Rosetta Stone Inc. (NYSE:RST), a leading provider of technology-based language-learning, reading and brain fitness solutions, today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2014.
The highlights of the quarter include the following:
- Increased total bookings by 16% to $82.1 million
- Achieved Adjusted EBITDA of $6.3 million towards the high-end of guidance
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Delivered organic Enterprise & Education ("E&E") growth of 10%,
including:
- Accelerating organic E&E Language growth of 5% and
- E&E Literacy organic growth of 32% driven by strong new business and renewals
- Rebound in North America Consumer from strong web channel sales
- Finalized Kids Reading for launch in early November 2014
- Confirming lower end of full-year 2014 Bookings and Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $315 to $325 million and $18 to $22 million, respectively.
Steve Swad, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "In the third quarter, we once again made solid strides towards delivering on our plan for the year and progress toward our longer-term business transformation. We delivered Adjusted EBITDA near the high-end of our guidance and grew our E&E business at an organic 10% rate." Swad added, "I was pleased with the direction and the results in the third quarter including the growth in the Education & Enterprise segment and a rebound in our North America Consumer business. In the first nine months of 2014, we laid the foundation for the future by integrating our acquisitions, making enhancements to our website and developing new solutions and products that we are now rolling out. In the fourth quarter we should start to see more of the results from this work."
Third Quarter 2014 Operational and Financial Highlights
Bookings: Total consolidated bookings increased 16% to $82.1 million from $70.7 million in the year-ago period. Bookings in the Global Enterprise & Education (“E&E”) segment increased 50% compared with a year-ago. Organic E&E bookings increased 10% versus a year-ago, which was driven by 5% organic bookings growth from Language and 32% organic bookings from Literacy compared with the third quarter of 2013. Organic bookings growth in Language accelerated in the quarter compared with the first half of the year due to higher renewals, and the positive impact of selling a unified suite of language solutions following the acquisition of Tell Me More in early 2014. Organic Literacy bookings continued to grow at high rates due to strong acceptance in the marketplace and a high level of renewals and upsell. North America Consumer segment (“NA Consumer”) bookings increased 4% to $40.2 million from $38.6 million, representing a return to growth driven by a 21% increase in bookings from the web channel. Bookings from the retail and call center channels both continued to decline, partially offsetting the growth from web. Bookings from Fit Brains added an incremental $1.1 million to NA Consumer. Rest of World (“ROW”) Consumer segment bookings declined 32%, primarily reflecting the downsizing of operations in Asia in the first quarter of 2014.
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2014 | 2013 | % change | |||||||||
Bookings from: | |||||||||||
North America Consumer | $ | 40,206 | $ | 38,629 | 4 | % | |||||
Rest of World Consumer | 5,045 | 7,471 | (32 | )% | |||||||
Global Enterprise and Education | 36,898 | 24,594 | 50 | % | |||||||
Total | $ | 82,149 | $ | 70,694 | 16 | % | |||||
Revenue: Total revenue increased $3.6 million or 6% to $64.5 million from $60.9 million. E&E revenue grew 50% in the third quarter compared with a year ago, primarily driven by acquisitions. NA Consumer revenue decreased 6% to $36.4 million, primarily reflecting lower retail and call center channel performance and lower paid online learner revenue. Fit Brains contributed $0.8 million during the quarter. ROW Consumer revenue decreased 22% due mainly to the downsizing in Asia in the first quarter of 2014.
