UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 |
or
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period fromto.
For the transition period fromto. |
Commission File Number001-12917
REIS, INC.
Maryland | 13-3926898 | |||
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
530 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY | 10036 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 921-1122
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | |
Common Stock, $0.02 par value per share | The NASDAQ Stock Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No þ
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No þ
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 þ 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 þ No ¨
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K10-K. ¨þ
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer¨ | Accelerated filerþ | Non-accelerated filer¨ | Smaller reporting company¨ | |||
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes¨ No þ
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $83,500,000$81,000,000 based on the closing price on the NASDAQ Global Market for such shares on June 30, 2011.2012. (Please see “Calculation of Aggregate Market Value of Non-Affiliate Shares” within Item 5 of this report for a statement of assumptions upon which this calculation is based.)
The number of the Registrant’s shares of common stock outstanding was 10,684,16210,889,724 as of March 6, 2012.4, 2013.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 20122013 annual stockholders’ meeting are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item No. | Page No. | |||
PART I | ||||
1. | 3 | |||
1A. | 9 | |||
1B. | 16 | |||
2. | 16 | |||
3. | 16 | |||
4. | 17 | |||
PART II | ||||
5. | 18 | |||
6. | 20 | |||
7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 21 | ||
7A. | 37 | |||
8. | 37 | |||
9. | Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 37 | ||
9A. | 37 | |||
9B. | 38 | |||
PART III | ||||
10. | 39 | |||
11. | 39 | |||
12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 39 | ||
13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 39 | ||
14. | 39 | |||
PART IV | ||||
15. | 40 | |||
42 | ||||
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | ||||
F-4 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 | F-5 | |||
F-6 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 | F-7 | |||
F-8 | ||||
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
All schedules have been omitted because the required information for such schedules is not present, is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements.
Organization
Reis, Inc. is a Maryland corporation. When we refer to “Reis” or the “Company,” we are referring to Reis, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company’s primary business is providing commercial real estate market information and analytical tools for its subscribers, through its Reis Services subsidiary. For disclosure and financial reporting purposes, this business is referred to as the Reis Services segment.
Business
Reis Services
Reis Services, including its predecessors, was founded in 1980. Reis maintains a proprietary database containing detailed information on commercial properties in metropolitan markets and neighborhoods throughout the U.S. The database contains information on apartment, office, retail, warehouse/distribution, and flex/research & development and self storage properties, and is used by real estate investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. In addition, Reis data is used by debt and equity investors to assess, quantify and manage the risks of default and loss associated with individual mortgages, properties, portfolios and real estate backed securities. Reis currently provides its information services to many of the nation’s leading lending institutions, equity investors, brokers and appraisers.
Reis, through its flagship institutional product,Reis SE, and through its new small business product,ReisReports,provides online access to a proprietary database of commercial real estate information and analytical tools designed to facilitate debt and equity transactions as well as ongoing asset and portfolio evaluations. Depending on the product, users have access to trendmarket trends and forecast analysisforecasts at metropolitan and neighborhood levels throughout the U.S. and/or detailed building-specific information such as rents, vacancy rates, lease terms, property sales, new construction listings and property valuation estimates. Reis’s products are designed to meet the demand for timely and accurate information to support the decision-making of property owners, developers, builders, banks and non-bank lenders, equity investors and equity investors.service providers. These real estate professionals require access to timely information on both the performance and pricing of assets, including detailed data on market transactions, supply, absorption, rents and sale prices. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development and construction.
Reis’s revenue model is based primarily on annual subscriptions that are paid in accordance with contractual billing terms. Reis recognizes revenue from its contracts on a ratable basis; for example, one-twelfth of the value of a one-year contract is recognized monthly.
Industry Background
Commercial real estate capital flows in 2011 reflected the uneven nature of overall economic recovery. According to the Urban Land Institute, the value of total capital shrank from $4.06 trillion (as of the second quarter 2010) to $3.93 trillion (as of the second quarter 2011), largely the result of deleveraging. The value of debt capital declined from $2.94 trillion to $2.78 trillion, while equity capital increased from $1.12 trillion to $1.15 trillion. The increase in equity capital reflected greater interest in U.S. real estate from foreign investors, private equity firms and pension funds, even as lenders continued to pull back.
Commercial real estate market fundamentals began to recover, albeit it at a slow pace.improved in 2012, but the pace of recovery varied across property types. According to Reis data, the national office market recovery continued at a slow pace, as vacancies began fallingfell 30 basis points (bps) to 17.1%. Occupied space increased by 17.4 million square feet, roughly the same as last year. The first signs of a recovery were observed in early 2011the retail sector, as shopping center vacancies fell for the first time in over three years. Occupied space for retail properties increasedsince early 2005, declining by over 4 million square feet,30 bps. The multifamily sector, however, experienced another strong year of occupancy improvements and rent growth. The vacancy rate ended the first improvement in occupancy since 2007. Apartment vacancies, benefiting from the continuing woes of the for-sale housing market, ended 2011year at 5.2%4.5%, the lowest level in ten years.figure since 2001. For property types that Reis covers, the dollar volume of commercial real estate transactions in the U.S. increasedrose by 12%10% over 2011. Despite modest increases in 2011, representing approximatelytransaction activity over the last three years, volume remains at about one-third of the peak volume recordedlevels observed in 2007.
Varied participants in U.S. commercial real estate demand timely and accurate information to support all aspects of decision-making throughout the commercial real estate transaction lifecycle. These participants can range in size from the large domestic and international investment and financial institutions to individual real estate investors. Participants in the asset market, such as property owners, developers and builders, banks and non-bank lenders, and equityproviders of professional services to commercial real estate investors, require access to information on both the performance and pricing of assets, including detailed data on market transactions, supply and absorption. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development and construction. Additionally, brokers, operators and lessors
require access to detailed information concerning current and historical rents, vacancies, concessions, operating expenses, and other market specific and property specific performance measures.
In recent years, corporate governance and other regulatory requirements (such as mark-to-market requirements, the Basel Capital Accord (Basel II and III), guidance from the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), as well as actions undertaken by U.S. and international accounting standard setters) have increased the need for market and portfolio monitoring, generating demand for appropriate commercial real estate market information and analytical tools. From mid-2008 through 2011,Since the middle of 2008, the commercial banking and investment banking industries have undergone a wave of mergers, reorganizations, FDIC-arranged takeovers and other dislocations, similar to the consolidations which occurred following the savings & loan collapses of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Looking towards the future, approximately $300 billion of commercial real estate debt will mature each year for nearly the next decade. ItWhile supply and demand fundamentals, as well as capital flows, improved in many geographic markets during 2012, it is still expected that replacement financing may not be readily available because of declines in values of the underlying real estate, tighter credit requirements and a significant reduction in the number of lenders willing to lend on commercial real estate. For those lenders who do extend credit, as well as for borrowers seeking commitments, the demand for accurate and timely information as well as access to analytics, valuation tools and support will be necessary to properly evaluate the underlying real estate collateral.
Operations
As commercial real estate markets have growncontinue to grow in size and complexity, Reis, over the last 3132 years, has invested in the areasdatabases, technologies and personnel critical to supporting the information needs of commercial real estate professionals in both the asset market and the space leasing market. In particular,professionals. Specifically, Reis has:
developed expertise in data collection across multiple markets and property types;
invested in the analytical expertise to develop decision support systems aroundthat generate market trends and forecasts, property valuation,valuations, credit analytics, transaction support and risk management;
created product development expertise to collect market feedback and translate it into new products and reports; and
invested in a robust technology infrastructure to disseminate these tools to the wide variety of market participants.
These investments have established Reis as a leading provider of commercial real estate information and analytical tools to the investment community. Reis continues to develop and introduce new products, expand and add new markets and data, and find new ways to deliver existing information to meet and anticipate client demand, as more fully described below under “— Products and Services.” The depth and breadth of Reis’s data and expertise are critical in allowing Reis to grow its business.
Proprietary Databases
Reis’s commercial real estate databases contain information on competitive, income-producing properties in the U.S. apartment, retail, office, warehouse/distribution, and flex/research & development and self storage sectors. On an ongoing basis, Reis surveys and receives data downloads from building owners, leasing agents and managers which include key building performance statistics including, among others: occupancy rates; rents; rent discounts and other concessions; tenant improvement allowances; lease terms; and operating expenses. In addition, Reis processes multiple data sources on commercial real estate, including: public filings databases; tax assessor records; deed transfers; planning boards; and numerous local, regional and national publications and commercial real estate web sites. Reis screens and assembles large volumes of data into integrated supply and demand trends on a monthly basis at the neighborhood (submarket) and metropolitan market levels. All collected data are subjected to a rigorous quality assurance and validation process developed over many years. At the property level, surveyors compare the data collected in the current period with data previously collected on that property and similar properties. If any unusual changes in rents and vacancies are identified, follow-up procedures are performed for verification or clarification of the results. All aggregate market data at the submarket and market levels are also subjected to comprehensive quality controls. The following table lists the number of metropolitan markets for each of the fivesix types of commercial real estate currently covered by Reis:Reis at December 31, 2012:
Number of metropolitan markets: | ||||
Apartment | 200 | |||
Retail | 190 | |||
Office | ||||
Warehouse/distribution | 47 | |||
Flex/research & development | 47 | |||
Self storage | 30 |
IncludingReis programmatically expands its programmatic expansionproperty level and market coverage by geography and property type, most recently of retail shopping centers, warehouse/distributiontype. During 2012, Reis expanded its geographic coverage for the office sector and flex/research & developmentinitiated coverage on the self storage sector. Reis monitors over 6,3006,600 market areas and segments at December 31, 2011.2012.
Reis entered into an exclusive market data agreement with the Self Storage Association in June 2011 and will introduceintroduced coverage of theon 30 U.S. self storage marketmarkets in September 2012. This will beis the sixth major property type for which Reis will provideprovides market data and analytics. In February 2013, Reis added 20 additional self storage markets, bringing our coverage to 50 markets in the U.S.
In addition to theits core property database, Reis develops and maintains a new construction database that identifies and monitors projects that are being added to our covered markets. Detailed tracking of the supply side of the commercial real estate market is critical to projecting performance changes at the market and submarket levels. This database is updated weekly and reports relevant criteriainformation such as project size, property type and location for projects that are planned, proposed or under construction.
Reis also maintains a sales comparables database containing transactions in 203202 metropolitan markets. The database captures key information on each transaction, such as buyer, seller, purchase price, capitalization rate and financing details, where available. Prior to March 31, 2011, this database included transactions valued at $2,000,000 or greater. In April 2011, we expanded the coverage to includeavailable, for transactions valued at greater than $250,000 in each market we cover, for our covered markets. Additionally, during March 2011, we addedsix property types, as well as for hotel transactions to our sales comparables coverage.
In October 2011, Reis introduced a new suite of reports focusing on two industrial property types: warehouse/distribution and flex/research & development. This launch disaggregates our industrial product offering to cover nearly 350 submarkets in 47 of the top metropolitan centers for each of these property types. For each metropolitan area, Reis provides a full suite of metro and submarket reports, including forecasts, and property-level rent, sales and construction comparables.properties.
Products and Services
Reis SE, available through thewww.reis.com web site, serves as athe primary delivery platform for the thousands of reports containing Reis’s primary research data and forecasts, as well as a number of analytical tools. Access toReis SE is by secure password only and can be customized to accommodate the needs of subscribers. For example, the product can be tailored to provide access to all or only selected markets, property types and report combinations. TheReis SEinterface has been refined over the past several years, with a major redesign in 2012, to accommodate real estate professionals who need to perform market-based trend analysis, property specific research, comparable property analysis, and valuation and credit analysis estimates at the single property and portfolio levels.
On a monthly and quarterly basis, Reis updates thousands of neighborhood and city level reports that cover historical trends and current conditions. In all of theour primary markets, five year forecasts are updated quarterly on all key real estate market indicators. Monthly and quarterly updates are supported by property, neighborhood and city data collected during the priorrelevant reporting periods.
Reports are retrievable by street address, property type (apartment, office, retail, warehouse/distribution, and flex/research & development)development and self storage) or market/submarket and are available as full color, presentation quality documents or in spreadsheet formats. These reports are used by Reis’s subscribers to assist in due diligence and to support commercial real estate transactions, including loan originations, underwriting, acquisitions, risk assessment (such as loan loss reserves and impairment analyses), portfolio monitoring and management, asset management, appraisal and market analysis.
Other significant elements ofReis SEinclude:
property comparables that allow users to identify buildings or new construction projects with similar characteristics (such as square footage, rents or sales price);
quarterly “First Glance” reports that provide an early assessment of the apartment, office, retail and retailindustrial sectors across the U.S. and preliminary commentary on new construction activity;
“Quarterly Briefings” — two conference calls each quarter attended by hundreds of Reis subscribers, plus members of the media, during which Reis providesour economists provide an overview of itsour latest high-level findings and forecasts for the commercial real estate space and capital markets;
real estate news stories chosen by Reis analysts to provide information relevant to a particular market and property type; and
customizable email alerts that let users receive proactive updates on only those reports and markets that they designate.
During 2010, Reis completed the development of and launchedalso has a product tailored to the needs of smaller enterprises and individuals, professional investors, brokers and appraisers, which we refer to asReisReports, available atwww.ReisReports.com.ReisReportsutilizes the same proprietary database of information that supports ourReis SEsubscribers. Depending on the package chosen by theReisReportssubscriber, a set number of market reportscontent is available on a monthly or annual subscription basis at an affordable price point.points.
Reis continues to develop new products and applications. Current initiatives includeIn the launchsecond quarter of 2012, we launched the next generation of our flagship product,Reis SE 2.0,. This major upgrade provides users with more tools and further expansion of bothfeatures to better service their transactional and management needs. In September 2012, we initiated coverage on the self storage sector and on 58 additional metropolitan office markets (bringing our geographic markettotal coverage to 190 office markets). For 2013, we intend to add additional markets to our apartment coverage and introduce coverage on an additional property types and broadeningtype.
We are also expanding our revenue streams through licensing portions of our data to major business information vendors. To date, we have entered into data redistribution relationships with other business information vendors. Data redistribution agreements were executed withSNL Financial, FactSet, Capital IQ, and Thomson Reuters during 2011.and Bloomberg, and we continue to engage these partners to potentially expand the existing relationships, while seeking to add additional partners.
In the past, Reis has performed portfolio credit risk and valuation reviews for debt and equity investors. We are developing enhancements to our portfolio analytics services as heightened regulatory scrutiny increases the demand among lenders to assess the risk profile of their mortgage assets. In 2013, we plan to introduce Mobiuss Portfolio CRE. Mobiuss Portfolio CRE has been developed in conjunction with, and will be co-marketed with, Opera Solutions. The product combines Reis’s unparalleled commercial real estate market information and forecasts with Opera Solutions’s cutting edge risk analytics and web-based technologies. Mobiuss Portfolio CRE will provide property and loan valuation, credit risk analytics, stress testing and benchmarking, and will be available to new and existing customers as an add on toReis SE.
