Unassociated Document
United
States
Securities and Exchange
Commission
x Quarterly Report Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For the Quarterly Period
Ended June 30,
2010
¨ Transition Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For the Transition Period
From________ to________.
Commission file number
0-10593
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Delaware
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11-2481903
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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1450
Broadway, New York, NY
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10018
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(Registrant's telephone
number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate
Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and
posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company”
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer x
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Accelerated filer ¨
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Non
- accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company ¨
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Indicate by check mark
whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act)
Indicate the number of shares
outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of Common Stock, as of the latest
practicable date.
Common Stock, $.001 Par
Value – 72,301,741 shares as of August 3, 2010.
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
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Page No.
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Part I.
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Financial
Information
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3
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Item 1.
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Financial
Statements
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets – June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December
31, 2009
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3
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements – Three and Six Months Ended June
30, 2010 and 2009
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4
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity – Three and Six
Months Ended June 30, 2010
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5
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Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months Ended June
30, 2010 and 2009
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6
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Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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8
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Item 2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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26
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Item 3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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32
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Item 4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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32
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Part II.
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Other
Information
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33
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Item 1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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33
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Item 1A.
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Risk
Factors
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33
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Item 2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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37
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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37
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Signatures
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38
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Part I. Financial
Information
Item 1. Financial
Statements
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except par
value)
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June
30,
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December 31,
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2010
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2009
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Current
Assets:
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Cash
(including restricted cash of $3,009 in 2010 and $6,163 in
2009)
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$
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60,236
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$
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201,544
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Accounts
receivable
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68,507
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62,667
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Deferred
income tax assets
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2,173
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1,886
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Other
assets - current
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23,823
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14,549
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Total
Current Assets
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154,739
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280,646
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Property
and equipment:
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|
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Furniture,
fixtures and equipment
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12,492
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9,060
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Less:
Accumulated depreciation
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(3,255
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)
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(2,611
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)
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9,237
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6,449
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Other
Assets:
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Restricted
cash
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15,866
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15,866
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Marketable
securities
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7,284
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6,988
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Goodwill
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189,641
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170,737
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Trademarks
and other intangibles, net
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1,404,563
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1,254,689
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Deferred
financing costs, net
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3,956
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4,803
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Investments
and joint ventures
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58,026
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36,568
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Other
assets – non-current
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39,498
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25,867
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1,718,834
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1,515,518
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Total
Assets
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|
$
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1,882,810
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$
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1,802,613
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Liabilities
and Stockholders' Equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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$
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28,910
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$
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24,446
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Deferred
revenue
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19,921
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14,802
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Current
portion of long-term debt
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77,197
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93,251
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Other
current liabilities
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4,000
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-
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Total
current liabilities
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130,028
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132,499
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Non-current
deferred income taxes
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127,648
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117,090
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Long-term
debt, less current maturities
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528,772
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569,128
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Long-term
deferred revenue
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11,032
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11,831
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Other
liabilities
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14,339
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2,293
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Total
Liabilities
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811,819
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832,841
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders'
Equity
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Common
stock, $.001 par value shares authorized 150,000; shares
issued 73,535 and 72,759 respectively
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74
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73
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Additional
paid-in capital
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740,839
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725,504
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Retained
earnings
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244,784
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195,469
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Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(3,602
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)
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(4,032
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)
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Less:
Treasury stock – 1,246 and 1,219 shares at cost,
respectively
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(8,359
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)
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(7,861
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)
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Total
Iconix Stockholders’ Equity
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973,736
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909,153
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Non-controlling
interest
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97,255
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60,619
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Total
Stockholders’ Equity
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1,070,991
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969,772
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
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$
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1,882,810
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$
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1,802,613
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See Notes to Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Income Statements
(in thousands, except
earnings per share data)
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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Licensing
and other revenue
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$ |
76,013 |
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$ |
56,408 |
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$ |
147,717 |
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$ |
106,909 |
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Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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26,369 |
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17,368 |
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48,687 |
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33,638 |
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Expenses
related to specific litigation
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|
201 |
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|
83 |
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|
207 |
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|
137 |
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|
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Operating
income
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|
49,443 |
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|
38,957 |
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|
98,823 |
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|
73,134 |
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|
|
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|
|
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Other
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Interest
expense
|
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|
10,672 |
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|
10,111 |
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|
21,701 |
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|
20,549 |
|
Interest
and other income
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|
(724 |
) |
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|
(572 |
) |
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(1,778 |
) |
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|
(1,175 |
) |
Equity
earnings on joint ventures
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(1,104 |
) |
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(770 |
) |
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(2,217 |
) |
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(807 |
) |
Other
expenses - net
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|
8,844 |
|
|
|
8,769 |
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|
|
17,706 |
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|
18,567 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
|
40,599 |
|
|
|
30,188 |
|
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|
81,117 |
|
|
|
54,567 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Provision
for income taxes
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|
14,480 |
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|
|
10,897 |
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|
28,544 |
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|
|
19,627 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
26,119 |
|
|
$ |
19,291 |
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|
$ |
52,573 |
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|
$ |
34,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Less:
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
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|
$ |
1,578 |
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|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
3,258 |
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|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income attributable to Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
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|
$ |
24,541 |
|
|
$ |
19,291 |
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|
$ |
49,315 |
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|
$ |
34,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Earnings
per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Basic
|
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$ |
0.34 |
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|
$ |
0.31 |
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|
$ |
0.69 |
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|
$ |
0.58 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.33 |
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|
$ |
0.30 |
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|
$ |
0.66 |
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|
$ |
0.56 |
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
72,169 |
|
|
|
62,467 |
|
|
|
71,855 |
|
|
|
60,044 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Diluted
|
|
|
74,749 |
|
|
|
65,060 |
|
|
|
74,589 |
|
|
|
62,765 |
|
See Notes to Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity
Six Months Ended June 30,
2010
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Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Additional
|
|
|
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Other
|
|
|
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|
|
Non-
|
|
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|
|
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|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Paid-in
|
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Retained
|
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|
Comprehensive
|
|
|
Treasury
|
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|
Controlling
|
|
|
|
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|
Shares
|
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|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Loss
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance
at January 1, 2010
|
|
|
72,759 |
|
|
$ |
73 |
|
|
$ |
725,504 |
|
|
$ |
195,469 |
|
|
$ |
(4,032
|
) |
|
$ |
(7,861
|
) |
|
$ |
60,619 |
|
|
$ |
969,772 |
|
Shares
issued on exercise of stock options
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
700 |
|
Shares
issued on vesting of restricted stock
|
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Shares
issued for earn-out on acquisition
|
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
9,688 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
9,689 |
|
Tax
benefit of stock option exercises
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
315 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
315 |
|
Compensation
expense in connection with restricted stock and stock
options
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,632 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,632 |
|
Shares
repurchased on vesting of restricted stock and exercise of stock
options
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(498
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(498
|
) |
Comprehensive
income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
49,315 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,258 |
|
|
|
52,573 |
|
Realization
of cash flow hedge, net of tax
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
134 |
|
Change
in fair value of securities, net of tax
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
296 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
296 |
|
Total
comprehensive income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
53,003 |
|
Non-controlling
interest of acquired companies
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
33,378 |
|
|
|
33,378 |
|
Balance
at June 30, 2010
|
|
|
73,535 |
|
|
$ |
74 |
|
|
$ |
740,839 |
|
|
$ |
244,784 |
|
|
$ |
(3,602
|
) |
|
$ |
(8,359
|
) |
|
$ |
97,255 |
|
|
$ |
1,070,991 |
|
See Notes to Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
Six Months Ended June
30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
52,573
|
|
|
$
|
34,940
|
|
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
|
|
644
|
|
|
|
672
|
|
Amortization
of trademarks and other intangibles
|
|
|
4,224
|
|
|
|
3,563
|
|
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
1,142
|
|
|
|
1,161
|
|
Amortization
of convertible note discount
|
|
|
7,345
|
|
|
|
6,761
|
|
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
|
|
4,632
|
|
|
|
3,327
|
|
Change
in non-controlling interest
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(271
|
)
|
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
|
|
1,983
|
|
|
|
542
|
|
Accrued
interest on long-term debt
|
|
|
(1,611
|
)
|
|
|
237
|
|
(Earnings)
loss on equity investment in joint venture
|
|
|
(2,217
|
)
|
|
|
(536
|
)
|
Realization
of cash flow hedge
|
|
|
134
|
|
|
|
106
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
9,218
|
|
|
|
11,259
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of business
acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
1,639
|
|
|
|
(11,397
|
)
|
Other
assets - current
|
|
|
(3,253
|
)
|
|
|
969
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
3,869
|
|
|
|
560
|
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
(7,546
|
)
|
|
|
(1,189
|
)
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
9,711
|
|
|
|
(8,826
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
82,487
|
|
|
|
41,878
|
|
Cash
flows used in investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(649
|
)
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
Additions
to trademarks
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
|
(68
|
)
|
Acquisition
of interest in Hardy Way
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(9,000
|
)
|
Acquisition
of interest in MG Icon
|
|
|
(4,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Acquisition
of Peanuts Worldwide
|
|
|
(172,054
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Payment
of expenses related to acquisitions
|
|
|
(1,160
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Distributions
to equity partners
|
|
|
1,919
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Earn-out
payment on acquisition
|
|
|
(799
|
)
|
|
|
(9,400
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(176,761
|
)
|
|
|
(18,488
|
)
|
Cash
flows used in financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of new stock, net of cost
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
152,787
|
|
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options and warrants
|
|
|
700
|
|
|
|
2,638
|
|
Shares
repurchased on vesting of restricted stock and exercise of stock
options
|
|
|
(498
|
)
|
|
|
(232
|
)
|
Shares
repurchased on the open market
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,455
|
)
|
Payment
of long-term debt
|
|
|
(64,051
|
)
|
|
|
(49,584
|
)
|
Non-controlling
interest contribution
|
|
|
16,500
|
|
|
|
2,066
|
|
Excess
tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements
|
|
|
315
|
|
|
|
3,302
|
|
Restricted
cash - current
|
|
|
3,154
|
|
|
|
(4,372
|
)
|
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
|
|
(43,880
|
)
|
|
|
105,150
|
|
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(138,154
|
)
|
|
|
128,540
|
|
Cash,
beginning of period
|
|
|
195,381
|
|
|
|
66,404
|
|
Cash,
end of period
|
|
$
|
57,227
|
|
|
|
194,944
|
|
Balance
of restricted cash - current
|
|
|
3,009
|
|
|
|
5,247
|
|
Total
cash including current restricted cash, end of period
|
|
$
|
60,236
|
|
|
|
200,191
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of
cash flow information:
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid during the period:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes
|
|
$
|
12,491
|
|
|
$
|
5,332
|
|
Interest
|
|
$
|
10,839
|
|
|
$
|
11,917
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of
non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued
|
|
$
|
9,689
|
|
|
$
|
8,000
|
|
See Notes to Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. and
Subsidiaries
Notes to Unaudited Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information
and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by
generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In
the opinion of management of Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (the "Company", “we”,
“us”, or “our”), all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring
accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
Operating results for the three months (“Current Quarter”) and six months
(“Current Six Months”) ended June 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the
results that may be expected for a full fiscal year.
Certain prior period amounts
have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s
presentation.
For further information,
refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009
(“2009”).
2. Investments and
Joint Ventures
Scion LLC (“Scion”) is a
brand management and licensing company formed by the Company with Shawn “Jay-Z”
Carter in March 2007 to buy, create and develop brands across a spectrum of
consumer product categories. On November 7, 2007, Scion, through its
wholly-owned subsidiary Artful Holdings LLC (“Artful Holdings”), purchased
Artful Dodger, an exclusive, high end urban apparel brand for a purchase price
of $15.0 million. The Artful Dodger brand is currently licensed to Roc Apparel
Group LLC ("Roc Apparel") in the United States and its territories and has been
licensed to wholesale partners and distributors in Canada and
Europe.
At inception, the Company
determined that it would consolidate Scion since, under Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810 “Consolidation”, the Company is the
primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity.
In March 2009, the Company,
through its investment in Scion, effectively acquired a 16.6% interest
in Roc Apparel, its licensee for the Roc Apparel and Artful Dodger
brands, for $1. The Company has determined that Roc Apparel is a
variable interest entity as defined by ASC Topic 810. However,
the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The investment
in Roc Apparel is accounted for under the cost method of
accounting. As part of the transaction, the Company and its Scion
partner each contributed approximately $2.1 million to Scion, totaling
approximately $4.1 million, which was deposited as cash collateral under the
terms of Roc Apparel's financing agreements. During the
Current Quarter, approximately $3.3 million of the collateral was released to
Scion and distributed to the Scion members equally. The remaining $0.8 million
of cash collateral, which is owned by Scion, is included as short-term
restricted cash in the Company’s balance sheet. During the Current
Quarter and the Current Six Months, the Company recognized approximately $0.5
million and $0.6 million in dividends from its investment in Roc Apparel,
respectively, which is included in interest and other income in the unaudited
condensed consolidated income statement.
In December 2007, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance under ASC Topic
810 regarding non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements.
This guidance requires the recognition of a non-controlling interest (formerly
known as a “minority interest”) as equity in the consolidated financial
statements and separate from the parent’s
equity.
At June 30, 2010 and December
31, 2009, the carrying value of the consolidated assets that are collateral for
the variable interest entity’s obligations total $13.1 million and $13.7
million, respectively, which is comprised of the Artful Dodger
trademark.
In September 2008, the
Company and Novel Fashions Holdings Limited (“Novel”) formed a joint venture
(“Iconix China”) to develop and market the Company's brands in the People’s
Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (the “China Territory”). Pursuant
to the terms of this transaction, the Company contributed to Iconix China
substantially all rights to its brands in the China Territory and committed to
contribute an additional $5.0 million, and Novel committed to contribute $20
million. Upon closing of the transaction, the Company contributed
$2.0 million and Novel contributed $8.0 million. In September 2009,
the parties amended the terms of the transaction documents to eliminate the
obligation of the Company to make any additional contributions and to reduce
Novel’s remaining contribution commitment to $9.0 million, payable as follows:
$4.0 million
payable on or prior to August 1, 2010, $3.0 million payable on or prior to June
1, 2011, and $2.0 million payable on or prior to June 1, 2012. Each
of these payments is subject to reduction by mutual agreement of the
parties.
At inception, the Company
determined, in accordance with ASC Topic 810, based on the corporate
structure, voting rights and contributions of the Company and Novel, Iconix
China is a variable interest entity and not subject to consolidation, as, under
ASC Topic 810, the Company is not the primary beneficiary of Iconix
China. The Company has recorded its investment under the equity
method of accounting.
In December 2008, the Company
contributed substantially all rights to its brands in Mexico, Central
America, South America and the Caribbean (the “Latin America Territory”) to
Iconix Latin America LLC (“Iconix Latin America”), a then newly formed
subsidiary of the Company. On December 29, 2008, New Brands America
LLC (“New Brands”), an affiliate of the Falic Group, purchased a 50% interest in
Iconix Latin America. In consideration for its 50% interest in Iconix
Latin America, New Brands agreed to pay $6.0 million to the
Company. New Brands paid $1.0 million upon closing of this
transaction and has committed to pay an additional $5.0 million over the
30-month period following closing. As of June 30, 2010, the balance
owed to the Company under this obligation is $3.0 million, which is included in
the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet in other assets -
current.
