For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from              to             

 

Commission File Number: 000-49802

 


 

Netflix, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   77-0467272

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

970 University Avenue, Los Gatos, California 95032

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

 

(408) 317-3700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

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  x    NO  ¨.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES  x    NO  ¨.

 

As of July 19, 2004, there were 52,151,951 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001, outstanding.

 



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Part I. Financial Information    3
     Item 1.   Financial Statements    3
     Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    14
     Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    24
     Item 4.   Controls and Procedures    24
Part II. Other Information    25
     Item 1.   Legal Proceedings    25
     Item 2.   Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities    25
     Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    25
     Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K    26
Signatures    27
Exhibit Index    28

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Index to Financial Statements

 

     Page

Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2004

   4

Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004

   5

Statements of Cash Flows for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and 2004

   6

Notes to Financial Statements

   7

 

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Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


 

Revenues:

                                

Subscription

   $ 63,071     $ 119,710     $ 118,352     $ 219,533  

Sales

     116       611       504       1,158  
    


 


 


 


Total revenues

     63,187       120,321       118,856       220,691  

Cost of revenues:

                                

Subscription

     35,148       69,604       65,076       126,048  

Sales

     93       184       172       367  
    


 


 


 


Total cost of revenues

     35,241       69,788       65,248       126,415  
    


 


 


 


Gross profit

     27,946       50,533       53,608       94,276  

Operating expenses:

                                

Fulfillment*

     7,221       14,373       13,604       25,163  

Technology and development*

     4,123       5,652       8,306       10,691  

Marketing*

     9,957       20,477       23,164       47,170  

General and administrative*

     2,093       3,280       4,341       6,416  

Stock-based compensation

     1,704       4,134       4,110       8,569  
    


 


 


 


Total operating expenses

     25,098       47,916       53,525       98,009  
    


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     2,848       2,617       83       (3,733 )

Other income (expense):

                                

Interest and other income

     560       304       1,141       895  

Interest and other expense

     (95 )     (30 )     (286 )     (61 )
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 3,313     $ 2,891     $ 938     $ (2,899 )
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss) per share:

                                

Basic

   $ 0.07     $ 0.06     $ 0.02     $ (0.06 )
    


 


 


 


Diluted

   $ 0.05     $ 0.04     $ 0.02     $ (0.06 )
    


 


 


 


Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

                                

Basic

     47,296       51,898       46,385       51,590  
    


 


 


 


Diluted

     61,624       64,975       60,272       51,590  
    


 


 


 



*  Amortization of stock-based compensation not included in expense line items:

    

Fulfillment

   $ 207     $ 465     $ 540     $ 976  

Technology and development

     654       1,866       1,489       3,492  

Marketing

     269       582       697       1,146  

General and administrative

     574       1,221       1,384       2,955  
    


 


 


 


Total stock-based compensation

   $ 1,704     $ 4,134     $ 4,110     $ 8,569  
    


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and par value data)

 

     As of

 
     December 31,
2003


    June 30,
2004


 

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 89,894     $ 153,444  

Short-term investments

     45,297       —    

Prepaid expenses

     2,231       2,422  

Prepaid revenue sharing expenses

     905       2,214  

Other current assets

     619       641  
    


 


Total current assets

     138,946       158,721  

DVD library, net

     22,238       30,256  

Intangible assets, net

     2,948       1,868  

Property and equipment, net

     9,772       11,053  

Deposits

     1,272       1,481  

Other assets

     836       814  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 176,012     $ 204,193  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 32,654     $ 42,552  

Accrued expenses

     11,625       13,852  

Deferred revenue

     18,324       25,251  

Current portion of capital lease obligations

     416       253  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     63,019       81,908  

Deferred rent

     241       379  

Capital lease obligations, less current portion

     44       —    
    


 


Total liabilities

     63,304       82,287  

Stockholders’ equity:

                

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 80,000,000 and 160,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004, respectively; 50,849,370 and 52,121,300 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2004, respectively

     51       52  

Additional paid-in capital

     270,836       282,278  

Deferred stock-based compensation

     (5,482 )     (4,232 )

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     596       —    

Accumulated deficit

     (153,293 )     (156,192 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     112,708       121,906  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 176,012     $ 204,193  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,313     $ 2,891     $ 938     $ (2,899 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

                                

Depreciation of property and equipment

     1,140       1,323       2,473       2,575  

Amortization of DVD library

     9,392       21,141       16,012       39,268  

Amortization of intangible assets

     808       454       1,617       1,080  

Stock-based compensation expense

     1,704       4,134       4,110       8,569  

Loss on disposal of short-term investments

     —         274       —         274  

Gain on disposal of DVDs

     (94 )     (427 )     (461 )     (791 )

Non-cash interest expense

     36       11       68       22  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                                

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (398 )     (2,521 )     205       (1,522 )

Accounts payable

     5,791       (631 )     7,659       9,898  

Accrued expenses

     769       1,391       1,192       2,227  

Deferred revenue

     1,167       3,755       2,651       6,927  

Deferred rent

     (8 )     171       (17 )     138  
    


 


 


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     23,620       31,966       36,447       65,766  
    


 


 


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                                

Purchases of short-term investments

     (363 )     (222 )     (743 )     (586 )

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     —         45,013       —         45,013  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (2,400 )     (2,048 )     (2,961 )     (3,856 )

Acquisitions of DVD library

     (17,027 )     (24,083 )     (23,436 )     (47,653 )

Proceeds from sale of DVDs

     116       611       504       1,158  

Deposits and other assets

     20       (168 )     (773 )     (187 )
    


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (19,654 )     19,103       (27,409 )     (6,111 )
    


 


 


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                                

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     1,496       2,305       3,045       4,124  

Principal payments on capital lease and other obligations

     (261 )     (118 )     (668 )     (229 )
    


 


 


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     1,235       2,187       2,377       3,895  
    


 


 


 


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     5,201       53,256       11,415       63,550  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     66,028       100,188       59,814       89,894  
    


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 71,229     $ 153,444     $ 71,229     $ 153,444  
    


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(in thousands, except shares, per share data and percentages)

 

Description of Business

 

Netflix, Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) was incorporated on August 29, 1997 and began operations on April 14, 1998. The Company is an online movie rental subscription service, providing subscribers with access to a comprehensive library of titles. For a monthly subscription fee under the standard plan, subscribers can rent as many digital video discs (“DVDs”) as they want, with three movies out at a time, and keep them for as long as they like. There are no due dates and no late fees. DVDs are delivered directly to the subscriber’s address by first-class mail from distribution centers throughout the United States. The Company also provides background information on the Company’s Web site (www.netflix.com) on DVD releases, including critic reviews, member reviews, online trailers, ratings and personalized movie recommendations.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying interim financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring items, necessary for a fair presentation of the balance sheets, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s 2003 annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2004. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 may not be indicative of future operating results.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period balances in order to conform to the current period’s presentation.

 

Stock Split

 

On January 16, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a two-for-one split in the form of a stock dividend on all outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock. As a result of the stock split, the Company’s stockholders received one additional share for each share of common stock held on the record date of February 2, 2004. The additional shares of common stock were distributed on February 11, 2004. All common share and per-share amounts in the accompanying interim financial statements and related notes have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split for all periods presented.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying amounts of DVD library, intangible assets and property and equipment, stock-based compensation expenses and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s cash, accounts payable, accrued expenses and borrowings approximates their carrying value due to their short maturity.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(in thousands, except shares, per share data and percentages)

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers highly liquid instruments with original maturities of three months or less, at the date of purchase, to be cash equivalents. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are principally on deposit in short-term asset management accounts at two large financial institutions.

