UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2019

 
comScore, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001–33520
 
54–1955550
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
11950 Democracy Drive
Suite 600
Reston, Virginia 20190
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(703) 438–2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
 
SCOR
 
NASDAQ Global Select Market


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 8, 2019, comScore, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the period ended March 31, 2019. A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 7, 2019, the Company began implementing a reduction in force plan that, together with recent attrition, is expected to result in the termination of approximately 10% of the Company’s workforce. The reduction in force is being implemented in order to enable the Company to decrease its costs and more effectively align resources to business priorities. Most of the employees impacted by the reduction in force will exit the Company in the second quarter of 2019, with the remainder expected to exit in the third quarter of 2019.
In connection with this reduction in force, the Company will incur certain exit-related costs, which are expected to range between $2 million and $4 million, consisting primarily of one-time termination benefits and associated costs, to be settled in cash.
This Item 8.01 contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal and state securities laws. These statements relate to the Company’s current expectations and beliefs as to the timing and scope of the reduction in force plan and the amount and timing of the related costs. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, including those risks described in the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents that the Company files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Company’s website or at www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation, and expressly disclaims any duty, to revise or update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 

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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
 
comScore, Inc.
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Carol A. DiBattiste
 
 
Carol A. DiBattiste
 
 
General Counsel & Chief Compliance, Privacy and People Officer
Date: May 8, 2019

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Exhibit 99.1

COMSCORELOGOCOLORA02.JPG
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Comscore Reports First Quarter 2019 Results
Strategic Review Expected to Produce Initial $20 Million in Annualized Cost Savings
RESTON, Va., May 8, 2019 - Comscore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a trusted partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
First Quarter 2019 Financial Results
•
Total year-over-year revenue for the first quarter declined 3.4% to $102.3 million .
•
Net loss of $27.5 million , or $(0.46) per share, compared to a net loss of $51.5 million , or $(0.93) per share in the year-ago quarter.
•
Adjusted EBITDA loss of $2.5 million , compared to adjusted EBITDA of $3.6 million in the year-ago quarter.
•
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $42.8 million , compared to $50.2 million as of December 31, 2018 .
"As we sharpen our focus on the products our customers want, we will further strengthen our position in the marketplace. This will better enable us to expand our customer base, service our existing customers, and drive long-term value for our stockholders," said Dale Fuller, interim chief executive officer of Comscore.
"Over the past five weeks, we began a strategic review of the company, including all aspects of customer relationships, products, and organization structure," Fuller added. "While the strategic review is still in process, we have identified and implemented actions this week that we believe will result in a better customer experience, improved organizational efficiency, and resources that are better aligned with business needs. We expect these actions to decrease our annualized costs and cash outflow by approximately $20 million, or 5% of our core operating costs, a portion of which will be realized beginning in the second quarter of 2019 ."
First Quarter Summary Results
Total revenue in the first quarter of 2019 was $102.3 million , down from $105.9 million in the year-ago quarter.
Ratings and Planning revenue increased to $70.6 million in the first quarter of 2019 , compared to $69.6 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase was primarily driven by TV products due to increases in contract values from existing customers and expanded market reach, offset by lower revenue in syndicated digital products due to ongoing industry changes in ad buying and consolidation.
Analytics and Optimization revenue declined to $21.5 million in the first quarter of 2019 , compared to $25.7 million in the year-ago quarter. As previously disclosed, the first quarter of 2018 included certain digital customer solution deliveries from prior-year sales. This, in combination with a decline in current deliveries of digital customer solutions, resulted in lower revenue for the 2019 quarter as compared to the year-ago period. This decrease was offset by increased volume in Activation products.
Movies Reporting and Analytics revenue was $10.3 million in the first quarter of 2019 , compared to $10.6 million in the year-ago quarter. The decrease principally related to lower project-based revenue in the quarter.
Net loss for the first quarter of 2019 was $27.5 million , or $(0.46) per share, compared to a net loss of $51.5 million , or $(0.93) per share reported in the year-ago quarter. The improvement was driven primarily by a reduction of investigation and audit related costs, as well as continued cost discipline in selling and marketing and research and development.
For the first quarter of 2019, non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA loss was $2.5 million , compared to positive adjusted EBITDA of $3.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense;