Cost of Service
Reis’s data is made available in five primary ways: (1) annual and multi-year subscriptions toReis SE; (2) cappedReis SEsubscriptions allowing subscribersways, with price points that are reflective of the level of content being made available:
• | annual and multi-year subscriptions toReis SEranging in price from $1,000 to over $1,000,000, depending upon the subscriber’s line of business and the combination of markets, property types and reports subscribed to, for which the subscriber is typically allowed to download an unlimited number of reports over the subscription period; renewals forReis SE are negotiated in advance of the expiration of an existing contract based on factors such as a subscriber’s historical and projected report consumption; |
• | cappedReis SEsubscriptions generally ranging in price from $1,000 to $25,000, allowing clients to download a fixed retail value of reports over a period of up to twelve months; |
individual reports, which can be purchased with a limited retail value of reports; (3) online single report credit card, purchases; (4) custom data requests; and (5) monthly subscriptionshaving retail prices up toReisReports, charged to a credit card. Annual subscription fees forReis SErange from $1,000 to over $1,000,000 depending upon the subscriber’s line of business, and the combination of markets, property types and reports subscribed to, for which the subscriber is typically allowed to download an unlimited number of reports over a twelve month period. Capped subscriptions generally range from $1,000 to $25,000 and allow clients to download a fixed retail value of reports over a twelve month period. Sales of individual reports typically range from $150 to $695 $999 per report, and are available to anyone who visits Reis’s retail web site or contacts Reis via telephone, fax or email. However,email; however, certain reports are only available by awith an annual subscription or capped subscription account. Customaccount;
custom data deliverables rangeranging in price from $1,000 for a specific data element to hundreds of thousands of dollars for custom portfolio valuation and credit analysis. Renewals are negotiated in advance of the expiration of an existing contract. Important factors in determining contract renewal rates include a subscriber’s historicalanalysis; and projected report consumption. The monthly fee forReisReports is currently $75 or $125 depending on the package chosen by the subscriber.
• | subscriptions toReisReports, which are charged to a credit card on a monthly basis, having a retail price ranging up to $150 per month depending on the package chosen by the subscriber; or if desired, annual pricing options are also available. |
Subscribers
At December 31, 2011,2012, Reis had 726 companies and government entities844 subscribers under signed contracts for its coreReis SE product offerings. Generally, eachA subscribing company has multipleentity may have one or many users entitled to accessReis SE. These numbers do not include users who pay for individual reports by credit card, nor do they include subscribers to ourReisReports product.product or users of information available on third party platforms through our data redistribution relationships.
The majority of our subscription revenues derivederives from capital providers, such as banks, other financial institutions, investment funds and equity owners and regulators, with the remainder from service providers including(including brokers, appraisers and appraisers.consultants) and regulators.
Customer Service and Training
Reis focuses intensively on proactive training and customer support. Reis’s dedicated customer service team offers customized on-site training and web-based and telephonic support, as well as weekly web-based training seminars open to allReis SEsubscribers. The corporate training team also meets regularlyvisits with a large proportion of Reis’s subscribers.subscribers on an ongoing basis. Additional points of subscriber contact include mid-year service reviews, a web-based subscriber feedback program and account manager visits. All of these contacts are used to assist subscribers with their utilization ofReis SEand identify opportunities for product adoption and increased usage and to solicit subscriber input for future product enhancements.
Proprietary Rights
To protect our proprietary rights, we rely upon a combination of:
trade secret, copyright, trademark, database protection and other laws at the Federal, state and local levels;
non-disclosure, non-competition and other contractual provisions with employees, vendors and consultants;
restrictive license agreements with subscribers; and
other technical measures.
We protect our software’s source code and our databasedatabases as either trade secrets or under copyright law. We license our services under license agreements that restrict the disclosure and use of our proprietary information and prohibit the unauthorized reproduction, re-engineering or transfer of the information in our products and services.
We also protect the secrecy of our proprietary database,databases, our trade secrets and our proprietary information through confidentiality and noncompetitionnon-competition agreements with our employees, vendors and consultants. Our services also include technical measures designed to deter and detect unauthorized copying of our intellectual property.
We have registered the trademarks for “Reis,” “Reis Reports,” the Reis logo and “Your Window Onto the Real Estate Market.”
Competition
Real estate transactions involve multiple participants who require accurate historical and current market information. Key factors that influence the competitive position of commercial real estate information vendors include: the depth and breadth of underlying databases; price; ease of use, flexibility and functionality of the software;customer interface; the ability to keep the data up to date and accurate; frequency of reporting; scope of coverage by geography and property type; customer training and support; adoption of the service by industry leaders; consistent product innovation; and recognition by general business and trade media.
Reis’s senior management believes that, on a national level, only a small number of firms serve the propertymarket information needs of U.S. commercial real estate investors and lenders. Reis competes directly and indirectly for subscribers with online services or web sites targeted to commercial real estate professionals such as CoStar Group, Inc. (or CoStar) (including its Property and Portfolio Research business)and LoopNet businesses), Real Capital Analytics, Inc., and CBRE Econometric Advisors (formerly known as Torto Wheaton Research), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CB Richard Ellis, and formerly known as Torto Wheaton Research, and LoopNet, Inc. (which has agreed to be acquired by CoStar), as well as with various local and regional data providers covering selected markets and in-house real estate research departments.
Discontinued Operations – Residential Development Activities
Reis was originally formed on January 8, 1997. Reis1997 as Wellsford Real Properties, Inc., which we refer to as Wellsford. Wellsford acquired the Reis Services business by merger in May 2007, which we refer to as the Merger. Prior to May 2007, Reis operated as Wellsford Real Properties, Inc., which we refer to as Wellsford. Wellsford’s primary operating activities immediately prior to the Merger, and conducted through its subsidiaries, were the development, construction and sale of its three residential projects and its approximate 23% ownership interest in the Reis Services business. The Company completed the sale of the remaining units at its Colorado project in September 2009, sold its Claverack, New York project in bulk in February 2010, and sold its remaining project in East Lyme, Connecticut in bulk in April 2011. See “Item 3. Legal Proceedings.”2011, and settled construction defect litigation at the aforementioned Colorado project in 2012.
The Company has determined, as a result of the April 2011 bulk sale of property in East Lyme, Connecticut, that the Residential Development Activities segment, including certain general and administrative costs that supported that segment’s operations, should be presented as a discontinued operation. As a result of this determination and the fact that the historic operations and cash flows can be clearly distinguished, the operating results of the Residential Development Activities segment and related general and administrative costs are aggregated for separate presentation apart from continuing operating results of the Company in the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.
Additional Segment Financial Information
See the consolidated financial statements, included in this filing, for information regarding the Company’s segments.
Corporate Information
The Company’s executive offices are located at 530 Fifth Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, New York 10036; telephone: (212) 921-1122; web site:www.reis.com;www.reis.com; email:investorrelations@reis.com. Please note that information on the Company’s web site is not part of this Form 10-K filing.
The reports we file with or furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including our annual report, quarterly reports and current reports, are available free of charge on our investor relations web site(www.reis.com/investors) as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. You may review and copy any of the information we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You may obtain information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a web site(www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
The Company had approximately 160190 employees as of December 31, 2011.2012.
The Company is a Federal government contractor and is an equal opportunity employer. When we have a position opening, it is our policy to hire the best qualified applicant for the position, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or other category protected by applicable law. We welcome applications from qualified persons with disabilities, covered veterans, minorities, women and other qualified applicants.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This annual report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may relate to the Company’s or management’s outlook or expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses, asset quality, or other future financial or business performance, strategies, prospects or expectations, or the impact of legal, regulatory or supervisory matters on our business, operations or performance. Specifically, forward-looking statements may include:
statements relating to future services and product development of the Reis Services segment;
statements relating to future business prospects, potential acquisitions, uses of cash, revenue, expenses, income (loss), cash flows, valuation of assets and liabilities and other business metrics of the Company and its businesses, including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Aggregate Revenue Under Contract; and
statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or similar expressions relating to future periods.
Forward-looking statements reflect management’s judgment based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. With respect to these forward-looking statements, management has made certain assumptions. Future performance cannot be assured. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:
revenues and other performance measures such as income from continuing operations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be lower than expected;
inability to retain and increase the Company’s subscriber base;
inability to execute properly on new products and services, or failure of subscribers to accept these products and services;
competition;
inability to attract and retain sales and senior management personnel;
inability to access adequate capital to fund operations and investments in our business;
difficulties in protecting the security, confidentiality, integrity and reliability of the Company’s data;
changes in accounting policies or practices;
legal and regulatory issues;
the results of pending, threatening or future litigation; and
the risk factors listed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this annual report on Form 10-K.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any events or circumstances after the date of this annual report on Form 10-K or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
The following is a discussion of the risk factors that Reis’s management believes are material to Reis at this time. These risks and uncertainties are not the only ones facing Reis and there may be additional matters that Reis is unaware of or that Reis currently considers immaterial. Any or all of these could adversely affect Reis’s business, results of operations, profitability, financial condition and cash flows.
Risks Related to the Reis Services Business and the Information Services Industry Generally
A failure to attract and retain subscribers could harm our business.
We must acquire new subscribers and expand our business with our current subscribers in order to grow our business.Our ability to grow our business will be adversely impacted to the extent that current subscribers reduce or discontinue the use of our products and web sites, includingReis SEandReisReports, or if we are unable to locate and have prospects subscribe toReis SEandReisReports. This may occur due to budgetary constraints, which was particularly true during the height of the economic downturn that began in 2008 and 2009, or if our product offering is less competitive with those of other companies in our industry. Prior to the economic downturn in 2008, our overall trailing twelve month renewal rates were above 94% for many years. In the latter part of 2008 and in 2009, we experienced an overall decrease in the total number of our subscribers and a reduction in our trailing twelve month renewal rates. The overall trailing twelve month renewal rate fell to itsa low point of 83% at September 30, 2009 and has shown steady improvement since that date, reaching 93% for the2009. The trailing twelve months endedmonth renewal rate at December 31, 2011.2012 was 91%. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in continuing to identify and sell to additional subscribers, expand business from our existing subscribers and experience continuing improvements in our renewal rates to pre-recession levels.
Our revenues are concentrated among certain key subscribers.
Our commercial real estate information services business had 844 and 726 subscribers at December 31, 2011.2012 and 2011, respectively. The largest subscriber accounted for 4.2% and 4.9% of Reis Services’s revenues for the yearyears ended December 31, 2011.2012 and 2011, respectively. If we were to experience a reduction or loss of business from a number of our largest subscribers, it could have a material adverse effect on our revenues and, depending on the significance of the loss, our profitability, financial condition and cash flows and profitability.flows. In addition, although we generally impose contractual restrictions limiting our immediate exposure to revenue reductions due to mergers and consolidations and our pricing model is based on actual and projected usage, we may be impacted by consolidation among our subscribers and potential subscribers, as a result of their reduced usage on a combined basis or greater bargaining power.
We may be unable to compete successfully with our current or future competitors.
We compete with (i) local companies that offer commercial real estate research with respect to their specific geographic areas and (ii) national companies that offer national commercial real estate research. Specifically, certain of our products compete with those of CoStar (including both its Property and Portfolio Research business)and LoopNet businesses), Real Capital Analytics and CBRE Econometric Advisors and LoopNet (which has agreed to be acquired by CoStar).Advisors. Some of our competitors, either alone or with affiliated entities, may have greater access to resources than we do. Competition could negatively impact our revenues, profitability, financial condition and profitability.cash flows.
We may not be able to maintain Reis Services’s historical rates of growth in revenues, or EBITDA.
Historically, Reis Services has experienced revenue and EBITDA (whichgrowth (EBITDA is GAAP net income (loss), before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) growth.. Reis Services’s annual revenue grew by 1.3% from 2009 to 2010 and by 12.3% from 2010 to 2011.2011 and by 14.9% from 2011 to 2012. The fourth quarter and annual 20112012 revenue was the highest quarterly and annual revenue for the Reis Services business in its history. It also marks the seventh11th consecutive quarterly increase in revenue over the prior year’s corresponding quarter. There can be no
assurance that our revenues will continue to grow at thisor in excess of our recent performance pace, on a consecutive quarter and annual basis, on a year over year basis, or at all.
Reis Services annual EBITDA grew by 14.0% from 2010 to 2011 and by 17.8% from 2011 to 2012. We will increase our expenses in the future, such as for content maintenance, marketing and product development expenses, with the expectation that these expense increases will drive future revenue growth; however, such additional expenses could result in reduced margins or profitability or negatively impact liquidity in the near term, and if not successful, may negatively impact margins, profitability and liquidity in the long term. There can be no assurance that our EBITDA will continue to grow at or in excess of our recent performance pace, on a consecutive quarter and annual basis, on a year over year basis, or at all in the future.
Our annual EBITDA declined by 11.4% from 2009 to 2010 due to additional investments in our business during 2010; it subsequently grew by 14.0% from 2010 to 2011. We may continue to incur additional expenses in the future, such as marketing and product development expenses, with the expectation that it will result in revenue growth in the future; however, such additional expenses could result in reduced profitability or margins or negatively impact liquidity in the near term, and if not successful, may negatively impact margins and liquidity in the long term. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain or growexpand our EBITDA or EBITDA margins in the future.
If our growth rates decline, or if revenue and/or EBITDA decline, investors’ perceptions of our business may be adversely affected and the market price of our common stock could decline.
We must continue to obtain information from multiple sources.
The quality of our databases supporting ourReis SEandReisReportsproduct offerings depends substantially on information provided by a large number of sources, including commercial real estate brokers, agents and property owners, as well as from public sources, such as tax assessors, deed recorders, planning and zoning boards, corporate websites,web sites, the business and trade press, and selected third
party vendors of business information. If we are unable to collect information from a significant number of these sources, chooses not to continue providing information to us, our product could be negatively affected, potentially resulting in an increase in subscriber cancellations and a failure to acquire new subscribers.
Our revenues, expenses and operating results could be affected by general economic conditions or by changes in commercial real estate markets, which are cyclical.
Our business is sensitive to trends in the general economy and trends in local, regional and national commercial real estate markets, which are unpredictable. Therefore, operating results, to the extent they reflect changes in the broader commercial real estate industry, may be subject to significant fluctuations. A number of factors could have an effect on our revenues, expenses, operating resultsprofitability or cash flows, such as:
periods of economic slowdown or recession in the U.S. or locally;
budgetary and financial burdens on our subscribers and potential subscribers;
merger, acquisition, failure or government takeover of our subscribers and potential subscribers;
governmental intervention in economic policy;
inflation;
flows of capital into or out of real estate investment in the U.S. or various regions of the U.S.;
changes to the manner in which transactions are financed;
changes in the risk profile of real estate assets and collateral for financings;
changes in levels of rent or appreciation of asset values;
changing interest rates;
tax and accounting policies;
the cost of capital;
costs of construction;
lower consumer confidence;
war, terrorist attacks or natural disasters; or
the public perception that any of these conditions may occur.
If our subscribers choose not to useReis SE orReisReportsbecause of any of these factors, and we are not successful in attracting new subscribers, our revenues, expenses, operating results,profitability, cash flows or stock price could be negatively affected.
Our success depends on our ability to introduce new or upgraded services or products.
To continue to attract new subscribers, we may need to introduce new products or services. We may choose to develop new products and services independently or to license or otherwise integrate content and data from or with third parties. The introduction of new products and services could impose costs on our business and require the use of resources, and there is no guarantee that we will continue to be able to access new content and technologies on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If subscribers or potential subscribers do not recognize the value of our new services or enhancements to existing services, operating results could be negatively affected. We may incur significant costs and experience difficulties in developing and delivering these new or upgraded services or products.
Efforts to enhance and improve the ease of use, responsiveness, functionality and features of our existing and newly developed products and services have inherent risks, and we may not be able to manage these product developments and enhancements successfully or in a cost effective manner. If we are unable to continue to develop new or upgraded services or products, then subscribers may choose not to use our products and services. Our growth and results of operations would be negatively impacted if we were unable to successfully market and sell any new services or upgrades.
Our ReisReports offering may not be successful or may not result in increased revenues, which may negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial position.
OurReisReports product offering could impose additional burdens on our product development, systems development, sales, marketing and general management resources. During 2012, weWe expect to continue to expand this product.ourReisReports product offering during 2013, which could increase expenses. If we are unable to manage this expansion effectively or if our costs for this effort exceed our expectations, our profitability and financial position could be adversely affected. In addition, if we incur additional costs to expand this product and we are not successful in marketing or selling these expanded services, this could have a materialan adverse effect on our financial position by increasing our expenses without increasing our revenues, adversely affecting our profitability.impacting margins, profitability and cash flows.