 

Restricted Cash

 

As of June 30, 2004, other assets included restricted cash of $800 related to a workers’ compensation insurance deposit.

 

Short-Term Investments

 

The Company’s short-term investments generally mature between one and five years from the purchase date. The Company has the ability to convert these short-term investments into cash at anytime without penalty. All short-term investments are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at market value. Net unrealized gains are reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

A decline in the market value of available-for-sale investments below cost that is deemed to be other-than-temporary results in a reduction in the carrying amount to fair value. The impairment is charged to earnings and a new cost basis for the investments is established. To determine whether an impairment is other-than-temporary, the Company reviews factors including the economic environment and market conditions, its ability and intent to hold the investments until a market price recovery, and the severity and duration of the impairment. No impairment charges were recorded for the periods presented.

 

During the second quarter of 2004, the Company completed the sale of its short-term investments and recorded a realized loss of $274 from the transaction. All proceeds from the sale were re-invested in the Company’s money market fund, which is classified as cash equivalents.

 

Capitalized Software Costs

 

The Company capitalizes costs related to developing or obtaining internal-use software. Capitalization of costs begins after the conceptual formulation stage has been completed. Capitalized software costs are included in property and equipment, net and are amortized over the estimated useful life of the software, which is generally one year.

 

DVD Library

 

The Company acquires DVDs from studios and distributors through either direct purchases or revenue sharing agreements. The revenue sharing agreements enable the Company to obtain DVDs at a lower upfront cost than under traditional direct purchase arrangements. Under the revenue sharing agreements, the Company shares a percentage of the actual net revenues generated by the use of each particular title with the studios over a fixed period of time, or the Title Term, which is typically twelve months for each DVD title. At the end of the Title Term, the Company has the option of either returning the DVD title to the studio or purchasing the title.

 

In addition, the Company remits an upfront payment to acquire titles from the studios and distributors under revenue sharing agreements. This payment includes a contractually specified initial fixed license fee that is capitalized and amortized in accordance with the Company’s DVD library amortization policy. This payment may also include a contractually specified prepayment of future revenue sharing obligations that is classified as prepaid revenue sharing expense and is charged to expense as future revenue sharing obligations are incurred.

 

The Company amortizes the cost of its DVD library, less estimated salvage value, on a “sum-of-the-months” accelerated basis over one year.

 

For those DVDs that the Company estimates it will sell at the end of their useful lives, a salvage value of $2.00 per DVD is provided. For those DVDs that the Company does not expect to sell, no salvage value is provided.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(in thousands, except shares, per share data and percentages)

 

DVD library and accumulated amortization consisted of the following:

 

     As of

 
     December 31,
2003


    June 30,
2004


 

DVD library, gross

   $ 114,186     $ 161,472  

Less accumulated amortization

     (91,948 )     (131,216 )
    


 


DVD library, net

   $ 22,238     $ 30,256  
    


 


 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets and accumulated amortization consisted of the following:

 

     As of

 
     December 31,
2003


    June 30,
2004


 

Studio intangibles

   $ 11,528     $ 11,528  

Strategic marketing alliance intangibles

     416       416  
    


 


Intangible assets, gross

     11,944       11,944  

Less accumulated amortization

     (8,996 )     (10,076 )
    


 


Intangible assets, net

   $ 2,948     $ 1,868  
    


 


 

Studio Intangible Assets:

 

During 2000, in connection with revenue sharing agreements with three studios, the Company agreed to issue each studio an equity interest equal to 1.204 percent of the Company’s fully diluted equity securities outstanding in the form of Series F Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series F Preferred Stock”). In 2001, in connection with revenue sharing agreements with two additional studios, the Company agreed to issue each studio an equity interest equal to 1.204 percent of the Company’s fully diluted equity securities outstanding in the form of Series F Preferred Stock.

 

The Company’s obligation to maintain the studios’ equity interests at an aggregate of 6.02 percent of the Company’s fully diluted equity securities outstanding terminated immediately prior to its initial public offering in May 2002. The studios’ Series F Preferred Stock automatically converted into an aggregate of 3,192,830 shares of common stock upon the closing of the Company’s initial public offering.

 

The Company measured the original issuances and any subsequent adjustments using the fair value of the securities at the issuance and any subsequent adjustment dates. The fair value was recorded as intangible assets with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital. The intangible assets are being amortized to cost of subscription revenues ratably over the remaining terms of the agreements which initial terms were three to five years.

 

Strategic Marketing Alliance Intangible Assets:

 

During 2001, in connection with a strategic marketing alliance agreement, the Company issued 416,440 shares of Series F Preferred Stock. These shares automatically converted into 277,626 shares of common stock upon the closing of the Company’s initial public offering. Under the agreement, the strategic partner has committed to provide, on a best-efforts basis, a stipulated number of impressions to a co-branded Web site and the Company’s Web site over a period of 24 months. In addition, the Company was allowed to use the partner’s trademark and logo in marketing the Company’s subscription services. The Company recognized the fair value of these instruments as intangible assets with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital. The intangible assets have been fully amortized on a straight-line basis to marketing expense over the two-year term of the agreement.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(in thousands, except shares, per share data and percentages)

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, generally up to three years, or the lease term, if applicable.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Subscription revenues are recognized ratably during each subscriber’s monthly subscription period. Refunds to customers are recorded as a reduction of revenues. Revenues from sales of used DVDs are recorded upon shipment.

 

Cost of Revenues

 

Cost of subscription revenues consists of revenue sharing expenses, amortization of the DVD library, amortization of intangible assets related to equity instruments issued to studios, and postage and packaging expenses related to DVDs shipped to paying subscribers. Cost of DVD sales includes the salvage value of used DVDs that have been sold. Revenue sharing expenses are recorded as DVDs subject to revenue sharing agreements are shipped to subscribers.

 

Fulfillment

 

Fulfillment expenses represent those costs incurred in operating and staffing the Company’s fulfillment and customer service centers, including costs attributable to receiving, inspecting and warehousing the Company’s DVD library. Fulfillment expenses also include credit card fees.

 

Technology and Development

 

Technology and development expenses consist of payroll and related costs incurred in developing, testing, maintaining and modifying the Company’s Web site, recommendation service, downloading solutions, telecommunications systems and infrastructure and other internal-use software systems. Technology and development expenses also include depreciation on computer hardware and capitalized software.

 

Marketing

 

Marketing expenses consist of payroll and related costs, advertising, public relations, payments to marketing affiliates who drive subscriber traffic to the Company’s Web site and other costs related to promotional activities including revenue sharing expenses, postage and packaging expenses and DVD library amortization related to free-trial periods. The Company expenses these costs as incurred.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

Prior to the second quarter of 2003, the Company accounted for its stock-based employee compensation plans using the intrinsic-value method of accounting. During the second quarter of 2003, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123, for stock-based employee compensation. The Company elected to apply the retroactive restatement method under SFAS No. 148 and all prior periods presented have been restated to reflect the compensation costs that would have been recognized had the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 been applied to all awards granted to employees.