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2014 | 2013 | % change | |||||||||
Revenue from: | |||||||||||
North America Consumer | $ | 36,371 | $ | 38,699 | (6 | )% | |||||
Rest of World Consumer | 5,612 | 7,165 | (22 | )% | |||||||
Global Enterprise and Education | 22,532 | 15,008 | 50 | % | |||||||
Total | $ | 64,515 | $ | 60,872 | 6 | % | |||||
- Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter was $6.3 million vs. $5.9 million a year ago. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA compared with Q313 is due to a $1.3 million increase in total segment contribution, on an economic basis, to $29.1 million partially offset by an increase in unallocated expenses, most of which was driven by an increase in general and administrative expenses related to the acquisitions of Lexia, Tell Me More and Fit Brains. The increase in total segment contribution was driven by a $5.7 million increase in contribution from E&E to $18.6 million from $12.9 million a year ago, partially offset by a $4.3 million decrease in contribution from NA Consumer and a $0.2 million decrease in ROW Consumer. The improved contribution from E&E is predominantly due to the $12.3 million of higher E&E bookings compared with a year ago. The lower contribution from NA Consumer is mostly due to the lower bookings of $2.3 million, versus a year-ago and higher selling and marketing costs.
- Balance Sheet and Cash Flow: Cash at the end of the quarter was $49.4 million compared with $46.8 million at 6/30/14. Deferred revenue of $110.9 million increased $17.7 million in the quarter compared with $93.2 million at 6/30/14 and increased $38.3 million compared with $72.6 million a year ago, reflecting the growth in E&E over the past year as well as an increase in consumer online learners. Over 75% of this deferred revenue balance is short term and will be recognized over the next 12 months. Free cash flow in the third quarter was $3.4 million compared with negative $2.8 million a year ago. The increase in free cash flow reflects the higher Adjusted EBITDA as well as better working capital, which was partially offset by modestly higher capital expenditures of $2.7 million this quarter vs. $2.2 million a year ago.
Guidance
The company is confirming its guidance for the full year 2014 in the below table. In addition, management believes that based on current forecasts, consolidated bookings and Adjusted EBITDA results are more likely to be nearer the lower-end of the ranges.
FY 2014 Guidance | ||||
Amount/Range | Commentary | |||
Consolidated Bookings | $315MM to $325MM | Mid-single digit % growth | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | $18MM to $22MM | ~5% margin | ||
Shares outstanding | ~22MM | |||
Capital Expenditures | $10MM to $14MM | Acquisition Integrations | ||
Long-term effective tax rate | 39% | |||
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains several non-GAAP financial measures.
- Bookings represent executed sales contracts received by the Company that are either recorded immediately as revenue or as deferred revenue.
- Adjusted EBITDA is GAAP net income/(loss) plus interest income and expense, other income/expense, income tax benefit and expense, depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expense, goodwill impairment plus the change in deferred revenue (excluding acquired deferred revenue) less the change in deferred commissions.In addition, Adjusted EBITDA excludes any items related to the litigation with Google Inc., restructuring and related wind down costs, severance costs and transaction and other costs associated with mergers and acquisitions as well as all adjustments related to recording the non-cash tax valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Adjusted EBITDA for prior periods has been revised to conform to current definition.
- Free cash flow is cash flow from operations less cash used in purchases of property and equipment.
Management believes that these non-GAAP measures of financial results provide useful information to investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the Company’s performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses, for purposes of determining executive incentive compensation, and for budgeting and planning purposes. These measures are used in monthly financial reports prepared for management and in quarterly financial reports presented to the Company’s board of directors. Management believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing the Company’s financial measures with other software and education-technology companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.
Management typically excludes the amounts described below when evaluating the Company’s operating performance and believes that the resulting non-GAAP measures are useful to investors and financial analysts in assessing the Company’s operating performance, due to the following factors:
- Amortization of Acquired Intangibles. Amortization costs and the related tax effects are fixed at the time of an acquisition, and then amortized over a period of several years after the acquisition and generally cannot be changed or influenced by management after the acquisition.
- Stock-based Compensation. Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect of compensation of the Company’s employees and executives, stock-based compensation expense is generally fixed at the time of grant, then amortized over a period of several years after the grant of the stock-based instrument, and generally cannot be changed or influenced by management after the grant. In addition, the impact of shares granted under these plans is considered in the Company’s EPS calculation to the extent the shares are dilutive.
