UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2005

 

Monster Worldwide, Inc.

(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

0-21571

 

13-3906555

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

622 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 351-7000

 

None.

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o

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o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

 

o

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o

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ITEM 8.01                                         OTHER EVENTS

 

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) is providing the following historical unaudited financial information that reflects the Company’s 2004 business dispositions as discontinued operations for all periods presented.  A description of the businesses disposed of in 2004 follows.

 

On October 5, 2004, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, (the “Agreement”) with General Yellow Pages Consultants, Inc. d/b/a The Marquette Group (“The Marquette Group”) and US Motivation, Inc., the Company’s wholly owned Directional Marketing subsidiary (“US Motivation”).  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company sold all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of US Motivation to The Marquette Group in exchange for a net cash payment of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), subject to a post closing adjustment.  Accordingly, all historical results are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

 

In December 2004, the Company sold and disposed of certain Advertising and Communications businesses in Continental Europe (the “Businesses”), in order to focus fully on its Monster business.  None of these dispositions were considered material or included a significant amount of assets.  All results of the Businesses are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

 

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MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY QUARTER (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Quarter

 

Nine

 

 

 

First

 

Second

 

Third

 

Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monster

 

$

122,162

 

$

141,904

 

$

157,679

 

$

421,745

 

Advertising & Communications

 

38,097

 

38,368

 

39,649

 

116,114

 

Directional Marketing

 

22,092

 

21,855

 

26,872

 

70,819

 

Total revenue

 

182,351

 

202,127

 

224,200

 

608,678

 

Salaries and related

 

82,599

 

93,967

 

106,165

 

282,731

 

Office and general

 

39,869

 

42,419

 

45,112

 

127,400

 

Marketing and promotion

 

38,972

 

39,569

 

37,522

 

116,063

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

760

 

1,381

 

3,182

 

5,323

 

Total operating expenses

 

162,200

 

177,336

 

191,981

 

531,517

 

Operating income

 

20,151

 

24,791

 

32,219

 

77,161

 

Interest and other, net

 

(356

)

(554

)

(355

)

(1,265

)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

19,795

 

24,237

 

31,864

 

75,896

 

Income taxes

 

6,805

 

8,188

 

10,743

 

25,736

 

Income from continuing operations

 

12,990

 

16,049

 

21,121

 

50,160

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(585

)

191

 

(1,133

)

(1,527

)

Net income

 

$

12,405

 

$

16,240

 

$

19,988

 

$

48,633

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.43

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

(0.01

)

(0.02

)

Net income

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.42

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 

(0.01

)

(0.01

)

Net income

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

115,533

 

117,431

 

118,584

 

117,188

 

Diluted

 

118,030

 

120,192

 

120,351

 

119,392

 

 

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Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

First

 

Second

 

Third

 

Fourth

 

Full Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monster

 

$

103,468

 

$

100,625

 

$

103,783

 

$

104,920

 

$

412,796

 

Advertising & Communications

 

32,219

 

33,550

 

34,165

 

36,092

 

136,026

 

Directional Marketing

 

24,883

 

25,716

 

30,544

 

22,222

 

103,365

 

Total revenue

 

160,570

 

159,891

 

168,492

 

163,234

 

652,187

 

Salaries and related

 

69,953

 

74,192

 

78,134

 

80,929

 

303,208

 

Office and general

 

41,524

 

36,615

 

38,716

 

37,950

 

154,805

 

Marketing and promotion

 

33,514

 

32,838

 

30,432

 

25,593

 

122,377

 

Business reorganization and other special charges

 

45,481

 

154

 

 

 

45,635

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

614

 

595

 

601

 

577

 

2,387

 

Total operating expenses

 

191,086

 

144,394

 

147,883

 

145,049

 

628,412

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(30,516

)

15,497

 

20,609

 

18,185

 

23,775

 

Interest and other, net

 

(902

)

(77

)

70

 

(232

)

(1,141

)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(31,418

)

15,420

 

20,679

 

17,953

 

22,634

 

Income taxes

 

(2,915

)

6,125

 

7,286

 

5,460

 

15,956

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(28,503

)

9,295

 

13,393

 

12,493

 

6,678

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(87,363

)

352

 

(1,170

)

(361

)

(88,542

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(115,866

)

$

9,647

 

$

12,223

 

$

12,132

 

$

(81,864

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(0.26

)

$

0.08

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.06

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(0.78

)

0.01

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.79

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(1.04

)

$

0.09

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.11

 

$

(0.73

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

(0.26

)

$

0.08

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.06

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(0.78

)

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.78

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(1.04

)

$

0.08

 

$

0.11

 

$

0.11

 

$

(0.72

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

111,455

 

111,860

 

112,342

 

112,838

 

112,124

 

Diluted

 

111,455

 

113,636

 

115,249

 

115,514

 

114,087

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 /s/ MICHAEL SILECK

 

 

 

 Michael Sileck

 

 

 Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: February 1, 2005

 

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