Based on the corporate
structure, voting rights and contributions of the Company and New Brands, Iconix
Latin America is not subject to consolidation. This conclusion was
based on the Company’s determination that the entity met the criteria to be
considered a “business,” and therefore was not subject to consolidation due to
the “business scope exception” of ASC Topic 810. As such, the Company has
recorded its investment under the equity method of
accounting.
In May 2009, the Company
acquired a 50% interest in Hardy Way LLC (“Hardy Way”), the owner of the Ed
Hardy brands and trademarks, for $17.0 million, comprised of $9.0 million in
cash and 588,688 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $8.0
million. In addition, the sellers of the 50% interest received an
additional $1.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to an
earn-out based on royalties received by Hardy Way for the year ending December
31, 2009.
Based on the corporate
structure, voting rights and contributions of the Company and Hardy Way, Hardy
Way is not subject to consolidation. This conclusion was based on
the Company’s determination that the entity met the criteria to be
considered a “business,” and therefore was not subject to consolidation due to
the “business scope exception” of ASC Topic 810. As such, the Company has
recorded its investment under the equity method of
accounting.
In
October 2009, the Company consummated, through a newly formed subsidiary, IP
Holdings Unltd LLC (“IPH Unltd”), a transaction with the sellers of the Ecko
portfolio of brands, including Ecko and Zoo York (the “Ecko Assets”), pursuant
to which the sellers sold and/or contributed the Ecko Assets to the IPH Unltd
joint venture in exchange for a 49% membership interest in IPH Unltd and $63.5
million in cash which had been contributed to IPH Unltd by the
Company. As a result of this transaction, the Company owns a 51%
controlling membership interest in IPH Unltd. In addition, IPH Unltd
borrowed $90.0 million from a third party to repay certain indebtedness of the
sellers (Note 5).
The
following table is a reconciliation of cash paid to sellers and the fair value
of the sellers non-controlling interest:
(000’s
omitted)
Cash
paid to sellers
|
|
$ |
63,500 |
|
Fair
value of 49% non-controlling interest to sellers
|
|
|
57,959 |
|
|
|
|
121,459 |
|
The
estimated fair value of the assets acquired, less long-term debt issued, is
allocated as follows:
(000’s
omitted)
Trademarks
|
|
$ |
203,515 |
|
License
agreements
|
|
|
6,830 |
|
Non-compete
agreement
|
|
|
400 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
714 |
|
Long-term
debt issued
|
|
|
(90,000
|
) |
|
|
$ |
121,459 |
|
ASC Topic
810 affirms that consolidation is appropriate when one entity has a controlling
financial interest in another entity. The Company owns a 51% membership interest
in IPH Unltd compared to the minority owner’s 49% membership interest. Further,
the Company believes that the voting and veto rights of the minority shareholder
are merely protective in nature and does not provide them with substantive
participating rights in IPH Unltd. As such, IPH Unltd is subject to
consolidation by the Company, which is reflected in the Company’s financial
statements as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
In
accordance with ASC Topic 810, the Company recognizes the non-controlling
interest of IPH Unltd as equity in the consolidated financial statements and
separate from the parent’s equity.
The Ecko
and Zoo York trademarks have been determined by management to have an indefinite
useful life and accordingly, consistent with ASC Topic 350, no amortization is
being recorded in the Company’s consolidated income statements. The goodwill and
trademarks are subject to a test for impairment on an annual basis. Any
adjustments resulting from the finalization of the purchase price allocations
will affect the amount assigned to the Company’s consolidated income statement.
The $0.7 million of goodwill is deductible for income tax
purposes. The license agreements are being amortized on a
straight-line basis over the remaining contractual periods of approximately 1 to
9 years.
At June
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the carrying value of the consolidated assets
that are collateral for the variable interest entity’s obligations total $209.8
million and $210.3 million, respectively, which is comprised of trademarks and
license agreements. The assets of the Company are not available to the
variable interest entity's creditors.
In December 2009, the Company
contributed substantially all rights to its brands in all member states and
candidate states of the European Union and certain other European countries (the
“European Territory”) to Iconix Europe LLC, a newly formed wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company (“Iconix Europe”). Also in December 2009
and shortly after the formation of Iconix Europe, an investment group led by The
Licensing Company and Albion Equity Partners LLC purchased a 50% interest in
Iconix Europe through Brand Investments Vehicles Group 3 Limited (“BIV”),
to assist the Company in developing, exploiting, marketing and
licensing the Company's brands in the European Territory. In
consideration for its 50% interest in Iconix Europe, BIV agreed to pay $4.0
million, of which $3.0 million was paid upon closing of this transaction in
December 2009, the remaining $1.0 million to be paid in December 2010, and is
included in other assets - current on the Company’s unaudited condensed
consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009.
At inception, the Company
determined, in accordance with ASC 810, based on the corporate structure, voting
rights and contributions of the Company and BIV, that Iconix Europe is not a
variable interest entity and not subject to consolidation. The
Company has recorded its investment under the equity method of
accounting.
In March 2010, the Company
acquired a 50% interest in MG Icon LLC (“MG Icon”), the owner of the Material
Girl brands and trademarks and other rights associated with the artist,
performer and celebrity known as "Madonna", from Purim LLC (“Purim”) for $20.0
million, $4.0 million of which was paid at closing. Of the remaining
$16.0 million owed to Purim, $4.0 million is included in other current
liabilities and $12.0 million is included in other liabilities. In
addition, Purim may be entitled to receive additional consideration pursuant to
an earn-out based on certain qualitative criteria.
Based on the corporate
structure, voting rights and contributions of the Company and MG Icon, MG Icon
is not subject to consolidation. This conclusion was based on the
Company’s determination that the entity met the criteria to be considered a
“business,” and therefore was not subject to consolidation due to the “business
scope exception” of ASC Topic 810. As such, the Company has recorded its
investment under the equity method of accounting.
On April 26, 2010, the
Company entered into an interest purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
with United Feature Syndicate, Inc (“UFS”) and The E.W. Scripps Company (the
“Parent”) (Parent and UFS, collectively, the “Sellers”) to purchase all of the
issued and outstanding interests (“Interests”) of Peanuts Worldwide LLC (formerly known as Character
Licensing, LLC),
a newly formed Delaware limited liability company (“Peanuts
Worldwide”), to which, prior to the closing of the
acquisition, the
Peanuts brand and related assets and certain other assets
were contributed by UFS. On June 3, 2010 (the
“Closing Date”), the Company assigned its right to buy all of the Interests to
Peanuts Holdings
LLC (“Peanuts Holdings”), a newly formed Delaware
limited liability company and joint venture owned 80% by Icon Entertainment LLC
(“IE”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and 20% by Beagle Scout LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“Beagle”) owned by certain Schulz family
trusts.
Further, on the Closing
Date, IE and Beagle entered into an
operating agreement with respect to Peanuts Holdings (the “Operating
Agreement”). Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, the Company,
through IE, and Beagle made capital contributions of $141.0 million and $34.0
million, respectively, in connection with the acquisition of Peanuts
Worldwide. The Interests were then purchased for $172.1 million in cash, as adjusted for acquired
working capital (see below).
In connection with the
Operating Agreement, the Company through IE, loaned $17.5 million to Beagle (the
“Beagle Note”), the proceeds of which were used to fund Beagle’s capital
contribution to Peanuts Holdings in connection with the acquisition of Peanuts
Worldwide. The Beagle Note bears interest at 6% per annum, with
minimum principal payable in equal annual installments of approximately $2.2
million beginning June 3, 2011, with any remaining unpaid principal balance and
accrued interest to be due on June 3, 2015, the Beagle Note maturity
date. The Beagle Note is secured by the membership interest in
Peanuts Holdings owned by Beagle. At June 30, 2010, the $2.2 million
current portion is included in other assets - current in the unaudited condensed
consolidated balance sheet and the $15.3 million long term portion is included
in other assets - non-current.
The cash paid to the Sellers
and the estimated fair value of the assets acquired, less working capital
assumed, is allocated as follows:
Cash
paid to sellers by Iconix Brand Group, Inc.
|
|
$ |
138,054 |
|
Fair
value of 20% non-controlling interest
|
|
|
33,378 |
|
|
|
$ |
171,432 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trademarks
and Copyrights
|
|
$ |
153,000 |
|
License
agreements
|
|
|
1,080 |
|
Furniture,
fixtures and equipment
|
|
|
2,783 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
17,515 |
|
Cash
|
|
|
1,494 |
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
7,169 |
|
Other
assets - current
|
|
|
6,567 |
|
Deferred
revenue
|
|
|
(9,685 |
) |
Accrued
artist royalties
|
|
|
(7,823 |
) |
Other
current liabilities
|
|
|
(668 |
) |
|
|
$ |
171,432 |
|
ASC Topic 810 affirms that
consolidation is appropriate when one entity has a controlling financial
interest in another entity. The Company owns an 80% membership interest in
Peanuts Holdings, compared to the minority owner’s 20% membership interest. As
such, Peanuts Holdings is subject to consolidation with the Company, which is
reflected in the Company’s financial statements as of June 30,
2010.
In accordance with ASC Topic
810, the Company recognizes the non-controlling interest of Peanuts Holdings as
equity in the consolidated financial statements and separate from the parent’s
equity. As such, for the Current Quarter and Current Six Months, the
amount of net income attributable to the non-controlling interest is
approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and has been included
in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in the unaudited
condensed consolidated income statement.
The Peanuts trademarks and
copyrights have been determined by management to have an indefinite useful life
and accordingly, consistent with ASC Topic 350, no amortization is being
recorded in the Company’s consolidated income statements. The goodwill and
trademarks are subject to a test for impairment on an annual basis. Any
adjustments resulting from the finalization of the purchase price allocations
will be recorded in the consolidated income statement. The $17.5 million of
goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes. The licensing
agreements are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining
contractual periods of approximately 1 to 5 years.
At June 30, 2010, the impact
of consolidating Peanuts Holdings on the Company’s unaudited condensed
consolidated balance sheet has increased current assets by $16.6 million,
non-current assets by $174.3 million, current liabilities by $15.3 million and
total liabilities by $15.3 million. For the Current Quarter, Peanuts
Holdings had approximately $5.3 million in revenue and $4.6 million in
operating expense. To date, the Company has incurred approximately
$1.5 million in transaction
costs related to this acquisition, which are included in selling, general and
administrative expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated income
statements for the Current Quarter and the Current Six
Months.
3. Fair Value
Measurements
ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value
Measurements”, which the Company adopted on January 1, 2008, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value and requires expanded disclosures about fair
value measurement. While ASC 820 does not require any new fair value
measurements in its application to other accounting pronouncements, it does
emphasize that a fair value measurement should be determined based on the
assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or
liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair
value measurements, ASC 820 established the following fair value hierarchy that
distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on
market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity
(observable inputs) and (2) the reporting entity's own assumptions about market
participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the
circumstances (unobservable inputs):
Level 1: Observable inputs
such as quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active
markets
Level 2: Other inputs that
are observable directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets
or liabilities or market-corroborated inputs
Level 3: Unobservable inputs
for which there is little or no market data and which requires the owner of the
assets or liabilities to develop its own assumptions about how market
participants would price these assets or liabilities
The valuation techniques that
may be used to measure fair value are as follows:
(A) Market approach - Uses
prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving
identical or comparable assets or liabilities
(B) Income approach - Uses
valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based
on current market expectations about those future amounts, including present
value techniques, option-pricing models and excess earnings
method
(C) Cost approach - Based on
the amount that would currently be required to replace the service capacity of
an asset (replacement cost)
To determine the fair value
of certain financial instruments, the Company relies on Level 2 inputs generated
by market transactions of similar instruments where available, and Level 3
inputs using an income approach when Level 1 and Level 2 inputs are not
available. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to
the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of
financial assets and financial liabilities and their placement within the fair
value hierarchy. The following table summarizes the instruments measured at fair
value at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
Carrying Amount as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation
|
(000's omitted)
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Technique
|
Marketable
Securities
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
7,284
|
|
(B)
|
Cash
Flow Hedge
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
(A)
|
Carrying Amount as of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation
|
(000's omitted)
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Technique
|
Marketable
Securities
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
6,988
|
|
(B)
|
Cash
Flow Hedge
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
(A)
|
Marketable
Securities
Marketable securities, which
are accounted for as available-for-sale, are stated at fair value in accordance
with ASC Topic 320 “Investments – Debt and Equity” and consist of auction rate
securities (“ARS”). Temporary changes in fair market value are recorded as other
comprehensive income or loss, whereas other than temporary markdowns will be
realized through the Company’s income statement.
As of June 30, 2010, the
Company held ARS with a face value of $13.0 million and a fair value of
approximately $7.3 million. In December 2008, the insurer of the ARS
exercised its put option to replace the underlying securities of the ARS with
its preferred securities. Prior to the second quarter of 2009 the ARS had paid
cash dividends according to their stated terms. During the second
quarter of 2009, the Company received notice from the insurer that payment of
cash dividends ceased as of July 31, 2009 and would be resumed only if the board
of directors of the insurer declared such cash dividends to be payable at a
later date. The insurer’s board of directors temporarily reinstated
dividend payments for the 4-week period from December 23, 2009 to January 15,
2010. In January 2010, the Company commenced a lawsuit against the
broker-dealer of these ARS alleging, among other things, fraud, and seeking
full recovery of the $13.0 million face value of the ARS, as well as legal costs
and punitive damages. Prior to June 30, 2009, the Company estimated
the fair value of its ARS with a discounted cash flow model where the Company
used the expected rate of cash dividends to be received. As the cash
dividend payments have ceased, the Company has changed its methodology for
estimating the fair value of the ARS. Beginning June 30, 2009, the
Company has estimated the fair value of its ARS using the present value of the
weighted average of several scenarios of recovery based on management’s
assessment of the probability of each scenario. The Company considered a
variety of factors in its model including: credit rating of the issuer and
insurer, comparable market data (if available), current macroeconomic market
conditions, quality of the underlying securities, and the probabilities of
several levels of recovery and reinstatement of the cash dividend
payments. As a result of its evaluation, during the Current Six
Months the Company has recorded an unrealized pre-tax gain of approximately $0.3
million in accumulated other comprehensive loss as an increase to stockholders’
equity to reflect a temporary increase in the fair value of the
ARS. The Company believes the cumulative decrease in fair value since
inception is temporary due to general macroeconomic market
conditions. Further, the Company has the ability and intent to hold
the ARS until an anticipated full redemption. These funds will not be available
to the Company unless a successful auction occurs, a buyer is found outside the
auction process, or if recovery is realized through settlement or legal
judgment of the action brought against the broker-dealer. As the ARS have failed
to auction and may not auction successfully in the near future, the Company has
classified its ARS as non-current. The Company continues to monitor the auction
rate securities market as well as the financial condition of the insurer of the
ARS and considers its impact, if any, on the fair value of its
ARS. The following table summarizes the activity for the
period:
Auction Rate Securities
|
|
(000's omitted)
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Balance
at January 1
|
|
$
|
6,988
|
|
|
$
|
7,522
|
|
Additions
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Gains
(losses) reported in earnings
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Gains
(losses) reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
|
|
296
|
|
|
|
(66
|
)
|
Balance
at June 30
|
|
$
|
7,284
|
|
|
$
|
7,456
|
|
On July 26, 2007, the Company
purchased a hedge instrument from Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc.
