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    SEC Form 10-Q filed by Forrester Research Inc.

    5/3/24 9:00:54 AM ET
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    

     

    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    Washington, D.C. 20549

     

    FORM 10-Q

     

    (MARK ONE)

    ☒

    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

    FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2024

    OR

    ☐

    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

    COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-21433

     

    FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

    Delaware

     

    04-2797789

    (State or other jurisdiction of

    incorporation or organization)

     

    (I.R.S. Employer

    Identification Number)

    60 Acorn Park Drive

    Cambridge, Massachusetts

     

    02140

    (Zip Code)

    (Address of principal executive offices)

     

     

     

    (617) 613-6000

    (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

     

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

    Title of Each Class

     

    Trading Symbol(s)

     

    Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

    Common Stock, $.01 Par Value

     

    FORR

     

    Nasdaq Global Select Market

    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 ☒ No ☐

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

     

    Large accelerated filer

     

    ☐

     

    Accelerated filer

     

    ☒

    Non-accelerated filer

     

    ☐

     

    Smaller reporting company

     

    ☐

    Emerging growth company

     

    ☐

     

     

     

     

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

    As of April 29, 2024, 19,107,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

     


     

    FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

    INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

     

     

    Page

    PART I

    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    Item 1.

    Financial Statements (Unaudited)

    3

     

    Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

    3

     

    Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

    4

     

    Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

    5

     

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

    6

     

    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

    7

    Item 2.

    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

    20

    Item 3.

    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

    27

    Item 4.

    Controls and Procedures

    27

     

    PART II

    OTHER INFORMATION

     

    Item 1.

    Legal Proceedings

    28

    Item 1A.

    Risk Factors

    28

    Item 2.

    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

    28

    Item 3.

    Defaults Upon Senior Securities

    28

    Item 4.

    Mine Safety Disclosures

    28

    Item 5.

    Other Information

    28

    Item 6.

    Exhibits

    29

     

     

     

    SIGNATURES

    30

     

     

     

     

     


     

    PART I.

    ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

    FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

    (In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

    December 31,

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    ASSETS

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Current Assets:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

     

    $

    61,379

     

     

    $

    72,909

     

    Marketable investments

     

     

    57,095

     

     

     

    51,580

     

    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for expected credit losses of $764 and $574 as
       of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

     

     

    54,717

     

     

     

    58,999

     

    Deferred commissions

     

     

    21,498

     

     

     

    23,207

     

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     

     

    23,892

     

     

     

    9,305

     

    Total current assets

     

     

    218,581

     

     

     

    216,000

     

    Property and equipment, net

     

     

    17,787

     

     

     

    19,401

     

    Operating lease right-of-use assets

     

     

    34,380

     

     

     

    39,722

     

    Goodwill

     

     

    243,028

     

     

     

    244,257

     

    Intangible assets, net

     

     

    35,073

     

     

     

    37,637

     

    Other assets

     

     

    6,821

     

     

     

    7,157

     

    Total assets

     

    $

    555,670

     

     

    $

    564,174

     

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Current Liabilities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Accounts payable

     

    $

    2,749

     

     

    $

    1,796

     

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     

     

    44,698

     

     

     

    81,482

     

    Deferred revenue

     

     

    193,664

     

     

     

    156,798

     

    Total current liabilities

     

     

    241,111

     

     

     

    240,076

     

    Long-term debt

     

     

    35,000

     

     

     

    35,000

     

    Non-current operating lease liabilities

     

     

    34,472

     

     

     

    37,673

     

    Other non-current liabilities

     

     

    14,156

     

     

     

    11,160

     

    Total liabilities

     

     

    324,739

     

     

     

    323,909

     

    Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Stockholders' Equity:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Preferred stock, $0.01 par value

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Authorized - 500 shares; issued and outstanding - none

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

    Common stock, $0.01 par value

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Authorized - 125,000 shares

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Issued - 24,881 and 24,684 shares as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
       respectively

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Outstanding - 19,242 and 19,248 shares as of March 31, 2024 and
       December 31, 2023, respectively

     

     

    249

     

     

     

    247

     

    Additional paid-in capital

     

     

    281,453

     

     

     

    278,057

     

    Retained earnings

     

     

    171,008

     

     

     

    177,681

     

    Treasury stock - 5,639 and 5,437 shares as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023,
    respectively

     

     

    (215,246

    )

     

     

    (211,149

    )

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     

     

    (6,533

    )

     

     

    (4,571

    )

    Total stockholders’ equity

     

     

    230,931

     

     

     

    240,265

     

    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

     

    $

    555,670

     

     

    $

    564,174

     

     

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

     

    3


     

    FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

    (In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    Revenues:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Research

     

    $

    76,581

     

     

    $

    80,906

     

    Consulting

     

     

    23,141

     

     

     

    31,750

     

    Events

     

     

    355

     

     

     

    1,014

     

    Total revenues

     

     

    100,077

     

     

     

    113,670

     

    Operating expenses:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cost of services and fulfillment

     

     

    44,690

     

     

     

    49,292

     

    Selling and marketing

     

     

    39,422

     

     

     

    41,532

     

    General and administrative

     

     

    14,059

     

     

     

    21,227

     

    Depreciation

     

     

    2,060

     

     

     

    2,104

     

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

     

    2,514

     

     

     

    3,066

     

    Restructuring costs

     

     

    6,624

     

     

     

    1,589

     

    Total operating expenses

     

     

    109,369

     

     

     

    118,810

     

    Loss from operations

     

     

    (9,292

    )

     

     

    (5,140

    )

    Interest expense

     

     

    (762

    )

     

     

    (793

    )

    Other income, net

     

     

    1,274

     

     

     

    550

     

    Loss before income taxes

     

     

    (8,780

    )

     

     

    (5,383

    )

    Income tax benefit

     

     

    (2,107

    )

     

     

    (1,308

    )

    Net loss

     

    $

    (6,673

    )

     

    $

    (4,075

    )

    Basic loss per common share

     

    $

    (0.35

    )

     

    $

    (0.21

    )

    Diluted loss per common share

     

    $

    (0.35

    )

     

    $

    (0.21

    )

    Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     

     

    19,285

     

     

     

    19,108

     

    Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     

     

    19,285

     

     

     

    19,108

     

     

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

     

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    FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

    (In thousands, unaudited)

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    Net loss

    $

    (6,673

    )

     

    $

    (4,075

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

     

     

     

     

     

    Foreign currency translation

     

    (1,968

    )

     

     

    1,206

     

    Net change in market value of investments

     

    6

     

     

     

    33

     

    Other comprehensive income (loss)

     

    (1,962

    )

     

     

    1,239

     

    Comprehensive loss

    $

    (8,635

    )

     

    $

    (2,836

    )

     

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

     

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    FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    (In thousands, unaudited)

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    Cash flows from operating activities:

     

     

     

     

     

    Net loss

    $

    (6,673

    )

     

    $

    (4,075

    )

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation

     

    2,060

     

     

     

    2,104

     

    Impairment of property and equipment

     

    646

     

     

     

    —

     

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

    2,514

     

     

     

    3,066

     

    Deferred income taxes

     

    3,485

     

     

     

    1,926

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

    3,574

     

     

     

    3,165

     

    Operating lease right-of-use assets amortization and impairments

     

    5,679

     

     

     

    2,886

     

    Amortization of deferred financing fees

     

    113

     

     

     

    109

     

    Amortization of discount on investments

     

    (172

    )

     

     

    (63

    )

    Foreign currency losses

     

    72

     

     

     

    20

     

    Changes in assets and liabilities:

     

     

     

     

     

    Accounts receivable

     

    3,885

     

     

     

    14,691

     

    Deferred commissions

     

    1,709

     

     

     

    1,957

     

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     

    (14,617

    )

     

     

    (8,819

    )

    Accounts payable

     

    970

     

     

     

    64

     

    Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     

    (36,002

    )

     

     

    (37,416

    )

    Deferred revenue

     

    36,998

     

     

     

    36,041

     

    Operating lease liabilities

     

    (3,630

    )

     

     

    (3,374

    )

    Net cash provided by operating activities

     

    611

     

     

     

    12,282

     

    Cash flows from investing activities:

     

     

     

     

     

    Purchases of property and equipment

     

    (1,426

    )

     

     

    (1,632

    )

    Purchases of marketable investments

     

    (32,745

    )

     

     

    (964

    )

    Proceeds from maturities of marketable investments

     

    23,900

     

     

     

    4,000

     

    Proceeds from sales of marketable investments

     

    3,021

     

     

     

    —

     

    Other investing activity

     

    14

     

     

     

    (62

    )

    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     

    (7,236

    )

     

     

    1,342

     

    Cash flows from financing activities:

     

     

     

     

     

    Payments on borrowings

     

    —

     

     

     

    (15,000

    )

    Repurchases of common stock

     

    (4,097

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee equity incentive plans

     

    1,253

     

     

     

    1,840

     

    Taxes paid related to net share settlements of stock-based compensation awards

     

    (1,429

    )

     

     

    (1,079

    )

    Net cash used in financing activities

     

    (4,273

    )

     

     

    (14,239

    )

    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     

    (652

    )

     

     

    1,249

     

    Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     

    (11,550

    )

     

     

    634

     

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

     

    75,042

     

     

     

    105,654

     

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

    $

    63,492

     

     

    $

    106,288

     

    Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash paid for interest

    $

    646

     

     

    $

    742

     

    Cash paid for income taxes

    $

    3,195

     

     

    $

    1,620

     

     

     

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

     

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    FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

    NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

    (Unaudited)

     

     

    Note 1 — Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

    Basis of Presentation

    The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures required for complete financial statements are not included herein. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. It is recommended that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear in the Forrester Research, Inc. (“Forrester”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive loss, and cash flows as of the dates and for the periods presented have been included. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 may not be indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2024, or any other period.

