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11-Aug-2008
Quarterly Report
• our partner companies' collective ability to compete successfully against their respective competitors;
• rapid technological developments in the respective markets in which our partner companies operate and our partner companies' collective ability to respond to such changes in a timely and effective manner;
• our ability to deploy capital effectively and on acceptable terms;
• our ability to maximize value in connection with divestitures;
• our ability to retain key personnel; and
• our ability to effectively manage existing capital resources.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such
as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expect," "plan," "anticipate,"
"believe," "estimate," "continue" or the negative of such terms or other similar
expressions. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting
on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary
statements included in this Report. We undertake no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties
and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this Report might not
occur.
Executive Summary
The Company acquires and builds internet software and services companies that
drive business productivity and reduce transaction costs between firms. The
Company devotes its expertise and capital to maximizing the success of these
platform companies, which are delivering software and service applications to
customers worldwide. We view the Company as primarily having two components:
corporate and our partner companies. Corporate primarily holds our cash,
marketable securities and ownership interests in partner companies. Our partner
companies are grouped into two operating segments consisting of the core segment
and the other holdings segment. The core operating segment includes those
partner companies in which the Company's management takes a very active role in
providing strategic direction and management assistance. The other holdings
operating segment includes holdings in companies over which, in general, we have
less influence due to the fact that they are public and/or we have a relatively
small ownership stake. From time to time, partner companies are disposed of by
ICG or cease operations.
The various interests that we acquire in our partner companies are accounted for
under one of three accounting methods: the consolidation method, the equity
method or the cost method. The applicable accounting method is generally
determined based on our voting interest in a partner company. Generally, if we
own more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of a partner company, and
for which other stockholders do not possess the right to affect significant
management decisions, a partner company's accounts are reflected within our
consolidated financial statements. Generally, if we own between 20% and 50% of
the outstanding voting securities, a partner company's accounts are not
reflected within our consolidated financial statements; however, our share of
the earnings or losses of the partner company is reflected in the caption
"Equity loss" in our consolidated statements of operations. Partner companies
not accounted for under either the consolidation or the equity method of
accounting are accounted for under the cost method of accounting. Under this
method, our share of the earnings or losses of these companies is not included
in our consolidated statements of operations.
Because we own significant interests in information technology and e-commerce
companies, many of which have generated net losses, we have experienced, and
expect to continue to experience, significant volatility in our quarterly
results. While many of our partner companies have consistently reported losses,
we have recorded net income in certain periods and experienced significant
volatility from period to period due to infrequently occurring transactions and
other events relating to our ownership interests in partner companies.
These transactions and events are described in more detail in our Notes to
consolidated financial statements and include dispositions of, and changes to,
our partner company ownership interests, dispositions of our holdings of
marketable securities and debt repurchases.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table summarizes our and our consolidated subsidiaries' cash and
cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities as of June 30, 2008
and December 31, 2007:
June 30, 2008 December 31, 2007
Consolidated Consolidated
Corporate Subsidiaries Total Corporate Subsidiaries Total
(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 28,820 $ 14,055 $ 42,875 $ 69,125 $ 12,906 $ 82,031
Restricted cash (1) - 212 212 - 5 5
$ 28,820 $ 14,267 $ 43,087 $ 69,125 $ 12,911 $ 82,036
Marketable securities (2) $ 82,187 $ - $ 82,187 $ 84,376 $ - $ 84,376
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(1) Restricted cash at December 31, 2007 does not include $156 of long-term restricted cash included in "Other" assets on the Company's Consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Includes an offsetting liability of $1,424 and $3,653 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, related to derivative instruments associated with the Company's marketable securities.
We believe existing cash and cash equivalents, our borrowing facilities and
proceeds from the potential sales of all or a portion of our interests in
certain marketable securities and partner companies to be sufficient to fund our
cash requirements for the foreseeable future, including any future commitments
to partner companies, debt obligations, share repurchases and general operations
requirements. At June 30, 2008, as well as the date of this filing, we were not
obligated for any significant funding and guarantee commitments to existing
partner companies. We will continue to evaluate acquisition opportunities and
may acquire additional ownership interests in new and existing partner companies
in the next twelve months; however, such acquisitions will generally be made at
our discretion.
In July 2008, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program
pursuant to which we may repurchase shares of our common stock in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $20 million.
Consolidated working capital decreased by $39.3 million from December 31, 2007
to June 30, 2008, primarily due to fundings to partner companies.
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