If we fail to protect confidential information against security breaches, or if subscribers are reluctant to use products because of privacy concerns, we might experience a loss in profitability.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of use on our web sites, as part of our subscriber registration process, we collect and use personally identifiable information. Industry-wide incidents or incidents with respect to our web sites, including theft, alteration, deletion or misappropriation of information, security breaches, computer hackers, viruses (or anything else that may contaminate or cause destruction to our systems), or changes in industry standards, regulations or laws could deter people from using the Internet or our web sites to conduct transactions that involve the transmission of confidential information, which could harm our business. Under the laws of certain jurisdictions, if there is a breach of our computer systems and we know or suspect that unencrypted personal subscriber data has been stolen, we may be required to inform any subscribers whose data was stolen and we may be subjected to liability, which could harm our reputation and business.
Our business could be harmed if we are unable to maintain the integrity and reliability of our data and forecasts.
Our success depends on our subscribers’ confidence in the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and reliability of the data and forecasts we provide. We believe that we take adequate precautions to safeguard the completeness and accuracy of our data and that the information is generally current, comprehensive and accurate. Nevertheless, we depend to a large degree on information provided to us on a voluntary basis by third parties, including commercial real estate brokers, agents and property owners. We are in the process of developing a product which would involve the delivery of portfolio analytics derived from the combined expertise of Reis and a third party; we are not in control of the third party’s technology, intellectual property or economic or financial models in connection with the delivery of its portion of this portfolio analytics product. Further, data is susceptible to electronic malfeasance including theft, alteration, deletion, viruses and computer hackers. In addition, our reports and conference calls for subscribers may contain forecasts with respect to real estate trends. Although our contracts contain language limiting our liability if any of our data or forecasts are inaccurate or are later not borne out by actual results, for any of the above reasons, demand for our services could diminish and we may be exposed to lawsuits claiming damages resulting from inaccurate data and forecasts.
We may be unable to enforce or defend our ownership or use of intellectual property.
Our business depends in large measure on the intellectual property utilized in our methodologies, software and database. We rely on a combination of trademark, trade secret and copyright laws, registered domain names, contracts which include non-disclosure provisions, work-for-hire provisions, and technical security measures to protect our intellectual property rights. However, we do not hold Federal registrations covering all of our trademarks and copyrightable materials. We also do not own any patents or patent applications. Our business could be significantly harmed if we do not continue to protect our intellectual property. The same would be true if claims are made against us alleging infringement of the intellectual property rights of others. Any intellectual property claims, regardless of merit, could be expensive to litigate or settle, and could require the expenditure of substantial amounts of time and/or money.
If our web sites or other services experience system failures or malicious attacks, our subscribers may be dissatisfied and our operations could be impaired.
Our business depends upon the satisfactory performance, reliability and availability of our web sites. Problems with the web sites could result in reduced demand for our services. Furthermore, the software underlying our services is complex and may contain undetected errors. Despite testing, we cannot be certain that errors will not be found in our software. Any errors could result in adverse publicity, impaired use of our services, loss of revenues, cost increases or legal claims by subscribers.
Additionally, our services substantially depend on systems provided by third parties, over whom we have little control. Interruptions in service could result from the failure of data providers, telecommunications providers, or other third parties, including due to the actionsbreak-ins, unauthorized access, computer viruses, vandalism, fire, floods, severe weather, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures, terrorism, acts of computer hackers.war, and other similarly damaging events. We depend on these third-partythird party providers of Internet communication services to provide continuous and uninterrupted service. We also depend on Internet service providers that provide access to our services. Any disruption in the Internet access provided by third-partythird party providers or any failure of third-partythird party providers to handle higher volumes of user traffic could harm our business.
Our internal network infrastructure could be disrupted or penetrated, which could materially impact both our ability to provide services and subscribers’ confidence in our services.
Our operations depend upon our ability to maintain and protect our computer systems. While we believe that our systems, most of which are redundant and independent systems in separate locations, are adequate to support our operations, our systems may be vulnerable to damage from break-ins, unauthorized access, computer viruses, vandalism, fire, floods, severe weather, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures, terrorism, acts of war, and other similarly damaging events. Although we maintain insurance against fires, floods, and general business interruptions, the amount of coverage may not be adequate in any particular case. Furthermore, any damage or disruption could materially impair or block our ability to provide services, which could significantly impact our business.
Experienced computer programmers, or hackers, may attempt to penetrate our network security from time to time. Although we have not experienced any security breaches to date and we maintain a firewall, a hacker who penetrates network security could misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruptions in our services. We might be required to further expend significant capital and resources to protect against, or to alleviate, problems caused by hackers. We also may not have a timely remedy against a hacker who is able to penetrate our network security. In addition to purposeful security breaches, the inadvertent transmission of computer viruses or anything else manifesting contaminating or destructive properties could expose us to litigation or to a material risk of loss. Any of these incidents could materially impact our ability to provide services as well as materially impact the confidence of our subscribers in our services, either of which could significantly and adversely impact our business.
We may be subject to regulation of advertising and subscriber solicitation or other newly-adopted laws and regulations.
As part of our subscriber registration process, our subscribers agree to receive emails and other communications from us. In addition, we use email and other online marketing techniques to reach potential subscribers, particularly for ourReisReports product. We may be subject to restrictions on our ability to communicate through email and phone calls, even with existing subscribers. SeveralThe U.S. and other jurisdictions have proposed or adopted privacy-related laws that restrict or prohibit unsolicited email or spam. These laws may impose significant monetary penalties for violations. In addition, laws or regulations that could harm our business could be adopted, or reinterpreted so as to affect our activities, by Federal and state governments, regulatory agencies or by foreign governments or agencies. This could include, for example, laws regulating the source, content or form of information provided on our web sites, the information or services we provide, or our transmissions over the Internet. Violations or new interpretations of these laws or regulations may result in penalties, or damage our reputation, or could increase our costs or make our services less attractive.
Our revenue, expenses, operating results, margins, financial condition and cash flows are subject to fluctuations.
Our revenues, expenses, operating results, margins, financial condition and cash flows have fluctuated in the past and are likely to continue to do so in the future. These fluctuations could negatively affect our results of operations during that period and future periods. Our revenues, expenses, operating results, margins, financial condition and cash flows may fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to factors including, among others, those described below:
obtaining new subscribers and retaining existing subscribers;
changes in our marketing or other corporate strategies;
our introduction of new products and services or changes to existing products and services;
the amount and timing of our operating expenses and capital expenditures;
changes in the volume, timing or price of custom data deliverables;
costs related to acquisitions of businesses or technologies; and
other factors outside of our control.
Our business depends on retaining and attracting capable management and operating personnel.
The implementation and development of Reis’s business plan require the skills and knowledge of our senior executives, as well as our sales, technology and operational personnel. Reis may not be able to offset the impact of the loss of the services of these individuals or other key officers or employees because our business requires skilled management, as well as technical, product and technology, and sales and marketing personnel, who are in high demand and are often subject to competing offers. Competition for qualified employees is intense in the information industry, and the loss of a substantial number of qualified employees, or an inability to attract, retain and motivate additional highly skilled employees, could have a material adverse impact on Reis.
Although Reis uses various incentive programs to retain and attract key personnel, these measures may not be sufficient to either attract or retain, as applicable, the personnel required to ensure our success. In addition, grants and issuances pursuant to our equity incentive plans may result in dilution to Reis stockholders.
The loss of one or more of our senior executives, or our sales, technology or operational personnel, could have a material adverse impact on the continuing operations of Reis and could adversely affect the market price of Reis’s common stock.
We may be subject to tax audits or other procedures concerning our tax collection policies.
We do not collect sales or other similar taxes in states other than New York. However, one or more states (other than New York) may seek to impose sales tax collection obligations on out-of-state companies, such as Reis, which engage in online commerce. A successful assertion that we should collect sales, use or other taxes on the sale of products or services into these states could subject us to liability for current or past taxes due, and could increase the effective price of our products and services, which could harm our business.
If we are not able to successfully identify or integrate future acquisitions, our business operations and financial condition could be adversely affected, and future acquisitions may divert management’s attention and consume significant resources.
We may in the future attempt to further expand our markets and services in part through acquisitions of complementary businesses, services, databases and technologies. Mergers and acquisitions are inherently risky, and we cannot assure you that future acquisitions, if any, will be successful. The successful execution of any future acquisition strategy will depend on our ability to identify, negotiate, complete and integrate such acquisitions and, if necessary, obtain satisfactory debt or equity financing to fund those acquisitions, to the extent that the Company requires cash in excess of amounts it may then have on its balance sheet at that time. Any such acquired businesses would generally be subject to the other risks described under this “Risks Related to the Reis Services Business and the Information Services Industry Generally” section.
Failure to manage and successfully integrate acquired businesses could harm our business. In addition, if we finance acquisitions by incurring additional debt, our financial condition or liquidity could be adversely impacted. If we finance or otherwise complete acquisitions by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, existing stockholders’ ownership may be diluted.
Risks Related to Our Discontinued Operations (Residential Development Activities)
We may be exposed to risks associated with the development, construction and sale of residential units, and the ownership of real property generally.
Reis has been exposed to losses and other expenses associated with construction defect litigation at its Colorado condominium project during 2012. Reis may be exposed in the future to variousother claims associated with its discontinued residential development activities, including its involvement in the development, construction and sale of condominium units, single family homes or lots. Claimslots, or claims related to environmental remediation, dissatisfaction by homeowners and homeowners’ associations with the construction of condominiums, homes and amenities by us and/or our developer partners, in any condominium or subdivision development, or other matters, maywhich could result in litigation costs, remediation costs, warranty expenses or settlement costs which could be material to Reis’s results ofreported discontinued operations, financial condition and financial condition.cash flows. See “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” for information on current litigation relating to the Company’s Gold Peak condominium project.
We may be unable to recover any cash from insurance companies or other potentially responsible parties.
We continue to evaluate the cost and benefits of pursuing cash recovery efforts from insurance providers, subcontractors, other professionals, our partners or other potentially responsible parties related to the Gold Peak project. During 2012, Reis settled with, and used $17,000,000 of cash on the balance sheet to pay the Gold Peak homeowners association. No portion of the $17,000,000 was provided by any of the other defendants, potentially responsible parties or insurance companies. Our recovery efforts may include litigation, mediation, settlement or trials. Recovery efforts through December 31, 2012 resulted in cash collections of $712,500. During 2013, we may incur additional legal and expert costs and allocate resources to our recovery efforts, which may not result in any cash recoveries. The amount of incurred costs, without any cash recoveries, could negatively affect our discontinued operating results, financial condition and cash flow.
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock, Our Capital Structure and Reis Generally
Our common stock is thinly traded and there may continue to be little or no liquidity for shares of our common stock.
Historically, our common stock has been thinly traded, and an active trading market for our common stock may not develop. In the absence of an active public trading market, investors trying to sell their shares may find it difficult to find buyers for their shares at prices quoted in the market or at all.
Our board of directors, or Board, may authorize transactions with respect to our common stock. These transactions may include a reverse stock split or odd-lot or other share repurchase programs. Between December 2008 and August 2011, ourthe Board authorized the repurchase of up to an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 of our common stock. Repurchases through December 31, 20112012 resulted in the cumulative repurchase of approximately 8.1% of the common shares outstanding at the time of the Board’s initial authorization in December 2008. At December 31, 2011,2012, approximately $551,000 remained available for repurchases under the existing authorizations. All decisions regarding any such authorizations to repurchase stock will be at the discretion of our Board and will be evaluated from time to time in light of the Company’s liquidity and anticipated cash needs, the price per share of our common stock, the number of shares of our common stock outstanding, applicable NASDAQ rules, applicable law and other factors deemed relevant. If we effect any such repurchases, the liquidity of our common stock could be adversely affected by the reduced number of shares that would be outstanding. In addition, a share repurchase program requires the payment of cash by Reis to stockholders, which could adversely impact our liquidity. If we effect a reverse stock split, there can be no assurance that the market price per share of our common stock after the reverse stock split will rise or remain constant in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of our common stock outstanding before the reverse stock split.
Our executive officers and directors own a significant percentage of our stock and have significant control of our management and affairs, and they may take actions which may not be in the best interest of other stockholders.
The executive officers and directors of Reis in the aggregate beneficially owned approximately 23.3%22.6% of Reis’s outstanding common stock as of December 31, 2011.2012. Of this total, Lloyd Lynford and Jonathan Garfield, each of whom is a founder, an executive officer and a director of the Company, beneficially owned 11.6% and 7.9%, respectively. ThisA significant concentration of share ownership may adversely affect the trading price of oura company’s common stock because investors may perceive disadvantages in owning stock in companies where management holds a significant percentage of the voting power. ThisA concentration of ownership may have the effect
of delaying or preventing a change of control, including a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving Reis, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control, even if such a change of control might be seen as beneficial to other Reis stockholders.
Our business depends on retaining and attracting capable management and operating personnel.
The implementation and development of Reis’s business plan require the skills and knowledge of our senior executives, as well as our sales, technology and operational personnel. Reis may not be able to offset the impact of the loss of the services of these individuals or other key officers or employees because its business requires skilled management, as well as technical, product and technology, and sales and marketing personnel, who are in high demand and are often subject to competing offers. Competition for qualified employees is intense in the information industry, and the loss of a substantial number of qualified employees, or an inability to attract, retain and motivate additional highly skilled employees, could have a material adverse impact on Reis.
Although Reis uses various incentive programs to retain and attract key personnel, these measures may not be sufficient to either attract or retain, as applicable, the personnel required to ensure our success. In addition, grants and issuances pursuant to our equity incentive plans may result in dilution to Reis stockholders.
The loss of one or more of our senior executives, or our sales, technology or operational personnel, could have a material adverse impact on the continuing operations of Reis and could adversely affect the market price of Reis’s common stock.
Our governing documents and Maryland law contain anti-takeover provisions that may discourage acquisition bids or merger proposals, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Reis’s articles of amendment and restatement contain provisions designed to discourage attempts to acquire control of Reis by merger, tender offer, proxy contest, or removal of incumbent management without the approval of our Board. These provisions may make it more difficult or expensive for a third party to acquire control of Reis even if a change of control might be seen as beneficial by other Reis stockholders. This could discourage potential takeover attempts and could adversely affect the market price of Reis’s common stock. Reis’s governing documents:
provide for a classified board of directors, which could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could delay or prevent a change of control; and
authorize the issuance of blank check stock that could be issued by Reis’s Board to thwart a takeover attempt.
In addition, under Maryland law, certain “business combinations” (including certain issuances of equity securities) between a Maryland corporation and any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s shares or an affiliate thereof are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless waived by the then existing board. TheOur Board may approve certain transactions or exempt certain interested stockholders at any time prior to a party becoming an interested stockholder. At December 31, 2011,2012 and through the date of this annual report on Form 10-K, there were no exemptions from the Maryland statute.
Increases in interest rates wouldcould increase our interest expense.
In October 2012, Reis Services, as borrower, and the Company, as guarantor, entered into a loan and security agreement with Capital One, National Association, as lender, for a $10,000,000 revolving credit facility, which we refer to as the Revolver. The Revolver has a three year term expiring on October 16, 2015, and any borrowings bear interest at a rate of LIBOR + 2.00% per annum (for LIBOR loans) or the greater of 1.00% or the bank’s prime rate minus 0.50% per annum (for base rate loans) and is subject to an unused facility fee of 0.25% per annum.
As of December 31, 2011,2012, we had approximately $5,691,000 of variable rateno debt outstanding. Duringoutstanding; however, we may borrow amounts under the year ended December 31, 2011, the interest rate on our debt was LIBOR + 1.50% and ranged from a low of 1.69% to a high of 1.85% during the year, based upon changes in the 30 day LIBOR. The 30 day LIBOR was 0.30% at December 31, 2011.
