form10-q.htm
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
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Or
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For
the transition period from to
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Commission
file number 0-26083
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INSWEB
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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94-3220749
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
Number)
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11290
Pyrites Way, Suite 200 Gold River, California
95670
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(916)
853-3300
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area
code)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
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accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company x
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
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The
aggregate market value of registrant’s voting and non-voting common equity held
by non-affiliates of registrant, based upon the closing sale price of the common
stock as of the last business day of registrant’s most recently completed second
fiscal quarter (June 30, 2008), as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market,
was approximately $18,106,000. Registrant is a smaller reporting company as
defined in Regulation S-K. Shares of common stock held by each officer, director
and holder of 5% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in
that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of
affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other
purposes.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x
The
number of outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share, on April 30, 2009 were 4,791,394 shares.
FORM 10-Q
INSWEB
CORPORATION
INDEX
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PART I:
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
INSWEB
CORPORATION
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
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March 31,
2009
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December 31,
2008
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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4,059
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$
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9,238
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Short-term
investments
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1,998
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—
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Accounts
receivable, net
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3,483
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1,450
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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544
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711
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Restricted
cash
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2,229
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Total
current assets
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12,313
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11,399
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Related
party receivable
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306
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304
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Property
and equipment, net
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213
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249
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Other
assets
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301
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329
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Total
assets
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$
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13,133
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$
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12,281
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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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3,364
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$
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2,138
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Accrued
expenses
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1,033
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1,014
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Deferred
revenue
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422
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437
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Total
current liabilities
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4,819
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3,589
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders’
equity:
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Common
stock
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8
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8
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Paid-in
capital
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206,843
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206,719
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Treasury
stock
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(6,334
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(6,334
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Unrealized
gain on available-for-sale securities
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1
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1
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Accumulated
deficit
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(192,204
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(191,702
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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8,314
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8,692
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$
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13,133
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$
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12,281
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See
accompanying notes.
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INSWEB
CORPORATION
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in
thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
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Three Months
Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Revenues:
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Transaction
fees
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$
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9,484
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$
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12,971
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Other
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42
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61
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Total
revenues
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9,526
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13,032
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Operating
expenses:
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Direct
marketing
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6,545
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9,305
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Sales
and marketing
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1,770
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1,295
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Technology
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958
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816
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General
and administrative
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803
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1,026
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Total
operating expenses
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10,076
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12,442
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Income
(loss) from operations
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(550
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590
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Interest
income
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14
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89
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Income
(loss) before income taxes
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(536
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679
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Provision
for (benefit from) income taxes
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(35
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9
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Net
income (loss)
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$
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(501
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$
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670
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Net
income (loss) per share:
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Basic
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$
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(0.10
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$
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0.14
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Diluted
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$
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(0.10
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$
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0.12
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Weighted-average
shares used in computing per share amounts
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Basic
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4,787
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4,641
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Diluted
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4,787
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5,783
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See
accompanying notes.
4
INSWEB
CORPORATION
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in
thousands)
(unaudited)
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income (loss)
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$
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(501
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$
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670
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating
activities:
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Share-based
compensation
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101
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334
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Depreciation
and amortization
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47
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34
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Related
party receivable
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(2
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—
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Net
changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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(2,033
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(1,120
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Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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167
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228
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Other
assets
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17
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—
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Accounts
payable
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1,226
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800
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Accrued
expenses
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19
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217
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Deferred
revenue
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(15
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(17
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Net
cash provided (used) by operating activities
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(974
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1,146
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Change
in restricted cash
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(2,229
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—
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Purchases
of short-term investments
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(1,998
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—
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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—
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(68
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Net
cash used in investing activities
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(4,227
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(68
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from issuance of common stock through stock plans
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22
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306
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Net
cash provided by financing activities
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22
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306
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Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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(5,179
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1,384
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Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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9,238
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10,777
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Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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4,059
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$
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12,161
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See
accompanying notes.
5
INSWEB
CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1.
Business of InsWeb
InsWeb
operates an online insurance marketplace that electronically matches consumers
and providers of automobile, homeowners and term life insurance. InsWeb has
combined knowledge of the insurance industry, technological expertise and close
relationships with insurance companies, agents and other providers to develop an
integrated online marketplace. InsWeb’s marketplace enables consumers to
research insurance-related topics, search for, analyze and compare insurance
products, and apply for and receive quotes for coverage for automobile,
homeowners and term life insurance. Management believes that InsWeb provides
insurance providers with pre-qualified consumers at attractive acquisition
costs, with the scalable, cost-efficient distribution capabilities of InsWeb’s
Internet-based model.