 

During the third quarter of 2003, the Company began granting stock options to its employees on a monthly basis. Such stock options are designated as non-qualified stock options and vest immediately, in comparison with the three to four-year vesting periods for stock options granted prior to the third quarter of 2003. As a result of immediate vesting, stock-based compensation expense

 

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Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(in thousands, except shares, per share data and percentages)

 

determined under SFAS No. 123 is fully recognized upon the stock option grants. For those stock options granted prior to the third quarter of 2003 with three to four-year vesting periods, the Company continues to amortize the deferred compensation associated with the stock options over their remaining vesting periods.

 

Fair value was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions:

 

     Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     June 30,
2003


   

June 30,

2004


   

June 30,

2003


   

June 30,

2004


 

Dividend yield

   0 %   0 %   0 %   0 %

Expected volatility

   70 %   65 %   66% - 70 %   65% - 70 %

Risk-free interest rate

   2.13 %   1.47% - 2.31 %   2.13% - 2.36 %   1.47% - 2.31 %

Expected life (in years)

   3.5     1.0 - 2.5     3.5     1.0 - 2.5  

 

In estimating expected volatility, the Company considered historical volatility, volatility in market-traded options on its common stock and other relevant factors in accordance with SFAS No. 123. The Company will continue to monitor these and other relevant factors used to estimate expected volatility for future option grants.

 

In addition, the Company bases its expected life assumption on historical experience as well as the terms and vesting periods of the options granted. Beginning with the second quarter of 2004, the Company bifurcated its option grants into two employee groupings who have exhibited different exercise behavior and changed the estimate of the expected life from 1.5 years for all option grants in the first quarter of 2004 to 1 year for one group and 2.5 years for the other group in the second quarter of 2004. Had the Company continued to use the expected life of 1.5 years for all option grants in the second quarter of 2004, stock-based compensation expense would have decreased by approximately $234, basic net income per share would have remained unchanged, and diluted net income per share would have increased by $0.01 per share.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Deferred income taxes are recognized by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance for any tax benefits for which future realization is uncertain.

 

Net Income (Loss) Per Share

 

Basic net income (loss) per share, and diluted net loss per share, are computed using the weighted-average number of outstanding shares of common stock during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted-average number of outstanding shares of common stock and, when dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist primarily of incremental shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options and warrants to purchase common stock using the treasury stock method.

 

The shares used in the computation of net income (loss) per share are as follows (rounded to the nearest thousand):

 

     Three Months Ended

   Six Months Ended

     June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2004


   June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2004


Weighted-average shares - basic

   47,296,000    51,898,000    46,385,000    51,590,000

Effect of dilutive potential common shares:

                   

Warrants

   9,502,000    8,700,000    9,194,000    —  

Employee stock options

   4,826,000    4,377,000    4,693,000    —  
    
  
  
  

Weighted-average shares - diluted

   61,624,000    64,975,000    60,272,000    51,590,000
    
  
  
  

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(in thousands, except shares, per share data and percentages)

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2003 and 2004, and for the six months ended June 30, 2003, warrants and employee stock options with exercise prices greater than the average market price of the common stock were excluded from the diluted calculation as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, all potential common shares have been excluded from the diluted calculation because the Company was in a net loss position, and their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The following table summarizes the outstanding potential common shares excluded from the diluted calculation (rounded to the nearest thousand):

 

     Three Months Ended

   Six Months Ended

     June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2004


   June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2004


Warrants

   66,000    —      126,000    9,190,000

Employee stock options

   88,000    362,000    68,000    5,377,000

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

The Company’s comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income (loss) and net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments. The balance in accumulated other comprehensive income consists of accumulated net unrealized gains on available-for-sale investments. During the second quarter of 2004, the Company liquidated all of its available-for-sale investments.

 

The components of comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     June 30,
2003


  

June 30,

2004


    June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2004


 

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,313    $ 2,891     $ 938    $ (2,899 )

Other comprehensive income (loss):

                              

Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments

     429      (949 )     557      (596 )

Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income (loss)

     —        274       —        274  
    

  


 

  


Comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 3,742    $ 2,216     $ 1,495    $ (3,221 )
    

  


 

  


 

Segment Reporting

 

The Company is an online movie rental subscription service and substantially all revenues are derived from monthly subscription fees. The Company is organized in a single operating segment for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing performance in accordance with SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is the chief operating decision maker as defined in SFAS No. 131, evaluates performance, makes operating decisions and allocates resources based on financial data consistent with the presentation in the accompanying financial statements.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached a consensus on Issue No. 03-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments. EITF Issue No. 03-1 provides guidance on other-than-temporary impairment models for marketable debt and equity securities accounted for under SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, and SFAS No. 124, Accounting for Certain Investments Held by Not-for-Profit Organizations, and non-marketable equity securities accounted for under the cost method. EITF Issue No. 03-1 developed a basic three-step model to evaluate whether an impairment is other-than-temporary. The provisions are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2004, and the disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2004. The Company liquidated all of its short-term investments in the second quarter of 2004 and, therefore, does not expect the adoption of EITF Issue No. 03-1 to have a material effect on its results of operations and financial condition.

 

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Netflix, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements - Continued

(in thousands, except shares, per share data and percentages)

 

In December 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, Revenue Recognition, which supersedes SAB No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements. The primary purpose of SAB No. 104 is to rescind accounting guidance contained in SAB No. 101 related to multiple element revenue arrangements, superseded as a result of the issuance of EITF Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables. Additionally, SAB No. 104 rescinds the SEC’s “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements Frequently Asked Questions and Answers” (“the FAQ”) issued with SAB No. 101 that had been codified in SEC Topic 13, Revenue Recognition. Selected portions of the FAQ have been incorporated into SAB No. 104. While the wording of SAB No. 104 has changed to reflect the issuance of EITF Issue No. 00-21, the revenue recognition principles of SAB No. 101 remain largely unchanged by the issuance of SAB No. 104. The adoption of SAB No. 104 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, which addresses the requirement for the consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities as defined in the Interpretation. In December 2003, the FASB issued a revised Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46R”), which expands the criteria for consideration in determining whether a variable interest entity should be consolidated. Public companies must apply FIN 46R to variable interest entities considered to be special purpose entities no later than the end of the first reporting period that ended after December 15, 2003, and no later than the first reporting period that ended after March 15, 2004 for all other entities. The application of FIN 46R did not have an impact on the Company’s financial statements, as the Company does not engage in transactions with any variable interest entities.

 

Subsequent Event

 

In July 2004, purported securities class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company and several of its officers. The complaints allege violations of the federal securities laws and seek unspecified damages on behalf of a class of purchasers of the Company’s common stock between October 1, 2003 and July 15, 2004. The Company has not been served with the complaints but intends to vigorously defend against such suits. An unfavorable outcome of this litigation could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding international expansion, developments in downloading, revenue per subscriber, impacts arising from our price change, subscriber churn, movie rentals, subscriber acquisition cost and liquidity. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ, including: our ability to execute effectively expansion of our business into international markets and downloading; managerial, operational, administrative and financial resource constraints; legal costs associated with defending litigation matters; competition; our ability to manage our growth, in particular managing our subscriber acquisition cost as well as the mix content delivered to our subscribers; our ability to attract new subscribers and retain existing subscribers; consumer spending on DVD players, DVDs and related products; and widespread consumer adoption of different modes of viewing in-home filmed entertainment. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included as part of our 2003 annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2004.