We may incur additional indebtednessRevolver in the future. IfThere have been instances in the past when we purchased interest rates increase, so will our interest costs, which may have a material adverse effectrate caps on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In the past, we limitedoutstanding debt to limit our exposure to significant interest rate increases by purchasing interest rate caps.increases. In deciding whether to purchase interest rate caps or other hedging instruments, we weigh the value of protection against significant increases in interest rates against the cost of such instruments. Based on theThe Company does not have any interest rate caps or other hedging instruments at December 31, 2011 debt balance,2012. Therefore, if interest rates increase, our interest costs on any outstanding borrowings would also increase, which may have a 1% increase in the base interest ratematerial adverse effect on our variable rate debt would result in approximately $57,000results of additional interest being incurred on an annualized basis.operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Declines in operational performance could cause financial covenants to be violated on our outstanding debt.
At December 31, 2011, the outstanding balance of the Reis Services Bank Loan was approximately $5,691,000. Provisions in the Bank LoanRevolver may impose restrictions on Reis Services’sthe Company’s ability to, among other things:
incur additional debt;
amend its organizational documents;
pay for public company costs;
pay dividends and make distributions to the Company;distributions;
redeem or repurchase outstanding equity;
make certain investments;investments or enter into transactions to acquire assets or businesses;
create certain liens;
enter into transactions with stockholders and affiliates;
undergo a change of control; and
make certain fundamental changes, including engaging in a merger or consolidation.
The credit agreementRevolver also contains other customary covenants, including covenants which require Reis Servicesthe Company to meet specified financial ratios and financial tests. If Reis Servicesthe Company were not able to comply with these covenants in the future, the failure to do so may result in the declaration of an event of default. Furthermore, certain events, such as the delisting of our common stock from a national stock exchange or the voluntary or involuntary filing by Reis under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law (which is not stayed or dismissed within certain time periods), will cause an event of default. In addition, an event of default, if not cured or waived, may result in the acceleration of the maturity of indebtedness outstanding under this agreement, which would require Reis Servicesthe Company to pay all amounts outstanding. If an event of default occurs, Reis Servicesthe Company may not be able to cure it within any applicable cure period, if at
all. If the maturity of this indebtedness is accelerated, Reis Services or Reis may not have the ability to borrow or obtain sufficient funds to replace the accelerated indebtedness on terms acceptable to us, or at all. In particular, the interest rate under the Bank Loan is significantly lower than the interest rate the Company would likely be able to obtain on new financing. Furthermore, the Bank LoanRevolver is secured by Reis Services’s assets and, therefore, these assets would not be available to secure additional credit.
Our ability to use our net tax operating loss carryforwards will be subject to limitation and the generation of taxable income in the future.
The Company has aggregate net operating loss, or NOL, carryfowards aggregating approximately $56,014,000$67,994,000 at December 31, 2011.2012. These NOLs include NOLs generated subsequent to the Merger, losses from Private Reis prior to the Merger, losses obtained from the Company’s 1998 merger with Value Property Trust (VLP) and the Company’s operating losses prior to the Merger. Approximately $27,259,000 of these Federal NOLs are subject to an annual limitation of $2,779,000 per year, whereas the remaining balance of approximately $28,755,000$40,735,000 is not subject to such a limitation. All of these losses may be utilized against consolidated Federal taxable income in the future. The actual ability to utilize the tax benefit of any existing NOLs will be dependent upon the Company’s ability to generate taxable income in the future, if at all. Under applicable tax regulations, these NOLs may not be usable in New York for state and city purposes in years that these NOLs are used for Federal purposes. This lack of symmetry could result in paying taxes on income in New York State and New York City in 2013 and 2014.
Federal, state and local tax audits may result in the payment of additional taxes, penalties and interest.
Our tax returns are subject to audit by federal, state and local tax authorities. Currently, Reis’s federal tax returns are open (subject to audit) for 2010 and 2011. Reis’s and a subsidiary’s New York State tax returns are under audit for 2001 to 2003 and open for 2004 to 2011. Reis’s and a subsidiary’s New York City tax returns are open for 2001 to 2011. The tax returns of another Reis subsidiary are open in a different state for 2008 to 2011. All other tax years are closed. However, prior year tax returns giving rise to an NOL may be reviewable in connection with the audit of a later tax year when such loss is utilized. The ultimate resolution of the current audits and open tax years for New York State and New York City could result in the payment of additional tax, penalties and interest, which amounts could negatively affect our profitability and cash flows.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
As of December 31, 2011,2012, the Company leases approximately 38,000 square feet of space in New York, New York under two leases, both of which expire in September 2016.
Reis, Inc. and two of its subsidiaries (Gold Peak at Palomino Park, LLC (“GP LLC”) and Wellsford Park Highlands Corp. (“WPHC”)) arewere the subject of a suit brought by the homeowners’homeowners association at the Company’s former 259-unit Gold Peak condominium project outside of Denver, Colorado. This suit was filed in District Court in Douglas County, Colorado on October 19, 2010, seeking monetary damages (not quantified at the time) relating to alleged design and construction defects at the Gold Peak project. TheTri-Star Construction West, LLC (“Tri-Star”), the construction manager/general contractor for the project (not affiliated with Reis) and two former senior officers of Reis, Inc. (one of whom(Jeffrey H. Lynford, who was also previously a director) havedirector of the Company, and David M. Strong) were also been named as defendants in the suit. In October 2011, experts for the plaintiff delivered a report alleging a cost to repair of approximately $19 million.$19,000,000. Trial commenced on February 21, 2012 and a jury rendered its verdict is expected in mid-March 2012.on March 13,
2012 finding Reis, its subsidiary, Gold Peak at Palomino Park, LLC (“GP LLC”), the former officers and Tri-Star jointly and severally liable for an aggregate of $18,200,000, plus other costs of approximately $756,000.
In connection with the development of Gold Peak, the Company purchased a commercial general liability “WRAP” insurance policy that coversfrom a predecessor of ACE Westchester (“ACE”) covering the Company (including its subsidiaries) and its former officers, the construction manager/general contractorTri-Star and theTri-Star’s subcontractors. The Company, upon advice of counsel and based on a reading of the policy, has taken the position that a total of $9 million$9,000,000 (and possibly $12 million)$12,000,000) of coverage is available for this claim. The insurerACE has taken the position that only $3 million$3,000,000 of coverage is(including defense costs) was provided. The Company has filed suit against this insurer,ACE, alleging failure to cover this claim, bad faith and other related causes of action. In particular, the Gold Peak litigation could have been settled for $12,000,000 or less prior to the trial. The Company takes the position that ACE is liable for all damages stemming from this failure to engage and settle. Additionally, the Company has added claims against multiple additional insurance companies under policies maintained by the Company, including Reis’s directors’ and officers’ insurance policy, and against Reis’s former insurance broker. The Company has also brought a separate claimclaims against Tri-Star, the subcontractors, the architect and a third party inspector engaged at Gold Peak, and is also seeking coverage under additional applicable insurance policies maintained by the Company, co-defendants or others.
Neither GP LLC nor WPHC has substantial assets or other abilityrelating to pay (other than the “WRAP” insurance policy described above). The plaintiff is seeking to hold Reis, Inc. directly liable as the developer ofthose parties’ actions on the project, and if successful against one or moreis considering other recovery actions.
As of GP LLC or WPHC, will seek to hold Reis, Inc. indirectly liable through a “piercingDecember 31, 2011, based on the corporate veil” theory. Separately, Reis, Inc. would likely have indemnification obligations to its former officers/directors, to the extent either or both of these individuals is held liable.
The Company believesbest available information at that it and its co-defendants have valid defenses to some or all of the plaintiff’s allegations (including attempts to hold Reis, Inc. directly or indirectly liable), that insurance will cover some or all of any eventual settlement or judgment, and that the defendants other than Reis, Inc., GP LLC, WPHC and the former officers, are likely to be liable for some of any remaining settlement judgment amount. Although not factored into the Company’s assessment of this case for purposes of reserves, in the event of an adverse judgment,time, the Company would expect to appeal, and would continue to pursue all available remedies against applicable insurers or other parties at fault.
Based on pre-trial disclosures and the positionsrecorded a charge of the parties’ experts, it is likely that a judgment of at least $6.7 million (plus approximately $1 million of the plaintiff’s costs) will be entered against GP LLC. In the event of such a judgment against GP LLC and/or WPHC (but without a finding of liability against Reis, Inc. or the former officers), the Company would be under no obligation to fund any shortfall by GP LLC or WPHC.
At this time,$4,460,000 in discontinued operations, representing the low end of the Company’s expected range of net exposure is believed to be approximately $4,740,000. The Company has recorded a chargeexposure. This amount reflected an aggregate minimum liability of approximately $4,460,000 in discontinued operations at December 31, 2011. The $4,740,000 amount reflects$7,740,000, less the $7,740,000 minimum exposure referred to above, net ofthen minimum expected insurance recovery of $3,000,000 alland other previously reserved amounts. At March 31, 2012, as a result of which isthe verdict, the Company recorded an additional charge of $14,216,000 in discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2012, to bring the Company’s liability up to the $18,200,000 judgment, plus other costs of approximately $756,000. As of March 31, 2012, the Company, in accordance with the applicable accounting literature, could no longer conclude that $3,000,000 of insurance was probable of being recovered. These charges were reflected in discontinued operations on the December 31, 2011 balance sheet. It is possible that a settlement or judgment in this matter could involve the payment by the Company of an amount that could be material to the Company’s reportableand negatively impacted consolidated net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net income, its consolidated financial position or cash flows. It would, but did not have any effect on the Company’simpact income from continuing operations.
On June 20, 2012, following denial of all of the defendant’s post-trial motions, Reis reached a settlement with the plaintiff, providing for a total payment by Reis of $17,000,000. Of this amount, $5,000,000 was paid on August 3, 2012 and the remaining $12,000,000 was paid on October 15, 2012, in accordance with the settlement terms. In reaching the decision to settle, Reis’s management and Board considered, among other factors: (1) the amount of the settlement versus the potential for an ultimately greater judgment after appeal, including additional costs and post-judgment interest; (2) the benefits of the clarity of settling the case at this time versus continuing uncertainty; and (3) the strong cash flow generation of Reis Service’s core business. As a result of the settlement, in the second quarter of 2012 the Company reversed $1,956,000 of the previously recorded charge. In December 2012, the Company recovered $712,500, which offset a portion of the previously recorded charge, resulting in the net litigation charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 of approximately $11,547,000.
Reis continues to consider its options with respect to contribution or other actions against potentially responsible third parties and/or co-defendants in the lawsuit, and will pursue all reasonable efforts to mitigate the effects of this settlement. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in these additional recovery efforts.
The Company is not a party to any other litigation that could reasonably be foreseen to be material to the Company.
Item 4. [Reserved.]Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information
The Company’s common shares trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “REIS.” As of December 31, 2011,2012, there were approximately 362350 holders of record of our common stock. This number does not reflect beneficial holders of our common stock through accounts maintained at participants in The Depository Trust Company.
The high and low sales prices per share for our common stock for each quarter in the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
2011 | 2010 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Quarter | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | Low | ||||||||||||||||
First | $ | 7.92 | $ | 6.40 | $ | 6.49 | $ | 5.52 | $ 12.49 | $ 8.55 | $ 7.92 | $ 6.40 | ||||||||||||
Second | $ | 9.97 | $ | 7.44 | $ | 6.94 | $ | 5.30 | $ 9.75 | $ 7.74 | $ 9.97 | $ 7.44 | ||||||||||||
Third | $ | 10.96 | $ | 8.43 | $ | 6.95 | $ | 5.80 | $ 11.94 | $ 8.58 | $ 10.96 | $ 8.43 | ||||||||||||
Fourth | $ | 10.00 | $ | 8.26 | $ | 7.25 | $ | 6.09 | $ 13.49 | $ 10.08 | $ 10.00 | $ 8.26 |
Common Stock Price Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on Reis’s common stock, which is represented below by “REIS,” for the period commencing December 31, 20062007 through December 31, 2011,2012, with the cumulative total return on the Russell 2000 Index, which we refer to as the Russell 2000, and the S&P 500 Index, which we refer to as the S&P 500, for the same period. Reis has chosen the Russell 2000 based on the market capitalization of the issuers contained in that index. Reis has not identified a peer group, due to the limited number of issuers in businesses similar to ours. Total return values were calculated based on cumulative total return assuming (1) the investment of $100 in the Russell 2000, the S&P 500 and Reis common stock on December 31, 2006,2007, and (2) reinvestment of dividends. The total return for Reis common stock from December 31, 20062007 to December 31, 20112012 was a gain of approximately 21.3%69.6% versus a gain of approximately 0.7%19.0% for the Russell 2000 and a lossgain of 1.2%approximately 8.6% for the S&P 500.
Dividends
The Company did not declare or distribute any dividends during the years ended December 31, 20112012 or 2010.2011.
Reis does not currently intend to declare or distribute any dividends. All decisions regarding the declaration and payment of dividends will be at the discretion of the Board and will be evaluated from time to time by the Board in light of the Company’s financial condition, earnings, cash flows, growth prospects, restrictions under the Company’s credit agreement,Revolver, applicable law and other factors that the Board deems relevant.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
The Company has not sold any unregistered securities within the past three years.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Between December 2008 and June 2010,August 2011, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to an aggregate amount of $4,000,000$5,000,000 of the Company’s common stock, which authorizations were fully utilized by December 2010. In August 2011, the Board authorized an additional $1,000,000 to make stock repurchases (ofof which approximately $551,000 remained available for repurchases as of December 31, 2011).2012. The stock repurchases are permitted from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Depending on market conditions, financial developments and other factors, additional amounts may be authorized by the Board whereby future purchases could be commenced or suspended at any time, or from time to time, without prior notice. The Company may make purchases pursuant to a trading plan under Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, permitting open market purchases of common stock during blackout periods consistent with the Company’s “Policies for Transactions in Reis Stock and Insider Trading and Tipping.” During the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, of 2011,2012, the Company repurchased the followingdid not repurchase any shares of common stock:stock.
Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||||||
October 1, 2011 to October 31, 2011 | 6,000 | $ | 8.82 | 6,000 | $ | 559,000 | ||||||||||
November 1, 2011 to November 30, 2011 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 559,000 | ||||||||||
December 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 | 811 | $ | 8.93 | 811 | $ | 551,000 |
From the inception of the share repurchase programs in December 2008 through December 31, 2011,2012, the Company purchased an aggregate of 888,136 shares of common stock at an average price of $5.01 per share, for an aggregate of approximately $4,449,000. Cumulatively, the Company has repurchased approximately 8.1% of the common shares outstanding at the time of the Board’s initial authorization in December 2008.
Other Security Information
For additional information concerning the Company’s capitalization, see Note 108 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Calculation of Aggregate Market Value of Non-Affiliate Shares
For purposes of calculating the aggregate market value of those common shares of the Company held by non-affiliates, as shown on the cover page of this annual report on Form 10-K, it has been assumed that all of the outstanding shares at June 30, 20112012 were held by non-affiliates except for shares held by directors and officers of the Company. However, this should not be deemed to constitute an admission that all of such directors and officers are, in fact, affiliates of the Company, or that there are not other persons who may be deemed to be affiliates of the Company. For further information concerning shareholdings of officers, directors and principal stockholders, see “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.”
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
The following table presents selected financial data for the Company and should be read in conjunction with “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and the consolidated financial statements included herein starting at Page F-1. For the periods presented, this information conforms with the current financial statement presentation which segregates the assets and liabilities, as well as the operating results of the Company’s Residential Development Activities segment, and other related costs, as a discontinued operation.
