| To: Tom Caruthers who wrote (123) | 8/9/2008 4:05:21 PM | | From: Glenn Petersen | | | | Tom,
KNOT may not bottom out until after the tax selling season. They had another disappointing quarter and the stock traded as low as $6.58 yesterday, down $2.26. It subsequently recovered and closed at $8.22. Unfortunately, I was out-of-pocket most of the day, otherwise I would have tried to take advantage of the sell-off.
They are still sitting on $110 million in cash and long-term investments.
I don't know where the bottom is.
The second quarter press release:
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The two-year chart:
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| From: Glenn Petersen | 2/12/2009 9:35:28 PM | | | | | | 4:04PM The Knot reports Q4 (Dec) results, misses on revs (KNOT) 7.33 +0.67 : Reports Q4 (Dec) loss of $0.03 per share, including certain charges, may not be comparable to the First Call consensus of $0.03; revenues rose 0.8% year/year to $24.4 mln vs the $25 mln consensus. Co says, "After a challenging year, we are well-positioned to weather the economic headwinds of 2009. We expect that the coming year could be even more challenging than 2008, but we plan to leverage our diverse businesses to quickly adapt to the changing economic environment and position the Company for continued growth."
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| From: Glenn Petersen | 2/18/2010 4:28:27 PM | | | | | | The year end results for KNOT:
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The company is competing more directly with Condé Nast:
Bride Wars!
Lauren Hatch
Insider Alley Insider
Feb. 18, 2010, 10:53 AM
Condé Nast is pumping up Brides magazine in print and on the Web to contend with arch rival bridal Web site The Knot.
TheKnot.com releasing four editions of their print magazine, which doubles their print editions. They eyed an opportunity to scoop up advertising after Condé Nast folded Elegant Bride and Modern Bride. Condé Nast, in return, is also doubling their frequency, by making Brides a monthly and adding new digital services, including the releasing an iPhone app, the Wall Street Journal reports.
In addition to their online readers (more than 3 million per month), The Knot reaches 450,000 brides-to-be (and wanna-bes) with their print publications, which is more than last year's second half circulation of 309,800 for Brides, WSJ reports.
But it will be tough for TheKnot to wrangle advertisers from Condé's Brides, which has had close relationships with advertisers for years. Brides lost less than 20% of its ad pages between 2008 and 2009.
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| From: Glenn Petersen | 2/22/2010 4:45:17 PM | | | | | | KNOT is sitting on over $130 million in cash and short term investments. The company is going to use as much as $50 million of that balance to buy back common stock:
The Knot Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program
Board of Directors authorizes repurchase of up to $50 million of Company’s common stock
Press Release Source: The Knot Inc. On Monday February 22, 2010, 4:00 pm
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Knot Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT - News), the premier media company devoted to weddings, babies, and everything in between, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of the Company’s common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.
“We believe the repurchase of the Company’s shares represents an excellent long-term investment and that this action demonstrates our commitment to enhancing shareholder value,” said Chief Executive Officer of The Knot, David Liu.
The timing and amount of any shares repurchased will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
The repurchase program will be funded using the Company’s working capital. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $95.0 million, and short-term investments of approximately $36.5 million, consisting entirely of auction-rate securities that are redeemable at par beginning on June 30, 2010, under the Company’s settlement agreement with UBS.
The Company had approximately 33.7 million shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2009.
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| From: Glenn Petersen | 2/28/2011 8:42:52 AM | | | | | | KNOT buys back all of its shares owned by Macy's:
The Knot, Inc. Announces Repurchase of Shares from Macy’s, Inc.
—The Knot Buys Back Approximately 10.7% of Its Outstanding Shares for $37.7 Million —
Press Release Source: The Knot, Inc. On Monday February 28, 2011, 8:00 am
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Knot, Inc. (NASDAQ:KNOT - News), the premier media company devoted to weddings, nesting and babies, today announced that it had repurchased all shares in the Company owned by Macy’s, Inc.