    Presentation of Restricted Cash

    The following table summarizes the end-of-period cash and cash equivalents from the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and the total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as presented on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands).

     

     

    Three Months Ended March 31,

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    Cash and cash equivalents shown in balance sheets

    $

    61,379

     

     

    $

    104,217

     

    Restricted cash classified in other assets (1):

     

    2,113

     

     

     

    2,071

     

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in statement of cash flows

    $

    63,492

     

     

    $

    106,288

     

     

    (1)
    Restricted cash consists of collateral required for leased office space. The short-term or long-term classification regarding the collateral for the leased office space is determined in accordance with the expiration of the underlying leases.

    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

    In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The new standard enhances the disclosures of reportable segment information, primarily in regards to significant segment expenses. The new standard will be effective for the Company for the annual periods beginning January 1, 2024, and for interim periods beginning January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. Upon adoption, the guidance should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of the standard on its consolidated financial statements.

    In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The new standard enhances income tax disclosure requirements by requiring specified categories and greater disaggregation within the rate reconciliation table, disclosure of income taxes paid by jurisdiction, and providing clarification on uncertain tax positions and related financial statement impacts. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of the standard on its consolidated financial statements.

     

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    Note 2 — Marketable Investments

    The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable investments (in thousands):

     

     

    As of March 31, 2024

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Gross

     

     

    Gross

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Amortized

     

     

    Unrealized

     

     

    Unrealized

     

     

    Market

     

     

     

    Cost

     

     

    Gains

     

     

    Losses

     

     

    Value

     

    Corporate obligations

     

    $

    21,989

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    (66

    )

     

    $

    21,923

     

    Federal agency obligations

     

     

    2,000

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (4

    )

     

     

    1,996

     

    Money market funds

     

     

    33,176

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    33,176

     

    Total

     

    $

    57,165

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    (70

    )

     

    $

    57,095

     

     

     

     

    As of December 31, 2023

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Gross

     

     

    Gross

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Amortized

     

     

    Unrealized

     

     

    Unrealized

     

     

    Market

     

     

     

    Cost

     

     

    Gains

     

     

    Losses

     

     

    Value

     

    Corporate obligations

     

    $

    18,049

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    (72

    )

     

    $

    17,977

     

    Federal agency obligations

     

     

    2,000

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (7

    )

     

     

    1,993

     

    Money market funds

     

     

    31,610

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    31,610

     

    Total

     

    $

    51,659

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    (79

    )

     

    $

    51,580

     

    Realized gains and losses on investments are included in earnings and are determined using the specific identification method. There were no realized gains or losses on marketable investments during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

    The following table summarizes the maturity periods of the marketable investments in the Company’s portfolio as of March 31, 2024 (in thousands).

     

     

    FY 2024

     

     

    FY 2025

     

     

    Total

     

    Corporate obligations

     

    $

    19,475

     

     

    $

    2,448

     

     

    $

    21,923

     

    Federal agency obligations

     

     

    1,996

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    1,996

     

    Money market funds

     

     

    33,176

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    33,176

     

    Total

     

    $

    54,647

     

     

    $

    2,448

     

     

    $

    57,095

     

     

    The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and market value of the Company’s available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporary, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):

     

     

    As of March 31, 2024

     

     

     

    Less Than 12 Months

     

     

    12 Months or Greater

     

     

     

    Market

     

     

    Unrealized

     

     

    Market

     

     

    Unrealized

     

     

     

    Value

     

     

    Losses

     

     

    Value

     

     

    Losses

     

    Corporate obligations

     

    $

    17,026

     

     

    $

    16

     

     

    $

    4,897

     

     

    $

    50

     

    Federal agency obligations

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    1,996

     

     

     

    4

     

    Total

     

    $

    17,026

     

     

    $

    16

     

     

    $

    6,893

     

     

    $

    54

     

     

     

     

    As of December 31, 2023

     

     

     

    Less Than 12 Months

     

     

    12 Months or Greater

     

     

     

    Market

     

     

    Unrealized

     

     

    Market

     

     

    Unrealized

     

     

     

    Value

     

     

    Losses

     

     

    Value

     

     

    Losses

     

    Corporate obligations

     

    $

    13,098

     

     

    $

    8

     

     

    $

    4,879

     

     

    $

    64

     

    Federal agency obligations

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    1,993

     

     

     

    7

     

    Total

     

    $

    13,098

     

     

    $

    8

     

     

    $

    6,872

     

     

    $

    71

     

     

     

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    Note 3 — Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

    Goodwill

    Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price of acquired businesses over the estimated fair values of the tangible and identifiable intangible net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized; however, it is required to be tested for impairment annually, which requires assessment of the potential impairment at the reporting unit level. Reporting units are determined based on the components of the Company's operating segments that constitute a business for which discrete financial information is available and for which operating results are regularly reviewed by segment management. Testing for impairment is also required on an interim basis if an event or circumstance indicates it is more likely than not an impairment loss has been incurred.

    The Company performed its annual impairment testing as of November 30, 2023 utilizing a quantitative assessment to determine if the fair values of each of its reporting units was less than their respective carrying values and concluded that no impairments existed. Subsequent to completing the annual test and through March 31, 2024, there were no events or circumstances that required an interim impairment test. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2024, the Company had no accumulated goodwill impairment losses. Approximately $8.2 million of goodwill is allocated to the Company’s Consulting reporting unit, which had a negative carrying value as of the date of the last test.

     

    The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is summarized as follows (in thousands):

     

    Total

     

    Balance at December 31, 2023

    $

    244,257

     

    Translation adjustments

     

    (1,229

    )

    Balance at March 31, 2024

    $

    243,028

     

    Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

    The carrying values of finite-lived intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

     

     

    March 31, 2024

     

     

    Gross

     

     

     

     

     

    Net

     

     

    Carrying

     

     

    Accumulated

     

     

    Carrying

     

     

    Amount

     

     

    Amortization

     

     

    Amount

     

    Amortizable intangible assets:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Customer relationships

    $

    77,626

     

     

    $

    44,183

     

     

    $

    33,443

     

    Technology

     

    16,290

     

     

     

    15,881

     

     

     

    409

     

    Trademarks

     

    12,484

     

     

     

    11,263

     

     

     

    1,221

     

    Total

    $

    106,400

     

     

    $

    71,327

     

     

    $

    35,073

     

     

     

    December 31, 2023

     

     

    Gross

     

     

     

     

     

    Net

     

     

    Carrying

     

     

    Accumulated

     

     

    Carrying

     

     

    Amount

     

     

    Amortization

     

     

    Amount

     

    Amortizable intangible assets:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Customer relationships

    $

    77,640

     

     

    $

    42,091

     

     

    $

    35,549

     

    Technology

     

    16,524

     

     

     

    15,950

     

     

     

    574

     

    Trademarks

     

    12,519

     

     

     

    11,005

     

     

     

    1,514

     

    Total

    $

    106,683

     

     

    $

    69,046

     

     

    $

    37,637

     

     

    Estimated intangible asset amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years is as follows (in thousands):

     

    2024 (remainder)

    $

    7,401

     

    2025

     

    8,875

     

    2026

     

    8,392

     

    2027

     

    8,324

     

    2028

     

    2,081

     

    Total

    $

    35,073

     

     

     

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    Note 4 — Debt

    The Company has a credit facility that provides up to $150.0 million of revolving credit commitments and matures in December of 2026. The credit facility includes an expansion feature that permits the Company to increase the revolving credit commitments in an aggregate principal amount up to $50.0 million, subject to approval by the administrative agent and certain customary terms and conditions.

    The credit facility contains certain customary restrictive loan covenants, including among others, financial covenants that apply a maximum leverage ratio, minimum interest coverage ratio, and maximum annual capital expenditures. The negative covenants limit, subject to various exceptions, the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, merge, consolidate, liquidate or dissolve any part of the Company, sell assets, change fiscal year, or enter into certain transactions with affiliates and subsidiaries. The Company was in full compliance with the covenants as of March 31, 2024.

    The Company may voluntarily prepay revolving loans under the credit facility at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty. No interim amortization payments are required to be made under the credit facility.