(“LBSF”) to mitigate the cash flow risk of rising interest rates on the Term
Loan Facility (see Note 5 for a description of this credit agreement). This
hedge instrument caps the Company’s exposure to rising interest rates at 6.00%
for LIBOR for 50% of the forecasted outstanding balance of the Term Loan
Facility (“Interest Rate Cap”). Based on management’s assessment, the Interest
Rate Cap qualifies for hedge accounting under ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and
Hedging”. On a quarterly basis, the value of the hedge is adjusted to
reflect its current fair value, with any adjustment flowing through other
comprehensive income. The fair value of this instrument is obtained by comparing
the characteristics of this cash flow hedge with similarly traded instruments,
and is therefore classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. At June 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009, the fair value of the Interest Rate Cap was
approximately $1. On October 3, 2008, LBSF filed a petition for bankruptcy
protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The
Company does not believe that the LBSF bankruptcy filing and its
potential impact on LBSF will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
At June 30, 2010 and December
31, 2009, the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables and accounts
payable and accrued expenses approximated their carrying values due to the
short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of the note receivable
from New Brands (see Note 2) approximates its $3.0 million carrying value; the
fair value of the note receivable due from the purchasers of the Canadian
trademark for Joe Boxer approximates its $4.0 million carrying value; the fair
value of the note payable to Purim LLC approximates its $16.0 million carrying
value; and the fair value of the Beagle Note approximates its $17.5 million
carrying value. The fair value of the estimated fair values of other
financial instruments subject to fair value disclosures, determined based on
broker quotes or quoted market prices or rates for the same or similar
instruments, and their related carrying amounts are as
follows:
(000's omitted)
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Long-term
debt, including current portion
|
|
$
|
605,969
|
|
|
$
|
612,164
|
|
|
$
|
662,379
|
|
|
$
|
650,732
|
|
Financial instruments expose
the Company to counterparty credit risk for nonperformance and to market risk
for changes in interest. The Company manages exposure to counterparty
credit risk through specific minimum credit standards, diversification of
counterparties and procedures to monitor the amount of credit exposure. The
Company’s financial instrument counterparties are substantial investment or
commercial banks with significant experience with such
instruments.
Non-Financial Assets and
Liabilities
On January 1, 2009, the
Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 820 with respect to its
non-financial assets and liabilities requiring non-recurring adjustments to fair
value using a market participant approach. The Company uses a discounted cash
flow model with level 3 inputs to measure the fair value of its non-financial
assets and liabilities. The Company also adopted the provisions of
ASC 820 as it relates to purchase accounting for its
acquisitions. The Company has goodwill, which is tested for
impairment at least annually, as required by ASC Topic 350 “Intangibles –
Goodwill and Other”. Further, in accordance with ASC Topic 350, the
Company’s indefinite-lived trademarks are tested for impairment at least
annually, on an individual basis as separate single units of
accounting. Similarly, consistent with ASC Topic 360 as it relates to
accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, the Company
assesses whether or not there is impairment of the Company’s definite-lived
trademarks. There was no impairment, and therefore no write-down, of
any of the Company’s long-lived assets during the Current Six Months or the
Prior Year Six Months.
4. Trademarks and
Other Intangibles, net
Trademarks and other
intangibles, net consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
|
Estimated
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lives in
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
(000's omitted)
|
|
Years
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Amortization
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indefinite
life trademarks and copyrights
|
|
Indefinite(1)
|
|
$
|
1,382,713
|
|
|
$
|
9,498
|
|
|
$
|
1,229,695
|
|
|
$
|
9,498
|
|
Definite
life trademarks
|
|
10-15
|
|
|
19,571
|
|
|
|
4,442
|
|
|
|
19,571
|
|
|
|
3,715
|
|
Non-compete
agreements
|
|
2-15
|
|
|
10,475
|
|
|
|
8,412
|
|
|
|
10,475
|
|
|
|
7,644
|
|
Licensing
agreements
|
|
1-9
|
|
|
30,103
|
|
|
|
16,010
|
|
|
|
29,023
|
|
|
|
13,338
|
|
Domain
names
|
|
5
|
|
|
570
|
|
|
|
507
|
|
|
|
570
|
|
|
|
450
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,443,432
|
|
|
$
|
38,869
|
|
|
$
|
1,289,334
|
|
|
$
|
34,645
|
|
(1) The amortization for the
Candie’s and Bongo trademarks is as of June 30, 2005. Effective July,
1 2005, the Company changed their useful lives to
indefinite.
Amortization expense for
intangible assets for the Current Quarter and Prior Year Quarter was $2.1
million and $1.8 million, respectively, and $4.2 million and $3.6 million for
the Current Six Months and Prior Year Six Months, respectively. With the
exception of the Badgley Mischka and Artful Dodger trademarks which the Company
has determined have definite lives, the trademarks and copyrights of the Company
have been determined to have an indefinite useful life and accordingly,
consistent with ASC 350, no amortization will be recorded in the Company's
consolidated income statements. Instead, each of these intangible assets are
tested for impairment at least annually on an individual basis as separate
single units of accounting, with any related impairment charge recorded to the
statement of operations at the time of determining such
impairment. Similarly, consistent with ASC 360, there was no
impairment of the definite-lived trademarks.
The Company's debt
is comprised of the following:
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
(000’s
omitted)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Convertible
Notes
|
|
$ |
255,041 |
|
|
$ |
247,696 |
|
Term
Loan Facility
|
|
|
170,725 |
|
|
|
217,632 |
|
Asset-Backed
Notes
|
|
|
83,017 |
|
|
|
94,865 |
|
Ecko
Note
|
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
|
90,000 |
|
Sweet
Note
|
|
|
12,186 |
|
|
|
12,186 |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
605,969 |
|
|
$ |
662,379 |
|
On June 20, 2007, the Company
completed the issuance of $287.5 million principal amount of the Company's
1.875% convertible senior subordinated notes due June 2012 (“Convertible Notes”)
in a private offering to certain institutional investors. The net proceeds
received by the Company from the offering were approximately $281.1
million.
The Convertible Notes bear
interest at an annual rate of 1.875%, payable semi-annually in arrears on June
30 and December 31 of each year, beginning December 31, 2007. However, the
Company recognizes an effective interest rate of 7.85% on the carrying amount of
the Convertible Notes. The effective rate is based on the rate for a
similar instrument that does not have a conversion feature. The
Convertible Notes will be convertible into cash and, if applicable, shares of
the Company's common stock based on a conversion rate of 36.2845 shares of the
Company's common stock, subject to customary adjustments, per $1,000 principal
amount of the Convertible Notes (which is equal to an initial conversion price
of approximately $27.56 per share) only under the following circumstances: (1)
during any fiscal quarter beginning after September 30, 2007 (and only during
such fiscal quarter), if the closing price of the Company's common stock for at
least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last
trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is more than 130% of the
conversion price per share, which is $1,000 divided by the then applicable
conversion rate; (2) during the five business day period immediately following
any five consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per $1,000
principal amount of the Convertible Notes for each day of that period was less
than 98% of the product of (a) the closing price of the Company's common stock
for each day in that period and (b) the conversion rate per $1,000 principal
amount of the Convertible Notes; (3) if specified distributions to holders of
the Company's common stock are made, as set forth in the indenture governing the
Convertible Notes (“Indenture”); (4) if a “change of control” or other
“fundamental change,” each as defined in the Indenture, occurs; (5) if the
Company chooses to redeem the Convertible Notes upon the occurrence of a
“specified accounting change,” as defined in the Indenture; and (6) during the
last month prior to maturity of the Convertible Notes. If the holders of the
Convertible Notes exercise the conversion provisions under the circumstances set
forth, the Company will need to remit the lower of the principal balance of the
Convertible Notes or their conversion value to the holders in cash. As such, the
Company would be required to classify the entire amount outstanding of the
Convertible Notes as a current liability in the following quarter. The
evaluation of the classification of amounts outstanding associated with the
Convertible Notes will occur every quarter.
Upon conversion, a holder
will receive an amount in cash equal to the lesser of (a) the principal amount
of the Convertible Note or (b) the conversion value, determined in the manner
set forth in the Indenture. If the conversion value exceeds the principal amount
of the Convertible Note on the conversion date, the Company will also deliver,
at its election, cash or the Company's common stock or a combination of cash and
the Company's common stock for the conversion value in excess of the principal
amount. In the event of a change of control or other fundamental change, the
holders of the Convertible Notes may require the Company to purchase all or a
portion of their Convertible Notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Convertible Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any. If a specified accounting change occurs, the Company may, at its option,
redeem the Convertible Notes in whole for cash, at a price equal to 102% of the
principal amount of the Convertible Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any. Holders of the Convertible Notes who convert their Convertible Notes in
connection with a fundamental change or in connection with a redemption upon the
occurrence of a specified accounting change may be entitled to a make-whole
premium in the form of an increase in the conversion
rate.
Pursuant to guidance issued
under ASC Topic 815, the Convertible Notes are accounted for as convertible debt
in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and the
embedded conversion option in the Convertible Notes has not been accounted for
as a separate derivative. For a discussion of the effects of the Convertible
Notes and the Convertible Note Hedge and Sold Warrants discussed below on
earnings per share, see Note 7.
In June 2008, the FASB issued
guidance under ASC Topic 815 regarding the determination of whether an
instrument (or an embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock. This
guidance provides that an entity should use a two step approach to evaluate
whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed
to its own stock, including evaluating the instrument’s contingent exercise and
settlement provisions. It also clarifies on the impact of foreign currency
denominated strike prices and market-based employee stock option valuation
instruments on the evaluation. This guidance is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company has evaluated the
impact of this guidance, and has determined it will have no impact on the
Company’s results of operations and financial position in 2010, and will have no
impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial position in future
fiscal periods.
At June 30, 2010 and December
31, 2009, the amount of the Convertible Notes accounted for as a liability was
approximately $255.0 million and $247.7 million, and is reflected on the
unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as
follows:
|
|
June 30,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
(000’s omitted)
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Equity
component carrying amount
|
|
$
|
41,309
|
|
|
$
|
41,309
|
|
Unamortized
discount
|
|
|
32,459
|
|
|
|
39,804
|
|
Net
debt carrying amount
|
|
|
255,041
|
|
|
|
247,696
|
|
For the Current Quarter and
the Current Six Months, the Company recorded additional non-cash interest
expense of $3.4 million and $6.9 million, respectively, representing the
difference between the stated interest rate on the Convertible Notes and
the rate for a similar instrument that does not have a conversion
feature. For the Prior Year Quarter and the Prior Year Six Months,
the Company recorded additional non-cash interest expense of $3.2 million and
$6.3 million, respectively.
For both the Current Quarter
and the Prior Year Quarter, cash interest expense relating to the Convertible
Notes was approximately $1.3 million. For both the Current Six Months
and the Prior Year Six Months, cash interest expense relating to the Convertible
Notes was approximately $2.7 million.
The Convertible Notes do not
provide for any financial covenants.
In connection with the sale
of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into hedges for the Convertible
Notes (“Convertible Note Hedges”) with respect to its common stock with two
entities, one of which was Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc. (“Lehman OTC”
and together with the other counterparty, the “Counterparties”). Pursuant to the
agreements governing these Convertible Note Hedges, the Company purchased call
options (the “Purchased Call Options”) from the Counterparties covering up to
approximately 10.4 million shares of the Company's common stock of which 40%
were purchased from Lehman OTC. These Convertible Note Hedges are designed
to offset the Company's exposure to potential dilution upon conversion of the
Convertible Notes in the event that the market value per share of the Company's
common stock at the time of exercise is greater than the strike price of the
Purchased Call Options (which strike price corresponds to the initial conversion
price of the Convertible Notes and is simultaneously subject to certain
customary adjustments). On June 20, 2007, the Company paid an aggregate amount
of approximately $76.3 million of the proceeds from the sale of the Convertible
Notes for the Purchased Call Options, of which $26.7 million was included in the
balance of deferred income tax assets at June 30, 2007 and is being recognized
over the term of the Convertible Notes. As of June 30, 2010, the balance of
deferred income tax assets related to this transaction was approximately
$10.8
million.
The Company also entered into
separate warrant transactions with the Counterparties whereby the Company,
pursuant to the agreements governing these warrant transactions, sold to the
Counterparties warrants (the “Sold Warrants”) to acquire up to 3.6 million
shares of the Company's common stock of which 40% were sold to Lehman OTC, at a
strike price of $42.40 per share of the Company's common stock. The Sold
Warrants will become exercisable on September 28, 2012 and will expire by the
end of 2012. The Company received aggregate proceeds of approximately $37.5
million from the sale of the Sold Warrants on June 20,
2007.
Pursuant to guidance issued
under ASC Topic 815 Derivatives and Hedging as it relates to accounting for
derivative financial instruments indexed to, and potentially settled in, a
company’s own stock, the Convertible Note Hedge and the proceeds received from
the issuance of the Sold Warrants were recorded as a charge and an increase,
respectively, in additional paid-in capital in stockholders’ equity as separate
equity transactions. As a result of these transactions, the Company recorded a
net reduction to additional paid-in-capital of $12.1 million in June
2007.
The Company has
evaluated the impact of adopting guidance issued under ASC Topic 815 regarding
embedded features as it relates to the Sold Warrants, and has determined it
will have no impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial
position in 2010, and will have no impact on the Company’s results of operations
and financial position in future fiscal periods.
As the Convertible Note Hedge
transactions and the warrant transactions were separate transactions entered
into by the Company with the Counterparties, they are not part of the terms of
the Convertible Notes and will not affect the holders' rights under the
Convertible Notes. In addition, holders of the Convertible Notes will not have
any rights with respect to the Purchased Call Options or the Sold
Warrants.
If the market value per share
of the Company's common stock at the time of conversion of the Convertible Notes
is above the strike price of the Purchased Call Options, the Purchased Call
Options entitle the Company to receive from the Counterparties net shares of the
Company's common stock, cash or a combination of shares of the Company's common
stock and cash, depending on the consideration paid on the underlying
Convertible Notes, based on the excess of the then current market price of the
Company's common stock over the strike price of the Purchased Call Options.
Additionally, if the market price of the Company's common stock at the time of
exercise of the Sold Warrants exceeds the strike price of the Sold Warrants, the
Company will owe the Counterparties net shares of the Company's common stock or
cash, not offset by the Purchased Call Options, in an amount based on the excess
of the then current market price of the Company's common stock over the strike
price of the Sold Warrants.
These transactions will
generally have the effect of increasing the conversion price of the Convertible
Notes to $42.40 per share of the Company's common stock, representing a 100%
percent premium based on the last reported sale price of the Company’s common
stock of $21.20 per share on June 14, 2007.
On September 15, 2008 and
October 3, 2008, respectively, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“Lehman Holdings”)
and its subsidiary, Lehman OTC, filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the
United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the
Southern District of New York (“Bankruptcy Court”). On September 17, 2009, the
Company filed proofs of claim with the Bankruptcy Court relating to the Lehman
OTC Convertible Note Hedges. The Company will continue to monitor the
bankruptcy filings of Lehman Holdings and Lehman OTC with respect to such
claims. The Company currently believes that the bankruptcy filings and
their potential impact on these entities will not have a material adverse effect
on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The
terms of the Convertible Notes and the rights of the holders of the Convertible
Notes are not affected in any way by the bankruptcy filings of Lehman Holdings
or Lehman OTC.