Consolidated information related to the operations or cash flows for year ended December 31, 2007 has been excluded from the table as during that year, from the period January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007, the Company was reporting under the liquidation basis of accounting. As a result of the Merger, the Company commenced reporting on the going concern basis of accounting for the period June 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. Inclusion of the information for 2007 would not provide any meaningful historic or trend information of the continuing business of the Company for this form requirement.
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For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Income: | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
Subscription revenue | $ | 27,180 | $ | 24,198 | $ | 23,892 | $ | 25,851 | ||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations (A) | $ | 4,861 | $ | 465 | $ | 1,028 | $ | 2,599 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) (A)(B) | $ | 1,886 | $ | 668 | $ | 1,004 | $ | (7,480 | ) | |||||||||||
Per share amounts – basic: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.24 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.68 | ) | |||||||||||
Per share amounts – diluted: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.17 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.70 | ) | |||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets: | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||
Cash | $ | 22,153 | $ | 20,164 | $ | 22,735 | $ | 24,152 | $ | 23,238 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 111,218 | $ | 106,688 | $ | 112,204 | $ | 120,438 | $ | 144,848 | ||||||||||
Total debt from continuing operations (C) | $ | 5,691 | $ | 11,250 | $ | 19,463 | $ | 23,153 | $ | 24,828 | ||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 77,510 | $ | 74,292 | $ | 73,321 | $ | 73,667 | $ | 79,699 | ||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating activities | $ | 11,961 | $ | 9,665 | $ | 11,638 | $ | 15,277 | ||||||||||||
Investing activities | $ | (3,623 | ) | $ | (2,647 | ) | $ | (1,438 | ) | $ | (4,318 | ) | ||||||||
Financing activities | $ | (6,349 | ) | $ | (9,589 | ) | $ | (11,617 | ) | $ | (10,045 | ) |
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For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations: | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Subscription revenue | $ | 31,229 | $ | 27,180 | $ | 24,198 | $ | 23,892 | $ | 25,851 | ||||||||||
Income from continuing operations (A) | $ | 8,013 | $ | 4,861 | $ | 465 | $ | 1,028 | $ | 2,599 | ||||||||||
Net (loss) income (A)(B)(C) | $ | (4,284) | $ | 1,886 | $ | 668 | $ | 1,004 | $ | (7,480) | ||||||||||
Per share amounts – basic: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.24 | ||||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (0.40) | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.68) | ||||||||||
Per share amounts – diluted: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 0.73 | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.19 | ||||||||||
Net (loss) income | $ | (0.39) | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.06 | $ | 0.09 | $ | (0.70) | ||||||||||
Cash dividends per share | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets: | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Cash (D) | $ | 4,961 | $ | 22,153 | $ | 20,164 | $ | 22,735 | $ | 24,152 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 98,034 | $ | 111,218 | $ | 106,688 | $ | 112,204 | $ | 120,438 | ||||||||||
Total debt from continuing operations (E) | $ | — | $ | 5,691 | $ | 11,250 | $ | 19,463 | $ | 23,153 | ||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 74,557 | $ | 77,510 | $ | 74,292 | $ | 73,321 | $ | 73,667 | ||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating activities (D) | $ | (6,555) | $ | 11,961 | $ | 9,665 | $ | 11,638 | $ | 15,277 | ||||||||||
Investing activities | $ | (4,037) | $ | (3,623) | $ | (2,647) | $ | (1,438) | $ | (4,318) | ||||||||||
Financing activities | $ | (6,600) | $ | (6,349) | $ | (9,589) | $ | (11,617) | $ | (10,045) | ||||||||||
(A) | The 2012 and 2011 amounts reflect a net tax benefit of $5,427 and $4,075, respectively, in both income from continuing operations and net (loss) income, from the reversal of |
(B) | The 2012 net (loss) and related per share amounts reflect a net litigation charge of $11,547, which was recorded in income (loss) from discontinued operations in 2012. See “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” for information relating to the Company’s Gold Peak condominium project. |
(C) | The 2011 |
The Company’s cash balance at December 31, 2012 and cash flows from operating activities was negatively impacted by the $17,000,000 cash settlement paid in 2012 in connection with the Gold Peak litigation. See “Item 3. Legal Proceedings.” |
(E) | Reductions in total debt from continuing operations reflects repayments made in each period. |
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.Operations.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.
Organization and Business
Reis, Inc. is a Maryland corporation. The Company’s primary business is providing commercial real estate market information and analytical tools for its subscribers, through its Reis Services subsidiary. For disclosure and financial reporting purposes, this business is referred to as the Reis Services segment.
Reis Services
Reis Services, including its predecessors, was founded in 1980. Reis maintains a proprietary database containing detailed information on commercial properties in metropolitan markets and neighborhoods throughout the U.S. The database contains information on apartment, office, retail, warehouse/distribution, and flex/research & development and self storage properties, and is used by real estate investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. In addition, Reis data is used by debt and equity investors to assess, quantify and manage the risks of default and loss associated with individual mortgages, properties, portfolios and real estate backed securities. Reis currently provides its information services to many of the nation’s leading lending institutions, equity investors, brokers and appraisers.
Reis, through its flagship institutional product,Reis SE, and through its new small business product,ReisReports,provides online access to a proprietary database of commercial real estate information and analytical tools designed to facilitate debt and equity transactions as well as ongoing asset and portfolio evaluations. Depending on the product, users have access to trendmarket trends and forecast analysisforecasts at metropolitan and neighborhood levels throughout the U.S. and/or detailed building-specific information such as rents, vacancy rates, lease terms, property sales, new construction listings and property valuation estimates. Reis’s products are designed to meet the demand for timely and accurate information to support the decision-making of property owners, developers, builders, banks and non-bank lenders, equity investors and equity investors.service providers. These real estate professionals require access to timely information on both the performance and pricing of assets, including detailed data on market transactions, supply, absorption, rents and sale prices. This information is critical to all aspects of valuing assets and financing their acquisition, development and construction.
Reis’s revenue model is based primarily on annual subscriptions that are paid in accordance with contractual billing terms. Reis recognizes revenue from its contracts on a ratable basis; for example, one-twelfth of the value of a one-year contract is recognized monthly.
Discontinued Operations – Residential Development Activities
Reis was originally formed on January 8, 1997. Reis1997 as Wellsford Real Properties, Inc., which we refer to as Wellsford. Wellsford acquired the Reis Services business by merger in May 2007, which we refer to as the Merger. Prior to May 2007, Reis operated as Wellsford Real Properties, Inc., which we refer to as Wellsford. Wellsford’s primary operating activities immediately prior to the Merger, and conducted through its subsidiaries, were the development, construction and sale of its three residential projects and its approximate 23% ownership interest in the Reis Services business. The Company completed the sale of the remaining units at its Colorado project in September 2009, sold its Claverack, New York project in bulk in February 2010 and sold its remaining project in East Lyme, Connecticut in bulk in April 2011. See “Item 3. Legal Proceedings.”2011, and settled construction defect litigation at the aforementioned Colorado project in 2012.
The Company has determined, as a result of the April 2011 bulk sale of property in East Lyme, Connecticut, that the Residential Development Activities segment, including certain general and administrative costs that supported that segment’s operations, should be presented as a discontinued operation. As a result of this determination and the fact that the historic operations and cash flows can be clearly distinguished, the operating results of the Residential Development Activities segment and related general and administrative costs are aggregated for separate presentation apart from continuing operating results of the Company in the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.
Management Overview
During 2012, we continued to execute on our business plan of growing revenue and EBITDA of the Reis Services business at an accelerating rate over 2011. Our 2012 growth was the result of contributions from three products:Reis SE,the Company’s core offering; and to a lesser but still meaningful extent, from our data redistribution relationships and our small business offering,ReisReports. ForReis SE, we continue to maintain an overall trailing twelve month renewal rate of approximately 91%, while
achieving record levels of new business and total contract signings during 2012. We increased the number ofReis SEsubscribers to 844, including selling to 68 new banks that were not previously customers. Our data redistribution initiative continues to provide additional opportunities to sell Reis’s proprietary content through the platforms of financial information vendors with whom we have existing relationships, and we are looking to expand these relationships further in 2013. We continue to refine ourReisReports product, including recruiting senior management with significant experience in relevant aspects of web marketing, and we expect further acceleration in the growth of this product in 2013.
To sustain our robust growth, our team is focused on providing must-have, quality data and analytics. The cornerstones of our business model include the consistent introduction of new content in the form of new geographic markets and property types, and the roll out of powerful analytic modules that help our customers make superior business and investment decisions. By making investments in our databases and web sites during 2012, we are positioned to launch new content, functionality and analytics that we can deliver across our multiple distribution platforms, further distancing Reis’s product offerings from those of our competitors.
Reis continues to demonstrate high levels of revenue visibility, strong EBITDA margins and significant cash generation ability, attributes that we believe will result in meaningful value creation for our shareholders. Our multi-year business plan recognizes that our core assets include our databases, our premier brand, a subscriber base comprised of the world’s leading institutional investors, our superior technology, and the human capital within the Reis organization. We have made prudent capital investments in our business and expect to continue to do so in 2013 as we look to continue to grow revenue and EBITDA in 2013 and beyond.
Our cash balance, which was reduced substantially in 2012 due to the $17,000,000 aggregate litigation settlement payments and $5,691,000 final debt repayments, was approximately $4,961,000 at December 31, 2012. We expect that balance to grow during 2013 as we retain the cash generated by our high-margin, recurring revenue information business.
The following information provides additional insight into our 2012 performance.
Critical Business Metrics of the Reis Services Business
Management considers certain metrics in evaluating the performance of the Reis Services business. These metrics are revenue, EBITDA (which is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) and EBITDA margin. Following is a presentation of these historical metrics for the Reis Services business (for(see below for a reconciliation of income (loss) from continuing operations to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for both the Reis Services segment and on a consolidated basis for each of the periods presented here, see below)here).
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Revenue | $ | 6,979 | $ | 6,167 | $ | 812 | 13.2 | % | $ 8,581 | $ 6,979 | $ 1,602 | 23.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 2,748 | $ | 2,407 | $ | 341 | 14.2 | % | $ 3,543 | $ 2,748 | $ 795 | 28.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA margin | 39.4 | % | 39.0 | % | 41.3% | 39.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revenue | $ | 6,979 | $ | 6,747 | $ | 232 | 3.4 | % | $ 8,581 �� | $ 7,827 | $ 754 | 9.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 2,748 | $ | 2,722 | $ | 26 | 1.0 | % | $ 3,543 | $ 3,228 | $ 315 | 9.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA margin | 39.4 | % | 40.3 | % | 41.3% | 41.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revenue | $ | 27,180 | $ | 24,198 | $ | 2,982 | 12.3 | % | $ 31,229 | $ 27,180 | $ 4,049 | 14.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 10,837 | $ | 9,503 | $ | 1,334 | 14.0 | % | $ 12,762 | $ 10,837 | $ 1,925 | 17.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA margin | 39.9 | % | 39.3 | % | 40.9% | 39.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revenue | $ | 24,198 | $ | 23,892 | $ | 306 | 1.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 9,503 | $ | 10,721 | $ | (1,218 | ) | (11.4 | %) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA margin | 39.3 | % | 44.9 | % |
Revenue EBITDA EBITDA margin(amounts in thousands, excluding percentages) For the Years Ended December 31, Percentage 2011 2010 Increase Increase $ 27,180 $ 24,198 $ 2,982 12.3% $ 10,837 $ 9,503 $ 1,334 14.0% 39.9% 39.3%
Reis Services’s revenue for both the three months and year ended December 31, 2011 represents the highest quarterly and annual revenue for the business. Reis Services’s quarterly revenue increased by approximately $812,000,$1,602,000, or 13.2%23.0%, from the fourth quarter of 20102011 to the fourth quarter of 2011. This2012 and $4,049,000, or 14.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2012 over the comparable 2011 annual period. The revenue increase over the corresponding prior quarterly period is the seventh11th consecutive quarterly increase in revenue over the prior year’s quarter. In addition, revenue increased by approximately $754,000, or 9.6%, from the third quarter of 2012 to the fourth quarter of 2012. These revenue increases reflect: (1) incremental new business as the 2012 fourth quarter and year produced the highest level of new contract signings in the Company’s history (reflected in the growth in the number ofReis SE subscribers from 726 at December 31, 2011 to 844 subscribers at December 31, 2012); (2) revenue growth from our data redistribution initiatives; (3) revenue growth fromReisReports; (4) custom project revenue in 2012 in excess of 2011 amounts (as more fully described below) and (5) the cumulative impact of the increased volume of contract signings in 2011 and throughout 2012. The Company’s overall renewal rate for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2012 was 91%, as compared to 93% for the corresponding quarter. period in 2011 (for institutional subscribers, the renewal rates were 93% and 95% at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively).
The revenue growth for the fourth quarter and annual 2012 periods reflected incremental revenue from one specific custom project of $427,000 and $569,000, respectively. Excluding this custom project from our reported revenue would result, on a pro forma basis, in revenue growth of 16.8% in the fourth quarter of 2012 and 12.8% for the 2012 annual period (in contrast with our reported amounts of growth of 23.0% and 14.9%, respectively). We do not expect to have custom work of this magnitude in the first quarter of 2013, and therefore, we expect that revenue and EBITDA will decrease from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013. However, on a pro forma basis, excluding the custom revenue referred to above, we expect revenue and EBITDA to grow in those consecutive periods. We do not expect an interruption in revenue and EBITDA growth in the first quarter of 2013 over the first quarter of 2012.
The increase in 2011 annual revenue was approximately $2,982,000, or 12.3%, from the year ended December 31, 2010. The fourth quarter and2011 annual revenue increases reflect:reflected: (1) positive improvements in overall renewal rates as the trailing twelve month renewal rate improved to 93% at December 31, 2011 as compared to 91% for the trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2010 (for institutional subscribers, the renewal rates improved to 95% at December 31, 2011 from 93% at December 31, 2010); (2) additional new business; (3) sales fromReisReports; and (4) the cumulative impact of the strength of contract signings in 2010 and throughout 2011. Regarding contract signings, both the fourth quarter and annual 2011 periods represent the highest dollar value of contracts booked for a quarter and for a year in the Company’s history.
Revenue increased by approximately $306,000, or 1.3%, from the year ended December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2010. In general, the improving revenue results in the 2010 period over the 2009 annual period reflect (1) positive improvements in overall renewal rates as the trailing twelve month renewal rate improved to 91% at December 31, 2010 as compared to 86% at December 31, 2009; (2) reduced budgeting constraints by current and prospective subscribers, which during 2008 and 2009 negatively impacted renewal rates and pricing on subscription contracts entered into at that time; and (3) the cumulative impact of the strength of contract signings beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009 and continuing throughout 2010.
Reis’s revenue model is based primarily on annual subscriptions that are paid in accordance with contractual billing terms. Reis recognizes revenue from its contracts on a ratable basis; for example, one-twelfth of the value of a one-year contract is recognized monthly. Therefore, increases in the dollar value of new contracts are spread evenly over the life of a contract, thereby moderating an immediate impact on revenue. Historically, the largest percentage of our contracts are executed in the fourth quarter of each year. As a result, in times of favorable pricing, larger consecutive quarter revenue growth occurs in the fourth and first quarters.
Our contract pricing model is based on actual and projected report consumption; we believe it is generally not as susceptible to economic downturns and personnel reductions at our subscribers as a model based upon individual user licenses. We typically impose contractual restrictions limiting our immediate exposure (during existing contract terms) to revenue reductions due to mergers and consolidations. However, we have been, and we may in the future be impacted by consolidation among our subscribers and potential subscribers, or in the event that subscribers enter bankruptcy or otherwise go out of business.