- Bookings. Although revenue is an important aspect of measuring Company performance, the Company believes total sales bookings can be a valuable indicator of the Company’s performance. The Company is transitioning to a greater amount of subscription sales, which results in an increasing portion of sales being recorded as deferred revenue.
Management does not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as an alternative to financial measures determined in accordance with GAAP. The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses and income that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations, because they reflect the exercise of judgments by management about which expenses and items of income are excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures and may not be calculated in the same manner as other companies’ similarly titled non-GAAP measures.
In order to compensate for these limitations, management presents its non-GAAP financial measures in connection with its GAAP results. The company urges investors to review the reconciliation of its non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures, which it includes in press releases announcing earnings information, including this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the company’s business.
Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the non-GAAP measures used in this press release are included at the end of this release.
Earnings Results Webcast
This news release and the accompanying tables should be read in conjunction with the additional content that is available on the company’s website.
In conjunction with this announcement, Rosetta Stone will host an Earnings Results webcast today at 5:00 pm eastern time (ET) during which time there will be a discussion of the results and the company’s business outlook.
The webcast will be available live on the Investor Relations page of the company’s website at http://investors.rosettastone.com.
A recorded replay of the webcast will be available on the “Investor Relations” page of the company’s web site: http://investors.rosettastone.com after the live discussion.
About Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone Inc. (NYSE: RST) is dedicated to changing the way the world learns. The company's innovative technology-driven language, reading and brain fitness solutions are used by thousands of schools, businesses, government organizations and millions of individuals around the world. Founded in 1992, Rosetta Stone pioneered the use of interactive software to accelerate language learning. Today the company offers courses in 30 languages, from the most commonly spoken (such as English, Spanish and Mandarin) to the less prominent (including Swahili, Swedish and Tagalog). Since 2013, Rosetta Stone has expanded beyond language and deeper into education-technology with its acquisitions of Livemocha, Lexia Learning, Vivity Labs, and Tell Me More. Rosetta Stone is based in Arlington, VA, and has offices around the world.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this presentation and certain comments today constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. A number of important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including demand for our language learning solutions; the advantages of our products, services, technology, brand and business model as compared to others; our strategic focus; our ability to maintain effective internal controls or to remediate material weaknesses; our cash needs and expectations regarding cash flow from operations; our product development plans; our international operations and growth plans; our plans regarding our kiosks and retail relationships; our plans regarding our Enterprise and Education business; the impact of any revisions to our pricing strategy; our ability to manage and grow our business and execute our business strategy; our financial performance; our actions to realign our cost structure and revitalizing our go-to-market strategy; our plans to transition our distribution to more online in the consumer business; our ability to expand our product offerings beyond our core adult-focused language learning solutions, including the launch of Kids reading and brain fitness; our ability to introduce successfully Lexia’s Core5 reading product to the consumer market; our ability to expand our offerings to more devices and apps, our ability to identify and successfully close and integrate additional acquisition targets; our plans with respect to and our ability to successfully integrate Lexia, Livemocha, Tell Me More and Vivity into our business; adverse trends in general economic conditions and the other factors including the “Risk Factors” more fully described in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year period ended December 31, 2013, which is on file with the SEC. We encourage you to review those factors before making any investment decision. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control and that could materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements.
Today’s presentation and discussion also contains references to non-GAAP financial measures. The full definition and reconciliation of those measures is available in our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 29, 2014. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to compare the Company’s performance to that of prior periods for trend analyses, for purposes of determining executive incentive compensation, and for budgeting and planning purposes. Management believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends. Our definitions of non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to the definitions used by other companies, and we encourage you to review and understand all our financial reporting before making any investment decision.