In connection with the
acquisition of the Rocawear brand, in March 2007, the Company entered into a
$212.5 million credit agreement with Lehman Brothers Inc., as lead arranger
and bookrunner, and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. (“LCPI”), as syndication agent
and administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement” or “Term Loan Facility”). At
the time, the Company pledged to LCPI, for the benefit of the lenders under the
Term Loan Facility (the “Lenders”), 100% of the capital stock owned by the
Company in its subsidiaries, OP Holdings and Management Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“OPHM”), and Studio Holdings and Management Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“SHM”). The Company's obligations under the Credit Agreement are
guaranteed by each of OPHM and SHM, as well as by two of its other subsidiaries,
OP Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“OP Holdings”), and
Studio IP Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Studio IP
Holdings").
On October 3, 2007, in
connection with the acquisition of Official-Pillowtex LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Official-Pillowtex”), with the proceeds of the Convertible
Notes, the Company pledged to LCPI, for the benefit of the Lenders, 100% of the
capital stock owned by the Company in Mossimo, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“MI”), and Pillowtex Holdings and Management Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“PHM”), each of which guaranteed the Company’s obligations under
the Credit Agreement. Simultaneously with the acquisition of Official-Pillowtex,
each of Mossimo Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Mossimo Holdings”), and Official-Pillowtex guaranteed the Company’s
obligations under the Credit Agreement. On September 10, 2008, PHM
was converted into a Delaware limited liability company, Pillowtex Holdings and
Management LLC (“PHMLLC”), and the Company’s membership interest in PHMLLC was
pledged to LCPI in place of the capital stock of PHM.
On July 26, 2007, the Company
purchased a hedge instrument to mitigate the cash flow risk of rising interest
rates on the Term Loan Facility. See Note 3.
On December 17, 2007, in
connection with the acquisition of the Starter brand, the Company borrowed an
additional $63.2 million pursuant to the Term Loan Facility (the “Additional
Borrowing”). The net proceeds received by the Company from the Additional
Borrowing were $60 million.
On February 24, 2010,
Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) was appointed as successor Administrative Agent
under the Credit Agreement.
On June 23, 2010, in
connection with the acquisition of Peanuts Worldwide (see Note 2), the Company
pledged to Barclays, for the benefit of the Lenders, its 100% membership
interest in IE. On such date, IE became a guarantor of the Company’s
obligations under the Credit Agreement, and IE pledged to Barclays, for the
benefit of the Lenders, its 80% membership interest in Peanuts
Holdings.
As of June 30, 2010, the
Company may borrow an additional $36.8 million under the terms of the Term Loan
Facility.
The guarantees under the Term
Loan Facility are secured by a pledge to Barclays, for the benefit of the
Lenders, of, among other things, the Ocean Pacific/OP, Danskin, Rocawear,
Mossimo, Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, Starter, Waverly and
Peanuts trademarks and related intellectual property assets, license agreements
and proceeds therefrom. Amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Facility bear
interest, at the Company’s option, at the Eurodollar rate or the prime rate,
plus an applicable margin of 2.25% or 1.25%, as the case may be, per annum. The
Credit Agreement provides that the Company is required to repay the outstanding
term loan in equal quarterly installments in annual aggregate amounts equal to
1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the loans outstanding, subject to
adjustment for prepayments, in addition to an annual payment equal to 50% of the
excess cash flow from the subsidiaries subject to the Term Loan Facility, as
described in the Credit Agreement, with any remaining unpaid principal balance
to be due on April 30, 2013 (the “Loan Maturity Date”). Upon completion of the
Convertible Notes offering, the Loan Maturity Date was accelerated to January 2,
2012. The Term Loan Facility can be prepaid, without penalty, at any time. On
March 11, 2008, the Company paid to LCPI, for the benefit of the Lenders, $15.6
million, representing 50% of the excess cash flow from the subsidiaries subject
to the Term Loan Facility for 2007. As a result of such payment, the Company is
no longer required to pay the quarterly installments described above. The Term
Loan Facility requires the Company to repay the principal amount of the term
loan outstanding in an amount equal to 50% of the excess cash flow of the
subsidiaries subject to the Term Loan Facility for the most recently completed
fiscal year. On March 17, 2010, the Company paid to Barclays, for the benefit of
the Lenders, $47.2 million, representing 50% of the excess cash flow from the
subsidiaries subject to the Term Loan Facility for the year ended December 31,
2009. As of June 30, 2010, $29.7 million has been classified as
current portion of long-term debt, which represents 50% of the estimated excess
cash flow for the Current Six Months of the subsidiaries subject to the Term
Loan Facility. The aggregate amount of 50% of the excess cash flow
for all four quarters in 2010 is payable during the first quarter of
2011. For the Current Quarter and the Prior Year Quarter, the
effective interest rate of the Term Loan Facility was 2.55% and 3.47%,
respectively. For the Current Six Months and the Prior Year Six
Months, the effective interest rate of the Term Loan Facility was 2.52% and
3.60%, respectively. At June 30, 2010, the balance of the Term Loan
Facility was $170.7 million. As of June 30, 2010, the Company was in
compliance with all material covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement. The
$272.5 million in proceeds from the Term Loan Facility were used by the Company
as follows: $204.0 million was used to pay the cash portion of the initial
consideration for the acquisition of the Rocawear brand; $2.1 million was used
to pay the costs associated with the Rocawear acquisition; $60 million was used
to pay the consideration for the acquisition of the Starter brand; and $3.9
million was used to pay costs associated with the Term Loan Facility. The costs
of $3.9 million relating to the Term Loan Facility have been deferred and are
being amortized over the life of the loan, using the effective interest method.
As of June 30, 2010, the subsidiaries subject to the Term Loan Facility were
Studio IP Holdings, SHM, OP Holdings, OPHM, Mossimo Holdings,
MI, Official-Pillowtex, PHMLLC and IE (collectively, the “Term Loan
Facility Subsidiaries”). As of June 30, 2010, the Term Loan Facility
Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, owned the following trademarks, excluding
certain territories covered by the Iconix China, Iconix Latin America and Iconix
Europe joint ventures (see Note 2): Danskin, Rocawear, Starter, Ocean
Pacific/OP, Mossimo, Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, Waverly and
Peanuts.
The financing for certain of
the Company's acquisitions has been accomplished through private placements by
its subsidiary, IP Holdings LLC ("IP Holdings") of asset-backed notes
("Asset-Backed Notes") secured by intellectual property assets (trade
names, trademarks, license agreements and payments and proceeds with respect
thereto relating to the Candie’s, Bongo, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Mudd and London Fog
brands) of IP Holdings. At June 30, 2010, the balance of the Asset-Backed Notes
was $83.0 million, $25.3 million of which is included in the current portion of
long-term debt on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance
sheet.
Cash on hand in the bank
account of IP Holdings is restricted at any point in time up to the amount of
the next debt principal and interest payment required under the Asset-Backed
Notes. Accordingly, $2.2 million and $2.0 million as of June 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively, are included as restricted cash within the
Company's current assets. Further, in connection with IP Holdings' issuance of
Asset-Backed Notes, a reserve account has been established and the funds on
deposit in such account will be applied to the final principal payment with
respect to the Asset-Backed Notes. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2010 and December
31, 2009, $15.9 million has been classified as non-current and disclosed as
restricted cash within other assets on the Company's unaudited condensed
consolidated balance sheets.
Interest rates and terms on
the outstanding principal amount of the Asset-Backed Notes as of June 30, 2010
are as follows: $28.1 million principal amount bears interest at a fixed
interest rate of 8.45% with a six year term, $12.4 million principal amount
bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.12% with a six year term, and $42.5 million
principal amount bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.99% with a six and a half
year term. The Asset-Backed Notes have no financial covenants by which the
Company or its subsidiaries need comply. The aggregate principal amount of the
Asset-Backed Notes is required to be fully paid by February 22,
2013.
Neither the Company nor any
of its subsidiaries (other than IP Holdings) is obligated to make any payment
with respect to the Asset-Backed Notes, and the assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries (other than IP Holdings) are not available to IP Holdings'
creditors. The assets of IP Holdings are not available to the creditors of the
Company or its subsidiaries (other than IP Holdings).
In connection with the Ecko
transaction, IPH Unltd issued a promissory note (“Ecko Note”) to a third party
creditor for $90.0 million. IPH Unltd’s obligations under the Ecko
Note are secured by the Ecko portfolio of trademarks and related intellectual
property assets (including Ecko and Zoo York), further guaranteed personally by
the minority owner of IPH Unltd, with no recourse to the Company. Amounts
outstanding under the Ecko Note bear interest at 7.50% per annum, with minimum
principal payable in equal quarterly installments of $2.5 million, with any
remaining unpaid principal balance and accrued interest to be due on June 30,
2014, the Ecko Note maturity date. The Ecko Note may be prepaid
without penalty, and would be applied to the scheduled quarterly principal
payments in the order of their maturity. As of June 30, 2010, the
total principal balance of the Ecko Note is $85.0 million, of which $10.0
million is included in the current portion of long-term debt on the unaudited
condensed consolidated balance sheet.
On April 23, 2002, the
Company acquired the remaining 50% interest in Unzipped (see Note 8) from Sweet
Sportswear, LLC (“Sweet”) for a purchase price comprised of 3,000,000 shares of
its common stock and $11.0 million in debt, which was evidenced by the Company’s
issuance of the 8% Senior Subordinated Note due in 2012 (“Sweet Note”). Prior to
August 5, 2004, Unzipped was managed by Sweet pursuant to the Management
Agreement (as defined in Note 8), which obligated Sweet to manage the operations
of Unzipped in return for, commencing in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2003
(“Fiscal 2003”), an annual management fee based upon certain specified
percentages of net income achieved by Unzipped during the three- year term of
the Management Agreement. In addition, Sweet guaranteed that the net income, as
defined in the Management Agreement, of Unzipped would be no less than $1.7
million for each year during the term, commencing with Fiscal 2003. In the event
that the guarantee was not met for a particular year, Sweet was obligated under
the Management Agreement to pay the Company the difference between the actual
net income of Unzipped, as defined, for such year and the guaranteed $1.7
million. That payment, referred to as the shortfall payment, could be offset
against the amounts due under the Sweet Note at the option of either the Company
or Sweet. As a result of such offsets, the balance of the Sweet Note was reduced
by the Company to $3.1 million as of December 31, 2006 and $3.0 million as of
December 31, 2005 and was reflected in Long- term debt. This note bears
interest at the rate of 8% per year and matures in April
2012.
In November 2007, the Company
received a signed judgment related to the Sweet Sportswear/Unzipped litigation.
See Note 10 for an update to this litigation.
The judgment stated that the
Sweet Note (originally $11.0 million when issued by the Company upon the
acquisition of Unzipped from Sweet in 2002) should total approximately $12.2
million as of December 31, 2007. The recorded balance of the Sweet Note, prior
to any adjustments related to the judgment was approximately $3.2 million. The
Company increased the Sweet Note by approximately $6.2 million and recorded the
expense as an expense related to specific litigation. The Company further
increased the Sweet Note by approximately $2.8 million to record the related
interest and included the charge in interest expense. As of June 30, 2010, the
Sweet Note is approximately $12.2 million and included in the current portion of
long-term debt. The Sweet Note bears interest, which was accrued for during
the Current Six Months and the Prior Year Six Months and included in accounts
payable and accrued expenses, at the rate of 8% per
year.
In addition, in November 2007
the Company was awarded a judgment of approximately $12.2 million for claims
made by it against Hubert Guez and Apparel Distribution Services, Inc. (“ADS”).
As a result, the Company recorded a receivable of approximately $12.2 million
and recorded the benefit in special charges during the year ended December 31,
2007. This receivable is included in other assets - non-current and bears
interest, which was accrued for during Current Six Months and the Prior Year Six
Months, at the rate of 8% per year.
As of June 30, 2010, the
Company’s debt maturities on a calendar year basis are as
follows:
(000’s omitted)
|
|
Total
|
|
|
July
1
through
December
31,
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2014
|
|
Convertible
Notes1
|
|
$ |
255,041 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
255,041 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Term
Loan Facility
|
|
|
170,725 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
29,736 |
|
|
|
140,989 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Asset-Backed
Notes
|
|
|
83,017 |
|
|
|
12,368 |
|
|
|
26,380 |
|
|
|
33,468 |
|
|
|
10,801 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Ecko
Note
|
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Sweet
Note
|
|
|
12,186 |
|
|
|
12,186 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
605,969 |
|
|
$ |
29,554 |
|
|
$ |
66,116 |
|
|
$ |
439,498 |
|
|
$ |
20,801 |
|
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
1 Reflects the net debt
carrying amount of the Convertible Notes on the unaudited condensed consolidated
balance sheet as of June 30, 2010, in accordance with accounting for convertible
notes. The principal amount owed to the holders of the Convertible
Notes is $287.5 million.
On June 9, 2009, the Company
completed a public offering of common stock pursuant to a registration statement
that had been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”). All 10,700,000 shares of common stock offered by the Company
in the final prospectus were sold at $15.00 per share. Net proceeds
to the Company from the offering amounted to approximately $152.8
million.
2009 Equity Incentive
Plan
On August 13, 2009, the
Company's stockholders approved the Company's 2009 Equity Incentive Plan
("2009 Plan”). The 2009 Plan authorizes the granting of common stock options or
other stock-based awards covering up to 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. All employees, directors, consultants and advisors of the
Company, including those of the Company's subsidiaries, are eligible to be
granted non-qualified stock options and other stock-based awards (as defined)
under the 2009 Plan, and employees are also eligible to be granted incentive
stock options (as defined) under the 2009 Plan. No new awards may be granted
under the Plan after August 13, 2019.
In January 2000, the
Company's Board of Directors adopted a stockholder rights plan. Under the plan,
each stockholder of common stock received a dividend of one right for each
share of the Company's outstanding common stock, entitling the holder to
purchase one thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock, par value, $0.01 per share of the Company, at an initial exercise price
of $6.00. The rights become exercisable and will trade separately from the
common stock ten business days after any person or group acquires 15% or more of
the common stock, or ten business days after any person or group announces a
tender offer for 15% or more of the outstanding common stock. This
plan expired by its terms on January 26, 2010.
On November 3, 2008, the
Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of
up to $75 million of the Company's common stock over a period of approximately
three years (the “Program”). The Program replaces any prior plan or
authorization. The Program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any
specific number of shares and may be suspended at any time at management's
discretion. During 2009, the Company repurchased 200,000 shares under
the Program for approximately $1.5 million. No shares were
repurchased under the Program by the Company during the Current Six
Months.
The Black-Scholes option
valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded
options which have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In
addition, option valuation models require the input of highly subjective
assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company's
employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those
of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can
materially affect the fair value estimate, in management's opinion, the existing
models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of
its employee stock options.
The fair value for these
options and warrants for all years was estimated at the date of grant using a
Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions:
Expected
Volatility
|
|
|
30
- 45
|
%
|
Expected
Dividend Yield
|
|
|
0
|
%
|
Expected
Life (Term)
|
|
3 -
7 years
|
|
Risk-Free
Interest Rate
|
|
|
3.00 - 4.75
|
%
|
The options that the
Company granted under its plans expire at various times, either five,
seven or ten years from the date of grant, depending on the particular
grant.