investigation, litigation and audit-related expense; restructuring (income) expense; change in fair value of financing derivatives; and other items as presented in the accompanying tables. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2019 was impacted by additional non-stock expense of $2.4 million related to the resignation of certain executives.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of March 31, 2019, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $42.8 million , including $6.1 million in restricted cash. Total debt principal, composed of senior secured convertible notes, was $204.0 million .
Conference Call Information for Today, Wednesday, May 8 at 5:00 p.m. ET
Management will provide commentary on the company's results in a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET. To access the call, dial +1 844-229-7593 (domestic) or +1 314-888-4258 (international) and reference conference ID # 2463568. Participants are advised to dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the call to register. Additionally, a live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at ir.comscore.com/events-presentations. Following the conference call, a replay will be available by dialing +1 855-859-2056 (domestic) or +1 404-537-3406 (international) with passcode #2463568. The replay will also be available via webcast at ir.comscore.com/events-presentations.
About Comscore
Comscore (Nasdaq: SCOR) is a trusted partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms. With a data footprint that combines digital, linear TV, over-the-top and theatrical viewership intelligence with advanced audience insights, Comscore allows media buyers and sellers to quantify their multiscreen behavior and make business decisions with confidence. A proven leader in measuring digital and set-top box audiences and advertising at scale, Comscore is the industry's emerging, third-party source for reliable and comprehensive cross-platform measurement.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal and state securities laws, including, without limitation, Comscore's expectations, forecasts, plans and opinions regarding product focus, market positioning, customer acquisition, customer service, growth in stockholder value, organizational efficiency and resource alignment, and the timing and amount of cost savings from restructuring actions. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ materially from expectations, including, but not limited to, Comscore's ability to achieve its expected strategic, financial and operational plans. For additional discussion of risk factors, please refer to Comscore's respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings that Comscore makes from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available on the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).
Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. Comscore does not intend or undertake, and expressly disclaims, any duty or obligation to publicly update any forward- looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after the date of this press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, we are disclosing herein non-GAAP net income (loss) and adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures used by our management to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results, as they permit our investors to view our core business performance using the same metrics that management uses to evaluate our performance. Nevertheless, our use of these non-GAAP financial measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and investors should not consider these measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Instead, you should consider these measures alongside GAAP-based financial performance measures, net income (loss), various cash flow metrics, and our other GAAP financial results.
Set forth below are reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These reconciliations should be carefully evaluated.


Hattie Young, Comscore, Inc., 212-277-6577, press@comscore.com
Steve Calk or Jackie Marcus, Alpha IR Group, 312-445-2870, SCOR@alpha-ir.com






COMSCORE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
As of
 
As of
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
36,741

 
$
44,096

Restricted cash
6,102

 
6,102

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,683 and $1,597, respectively
63,057

 
75,609

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
18,678

 
19,972

Total current assets
124,578

 
145,779

Property and equipment, net
28,406

 
27,339

Operating right-of-use assets
41,210

 
—

Other non-current assets
5,908

 
8,898

Deferred tax assets
2,842

 
3,991

Intangible assets, net
118,840

 
126,945

Goodwill
640,786

 
641,191

Total assets
$
962,570

 
$
954,143

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
38,225

 
$
29,836

Accrued expenses
42,126

 
58,140

Contract liability
62,640

 
64,189

Current operating lease liabilities
6,629

 
—

Customer advances
6,155

 
6,688

Other current liabilities
5,692

 
10,083

Total current liabilities
161,467

 
168,936

Financing derivatives
22,000

 
26,100

Senior secured convertible notes
178,913

 
177,342

Non-current operating lease liabilities
47,739

 
—

Deferred rent
—

 
10,304

Deferred tax liabilities
4,825

 
5,527

Other non-current liabilities
13,688

 
14,367

Total liabilities
428,632

 
402,576

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018; no shares issued or outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018
—

