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Operating Segments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Operating Segments

9. Operating Segments

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company expanded its focus within the former Life Sciences segment to include companies in the HealthTech sector and renamed that segment “Healthcare.” The HealthTech sector had previously been included in the Company’s Technology segment. AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, a provider of physician billing and practice management services and software, which had previously been reported within the Technology segment, is now reported under the Healthcare segment. As a result of the change, the Company has restated its previously reported segment disclosure information, to include the results of AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions within the Healthcare segment.

As of June 30, 2013, the Company held interests in 20 non-consolidated partner companies which are included in the Healthcare and Technology segments. Included in the Penn Mezzanine segment are the Company’s interests in the Penn Mezzanine management company and general partner and the Company’s participations in mezzanine loans and equity interests initiated by Penn Mezzanine.

The Company’s active partner companies by segment were as follows as of June 30, 2013:

 

Healthcare

 

  

 

Partner Company

Safeguard Primary Ownership
as of June 30, 2013

  

Accounting Method

AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, Inc.              

  40.2

%

  

Equity

Alverix, Inc.             

  49.2

%

  

Equity

Crescendo Bioscience, Inc.             

  12.6

%

 

Cost

Good Start Genetics, Inc.             

  30.0

%

  

Equity

Medivo, Inc.             

  34.5

%

  

Equity

NovaSom, Inc.             

  30.3

%

  

Equity

NuPathe, Inc.             

  16.6

%

  

Fair value (1)

PixelOptics, Inc.             

  24.6

%

  

Equity

Putney, Inc.             

  27.6

%

  

Equity

Sotera Wireless, Inc.             

  7.4

%

  

Cost

 

Technology

 

  

 

Partner Company

Safeguard Primary Ownership
as of June 30, 2013

  

Accounting Method

AppFirst, Inc.             

  35.0

%

  

Equity

Beyond.com, Inc.             

  38.3

%

  

Equity

Bridgevine, Inc.             

  22.5

%

  

Equity

DriveFactor, Inc.             

  35.4

%

  

Equity

Hoopla Software, Inc.             

  25.3

%

  

Equity

Lumesis, Inc.             

  44.2

%

  

Equity

MediaMath, Inc.             

  22.2

%

  

Equity

Pneuron, Inc.             

  27.6

%

  

Equity

Spongecell, Inc.             

  23.1

%

  

Equity

ThingWorx, Inc.             

  39.8

%

  

Equity

 

(1) The Company's ownership interest in NuPathe was accounted for as available-for-sale securities following NuPathe’s completion of an initial public offering in August 2010. In October 2012, the Company participated in a private placement of NuPathe preferred stock units, and in conjunction with this financing, the Company placed two persons on NuPathe's board of directors. As a result, the Company determined that it exercised significant influence over NuPathe which made the equity method of accounting applicable to its ownership interests. Instead, the Company elected the fair value option beginning in October 2012. Prior to August 2010, the Company accounted for NuPathe under the equity method.

As of June 30, 2013, in the Penn Mezzanine segment, the Company has a 36% ownership interest in the management company and general partner of Penn Mezzanine L.P. The Company accounts for its interest under the equity method.

Results of the Healthcare and Technology segments reflect the equity income (loss) of their respective equity method partner companies, other income (loss) associated with fair value method and cost method partner companies and the gains or losses on the sale of their respective partner companies. Results of the Penn Mezzanine segment includes interest, dividends and participation fees earned on the mezzanine interests in which the Company participates as well as equity income (loss) associated with the Company’s management company and general partner interest in the Penn Mezzanine platform.

Management evaluates the Healthcare and Technology segments’ performance based on net income (loss) which is based on the number of partner companies accounted for under the equity method, the Company’s voting ownership percentage in these partner companies and the net results of operations of these partner companies, any impairment charges or gain (loss) on the sale of equity and cost method partner companies.

Management evaluates the Penn Mezzanine segment performance based on the performance of the mezzanine interests in which the Company participates. This includes an evaluation of the current and future cash flows associated with interest and dividend payments as well as estimated losses based on evaluating known and inherent risks in the investments in which the Company participates.

Other Items include certain expenses which are not identifiable to the operations of the Company’s operating business segments. Other Items primarily consist of general and administrative expenses related to corporate operations, including employee compensation, insurance and professional fees, including legal and finance, interest income, interest expense and other income (loss) and equity income (loss) related to certain private equity fund ownership interests. Other Items also include income taxes, which are reviewed by management independent of segment results.

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, all of the Company’s assets were located in the United States.

Segment assets in Other Items included primarily cash, cash equivalents, cash held in escrow, and marketable securities of $180.1 million and $212.5 million, at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 


Healthcare

 

 

Technology

 

 

Penn
Mezzanine

 

 

Total
Segments

 

 

Other
Items

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Operating loss             

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(4

)

 

$

(4

)

 

$

(6,711

)

 

$

(6,715

)

Interest income             

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

  380

 

 

 

  380

 

 

 

  410

 

 

 

  790

 

Equity loss             

 

(14,850

)

 

 

(3,399

)

 

 

(94

)

 

 

(18,343

)

 

 

(57

)

 

 

(18,400

)

Net loss             

 

(17,275

)

 

 

(3,399

)

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(20,687

)

 

 

(7,436

)

 

 

(28,123

)

Segment Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2013             

 

  75,154

 

 

 

  61,266

 

 

 

  13,186

 

 

 

  149,606

 

 

 

  186,512

 

 

 

  336,118

 

December 31, 2012             

 

  83,500

 

 

 

  58,753

 

 

 

  12,153

 

 

 

  154,406

 

 

 

  219,738

 

 

 

  374,144

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 


Healthcare

 

 

Technology

 

 

Penn
Mezzanine

 

 

Total
Segments

 

 

Other
Items

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Operating loss             

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(2

)

 

$

(2

)

 

$

(5,146

)

 

$

(5,148

)

Interest income             

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

  277

 

 

 

  277

 

 

 

  318

 

 

 

  595

 

Equity loss             

 

(8,820

)

 

 

(56

)

 

 

(69

)

 

 

(8,945

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(8,947

)

Net loss             

 

(3,270

)

 

 

(56

)

 

 

(533

)

 

 

(3,859

)

 

 

(6,278

)

 

 

(10,137

)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 


Healthcare

 

 

Technology

 

 

Penn
Mezzanine

 

 

Total
Segments

 

 

Other
Items

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Operating loss             

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(9

)

 

$

(9

)

 

$

(12,080

)

 

$

(12,089

)

Interest income             

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

  724

 

 

 

  724

 

 

 

  800

 

 

 

  1,524

 

Equity (loss) income             

 

(20,750

)

 

 

(4,500

)

 

 

(164

)

 

 

(25,414

)

 

 

  27

 

 

 

(25,387

)

Net (loss) income             

 

(22,340

)

 

 

(4,500

)

 

 

  328

 

 

 

  (26,512

)

 

 

(13,550

)

 

 

(40,062

)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

 

 

 

 

 


Healthcare

 

 

Technology

 

 

Penn
Mezzanine

 

 

Total
Segments

 

 

Other
Items

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Operating loss             

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

(4

)

 

$

(4

)

 

$

(9,887

)

 

$

(9,891

)

Interest income             

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

  848

 

 

 

  848

 

 

 

  646

 

 

 

  1,494

 

Equity loss             

 

(15,159

)

 

 

(1,045

)

 

 

(188

)

 

 

(16,392

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(16,395

)

Net loss             

 

(6,180

)

 

 

(1,045

)

 

 

(83

)

 

 

(7,308

)

 

 

(12,489

)

 

 

(19,797

)