InsWeb is
subject to all of the risks inherent in the electronic commerce industry and
special risks related to the online insurance industry. These risks include, but
are not limited to, uncertain economic conditions which could result in lower
growth rates, the changing nature of the electronic commerce industry,
variations in the availability and cost of acquiring consumer traffic,
unpredictability of future revenues, reliance on key customers —insurance
carriers, agents and other providers – who are themselves subject to volatility
in their operating cycles, and reliance on a third party intermediaries who
provide leads to local insurance agents on InsWeb’s behalf. These risks and
uncertainties, among others, could cause InsWeb’s actual results to differ
materially from historical results or those currently anticipated. In light of
InsWeb’s ongoing modifications to its business model to better capitalize on its
position as a leading insurance portal, InsWeb believes that period-to-period
comparisons of its operating results are not necessarily meaningful and should
not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Moreover, there is no
assurance that InsWeb will be able to attain or sustain
profitability.
2.
Basis of Presentation
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of InsWeb
Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, InsWeb Insurance
Services, Inc. and Goldrush Insurance Services, Inc. (“InsWeb” or the
“Company”). All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.
The
accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and
Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not contain all of the
information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the
accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements
reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments,
necessary to present fairly InsWeb’s financial position as of March 31,
2009 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008. The financial data and other information disclosed
in these notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements related to
these periods are unaudited. The results for the three months ended
March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
for any future period.
These
condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in InsWeb’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K and other information as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures
normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or
omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The December 31, 2008
condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial
statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. The Company believes the
disclosures in its notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are
adequate to make the information presented not misleading.
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INSWEB CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements (“Statement 160”). Statement 160
amends FASB Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 to establish accounting and
reporting standards for the on controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the
deconsolidation of a subsidiary. Statement 160 is effective for fiscal years,
and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December
15, 2008. InsWeb adopted Statement 160 at the beginning of 2009, with no
material impact to InsWeb’s consolidated financial statements upon
adoption.
3.
Share-Based Payments
InsWeb
maintains a stock option plan and an employee stock purchase plan. The following
table sets forth the total share-based compensation expense relating to these
plans included in InsWeb’s operating expenses in its condensed consolidated
statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
(in thousands):
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Technology
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$
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5
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$
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54
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Sales
and marketing
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28
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94
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General
and administrative
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68
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186
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$
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101
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$
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334
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4.
Concentration of Risk — Significant Customers
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, two customers accounted for 10% and 10%
of total revenues, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2008,
four customers accounted for 17%, 16%, 10%, and 10% of total revenues,
respectively. At March 31, 2009, three customers accounted for 17%, 16%,
and 10% of accounts receivable, respectively. At December 31, 2008, one
customer accounted for 17% of accounts receivable.
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INSWEB CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
5.
Fair Value Measurements
The
Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS
157) for its financial assets and liabilities effective January1, 2008, and has
adopted SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2009. The
two-step adoption is in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
Staff Position (FSP FAS 157-2), which allows for the delay of the effective date
of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and liabilities. There was no impact for
adoption of SFAS 157 and FSP FAS 157-2 to InsWeb’s consolidated financial
statements.
SFAS 157
defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair
value measurements. SFAS 157 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that
prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value:
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Level
1: Observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical
assets or liabilities traded in active markets.
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Level
2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are
observable for the asset or liability, either directly or
indirectly.
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Level
3: Inputs that are generally unobservable. These inputs may be used with
internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best
estimate of fair value.
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Financial
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following
table presents the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring basis as of March 31, 2009 (in thousands):
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Mar
31,
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2009
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Level
1
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Level
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Level
3
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Assets:
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Cash
equivalents
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$
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2,002
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$
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2,002
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Short-term
investments
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$
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1,998
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$
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1,998
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Restricted
cash
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$
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2,229
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$
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2,229
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Total
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$
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6,229
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$
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6,229
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Cash
equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash include U.S. treasury
bills, money market funds and commercial paper from corporations whose credit
ratings are P-1 by Moody’s or A-1 by Standard & Poor’s. For these
securities, the Company uses quoted prices in active markets for identical
assets to determine their fair value, thus they are considered to be Level 1
instruments.
6.
Related Party Receivables
As of
March 31, 2009, related party receivables relate to promissory notes totaling
$300,000 received from three non-officer employees of InsWeb in exchange for
cash and the related interest accrued on these notes. These notes are
unsecured loans with a per annum rate of 2.42%. Principal and
interest are payable in full on or before July, 2011.
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INSWEB CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
7.
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets consist of the following (in thousands):
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March 31,
2009
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December 31,
2008
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Prepaid
software licenses
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$
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191
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$
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293
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Tax
related assets
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68
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120
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Prepaid
insurance
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53
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124
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Prepaid
rent and current portion of lease deposits
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96
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93
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Other
prepaid and current assets
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136
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81
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$
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544
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$
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711
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8.
Restricted Cash
As of
March 31, 2009, restricted cash consists of $2.2 million in short term
investments relating to cash restricted for the use as collateral to obtain a
commercial credit line. The collateral value of the securities account should be
no less than $2.0 million, based upon the net margin percentage of the
investment portfolio holdings. The collateral value may become unrestricted,
upon notification from InsWeb to the issuing bank.
9.