 

We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to any forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, or to explain why actual results differ.

 

Our Business

 

We are the largest online movie rental subscription service in the United States, providing more than 2,093,000 subscribers access to a comprehensive library of more than 25,000 movie, television and other filmed entertainment titles. For a monthly subscription fee, our standard subscription plan allows subscribers to have three titles out at the same time with no due dates, late fees or shipping charges. Subscribers can view as many titles as they want in a month. Subscribers select titles at our Web site (www.netflix.com) aided by our proprietary recommendation service, receive them on DVD by first-class mail and return them to us at their convenience using our prepaid mailers. Once a title has been returned, we mail the next available title in a subscriber’s queue. For a more detailed discussion of our business and the risks and uncertainties associated with our business, please refer to our 2003 annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2004.

 

On January 16, 2004, our Board of Directors approved a two-for-one split in the form of a stock dividend on all outstanding shares of our common stock. As a result of the stock split, our stockholders received one additional share for each share of common stock held on the record date of February 2, 2004. The additional shares of common stock were distributed on February 11, 2004.

 

Key Business Metrics

 

Management periodically reviews certain key business metrics in order to evaluate the effectiveness of our operational strategies, allocate resources and maximize the financial performance of our business. These key business metrics include the following:

 

  Subscriber Churn: Subscriber churn is a monthly measure defined as customer cancellations in the quarter divided by the sum of beginning subscribers and gross subscriber additions, then divided by three months. Customer cancellations in the quarter include cancellations from gross subscriber additions, which is why we include gross subscriber additions in the denominator. We grow our subscriber base either by adding new subscribers or by retaining existing subscribers. Subscriber churn is the key metric which allows management to evaluate whether we are retaining our existing subscribers in accordance with our business plans. An increase in subscriber churn may signal a deterioration in the quality of our service, or it may signal an unfavorable behavioral change in the mix of new subscribers. Lower subscriber churn means higher customer retention, faster revenue growth and lower marketing expenses as a percent of revenues for any given level of subscriber acquisition.

 

  Subscriber Acquisition Cost: Subscriber acquisition cost is defined as total marketing expense divided by total gross subscriber additions. Management reviews this metric closely to evaluate how effective our marketing programs are in acquiring new subscribers on an economical basis.

 

  Gross Margin: Management reviews gross margin in conjunction with subscriber churn and subscriber acquisition cost to target a desired operating margin. For example, movie rentals per average paying subscriber may increase, which depresses our gross margin. However, increased movie rentals per average paying subscriber may result in higher subscriber

 

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satisfaction, which reduces subscriber churn and increases word-of-mouth advertising about our service. As a result, marketing expense may fall as a percentage of revenues and operating margins rise, offsetting the impact of a reduction in gross margin. We can also make trade-offs between our DVD library investments which have an inverse relationship with subscriber churn and subscriber acquisition cost. For example, an increase in our DVD library investments may improve customer satisfaction and lower subscriber churn, and hence increase the number of new subscribers acquired via word-of-mouth. This in turn may allow us to accelerate our subscriber growth for a given level of marketing spending.

 

Initiatives in 2004

 

In the current year, we will continue to focus on our online DVD rental subscription service in the United States. In addition to our core focus, we are planning on executing the following initiatives in 2004:

 

  First, we are investing in expanding our operations internationally. We will be testing our system infrastructure in the United Kingdom in the third quarter and plan to launch our online DVD rental subscription service operations in the fourth quarter. Although we believe the United Kingdom is a good expansion market for us, we expect that international operations will, over time, contribute less than 20 percent of our revenues as the U.S. market continues to grow. We anticipate incurring operating losses in establishing our United Kingdom operations of approximately $4 to $6 million for the remainder of 2004 and approximately $5 to $8 million a quarter in 2005. Several competitors have already launched online subscription models in the United Kingdom, including Blockbuster. While we believe that our knowledge base and capital resources will enable us to successfully commence operations in the United Kingdom and become a market leader, we may not succeed in such efforts and achieve our subscriber acquisition or operating goals. Our revenues from the United Kingdom operations may not exceed the cost of establishing and maintaining such operations and therefore, the operation may not be profitable on a sustained basis. In addition, our international expansion may strain our managerial, operational, administrative and financial resources.

 

  Second, we are investing resources to develop solutions for downloading movies to consumers. Our core strategy has been and remains to grow a large DVD subscription business; however, as technology and infrastructure develop to allow effective and convenient delivery of movies over the Internet, we intend to offer our subscribers the choice under one subscription of receiving their movies on DVD or by downloading, whichever they prefer. Although our solutions may be well in advance of meaningful demand for downloading services and we expect only modest consumer interest for the near term, we believe the demand for this technology will grow steadily over the next ten years.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in our financial statements and accompanying notes. The Securities and Exchange Commission has defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most important to the portrayal of a company’s financial condition and results of operations, and which require a company to make its most difficult and subjective judgments. Based on this definition, we have identified the critical accounting policies and judgments addressed below. Although we believe that our estimates, assumptions and judgments are reasonable, they are based upon information presently available. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments or conditions.

 

Amortization of DVD Library and Upfront Costs

 

We acquire DVDs from studios and distributors through either direct purchases or revenue sharing agreements. The revenue sharing agreements enable us to obtain DVDs at a lower upfront cost than under traditional direct purchase arrangements. Under the revenue sharing agreements, we share a percentage of the actual net revenues generated by the use of each particular title with the studios over a fixed period of time, or the Title Term, which is typically twelve months for each DVD title. At the end of the Title Term, we have the option of either returning the DVD title to the studio or purchasing the title.

 

In addition, we remit an upfront payment to acquire titles from the studios and distributors under revenue sharing agreements. This payment includes a contractually specified initial fixed license fee that is capitalized and amortized in accordance with our DVD library amortization policy. In some cases, this payment also includes a contractually specified prepayment of future revenue sharing obligations that is classified as prepaid revenue sharing expense and is charged to expense as future revenue sharing obligations are incurred.

 

We amortize the cost of our DVD library, including the capitalized portion of the initial fixed license fee, on a “sum-of-the-months” accelerated basis over one year. We believe the use of the accelerated method is appropriate for the amortization of our DVD library and the initial fixed license fee because we normally experience heavy initial demand for a title, which subsides gradually once the initial demand has been satisfied. We periodically evaluate the useful lives of our DVD library for amortization purposes.

 

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Stock-Based Compensation

 

We account for stock-based compensation expenses in accordance with the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. The application of SFAS No. 123 requires significant judgment, including the determination of the expected life and volatility for stock options. To determine the expected life, we review the historical pattern of exercises of stock options as well as the terms and vesting periods of the options granted. In addition, our stock price has fluctuated significantly in recent periods, which affects our assumptions used in determining the volatility. We periodically review the assumptions used and changes in our assumptions could materially impact the amount of stock-based compensation expenses recorded in future periods.

 

Income Taxes

 

We record a tax provision, if any, for the anticipated tax consequences of our reported results of operations. In accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, the provision for income taxes is computed using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and for operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the currently enacted tax rates that apply to taxable income in effect for the years in which those tax assets are expected to be realized or settled. We record a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is believed more likely than not to be realized.