Summaries of the Company's
stock options, warrants and performance related options activity, and related
information for the year Current Six Months are as
follows:
Options
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
January 1, 2010
|
|
|
3,094,079
|
|
|
$
|
4.48
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
16.33
|
|
Canceled
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
(104,334
|
)
|
|
|
6.75
|
|
Expired
|
|
|
(16,844
|
)
|
|
|
1.31
|
|
Outstanding
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
2,987,901
|
|
|
$
|
5.05
|
|
Exercisable
at June 30, 2010
|
|
|
2,984,567
|
|
|
$
|
5.04
|
|
Compensation expense related
to stock option grants for the Current Quarter and the Prior Year Quarter was
approximately $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively.
Compensation expense related to stock option grants for the Current Six Months
and the Prior Year Six Months was approximately $0.1 million and less than $0.1
million, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average
|
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
January 1, 2010
|
|
|
286,900
|
|
|
$
|
16.99
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Canceled
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Expired/Forfeited
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Outstanding
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
286,900
|
|
|
$
|
16.99
|
|
Exercisable
at June 30, 2010
|
|
|
286,900
|
|
|
$
|
16.99
|
|
All warrants issued in
connection with acquisitions are recorded at fair market value using the Black
Scholes model and are recorded as part of purchase accounting. Certain warrants
are exercised using the cashless method.
The Company values other
warrants issued to non-employees at the commitment date at the fair market value
of the instruments issued, a measure which is more readily available than the
fair market value of services rendered, using the Black Scholes model. The fair
market value of the instruments issued is expensed over the vesting
period.
Compensation cost for
restricted stock is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price
of the Company’s stock at the date the common stock is issued over the amount
the employee must pay to acquire the stock (which is generally zero). The
compensation cost, net of projected forfeitures, is recognized over the period
between the issue date and the date any restrictions lapse, with compensation
cost for grants with a graded vesting schedule recognized on a straight-line
basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of
the award as if the award was, in substance, multiple awards. The restrictions
do not affect voting and dividend rights.
The following tables
summarize information about unvested restricted stock transactions (shares in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Grant Date Fair Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-vested,
January 1, 2010
|
|
|
2,041,126
|
|
|
$
|
17.28
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
292,035
|
|
|
|
14.06
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(64,427
|
)
|
|
|
16.08
|
|
Forfeited/Canceled
|
|
|
(1,266
|
)
|
|
|
7.90
|
|
Non-vested,
June 30, 2010
|
|
|
2,267,468
|
|
|
$
|
16.90
|
|
Compensation expense related
to restricted stock grants for the Current Quarter and the Prior Year Quarter
was approximately $2.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Compensation
expense related to restricted stock grants for the Current Six Months and the
Prior Year Six Months was approximately $4.5 million and $3.3 million,
respectively. An additional amount of $17.4 million is expected to be expensed
over a period of approximately one to five years. During the Current Quarter and
the Prior Year Quarter the Company withheld shares valued at approximately $0.5
million and $0.2 million of its restricted common stock in connection with net
share settlement of restricted stock grants and option
exercises. During the Current Six Months and the Prior Year Six
Months the Company withheld shares valued at approximately $0.5 million and $0.2
million, respectively, of its restricted common stock in connection with net
share settlement of restricted stock grants and option
exercises.
Shares Reserved for
Issuance
At June 30, 2010, 1,918,566
common shares were reserved for issuance under the 2009 Plan, and 40,030 common
shares were reserved for issuance of stock options under the 2006 Stock Option
Plan. There were no common shares available for issuance under
the 2002, 2001, and 2000 Stock Option Plans.
Basic earnings per share
includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
period. Diluted earnings per share reflect, in periods in which they have a
dilutive effect, the effect of restricted stock-based awards and common
shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants. The difference
between basic and diluted weighted-average common shares results from the
assumption that all dilutive stock options outstanding were exercised and all
convertible notes have been converted into common
stock.
As of June 30, 2010, of the
total potentially dilutive shares related to restricted stock-based awards,
stock options and warrants, 1.6 million were anti-dilutive, compared to 1.8
million as of December 31, 2009.
As of June 30, 2010, of the
performance related restricted stock-based awards issued in connection with the
Company’s employment agreement with its chairman, chief executive officer and
president, 1.3 million of such awards (which is included in the total 1.6
million anti-dilutive stock-based awards described above) were anti-dilutive and
therefore not included in this calculation.
Warrants issued in connection
with the Company’s Convertible Notes financing were anti-dilutive and therefore
not included in this calculation. Portions of the Convertible Notes that would
be subject to conversion to common stock were anti-dilutive as of June 30, 2010
and therefore not included in this calculation.
A reconciliation of shares
used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share
follows:
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
|
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
|
(000's omitted)
|
|
June 30,
(unaudited)
|
|
|
June 30,
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
72,169
|
|
|
|
62,467
|
|
|
|
71,855
|
|
|
|
60,044
|
|
Effect
of exercise of stock options
|
|
|
1,958
|
|
|
|
2,280
|
|
|
|
1,949
|
|
|
|
2,151
|
|
Effect
of contingent common stock issuance
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
|
295
|
|
Effect
of assumed vesting of restricted stock
|
|
|
622
|
|
|
|
313
|
|
|
|
609
|
|
|
|
275
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
74,749
|
|
|
|
65,060
|
|
|
|
74,589
|
|
|
|
62,765
|
|
8. Unzipped Apparel, LLC
(“Unzipped”)
On October 7, 1998, the
Company formed Unzipped with its then joint venture partner Sweet, the purpose
of which was to market and distribute apparel under the Bongo label. The Company
and Sweet each had a 50% interest in Unzipped. Pursuant to the terms of the
joint venture, the Company licensed the Bongo trademark to Unzipped for use in
the design, manufacture and sale of certain designated apparel
products.
On April 23, 2002, the
Company acquired the remaining 50% interest in Unzipped from Sweet for a
purchase price of three million shares of the Company's common stock and $11
million in debt evidenced by the Sweet Note. See Note 5. In connection with the
acquisition of Unzipped, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC
for the three million shares of the Company's common stock issued to Sweet,
which was declared effective by the SEC on July 29,
2003.
Prior to August 5, 2004,
Unzipped was managed by Sweet pursuant to a management agreement (the
“Management Agreement”). Unzipped also had a supply agreement with Azteca
Productions International, Inc. ("Azteca") and a distribution agreement with
ADS. All of these entities are owned or controlled by Hubert
Guez.
On August 5, 2004, Unzipped
terminated the Management Agreement with Sweet, the supply agreement with Azteca
and the distribution agreement with ADS and commenced a lawsuit against Sweet,
Azteca, ADS and Hubert Guez. See Note 10.
There were no transactions
with these related parties during the Current Six Months or Prior Year Six
Months.
In November 2007, a judgment
was entered in the Unzipped litigation, pursuant to which the $3.1 million in
accounts payable to ADS/Azteca (previously shown as “accounts payable - subject
to litigation”) was eliminated and recorded in the income statement as a benefit
to the “expenses related to specific litigation”. For further
information on the Unzipped litigation, see note 10.
As a result of the judgment,
in 2007 the balance of the $11.0 million principal amount Sweet Note, originally
issued by the Company upon the acquisition of Unzipped from Sweet in 2002,
including interest, was increased from approximately $3.2 million to
approximately $12.2 million as of December 31, 2007. Of this increase,
approximately $6.2 million was attributed to the principal of the Sweet Note and
the expense was recorded as an expense related to specific litigation. The
remaining $2.8 million of the increase was attributed to related interest on the
Sweet Note and recorded as interest expense. As of June 30, 2010, the full $12.2
million current balance of the Sweet Note and $2.4 million of accrued interest
are included in the current portion of long term debt and accounts payable and
accrued expenses, respectively.
In addition, in November 2007
the Company was awarded a judgment of approximately $12.2 million for claims
made by it against Hubert Guez and ADS. As a result, the Company recorded a
receivable of approximately $12.2 million and recorded the benefit in special
charges for 2007. As of June 30, 2010, this receivable and the associated
accrued interest of $2.4 million are included in other assets -
non-current.
9. Expenses
Related to Specific Litigation
Expenses related to specific
litigation consist of legal expenses and costs related to the Unzipped
litigation. For the Current Quarter and the Prior Year Quarter, the Company
recorded expenses related to specific litigation of $0.2 million and less than
$0.1 million, respectively. For the Current Six Months and the Prior
Year Six Months, the Company recorded expenses related to specific litigation of
$0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
10. Commitments
and Contingencies
Sweet Sportswear/Unzipped
litigation
On July
7, 2010, the California Court of Appeal ruled on the parties’ respective appeals
(the “July 7 Rulings”) from orders entered by the trial court in the lawsuit
filed by the Company in the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County,
against Unzipped’s former manager, supplier and distributor Sweet, Azteca and
ADS and Hubert Guez, a principal of these entities and former member of the
Company’s board of directors (collectively referred to as the “Guez
defendants”).
In
summary, the Court of Appeal ruled that the Guez defendants have a combined
liability to the Company of approximately $50 million, exclusive
of additional amounts owed as pre- or post-judgment
interest at the annual rate of 10% simple interest. The July 7
Rulings also affirmed the jury’s verdicts rejecting all of the Guez defendants’
counterclaims.
In
addition, the July 7 Rulings reversed the trial court’s earlier summary judgment
order dismissing the Company’s fraud claims against Guez relating to certain
representations and warranties made in the October 18, 2002 Equity Acquisition
Agreement in which the Company acquired Sweet’s 50% interest in
Unzipped. The July 7 Rulings also affirmed the trial court’s earlier
dismissals of claims alleging business torts brought by Sweet (in both of two
similar cases) against the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer, Neil Cole.
The
Company believes that it has the right to offset some of the amounts owed to it
under the July 7 Rulings against sums it otherwise would owe to Sweet under the
Sweet Note (see note 5). In addition, a portion of these judgments is
secured by undertakings posted with the court by or on behalf of Guez and
ADS. The Company will be proceeding aggressively to collect amounts
owed to it. There can be no assurance, however, of the
Company’s ability to collect on all of the amounts awarded to it under the July
7 Rulings. Moreover, the Guez defendants have requested a rehearing
on certain Court of Appeal’s rulings and, in addition, may also request the
California Supreme Court to entertain an appeal of the July 7 Rulings. The
Company intends to continue to vigorously defend its
positions.
From time to time, the
Company is also made a party to litigation incurred in the normal course of
business. While any litigation has an element of uncertainty, the Company
believes that the final outcome of any of these routine matters will not have a
material effect on the Company’s financial position or future
liquidity.
11. Related Party
Transactions
The Candie's Foundation, a
charitable foundation founded by Neil Cole for the purpose of raising national
awareness about the consequences of teenage pregnancy, owed the Company $1.0
million and $0.8 million at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively. In February 2010, the Candie’s Foundation received a
contribution of approximately $0.7 million from a licensee of the
Company. The Candie's Foundation intends to pay-off the entire
borrowing from the Company during 2010, although additional advances will be
made as and when necessary.
The Company recorded expenses
of approximately $80,000 and $0 for the Current Quarter and Prior Year
Quarter, respectively, and $100,000 and $158,000 for the Current Six Months and
Prior Year Six Months, respectively, for the hire and use of aircraft solely for
business purposes owned by a company in which the Company’s chairman, chief
executive officer and president is the sole owner. Management believes that all
transactions were made on terms and conditions no less favorable than those
available in the marketplace from unrelated
parties.
12. Segment
and Geographic Data
The Company has one
reportable segment, licensing and commission revenue generated from its brands.
The geographic regions consist of the United States and Other (which principally
represents Canada, Japan and Europe). Long lived assets are substantially all
located in the United States. Revenues attributed to each region are based on
the location in which licensees are located.
The net revenues by type of
license and information by geographic region are as
follows:
|
|
For
the three months ended
|
|
|
For
the six months ended
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|
(000's omitted)
|
|
June 30,
(unaudited)
|
|
|
June 30,
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Revenues
by product line:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct-to-retail
license
|
|
$
|
38,199
|
|
|
$
|
30,990
|
|
|
$
|
76,763
|
|
|
$
|
54,026
|
|
Wholesale
license
|
|
|
37,339
|
|
|
|
25,033
|
|
|
|
69,941
|
|
|
|
52,038
|
|
Other
|
|
|
475
|
|
|
|
385
|
|
|
|
1,013
|
|
|
|
845
|
|
|
|
$
|
76,013
|
|
|
$
|
56,408
|
|
|
$
|
147,717
|
|
|
$
|
106,909
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
by geographic region:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United
States
|
|
$
|
69,751
|
|
|
$
|
53,481
|
|
|
$
|
137,924
|
|
|
$
|
101,714
|
|
Other
|
|
|
6,262
|
|
|
|
2,927
|
|
|
|
9,793
|
|
|
|
5,195
|
|
|
|
$
|
76,013
|
|
|
$
|
56,408
|
|
|
$
|
147,717
|
|
|
$
|
106,909
|
|
Item
2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
Safe
Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. The
statements that are not historical facts contained in this report are forward
looking statements that involve a number of known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult or impossible to
predict and many of which are beyond our control, which may cause our actual
results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward
looking statements. These risks are detailed our Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2009 and other SEC filings. The words “believe”,
“anticipate,” “expect”, “confident”, “project”, provide “guidance” and similar
expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which speak only as of
the date the statement was made.
Executive
Summary. We are
a brand management company engaged in licensing, marketing and providing trend
direction for a diversified and growing consumer brand portfolio. Our brands are
sold across every major segment of retail distribution, from luxury to mass. As
of June 30, 2010 we owned the following brands: Candie’s, Bongo, Badgley
Mischka, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Mudd, London Fog, Mossimo, Ocean Pacific, OP,
Danskin, Danskin Now, Rocawear, Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma,
Starter, and Waverly. In addition, Scion LLC, a joint venture in
which we have a 50% investment, owns the Artful Dodger brand; Hardy Way, a
joint venture in which we have a 50% investment, owns the Ed Hardy brands; and
IPH Unltd, a joint venture in which we have a 51% controlling investment,
owns the Ecko and Zoo York brands. On March 9, 2010, we purchased 50%
of MG Icon, the owner of the Material Girl brand and trademarks and
simultaneously entered into a multi-year license agreement for the Material Girl
brand with Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. On June 3, 2010 we acquired the Peanuts
brand and related assets through Peanuts Holdings, a joint venture in which we
have an 80% controlling investment. We license our brands worldwide
through approximately 1,600 direct-to-retail and wholesale licenses for use
across a wide range of product categories, including footwear, fashion
accessories, sportswear, home products and décor, and beauty and fragrance. Our
business model allows us to focus on our core competencies of marketing and
managing brands without many of the risks and investment requirements associated
with a more traditional operating company. Our licensing agreements with
leading retail and wholesale partners throughout the world provide us with a
predictable stream of guaranteed minimum royalties.
Our growth strategy is
focused on increasing licensing revenue from our existing portfolio of
brands through adding new product categories, expanding the retail penetration
of our existing brands and optimizing the sales of our licensees. We
will also seek to continue the international expansion of our brands by
partnering with leading licensees and/or joint venture partners throughout the
world. Finally, we believe we will continue to acquire iconic consumer and
character-based brands with applicability to a wide range of merchandise
categories and an ability to further diversify our brand
portfolio.