Accrued Expenses
Accrued
expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
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March 31,
2009
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December 31,
2008
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Amounts
due to fee sharing partners
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$
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364
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$
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271
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Deferred
rent
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234
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262
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Accrued
employee compensation
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435
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481
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$
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1,033
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$
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1,014
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10.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total
comprehensive income (loss) was as follows (in thousands):
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Three months ended
March 31,
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2009
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2008
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Net
income (loss)
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$
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(501
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$
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670
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Other
comprehensive income - change in unrealized gain on
investments
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1
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2
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Comprehensive
income (loss)
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$
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(500
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$
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672
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9
INSWEB CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
11.
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic net
income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares
of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is a measure of the
potential dilution that would occur if stock options had been exercised.
Potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of
diluted net loss per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as their
effect would be anti-dilutive.
The
following table reconciles the numerator and denominator used to calculate basic
and diluted net income per share of common stock:
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Three months ended March 31,
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(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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2009
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2008
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Numerator
for basic and diluted net income (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) available to common stockholders
|
|
$
|
(501
|
)
|
$
|
670
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator
for net income (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic—weighted
average shares of common stock outstanding
|
|
4,787
|
|
4,641
|
|
Dilutive
effect of employee stock options
|
|
—
|
|
1,142
|
|
Diluted
|
|
4,787
|
|
5,783
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic—as
reported
|
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
Diluted—as
reported
|
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
$
|
0.12
|
|
As a
result of our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2009, certain
stock awards have been excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation as
their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. Had InsWeb reported net income
for this period, an additional 55,000 shares of common stock would have been
included in the number of shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share
for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
Options
to purchase 2.1 million shares of common stock were excluded from the
computation of diluted shares for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as
their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. For the three months ended
March 31, 2009, the weighted-average exercise price of these shares was
$5.19 per share.
12.
Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
InsWeb
has a non-cancelable 10-year operating lease agreement through April 2011 for
office space in the Sacramento area which houses its corporate headquarters.
InsWeb has an option to extend the lease at the end of the lease term, and has
the right of first refusal on other office space in the complex.
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INSWEB CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
12.
Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
Securities
Class Action
A
securities class action lawsuit was filed on December 5, 2001 in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York, (the “Court”)
purportedly on behalf of all persons who purchased our common stock from
July 22, 1999 through December 6, 2000. The complaint named as
defendants InsWeb, certain current and former officers and directors, and three
investment banking firms that served as underwriters for InsWeb’s initial public
offering in July 1999. The complaint, as subsequently amended, alleges
violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 10
and 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, on the grounds that the
prospectuses incorporated in the registration statements for the offering failed
to disclose, among other things, that (i) the underwriters had solicited
and received excessive and undisclosed commissions from certain investors in
exchange for which the underwriters allocated to those investors material
portions of the shares of our stock sold in the offerings and (ii) the
underwriters had entered into agreements with customers whereby the underwriters
agreed to allocated shares of the stock sold in the offering to those customers
in exchange for which the customers agreed to purchase additional shares of
InsWeb stock in the aftermarket at pre-determined prices. No specific damages
are claimed. Similar allegations have been made in lawsuits relating to more
than 300 other initial public offerings conducted in 1999 and 2000, all of which
have been consolidated for pretrial purposes. In October 2002, all claims
against the individual defendants were dismissed without prejudice. In
February 2003, the Court dismissed the claims in the InsWeb action alleging
violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 but allowed the plaintiffs to
proceed with the remaining claims. In June 2003, the plaintiffs in all of
the cases presented a settlement proposal to all of the issuer defendants. Under
the proposed settlement, the plaintiffs would dismiss and release all claims
against participating defendants in exchange for a contingent payment guaranty
by the insurance companies collectively responsible for insuring the issuers in
all the related cases, and the assignment or surrender to the plaintiffs of
certain claims the issuer defendants may have against the underwriters. InsWeb
and most of the other issuer defendants have accepted the settlement proposal.
While the District Court was considering final approval of the settlement, the
Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the class certification of plaintiffs’
claims against the underwriters in six cases designated as focus or test cases.
On December 14, 2006, the District Court ordered a stay of all proceedings
in all of the lawsuits pending the outcome of plaintiffs’ petition to the Second
Circuit for rehearing en banc and resolution of the class certification issue.