Two additional metrics management utilizes in understanding the business and future performance are deferred revenue and Aggregate Revenue Under Contract. Analyzing these amounts can provide additional insight into Reis Services’s financial performance. Deferred revenue, which is a GAAP basis accounting concept and is reported by the Company on the consolidated balance sheet, represents revenue from annual or longer term contracts for which we have billed and/or received payments from our subscribers related to services we will be providing over the remaining contract period. It does not include future revenue under non-cancellable contracts for which we do not yet have the contractual right to bill; this aggregate number we refer to as Aggregate Revenue Under Contract. Deferred revenue will be recognized as revenue ratably over the remaining life of a contract. The following table reconciles deferred revenue to Aggregate Revenue Under Contract at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and 2010, respectively.
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Included in Aggregate Revenue Under Contract at December 31, Both deferred revenue and Aggregate Revenue Under Contract are influenced by: (1) the timing and dollar value of contracts EBITDA EBITDA of Reis Services for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $10,837,000, an increase of $1,334,000, or 14.0%, over the corresponding 2010 period.
Reconciliations of Income from Continuing Operations to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock based compensation. Although EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, senior management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to measure operational and management performance. Management believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are appropriate metrics that may be used by investors as supplemental financial measures to be considered in addition to the reported GAAP basis financial information to assist investors in evaluating and understanding (1) the performance of the Reis Services segment, the primary business of the Company and (2) the Company’s continuing consolidated results, from year to year or period to period, as applicable. Further, these measures provide the reader with the ability to understand our operational performance while isolating non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization expenses, as well as other non-operating items, such as interest income, interest expense and income taxes and, in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, isolates non-cash charges for stock based compensation. Management also believes that disclosing EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA will provide better comparability to other companies in the information services sector. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented both for the Reis Services business and on a consolidated basis. We believe that these metrics, for Reis Services, provide the reader with valuable information for evaluating the financial performance of the core Reis Services business, excluding public company costs, and to make assessments about the intrinsic value of that stand-alone business to a potential acquirer. Management primarily monitors and measures its performance, and is compensated, based on the results of the Reis Services business. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, on a consolidated basis, allow the reader to make assessments about the current trading value of the Company’s common stock, including expenses related to operating as a public company. However, investors should not consider these measures in isolation or as substitutes for net income (loss), income from continuing operations, operating income, or any other measure for determining operating performance that is calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, they may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. Reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP financial measure, income from continuing operations, follow for each identified period on a segment basis (including the Reis Services segment), as well as on a consolidated basis:
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Results of Operations Comparison of the Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $31,229,000 and $6,617,000, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2012, resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $24,612,000. Amortization expense included in cost of sales (for the database intangible asset) was approximately $1,907,000 during this period. Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $27,180,000 and $6,305,000, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2011, resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $20,875,000. Amortization expense included in cost of sales was approximately $2,410,000 during this period. See “— Critical Business Metrics of the Reis Services Business” for a discussion of the variances and trends in revenue and EBITDA of the Reis Services segment. The increase in cost of sales of $312,000 is primarily a result of employment related costs from hiring during 2011 and throughout 2012, coupled with wage and benefit increases over the 2011 period aggregating $815,000, offset by a net decrease in amortization expense of $503,000 from the Merger related purchase price allocations for the database intangible asset becoming fully amortized in the 2012 second quarter. Sales and marketing expenses were approximately $7,643,000 and $6,704,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and solely represent costs of the Reis Services segment. Amortization expense included in sales and marketing expenses (for the customer relationships intangible asset) was approximately $982,000 and $992,000 during the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in sales and marketing expenses between the two periods of approximately $939,000 reflects increased commissions and employment related costs from hiring during 2011 and throughout 2012, coupled with wage and benefit increases over the 2011 period. Product development expenses were approximately $2,485,000 and $2,093,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and solely represent costs of the Reis Services segment. Amortization expense included in product development expenses (for the web site intangible asset) was approximately $1,436,000 and $1,084,000 during the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Product development costs increased $392,000, primarily due to an increase in amortization expense for web site costs capitalized and amortization expense commencing in the period for significant product introductions and improvements in 2011 and 2012, as well as increased employment related costs over the 2011 period. General and administrative expenses of approximately $11,793,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 include current period expenses of approximately $8,840,000, depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $658,000 for lease value and furniture, fixtures and equipment, and approximately $2,295,000 of net non-cash compensation expense. The net non-cash compensation expense is comprised of compensation expense resulting from equity awards for employees and directors of approximately $2,181,000 and by an approximate $114,000 increase in the liability for option cancellations due to an increase in the market price of the Company’s common stock from $9.12 per share at December 31, 2011 to $13.03 per share at December 31, 2012. General and administrative expenses of approximately $11,095,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011 include current period expenses of approximately $8,237,000, depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $654,000 for lease value and furniture, fixtures and equipment, and approximately $2,204,000 of net non-cash compensation expense. The net non-cash compensation expense is comprised of compensation expense resulting from equity awards for employees and directors of approximately $2,083,000 and by an approximate $121,000 increase in the liability for option cancellations due to an increase in the market price of the Company’s common stock from $7.03 per share at December 31, 2010 to $9.12 per share at December 31, 2011. Excluding the non-cash expenses, the increase in general and administrative expenses of $603,000 is primarily a result of increased rent related costs for additional office space, increased professional fees, compensation increases and higher benefit costs over the 2011 period. Interest expense of $155,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 is comprised of interest and cost amortization of $128,000 and $27,000 on the Bank Loan and Revolver, respectively. Interest expense of $274,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011 includes interest and cost amortization on the Bank Loan of $272,000 and interest from other debt of $2,000. In the second quarter of 2012, the Bank Loan was repaid and that obligation was cancelled. In October 2012, the Company obtained a $10,000,000 Revolver, as more fully described in “— Debt.” During the year ended December 31, 2012, the net income tax benefit from continuing operations of $5,427,000 includes the aggregate deferred Federal, state and local income tax benefit of $5,614,000 as a result of the partial release of the valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets, offset by current state and local tax expense of $187,000 arising from the Company’s current treatment of NOLs reflected on certain state and local tax returns. The income tax benefit from continuing operations during the year ended December 31, 2011 of $4,075,000 reflects an aggregate deferred Federal, state and local income tax benefit as a result of the partial release of the Company’s valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets. In the fourth quarters of 2012 and 2011, the Company reduced the valuation allowance recorded against a portion of its NOL carryforwards. The decision to reduce the valuation allowance in each period was made after management determined, based on an assessment of continuing operations, profitability and forecasts of future taxable income, that these deferred tax assets would be realized. The loss from discontinued operations of $(12,297,000) for the year ended December 31, 2012 primarily is comprised of a net charge of $12,260,000 related to the June 2012 settlement of the Gold Peak litigation for $17,000,000, plus other professional fees and expenses of $750,000, offset by $712,500 of recoveries in December 2012. The 2011 loss from discontinued operations of $(2,975,000) reflects a charge of $4,460,000 recorded at December 31, 2011 in connection with the construction defect litigation at our Gold Peak development project, offset by a gain on the sale of the East Lyme project in a bulk transaction in April 2011 of $1,242,000 and net other income of $243,000, primarily from the release of unused warranty accruals on home sales at the East Lyme project. Comparison of the Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $27,180,000 and $6,305,000, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2011, resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $20,875,000. Amortization expense included in cost of sales (for the database intangible asset) was approximately $2,410,000 during this period. Subscription revenues and related cost of sales were approximately $24,198,000 and $5,845,000, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2010, resulting in a gross profit for the Reis Services segment of approximately $18,353,000. Amortization expense included in cost of sales was approximately $2,259,000 during this period. See “— Critical Business Metrics of the Reis Services Business” for a discussion of the variances and trends in revenue and EBITDA of the Reis Services segment. The increase in cost of sales of $460,000 is primarily a result of increased database amortization expense of $151,000 and higher employment related costs from hiring during 2010 and 2011, coupled with wage and benefit cost increases over the 2010 period. Sales and marketing expenses were approximately $6,704,000 and $6,057,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and solely represent costs of the Reis Services segment. Amortization expense included in sales and marketing expenses (for the customer relationships intangible asset) was approximately $992,000 and $1,001,000 during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The increase in sales and marketing expenses between the two periods of approximately $647,000 generally reflects increased commissions and employment related costs from hiring during 2010 and 2011, coupled with wage and benefit cost increases over the 2010 period. Product development expenses were approximately $2,093,000 and $1,811,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and solely represent costs of the Reis Services segment. Amortization expense included in product development expenses (for the web site intangible asset) was approximately $1,084,000 and $874,000 during the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Product development expenses increased approximately $282,000, primarily due to a net increase in amortization expense of approximately $210,000 from web site costs capitalized and amortization expense commencing in the period for theReisReportsweb site and other significant product introductions and improvements in 2010 and 2011, in excess of Merger related purchase price allocations that were fully amortized in 2010. General and administrative expenses of approximately $11,095,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011 include current period expenses of approximately $8,237,000, depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $654,000 for lease value and furniture, fixtures and equipment, and approximately $2,204,000 of net non-cash compensation expense. The net non-cash compensation expense is comprised of compensation expense resulting from equity awards for employees and directors of approximately $2,083,000 and an approximate $121,000 increase in the liability for option cancellations due to an increase in the market price of the Company’s common stock from $7.03 per share at December 31, 2010 to $9.12 per share at December 31, 2011. General and administrative expenses of approximately $9,956,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010 include current period expenses of approximately $7,605,000, depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $639,000 for lease value and furniture, fixtures and equipment, and approximately $1,712,000 of net non-cash compensation expense. The net non-cash compensation expense is comprised of compensation expense resulting from equity awards for employees and directors of approximately $1,658,000 and an approximate $54,000 increase in the liability for option cancellations due to an increase in the market price of the Company’s common stock from $6.15 per share at December 31, 2009 to $7.03 per share at December 31, 2010. Excluding the non-cash expenses, the increase in general and administrative expenses of approximately $632,000 is primarily a result of increased rent related costs for additional office space, compensation increases and higher benefit costs over the 2010 period. Interest expense of approximately $274,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011 includes interest and cost amortization on the Bank Loan of approximately $272,000 and interest on other debt of $2,000. Interest expense of approximately $407,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010 includes interest and cost amortization on the Bank Loan of approximately $394,000 and interest on other debt of approximately $13,000. The lower expense in 2011 is the result of lower outstanding balances in the 2011 period. The income tax benefit from continuing operations during the year ended December 31, 2011 of $4,075,000 reflects The 2011 (loss) from discontinued operations of $(2,975,000) reflects a charge of $4,460,000 recorded at December 31, 2011 in connection with the construction defect litigation at our Gold Peak development project (as more fully described in “Item 3. Legal Proceedings”), offset by a gain on the sale of the East Lyme project in a bulk transaction in April 2011 of $1,242,000 and net other income of $243,000, primarily from the release of unused warranty accruals on home sales at the East Lyme project. The 2010 income from discontinued operations of $203,000 primarily reflects the sale of the Claverack project in a bulk transaction in February 2010 for a gain of $263,000, the sale of one home and two lots at East Lyme in 2010 and the reversal of certain employment related contractual obligations for amounts less than prior period accruals, offset by operating expenses and related general and administrative expenses.
Income Taxes Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The net deferred tax asset was approximately $9,622,000 and $4,008,000 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, of which $1,065,000 and $323,000 is reflected as a net current asset and $8,557,000 and $3,685,000 is reflected as a net non-current asset in the accompanying consolidated balance The Company has aggregate Federal, state and local NOL A further requirement of the tax rules is that after a corporation experiences an ownership change, it must satisfy the continuity of business enterprise, or COBE, requirement (which generally requires that a corporation continue its historic business or use a significant portion of its historic business assets in its business for the two year period beginning on the date of the ownership change) to be able to utilize NOLs generated prior to such ownership change. The Company believes that the COBE requirement was met through the required two year period subsequent to the ownership change, and utilized an aggregate of approximately $5,760,000 of these pre-Merger NOLs in its Federal tax return filings for 2008 and 2009, with appropriate disclosure.