The three months ended June
30, 2010 compared to the three months ended June 30,
2009
Licensing
and Other Revenue. Licensing and other
revenue for the Current Quarter increased to $76.0 million from $56.4 million
for the Prior Year Quarter. In the Current Quarter, we recorded
approximately $15.0 million in aggregate revenue related to our acquisitions of
the Ecko assets and the Peanuts assets, for which there was no comparable
revenue in the Prior Year Quarter. The primary drivers of the
remaining increase in revenue from the Prior Year Quarter to the Current Quarter
are as follows: an aggregate increase of approximately $3.9 million from our
three direct-to-retail driven brands with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”), an
aggregate increase of approximately $0.5 million from our two direct-to-retail
driven brands at Kohl’s Corporation (“Kohl’s”), and an increase of approximately
$0.6 million from our Charisma brand primarily due to its direct-to-retail with
Costco.
Operating
Expenses.
Consolidated selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”), expenses totaled
$26.4 million in the Current Quarter compared to $17.4 million in the Prior Year
Quarter. The increase of $9.0 million was primarily driven by aggregate SG&A
expenses,
including travel and transactions costs incurred by the Company, of $8.0 million incurred by our Ecko
(acquired October 2009) and Peanuts (acquired June 2010) businesses, which are consolidated and
have no comparable SG&A expenses in the Prior Year
Quarter.
For the Current Quarter and
the Prior Year Quarter, our expenses related to specific litigation included an
expense for professional fees of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively,
relating to litigation involving Unzipped. See Notes 8, 9 and 10 of Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on
our litigation involving Unzipped.
Operating
Income.
Operating income for the Current Quarter increased to $49.4 million, or
approximately 65% of total revenue, compared to $39.0 million or approximately
69% of total revenue in the Prior Year Quarter. This decrease in our operating
margin percentage is primarily the result the increase in SG&A as it relates
to the Peanuts acquisition, offset by the increase in revenue, for the reasons
detailed above.
Other
Expenses - Net –
Other expenses - net remained relatively static in the Current Quarter as
compared to the Prior Year Quarter. An increase of approximately $0.6
million in interest expense was primarily attributed to interest expense of $1.6
million related to the Ecko Note, which was entered into as part of our
acquisition of the Ecko assets and for which there was no comparable interest
expense in the Prior Year Quarter, offset by a decrease in $0.8 million in
interest expense from our variable rate debt due to a lower debt balance as a
result of our principal payment in March 2010. This aggregate
increase in interest expense was offset by an aggregate increase in our equity
earnings on joint ventures of approximately $0.3 million primarily due to
earnings from our MG Icon joint venture (created in February 2010) for which
there was no comparable earnings in the Prior Year Quarter. Further,
an increase in interest income of approximately $0.2 million can be attributed
to a higher average cash balance during the Current Quarter as compared to the
Prior Year Quarter.
Provision
for Income Taxes. The effective income tax
rate for the Current Quarter is approximately 35.7% resulting in the $14.5
million income tax expense, as compared to an effective income tax rate of 36.1%
in the Prior Year Quarter which resulted in the $10.9 million income tax
expense.
Net
Income. Our net
income was $26.1 million in the Current Quarter, compared to net income of $19.3
million in the Prior Year Quarter, as a result of the factors discussed
above.
The six months ended June 30,
2010 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009
Licensing
and Other Revenue. Licensing and other
revenue for the Current Six Months increased to $147.7 million from
$106.9 million
for the Prior Year Six Months. In the Current
Six
Months, we
recorded
approximately $24.6 million in aggregate revenue related to our acquisitions of
the Ecko assets and the Peanuts assets, for which there was no comparable
revenue in the Prior Year Six Months. The primary drivers of the
remaining increase in revenue from the Prior Year Six Months to the Current Six
Months are as follows: an aggregate increase of approximately $13.9 million from
our three direct-to-retail driven brands with Wal-Mart, an increase of
approximately $2.3 million from our Charisma brand primarily due to its
direct-to-retail license with Costco, and an aggregate increase of approximately
$1.0 million from our two direct-to-retail driven brands at
Kohl’s.
Operating
Expenses.
SG&A totaled $48.7 million in the Current Six Months compared to $33.6
million in the Prior Year Six Months. The increase of approximately $15.1
million was primarily driven by aggregate SG&A expenses of $9.3 million incurred by our Ecko
(acquired October 2009) and Peanuts (acquired June 2010) businesses, including transaction costs
and related travel expenses, which are consolidated and
have no comparable SG&A expenses in the Prior Year Quarter. The remaining
increase was primarily driven by the following factors: (i) an
increase of approximately $1.7 million in advertising and
marketing related expenses and (ii) an increase of approximately $1.5 million in payroll costs
primarily
due to bonuses
paid to employees in the Current Six Months. The
remaining increase is due to an increase in general overhead costs as we expand
our business.
For the Current Six Months
and the Prior Year Six Months, our expenses related to specific litigation
included an expense for professional fees of $0.2 million and $0.1 million,
respectively, relating to litigation involving Unzipped. See Notes 8,
9 and 10 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for
further information on our litigation involving
Unzipped.
Operating
Income.
Operating income for the Current Six Months increased to $98.8
million, or approximately 67% of total revenue, compared to
$73.1 million or
approximately 68% of total revenue in the Prior Year Six Months. This slight decrease in our
operating margin percentage is primarily the result the increase in SG&A as
it relates to the Peanuts acquisition, offset by the increase in revenue, for
the reasons detailed above.
Other
Expenses - Net –
Other expenses - net decreased $0.9 million from approximately $18.6 million in
the Prior Year Six Months to approximately $17.7 million in the Current Six
Months. An increase of approximately $1.2 million in interest expense
was primarily attributed to interest expense of approximately $3.3 million
related to the Ecko Note, which was entered into as part of our acquisition of
the Ecko assets and for which there was no comparable interest expense in the
Prior Year Six months, offset primarily by a decrease in $1.8 million in
interest expense from our variable rate debt due to a lower debt balance as a
result of our principal payment in March 2010. This aggregate
increase in interest expense was offset by an aggregate increase in our equity
earnings on joint ventures of approximately $1.4 million primarily due to
earnings from our MG Icon joint venture (created in February 2010) for which
there was no comparable earnings in the Prior Year Six Months, and from our
Hardy Way joint venture (created in May 2009). Further, an increase
in interest income of approximately $0.6 million can be attributed to a higher
average cash balance during the Current Six Months as compared to the Prior Year
Six Months.
Provision
for Income Taxes. The effective income tax
rate for the Current Six Months is approximately 35.2% resulting in the
$28.5 million
income tax expense, as compared to an effective income tax rate of
36.0% in the
Prior Year Six
Months which resulted in the $19.6 million income tax
expense.
Net
Income. Our net
income was $52.6
million in the Current Six Months, compared to net income of
$34.9 million in
the Prior Year Six Months, as a result of the factors
discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
Our principal capital
requirements have been to fund acquisitions, working capital needs, and to a
lesser extent, capital expenditures. We have historically relied on internally
generated funds to finance our operations and our primary source of capital
needs for acquisitions has been the issuance of debt and equity securities. At
June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, our cash totaled $60.2 million and $201.5
million, respectively, including short-term restricted cash of $3.0 million and
$6.2 million, respectively.
In March 2010, we
completed our acquisition of 50% of MG Icon, a limited liability company
and owner of the Material Girl brands, for $20.0 million, $4.0 million of which
was cash paid to the sellers at closing.
In June 2010, we completed
our acquisition, through our 80% owned joint venture Peanuts Holdings, of
Peanuts Worldwide, the owner of the
Peanuts brand and related assets. Approximately
$138.1 million
of cash contributed by us was included in the total cash of $172.1 million paid
to the sellers at closing. Further and
related to this transaction, we loaned $17.5 million to Beagle under the terms
of the Beagle Note, the proceeds of which were used to pay Beagle’s portion of
the purchase price.
Our term loan facility
requires us to repay the principal amount of the term loan outstanding in an
amount equal to 50% of the excess cash flow of the subsidiaries subject to the
term loan facility for the most recently completed fiscal
year. For the Current Six Months, we paid approximately $47.2
million of the principal balance, which represents 50% of the excess cash flow
of the subsidiaries subject to the term loan facility for the year ended
December 31, 2009.
We believe that cash from
future operations as well as currently available cash will be sufficient to
satisfy our anticipated working capital requirements for the foreseeable future.
We intend to continue financing future brand acquisitions through a combination
of cash from operations, bank financing and the issuance of additional equity
and/or debt securities. See Notes 5 and 6 of Notes to Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of certain prior
financings consummated by us.
As of June 30, 2010, our
marketable securities consist of auction rate securities, herein referred to as
ARS. Beginning in the third quarter of 2007, $13.0 million of our ARS had failed
auctions due to sell orders exceeding buy orders. In December 2008, the insurer
of the ARS exercised its put option to replace the underlying securities of the
auction rate securities with its preferred securities. Further, although these
ARS had paid dividends according to their stated terms, we had received notice
from the insurer that the payment of cash dividends will cease after July 31,
2009 and only temporarily reinstated for the 4-week period from December 23,
2009 through January 15, 2010, to be resumed if the board of directors of the
insurer declares such cash dividends to be payable at a later
date. In January 2010, we commenced a lawsuit against the
broker-dealer of these ARS alleging, among other things, fraud, and seeking full
recovery of the $13.0 million face value of the ARS, as well as legal costs and
punitive damages. These funds will not be available to us until a
successful auction occurs, a buyer is found outside the auction process or we
realize recovery through settlement or legal judgment. Prior to June 30, 2009,
we estimated the fair value of our ARS with a discounted cash flow model where
we used the expected rate of cash dividends to be received. As
regular cash dividend payments have ceased, we changed our methodology for
estimating the fair value of the ARS. Beginning June 30, 2009, we
estimated the fair value of our ARS using the present value of the weighted
average of several scenarios of recovery based on our assessment of the
probability of each scenario. We considered a variety of factors in our analysis
including: credit rating of the issuer and insurer, comparable market data (if
available), current macroeconomic market conditions, quality of the underlying
securities, and the probabilities of several levels of recovery and
reinstatement of cash dividend payments. As the aggregate result of
our quarterly evaluations, $13.0 million of our ARS have been written down to
$7.3 million as a cumulative unrealized pre-tax loss of $5.7 million to reflect
a temporary decrease in fair value. As the write-down of $5.7 million has been
identified as a temporary decrease in fair value, the write-down has not
impacted our earnings and is reflected as an other comprehensive loss in the
stockholders’ equity section of our consolidated balance
sheet. We believe this decrease in fair value is temporary due
to general macroeconomic market conditions. Further, we have the
ability and intent to hold the ARS until an anticipated full redemption. We
believe our cash flow from future operations and our existing cash on hand will
be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated working capital requirements for the
foreseeable future, regardless of the timeliness of the auction process or other
recovery.
Changes in Working
Capital
At June 30, 2010 and December
31, 2009 the working capital ratio (current assets to current liabilities) was
1.19 to 1 and 2.12 to 1, respectively. This decrease was driven primarily by a
decrease in our cash as a result of our acquisition of the Peanuts brand and
related assets, offset by the reduction in the current portion of our short term
debt, as well as the factors set forth below:
Net cash provided by
operating activities increased approximately $40.6 million, from
$41.9 million in the Prior Year
Six Months to $82.5 million in the Current Six
Months. This increase in net cash provided by operating activities of
$40.6 million is primarily due to an increase in net income of approximately $17.6 million from $34.9
million in the Prior Year Six Months to $52.6 million in the Current Six Months
for the reasons discussed above, as well as an aggregate increase in net cash
provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities (net of acquisitions) of
$24.3 million from approximately
$19.9 million of net cash used in operating activities in the Prior Year Six
Months to approximately $4.4 million of net cash provided
by operating activities in the Current Six Months.
Net cash used in investing
activities in the Current Six Months increased $158.3 million, from $18.5
million in the Prior Year Six Months to $176.8 million in the Current Six
Months. This increase is primarily due to our purchase of Peanuts Worldwide for $172.1 million, as well
as $4.0 million paid in connection with our acquisition of a 50% interest in MG
Icon. In the Prior Year Six Months
we paid cash earn-outs totaling $9.4 million, as compared to $0.8 million in cash earn-outs in
the Current Six Months, both of which were related to acquisitions prior to 2009
and were recorded as increases to goodwill. Further, in the
Prior Year Six Months we paid $9.0 million in connection
with our acquisition of a 50% interest in Hardy
Way.
Net cash used in financing
activities increased $149.1 million, from
$105.2 million of net cash provided
by financing activities in the Prior Year Six Months to net cash used in
financing activities of $43.9 million in the Current Six
Months. The main driver of this net increase of cash used in financing
activities of $149.1 million was an increase of
$152.8 million cash received in the Prior Year Six Months
related to our public offering of our common stock in June 2009, with no comparable
transaction in the Current Six Months, and an increase of $14.5
million in principal payments on our long-term debt during the Current Six
Months as compared to the Prior Year Six Months. Specifically,
our payment in March 2010 of 50% of the excess cash flow from the subsidiaries
subject to the term loan facility for the year ended December 31,
2009 was $47.2
million, as compared to our payment in March 2009 of 50% of the excess cash flow
from the subsidiaries subject to the term loan facility for the year ended
December 31, 2008 was $38.7 million. This was offset by a
contribution of $16.5 million from Beagle in connection with our purchase of
Peanuts Worldwide through our joint venture
Peanuts Holdings, as compared to a contribution of $2.1 million in the Prior
Year Six Months related to our investment in our joint venture
Scion. See Note 2 of Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further
information on these joint ventures.
In June 2009, the FASB issued
guidance under ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation”. This guidance amends the
consolidation guidance for variable interest entities, herein referred to as a
VIE, by requiring an on-going qualitative assessment of which entity has the
power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of a VIE
and has the obligation to absorb losses or benefits that could be potentially
significant to the VIE. This guidance is effective for us beginning in January
1, 2010 and the results of its adoption are reflected herein.
In October 2009, the FASB
issued guidance under ASC Topic 605 regarding revenue recognition for multiple
deliverable revenue arrangements. This guidance eliminates the
residual method of allocation and requires that arrangement consideration be
allocated at the inception of the arrangement to all deliverables using the
relative selling price method and expands the disclosures related to multiple
deliverable revenue arrangements. This guidance is effective prospectively for
revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years
beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with earlier adoption permitted. The
adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact our
results of operations or financial position.
In January 2010, the FASB
issued guidance under ASC Topic 810 regarding scope clarification on accounting
and reporting for decreases in ownership of a subsidiary. This
guidance clarifies that the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions of ASC
Topic 810 applies to a subsidiary or group of assets that is a business, a
subsidiary that is a business that is transferred to an equity method investee
or a joint venture or an exchange of a group of assets that constitutes a
business for a noncontrolling interest in an entity. This guidance is
effective as of the beginning of the period in which an entity adopts guidance
under ASC Topic 810 regarding non-controlling interests, and if it has been
previously adopted, the first interim or annual period ending on or after
December 15, 2009, applied retrospectively to the first period that the entity
adopted this guidance, and its requirements are reflected
herein.
