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Interim Consolidated Financial Statements | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements | Note 1 — Interim Consolidated Financial Statements Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures required for complete financial statements are not included herein. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. It is recommended that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear in the Forrester Research, Inc. (“Forrester”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows as of the dates and for the periods presented have been included. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 may not be indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2020, or any other period. Due to the Company’s operating segment realignment during the three months ended June 30, 2020, the revenue line items in the Consolidated Statements of Operations were updated to present Events revenues as a separate financial statement line. In the prior presentation, Events revenues were combined within the “Advisory services and events revenues” financial statement line. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on the amount of total revenues previously reported. Liquidity and Impact of COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the Company beginning in March 2020 primarily through lower contract bookings and a reduction in revenues from the conversion of the Company’s events from in-person to virtual events. The Company had previously announced that its events for the remainder of 2020 will be held as virtual events. While the duration and severity of this pandemic is uncertain, the Company currently expects the reduction in its subscription Research, Connect and Analytics revenues to continue during the fourth quarter of 2020 due to reduced customer contract booking activity that began in March 2020 and continued into the third quarter of 2020. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic ultimately impacts the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and liquidity may differ from the Company’s current estimates due to inherent uncertainties regarding the duration and further spread of the outbreak, its severity, actions taken to contain the virus or treat its impact, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. The Company has implemented several cost-reduction measures that include reductions to travel, new hiring, and employee incentive compensation programs. The Company will continue to proactively respond to the situation and may take further actions that alter the Company’s business operations as may be required by governmental authorities, or that the Company determines are in the best interests of its employees and customers. As of September 30, 2020, the Company is in compliance with its financial covenants under its Credit Agreement (refer to Note 4 – Debt). The Company currently forecasts that it will be in compliance with its financial covenants for at least one year from the issuance of these interim financial statements, after taking into consideration the measures noted above. If the impact of COVID-19 is more severe than currently forecasted this may impact the Company’s ability to comply with its financial covenants which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company assessed certain accounting estimates that generally require consideration of forecasted financial information in context with the information reasonably available to it and the unknown future impacts COVID-19 as of September 30, 2020 and through the date of this report. The accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, the allowance for expected credit losses, the carrying value of its goodwill and other long-lived assets, valuation allowances for tax assets, and revenue recognition. While there was not a material impact to the consolidated financial statements resulting from the Company’s assessments as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company’s future assessment of its current expectations of the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, as well as other factors, could result in material impacts to its consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods. Presentation of Restricted Cash The following table summarizes the end-of-period cash and cash equivalents from the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets and the total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as presented in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands).
| Nine Months Ended September 30, |
| 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 73,027 |  |  | $ | 67,629 |
Restricted cash classified in (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 345 |  |  |  | 717 |
Other assets |  | 38 |  |  |  | 628 |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in statement of cash flows | $ | 73,410 |  |  | $ | 68,974 |
(1) | Restricted cash consists of collateral required for letters of credit and credit card processing outside of the U.S. The short-term or long-term classification regarding the collateral for the letters of credit is determined in accordance with the expiration of the underlying lease as the letters of credit are non-cancellable while the leases are in effect.
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“Topic 326”). The standard amends the existing financial instrument incurred loss impairment model by requiring entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses and to consider a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables. On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the standard using the modified retrospective method in which prior periods are not adjusted and recorded a cumulative effect adjustment of $0.2 million to decrease retained earnings. Expected losses are based, in part, on the Company’s historical loss rate experience as well as management’s expectations of future losses as informed by current economic conditions. The allowance for expected credit losses on accounts receivable for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
| Total Allowance |
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | 628 |
Cumulative effect adjustment of adopting Topic 326 |  | 218 |
Provision for expected credit losses |  | 591 |
Write-offs |  | (637 | )
Translation adjustments |  | (4 | )
Balance at September 30, 2020 | $ | 796 |
The Company adopted the guidance in ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment on January 1, 2020. The new standard simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test and requires that instead, an entity should perform its goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. The adoption of this standard did not impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations. The Company adopted the guidance in ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement on January 1, 2020. The new standard modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, including changes to fair value transfers and Level 3 fair value measurements. Changes required upon adoption of this standard are included in Note 8 – Fair Value Measurements and did not impact the Company’s financial position or results of operations. The Company adopted the guidance in ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software: Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract on January 1, 2020. The new standard aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The new standard provides guidance to simplify the accounting for income taxes in certain areas, changes the accounting for select income tax transactions, and makes other minor improvements. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that this standard may have on its financial position and results of operations. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Finance Reporting. The new standard provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for, or recognizing the effects of, reference rate reform on financial reporting due to the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The updates apply to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR, or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform, and as a result require a modification. An entity may elect to apply the amendments immediately or at any point through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact that this standard may have on its financial position and results of operations, including the standard’s potential impact on any contractual changes in the future that may result from reference rate reform.

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