The Company does not have any near-term expirations of NOLs; the next NOL expiration is in 2017 for approximately $5,500,000 of Federal NOLs. Included in Federal and state NOLs at December 31, 2012 is approximately of common shares as non-cash compensation. The tax benefits attributable to those NOLs will be credited directly to additional paid in capital when utilized to offset taxes payable. A valuation allowance is required to reduce deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, management has determined that a valuation allowance of approximately the allowance in 2012 is primarily attributable to the $5,614,000 increase in deferred tax assets expected to be realized in the years subsequent to December 31, As part of its assessment to reduce a portion of the valuation allowance and reflect deferred tax assets on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2011, management considered many factors, including: the completion of sales in 2011 of assets in its Residential Development Activities segment; the trend of pre-tax income from both continuing operations and income before taxes, on a consolidated basis (without consideration of discontinued operations reporting); and the predictability of future pre-tax income for the next three years. The Company re-assessed these factors at December 31, 2012, including the predictability of future pre-tax income for the next five years. Based upon these factors, and consideration of uncertainties that could affect the ultimate usability of the deferred tax assets, management has concluded to record an aggregate deferred tax asset of $9,622,000 and $4,008,000 at December 31, The Company’s reserve for unrecognized tax benefits, including estimated interest,
In connection with the Merger agreement, Private Reis entered into a credit agreement, dated October 11, 2006, with the Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as administrative agent, and BMO Capital Markets, as lead arranger, which provided for a term loan of up to an aggregate of $20,000,000 and revolving loans up to an aggregate of $7,000,000. Loan proceeds were used to finance $25,000,000 of the cash portion of the Merger consideration. The
Revolver In October 2012, Reis Services, as borrower, and the Company,
closing. The Liquidity and Capital Resources Cash and cash equivalents aggregated approximately $4,961,000 at December 31, 2012. During the second quarter of 2012, the Company
The Company’s significant short-term liquidity requirement was the payment of the $17,000,000 settlement of the Gold Peak litigation, of which $5,000,000 was paid on August 3, 2012 and the remaining $12,000,000 was paid on October 15, 2012. In anticipation of those payments and the significant decrease in our cash, the Company evaluated its short term cash needs. The core Reis Services business has traditionally generated significant cash annually; and we expect it to continue to do so. In addition, on October 16, 2012, the Company obtained the three year $10,000,000 Revolver to provide working capital flexibility. Separately, the Company is seeking recovery under all available insurance policies, including the ACE policy, and is pursuing appropriate additional actions against other potentially responsible parties. To date, these efforts have resulted in the recovery of $712,500 of cash; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will recover any additional amounts in the short or long term. For additional information on the Gold Peak litigation, see Item 3. “Legal Proceedings.” At December 31, 2012, the Company’s other short-term liquidity requirements include: current operating and capitalizable costs; near-term product development and enhancement of the web site and databases; operating leases; insurance deductibles and legal costs related to discontinued operations; other costs, including public company expenses not included in the Reis Services segment; the potential settlement of certain outstanding stock options in cash (the liability for which was approximately $297,000 at December 31, 2012 based upon the closing stock price of the Company at December 31, 2012 of $13.03 per share); and the payment of employee taxes on vested options, for which the employee used shares to settle his/her minimum withholding tax obligations with the Company. The Company expects to meet these short-term liquidity requirements generally through The Company’s long-term liquidity requirements include: future operating and capitalizable costs; long-term product development and enhancements of the web sites and databases; operating leases and other capital expenditures; other costs, including public company expenses not included in Material Contractual Obligations The following table summarizes material contractual obligations as of December 31,
Discontinued Operations Impact on Liquidity Cash flows from discontinued operations during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 operating costs and related expenses through the dates of sales. Future cash flows from discontinued operations will be solely comprised of expenditures incurred as part of our cash recovery efforts from insurance companies and other potentially responsible parties and, to the East Lyme Prior to its sale in April 2011, the Company’s last remaining residential development was The Orchards, a single family home development in East Lyme, Connecticut, zoned for 161 single family homes on 224 acres, which we refer to as East Lyme. The East Lyme project was sold in a bulk transaction for a gross sales price of $1,800,000 for the remaining 119 lots in inventory, plus the release of approximately $792,000 of project-related deposits and escrows held as restricted cash. Net cash received at closing, after selling expenses and closing adjustments, and including the cash received upon release of the deposits and escrows, aggregated approximately $2,600,000. Certain of the lots at East Lyme required remediation of pesticides which were used on the property when it was an apple orchard. The remediation plan, the cost of which was estimated by management to be approximately $1,000,000, had been approved by the health inspector for the municipality and the town planner. The estimated remediation cost was recognized in prior years and was reflected in liabilities attributable to discontinued operations in the December 31, 2010 consolidated balance sheet. As a result of the April 2011 bulk sale, the Company was indemnified from any financial obligation related to the environmental remediation and reversed this liability. The Company recorded a gain on this transaction in the second quarter of 2011 of approximately $1,242,000, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations. The Company sold two lots and one home at East Lyme during the year ended December 31, 2010 for gross sales proceeds of approximately $628,000, Claverack Prior to its sale in February 2010, the Company owned approximately 235 acres in Claverack, New York, which was subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots. In February 2010, the Company sold the Claverack project in a bulk transaction for a gross sales price of $2,750,000, which included two model homes, amenities, 46 additional lots and $450,000 of cash collateralizing certain road completion obligations. Net cash received at closing, after expenses, aggregated approximately $2,187,000. The remaining $450,000 of the purchase price was payable by the purchaser in February 2011 and had been secured by the outstanding road bond and a mortgage on the property. As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a gain of approximately $263,000 in the first quarter of 2010, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations. In February 2011, the Company received cash of approximately $455,000 in full satisfaction of the mortgage note and accrued interest thereon. Gold Peak In September 2009, the Company sold the final unit at Gold Peak, the final phase of Palomino Park, a five phase multifamily residential development in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Gold Peak was a 259 unit condominium project on the remaining 29 acre land parcel at Palomino Park. Real Estate Contingencies Reis has purchased insurance with respect to construction defect and completed operations at its past real estate projects, including those projects described above. Reis has, from time to time, been exposed to various claims associated with the development, construction and sale of condominium units, single family homes or lots. The impact of these claims on the Company result in litigation costs, remediation costs, warranty expenses or settlement costs which could be material to the Company’s reportable discontinued operating income (loss), Other Items Impacting Liquidity Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Between December 2008 and During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company repurchased 50,060 shares of common stock at an average price of $8.96 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company Stock Plans and Options Accounted for The Company has adopted certain incentive plans for the purpose of attracting and retaining the Company’s directors, officers and employees by having the ability to issue options, restricted stock units, or RSUs, or stock awards. Awards granted under the Company’s incentive plans expire ten years from the date of grant and vest over periods ranging generally from three to five years for employees. Certain outstanding options allow the option holder to receive from the Company, in cancellation of the holder’s option, a cash payment with respect to each cancelled option equal to the amount, if any, by which the fair market value of the share of stock underlying the option exceeds the exercise price of such option. The Company accounts for these options as liability awards. This liability is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to At December 31, 2012, the liability for option cancellations was approximately $297,000 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company at December 31, 2012 of $13.03 per share and the individual exercise prices of the outstanding 35,448 “in-the-money” options that were accounted for as liability awards at that date. At December 31, 2011, the liability for option cancellations was approximately $241,000 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company at December 31, 2011 of $9.12 per share and the individual exercise prices of the outstanding 53,172 “in-the-money” options that were accounted for as liability awards at that date. In each of the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 The liability for option cancellations could materially change from period to period based Changes in Cash Flows Cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011,
Comparison of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 Cash flows used in operating activities changed $18,516,000 from $11,961,000 provided in the 2011 period to $6,555,000 used in the 2012 period. The operating cash flow decrease was primarily the result of: (1) the payment of the $17,000,000 settlement of the Gold Peak litigation; (2) cash proceeds received in 2011 from the sale of the East Lyme property and the related escrow releases; (3) the February 2011 collection of approximately $455,000 in satisfaction of a mortgage note and accrued interest thereon from the prior sale of property in Claverack, New York; and (4) increased spending on professional fees in the 2012 period, all primarily related to discontinued operations. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in cash flow from the Reis Services segment of $1,379,000 from $11,730,000 provided in the 2011 period to $13,109,000 provided in the 2012 period. The property sale, the satisfaction of the mortgage note and the Gold Peak settlement payment all were cash flows related to the Company’s discontinued operations. Cash flows from discontinued operations in future periods will include any additional legal costs in connection with recovery efforts against potentially responsible third parties and/or co-defendants in the lawsuit. Although the Company recovered $712,500 in December 2012, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in any additional recovery efforts. Cash flows used in investing activities increased $414,000 from $3,623,000 used in the 2011 period to $4,037,000 used in the 2012 period. This change primarily resulted from: (1) a $440,000 increase of cash used in the 2012 period as compared to the 2011 period for web site and database development costs for continuing product development and enhancement initiatives, including the additional property type, self storage, and the launch of the next generation of our flagship product,Reis SE 2.0; offset by (2) a $26,000 decrease in spending on furniture, fixtures and equipment, as during the 2011 period the Company added additional office space. Cash flows used in financing activities increased $251,000 from $6,349,000 used in the 2011 period to $6,600,000 used in the 2012 period. During the 2012 period, $5,691,000 was repaid on the Bank Loan whereas $5,531,000 was repaid in the 2011 period. Other debt repayments in the 2011 period were $28,000, with no such payments in the 2012 period. Payments for restricted stock unit settlements were approximately $909,000 and $389,000 in the 2012 and 2011 periods, respectively. In the 2011 period, the Company repurchased 50,060 shares of outstanding common stock for approximately $449,000, with no stock repurchases in the 2012 period. Proceeds from option exercises in 2011 were $48,000, with no such proceeds from exercise in the 2012 period. Comparison of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 Cash flows provided by operating activities increased $2,296,000 from $9,665,000 provided in the 2010 period to $11,961,000 provided in the 2011 period. The increase resulted from: (1) increased collections, driven by revenue growth, while maintaining EBITDA margins at approximately 40% for the Reis Services business; and (2) cash from the sale proceeds of the East Lyme property, mortgage note receivable repayment and escrow releases in 2011 in excess of the 2010 real estate sales and operating activities. Cash flows used in investing activities increased $976,000 from $2,647,000 used in the 2010 period to $3,623,000 used in the 2011 period. This change primarily resulted from an increase of $770,000 for cash used in the 2011 period as compared to the 2010 period for web site and database development costs from continuing product development and enhancement initiatives and $196,000 of furniture, fixture and equipment additions in 2011 in excess of 2010 additions. Cash flows used in financing activities decreased $3,240,000 from $9,589,000 used in the 2010 period to $6,349,000 used in the 2011 period. During the 2010 period, $8,028,000 was repaid on the Bank Loan whereas $5,531,000 was repaid in the 2011 period. In the 2010 period, the Company repurchased 175,232 shares of its outstanding common stock for approximately $1,175,000 as compared to 50,060 shares being repurchased in the 2011 period for approximately $449,000. Other debt repayments in the 2010 period exceeded the payments in the 2011 period by $158,000. Payments for option cancellations and restricted stock unit settlements were approximately $389,000 and $240,000 in the 2011 and 2010 periods, respectively. Proceeds from option exercises in the 2011 period exceed the amount in the 2010 period by $8,000, due to a higher exercise price in the 2011 period.
Selected Significant Accounting Policies Management has identified the following accounting policies which it believes are significant in understanding the Company’s activities, financial position and operating results.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries. Investments in entities where the Company does not have a controlling interest are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. These investments were initially recorded at cost and were subsequently adjusted for the Company’s proportionate share of the investment’s income (loss) and additional contributions or distributions. All Discontinued Operations The Company Intangible Assets, Amortization and Impairment Web Site Development Costs The Company expenses all internet web site costs incurred during the preliminary project stage. Thereafter, all direct external and internal development and implementation costs are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over their remaining estimated useful lives, not exceeding three years. The value ascribed to the web site intangible asset acquired at the time of the Merger was amortized on a straight-line basis over three years, and during 2010, this ascribed value was fully amortized. Amortization of all capitalized web site development costs is charged to product development expense. Database Costs The Company capitalizes costs for the development of its database in connection with the identification and addition of new real estate properties and sale transactions which provide a future economic benefit. Amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over a three or five year period. Costs of updating and maintaining information on existing properties in the database are expensed as incurred. The value ascribed to the database intangible asset acquired at the time of the Merger Customer Relationships The value ascribed to customer relationships acquired at the time of the Merger is amortized over 15 years on an accelerated basis and is charged to sales and marketing expense. Lease Value The value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease existing at the time of the Merger is amortized over the remaining term of the acquired office lease which was approximately nine years. Amortization is charged to general and administrative expenses. Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Goodwill and a major portion of the other intangible assets were recorded at the time of the Merger. As a result of the tax treatment of the Merger, goodwill and the acquired intangible assets are not deductible for income tax purposes. Goodwill is not amortized and is tested for impairment at least annually, or after a triggering event has occurred, requiring such a calculation. A qualitative assessment can be utilized to determine if a more detailed two step calculation is required. If the qualitative assessment results in a determination that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill, then no further evaluation would be necessary. If, after performing the qualitative assessment, the Company determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill, then the first step of the two step test would be necessary. The first step is
Revenue Recognition and Related Items The Company’s subscription revenue is derived principally from subscriptions to its web-based services for itsReis SE product and is recognized as revenue ratably over the related contractual period, which is typically one year but can be as long as 48 months. Revenues from ad-hoc and custom reports or projects are recognized as completed and delivered to the customers, provided that no significant Company obligations remain. Revenues from Cost of sales of subscription revenue principally consists of salaries and related expenses for the Company’s researchers who collect and analyze the commercial real estate data that is the basis for the Company’s information services. Additionally, cost of sales includes the amortization of the database Revenue from sales of real estate in 2011 and 2010, including Interest revenue is recorded on an accrual basis. Income Taxes Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are estimated to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances with respect to deferred income tax assets are recorded when deemed appropriate and adjusted based upon periodic evaluations. The Company evaluates its tax positions in accordance with applicable current accounting literature. Recognition of uncertain tax positions (step one) occurs when an enterprise concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that more likely than not will be realized upon settlement. Derecognition of a tax position that was previously recognized would occur when a company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the more likely than not threshold of being sustained or there is a satisfactory resolution of the tax position.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. The Company’s primary market risk exposure has been to changes in interest rates. This risk may be managed by limiting the Company’s financing exposures, to the extent possible, by purchasing interest rate caps when deemed appropriate. At December 31,
Although the interest rate cap expired at June 30, 2010, our interest rate exposure on the Bank Loan Reis holds cash and cash equivalents at various regional and national banking institutions. Management monitors the institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents. Management’s emphasis is primarily on safety of principal. Management, in its discretion, has diversified Reis’s cash and cash equivalents among banking institutions to potentially minimize exposure to any one of these entities. To date, we have experienced no loss or lack of access to our invested cash or cash equivalents; however, we can provide no assurances that access to invested cash and cash equivalents will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets. Cash balances held at banking institutions with which we do business may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. While management monitors the cash balances in these bank accounts, such cash balances could be impacted if the underlying banks fail or could be subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. The response to this Item 8 is included as a separate section of this annual report on Form 10-K starting at page F-1 and is incorporated by reference herein. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. None. Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures As of December 31, procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting We regularly review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our processes and systems to improve controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of Management’s Report Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and for the assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by the Company’s Board of Directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, the Treadway Commission in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework.” Based upon this assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, None. Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. The executive officers and directors of the Company, their ages and their positions are as follows:
To the extent responsive to the requirements of this item, information contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Item 11. Executive Compensation. To the extent responsive to the requirements of this item, information contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. To the extent responsive to the requirements of this item, information contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. To the extent responsive to the requirements of this item, information contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. To the extent responsive to the requirements of this item, information contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and 2011 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
All schedules have been omitted because the required information for such schedules is not present, is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements. (a) (3) Exhibits
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
Dated: March Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES All schedules have been omitted because the required information for such schedules is not present, is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements. REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Reis, Inc. and Subsidiaries We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Reis, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Chicago, Illinois March REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Reis, Inc. and Subsidiaries We have audited Reis, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Chicago, Illinois March REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012, 2011 AND 2010
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-6 REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Organization and Business Reis, Inc. is a Maryland corporation. The primary business of Reis, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Reis” or the “Company”) is providing commercial real estate market information and analytical tools for its subscribers, through its Reis Services subsidiary. For disclosure and financial reporting purposes, this business is referred to as the Reis Services segment. Reis Services Reis Services, including its predecessors, was founded in 1980. Reis maintains a proprietary database containing detailed information on commercial properties in metropolitan markets and neighborhoods throughout the U.S. The database contains information on apartment, office, retail, warehouse/distribution, Reis, through its flagship institutional product,Reis SE, and through its small business product,ReisReports,provides online access to a proprietary database of commercial real estate information and analytical tools designed to facilitate debt and equity transactions as well as ongoing asset and portfolio evaluations. Depending on the product, users have access to Reis’s revenue model is based primarily on annual subscriptions that are paid in accordance with contractual billing terms. Reis recognizes revenue from its contracts on a ratable basis; for example, one-twelfth of the value of a one-year contract is recognized monthly. Discontinued Operations – Residential Development Activities Reis was originally formed on January 8, See Note 3 for additional information regarding the Company’s segments. REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Basis of Presentation Principles of Consolidation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries. Investments in entities where the Company does not have a controlling interest are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. These investments were initially recorded at cost and were subsequently adjusted for the Company’s proportionate share of the investment’s income (loss) and additional contributions or distributions. All Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Effective July 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance related to the Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). This guidance identifies the sources of accepted accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP in the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). The Codification superseded all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards upon the effective date. The adoption of this standard changed how the Company references various elements of GAAP when preparing its financial statement disclosures, but has had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Discontinued Operations The Company Variable Interests The Company evaluates its investments and subsidiaries to determine if an entity is a voting interest entity or a variable interest entity (“VIE”). An entity is a VIE when (1) the equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity from financing its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties or (2) equity holders either (a) lack direct or indirect ability to make decisions about the entity, (b) are not obligated to absorb expected losses of the entity or (c) do not have the right to receive expected residual returns of the entity if they occur. If an entity or investment is deemed to be a VIE, an enterprise that absorbs a majority of the expected losses of the VIE or receives a majority of the residual returns is considered the primary beneficiary and must consolidate the VIE. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all demand and money market accounts and short term investments in government funds with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash and cash equivalents. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Accounts receivables are recorded at invoiced amounts and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s assessment of collectability of outstanding receivables after consideration of the age of a receivable, customer payment history and other current events or economic factors that could affect a customer’s ability to make payments. REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
