31, 2008, and as a consultant
for six months thereafter. In conjunction with Mr. Darnells
retirement, our Vice President of Finance, Shawn Meredith, age 39,
succeeded Mr. Darnell as Chief Financial Officer as of August 12,
2008. Ms. Meredith joined us in May 2008.
Prior to joining us, she was a consultant to and Corporate Controller for
Network Communications, Inc., an internet-integrated media company and the
largest national publisher of local printed and online magazines for the real
estate market, from September 2005 to April 2008. Ms. Meredith
also held positions as vice president, finance and accounting for Medical
Doctor Associates, from October 2004 to August 2005, and as an audit
manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, from October 2001 to September 2004. Ms. Meredith graduated from the
University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of
Accounting from Florida International University. Ms. Meredith is a certified public
accountant.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit 31.1
|
|
Certification of Vice Chairman pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
|
|
|
|
Exhibit 31.2
|
|
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
|
|
|
|
Exhibit 32*
|
|
Certifications of Vice Chairman and Chief Financial
Officer pursuant to Title 18 of the United States Code Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
* This exhibit is hereby
furnished to the SEC as an accompanying document and is not to be deemed filed
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of the Section nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
|
HSW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date: August 14, 2008
|
By:
|
/s/ Shawn Meredith
|
|
Shawn Meredith
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
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