UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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As of May 3, 2021,
FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
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PART I |
FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 |
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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PART I.
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for expected credit losses of $ of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively |
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Property and equipment, net |
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Total assets |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 4, 13) |
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Stockholders' Equity (Note 11): |
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Outstanding - December 31, 2020, respectively |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Revenues: |
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Consulting |
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FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
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FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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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, 2020. 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 income (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, 2021 may not be indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2021, or any other period.
Reclassification
Effective for the first quarter of 2021, the Company modified its key metrics, as further described in Item 2. Management’s Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. As part of these changes, beginning January 1, 2021, the Company is classifying all components of its subscription research products within the Research revenues financial statement line on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. In prior periods, the separate advisory session performance obligations included in any of the Company’s subscription research products were classified within the Consulting revenues financial statement line. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation which resulted in approximately $
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).
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Restricted cash consists of collateral required for leased office space, letters of credit, and credit card processing outside of the U.S. The short-term or long-term classification regarding the collateral for the leased office space and letters of credit is determined in accordance with the expiration of the underlying leases. |
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
The Company adopted the guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12, Income Taxes – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes on
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“Topic 326”). The standard amends the existing financial instrument incurred loss impairment model by requiring entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses and to consider a broader range of reasonable and
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supportable information to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. On
The Company adopted the guidance in ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment on
The Company adopted the guidance in ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement on
The Company adopted the guidance in ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software: Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract on
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Finance Reporting. The new standard provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for, or recognizing the effects of, reference rate reform on financial reporting due to the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The updates apply to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR, or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform, and as a result require a modification. An entity may elect to apply the amendments immediately or at any point through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that this standard may have on its financial position and results of operations, including the standard’s potential impact on any contractual changes in the future that may result from reference rate reform.
Note 2 — 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. 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, 2020 utilizing a qualitative assessment to determine if it was more likely than not that the fair values of each of its reporting units was less than their respective carrying values and concluded that
The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
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The carrying values of finite-lived intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):
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Estimated intangible asset amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years is as follows (in thousands):
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Note 3 — Debt
On January 3, 2019, the Company entered into a $
The Credit Agreement permits the Company to borrow incremental term loans and/or increase commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount up to $
The Term Loans and Revolving Credit Facility can be repaid early, in part or in whole, at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty, other than customary breakage reimbursement requirements for LIBOR based loans. The Term Loans must be prepaid with net cash proceeds of (i) certain debt incurred or issued by Forrester and its restricted subsidiaries and (ii) certain asset sales and condemnation or casualty events, subject to certain reinvestment rights.
Amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at Forrester’s option, at a rate per annum equal to either (i) LIBOR for the applicable interest period plus a margin that is between
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The Term Loans require repayment of the outstanding principal balance in quarterly installments each year, with the balance repayable on the maturity date, subject to customary exceptions.
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2024 |
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Total remaining principal payments |
$ |
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The Revolving Credit Facility does not require repayment prior to maturity, subject to customary exceptions. The Company has $
Forrester incurred $
Outstanding Borrowings
The following table summarizes the Company’s total outstanding borrowings as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
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Description: |
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March 31, 2021 |
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December 31, 2020 |
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Principal amount outstanding (1) (2) |
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$ |
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$ |
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Less: Deferred financing fees |
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Net carrying amount |
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$ |
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$ |
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(1) |
This amount consists entirely of the outstanding Term Loan balance. |
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(2) |
The contractual annualized interest rate as of March 31, 2021 on the Term loan facility was |
The Credit Agreement contains certain customary restrictive loan covenants, including among others, financial covenants that apply a maximum leverage ratio and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The maximum leverage ratio is based on total debt outstanding at the measurement date divided by EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the fixed charge coverage ratio is based upon EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement), less capital expenditures, as a ratio to certain fixed charges, including Term Loan amortization, cash interest expense and cash taxes. 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, pay dividends or other payments in respect to capital stock, change fiscal year, or enter into certain transactions with affiliates and subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, representations, and warranties.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company is in compliance with its financial covenants under the Credit Agreement. The Company currently forecasts that it will be in compliance with its financial covenants for at least one year from the issuance of these interim financial statements.
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All obligations under the Credit Agreement 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 and its subsidiaries (limited to
Note 4 — 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 on 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 on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are not material.