    The credit facility provided that once LIBOR ceased to exist in 2023, the benchmark rate for the loans outstanding automatically transferred from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). In April 2023, the Company executed a second amendment to the credit facility to facilitate the conversion from LIBOR to SOFR and to set the base interest rate at SOFR plus 10 basis points.

    Up to $5.0 million of the credit facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit, and any drawings under the letters of credit must be reimbursed within one business day. As of March 31, 2024, $0.6 million in letters of credit were issued under the credit facility.

    Outstanding Borrowings

    The following table summarizes the Company’s total outstanding borrowings as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

    Description:

     

    March 31, 2024

     

     

    December 31, 2023

     

    Credit facility

     

    $

    35,000

     

     

    $

    35,000

     

    The contractual annualized interest rate as of March 31, 2024 was 6.68%.

    The Company had $114.4 million of available borrowing capacity on the credit facility (not including the expansion feature) as of March 31, 2024. The weighted average annual effective interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was 6.6883%.

    All obligations under the credit facility are unconditionally guaranteed by each of the Company’s existing and future, direct and indirect, material wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, other than certain excluded subsidiaries, and are collateralized by a first priority lien on substantially all tangible and intangible assets, including intellectual property, and all of the capital stock of the Company's subsidiaries (limited to 65% of the voting equity of certain subsidiaries).

    Note 5 — Leases

    All of the Company’s leases are operating leases, the majority of which are for office space. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and non-current operating lease liabilities are included as individual line items in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, while short-term operating lease liabilities are recorded within accrued expenses and other current liabilities. Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are not material.

    The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):

     

     

     

    For the Three Months Ended March 31,

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    Operating lease cost

     

    $

    3,094

     

     

    $

    3,314

     

    Short-term lease cost

     

     

    214

     

     

     

    261

     

    Variable lease cost

     

     

    1,230

     

     

     

    785

     

    Sublease income

     

     

    (130

    )

     

     

    (131

    )

    Total lease cost

     

    $

    4,408

     

     

    $

    4,229

     

     

     

    10


     

     

    Additional lease information is summarized in the following table (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):

     

     

     

    For the Three Months Ended March 31,

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating
       lease liabilities

     

    $

    3,630

     

     

    $

    3,374

     

    Operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease
       obligations

     

    $

    408

     

     

    $

    1,323

     

    Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years)

     

     

    4.1

     

     

     

    4.9

     

    Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases

     

     

    4.2

    %

     

     

    4.3

    %

     

    Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases and estimated future sublease cash receipts from non-cancelable arrangements as of March 31, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):

     

     

     

    Operating Lease

     

     

    Sublease

     

     

     

    Payments

     

     

    Cash Receipts

     

    2024 (remainder)

     

    $

    12,209

     

     

    $

    471

     

    2025

     

     

    13,933

     

     

     

    —

     

    2026

     

     

    12,325

     

     

     

    —

     

    2027

     

     

    5,707

     

     

     

    —

     

    2028

     

     

    2,875

     

     

     

    —

     

    Thereafter

     

     

    6,024

     

     

     

    —

     

    Total lease payments and estimated sublease cash receipts

     

     

    53,073

     

     

    $

    471

     

    Less imputed interest

     

     

    (4,515

    )

     

     

     

    Present value of lease liabilities

     

    $

    48,558

     

     

     

     

     

    Lease balances as of March 31, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):

     

    Operating lease ROU assets

     

    $

    34,380

     

     

     

     

     

    Short-term operating lease liabilities (1)

     

    $

    14,086

     

    Non-current operating lease liabilities

     

     

    34,472

     

    Total operating lease liabilities

     

    $

    48,558

     

     

    (1)
    Included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

    The Company’s leases do not contain residual value guarantees, material restrictions, or covenants.

    During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded a $3.2 million ROU asset impairment and $0.6 million of leasehold improvements impairments related to closing the 11th floor of its offices located at 150 Spear Street, San Francisco, California. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded a $0.4 million ROU asset impairment related to closing the 10th floor of its offices located at 150 Spear Street, San Francisco, California. The impairments are included in restructuring and related costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As a result of the impairments, the ROU assets were required to be recorded at their estimated fair values as Level 3 non-financial assets. The fair values of the asset groups were determined using a discounted cash flow model, which required the use of estimates, including projected cash flows for the related assets, the selection of a discount rate used in the model, and regional real estate industry data.

     

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    Note 6 – Revenue and Related Matters

    Disaggregated Revenue

    The Company disaggregates revenue as set forth in the following tables (in thousands):

    Revenue by Geography

     

     

    For the Three Months Ended March 31,

     

    Revenues: (1)

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    North America

     

    $

    79,629

     

     

    $

    92,671

     

    Europe

     

     

    13,437

     

     

     

    13,712

     

    Asia Pacific

     

     

    4,891

     

     

     

    5,382

     

    Other

     

     

    2,120

     

     

     

    1,905

     

    Total

     

    $

    100,077

     

     

    $

    113,670

     

     

    (1)
    Revenue location is determined based on where the products and services are consumed.

    Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

    Accounts Receivable

    Accounts receivable includes amounts billed and currently due from customers. Since the only condition for payment of the Company’s invoices is the passage of time, a receivable is recorded on the date an invoice is issued. Also included in accounts receivable are unbilled amounts resulting from revenue exceeding the amount billed to the customer, where the right to payment is unconditional. If the right to payment for services performed was conditional on something other than the passage of time, the unbilled amount would be recorded as a separate contract asset. There were no contract assets as of March 31, 2024 or 2023.

    The majority of the Company’s contracts are non-cancelable. However, for contracts that are cancelable by the customer, the Company does not record a receivable when it issues an invoice. The Company records accounts receivable on these contracts only up to the amount of revenue earned but not yet collected.

    In addition, since the majority of the Company’s contracts are invoiced for annual periods, and payment is expected within one year from the transfer of products and services, the Company does not adjust its receivables or transaction prices for the effects of a significant financing component.

    Deferred Revenue

    The Company refers to contract liabilities as deferred revenue in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Payment terms in the Company’s customer contracts vary, but generally require payment in advance of fully satisfying the performance obligation(s). Deferred revenue consists of billings in excess of revenue recognized. Similar to accounts receivable, the Company does not record deferred revenue for unpaid invoices issued on a cancelable contract.

     

    During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized $62.5 million and $72.9 million of revenue, respectively, related to its deferred revenue balance at January 1 of each such period.

     

    Approximately $378.4 million of revenue is expected to be recognized during the next 24 months from remaining performance obligations as of March 31, 2024.

    Reserves for Credit Losses

    The allowance for expected credit losses on accounts receivable for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is summarized as follows (in thousands):

     

     

    Total
    Allowance

     

    Balance at December 31, 2023

     

    $

    574

     

    Provision for expected credit losses

     

     

    223

     

    Write-offs

     

     

    (33

    )

    Balance at March 31, 2024

     

    $

    764

     

    When evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for expected credit losses, the Company makes judgments regarding the collectability of accounts receivable based, in part, on the Company’s historical loss rate experience, customer concentrations, management’s expectations of future losses as informed by current economic conditions, and changes in customer payment terms. If the expected financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make

     

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    payments, additional allowances may be required. If the expected financial condition of the Company’s customers were to improve, the allowances may be reduced accordingly.

    Cost to Obtain Contracts

    The Company capitalizes commissions paid to sales representatives and related fringe benefits costs that are incremental to obtaining customer contracts. These costs are included in deferred commissions in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company accounts for these costs at a portfolio level as the Company’s contracts are similar in nature and the amortization model used closely matches the amortization expense that would be recognized on a contract-by-contract basis. Costs to obtain a contract are amortized to earnings over the initial contract term, which is the same period the related revenue is recognized. Amortization expense related to deferred commissions for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $7.9 million and $8.6 million, respectively. The Company evaluates the recoverability of deferred commissions at each balance sheet date and there were no impairments recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

    Note 7 — Derivatives and Hedging

    The Company enters into a limited number of foreign currency forward exchange contracts to mitigate the effects of adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates on transactions entered into in the normal course of business that are denominated in foreign currencies that differ from the local functional currency. These contracts generally have short durations and are recorded at fair value with both realized and unrealized gains and losses recorded in other income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations because the Company does not designate these contracts as hedges for accounting purposes.

    During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company entered into three foreign currency forward exchange contracts, all of which settled by March 31, 2024. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2024, there is no amount recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for these contracts. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company entered into three foreign currency forward exchange contracts, all of which settled by March 31, 2023. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2023, there is no amount recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for these contracts.

    The Company’s derivative counterparties are investment grade financial institutions. The Company does not have any collateral arrangements with these counterparties and the derivative contracts do not contain credit risk-related contingent features. The table below provides information regarding amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the derivative contracts for the periods indicated (in thousands):

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

    Amount recorded in:

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    Other income, net

     

    $

    (14

    )

     

    $

    62

     

     

    Note 8 — Fair Value Measurements

    The carrying amounts reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to their short-term maturities. The Company’s financial instruments also include its outstanding variable-rate borrowings (refer to Note 4 – Debt). The Company believes that the carrying amount of its variable-rate borrowings reasonably approximate their fair values because the rates of interest on those borrowings reflect current market rates of interest.