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
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September 30, 2014 | December 31, 2013 | |||||||
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Assets | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 49,361 | $ | 98,825 | ||||
Restricted cash | 131 | 12,424 | ||||||
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,452 and $1,000, respectively) | 61,222 | 60,342 | ||||||
Inventory, net | 6,490 | 6,639 | ||||||
Deferred sales commissions | 9,821 | 6,079 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 6,221 | 6,215 | ||||||
Income tax receivable | 735 | 197 | ||||||
Total current assets | 133,981 | 190,721 | ||||||
Deferred sales commissions | 4,212 | 1,809 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 25,116 | 17,766 | ||||||
Goodwill | 77,272 | 50,059 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 36,287 | 29,006 | ||||||
Other assets | 598 | 1,415 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 277,466 | $ | 290,776 | ||||
Liabilities and stockholders' equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 12,088 | $ | 10,326 | ||||
Accrued compensation | 18,338 | 16,380 | ||||||
Obligations under capital lease | 620 | 256 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 36,506 | 41,936 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 84,230 | 67,173 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 151,782 | 136,071 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 26,631 | 11,684 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 10,169 | 9,022 | ||||||
Obligations under capital lease | 3,400 | 217 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 1,391 | 2,539 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 193,373 | 159,533 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000 and 10,000 shares authorized, zero and zero shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively | — | — | ||||||
Non-designated common stock, $0.00005 par value, 190,000 and 190,000 shares authorized, 22,819 and 22,588 shares issued and 21,819 and 21,588 shares outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 177,238 | 171,123 | ||||||
Accumulated loss | (81,462 | ) | (29,292 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (250 | ) | 845 | |||||
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,000 shares at September 30, 2014 and 1,000 shares at December 31, 2013 | (11,435 | ) | (11,435 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 84,093 | 131,243 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 277,466 | $ | 290,776 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Product | $ | 32,392 | $ | 34,038 | $ | 92,888 | $ | 107,087 | ||||||||
Subscription and service | 32,123 | 26,834 | 89,707 | 79,847 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | 64,515 | 60,872 | 182,595 | 186,934 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of product revenue | 7,916 | 7,325 | 23,010 | 21,263 | ||||||||||||
Cost of subscription and service revenue | 5,071 | 3,419 | 14,109 | 9,969 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenue | 12,987 | 10,744 | 37,119 | 31,232 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit | 51,528 | 50,128 | 145,476 | 155,702 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 43,771 | 34,844 | 120,700 | 104,904 | ||||||||||||
Research and development | 8,689 | 8,797 | 25,830 | 25,248 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 14,748 | 13,987 | 44,805 | 40,209 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | — | — | 2,199 | — | ||||||||||||
Lease abandonment and termination | (53 | ) | 7 | 3,635 | 835 | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 67,155 | 57,635 | 197,169 | 171,196 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations | (15,627 | ) | (7,507 | ) | (51,693 | ) | (15,494 | ) | ||||||||
Other income and (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 3 | 21 | 13 | 105 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense | (46 | ) | (9 | ) | (153 | ) | (54 | ) | ||||||||
Other income and (expense) | (752 | ) | (305 | ) | (772 | ) | 105 | |||||||||
Total other income (expense) | (795 | ) | (293 | ) | (912 | ) | 156 | |||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (16,422 | ) | (7,800 | ) | (52,605 | ) | (15,338 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax (benefit) | (244 | ) | (3,631 | ) | (435 | ) | (3,052 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (16,178 | ) | $ | (4,169 | ) | $ | (52,170 | ) | $ | (12,286 | ) | ||||
Loss per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.76 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | ||||
Diluted | $ | (0.76 | ) | $ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (2.46 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | ||||