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Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment The Company capitalizes costs for the purchase of furniture, fixtures and equipment that have an expected useful life beyond one year. Depreciation expense is calculated on a straight-line basis over the determined useful life of the asset, generally three to ten years. Depreciation expense was approximately $355,000, $352,000 Intangible Assets, Amortization and Impairment Web Site Development Costs The Company expenses all internet web site costs incurred during the preliminary project stage. Thereafter, all direct external and internal development and implementation costs are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over their remaining estimated useful lives, not exceeding three years. The value ascribed to the web site intangible asset acquired at the time of the Merger was amortized on a straight-line basis over three years, and during 2010, this ascribed value was fully amortized. Amortization of all capitalized web site development costs is charged to product development expense. Database Costs The Company capitalizes costs for the development of its database in connection with the identification and addition of new real estate properties and sale transactions which provide a future economic benefit. Amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over a three or five year period. Costs of updating and maintaining information on existing properties in the database are expensed as incurred. The value ascribed to the database intangible asset acquired at the time of the Merger Customer Relationships The value ascribed to customer relationships acquired at the time of the Merger is amortized over 15 years on an accelerated basis and is charged to sales and marketing expense. Lease Value The value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease existing at the time of the Merger is amortized over the remaining term of the acquired office lease which was approximately nine years. Amortization is charged to general and administrative expenses. Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Goodwill and a major portion of the other intangible assets were recorded at the time of the Merger. As a result of the tax treatment of the Merger, goodwill and the acquired intangible assets are not deductible for income tax purposes. Goodwill is not amortized and is tested for impairment at least annually, or after a triggering event has occurred, requiring such a calculation. A qualitative assessment can be utilized to determine if a more detailed two step calculation is required. If the qualitative assessment results in a determination that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill, then no further evaluation would be necessary. If, after performing the qualitative assessment, the Company determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill, then the first step of the two step test would be necessary. The first step is REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Intangible assets, with determinable useful lives, are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives using a method of amortization that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed or otherwise used up. In addition, the carrying amount of amortizable intangible assets are reviewed when indicators of impairment are present. If estimated future undiscounted net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, the asset would be considered impaired. An impairment charge would be determined by comparing the estimated fair value of the intangible asset to its carrying value, with any shortfall from fair value recognized as an expense in the current period. There was no intangible asset impairment identified in 2012, 2011 Real Estate and Impairment Costs directly related to the acquisition, development and improvement of real estate were capitalized, including interest and other costs incurred during the construction period. Ordinary repairs, maintenance and project operating costs were expensed as incurred. The Company historically reviewed its real estate assets for Deferred Financing Costs Deferred financing costs consist of costs incurred to obtain financing or financing commitments. Such costs are amortized by the Company over the expected term of the respective Fair Value Measurements The current accounting literature provides for a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are defined as follows:
Level 1 - inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets; Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; and Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
Revenue Recognition and Related Items The Company’s subscription revenue is derived principally from subscriptions to its web-based services for itsReis SE product and is recognized as revenue ratably over the related contractual period, which is typically one year but can be as long as 48 months. Revenues from ad-hoc and custom reports or projects are recognized as completed and delivered to the customers, provided that no significant Company obligations remain. Revenues from REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
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Cost of sales of subscription revenue principally consists of salaries and related expenses for the Company’s researchers who collect and analyze the commercial real estate data that is the basis for the Company’s information services. Additionally, cost of sales includes the amortization of the database Revenue from sales of real estate in 2011 and 2010, including Interest revenue is recorded on an accrual basis. Share Based Compensation Equity Awards The fair market value as of the grant date of awards of stock, restricted stock units or certain stock options is recognized as compensation expense by the Company over the respective vesting periods. Liability Awards The Company accrues a liability for cash payments that could be made to option holders for the amount of the market value of the Company’s common stock in excess of the exercise prices of outstanding options accounted for as a liability award. This liability is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to Changes in the settlement value of option awards treated under the liability method are reflected as income or expense in the consolidated statements of The liability for option cancellations could materially change from period to period based upon (1) an option holder either (a) exercising the options in a traditional manner or (b) electing the net cash settlement alternative and (2) changes in the market price of the Company’s common stock. At each period end, an increase in the Company’s common stock price would result in an increase in compensation expense, whereas a decline in the stock price would reduce compensation expense. See Note Income Taxes Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are estimated to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances with respect to deferred income tax assets are recorded when deemed appropriate and adjusted based upon periodic evaluations. The Company evaluates its tax positions in accordance with applicable current accounting literature. Recognition of uncertain tax positions (step one) occurs when an enterprise concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that more likely than not REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
will be realized upon settlement. Derecognition of a tax position that was previously recognized would occur when a company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the more likely than not threshold of being sustained or there is a satisfactory resolution of the tax position. See Note 7 for more information regarding income taxes. Per Share Data Basic earnings per common share is computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is based upon the increased number of common shares that would be outstanding assuming the exercise of dilutive common share options and the consideration of restricted stock awards. The following table details the computation of earnings per common share, basic and diluted:
Potentially dilutive securities include all stock based awards. For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates. REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
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From time to time, the Company has been, is or may in the future be a defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. The Company records a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The outcome of any litigation is uncertain; it is possible that a judgment in any legal actions to which the Company is a party, or which are proposed or threatened, Reclassification Amounts in certain accounts, as presented in the
The Company is organized into two separately managed segments: the Reis Services segment and the discontinued Residential Development Activities segment. The following tables present condensed balance sheet and operating data for these segments:
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Reis Services See Note 1 for a description of Reis Services’s business and products at December 31, No individual subscriber accounted for more than The balance of outstanding accounts receivable of Reis Services at December 31,
Twenty-four subscribers accounted for an aggregate of approximately 58.2% of Reis Services’s accounts receivable at December 31, 2012, including two subscribers in excess of 5.0% with the largest representing 11.1%. As of March 4, 2013, the Company had received payments of approximately $7,428,000, or 69.0% against the December 31, 2012 accounts receivable balance. Eighteen subscribers accounted for an aggregate of approximately 59.6% of Reis Services’s accounts receivable at December 31, 2011, including three subscribers in excess of 4.0% with the largest representing 15.4%. At December 31, REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Discontinued Operations – Residential Development Activities Income (loss) from discontinued operations is comprised of the following:
East Lyme Prior to its sale in April 2011, the Company’s last remaining residential development was The Orchards, a single family home development in East Lyme, Connecticut, zoned for 161 single family homes on 224 acres (“East Lyme”). The East Lyme project was sold in a bulk transaction for a gross sales price of $1,800,000 for the remaining 119 lots in inventory, plus the release of approximately $792,000 of project-related deposits and escrows held as restricted cash. Net cash received at closing, after selling expenses and closing adjustments, and including the cash received upon release of the deposits and escrows, aggregated approximately $2,600,000. Certain of the lots at East Lyme required remediation of pesticides which were used on the property when it was an apple orchard. The remediation plan, the cost of which was estimated by management to be approximately $1,000,000, had been approved by the health inspector for the municipality and the town planner. The estimated remediation cost was recognized in prior years and was reflected in liabilities attributable to discontinued operations in the December 31, 2010 consolidated balance sheet. As a result of the April 2011 bulk sale, the Company was indemnified from any financial obligation related to the environmental remediation and reversed this liability. The Company recorded a gain on this transaction in the second quarter of 2011 of approximately $1,242,000, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations. The Company sold two lots and one home at East Lyme during the year ended December 31, 2010 for gross sales proceeds of approximately $628,000,
Claverack Prior to its sale in February 2010, the Company owned approximately 235 acres in Claverack, New York, which was subdivided into 48 developable single family home lots. In February 2010, the Company sold the Claverack project in a bulk transaction for a gross sales price of $2,750,000, which included two model homes, amenities, 46 additional lots and $450,000 of cash collateralizing certain road completion obligations. Net cash received at closing, after expenses, aggregated approximately $2,187,000. The remaining $450,000 of the purchase price was payable by the purchaser in February 2011 and had been secured by the outstanding road bond and a mortgage on the property. As a result of this transaction, the Company recorded a gain of approximately $263,000 in the first quarter of 2010, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations. In February 2011, the Company received cash of approximately $455,000 in full satisfaction of the mortgage note and accrued interest thereon. REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) Segment Information (continued) Gold Peak In September 2009, the Company sold the final unit at Gold Peak, the final phase of Palomino Park, a five phase multifamily residential development in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Gold Peak was a 259 unit condominium project on the remaining 29 acre land parcel at Palomino Park.
Restricted cash and investments represents a security deposit for the 530 Fifth Avenue corporate office space. The Company provided the lessor a bank-issued letter of credit, which is fully collateralized by a certificate of deposit issued by that bank. The
The amount of identified intangible assets, including the respective amounts of accumulated amortization, are as follows:
The Company capitalized approximately Amortization expense for intangible assets aggregated approximately REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) Intangible Assets (continued) Amortization expense for intangible assets aggregated approximately $4,436,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010, of which approximately $2,259,000 related to the database, approximately $1,001,000 related to customer relationships, approximately $874,000 related to web site development, and approximately $302,000 related to the value ascribed to the below market terms of the office lease. The Company’s future amortization expense related to the net intangible asset balance at December 31,
At December 31,
In connection with the Merger agreement, Private Reis entered into a credit agreement, dated October 11, 2006, with the Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch, as administrative agent, and BMO Capital Markets, as lead arranger, which provided for a term loan of up to an aggregate of $20,000,000 and revolving loans up to an aggregate of $7,000,000. Loan proceeds were used to finance $25,000,000 of the cash portion of the Merger consideration. The final scheduled maturity date of all amounts borrowed pursuant to the credit agreement was September 30, 2012. During the second quarter of 2012, the Company repaid the remaining outstanding balance and this obligation was cancelled. The interest rate during 2011 and up to the 2012 final repayment was LIBOR + 1.50% Reis Services Revolver In closing. The
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The components of income tax expense (benefit) are as follows:
The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. Federal statutory rate to income tax expense (benefit) for continuing operations is as follows:
During 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded an aggregate deferred Federal, state and local income tax benefit of $5,614,000 and $4,075,000,
The $220,000 income tax benefit during the year ended December 31, 2010 reflects the resolution of an unrecognized tax benefit as a result of the expiration of the applicable state’s statute of limitations. Due to the amount of its NOL and credit carryforwards, the Company does not anticipate paying Federal Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The net deferred tax asset was approximately $9,622,000 and $4,008,000 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, of which $1,065,000 and $323,000 is reflected as a net REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
Income Taxes (continued)
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
The Company has aggregate Federal, state and local NOL A further requirement of the tax rules is that after a corporation experiences an ownership change, it must satisfy the continuity of business enterprise, or COBE, requirement (which generally requires that a corporation continue its historic business or use a significant portion of its historic business assets in its business for the two year period beginning on the date of the ownership change) to be able to utilize NOLs generated prior to such ownership change. The Company believes that the COBE requirement was met through the required two year period subsequent to the ownership change, and utilized an aggregate of approximately $5,760,000 of these pre-Merger NOLs in its Federal tax return filings for 2008 and 2009, with appropriate disclosure.
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The Company does not have any near-term expirations of NOLs; the next NOL expiration is in 2017 for approximately $5,500,000 of Federal NOLs. Included in Federal and state NOLs at December 31, 2012 is approximately A valuation allowance is required to reduce deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, management has determined that a valuation allowance of approximately
The Company and its subsidiaries have been audited by the Federal tax authorities for 2009 and Federal tax returns are open for Tax returns for the parent company and a subsidiary are under audit by The Company’s reserve for unrecognized tax benefits, including estimated interest, was $345,000 and $145,000 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The unrecognized tax benefits as well as related interest was included in general and administrative expenses. In 2010, the benefit of $199,000 related to the resolution of related unrecognized tax benefits. The Company recorded an additional provision, including interest, of $200,000 in 2012 as a result of a determination that the Company would be liable for additional taxes in New York City for any years that are open and under audit by New York State. No additional expense was recorded in 2011. A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 follows:
The Company expects that a substantial portion of the 2012 balance could be resolved in 2013.
Between December 2008 and REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) Stockholders’ Equity (continued) may be authorized by the Board whereby future purchases could be commenced or suspended at any time, or from time to time, without prior notice. The Company may make purchases pursuant to a trading plan under Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1, permitting open market purchases of common stock during blackout periods consistent with the Company’s “Policies for Transactions in Reis Stock and Insider Trading and Tipping.” During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company repurchased 50,060 shares of common stock at an average price of $8.96 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company repurchased 175,232 shares of common stock at an average price of $6.71 per share. The Company did not declare or distribute any dividends during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011
The Company has adopted certain incentive plans for the purpose of attracting and retaining the Company’s directors, officers and employees by having the ability to issue options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), or stock awards. Awards granted under the Company’s incentive plans expire ten years from the date of grant and vest over periods ranging generally from three to five years for employees. Option Awards The following table presents option activity and other plan data for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011
Certain outstanding options allow the option holder to receive from the Company, in cancellation of the holder’s option, a cash payment with respect to each cancelled option equal to the amount, if any, by which the fair market value of the share of stock underlying the option exceeds the exercise price of such option. The Company accounts for these options as liability awards. This liability is adjusted at the end of each reporting period to
At December 31, 2012, the liability for option cancellations was approximately $297,000 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company at December 31, 2012 of $13.03 per share and the individual exercise prices of the outstanding 35,448 “in-the-money” options that were accounted for as liability awards at that date. At December 31, 2011, the liability for REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) Stock Plans and Other Incentives (continued) option cancellations was approximately $241,000 based upon the difference in the closing stock price of the Company at December 31, 2011 of $9.12 per share and the individual exercise prices of the outstanding 53,172 “in-the-money” options that were accounted for as liability awards at that date. In each of the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 The following table presents additional option details at December 31,
The Company estimated the fair value of each option granted on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following table includes the assumptions that were made and the estimated fair value for option grants in 2010 (no option awards were granted during
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RSU Awards The following table presents the changes in RSUs outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011
In February 2012, an aggregate of 143,783 RSUs were granted to employees which vest one-third a year over three years and had a grant date fair value of $10.05 per RSU (which was determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the applicable date of grant). In March 2011, an aggregate of 214,135 RSUs were granted to employees, which RSUs vest one-third a year over three years and had a weighted average grant date fair value of $7.41 per RSU (which was determined based on the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the applicable date of grant). In February and July 2010, an aggregate of 185,000 RSUs and 75,000 RSUs, respectively, were granted to employees which vest one-third a year over three years and had a weighted average grant date fair value of $5.97 and $6.52, respectively, per RSU (which was determined based on the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the applicable date of grant). During the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 Option and RSU Expense Information The Company recorded non-cash compensation expense of approximately $2,181,000, $2,083,000 REIS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
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At December 31,
Litigation From time to time, the Company has been, is or may in the future be a defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. The Company records a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Reis has purchased insurance with respect to construction defect and completed operations at its past real estate Reis, Inc. and two of its subsidiaries In connection with the development of Gold Peak, the Company purchased a commercial general liability “WRAP” insurance policy
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Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
On June 20, 2012, following denial of all of the defendants’ post-trial motions, Reis reached a settlement with the plaintiff, providing for a total payment by Reis of $17,000,000. Of this amount, $5,000,000 was paid on August 3, 2012 and the remaining $12,000,000 was paid on October 15, 2012, in accordance with the settlement terms. In reaching the decision to settle, Reis’s management and Board considered, among other factors: (1) the amount of the settlement versus the potential for an ultimately greater judgment after appeal, including additional costs and post-judgment interest; (2) the benefits of the clarity of settling the case at this time versus continuing uncertainty; and (3) the strong cash flow generation of Reis Services’s core business. As a result of the settlement, in the second quarter of 2012 the Company reversed $1,956,000 of the previously recorded charge. In December 2012, the Company recovered $712,500, which offset a portion of the previously recorded charge, resulting in the net litigation charge for the year ended December 31, 2012 of approximately $11,547,000. Reis continues to consider its options with respect to contribution or other actions against potentially responsible third parties and/or co-defendants in the lawsuit, and will pursue all reasonable efforts to mitigate the effects of this settlement. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in these additional recovery efforts. The Company is not a party to any other litigation that could reasonably be foreseen to be material to the Company. Other Operating Commitments The Company is a tenant under two operating leases for office space in New York which both expire in September 2016. Rent expense was approximately $1,793,000, $1,738,000 The certificate of deposit is included in restricted cash and investments in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, Future minimum lease payments under operating leases at December 31,
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At December 31,
Summarized consolidated and condensed quarterly financial information is as follows:
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