    Additionally, the Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis including cash equivalents and marketable investments. The fair values of these financial assets and liabilities have been classified as Level 1, 2, or 3 within the fair value hierarchy as described in the accounting standards for fair value measurements:

    Level 1 — Fair value based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

    Level 2 — Fair value based on inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

    Level 3 — Fair value based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and such inputs are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

     

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    The following table represents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

     

     

     

    As of March 31, 2024

     

     

     

    Level 1

     

     

    Level 2

     

     

    Total

     

    Assets:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Money market funds (1)

     

    $

    43,726

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    43,726

     

    Marketable investments (3)

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    23,919

     

     

     

    23,919

     

    Total Assets

     

    $

    43,726

     

     

    $

    23,919

     

     

    $

    67,645

     

     

     

     

    As of December 31, 2023

     

     

     

    Level 1

     

     

    Level 2

     

     

    Total

     

    Assets:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Money market funds (2)

     

    $

    55,128

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    55,128

     

    Marketable investments (3)

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    19,970

     

     

     

    19,970

     

    Total Assets

     

    $

    55,128

     

     

    $

    19,970

     

     

    $

    75,098

     

    (1)
    U.S. based funds of $10.5 million are included in cash and cash equivalents and non-U.S. based funds of $33.2 million are included in marketable investments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
    (2)
    U.S. based funds of $23.5 million are included in cash and cash equivalents and non-U.S. based funds of $31.6 million are included in marketable investments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
    (3)
    Marketable investments have been initially valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued, at the end of the reporting period, utilizing third party pricing services or other market observable data. The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation methods, including both income and market-based approaches and observable market inputs to determine value. These observable market inputs include reportable trades, benchmark yields, credit spreads, broker/dealer quotes, bids, offers, current spot rates and other industry and economic events.

    During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did not transfer assets or liabilities between levels of the fair value hierarchy. Additionally, there have been no changes to the valuation techniques for Level 2 assets and liabilities.

    Note 9 — Income Taxes

    Forrester provides for income taxes on an interim basis according to management’s estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. Certain items such as changes in tax rates, tax benefits or expense related to settlements of share-based awards, and foreign currency gains or losses are treated as discrete items and are recorded in the period in which they arise.

    Income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $2.1 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 24.0% for the period. Income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $1.3 million resulting in an effective tax rate of 24.3% for the period.

    The Company anticipates that its effective tax rate for the full year 2024 will be approximately 50%.

    Note 10 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (“AOCL”)

    The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows (net of tax, in thousands):

     

     

    Marketable

     

     

    Translation

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Investments

     

     

    Adjustment

     

     

    Total AOCL

     

    Balance at December 31, 2023

     

    $

    (60

    )

     

    $

    (4,511

    )

     

    $

    (4,571

    )

    Foreign currency translation (1)

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (1,968

    )

     

     

    (1,968

    )

    Unrealized gain, net of tax of $(2)

     

     

    6

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    6

     

    Balance at March 31, 2024

     

    $

    (54

    )

     

    $

    (6,479

    )

     

    $

    (6,533

    )

     

     

     

    Marketable

     

     

    Translation

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Investments

     

     

    Adjustment

     

     

    Total AOCL

     

    Balance at December 31, 2022

     

    $

    (159

    )

     

    $

    (7,759

    )

     

    $

    (7,918

    )

    Foreign currency translation (1)

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    1,206

     

     

     

    1,206

     

    Unrealized gain, net of tax of $(11)

     

     

    33

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    33

     

    Balance at March 31, 2023

     

    $

    (126

    )

     

    $

    (6,553

    )

     

    $

    (6,679

    )

     

    (1)
    The Company does not record tax provisions or benefits for the net changes in foreign currency translation adjustments as it intends to permanently reinvest undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries.

     

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    Note 11 — Net Loss Per Common Share

    Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the diluted weighted average number of common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. The weighted average number of common equivalent shares outstanding has been determined in accordance with the treasury-stock method. Common equivalent shares consist of common stock issuable on the exercise of outstanding stock options and the vesting of restricted stock units.

    Basic and diluted weighted average common shares are as follows (in thousands):

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     

     

    19,285

     

     

     

    19,108

     

    Weighted average common equivalent shares

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

    Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     

     

    19,285

     

     

     

    19,108

     

    Options and restricted stock units excluded from diluted
       weighted average share calculation as effect would have
       been anti-dilutive

     

     

    1,082

     

     

     

    703

     

     

    Note 12 — Stockholders’ Equity

    The components of stockholders’ equity are as follows (in thousands):

     

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

     

     

    Common Stock

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Treasury Stock

     

     

    Accumulated

     

     

     

     

     

    Number
    of
    Shares

     

     

    $0.01ParValue

     

     

    Additional
    Paid-in
    Capital

     

     

    Retained
    Earnings

     

     

    Number
    of
    Shares

     

     

    Cost

     

     

    Other
    Comprehensive
    Loss

     

     

    Total
    Stockholders'
    Equity

     

    Balance at December 31, 2023

     

    24,684

     

     

    $

    247

     

     

    $

    278,057

     

     

    $

    177,681

     

     

     

    5,437

     

     

    $

    (211,149

    )

     

    $

    (4,571

    )

     

    $

    240,265

     

    Issuance of common stock under
       stock plans, including tax effects

     

    197

     

     

     

    2

     

     

     

    (178

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (176

    )

    Repurchases of common stock

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    202

     

     

     

    (4,097

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (4,097

    )

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    3,574

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    3,574

     

    Net loss

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (6,673

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (6,673

    )

    Net change in marketable investments,
       net of tax

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    6

     

     

     

    6

     

    Foreign currency translation

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (1,968

    )

     

     

    (1,968

    )

    Balance at March 31, 2024

     

    24,881

     

     

    $

    249

     

     

    $

    281,453

     

     

    $

    171,008

     

     

     

    5,639

     

     

    $

    (215,246

    )

     

    $

    (6,533

    )

     

    $

    230,931

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

     

     

    Common Stock

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Treasury Stock

     

     

    Accumulated

     

     

     

     

     

    Number
    of
    Shares

     

     

    $0.01ParValue

     

     

    Additional
    Paid-in
    Capital

     

     

    Retained
    Earnings

     

     

    Number
    of
    Shares

     

     

    Cost

     

     

    Other
    Comprehensive
    Loss

     

     

    Total
    Stockholders'
    Equity

     

    Balance at December 31, 2022

     

    24,367

     

     

    $

    244

     

     

    $

    261,766

     

     

    $

    174,631

     

     

     

    5,305

     

     

    $

    (207,067

    )

     

    $

    (7,918

    )

     

    $

    221,656

     

    Issuance of common stock under
       stock plans, including tax effects

     

    128

     

     

     

    1

     

     

     

    760

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    761

     

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    3,165

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    3,165

     

    Net loss

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (4,075

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (4,075

    )

    Net change in marketable investments,
       net of tax

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    33

     

     

     

    33

     

    Foreign currency translation

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    1,206

     

     

     

    1,206

     

    Balance at March 31, 2023

     

    24,495

     

     

    $

    245

     

     

    $

    265,691

     

     

    $

    170,556

     

     

     

    5,305

     

     

    $

    (207,067

    )

     

    $

    (6,679

    )

     

    $

    222,746

     

     

     

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    Equity Plans

     

    Restricted stock unit activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is presented below (in thousands, except per share data):

     

     

     

     

     

    Weighted-

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Average

     

     

     

    Number of

     

     

    Grant Date

     

     

     

    Shares

     

     

    Fair Value

     

    Unvested at December 31, 2023

     

     

    999

     

     

    $

    37.66

     

    Granted

     

     

    163

     

     

     

    25.34

     

    Vested

     

     

    (185

    )

     

     

    40.55

     

    Forfeited

     

     

    (37

    )

     

     

    37.64

     

    Unvested at March 31, 2024

     

     

    940

     

     

    $

    34.97

     

     

    Stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is presented below (in thousands, except per share data and contractual term):

     

     

     

     

     

    Weighted -

     

     

    Weighted -

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Average

     

     

    Average

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Exercise

     

     

    Remaining

     

     

    Aggregate

     

     

     

    Number

     

     

    Price Per

     

     

    Contractual

     

     

    Intrinsic

     

     

     

    of Shares

     

     

    Share

     

     

    Term (in years)

     

     

    Value

     

    Outstanding at December 31, 2023

     

     

    201

     

     

    $

    33.93

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Forfeited

     

     

    (12

    )

     

     

    36.92

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Outstanding at March 31, 2024

     

     

    189

     

     

    $

    33.74

     

     

     

    6.44

     

     

    $

    —

     