Common shares and equivalents outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic weighted average shares | 21,305 | 21,827 | 21,228 | 21,587 | ||||||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares | 21,305 | 21,827 | 21,228 | 21,587 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (16,178 | ) | $ | (4,169 | ) | $ | (52,170 | ) | $ | (12,286 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 2,109 | 2,525 | 5,468 | 6,229 | ||||||||||||
Loss on foreign currency transactions | 756 | — | 756 | — | ||||||||||||
Bad debt expense | 551 | 455 | 2,023 | 682 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,335 | 2,409 | 10,229 | 7,005 | ||||||||||||
Deferred income tax (benefit) | (652 | ) | (3,904 | ) | (1,116 | ) | (4,527 | ) | ||||||||
Loss on disposal of equipment | 72 | 41 | 181 | 246 | ||||||||||||
Loss on goodwill impairment | — | — | 2,199 | — | ||||||||||||
Net change in: | ||||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | (38 | ) | (18 | ) | (21 | ) | (9 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (12,759 | ) | (2,338 | ) | 93 | 5,672 | ||||||||||
Inventory | 995 | (1,058 | ) | 648 | (506 | ) | ||||||||||
Deferred sales commissions | (1,966 | ) | (1,928 | ) | (5,989 | ) | (2,072 | ) | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (272 | ) | 1,518 | 240 | (1,051 | ) | ||||||||||
Income tax receivable | 221 | (420 | ) | (431 | ) | 391 | ||||||||||
Other assets | 236 | (143 | ) | 973 | (132 | ) | ||||||||||
Accounts payable | 1,565 | (1,986 | ) | 885 | 961 | |||||||||||
Accrued compensation | 2,681 | (2,621 | ) | (776 | ) | (4,180 | ) | |||||||||
Other current liabilities | 5,751 | 1,704 | (6,302 | ) | (8,092 | ) | ||||||||||
Other long term liabilities | 787 | (7 | ) | 537 | 329 | |||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 18,854 | 9,353 | 30,517 | 7,606 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 6,048 | (587 | ) | (12,056 | ) | (3,734 | ) | |||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (2,683 | ) | (2,203 | ) | (7,227 | ) | (6,415 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease in restricted cash for Vivity acquisition | — | — | 12,314 | — | ||||||||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | — | (17,495 | ) | (41,687 | ) | (25,675 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (2,683 | ) | (19,698 | ) | (36,600 | ) | (32,090 | ) | ||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options | 4 | 581 | 646 | 2,379 | ||||||||||||
Repurchase of shares from exercised stock options | — | — | — | (1,040 | ) | |||||||||||
Proceeds from equity offering, net of issuance costs | — | (57 | ) | — | (228 | ) | ||||||||||
Payments under capital lease obligations | (114 | ) | (17 | ) | (480 | ) | (213 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (110 | ) | 507 | 166 | 898 | |||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 3,255 | (19,778 | ) | (48,490 | ) | (34,926 | ) | |||||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents | (733 | ) | 812 | (974 | ) | (160 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 2,522 | (18,966 | ) | (49,464 | ) | (35,086 | ) | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period | 46,839 | 132,070 | 98,825 | 148,190 | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period | $ | 49,361 | $ | 113,104 | $ | 49,361 | $ | 113,104 |
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Reconciliation of GAAP Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
GAAP net loss | $ | (16,178 | ) | $ | (4,169 | ) | $ | (52,170 | ) | $ | (12,286 | ) | ||||
Interest (income)/expense, net | 43 | (12 | ) | 140 | (51 | ) | ||||||||||
Other (income)/expense | 752 | 305 | 772 | (105 | ) | |||||||||||
Income tax (benefit) | (244 | ) | (3,631 | ) | (435 | ) | (3,052 | ) | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,335 | 2,414 | 10,137 | 6,338 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation related to restructuring | — | (5 | ) | 92 | 667 | |||||||||||
Goodwill impairment | — | — | 2,199 | — | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 2,109 | 2,525 | 5,468 | 6,229 | ||||||||||||
Other EBITDA adjustments | 1,098 | 565 | 9,666 | 5,178 | ||||||||||||
Change in deferred revenue | 17,635 | 9,822 | 29,799 | 7,198 | ||||||||||||
Change in deferred commission | (2,212 | ) | (1,928 | ) | (6,145 | ) | (2,072 | ) | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA* | $ | 6,338 | $ | 5,886 | $ | (477 | ) | $ | 8,044 | |||||||
* Beginning Q3 2014, adjusted EBITDA is GAAP net income or loss plus interest income and expense, other income/expense, income tax benefit and expense, depreciation, amortization, goodwill impairment, and stock-based compensation expenses, plus the change in deferred revenue excluding increases in deferred revenue from acquisitions less the change in deferred commissions. Adjusted EBITDA excludes any items related to the litigation with Google Inc., restructuring and related wind down costs, severance costs, and transaction and other costs associated with mergers and acquisitions. Adjusted EBITDA for prior periods has been revised to conform to the current definition. See below for a reconciliation to the definition of EBITDA prior to Q3 2014 which excluded the impact of Other income/expense.