The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Operating lease cost |
$ |
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$ |
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Short-term lease cost |
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Variable lease cost |
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Sublease income |
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( |
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( |
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Total lease cost |
$ |
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$ |
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Additional lease information is summarized in the following table (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities |
$ |
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$ |
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Operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations |
$ |
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$ |
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Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases (years) |
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Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases |
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% |
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% |
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of March 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
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2021 (remainder) |
$ |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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Thereafter |
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Total lease payments |
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Less imputed interest |
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( |
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Present value of lease liabilities |
$ |
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Lease balances as of March 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
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Operating lease ROU assets |
$ |
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Short-term operating lease liabilities (1) |
$ |
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Non-current operating lease liabilities |
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Total operating lease liabilities |
$ |
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(1) |
Included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
The Company’s leases do not contain residual value guarantees, material restrictions or covenants, and all sublease transactions are not material. The Company incurred $
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Note 5 – Revenue and Related Matters
Disaggregated Revenue
The Company disaggregates revenue as set forth in the following tables (in thousands):
Revenue by Geography
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
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Revenues: (1) |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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North America |
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$ |
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$ |
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Europe |
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Asia Pacific |
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Other |
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Total |
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$ |
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$ |
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(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
The majority of the Company’s contracts are non-cancellable. However, for contracts that are cancellable 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 for a duration of
Deferred Revenue
The Company refers to contract liabilities as deferred revenue on 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 cancellable contract.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $
Approximately $
Reserves for Credit Losses
The allowance for expected credit losses on accounts receivable for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
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Total Allowance |
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Balance at December 31, 2020 |
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$ |
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Provision for expected credit losses |
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Write-offs |
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( |
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Balance at March 31, 2021 |
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$ |
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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
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the expected financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make 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 on 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, 2021 and 2020 was $
Note 6 — Derivatives and Hedging
The Company has a derivative contract (an interest rate swap) to mitigate the cash flow risk associated with changes in interest rates on its variable rate debt (refer to Note 3 – Debt). The Company accounts for its derivative contract in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815 – Derivatives and Hedging (“Topic 815”), which requires all derivatives, including derivatives designated as accounting hedges, to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value.
Interest Rate Swap
At March 31, 2021, the Company had a single interest rate swap contract that matures in
The swap has been designated and accounted for as a cash flow hedge of the forecasted interest payments on the Company’s debt. As long as the swap continues to be a highly effective hedge of the designated interest rate risk, changes in the fair value of the swap are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), a component of equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Any ineffective portion of a change in the fair value of a hedge is recorded in earnings.
As required under Topic 815, the swap’s effectiveness is assessed on a quarterly basis. Since its inception, and through March 31, 2021, the interest rate swap was considered highly effective. Accordingly, the entire negative fair value as of March 31, 2021 of $
The Company’s derivative counterparty is an investment grade financial institution. The Company does not have any collateral arrangements with this counterparty and the derivative contract does not contain credit risk related contingent features.
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March 31, |
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Amount recorded in: |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Interest expense (1) |
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$ |
( |
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$ |
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Total |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
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(1) |
Consists of interest expense from the interest rate swap contract. |
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Note 7 — Fair Value Measurements
The carrying amounts reflected on 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 3 – 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 its derivative contract. 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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As of March 31, 2021 |
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Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
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Total |
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Assets: |
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Money market funds (1) |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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Liabilities: |
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Interest rate swap (2) |
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— |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
( |
) |
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Total Liabilities |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
( |
) |
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As of December 31, 2020 |
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Level 1 |
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Level 2 |
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Total |
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Assets: |
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Money market funds (1) |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
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Liabilities: |
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Interest rate swap (2) |
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— |
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$ |
( |
) |
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$ |
( |
) |
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Total Liabilities |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
(1) |
Included in cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
|
(2) |
The Company has an interest rate swap contract that hedges the risk of variability from interest payments on its borrowings (refer to Note 3 – Debt and Note 6 – Derivatives and Hedging). The fair value of the interest rate swap is based on valuations prepared by a third-party broker. Those valuations are based on observable interest rates and other observable market data, which the Company considers Level 2 inputs. |
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, 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 liabilities.
Note 8 — 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 payment awards, and foreign currency gains or losses are treated as discrete items and are recorded in the period in which they arise.
Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $
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negative