 

No tax expense has yet been recorded because of our operating losses. Our deferred tax assets, primarily the tax benefits of these loss carryfowards, have been offset by a full valuation allowance because of our history of losses. If we subsequently determine that some or all deferred tax assets that were previously offset by a valuation allowance are realizable, the result would be a positive adjustment to earnings in the period such determination is made. We could have an income tax provision in future quarters if we become profitable for the current year and are subject to the corporate alternative minimum tax, or if we incur foreign taxes as a result of our international expansion.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods presented, the line items in our Statements of Operations as a percentage of total revenues. The information contained in the table below should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements, Notes to Financial Statements, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

     Three Months
Ended


    Six Months
Ended


 
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


 

Revenues:

                        

Subscription

   99.8 %   99.5 %   99.6 %   99.5 %

Sales

   0.2     0.5     0.4     0.5  
    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0  

Cost of revenues:

                        

Subscription

   55.6     57.8     54.8     57.1  

Sales

   0.2     0.2     0.1     0.2  
    

 

 

 

Total cost of revenues

   55.8     58.0     54.9     57.3  
    

 

 

 

Gross profit

   44.2     42.0     45.1     42.7  

Operating expenses:

                        

Fulfillment

   11.4     11.9     11.4     11.4  

Technology and development

   6.5     4.7     7.0     4.8  

Marketing

   15.8     17.0     19.5     21.4  

General and administrative

   3.3     2.7     3.7     2.9  

Stock-based compensation

   2.7     3.5     3.4     3.9  
    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   39.7     39.8     45.0     44.4  
    

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   4.5     2.2     0.1     (1.7 )

Other income (expense):

                        

Interest and other income

   0.9     0.2     0.9     0.4  

Interest and other expense

   (0.2 )   —       (0.2 )   —    
    

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   5.2 %   2.4 %   0.8 %   (1.3 )%
    

 

 

 

 

Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 Compared to Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2004

 

Revenues

 

     Three Months Ended

         Six Months Ended

      
     June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2004


  

Percent

Change


    June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2004


  

Percent

Change


 
    

(in thousands, except percentages and average

monthly subscription revenue per paying subscriber)

 

Revenues:

                                        

Subscription

   $ 63,071    $ 119,710    89.8 %   $ 118,352    $ 219,533    85.5 %

Sales

     116      611    426.7 %     504      1,158    129.8 %
    

  

        

  

      

Total revenues

   $ 63,187    $ 120,321    90.4 %   $ 118,856    $ 220,691    85.7 %
    

  

        

  

      

Average number of paying subscribers

     1,055      1,933    83.2 %     979      1,781    81.9 %

Average monthly subscription revenue per paying subscriber

   $ 19.93    $ 20.64    3.6 %   $ 20.15    $ 20.54    1.9 %

 

We currently generate all of our revenues in the United States. We derive substantially all of our revenues from monthly subscription fees and recognize subscription revenues ratably during each subscriber’s monthly subscription period. In addition, we generate a small portion of our revenues from the sale of used DVDs and recognize such revenues when the DVDs are shipped.

 

The increase in our subscription revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same prior-year periods was primarily attributable to an increase in the average number of paying subscribers as summarized in the table above. We believe the increase in the number of paying subscribers was driven by the continuing consumer adoption of DVD players, increased consumer awareness of our service and continuing improvements in our service. In addition, the increase in our

 

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subscription revenues was partially attributable to a slight increase in the average monthly subscription revenue per paying subscriber, as a small percentage of paying subscribers migrated to service plans with higher monthly subscription fees. As a result of our price increase implemented in June 2004, we expect the average monthly subscription revenue per paying subscriber will rise in the third quarter of 2004.

 

Subscriber churn was 5.6 percent in the second quarter of 2004, unchanged from the second quarter of 2003. Although subscriber churn declined gradually from 5.6 percent during the second quarter of 2003 to 4.7 percent during the first quarter of 2004, we saw a rise back to 5.6 percent during the second quarter of 2004. We believe this increase in subscriber churn was primarily driven by an increase in our subscriber cancellation rate resulting from subscriber reaction to our announced price increase. While we remain in a transitional period following the price increase, it appears that the subscriber cancellation rate has returned to the rate and pattern we experienced in the comparable period last year. We believe that subscriber churn will improve over the next two quarters; however, we can provide no assurance of this expected trend given the uncertainty associated with subscriber reaction to our price change. In addition, Blockbuster rolled out its store-based subscription program on a nationwide basis and recently began a beta test of its online subscription service. If we are unable to compete effectively against Blockbuster and other competitors, such as Wal-Mart and Hollywood Entertainment, in both retaining our existing subscribers and attracting new subscribers, our subscriber churn may increase and our business will be adversely affected.

 

The following table presents our ending subscriber information:

 

     As of

      
     June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2004


   Percent
Change


 
     (in thousands, except percentages)  

Subscribers:

                

Free subscribers

   46    69    50.0 %

Paid subscribers

   1,101    2,024    83.8 %
    
  
      

Total subscribers, end of period

   1,147    2,093    82.5 %
    
  
      

 

Cost of Revenues

 

     Three Months Ended

         Six Months Ended

      
     June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2004


   Percent
Change


    June 30,
2003


   June 30,
2004


   Percent
Change


 
     (in thousands, except percentages)  

Cost of revenues:

                                        

Subscription

   $ 35,148    $ 69,604    98.0 %   $ 65,076    $ 126,048    93.7 %

Sales

     93      184    97.8 %     172      367    113.4 %
    

  

        

  

      

Total cost of revenues

   $ 35,241    $ 69,788    98.0 %   $ 65,248    $ 126,415    93.7 %
    

  

        

  

      

 

Cost of subscription revenues consists of revenue sharing expenses, amortization of our DVD library, amortization of intangible assets related to equity investments issued to studios, and postage and packaging expenses related to shipping titles to paying subscribers. Costs related to free-trial subscribers are allocated to marketing expenses. Cost of DVD sales includes salvage value and revenue sharing expenses for used DVDs sold.

 

The increase in cost of subscription revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same prior-year period was primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

  The number of DVDs mailed to paying subscribers increased 115 percent, which was driven by an 83 percent increase in the number of average paying subscribers coupled with a 17 percent increase in monthly movie rentals per average paying subscriber from 5.6 movies to 6.6 movies.

 

  Postage and packaging expenses increased by $14.2 million, representing a 102 percent increase. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in the number of average paying subscribers and the number of DVDs mailed to paying subscribers, partially offset by a decrease in the per-unit postage and package cost.

 

  DVD amortization increased by $11.0 million, representing a 126 percent increase. This increase was primarily attributable to increased acquisitions for our DVD library.

 

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  Revenue sharing expenses increased by $9.5 million, representing an 80 percent increase. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in the number of average paying subscribers and the number of DVDs mailed to paying subscribers, partially offset by a decrease in the percentage of DVDs subject to revenue sharing agreements mailed to paying subscribers.

 

The increase in cost of subscription revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same prior-year period was primarily attributable to the following factors:

 

  The number of DVDs mailed to paying subscribers increased 113 percent, which was driven by an 82 percent increase in the number of average paying subscribers coupled with a 17 percent increase in monthly movie rentals per average paying subscriber from 5.7 movies to 6.6 movies.