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2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA using definition beginning Q3 2014 | $ | 6,338 | $ | 5,886 | $ | (477 | ) | $ | 8,044 | |||||||
Less: impact of Other (income)/expense | (752 | ) | (305 | ) | (772 | ) | 105 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA using definition prior to Q3 2014 | $ | 5,586 | $ | 5,581 | $ | (1,249 | ) | $ | 8,149 | |||||||
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Reconciliation of Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow | ||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 6,048 | $ | (587 | ) | $ | (12,056 | ) | $ | (3,734 | ) | |||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (2,683 | ) | (2,203 | ) | (7,227 | ) | (6,415 | ) | ||||||||
Free cash flow* | $ | 3,365 | $ | (2,790 | ) | $ | (19,283 | ) | $ | (10,149 | ) | |||||
* Free cash flow is cash flow from operations less cash used in purchases of property and equipment.
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Net Bookings by Market | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North America Consumer | 41,303 | 39,321 | 38,629 | 52,620 | 171,873 | 36,141 | 34,816 | 40,206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rest of World Consumer | 8,310 | 6,879 | 7,471 | 7,300 | 29,960 | 6,817 | 5,018 | 5,045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Consumer | 49,613 | 46,200 | 46,100 | 59,920 | 201,833 | 42,958 | 39,834 | 45,251 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Global Enterprise and Education | 10,758 | 16,883 | 24,594 | 24,067 | 76,302 | 18,282 | 29,171 | 36,898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 60,371 | 63,083 | 70,694 | 83,987 | 278,135 | 61,240 | 69,005 | 82,149 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
YoY Growth (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North America Consumer | (1 | )% | 5 | % | (9 | )% | (9 | )% | (4 | )% | (12 | )% | (11 | )% | 4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Rest of World Consumer | (34 | )% | (15 | )% | (29 | )% | (27 | )% | (27 | )% | (18 | )% | (27 | )% | (32 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Consumer | (9 | )% | 2 | % | (13 | )% | (12 | )% | (8 | )% | (13 | )% | (14 | )% | (2 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
Global Enterprise and Education | (2 | )% | (4 | )% | 27 | % | 47 | % | 18 | % | 70 | % | 73 | % | 50 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total | (8 | )% | — | % | (2 | )% | — | % | (2 | )% | 1 | % | 9 | % | 16 | % | ||||||||||||||||
% of Total Net Bookings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North America Consumer | 68 | % | 62 | % | 55 | % | 63 | % | 62 | % | 59 | % | 50 | % | 49 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Rest of World Consumer | 14 | % | 11 | % | 10 | % | 9 | % | 11 | % | 11 | % | 7 | % | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Consumer | 82 | % | 73 | % | 65 | % | 72 | % | 73 | % | 70 | % | 58 | % | 55 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Global Enterprise and Education | 18 | % | 27 | % | 35 | % | 29 | % | 27 | % | 30 | % | 42 | % | 45 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue by Market | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North America Consumer | 41,385 | 39,934 | 38,699 | 53,998 | 174,016 | 36,214 | 32,434 | 36,371 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rest of World Consumer | 8,570 | 7,478 | 7,165 | 7,207 | 30,420 | 6,669 | 5,467 | 5,612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Consumer | 49,955 | 47,412 | 45,864 | 61,205 | 204,436 | 42,883 | 37,901 | 41,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Global Enterprise and Education | 13,969 | 14,727 | 15,008 | 16,505 | 60,209 | 17,882 | 19,414 | 22,532 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 63,924 | 62,139 | 60,872 | 77,710 | 264,645 | 60,765 | 57,315 | 64,515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
YoY Growth (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North America Consumer | (4 | )% | 8 | % | (3 | )% | 2 | % | 1 | % | (12 | )% | (19 | )% | (6 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