Under the terms of the transaction, The Knot purchased all 3,671,526 shares of its common stock owned by Macy’s, which represent approximately 10.7% of the outstanding shares of The Knot. The aggregate purchase price was $37.7 million, based on a price of $10.26 per share, equal to the closing price of The Knot common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market on February 25, 2011, the day the purchase agreement was signed.
The Knot funded the repurchase with its available cash. At December 31, 2010, The Knot had cash and cash equivalents of $139.6 million. The repurchased stock will be retired by The Knot, returning to the status of authorized and unissued shares. At December 31, 2010, The Knot had approximately 34.3 million shares outstanding.
“Macy’s and its predecessor department stores have been long-time, valued shareholders of The Knot and our subsidiary WeddingChannel.com,” said David Liu, Chief Executive Officer of The Knot. “We thank Macy’s for its support as an owner in our business and look forward to our continuing relationship in which we drive our enormous audience of brides and their guests to Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s through innovative strategies and multiplatform marketing solutions.”
“We are pleased that Macy’s was able to realize significant value from our investment in The Knot and WeddingChannel.com,” said Karen Hoguet, Chief Financial Officer of Macy’s. “Although we have achieved our strategic goals as owners, we continue to see value from our media and registry services partnerships with The Knot.”
The stock repurchase transaction does not affect the registry or advertising agreements between The Knot and Macy’s. Peter Sachse, Chief Marketing Officer of Macy’s and Chairman of Macys.com, will continue to serve as a director of The Knot. Mr. Sachse did not participate in the deliberations by The Knot Board of Directors to approve the transaction.
The stock repurchase transaction with Macy’s was made pursuant to the previously announced program under which the Board of Directors of The Knot had authorized the repurchase of up to $50 million of the Company’s common stock from time to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. This program will continue in effect, as reduced by the aggregate price of the shares repurchased from Macy’s, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
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| From: Glenn Petersen | 7/1/2013 9:51:39 AM | | | | | | Last week's Supreme Court rulings have to be good news for The Knot:
First-Ever Same-Sex Wedding Survey Determines Trends In Gay Nuptials
Survey from TheKnot.com and The Advocate Highlights the Impact of Same-Sex Weddings
Press Release: TheKnot.com – Fri, Jun 28, 2013 9:45 AM EDT
NEW YORK, June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, TheKnot.com, the number-one online wedding planning destination, and The Advocate, the world's leading gay news source, announced the results of their first Same-Sex Wedding Survey. The first-of-its-kind study gives insight into how same-sex couples are integrating existing traditions into their wedding ceremonies as well as reformulating and creating new traditions to fit their nuptials. Plus it offers insight into how these couples' planning habits compare with those of their straight counterparts.
"At The Knot, we eat, sleep, dream and breathe weddings. We could not be more excited that 12 states and Washington DC (and counting!) are finally allowing same-sex couples the right to marry, declare their love for one another and plan those weddings," said Rebecca Dolgin, The Knot's editor in chief. "That's why we're delighted to partner with The Advocate to gain insight into this group's wedding planning. It's a historic time for our country as more and more states pass this legislation, and we're excited to be at the forefront by being the first to provide this level of detail and information on how same-sex couples plan and how their weddings compare with those of straight couples."
"Same-sex weddings are no longer a fantasy; they're fast becoming the norm," said Stephen Murray, Here Media's senior vice president for marketing and brand strategy. "Our 2013 Here Media/MRI survey reports that nearly 20% of our audience is planning to get married in the next one to three years. That's a huge increase from even a year ago, and one that opens up an array of new opportunities for wedding, bridal and travel advertisers. We're thrilled to have partnered with The Knot to give these advertisers insight into the latest buying trends and behaviors to help them tap into this lucrative market."