    Exercisable at March 31, 2024

     

     

    93

     

     

    $

    34.47

     

     

     

    3.86

     

     

    $

    —

     

    Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2024

     

     

    189

     

     

    $

    33.74

     

     

     

    6.44

     

     

    $

    —

     

    No stock options were granted or exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

    Stock-Based Compensation

    Forrester recognizes the fair value of stock-based compensation over the requisite service period of the individual grantee, which generally equals the vesting period. Stock-based compensation was recorded in the following expense categories in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    Cost of services and fulfillment

     

    $

    2,122

     

     

    $

    1,847

     

    Selling and marketing

     

     

    599

     

     

     

    497

     

    General and administrative

     

     

    853

     

     

     

    821

     

    Total

     

    $

    3,574

     

     

    $

    3,165

     

     

    Forrester utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating the fair value of options granted under the equity incentive plans and shares subject to purchase under the employee stock purchase plan, which were valued using the following assumptions:

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

     

     

    Employee Stock Purchase Plan

     

     

    Equity Incentive Plans

     

     

    Employee Stock Purchase Plan

     

    Average risk-free interest rate

     

     

    5.36

    %

     

     

    4.27

    %

     

     

    5.00

    %

    Expected dividend yield

     

     

    0.0

    %

     

     

    0.0

    %

     

     

    0.0

    %

    Expected life

     

    0.5 Years

     

     

    4.75 Years

     

     

    0.5 Years

     

    Expected volatility

     

     

    39

    %

     

     

    43

    %

     

     

    46

    %

    Weighted average fair value

     

    $

    5.46

     

     

    $

    14.24

     

     

    $

    9.47

     

     

     

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    Treasury Stock

    As of March 31, 2024, Forrester’s Board of Directors had authorized an aggregate $585.0 million to purchase common stock under its stock repurchase program. The shares repurchased may be used, among other things, in connection with Forrester’s equity incentive and purchase plans. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 0.2 million shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $4.1 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock. From the inception of the program through March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 17.3 million shares of common stock at an aggregate cost of $518.2 million.

    Note 13 — Restructuring and Related Costs

    In January 2023, the Company implemented a reduction in its workforce of approximately 4% across various geographies and functions to streamline operations. The Company recorded $4.3 million of severance and related costs for this action during the fourth quarter of 2022, and $0.6 million during the first quarter of 2023. The Company also recorded a restructuring charge of $5.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 related to closing one floor of its offices located at 150 Spear Street, San Francisco, California, of which $3.7 million related to an impairment of a right-of-use asset and $1.3 million related to an impairment of leasehold improvements. In the first quarter of 2023, the Company recorded an incremental $0.4 million impairment to its California office and a $0.6 million charge for the write-off of a previously capitalized software project.

    The following table rolls forward the activity in the restructuring accrual for the January 2023 action for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (in thousands):

    Accrual at December 31, 2023

    $

    48

     

    Additional restructuring and related costs

     

    14

     

    Cash payments

     

    (62

    )

    Accrual at March 31, 2024

    $

    —

     

    In May 2023, the Company implemented a reduction in its workforce of approximately 8% across various geographies and functions to better align its cost structure and to streamline its sales and consulting organizations. The Company recorded $7.5 million of severance and related costs for this action during the second quarter of 2023. In addition, the Company closed certain of its smaller offices both inside and outside the U.S. in order to reduce facility costs and better match its facilities to its hybrid work strategy. As a result of closing the offices, the Company recorded restructuring costs of $2.3 million, which included $1.3 million related to right-of-use asset impairments and accelerated amortization and $0.6 million related to impairments of leasehold improvements. In addition, the Company incurred $0.7 million in contract termination costs. The accrued restructuring and related costs as of March 31, 2024 will be fully paid by the end of 2024.

    The following table rolls forward the activity in the restructuring accrual for the May 2023 action for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (in thousands):

    Accrual at December 31, 2023

    $

    1,282

     

    Additional restructuring and related costs

     

    39

     

    Cash payments

     

    (820

    )

    Accrual at March 31, 2024

    $

    501

     

    In February 2024, the Company implemented a reduction in force of approximately 3% of its workforce across various geographies and functions to better align its cost structure with the revenue outlook for the year. The Company recorded $0.7 million of severance and related costs for this action during the fourth quarter of 2023, and $2.8 million during the first quarter of 2024. The Company also recorded a restructuring charge of $3.8 million during the first quarter of 2024 related to closing one floor of its offices located at 150 Spear Street, San Francisco, California, of which $3.2 million related to an impairment of a right-of-use asset and $0.6 million related to an impairment of leasehold improvements. The accrued restructuring and related costs as of March 31, 2024 will be fully paid by the end of 2024.

    The following table rolls forward the activity in the restructuring accrual for the February 2024 action for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (in thousands):

    Accrual at December 31, 2023

    $

    732

     

    Additional restructuring and related costs

     

    6,571

     

    Non-cash charge (included above)

     

    (3,806

    )

    Cash payments

     

    (1,256

    )

    Accrual at March 31, 2024

    $

    2,241

     

     

     

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    Note 14 — Operating Segments

    The Company's chief operating decision-maker (used in determining the Company's segments) is the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer. The Company operates in three segments: Research, Consulting, and Events. These segments, which are also the Company's reportable segments, are based on the management structure of the Company and how the chief operating decision maker uses financial information to evaluate performance and determine how to allocate resources. The Company’s products and services are delivered through each segment as described below.

    The Research segment includes the revenues from all of the Company’s research products as well as consulting revenues from advisory services (such as speeches and advisory days) delivered by the Company’s research organization. Research segment costs include the cost of the organizations responsible for developing and delivering these products in addition to the costs of the product management organization responsible for product pricing and packaging, and the launch of new products.

    The Consulting segment includes the revenues and the related costs of the Company’s project consulting organization. The project consulting organization delivers a majority of the Company’s project consulting revenue and certain advisory services.

    The Events segment includes the revenues and the costs of the organization responsible for developing and hosting in-person and virtual events.

    The Company evaluates reportable segment performance and allocates resources based on segment revenues and expenses. Segment expenses include the direct expenses of each segment organization and exclude selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation expense, adjustments to incentive bonus compensation from target amounts, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring and related costs, interest expense, and other income. The accounting policies used by the segments are the same as those used in the consolidated financial statements.

    The Company provides information by reportable segment in the tables below (in thousands):

     

     

     

    Research Segment

     

     

    Consulting Segment

     

     

    Events Segment

     

     

    Consolidated

     

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Research revenues

     

    $

    76,581

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    76,581

     

    Consulting revenues

     

     

    4,643

     

     

     

    18,498

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    23,141

     

    Events revenues

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    355

     

     

     

    355

     

    Total segment revenues

     

     

    81,224

     

     

     

    18,498

     

     

     

    355

     

     

     

    100,077

     

    Segment expenses

     

     

    (33,514

    )

     

     

    (10,097

    )

     

     

    (1,486

    )

     

     

    (45,097

    )

    Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (55,134

    )

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (2,514

    )

    Restructuring costs

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (6,624

    )

    Interest expense and other income

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    512

     

    Loss before income taxes

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $

    (8,780

    )

     

     

     

    Research Segment

     

     

    Consulting Segment

     

     

    Events Segment

     

     

    Consolidated

     

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Research revenues

     

    $

    80,906

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    80,906

     

    Consulting revenues

     

     

    7,919

     

     

     

    23,831

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    31,750

     

    Events revenues

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    1,014

     

     

     

    1,014

     

    Total segment revenues

     

     

    88,825

     

     

     

    23,831

     

     

     

    1,014

     

     

     

    113,670

     

    Segment expenses

     

     

    (35,507

    )

     

     

    (12,353

    )

     

     

    (1,631

    )

     

     

    (49,491

    )

    Selling, marketing, administrative and other expenses

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (64,664

    )

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (3,066

    )

    Restructuring costs

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (1,589

    )

    Interest expense and other income

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (243

    )

    Loss before income taxes

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    $

    (5,383

    )

     

    Note 15 — Contingencies

    From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and civil and regulatory claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities. Regardless of the outcome, legal proceedings and claims can have a material adverse effect on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors. It is the Company's policy to record accruals for legal contingencies to the extent that it has concluded that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, and to expense costs associated with loss contingencies, including any related legal

     

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    fees, as they are incurred. The Company reviews its loss contingencies at least quarterly and adjusts its accruals and/or disclosures to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, or other new information, as deemed necessary. Once established, a provision may change in the future due to new developments or changes in circumstances and could increase or decrease the Company’s earnings in the period that the changes are made. Following an April 2023 mediation in a wage-related matter that resulted in a settlement agreement, the Company accrued $4.8 million of expense in the quarter ended March 31, 2023 that is classified in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. This claim was fully paid in the first quarter of 2024.

    Note 16 — Subsequent Events

    On April 30, 2024, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a $25.0 million increase in the Company’s stock repurchase program, bringing the total available authorization to approximately $89.0 million as of April 30, 2024. The shares may be purchased in the open market or privately negotiated transactions.