On April 6, 2007, the Second Circuit denied the plaintiffs’ petition for
rehearing, but clarified that the plaintiffs may seek to certify a more limited
class in the District Court. Because of the significant technical barriers
presented by the Court’s decision, the parties withdrew the proposed settlement
and the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. In September 2008, all of the
parties to the IPO litigation agreed in principle to a revised settlement,
subject to preparation of formal documentation. As with the earlier settlement
proposal, the revised settlement proposal does not require InsWeb to contribute
any cash. There is no assurance that the new settlement will be finalized, and
then approved. If the settlement is not finalized and subsequently approved,
InsWeb intends to defend the lawsuit vigorously. The litigation and settlement
process is inherently uncertain and management cannot predict the outcome,
though, if unfavorable, it could have a material adverse effect on InsWeb’s
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Section 16(b) Lawsuit
On
October 12, 2007, Vanessa Simmonds, a purported stockholder of InsWeb,
filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District
of Washington, against InsWeb and two investment banking firms that served as
underwriters for the initial public offering of our common stock in
July 1999. The complaint alleges that: (i) the defendants, other
underwriters of the offering, and unspecified officers, directors and principal
stockholders of InsWeb constituted a “group” that owned in excess of 10% of
InsWeb’s outstanding common stock between July 23, 1999 and July 20,
2000; (ii) the defendants were therefore subject to the “short swing”
prohibitions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Actgroup of
1934; and (iii) the defendants engaged in purchases and sales, or sales and
purchases, of InsWeb’s common stock within periods of less than six months in
violation of the provisions of Section 16(b). The complaint seeks
disgorgement of all profits allegedly received by the defendants, with interest
and attorneys fees, for transactions in violation of Section 16(b). InsWeb,
as the statutory beneficiary of any potential Section 16(b) recovery,
is named as a nominal
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INSWEB CORPORATION
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
(unaudited)
12.
Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
defendant
in the complaint. A number of similar lawsuits against underwriters of other
public offerings have recently been filed by the same plaintiff and law firm. On
February 11, 2008, the court approved a stipulated order that InsWeb need
not answer or otherwise respond to the complaint. On February 28, 2008, the
plaintiff filed an amended complaint, and InsWeb was again excused from filing
an answer. On March 12, 2009 the court issued an order dismissing the lawsuit
with prejudice, but the plaintiff has appealled this order. If the
lawsuit is reinstated on appeal, InsWeb intends to defend the lawsuit
vigorously. The litigation and settlement process is inherently uncertain and
management cannot predict the outcome, though, if unfavorable, it could have a
material adverse effect on InsWeb’s financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows.
Patent
Litigation Settlements
On
November 30, 2007, Autobytel, Inc.filed a complaint in the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against InsWeb and three
other defendants (“Autobytel Patent Litigation”). The complaint alleged that
InsWeb and the other defendants infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,282,517 (the “
‘517 patent”), which appears to disclose a method and apparatus to allow a
potential automobile purchaser to create and submit a purchase request for a new
or used automobile over a computer network. The complaint contained generic
allegations that InsWeb infringed the ‘517 patent by making, using, offering to
sell and selling systems and/or methods that embody the invention claimed in the
‘517 patent and/or actively inducing and/or contributing to others’ infringement
of such inventions. The complaint sought unspecified monetary damages and
injunctive relief.
On
March 11, 2008, InsWeb filed a complaint in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of California against Autobytel, Inc.,
Autobytel I Corporation (formerly known as AVV, Inc.) and Dominion
Enterprises (“InsWeb Patent Litigation”). InsWeb filed an amended complaint on
July 3, 2008 adding OneCommand, Inc. as a defendant.The amended
complaint alleges that the defendants have infringed InsWeb’s U.S. Patent
No. 6,898,597, which relates to an event logging system that monitors for
the occurrence of predefined website usage events. Defendant Autobytel, through
its wholly-owned subsidiary AVV, marketed and sold a product known as WebControl
that embodies the invention claimed in the ‘597 patent. In January 2008,
Autobytel sold AVV, including the WebControl product, to Dominion Enterprises.
Autobytel also owned an asset named Retention Performance Marketing (RPM) that
embodied the invention claimed in InsWeb’s patent. Autobytel sold the RPM asset
to OneCommand in July 2007. The amended complaint also added Internet
Brands, Inc., Leadpoint, Inc., and Auto Internet Marketing, Inc.
as co-plaintiffs with InsWeb following InsWeb’s assignment of a partial interest
in the ‘597 patent to these companies.
On
April 23, 2009 InsWeb announced that it entered into a settlement agreement
with Autobytel settling and dismissing with prejudice the Autobytel Patent
Litigation and the InsWeb Patent Litigation. Under the settlement terms,
Autobytel granted to Insweb, Internet Brands and Leadpoint, and Insweb, Internet
Brands and Leadpoint each granted to Autobytel, a non-exclusive perpetual
license to their respective patents, as well as long-term covenants not to sue
any of the parties for infringement of current or future patents, and mutual
releases of claims. In addition, InsWeb and Autobytel entered into a Content
License Agreement pursuant to which Autobytel will receive specific auto
insurance editorial content, data and interactive tools from InsWeb. The content
and tools will contain links to one of InsWeb’s insurance websites, and
Autobytel and InsWeb will share the revenue associated with consumer activity
generated by the links. All claims against Dominion, OneCommand and RPM were
also dismissed with prejudice, with Internet Brands, Leadpoint, and InsWeb each
providing Dominion, OneCommand and RPM covenants not to sue for infringement of
the InsWeb ‘597 Patent, and Dominion, OneCommand and RPM each granting to
InsWeb, Internet Brands and Leadpoint, and InsWeb, Internet Brands and Leadpoint
each granting to Dominion, OneCommand and RPM long-term mutual releases of
claims.
