HARTE HANKS INC
Business
HARTE HANKS INC is a global customer and brand experience company that designs and delivers end-to-end customer and product lifecycle solutions. It provides services spanning data and analytics, marketing and demand generation, sales and inside-sales outsourcing, customer care and AI-enabled self-service, and fulfillment and logistics including print-on-demand, kitting, temperature-controlled and recall management. Operationally, its offerings are organized into three business units: Data/Marketing/Demand Generation and Managed Marketing Services, Customer Care, and Fulfillment & Logistics. The company serves B2B and B2C clients across industries from offices and delivery networks in North America, Asia‑Pacific and Europe using omnichannel digital, direct and logistics distribution channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-17
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 160 | 185 | 191 | 206 | 195 | |
| Labor | 81 | 94 | 98 | 105 | 110 | |
| Production and distribution | 50 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 50 | |
| Advertising, selling, general and administrative | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 18 | |
| Restructuring expense | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total operating expenses | 159 | 183 | 188 | 191 | 187 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 386,000 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | |
| Interest expense, net | 248,000 | 187,000 | −135,000 | — | — | |
| Pension plan termination charges | 0 | 38 | 0 | — | — | |
| Goodwill impairment charge | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |
| Impairment of intangible assets | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other expenses, net | 1 | 2 | 5 | −5 | 477,000 | |
| Total other expenses, net | 1 | 40 | 5 | −4 | −9 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −1 | −38 | −2 | 19 | 16 | |
| Income tax benefit | −197,000 | −8 | −349,000 | −17 | 1 | |
| Net loss | −811,000 | −30 | −2 | 37 | 15 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −0.11 | −4.15 | −0.21 | 4.98 | 1.85 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −0.11 | −4.15 | −0.21 | 4.75 | 1.76 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Adjustment to pension liabilities, net of tax benefit of $180 and $11,492 | −1 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | −369,000 | −2 | 3 | −5 | −2 | |
| Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | −1 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Comprehensive (loss) income | −2 | 196,000 | 3 | 42 | 27 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 6 | 10 | 19 | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable (less allowance of $22 and $50 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively) | 28 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 41 | |
| Contract assets and unbilled accounts receivable | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | |
| Prepaid expenses | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Prepaid income tax and income tax receivable | 1 | 938,000 | 2 | — | — | |
| Other current assets | 2 | 1 | 928,000 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total current assets | 46 | 54 | 65 | 66 | 75 | |
| Net property, plant and equipment | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 20 | 22 | 25 | — | — | |
| Intangible assets, net | 370,000 | 563,000 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Goodwill | 295,000 | 300,000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Deferred tax assets, net | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 0 | |
| Other long-term assets | 564,000 | 717,000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total other assets | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 3 | |
| Total assets | 92 | 102 | 123 | 120 | 108 | |
| Accounts payable | 13 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 16 | |
| Accrued expenses | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Accrued payroll and related expenses | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| Deferred revenue and customer advances | 813,000 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| Customer postage and program deposits | 868,000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Other current liabilities | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | |
| Short-term lease liabilities | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 30 | 35 | 48 | 44 | 42 | |
| Long-term lease liabilities | 19 | 21 | 24 | — | — | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total liabilities | 71 | 80 | 103 | 101 | 123 | |
| Common stock, $1 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, 12,221,484 shares issued, 7,414,794 and 7,357,450 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 110 | 124 | 158 | 218 | 291 | |
| Retained earnings | 814 | 815 | 845 | 846 | 811 | |
| Less treasury stock, 4,806,690 and 4,864,034 shares at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, at cost | −900 | −916 | −951 | — | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −15 | −14 | −44 | −48 | −53 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | −25 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 92 | 102 | 123 | 120 | 108 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Restructuring expense | 0 | 158,000 | 861,000 | 0 | 913,000 | |
| Impairment charges for goodwill and intangible assets | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |
| Stock-based compensation | 258,000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Net pension cost | −2 | 31 | 70,000 | −1 | −717,000 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −928,000 | −9 | −1 | −20 | 0 | |
| Accounts receivable, net and contract assets | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | −9 | |
| Prepaid expenses, income tax receivable and other current assets | −2 | 703,000 | 3 | 3 | 925,000 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | −3 | −795,000 | 844,000 | 6 | −395,000 | |
| Deferred revenue and customer advances | −776,000 | −2 | −1 | 383,000 | −719,000 | |
| Customer postage and program deposits | −757,000 | −190,000 | 592,000 | −5 | −1,000 | |
| Other accrued expenses and liabilities | −728,000 | −4 | −2 | −147,000 | −2 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | −2 | −3 | 10 | 29 | −2 | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | −3 | −4 | −3 | −6 | −3 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment | 1,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 57,000 | 146,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −3 | −4 | −2 | −11 | −3 | |
| Debt financing costs | −100,000 | 0 | −45,000 | −131,000 | −795,000 | |
| Payment of finance leases | −159,000 | −124,000 | −160,000 | −194,000 | — | |
| Recovery of short-swing profit from stockholders | 838,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Treasury stock activities | −65,000 | −295,000 | −641,000 | −469,000 | −291,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 514,000 | −419,000 | −3 | −16 | −13 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | −370,000 | −2 | 3 | −5 | −353,000 | |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | −4 | −9 | 8 | −4 | −18 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 292,000 | 234,000 | 244,000 | 273,000 | 490,000 | |
| Cash (received) for interest | −123,000 | −236,000 | — | — | — | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds | 2 | 1 | −3 | — | 1 | |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued expense | 498,000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Right-of-use assets acquired through operating leases | 1 | 303,000 | — | — | — |