In January 2010, the FASB
issued guidance under ASC Topic 820 as it relates to improving disclosures on
fair value measurements. This guidance requires new disclosures regarding
transfers in and out of the Level 1 and 2 and activity within Level 3 fair value
measurements and clarifies existing disclosures of inputs and valuation
techniques for Level 2 and 3 fair value measurements. This guidance also
includes conforming amendments to employers’ disclosures about postretirement
benefit plan assets. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing
disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosure of activity within Level 3
fair value measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those years, and its requirements are
reflected herein.
In February 2010, the FASB
issued ASC Topic 855 - Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure
Requirements. ASC Topic 855 requires an entity that is an SEC filer to evaluate
subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued and
removes the requirement that an SEC filer disclose the date through which
subsequent events have been evaluated. ASC Topic 855 was effective
upon issuance. The adoption of this standard had no effect on our
results of operation or financial position.
Summary of Critical
Accounting Policies.
Several of our accounting
policies involve management judgments and estimates that could be significant.
The policies with the greatest potential effect on our consolidated results of
operations and financial position include the estimate of reserves to provide
for collectability of accounts receivable. We estimate the collectability
considering historical, current and anticipated trends of our licensees related
to deductions taken by customers and markdowns provided to retail customers to
effectively flow goods through the retail channels, and the possibility of
non-collection due to the financial position of its licensees' and their retail
customers. Due to our licensing model, we do not have any inventory risk and
have reduced our operating risks, and can reasonably forecast revenues and plan
expenditures based upon guaranteed royalty minimums and sales projections
provided by our retail licensees.
The preparation of the
consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
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. We review all significant estimates affecting the financial
statements on a recurring basis and records the effect of any adjustments when
necessary.
In connection with our
licensing model, we have entered into various trademark license agreements that
provide revenues based on minimum royalties and additional revenues based on a
percentage of defined sales. Minimum royalty revenue is recognized on a
straight-line basis over each period, as defined, in each license agreement.
Royalties exceeding the defined minimum amounts are recognized as income during
the period corresponding to the licensee's sales.
In June 2001, the FASB issued
guidance under ASC Topic 350 “Intangibles Goodwill and Other”, which changed the
accounting for goodwill from an amortization method to an impairment-only
approach. Upon our adoption of this guidance, on February 1, 2002, we ceased
amortizing goodwill. As prescribed under this guidance, we had goodwill tested
for impairment during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, and no
write-downs from impairments were necessary. Our tests for impairment utilize
discounted cash flow models to estimate the fair values of the individual
assets. Assumptions critical to our fair value estimates are as follow: (i)
discount rates used to derive the present value factors used in determining the
fair value of the reporting units and trademarks; (ii) royalty rates used in our
trade mark valuations; (iii) projected average revenue growth rates used in the
reporting unit and trademark models; and (iv) projected long-term growth rates
used in the derivation of terminal year values. These tests factor in
economic conditions and expectations of management and may change in the future
based on period-specific facts and circumstances.
Impairment losses are
recognized for long-lived assets, including certain intangibles, used in
operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash
flows estimated to be generated by those assets are not sufficient to recover
the assets carrying amount. Impairment losses are measured by comparing the fair
value of the assets to their carrying amount. For the Current Quarter
and Prior Year Quarter there was no impairment present for these long-lived
assets.
Effective January 1,
2006, we adopted guidance under ASC Topic 718 “Compensation – Stock
Compensation”, which requires companies to measure and recognize
compensation expense for all stock-based payments at fair value. Under this
guidance, using the modified prospective method, compensation expense is
recognized for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as
of, January 1, 2006. Prior to the adoption of this
guidance, we accounted for our stock-based compensation plans
under the recognition and measurement principles of accounting principles board,
or APB, Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for stock issued to employees,” and
related interpretations. Accordingly, the compensation cost for stock options
had been measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of our
common stock at the date of the grant over the amount the employee must pay to
acquire the stock.
We account for income taxes
in accordance with guidance under ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes”. Under this
guidance, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on
differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and
liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be
in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is
established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected
to be realized. In determining the need for a valuation allowance, management
reviews both positive and negative evidence pursuant to the requirements of this
guidance, including current and historical results of operations, the annual
limitation on utilization of net operating loss carry forwards pursuant to
Internal Revenue Code section 382, future income projections and the overall
prospects of our business. Based upon management's assessment of all available
evidence, including our completed transition into a licensing business,
estimates of future profitability based on projected royalty revenues from our
licensees, and the overall prospects of our business, management concluded that
it is more likely than not that the net deferred income tax asset will be
realized.
We adopted guidance under ASC
Topic 740, beginning January 1, 2007, as it relates to uncertain tax positions.
The implementation of this guidance did not have a significant impact on our
financial position or results of operations. The total unrecognized tax benefit
was $1.1 million at the date of adoption. At March 31, 2010, the total
unrecognized tax benefit was $1.2 million. However, the liability is not
recognized for accounting purposes because the related deferred tax asset has
been fully reserved in prior years. We are continuing our practice of
recognizing interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax
expense. There was no accrual for interest and penalties related to uncertain
tax positions for the Current Quarter. We file federal and state tax returns and
we are generally no longer subject to tax examinations for fiscal years prior to
2006.
Marketable securities, which
are accounted for as available-for-sale, are stated at fair value in accordance
with guidance under ASC Topic 320 “Debt and Equity Securities”, and consist of
auction rate securities. Temporary changes in fair market value are recorded as
other comprehensive income or loss, whereas other than temporary markdowns will
be realized through our statement of operations. On January 1, 2008, we adopted
guidance under ASC Topic 820, which establishes a framework for measuring fair
value and requires expanded disclosures about fair value measurement. While this
guidance does not require any new fair value measurements in its application to
other accounting pronouncements, it does emphasize that a fair value measurement
should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use
in pricing the asset or liability. Our assessment of the significance of a
particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect
the valuation. Although we believe our judgments, estimates and/or
assumptions used in determining fair value are reasonable, making material
changes to such judgments, estimates and/or assumptions could materially affect
such impairment analyses and our financial results.
Seasonal
and Quarterly Fluctuations.
The majority of the products
manufactured and sold under our brands and licenses are for apparel,
accessories, footwear and home products and decor, which sales vary as a result
of holidays, weather, and the timing of product shipments. Accordingly, a
portion of our revenue from our licensees, particularly from those licensees
whose actual sales royalties exceed minimum royalties, is subject to seasonal
fluctuations. The results of operations in any quarter therefore will not
necessarily be indicative of the results that may be achieved for a full fiscal
year or any future quarter.
We continue to seek to expand
and diversify the types of licensed products being produced under our various
brands, as well as diversify the distribution channels within which licensed
products are sold, in an effort to reduce dependence on any particular retailer,
consumer or market sector. The success of our company, however, will still
remain largely dependent on our ability to build and maintain brand awareness
and contract with and retain key licensees and on our licensees’ ability to
accurately predict upcoming fashion trends within their respective customer
bases and fulfill the product requirements of their particular retail channels
within the global marketplace. Unanticipated changes in consumer fashion
preferences, slowdowns in the U.S. economy, changes in the prices of supplies,
consolidation of retail establishments, and other factors noted in “Part II -
Item 1A-Risk Factors,” could adversely affect our licensees’ ability to meet
and/or exceed their contractual commitments to us and thereby adversely affect
our future operating results
Effects
of Inflation. We do not believe that
the relatively moderate rates of inflation experienced over the past few years
in the United States, where we primarily operate, have had a significant effect
on revenues or profitability.
Item
3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We limit exposure to foreign
currency fluctuations by requiring the majority of our licenses to be
denominated in U.S. dollars. Our note receivable due from the
purchasers of the Canadian trademark for Joe Boxer is denominated in Canadian
dollars. If there were an adverse change of 10% in the exchange rate
from Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars, the expected effect on net income would
be immaterial.
We are exposed to potential
loss due to changes in interest rates. Investments with interest rate risk
include marketable securities. Debt with interest rate risk includes the fixed
and variable rate debt. As of June 30, 2010, we had approximately
$170.7 million in variable interest
debt under our Term Loan Facility. To mitigate interest rate risks, we have
purchased derivative financial instruments such as interest rate hedges to
convert certain portions of our variable rate debt to fixed interest
rates. If there were an adverse change of 10% in interest rates, the
expected effect on net income would be immaterial.
We invested in certain
auction rate securities, herein referred to as ARS. Beginning in the third
quarter of 2007 and through the Current Quarter, our balance of ARS failed to
auction due to sell orders exceeding buy orders, and the insurer of the ARS
exercised its put option to replace the underlying securities of the ARS with
its preferred securities. Further, although the ARS had paid cash
dividends according to their stated terms, the payment of cash dividends
ceased after July 31, 2009 and were only temporarily reinstated for the four
week period from December 23, 2009 to January 15, 2010. The dividends
would be resumed only if the board of directors of the insurer declared such
cash dividends to be payable at a later date. In January 2010, we
commenced a lawsuit against the broker-dealer of these ARS alleging, among
other things, fraud, and seeking full recovery of the $13.0 million face value
of the ARS, as well as legal costs and punitive damages. These funds
will not be available to us unless a successful auction occurs, a buyer is found
outside the auction process, or if we realize recovery through settlement or
legal judgment of the action brought against the broker-dealer. We estimated the
fair value of our ARS to be $7.3 million, using the present value of the
weighted average of several scenarios of recovery based on our assessment of the
probability of each scenario. We believe this cumulative decrease in fair
value is temporary due to general macroeconomic market conditions. Further,
we have the ability and intent to hold the ARS until an anticipated full
redemption. The cumulative effect of the failure to auction since the third
quarter of fiscal 2007 has resulted in an accumulated other comprehensive loss
of $5.7 million which is reflected in the stockholders’ equity section of the
consolidated balance sheet.
As described elsewhere in
Note 5 of the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, in
connection with the initial sale of our convertible notes, we entered into
convertible note hedges with affiliates of Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Lehman Brothers Inc. At such time, the
hedging transactions were expected, but were not guaranteed, to eliminate the
potential dilution upon conversion of the convertible notes. Concurrently, we
entered into warrant transactions with the hedge
counterparties.
On September 15, 2008
and October 3, 2008, respectively, Lehman Holdings and Lehman OTC filed for
protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in bankruptcy
court. We had purchased 40% of the convertible note hedges from Lehman OTC and
we had sold 40% of the warrants to Lehman OTC. If Lehman OTC does not perform
such obligations and the price of our common stock exceeds the $27.56 conversion
price (as adjusted) of the convertible notes, the effective conversion price of
the Convertible Notes (which is higher than the actual $27.56 conversion price
due to these hedges) would be reduced and our existing stockholders may
experience dilution at the time or times the convertible notes are converted. On
September 17, 2009, we filed proofs of claim with the bankruptcy court relating
to the Lehman OTC convertible note hedges. We will continue to monitor the
bankruptcy filings of Lehman Holdings and Lehman OTC with respect to such
claims. We currently believe, although there can be no
assurances, that the bankruptcy filings and their potential impact on
these entities will not have a material adverse effect on our financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
The effect, if any, of any of
these transactions and activities on the trading price of our common stock will
depend in part on market conditions and cannot be ascertained at this time, but
any of these activities could adversely affect the value of our common
stock.
Item
4. Controls
and Procedures
The Company,
under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including
its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, herein referred to as the Exchange Act), as of the end of
the period covered by this report. The purpose of disclosure controls is to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed with or
submitted to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Disclosure controls are also designed to ensure that such information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
Based on this evaluation, the
principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting
them to material information required to be included in our periodic SEC filings
and ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms.
The principal executive
officer and principal financial officer also conducted an evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, herein referred to as internal control, to
determine whether any changes in internal control occurred during the quarter
ended June 30, 2010 that may have materially affected or which are reasonably
likely to materially affect internal control. Based on that evaluation, there
has been no change in the Company’s internal control during the quarter ended
June
30, 2010 that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, the Company’s
internal control.
PART II. Other
Information
Item
1. Legal
Proceedings.
See Note 10 of Notes to
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In addition to the risk
factors disclosed in Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, set forth below are certain
factors that have affected, and in the future could affect, our operations or
financial condition. We operate in a changing environment that involves numerous
known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could impact our operations. The
risks described below and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2009 are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and
uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be
immaterial also may materially adversely affect our financial condition and/or
operating results.
Our existing and future debt
obligations could impair our liquidity and financial condition, and in the event
we are unable to meet our debt obligations we could lose title to our
trademarks.
As of June 30, 2010, our
unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects debt of approximately
$606.0 million, including secured debt of $338.7 million ($170.7 million under
our Term Loan Facility, $83.0 million under Asset-Backed Notes issued by our
subsidiary, IP Holdings, and $85.0 million under the Promissory Note issued by
IPH Unltd), primarily all of which was incurred in connection with our
acquisition activities. In accordance with ASC 820, our Convertible Notes are
included in our $606.0 million of consolidated debt at a net debt carrying value
of $255.0 million; however, the principal amount owed to the holders of our
Convertible Notes is $287.5 million. We may also assume or incur additional
debt, including secured debt, in the future in connection with, or to fund,
future acquisitions. Our debt obligations:
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require us to dedicate a
substantial portion of our cash flow to payments on our debt obligations,
which reduces the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital,
capital expenditures and other corporate
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could impede us from obtaining
additional financing in the future for working capital, capital
expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate
purposes;
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impose restrictions on us with
respect to the use of our available cash, including in connection with
future acquisitions;
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make us more vulnerable in the
event of a downturn in our business prospects and could limit our
flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our licensing markets;
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disadvantage when compared to our competitors who have less
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While we believe that by
virtue of the guaranteed minimum and percentage royalty payments due to us under
our licenses we will generate sufficient revenues from our licensing operations
to satisfy our obligations for the foreseeable future, in the event that we were
to fail in the future to make any required payment under agreements governing
our indebtedness or fail to comply with the financial and operating covenants
contained in those agreements, we would be in default regarding that
indebtedness. A debt default could significantly diminish the market value and
marketability of our common stock and could result in the acceleration of the
payment obligations under all or a portion of our consolidated indebtedness. In
the case of our term loan facility, it would enable the lenders to foreclose on
the assets securing such debt, including the Ocean Pacific/OP,
Danskin,
Rocawear, Starter, Mossimo, Waverly and Peanuts trademarks and related
assets, as well
as the trademarks and related assets
acquired by us
in connection with the Official-Pillowtex
acquisition.
If we are unable to identify
and successfully acquire additional trademarks, our growth may be limited, and,
even if additional trademarks are acquired, we may not realize anticipated
benefits due to integration or licensing difficulties.
A key component of our growth
strategy is the acquisition of additional trademarks. Historically, we have been
involved in numerous acquisitions of varying sizes. We continue to explore new
acquisitions. However, as our competitors continue to pursue our brand
management model, acquisitions may become more expensive and suitable
acquisition candidates could become more difficult to find. In
addition, even if we successfully acquire additional trademarks or the rights to
use additional trademarks, we may not be able to achieve or maintain
profitability levels that justify our investment in, or realize planned benefits
with respect to, those additional brands.