 

  Postage and packaging expenses increased by $25.8 million, representing a 99 percent increase. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in the number of average paying subscribers and the number of DVDs mailed to paying subscribers, partially offset by a decrease in the per-unit postage and package cost.

 

  DVD amortization increased by $21.5 million, representing a 146 percent increase. This increase was primarily attributable to increased acquisitions for our DVD library.

 

  Revenue sharing expenses increased by $14.1 million, representing a 62 percent increase. This increase was primarily attributable to the increase in the number of average paying subscribers and the number of DVDs mailed to paying subscribers, partially offset by a decrease in the percentage of DVDs subject to revenue sharing agreements mailed to paying subscribers and certain credits received from studios resulting from amendments to revenue sharing agreements.

 

Gross Profit and Gross Margin

 

     Three Months Ended

    Six Months Ended

 
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


 
     (in thousands, except percentages)  

Gross profit

   $ 27,946     $ 50,533     $ 53,608     $ 94,276  

Gross margin

     44.2 %     42.0 %     45.1 %     42.7 %

 

The decrease in gross margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same prior-year periods was primarily due to a higher percentage of DVD amortization as a result of increased acquisitions for our library, coupled with a higher percentage of postage and packaging expenses as a result of an increase in movie rentals per average paying subscriber. The decrease in gross margin was partially offset by a lower percentage of revenue sharing expenses as a result of our rental mix shifting proportionately in favor of purchased titles and away from titles subject to revenue sharing agreements. In addition, the decrease in gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was partially offset by certain credits received from studios resulting from amendments to revenue sharing agreements.

 

We believe the increase in movie rentals per average paying subscriber was driven by several factors, including a decrease in delivery time of DVDs to and from our subscribers and the success of our recommendation services, all of which have helped change subscriber behavior associated with the use of our service and allowed our subscribers to rent more movies on a monthly basis. If movie rentals per average paying subscriber continue to increase, our gross margin will be adversely affected.

 

Operating Expenses:

 

Fulfillment

 

     Three Months Ended

          Six Months Ended

       
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


   

Percent

Change


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    Percent
Change


 
     (in thousands, except percentages)  

Fulfillment

   $ 7,221     $ 14,373     99.0 %   $ 13,604     $ 25,163     85.0 %

As a percentage of revenues

     11.4 %     11.9 %           11.4 %     11.4 %      

 

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Fulfillment expenses represent those expenses incurred in operating and staffing our shipping and customer service centers, including costs attributable to receiving, inspecting and warehousing our library. Fulfillment expenses also include credit card fees and other collection-related expenses.

 

The increase in fulfillment expenses in absolute dollars for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same prior-year periods was primarily attributable to an increase in personnel-related costs resulting from the higher volume of activities in our customer service and shipping centers, coupled with an increase in credit card fees as a result of the increase in subscriptions. In addition, the increase in fulfillment expenses was attributable to an increase in facility-related costs resulting from the relocation or expansion of certain of our shipping centers and the addition of new ones.

 

As we continue to expand and refine our fulfillment operations, we may see a further increase in movie rentals by our subscribers. If our subscriber retention does not increase or our operating margins do not improve to the extent necessary to offset the effect of increased fulfillment expenses, our operating results would be adversely affected.

 

Technology and Development

 

    

Three Months

Ended


         

Six Months

Ended


       
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


   

Percent

Change


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    Percent
Change


 
     (in thousands, except percentages)  

Technology and development

   $4,123     $5,652     37.1 %   $8,306     $10,691     28.7 %

As a percentage of revenues

   6.5 %   4.7 %         7.0 %   4.8 %      

 

Technology and development expenses consist of payroll and related expenses we incur related to developing, testing, maintaining and modifying our Web site, recommendation service, downloading solutions, telecommunications systems and infrastructure and other internal-use software systems. Technology and development expenses also include depreciation on computer hardware and capitalized software we use to run our Web site and store our data. We continuously research and test a variety of potential improvements to our internal hardware and software systems in an effort to improve our productivity and enhance our subscribers’ experience.

 

The increase in technology and development expenses in absolute dollars for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same prior-year periods was primarily the result of an increase in personnel-related costs. As a percentage of revenues, technology and development expenses decreased primarily due to a greater increase in revenues than technology and development expenses.

 

Marketing

 

     Three Months Ended

          Six Months Ended

       
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


   

Percent

Change


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    Percent
Change


 
     (in thousands, except percentages and subscriber acquisition cost)  

Marketing

   $ 9,957     $ 20,477     105.7 %   $ 23,164     $ 47,170     103.6 %

As a percentage of revenues

     15.8 %     17.0 %           19.5 %     21.4 %      

Other data:

                                            

Gross subscriber additions

     327       583     78.3 %     744       1,343     80.5 %

Subscriber acquisition cost

   $ 30.45     $ 35.12     15.3 %   $ 31.13     $ 35.12     12.8 %

 

Marketing expenses consist of marketing program expenditures and other promotional activities, including revenue sharing costs, postage and packaging costs, and library amortization related to free-trial periods.

 

The increase in marketing expenses in absolute dollars for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same-prior year periods was primarily attributable to an increase in marketing program costs, primarily online and television advertising, to attract new subscribers. In addition, personnel-related costs increased in order to support the higher volume of marketing activities.

 

Subscriber acquisition cost increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same-prior year periods as a result of an increase in marketing program spending, primarily the introduction of television advertising as an acquisition channel and increases in online advertising rates. The increase in subscriber acquisition cost was partially offset by lower personnel-related costs on a per-acquired subscriber basis. As a percentage of revenues, the increase in marketing expenses was primarily due to a greater increase in marketing expenses than revenues.

 

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We anticipate an increase in subscriber acquisition cost as online advertising rates for our placements increase and television advertising plays a larger role in our overall marketing programs. While we continue to opportunistically adjust our mix of incentive-based and fixed-cost marketing programs to manage marketing expenses, we attempt to manage the marketing expenses to come within a prescribed range of acquisition cost per subscriber. A changing competitive landscape, including a potential aggressive entry by Blockbuster and other video rental providers into the subscription rental business may impact subscriber acquisition and our ability to manage marketing expense. If we are unable to maintain or replace our sources of subscribers with similarly effective sources, or if the cost of our existing sources increases, our subscriber levels may be affected adversely and our cost of marketing may increase.

 

General and Administrative

 

    

Three Months

Ended


         

Six Months

Ended


       
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


   

Percent

Change


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    Percent
Change


 
     (in thousands, except percentages)  

General and administrative

   $ 2,093     $ 3,280     56.7 %   $ 4,341     $ 6,416     47.8 %

As a percentage of revenues

     3.3 %     2.7 %           3.7 %     2.9 %      

 

General and administrative expenses consist of payroll and related expenses for executive, finance, content acquisition and administrative personnel, as well as recruiting and professional fees and other general corporate expenses.