Rest of World Consumer | (30 | )% | (7 | )% | (28 | )% | (29 | )% | (24 | )% | (22 | )% | (27 | )% | (22 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Consumer | (10 | )% | 5 | % | (8 | )% | (3 | )% | (4 | )% | (14 | )% | (20 | )% | (8 | )% | ||||||||||||||||
Global Enterprise and Education | (1 | )% | (7 | )% | 4 | % | 5 | % | — | % | 28 | % | 32 | % | 50 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total | (8 | )% | 2 | % | (5 | )% | (1 | )% | (3 | )% | (5 | )% | (8 | )% | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
% of Total Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North America Consumer | 65 | % | 64 | % | 64 | % | 69 | % | 66 | % | 60 | % | 56 | % | 56 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Rest of World Consumer | 13 | % | 12 | % | 11 | % | 9 | % | 11 | % | 11 | % | 10 | % | 9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Worldwide Consumer | 78 | % | 76 | % | 75 | % | 78 | % | 77 | % | 71 | % | 66 | % | 65 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Global Enterprise and Education | 22 | % | 24 | % | 25 | % | 21 | % | 23 | % | 29 | % | 34 | % | 35 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Prior period data has been modified where applicable to conform to current presentation for comparative purposes. Immaterial rounding differences may be present in this data in order to conform to Financial Statement totals. |
Quarter-Ended | Quarter-Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3/31/2013 | 6/30/2013 | 9/30/2013 | 12/31/2013 | 2013 | 3/31/2014 | 6/30/2014 | 9/30/2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit Metrics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Unit Volume (thousands) | 141.8 | 148.6 | 157.7 | 233.5 | 681.6 | 132.6 | 130.4 | 166.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paid Online Learners (thousands) | 80.6 | 85.1 | 88.6 | 94.1 | 94.1 | 100.4 | 108.1 | 129.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
YoY Growth (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Units | (1 | )% | 15 | % | 8 | % | 11 | % | 8 | % | (6 | )% | (12 | )% | 6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paid Online Learners | 95 | % | 75 | % | 54 | % | 38 | % | 38 | % | 25 | % | 27 | % | 46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Net Revenue Per Unit ($) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Net Revenue per Product Unit | $ | 312 | $ | 275 | $ | 250 | $ | 234 | $ | 263 | $ | 273 | $ | 238 | $ | 211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Net Revenue per Online Learner (monthly) | $ | 26 | $ | 25 | $ | 24 | $ | 23 | $ | 25 | $ | 22 | $ | 19 | $ | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
YoY Growth (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Net Revenue per Product Unit | (15 | )% | (14 | )% | (20 | )% | (15 | )% | (16 | )% | (13 | )% | (13 | )% | (16 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average Net Revenue per Online Learner | (7 | )% | (6 | )% | (1 | )% | (5 | )% | (30 | )% | (15 | )% | (24 | )% | (33 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues by Geography | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States | 52,791 | 52,163 | 51,013 | 67,485 | 223,451 | 49,410 | 46,637 | 51,592 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International | 11,133 | 9,976 | 9,859 | 10,226 | 41,194 | 11,355 | 10,678 | 12,923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 63,924 | 62,139 | 60,872 | 77,711 | 264,645 | 60,765 | 57,315 | 64,515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues by Geography (as a %) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States | 83 | % | 84 | % | 84 | % | 87 | % | 82 | % | 81 | % | 81 | % | 80 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
International | 17 | % | 16 | % | 16 | % | 13 | % | 18 | % | 19 | % | 19 | % | 20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prior period data has been modified where applicable to conform to current presentation for comparative purposes. Immaterial rounding differences may be present in this data in order to conform to Financial Statement totals. |
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