13.
Subsequent Event
As noted above, on April 23, 2009
InsWeb announced the concurrent settlement of the Autobytel Patent Litigation
and the InsWeb Patent Litigation.
12
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in particular Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains
“forward-looking statements” with respect to InsWeb’s future financial
performance. The words or phrases “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,”
“believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and similar expressions are generally intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are
subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and InsWeb
cautions you that any forward-looking information provided by, or on behalf of,
InsWeb is not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements due to a
number of factors, some of which are beyond InsWeb’s control, including, but not
limited to, uncertain economic conditions which could result in lower growth
rates, fluctuations in revenues, anticipated and unanticipated losses, the
unpredictability of consumer shopping and/or buying behavior, especially on the
internet, potential increases in advertising and marketing costs on the
internet, the rate of participation by insurance companies and agents, reliance
on key customers, who are themselves subject to volatility in their operating
cycles, reliance on a third party intermediary who provides leads to local
insurance agents on InsWeb’s behalf, competition,risks associated with system
development and operation risks, management of potential growth and risks of new
business areas, business combinations, litigation in which InsWeb is a party,
and strategic alliances. These risks and uncertainties, as well as other risks
and uncertainties, which are described in greater detail in InsWeb’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and other
documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause
InsWeb’s actual results to differ materially from historical results or those
currently anticipated. All forward-looking statements are based on information
available to InsWeb on the date hereof, and InsWeb assumes no obligation to
update such statements.
Overview
InsWeb
(the “Company,” “InsWeb,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates an online insurance
marketplace that electronically matches consumers and providers of automobile,
homeowners and term life insurance. InsWeb has combined extensive knowledge of
the insurance industry, technological expertise and close relationships with a
significant number of insurance companies, agents and insurance providers to
develop an integrated online marketplace.
For the
automobile and homeowners insurance products, our principal source of revenues
is transaction fees from participating insurance providers. While quotes
obtained through our online insurance marketplace are provided to consumers free
of charge, we earn revenues when a qualified lead is delivered to a
participating insurance provider or local agent. In certain instances, consumers
are provided the opportunity to link directly to a third party insurance
provider’s website. In these situations, we will be paid a fee for that consumer
link or click-through whether or not the consumer completes the third party’s
online application.
For term
life insurance, the majority of our revenues prior to April 2007 consisted
of commissions earned by our insurance agency subsidiary, InsWeb Insurance
Services, Inc., upon the sale of a term life insurance policy. We
discontinued the term life agency operation in April 2007 but continued to
earn commissions throughout 2007 (in decreasing amounts) on a limited number of
policies written prior to the discontinuation of the agency operations.
Beginning in 2008, substantially all of our term life insurance were being
generated by the sale of leads to third parties and to local
agents.
Beginning
in 2008, InsWeb began generating both subscription and display advertising from
sales of advertising on its Agent Directory pages. These pages display listings
of several insurance companies and not more than eight local agents for the
consumer to contact.
For a
variety of other insurance products, including renters and health insurance, we
are paid a fee for the click through of a consumer from our website to a third
party’s website.
We have
focused our efforts on automobile insurance, which accounted for approximately
84% of our transaction revenues in 2008 and 2007. For the three month period
ending March 31, 2009 automobile insurance accounted for 84% of our
transaction revenues. For the comparable three month period in 2008,
automobile insurance accounted for approximately 86% of transaction revenues.
We anticipate that automobile insurance will continue to account for a
substantial portion of our revenues for the foreseeable future.
13
Results
of Operations
The following
financial highlights and key metrics are provided as a resource for our
investors
|
|
Three months Ended
|
|
|
|
March 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auto
|
|
$
|
7,986,000
|
|
$
|
11,197,000
|
|
Property
|
|
$
|
895,000
|
|
$
|
931,000
|
|
Term
Life
|
|
$
|
449,000
|
|
$
|
485,000
|
|
Agent
Directory
|
|
$
|
111,000
|
|
$
|
351,000
|
|
All
other
|
|
$
|
43,000
|
|
$
|
7,000
|
|
Total
transaction fees
|
|
$
|
9,484,000
|
|
$
|
12,971,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct
Marketing Costs:
|
|
$
|
6,545,000
|
|
$
|
9,305,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct
Marketing Costs as a percent of Revenues:
|
|
69
|
%
|
71
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash,
Cash Equivalents, Short term Investments and Restricted Cash
:
|
|
$
|
8,286,000
|
|
$
|
12,161,000
|
|
Account
Receivable:
|
|
$
|
3,483,000
|
|
$
|
3,548,000
|
|
Day
Sales Outstanding (DSO):
|
|
23
|
|
21
|
|
Staffing:
|
|
89
|
|
72
|
|
Transaction Fees.