 

The increase in general and administrative expenses in absolute dollars for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same prior-year periods was primarily attributable to an increase in personnel-related costs, as well as an increase in insurance costs and professional fees, to support our growing operations. As a percentage of revenues, the decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a greater increase in revenues than general and administrative expenses.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

    

Three Months

Ended


         

Six Months

Ended


       
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


   

Percent

Change


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    Percent
Change


 
     (in thousands, except percentages)  

Stock-based compensation

   $ 1,704     $ 4,134     142.6 %   $ 4,110     $ 8,569     108.5 %

As a percentage of revenues

     2.7 %     3.5 %           3.4 %     3.9 %      

 

During the second quarter of 2003, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 for stock-based employee compensation. We elected to apply the retroactive restatement method under SFAS No. 148 and all prior periods presented have been restated to reflect the compensation costs that would have been recognized had the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 been applied to all awards granted to employees. We apply the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to value our stock option grants.

 

During the third quarter of 2003, we began granting fully vested stock options to our employees on a monthly basis. Stock-based compensation expenses associated with these stock options are immediately recognized. For stock options granted prior to the third quarter of 2003 with three to four-year vesting periods, we continue to amortize the deferred compensation associated with these stock options over their remaining vesting periods.

 

The increase in stock-based compensation expenses in absolute dollars for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same prior-year periods was primarily due to higher expenses resulting from the fully vested monthly stock options granted, coupled with a rising stock price.

 

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Other Income (Expense):

 

Interest and Other Income

 

    

Three Months

Ended


         

Six Months

Ended


       
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    Percent
Change


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


    Percent
Change


 
     (in thousands, except percentages)  

Interest and other income

   $560     $304     (45.7 )%   $1,141     $895     (21.6 )%

As a percentage of revenues

   0.9 %   0.2 %         0.9 %   0.4 %      

 

Interest and other income consist primarily of interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.

 

The decline in interest and other income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same prior-year periods was primarily due to the realized loss of $274,000 from the sale of our short-term investments.

 

Interest and Other Expense

 

    

Three Months

Ended


            

Six Months

Ended


          
     June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


       Percent
Change


    June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


       Percent
Change


 
     (in thousands, except percentages)  

Interest and other expense

   $(95 )   $(30 )      (68.4 )%   $(286 )   $(61 )      (78.7 )%

As a percentage of revenues

   (0.2 )%   —                (0.2 )%   —             

 

Interest and other expense consist primarily of interest expense related to our interest-bearing obligations.

 

The decline in interest and other expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 in comparison with the same prior-year periods was primarily due to lower interest expense as a result of a reduction in interest-bearing obligations.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Since inception, we have financed our activities primarily through a series of private placements of convertible preferred stock, subordinated promissory notes, our initial public offering and net cash generated from operating activities. As of June 30, 2004, we had cash and cash equivalents of $153.4 million and no short-term investments. During the second quarter of 2004, we liquidated all of our short-term investments and re-invested the proceeds of $45.0 million in the money market fund, which is classified as cash equivalents. We have generated net cash from operations during each quarter since the second quarter of 2001 despite our rapid growth. Although we currently anticipate that cash flows from operations, together with our available funds, will be sufficient to meet our cash needs for the foreseeable future, we may require or choose to obtain additional financing. Our ability to obtain financing will depend on, among other things, our development efforts, business plans, operating performance and condition of the capital markets at the time we seek financing. We cannot assure you that additional financing will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the rights of our common stock, and our stockholders may experience dilution.

 

The following table summarizes our cash flow activities:

 

     Three Months Ended

   Six Months Ended

 
     June 30,
2003


   

June 30,

2004


   June 30,
2003


    June 30,
2004


 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 23,620     $ 31,966    $ 36,447     $ 65,766  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (19,654 )     19,103      (27,409 )     (6,111 )

Net cash provided by financing activities

     1,235       2,187      2,377       3,895  

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2004, net cash provided by operating activities increased $8.3 million in comparison with the same prior-year period. The increase was primarily attributable to net income adjusted for an increase in amortization of our DVD library as a result of increased purchases of titles, an increase in deferred revenue due to a larger subscriber base and an increase in stock-based compensation expenses, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, net cash provided by operating activities increased $29.3 million in comparison with the same prior-year period. The increase was

 

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primarily attributable to a net loss adjusted for an increase in amortization of our DVD library as a result of increase purchases of titles, an increase in deferred revenue due to a larger subscriber base, an increase in stock-based compensation expenses, and an increase in accounts payable as a result of our growing operations.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2004, net cash provided by investing activities was $19.1 million in comparison with $19.7 million used in investing activities during the same prior-year period. The positive change was primarily attributable to the proceeds from the sale of our short-term investments, partially offset by an increase in the acquisitions of titles for our library to support our larger subscriber base. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, net cash used in investing activities decreased $21.3 million in comparison with the same prior-year period. The decrease was primarily attributable to the proceeds from the sale of our short-term investments, partially offset by an increase in the acquisitions of titles for our library to support our larger subscriber base.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, net cash provided by financing activities increased $1.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively, in comparison with the same-prior year periods. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in the proceeds from our issuance of common stock under our employee stock plans and a decrease in the repayment of debt and other obligations.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As part of our ongoing business, we do not engage in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities. Accordingly, our operating results, financial condition and cash flows are not subject to off-balance sheet risks.

 

Indemnification Arrangements

 

In the ordinary course of business, we enter into contractual arrangements under which we agree to provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of our breach of such agreements and out of intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers that will require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers.

 

The terms of such obligations vary. Generally, a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated, so the overall maximum amount of the obligations cannot be reasonably estimated. To date, we have not incurred material costs as a result of such obligations and have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our financial statements.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) reached a consensus on Issue No. 03-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments. EITF Issue No. 03-1 provides guidance on other-than-temporary impairment models for marketable debt and equity securities accounted for under SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, and SFAS No. 124, Accounting for Certain Investments Held by Not-for-Profit Organizations, and non-marketable equity securities accounted for under the cost method. EITF Issue No. 03-1 developed a basic three-step model to evaluate whether an impairment is other-than-temporary. The provisions are effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2004, and the disclosure requirements are effective for annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2004. We liquidated all of our short-term investments in the second quarter of 2004 and, therefore, do not expect the adoption of EITF Issue No. 03-1 to have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

 

In December 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 104, Revenue Recognition, which supersedes SAB No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements. The primary purpose of SAB No. 104 is to rescind accounting guidance contained in SAB No. 101 related to multiple element revenue arrangements, superseded as a result of the issuance of EITF Issue No. 00-21, Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables. Additionally, SAB No. 104 rescinds the SEC’s “Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements Frequently Asked Questions and Answers” (“the FAQ”) issued with SAB No. 101 that had been codified in SEC Topic 13, Revenue Recognition. Selected portions of the FAQ have been incorporated into SAB No. 104. While the wording of SAB No. 104 has changed to reflect the issuance of EITF Issue No. 00-21, the revenue recognition principles of SAB No. 101 remain largely unchanged by the issuance of SAB No. 104. The adoption of SAB No. 104 did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, which addresses the requirement for the consolidation by business enterprises of

 

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variable interest entities as defined in the Interpretation. In December 2003, the FASB issued a revised Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46R”), which expands the criteria for consideration in determining whether a variable interest entity should be consolidated. Public companies must apply FIN 46R to variable interest entities considered to be special purpose entities no later than the end of the first reporting period that ended after December 15, 2003, and no later than the first reporting period that ended after March 15, 2004 for all other entities. The application of FIN 46R did not have an impact on our financial statements, as we do not engage in transactions with any variable interest entities.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal, while at the same time maximizing income we receive from investments without significantly increased risk. Our cash equivalents are generally invested in money market funds, which are not subject to market risk because the interest paid on such funds fluctuates with the prevailing interest rate. During the second quarter of 2004, we liquidated all of our short-term investments and re-invested the proceeds in a money market fund.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. We believe that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, could be detected within a company.