     

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    ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    Overview

    This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” or similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Reference is made in particular to our statements about changing stakeholder expectations, migration of our clients into our Forrester Decisions products, product development, holding hybrid events, possible acquisitions, future dividends, future share repurchases, future growth rates, operating income and cash from operations, future deferred revenue, future compliance with financial covenants under our credit facility, future interest expense, anticipated increases in, and productivity of, our sales force and headcount, the adequacy of our cash, and cash flows to satisfy our working capital and capital expenditures, and the anticipated impact of accounting standards. These statements are based on our current plans and expectations and involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual future activities and results to differ include, among others, our ability to retain and enrich subscriptions to, and licenses of, our Research products and services, our ability to fulfill existing or generate new consulting engagements and advisory services, our ability to generate and increase demand for the Events we host, any adverse economic conditions that result in a reduction in technology spending or demand for our products and services, our international operations expose us to a variety of operational risks which could negatively impact us, our ability to offer new products and services, the use of Generative AI in our business and by our clients and competitors, our dependence on key personnel, our ability to attract and retain qualified professional staff, our ability to respond to business and economic conditions and market trends, the impact of our outstanding debt, competition and industry consolidation, possible variations in our quarterly operating results, concentration of our stock ownership, the possibility of network disruptions and security breaches, our ability to enforce and protect our intellectual property rights, compliance with privacy laws, taxation risks, and any weakness identified in our system of internal controls. These risks are described more completely in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

    We derive revenues from subscriptions to our Research products and services, licensing electronic “reprints” of our Research, performing consulting projects and advisory services, and hosting events. We offer contracts for our Research products as either multi-year contracts or annual contracts, which are typically payable in advance on an annual basis. Subscription products are recognized as revenue over the term of the contract. Accordingly, a substantial portion of our billings are initially recorded as deferred revenue. Reprints include an obligation to deliver a customer-selected research document and certain usage data provided through an on-line platform, which represents two performance obligations. We recognize revenue for the performance obligation for the data portion of the reprint ratably over the license term. We recognize revenue for the performance obligation for the research document at the time of providing access to the document. Billings for licensing of reprints are initially recorded as deferred revenue. Clients purchase consulting projects and advisory services independently and/or to supplement their access to our subscription-based products. Consulting project revenues, which are based upon fixed-fee agreements, are recognized as the services are provided. Advisory service revenues, such as speeches and advisory days, are recognized when the service is complete or the customer receives the agreed upon deliverable. Billings attributable to consulting projects and advisory services are initially recorded as deferred revenue. Events revenues consist of ticket and sponsorship sales for a Forrester-hosted event. Billings for events are also initially recorded as deferred revenue and are recognized as revenue upon completion of each event.

    Our primary operating expenses consist of cost of services and fulfillment, selling and marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses. Cost of services and fulfillment represents the costs associated with the production and delivery of our products and services, including salaries, bonuses, employee benefits, and stock-based compensation expense for all personnel that produce and deliver our products and services, including all associated editorial, travel, and support services. Selling and marketing expenses include salaries, sales commissions, bonuses, employee benefits, stock-based compensation expense, travel expenses, promotional costs, and other costs incurred in marketing and selling our products and services. General and administrative expenses include the costs of the technology, operations, finance, and human resources groups and our other administrative functions, including salaries, bonuses, employee benefits, and stock-based compensation expense. Overhead costs such as facilities, net of sublease income, and annual fees for cloud-based information technology systems are allocated to these categories according to the number of employees in each group.

    Our key metrics focus on our contract value ("CV") products. We are focusing on CV products as these products are our most profitable products and historically our contracts for CV products have renewed at high rates (as measured by our client retention and wallet retention metrics).

     

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    We calculate CV at the foreign currency rates used for internal planning purposes each year. For comparative purposes, we have recast historical CV at the current year foreign currency rates and using the updated methodology as described on the investor relations section of our website. We have included the recast CV metric below for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and we have also provided recast CV amounts dating back to the first quarter of 2022, on the investor relations section of our website.

    Contract value, client retention, wallet retention, and number of clients are metrics that we believe are important to understanding our research business. We define these metrics as follows:

    •
    Contract value (CV) — is defined as the value attributable to all of our recurring research-related contracts. Contract value is calculated as the annualized value of all contracts in effect at a specific point in time, without regard to how much revenue has already been recognized. Contract value primarily consists of subscription-based products for which revenue is recognized on a ratable basis, except for the entitlements embedded in our subscription products, such as event tickets and advisory sessions, for which the revenue is recognized when the item is delivered. Contract value also includes our reprint products, as these products are used throughout the year by our clients and are typically renewed.
    •
    Client retention — represents the percentage of client companies (defined as all clients that buy a CV product) at the prior year measurement date that have active contracts at the current year measurement date.
    •
    Wallet retention — represents a measure of the CV we have retained with clients over a twelve-month period, including increases or decreases in retained client CV during the period. Wallet retention is calculated on a percentage basis by dividing the annualized contract value of our current clients, who were also clients a year ago, by the total annualized contract value from a year ago.
    •
    Clients — is calculated at the enterprise level as all clients that have an active CV contract.

    Client retention and wallet retention are not necessarily indicative of the rate of future retention of our revenue base. A summary of our key metrics is as follows (dollars in millions):

     

     

    As of

     

     

    Absolute

     

     

    Percentage

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

    Increase

     

     

    Increase

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

    Contract value

     

    $

    323.1

     

     

    $

    337.9

     

     

    $

    (14.8

    )

     

     

    (4

    %)

    Client retention

     

     

    72

    %

     

     

    74

    %

     

    (2) points

     

     

     

     

    Wallet retention

     

     

    88

    %

     

     

    90

    %

     

    (2) points

     

     

     

     

    Number of clients

     

     

    2,308

     

     

     

    2,678

     

     

     

    (370

    )

     

     

    (14

    %)

    Contract value at March 31, 2024 decreased by 4% compared to the prior year period due to lower enrichment of retained customers and a decrease in the number of clients. Client retention and wallet retention decreased by 2 percentage points, respectively, at March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period. However, wallet retention increased by 1 percentage point compared to the prior quarter and client retention was consistent compared to the prior quarter. The decrease in our retention rates and number of clients from the prior year period is primarily attributable to 1) macroeconomic conditions affecting our client base including a) funding and budget pressure on our smaller technology clients and the technology industry in general, and b) the uncertain economic conditions caused by inflation, increased interest rates, and geopolitical turbulence, and 2) the ongoing transition of our client base to our Forrester Decisions product platform that was launched in August 2021. As of March 31, 2024, approximately 70% of our overall CV was in our Forrester Decisions product platform. In the longer term, we anticipate that approximately 80% of our CV will be in our Forrester Decisions product platform. The remaining approximate 20% of CV represents non-Forrester Decisions CV products, primarily reprints. The ongoing macroeconomic conditions and product transition are anticipated to pressure our key metrics through 2024.

    Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including but not limited to, those related to our revenue recognition, goodwill, intangible and other long-lived assets, and income taxes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience, data available at the time the estimates are made, and various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Our critical accounting estimates are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

     

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    Results of Operations

    The following table sets forth our statement of operations as a percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated:

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

    Revenues:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Research revenues

     

     

    76.5

    %

     

     

    71.2

    %

    Consulting revenues

     

     

    23.1

     

     

     

    27.9

     

    Events revenues

     

     

    0.4

     

     

     

    0.9

     

    Total revenues

     

     

    100.0

     

     

     

    100.0

     

    Operating expenses:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cost of services and fulfillment

     

     

    44.7

     

     

     

    43.4

     

    Selling and marketing

     

     

    39.4

     

     

     

    36.5

     

    General and administrative

     

     

    14.0

     

     

     

    18.7

     

    Depreciation

     

     

    2.1

     

     

     

    1.9

     

    Amortization of intangible assets

     

     

    2.5

     

     

     

    2.7

     

    Restructuring costs

     

     

    6.6

     

     

     

    1.3

     

    Loss from operations

     

     

    (9.3

    )

     

     

    (4.5

    )

    Interest expense

     

     

    (0.8

    )

     

     

    (0.7

    )

    Other income, net

     

     

    1.3

     

     

     

    0.5

     

    Loss before income taxes

     

     

    (8.8

    )

     

     

    (4.7

    )

    Income tax benefit

     

     

    (2.1

    )

     

     

    (1.1

    )

    Net loss

     

     

    (6.7

    %)

     

     

    (3.6

    %)

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

    Revenues

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

    Absolute

     

     

    Percentage

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

    Increase

     

     

    Increase

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

     

     

    (dollars in millions)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total revenues

     

    $

    100.1

     

     

    $

    113.7

     

     

    $

    (13.6

    )

     

     

    (12

    %)

    Research revenues

     

    $

    76.6

     

     

    $

    80.9

     

     

    $

    (4.3

    )

     

     

    (5

    %)

    Consulting revenues

     

    $

    23.1

     

     

    $

    31.8

     

     

    $

    (8.6

    )

     

     

    (27

    %)

    Events revenues

     

    $

    0.4

     

     

    $

    1.0

     

     

    $

    (0.7

    )

     

     

    (65

    %)

    Revenues attributable to customers outside of
       the U.S.