Automobile insurance transaction fees (consisting of lead fees and click
through fees) decreased to $8.0 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2009, from $11.2 million for the comparable period in 2008. The
decrease in transaction fees was primarily attributable to a decrease in revenue
per auto consumer to $2.75 from $3.91 for the comparable period in 2008. The
decrease in revenue per consumer is a direct result of more consumers being
acquired through other lead aggregators. Consumers acquired through
other aggregators generate less revenue since we are only able to sell these
leads to insurance companies that the consumer has not already seen from the
other aggregators.
Property
insurance transaction fees (consisting primarily of lead fees) remained level at
$0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and
2009.
Term life
insurance transaction fees (consisting primarily of lead fees) decreased to
$0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, from $0.5
million for the comparable period in 2008.
Agent
directory revenues (consisting primarily of subscription revenue) decreased to
$0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, from $0.4
million for the comparable period in 2008. This was due primarily to
lower advertising revenues (revenues generated by selling banner ads on the
directory, as opposed to revenues generated by agents subscribing).
Operating
Expenses
|
|
Three months ended
March 31,
|
|
Percentage
change from
|
|
(in thousands, except percentages)
|
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
|
prior period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct
marketing
|
|
$
|
6,545
|
|
$
|
9,305
|
|
(30
|
)
%
|
Sales
and marketing
|
|
1,770
|
|
1,295
|
|
37
|
%
|
Technology
|
|
958
|
|
816
|
|
17
|
%
|
General
and administrative
|
|
803
|
|
1,026
|
|
(22
|
) %
|
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Operating Expenses (continued)
Direct
Marketing. Direct marketing expenses consist of advertising, promotions
and fees incurred to drive consumer traffic to the InsWeb online marketplace.
Our marketing strategy is designed to increase consumer traffic to our website
and to drive awareness of our insurance products and services. We employ various
means of advertising, which consist primarily of online advertising, sponsored
search, portal advertising, e-mail campaigns and strategic partnerships with
high-profile online companies that can drive significant traffic to the InsWeb
site as well as partnerships with other online lead generators that use our
network. Fees related to our online marketing are expensed in the period in
which the consumer clicks through from a partner’s website to InsWeb’s website,
or in some cases, when the consumer’s activity on the InsWeb website generates a
lead to an insurance provider.
Direct
marketing expenses for the three months ending March 31, 2009 decreased to
$6.5 million from $9.3 million in the comparable period in 2008. Direct
marketing expense as a percent of total revenues was 69% for the three months
ended March 31, 2009, compared to 71% for the comparable period in 2008.
Direct marketing expenses per consumer were $1.60 for the three months ended
March 31, 2009, a decrease from $2.47 for the comparable period in 2008.
This decrease can be attributed to more consumers being acquired through other
aggregators. We incur marketing costs for these aggregators through
revenue-sharing arrangements. As mentioned earlier, consumers acquired through
other aggregators generate less revenue per consumer. Since we are
now acquiring more consumers through other aggregators, this results in lower
marketing expenses per consumer.
Sales and
Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of payroll and
related expenses, including employee benefits, facility costs,
telecommunications and systems costs, for our sales and marketing personnel.
Sales and marketing expenses increased to $1.8 million for the three months
ended March 31, 2009, from $1.3 million for the comparable period in 2008.
The increase was primarily due to an increase in headcount related and
consulting expenses. Sales and marketing expenses for the remainder of 2009 are
expected to remain consistent with current spending levels.
Technology.
Technology expenses consist primarily of payroll and related expenses, including
employee benefits, facility and systems costs, for product and site development
personnel involved with our technology initiatives. Technology expenses
increased to $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, from
$0.8 million for the comparable period in 2008. The increase was primarily due
to an increase in headcount related expenses and software licenses. Technology
expenses for the remainder of 2009 are expected to remain consistent with
current spending levels.
General and
Administrative. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of
payroll and related expenses, including employee benefits, facility costs,
telecommunications and systems costs, for our general management, administrative
and accounting personnel, as well as other general corporate expenses. General
and administrative expenses decreased to $0.8 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2009, compared to $1.0 million for the comparable period in 2008.
The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in share-based compensation
expense. General and administrative expenses are expected to remain consistent
with current spending levels for the remainder of 2009.
Income
Taxes.
The benefit from income
taxes was $35,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared to a
provision for income taxes of $9,000 for the three months ended March 31,
2008.
Interest
Income
Interest income was $14,000 for the
three months ended March 31, 2009, a decrease from $89,000 for the
comparable period in 2008 relating to the decrease in InsWeb’s cash and
investment balances. Interest income represents interest earned on InsWeb’s
investment securities.