Highlights from TheKnot.com & The Advocate Same-Sex Wedding Survey
The Proposal
Same-sex couples are less likely to have a formal proposal than their straight counterparts, with about 58% proposing, compared with approximately 91% of straight couples. They are far more likely to just decide to get married; two out of five (40%) opted for this route, compared with one in 10 (9%) straight couples.The proposal is equally as likely to be a surprise. One in four of both couples' proposals were a surprise. They're also equally as likely to be private, with one in four proposals for each type of couple done in private.While most straight couples stick to tradition with one member getting down on one knee, this is where same-sex couples split – 16% were traditional, where 14% had a nontraditional proposal.Same-sex couples are less likely to seek permission from family before the proposal, with only 19% opting to gain permission, compared with 67% of straight couples.For same-sex couples, the engagement ring is likely to be a surprise. Of those who received an engagement ring, one in four (28%) were surprised, while for those who proposed, almost half (46%) surprised their partners with a ring.Wedding Planning
Same-sex couples are more likely to evenly split wedding planning responsibilities — more than half (55%) split the planning evenly, compared with just 19% of their straight counterparts.Same-sex couples are also more likely to pay for the majority of the wedding themselves. A large majority (86%) paid for the wedding themselves, compared with just 40% of straight couples.Of those who took the survey, just under half (45%) are getting married in a state where civil unions or domestic partnerships are legally recognized, while 40% will do so in a state where they are not recognized.Same-sex couples face many challenges when planning their weddings. Twenty percent agreed that the paperwork and legal issues regarding their marriages being recognized was their biggest challenge. Another 20% were surprised by how stressful all the planning details could be.Same-sex weddings are more likely to be casual and less traditional with 40% calling their wedding style casual, compared with 16% of straight couples.While about half (48%) of same-sex couples have a bridal party, they are less likely to do so than their straight counterparts, of which 87% had a bridal party.Straight couples are more likely to have pre-wedding events. Twenty-two percent had a wedding shower and 25% had a bachelor or bachelorette party, compared with just 8% of same-sex couples having a shower and 13% having a bachelor or bachelorette party.Same-sex couples are more likely to have postwedding events. Nineteen percent had an after-party and 13% a morning-after brunch, compared with 6% of straight couples hosting an after-party and 10% having a morning-after brunch.Traditions
Straight couples are more likely to follow tradition for their walk down the aisle during the ceremony. The majority (74%) will be escorted by a family member, while for same-sex couples, 35% will be escorted. Same-sex couples are much more likely to walk down the aisle together, with 37% doing so.Same-sex couples are more likely to be married by a justice of the peace, with 22% using this option, compared with 8% of straight couples. However, many are still incorporating religious elements, with 15% having a religious officiant, just not having the ceremony in a house of worship, and 11% having religious traditions incorporated into their ceremonies. Same-sex couples are also equally as likely as straight couples to be married by a friend or family member (about 13% of straight and 16% of same-sex couples).While the majority of straight couples have traditional religious vows (39%), same-sex couples are more likely to write their own vows (45%). Both types of couples are equally as likely to have a combination of their own and religious vows (about 31%).In the majority of straight couples, brides changed their names to reflect their new husband's last name (76%). Among same-sex couples, the majority see both partners keeping their given names (62%). Both types of couples are equally as likely to hyphenate their names.Determining how to plan traditions was also a challenge for same-sex couples. About 16% found it difficult to figure out how to personalize existing wedding traditions to suit their needs.Same-sex couples are less likely to go on a honeymoon. Sixty-three percent plan to go on a honeymoon, compared with 84% of straight couples. Couples also differ in their honeymoon destination decisions. Straight couples are twice as likely to visit popular honeymoon destinations in the Caribbean (19% compared with 10% of same-sex couples), while same-sex couples prefer to stay stateside, with 1 in 4 (24%) opting to honeymoon in the United States, followed by 15% vacationing in Europe.Lesbian couples are more likely to follow tradition, with a formal proposal, a walk down the aisle and one partner's name being taken by both.To celebrate Pride Month and the large number of gay weddings taking place, The Knot also launched its first set of special issues devoted to same-sex weddings on June 24 — Gay Weddings by The Knot. The Knot has been a huge supporter of marriage equality since it was founded in 1996. This free digital magazine features wedding inspiration, planning tips, advice from top experts, beautiful, original real weddings and more.