Although we seek to temper
our acquisition risks by following acquisition guidelines relating to the
existing strength of the brand, its diversification benefits to us, its
potential licensing scale and credit worthiness of licensee base, acquisitions,
whether they be of additional intellectual property assets or of the companies
that own them, entail numerous risks, any of which could detrimentally affect
our results of operations and/or the value of our equity. These risks include,
among others:
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with the target acquisition;
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results of operations from acquisition related charges and amortization of
acquired intangibles;
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the challenges of maintaining
focus on, and continuing to execute, core strategies and business plans as
our brand and license portfolio grows and becomes more
diversified;
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potential difficulties associated
with the retention of key employees, and the assimilation of any other
employees, who may be retained by us in connection with or as a result of
our acquisitions; and
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risks of entering new domestic
and international markets (whether it be with respect to new licensed
product categories or new licensed product distribution channels) or
markets in which we have limited prior
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When we acquire intellectual
property assets or the companies that own them, our due diligence reviews are
subject to inherent uncertainties and may not reveal all potential
risks. We may therefore fail to discover or inaccurately assess
undisclosed or contingent liabilities, including liabilities for which we may
have responsibility as a successor to the seller or the target
company. As a successor, we may be responsible for any past or
continuing violations of law by the seller or the target company, including
violations of decency laws. Although we generally attempt to seek
contractual protections through representations, warranties and indemnities, we
cannot be sure that we will obtain such provisions in our acquisitions or that
such provisions will fully protect us from all unknown, contingent or other
liabilities or costs. Finally, claims against us relating to any
acquisition may necessitate our seeking claims against the seller for which the
seller may not indemnify us or that may exceed the scope, duration or amount of
the sellers indemnification obligations.
Acquiring additional
trademarks could also have a significant effect on our financial position and
could cause substantial fluctuations in our quarterly and yearly operating
results. Acquisitions could result in the recording of significant goodwill and
intangible assets on our financial statements, the amortization or impairment of
which would reduce our reported earnings in subsequent years. No assurance can
be given with respect to the timing, likelihood or financial or business effect
of any possible transaction. Moreover, as discussed below, our ability to grow
through the acquisition of additional trademarks will also depend on the
availability of capital to complete the necessary acquisition arrangements. In
the event that we are unable to obtain debt financing on acceptable terms for a
particular acquisition, we may elect to pursue the acquisition through the
issuance by us of shares of our common stock (and, in certain cases, convertible
securities) as equity consideration, which could dilute our common stock because
it could reduce our earnings per share, and any such dilution could reduce the
market price of our common stock unless and until we were able to achieve
revenue growth or cost savings and other business economies sufficient to offset
the effect of such an issuance. As a result, there is no guarantee that our
stockholders will achieve greater returns as a result of any future acquisitions
we complete.
A substantial portion of our
licensing revenue is concentrated with a limited number of licensees such that
the loss of any of such licensees could decrease our revenue and impair our cash
flows.
Our licensees Wal-Mart,
Target, Kohl’s and Kmart, were our four largest direct-to-retail licensees
during the Current Six Months, representing approximately 27%, 11%, 6% and 5%,
respectively, of our total revenue for such period, while Li & Fung USA
was our largest wholesale licensee, representing approximately 13% of our total revenue for
such period. Our license agreement with Target for the Mossimo trademark grants
it the exclusive U.S. license for substantially all Mossimo-branded products for
a current term expiring in January 2012; our second license agreement with
Target for the Fieldcrest mark grants it the exclusive U.S. license for
substantially all Fieldcrest-branded products for a term expiring in January
2015; and our third license agreement with Target grants it the exclusive U.S.
license for Waverly Home for a broad range of Waverly Home-branded products for
a term expiring in January 2015. Our license agreement with Wal-Mart for the
Ocean Pacific and OP trademarks grants it the exclusive license in the U.S.,
Canada, Mexico, China, India and Brazil for substantially all Ocean
Pacific/OP-branded products for an term expiring June 30, 2011; our second
license agreement with Wal-Mart for the Danskin Now trademark grants it the
exclusive license in the U.S., Canada, Argentina, and Central America for
substantially all Danskin Now-branded products for an initial term expiring
December 2010; and our third license agreement with Wal-Mart for the Starter
trademark grants it the exclusive license in the U.S., Canada and Mexico for
substantially all Starter-branded products for an initial term expiring December
2013. Our license agreement with Kohl’s for the Candie’s trademark grants it the
exclusive U.S. license for a wide variety of Candie’s-branded product categories
for a term expiring in January 2016, and our license agreement with Kohl’s for
the Mudd trademark grants it the exclusive U.S. license for a wide variety of
Mudd-branded product categories for an initial term expiring in January
2015. Our license agreement with Kmart grants it the exclusive U.S. license
with respect to the Joe Boxer trademark for a wide variety of product categories
for a current
term expiring in
December 2015 and our license agreement with Kmart for the Cannon trademark
granted the exclusive license in the U.S. and Canada for a wide variety of
product categories for an initial term expiring February 1, 2014. Our
license agreements with Li & Fung USA grant it the exclusive worldwide
license with respect to our Royal Velvet trademarks for a variety of products
sold exclusively at Bed Bath & Beyond in the U.S., and the
exclusive license (in many countries outside of the U.S. and Canada) for the
Cannon trademark for a variety of products. The term for each of these licenses
with Li & Fung USA expires on December 31, 2013. Our license
agreements with Wear Me Apparel LLC (“Wear Me”), a subsidiary of Li & Fung
USA, for the Rocawear trademark grant it the exclusive licenses for the U.S. and
its territories for sleepwear, underwear, swimwear and outerwear expire on
December 31, 2010; our license agreements with Wear Me for certain Ecko
trademarks grant it the exclusive licenses for the U.S. and its territories for
sleepwear, underwear, swimwear and outerwear expire on December 31, 2013; and
our license agreements with Wear Me for the Zoo York trademark grant it the
exclusive licenses for the U.S. and its territories for sleepwear, underwear,
swimwear and outerwear trademark expires on December 31,
2014. Because we are dependent on these licensees for a significant
portion of our licensing revenue, if any of them were to have financial
difficulties affecting its ability to make guaranteed payments, or if any of
these licensees decides not to renew or extend its existing agreement with us,
our revenue and cash flows could be reduced substantially.
We are dependent upon our
chief executive officer and other key executives. If we lose the services of
these individuals we may not be able to fully implement our business plan and
future growth strategy, which would harm our business and
prospects.
Our success as a marketer and
licensor of intellectual property is largely due to the efforts of Neil Cole,
our president, chief executive officer and chairman. Our continued success is
largely dependent upon his continued efforts and those of the other key
executives he has assembled. Although we have entered into an employment
agreement with Mr. Cole, expiring on December 31, 2012, as well as
employment agreements with other of our key executives, there is no guarantee
that we will not lose their services. To the extent that any of their services
become unavailable to us, we will be required to hire other qualified
executives, and we may not be successful in finding or hiring adequate
replacements. This could impede our ability to fully implement our business plan
and future growth strategy, which would harm our business and
prospects.
We have a material amount of
goodwill and other intangible assets, including our trademarks, recorded on our
balance sheet. As a result of changes in market conditions and declines in the
estimated fair value of these assets, we may, in the future, be required to
write down a portion of this goodwill and other intangible assets and such
write-down would, as applicable, either decrease our net income or increase our
net loss.
As of June 30, 2010, goodwill represented approximately
$189.6 million, or approximately 10% of our total consolidated
assets, and trademarks and other intangible assets represented approximately
$1,404.6 million, or approximately 75% of our total consolidated
assets. Under current U.S. GAAP accounting standards, goodwill and indefinite
life intangible assets, including some of our trademarks, are no longer
amortized, but instead are subject to impairment evaluation based on related
estimated fair values, with such testing to be done at least annually. While, to
date, no impairment write-downs have been necessary, any write-down of goodwill
or intangible assets resulting from future periodic evaluations would, as
applicable, either decrease our net income or increase our net loss and those
decreases or increases could be material.
Convertible note hedge and
warrant transactions that we have entered into may affect the value of our
common stock.
In connection with the
initial sale of our convertible notes, we purchased hedge instruments, herein
referred to as convertible note hedges, from affiliates of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Lehman Brothers Inc. At such
time, the hedging transactions were expected, but were not guaranteed, to
eliminate the potential dilution upon conversion of the convertible notes.
Concurrently, we entered into warrant transactions with the hedge
counterparties.
On September 15, 2008
and October 3, 2008, respectively, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., or Lehman
Holdings, and its subsidiary, Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc., or Lehman
OTC, filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York,
herein referred to as the bankruptcy court. On September 17, 2009, we filed
proofs of claim with the bankruptcy court relating to the Lehman OTC convertible
note hedges. We had purchased 40% of the convertible note hedges from
Lehman OTC, or the Lehman note hedges, and we had sold 40% of the warrants to
Lehman OTC. Lehman OTC’s obligations under the Lehman note hedges are guaranteed
by Lehman Holdings. If the Lehman note hedges are rejected or terminated in
connection with the Lehman OTC bankruptcy, we would have a claim against Lehman
OTC and Lehman Holdings, as guarantor, for the damages and/or close-out values
resulting from any such rejection or termination. While we intend to pursue any
claim for damages and/or close-out values resulting from the rejection or
termination of the Lehman note hedges, at this point in the Lehman bankruptcy
cases it is not possible to determine with accuracy the ultimate recovery, if
any, that we may realize on potential claims against Lehman OTC or Lehman
Holdings, as guarantor, resulting from any rejection or termination of the
Lehman note hedges. We also do not know whether Lehman OTC will assume or reject
the Lehman note hedges, and therefore cannot predict whether Lehman OTC intends
to perform its obligations under the Lehman note hedges. As a result, if Lehman
OTC does not perform such obligations and the price of our common stock exceeds
the $27.56 conversion price (as adjusted) of the convertible notes, the
effective conversion price of the convertible notes (which is higher than the
actual $27.56 conversion price due to these hedges) would be reduced and our
existing stockholders may experience dilution at the time or times the
convertible notes are converted. The extent of any such dilution would depend,
among other things, on the then prevailing market price of our common stock and
the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, but we believe the impact
will not be material and will not affect our income statement presentation. We
are not otherwise exposed to counterparty risk related to the Lehman
bankruptcies. We currently believe, although there can be no assurance, that the
bankruptcy filings and their potential impact on these entities will not have a
material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash
flows. We will continue to monitor the bankruptcy filings of Lehman Holdings and
Lehman OTC.
Moreover, in connection with
the warrant transactions with the counterparties, to the extent that the price
of our common stock exceeds the strike price of the warrants, the warrant
transactions could have a dilutive effect on our earnings per
share.
Due to the recent downturn in
the market, certain of the marketable securities we own may take longer to
auction than initially anticipated, if at all.
Marketable securities consist
of auction rate securities, herein referred to as ARS. From the third quarter of
2007 to the present, our balance of ARS failed to auction due to sell orders
exceeding buy orders, and the insurer of the ARS exercised its put option to
replace the underlying securities of the auction rate securities with its
preferred securities. Further, although the ARS had paid cash dividends
according to their stated terms, the payment of cash dividends ceased after
July 31, 2009, and would be resumed only if the board of directors of the
insurer declares such cash dividends to be payable at a later
date. The insurer’s board of directors temporarily reinstated
dividend payments for the 4-week period from December 23, 2009 to January 15,
2010. In January 2010, we commenced a lawsuit against the
broker-dealer of these ARS alleging, among other things, fraud, and seeking
full recovery of the $13.0 million face value of the ARS, as well as legal costs
and punitive damages. These funds will not be available to us unless
a successful auction occurs, a buyer is found outside the auction process, or if
we realize recovery through settlement or legal judgment of the action being
brought against the broker. As a result, $13.0 million of our ARS have been
written down to approximately $7.3 million, based on our evaluation, as an
unrealized pre-tax loss to reflect a temporary decrease in fair value, reflected
as an accumulated other comprehensive loss of $5.7 million in the stockholders’
equity section of our consolidated balance sheet. We estimated the fair value of
our ARS using the present value of the weighted average of several scenarios of
recovery based on our assessment of the probability of each scenario. We believe
this cumulative decrease in fair value is temporary due to general macroeconomic
market conditions. Further, we have the ability and intent to hold the
securities until an anticipated full redemption. However, there are no
assurances that a successful auction will occur, that we can find a buyer
outside the auction process, or that we will realize full recovery through
settlement or legal judgment.
A decline in general economic
conditions resulting in a decrease in consumer-spending levels and an inability
to access capital may adversely affect our business.
Many economic factors beyond
our control may impact our forecasts and actual performance. These factors
include consumer confidence, consumer spending levels, employment levels,
availability of consumer credit, recession, deflation, inflation, a general
slowdown of the U.S. economy or an uncertain economic outlook. Furthermore,
changes in the credit and capital markets, including market disruptions, limited
liquidity and interest rate fluctuations, may increase the cost of financing or
restrict our access to potential sources of capital for future
acquisitions.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of
Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table
represents information with respect to purchases of common stock made by the
Company during the Current Quarter:
Month of purchase
|
|
Total number
of shares
purchased(1)
|
|
|
Average
price
paid per share
|
|
|
Total number
of
shares
purchased as
part of
publicly
announced
plans or
programs
|
|
|
Maximum
number
(or approximate
dollar
value) of
shares
that may yet
be
purchased
under the
plans or
programs
|
|
April
1 – April 30
|
|
|
16,324
|
|
|
$
|
16.56
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
71,722,003
|
|
May
1 – May 31
|
|
|
1,010
|
|
|
$
|
17.69
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
71,722,003
|
|
June
1 – June 30
|
|
|
9,800
|
|
|
$
|
15.18
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
71,722,003
|
|
Total
|
|
|
27,134
|
|
|
$
|
16.10
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
71,722,003
|
|
(1) On November 3, 2008, the
Company announced that the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to
$75 million of the Company's common stock over a period ending October 30, 2011.
This authorization replaced any prior plan or authorization. The current plan
does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of shares and
may be suspended at any time at management's discretion. Amounts not purchased
under the stock repurchase program represent shares surrendered to the Company
to pay withholding taxes due upon the vesting of restricted
stock.
EXHIBIT NO.
|
|
DESCRIPTION
OF EXHIBIT
|
|
|
|
Exhibit
10.1
|
|
Purchase
Agreement dated as of April 26, 2010 by and among Iconix Brand Group,
Inc., United Feature Syndicate, Inc. and the E.W. Scripps Company.
(1)
|
|
|
|
Exhibit
31.1
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant To Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 302 Of The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
|
|
|
Exhibit
31.2
|
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant To Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 302 Of The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
|
|
|
Exhibit
32.1
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted
Pursuant To Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
|
|
|
Exhibit
32.2
|
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted
Pursuant To Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
Previously
filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on April 30, 2010 and incorporated by reference
herein. The Registrant has omitted certain schedules and
exhibits and shall furnish supplementally to the SEC, copies of any of the
omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the
SEC. |
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, thereunto
duly authorized.
|
Iconix
Brand Group, Inc.
(Registrant)
|
|
|
Date:
August 4, 2010
|
/s/ Neil Cole
|
|
Neil
Cole
Chairman
of the Board, President
and
Chief Executive Officer
(on
Behalf of the Registrant)
|
Date:
August 4, 2010
|
/s/ Warren Clamen
|
|
Warren
Clamen
Executive
Vice President
and
Chief Financial Officer
|