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Critical
Accounting Policies
InsWeb’s
discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are
based on InsWeb’s consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
The preparation of these financial statements requires InsWeb to make estimates
and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. InsWeb bases its estimates and judgments on historical
experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under
the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments
about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily
apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates
under different assumptions or conditions. InsWeb believes the following
critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates
used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition. InsWeb’s
principal source of revenues is transaction fees from participating insurance
providers, either directly from an insurance company or from a local insurance
agent. While quotes and other information obtained through InsWeb’s online
insurance marketplace are provided to consumers free of charge, InsWeb earns
revenues from participating insurance companies or agents based on the delivery
of qualified leads. In certain instances, consumers are provided the opportunity
to link directly to a third-party insurance provider’s website (“Sponsored Web
Link” program). In these situations, the consumer will complete the third-party
company’s online application, and InsWeb will be paid a fee for that consumer
link or “click-through.” InsWeb recognizes revenue when (i) persuasive evidence
of an arrangement between InsWeb and the customer exists, (ii) delivery of the
product to the customer has occurred or service has been provided to the
customer, (iii) the price to the customer is fixed or determinable and (iv)
collectability of the sales price is reasonably assured.
Contingencies. As discussed in
Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements — Note 12 — Commitments and
Contingencies.”Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of this report, InsWeb
is a defendant in: i) a class action lawsuit that alleges InsWeb violated
certain federal securities laws at the time of its initial public offering; and
ii) a securities lawsuit alleging certain officers and directors and significant
shareholders violated the short swing trading prohibition of
Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act. InsWeb cannot
accurately predict the ultimate outcome of these matters at this time and
therefore, cannot estimate the range of probable loss, if any, due to the
inherent uncertainties of litigation. InsWeb believes it has meritorious
defenses; however InsWeb cannot assure that it will prevail in any of these
actions. An unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on InsWeb’s
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Share-Based Compensation.
InsWeb accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment. Under
the provisions of Statement 123(R), share-based compensation cost is generally
estimated at the grant date based on the award’s fair value as calculated by the
Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) option-pricing model. The BSM model requires various
highly judgmental assumptions including expected option life, volatility, and
forfeiture rates. If any of the assumptions used in the BSM model change
significantly, share-based compensation expense may differ materially in the
future from that recorded in the current period. Generally, compensation cost is
recognized over the requisite service period. However, to the extent performance
conditions affect the vesting of an award; compensation cost will be recognized
only if the performance condition is satisfied. Compensation cost will not be
recognized, and any previously recognized compensation cost will be reversed, if
the performance condition is not satisfied.
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Critical
Accounting Policies (continued)
InsWeb
has unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $0.3 million (none of which, if
recognized, would favorably affect InsWeb’s effective tax rate). InsWeb does not
believe there will be material changes in its unrecognized tax positions over
the next twelve months.
As of
December 31, 2008, InsWeb had net operating loss carry forwards of
approximately $190 million for federal income tax purposes and $76 million for
state income tax purposes, respectively. The federal net operating loss carry
forwards will begin to expire in the year 2011 and state net operating loss
carry forwards will begin to expire in 2012. InsWeb’s ability to utilize a
portion of its net operating loss carry forwards to offset future taxable income
may be subject to restrictions attributable to equity transactions that result
in changes in ownership as defined in the Tax Reform Act of 1986. These
restrictions may limit, on an annual basis, InsWeb’s future use of its net
operating loss carry forwards.
The
carrying value of our deferred tax assets, which was approximately $70 million
at December 31, 2008, is dependent upon our ability to generate sufficient
future taxable income. We have established a full valuation allowance against
our net deferred tax assets to reflect the uncertainty of realizing the deferred
tax benefits, given historical losses. A valuation allowance is required when it
is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not
be realized. This assessment requires a review and consideration of all
available positive and negative evidence, including our past and future
performance, the market environment in which we operate, the utilization of tax
attributes in the past, and the length of carryforward periods and evaluation of
potential tax planning strategies. We expect to continue to maintain a full
valuation allowance until an appropriate level of profitability is sustained or
we are able to develop tax strategies that would enable us to conclude that it
is more likely than not that a portion of our deferred tax assets would be
realizable.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
Summarized cash flow information is as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
Three months ended
March 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
2008
|
|
Cash
provided (used) by operating activities
|
|
$
|
(974
|
)
|
$
|
1,146
|
|
Cash
used in investing activities
|
|
(4,227
|
)
|
(68
|
)
|
Cash
provided by financing activities
|
|
22
|
|
306
|
|
At
March 31, 2009, InsWeb’s principal source of liquidity was
$4.1 million in cash and cash equivalents. Since inception, we have
financed our operations primarily through the sale of preferred and common
stock.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, net cash used by operating activities
primarily consisted of our net loss adjusted for non-cash share-based
compensation of $0.1 million and depreciation and amortization of property,
equipment and intangible assets of $47,000. An increase in accounts
receivable of $2.0 million decreased cash provided by operations, but was
partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $1.2 million and a
decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $0.2 million. For the
comparable three month period ended March 31, 2008, net cash provided by
operating activities primarily consisted of our net income adjusted for non-cash
share-based compensation of $0.3 million and depreciation and amortization of
property and equipment of $34,000. An increase in accounts receivable
of $1.1 million decreased cash provided by operations, but was largely offset by
an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $1.0 million. The
increase in accounts receivable was primarily the result of higher first quarter
of 2008 revenues than the preceding 2007 fourth quarter revenues.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009 net cash used in investing activities was
$4.2 million representing $2.0 million relating to purchases of short term
investments and $2.2 million relating to cash restricted for the use as
collateral to obtain a commercial credit line. InsWeb uses this
commercial credit line for many of its larger, recurring accounts payable, and
we will earn a cash rebate of approximately 50-95 basis points, dependent upon
the purchase volume during the 2009 calendar year. For the comparable
three month period ending March 31, 2008, net cash used in investing activities
was $68,000, representing purchases of property and equipment.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, net cash provided by financing
activities was $22,000 and $0.3 million respectively, and was primarily
attributable to proceeds from employee stock plans.