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2004 that 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

 

In July 2004, purported securities class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against us and several of our officers. The complaints allege violations of the federal securities laws and seek unspecified damages on behalf of a class of purchasers of our common stock between October 1, 2003 and July 15, 2004. We have not been served with the complaints but intend to vigorously defend against such suits. An unfavorable outcome of this litigation could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

 

Item 2. Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

(d) Use of Proceeds:

 

Prior to the second quarter of 2004, we maintained approximately $42.1 million of the net proceeds from our initial public offering in May 2002 in short-term investments and $29.9 million in cash and cash equivalents. During the second quarter of 2004, we liquidated all of our short-term investments and re-invested the proceeds in a money market fund, which is classified as cash equivalents.

 

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on April 28, 2004. The following three proposals were adopted:

 

Proposal One:

 

Election of three Class II directors to hold office until the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:

 

     Number of Shares

Nominees


   For

   Withheld

Timothy Haley

   45,013,051    2,239,874

Michael Ramsay

   45,143,438    2,109,487

Michael Schuh

   45,107,793    2,145,132

 

In addition, the following individuals continued to be directors following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Richard Barton, Reed Hastings, Jay Hoag and A. Robert Pisano.

 

Proposal Two:

 

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2004:

 

Number of Shares

For

  Against

  Abstain

  Broker Non-Votes

46,706,614   516,722   29,589   0

 

Proposal Three:

 

Amendment of our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares of capital stock we have authorized to issue from 90,000,000 (80,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock), par value $0.001, to 170,000,000 (160,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock), par value $0.001:

 

Number of Shares

For

  Against

  Abstain

  Broker Non-Votes

45,056,263   2,139,130   57,532   0

 

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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a) Exhibits:

 

              Incorporated by Reference

   Filed
Herewith


Exhibit
Number


 

Exhibit Description


   Form

   File No.

   Exhibit

   Filing Date

    
3.1  

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

                       X
3.2  

Amended and Restated Bylaws

   S-1/A    333-83878    3.4    April 16, 2002     
3.3  

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

                       X
4.1  

Form of Common Stock Certificate

   S-1/A    333-83878    4.1    April 16, 2002     
10.1  

Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into by the registrant with each of its executive officers and directors

   S-1/A    333-83878    10.1    March 20, 2002     
10.2  

2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

   S-1    333-83878    10.2    March 6, 2002     
10.3  

Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Plan

   S-1/A    333-83878    10.3    May 16, 2002     
10.4  

2002 Stock Plan

   S-1    333-83878    10.4    March 6, 2002     
10.5  

Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Rights Agreement

   S-1    333-83878    10.5    March 6, 2002     
10.6  

Office Lease between the registrant and BR3 Partners

   S-1    333-83878    10.7    March 6, 2002     
10.7  

Lease Agreement with Lincoln-Recp Oakland Opco, LLC, as amended

   S-1    333-83878    10.8    March 6, 2002     
10.8  

Employment Offer Letter for W. Barry McCarthy

   S-1    333-83878    10.9    March 6, 2002     
10.9  

Employment Offer Letter for Tom Dillon

   S-1    333-83878    10.10    March 6, 2002     
10.10  

Employment Offer Letter with Leslie J. Kilgore

   S-1    333-83878    10.11    March 6, 2002     
10.11**  

Letter Agreement between the registrant and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Inc.

   S-1/A    333-83878    10.12    May 20, 2002     
10.12**  

Revenue Sharing Output License Terms between the registrant and Warner Home Video

   S-1/A    333-83878    10.13    May 20, 2002     
10.13  

Form of Subordinated Promissory Note

   S-1/A    333-83878    10.14    May 20, 2002     
10.14**  

Strategic Marketing Agreement between the registrant and Best Buy Co., as amended

   10-Q    000-49802    10.14 &
10.15
   November 14, 2002     
10.15  

Lease between Sobrato Land Holdings and Netflix, Inc.

                       X
10.16  

Lease between Sobrato Interests II and Netflix, Inc.

                       X
31.1  

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                       X
31.2  

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                       X
32.1  

Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                       X

** Confidential treatment granted on portions of these exhibits.

 

(b) Reports on Form 8-K:

 

On April 15, 2004, we furnished a current report on Form 8-K under Item 12 regarding the announcement of our financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 and included a copy of the press release under Item 7.

 

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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.

 

   

NETFLIX, INC.

Dated: July 30, 2004

 

By:

 

/s/ REED HASTINGS


       

Reed Hastings

Chief Executive Officer

Dated: July 30, 2004

 

By:

 

/s/ BARRY MCCARTHY


       

Barry McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal financial and accounting officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

              

Incorporated by Reference


  

Filed
Herewith


Exhibit
Number


  

Exhibit Description


  

Form


  

File No.


  

Exhibit


  

Filing Date


    
  3.1   

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

                       X
  3.2   

Amended and Restated Bylaws

   S-1/A    333-83878    3.4    April 16, 2002     
  3.3   

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

                       X
  4.1   

Form of Common Stock Certificate

   S-1/A    333-83878    4.1    April 16, 2002     
10.1   

Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into by the registrant with each of its executive officers and directors

   S-1/A    333-83878    10.1    March 20, 2002     
10.2   

2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

   S-1    333-83878    10.2    March 6, 2002     
10.3   

Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Plan

   S-1/A    333-83878    10.3    May 16, 2002     
10.4   

2002 Stock Plan

   S-1    333-83878    10.4    March 6, 2002     
10.5   

Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Rights Agreement

   S-1    333-83878    10.5    March 6, 2002     
10.6   

Office Lease between the registrant and BR3 Partners

   S-1    333-83878    10.7    March 6, 2002     
10.7   

Lease Agreement with Lincoln-Recp Oakland Opco, LLC, as amended

   S-1    333-83878    10.8    March 6, 2002     
10.8   

Employment Offer Letter for W. Barry McCarthy

   S-1    333-83878    10.9    March 6, 2002     
10.9   

Employment Offer Letter for Tom Dillon

   S-1    333-83878    10.10    March 6, 2002     
10.10   

Employment Offer Letter with Leslie J. Kilgore

   S-1    333-83878    10.11    March 6, 2002     
10.11**   

Letter Agreement between the registrant and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Inc.

   S-1/A    333-83878    10.12    May 20, 2002     
10.12**   

Revenue Sharing Output License Terms between the registrant and Warner Home Video

   S-1/A    333-83878    10.13    May 20, 2002     
10.13   

Form of Subordinated Promissory Note

   S-1/A    333-83878    10.14    May 20, 2002     
10.14**   

Strategic Marketing Agreement between the registrant and Best Buy Co., as amended

   10-Q    000-49802    10.14 & 10.15    November 14, 2002     
10.15   

Lease between Sobrato Land Holdings and Netflix, Inc.

                       X
10.16   

Lease between Sobrato Interests II and Netflix, Inc.

                       X
31.1   

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                       X
31.2   

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                       X
32.1   

Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                       X

** Confidential treatment granted on portions of these exhibits.

 

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