About The Knot
The Knot is the nation's leading wedding resource, reaching nearly every bride in America through the number 1 wedding website, TheKnot.com; The Knot national and local wedding magazines; The Knot book series; and syndicated columns in newspapers nationwide. The Knot is the flagship brand of XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO; www.xogroupinc.com), a global media and technology leader devoted to weddings, pregnancy and everything in between, providing young women with the trusted information, products and advice they need to guide them through the most transformative events of their lives. Follow The Knot on Twitter @theknot.
About Here Media
Here Media Inc. produces and distributes niche content across all platforms worldwide. Here Media's iconic brands distribute gay media with universal, humanistic appeal. Its distribution platforms include television, VOD, broadband, online, print and mobile.
Here Media owns and operates a variety of media assets, including:
Iconic brands including OUT, The Advocate, Here TV and Gay.com.Web properties including Gay.com, Advocate.com, Out.com, OutTraveler.com and SheWired.com.Contact:
Stephanie Fraiman
The Knot
212-515-3595
SFraiman@xogrp.com
Mark Umbach
Macias Media Group
323-850-0079
mark@maciasmediagroup.com
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| From: Glenn Petersen | 3/16/2014 10:08:46 AM | | | | | | XOXO got hammered on Friday.
The press release: finance.yahoo.com
XO Group slides after reporting lower than expected earnings
Shares of women's media and technology company XO Group (XOXO) are sliding after the company reported lower than expected fourth quarter earnings last night. WHAT'S NEW: XO Group reported fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of 2c, which was below analysts' consensus forecast of 11c per share. The company reported fourth quarter revenue of $32.6M, falling short of analysts' estimates of $33.9M. XO Group also announced that it appointed Michael Steib as its new CEO and said Co-Founder David Liu will continue guiding the company's overall direction as Chairman of the board. WHAT'S NOTABLE: During the company's earnings conference call last night, XO Group said it expects revenue growth rates will be consistent with the previous five years. The company said it "remains cognizant" that it will take time for the cumulative momentum of its efforts to manifest in more substantial year-over-year growth rates. The company also said its China business continues to be in investment mode and has long-term promise. XO Group expects to allocate resources to this business, likely at similar levels as it did in FY13. ANALYST REACTION: Earlier today, B. Riley downgraded XO Group from Neutral to Buy following the company's fourth quarter results. The firm lowered its price target on the stock to $10 from $15. PRICE ACTION: During morning trading, shares of XO Group slid $1.93, or 16.22%, to $9.97.
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| To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (132) | 1/20/2019 10:18:21 AM | | From: Glenn Petersen | | | | XO Group (XOXO) Becomes Privately Held Company, Merges with WeddingWire
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December 21, 2018 9:30 AM EST
XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO), operator of The Knot, today announced that it has become a privately held company and has completed its previously announced merger with WeddingWire, Inc. The combined organization, owned by the Permira Funds and Spectrum Equity, will deliver leading wedding marketplaces, wedding websites, planning tools and registry services to over 20 million unique visitors each month across the globe through The Knot, WeddingWire, Bodas and other family brands. The company, a leader in the industry with over 3 million registered couples, 700,000 local vendors and 7 million reviews, will build upon more than four decades of combined expertise to continue providing the most loved products and services to users.
Under the terms of the agreement, XO Group shareholders will receive $35.00 per share in cash. The company will maintain both wedding brands in the US (The Knot and WeddingWire) as separate consumer products, in addition to maintaining the other leading wedding and lifestyle brands across the globe.
“This is a great day for our new company and this industry that we all love,” said Mike Steib, co-CEO. “I want to thank the incredible people at XO and WeddingWire for making today possible. Together, this team is the best in the game.”
"Our union is an exciting and incredible milestone for the global wedding industry and all of us at WeddingWire and XO," said Tim Chi, co-CEO. "Together, we can further our ongoing commitment of providing all couples with the resources to plan, driving business success to event professionals and partners, and pioneering industry innovations. We’re grateful for our exceptional teams through the years who have brought diversity of talent and thought to make us one combined, best-in-class company.”
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