We have a
non-cancelable 10-year operating lease agreement through April 2011 for office
space in the Sacramento area which currently houses our corporate headquarters.
We have options to extend the lease at the end of the lease term, and have the
right of first refusal on other office space in the complex.
Aggregate
contractual cash obligations, net of contractual sublease income, as of
March 31, 2009 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
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Gross lease
commitments
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Sublease
income
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|
Net lease
commitment
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Nine
months ending December 31, 2009
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$
|
809
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$
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(50)
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|
$
|
759
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|
Year
ending December 31, 2010
|
|
1,078
|
|
(15)
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|
1,063
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Year
ending December 31, 2011
|
|
359
|
|
—
|
|
359
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
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|
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$
|
2,246
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|
$
|
(65)
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|
$
|
2,181
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We
currently anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to
meet our anticipated cash needs for working capital and capital expenditures for
at least the next 12 months. Although we do not anticipate the need for
additional financing, we nevertheless may require additional funds to meet
operating needs, or to expand our business internally or through acquisition. We
cannot be certain that additional financing will be available when required, on
favorable terms or at all. If we are not successful in raising additional
capital as required, our business could be materially harmed. If additional
funds were raised through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage
ownership of our then-current stockholders would be reduced.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET
RISK.
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There
have been no material changes to our disclosures related to certain market risks
as reported under Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
ITEM
4T.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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(a)
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Under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including
our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is
defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the
period covered by this quarterly
report.
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(b)
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There
has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during
the three months ended March 31, 2009 that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
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PART II:
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
See Part I, Item 1,
“Financial Statements — Note 12 — Commitments and Contingencies.”
Our
future business, operating results and financial condition are subject to
various risks and uncertainties, including those disclosed in Part I, Item
1A, “Risk Factors,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. There have been no material changes to the risk factors as so
disclosed.
Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Document
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31.1
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Exchange Act
Rule 13a-14(a).
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|
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31.2
|
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Exchange Act
Rule 13a-14(a).
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|
|
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32
|
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350.
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19
In
accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
Dated:
May 12, 2009
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INSWEB
CORPORATION
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|
(Registrant)
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|
|
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/s/
STEVEN J. YASUDA
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Steven
J. Yasuda
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Chief
Accounting Officer
|
20
EXHIBIT
31.1
INSWEB
CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION
OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I,
Hussein A. Enan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of InsWeb Corporation,
certify that:
|
(1)
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I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of InsWeb
Corporation;
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|
(2)
|
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
|
|
(3)
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
|
|
(4)
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), for the
registrant and we have:
|
|
a.
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
|
b.
|
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
|
|
c.
|
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
|
|
(5)
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of
directors:
|
|
a.
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
|
b.
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
|
|
/s/
HUSSEIN A. ENAN
|
Dated:
May12, 2009
|
Hussein
A. Enan
|
|
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
|
EXHIBIT
31.2
INSWEB
CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION
OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Kiran
Rasaretnam, Chief Financial Officer of InsWeb Corporation, certify
that:
|
(1)
|
I
have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of InsWeb
Corporation;
|
|
(2)
|
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
|
|
(3)
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
|
|
(4)
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), for the
registrant and we have:
|
|
a.
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
|
b.
|
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
|
|
c.
|
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting.
|
|
(5)
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of
directors:
|
|
a.
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
|
b.
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
|
|
/s/
KIRAN RASARETNAM
|
Dated:
May12, 2009
|
Kiran
Rasaretnam
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
EXHIBIT
32
INSWEB
CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Quarterly Report of InsWeb Corporation (the “Company”) on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of
the undersigned, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:
|
(1)
|
The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
and
|
|
(2)
|
The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.
|
A signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to InsWeb Corporation, and will be retained by InsWeb Corporation and
furnished to the Securities Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.
/s/
HUSSEIN A. ENAN
|
|
Hussein
A. Enan
|
|
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
Dated:
May 12, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/
KIRAN RASARETNAM
|
|
Kiran
Rasaretnam
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
Dated
: May 12, 2009
|
|