 
—

Common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018; 66,722,683 shares issued and 59,957,887 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2019, and 66,154,626 shares issued and 59,389,830 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018
60

 
59

Additional paid-in capital
1,571,759

 
1,561,208

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(11,242
)
 
(10,621
)
Accumulated deficit
(796,655
)
 
(769,095
)
Treasury stock, at cost, 6,764,796 shares as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018
(229,984
)
 
(229,984
)
Total stockholders’ equity
533,938

 
551,567

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
962,570

 
$
954,143



COMSCORE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Revenues
 
$
102,294

 
$
105,919

 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenues   (1) (2)
 
53,407

 
47,254

Selling and marketing (1) (2)
 
24,840

 
25,905

Research and development   (1) (2)
 
18,216

 
18,716

General and administrative   (1) (2)
 
19,545

 
18,661

Investigation and audit related
 
842

 
31,867

Amortization of intangible assets
 
8,105

 
8,544

Restructuring (income) expense
 
(70
)
 
1,257

Total expenses from operations
 
124,885

 
152,204

Loss from operations
 
(22,591
)
 
(46,285
)
Interest expense, net
 
(6,759
)
 
(2,905
)
Other income, net
 
2,969

 
77

Gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions
 
38

 
(922
)
Loss before income taxes
 
(26,343
)
 
(50,035
)
Income tax provision
 
(1,171
)
 
(1,415
)
Net loss
 
$
(27,514
)
 
$
(51,450
)
Net loss per common share:
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
 
$
(0.46
)
 
$
(0.93
)
Weighted-average number of shares used in per share calculation - Common Stock:
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
 
59,958,203

 
55,227,046

Comprehensive loss:
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(27,514
)
 
$
(51,450
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency cumulative translation adjustment
 
(621
)
 
1,615

Total comprehensive loss
 
$
(28,135
)
 
$
(49,835
)
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Stock-based compensation expense is included in the line items above as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Cost of revenues
 
$
848

 
$
213

Selling and marketing
 
1,316

 
575

Research and development
 
726

 
344

General and administrative
 
4,063

 
749

Total stock-based compensation expense
 
$
6,953

 
$
1,881

 
 
 
 
 
(2)  Excludes amortization of intangible assets, which is presented separately in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.


COMSCORE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Operating activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(27,514
)
 
$
(51,450
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation
3,106

 
4,563

Non-cash operating lease expense
1,427

 
—

Amortization expense of finance leases
574

 
—

Amortization of intangible assets
8,105

 
8,544

Stock-based compensation
6,953

 
1,881

Deferred tax provision
441

 
906

Change in fair value of financing derivatives
(4,100
)
 
2,180

Change in fair value of investment in equity securities
1,712

 
449

Accretion of debt discount
1,319

 
752

Amortization of deferred financing costs
252

 
207

Other
(138
)
 
(69
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
12,506

 
11,095

Prepaid expenses and other assets
1,818

 
(597
)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities
(2,544
)
 
(19,761
)
Contract liability and customer advances
(2,500
)
 
(3,498
)
Operating lease liabilities
(2,993
)
 
—

Net cash used in operating activities
(1,576
)
 
(44,798
)
 
 
 
 
Investing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from sale of investment in equity securities  
705

 
—

Purchases of property and equipment
(1,836
)
 
(725
)
Capitalized internal-use software costs
(3,109
)
 
(1,932
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(4,240
)
 
(2,657
)
 
 
 
 
Financing activities:
 
 
 
Proceeds from borrowings on senior secured convertible notes
—

 
85,000

Debt issuance costs
—

 
(4,315
)
Financing proceeds received on subscription receivable
—

 
3,065

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
1,191

 
—

Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards
(1,138
)
 
(4,099
)
Principal payments on finance leases
(694
)
 
—

Principal payments on capital lease and software license arrangements
(823
)
 
(2,859
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(1,464
)
 
76,792

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(75
)
 
368

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(7,355
)
 
29,705

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
50,198

 
45,125

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
42,843

 
$
74,830

 
 
 
 
 
As of March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Cash and cash equivalents
$
36,741