     

    $

    23.5

     

     

    $

    25.2

     

     

    $

    (1.7

    )

     

     

    (7

    %)

    Percentage of revenue attributable to customers
       outside of the U.S.

     

     

    23

    %

     

     

    22

    %

     

    1 point

     

     

     

     

    Research revenues are recognized as revenue primarily on a ratable basis over the term of the contracts, which are generally 12 or 24-month periods. Research revenues decreased 5% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period primarily due to the decrease in CV, as discussed above. From a product perspective, the decrease in revenues was primarily due to a decline in revenue from our reprint product and our other smaller and discontinued products. In addition, revenue from our subscription research products declined 3%.

    Consulting revenues decreased 27% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period. The decrease in revenues was due to a decrease in delivery of both advisory and consulting services due to lower client bookings.

    Events revenues were insignificant during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 as no events were held during either period.

    Refer to the “Segments Results” section below for a discussion of revenues and expenses by segment.

     

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    Cost of Services and Fulfillment

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

    Absolute

     

     

    Percentage

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

    Increase

     

     

    Increase

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

    Cost of services and fulfillment (dollars in millions)

     

    $

    44.7

     

     

    $

    49.3

     

     

    $

    (4.6

    )

     

     

    (9

    %)

    Cost of services and fulfillment as a percentage of
       total revenues

     

     

    45

    %

     

     

    43

    %

     

    2 points

     

     

     

     

    Service and fulfillment employees
       (at end of period)

     

     

    747

     

     

     

    873

     

     

     

    (126

    )

     

     

    (14

    %)

    Cost of services and fulfillment expenses decreased 9% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to (1) a $4.1 million decrease in compensation and benefit costs due to a decrease in headcount and incentive bonus costs, partially offset by an increase in benefit costs (due to a benefit during 2023 resulting from the introduction of the flexible vacation and personal paid time off policy in the United States) and (2) a $0.6 million decrease in professional services costs primarily due to a decrease in contractor costs.

    Selling and Marketing

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

    Absolute

     

     

    Percentage

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

    Increase

     

     

    Increase

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

    Selling and marketing expenses (dollars in millions)

     

    $

    39.4

     

     

    $

    41.5

     

     

    $

    (2.1

    )

     

     

    (5

    %)

    Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of
       total revenues

     

     

    39

    %

     

     

    37

    %

     

    2 points

     

     

     

     

    Selling and marketing employees (at end of period)

     

     

    679

     

     

     

    788

     

     

     

    (109

    )

     

     

    (14

    %)

    Selling and marketing expenses decreased 5% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to a $2.4 million decrease in compensation and benefit costs due to a decrease in headcount, commissions expense, and incentive bonus costs, partially offset by an increase in benefit costs (due to a benefit during 2023 resulting from the introduction of the flexible vacation and personal paid time off policy in the United States). This decrease was partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in professional services costs primarily due to an increase in consulting fees.

    General and Administrative

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

    Absolute

     

     

    Percentage

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

    Increase

     

     

    Increase

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

    General and administrative expenses (dollars in
       millions)

     

    $

    14.1

     

     

    $

    21.2

     

     

    $

    (7.2

    )

     

     

    (34

    %)

    General and administrative expenses as a percentage
       of total revenues

     

     

    14

    %

     

     

    19

    %

     

    (5) points

     

     

     

     

    General and administrative employees (at end of
       period)

     

     

    264

     

     

     

    304

     

     

     

    (40

    )

     

     

    (13

    %)

    General and administrative expenses decreased 34% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to (1) a $5.5 million decrease in legal costs, due primarily to a $4.8 million provision for a legal settlement recorded in 2023 for a wage-related matter and related legal services and (2) a $1.6 million decrease in compensation and benefit costs due to a decrease in headcount and incentive bonus costs, partially offset by an increase in benefit costs (due to a benefit during 2023 resulting from the introduction of the flexible vacation and personal paid time off policy in the United States).

    Depreciation

    The fluctuation for depreciation expense was immaterial during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period.

    Amortization of Intangible Assets

    Amortization expense decreased by $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period due to a decrease in the amortization of trademark and technology intangible assets.

     

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    Restructuring and Related Costs

    In January 2023, we implemented a reduction in our workforce of approximately 4% across various geographies and functions to streamline operations. We recorded $4.3 million of severance and related costs for this action during the fourth quarter of 2022, and $0.6 million during the first quarter of 2023. We recorded a restructuring charge of $5.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2022 related to closing one floor of our offices in California, of which $3.7 million related to an impairment of a right-of-use asset and $1.3 million related to an impairment of leasehold improvements. During the first quarter of 2023, we recorded an incremental $0.4 million impairment to our California office. We also recorded a $0.6 million charge during the first quarter of 2023 for the write-off of a previously capitalized software project. Essentially all of the severance and related costs for this plan were paid during 2023.

    In May 2023, we implemented a reduction in our workforce of approximately 8% across various geographies and functions to better align our cost structure with our revised revenue outlook for the year, and to streamline our sales and consulting organizations to more efficiently go to market in support of driving contract value growth in the future. We recorded $7.5 million of severance and related costs for this action during the second quarter of 2023. In addition, we closed certain of our smaller offices both inside and outside the U.S. in order to reduce facility costs and better match our facilities to our hybrid work strategy. As a result of closing the offices, we recorded restructuring costs of $2.3 million, which included $1.3 million related to right-of-use asset impairments and accelerated amortization and $0.6 million related to impairments of leasehold improvements. We also incurred $0.7 million in contract termination costs. The remaining $0.5 million of the severance and related costs for this plan, as of March 31, 2024, will be paid during 2024.

    In February 2024, we implemented a reduction in our workforce of approximately 3% across various geographies and functions to better align our cost structure with the revenue outlook for the year. We recorded $0.7 million of severance and related costs for this action during the fourth quarter of 2023, and $2.8 million during the first quarter of 2024. We recorded a restructuring charge of $3.8 million during the first quarter of 2024 related to closing one floor of our offices in California, of which $3.2 million related to an impairment of a right-of-use asset and $0.6 million related to an impairment of leasehold improvements. We expect all of the severance and related costs for this plan to be paid during 2024.

    Interest Expense

    Interest expense consists of interest on our borrowings. The fluctuation for interest expense was immaterial during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period.

    Other Income, Net

    Other income, net primarily consists of interest income, gains and losses on foreign currency, and gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts. Other income, net increased $0.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period primarily due to an increase in interest income.

    Income Tax Benefit

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

     

    Absolute

     

     

    Percentage

     

     

     

    March 31,

     

     

    Increase

     

     

    Increase

     

     

     

    2024

     

     

    2023

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

     

    (Decrease)

     

    Benefit from income taxes (dollars in millions)

     

    $

    (2.1

    )

     

    $

    (1.3

    )

     

    $

    0.8

     

     

     

    61

    %

    Effective tax rate

     

     

    24

    %

     

     

    24

    %

     

     

    —

     

     

     

     

    Income tax benefit increased by $0.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period primarily due to the increase in loss from operations. For the full year 2024, we anticipate that our effective tax rate will be approximately 50%.

    Segment Results

    We operate in three segments: Research, Consulting, and Events. These segments, which are also our reportable segments, are based on our management structure and how management uses financial information to evaluate performance and determine how to allocate resources. Our products and services are delivered through each segment as described below.

    The Research segment includes the revenues from all of our research products as well as consulting revenues from advisory services (such as speeches and advisory days) delivered by our research organization. Research segment costs include the cost of the organizations responsible for developing and delivering these products in addition to the cost of the product management organization that is responsible for product pricing and packaging and the launch of new products.

    The Consulting segment includes the revenues and the related costs of our project consulting organization. The project consulting organization delivers a majority of our project consulting revenue and certain advisory services.

     

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    The Events segment includes the revenues and the costs of the organization responsible for developing and hosting in-person and virtual events.

    We evaluate reportable segment performance and allocate resources based on segment revenues and expenses. Segment expenses include the direct expenses of each segment organization and exclude selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, stock-based compensation expense, depreciation expense, adjustments to incentive bonus compensation from target amounts, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring and related costs, interest expense, and other income. The accounting policies used by the segments are the same as those used in the consolidated financial statements.