 
$
67,266

Restricted cash
6,102

 
7,564

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
42,843

 
$
74,830



Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss (GAAP) to adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods identified:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)
2019 (Unaudited)
 
2018 (Unaudited)
Net loss (GAAP)
$
(27,514
)
 
$
(51,450
)
 
 
 
 
Income tax provision
1,171

 
1,415

Interest expense, net
6,759

 
2,905

Depreciation
3,106

 
4,563

Finance lease amortization expense
574

 
—

Amortization of intangible assets
8,105

 
8,544

EBITDA
(7,799
)
 
(34,023
)
 
 
 
 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
6,953

 
1,881

Investigation and audit related
842

 
31,867

Restructuring (income) expense
(70
)
 
1,257

Other (income) expense, net (1)
(2,388
)
 
2,629

Adjusted EBITDA
$
(2,462
)
 
$
3,611

(1) Adjustments to other (income) expense, net, reflect non-cash changes in the fair value of financing derivatives and equity securities investment included in other income, net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss (GAAP) to non-GAAP net loss for each of the periods identified:

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)
2019 (Unaudited)
 
2018 (Unaudited)
Net loss (GAAP)
$
(27,514
)
 
$
(51,450
)
 
 
 
 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
6,953

 
1,881

Investigation and audit related
842

 
31,867

Amortization of intangible assets (2)
8,105

 
8,544

Restructuring (income) expense
(70
)
 
1,257

Other (income) expense, net (1)
(2,388
)
 
2,629

Non-GAAP net loss
$
(14,072
)
 
$
(5,272
)
(1) Adjustments to other (income) expense, net, reflect non-cash changes in the fair value of financing derivatives and equity securities investment included in other income, net on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.
(2) In the fourth quarter of 2018, amortization of intangible assets was added as an adjustment in our calculation of non-GAAP net loss. Prior year non-GAAP net loss has been recast to include this adjustment, which is intended to better reflect our core operating performance.





Supplemental Non-GAAP Disclosure
The following tables present a reconciliation of certain non-GAAP expense line items (to be discussed on today’s conference call) to the most directly comparable GAAP expense line items. GAAP expense line items have been adjusted to exclude the effects of stock-based compensation.
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
(Unaudited)
 
2018
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
As reported (GAAP)
 
Less: stock-based compensation
 
As adjusted (non-GAAP)
 
% of GAAP Revenue
 
As reported (GAAP)
 
Less: stock-based compensation
 
As adjusted (non-GAAP)
 
% of GAAP Revenue
Revenues
$
102,294

 
 
 
 
 
100.0
%
 
$
105,919

 
 
 
 
 
100.0
%
Cost of revenues
53,407

 
$
848

 
$
52,559

 
51.4
%
 
47,254

 
$
213

 
$
47,041

 
44.4
%
Gross profit
48,887

 
(848
)
 
49,735

 
48.6
%
 
58,665

 
(213
)
 
$
58,878

 
55.6
%
Selling and marketing
24,840

 
1,316

 
23,524

 
23.0
%
 
25,905

 
575

 
25,330

 
23.9
%
Research and development
18,216

 
726

 
17,490

 
17.1
%
 
18,716

 
344

 
18,372

 
17.3
%
General and administrative
19,545

 
4,063

 
15,482

 
15.1
%
 
18,661

 
749

 
17,912

 
16.9
%



Revenues
Revenues from our three offerings of products and services are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
2019 (Unaudited)
 
% of Revenue
 
2018 (Unaudited)
 
% of Revenue
 
$ Variance
 
% Variance
Ratings and Planning
$
70,577

 
69.0
%
 
$
69,569

 
65.7
%
 
$
1,008

 
1.4
 %
Analytics and Optimization
21,458

 
21.0
%
 
25,731

 
24.3
%
 
(4,273
)
 
(16.6
)%
Movies Reporting and Analytics
10,259

 
10.0
%
 
10,619

 
10.0
%
 
(360
)
 
(3.4
)%
Total revenues
$
102,294

 
100
%
 
$
105,919

 
100
%
 
$
(3,625
)
 
(3.4
)%