     

     

     

    Research Segment

     

     

    Consulting Segment

     

     

    Events Segment

     

     

    Consolidated

     

     

     

    (dollars in thousands)

     

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Research revenues

     

    $

    76,581

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    76,581

     

    Consulting revenues

     

     

    4,643

     

     

     

    18,498

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    23,141

     

    Events revenues

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    355

     

     

     

    355

     

    Total segment revenues

     

     

    81,224

     

     

     

    18,498

     

     

     

    355

     

     

     

    100,077

     

    Segment expenses

     

     

    (33,514

    )

     

     

    (10,097

    )

     

     

    (1,486

    )

     

     

    (45,097

    )

    Year over year revenue change

     

     

    (9

    %)

     

     

    (22

    %)

     

     

    (65

    %)

     

     

    (12

    %)

    Year over year expense change

     

     

    (6

    %)

     

     

    (18

    %)

     

     

    (9

    %)

     

     

    (9

    %)

     

     

     

    Research Segment

     

     

    Consulting Segment

     

     

    Events Segment

     

     

    Consolidated

     

     

     

    (dollars in thousands)

     

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Research revenues

     

    $

    80,906

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    80,906

     

    Consulting revenues

     

     

    7,919

     

     

     

    23,831

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    31,750

     

    Events revenues

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    1,014

     

     

     

    1,014

     

    Total segment revenues

     

     

    88,825

     

     

     

    23,831

     

     

     

    1,014

     

     

     

    113,670

     

    Segment expenses

     

     

    (35,507

    )

     

     

    (12,353

    )

     

     

    (1,631

    )

     

     

    (49,491

    )

    Research segment revenues decreased 9% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period. Research product revenues within this segment decreased 5% primarily due to the decrease in CV, as discussed above. From a product perspective, the decrease in revenue was primarily due to a decline in revenue from our reprint product and our other smaller and discontinued products. In addition, revenue from our subscription research products declined 3%. Consulting product revenues within this segment decreased 41% primarily due to decreased delivery of consulting and advisory services by our research analysts due primarily to lower client bookings for these services.

    Research segment expenses decreased 6% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period. The decrease in expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to a $1.8 million decrease in compensation and benefit costs primarily due to a decrease in headcount.

    Consulting segment revenues decreased 22% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period. The decrease in revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to a decrease in delivery of consulting services due to lower client bookings.

    Consulting segment expenses decreased 18% during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period. The decrease in expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily due to (1) a $1.8 million decrease in compensation and benefit costs primarily due to a decrease in headcount and (2) a $0.4 million decrease in professional services primarily due to a decrease in contractor costs.

    Event segment revenues and expenses were insignificant during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 as no events were held during either period.

    Liquidity and Capital Resources

    We have historically financed our operations primarily through funds generated from operations. Research revenues, which constituted approximately 77% of our revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2024, are generally renewable and are typically payable in advance. We generated cash from operating activities of $0.6 million and $12.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The $11.7 million decrease in cash provided from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to the prior year period was primarily due to a $9.8 million decrease in cash generated from accounts receivable and deferred revenue due to a decrease in contract bookings and a $5.8 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets, which was primarily due to the timing of payments in each period.

     

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    During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we used cash in investing activities of $7.2 million primarily from $5.8 million in net purchases of marketable investments and $1.4 million of purchases of property and equipment, primarily consisting of computer software. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we generated cash from investing activities of $1.3 million primarily from $3.0 million in net maturities of marketable investments partially offset by $1.6 million of purchases of property and equipment, primarily consisting of computer software.

    We used $4.3 million of cash from financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily due to $4.1 million for purchases of our common stock and $1.4 million in taxes paid related to net share settlements of restricted stock units, partially offset by $1.3 million of net proceeds from the issuance of common stock under our stock-based incentive plans. We used $14.2 million of cash in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily due to $15.0 million of discretionary repayments of our revolving credit facility, as well as $1.1 million in taxes paid related to net share settlements of restricted stock units, partially offset by $1.8 million of net proceeds from the issuance of common stock under our stock-based incentive plans. As of March 31, 2024, our remaining stock repurchase authorization was approximately $66.8 million.

    The Company has a credit facility that provides up to $150.0 million of revolving credit commitments. The credit facility has a balance of $35.0 million at March 31, 2024 and matures in December of 2026. The credit facility permits the Company to increase the revolving credit commitments in an aggregate principal amount up to $50.0 million, subject to approval by the administrative agent and certain customary terms and conditions.

    The credit facility contains certain customary restrictive loan covenants, including among others, financial covenants that apply a maximum leverage ratio, minimum interest coverage ratio, and maximum annual capital expenditures. The negative covenants limit, subject to various exceptions, our ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, merge, consolidate, liquidate or dissolve any part of the company, sell assets, change fiscal year, or enter into certain transactions with affiliates and subsidiaries. We were in full compliance with the covenants as of March 31, 2024 and expect to continue to be in compliance through the next 12 months.

    Additional future contractual cash obligations extending over the next 12 months and beyond primarily consist of operating lease payments. We lease office space under non-cancelable operating lease agreements (refer to Note 5 – Leases in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information). The remaining duration of non-cancelable office space leases ranges from less than 1 year to 7 years. As of March 31, 2024, remaining non-cancelable lease payments are due as follows: $12.2 million in 2024, $26.3 million within 2025 and 2026, $8.6 million within 2027 and 2028, and $6.0 million beyond 2028.

    In addition to the contractual cash commitments included above, we have other payables and liabilities that may be legally enforceable but are not considered contractual commitments.

    As of March 31, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable investments of $118.5 million. This balance includes $77.8 million held outside of the U.S. If the cash outside of the U.S. is needed for operations in the U.S., we would be required to accrue and pay U.S. state taxes and may be required to pay withholding taxes to foreign jurisdictions to repatriate these funds. However, our intent is to permanently reinvest these funds outside of the U.S. and our current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate these funds for our U.S. operations. We believe that our current cash balance and cash flows from operations will satisfy working capital, financing activities, and capital expenditure requirements for the next twelve months and to meet our known long-term cash requirements.

    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

    Refer to Note 1 – Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements including the expected dates of adoption and effects on results of operations and financial condition.

    Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

    For information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates, please refer to Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and Item 7, “Critical Accounting Estimates” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. There have been no material changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates previously disclosed in that report.

     

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    ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

    There have been no material changes in our assessment of our sensitivity to market risk since our presentation set forth in Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

    ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

    Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

    We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined under Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2024. Based upon their evaluation and subject to the foregoing, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance as of that date.

    Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

    There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2024, which has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

     

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    PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

    ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    The information set forth in the "Note 15 - Contingencies", in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report is incorporated herein by reference.

    ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

    In addition to the other information set forth in this Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A: Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K remain applicable to our business. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

    ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

    Through March 31, 2024, our Board of Directors authorized an aggregate $585.0 million to purchase common stock under our stock repurchase program. In April 2024, our Board of Directors increased our stock repurchase authorization by an additional $25.0 million. During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, we purchased the following shares of our common stock under the stock repurchase program:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Maximum Approximate Dollar

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total Number of Shares

     

     

    Value of Shares that May

     

     

     

    Total Number of

     

     

    Average Price

     

     

    Purchased as Part of Publicly

     

     

    Yet be Purchased

     

     

     

    Shares Purchased

     

     

    Paid per Share

     

     

    Announced Plans or Programs

     

     

    Under the Plans or Programs

     

    Period

     

    (#)

     

     

    ($)

     

     

    (#)

     

     

    (In thousands)

     

    Jan 1 - Jan 31

     

     

    —

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

    $

    70,885

     

    Feb 1 - Feb 29

     

     

    30,000

     

     

    $

    20.14

     

     

     

    30,000

     

     

    $

    70,280

     

    Mar 1 - Mar 31

     

     

    172,000

     

     

    $

    20.31

     

     

     

    172,000

     

     

    $

    66,787

     

       Total for the quarter

     

     

    202,000

     

     

     

     

     

     

    202,000

     

     

     

     

    ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

    Not applicable.

    ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

    Not applicable.

    ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

    During the three months ended March 31, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

     

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    ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

     

        3.1

     

    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Forrester Research, Inc. (see Exhibit 3.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1A filed on November 5, 1996)

     

     

     

        3.2

     

    Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of Forrester Research, Inc. (see Exhibit 3.1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999)

     

     

     

        3.3

     

    Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Forrester Research, Inc. (see Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2017)

     

     

     

        3.4

     

    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Forrester Research, Inc. (see Exhibit 3.4 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022)

     

     

     

        4.1

     

    Specimen Certificate for shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of Forrester Research, Inc. (see Exhibit 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-1A filed on November 5, 1996)

     

     

     

      31.1

     

    Certification of the Principal Executive Officer. (filed herewith)

     

     

     

      31.2

     

    Certification of the Principal Financial Officer. (filed herewith)

     

     

     

      32.1

     

    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

     

     

     

      32.2

     

    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (furnished herewith)

     

     

     

    101.INS

     

    Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. (filed herewith)

     

     

     

    101.SCH

     

    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document With Embedded Linkbase Documents. (filed herewith)

     

     

     

    104

     

    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document). (filed herewith)

     

     

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

     

    FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.

     

     

     

    By:

    /s/ L. CHRISTIAN FINN

    L. Christian Finn

    Chief Financial Officer

    (Principal financial officer)

     

    Date: May 3, 2024

     

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